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The glow on the plasma guns on your Ravenwing is awesome! How did you do it?

 

It's a bit hit an miss sometimes but I start off with the old Maccarius Solar Orange. As a foundation paint you can thin it down and it's quite easy to blend it into the surrounding colours so it fades from the recesses outwards. I then apply a thinned brighter orange and then yellow with a final drybrush highlight of white for raised areas or thinned white wash used sparingly in the crevices. If it's OK at this stage all good, if it;s just not working - not orange enough then I have an orange craft acrylic that's more red than the Maccarius that I wash over it and it ties all the colours together. I've tried using it from the start but it just doesn't thin as effectively as MSO, so you can't affect the glow as well [cheap paints].

 

Sorry I can't be any more specific, sometimes my OSL  works sometimes it doesn't, here's where I got it right the first time: http://www.40kaddict.uk/2014/08/dark-angels-mo-plasma-dark-vengeance.html

 

My Cerastus worked out OK: http://www.40kaddict.uk/2015/12/imperial-knight-cerastus-in_12.html

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eDEDeJGRT1Y/VmRkk-JzlUI/AAAAAAAAfMg/janRbCAGAzY/s320/P1100280.JPG

 

And more recently on the landspeeder gavitic plate: http://www.40kaddict.uk/2016/08/dark-angels-land-speeder-typhoons.html

 

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Hope they help.

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The glow on the plasma guns on your Ravenwing is awesome! How did you do it?

It's a bit hit an miss sometimes but I start off with the old Maccarius Solar Orange. As a foundation paint you can thin it down and it's quite easy to blend it into the surrounding colours so it fades from the recesses outwards. I then apply a thinned brighter orange and then yellow with a final drybrush highlight of white for raised areas or thinned white wash used sparingly in the crevices. If it's OK at this stage all good, if it;s just not working - not orange enough then I have an orange craft acrylic that's more red than the Maccarius that I wash over it and it ties all the colours together. I've tried using it from the start but it just doesn't thin as effectively as MSO, so you can't affect the glow as well [cheap paints].

 

Sorry I can't be any more specific, sometimes my OSL works sometimes it doesn't, here's where I got it right the first time: http://www.40kaddict.uk/2014/08/dark-angels-mo-plasma-dark-vengeance.html

 

My Cerastus worked out OK: http://www.40kaddict.uk/2015/12/imperial-knight-cerastus-in_12.html

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eDEDeJGRT1Y/VmRkk-JzlUI/AAAAAAAAfMg/janRbCAGAzY/s320/P1100280.JPG

 

And more recently on the landspeeder gavitic plate: http://www.40kaddict.uk/2016/08/dark-angels-land-speeder-typhoons.html

 

C360_2016-08-28-22-36-55-827.jpg

 

Hope they help.

Idea stolen for landspeeders..

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Finished my second Imperial Knight, this time a Paladin. He's called Euronymous - The Fallen Knight. He was a Dark Angel on Caliban when it was shattered, a piece of it cast into the warp and then reappered within a pocket universe accessible only on Ferron Proxima. Many of the other Legion escaped and fled the planet but Euronymous went into seclusion, only resurfacing when he recognised a local Knightly house had been turned renegade. Enraged he returned to the Shard of Caliban and the ancient armories that still remained and interraced with the only engine capable of stopping house Corvus - the Relic Imperial Knight.

 

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You can see more pics here: http://www.40kaddict.uk/2016/09/imperial-knight-in-manufactorum-pt-21.html

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Although it’s been a good few months since I completed the Land Speeders I’ve not been idle on the Dark Angels. In fact I’ve been rather productive and completed these Bastions which I’ve only just had chance to take [half] decent photographs of.

 

 

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I’m a big fan of Fortifications, whether it be for my Dark Angels or my Tyranids [the Heresy!]. My Bastion tends to end up destroyed in most games but it’s always nice to have a platform for my Devastator Squad to start in. I did the Comms Relay too but for the most part I take the Quad Gun.

 

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This means my Squad Sergeant can man the Quad Gun while the Missile Launchers continue to fire their heavy weapons.

 

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If you want to see more pictures check out my recent blog post

http://www.40kaddict.uk/2017/04/dark-angels-bastions-to-done.html

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I've been working really hard on my Ravenwing Bikers - a Bikers Dozen of 13 - 7 Command/Black Knights and 6 basic bike squad

 

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It's been a real hard slog, the basic bike squad themselves were actually started in 2011 but other projects just got in the way. Painting can be a tortuous process and there are some models that require more mental fortitude to get done than others. Having just beaten two Drop Pods into submission [which reminds me I need to share those also] it only seemed right and proper to tackle the horrors of bikes and to batch all 13 at once!

The Command guys were partiuclarly challenging - I'm looking at you Standard Bearer and Apothecary

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But the converted Dark Vengeance Bikes to Dark Knights came out really well

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And then there were these 6 which I've had for over 6 years now. The most I've ever painted as a batch was 6 and that was twice as much as I felt comfortable with so to finally get more than double that  feels amazing.

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I know I was forced to make compromises in places, but they were made to ensure completion. I spent my childhood with unpainted armies so if I have to sacrifice quality or make a poor colour decision here and there I'll do so if it means the project reaches a conclusion.

Anyway, loads of pictures here [with even more to come on Friday that look cooler ;) ]

http://www.40kaddict.uk/2017/06/dark-angels-ravenwing-to-done.html
 

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I had opportunity to make some Assault troops up. Having picked up some Sanguinary Guard legs for cheap off ebay I saw their quartered knee plates as ideal for representing the 5th Company's symbol. I also loved the idea that although there's the 'warrior monk/knight' theme of Dark Angels that standard Assault Squad armour is as ornate as your Elite Blood Angels [on the legs at least].

 

 

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It's one of the first times I've 'built' a squad. Most recently I've been making/painting starter box figures with only minor conversions. Here I was choosing weapons and details and posing them how I felt best. not entirely sure why I switched the chapter shoulder pads to the right, maybe their just 'sinister'. I'm just really pleased with some of the poses

 

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In particular the twin chainsword guy is a favourite, I'm not even sure his weapon options are possible but I could potentially use him as an Eviscerator equipped Marine

 

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To see more point your cogitators here: http://www.40kaddict.uk/2017/07/dark-angels-assault-squad-to-done.html

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