Reed Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hey Everyone, First post on the forum. Signed up here a long time ago, but then got out of the hobby. Anyway, now I'm back, and I'm in the early stages of making an Ice themed Space Marine army, just in time for winter... I took the picture with my phone, so it looks fairly bad, but it's better than nothing. http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb433/Platypus098/Group.jpg The champion looking guy in the middle is nearly finished (except the base, the sword, the eagle on his chest, and maybe the shield). The other two are still a work in progress. They will both be painted exactly like the fellow in the middle. Please let me know what you think. I want to get the scheme just right before I start painting anymore troops. PS. Progress will be slow on this army (it takes me forever to paint white). Hopefully I will be posting more pictures in the coming weeks. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyronusSouria Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Is the black on the shoulders between the body of the pad and the trim supposed to be shading, or part of the colour scheme? As shading it seems a little heavy, but if it's supposed to be a part of the actual scheme then it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Yea, it's suppose to be shading. It's actually a dark blue, not black. It comes out looking much darker in the picture than it does in person. When I first painted it, my intention was to thin it down more, but then I kinda decided I liked the thickness of the shading, so I left it. After looking at it in the picture though, I may go ahead and thin it down. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonajirt Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I like the way the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Looks like these guys: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Praetors_o...us#.Tr2FRfK2ONU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 They look great :tu: Looking forward to seeing progress on these chaps! And welcome back :) Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roninmodern Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 The white you have here is so soft, it reminds me of new-fallen snow. Good job, can't wait to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambodia Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Good stuff brother. they look pretty sweet i think all the shading etc come out pretty dam good. Are they a Diy chapter or one of the later foundings? Keep it up cant wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Looks like these guys: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Praetors_o...us#.Tr2FRfK2ONU I was thinking exactly the same thing. I think that you should do them as Praetors of Orpheus. You certainly have the same good looking colors on them and you can get metal shoulder pads from GW for them. They are a good looking chapter with some interesting background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 very crisp and very clean, great models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch@oZ Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Definitely something you don't see every day- well done on the scheme and on your painting as well. It reminds me of a chapter someone created years ago called "unsung heroes" or something along the lines for some GW contest (if someone can link i'd be much obliged- i can't seem to find anything). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPetersson Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 That is an amazingly crisp colour scheme. You should definitely post WIP pics and the whole army... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Cool beans really cool beans. They look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Really like the soft white this guys have. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Aznable Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 they look very chilly. i like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPetersson Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Would you be able to give us a guide to how you made the white so crisp and the blue so icy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Very, very nice work. Looking forward to seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxyogi Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Would you be able to give us a guide to how you made the white so crisp and the blue so icy? Yeah I would like to know as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hey guys, Thanks for the warm welcome and all the positive feedback, I really appreciate it. Definitely feels great to be back in the hobby. For those of you asking about what chapter I intend to make this army, I think I am going to go ahead and do a DIY chapter, mainly because I like the idea of creating my own background info and whatnot. That being said, the Praetors of Orpheus look like an awesome chapter, so who knows, I may change my mind later on and go with them if I can't think of a good name/background for my army. We'll see. And as far as a guide for the white/ice blue painting is concerned, I may try and take some WIP pictures of the painting process and put together a little tutorial. I'll make that once I get the color scheme exactly how I want it. Now, I have a question for you guys. I'm not too sure where I want to go with this army yet. I was thinking of making it a fairly small force, built for stealthy operations. There wouldn't be any heavy support type units or tanks of any sort. Just a small maneuverable force made for quick in and out missions. Maybe two 8 man squads, a command squad, and a few light vehicles. Anyway, my question is, can any of you think of some good ways to make the army look more "stealthy"? The only conversion I can think of would be silencers on the bolters. Also, what would be a fast, stealthy vehicle that would fit in with the army? I have a landspeeder right now, but is there anything else that would be better suited for icy terrain? If the whole stealthy theme doesn't work out, I'll probably just go ahead and make it a standard, well rounded army. If anyone could give me some advice, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks again everyone. -Reed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch@oZ Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Bikes would be suitable for quick missions. Not so sure about the ice part though. Jetbikes immediately come to mind as a vehicle fitting your concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomsly Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Bikes would be suitable for quick missions. Not so sure about the ice part though. Jetbikes immediately come to mind as a vehicle fitting your concept. this is the way i see it too, model it around the raven guard and white scars way to build and army, they are the most notable for speed and stealth fighting respectively edit: the space wolves have no problem fielding all sorts of tanks, armour and troops and no other space marine army seems to have problems deploying in a snow setting, so i say find a them you like and go with that. i also remember a big space wolves display piece with lots of nids on it and they where on a snow fortress setting so i would say that it really doesnt matter what you pick in your force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 Hey Everyone, Quick update. Did a little more work on the sergeant. He's not finished yet, but is getting close. http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb433/Platypus098/Sergeant.jpg And here is a Space marine I was working on earlier. He's very much still a WIP. I was trying out a different paint scheme on him, but didn't really like it. I'm going to go ahead and paint him the same way as the others. I'll take a better photo when he's finished. http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb433/Platypus098/marine.jpg Hope you like them. I'll be posting more updates soon. Thanks, Reed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHunters Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Yup, really like the scheme, and I would certainly run down the DIY chapter route, gives you way more options going forward! Also, any idea how you are going to base them? Snowy or something contrasting? FTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Still liking your Marines :) As for basing, I'd suggest Urban ruins, with a few patches of snow here and there, but make sure to add some rust to the base, to give it a bit more contrast. Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquisitorHayn Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Great scheme! Very "icy chill of death". Not to get off topic but, since no one else has yet, I'm compelled to gleefully point out the Game of Thrones reference in the thread title! Awesome series. *Breathes, regains composure* and...back to the awesome Marines. Any tips on that icy blue/white? It's really cool and I'm absolutely terrible at white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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