Gratan Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Back in July I started work on my new Dark Angels army. With the loss of my father in August, everything came to a grinding halt... So, now to give me something to do and hopefully keep me motivated I have decided to restart this project. I've gotten a fresh infusion of models from two Dark Vengeance sets so I will be adding them to this project log as I get to them. For now, here are the pictures I took back in July as I was beginning assembly: Here is Captain Tenniel http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0778.jpghttp://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0780.jpg And members of his command squad http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0765.jpghttp://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0766.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0768.jpghttp://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0767.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0782.jpghttp://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0785.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0770.jpg Group shot http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DA%20Command%20Squad/IMG_0788.jpg Here is a Chaplain I started http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/Characters/IMG_0792.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratan Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Once I start painting, I'll post more pictures. I'm going to be reworking some things as I'll be using mostly DV models for this army until the new codex is out and the new model line launches. We'll see what happens then. This will be a slow project as things are still pretty chaotic... Thank you for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egon1six Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 A great start to any unforgiven army! Welcome back to the boards. And I am sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndigoJack Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'm really digging that chaplain head. Nice work so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kovash Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Welcome back to the Rock. The whole command squad looks very cool, and the chaplain is aces! Looking forward to seeing some paint slapped onto these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratan Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 I started work on the DV Terminators this morning. I'm adding a bit of variation between squads. Simple arm swaps really make a big difference. These are still WIP, I'm not done cleaning mold lines or drilling barrels. Pictures arent the best, I am still trying to make a light box. Standard Sergeant is on the left, Conversion is on the right http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Terminators/IMG_0800.jpg Close up of conversion. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Terminators/IMG_0802.jpghttp://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Terminators/IMG_0799.jpg I've also done the same with the Assault Cannon Terminator http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Terminators/IMG_0803.jpg Close ups http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Terminators/IMG_0805.jpghttp://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Terminators/IMG_0804.jpg Tactical Sergeant Head Swaps. I really hate painting faces... http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Tactical%20Squads/IMG_0809.jpghttp://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Tactical%20Squads/IMG_0810.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratan Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 @egon1six Thank you. @IndigoJack That head is from the Chaos vehicle sprue. It was the only skull like head I had on hand. @Brother Kovash Thank you. I'm a slow painter, so it might take some time before I get anything fully finished. I love building and converting more than painting, so I am doing what I love first. This is still pretty much a WIP project at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratan Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 I bitz ordered some more DV bikes and 2 more DV tactical squads. I will have pics up soon, still assembling to make sure I got all my parts. At this point I now have the following from Dark Vengeance: x2 Captains x2 Librarians 1 Limited Edition Chaplain x2 Terminator Squads x4 Tactical Squads x2 Bike Squads (5 man each) EDIT: Here is a group shot http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/IMG_0242.jpg Left Side http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/IMG_0244.jpg Middle http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/IMG_0245.jpg Right Side http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/IMG_0243.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratan Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 I primed my DV Deathwing Terminators http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Terminators/IMG_0813.jpghttp://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/Dark%20Angels/DV%20Terminators/IMG_0812.jpg I used the Army Painter Skeleton Bone primer. Really nice coverage, and the color will work nicely for the look I want for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhg033 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 great progress and love the terminator conversions - sergeant looks a lot better for looking like he's taking aim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratan Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 great progress and love the terminator conversions - sergeant looks a lot better for looking like he's taking aim Thanks. They do really look a lot better this way. They are actually arm replacements. Its the Assault Cannon Arm from the DA upgrade sprue. The Altered Sergeant is also sporting an arm from the Upgrade sprue. There was quite a bit more work there to get it to fit properly. I had to do quite a bit of carving of that side of the body for the arm to fit in that position, even then I had to use plastic glue (the welding kind) to get it to stay in place and to cover any major gaps... I normally dont permanently glue arms on until after its painted... but didnt have much choice with this. It came out surprisingly well though. Oh, I forgot to mention, as of last night... I now have 2 more DV Tactical Squads, 1 more Terminator Squad and another Bike Squad... So this brings me to a total of Dark Vengeance models to: 3 Captains 3 Librarians 2 Limited Edition Chaplains 6x Tactical Squads 3 Terminator Squads 3 Bike Squads (5 man each) I will be using one of the librarians and Chaplains for conversions. I'll probably make Biker versions of them. That wont happen for a while unfortunately if the rumors are true about the DA codex not until April now... Dont want to use them up in conversions that wont be usable in the new dex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kovash Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 You've done some very nice conversion work. I can't blame you for wanting to paint some terminators, but don't neglect your original command squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratan Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 You've done some very nice conversion work. I can't blame you for wanting to paint some terminators, but don't neglect your original command squad. I'm not and wont. getting something primed is a big step for me... The majority of all my armies, for whatever game I play are almost always bare plastic/metal... Primed is a sign that the models been removed of flash, assembled, cleaned thuroughly and is now more complete than most of my collection lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratan Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 A Room with a View I havent made a post in some time. Been dealing with a lot of issues with the loss of my father back in August. To compound things, my mother has developed some medical issues now as well, so I've been taking care of her more and more. I did however spend this weekend moving down into the basement apartment of our house. The new room is about twice the size I originally had. What makes this even better is that I now have a space and desk devoted completely to modeling/painting! I no longer have to share space with all my computer hardware. http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/IMG_0257.jpg My Dark Angels projects http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/IMG_0261.jpg Lots and lots of Dark Angels... http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/IMG_0260.jpg MOAR DAKKA http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae62/Yourswordismine/IMG_0272.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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