Dechande Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Hi, I've made a thread for my ongoing conversions for my Ultramarine force, here I'll post pics of the models I've painted so far and add more pics as I finish them. Some of these models still need their bases finishing off. I'm moving house next month so most of my painting gear is packed up and I'm mostly sculpting and converting at the moment.This army is pretty much a recreation of the army I always imagined when I was a kid after spending hours pouring over the original codex Ultramarines. I've been into the hobby long enough I can now do the army, pretty much as I envisioned it all those years ago. That's the main reason for the clean, bright (oldschool) colour scheme, although I went with the 3rd company and black bolters. I painted the forst one with a red bolter and it way way too much 'my first space marine' lol. Excuse my dodgy camera work, these were done with an iPhone, my painting lamp and a piece of A3. Comments welcome, I hope you like them:I did not enjoy doing the bright red helmets (so many coats...)Most of a tactical squad.All the tactical markings and 'U's' are painted on, I do each 'U' a little differently, I like the idea that they are handpainted in 'reality' and go through various subtle translations from marine to marine.A couple of veterans and Terminator, converted from the new Space Hulk set, I have 4 more converted that I want to paint soon ready for a squad.My bike squad, I added longer forks and a larger back wheel for these. I have a couple more of these to do yet. Painting on the 'Fast Attack' four arrow badge was a lot harder than I'd hoped. It's like trying to paint an optical illusion, a square shape on a curved surface that tapers but yet still has to line up...My first true scale marine painted up, can't wait to do the others.Next to a regular marine, just realised it's the same one in the unpainted photo?!Non-metallic in purple, I fancied something different.The first vehicle done, I normally paint WWII tanks, so I did this the same way. Hand painted badges. I thought doing it as clean as the infantry would just look odd, also, doing it like this only took 2 hours.Ok, that's the start, just hope I can keep my momentum going without getting distracted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Wow! Thats all I can say, I love all the little details. the speedo onthe bike being one of my absolute favourites. Looking forward to more updates in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioannou Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Insane, ridiculous, brilliant! Reminds me of when I started the hobby! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yak Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice Nice Nice  Quality painting Brother! The regular sized marines were a treat but seeing that true scale guy makes me start to drool.  Must be one of the best TS marines I have seen.  So whats the script, do you plan on doing the whole army true scale or regular? Either would be worth seeing in my book  Top Drawer Lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechande Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice Nice Nice Quality painting Brother! The regular sized marines were a treat but seeing that true scale guy makes me start to drool.  Must be one of the best TS marines I have seen.  So whats the script, do you plan on doing the whole army true scale or regular? Either would be worth seeing in my book  Top Drawer Lad   Thanks. It started off normal, then the true scale one's crept in. I'm going to have a true scale command (Captain and Marneus Calgar), honour guard and a couple of veterans. I think the bulk of tactical, devastator and assault marines will be normal size.  I am contemplating a small force of Space Wolves, I really want to do them all as true scale, viking marines. When I start them, the command will be sculpted from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Great work! Nice highlighting and I love the digital display on the biker sergeant's screen. Outstanding! Â The Razor' is nicely weathered too. How do you do the black staining that runs down from some protrusions (like under the front slits and under the 'teeth' of the right door)? It looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 This is really excellent work! Â How do you do your blue? I really like how it turned out. Â Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechande Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great work!Nice highlighting and I love the digital display on the biker sergeant's screen. Outstanding!  The Razor' is nicely weathered too. How do you do the black staining that runs down from some protrusions (like under the front slits and under the 'teeth' of the right door)? It looks great.  Thank you. For the black 'staining' I use a small drybrush and chaos black (or whatever overly complicated new name it has lol), make sure there is next to no paint on the brush, start at the source and brush in straight lines away from the source. Very simple, I discovered it by accident when I did some WWII stuff, now I use it all the time. Obviously, the lighter the base colour the less paint you'll want on the drybrush.  This is really excellent work! How do you do your blue? I really like how it turned out.  Cheers,  Thanks, I start with a black undercoat, apply Ultramarines blue (no idea what it is called now) leaving the black in all the recesses. I do 4 high lights, ultramarine blue and skull white. First one is about 4:1 (blue:white), second about 3:1, third is about 1:1 (as the high lights get smaller, you can increase the white without struggling to blend in the colours). The last high light is very small, sometimes just dots and is roughly 1:2 (blue:white). I only high light the top edges as well, it saves time and I like the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 :jaw: I absolutely LOVE your style! I wish I could paint like you its ridiculous. Such amazing control of the brush. Loving all the details like the mileage on the bike screen. Keep up the beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.k.i.t.t.l.e Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Awesome job. Bold, bright and very tidy. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Good looking stuff! Very reminiscent of an old 2nd edition army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schultzhoffen Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Wonderful 3rd Company. Keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItchiBuh Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Very nice crisp style. I like it. Looks awesome. Â Well done brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAngelDelight Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 these are amazing, i love that 90's style. your whites are really crisp and clean. can't wait to see more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Truly amazing! your basic troopers are to a standard I cannot achieve no matter how hard I try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirdfox Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Very, very good work, man. I like how clean and crisp your painting style is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Very nice painting ;) My only criticism is for the true-scale model: the legs look too thick for the torso, which is too thin as it doesn't seem to have been bulked out. Same for the shoulder pads, they look too large for the model. Maybe by bulking out the chest you balance it all out? Â Cheers, Â Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodhrin Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Normally I'm not a huge fan of the "2nd Edition" look, even the 'Eavy Metal chaps had trouble with their minis looking cartoonish sometimes, but you've pulled it off nicely. Very impressive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space wolf Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 These are just simply beautiful! Well done! I have to say these are best pained smurfs I've ever seen. And I don't say things like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennisBall Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Beautiful models. Â One thing I think would look better though, the Nid vet with the bionic leg. The slash in his helmet would look better if done in grey like the recesses on the rest of the helmet, I think the black is too much of a contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Amazing painting skills buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Underbelly Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 ;) the bed bro they're excellent! LOVE the crispness. LOVE the old skool style as well. Great, great, work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krishar Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 These just look stunning man! love the clean look, and I wish i could paint a rhino like that in 2 hours >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batu Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Absolute amazing paintjob ! I hate to say it, but I dont like the bikes. Â I would have liked to see the rhino painted in this clean style as well, none the less it is brilliantly painted of course. Â Great stuff, keep it up ! Â Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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