Punk possum Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 I prefer the grey black, but they still look awesome so go with what you prefer. The calligraphy bothers you, fix it soon or it'll fall away off the priority list and never get done. Completion is a great feeling. bs Thank you for your comments and always useful critique. Your right I need to go back over the scroll work soon completion is as you say a great feeling. The change to dark reaper was to further emphasise that these dudes are a step up from the normal "line" marines. I do quite like it but on balance I think I prefer the grey so I think I'll finish this squad like this but stick to my previous version from now on. Those are some ace models there! Thank you very much. Seeing pics of models at much larger than actual size tends to make shading/highlighting look a bit heavy handed, but when viewing models at closer to actual size... http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e245/btmcrae/act-size.jpg ...well, that's a thing of beauty. Very nice! Thank you you are very kind. That is my favourite conversion of the interrogator chaplain yet - it is entirely befitting of a sacred standard bearer! Great Job! Ever since the last codex turned the D.A. into the "marines with magic flags" I've been kicking around how should the bearer of such a revered relic look, when the interrogator chaplain model hit the shelves I started to wonder if this might be it I'm pleased as punch that other people agree with me. I've now made a start on him so hope to have him ready to show in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 "Magic Flags" :lol: my thoughts too. Nice to hear you are going to use the blue black to distinguish Reaper units from the rest, cool idea :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk possum Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 "Magic Flags" my thoughts too. Nice to hear you are going to use the blue black to distinguish Reaper units from the rest, cool idea Cheers! The blue black is subtle but does actally work when see along side the "normal" guys. Also Talking of magic flags... http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/tasciovanous/001_1.jpg This guy took a lot longer than I had hoped but I think the extra time was worth it, What do you the brothers of the rock think? Loar, Radoslav, Dark Rage and 18 others 21 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Arkley Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Love it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Love it! The only thing to pick a nit with is the banner. The red and green don't have the darker shades that are on the mini next to it and it is encroaching near the dreaded Christmas Marine territory. But it is better than what I can do so I really have no grounds to gripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galthan Ironsturm Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Oh my God...i lové it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Rage Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Sweet standard bearer, looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenz Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Looks awesome! Well worth the extra time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radoslav Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I totally love shading on robes- very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaced Hulk Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 The standard bearer and the grav-command squad are looking awesome mate! It's a really cool conversion of the Interrogator Chaplain model, and the painting is as superb as ever. As far as the blue highlights are concerned, I think I agree with Stobz in preferring the grey. I don't actually mind black models with a blue-ish tint, but in your case, the grey highlights are so crisp and neat that I don't think they need anything else.If you ever decide to try AoV with black robes , it might be worth using blue for the armour to distinguish it from the robes. Anyway mate, keep up the good work! Grand Master Belial 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Arkley Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Punk... What have you called your Supreme Grand Master? I want to have some continuity to my Blades... I called him Xerxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk possum Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Thank you every one Getting home after a long and trying day at work to find so much positivity has transformed a crappy day into a rather good one! So a big thank you to every one for the likes and comments Love it! The only thing to pick a nit with is the banner. The red and green don't have the darker shades that are on the mini next to it and it is encroaching near the dreaded Christmas Marine territory. But it is better than what I can do so I really have no grounds to gripe. You are dead right the banner is in lighter tones than the rest, I had hoped it would look a bit faded and aged. Looks like I missed the mark there I hope its not fallen over the edge into Christmas marine territory, I dont think it has but am willing to reconsider. Also I dont consider your comments a gripe, its constructive criticism and that is some thing I'm always open too. Thank you for taking the time to comment I really do appreciate it. Oh my God...i lové it!! Thank you I'm so glad others like this as I said previously I've been dithering about how to do a sacred standard for years now so its lovely to know that other DA fans like what I've done. Sweet standard bearer, looks awesome! Cheers I'll take that, even though I have the feeling you would have done it better Looks awesome! Well worth the extra time Yep it took a lot longer than I had expected but every time I considered cutting corners to speed things along I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Now its done I'm glad I didnt give in to the temptation... I totally love shading on robes- very well done. Thanks although I have to give credit to the sculptor those robes are so well done that it makes painting then easy. The standard bearer and the grav-command squad are looking awesome mate! It's a really cool conversion of the Interrogator Chaplain model, and the painting is as superb as ever. As far as the blue highlights are concerned, I think I agree with Stobz in preferring the grey. I don't actually mind black models with a blue-ish tint, but in your case, the grey highlights are so crisp and neat that I don't think they need anything else.If you ever decide to try AoV with black robes , it might be worth using blue for the armour to distinguish it from the robes. Anyway mate, keep up the good work! Ah yes I was waiting for some one to call me on that one I know that the "official" colour for AoV robes is black but well the red is just nicer and anyway I've already strayed from the Chapter approved scheme by retainig the red helmet stripe and well the Icon is a skull wearing a red hood... I'm justifying it in fluff terms though there are circles within the inner circle, so a Veteran wears red, some veterans who have walked the rites of the angel wear red trimmed black, the brothers of the Archangelis (my deathwing) wear Black trimmed red and the inner council of the inner circle wear all black Punk... What have you called your Supreme Grand Master? I want to have some continuity to my Blades... I called him Xerxes Oh now that is an interesting question, I hadn't actually got that far up the chain of command yet, Ramiel leads 3rd company, I will be doing a Chaplain the lead the other half of 3rd company in the field and minister to their spiritual needs off it but he has yet to get a name. I like Xerxes though, I like the Persian allusion... Brother Captain Arkley 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) You are dead right the banner is in lighter tones than the rest, I had hoped it would look a bit faded and aged. Looks like I missed the mark there I hope its not fallen over the edge into Christmas marine territory, I dont think it has but am willing to reconsider. Also I dont consider your comments a gripe, its constructive criticism and that is some thing I'm always open too. Thank you for taking the time to comment I really do appreciate it. For a little experiment, since I am not sure how it would go as well, try mixing in bone or whatever the name GW is calling it now with the colors used on the banner. Bone is light enough to soften the colors to hopefully get the faded look going. The brown in the bone keeps a warm hue especially for the red to keep it from looking bleached. I did have that experience with using white to lighten a color to bad results but a cream/bone tone seems to come out far better. It might be worth a shot to experiment on separately unless you have a Battle Brother Smik lying around. Hidden Content http://www.tsoalr.com/comics/2003-10-27-017_Smik.gif Edited April 11, 2016 by Grand Master Belial Bother Cypher, Interrogator Stobz and Punk possum 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk possum Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 You are dead right the banner is in lighter tones than the rest, I had hoped it would look a bit faded and aged. Looks like I missed the mark there I hope its not fallen over the edge into Christmas marine territory, I dont think it has but am willing to reconsider. Also I dont consider your comments a gripe, its constructive criticism and that is some thing I'm always open too. Thank you for taking the time to comment I really do appreciate it. For a little experiment, since I am not sure how it would go as well, try mixing in bone or whatever the name GW is calling it now with the colors used on the banner. Bone is light enough to soften the colors to hopefully get the faded look going. The brown in the bone keeps a warm hue especially for the red to keep it from looking bleached. I did have that experience with using white to lighten a color to bad results but a cream/bone tone seems to come out far better. It might be worth a shot to experiment on separately unless you have a Battle Brother Smik lying around. Hidden Content http://www.tsoalr.com/comics/2003-10-27-017_Smik.gif I don't have a brother Smik, but I kinda want one now Thanks I intend to try out a few ideas on some stuff I've got lying about that will never see use for anything but tests (freebie sigmarine from White Dwarf I'm looking at you...) Well work is out of this world busy at the moment so I've had to reduce my preferred hour a night approach but I have still managed to finish another cheese vet this one also has a storm shield to help mitigate the inevitable baggage of retaliation these guys will provoke. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/tasciovanous/Dark%20angels/001_14.jpg http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/tasciovanous/Dark%20angels/002_13.jpg As ever I welcome any suggestions or comments. Epher, Tygwyn, Grand Master Belial and 9 others 12 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Yeehar!!! That's what I'm going to do too!!! (already do with different shields, but not painted yet ) Great job Possum Edited April 16, 2016 by Brother Stobz Punk possum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Raeven Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) That vet looks badass! Great paintjob. The outline of the transfer is clearly visible thou. Edited April 15, 2016 by GreyRavenC Punk possum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaeza94 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 That vet looks badass! Great paintjob. The outline of the transfer is clearly visible thou. how would you go about removing it? I never use transfers but will soon. Punk possum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 That vet looks badass! Great paintjob. The outline of the transfer is clearly visible thou. how would you go about removing it? I never use transfers but will soon. The quickest way is take the paint of the base color and lightly paint the edges of the transfer. In Possum's case, black. It is usually most noticable when the transfer is on an area without a lot of colors. To use Possum's model, it is more noticable in the black areas than the red because of the shading and there is not much else in the black areas to distract the eye. This is if you are going for a Painting Competition level of quality. Possum's minis are above Table Top quality by a large degree but it may not get him a Golden Demon if they still had them. Punk possum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) One thing to help get rid of the silvering at the edges of transfers is to make sure you put them onto a backing of semi-gloss or gloss varnish and when it is set, paint over it all with a matte varnish. This may take a coat or two. Alternatively, use Micro-Sol/Micro-Set to place and seat your decals and then paint over them with a coat of matte varnish or two. Possum, that vet is absolutely fantastic, I really like him! Great job on the armor and shield! Edited April 16, 2016 by Bryan Blaire Punk possum and Dark Rage 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galthan Ironsturm Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Realy beautifull! Nothing else. Punk possum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tygwyn Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 One thing we can be sure of is that squad Gorgonzola will look awesome - he is badass! Punk possum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Arkley Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Hey Possum could you make use of these :) http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k574/jetpaczx/WP_20160416_09_35_07_Pro_zpshu4wb0ms.jpg Punk possum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epher Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I am a big fan of the shield. Is that a GW bit or where you able to find it elsewhere? Great work on the free hand banner too! Punk possum 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk possum Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) Wowsers Thank you every one for the comments, its really motivational to see so much positive reaction. Normally I like to answer every one individually but to avoid a huge wall of text I'll just comment this time. Stobz, Grey raven, Ironstum, Tygwyn. Thank you for the comments G.R. The transfer has now been micro sol'ed and matt varnished, the edges are mostly invisible now. Jbaeze, See Bryan and G.M Belial's answers as they have already covered it I'll not retread old ground but add that I personally use micro sol and a matt varnish. I use Johnsons Klear to gloss the area first (I believe that its called future floor polish in the states) its basically an acrylic gloss varnish thats a whole bunch cheaper than 'ardcoat or any of the modelling supplies equivalents. Brother Arkley, Oh yes I certainly could use those! I bought a sheet of the AoV decals on a whim ages ago and now I'm getting to the end of that sheet the damned things are unavailable, I was thinking I would have to get a bunch more printed up by the company you linked in to your blades reforged log. Epher: The shield is one of the Forgeworld boarding upgrade set ones, the kit comes with 5 shields, some pretty sweet heads, a jolly nice graviton gun, two las cutters and 5 right arms if you want to use grav guns you will need to either cut the hands off the arms or do what I did and cut the hands off the grav guns (this obviously applies to any of the new weapons). Thank you all for checking in I hope to get the last member of this squad done reasonably soon then Its going to be on to assembling stuff ready for the ETL. Last time I entered the ETL I did relatively well with 1000ish points completed and no vows broken so let hope I can rival that this time ... Edited April 16, 2016 by Punk possum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Arkley Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Message me your address I'll try to post them next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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