XVI: Sons of Horus Siege Company

[FirstSonofHorus]

This will be my thread for my Sons of Horus army that I've been slowly accumulating this year. There may be other things popping up here and there, but the vast majority will be the brothers formerly known as the Luna Wolves.

This is my first veteran squad, they are missing five shoulder pads and I'm uncertain on the crest colour. Otherwise completed.

I'm currently working on a Dreadnought, another squad and my forgelord.

Here's a sneak peek of the forgelord himself:

[Knight of the Raven]

I like the bases and the forgelord's axe.

[Doctor Perils]

Good looking models there :) For the crest, you might be safer with some kind of red of burnt orange ?

 

The Forge Lord is going to be pretty cool :) It's not often you see one without a Servo-arm or a conversion beamer. Are you planning on making a Siege Breaker too ?

[Legionary Pallas]

Is that another SoH log I smell?! It is! Welcome brother!

 

I agree with Lord Thorn, a red or orange would be great for the crest. Or perhaps a yellow?

[KBA]

Looking good! That black and green work great together. And those bases are nice -- good balance in them.

[Pearson73]

The Forgelord looks good, very bulky and intimidating.

[Morngrym]

Nice job here - and the bases are beautiful!

[spawnovchaos]

Great start. The bases provide a nice contrast to your marines, and I would second the various endorsements for red/orange crests.  What green are you using?

[FirstSonofHorus]

Many thanks for the kind words, all! B&C seems like a really lovely community!

Good looking models there For the crest, you might be safer with some kind of red of burnt orange ?

The Forge Lord is going to be pretty cool It's not often you see one without a Servo-arm or a conversion beamer. Are you planning on making a Siege Breaker too ?

The original intention of him was as a mech-praetor, hence the lack of proper servo-equipment. However I'm working on a praetor concept at the moment so that may change!

Great start. The bases provide a nice contrast to your marines, and I would second the various endorsements for red/orange crests. What green are you using?

It is very simple! Grey undercoat. Kaballite green. Coelia Greenshade. A few edge highlights with Syrabite Green and then weathering. I wanted a brooding, intimidating colour without being lavish. Also, it being very simple to paint helps!

So new updates. I've made some tweaks to the first veteran squad (pics to come later) including adding the missing pads.

I've also been working on squad 2. This is with the base coats and washes done. Since this picture I've painted and washed the holsters and sorted out the sergeant's crest. I'm still messing around with the damn banner, which is proving to be a pain.

To do: Highlights (metals, armour). Weathering.

Also, with the ETL looming, here is what I plan on doing for my first vow!

That's 10 Reavers, 5 Justaerin and a Master of Signals!

So I had a question for y'all. I wnat destroyers in my army, but I have the black scheme more than covered. So I was thinking a heavily weathered Green. Is that best done with intense weathering over the usual scheme or should I paint it as raw metal then sponge on green? What do you think?

[Doctor Perils]

*snip*

 

 So I had a question for y'all. I wnat destroyers in my army, but I have the black scheme more than covered. So I was thinking a heavily weathered Green. Is that best done with intense weathering over the usual scheme or should I paint it as raw metal then sponge on green? What do you think?

Very cool work so far.

 

I'd recommend giving both methods a little try out on a piece of plasticard or cardboard, and take a few pics: It'll give you a better idea, and if you still want advice we'll understand better the effects proposed.

[FirstSonofHorus]

Just to show I haven't been slacking... new bases. Some I'm really not happy with.

I'm also doing a slight readjustment of my scheme, pics to be coming soon.

[Knight of the Raven]

Uh, I wasn't warned that this thread was updated. Odd.

 

Lovely bases; they're the new plastic bases from Games Workshop, right?

[FirstSonofHorus]

Yup, the new Sector Imperialis set. Really nice value. The pure rubble ones are a complete waste of space but I'd strongly recommend the set.

Here's a WIP of my new scheme, mostly done pre-weathering. I think I did some more of the red since taking this picture. The shoulder pads need highlighting though.

For the weathering, I'm doing the standard sponging but in terms of powder up the leg, what type would be appropriate for the basing?

[SalvationOfReason]

Weathering-wise, probably a light dabbing of blacks and browns, to fit the industrial/city aspect of the bases.