Urauloth Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wow, never heard of that stuff before. It makes great concrete though, I'll have to see if i can get my hands on some. Cheers for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemFX Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 im liking these. whats the goal for the larger army as a whole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40K Giveaway Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 NemFX: Thanks! That's a good question. I began this project in 5th, and was going to do a force that consisted of Imperial Fists and Raven Guard (and come up with a fluffy reason for doing so, of course). I may still do that, but I think 6th has toned down the effectiveness of my original idea (see a few comments back). However, I like both the look and fluff of both IF and RG, so I may press on, making modifications as necessary (and I think they will look cool on the table together). Shorter, ballpark answer: Paint 1000 to 1500 points of Fists and run them with 500-1000 points of Raven Guard. Now that we're in 6th, I may throw in some allied force as well, but I don't have any kind of grasp on the new rules yet. Regardless, I'm going to try to finish some marines before I start on any allies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40K Giveaway Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 The scout sarge is almost finished. I still need to clean up some shadow lines, knock down some highlights, and add the squad markings. I decided that my fluff for this I.F. force and aesthetics would both be satisfied by painting the greaves black, honoring his fallen brothers and visually tying him to the rest of the scout squad. If you're wondering why he has them at all, check out this post. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-om-tPaa-Fqo/UBAUAgLzNsI/AAAAAAAAARs/T1ddbtJdoTo/s320/IMG_2100_s.jpg I primed with gray and then a zenithal spray of white. It doesn't show up in the pics very clearly, but this does provide some nice contrast and a guideline for later shading and highlights. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8tTbvzO3nIA/UBAGLSWgT1I/AAAAAAAAARA/cFSo2h8T88Q/s320/IMG_2083.JPG We're blocking, we're blocking, we're washing. The yellow is blocked with my I.F. yellow mix, and the black is a 1:1 mix of Chaos Black and Fenris Grey. I apologize for calling out old paints, but I have a lot to use up! The red is a 1:1 mix of Blood and Dark Flesh, the gray is Codex, and the skin is Tallarn. The yellow then receives a wash of Bestial Brown while the gray gets Badab. Red gets good ol' Devlan Mud, and Ogryn over the Tallarn. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bx2qQQWBRwk/UBAGP7cEoxI/AAAAAAAAARg/Mb7JW5cgRs4/s320/block-wash.jpg Okay, you caught me, this isn't really much of a step-by-step. I lost track of the camera work once I began bringing colors back up and highlighting. I also apologize for the myriad lighting setups...the background is the same in all the pics. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SsxDXphU_b8/UBAGNJlEmHI/AAAAAAAAARQ/VDAKyEjXMAk/s320/IMG_2102.JPG Mostly happy with how he's turning out, but I think I made a mistake on the power fist. I should probably swap the wing and knuckle skulls colors...red wings and silver skulls. What do you guys think? It always sucks to go back and make those type of changes at this stage, but might be worth it in the long run. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h762h9lGFYI/UBAGNrpK_mI/AAAAAAAAARY/QIe-lLdXphw/s320/IMG_2104.JPG Hmmm, you can see some of those highlights I need to knock down... That's it for now, be sure to check out the current Marine Squad Giveaway! - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 What powerfist is that on the scout sergeant brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40K Giveaway Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 The_Chaplain: I have to wait until August 1 to let you know about the power fist, as guessing its origin is part of a giveaway on my blog. Check it out, you could get 10 marines!: Marine Squad Giveaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 oooo hooo hooo you cheeky monkey, consider this challenge accepted on my part. ++EDIT++ Comment added on your blog. Don't know why it signed me into my old account McCale, but it's been ammended to The_Chaplain, cropped version of the same avatar as well).++ Fun little contest you've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleBrotherJohn Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Great looking Scout Sergeant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40K Giveaway Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thanks guys! Chaplain, thanks for checking it out...you don't have much competition, there's a good chance they'll be yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40K Giveaway Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 The scouts are ready for the table! When it came to finishing off the sergeant, I just cleaned up the lines and took the black highlights down a little. I decided not to add many markings, just the 'X'. Pretty pleased with how they turned out, the time:result ratio was acceptable, and will hopefully improve over time. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kTf_L9AVFEI/UByYlLcB6cI/AAAAAAAAASg/KfZxpCQAU5c/s320/IMG_2112.JPG http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-43MWRHBvk5U/UByYkUJsgXI/AAAAAAAAASY/yKgaHloMrO8/s320/IMG_2108.JPG http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yJ-xzau7U_g/UByYl2UIIXI/AAAAAAAAASo/grWtHwia1_o/s320/IMG_2113.JPG I went ahead and switched the colors on the power fist...check the original version here. I think I'm glad I did, but I'm sure not switching back now! What do you think? http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AZZ7gfSnPw8/UByYmmyEN0I/AAAAAAAAASw/6ec5y28luJA/s320/IMG_2121.JPG I didn't pull my paint-over-decals shenanigans with the 'X', and the decal guideline was sorely missed. I can do freehand, but not without a lot of back and forth with the colors to keep it neat. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-raP1BZbOsR8/UByYnFmR4fI/AAAAAAAAAS4/YgDTgSQ03UM/s320/IMG_2123.JPG Scouts out! I think a squad of Terminators is up next, so stay tuned. For you guys with some 6th ed under your belt, should I do a shooty or TH/SS squad? I'll do both in the long run, but I'm interested to know what's proving effective in the new game. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colossus Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 That scout sergeant is awesome. Looking forward to the termies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 AFAIK, Tactical Termies are your best bet. Great looking Scouts! Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Very nice scouts! Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40K Giveaway Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 - I've been pretty distracted with Dark Vengeance, but I finally have some terminator pics to share. Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on my "shooty or TH/SS" question. Obviously, I opted for TH/SS for this first squad. I knew I'd be painting up another at some point, and I thought I might want to use the rumored DV termies for my shooty squad. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3RHZ4lvESes/UEpDLV7onfI/AAAAAAAAAa0/1ZzgiK77a88/s320/IMG_2151.JPG If you've seen any of my recent posts, you know I've been drooling over the Dark Vengeance set, and have pretty much decided to start two new armies! Sooo,the Deathwing models will remain Deathwing. And yes, I'm a sap and GW rolled right over me. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1_zETjvPhz0/UEpDPpB-xLI/AAAAAAAAAbk/sPB8_Fg-p18/s320/IMG_2169.JPG As with the tac squad sarge, these minis are done more in an Ultras style than strict IF. I guess I like the punch of the white helmets. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pIF76q5hnik/UEpDMYSFdqI/AAAAAAAAAa8/NinrwVNbggM/s320/IMG_2152.JPG I'm not sure about the heads of the thunderhammers. I toyed with the idea of painting them in the power weapon style (well, current power weapon style, wreathed in crackling energy). 'Eavy Metal is still rockin this metallic style though, so I went that route (yeah, I chickened out, I'll tackle crackling energy another time...if you know of any good examples of THs like this, leave a link in the comments). http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VT0fWB8ILq4/UEpDM_6O4nI/AAAAAAAAAbE/-wnINt7aWcg/s320/IMG_2153.JPG http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4D_2qK3Scos/UEpDNQYgE4I/AAAAAAAAAbM/LpCjQs5wIV0/s320/IMG_2155.JPG http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XoyB3jQPChQ/UEpDOAZ3zWI/AAAAAAAAAbU/OAJg4sOKhdY/s320/IMG_2158.JPG http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7d_4mcO3-yU/UEpDO-KC9WI/AAAAAAAAAbc/GRV1PdCJ2HI/s320/IMG_2164.JPG Details and markings coming up. Question: Does anyone mess with painting the back of the storm shields? - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batu Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Fantastic Fists brother ! The Scouts are my favourites. You mastered yellow very well brother ! One request though, could you please post bigger pictures. I hate to click on every one :sweat: What is next ? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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