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[Commission] 5 Suns Custom Space Marines Chapter


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Yeah, it's a very long term job, and one that's been a complete nightmare from a business point of view- it was subcontracted out (twice) when I was working with other painters, unsuccesfully (and expensively), meaning I've had to shoe-horn it in as and when I can around faster turnaround pay-the-bills jobs. I really don't like doing that, and I'll be very glad when it's out the door and the closing payment's made. Definitely a 'Don't feckin' do that again' lesson in there somewhere, coupled with an 'Aren't you glad you communicate with your clients properly?'.

 

That said, it's all starting to look quite nice, and the remaining stuff is getting more interesting - there's another 10 Assault Marines and then some very heavy conversion work on more Terminators and a Dreadnought.

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Such a beautiful army. I love all the conversion and free hand work. The OSL on the eyes are a really nice touch. Be exciting to see the completed army when it's finished.

 

Thanks for posting, why I never will get into commission work myself. Goes from fun to you don't even want to paint your own models because you view it as work and not as a hobby.

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Still pluggin' on this one. My consistency with paint is better than the camera it seems. I really can't spot these from the others without checking the unit marking or other small details.

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_squad5_front.jpg

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_squad5_back.jpg

 

Group shot of the army so far:

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_group180516.jpg

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More assault marines. Without doubt my longest-term project. All that's left is competition grade, heavily converted stuff. Should be interesting.

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_squad6.jpg

And as usual, weapon on the sergeant is converted:
http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_s6_sgt.jpg
 

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Not really. The brief is mesoamerican, but avoid excessive eagle / jaguar (ie Aztec / Incan) references. So the various glyphs reference stuff like that but I avoided overly feathered headdresses etc. There's still a few things in there to give it a sort of tribal feel, but most of the theme is imparted by the tan / red / teal colour combination and the interlocking dags pattern.

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Not really. The brief is mesoamerican, but avoid excessive eagle / jaguar (ie Aztec / Incan) references. So the various glyphs reference stuff like that but I avoided overly feathered headdresses etc. There's still a few things in there to give it a sort of tribal feel, but most of the theme is imparted by the tan / red / teal colour combination and the interlocking dags pattern.

Its the fact that it isnt too excessive while at the same time there is just enough for it to be recognized as mesoamerican which I have to give you props for.

I tried to do that with my Minotaurs, giving them that ancient Hellenic look without being too overt about it. Creating balance in things like that is key with chapters that are based off of real world cultures, and you pulled it off .

Well done mate thumbsup.gif

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Absolutely incredible! The shading and highlights are so subtle,and the color scheme is really engaging without being garish.

 

1. Where did you get those Librarian bits?

 

2. Did you really freehand all of those details?

 

3. Are those magnificent glowing eyes really only a three-color job? Do you have a guide link? I think I know the technique but I want to be sure.

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