New Army Blog: Storm Brothers (Primaris Chappy WIP on p.33)

[Barabbas Sogalon]

Great looking assault marines!

[Madwolf Shadowmane]

Those assault marines are awesome. 

[geektom]

Back to work!

 

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n60/geektom/imagejpg1_zpsd0ab5737.jpg

[JeffTibbetts]

Looking good, bro. Can we get a look at the power lance?

[geektom]

Yes, sir! Next update, promise. Nothing too fancy, just a Grey Knight lance.

[NovemberIX]

Good to see you back at it! Looking good as usual :)

[geektom]

  On 6/3/2014 at 12:22 AM, JeffTibbetts said:

Looking good, bro. Can we get a look at the power lance?

Here you go, Jeff! Like I said, nothing fancy- just a Grey Knight spear with a tail and hook glued on the bottom.

 

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n60/geektom/imagejpg1_zpsf336ab2c.jpg

[deathspectersgt7]

Vrooooommm Vrooooooooooooooooooom!!!!

[geektom]

Wish I had some photoshop skills- once these guys are done, I would love to take a picture with a "speeding" background :-)

[JeffTibbetts]

  On 6/3/2014 at 6:53 PM, geektom said:

Wish I had some photoshop skills- once these guys are done, I would love to take a picture with a "speeding" background :-)

 

Thanks for humoring me. I can probably work something up for you. If you get me a pic you want of the background it'd be easy to add the blur and put these bad boys on there. 

 

Side note: I think that lance is pretty effective out of the box just like that. 

 

EDIT: Is it just me or is his shoulder pad unusually narrow? 

Edited June 3, 2014 by JeffTibbetts

[Barabbas Sogalon]

That picture of the lance guy made me think of this for some reason

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vna4AAC1bdE

[geektom]

  On 6/3/2014 at 8:09 PM, JeffTibbetts said:

 

  On 6/3/2014 at 6:53 PM, geektom said:

Wish I had some photoshop skills- once these guys are done, I would love to take a picture with a "speeding" background :-)

 

 

EDIT: Is it just me or is his shoulder pad unusually narrow?

Not just you- parts of these guys are from the "white scars upgrade kit", which unfortunately only come in Failcast now, so of course it totally sucked... Same reason all the swords are wonky.

[deathspectersgt7]

I seen that last post and remembered I have the old up grade kit . Just sitting in a box hmmmm. 

[geektom]

  On 6/3/2014 at 8:14 PM, Barabbas Sogalon said:

That picture of the lance guy made me think of this for some reason

 

Excellent! Or how about this, one of the silliest movies of all time:

  On 6/3/2014 at 10:05 PM, deathspectersgt7 said:

I seen that last post and remembered I have the old up grade kit :D. Just sitting in a box hmmmm. 

I don't do bare heads, even if they have awesome mustaches, so I did a lot of chopping on them :-)

[geektom]

Assembly line is in full swing!

 

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n60/geektom/813cc26e-7588-42c5-b169-de102f3b63f7_zps9be1b662.jpg

[JeffTibbetts]

Because veterans are now scoring. And the kits are prolly the best Space Marines ever made. Keep it up!

[helterskelter]

it must be a curse knowing if you ever swapped chapters, if they were purple, yellow or white theyd all be perfect. git :p i cant recall seeing the jetbike painted though did i skip over it by accident? it was beautiful

[Forté]

Good stuff here geektom :tu:

[geektom]

  On 6/7/2014 at 4:27 PM, helterskelter said:

it must be a curse knowing if you ever swapped chapters, if they were purple, yellow or white theyd all be perfect. git :p i cant recall seeing the jetbike painted though did i skip over it by accident? it was beautiful

No, you didn't miss it- I am going to finish up these other units I started before I had to take a break, and then the Khan on jet bike is next.

[geektom]

Hey all- need some help, here. Not happy with the way my test "power lance" keeps coming out.

 

I think it is too busy (ie too much lightning). Also, something about the way the shape of the blade is defined bugs me... I need to paint the sharp part of the blade differently, I think? Or maybe it just looks bad because there is too much going on?

 

 

Open to any and all feedback, thanks.

 

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n60/geektom/imagejpg1_zpse1ce2ac1.jpg

[deathspectersgt7]

I'd say to much going on, or say it is over charged.

[JeffTibbetts]

I think you're right. It's too uniform. I'd say either make it come from a clearer source, so there's more towards the base of the blade, or just reduce the amount. Is this the first power blade you've done? I don't think it should look any different.

 

Defining the blade can be tough if this is your first. If you do something like the force weapons on Grey Knights, it really pops but you might confuse people. I think it will look better naturally if you tone down the lightning effect, and then you can decide what else you need to do. I usually think it looks goofy to have the sharp part of the blade in a different color entirely.

 

Have you thought about trying any NMM type effects on the blade?

[geektom]

Thanks, guys- good feedback. I am not a NMM fan, but I think I know what you are saying- you mean painting the "reflections", right?i thought about that, but I do want to have some sort of lightning affect and I don't think they both will work.

 

I'll keep you updated as I try new stuff today.

[GhostMalone]

God damn brother I must say I impressed out the wazoo your actually giving me some inspiration which of late I've been lacking.

 

 

Good work ;)

[geektom]

Thanks, Jaspcat- good to be back in the saddle again!