Somar Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Hello folks, my latest project is a Black Legion army, heavy on cheap marines with a bit of support. Here are some pix of my first item, the Heldrake. I posted it already but since i renamed the album the links got messed up, so i just post them here again. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/003.jpg http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/0072.jpg http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/008.jpg Now I am working my way down from HQs to heavy support. First was my sorcerer, a fig I wanted to get done for Space Hulk (thus the little base, have to work out some magnetizing solution for that yet) http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/IMG_0777.jpg http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/IMG_0778.jpg Next my Lord, the champion of the chosen from the DV box. He is armed with the axe of blind fury, so i had to give him a suitably demonic one and that new plastic aspiring champion carries an axe that is just perfect. http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/IMG_0779.jpg http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/IMG_0780.jpg I will keep my progress up to date in this thread, any feedback appreciated, got a bunch of marines, raptors, termies, cultists and an aegis line with quad gun to go yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sword brethren Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 very pretty, in a perverse chaosy way. i love the bottom of the heldrake, its a shame its under the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradigm Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 These look amazing. Keep em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-xc Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 The black armor doesnt much look highlighted. But your minis doo have a lotta 'pop'. Nice eye candy man. I like em. The subtle glow of the demon engines on the underside of that dragon is sexy. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Very nice Black Legion. Over the years my preference has shifted from super clean/sharp highlighting to a very rugged, beat up look for Chaos. I think you've done it justice. Really nice golds as well. What did you wash the gold with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somar Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 okay, here is a quick rundown on how i painted the heldrake. the same basically applies to all my Black Legion models. i believe when we paint models we have to make a choice, either we paint them in a way that looks good and realistic up close or we exaggerate high lights to give the models a great battle field presence. i do the former but neither way is wrong, just a matter of personal preference. -prime black -dry brush the whole thing with tin bitz -dry brush the whole thing with shining gold, not too heavy. that is what makes the gold look somewhat old. -paint all the flat recessed areas black (probably the most time consuming stage and later you WILL find some of those areas that you missed) -for the tubing at the neck and in the rear, paint with bolt gun metal, then paint the tubing covering blood red, then give it a wash with devlan mud dry brush the tips of the spikes and the whole claws with bolt gun metal -for the glow effect paint the demonforge things with mechdrite red, including a bit of the surrounding area. then only the recessed ribs blood red and paint successively smaller areas in orange, yellow and white. (i used all foundation paints for those, do not apply them too thickly). then give the whole area a yellow glaze, then do a small line of white in the middle again. done. for the eyes and nostrils, paint the inside white, then touch up the edges with gold and hit it with devlan mud to take the shiny out of it. then fill the cavity with a bit of red ink. that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somar Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Here my newest addition, my chaotic quad gun. i will take some more pictures when the sun is out. +1 internets for those that know what the base is made of. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cirrius Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Defiler body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bleak Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I think he means the actual base it's standing on. Which is a Tropicana juice bottle cap? Your stuff looks great! Makes me want to go slap some paint on my Abaddon model... he's been bare for far too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somar Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 +1 internets for Mr. Bleak. Those caps are very cool, they look great to mount statues on and such. I gladly pay the extra $ over Wal-Mart brand OJ. The 16 oz. bottle caps are good for single minis, the 64 oz. caps for bigger things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somar Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 here another shot of the quad gun http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/010.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somar Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Here some shots of my terminators. group shot: http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/008-1.jpg LC champion: http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/005-1.jpg Eddie "the finger": http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/004-1.jpg heavy flamer terminator: http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/007.jpg and some more... http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/009.jpg http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/dirkspair/Black%20Legion/003-1.jpg the bases are still for space hulk, have to figure out a way to magnetize some to switch them around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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