+++Blood Angels Outpost+++

[Hintzy]

My first vow, consisting of a lone Librarian Dreadnought is finished:

 

 

I'll be moving from Missouri to Texas in two weeks, and after the dust settles I'll have a bit more for a second vow.  Still nothing significant, but better than nothing!

[Majkhel]

Yay, first blood to You! Great quality too. I like this type of dark red :)

[Black_Sky]

A quick teaser for tomorrow or friday.

 

[redshadow]

A quick teaser for tomorrow or friday.

 

That looks amazing, a lot better than the quality I’ll end up finishing with

[Silas7]

 

A quick teaser for tomorrow or friday.

 

That looks amazing, a lot better than the quality I’ll end up finishing with

 

 

Same here : /  But that won't stop me from chipping away.

[Leonaides]

Vow 1 completed... I'm sure there are tweaks and touchups but as my usual opponents would attest - thats more than my usual level of painting (shading and drybrush-highlighting my bases is unheard of for the last 15 years or so!)

"I Leonaides rise to the challenge of E TENEBRAE LUX on the side of the Blood Angels forum and vow to complete 4 primaris lieutenants (3 power sword/1 stock) and 2 captains with jump packs (1 th/combi melta and 1 relic axe) of total value 527pts on or before September 1st, 2019. Success will bring me eternal glory and failure will doom me to wear the Badge of the Oathbreaker until the year-end."

And now because i'm stoopid:

I Leonaides rise to the challenge of E TENEBRAE LUX on the side of the Blood Angels forum and vow to complete 1 Phobos Primaris Captain, 1 Phobos Lieutenant, 1 Terminator Librarian, 1 Primaris Librarian, 1 Chaplain with jump pack and 1 Chaplain Lemartes) of total value 628pts on or before September 1st, 2019. Success will bring me eternal glory and failure will doom me to wear the Badge of the Oathbreaker until the year-end.

[Spagunk]

Anyone want a WIP pic?



Metallic base coats ready for washes.

[Zephaniah Adriyen]

Mark III Blood Angels is the best. Cool thing is, you can vow it for ETL and run it in Horus Heresy too.

[Silas7]

What are peoples thoughts on washes? targeted application or full coverage? I've done the body of my dread with a targeted wash and I think i'll have to go back and tidy up the base color so that the dark patches don't look too messy.

[dice4thedicegod]

What are peoples thoughts on washes? targeted application or full coverage? I've done the body of my dread with a targeted wash and I think i'll have to go back and tidy up the base color so that the dark patches don't look too messy.

I have a habit of over washing- I need to work on my patience with layering and targeted washes

[dice4thedicegod]

Leviathan WIP

Need to wait until I’m fresh to decide on what additional details to paint and what areas to highlight/raise the color on (already done some edge highlights but thing about blocking some areas in lighter color)

[dice4thedicegod]

Also... can’t help feeling that the Ork is a bit lonely on the base. Do I need some wreckage? Orkish body parts or debris? A cheering marine behind the big guy?

[Majkhel]

My way for washes is to give a model a solid wash (almost full cover) followed by a selective application into the recesses. Sometimes I even make a third round to blend the two existing layers or deepen the shadow in critical areas. After that, I need to build up highlited areas though, as model is pretty dark by then (my base color is Mephy Red).

 

About the Levi - how about some grass tufts? I think the would look nice and add some extra height.

[Panzer]

What are peoples thoughts on washes? targeted application or full coverage? I've done the body of my dread with a targeted wash and I think i'll have to go back and tidy up the base color so that the dark patches don't look too messy.

 

Entirely depends on the effect you want to achieve, really.

[Arkhanist]

What are peoples thoughts on washes? targeted application or full coverage? I've done the body of my dread with a targeted wash and I think i'll have to go back and tidy up the base color so that the dark patches don't look too messy.

 

I'm too lazy to do normal washes on marine armour - because that means tidying up the base coat all over again. I have two approaches.

 

1] For a clean look (marines), gloss coat, then pin wash using enamel tamiya panel liner in the crevices etc. Any small amount of overflow is easy to tidy up after it's dried with a clean brush and enamel thinner (I use odourless spirit, but you can use mineral spirits, dedicated enamel thinner etc, basically any non-aggressive organic solvent)

 

2) for a dirtier, weathered look (tanks/dreads), gloss coat followed by an all-over coat of flory models clay wash. Then use damp kitchen towel/cotton bud to remove it from surfaces, leaving it in the recesses. You can take it right back so only the panel lines are filled, but it works really well to get faint weathered streaks, dirt build around recesses etc so it looks naturally battle-worn.

 

The new option is contrast medium substantially added to ordinary washes, such as nuln oil. It makes it super-attracted to crevices without significantly staining the surface, so definitely has applications for pin-washing on easy mode. I haven't tried it as an overall effect yet, but for metals it's super effective.

[Majkhel]

The new option is contrast medium substantially added to ordinary washes, such as nuln oil. It makes it super-attracted to crevices without significantly staining the surface, so definitely has applications for pin-washing on easy mode. I haven't tried it as an overall effect yet, but for metals it's super effective.

That is a great idea!

[Arkhanist]

 

The new option is contrast medium substantially added to ordinary washes, such as nuln oil. It makes it super-attracted to crevices without significantly staining the surface, so definitely has applications for pin-washing on easy mode. I haven't tried it as an overall effect yet, but for metals it's super effective.

That is a great idea!

 

 

Not mine, stole it entirely from Kris Belleau!

 

 

[Dont-Be-Haten]

What are peoples thoughts on washes? targeted application or full coverage? I've done the body of my dread with a targeted wash and I think i'll have to go back and tidy up the base color so that the dark patches don't look too messy.

I usually do recess washes only for things like marines, then I add layers to cover up any area I splotch. For metals I do massive washes usually Nuln Oil followed by Agrax, for a dirtier gritty look, and then dry brush necron compound to highlight.

 

The main thing to monitor for is the pooling. That's the toughest thing to avoid doing.

[Mordas]

here comes my first ever vow:

 

I Mordas rise to the challenge of E TENEBRAE LUX on the side of the Blood Angels forum and vow to complete all models below of total value 452pts on or before September 1st, 2019. Success will bring me eternal glory and failure will doom me to wear the Badge of the Oathbreaker until the year-end.

 

Smash Captain - 124pts

Vanguard Veteran Squad - 5 man w TH && SS - 175pts

Intercessor Squad - 10 Man, 9 Bolt rifles and 1 Auxiliary Grenade Launcher - 153pts

 

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[Captain Semper]

Expressionist Camouflage: Because that's how the BAs roll! Art above everything! :lol:

I see huge progress in the BA camp and congratulations to Hintzy and Leonaidas for their completions!

here comes my first ever vow:

I Mordas rise to the challenge of E TENEBRAE LUX on the side of the Blood Angels forum and vow to complete all models below of total value 452pts on or before September 1st, 2019. Success will bring me eternal glory and failure will doom me to wear the Badge of the Oathbreaker until the year-end.

Smash Captain - 124pts

Vanguard Veteran Squad - 5 man w TH && SS - 175pts

Intercessor Squad - 10 Man, 9 Bolt rifles and 1 Auxiliary Grenade Launcher - 153pts

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Welcome to the ETL and the B&C Mordas! Good luck with your vows and feel free to ask any questions! :tu:

UPDATED TO THIS POINT!

[Panzer]

Shame for the photobucket watermark on those pictures, but great to have you with us anyway, Mordas. ;)

[RedemptionNL]

I will recommend imgur over photobucket any day.

[Panzer]

Me too. Photobucket became a real :cuss show not too long ago (and was never a favourite of mine anyway) while imgur never disappointed me.

[Zephaniah Adriyen]

What are peoples thoughts on washes? targeted application or full coverage? I've done the body of my dread with a targeted wash and I think i'll have to go back and tidy up the base color so that the dark patches don't look too messy.

I do full coverage on my stuff, Death Guard and Blood Angels alike. I used to do a wash-mix of water and a Reaper brown I have for my Death Guard, now I just use Nuln Oil. I kind of like how both look. I just do full Nuln Oil on my BA stuff. Washes work wonders on Death Guard, they do okay on Blood Angels.

[Spyros]

I Spyros rise to the challenge of E TENEBRAE LUX on the side of the Blood Angels and vow to complete 3 characters of total value 224 on or before September 1st, 2019. Success will bring me eternal glory and failure will doom me to wear the Badge of the Oathbreaker until the year-end.

 

1) Lieutenant with Jump pack, plasma pistol & power fist - 92

2) Lieutenant with combi-plasma & chainsword                - 71

3) Techmarine with boltgun, power axe & servo-harness  - 61

 

Vow upheld!

That techmarine model, good grief, I could not make myself paint it... but no more nagging for complicated models... that's why we have ETL to push us to actually build them!

 

 

I 'm really satisfied I built that techmarine, so I guess quoting some Manowar is in order:

"A prophecy spoken, a promise fulfilled

More blood will be spilled, more will be killed"

 

Hint, hint...