Minx Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 The Army is now complete!!! Took some patience, but learned some new things with it. I havent painted for awhile so I had to get back into the swing of things and I made a couple mistakes that cost me a bunch of time that I hope to save on the next army! Painted in about 5-6 weeks.... What do you think? (closeups to come!) http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0608_zpsc8568994.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0611_zpsaa534ebb.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0609_zpsf970dd29.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0610_zpsbd32cbab.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minx Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Here is some more pics! Finally loaded Closer up, and some of the freehand details http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0616_zpse67fe073.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0617_zpsb8fe00a0.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0624_zpsaa0e643c.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0625_zpsfc9d2413.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0627_zpsb154add6.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0628_zpsf37d5608.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0629_zps479d0464.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Boommaker Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 That freehand is breathtaking!I also love the blending (bone is tricky) and the little statues on top of some of the terminators. Do those come in the set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 VERY nice!!!! Thanks for sharing :tu: stobz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheForgottenAngel Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Wow these have simple elegance. Truly a great army. I'm actually glad these aren't flashy because I see Deathwing as very monastic and less frilly than the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFisty Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Awesome! Remarkable work Minx. You should be proud of your accomplishment. Thank you for sharing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Awesome! [Nitpick] The Sergeant of one of the CML squads is missing his Crux Terminatus. Unless I'm mistaken, you are over by 15 pts,[/Nitpick] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Damn what a nice army. Especially for the timeframe. Has this been done with some aid from an airbrush? Truly impressive results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minx Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 @Alex, Thanks! and Yep the icons are from the Dark Angels sets, not sure if they come with terminators @Stobz, Thanks! I will have another army on tap this month :) @Weber, I agree, I didnt want to overload them or complicate them with details, bling and freehand craziness. I wanted the bone to do the work, and I think it does! @McFisty, glad I could share with everyone! I hope to have some more armies sooner than later :) @Quixus, can you check my army list and let me know what I forgot to add in? And you got me! I noticed his shoulder was bare, I ran out of shoulder pads after replacing a few FW ones hahaha. Also not all the bolter holes drilled... I realized that and did them after the photos though. @Syth, Thanks! I want to get an almost full company of DA done in less time! Airbrushed basecoat beige on the terminators, hand painted everything else including highlights and colours.. should of airbrushed more! And tanks beige is airbrushed, and then hand painted lining, edging and details HQ Belial- 190pts ELITES Venerable Dreadnought- 160pts Twin Linked Lascannon andMissile launcher Venerable Dreadnought- 160pts Twin Linked Lascannon andMissile launcher TROOPS 5 Deathwing- 255pts 2 Lightning Claws, 2 ThunderHammer and Storm Shields, 1 Assault Cannon and Chainfist 5 Deathwing- 245pts 1 Lightning Claws, AssaultCannon, Chainfist 5 Deathwing- 245pts Cyclone 5 Deathwing- 245pts Cyclone HEAVY SUPPORT Land Raider- 250pts Land Raider- 250pts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Is this a competitive list? I mean, does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Ah, OK you used Land Raiders. I thought they were dedicated transports, which are required to take the Deathwing Vehicle upgrade. I also thought the dreadnoughts were regular ones due to the MKV models. You forgot the Storm Bolter on one of the Land Raiders. Remove that and you are spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minx Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 @war angel, I havent played much with new rules so I cant really say. Im sure vs eldar it wouldnt be so good though :P The next list is a fully infantry dark angels list, about 80 marines I beileve. Im not sure how many points it was 1850pts, but I since added a few models to fill out some units. Grey knights after that, all infantry Imperial Fists after that, only 30 infantry! Then an army I will actually keep, is my ravenwing army with crimson fist allies :) I am really debatign making it white scars instead, but i have all the ravenwing bitz.... @Quixus, Ahhhhh fair enough. Ya that storm bolter is a pain... I am choosing to ignore its existence hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Fair enough. Great painting by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 The freehand angel on the raider... so much jealousy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepper Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Simply superb.....In awe,Stepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minx Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Well I hope it serves as inspiration rather than to discourage you! I have begun work on the dark angels, but it seems I forgot my camera at the studio... So I will have to post them later tonight! I just got through basecoating the red on the 90ish marines. The green has been airbrushed and highlighted, so Im working through the basecoats then I will go back and highligh. Next army, I am going to separate the guns from the models, would save so much time when basecoating with an airbrush. Its always a learning experience!!! I tell ya.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disease Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 so how did you do the bone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minx Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 I could of done it more efficiently, but I didnt really know what I was doing or trying to do when I started, I kinda winged it!! It sounds a bit complex, and in a sense, for tabletop painting it is certainly more involving and requires an understanding of blending techniques and glazing For Troops: -Primed Black -Airbrushed Menoth White Base -I washed the bone with devlan mud selectively to get the cracks and not cover the bone -then I used bastion grey to pick out all areas that were in shadows (could of saved major time by airbrushign black+bastion before bone layer!!) -Highlighted by hand by adding skull white, included edge highlighting -added the colour variation by glazing rucksack tan, an andrea red paint(forget name) and gnarls green Yellow near highlights, red in the lower highlights, green in shadows For vehicles: Airbrushed menoth white base over black primer, gradually blending so top was brightest/purest Airbrushed skull white/menoth mix on specific areas to highlight Airbrushed bastion grey to level out the black areas leftover because i was dumb and didnt base them grey first! Airbrushed andrea red paint on areas on the sides, rucksack tan on the top to emphasize highlights lined areas with bastion grey+black edged all areas of the tank that did not receive direct light with menoth white base edged all areas that received dircet light with skull white+menoth mix It may sound like a lot, but I actually painted both raiders in about 2 days, or about 8-12hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus de Mortalis Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 One question, why did you fill the gaps on one tank and not the other? It makes it look a lot better than the other tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minx Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 One was assembled tighter I guess, no gap filling was done. I only really noticed it when I was airbrushing, it`s there but it didn't bother me enough to gap fill it. I suppose I should of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Eleysium Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Very nice work!!! The free hand on the Land Raiders and the Dreadnought is killer!!! The blending is superb, very nicely done!!! The Dark Angels are my favorite Legion, so I may be a bit biased, but this is an army that anyone could be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minx Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 The army now expanded! 2 units of deathwing knights, 2 dark talons, 2 predators. There is also 3 characters in the works, all being painted to golden daemon standard: -converted chaplain -converted/partly sculpted Belial -scratch sculpt librarian http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0833_zpsc55b5eda.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0835_zps7f4ccbb5.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0843_zps7ef2a26a.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0842_zps99a1bc8d.jpg http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r742/Minx999/IMG_0840_zps896d403a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 A beautiful army you have there, and as someone who has failed several times to get a decent DW color scheme down (hence my switch to the all-black Angels of Vengeance!), I am envious. The color modulation on the vehicles is especially well done, and I applaud you for going down the road less traveled and not ruining some great paint jobs with overdone weathering and chipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Sexy :) But the Predators seem so....clean. The shading doesn't stand out as cleanly as it does on your bone surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Beautiful paint job here. Freehand work is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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