IronKobra Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Well I actually finished a model! Just did this to take a break from lots of black and gold. Had this model far too long to be unpainted so here is my take on Astorath!http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab36/IronKobra84/Me/Astorath%20the%20Grim%20-%20Blood%20Angels%20High%20Chaplain/Astorath1_zps74ce6390.jpg http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab36/IronKobra84/Me/Astorath%20the%20Grim%20-%20Blood%20Angels%20High%20Chaplain/Astorath3_zps35c44d67.jpg http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab36/IronKobra84/Me/Astorath%20the%20Grim%20-%20Blood%20Angels%20High%20Chaplain/Astorath2_zpse9ca3ed4.jpg http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab36/IronKobra84/Me/Astorath%20the%20Grim%20-%20Blood%20Angels%20High%20Chaplain/Astorath4_zps6a7c3845.jpg http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab36/IronKobra84/Me/Astorath%20the%20Grim%20-%20Blood%20Angels%20High%20Chaplain/Astorath6_zps7fcffb97.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phadeout Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 That's gorgeous, nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 nice work! love the shade of red you achieved and the face is excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mapple Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 The bone colors are ace. Great mini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine7312000 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fury Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 The power ax and jump pack caught my attention, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Thanks Y'all! I had this model primed and waiting for paint for about 3 years and figured was about time he got some colour on him. I was getting burnt out on the Death Company I have been working on so just did it to avoid burn out! I think his armour style really put me off because I'm not a huge fan of the flayed skin style, and WINGS! Arg! I love them on the models but they are such a nightmare to paint for an anal retentive *!"^!£% with OCD like me! I was also afraid of varnishing the model since I have had had no luck in that field in recent years with clouding, so I put fears aside and risked a trial and success! Good news is now I am ploughing on with my Lemartes & Elite Death Company! Watch this space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplainmikey Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Great work on the face and that power axe is brilliant too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Great work on the face and that power axe is brilliant too. The face I went with something different to pretty much any other version I have seen. To me it looks like a Mask of some kind, There are rebreather tubes that protrude from behind the jaw line and there is a grille piece inside the mouth. Nearly every version I have seen it has been painted like well... A Face. Which is fine, just not how I see it. I went for a porcelain kabuki style death mask. Think fits nice with his character (if nice is what you can call it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 One of the best Astorath's I have seen, excellent work Kobe. Any chance of some recipes, particularly the axe and the bone. Nice work :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 One of the best Astorath's I have seen, excellent work Kobe. Any chance of some recipes, particularly the axe and the bone. Nice work Thanks MN. The axe is pretty straight forward. Black prime, Mix black & regal blue lines, fairly thick lines to mark roughly where the lightning is. Mix in a little turquoise, thinner lines inside. Then thinner lines again of pure turquoise. Then Mix in a little bleached bone and thinner lines again. Then pure white where the points meet and where you want the edges to look sharp. It's actually just how GW did their Astorath's blade, they published in a white dwarf a while back. The bone is a little more odd. Black base. Khemri Brown base. Then wash of Leviathan Purple! Yes, Purple! Then another of scorched brown & black (or badab black & devlan mud. I really don't think there is much diff either way, depending how much you thin the paint). Then just layer up from khemri brown, to bone to white, how many mixes and stages between is your choice! I probably would not do so many on the little bits next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I'm curious about the skin, it's that perfect blue-white that vampires are often depicted with.Obviously the whole model's fantastic, but his face really caught my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 I'm curious about the skin, it's that perfect blue-white that vampires are often depicted with. It's just shadow grey to wolf grey to white. I use that colour combo a lot. But I have painted it to look like a kabuki death mask rather than skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelus Mortifer Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 3 - 2 -1... IK is back in the room!!! Stellar job there mate. Always glad to see your stuff and congrats on a completed model at last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Thanks Mort! I never left, just been very busy and hobby had to sit on the sidelines for a little... but Lemartes is coming VERY soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelus Mortifer Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Thanks Mort! I never left, just been very busy and hobby had to sit on the sidelines for a little... but Lemartes is coming VERY soon! That one I will believe when I see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Thanks Mort! I never left, just been very busy and hobby had to sit on the sidelines for a little... but Lemartes is coming VERY soon! That one I will believe when I see it Be prepared to eat your words dude! First layer of varnish is down! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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