Finn Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Greetings, Brothers! As the new year began, I made a resolution. I want to put together and fully paint a whole new Blood Angels army until the end of march. I'm going to use this plog to motivate myself, as I'm quite a slow (and time-lacking) hobbyist. This is the humble beginning of my journey: http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad53/bkubera/pod_zpse78f5455.jpg Wish me luck! I'm going to need it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Always good to start with a solid foundation! May the new year bring you ample inspiration and time with which to put it to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 As a quite slow and time lacking hobbyist myself, I wish you the best of luck on your new army project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Nice bases, where can I find that kind of cardbord? Ive seen it on so many bloqs but Ive never been able to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Go and plunder Castorama or any other DIY store. Actually, it's not cardboard - it's corkboard and they sell it in sheets large enough to base a few armies. It's also quite cheap - for tons of basing material I paid like 10 EUR. Happy you like the bases. My regular opponents won't; they're playing chaos :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I have much respect for someone who starts from the ground up - or in the case - from the base up. Too often is basing left behind or forgotten and it really ties the army together once everything is painted. Great start here and woe to the conquered traitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 A small update for now. I know I'm not being original at all, but I made a "classic" kitbash of Dante. I would have bought the official mini, but it's temporarily out of stock and, to be honest, I prefer the look of sanguinary-Dante. And Emperor, I hate finecast. I only need to drill the barrel of his inferno pistol. I also couldn't resist but include a slight Spiderman reference. I guess wrist mounted weapons have such an effect on me. So, here's my Dante: http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad53/bkubera/DSC_0648_zpse99c34af.jpg I'm also working on my 15 Death Company models and I'm going to post some pictures soon. Unfortunately for me, I've decided to extensively magnetize them, so I can swap the loadout whenever I feel like it. I actually like the 32mm bases for marines. Because I'm just starting the army, the change doesn't bother me at all and I am fond of the look. Bigger bases make marines look suitably imposing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplainmikey Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Dante looks great though personally I'm not fond of the posing of his left hand but that's just nit-picking.Looking forward to seeing some more updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Yeah. I really have to second that spider man-esque pose really diminishes a lot for me. Your models though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Disagree with the two above. Really dig that hand pose with the melta. Speaks of the graceful brutality the Blood Angels are famous for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Brothers, I'm glad you're telling that, because I'm not so sure about it myself. Fortunately it can be easily fixed. I'll think about it and will probably change The Hand Disagree with the two above. Really dig that hand pose with the melta. Speaks of the graceful brutality the Blood Angels are famous for. I got the idea from Spider-man, but I kept it for a slightly... effeminate look. I'm not yet sure if I like it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Some slow progress on Dante. I decided to keep the effeminate hand. The gold needs a few more layers to get even coverage and then lots of work to make it look three dimentional. http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad53/bkubera/DSC_0660_zps5f2b6321.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Another small update with more work done on the gold. Now it's time to clean up the armor, highlights and details. http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad53/bkubera/IMG_0499_zps1b81d3da.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Dude! He looks like a statue carved from a solid gold brick. That's awesome! How'd you manage that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macas Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Looking Great so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormborn Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Dante looks great, How did you do the gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks, Brothers. The first step was a coat or two of army painter's spay primer (desert yellow). Then I washed him quite heavily with some remnants of Devlan Mud I had and coated him with a few thin layers of water-based liquid gold paint I bought at a DIY store. IMO it works even better then Vallejo liquid gold, as it's much easier to use, but requires more layers. One wash of Agrax Earthshade and done. This is the paint: http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad53/bkubera/IMG_0502_zps7b5c61dc.jpg This is a 59 ml bottle and it cost me about 3 EUR/4USD. Very cheap paint with very good effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 A small update. I should find some more time to paint, this is going waaay to slow for my taste. http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad53/bkubera/IMG_0518_zpsfe3227b2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackDaw Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 So, plastic Dante looks freaking sweet. I'm not 100% on that left hand, but if it works for you, who am I to say otherwise? Looking forward to seeing the rest of your Angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 This thread is convincing me more and more to buy a box of Sang guard to just make Characters.... Incredible work dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atia Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Dante looks great Finn :) Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thank you. Sanguinary Guard box is a mine full of wonderful conversion bits. And the SG itself is also quite a useful little unit. I'm not to happy about the whites. The left shoulder pad is definitely botched and I need to cover up the overspilt paint. Apart from that, I need to take care of all the purity seals, scribble Dante's name on the right pauldron, "power-up" the axe and paint a few more highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle Captin Torodin Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Overall its very nice, one thing i would suggest is changing the colours used on the base as its a very similar palette to the model and a different base would make it pop a bit more. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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