AOBR Tactical Squad, Combat Squad 2

[appiah4]

Here is the second combat squad for my Blood Angels Tacticals:

 

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads...6215_160636.jpg

 

The sergeant's pistol hand and chansword arm are magnetized and can be switched for a plasma pistol/combi-weapon and/or power weapon/fist.

 

I had previously posted a photo of the first combat squad here but here's an updated and newer one, for the sake of completion:

 

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads...3_6215_8708.jpg

 

For your viewing pleasure, and of course, comments.

[Ushtarador]

Very nice work! I especially like the plasma gun :P

[Demoulius]

pretty nice :huh:

 

Works well enough for a cheap mandatory cheap choice that will sit still and fire at stuff :P just do me a favour and do the bases before you moveo n to another project (or do like me and save a ton of models and do them all at once :) ) either way the models would look alot better with a proper base, just saying :)

[appiah4]

Thanks. I will of course base them, but whether that'll happen after the next batch of figures or right away, I don't know. I already have a dreadnought and a techmarine waiting for basing. I'll probably do that after I finish the next batch and the second dreadnought I'm working on.

[sp4rky]

Nice hazard stripes on the chainsword, I love the look of those. The Plasmagun also has a nice effect.

[ASSASSINAWOKEN]

How do you achieve you red?

[maxybond]

Just out of curiosity. where do you get your magnets from?? GW? or hobby stores?

 

and how do you guys go about attaching them?? drill a hole into the arms and model? then glue them in? or?

[appiah4]

I posted a recipe for the red earlier:

 

The red is quite easy actually.

 

1. Duplicolor Grey Primer, light coat spray

2. 2 layers of FolkArt Lipstick Red (GW Blood Red) (1:1 watered down)

3. 1 wash of GW Ogryn Flesh (2:1 GW Ogryn Flesh, water)

4. 1 wash of GW Baal Red

5. Ogryn Flesh into recesses that need more shades

6. Highlight with FolkArt Lipstick Red (GW Blood Red)

7. Highlight with FolkArt Red Light (1:1 GW Blood Red, GW Blazing Orange)

8. Very slight highlight with FolkArt Pure Orange (GW Blazing Orange)

 

As for magnets, I buy them online from stores like Spider Magent or Power Magnet. I use 2mmx1mm disc magnets for 28mm figures. I drill holes using a Dremel tool, but before buying that I used to carve holes with modelling knives.

[maxybond]

Would 2x1mm be enough to hold on side sponsons on vehicles? Or would I need a little bigger?

 

Also have you found much 'risk' of drilling into the wrong spots? Or is that easily fixed with green stuff?

[appiah4]

M50 2mmx1mm disc magnets were not enough to hold Dreadnought arms.

 

I use milliput and it works fine.

[Ushtarador]

For vehicle sponsons, I use 5x1mm magnets, which work very well. I would use at least 4x1mm for sponsons, you also got more room for error when placing the magnets