SMM's Horus Heresy WIP Armies - Iron Warriors 1000 points

[SkimaskMohawk]

Better pictures as promised, plus the breacher is finished.

 

[Pearson73]

The way you've done the corroded and battered metal is just brilliant, the pallour of the Destroyer's skin suits the effects of his weaponry well, though perhaps a blue or green tinge could be a way to heighten this unhealthy effect?

[SkimaskMohawk]

The way you've done the corroded and battered metal is just brilliant, the pallour of the Destroyer's skin suits the effects of his weaponry well, though perhaps a blue or green tinge could be a way to heighten this unhealthy effect?

Thanks a lot, the metal effect was actually the main draw to painting Iron Warriors in the first place.

 

As for the destroyer skin, does have a glaze of green in there, but I was pretty concerned about it going overboard. The main goal was to make him very pale in a way that wasn't albino; in theory the breacher should have had a more rugged skin tone to contrast, but hes also strapped in to a contraption so he could be pale too.

[Pearson73]

I think 'pale but not albino' is certainly the way to go, this isn't a natural pallour we're seeing here!

 

Fair point about not going overboard with the green too, with such colours on pale flesh it's easy to slip from sickly tinge to something out of a super hero film...

[SkimaskMohawk]

I'll just need to go for more of a ruddy skin tone with anyone else who's unhelmeted (and not hooked up to bionics or any other invasive thing) to really set the contrast. That being said, the next bare headed guy is a destroyer who's also heavily bionic'd up lol

[SkimaskMohawk]

Just finished up the terminator seargent. The pics could be a smidge better, but I'm really enjoying these guy. Only worry is my weathering style might get more and more extreme as I progress lol.

 

[Pearson73]

The glowing eye lenses of the sergeant, as well as the general weathering and damage look great. The basing is nicely done too.

[SkimaskMohawk]

Thanks, though I feel like I need to start adding some chunks of slate or something to them to break it up a bit. They're really kind of plain imo

[Pearson73]

Aye, I like to add varying levels of height to bases, even if it's just around the model's feet as opposed to making some fellows taller than others. Adding general detritus such as scattered armour plate or barbed wire is a fun way to play around with adding colours to the force that wouldn't normally be there too.

[SkimaskMohawk]

Yea might do some stomped down barbed wire or something

[SkimaskMohawk]

Next model is going to be a bit of a change, as its a vehicle and has even more opportunities for weathering, grit and general iron warriors coolness. Unfortunately, I can't take credit for such an awesome conversion; my buddy Crablezworth has a real knack for making geared-up models and they happen to be fit my vision of how Iron Warriors would be kitted out almost perfectly.

 

 

Now, I will have a few more rhino hulls, so I could either use this a Veteran squad's rhino or even a damocles in game. 

[Charlo]

Only just seen your Rad missile conversion above, VERY Cool. Nice blend of 30/40k.

 

Rhino details look cool too, very distinctive.

[SkimaskMohawk]

Thanks Charlo, but like with the rhino they were my buddy's. He likes converting far more than painting and is also a bit inflexible on army lists. So as a result he never really got the time to paint them and sold them to me for cheap.

 

Basically anything that has a heavy blend of mk7 and preheresy was his

[Elzender]

Man, that rhino is fantastic, props to your friend! It may actually helped me to reconcile mars pattern vehicles with the Heresy aesthetics. I know that they were around, since you know, this pattern comes from Mars, but to me it usually screams too much 40K as is. But properly modified and filled with the appropriate extras, it fits right in the middle of a late Heresy conflict. I actually wanted to include some Mars rhinos to my IF as it kinda fits for the blocky aesthetics and their preeminence in Terra, which makes getting war material from Mars relatively easy (even though it gets disputed early on during the Heresy, part of the Fists were already stationed there starting to fortify). This rhino might make me bite the bullet. Looking forward to seeing it painted and suitably weathered!

 

And I'm loving the heavy weathered scheme, it lends so well to the Iron warriors it is kinda weird to see them with pristine armour (and I'm not saying it just because I'm an Imperial Fist :D).

[SkimaskMohawk]

yea, he loves a kitbash. There's a lot of mechanicum and guard incorporated into them, which can go a long way to getting a techy and kitted out look.

[SkimaskMohawk]

Bit of progress

 

[Pearson73]

That Rhino really is nicely done, hats off to your friend.

 

Solid start on the paintwork too, the hazards are looking neat.

[SkimaskMohawk]

I'll be sure to tell him that when I pick up some havocs, recons and a melta support from him.

 

And I find the scheme only really comes together at the weathering stage. The dark metal and stark highlights make it really odd up until it all gets brought together

[SkimaskMohawk]

So starting that weathering phase, got the tank lined in with skraag brown to sell the idea of pervasive dust on a long campaign. Just this step has added a lot to the model imo, I have to highlight it with ironbreaker next, before any of the main weathering on the silver plates.

 

[Pacific81]

Wow absolutely love the weathering - all of these guys look like they've had a really hard time of it! 

 

What weathering powders/kits are you using with the Rhino? I always find it a very hard thing to know when to stop with tanks, so you don't end up with something that looks like it's been sat in a Mad Max scrapyard for 50 years!

[SkimaskMohawk]

I'm going to use the same stuff and method I use for all of my guys;

 

Leadbelcher

Agrax

Nuln

Line in watered Skraag

Highlight with Iron Breaker

Stipple/chip mithril

Stipple/chip rhinox

Stipple/chip abbadon

Stipple/chip lead belcher

 

FW's dark earth  powder on the feet and ankles.

 

So all in all, most of its in the painting rather than oil washes or weathering powders or gloss washes.

[SkimaskMohawk]

Here it is, all sheathed in steel.

 

[Pearson73]

Looks like a true workhorse of the legion, very fitting for the IVth. Will you be adding in some other colours to differentiate between the various pieces of equipment stowed on the tank?

[SkimaskMohawk]

The rolled cloth on the back, the shovel and stuff like that are going to be different colours, but all the metal is going to stay the same colour.

 

Most of the contrast will come from the lights

[Pacific81]

Fabulous work - looks like it has really had a tough life! 

 

Love all the extra little bits of detailing on the kit too, the stowage on top etc. Really adds to the basic Rhino kit.