ephrael Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Is that a Tartaros Terminator shield? It's the only bit from that kit that I'm missing since it doesn't come in the Legion upgrade kits. You have turned out a very impressive conversion especially given the time limit you imposed on yourself. I agree with forte, you need to sand down the shoulder pads a little more until they are as smooth as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Holy snaps people. I never thought when I started this log a few months ago that I'd get this much interest. I mean, this thread is up to almost 300 replies and almost 20 followers. Remember when I was all excited to hit double digits just a little while ago? Before I say anything else, I want to thank everyone who has commented, helped, criticisized and just stopped by to say "hey." It really keeps me going to be better at both painting and converting. Now, past the mushy Gray's Anatomy moment, I've got a couple new projects in the works. First off, is a fun inter-legion project that I hope will be the first of several. Details remain under wraps for the moment, but I'm excited, so I can't help but hype it with almost zero details like this was a new console unveil at E3! *ZING* Secondly, I hope everyone is proud of me. I actually sat down and fully constructed an entire *non-character* unit of 100% pre-heresy marines. Enjoy: http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC040001_zpseba8784f.jpg BAM! Check it. I have regularly caught flak for poodling around the 30k/40k divide and rampantly disgregarding GW/FW purist wisdom. I have to admit, there is something OCD-ishly satisfying about having an entire squad in (mostly) matching armor with period correct accessories and weapons. Of course, it took me hours to assemble 6 guys, seeing as how I can't *not* convert things. The cast of characters. Sgt. Mohawk Chainaxe http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC040003_zps96516dfe.jpg Leaping flag guy http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC040004_zpsb71337b8.jpg GI Joe homage guy http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC040005_zpsd697623a.jpg Non-regulation Harries method guy http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC040007_zps91f6eb64.jpg Jumping the brook with a chainsaw gun guy http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC040006_zps15cf5cb0.jpg Obligatory Boltgun *AND* Bolt pistol guy http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC040008_zps52735b8b.jpg Let me know what is thought! And on to my fav, replies: @ Vissah - Thanks! I think he turned out alright considering. @ Recon - Good to know, that's certainly the idea. @ disease - Thanks for stopping by. I seem to be attracting a fair number of Deathguard folks as of late. @ Chaplain - I can see the idea. It'd look neat... but how would he get to the knives? They'd be way over his head where he can't reach, wouldn't they? @ Deathspectersgt - Thanks. Polish eh? Unless it has a base in Russian, I'm kinda clueless. Does it sound awesome? @ Forte - Haha, excellent. I shall consider this a gentleman's request for a hilarious rivalry, since we hate each other a little bit evenly . Your challenge is accepted. Also... terminator rubdown @ Mikhail - It is indeed. It was just kinda laying around since in pre-heresy any type of shield is a little useless on a terminator, and in 40k, I don't get storm shields *sad face* I'll give the shoulders a going-over with an emery board before he catches primer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 The pure 30k Sqd looks good .Like the more Chaotic 40k NL's Better .Have'nt spoke or heard Polish spoken since I was a kid .Just had to throw that out there.Had a Uncle that was from the Ukraine,He would yell at me in Russian when I was learning to ride horses at his stables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenleg Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Yes! Mk II is the best plate out there! Very nice unit, full of action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhaunter Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Well congrat on yours almost 20 followers and 12 pages of great stuff :D You shoudnt be surprised of quantity of admirers of your work since you are pumping pretty neat ideas here. We shall celebrate when you hit 50 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Awesome stuff. More, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 @Flint. Rivalry will be tricky...but still hilarious. With me about to jump in with Slaanesh. I have too many things running round my head not to take the jump now ;) And those minis look excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vazzy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I'll say it once and I'll say it again. I love your blog Flint. All those dudes ooze character and substance. Excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I like the pre-heresy guys! Especially non-regulation harries chap. I bet he thinks: "Fix my bayonet? oh no, sir! I can stab one guy and blast another with this sweet technique." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Morning Folks, it's that updatey time again. In a (hopefully) continuing theme of actual non-character infantry, here's my first shot at a recon marine. I assume Recon0321 will appreciate it ^_^ http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC050006_zps440c62c9.jpg Since he needs to be sneaky, I darkened down his colors a bit, with a darker mix of VGC Storm blue and a wash of Badab instead of Drakenhoff. Bronze is minimal, just on the buckles of his gear. On the few pieces of armor trim, I went with matte black instead. http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC050007_zps5247b502.jpg Stalker pattern bolters take a surprising amount of time to paint compared to normal ones. http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC050008_zps0c841850.jpg Also my first shot at camouflage. I was going to cop out with just a highlighted black cloak (like my vigilator) but last second I decided to try something a little more challenging. Not perfect, but I think he blends pretty well with his base ^_^ http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC050009_zps480f777a.jpg Dat gear If anyone has a tutorial they could link to on painting winter camo, I'd be grateful. It isn't gawdaweful, but I think I could improve it a bit. I found a few panning through google pages, but most were to old articles that don't exist anymore. Oh well. And replies! @ Deathspectersgt - Thanks! They took irritatingly long to build. You should get into Russian. Then you too can yell at teenagers learning to ride horses! Plus it sounds awesome. @ Chickenleg - Funny story, I think MKII is actually my least favorite of heresy armor. I'm glad you like it though. I am partial to MKIII myself. Even if it isn't "Nightlordy" it looks very sinister with that awesome faceplate. @ nhaunter - Thanks buddy! I look forward to it. @ Heathens - I thought you might enjoy some MKII stuff ^_^ @ Forte - Thanks! Rivalry approved. My conversions shall triumph over your disgustingly gorgeous paintjobs! @ Vazzy - Feel free to continue saying it. I don't get tired of hearing nice things ^_^ @ Hushrong - He does look kinda mean doesn't he? I can just think of him popping off shots "Heart, heart, head. Heart, heart, head..." Thanks again for all the kind words folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vissah Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I always love recon marines. I made a squad of Alpha Legionaires with Catachan heads, the one withthe bamdana is a perfect recon head :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Micro-update. I just washed the cloak with Drakenhoff Nightshade, then rehighlighted it. I am 100% happier with it now. It has a sort of "Nighttime Urban Winter" feel too it ^_^ One http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC050001_zps518b18ee.jpg and Two http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC050002_zpsf353d0da.jpg Better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Was going to suggest glazing the cloak to dull it a bit and make the colours a bit closer to each other but...you did it anyway :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaptermasterDemon7 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Love the non-character model squad, and the recon marine. Gotta find time to prime my sternguard and vanguard models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I like that knife guy. That was a beautiful knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vissah Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Looks a lot better, got to love the washes :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vazzy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Dat cloak doh. Wow. My recon boys are gonna need to have their game stepped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon0321 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 @flint Wow that is an amazing mini looks great...I knew once I saw them on forge world I wanted them yours are the first I have seen amazing job....would you mind if I stole the image for my profile picture...(I would be sure to give you all due credit for the excellent work...) keep it up! Check this link it USMC desert camo but the page has other and I recommend the US army or USAF tutorial for a good stand winter camo stand in http://wfarcadia.blogspot.com/2009/07/painting-desert-marpat-tutorial.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Dat cloak doh. Wow. My recon boys are gonna need to have their game stepped up.I foresee the Knives of Ultramar... Hint hint wink wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vazzy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Dat cloak doh. Wow. My recon boys are gonna need to have their game stepped up.I foresee the Knives of Ultramar... Hint hint wink wink Knives in the dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Looking good, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenleg Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Very nice camo pattern and it compliments the color sceme of the NL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Morning Folks! Here's what happens when I *promise* myself I'll just sit down and put a model together without converting or playing with it. The boys of Fourth Claw Tactical disperse tactically over rough terrain to safeguard their new VIP... with tactics. http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC060001_zps022ea641.jpg This is zero conversions for me http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC060005_zps230ca452.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC060003_zps893e2e5f.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC060002_zpsb641858e.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC060004_zps416b357d.jpg and replies! @ Forte - Since we're keeping a Rivalry score now, does that put it at Flint -1, Forte- 0? ^_^ @ Chaptermasterdaemon - I know the feeling. I love converting, but when it comes time to slap paint on stuff, I'll procrastinate like noone's business. @ Kol - Thanks! And I agree, I love all the little miscellaneous stuff that comes in the FW close combat packs. @ Vissah - Tell me about it! It consistently amazes me how much difference you can get from a small batch of actual paints when you switch washes, apply them slightly differently and so forth. @ Vazzy - Thanks. I suppose I've stumbled on a winning camo formula ^_^ @ Recon - PM sent! And thanks for the tutorial. I'll have to sit down with it tomorrow when I have free time to see if I can replicate it with wintery colors. @ Marshal - Wow, I've gotten a bunch of big pre-heresy names in here now. Thanks a lot! @ Chickenleg - Thanks. I like how the blue wash made the cloak look a lot more coherent with the rest of the dark blue model. Funny how that hint of blue makes it look 100% more "together." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wha....scores...that's me :cuss I'm slow when it comes to my models lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 It's that time again. Unfortunately, I was left alone with a pristine new set of MKIV plate and 4 hours of free time. Thusly, exactly zero painting happened. This happened instead: http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC070001_zps19091488.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC070006_zps3d13b7ca.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC070003_zpscec1b7ca.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC070004_zpseb675524.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC070002_zps82e343d1.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC070007_zps2f99410c.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC070002_zps4161c381.jpg Not sure what they'll end up as. Probably a unit of veterans, maybe a Terror Squad. If you'll notice, I changed up the arms on the Vox Operator a bit between the group and individual pics. He was looking pretty stiff, and I wanted him more dynamic and actiony. What do we think? @Forte - Haha, it amused me greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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