Tallarn 12th Regiment "Desert Falcons"

[WarriorFish]

That looks much better, with so many models to do I'm sure you'll get a quick and effective way of doing it. I've heard some simply drill a hole into the torso for it to fit which certainly sounds faster if you have such a drill (a Dremel is always useful).

 

Is there nowhere you can go to spray, even if it's outside? A box to spray into to prevent coating the pavement for example would help you find a spot :tu:

[Quneitra]

That looks much better, with so many models to do I'm sure you'll get a quick and effective way of doing it. I've heard some simply drill a hole into the torso for it to fit which certainly sounds faster if you have such a drill (a Dremel is always useful).

Is there nowhere you can go to spray, even if it's outside? A box to spray into to prevent coating the pavement for example would help you find a spot

Great! Nah, I don't own a drill, so taking the clippers and going to town on the necks is probably my best option. Shouldn't be too hard with the amount of models I'm running

Hmm, actually, I might be able to go to a nearby park and do it; I've got boxes and my LGS has the spray, so maybe later today I'll give it a try?

Here's the same guy from the last pictures, I still haven't disassembled him completely, but here he is, armless, showing off the colour scheme and camouflage pattern I've been toying with:

http://i.imgur.com/nBikQjP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DPrI4Mv.jpg

[WarriorFish]

Those colours are excellent, you've got a nice camo scheme down on the first try which is quite an achievement! You'll refine it over time to make it quicker too so don't worry it'll get easier as you slog through what seems like countless Guardsmen ;)

[Quneitra]

Happy to hear that

I'm not so thrilled with how the chest armor came out though; while the Syrian Woodland pattern green matches up pretty well to Caliban Green, I'm going to go for something a bit more olive for the chest and shoulderguards. There's this old recipe I came up with for my old LR Exeuctioner which came out with a good solid green colour - not too drab, not too flashy - so I'm going to see how suitable it is for my guys.

The paints I've used in those pictures are - Khorne Red for the beret, Abbadon Black for the beret band, belt, boots, and (soon to be) webbing, a recipe of Mournfang Brown with Cadian Fleshtone given to me by the good priest Mehman, Balthazar Gold for the chest Aquila and the beret eagle, and a basecoat of Caliban Green all over. Camo splotches were done with Abbadon Black, Zandri Dust, and Mournfang Brown.

[WarriorFish]

I think Caliban is too dark to be a decent camo colour but it can work for other things. I think a more olive colour would complement the camo scheme better as you say :)

[Rammael]

The colour scheme looks good, sorry to mr negative but I thought these were desert troops??

The models look great though :) love the beret theme!

[Quneitra]

Thanks!

These are Tallarn inspired by RL; the Middle East is actually not flat desert, there's plenty of green around, particularly in Syria and Iraq, so what I was trying to do was replicate the arid woodland patterns that they use. I'm not sure how successful it was. Plus, the Republican Guard - my inspiration specifically for the stormies - of both countries use green uniforms I am planning on painting arid uniforms for my regular vets, though.

[our_baz]

The camo is looking good, especially for a test run, I like it! I agree with you on the carapace it just doesn't look right. Maybe death world forest might work.

[Quneitra]

I disassembled the guy today and now, here he is, almost complete!

 

http://i.imgur.com/7YmsyZ6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/IEalQea.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/vuWPfow.jpg

 

Is the new carapace colour noticeable enough?

[walter h]

I like it. Shading will get you closer. I'm going to follow your progress, and think your take on , Tallarn should be interesting.

[Quneitra]

Here's some shots of my first complete guy! I haven't washed and highlighted him yet, but otherwise, he's pretty much done. Some of you will recognize him as the guy I named Wasem Mahaydali.

 

http://i.imgur.com/hP6kujm.jpg

 

Here's a forward shot of him. I painted the augmetic with Balthazar Gold, with the lens portion of the eye Khorne Red. I also painted his hands white to give the impression of white gloves, as seen on some Republican Guard parade uniforms (which are usually just camouflaged fatigues with extra additions).

 

http://i.imgur.com/g3b25qa.jpg

 

Frontal shot from a different angle.

 

http://i.imgur.com/WCsolqn.jpg

 

Left side.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Nu8dNEH.jpg

 

Back shot.

 

It took me a bit of experimenting to get my old formula right again, but I finally managed to do so yesterday. Its a mixture of Caliban and Castellan Green, with the Caliban giving it a bit of a darker, more vivid shade than the basic Castellan Green.

 

http://i.imgur.com/IWHQB09.jpg

 

Right side.

 

http://i.imgur.com/qsoAvco.jpg

 

A better view of the trousers and how I painted them. The new green shade for the fatigues is Caliban Green, with a layer of Kabalite Green to give it a shade near identical to the Syrian design.

 

http://i.imgur.com/XQR668W.jpg

 

And here's the base! Its Armageddon Dust painted with Ushabti Bone, though I'm thinking of mixing some sort of green in there (Straken Green?) to give the sand some shrubbery. I want to direct your attention, however, to the numbers up top - they're Arabic numerals, which reads "12" in my poor handwriting. Tallarn 12th all the way!

 

To mark which models to go which squad, I'm planning on painting the rim of the base a different color for each squad - one black, one green, one khaki.

[WarriorFish]

That is a nice green :) Have you thought about picking out the embellishment on the Scion pads? Even if it's something simple like just black looks a bit odd to see them the same colour as the pad.

[Quneitra]

Hmm, I have not actually, maybe a different shade of green or some other color that'd match the armour?

[WarriorFish]

What about the same bronzey colour you have have on the winged skulls?

[CyderPirate]

Really like how the camo turned out. It looks like a challenging scheme to paint, but you've pulled it off!

Oh, and the white gloves is a nice touch. 

 

On the base side of things, maybe try some static grass or slate in the middle to cover up that indent in the base, and apply the basing material a bit thicker there on the others?

I wouldn't paint the whole of the rim in squad colours, though, as it really breaks up the look of the army. A coloured stripe on the front/back does the job and shouldn't be quite so distracting.

[Quneitra]

What about the same bronzey colour you have have on the winged skulls?

 

Balthazar Gold? I think that'd be good too, sure!

 

Really like how the camo turned out. It looks like a challenging scheme to paint, but you've pulled it off!

Oh, and the white gloves is a nice touch. 

 

On the base side of things, maybe try some static grass or slate in the middle to cover up that indent in the base, and apply the basing material a bit thicker there on the others?

I wouldn't paint the whole of the rim in squad colours, though, as it really breaks up the look of the army. A coloured stripe on the front/back does the job and shouldn't be quite so distracting.

 

Alright then, thanks! Do you think the Armageddon Dust + Ushabti Bone looks sandy enough, or does it need a different look?

[Quneitra]

Its been a while since I've posted anything, so here's some WIP photos of my sergeant:

 

http://i.imgur.com/UWDom5x.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/T8vRgXB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/X7e5nPY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ljJmviN.jpg

 

I plan on touching up the colours later today and moving ahead to shade it with Nuln Oil.

[WarriorFish]

Ceramite White covers well, not too dissimilar to White Scar either if you don't fancy extra work :)

[Quneitra]

Ceramite White covers well, not too dissimilar to White Scar either if you don't fancy extra work

Thanks for the tip; I would have gotten White Scar but my renter's insurance demands its yearly sacrifice.

How thick is Ceramite White supposed to be? I'm starting to wonder if I got a bad pot, actually.

[WarriorFish]

Mine was quite thick, but it's not unusual to have to water a paint down a little before use. A couple of drops and a jolly good shake sorts most out :tu:

[Quneitra]

Well, actually, mine is very thin! I slapped it on to the hand and the undercoat kept showing through, its as if it got watered down before I brought it.

At least I don't have to worry about thinning my paints

[WarriorFish]

Try giving it a good shake, or a stir in case it's thicker at the bottom. A foundation/base paint isn't much good if it doesn't cover well!

[Quneitra]

*Ahem*

Looks like its time to revive this project. Hope this isn't considered necroing.

[WarriorFish]

You can't necro your own WIP Now, where are these Guard models you owe us? :P

[Quneitra]

They're coming soon when I get back from my vacation I'll get back to work on these.

Meanwhile, I've been playing around with some list ideas after having read a book about Soviet forward detachments, but I can't get anything down. I feel like my old list was lacking a lot of support, but I dunno how to go about it without radically changing what I had originally.