Brother Kovash WIP Thread

[Brother Kovash]

Taking the advice of our esteemed battle brother, Captain Semper, I'm going to post some of my work for this year's LPC here in the subforum. The deadline to sign up is January 31st, so far anyone out there who is still hesitant or already has some models they are working on, please help us contribute! You can pledge to complete any number of models, and you have until the 31st of March to complete them. If I can get off my lazy arse and put some work in, then you can too.

My original pledge was 1 DW Captain, 1 DW Terminator Squad, and 1 Drop Pod. I'm making progress on the Terminators, hopefully will be complete within two weeks. After that will be my Drop Pod, and then my DW Captain.

Here are the terminators after some white primer spray hit them:

After this they get a wash with gryphonne sepia. I've been using the same technique for every DW terminator that I've painted. I watched a few videos and read a few tutorials before I began painting, and to me this is the best method if you're going for the bone color look.

[Brother Kovash]

Okay here are some more pics with the basecoat on. I use Reaper Polished Bone, and mix it 1:1 with GW Graveyard Earth. After mixing, I add in a few drops of the bone color to lighten it up a bit. Skull white also works. Then just apply paint where it's needed, taking care not to go over the crevices that the sepia wash filled in.

These three were basecoated today. I tried to frame them a little better, the efforts from the day before were lacking just a little bit:

I'm planning on painting the =][= shoulder pad in all black, since this sergeant will have served in the Deathwatch prior to joining the Deathwing. I'm doing this to add a little back story to my troops, but also because I don't have any DW shoulder pads left. :P

[Tengo]

Well done on joining our plight in the hour of need brother Kovash, I have good faith you will complete your vow in time!

 

Good progress so far, and I'm loving the poses on those termies, especially the way they wield their thunderhammers.

 

Always good to see someone else opt for the Heavy Flamer/Power Sword combo for their sergeant!

[Isiah]

Well done Brother Kovash, making great progress. Thank the Emperor for washes to speed things up eh?

 

Cheers

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[Grimdarkness]

It's a good looking start.

[Brother Kovash]

Here's the update I've been promising, however I didn't get around to detailing my fifth terminator. He'll be completed during the week.

I didn't clean these guys up yet either, that will be done once the fifth Battle Brother is detailed. After that comes the washes and some basing. Full WIP thread can be found here: LPC 2012

[Captain Semper]

Good progress mate! Your termies are coming along nicely. Can't wait for washes/shading on the metallics - it will add great depth to your work!

 

Truthfully though, it's the drop pod i'm waiting for!!! :)

[Brother Kovash]

Thanks Captain, the Drop Pod will come after this squad is finished. I'm looking forward to working on it and dreading it at the same time.

[Brother Kovash]

The first part of my vow is complete:

Deathwing Sergeant with Heavy Flamer:

Deathwing with TLC:

Deathwing with TH/SS:

Next I will be working on my Drop Pod. Stay tuned for more updates, hopefully later this week. :D

Edit: Some images from my album aren't working for some reason.

[Captain Semper]

The termies look great, Brother Kovash, well done! Now go for the drop pod. This I will follow with great interest!

[Brother Kovash]

Some early WIP pics of my drop pod. You were right Captain, painting the pod isn't as bad as I thought, I just need to stop procrastinating and get it done.

[Captain Semper]

Looks like a very tidy job there Brother Kovash! A bit of Badab Black on the metal areas and you're ready to go!

 

How about the doors? This could be time consuming, large areas an'all but it's also and opportunity to add character to the pod (hazard stripes, tranfers, badges etc). Suffice to say I look fwd for the completed thing! :)

[Brother Kovash]

Not sure what I'm going to do with the doors. Painting large, flat surfaces isn't my forte, but your subtle push towards completion is keeping me motivated. You'll be first the see how it turns out. :tu:

[Interrogator Stobz]

Your bone on the rest of the pod is top notch Brother, keep with that and get those doors ON.

 

You know you want to get it finished, just go with your gut. (a plain is best imho) Add bling to break it up.

 

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[Brother Kovash]

My Drop Pod is complete!

Objective has almost been reached. Press forward brothers!

[Captain Semper]

Nice work with the drop pod Brother K! You have to agree with me it's far too impressive a model to be "just" a transport! But what a transport it is! The epitome of Space Marines!!! :)

 

So you're updated to 90%. Are you gonna be done in the weekend?

[Brother Kovash]

I'm definitely going to try. My poor neglected DW Captain is sitting in his army case, pleading for his turn to hit the painting table. I'll try to get him at the very least base coated by tomorrow, then detailing to follow.

[Brother Kovash]

Vow complete!

I have to say, this was a lot of fun. Since I'm now finished with my vow, I'll probably turn this into an ongoing WIP thread. Thanks for the encouragement, good to know my fellow battle brothers are there when I need them!

[Interrogator Stobz]

That Master of the Recruits guy is a great nag when you need him :)

 

Well done Brother K. Your models look sweet.

 

NOW get it into the official LPC thread and claim your banner!!!!!!!

 

Stobz

[Brother Kovash]

Thanks stobz! The cape came out better than I thought, makes the model standout so much more than on it's own.

 

I've posted in the LPC thread, just going to wait until I get official recognition before using the banner.

[Captain Semper]

Congratulations Brother Kovash! Your Odessey ends here! :pirate: A perfect finish to a labourious and productive LPC! I also commned your self-restraint to wait until the next update by Sigismund Himself before using the well deserved banner!

 

Oh, and the cape is very well done, a nice contrast to the bone and a bit feral may I add! Now have a coffee, get a cigar and relax Brother! :P

[PhDGamer]

Those Deathwing look solid. I'm a big fan of the sergeant with the heavy flamer and power sword. He just looks like he's going to hurt someone. You should also be excited that you painted somewhere around 400 points over the course of your vow.

[Brother Kovash]

Thanks for the good words, Brothers. Much appreciated. PhDGamer the idea for the sergeant with the heavy flamer came after a discussion I had with my friend about the codex. It seems legal to us, so I went ahead and built the model. Of course, once I used it in a game against him with my other heavy flamer squad, needless to say he wasn't happy. Between both flamers I picked up 11 hits and got 2 kills before the charge, no small feat when going against Wolf Guard in TDA. If I can find the pics I'll post them up later. Always a fun game when it's Space Wolves versus Dark Angels.

[Piousservant]

Great work Brother! I like the cape on your Master and the blue lightning claws work well too, I might have to pinch that idea!

[Brother Kovash]

As it stands, I've got a lot of work to do. I still have two squads of Deathwing terminators, along with several groups of bikes and other infantry (scouts, company vets, devastators, tactical squads) leftover to paint. The LPC was a great way to get started, but unlike my fellow Battle Brothers I've became lax in my discipline. So, from now on I'll be posting work from time to time. First up will be the half painted squad of DW sitting in my case. I'll provide pictures later, I've been running around doing various errands the last couple of days.