Forté's creations: Started Crimson Fists (pg 67)

[Forté]

Nicely done so far. :tu:

 

If you ever run out of Citadel's Averland Sunset, a good alternative is Vallejo's Heavy Opaque Yellow.

I'm guessing the Vallejo one is more yellow than Averland. Though I reckon there's more chance this pot will dry out before I finish it knowing my painting record.

[Brother Carpenter]

You could cut the knee pad thingies to resemple spikes.

 

Really liking them.

[Forté]

You could cut the knee pad thingies to resemple spikes.

 

Really liking them.

Not totally sure I know what you mean I'm afraid. Sorry

[Brother Carpenter]

I was reacting to the remark of removing the upright on the primaris kneepads.

Missed the page between the original post and my reaction so it got kinda detached. Sorry.

[Forté]

I was reacting to the remark of removing the upright on the primaris kneepads.

Missed the page between the original post and my reaction so it got kinda detached. Sorry.

Ah, I get ya. No need to apologise.

 

Those are all primed and kind of sat in black for a long time now. Hobby motivation vanished for a while.

[Forté]

You're not going to believe this but... I've started painting... Crimson Fists! Sorry.

 

 

Have to blame a few mates who've decided we're all going to have some games in the summer.

 

Still have oils to add.

 

Do need to find a UK based decals/transfer seller, if there is one. If not I've found a source if it comes to it.

Edited February 25, 2023 by Forté
Image size and extra text added

[Forté]

I made a pledge and actually go started painting.

 

Now, I haven't really batch painted more than 10 minis in one go in my whole life. So this is a first and I'm trying to keep the steps to a minimum rather than getting fussy with it all.

 

Session 1:

Started with everything primed black. Yup, all 18 minis (which is a lot for me as I rarely do more that 1 at a time these days).

 

Pulled out the old large tank brush and went:

1.  GWB Nightlords Blue

2. GWB Kantor Blue

3. VMC Royal Blue

 

Metals all picked out in old GW Boltgun Metal.

Red hands and Captain cloak in old GW Mechandrite Red.

 

Session 2:

Pouches in old GW Scorched Brown,

Crux in VMC Basalt Grey,

Weapon cases in P3 Coal Black,

Eyes, joints, pipes in old GW Shadow Grey,

Vallejo gloss varnish on places where I'll add transfers.

 

So next up is a transfer session. All over gloss before oil washing. And so on.

 

Wish me luck please 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Looks like good progress!

[Razblood]

Followers of the corpse god engaging in corruption that Slaanesh would be jealous of going on here! 

 

Looking good so far.

Edited August 10, 2023 by Razblood

[Forté]

13 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

Looks like good progress!

Thank you 

 

5 hours ago, Razblood said:

Followers of the corpse god engaging in corruption that Slaanesh would be jealous of going on here! 

 

Looking good so far.

you're probably right 

[Guest]

Forte with Crimson Fists... What devilry is this :P 

[Forté]

11 hours ago, Brother Captain Arkley said:

Forte with Crimson Fists... What devilry is this :P 

Makes a change from busts and larger scale figures these days 

[Forté]

Decals on (if slightly wrinkled). Whoever decided that it's a great to put large markings on curved surfaces obviously hates people.

 

Anyway... ready for gloss spraying in prep for oils washes.

 

 

 

Goal is to get these ready for gaming this weekend.

 

Yup... I'll be playing 40k 10th, and likely taking all these off the table by turn 3!

[ZeroWolf]

To be fair, that'll probably only happen if you play Eldar, otherwise those terminators will hit like a freightliner. Painting is looking good 

[Forté]

10 hours ago, ZeroWolf said:

To be fair, that'll probably only happen if you play Eldar, otherwise those terminators will hit like a freightliner. Painting is looking good 

Many thanks.

No Eldar but there are Knights and possibly a Stompa.

 

 

In other news...

Gloss coat... done!

Messy oil wash... done!

 

Clean up and maybe matt coat tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

[Forté]

Erm... I think having a weekend of gaming ahead of me really pushed me on. I've actually finished those 

 

 

 

 

 

Will take better photos and other angles another day. Really pleased at having a little more than a Combat Patrol all uniformly painted.

 

Might not be the standard that I usually try to push for (then again I usually only paint one thing with display in mind), but I'm happy with how these all look together. Might get others painted up to go with, if I'm not completely destroyed on the table this weekend. And I need to resist the urge to refine bits on these.

[ZeroWolf]

I think they look fantastic  Great job. Get them stuck into some greenskins!

(you have my sympathies with dealing with the knights mind!)

[Forté]

32 minutes ago, ZeroWolf said:

I think they look fantastic  Great job. Get them stuck into some greenskins!

(you have my sympathies with dealing with the knights mind!)

Pretty sure one of the others is actually bringing his Orks.

 

Worryingly, I know another has Knights, but we're doing Combat Patrol  and some 700 point games on Saturday. Then a doubles, 2000 points each on Sunday. I think my brain might be frazzled after all that.

[Firedrake Cordova]

Nice work. The runes on the librarian look great  

[Forté]

On 8/19/2023 at 8:15 AM, Firedrake Cordova said:

Nice work. The runes on the librarian look great  

Many thanks 

[Pearson73]

Surprised to see you turning to the Fists! Regardless, the runes on the Libarian are really excellently done. The dusty weathering coming up from the bases is well executed too.

[Forté]

3 hours ago, Pearson73 said:

Surprised to see you turning to the Fists! Regardless, the runes on the Libarian are really excellently done. The dusty weathering coming up from the bases is well executed too.

Cheers.

 

It's actually a return to the CF. My first ever Space Marines (the RBT01 box) I painted as the cover chapter because the art was incredible. My painting then, when I was about 11... not so good.

 

I'm still stunned that I managed to paint them within 10 days. Also used them in 4 games of 10th at the weekend. 3 at 700 points and another teamed up with Death Guard against Orks and Necrons with 5000 points a side! Was great fun, though I feel that the Librarian will be dropped from lists. Didn't really do anything in the first 3 games.