Crimson Tears, Deathwatch and Inq28 Updated - 05/02/23

[Biohazard]

Mate! Everything about him looks awesome, I love the GK knight but used as an Iron Halo and that helmets stunning! Where is it from?

[Kriegsmacht]

Watch Captain looks great. Really like the black armour.

[JeffTibbetts]

Looking great as usual! 

[sockwithaticket]

Bio - thanks, man. I really enjoygoing to town on character models with brass etch and now press moulded stuff, but I don't want to over-do it so it's nice to hear it's all working. The helmet's from the HH DA set that came out a little while ago. I've still got 8 more to use and they're all more bruytal looking than this one! (Hello Crimson Tears 4th company, the siege specialists) Really recommend them, I can see you putting them to good use on your WE.

Kriegsmacht - Thank you. I did it a little differently this time, using Reaper Pure Black rather than Army Painter Matt Black, which, despite the name, isn't actually all that matte. Makes the whole thing look a lot smoother from my perspective.

Jeff - Cheers, buddy.

[Argent aquila]

I'll always love the power effect you use, the contrasting colors look so great all together!

 

that angular chestplate looks really cool too, wish the design would be put to use on other marine armor as a new variant or something. (of course minus the Inquisitorial stuff)

[hushrong]

Wowee! These boys look hard as nails!

[Kierdale]

Really, really good stuff. You've improved so much since the start of the thread.

[SickSix]

Man, these guys look great! The Anvil guns really are excellent pieces. I actually prefer them over GWs.

[sockwithaticket]

Accidental double post, could a friendly MOD delete this one?

Edited December 6, 2015 by sockwithaticket

[sockwithaticket]

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An unexpected burst of speed means I've done quite a bit more work on the Rapier's Spotter;

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Argent - Cheers, buddy. It's been awhile since I've done a power weapon of any kind so it was nice to get back on the horse as it were. Hear you on the chest plate. It's from the Landspeeder Vengeance kit and I happened to find it on a bits site once, but thereafter it's always been out of stock. I never understand why GW seem intent on squirreling away cool as feth bits in kits nobody will buy more than once if at all (well, probably to try and encourage you to make the purchase, but I'm not buying an LSV because some of the crew parts are awesome).

hushrong - you better believe it. Crimson Tears and Deathwatch, those boys don't mess around. Thanks.

Kierdale - thanks man, yep the contrast continues to get starker and justifies the amount time that's been dedicated to this gobby over the last 4 years.

SickSix - thank you very much. I do like GW weapons still, but Anvil stuff (and some Kromlech) is too good not to mix in.The magazines in particular are brilliant.

[sockwithaticket]

Finished!

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I've got 10 days off starting from the 24th. I'm going to try and prep the whole Rapier during that period at the very least so he's got something to do some spotting for.

However, this happened the other day:
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Which means I'm giving myself excessive project competition again...

[GrandMagnus]

Your deathwatch marines are really awesome.

[deathspectersgt7]

Angels Vermillion COOL !!!!!!!!

[sockwithaticket]

Well hi there, everyone. Death from above time with two new assault marines:

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Tried going a little bit lighter with the shading on the white, just can't get it to photograph right. Barely looks like I've done any at all. Other than that I'm pretty happy with them given how long it's been since I actually painted some Crimson Tears.

Following deathspectersgt7's wonderful advice and link I have purchased myself some of these for various projects (mainly Deathwatch):

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Got me pads for: Angels of Absolution, Angels of Vengeance, Blood Ravens, Carcharodons, Carmine Blades, Deathspectres, Fire Angels, Mentors, Raptors and Storm Wardens. Really impressed with the quality and smooth finish. Should help me keep my guys diverse




GrandMagnus - thanks man, I really like doing them and I get a real kick out of the positive reception they tend to get on here.

deathspecter - you know it man, one day I'll get that Sons of Sanguinius project finished up.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Cool-looking assault marines, buddy! Awesome work there. :)

 

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Following deathspectersgt7's wonderful advice and link I have purchased myself some of these for various projects (mainly Deathwatch):

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/2/4/776348_sm-.JPG

Got me pads for: Angels of Absolution, Angels of Vengeance, Blood Ravens, Carcharodons, Carmine Blades, Deathspectres, Fire Angels, Mentors, Raptors and Storm Wardens. Really impressed with the quality and smooth finish. Should help me keep my guys diverse

Looked all over you thread for deathspectresgt's link and couldn't find it. Might you please share the link to that particular seller?

[sockwithaticket]

Thanks, man. It's really quite difficult to get assault marines into credible poses without a lot of hacking at their limbs an awful lot, I'm pleased with how those turned out more than anything.

To be fair, he didn't actually post a link, I misremembered that part, so I almost didn't find it mysef. Here it is, though:
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/popbits

[deathspectersgt7]

Cool !!!

[Biohazard]

Assault Marines are looking great as always and thanks for the shape ways link. That could prove useful

[Jolemai]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, that white is phenomenal 0.0

[Riconas]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, that white is phenomenal 0.0

 

Indeed; makes my Apothecary look like a bird pooped all over him. :P

[Theduke08]

Thanks, man. It's really quite difficult to get assault marines into credible poses without a lot of hacking at their limbs an awful lot, I'm pleased with how those turned out more than anything.

 

To be fair, he didn't actually post a link, I misremembered that part, so I almost didn't find it mysef. Here it is, though:

http://www.shapeways.com/shops/popbits

Ive ordered some custom shoulder pads from shapeways and wasnt really happy with them... how smooth are these once you primed them?  The ones i had were very grainy for lack of a better word.

[sockwithaticket]

Sergeant Baradiel

Baradiel was initially inducted into the Siege Breakers of the 4^th Company as an assault marine. It was quickly noted by his then sergeant that he would typically kill with his bolt pistol rather than his chainsword and carried far more extra ammunition than was regularly issued, an odd affectation considering the chapter-wide veneration for hand to hand combat. Over time it emerged that not only was the pistol his preferred weapon, but that he was uncannily accurate with it. He was promoted to one of the supporting fire teams that followed the first wave of breaching units and seemed in his element with a bolter, notching up a truly astonishing number of confirmed kills with an unprecedented 99% shot accuracy rate as far as tracking data could determine. More than that he possessed a deep, instinctive understanding of the physics behind ballistic warfare and strategy, to the extent that he had taken almost de-facto command of his squad with his sergeant deferring to him on almost all matters. As an experiment he was transferred to the crews of the 4^th’s ancient, prized rapiers where he showed an affinity for the quad mortars. Indeed, the company Techmarines were wearied by his curiosity about the relics and his insistence on exacting, near constant maintenance of them. Despite this, and the terrible efficacy with which he commanded the batteries, he was a Crimson Tear after all and while he recognised his proficiency at and inclination toward ballistic combat, he longed to return closer to the battlefront than manning the company’s artillery pieces allowed for. When the opportunity arose he transferred to the 2^nd, expecting to serve as a battle brother in a Tactical Squad, but was elevated upon his arrival to Devastator Sergeant with Captain Ezekiel having counselled his counterpart, Nathaniel, that, despite the marine’s youth, a mere 200 years, anything less would be a waste of Baradiel’s considerable acumen and skill.  Taking command of Devastators in a company where your immediate counterpart is the near mythical Isaiah Kane would intimidate most, but Baradiel has gone about his business quietly and effectively, impressing all. He takes a less directly combative role than Kane but is no less lethal, his strategic and technical understanding allows him to direct and deploy his squad with a deadly efficiency perhaps unrivalled in the Chapter.

Recently he has sought out Crimson Tears who have returned from Deathwatch duty, intrigued by the additional and experimental technologies purportedly made available during service. From their reports he has produced a modified bolter that incorporates an upsized and much more powerful targeting laser in order to better direct his troops fire in the midst of battle.  He is also experimenting with different alloys for his outsized combat blade, trying to forge a weapon every bit as lethal as a Chainsword yet without the drawback of requiring fuel. This, plus his eternal tinkering with his squad’s weaponry, has not escaped Captain Nathaniel’s notice, not least because he receives regular complaints from Chapter Techmarines about Baradiel’s ‘interferences’; complaints that tend to bring a wry smile to Nathaniels lips as he can remember similar things being said about the complainants not so many decades ago. Indeed, he wonders if Baradiel may yet show enough interest to warrant full training on Mars. For now though, the precocious young sergeant seems more than content to simply augment his squad’s armaments and lead them to battle.

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As a devastator sergeant he's meant to have a signum, but I loathe the official bit; it's so cumbersome looking. So I've given him what is essentially a combi-markerlight a la my DW Hawk Lord, a servo skull (which, if you look closely has 3 different laser targetters of it's own along with the lens), head with field camera and a scope with the lens painted in a different colour to my ordinary ones in order to try and convey all the optics and targetting technology. He's in a 'scanning battlefield' pose, hence the skull and him facing in different directions. Was going to give him one of the many heads with a bionic eye in my possession, but most of those have the bionics on the right and that would clash with the scope which, I think, makes the gun look much cooler. Those with bionics on the left wouldn't really allow for the head roatation needed to make the pose work.

I named him after the angel of hail as he'll be leading a squad of four heavy bolters when I'm done.


In addition to Baradiel I've finally finished prepping the Heavy Bolter Rapier and painted it's base:

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Nowt too exciting but it's slowly coming to fruition as a project.The base is 60mm x 100, Rapiers are actually pretty big! I've got most of the bits for the gunner but I keep flip flopping over what to do with him so haven't included. The targetting thing that comes with the Rapier had a massive airbubble in the lens that I couldnt be bothered to fix, so I was just going to leave it off. Then, I remembered that I had a couple of spare War Drone heads from Anvil's Afterlife range and thought one of those might do the trick with veyr little adjustment. I like it alot, although it being bare resin against a black undercoat does look a little odd.

I've also done a little more planning for life after the 2nd Company now that I'm 7 members short of the full thing, so I present Fireteam 1 in their nascent stages:
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The 4th Company have come up in various ways in this thread and I've mentioned how I plan to use the Siege Vanguard list to represent them. However, what's more siege/urban combat than heavy flamer tactical squads? So there'll be some C:BA flavour in there still. I imagine these guys as being first in after the breachers to mop up initial resistance and provide ongoing fire support. Due to this role I wanted them to look a little up-armoured as they won't have off massive shields to protect them like the Breachers they'd be running alongside/directly behind.





deathspecter, Jolemai, Riconas - cheers, gents.

Bio - thanks buddy. Yeah I noticed that store had some cool World Eater/Warhound stuff or are you planning to seek redemption by purging all evidence of your previous allegiance and entering a period of service in the Deathwatch as a Blackshield?

 

Theduke08 - They look pretty damn smooth to be fair. The Devastator sergeant's right pad is from a different shapeways store and looked a little bit grainy when primed, but a few coats of paint helped to smooth it out.I think it depends on what material your offered, some give you options rather than defaults and that helps.

[deathspectersgt7]

Looks Great Sock!!!!!

[Augustus b'Raass]

Cool fluff about the Dev Sergeant. I like the targetting servo skull as a Signum counts-as. 

 

Also: Heavy Bolter Rapier: yay!

[NightHunters]

Love the fluff fella, and a beautiful mini to boot!

 

I also like to theme my squads, so I love the idea of heavy flamer squads mopping up behind the siege shield bad boys!

 

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the rapier, have one myself and at a loss as to how to mess with it!