Blindhamsters Blood Angels

[Silas7]

He is, and I'm sure he'll share more cool ideas down the line. @Blindhamster did you use the imperium issue cap for the base? I've gotten him a while back and have been thinking of ways to swap arms to change his pose. Edited May 13, 2022 by Silas7

[Blindhamster]

Hey, yeah it’s the imperium captain for the base, with lower legs from a primaris chaplain, sword from raldoron, head from the dark angel character, shoulder from sanguinary priest

[Blindhamster]

I did some basing. It's been an age since I did any actual work on models, so I built a few and worked out their bases:

 

 

Note: I see the mold line on the sergeants leg, I'll sort that out!

[Firedrake Cordova]

They look good to me.  It's always nice seeing time being devoted to the bases!  

[Blindhamster]

Another small update, technically its part of a bigger one, but i don't really feel like posting pictures of loads of bases.

However these heavy intercessors old bases were not very good (I'd had a go at press molding some details from other bases, just didn't like the result, and when I started painting them, they were even worse. Therefore I made new bases from scratch (plasticard, some scultping, some textured plasticard, a bit of brass and a bit of resin plus stones and sand.

Quite happy with how they look :) Also had a bit of fun with some quick and dirty freehand for the heavy bolter marine.

 

 

For anyone interested, the reason I'm working on bases, is my eyesight is a lot worse, and I struggle with detail work generally, I also came to the conclusion that red models with bases looks better than half finished (or barely started models) with bases not done at all.

All the bases will eventually get weathering effects once I have the actual models painted I think.

Edited April 22, 2023 by Blindhamster

[Firedrake Cordova]

Sorry to hear about your health issues.  

 

I do like the work you've put into the bases - they definitely look good.

[War of the Eagle]

I was born with fairly sub par vision so I can relate a bit but dry brushing and washes have carried me pretty hard these last few years. 

 

Army looks great so far, (especialy the bases) looking forward to more. ;)

[Blindhamster]

4 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

Sorry to hear about your health issues.  

 

I do like the work you've put into the bases - they definitely look good.

Thanks, I’ve had terrible eyesight all my life but when I was young I had particularly strong focusing capabilities apparently, getting older those start to get worse, I do have magnifiers which I’ll use when I get back to painting the actual marines :)

 

I need to add some rust and stuff to them but I’m quite happy, I didn’t want them being too over the top, but I like adding little details, I do have razor wire and things to add from time to time too

[Wraithwing]

Love your stuff Blindhamster, and these are no exception. Looking forward to how these progress. 

[Blindhamster]

Continued with basing "fun", will add powders and grass once the marines actually get painted.

 

Some bladeguard, these have converted swords because I wanted a more blood angels vibe. Also started playing with skin tones.

 

Some more, again with sword swaps, and a custom shoulder pad:

 

Bladeguard Lieutenant and Ancient:

Spoiler

 

Group shot!

 

More basing progress:

 

Progress on my main captain in his two armour forms:

 

Oh and I started on Dante (because what self respecting blood angel hasn't!)

[Nexus17]

On 4/23/2023 at 1:25 PM, Blindhamster said:

I do have magnifiers which I’ll use when I get back to painting the actual marines :)

I'm considering getting some kind of magnifying glasses or visor - which ones do you have and would you recommend them?

 

The minis look great too of course. I particularly like the captain with multiple armour options!

Edited April 27, 2023 by Nexus17

[Blindhamster]

4 hours ago, Nexus17 said:

I'm considering getting some kind of magnifying glasses or visor - which ones do you have and would you recommend them?

 

The minis look great too of course. I particularly like the captain with multiple armour options!

I have these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01GTF06PS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

They're pretty good, take some getting used to and I personally find I can't do long sessions with them without getting some eye strain, but they do allow me to do the odd bit of detail when I want to (such as the faces in this thread)

[Firedrake Cordova]

They look good - I do like your bases, and the skin tone you're using is nice  

 

9 hours ago, Nexus17 said:

I'm considering getting some kind of magnifying glasses or visor - which ones do you have and would you recommend them?

I'm not Blindhamster, but I bought an Optivisor with 1.5x magnification lens, and it's been great - the only thing I could really criticise it for is a relatively narrow field of view. It is expensive, though (there are "imitation" products on Amazon - I bought one for a relative, and the lenses are fine, but the visor is noticeably left comfortable). I asked this question on here some time ago - I don't know if the replies are any help?

[Grotsmasha]

8 hours ago, Blindhamster said:

I have these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01GTF06PS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

They're pretty good, take some getting used to and I personally find I can't do long sessions with them without getting some eye strain, but they do allow me to do the odd bit of detail when I want to (such as the faces in this thread)

I can also recommend going to your local pharmacy / drug store and getting some 3x magnification non-prescription reading glasses as a cheaper, and more readily available option

[Blindhamster]

50 minutes ago, Grotsmasha said:

I can also recommend going to your local pharmacy / drug store and getting some 3x magnification non-prescription reading glasses as a cheaper, and more readily available option

not helpful if you already wear high perscription glasses like myself, but yes for anyone with "normal" eyes, totally agree!

[Nexus17]

Thanks very much guys, really helpful all round.

 

Sorry to divert matters @Blindhamster, back over to you!

[Blindhamster]

I've been chugging away at things. I've got a pretty substantial portion of my models now based, I've also got the vast majority now in the correct shade of red (50:50 evil sunz and mephiston), I've got the helmets and neck seals updated to correct colours where needed and bare heads done to a basic level more or less across the board (with some progressed furhter than others, but again the skittles are present on their armoured part of the bare heads where necessary lol).

 

I also started blocking in details on the invader ATV, I'm not a huge fan tbh, but it's grown on me as I've been painting.

 

3 outriders, a turret, 3 suppressors, doom sergeant, 10 hellblasters, 10 assault intercessors, 10 veteran assault intercessors, 30 intercessors, chaplain on bike, chaplain, indomitus captain, judiciar, phobos librarian, librarian, techmarine, storm speeder, invader atv, 13 lieutenants (lmao)

 

9 inceptors, invictus warsuit, brutalis, redemptor, 20 intercessors, 10 veteran intercessors, 10 rievers, 10 incursors, 10 hellblasters, 10 infiltrators, 5 heavy intercessors, 6 bladeguard, mephiston, captain, gravis captain, apothecary, librarian, champion, chaplain oh and 3 different ancients

 

The Gladius and two repulsors need the correct red to be done. Only the Astreus and one impulsor have their bases done. Can also see minor progress on Dante, plus my captain.

 

unbased things, in the case of the rievers and the bunker not even in the right shade of red. those barely started marines will be death company.

 

Current workbench:

5 bolter aggressors, 3 flamer aggressors, 6 eliminators and a phobos strike team. All need their red sorting, and basing done and bare heads/helmets at least blocked in.

Edited May 10, 2023 by Blindhamster

[Blindhamster]

My favourite Intercessor Sergeant:

[Blindhamster]

Also, would love to see peoples bladeguard, I'm undecided on what direction to go with tabard and shield colours!

[Doghouse]

Looking really nice and very impressed with your progress. Still one of my favourite painters mate.

 

 

[deathless31491]

That's a hell of an army you are working on BH, nice work! Really enjoying following along here. 

[Blindhamster]

because I posted him elsewhere, veteran intercessor sergeant:

[Naryn]

Wow, that gold is really juicy. I love how it pops!

[Blindhamster]

On 5/15/2023 at 10:19 PM, Naryn said:

Wow, that gold is really juicy. I love how it pops!

Thanks, think it may just be camera being helpful tbh! the gold on most models is currently just a retributor armour base with a layer of gulliman flesh all over and/or riekland flesh in the recesses!

 

 

on the topic of progress though... phobos strike team are now roughly at the same place as most other models:

 

would be interested to know opinions on colours for the medica marine and two techmarine-esq ones. All red as they are now? or lots of white panels?

Edited May 18, 2023 by Blindhamster

[Blindhamster]

Still chipping away at things, still primarily focused on bases, blocking in the correct red and getting some core colours blocked in on things.

 

Aggressors (I've got one more bolter aggressor to build, he'll be posed with one arm shooting to the side, the other lowered.

 

Las fusil eliminators (Need to work out precisely what I'm doing wit hthe camo, I startred with the sand colour to go with the predominant colour ofthe bases, thinking of doing irregular large triangles in grey and smaller irregular triangles in karak stone perhaps?

 

I'm currently working on getting a set of 3 bolter eliminators to the same state.

 

Once the above are blocked in, I'll build the remaining agressor, then have 3 flamestorm aggressors to base and block in colours on... next is 9 eradicators and 5 rievers with carbines, plus a bolt rifle gravis captain and phobos captain, then thats all my currently built things based (minus a couple of vehicles).

 

So next building will be 5 more heavy intercessors and 10 desolators and 10 DC intercessors... for the last one I want to look at how I can make them look a bit more aggressive in terms of poses.