Forty Three Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Hey everyone, I've been lurking around the BA section here for a little while now, since I decided to start making some BA. I've played Daemons, Tyranids and Spacewolves, but really felt like going for some jumpers (something space wolves suck mightily at) and after painting grey for what seems like an eternity, bright red seemed awesome. Now, as opposed to all my previous armies, I decided to not compromise on modeling in order to get it to be playable ASAP - I'm using resin bases for all of them, and making sure they are all posed dynamically. Here is the first model; I realized after taking the pictures that there are some things I need to fix (damn that zoom). Namely, the drops on the jump pack, and the chest eagle. Other than that, I'm pretty happy with the results. Any comments? 43 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babel_Triumphant Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 It's a good first model. Guys with JPs, chainswords and bolt pistols are pretty much the bread and butter of most Blood Angel Armies. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2916966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightguy Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Agree it's a very nice first BA. Your highlighting seems good, you may want to shade more aggressively. That and think about darkening the vents and armor joints, but overall very nice. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2916994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taranis Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Fine looking model. I'm more of a gamer than a painter/modeller so might not be the most reliable critic. :) Welcome to BA. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2917141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Three Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Right, so after a successful test, I went ahead and painted the first combat squad. Here they are in all their glory. I also fixed the eyes of the first guy, using a fantastic tutorial I found in the Librarium, and liked it a lot so did the same to the rest. http://imgur.com/DoMk5,TYazg#1 Hope you like it! I'm having a blast painting BA, and I can't wait to paint different units (although the Sanguinary Guard have me a little scared. Bought the first box today, we'll see if I can make them look presentable.) I'll also be making some Sang priests out of the sanguard box, and then need to find a nice librarian model. I'm thinking about converting Sevrin Loth and adding a Sang Guard winged pack. Do any of you have other suggestions for a good librarian to convert into a JP one? Thanks! 43 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2919657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzephalon Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I bought this one a gave him a Jetpack from the DC box. Have to paint him soon. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/7/21/249759_md-.JPG Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2919725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorre Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Welcome to BA and congrats on some really nice looking models! I really like what you have done with the eyes! Do you think you could post a link to the tutorial you found I'd really like to check that out Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2919909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Three Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Welcome to BA and congrats on some really nice looking models! I really like what you have done with the eyes! Do you think you could post a link to the tutorial you found I'd really like to check that out Here it is 43 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2920091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Three Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Back from the grave! I've been gone but now back with a vengeance. Finished the first squad of 10 ASM, then started working on more ASM, sanguinary guard, a librarian and sanguinary priests. I just finished the first priest, here. I have a second one which is almost finished, just missing the backpack. 43 Edit: embedding picture for convenience http://i.imgur.com/YRBaDh.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2999526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzephalon Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 That's a great job on the priest. White is hard to paint, but you pulled it off quite well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-2999882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Three Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Back again! Been working on my second Sanguinary priest, the beginning of a Sanguinary Guard squad, and trying to get started on the second ASM squad. I did, however, finish my Jump Pack librarian - I'm pretty happy with how he turned out. His eyes and loincloth turned out pretty nice I think. Comments very much welcome (also criticisms, please!) 43 http://i.imgur.com/zyK1O.jpg http://i.imgur.com/TSSvB.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-3009006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealadin Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Nice stuff he looks great, and the colours work really well. I would suggest a bit more depth on the wings, maybe a darker wash, then highlight the wings in a slightly off white, then use a pure white to highlight the tips. Its better to do it by hand than dry brush as you'll often lose the details, particularly on the final highlight. He looks a bit like a lollipop lady that help children cross the road here in Aus near schools :lol: Hand up to stop cars, fluero stick for visibility Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241472-from-nothing-to-blood-angels/#findComment-3009325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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