Flint13 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Haha, wow. Those bluey-black highlights are suspiciously sharp. Are you perhaps some sort of robot? Awesome work :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4213717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Asamodai - Thank you! Flint - Yes I am and I've taken a lot of time to recharge my batteries... But now I'm back on this project. Major reorganisation This army spent months untouched, until the day I got inspired by Augustus' 1250 list that had a batle company of 5-man squads and dedicated transports. So I decided to shuffle some stuff around, reorganise, and go back to painting these guys. I also became a fan of drybrushing, which helped me paint some minis pretty quickly to a decent tabletop standard. Without further ado allow me to present 7 squads from the 2nd Company: Tactical Squad Solinus "The Indomitables" I Not much to see here. The 2nd guy from the left is I believe an AoBR model and has Mk4 legs. There's some bits from Citadel basing kit on some of bases. These are mostly Altdorf Guard Blue, Nuln Oil, and Hoeth Blue highlights except for the Sergeant who was drybrushed with Altdorf Guard Blue, Teclis Blue, and Fenrisian Grey, and then covered with Guilliman Blue. Tactical Squad Manorian "The Shield Bearers" II Again a pretty standard squad with my old colour scheme. I really like the pose on the Mk6 helmet marine, I believe he's from Dark Vengeance. Tactical Squad Vorolanus "The Thunderbolts" III Just like in the 1st squad, the Sergeant being a recently painted model is drybrushed, the rest is layered. In accordance with the 6th edition Codex page that shows the 2nd Company, he has a FW Mark II helmet. Tactical Squad Fennion "The Immortals" IV This squad has a completely different paint scheme which follows the official GW guidelines: Macragge Blue, Drakenhof Nightshade, Calgar Blue, and Fenrisian Grey. Now the paintjob is not the only thing that sets this unit apart from the rest. It contains the three most recent Space Marine models from the new paint set. I can't tell you how much I love these sculpts. They are truly the first truescale marines officially produced. Even though these dudes don't stand in a straight line, you can tell the height difference just by looking at the picture above. The guy on the left and the Sarge were assembled from the 2013 Tactical Squad and 2015 Ultramarine upgrade bits. Basically all the other squads in this army are your everyday underwear. This particular squad is your best pair of boxers that you wear to a date. I'm really putting as much effort and thoroughness into them as I can. Currently I'm painting the 6th model and planning to buy a Devastator kit so that I can make magnetized heavy weapons (full set) for the heavy weapon dude, so that I have all the options available. Same goes for the special weapons guy, as well as optional weaponry for the Sarge. I'm ranting here, but these models and this unit reminded me how much joy and fun this hobby can be. Oh and I almost forgot about the bases - the picture doesn't really do them justice, but it's Agrellan Earth which is a very nice effect. Tactical Squad Vandar "The Victors" V The sarge has a few Mk II parts which is always nice. Other than that nothing special. Tactical Squad Octavian "Swords of Judgement" VI Not started. Assault Squad Ixion "Macragge's Avengers" VII Not started. Assault Squad Strabo "The Heroes of Selenopolis" VIII Only one model painted so far. The backpack is magnetized because most of the time they'll be rolling in free transports, but who knows. The next codex may take that away or something. Devastator Squad Tirian "Guilliman's Honour" IX Two Missile Launchers, two meatshields, and a Signum guy. Move along. Devastator Squad Atavian "The Titan Slayers" X Again: Lascannons, meatshields, Signum. To be expanded in the future just like all the rest. Thanks for reading and hopefully see you soon! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4387952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBoiKyknos Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Close-up of the door: http://i59.tinypic.com/10wo5yw.jpg Based on this artwork by Adrian Smith: http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/File:Roboute_Guilliman.jpg How did make that freehand !? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4388177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Dang dude, that update was worth the wait. I also love that Gulliman mini-mural. That is a spectacular amount of detail on such a tiny space. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4393790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistroyA Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 These are beautiful Ultramarines. Definitely gonna be keeping my eye on this thread to get some inspiration for my own Ultras. :) Love that mural by the way. Fantastic detail. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4394128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 LordVelype - It was quite simple really. In Paint Shop Pro (because I'm oldschool and prefer it to Photoshop) I took the Adrian Smith artwork, decreased the colour pallette to 5 colors, then moved each color to a separate layer. And then the only thing left to do was copy that over to the model which wasn't that demanding. All you need is a small sharp brush and patience. ;) Flint - Thanks! I'll try to update more often though. DistroyA - Thank you! Always glad to provide some inspiration for others, as this is one of the things I'm always on the lookout for here in B&C. And I find it quite often, so it's good to give back. :) Without further ado I present another finished squad. Well, almost finished. It will be 10-man strong someday, but for now: Assault Squad Strabo "The Heroes of Selenopolis" VIII All drybrushed and ready to take on the Emperor's foes! Next up: Tactical Squad Octavian (VI) with a Razorback, which will be my first ETL vow this year. Also almost done with the second half of Tactical Squad Fennion (IV), so pictures coming up later on (possibly next week). As always thanks for reading! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4400758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBoiKyknos Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Thanks for the explanation. Apart from practicality I guess, the color-reduction works very well there. I think it wouldn´t have looked as good as a 1:1 copy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4400925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 LordVelype - glad to be of help. E Tenebrae Lux is now on and I pledged for Codex, with the intention of expanding this Ultramarine army. I decided to leave my Thousand Sons for Call of Chaos. My first vow consists of 5 tactical marines and a Razorback. Link: click I've already made some progress: painted one marine and assembled another one. Meanwhile I've also finished this unit: Tactical Squad Fennion "The Immortals" IV Here's the second half of the unit: And all 10 marines together: Also some individual shots: That's all for today, thank you for reading. Next time there will be some more ETL progress. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4407306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 My first ETL V vow is finished: Tactical Squad Octavian "Swords of Judgement" VI And the Razorback/Rhino: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4423189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 After another long break here's a new update: Assault Squad Ixion "Macragge's Avengers" VII Individual shots with jump packs and regular power packs (they're magnetized along with flamers and sergeant's arms): This actually means that all 10 squads of the Ultramarines 2nd Company are represented by at least 5 models per unit in my army. Next goal: metal boxes for everyone! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4533892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Callidan Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I love your Ultras. Not a big fan of dry brushing but your other marines are amazing good work dude Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4536130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Thank you Brother Callidan! I'm currently working on two Razorbacks, will update soon. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4538024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Agreed, your Ultramarines look spot-on. Do you use the GW recipe for the blue armour (ie. Macragge Blue basecoat, Drakenhof Nightshade wash, Altdorf Guard & Calgar Blue highlights? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4538939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Agreed, your Ultramarines look spot-on. Do you use the GW recipe for the blue armour (ie. Macragge Blue basecoat, Drakenhof Nightshade wash, Altdorf Guard & Calgar Blue highlights? Thanks Dos! I do use the GW recipe, however not the one you mentioned. I found the one from the digital release Space Marine painting guide (released along with the 6ed codex in 2013 iirc) to be the best one: 1. prime with Chaos Black 2. spray with Macragge Blue 3. wash recesses with Drakenhof Nightshade 4. first edge highlight: Calgar Blue 5. second edge highlight: Fenrisian Grey 6. glaze with Guilliman Blue I used Altdorf Guard Blue on some older models you'll find on page one of this thread. But once Macragge Blue was released as spray, it became my favorite base color. The color scheme on Razorbacks is slightly different: the wash is Agrax Earthshade (to make the shade a bit warmer) and also steps 4-5 are replaced with drybrushes: Teclis Blue (to make it a bit more blue rather than purple which shows on Macragge Blue when used on larger surfaces) and then Fenrisian Grey. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4539023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 Time for some armoured transports... Razorback Sidereus 1st vehicle of 2nd Company, assigned to Tactical Squad Octavian Also available in Rhino variant. ;) Razorback Strenuus 2nd vehicle of 2nd Company, assigned to Tactical Squad Fennion As a Rhino: Thanks for visiting. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4542171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Awesome work as always mate. Any chance we can get a whole army shot at some stage. I think it would be quite impressive to see is all. Keep up the good work. Must say this is quite the inspiring log. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4542199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I second the request for an army picture. It'll look great to see all the UM's you've painted so far together in one shot. :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4542373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Thank you! I totally agree and I've arranged a photo session on Saturday, with a battle mat and buildings in the background. Will post pictures when done. :) Meanwhile I'm waiting for my FLGS to order some magnets so that I can continue assembling and painting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4543803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Just a small addition for tomorrow's session. It's not playable but hey, a company needs a banner. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4546549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Callidan Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 That's awesome dude. I wished I had your free hand skills Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4547328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 These look brilliant! Ive always wanted to recreate that2nd company picture, and you're doing an awesome job. I wish theyd do more of those organisation picturea for other chapters... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4547374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Matt Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 More awesomeness. I really like your conversion of the DW:OK Ultra. It's simple but makes a striking veteran. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4547760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShVagYeR Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Brother Callidan - Thanks! It's a cliche but I'm gonna say it anyway: it's just a matter of practice. MagicMan - Thank you! I agree those charts should be available for other companies and chapters as well. The 7th edition codex doesn't even have that one if I'm not mistaken. Asamodai - Thanks! It's a lovely model and the moment I saw him I knew he'd have to be part of this army. This took a while, but yesterday I finally managed to visit Grot Orderly (otherwise known as Zigmunth here on B&C) and through the magic of his camera and steady hands some pretty nice pictures have been produced. The whole army: (click the picture to enlarge) I don't want to spam the thread with all the pictures, so I created an imgur album with descriptions. Please feel free to visit and have a look: link to imgur He also shot and edited this awesome video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmap9PsTkXs Thanks for looking and till the next update! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302768-ultramarines-2nd-company-guardians-of-the-temple/page/2/#findComment-4567554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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