RedInventor Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 It's been a while since I've posted and I've changed up my army a little. Instead of just of just playing out of the Dark Angels Codex, I've decided to play Dark Angels especially considering all the new cool stuff they have now. So I went a little spend crazy, with plans to spend a chunk of change on a Thunderhawk soon as well. This is what I have so far: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps6f2aa480.jpg And a test model, to see how I wanted to paint the green: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpse69614c6.jpg Now part of the challenge of this army has been the timeline that I want it done by. My group of friends want to play a game with 5,000 pts per person in mid-April and I'm definitely not going to miss it. So I've started a new painting method, typically I'm the slowest painter ever and I'd never have my army ready. I read iamfanboy's article Quantity has a Quality all it's own and I've tried it out. Thus far it has definitely helped me accomplish a lot of work in significantly less time. Here is where I'm at so far: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps2c8067e0.jpg Belial and My Deathwing Command Squad http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps80460900.jpg My Deathwing Knights and 2 Dark Vengeance Squads As far as Deathwing goes, I have another squad of 5 Knights to make and 5 Standard DW Terminators, plus a Chaplain Dreadnought that I'll be using as a Venerable Dreadnought and a Land Raider. Then it'll be on to the Ravenwing and Greenwing. Thanks for looking and I'd love to know what you think so feel free to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunta Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Looking great so far! My only complaint is that I would personally go for a darker red on the weapons but thats only a personal taste thing. All up I really like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Great Start!!! ...can you keep it rolling?? lets hope so. thats a lot of beautiful boxes in the first Pic the paint jobs look like good tabletop so 2x for that(also you can always go back and add to finished models) look fwd to more. cheers mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniaturepainter Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Ubage, can't wait to see your progress :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thank you all for the kind comments. I'm mostly shooting to have the army painted to a level I feel is good enought to play with and then moving on to the next group, rinse and repeat until the army is finished then I'm going to go back and bring all the models to the standard I want them at. Its just a lot of models to get done before my friends want to have our apocalypse game, which is looking to become the beginning of many to come. So with the hectic work schedule, I didn't manage to get much done this week until today. It was yet another 40k painting day at the house with a few of my buddies and I'm pretty content with where I ended up. So here's the only thing I managed to paint, a Ravenwing Dark Talon: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps92d6fe53.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsedbfd728.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsc3642d0f.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps06fb88bd.jpg Not my best work, but overall its turning out pretty good. Definitely still more work to be done, especially the base. The base is going to continue my lava theme, this time I sculpted in some rocks and bubbles in the flowing lava. First time using Apoxiesculpt and I'll have to see the results before I can really say how I feel about it. I also managed to prime Sammael, Asmodai, the Dark Vengeance Bike Squad, the interior of my Land Raider Crusader/Redeemer and my Ravenwing Command Squad. Overall a pretty productive day, I just wish I had more time throughout the week. Looking forward for this next week my plan is to paint everything I've primed the build the remainder of the Ravenwing (2 Darkshrouds, 1 Nephilim Jetfighter, 1 Black Knight Squad, and the Ravenwing Battleforce). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Managed to finish the base today: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps9b056ceb.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps4d5dfbc2.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps51b71382.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calgar101 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 That base is fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Thanks Calgar, the lava can be a pain but it turned out pretty cool looking. So with all my friends having super heavy apocalypse pieces, I decided to begin a somewhat ambitious project... http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps04451792.jpg Those would be the legs to a scratchbuilt warhound titan, the forgeworld ones are a little over budget at the moment and I like crafting anyways. The end goal is to scratchbuild a warlord titan, but I've never scratch built anything so this guy is a practice piece. Since he's just practice, he's being made from cardboard and pvc. So far it has been a pretty steep learning curve, with lessons being learned after its too late to go back and fix things. For example, the pvc joint sizes listed in the template are a little bit too small in my opinion and trying to join cardboard to them is a terribly hard process. Here's a sideview that kind of shows what I mean- http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsc4192bc6.jpg The legs are being filled with great stuff foam to make them a little more solid and that stuff is super sticky so I'm hoping it will help things adhere a little better. The pistons are made from 3/16" dowel rod that will have cardboard done over the tops to look more like a piston. The dowel is only being used for the larger, more load bearing pistons. The smaller pistons I'll be adding later are likely to be made from coffee stirrers. Overall its been a pretty time intensive process, with lots of points where it seems like things aren't going to work. Once the main structure is complete, I'm going to be spending a lot of time detailing since the template is pretty bare. I'm definitely glad my friend who plays vanilla marines was here working on his own. His army will be fighting alongside mine in our apocalypse battle and it looks like we will both be fielding our warhounds. Here's our chicken legs next to each other (his are on the left), it looks like mine will be the shorter one. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsf63876a6.jpg I will also be trying to install LED's in the titan, which will be another first for me. I bought green and red LED's with the plan of making the "eyes" green and the weapons red, all powered by 4 AA batteries hidden in the main hull somewhere. I'm going to try and take more pictures as I go in hopes that it will help anyone else that wants to build one of these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk possum Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 You dont like making things easy for yourself do you? 5000 points before april and a scrach build warhound! I salute your dedication sir and wish you the very best. The larva basing looks very cool (well hot really but I guess you get what I mean). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Well luckily the date of the game has been pushed back due to my job switching my schedule to shift work and most of the players work on different shifts. So the game will be at some unforetold date, hopefully before June when my son Loken is supposed to join the family. I still plan on working at the fastest pace I can manage between shift work, a wife and daughter. Lava bases are pretty fun I'd definitely recommend them as a challenge for your painting skills, as making them look good up close and far away can be difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 So I managed to get the hips built and some of the main hull. I also found a place to hide the power source for the LED's that I'm going to be adding, the back of the main hull had the perfect spot. Here's how it looks so far, the main hull isn't attached to the body yet since I'm trying to decide whether I want it to rotate or not. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps08a601cf.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps3d5172f6.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps63c1c424.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 It would take me weeks just to trim the mold liens off all of that gray plastic doom. You're painting is a touch crude/sloppy - broad strokes and such- but considering the size of that queue, it's definitely good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 Firepower- The mold lines have the biggest pain in my arse thus far. The paintjob is well below where I want to take them, but the goal is getting a presentable army in a short time so I'm alright with where they are at for the moment. I've managed to get some work done on the titan, built some more of the main hull and got some lights in to see how they'll look... http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsd70bd07a.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpse1add057.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsabdcb4a9.jpg Pretty rough but everything will start to come together during detailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 That's looking pretty good, I'm eagerly awaiting to see some firepower on that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 COOL !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Managed to get quite a bit of work done over the past two nights and here is the end result. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps0594c602.jpg Just the the base at the moment, from this point forward it should be detailing to bring it to life. I'm going to start by using poster board to add some texture to the armor plates so they aren't just flat and boring. Then I think I'll work on the pistons and hoses. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps8affc609.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps01d83ee1.jpg I also managed to buy a fw world one from another hobbyist and I should be seeing it in the next 3-4 days hopefully. All in all, I'm pretty proud of this puppy even though he's no where near perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 And couple more pictures just for fun- http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps78e8bcd4.jpg Here is the weapons arm switch, its one of my favorite features that the lights added, it'll allow for me to deenergize the weapon during the game if it gets destroyed or disabled. I can't believe I didn't get picures of it earlier. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps0e87ffba.jpg I used Wall patch material for his top vents here, I was going to detail the inside but I decided I had enough other detailing to do as it is right now. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps50c661bf.jpg Another size comparison shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Quick update, mostly I've been building: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps8d268e3b.jpg The army that I've built so far, still lots of building to do let alone painting. This is almost everything I have though. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps5f9d91eb.jpg Azreal and friends. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps2db53ea2.jpg Land Speeder Vengeance.... I know it sucks and isn't really worth it but I think it looks cool so there it is. Still have to build: -3 Black Knights -5 DW Knights -10 Tac Marines -RW Battleforce -Dark Shroud -Nephilim Jet -Land Raider Crusader -Drop Pod -Finish DIY Warhound Detailing -Whatever I can make from the bitz New toys :) : -Imperial Bastion -FW Warhound Titan Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Oh yeah, here's a pic that better shows how many squads are in the picture: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps87fad67a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Managed to get my Nephilim Jetfighter done built and primed, the list of "To Build" is getting shorter and shorter... http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsdc62d1a4.jpg I build the flyers in sub-assemblies to make painting the insides a little easier so he is flying with the top down at the moment :) I have been fighting the urge to paint my army in my DIY chapter, the Guardians of Silence, colors for a while now. It's been eating away at me and well I caved and here is the DW Knightmaster in my chapters colors. He isn't even finished being base coated but he's looking pretty good so far I think. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps5204c1bd.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpse01845bd.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 My slow painting has returned, oh no! Well mostly I'm just playing with my DIY chapter's color scheme on a DW Knight model and here's where I'm going with it: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpscffc5319.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps3932eacb.jpg http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps7a8d24b8.jpg Mostly just base coated, somethings such as the skulls and feathers have been shaded a little but otherwise just the base coats are mostly done. I'd love to know what you all think, so comments and criticism if you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Did a little more painting tonight, didn't have a ton of time so I mostly just added some purple and worked on faces. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps0a655cfc.jpg The group http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsb32591f6.jpg Azreal http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zps1c4b2398.jpg DV Librarian I think his face is turning out the best. http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsc8fe2673.jpg Tactical Squad Sarge, his face needs work but I don't really know what to do with it. That's all for now, thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedInventor Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 New Guardians of Silence fluff I've been working on: http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad335/dnphillips08/image-12_zpsb1acc854.jpg The Guardians of Silence are fierce sages of war, charactized by their exceedingly monastic bearing and love for terminator armor. They hail from the dark moon of Strix, it's eerie purple glow lights the night sky of the feral death world known as Bezgroda. Their fortress monastery is a complex of chapels and libraries built between two massive mountains and it is well known for its strange beauty. It's tall, protective walls are lined with the vibrant scripts of the writings considered sacred to the Space Marines, to inculde the Codex Astartes, the Requiem Angelis, and many more holy tomes. As a chapter, they are as dedicated to learning and mastering their minds as they are to war, as such few can better their tactical genius. They descend from the Dark Angels and the relics and icons of their originating chapter abound throughout the ranks for they revere their Primarch and his ancient chapter. Yet as Unforgiven they disagree with the feelings of their brother chapters, they believe their souls were redeemed when their beloved Primarch and forefathers fought the traitors on Caliban. Even still their zeal for purging the heretic burns no less within their souls, especially when it comes to the Fallen Angels. Most who meet them find them dark and unreadable, conversations with a stone wall would likely merit a greater response. Yet they are known for caring far more for those whom they protect than their father chapter and their unflinching resolve in battle has won them many allies. And deep within the Halo Stars one needs as many allies as they can have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephisto Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 What kits did you use to make the guy in terminator armor and wings? I really want to make myself one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[TA]Typher Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 What kits did you use to make the guy in terminator armor and wings? I really want to make myself one of those. They come in the new DeathWing Term box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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