Valdred Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Greetings,Figured I could share my current project with you all. I'm hoping to have these done in a month or so. Progress depends on the nocturnal status of my 7 month old though I picked the models up on ebay, figuring I could just add white (they were a tan color) but I decided it would create too much fidelity loss (plus some remodeling was in order). So... I just sprayed em down with white some white and started over.I did a test pilot earlier this year on tjem, and went with the scheme as shown below (the completed guys). I opted to freehand the squad/legion markings because I thought it looked a bit more charming.Getting started:First, some coffee....What lies before me....The completed guys (Test Scheme): WIP now:Updates to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Carnelian Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Exceptionally good. Looking forward to seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Beautiful minis! Welcome to the forum, I'm looking forward to seeing this project progress :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdred Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Here's the second test mini (the scheme I went with minus the metal color face grill being the standard uniform). These were done earlier in the year. http://heresy30k.invisionzone.com/uploads/gallery/album_172/gallery_3574_172_331416.jpg Then me deciding whether or not to weather :p (photo is a bit bright) http://heresy30k.invisionzone.com/uploads/gallery/album_172/gallery_3574_172_1459859.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Great start brother and welcome to the forums, us 30k folk are always welcoming any questions or comments are always welcome in the age of darkness forum. Great to see another XIVth legionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdred Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Great start brother and welcome to the forums, us 30k folk are always welcoming any questions or comments are always welcome in the age of darkness forum. Great to see another XIVth legionary Thanks, and I appreciate the other welcoming comments too. I am fairly attached to the deathguard atm but I'll most likely sell these on ebay when I'm done. I've got a very large 30k Iron hands heresy army that is currently my munition go-to models. I was posting this log on http://heresy30k.invisionzone.com but they look to be a bit inactive now compared to this forum. I want to hear a bit more feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Well I recommend you keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Nice white on those deathguard marines! Reminds me of the cover of Galaxy in Flames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-eye Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Welcome to the forum. Excellent start ! I find the weathered Mk II better than the one on the right. It's not too much weathered like we can sometimes on DG marines, but enough to be "realistic" (I hate that word^^). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furstyferret Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 They're looking really good. Looks like you've found a method that's both pretty fast and gets decent results. I prefer marines a bit cleaner (like these). I think too many people overdo the weathering, especially as marines are supposed to clean and repair their armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 This is why I log in each day to check the forums quickly. Great stuff, looking forward to seeing more! Sad to hear you'll likely to ebay them afterwards, shame, they are looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdred Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 I knocked out a lot of the shading. Next will be the metalics and greens (then blending). Naturally I keep forgetting to bring my metalics to work, so I'll be needin to grab them on my lunch break.I decided to just go ahead and airbrush the Loken model and standard bearer.I'll probably look at doing the tank once I've got these fellows mostly done.Pics incoming. For some reason my browser only likes to paste the link than the image. I've also made the realization that its easy to miss modeling issues (like flashing) on 'used' models. I have a few areas on my dreads in particular that need a little knife work. Playing around with blending on the praetor and did a bit more literal shading with this contemptor: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdred Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 They're looking really good. Looks like you've found a method that's both pretty fast and gets decent results. I prefer marines a bit cleaner (like these). I think too many people overdo the weathering, especially as marines are supposed to clean and repair their armour. Thanks As far as it being fast, well, its a lot slower than I care to admit. The time spent policing the wash has been new (like what I did on the contemptor), just a tad time consuming - since I'm only after hitting nooks, crannies and undersides. I have yet to start the blending between the shaded and light areas - to add a pleasant gradation. I didn't even do that with my test scheme so much, but I also didn't have to worry about a more porous spray that would soak the wash - thus creating even more a pronounced delineation in the shade gradation.The first batch had a less porous surface (because it was done via airbrush), so the wash had more of a tendency to go back into the crevices. I guess the next time I have this happen, I'll be hitting em with a gloss varnish (with a matte finish after painting). Yea, when I was looking around on the interwebs to get some ideas in regards to schemes, I noticed that some people's weathering approach was too much for me. I want to maintain that wargaming look (adequate/exaggerated colors) with some of the gritty, muted modeler goodness (light, 'consistently random' sponging). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disease Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 these look lovely. whats the Armour recipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Really nice Death Guard, I like the subtle weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdred Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 these look lovely. whats the Armour recipe?Essentially sprayed white (I recommend non primer for final coat), agrax earth shade diluted with lahmian medium (50/50 methinks would be fine). Only hit the cracks. Afterward blend/square off excess shadow. Paint details in between these steps. Sponge on weathering somewhere in there too - a very light load - chaos black. Since this already has shades of brown all over, I would refrain from any sort of brown weathering, as I think it would be too redundant. Hope this helps ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdred Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 I've been at with chaos black (I'll upload pics tomorrow)... got over 50% done with that stage... then the greens... then the metals, then the inks, then the..... ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdred Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Sorry for the delay in posting, but I've been chugging away at this still...I've been playing with some color schemes for the solar auxilia on the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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