122nd Iron Warrior Grand Company

[Sh0sen]

These are my favourite Iron Warriors so far! The rust and dirt really makes them look like they've been in the field for a long time. I only have one comment to make tho. All the heads on your Sternguard are facing the same, it makes them look really static. If even just a couple of them where looking in another direction it would give the unit a little variety. Other than that one little quibble I'm very impressed, and your turn around time is definitely better than mine!

[Skrall]

I am in awe. Your weathering makes the models look like if you were careless while handling them, you may get Tetanus!

 

Best. Responce.ever.

 

 

Now it's time for the main event. I've been considering this for days, and here's the plan. I wish to develop a... younger version of perturarbo. I want to town down some of the more 'chaos' elements later designs have. As a result i've decided to develop an artificer version of this;

 

http://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/3/2055/Angel-exterminatus-art-01.jpg

 

I want to keep some of the design elements (layered armour, bulky shoulders, bolter-fists, thunderhammer) but give him more of a normal marine feeling. I also want to keep that slightly slender feeling they developed with angron (where the body looks more triangular than square). Here's my early mock up;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0970.jpg

 

and a really crappy sketch on the photo to show roughly what i am planning to develop in terms of bulk.

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_09701.jpg

 

if anyones got any questions (ignore the fact his atonomy is off, i am working on that as the sculpt develops) or wants to suggest things they are welcome!

 

Updates... probably not until the weekend.

 

-skrall

[Wicced]

very interesting perturabo build brother.

i'll definitely follow this :lol:

 

my only suggestion would be about his hammer. if he's not going to hold it in an aggressive attack pose, i'd recommend the hammer head to rest on the floor, instead of the other way around. in my opinion it looks odd balanced on the haft.

 

just my two flayed skulls

[Biohazard]

Perturabo is looking good so far, I like the plans to bulk him up a little as well. Im not so sure the hammer really needs changed thouugh, I quite like the way it looks.

[Red Skullz]

Chainmail. Lots of it!

 

R

[Skrall]

thanks for the comments guys; nothing is set with the hammer, only the open arm is staying.

 

Update; I have now built everything, next up green stuff and paint.

 

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0974.jpg

 

I won't be posting in this again until i either make significant progress on the primarch or actually paint a damn thing. Hopefully christmas will let me make some big leaps.

 

-skrall

[Skrall]

Hey guys. As promised the start of the tutorial for an imperial fist. Don't forget if you want to see any updates when they come out (rather than stumbling across them) check out the Facebook page or the new blog

 

 

Part 1 of the tutorial time for the imperial fist as promised. Part 1; get a white base coat on your mini;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0977.jpg

 

Step 2; I use a mixture of XV-88/Snakebite and Golden yellow (or a similar colour) to produce a yellow base. It doesn't matter if you do this by paint brush or by hand. I use an airbrush because i have one and it's amazing.

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0978.jpg

 

Step 3; Golden yellow and Sunburst/bad moon yellow highlight. Paint on the main surface of the armour, leaving it on the dark yellow recesses is optional, but i do it.

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0980.jpg

 

Step 4; i use a mixture of sunburst and white for this, nothing to heavy, a 60:40 max. It's about getting a nice bright colour on the plainer segments of armour a head of part 2.

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0981.jpg

 

Next up in part 2; actually moving past having a bright yellow custard marine!

 

-skrall

[AGPO]

I love everything about this blog. I'm particularly in awe of your OSL, sometimes I almost can't tell what is LEDs and what has been painted. Would you mind sharing the recipe for the red glow? Every time I've tried this it's come out too orange or pink.

[Skrall]

I love everything about this blog. I'm particularly in awe of your OSL, sometimes I almost can't tell what is LEDs and what has been painted. Would you mind sharing the recipe for the red glow? Every time I've tried this it's come out too orange or pink.

 

i might do one after new year, but i won't get time before then.

 

Part 2;

 

Step 5;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0982.jpg

 

Put down all your basic colours, gold and black in my case. Then wash it with a 50/30/20 mix of water, black and brown.

 

step 6;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0983.jpg

 

Use a sponge to apply a dark brown damage pattern. 50/50 black brown should get a nice colour, but this can vary with taste of the painter.

 

step 7;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0984.jpg

 

Apply silver highlights. mithril's best

 

Step 8;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0986.jpg

 

Use the rest of the mixture for the dark brown damage to make a wash, and apply over the damage to get a nice tone to it all.

 

Step 9;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0987.jpg

 

Step 10;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0988.jpg

 

This is the last step of 'Decay' the second phase of painting. Here you start highlight and toning down the armour's damage with a nice golden yellow, since it's thin (at least the old stuff is) you can apply it without much worry. if your using a thicker paint, water it down and apply it very carefully.

 

Step 11;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0990.jpg

 

Now it's time for restoration phase. This is where you paint the rest of it at you normally would, in this case gold highlight, purity seals ect.

 

Step 12;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0993.jpg

 

Tamya clear red is a must. i was annoyed when i found i was fresh out if it, it adds so much more to the lens effect you cannot imagine.

 

Step 13;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0996.jpg

 

Highlights once more, and touch ups where you want them. You've now got your basic scheme.

 

Step 14;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0997.jpg

 

Now i've been asked for a tutorial for this about 9000 times, so here it is.... very easy. You'll need Vallejo air light sea blue and white... and an airbrush. there's other ways out there, but if your serious about your hobby i'd advise getting one, it just opens so many doors for painting. Start by applying the sea blue;

 

 

Step 12;

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_0998.jpg

 

next up is the white. Spray it pretty thin to achieve the highlights.

 

Total paint time; 2hrs.

 

There's a warning hear, the clever amidst you will have noticed the issues with the painting; it's peeled off. Metal mini's are hard to do this with, because they peel. However, take a look at the resin/plastic models in my army for a clue on how they would react on the mini's GW currently do.

 

I hope this is useful to someone, in the mean time i'm going to finish painting and basing this guy. This tutorial is just the quick and dirty approach to making Grimdark Imperial fists, you can take a little more care and time to do this, this is just me hammering it through to completion.

 

-skrall

[Skrall]

Now for an iron warriors update, i'm trying to get the army to table-top standard by next monday... so here's the HQ's done.

 

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_1060.jpg

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_1057.jpg

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_1058.jpg

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/Gitzkrieg/SAM_1059.jpg

 

sorry about the photo's, my lighting rig isn't up to it's usual standards atm.

 

-skrall

[Captain Semper]

This looks waaaay better than mere table-top standard! These minis have so much personality, you're in for a very unique army indeed!

 

Hope you make to Monday! Good luck!

[Skrall]

This looks waaaay better than mere table-top standard! These minis have so much personality, you're in for a very unique army indeed!

 

Hope you make to Monday! Good luck!

 

thanks man, it's tabletop for me. They represent about 2 hours painting time but i've got another unit to finish building and paint before next monday. after that it's going to be about upgrading the paint jobs on everyone.

 

Oh, and on a note; i've not been on the forum since the update. I am suprised how popular iron warriors have become, i started mine last febuary and everyone and his mother seem to be collecting them.

 

-skrall

[Captain Semper]

Well, funnily enough, they are my favorite Traitors too! hahahaha!