V_Rattlehead Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Hi, I guess I should take this opportunity to introduce myself; long term lurker, first time poster. Anyway, I thought I might show off my latest power armoured mini; Captain Aziraphale of my DIY chapter the Disciples of the Watch. The fluff is still WIP but I have a general idea of what it's about. http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9994/sm1uq.jpg http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3463/sm2e.jpg The lighting isn't too great, I'm still new to this whole photography thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogan Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Wow, love the cloak. Awesome blending! Not too keen on the face nor the gold, though - personally, I feel they're both a little rough in comparison. Doesn't matter, however - still looking forward to seeing more. What legion does your chapter originate from? And what're they up to? Ash grey bases always make me think of fighting necrons :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Agree with Rogan. I like the freehand backpack banner, and a cool Chapter name. Keen to know more if you care to share, perhaps post some of your Chapter's fluff in the Liber? <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V_Rattlehead Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Thanks for the critique. That cloak was a damned nightmare to do but it was worth it, and metallics have always been a problem for me to highlight. Faces too, I don't know how anyone can highlight something so small. Fluff is still at a nascent stage with a few ideas and themes in my head. One idea is that they're currently standing watch over a certain... something that they themselves probably have no real idea what it does; only that it's valuable and potentially destructive. Hence their chapter name. Which would undoubtedly lead to conflict with overly curious inquisitors\Eldar\other chapters\Necrons etc. Considering Imperial Fist geneseed as I've always admired their stubbornness and resolute loyalty, or maybe Ultramarines because of their purity and valour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talthus Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Looks good. That banner looks great, but I think the heraldric shield looks kind of iffy. Maybe revist it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Nice looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMEagle Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Personaly I think the face is quite good. This a Space Marine for godsake! A genteicaly engineered warrior, who fights and thats it. They were born to fight. There faces will get dirty during war, and will take many wounds, there skin would not be perfect. it would be quite darka nd gritty. I think you did well on the face :D (btw no sarcasm intended I genuinely think he did well). Also love the cloak. The golds are nice and worn. But could be cleaned up. Its the silvers I most worry about. But all in all good job :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Really nice looking marine! Especially fond of that cloak, very striking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cl4d Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Really nice looking marine! Especially fond of that cloak, very striking! Yeah the cloak is amazingly done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Great looking Captain :D Any more in the works? Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V_Rattlehead Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just painted up this Tactical sergeant. Hopefully I should have more after the Christmas period, maybe a Vindicator or something but we'll have to see what takes my fancy during my annual pilgrimage to Warhammer World ^^ Anyway, here he is. Don't have a name for him just yet. Apologies in advance for the slightly blurry photos. http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/648/sgta.jpg And the chapter symbol: http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1113/sgt2t.jpg And here he is next to the captain, note I've fiddled with the heraldic shield thing: http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5789/smtogether.jpg Still working on fluff, should have a proper IA article soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talthus Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Looks much better! Nice to see another guy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 These guys have such a cool colour scheme going for them, and your painting does them justice. The faces in particular are very well done, wish I could do them half as good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreative Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Mr. Vic, Glad to see your not too busy selling peace, cuz these guys look solid! That's a wicked, grim looking color scheme, and very well executed! All I can say is I hope the disciples of the watch can practice what they preach... :) \m/ keep it up! \m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V_Rattlehead Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 @Talthus - thanks! That shield was a bit of an afterthought when I first painted it, but I'm glad I managed to fix it @Brother Syth - glad you like the scheme, I just went with whatever seemed easiest to paint but I think I'll stick with it now. I always try to spend the most effort on faces, and I mainly follow tutorials I find in White Dwarf and the web. I try to go with dirtier faces (that's the excuse I'm going with for being a bit of a messy painter), especially for Marines who probably don't care too much about their appearance (except for Blood Angels, oh and all the bling you see on most power armour now... hmm) @Kreative - Hehe, I was wondering how long it would take for someone to pick up on that ^^. Glad you like the models. And anyone else I missed, thanks for your praise and critique alike. Unfortunately I'm a bit of a slow painter so gaps between updates will be fairly long, but I aim to have a fully painted army by at least 2013 (at a conservative guess ;)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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