Black Templars Castellan

[Castellan Alaric]

hey guys, been on B&C for awhile but haven't posted anything in the Hall of Honor yet. what do you guys think of my castellan?

 

http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x419/warriormid8/photo5-1.jpg

http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x419/warriormid8/photo32-1.jpg

http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x419/warriormid8/photo22-1.jpg

http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x419/warriormid8/photo12-1.jpg

 

his shoulder name plate:

http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x419/warriormid8/photo4-1.jpg

 

thanks in advance~

[Redhat88]

Hey there Alaric,

 

The pose is pretty dynamic and bits wise you've definitely got some eye catching pieces on him. Since you've posted this on the Hall of Honor I'm going to assume you're looking for a little C&C though.

 

- The base definitely needs something on it. Maybe some rubble or even better, a dead xeno for him to step on

- While the bit choice is pretty solid you've left a lot of details untouched (especially on the backpack). This causes everything to kind of blend in together and ends up leaving the model looking flat (the black on the bolt pistol/ combi melta being prime examples)

- Throw some highlights / edge lining on there sir! He's your Castellan! Make him stand out haha. In all seriousness though the BT paint scheme really pops only when it's highlighted. I know it sucks to do but it definitely makes our models look 100x better than just flat black

- Drill out those gun barrels! If you dont have a hobby drill you can do it by twisting the point of a sharp xacto knife in circles for the same effect

- Lastly, throw some washes on the bronze / red. That will really make them have some depth (especially the frags on his shin, right now they look rather plastic-y)

[Castellan Alaric]

appreciate the comments man! i totally did drill the barrels, but it's the gw drill so they are kinda small and not very noticeable. i'll do my best do get some highlights on there. also, i didn't put any squigglies on the purity seals to give them some more detail as well. what do you think about coloring the fingers on his power fist? i feel it needs some more color. maybe just some highlighting? thanks again redhat!