Grand_master85 and the Angels of Death

[Enigami]

Huh...!

 

I quite like the minimalist approach to those!

 

Every other tyrant you see has a huge missile launcher. Cool!

My thoughts exactly! Those Tyrants look amazing! I'm really hoping the official models are in line with these.

[Doctor Perils]

Those are some pretty nice Tyrants grand_master ! Thanks for the tip with those Missile launchers, I've been looking for some smaller ones myself for quite a bit of time, so I might have to pick some of these up... I think I'll be able to wait for FW's official models first though to compare first.

 

I wonder what these would look like on Tartaros terminator armour ? I'd really like to see how Tartaros Tyrant's would work on the battlefield (despite knowing that the rules don't allow that :( )

[Reyner]

 

I wonder what these would look like on Tartaros terminator armour ? I'd really like to see how Tartaros Tyrant's would work on the battlefield (despite knowing that the rules don't allow that )

They would be able to fire overwatch... Which would be horrible for the poor sods who charge them and get peppered with Krak missiles. 

Edited April 8, 2016 by Reyner

[grand_master85]

Quick update, felt like my TS rhino needed jazzing up. Added a quick white stripe on the hatch doors just to give it some colour. Also knocked up a quick Delegatus too, nothing particularly special. Not sure I like the white shoulder pads, mind. Might paint the Legion symbol gold instead, that might sort it.

Hopefully, the TS Contemptor I preordered should be here in just over a week, so looking forward to painting that up. Was at Warhammer World over the weekend for an Escalation campaign (been using m Shattered Legions to great effect) and treated myself to some MK III TS pads and the Praetor's pack, so I'll be working on my next Veterans squad and also the chap at the very end who will be a Librarian as soon as the Siege Tyrants are done.

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Edited April 11, 2016 by grand_master85

[Dantay VI]

The rhino looks ace the stripe suits it. It can mayne get embellished some more if a transfer sheer comes out.

 

As for the delegatus, he looks cool too, but the white pads make me think of an apothecary. Might need a dustpan & brush if he is post-rubric :D

[grand_master85]

Yeah I think that's what it is lol. I thought the white, as a sort of Veteran status a la the examples for the Ultramarines using reversed colours on their pads in Tempest, would be okay. The red on my Delegatus is much brighter than anything I've painted so far, bar the Sicaran Venator. I realised that instead of trying to mix various reds, that the Mephiston Red spray works a treat and requires a lot less effort.

[Excessus]

How did you get the white to look so dull and matte? I like it!

[grand_master85]

@Excessus - barely anything! It's the panel lining stage that helps. Once all my basecoats and layers are done, I gloss the whole mini. Once dry, I tend to cost the whole thing in AK Interactive panel liner oils. Give it 20 mins or so to dry, and then use white spirits on a cotton bud to wipe away the excess from the recesses (there tends to be a lot!). Whilst I do this, I drag the bud over the armour plates which leaves a nice grimy film I top and darkens/dulls the colours, whilst leaving a dusty brown in the recesses to shade it. Then I apply any weathering powders and use the glorious Testors Dullcote to take the shine away from the gloss varnish

 

Hope that helps. Sounds fiddly but it's a really easy process that requires barely any highlighting or shading from me

[Nineswords]

Love it - I think I've missed this one but how were the swords made for the WS? Edited April 11, 2016 by Nineswords

[DuskRaider]

I actually really like the white pauldrons, it could definitely be used to represent Veterans or whatever you feel like. When I think Apothecarion, I think white pauldron with a red stripe. It's good to see some variation in the Legion scheme.

[grand_master85]

@Nineswords - easy peasy! Get a Charnabal Sabre from the MK IV power weapons set and dip the blade part into boiling water (watch your fingers). Leave it for a good 10 seconds or so, and then just bend it into shape. You'll have to be relatively quick though, it'll harden again after a few seconds. If you want to do a few, have a look at eBay sellers, I had to bulk buy them just to get it right lol.

 

@DuskRaider - cheers! It's one of those things where I like it one minute, then I'm unsure the next. I'll stick to it for various Veterans and I'll use a gold symbol perhaps for captains or command squads.

[grand_master85]

Almost finished my Thousand Sons Praetor/Librarian chap. Just need to finish his base now, and tidy up some of the gold bits that have the red showing through. I'll probably use him as a Siege Breaker for now till the rules come out (using his magicky ways to guide those heavy weapons). I quite like the white shoulder pads, they add a nice bit of colour.

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Edited April 14, 2016 by grand_master85

[Viridia]

It really does help break it up. Cracking work as ever.

[Brother Pheidias]

Lovely! 

Really good to see how the helmet works with the Praetor Terminator Armour too!

[grand_master85]

@Brother Pheidias - yeah, I was really happy with it. Unfortunately, the power armoured Praetor that I'm working on was a lot more work.

[Petitioner's City]

Almost finished my Thousand Sons Praetor/Librarian chap. Just need to finish his base now, and tidy up some of the gold bits that have the red showing through. I'll probably use him as a Siege Breaker for now till the rules come out (using his magicky ways to guide those heavy weapons). I quite like the white shoulder pads, they add a nice bit of colour.

 

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It could almost be Ignis, a Master of Ruin (seige breaker?) in Ahriman: Sorceror and Unchanged! You just need to add a Domitar or similar :D

[grand_master85]

Ahh, I have those books to read here, so I'll get onto them at some point soon.

 

Ooooooo look what turned up today. That's my weekend sorted then :)

 

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[Petitioner's City]

The books are so good - if you don't have the short story volume, it makes the second and third books much better. Also it's those three volumes (the story one, Sorceror and Unchanged) that tell us the most about the Legion, in retrospect, too. 

[grand_master85]

Not totally done; just need to brighten up some of the weathering and finish the base, but I'm pretty pleased with him. Not sure about the White Lascannons but it fits with the rest of the force. Absolutely love the Thousand Sons Contemptor...suddenly, that Dreadnought Rites of War seems very appealing :)

 

Few shots of the Contemptor and some of my other bits.

 

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[SalvationOfReason]

Any plans for the 'slots' on the Contemptors legs?

Really liking that almost muted glow effect on the Praetor ^^ the helmet on the Praetor TDA looks ace.

[grand_master85]

I gather that the eventual Forge World transfer sheet will have transfers that fit into those places, so I'm just holding out till then!

[Rayray]

The contemptor and the rest of your models look ace. The white does look out of place in standalone shots, but when he is next to the rest of your force, he the lascannons look right at home color-wise.

[grand_master85]

Right, my Thousand Sons Contemptor Dreadnought is complete! Really happy with him now, the totally White Lascannons were a bit much so added a bit of gold to tone it down and add a bi my of Jazz at the same time.

 

Come payday, I'm gonna buy two more of these chaps :) going for a very elite force.

 

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[Mango Polo]

Excellent :)

 

After seeing the first version I was going to suggest that you simply tone down the lascannons by keeping only the main casing white, and that's exactly what you did. Looks great.

[Charlo]

And as expected, my opinion of that model has changed entirely.

 

It looks SO MUCH BETTER in your paint than the FW one!