Nemac's WIP Log - Abaddon the Despoiler

[dogfender]

Those are some crisp lookin' models! I really like the addition of the flayed skins! When will you be adding the night haunter to your collection?

[Nemac Vradon]

Thanks dogfender, Glad you like them. I enjoyed doing the flayed skins :D. Curze will be added at some stage though I can't say when.

 

Nemac

[Nemac Vradon]

So having finished the first unit of Night Lords, I have started working on the second. Beginning with the Sergeant. I wanted to try my hand at converting a Nostramen Chain Glaive and I think it came out pretty well.

 

 

The base isn't the final one so don't worry it won't be that small. I am unsure whether to paint the shoulder with flayed skin or as tattered red cloth.

 

C&C welcome as always.

 

Nemac

[Andvarr A]

That looks cool. He's got the look of "I have a big chib...I'm going to use this big chib...on you"

 

Looks sinister as hell

[Midnightmare]

These are looking really well, your painting is so crisp.

 

Love the new chainglaive too, positively evil! Going to copy that sorry, I just am

[Nemac Vradon]

That looks cool. He's got the look of "I have a big chib...I'm going to use this big chib...on you"

 

Looks sinister as hell

 

Thanks dude, the base I have for him has him resting the glaive on some debris so it will look more realistic :)

 

 

These are looking really well, your painting is so crisp.

 

Love the new chainglaive too, positively evil! Going to copy that sorry, I just am

 

Thanks Midnight :). Copy away, the haft is the GK force staff, the top is a power axe and obviously the chainsword is from the Raptors box :tu:

 

He has the base armour done now but the light is not good enough for a photo. I will do some more work on him and try and get a WIP shot during that time but may not be able.

 

Nemac

[DuskRaider]

Awesome work so far, bub. As for the Chain Glaive wielding Marine, I'd say paint the shoulder piece as cloth... it looks too wavy and fabric like to be flesh. I'd also recommend perhaps angling his right arm down a bit so the butt of the Glaive is touching the ground. Would make for a more natural pose.

[Nemac Vradon]

Thanks DuskRaider :), I had thought about the glaive:

 

 

 

That looks cool. He's got the look of "I have a big chib...I'm going to use this big chib...on you"

Looks sinister as hell

 

Thanks dude, the base I have for him has him resting the glaive on some debris so it will look more realistic

 

 

I think your right about the shoulder, I will probably paint both as cloth to be honest, lightning and a terror mask will make him look enough like a Night Lord :tu:

 

Nemac

[Andvarr A]

May also knobble your chain glaive idea for my own traitors when I get the ball rolling.

 

Will you do one with it pointing more to the ground with one hand pointing in the direction of someone unfortunate?

[Nemac Vradon]

Copy away mate, I have several models in progress at the moment, Its just getting the posing right on them but they will (hopefully) be more dynamic :tu:

 

Nemac

[DaBoiKyknos]

I am in the strange position of generally disliking this style of armour painting (I would prefer a real dark bue as base colour, I guess I´m kind of a colour scheme conservative ) but being amazed by how great you executed this.

The white "skull-mask" is awesome, it really looks like I would imagine it from reading the Night Lord omnibus.

It really makes the quite unspecific and minimalistic looking MK IV`s appear very "Night Lordy".

What´s your recipe for that?

 

Greetings & thanks in advance,

Velype

[Nemac Vradon]

Thanks LordVelpe, I chose this way of painting the armour because I really wanted them to look like they dwell in shadows and feel that a much darker scheme would allow that :). I will try and get some pictures of how I do the terror masks but the colours used in the correct order are:

 

Steel Legion Drab base

Steel Legion Drab and Ushabti Bone 1/1 mix

Ushabti Bone layer

Pallid Wych Flesh highlight

 

The Pallid Wych Flesh is only used just under the eyes, across the ridge of the nose and finally on the brow of the helmet.

 

Hope this helps for now and like I say I will try and get some pictures done for it :tu:

 

Nemac

[Vairocanum]

The sergeant looks really good with the chain glaive, looking forward to seeing the rest of the squad.

[Nemac Vradon]

I have finished the second Sergeant for the army. I am really chuffed with this one. The advice I got for painting the shoulder as cloth has really paid off so thanks for that :), I used the backpack from the new Deathwatch Chaplain Cassius model that I had left over from a previous conversion (Word Bearers Diobalist).

The Chainglaive i am particularly happy with though now that it is painted I can see there is a slight bend in it. We live and learn though and I am not going to take him apart to correct the problem.

I normally name a model using my screen name for each of my armies that I do so may I present Nemac Vradon, Headsman of the VIII Legion Night Lords:

 

 

 

C&C welcome as always :tu:

 

Nemac

[Raztalin]

He's worked out really well mate - and a suitably fitting name!!!

[TRIBUN]

Cool model, the chainglaive looks great.

[Nemac Vradon]

Thanks guys, Glad you like him :). I'm working on his squad next and Burning of Prospero has been ordered today to arrive on Saturday so I can make each squad up to ten man with five of each armour mark. I may try and do something with the characters and see if I can make them fit this army.

 

Nemac

[Andvarr A]

Well done Nemac. I like. I can see what you mean about the bend, but hey ho...it could have been a hard target to get into that's bent it.

[Nemac Vradon]

Thanks Andvarr, It's a little bit disappointing but like I say I'm not going to try and fix it. It doesn't look as bad in person but I guess the camera picks up all the faults 

 

Nemac

[Andvarr A]

The digital eye picks up all of the flaws we think that have been missed. Still think that it's been bent through taking so many heads

[sockwithaticket]

Terror markings are spot on. Will look with interest at how you apply them to MK III helms, potential for some very cool work indeed. You get Night Lords, man, you just do.

[Nemac Vradon]

Thanks Sock :D, I am looking forward to painting the MKIII Terror Masks. I would like to have had the second squad of five MKIV ready for when they arrive but doubt I will have the time over the coming week. I should at least be able to get the base layers done or two full marines.

 

Nemac

[Ratboy1664]

I have to ask, how did you achieve such a wonderful blue/black paint job?

[CrusiusFin]

Nice looking chainglaive. I took the easy way and bought the anvil industries "chainglaives" but your version looks much more brutal. :)

I have to steal your flayed skin and face methods. Keep up the good work, brother.

[Nemac Vradon]

Thanks for the comments guys :D

 

 

I have to ask, how did you achieve such a wonderful blue/black paint job?

 

Thanks Ratboy :). I'll do a quick rundown for now but will try and get pictures sorted on how I do it at some point.

 

- Base coat of black primer

- Second base coat of Abaddon Black

- Layer of 2/2/1 Kantor Blue, Abaddon Black and Lahmian Medium*

- Thinner Layer of Kantor Blue

- Wash of Drakebhof Nightshade all over armour panels

- Layer above mix* with added Caledor Sky

- Highlight above mix again this time with the added Caledor Sky and Fenrisian Grey

- Add Fenrisian Grey for each successive highlight until you get the brightness you want at the edges of the highlight.

 

Each layer should get progressively thinner so as to leave the previous colour showing through. if your mix starts to get too thick then you need to add more Lahmian Medium/water so it dries smoothly.

 

This may give an idea of what I mean:

 

 

I really hope that made sense and that it helped a little bit. If not let me know and I'll try and get a more in depth write up :)

 

 

Nice looking chainglaive. I took the easy way and bought the anvil industries "chainglaives" but your version looks much more brutal.

I have to steal your flayed skin and face methods. Keep up the good work, brother.

 

Thanks CrusiusFin, I didn't know Anvil did Chainglaives. I'll have to go check that out, thanks and steal away :tu:

 

Nemac