Update to Prot's Thousand Sons: P2 Scarab Occult finished!

[Archaeinox]

I wasn't gonna say anything but i should have

[Prot]

So I actually picked up a "start Collecting TS" box.

I just felt I was a few Rubrics short, and I definitely will eventually use the Tzaangors.

Interestingly enough I thought to expedite the process I have gone and tried to use a Contrast Primer and blue paint to start the unit and see how I like it.

This would be stage 1:

[Xenith]

Looks good. I balked at the idea of painting tzaangors normally and instead painted them with only GW washes and glazes over corax white. Saved me a lot of headache. Next ones will be done with contrast.

[Prot]

Nice! That's great to see.

[Xenith]

Nice! That's great to see.

 

More pics in my Legions plog. Skin is 2 -3 layers of cassandora yellow with a final lamenters glaze, armour is 4 - 5 layers of druchii violet, serpent is coelia greenshade. The horns are even more layers of cassandora yellow. Weapons are poor mans NMM using nuln oil as a wash, then multiple layers as a glaze to build intensity and shading. 

[Tichinde]

I've been experimenting with contrast too for Tzaangors, trying different shades of blue over various basecoats to give the unit some variety. it's great for daemons too! Talasar blue is a good choice.

[Prot]

A waaaaay overdate TS update! 

 

5 Scarab Occult freshly painted. They will join my other 5 and I can call them done!

 

And here they are with the other 5:

 

 

A super time consuming army for me to paint, but I do love how they turn out:

 

 

It inspired me to pull out Ahriman and do something I've wanted to for a while. (I also worked a bit on his green OSL bits), and do a "Galaxy" cloak theme:

 

 

 

 

It's just nice to have 10 Scarab Occult ready to go.

[Mordas]

loving the purple tints on the swords!

 

How did you manage the effect on Ahirman? it looks fantastic! certainly making me want to pick up on my sons painting again.

[Ulfast]

That cloak looks awsome on Ahriman and also the terminators looks very nice, good work.

[Prot]

Thank you very much guys. I wanted to do the cape effect a long time ago but did not like how it was working on some capes and I ended up doing approximately 3 distinct versions (a slightly different one is on my Abaddon.)

 

The cape has to have areas blocked in with lighter colours of the base cape colour. Then you can use the airbrush to just figure out how wide, and 'cloudy' the galaxy is going to be. You do that as heck few times, with a few colours of your choosing. Hand blending with a brush on the edges of the galaxy if the colour is too abstract. 

 

Referencing planets and actual galaxies helps so when you get in there, you can do ringed planets, shooting stars, pulsars and random flashes. Going back and forth through all these steps from beginning to end is what really adds the illusion of the depth. Some inks splashed in lightly on some clusters gives them a different dimensional aspect.

[tangoalphatwo]

Ok. First of all. I hate you. Those termis look amazing! And holy wow! That cloak on Ahriman!

[Archaeinox]

The crests and the lines on the front of the shoulder pads are my favorite part. Nice and clean. IMO, that is crucial as they are a defining characteristic of the faction across the board and a unifying aesthetic 

Edited January 20, 2021 by Archaeinox

[Prot]

Did a one week challenge for myself. Only using bits around the house, plus Abaddon. More details on the blog if anyone cares to see them, but here he is!!!

 

[Tichinde]

That wolf pelt is a nice touch!

[Prot]

That wolf pelt is a nice touch!

 

Ha! You're the first one to catch that. Good eye.

 

I wanted him to have one trophy. I had a lot of bitz that would have worked, however I wanted it to be subtle. That ol' Wolf Lord won't be needing that trinket any longer. :)

[WarriorFish]

He looks great, what will he be on the table top, Exalted on disc? You've really made him look like a Sons model such that it's not immediately apparent the core model :tu:

[Prot]

Thanks.

 

He's my Daemon Prince with "wings". The disk was the biggest one I could find and I wanted to do a non-standard, avian style D.P. He's about the right size, and will do the job in game. So far my opponent's have liked him and he's a touch smaller, but a touch higher, with the same base size so it seems to work out.

 

It fits his background of being elevated from an Exalted to a Daemon Prince. Again, I didn't want to do the overly 'avian' theme for this guy.

[GreenPlasma]

I really like this conceptually, execution is top too. You’re a talented guy Prot.

[Prot]

I really like this conceptually, execution is top too. You’re a talented guy Prot.

 

Thanks. Very kind of you! 

[Mordas]

just curious how did the Tzaangors turn out? - re-reading the previous comments.

 

But excellent work as always!

[INKS]

incredible work as always, great looking TSONS.

[Prot]

Thanks....

About the Tzaangors, unfortunately I still haven't finished them. :)

[Prot]

Finally finished the Infernal Master:

 

If you're bored or want more pics:

https://prot40k.wpcomstaging.com/

 

Almost ready to sell the army!

[WarriorFish]

Great mix of colours on him, you've done a fantastic model justice :tu:

[Mordas]

sell the army!? what? why!?

 

beautiful work though!!