Sception Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 No, I won't be drilling the smoke launchers. OR the small holes on the exhaust for that matter. And, as mentioned, I'll be leaving off the combi-bolter, as I feel the pintle mount is too big for the tank and makes the whole think look weird. It's that old 'tanks are one scale, infantry another' thing, and the pintle mount is done in the infantry scale, and just looks wrong to me. There's not really another place to mount a combi bolter on it, so the model's just going to make do with an invisible combi bolter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Not drilling exhausts. Half a job ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliGn Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 You could try using the combi bolters from a bike mounted one on each side like the old rhino had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 The Chosen are finally, finally done! http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl10_zpskygiiphn.jpg The gang's all here! http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl11_zpste9dadrl.jpg Gustav, Victor, and Dominik http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl12_zpsugh1axdq.jpg Gregor and Marcellus http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl13_zpsvx5gjcvt.jpg Reeve and Kristof http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl14_zpsv6hzcsmv.jpg Konrad, Levi, and Marius These pictures were taken at the store, to take advantage of the terrain. Closeups showing off and bases and more of the individual detail and different angles will follow in the future, though with the end of ETL looming quickly, may have to wait until after the event is over. The little fluff bits I was writing are also on hold for the same reason - writing is, if anything, slower than painting, and I'm running out of time for even that. For now, it's enough to know that the chosen are finally done, and they look great, and I'm super proud of them. But speaking of the end of ETL, I've only a week for my final pledge, one that must satisfy my soul vow AND catch me up to my hated rival Forté! I really want to paint the rhinos. But rhinos aren't a great return on points. But with Subtle Discord's bits they look amazing! But... hated Forté... You know what? Screw it! I just painted one fantastic unit of chosen, and they deserve an awesome looking ride, so whatever! I'm doing it! SURPRISE, FORTÉ!!! http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl09_zpsf1ewvwmc.jpg That's right! I got me a Forgeworld Dreadclaw, and I didn't tell nobody, just so I could surprise you with my amazing new toy that I have and you don't have!!!! How's that jealousy feeling now!!!! HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO HAA HAA HAA HEE HEE HEE HOO HOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!! Of course the Rhinos are coming along as well, properly blinged up to rake in a few more upgrade points to help justify the time spent painting them: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl07_zpsvktkltr4.jpg Each rhino boasts a dirge caster, havoc launcher, dozer blades, warpflame gargoyles, and extra armor, for a grand total of 72 points each Of course, even blinging out my rhinos to a semi-ridiculous degree, that still doesn't bring me up to my soul vow, let alone matching Forté. So how could I make up the difference? What dark power could I possibly call upon in my time of need? What caliginous hellspawn would see fit to step from the shadows and answer my it's Be'lakor it's totally Be'lakor guys it's my fancy Final Fantasy 8 Diabolos counts-as Be'lakor figure check it out: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/Belakor01_zps1f7b9251.jpg Hey, remember this badass? Yeah, he never stopped from being a thing, and now the Dark Master has returned to help me seal my victory over Forté. So, yeah, here's everything all together. We're coming for you Forté! The Crimson Eyes will claim glory once again, in the name of Abaddon and the Black Legion! http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl08_zps9ozhylcz.jpg WE ARE RETURNED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Hahaha awesome! The chosen have turned out splendidly, and the BOOM! Dreadclaw surprise washilarious. And daring. Especially with the two rhino's, be'lakor, your intricate paint style, and those two rhino's on the way. Good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Wow, that's a lot of points for such a short time. Better get a move on or lose your soul to Chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 There will be corners cut. The vehicles in particular will be painted to 'table standard' rather than 'chosen standard', and the Dreadclaw's flying stand (which it will eventually be permanently affixed to, as the menacing downward angle I cut it to also renders it unable to balance without being glued) might be left until after ETL, since the thing is technically fine just upping around on the tines. The real risk is Be'lakor. We'll see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K0rtmer Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Best of luck, malisteen. Your Chosen are fantastic and I'm looking forward to see how the reinforcements turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aasfresser Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Wow. Those chosen are fantastic. I really like what you've done with them. The conversions are awesome and so is the paintjob. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron-Daemon Forge Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Chosen look really cool malisteen & be great to see the finial vow for ETL turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Really nice work with the Chosen, you have really done them justice. I like the 'Crimson Eye' symbols especially. Good luck with the rest of that vow, looking forward to seeing it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 I've hit my first stumbling block. There are some gaps on the rhino trim that I intended to greenstuff, but alas I was out. So I went to the store today to procure more, but they were out. I could order it, of course, but it wouldn't arrive for a week and a half, so I have to come up with another way to fill in the gaps. Fortunately, I have a plan. The trim is all of a relatively uniform thickness, and I have a spare length of it from where I put in one of the dozer blades, so I will attempt to cut small sections from that and fit it to the trim that is already there. Tomorrow is a big day, as I only have three completely free days left - sunday, tuesday, and thursday. Monday is completely shot, and I'll get an afternoon on either wednesday or friday but probably not both. Belakor is going to take at least an entire day to himself to get up to tabletop standard (not chosen standard, but ETL doesn't require that), so I really need the base coats - metal parts, gold trim, basecoat grey, first wash - done on all three transports tomorrow to have any sort of hope. One day for the vehicle base coats, one day to finish them up to basic tabletop standard, and one day plus an afternoon to get belakor presentable. That's the plan, with no room for my typical dilly dallying or deviation. However, I am confident that I will succeed, for the stakes are simply too high. If I fail, I will need to bear the badge of shame AND amend my signature to link to Forte's thread rather than my own AND paint an HQ in Forté's colors, who will take over as commander of my army in all games I play until I'm able to win back my honor with a victory - to be documented in a battle report with pictures. I will not let that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlover Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 You can do it Mal! Dragonlover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZONKEY Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 If you like the the black legion you could read talon of Horus which shows how it started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Those Chosen are some of the best I've seen - fantastic work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Sunday ETL progress: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl15_zps7in0qboq.jpg The trim issue previously aluded to has been handled to my satisfaction, priming is done, along with black undercoat (to get what the primer missed) and the initial silver layer. All in all, a not inconsiderable amount of progress, though not as much progress as I would have liked. I was aiming to have the base coat on the gold - likely to require two layers - done as well, and maybe some initial wash work, which means tomorrow has to be another painting day, when it had previously been set aside for other things. Ah, well, no homestuck liveblog liveblogging for me this week, I guess. If I can make up what I missed tomorrow, then I should be on track to 'finish' (again, to table standard, not chosen standard) these vehicles Tuesday, which will leave Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to work on Belakor. I'm being a bit more fast, loose, and messy with the trim than I normally am, with the hope that I'll save more time on the trim than it costs me on black touch ups. I'm also shifting the way I paint the black around a bit here, having mixed a very dark grey matching more or less the tone of the usual 'dark grey plus two black washes' of my typical scheme. The plan is to paint this new grey over the black panels after the trim is done, and then paint black wash just into the recesses. Some parts of the chosen were painted this way as a touch up method, so I'm fairly confident in the resulting look. I have no idea yet whether it will actually save time to make it the default method or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Loken Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Got to say, mate, your painting is great. The terrain is very creative. Also, welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Subtle's trim kits never fail to amaze me even in early stages, and well, Dreadclaws are just awesome. Good progress so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Tuesday ETL progress: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z142/Malisteen/Black%20Legion/etl16_zpsxcwbyaih.jpg Unfortunately, monday painting didn't happen after all. The vehicles were supposed to be done today, at least to 'tabletop standard', but they're not. However, after an eight hour painting session without breaks today (mostly sunk into the gold, which got like six assorted layers), they are pretty close. A highlight on the exhausts, fix up the black panels with a dark, dark grey, followed by a black wash into the recesses, and I'd be ready to call them done enough to field, which would make them done enough for ETL. There has been another serious setback, however. See how there's no dirge casters where the dirge casters go? That's because they were left at the store, which I am only realizing right now as I type this post. They are small bits, too, so there's a high likelihood they'll be thrown out. Heck, I might have thrown them out myself in my rush to clean up and leave when the store closed. It's not the biggest disaster, there are alternate dirge caster bits in the packs, but the speaker nubs lean the wrong way, and if I have to paint them from scratch, that's going to be another delay. I'm not going to lie, things look bad, and that dirge caster thing has me really disheartened, but it's not over yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FENRISÚLFUR Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Those Rhino's and the Dreadclaw are coming along nicely Mal, though your setback must feel like a kick in the.... I'm pulling for you, and hope that you find your missing Dirge Casters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 You done yet? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 *deleted* ...If not for this hobby, than for other forbidden hobbies that shall go unnamed.Dude! STD follows this thread! Are you insane! edited..and you know why! Did someone say FUN!!?!?!?!?!? Seriously good chosen btw... amazing work, who'd have thought Black Legion could be so... pretty :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 You-hew, malisteeeeeeeen! Done yet? :) Don't let the loss of dirge casters disheart you. You're doing great. Get that paint session in today and tomorrow, you'll rock it to the finish line. Don't forget Be'lakor though :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Seems I'll just have to console myself by painting a large Tooth Fairy bust after the ETL So your painting the bust of a large tooth fairy, or a large tooth fairys bust O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Seems I'll just have to console myself by painting a large Tooth Fairy bust after the ETL So your painting the bust of a large tooth fairy, or a large tooth fairys bust O.o You know which it is. You've seen it. Now c'mon Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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