Luther's W.o.S.P. (Works of Slow Progress)

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

Ah yes, Sgt. Funky Pose. We meet again. 

 

Great paint job, as usual. :)

[Bjorn Firewalker]

 

I think you meant to say “Sons of DORN”...

Lol damn autocorrect

It changed "bolter" into "bolster", "vox" into "box", and Emperor knows how many other mistakes, before I figured out how to disable the thrice-damned thing.

[Majkhel]

Nice Fist! As always some nice choice of colors. Proves that there is always choice and variety available even for the most iconic chapters with long-set color schemes. I like the white paint-wear mixing in with the highlights. And deepening of the yellow with this particular orange is beautiful. I just regret there isn't more of it (the orange) on the model.
The pale blue eye lenses are not a common choice, but they tie well with the purple aquila and shoulder guard trim. 
Really like it :)

[LutherMax]

Thanks for the comments!

 

Taken a quick break from painting guides to add a model to my own Raptors army – Leiutentant Cerrin.

 

The base model is the event exclusive lieutenant and the conversion was inspired by the awesome kitbash by k03rnl. The cloak was sculpted for me by Dawn Crusade.

 

Edited November 4, 2019 by LutherMax

[keeblerartillery]

Fantastic! Nice subtle OSL

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

  Holy crap man now that is cool! I love the glow effect of the power sword on the ground that's a nice touch. Excellent work!

[Majkhel]

Excellent work on the face! The eyes, the shades on the jaw, the lovely eagle tattoo! I definitely feel my eyes drawn to it (the face) despite it's being partly hidden behind the collar and cloak.  

I also like how the very muted tones on the cloak discreetly pick up the green of the armor.

 

I must say however that the OSL from the sword on the ground seems out of place. How can the ground be lighted so much while the armor of the greave and foot are totally unaffected despite being much closer to the source of light? ;)

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

Looking at it again, I just noticed is that a tattoo on the side of his head?

[batu]

Amazing work. So much character and atmosphere.

[LutherMax]

Thanks for the comments!

 

I must say however that the OSL from the sword on the ground seems out of place. How can the ground be lighted so much while the armor of the greave and foot are totally unaffected despite being much closer to the source of light?

It's a valid point... the thing is the flat face of the blade (the large area that would be giving off the most light) is directly opposite that patch of ground. The greave is opposite the sharp edge and is partially blocked by the guard. On reflection I do think a bit of light cast on the lower leg and foot would be appropriate. The thing is, that blue was actually just overspray from when I airbrushed the sword, which is the very first thing I did on the model. I just quite liked it as natural light and decided to leave it and paint around it

 

 

Looking at it again, I just noticed is that a tattoo on the side of his head?

It is! The Imperial Aquilla

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

That's really well painted my hands are way to shaky to do that, but I totally noticed what it was. Was like holy crap that's a nice touch!

[Dwango]

Wow. Just had a quick look over the last 2 pages. Those models are sublime! Will be looking through more when I get chance. I'm always envious of someone who can paint a good face and that lieutenants face is top notch. A custodes head if I'm not mistaken?

[KrautScientist]

That Lieutenant is just unbelievable. Incredible work! :)

[Spectral Bob]

Fantastic work. Your skills with a brush are excellent!

 

I do have one question, from a modeling standpoint; why is his pistol on the same side as his sword arm? Seems a bit odd...

[Chaplain Mollusc]

@Spectral Bob, it looks like it's set up for cross-draw, with the butt forward.

[Son of Sacrifice]

The figure comes modelled like that. Jebus there are some nitpickers in here, go and paint if you have that much time on your hands!

[LutherMax]

Next up in my little project, the most zealous of chapters – Black Templars!

 

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

Excellent painting, turned out really great!!!

[LutherMax]

Thanks Kolgrim!

 

First completed model of 2020 – a Phobos Lieutenant for my Raptors army. This is another model from the Shadowspear box that I’m slowly (but happily!) working my way through. I did a very minor conversion to swap the head with the captain from the same box.

 

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

Looks great!!

[War Angel]

Damn those look good!

[Majkhel]

Great weathering! And I really like the rich colour of the knives' scabbards (a tint of red?)

The head however is from the Primaris Intercessors kit. Phobos Captain's originally has a beard :)

[LutherMax]

Thanks for the comments!

 

Great weathering! And I really like the rich colour of the knives' scabbards (a tint of red?)

The head however is from the Primaris Intercessors kit. Phobos Captain's originally has a beard

Yes I used red-browns on the scabbard and yellow-browns on the straps for a bit of contrast :)

 

And you are correct about the head, well spotted! I got confused because I used this guy's original head on the Captain, not the other way around. Just goes to show how long has passed between building the model and painting him :D

[Carrick]

Luther seriously! Just wow. This thread is packed with just incredible talent. I’m just starting a Raptors project and this thread inspires me so much. Thanks for sharing your techniques and ideas with us all.

[The_son_of_Dorn]

These are heart stoppingly good!