Clad In Cobalt We March: Ultramarines 3rd Company

[Ramell]

Having been barely keeping up with the hobby for several years, Indomitus reignited my passion for 40k last year, so I decided to try to actually build a force. This time it will be Primaris space marines, but still my beloved 3rd Company of the Ultramarines.

The plan is to build the complete company, including officers and attached specialists and a dreadnought, plus a ten-man Deathwatch kill team, and such a project needs a fresh thread, so here I am.

 

In terms of bulding the company, I will be dividing it into combat squads, to avoid becoming overwhelmed or bored, and alternate those with Deathwatchers and officers, so that it will go Combat Squad > Deathwatch > Combat Squad > Officer > Combat Squad > Deathwatch... and so on. This should offer a decent balance between progress and sameness of models.

I started an Intercessor veteran sergeant (the 30th anniversary model) as a one-off before I decided to make a full army, so I decided to finish him before doing the rest of the combat squad. If you visit the Ultramarines subforum, you may have seen him, but here he is again with one of the Necrons the 3rd is fighting:

The Necron is really just a color scheme test model, not the start of an army, any time soon at least.

 

The rest of Combat Squad Ardias is in progress, with their bodies only needing cleanup:

The bolt rifle arms are coming along too, I just need to highlight the black and tidy up everything before gluing them on. Then it's just the other arms, backpacks and heads and then finishing touches.

 

Of course, an Intercessor squad isn't the end of it. I have plenty of plans for all the squads and in particular the command cadre.

 

I don't feel like typing out all the minute details of my plan that I've spent the last nine months overthinking, so for now I will just finish off with something black for now:

Edited June 24, 2022 by Ramell

[jaxom]

That's some great weathering!

[Brother Dallo]

Some lovely looking models there.

 

I really like the basing.

 

Dallo

[space wolf]

Lovely painting. I especially enjoy that you picked the 3rd company. Not something you see everyday.

[Ancient_Sobek]

That is the best Ultramarine I have seen in ages! Plus 3rd company just looks glorious! I can’t wait to see more!

[Ramell]

Many thanks for the responses and likes.

 

I got a little carried away with the Iron Hand instead of painting Ultramarines.

I just need to highlight the black and the leather on the body assembly and then tidy everything up.

 

The head is just a quick color test for some of the new (to me) GW skin paints that I got in last week, though I'm using the same head for him (but painted properly), so it shows what I'm going for with this model.

These specific paints here, Ionrach Skin and Deepkin Flesh, give a good pallid color that I think suits a heavily bionicized face.

Edited June 24, 2022 by Ramell

[Ramell]

The return of the B&C itself seems like a good time to show my return to the paintbrush. Having been inspired by the recent announcement and then release of plastic Mk VI and all the wonderful things that go with it, I wanted to paint up a color scheme test model for that pattern of armor. I don't have any plastic yet, so I used an old FW resin model. 

Paint's a little sloppy because it's just intended to see how these colors look together on an actual model. Turned out pretty well in my opinion, but if I do make some Mk VI models, I'll have to sort out something with the markings first, that tactical arrow is much too large for that placement. 

However, I'm going to stick with the Primarises for the time being. I do like the models, and I have too much unpainted plastic and not enough money to invest in new stuff at the moment. That first combat squad is not too far off being done, as long as I keep up the desire to paint. 

[Naryn]

Looks really good, I love the way the white and red draw the eye, but don't drown out the blue.

[Lord La sadies]

Great work !

[Pearson73]

Really liking that shade of blue.

[space wolf]

Yep, thesr are cing along nicely!

[Shovellovin]

That’s a lovely looking blue. What blue do you use?

[Ramell]

Woops, I did it again. Too long without any updates. And too long without much painting. But I have gotten back into it recently. Behold, arms:

 

(colors got a bit distorted in the image, they're not quite that blue. I'll have to look at my camera's settings again.)

It's pretty much just backpacks, heads, transfers and finishing touches left. 

 

I've also painted up another full-mini color scheme test with spare parts. You can probably guess what this was inspired by. 

 

  

On 6/26/2022 at 12:41 AM, Shovellovin said:

That’s a lovely looking blue. What blue do you use?

Main blue color is Scale75 Cantabric Blue, mixed with some S75 Sky Blue on elevated areas, full edge highlight with Sky Blue and then GW Baharroth Blue followed by a bit of Blue Horror.

 

More to come soon, relatively speaking. 

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Really nice work, @Ramell 

[Ramell]

Many thanks. 

 

I have been painting since last time, but not so much today, as I got distracted by something that showed up in the mail. 

[Ramell]

A final post for the year. I haven't gotten as much work done on the Ultramarines as I planned, because the new Cadians are very distracting. I did end up painting a Veteran: Sharpshooter from Darktide, though.

 

Equipped with a Plasma Gun and shovel, because those are unique weapons for the class in that game. All made with the new Cadians (and a plastic Necromunda base), just slightly modified to fit the shovel on the belt.

The colors are taken from the gear you get from leveling. 

 

The Intercessors are coming along, though. Still need some highlight work on the backpacks, bit of cleanup, then I'll do the transfers on the pads before moving on to the helmets.

 

I'm gonna finish this combat squad and the Deathwatch Iron Hand before doing anything more with any Guard models. 

 

Happy new year, B&C. 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Really nice work on both 

Edited January 1, 2023 by Firedrake Cordova
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[Ramell]

I have painted!

The first half of Squad Ardias is done. 

 

Next up is  finishing this Bombast. 

Crew obviously needs a bit of work before I glue them on, then it's just integrating them with the model (texture paint on base and such), and finishing it off. Would like to get it done before the end of the year.

 

After that, I'm going back to the Iron Hands Deathwatcher, and I'll start prepping the next combat squad of Ardias for painting.

 

Thanks for looking.

[Magos Kasen]

Beautiful work, really like the guard colour scheme. 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Really nice work. The weathering on the Marines is great, and I really like the guard weapon  

[legoman]

Looks great. Can I ask how you do your bases and weathering? Thanks

[Chaplain Raeven]

Man, those are some sexy models you've painted! I've got to keep an eye on this thread. Love the scheme of your guardsmen and your marines both

 

On 11/28/2022 at 10:59 PM, Ramell said:

I've also painted up another full-mini color scheme test with spare parts. You can probably guess what this was inspired by. 

Nah, I've got nothing. What's the inspiration?

[Ramell]

Progress on the Bombast. Still a bit to do, but it's getting there. 

 

I've also started on the highlights for the Iron Hand, and put together a mockup version of my company chaplain.

 

  

On 11/7/2023 at 12:33 PM, Chaplain Raeven said:

Man, those are some sexy models you've painted! I've got to keep an eye on this thread. Love the scheme of your guardsmen and your marines both

 

Nah, I've got nothing. What's the inspiration?

Many thanks.

The inspiration I meant was the then-imminent release of the Cadia Stands box, and the upcoming full Cadian refresh. Made me want to paint Guard.

  

On 11/6/2023 at 12:39 PM, legoman said:

Looks great. Can I ask how you do your bases and weathering? Thanks

Bases are pretty simple: 

Martian Ironcrust texture paint, washed with Devlan Mud, second wash of Seraphim Sepia, drybrushed with Jokaero Orange, and then a final lighter drybrush of Lugganath Orange (all GW). 

Weathering is Vallejo powders. Brown Iron Oxide brushed loosely into deeper recesses, followed by pigment fixer (currently Scale 75's) painted into those recesses. Then when that's dry another application of Brown Iron Oxide, then a wider layer of Burnt Sienna and finally a loose all-over layering of Dark Red Ochre, up to the knees. Then I use a cheap makeup sponge thingie to dab off the powders along the more exposed edges and surfaces, and then airbrush on varnish right after.

Some powder will fall into the sand on the base, but that's only a good thing. 

[Pearson73]

The Chaplain looks solid, spot on for an Iron Hand. I really like the colour scheme of your Guardsmen.

[Wormwoods]

Love that we're finally getting some middle-ornate Primaris bodies, and some without the eagle to boot! Makes my life easier, I'll be inhaling less plastic as I file them off. 

 

Love the pose on the chaplain, they've always felt right pointing, more than waving a pistol about.