SoH Legion Blog picture progress

[Bat33.1]

I just wanted to show the Heresy forum what I have been working on for the past few weeks. So here are my Sons of Horus Legion models progress so far.

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0379_zpshetqovl7.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0378_zpsxgqfed0t.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0377_zpsejtjviop.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0375_zpsgnljxy8x.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0374_zpsfqjwz9oc.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0373_zpsfa6fugqc.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0371_zpsuwznlnlp.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0370_zpsijszntym.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0369_zpsamhyltaz.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0368_zpseog47jml.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0367_zpszypeas6t.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0364_zpsfbvpg6kw.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0365_zpsyitqrys2.jpg

[Bat33.1]

And the rest of my completed models C&C welcome :)

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0362_zps07vvx9l7.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0361_zpsuzbxnldx.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0360_zpsv8eykgcl.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0358_zpsu3cfadcm.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0357_zpsoye35jtr.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0356_zpsgigxkohm.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0355_zpsc72hwzzd.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0353_zpseeb30lyh.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0351_zpsdghwyzi8.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/paulj1965/BLACK/2016-10/DSCF0348_zpsewlqac0e.jpg

[Reyner]

That green is really nice how have you done it?

[The Pounder]

Absolutely jaw dropping!

You've done an amazing job on these!

The freehand work is some of the best I've seen.

Thanks for putting them up, I feel suitably motivated

to work on mine now!

[SkimaskMohawk]

Its all the sons of horus transfers lol, that being said, the army is very well done

[Bat33.1]

That green is really nice how have you done it?

The green starts from black undercoat, then all the top surfaces lightened with a medium grey, it doesn't matter which but the green doesn't cover great over black. Then I use Forge World Lupercal green all over as a base, it can take 3-4 coats if you have a black undercoat. I then lighten it using a modulation technique with FW sons of Horus green. Add more coats for highlight areas, less for shade.

 

The black isn't really black at all it's a mix of Vallejo german grey 70-995 model color or 71-052 model air mixed about 50/50 with black. Vallejo also make a darker grey called black grey 70-862 which I'm going to test and see if it's dark enough. I don't like straight black as I find it too stark. I can also shade recesses with soft body black or in this case I used agrax earthshade as I wanted a used dirty look.

 

One thing I did before shading was a gloss varnish first as it softens the effect of the wash. The marines I used citadel gloss nuln oil 50% with about 20% biel tan green and 30% gloss varnish and you can then just touch it on with a fine brush and it flows around the details quite tight and doesn't change the armour base colour.