Bmseifer Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Welcome. This thread will be dedicated to a new project, starting an army in the age of darkness. So far all my 40k armies have been monochrome in color so this felt like a perfect opportunity to break that trend. While looking through the legions I fell for the sea green of the sons of horus and I like the feel overall in the theme of the legion. So let's get it started then! I bought a Betrayal at Calth box to begin with and tried out different colors. I will be placing a FW order this weekend and am planning on getting the lupercal and sons of horus colors (If I understand it correctly they don't sell their airbrush colors in drop-bottles? seriously?) But until that order arrives, here's a test dude with what colors I had available: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn18/mperssonbmmseifer/20160227_010339_resized_zpsppt7svlp.jpg I'm not sure if should add weathering or not. So far I only painted minimal battle damage and I will probably be using some pigments around the feet to tie the models to their bases when it's time to base them. c&c welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athrawes Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Really nice looking green you have achieved! I'm not the biggest fan of weathering unless it is done exceedingly well, and honestly I think your green looks gritty and dark enough to look like worn armor without having to cover it in dirt and scratches. Great job man, look forward to more. Edit: you're correct FW don't supply their paint in dropper bottles, that is why I'd invest in some generic dropper bottles and a few pipettes that you can use to transfer the paint over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Kasen Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 That is really lovely. Can't wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatTheBeat Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Looks absolutely amazing, though the file doesn't seem to be embedded properly in the post (it needs to be clicked).Looking forward to more!Cheers,BTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 That's an awesome green. How did you achieve it? And I agree with Athrawes: your green is already dirty enough that I think additional weathering is unnecessary. If anything, up the amount of (or contrast of) battle damage with some silvers or blacks to break up some of the larger panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmseifer Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Really nice looking green you have achieved! I'm not the biggest fan of weathering unless it is done exceedingly well, and honestly I think your green looks gritty and dark enough to look like worn armor without having to cover it in dirt and scratches. Great job man, look forward to more. Edit: you're correct FW don't supply their paint in dropper bottles, that is why I'd invest in some generic dropper bottles and a few pipettes that you can use to transfer the paint over. Thanks. Yeah, I think I will try to keep the weathering to a minimum and only paint minor scratches That is really lovely. Can't wait to see more. Thank you, more will follow and I will try to get proper pictures taken Looks absolutely amazing, though the file doesn't seem to be embedded properly in the post (it needs to be clicked). Looking forward to more! Cheers, BTB Thank you. Doesn't the picture show in the post? It does when I open the thread That's an awesome green. How did you achieve it? And I agree with Athrawes: your green is already dirty enough that I think additional weathering is unnecessary. If anything, up the amount of (or contrast of) battle damage with some silvers or blacks to break up some of the larger panels. My green is, by airbrush: Prime black Basecoat with a 2:1 mix of VGC Scurvy green and VMA Dark sea blue Highlights are made by adding Scale75 Unnatural flesh to the above mix. Finally I add an enamel wash I'm considering decreasing the amount of blue because I feel the result are almost to turqouise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxyogi Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Like your work, keep it coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Feral Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Very nice, I do rather like the muted shades of that green-turquoise! Quick question, do any of the arm pairs fit for the Heavy Bolter or is there a particular set you have to use? I ask because I ordered some BaC Marines myself but without the instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmseifer Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 I think pretty much every pair fits. I assembled mine while dry fitting a regular bolter and most them worked with the heavy bolter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmseifer Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Some progress on the veteran squad: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn18/mperssonbmmseifer/soh-firstsquad_zpsn7a9wp2y.jpg And I just placed an order from FW for some Reavers and a couple of Dreadclaws. As I live in Sweden it will probably take 2 weeks for it to arrive, and as I also ordered some FW paints I want to wait painting any more models to be able to try out the lupercal and sons of horus green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 These look great! Although the fellow on the far right does seem to incline more toward the blue than the green, as you were saying earlier. Could be a trick of lighting or the camera, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmseifer Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 So my FW shipment arrived yesterday and I was eager to test out the new paints. I thought the first test scheme I did felt a little to teal/blue and more like Alpha legion than Sons of Horus. Well, I spent a couple of hours cleaning, assembling and painting and this is the result I got: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn18/mperssonbmmseifer/20160305_131701_resized_zpsiqmmzeyx.jpg I like it better, it gives a more desaturated look and doesnt require me to mix colors. the marine above isn't finished but it gives me a pretty clear idea of how they will look. Oh and by the way, I assembled the first Dreadclaw... and I'm dreading the second one. Way to go, taking the worst plastic kit and making it even worse Edit: My cat sat on my lightbox and it crumbled like a house of cards.. Will get better photos as soon as I fix it. Here's the culprit pretending as nothing has happened http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn18/mperssonbmmseifer/20160305_135636_zps17nwquug.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Another nice scheme. The desaturation of color makes me think of a period when the SoH had only recently converted from Luna Wolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREY88 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 What FW colors did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalvationOfReason Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Great looking start so far. Especially like the work on that Warcat Titan, looks very photorealistic. Barely fits in the light box though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depthcharge12 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Cats! The bane of all things modeling!!! Great green you've got going on. Dodd you use a white primer? Or did you do a Zenithial grey/white before painting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Kasen Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 That colour is really nice, perfect for SoH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstSonofHorus Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Really like the scheme you've gone for there. Not my choice of colours for SoH, but that second attempt is just beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangaman Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I agree with Ovidius, definetly looks like a post-Luna Wolves transition. Is that an intentional move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmseifer Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Thank you brothers for your kind words. First of all the green is achieved by: Airbrush *Prime Black *Basecoat FW Lupercal Green *Zenithial highlight FW Sons of Horus Green *Point highlight Vallejo pancer ace USMC Tankcrew Highlight Wash *Coelia Greenshade By Brush Highlight FW Sons of Horus Green Edge Highlight Vallejo pancer ace USMC Tankcrew Highlight The green in the last photo might show the colors a little to bright thanks to bad lighting. I tried to patch the lightbox together and took this photo to show more true color http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn18/mperssonbmmseifer/Soh1_zpsrqgdg6ol.jpg So far I'm happy with the scheme in general. I think the green look awesome off camera for the SoH. What I'm fiddling with now are the gold trims. I'm either going to change the recipie for the gold to get a less yellow look to it or maybe even go with black trims. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangaman Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Black trims all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morngrym Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Looking great so far. I'm thinking of doing some SOH eventually as well so I am certainly watching with interest. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmseifer Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Small update! I have continued work on my first five veterans and they are mostly done, pretty much only bases left to do. I also started with a test mini for my reavers, need to finish the axe and some detail before I decide if the scheme is astartes approved: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn18/mperssonbmmseifer/IMG_1205_zpsiqxxfjja.jpg I'm not sure if I want to keep the spikes black for both the black and green schemes or if I should do them in metallics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Digging that Reaver. Those lenses are haunting. The sea green is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmseifer Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Work has been slow the last week and will be put on hold for the upcoming week as well. I'm going on a trip to New York on friday so the only time for the hobby will be if I find a GW store on manhattan I'm also trying to assemble a playable force. So far I have: 10 Reavers 2 Dreadclaws 10 Marines (probably going to use as veterans) 5 Legion Terminators (Is it possible to convert to justaerins?) And I'm wondering what I could add? Maybe the new bundle deal with 5 reavers, 5 justaerin and a dread? And a model to convert/use as Maloghurst? Or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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