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[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

Today, I didn't paint anything because I hurt my right hand's fingers working but yesterday I finished this guy(I suck taking photos, I know)

[Noserenda]

I suspect it depends a little on the nature of the project, here is almost certainly great, but like, a post codex successor chapter steps a bit more into a 40k framework. Its a grey area :D 

 

[Mandragola]

I’ve made myself a command squad and finished the Delegatus. Found him a Goliath’s shotgun and a bit of Vexilla. 
 

 

I’ve gone with three paired lightning claws, three power axes and three chainswords. I don’t know if that’s a good idea but it’s a decent mixture of stuff. 
 

 

 

This lot and my lascannons have now been primed, had some zenithal shading and a liberal coat of black Templar contrast paint. Unfortunately I’m doing white arms on the Chosen, so they’ll need painting properly.
 

I’m hoping I can fit one of the banners from the RG transfer sheet on the standard, but they’re a bit too big and will need careful cutting. 

 

The lascannon squad are also basecoated but I’m now not sure I’ll bring them to Warhammer fest. They’re not a friendly thing to bring to a narrative event and I’ve got a lot of work to do on them. 

[Cruor Vault]

70 magnets later…. Two Ultramarines Heavy squads magnetized for hot swapping.
 

2x 2mm in the torso, and 1x 2mm in the arm.

[Pacific81]

Some friends and I are running a Killteam campaign (I say Killteam - we are using One Page Rules: Grimdark Fireteam, but using standard minis) set during the beginning of the Scouring era. Essentially the Imperium is in ruin and chaos (in the non-literal sense) reigns. Far in the galactic north rim a small garrison contingent of Blood Angels and loyalist Death Guard attempt to protect an Imperial Colony from the aliens attempting to move into the void left by the civil war. So far we have Orks, Kroot (need some in-universe explanation for them!) Human/stunty descendants (Squats/Votann) and 'Hrud' (Space Skaven!)

 

Just messing around with some Primaris and Heresy Mk6 sprues to make a (horribly innacurate I know) larger-scale marine from that period. And I'll be honest having so much fun, the new marine kits are just brilliant, and the extra height and better proportion gives a lot more room to add accessories. For these I have gone full A-Team, as they are not constrained by official rules! Hopefully a project/campaign thread to come if we get it off the ground.

[NinjaBadger7]

On 3/20/2023 at 4:16 AM, Cruor Vault said:

Finished up my Missile Squad today. 

@Cruor Vault Can I ask what your blue recipe is please? :)

[SlickSamos]

4 hours ago, Pacific81 said:

Just messing around with some Primaris and Heresy Mk6 sprues to make a (horribly innacurate I know) larger-scale marine from that period. And I'll be honest having so much fun, the new marine kits are just brilliant, and the extra height and better proportion gives a lot more room to add accessories. For these I have gone full A-Team, as they are not constrained by official rules! Hopefully a project/campaign thread to come if we get it off the ground.

 

These are fantastic - Primaris can definitely be used as true-scale marines IMO.  I've been looking at Phobos armoured Raven Guard, Raptors or Deathwatch (for actual mixed weapon Primaris squads) for the past week, but the reality is I cannot afford to start another project as I'm currently doing four WWII platoons, then I'll begin oldifying my Space Marines into a Dark Angels HH army, then it'll be LotR (mostly characters to paint, which'll be fun), then it'll be finishing some old Warhammer armies for the new Old World setting, then I'll allow myself some Primaris - so probably 5-10 years away   Basically I'm definitely in the stop buying start painting part of the hobby cycle...

[Cruor Vault]

4 hours ago, NinjaBadger7 said:

@Cruor Vault Can I ask what your blue recipe is please? :)

 

Sure!

 

Mostly Vallejo Model Air Paints (all airbrushed, except where noted):

 

grey primer > Imperial Blue > highlight Magic Blue > highlight Electric Blue > light overspray Ultramarine Blue (this tints the model back from turquoise towards purple) > drybrush light blue > Vallejo Mecha gloss varnish (great airbrushed acrylic varnish line!) > nuln Oil pin wash > decals > model master gloss varnish (optional, just to help misbehaving decals if needed) > Tamiya flat clear (TS-80) >  remaining details > Final Tamiya Flat Clear to protect them.

 

The Flat clear is REALLY important.  It pulls the plastic'y finish most acrylic paints have out of the model.

 

It sounds like a lot of steps, but the first set of airbrush layers take only moments to do. The process doesn’t slow until it’s time to do the pin wash.  For example... I'm going to airbrush 120 guys this morning, and will probably get all of them up to gloss varnish by mid afternoon.

[SkimaskMohawk]

11 hours ago, Cruor Vault said:

 

Sure!

 

Mostly Vallejo Model Air Paints (all airbrushed, except where noted):

 

grey primer > Imperial Blue > highlight Magic Blue > highlight Electric Blue > light overspray Ultramarine Blue (this tints the model back from turquoise towards purple) > drybrush light blue > Vallejo Mecha gloss varnish (great airbrushed acrylic varnish line!) > nuln Oil pin wash > decals > model master gloss varnish (optional, just to help misbehaving decals if needed) > Tamiya flat clear (TS-80) >  remaining details > Final Tamiya Flat Clear to protect them.

 

The Flat clear is REALLY important.  It pulls the plastic'y finish most acrylic paints have out of the model.

 

It sounds like a lot of steps, but the first set of airbrush layers take only moments to do. The process doesn’t slow until it’s time to do the pin wash.  For example... I'm going to airbrush 120 guys this morning, and will probably get all of them up to gloss varnish by mid afternoon.

 

You should probably try a black oil wash instead. Much easier to apply and clean up than nuln oil, cheaper, easier to control in general.

[sarabando]

black oil pin washes are great. 

[Mandragola]

A bit of progress on the command squad. I gave the Delegatus and standard bearer black arms but I think I might make them white like the others. They’re coming out ok. 
 

 

I’ve managed to get a transfer from the RG sheet on the ancient plastic banner. It was too big but I managed to cut it to the right size without losing any detail. It’s come out ok I think. 
 

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

One question, not about painting. I just remembered it when I saw that command squad: people usually have miniatures for specifically type of squad  or just assembled miniatures to form that or that other squad, depending list, opponent, etc?

For example, have several squads prepared to be use in different roles, depending of the list. My vets can be used as a command adding/changing one or two miniatures. Others, just changing the weapons (Tactical/Support/Heavy Support)

 

2 hours ago, Mandragola said:

A bit of progress on the command squad. I gave the Delegatus and standard bearer black arms but I think I might make them white like the others. They’re coming out ok. 
 

 

I’ve managed to get a transfer from the RG sheet on the ancient plastic banner. It was too big but I managed to cut it to the right size without losing any detail. It’s come out ok I think. 
 

 

Edited April 21, 2023 by AGRAMAR

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

On 4/19/2023 at 11:28 PM, Cruor Vault said:

70 magnets later…. Two Ultramarines Heavy squads magnetized for hot swapping.
 

2x 2mm in the torso, and 1x 2mm in the arm.

Taking notes... You use the same diameter in Dreads for example?

[Mandragola]

28 minutes ago, AGRAMAR said:

One question, not about painting. I just remembered it when I saw that command squad: people usually have miniatures for specifically type of squad  or just assembled miniatures to form that or that other squad, depending?

For example, have several squads prepared to be use in different roles, depending of the list. My vets can be used as a command adding/changing one or two miniatures. Others, just changing the weapons (Tactical/Support/Heavy Support)

 

 

Interesting point. I guess I could use these guys as vets. I could make two with special weapons of some sort and swap them in for the standard bearer and Delegatus.

 

I'm preparing these now as a command squad though, for the army I'm taking to Warhammer Fest. I expect that's what they'd usually be used for. There are good reasons to use them as that in a RG army, rather than as vets, because you get to outflank a pretty hard-hitting unit with Line. It combos nicely with the Hidden Hand warlord trait. So to be honest, while in theory I could use these as vets, in practice that probably won't happen because I like the command squad better.

[SlickSamos]

2 hours ago, AGRAMAR said:

One question, not about painting. I just remembered it when I saw that command squad: people usually have miniatures for specifically type of squad  or just assembled miniatures to form that or that other squad, depending list, opponent, etc?

Back in the day I'd just ad-hoc the  Veteran / Command Squads as I typically just had too many veteran / sergeants / specialists lying around because I love kit-bashing character models so much!  I suspect that trend will continue.

[Pearson73]

I agree with @SlickSamos, I have a group of troopers that suit being used as veterans, command retinue, or even just particularly grizzly line troops.

[sarabando]

my thousand sons and Raven guard both have been set up so that i can use special and heavy weapons guys to form their own support squads if i need with extra bolter guys available to fill into make normal tactical squads. 

 

Edit 

 

Finished building my first ever predator 

Edited April 26, 2023 by sarabando

[Cruor Vault]

100 members of my XIIIth Legion 705th Assault company are coming together!  Drybrushed and glossed, awaiting decals and a pin wash.  Should keep me occupied for a few days!

[NinjaBadger7]

On 4/20/2023 at 11:30 AM, Cruor Vault said:

 

Sure!

 

Mostly Vallejo Model Air Paints (all airbrushed, except where noted):

 

grey primer > Imperial Blue > highlight Magic Blue > highlight Electric Blue > light overspray Ultramarine Blue (this tints the model back from turquoise towards purple) > drybrush light blue > Vallejo Mecha gloss varnish (great airbrushed acrylic varnish line!) > nuln Oil pin wash > decals > model master gloss varnish (optional, just to help misbehaving decals if needed) > Tamiya flat clear (TS-80) >  remaining details > Final Tamiya Flat Clear to protect them.

 

The Flat clear is REALLY important.  It pulls the plastic'y finish most acrylic paints have out of the model.

 

It sounds like a lot of steps, but the first set of airbrush layers take only moments to do. The process doesn’t slow until it’s time to do the pin wash.  For example... I'm going to airbrush 120 guys this morning, and will probably get all of them up to gloss varnish by mid afternoon.

Thank you so much for the explanation! I have all those paints already apart from the TS-80 so will have a go at it :)

[Sherrypie]

The Immortal Ninth, Revenant Legion of the wastelands for my Kill Team M29 Unification project. With bead rivets and curly hair done, the crew is pretty much ready for painting.

 

[BadgersinHills]

@Sherrypie Great stuff, love their locks.

 

@Mandragola How did you paint the white armour? :)

[Gamiel]

20 hours ago, Sherrypie said:

Where is the left arm from?

[Brother Sutek]

On 4/20/2023 at 10:59 AM, SlickSamos said:

 

These are fantastic - Primaris can definitely be used as true-scale marines IMO.  I've been looking at Phobos armoured Raven Guard, Raptors or Deathwatch (for actual mixed weapon Primaris squads) for the past week, but the reality is I cannot afford to start another project as I'm currently doing four WWII platoons, then I'll begin oldifying my Space Marines into a Dark Angels HH army, then it'll be LotR (mostly characters to paint, which'll be fun), then it'll be finishing some old Warhammer armies for the new Old World setting, then I'll allow myself some Primaris - so probably 5-10 years away   Basically I'm definitely in the stop buying start painting part of the hobby cycle...

I'm currently oldifying my 40k Dark Angels as well. I did the same for my 3rd edition Death Guard which are mostly repainted. My Fantasy armies will stay on the shelf till I see the actual rules for the next edition. If they are changing base sizes I'll have to look into movement trays, there is no way I'm rebasing my armies especially the 300+ skaven I own!

[General Zodd]

1 hour ago, Gamiel said:

Where is the left arm from?

Looks to me like the left arm of the Axe Praetor from the AoD set, with a Chaos Raptor’s boot spikes on the hand. I do love a good bitz spot!

[Sherrypie]

7 hours ago, BadgersinHills said:

@Sherrypie Great stuff, love their locks.

Thanks mate, they're going full-on Griffith (Berserk) here so it was as good time as any to learn to sculpt some ;)

 

42 minutes ago, General Zodd said:

Looks to me like the left arm of the Axe Praetor from the AoD set, with a Chaos Raptor’s boot spikes on the hand. I do love a good bitz spot!

Right you are, Zodd!