Evicerator Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Hello everyone!Figured I would start up a painting blog that would capture my journey while rebuilding a new BA army. Hoping to remain steadfast as I stare this daunting task head on and gather encouragement from this to maintain the course.I've been a BA player/hobbyist since '96 when I first picked up a GW catalog at my local Hobby store. Have been hooked on their fluff and play style since. I had a pretty sizable army that was completely painted to a vary basic and novice tabletop standard. Took me the course of 3-4 years to collect and paint them all. Back in '11 I sold my BA army (along with most of my childhood items >.<) to help purchase my wife's engagement ring. Since then I've remained in the hobby to one extent or another, but I've never fully committed to rebuilding an army of that size and playing like I used to. I've kept myself busy on and off again with projects like a huge modular Cities of Death board, a gaming table for my FLGS, and other odds and ends projects.Around 5 months back when the BA rumor mill was steam rolling into reality, I was overcome with an insatiable itch to rebuild a BA army and really go all out with it. Along those lines I've been watching shading/highlighting/painting tutorial videos on YouTube in the hopes that I might pick up a few tips and tricks to further my painting skills/techniques. My previous painting experience was very flat with zero shading and drybrushed highlights and this always lead to me being less than proud of my miniatures on the tabletop when compared to other armies I was playing against that were painted to a far superior standard.3 weeks ago my Series 33 Kolinsky brushes from Rosemary and Company arrived in the mail and I sat down to begin painting my first miniature in almost 6 years. I decided to begin with an Assault Squad due to having so effing many of them from my hoarding during last edition (where they were abundant as a troops choice.)It's been a 3 week long process that has seen me pick up the brush to batch paint small bits and pieces here and there. I paint very slowly due to a complete lack of depth perception on my behalf. So it's a painstaking process that requires shadow processing to see when I am close with the brush (it's as hilarious as it sounds.) and because of that, painting small details takes a lot longer than usual, but with care and patience it yields a nice result that doesn't let on to my eyesight deficiency. Each miniature has roughly 6-10 hours of painting into it (I know, I know...)So here's the first ten man Assault Squad. Built, custom posing, magnetized jump packs and sergeant arms. Primed My first miniatures base coated Mephiston Red First time shading a mini Entire squad based and shaded. Decided to go with the traditional yellow Assault Squad helmets as a small homage back to my first BA army where I did that same. Chest Aquila and weapons/accessories painted and shaded Shoulder pads completed and a group shot before edge highlighting. Edge highlighting completed (hard to see in this pic) These were my last miniatures that I'd painted back in 2009 And here's the final result of my first BA Assault Squad. Again the pic does no justice >.< I'm thrilled with the results. I've not yet decided on the basing I will use, but I'm set on basing all of the miniatures together as a single batch once I am finished (will also give me time to make a decision on what to base them with.) Also the two special weapons marines will be getting weapons once I receive some grav guns in the mail.I'm torn on what to paint next. I'm leaning towards a new BA Tactical Squad, but a part of me wants to try my hand at a DC Squad (but a larger part of me is dreading highlighting black... haha.)In order to break up the monotony of the task before me - I'll be painting sections of my modular CoD board or a recently converted Furioso Dread (Even if I will likely never play it due to its FoC slot >.< just looks bad @$$) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukimimaru Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Great stuff brother. I too spent a lot of time readings painting blogs/ watching painting tutorial videos before I returned to my BA army. You should be proud of those assault marines, they look great. Looking forward to seeing the dread when it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Invictus Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Like the running pose on the Furioso . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenjordan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Running pose = best thing ever. Great idea & execution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Its great seeing some realy motion in that Dreadnought kit, good show sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine7312000 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I have a habit myself of spending that much time on my minis without a sight issue and mine look nowhere near that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettanker Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I love that dread. Most of the time I see ppl try that kinda thing it looks goofy and awkward, but you've done a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaweda Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Looking great. I really love the way you have clearly spent time on every models pose. That assault squad is full of character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evicerator Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Went about assembling a DC 5 man squad. To say the highlighting was daunting would be lying. Due to the intensity of the detail needed for each step I'm sitting down and completing a single DC marine in a sitting rather than batch painting the lot of them.Kinda happy with the result, but it's stupid hard to see the contrast between the black and grey haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evicerator Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Finished a second DC but used a lighter grey to highlight as the previous grey was very hard to see. Pleased with the results =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Really nice work! Keep it up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplainmikey Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Those DC are looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evicerator Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Here's DC #3. Finished this guy in about 3 hours. Starting to find a groove with highlighting black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evicerator Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 aaaaand #4Starting to feel a bit more confident and natural with highlighting the black. Took about the same amount of time as the previous one. One more DC to go and I think I'll start on a Drop Pod next =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evicerator Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Things slowed down this past week. It was a hellish long work week so when I got home I didn't want to do anything besides play with my kids and watch tv with my wife before going to bed to rinse and repeat for the next work day. Have today off and finished the 5th DC marine in my 1st DC squad. Here's the squad in all of it's glory. They look really good all together. I think I will put together a 2nd DC squad and finish those off before changing pace a bit and building/painting a Chapterhouse modded Stormraven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Looking sweet! You got a really nice smooth black on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fahlnor Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 The DC look great, but I really love the Assault Squad! Great work - definitely keen to see progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukimimaru Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Looking great, Can't wait to see the Storm Raven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evicerator Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Brothers!It's been three months and I've been incredibly busy with working around the house and getting the yard and BBQ ready for spring/summer (plus I also kinda burned out on painting infantry and ordered a chapterhouse Stormraven kit. Upon its arrival I was supremely disappointed in its quality and that sort of turned me off to the hobby as well.)Decided to sit down today and research fixing fked up resin. Spent the better part of the afternoon heating/bending/cooling/clipping/sanding/gluing this thing together. Here's what today's efforts have brought forth. Hoping to finish the remainder of this stormraven upon receiving the kneadatite (green stuff) I ordered on ebay today. Just happy to be able to get the chapter house kit squared as much as I was able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oirghialla Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Looks pretty good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Nice to see this blog being bumped again :) Have you considered pledging that Stormraven for our assault on this year's ETL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evicerator Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Well some more progress (probably the most tedious this project will see.) Magnetized everything to do with the hull (still deciding on the weapons turret and what I plan on doing with it.) now to wait on the GS and JB Weld (used their epoxy putty behind the GS to give it a bit more rigidity.) to dry and the rest of the assembly should breeze by. Then the fun of painting it. Will be my first vehicle that I have painted - pretty stoked to take some paint to this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evicerator Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Finished all of the magnetizing and assembly. Pretty geeked to finally lay some paint on this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukimimaru Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Great work Brother, looking sweet. Lets see some paint on that bad boy! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Nice to see this blog being bumped again Have you considered pledging that Stormraven for our assault on this year's ETL? Great work Brother, looking sweet. Lets see some paint on that bad boy! Vow it! Please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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