V Dubbed Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Since I'm in a posting mood I figured I'd post a shameless pic of a few of my GK terminators/paladins. It's the first time I've posted my work online so c&c is more than welcome! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Johnson the 3rd jr Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Better than mine are going to turn out, which if you know me, is faint praise since I suck at painting. So let me tell you this, they look damn good IMHO. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2880925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Terrific! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2880984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 They are pretty darn hot bro !! :D G ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2881012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drou feov Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I made the exact same pose for one of my paladins a couple of months ago as the guy on the right! Almost the same bits as well, funny. Nice poses and good painting too! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2881230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I say Good Job! :) They look great. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2881378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric the Silvercoat Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 They look great. I wish I painted that good. The one to the right, does he have a scared helm? I would really like a close up of him to see it better. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2881421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Dubbed Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 First off, huge thanks for all the feedback! I tend to play against the same 3 guys all the time (hence my other post about chronic Eldar pains!) so it's always great and refreshing to get positive words from a community that I hold in such high regard! I made the exact same pose for one of my paladins a couple of months ago as the guy on the right! Almost the same bits as well, funny. Nice poses and good painting too! ... and here I was thinking I was being imaginative! Does anyone else find it genuinely hard to come up with very distinct and dynamic looking poses after about 6 or 7 models? I find it takes no small amount of creativity to make each model look unique ... maybe that's just me? The one to the right, does he have a scared helm? I would really like a close up of him to see it better. I'm going to guess you meant scarred? or sacred? Either way, no. Or at least... not that I know of? I tried to keep my units free from wear and battle damage. I just like thought of even the most battle-tested GK's going into battle with their armour in pristine condition. In my mind, they are more of a 'get in, kill things, get out' kind of force, not one that would go on extended campaigns that would surely result in some very beat up armour at the end. Once I get my act together I'll post more pics of the unit as a whole and also take some portraits of each guy. I don't know if anyone is interested (or even cares) but I think it's worth noting that the silver base-coat is actually just some cheap 'tremclad' silver spray paint that I managed to find at Home Depot. Obviously I've gone over the silver with a wash of black and also "asurmen?" blue in select places but for a cheap can of spray paint, I'm really happy with the results! So for anyone who thinks getting a decent looking silver needs to be a long process, just grab some silver spray paint from the local hardware store, get a pot of GW badab black and have at 'er! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2881541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Orlock Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 ... and here I was thinking I was being imaginative! Does anyone else find it genuinely hard to come up with very distinct and dynamic looking poses after about 6 or 7 models? I find it takes no small amount of creativity to make each model look unique ... maybe that's just me?No. It's not just you. It's an artifact of a compromise made between buildability, asthetics, and poseability during the design process for a new kit. To give a hobbyist enough flexability to be unique without the invocation of more advanced hobby techniques the kits would have to be comprised of a nearly unmanageable number of components. With the current compromise, at least you have some chance to select whether you put the akimbo arms on the runnings legs or the wide stance legs model. I built an army full of plastic Cadians a few years ago, and I recall in my quest to do the same carefully plotting out all the combinations to see how far I could get before component duplication, and then taking a look at what poses could be achieved with what parts to see if I could stretch this a little further. Overcoming this limitation is part of why so many articles advocate kit bashing. Pic'n'micks with PAGK might be possible with the vast reaches of the Marine lines, doing the same with the termies is tougher. I'd be inclined to look at the chaos lines for alternate handheld weapons if they hadn't been so 'brilliant' as to give the individual weapons individual rules. The stombolters with close combat attachments might be worth a look for knights with single handable weapons. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2881622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Dubbed Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Part of me really enjoys the challenge of stretching these kits to their max potential in terms of poses and individuality. Once I get a group shot up I think (or hope at least!...) that some of the imagination I've put into the models will start to become a little more apparent. Anyone else have some glory shots of their Terminators/Paladins?! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/238806-because-i-could/#findComment-2881710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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