Klod's Blood Angels collection and WIP

[Klod]

Klod's Blood Angels

 

Greetings Brothers, I thought I'd keep my WIP and finished models in one place. I've been in the hobby for less then 2 years(at the time of creating the post). I'm a slow painter because my goal is to get better at painting, rather than paint a lot.

 

I started with Kill Team because I enjoy playing with/against painted models. Kill Team is a good entry game since you only need a handfull of models and it is also great for introducing new characters.

 

I have my own 11th Company. I wanted to create some of my own Characters, while also being able to play with named Blood Angels characters, because I like them a lot.

 

 

 

Captain Karlaen leading The Emperor's Finest

As of now I don't have a Captain for my 11's Company. I haven't found a suitable candidate yet, and I'm not really trying to create one on purpose. Time will show who deserves it.

Because of this I added Karlaen to my army. Since he is the Captain of the 1st Company, it wouldn't be weird for him to lead another Company.

 

 

 

Blood and Bone

Sanguinary Priest Calisto took part in one of my Kill Team Campaigns. He kept many Brothers, including Brother Sergeant Gabriel, alive.

 

Chaplain Zaphen was assigned to a Kill Team. After Brother Sergeant fell to the Black Rage, Zaphen joined the squad to keep an eye on other Brothers and make sure that the mission is completed.

 

Lieutenant Emeric was part of a Kill Team sent by the Adeptus Mechanicus (as payment for repairs of Chapter vessel after it took a beating) to investigate a Vault found on a distant Planet near the Tau Empire border. Many foul xenos fell to his Encarmine Axe, which was granted to him by the Sanguinary Guard Order as a token of gratitude for his unshakeble will and combat prowess in a conflict that would have seen many Golden Brothers slain.

 

 

 

Unnamed Primaris Librarian and Brother Librarian Falkeon

Brother Falkeon, whose name fits his falcon-like fighting style, took part in a Campaign against the Big Mek Zog Git. Swooping down into the heart of battle he delivered decisive kills taking key objectives from the enemy.

 

 

 

Sniper Scouts

Some of the Sniper squad took part in the Campaign against the Tau. On'cleon and Vincent stood out amongst the others thanks to their true aim and clean kills. They are ready to cross the Rubicon Primaris and become Eliminators in the near future.

 

 

 

Scout Squad

The Scout Squad were exceptional in several Campaigns and showed that they are not to be taken lightly. 'Maneater' Manfred, originaly a child from a tribe rumoured to be canibals, delivered death with his Heavy Bolter loaded with Hellfire Shells.

 

 

 

Hellblasters

 

 

 

Astorath the Grim leading the Death Company

The heritage of Sanguinius

 

 

 

Brother Sergeant Lucius and Brother Sergeant Goro

The most felixble of all units, the Tactical Squad took part in many Campaigns and were essential to all of them. Brother Sergeant Lucius, a skillful swordsman and stern Leader, shows great potential to become a Lieutenant or even Captain in the future.

Brother Sergeant Goro, whose tactical and flexible mind is just as dangerous to his enemies as his Power Fist, is a close second candidate for a promotion.

 

(This tactical Squad were my first ever bought and painted models. Some models have a darker red because I painted them differently back then. My current colour scheme is a bright red)

 

 

 

Primaris Intercessors

 

 

 

Inceptors

They keep breaking, sigh...

 

 

 

Honorable Brother Gabriel

Brother Sergeant Gabriel was the Leader of our very first Kill Team Campaign. His Power Fist and Plasma Pistol delivered Emperor's Justice to the foul Death Guard, but most noticeably he JUST WOULDNT DIE. Alas in the second last mission he finally went down and suffered a horrible injury, meaning he couldn't take part in the very last mission. Though the last mission went very well under Lucius' command, Gabriel's wounds were to great for simple bionics. For his resilience, skill in combat and decades of flawless leadership, he wast granted the honour to keep fighting for The Emperor and Sanguinius, as a Redemptor Dreadnought. For Only In Death Does Duty End.

His chassis is equiped in accordance with his old weapons of choice: Plasma Pistol and Power Fist.

 

 

 

Reiver Squad

The Reiver Squad took part in the Campaign against Tau. Many Brothers fell during those fated missions. Although Brother Sergeant Aizek showed remarkable command and combat skills, he lost his blood brother to the xenos. Not a day passes without him grieving on that loss.

 

 

 

Honorable Brother Rex
Brother Rex took part in one of the KT Campaigns against the Orks. Jump Pack, Lightning Claws and butt-load of attacks meant he would always get in there, kill whatever needs to die, and the usually go out of action himself. His recklessness lead him to mortal injuries and eventual entombment into a Furioso Dreadnought, which did little to slake his hunger for blood and battle. Some time later Rex fell to the Black Rage, and his chassis was repainted and repurposed to a Death Company Dreadnought.

 

 

 

Sonax
Designated number '11', Sonax safely carries Chapter's finest to the battlefield and provides air support.

 

 

 

StarSmasha

StarSmasha is a sneaky git who would appear randomly during our Campaigns and attack anything in sight. Unbeknownst to the Chapter, he lives on the vessel pretending to be a barrel.

 

Edited July 11, 2020 by Klod

[brother_b]

Awesome stuff very clean they're amazing.

[Jønke]

2 years only? Wow. Great amount of models paintet imho. And they look great!

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Fine works, all.

[Majkhel]

Great collection!
I really like the battle damage on the Inceptors
Edit: as for their constant breaking-off - I would heartily recommend pinning them into some rocks and fogetting those sticks. I did so with mine and never once regretted it. They're in my WIP thread if your interested ;)

Edited October 13, 2019 by Majkhel

[Xenith]

Great work so far, love the background too. Those Hellblasters have me wobbling back to painting my Primaris as BA...

[Mostwanted]

That's a really great looking force you've got! Really impressive that you've got to this standard having only been in the hobby less than 2 years as well.

What tufts do you use on the bases? They look a bit more realistic than GW ones.

[Klod]

That's a really great looking force you've got! Really impressive that you've got to this standard having only been in the hobby less than 2 years as well.

What tufts do you use on the bases? They look a bit more realistic than GW ones.

Thank you.

Those are standard GW Middenland Tufts.

[Mordas]

lovely looking models there great job!

 

also loving StarSmasha great little bit of character for games

[Klod]

Been enjoying Warcry and Blackstone Fortress so I haven't painted my Blood Angels for a long time now, but here is a little addition. Meet Brother Rex.

 

Honorable Brother Rex
Brother Rex took part in one of the KT Campaigns against the Orks. Jump Pack, Lightning Claws and butt-load of attacks meant he would always get in there, kill whatever needs to die, and then usually go out of action himself. His recklessness lead him to mortal injuries and eventual entombment into a Furioso Dreadnought, which did little to slake his hunger for blood and battle. Some time later Rex fell to the Black Rage, and his chassis was repainted and repurposed to a Death Company Dreadnought.

 

 

And this mad lad as a bonus:

 

 

[Xenith]

 

 

 

Love him!

[Klod]

'Sonax' joins the 1st.

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent work on the Stormraven.

[Xenith]

Really nice work, such a smooth and vibrant red on those large panels!

[Klod]

Lieutenant Garond (Warden of the Blood)

 

 

Finished a Lieutenant. Gona add his story tomorrow, too tired today.

 

Once again, I'm baffled by how different models look on photos and irl. The highlights are non-existent on these images, eventhough I went for 3 layers of highlighting. Chunky with 'Evil Sunz', then 'Wild Rider' for main highlights and at the end 'Fire Dragon' on the very sharpest areas. 

Edited July 21, 2020 by Klod

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent work on LT Garond.

[Gederas]

Some pretty Blood Angels in here, yes :yes:

 

Once again, I'm baffled by how different models look on photos and irl. The highlights are non-existent on these images, eventhough I went for 3 layers of highlighting. Chunky with 'Evil Sunz', then 'Wild Rider' for main highlights and at the end 'Fire Dragon' on the very sharpest areas. 

Well.... I can give you a tip:

The background you have is far too bright, it's making the images overexposed. I can see a single highlight, but even then it's difficult.

[Spagunk]

Gederas is correct: proper backgrounds completely change the way models look as the background tells the camera how much light it should be letting in.

 

A brighter background means your digital camera automatically reduces (unless you manually set the camera settings) the iris and you end up losing color/brightness of your subject. A completely dark background lets more light and color of the model in but sometimes makes the colors/light too intense. It's a balancing act that takes awhile to get down. That said, there is at least one BA modeler (I.E. Booley) who does just a black background but they have their camera tuned in to make everything work.

 

The lightbox really helps with illuminating your model but consider making or buying a backdrop for your lightbox. There are a few places that make some interesting model backdrops.

Edited July 22, 2020 by Spagunk

[Leonaides]

Tbh, these days you could print your own backdrop. A3 page on portrait, with a suitable colour to match your bases, fading into war-torn battlefield skyline? You could print it landscape for squad shots...

[Panzer]

You don't want a landscape as backdrop though. It's way too busy. A white backdrop or a black/dark grey backdrop works best. The rest is lighting.