Captain Semper Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Thx Hex - glad you liked it! The thing is that the Halo is part of the compulsory wargear. So it has to show somehow. However there is a conflict between what gets on the backpack: Halo or banner? So this is my solution. Let's make a quiz: From what bit is Enoch's Iron Halo? ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagon Sun Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Has to be a devastator servo skull! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Well done! ^_^ It is indeed! hahahahaha! Not that difficult after all... Oh well, until next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaM_TW Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Very nice! Nice coherent force and all. I really like them. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleqvin Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Splendid looking Consecrators, Semper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 So, Enoch's Command Squad. Every member a (home made) named character: http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0330.jpg Starting with Veteran Sergeant Brother Neria. He has the squad's power fist. I modelled him with the Chainsword because they look so damn vicious - a pity that they have so basic rules :D http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0331.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0332.jpg Next Apothercary Verchiel: http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0340.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0341.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0342.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0339.jpg Next Veteran Brother Mador - the squad's Plasma Gunner: http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0333.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0334.jpg Then the Ancient Molocia - the 6th Company Standard Bearer. http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0336.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0337.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0338.jpg Last but not least, Brother Morgan the 6th Company Champion - or my take on Corswain ;). The name is a nod to my car... :lol: http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0344.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0345.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0346.jpg And another group one - this time with the boss: http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0348.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Stripe Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Wow, Captain! These are coming along really nice. Awesome looking Command Squad. Love the pose on your Champion, very dynamic and looks perfect for the part. Also, I am truly envious of your ability to paint the effects on plasma weapons :P You don't overdo it, but manage to get that glow looking real nice. So what's next? You seem to have a nice sized army there, do you plan to add to it? Either way, looks great as it it, and hope to see more soon. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kovash Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Nice job Captain, awesome pose on the company champion. And nice conversion using the Mechanicus helmet on your apothecary. I used one on a Devastator, and thought it looked too cool for words. I'll have to get some more of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleshoes Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Great to see! The banner is fantastic and you have put a lot of love and care into each of the command squad, it really shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhr Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Awesome army! Kudos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Thx guys, glad you liked them. I am in a painting spree following the completion of the vow - I just can't stop... :lol: Seriously though, I'm kind of dissapointed with the quality of the picture for the Apothecary. I used Dheneb as a base, then skull white on the contours and then used very thinned down skull white (milky) on all of it. I did two hands of that. The result looks much more rewarding in real life. I'll try better pics at some point... I also used the "mechanicum" helmet because it has a really scary look about it - doubly so if it is worn by someone that is supposed to save you rather than kill you! hahahaha! As to what's next, I will either take a breather or do my "surprise" figure that is underoated already. I do have the Master of the 8th in my mind as well. I need to put an order with FW for the MkII assault squad. I also want to do a transport for the Command squad - another drop pod (that I already have bought). Which leaves me with the "necessity" of another tactical squad so that it would be a legal force. And maybe a transport for it as well... Seriously, it never ends! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Excellent work Master of Recruits. I'm loving the poses and the banner is brilliant. s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercy 0f Spades Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I am jealous.. but hey, Capt, isn't the Apothecary's shoulder pad symbol supposed to go over his right arm? Just curious. By the way, while I have your attention. You did some DA with black robes a while back, yes? I had the same idea for mine. Now that I've got a Ravenwing battleforce and I'm putting together the 3rd wing of my army I have fallen into a bit of a conundrum. Will those black robes look good on the black armor of the Ravenwing? This thought has me scratching my head and I wanted to ask you how do you think it should be handled? I like both the black armor and robes but I just don't want the two to appear as some big black blob... or worst yet someone mistaking them for Starwars' Sith riding into battle with chainswords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I am jealous.. but hey, Capt, isn't the Apothecary's shoulder pad symbol supposed to go over his right arm? Just curious. You are right - I made a mistake! hahahaha!!! I got mixed up with all the studded left shoulder pads and the Chapter Icon going to the right ones (don't try to find it I haven't applied the decals yet) I sort of lost my bearing! :D Too late now... By the way, while I have your attention. You did some DA with black robes a while back, yes? I had the same idea for mine. Now that I've got a Ravenwing battleforce and I'm putting together the 3rd wing of my army I have fallen into a bit of a conundrum. Will those black robes look good on the black armor of the Ravenwing? This thought has me scratching my head and I wanted to ask you how do you think it should be handled? I like both the black armor and robes but I just don't want the two to appear as some big black blob... or worst yet someone mistaking them for Starwars' Sith riding into battle with chainswords. Sith indeed! :) A legitimate question though. You are facing the porspect of black robes on black armour on a black bike. Hmmmm... My take? Don't do it. My black robes were on Disciples of Caliban not DAs. That means that if I were to make bikes, the armour (and the bike for that matter) would be green and black. The contrast would still be there. Now if you do want to go with black robes you could 1) do a successor chapter and just say they were appointed to support your force, or 2) do the following: use a contrasting color for the lining of the robe (I used red but green will also do - especially if highlighted with the very vibrant "Scorpion Green"). This will help define the rider from the bike. Then use different highlighting colors for the robe and different for the bike. For example I'd use the bluish highlight for the robe (to give a fabric-like shine) and a grey-based highlight for the bikes - I think "Adeptus Battlegrey" would be a good base... There is a third option if you just want to avoid the white robes: do brown! It works very well and is very easy to do effectively. Calthan brown and Badab black shading and voila! A decent looking brown robe! Besides brown robes look more, how can I put this, rough? business like? I hope you get my meaning - not sure I used the correct words... It just look better on bikes IMHO. Just my 2c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Sergeant Bohemond Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 lovely Consecrators. Your Sergeant looks so...awesome and killy and dangerous, and I really like the Champion! nice work That said, all your work on your Consecrators is awesome :D keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Looking good! However I think a red stripe in the apothecary helmet would tie him in more to the rest of the squad... just an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 @ Brother Sergeant Bohemond: Glad you like them! I have actually made an alternative mini for the Champion - he wears the beakie helmet of the DA Veterans box. I'll post him later... I'll ask for opinions, which one look best. :devil: @ Chaplain Lucifer: I thought about it but I chickened out! :D I thought if my hand strays I'll have to correct it with white... Not a pleasent prospect. Plus I had the red skull on the front of the helmet, so the red is there - having a red stripe would be too much. Naaah, I chickened out! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Hahah, I can relate to dreading painting anything with white around... White and yellow are a pain to paint and having to correct white means alot of work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Neo Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 awesome as always semper. its not my place to judge the master of recruits but the only criticism i would have, as already mentioned, is the white on the apothecary. if you are scared then a trick i picked up was to drybrush the layers from adeptus battlegrey up to white leaving thusual minimal line between layers. just thought it might help a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Thanks Neo! I have vowed to take somewhat better pictures of the Apothecary, I think the ones I took did not do it justice! Having said that, point taken! White is problematic for me - especially if I try to have a conistent quality. I'll practice with your suggestion abd see where it gets me. :) EDIT: BTW you have yet to officially report the completion of your vow here. All you need to do is make a new post, say you finished your vow and add a link to your WIP thread. See how other brothers have done it and do something similar. That way you'll be "officially" on record and avoid any confusion. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 With the Consecrators being black and all, I keep thinking a thin black wash in the recesses would make the apothecary pop and link him in better than the brown that is hard to see in the photos. Strictly my opinion though. Your clean painting style exceeds my own abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPK Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 With the Consecrators being black and all, I keep thinking a thin black wash in the recesses would make the apothecary pop and link him in better than the brown that is hard to see in the photos. Strictly my opinion though. Your clean painting style exceeds my own abilities. I agree the white could use some more depth (could be the photo though). I have no experience with it, but a blue wash might also work. I've seen it done though and you are using fenris gray for highlighting the black (which is really a blue hue). I'd suggest testing it first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 I tried a bit better pics of the apothecary but it's hopeless. Maybe I should be brave and follw your advice guys... :mellow: http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_03532.jpg Anyway I did some tyding up. Do you remember this guy? I based him properly now: http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_0461.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_03552.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_03612.jpg And I fooled around with an alternative Company Champion (same basic pose)- I might as well show it: http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_03562.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_03572.jpg http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/IMG_03582.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPK Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Looking good Semper. Great bases. On to your apothecary dilemma. Don't get us wrong, he's nice and clean, like the rest of your army. With that new photo it appears that you lined in with white? It seems to me that between the shoulder pad trim and the pad itself you actually have a brighter white. Same with around the skull on the helmet. In theses cases, as they are more or less recesses, you want the darker color. A wash would be the easiest method but you could also line in with a light gray. I'd still say go with a nice controlled wash, just in the recesses. I know I suggested blue, but I would go with black probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellyfox Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Superb stuff Captain! I love your dynamic poses, and you standard bearer is one of the best I've seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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