Leonaides Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 It all counts. My progress tonight was 1 and a half inceptors black and silver parts painted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 My progress so far this decade is to look at the B&C... Dont-Be-Haten, Leonaides, Morticon and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 OK so I kind of finished a thing, and it turned out kind of better than I thought it would. They still need basing, and I will take better photos when I get around to that, but man - using VMC instead of :cussty craft paints can do a lot for your paintjob and speed. Helias_Tancred, Xenith, Jolemai and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkhel Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 They look great! Fantastic job on the lenses especially. Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Yea, man, great work, they look ace - again nice lenses and the text on the purity seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoridon Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Nicely done :) Vallejo paints are certainly a really nice range to use compared to cheap craft paint. Makes a world of difference when you're happy with what's on your brush rather than fighting against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Got around to basing and photographing some of the stuff that needed basing and photographing. That means decent photographs of the Devastators as well. Edited April 19, 2020 by appiah5 Majkhel, Burias-Drak'shal, librisrouge and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 What red did you use for that techmarine, appiah? It's almost exactly what I'm looking for for flesh Eaters. Is it the same as the other guys and just the lighting making it look different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 What red did you use for that techmarine, appiah? It's almost exactly what I'm looking for for flesh Eaters. Is it the same as the other guys and just the lighting making it look different? It is indeed different, the color used is Vallejo Game Color Heavy Red (a 99% equivalent but less opaque and less glossy substitute is Vallejo Model Color Red). Here is a daylight shot of the two bunch next to each other (apologies for potato camera quality, I snap a photo real quick..) Helias_Tancred, librisrouge and Xenith 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkhel Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 And the devs are made with Vallejo Model Color Red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 And the devs are made with Vallejo Model Color Red? No they were basecoated with cheap craft paint (Plaid FolkArt Lipstick Red), a coat of Army Painter Red Ink Wash, some Army Painter Flesh Wash Ink recess shades and then highlighted with more cheap craft paint (Plaid FolkArt Red Light and Pure Orange. Blues, blacks, metallics and all the other stuff are Vallejo Model Color though. Majkhel 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 I am currently undecided on whether to keep that deep red for just the Techmarine or make it my new painting style going forward as the rest of my army is more of an orange-ish red than the Maroon red that he turned out as, and he does not quite blend in - which is fine for a Techmarine, but not great if I want to have a cohesive army. Most likely I will basecoat with Vallejo Game Color Heavy Red, shade with flesh wash, then do an initial layer of Vallejo Model Color Dark Vermillion before the edge highlights with Vallejo Model Color Scarlet and Vallejo Model Color Bright Orange - this will have one estra layering step but will probably yield a closer color. I will try this approach on my next project: Oldhammer Honor Guard. If I ever do BA Primaris (which I really doubt, currently all my Primaris painting is Imperial Fists and I'm really enjoying painting yellow) I will simplify the method back to the Techmarine recipe, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 OK then, next quick win project: Reinforcements for my Scout Squad; a sergeant and a boltgun. Noticed I forgot to pick some metallics after taking the photo. After that I will do some cleaning up, then wash the remaining colors. It's interesting that VMC's Heavy Brown is such a light brown, I was expecting it to be closer to GW's foundation paint (or whatever they are called these days). I will have to do a single coat of Flat Brown over those. Regardless, I don't regret using Heavy Brown first, it was good coverage in one layer - no way Flat Brown could cover that way over black, I'd get a lot of streaking. Xenith, OriginPainting and Majkhel 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkhel Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Aaaah, that fantastic folding stock on the bolt pistol And that tiny melta-charge! Those sculpts never stop to amaze me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Aaaah, that fantastic folding stock on the bolt pistol And that tiny melta-charge! Those sculpts never stop to amaze me! Yea, it's interesting to see that all the features on these Jes sculps from almost 30 years ago don't look out of place with modern Primaris, who are going back to tacti-cool, with chest strapped grenades, comms units, scopes, holsters, etc. OriginPainting 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 Jess Goodwin's 2e/3e sculpts are simply amazing and set the Space Marine aesthetic in stone as far as I'm concerned. These metal scouts are some of the most beautiful Space Marine models ever made. Xenith, Majkhel and Jolemai 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Some progress on the Scouts.. Should be finished in a few days.. Blindhamster, Xenith, Majkhel and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 More progress on the scouts.. Cleaning up mistakes as I go.. Majkhel, OriginPainting and Xenith 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Another WIP. Not my best work but I stopped being a perfectionist on troop models a long time ago. After basing these will do just fine. I will take proper photos then. The models' faces were loosely based on the likeness of these two characters. Did I get close? Bonus points to whoever gets the show's name first. Edited May 1, 2020 by appiah5 Xenith and Majkhel 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasuria Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Another WIP. Not my best work but I stopped being a perfectionist on troop models a long time ago. After basing these will do just fine. I will take proper photos then. The models' faces were loosely based on the likeness of these two characters. Did I get close? Bonus points to whoever gets the show's name first. I love The Blacklist :D Very nice models but then ... who would Reddington be ? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Cypher as an ally? I don't know :) Finished models: SnorriSnorrison, Xenith, Lasuria and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginPainting Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I love those old metal scout models. They were so good then and are still great now. You do them justice, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Well.. Considering I am locked away at home for a few more weeks at the very least, I guess I may as well paint something long overdue for this year's LPC. Oldhammer forever! Majkhel and Xenith 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) I actually got to finish Death Company Tycho for LPC, so here is a slightly better photo. I will take a proper photo with my camera later on, for now this iPhone shot will have to do I tried a rather unorthodox color scheme for him and I think it worked quite well. It's funny how I keep trying to get work done on my yellow stormcast wannabes and always end up painting red old marines.. Edited August 17, 2020 by appiah5 Majkhel and Spyros 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Cracking job. I'm almost tempted to get a third Tycho as it's a nice model to paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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