Rob451 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 Finished off the Vanguard squad today. I'll post better pictures later when I can get the light box set up without disturbing all our Netrunner cards on the dining table :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraRich Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 These look great. The simple scheme suits them well. Im just about finished on mine so I can appreciate how much detail there is on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'm going to be a little picky and point out that you've missed the inner part of the backpack (behind the head) on all of your marines with tactical packs. Namely: http://i58.tinypic.com/izwyrr.png Don't get me wrong, the standard of painting overall is fantastic, but little misses like this are the kind of thing that will kick you in the butt at painting comps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'm going to be a little picky and point out that you've missed the inner part of the backpack (behind the head) on all of your marines with tactical packs. Namely: http://i58.tinypic.com/izwyrr.png Don't get me wrong, the standard of painting overall is fantastic, but little misses like this are the kind of thing that will kick you in the butt at painting comps. I haven't missed them I chose not to paint them a contrasting colour in order to create a better canvas for the heads. Too much noise behind the heads would detract from the impact of the unhelmeted marines faces. I've never liked that little bit of detail and always felt it was superfluous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 A quick WIP of a Venerable Dread I started today. Currently waiting for a gloss coat to finish drying before I start weathering and detailing which is why he's so shiny. I feel like he needs more Inquisition iconography though. I need to dig through my Grey Knight Sprues and see what I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpwyrm Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Quite a nice force you got there, it's inspiring. I like your minimalist yet smart approach to painting, good job! That was the flowers, now the pot: I really don't like the barehead on the dreadnought. The rest of the mini is looking good, but that head ruins it IMHO. Marines interred in dreadnought sarcophagus are supposed to be almost unrecognisable from their former selves. This doesn't look like the head of an Astartes who has confronted death... Anyway, keep up the good work! JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwunzgofasta Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I really like the way you've painted your flesh. It's something I definitely want to work and your guys are a great inspiration. I think you've got a really nice effect on your power weapons too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Just found this thread, really amazing stuff. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 Quite a nice force you got there, it's inspiring. I like your minimalist yet smart approach to painting, good job! That was the flowers, now the pot: I really don't like the barehead on the dreadnought. The rest of the mini is looking good, but that head ruins it IMHO. Marines interred in dreadnought sarcophagus are supposed to be almost unrecognisable from their former selves. This doesn't look like the head of an Astartes who has confronted death... Anyway, keep up the good work! JP In order for a marine to be interred in a dreadnought they must have a working nervous system but an impossible to heal or repair body. This to me means their head is often intact. That this particular old one prefers to see the world with their own eyes is something unique to him and I feel the visible head reminds us that inside these hulking war machines is an individual who will never be allowed the rest of death. On a more practical note the front comes off to reveal his broken body which looks really cool without the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 I've not been updating this thread as much as I should have considering that work has continued on this project. Since last posting I have finished the Dreadnought and also added an Apothecary. Still not had time to set up the light box and take better pictures though. I did go back on my original intention of having a Dreadnought without a helmet due to just not liking the way the head was so small in the available space. It looked unbalanced. In the end I went with painting the helmet silver and giving it the same glowing lenses as the rest of the helmeted marines. The Apothecary was something of a challenge as I've not painted any white armour before. In the end I repainted the white sections 3 times before I was happy with the result (really glad I didn't assemble him fully before painting). I painted his lenses differently to try and make him less aggressive looking than the rest of the marines. Right now I'm painting up the Space Wolves from Stormclaw but I have another 10 Deathwatch marines ready to paint (5 Assault and 5 Bolter) just to round the force out to 3 full Kill Teams. After they're done I'm probably going to get a couple of Drop pods done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Updating this thread with better more up to date pictures now that I've completely finished this project. Inquisitor http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699262_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Watch Captain http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699259_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Epistolary http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699270_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Command Squad with Apothecary & Watch Champion http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699263_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Techmarine & Servitors http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699264_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Vanguard Veterans http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699265_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Kill Team http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699266_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Kill Team http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699268_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Kill Team http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699267_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Kill Team http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699261_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Landraider Crusader http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/3/27/699269_sm-Deathwatch%2C%20Inquisition%2C%20Ordo%20Xenos%2C%20Space%20Marines.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 As someone who's messing around with hi own Deathwatch at the moment this is inspiring to see. Top-notch paint jobs all round and a nice array of chapters. Our Space Wolves share the same torso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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