Rob_Loken Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hello there, I was rooting round my bitz box when I came across this old fella. A DA banner bearer. He'd long lost his banner pole and was caked in several different paintjobs from my youth. I didn't think this was fair and so I gave him a bath and a shiny new sword and shield and set about giving him a makeover. This is the result. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/PICT2451.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/PICT2452.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/PICT2449.jpg All in all it was a good break from painting the Astral Claws so I didn't burn out, so to speak. Cheers for looking, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legio Draconis Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tominator Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 another really nice model. I think I've got that model hiding away somewhere but its not painted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Cool looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidKits Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 amazing model i love how it looks and turned out. more so the effect on the blade... mind giving an idea on how you did it o.O or at least which colors as it looks like it has a purple/blue hue to me for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-xc Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Great paint job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watcher in the Dark Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Very nice job. I found that every once in a while painting a one off miniature of something different really helps keep your skillset and creativity up. I suggest it to anyone who is painting many models at a time to take a break every once in a while and do something slightly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Thank folks, the sword was painted by starting with chaos black and blending through regal blue, then up to Mordian blue. Then I mixed in some Skull White, then I glazed the blade with Leviathan Purple and let that dry. My final glaze was of Asurman Blue to tone down the purple but keep a tint of it. Sorry it's probably not the best explanation but I was doing it on the fly and just seeing what worked. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Fatiswon Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 ah Bethor (sp) how long has it been since you led my fangs of the snake dIY chapter from the 3rd edition.. very good use of the model sIr. I pretty much did the same but used a sword blade as a pole arm on my model back in the late 90's good to see the model again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Cheers mate, I love the old Dark Angel sculpts so when I found this guy lying at the bottom of my box of bits (I won't lie) I did a little dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorns Padawan Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Very nicely painted, I especially like how well you have painted the sword - I like the effect you have got with the darker colours there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 me gusta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Cheers guys, glad you like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isiah Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Nice DA. Great to see an old model given a new lease of life. I like the robe treatment (the deep shadows) and the colouration of the armour . Cheers I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Very nicely done, brother. Liking the sword's paintjob and the way the old model looks fresh given a couple of newer parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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