Imriy Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Hello, all, if you've followed me around or if you read my introductory post, you'd know I absolutely LOVE the iron warriors and the Horus Heresy. This thread is dedicated to the documentation of my development of my own little army of Perturabo's sons from 30k. My plan is as follows: Vehicles: Kratos battle tank, Dreadnought of some sort (debating on deredeo, leviathan, or contemptor). Assault squad: 10x Mk III Astartes, 10x Mk VI Astartes, and x5 cataphractii terminators. Command squad: 1x Mk VI praetor with chain axe, ?x Mk III commanders, (I haven't decided how big I want my command squad) Centerpiece: The Lord of iron himself, Perturabo (maybe hopefully) I should probably clarify this is for a diorama, so if it's not game legal then that's why. This project will take a long time. With me being in marching band and with drama coming up soon, it may take longer. And with my lack of employment and steady income, acquiring all of the aforementioned units will be a challenge. But, I have faith in me and my planning skills that I can get it done, no matter the amount of time it takes. With all that out of the way, the cataphractii's had shipped finally and arrived at my house not too long ago. So, that will be my first step in my journey to this giant fever dream of a project. (Also, please make an iron warriors sub forum, I'm begging you.) madlibrarian, INKS, Xin Ceithan and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlibrarian Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Lovely stuff dude - keep going with it! Be great to see it finished Imriy 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imriy Posted September 1 Author Share Posted September 1 Alright, the terminators have been finished. I must get more yellows and silver before I paint. Any suggestions for yellow colors to use on IW would be appreciated. INKS and Dr_Ruminahui 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallarn Commander Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) I look forward to watching your progress. It's not an Iron Warriors yellow, but here is the yellow recipe for The Warpborn, my homebrew Chaos Marines warband. If you don't want to use burnt sienna oils as a wash you coukd try Agrax Earthshade or Gryphon Sepia. ■ Undercoat: Leadbelcher drybrush over a black basecoat ■ Basecoat/Chipcoat: Averland Sunset ■ Wash: Burnt Sienna oil wash ■ Highlight 1: Yriel Yellow ■ Highlight 2: Flash Gitz Yellow Here's a photo Edited September 2 by Tallarn Commander INKS and Dr_Ruminahui 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 really considering Iron Warriors as well, so I look forward to your progress Tallarn Commander 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtilleryman Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Never considered Iron Warriors before in my life, but I bagged a huge job lot of heresy stuff recently with a bunch of the models already half painted as Iron Warriors and all the shoulder pads, so I kinda “had” to do them. Now I’ve got about 2000 points painted up I love them. So quick and easy to paint so you can get a decent force up and running in no time at all. Personally I didn’t bother with the hazard stripes as I didn’t feel they were needed and I wanted to keep the painting process to a minimum. Followed this thread before I posted because I want to see how you get on. Can’t get enough of HH recently so looking forward to your project progressing. Tallarn Commander and INKS 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Danjou Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) Nice start. Iron Warriors are amazing, been collecting and painting them for a while. Even my Cult marines are in Iron Warriors colours. I have experimented quite a lot getting the right shade of "Iron" on their armour, trying to make the look old and worn, but still in good condition. My recipe for iron is Rune lord brass, Coelia green shade, Vallejo Natural Steel, Nuln oil, and cleaned up with Natural Steel. I am happy with how that comes out, some may think the two first colours are not necessary, but I have found when not using them, the armour looks flatter, and a bit cleaner. Here is an example how it the armour looks on a "possessed". Cpt.Danjou Edited September 2 by Cpt.Danjou Forgot to say that it is not done in these pictures. Tallarn Commander, Dr_Ruminahui and INKS 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imriy Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 (edited) The brothers of iron are basecoated. My scheme plan is as follows: Basecoat: Iron warriors (of course) Armor Trim: Runelord brass (forgot to get some when I went to the hobby shop :P) Weapons: army painter gun metal Hazard stripes: Corvus black/Averland sunset Wash: Nuln oil Under arm fabrics: Unsure yet, perhaps Vallejo black brown or pale brown Edited September 2 by Imriy INKS and Tallarn Commander 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imriy Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 Update: Grandfather nurgle has blessed me with his gifts, so I'm stuck at home and decided to make the most of my time by painting the hazard stripes on my cataphractii. They could be a lot worse, but I definitely need to practice my technique. I'll probably get a finer brush to make them better. Dr_Ruminahui, TheArtilleryman, Tallarn Commander and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imriy Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 Major update: Minus weathering, Terminators are done. I decided to use mournfang brown as the fabric color, and in the midst of painting, I realized I forgot the loincloth hangy parts for the crotch while building but honestly I'll probably just get some green stuff and fill the places in where the holes are and play it off as some sort of belt. Also, the Mk IIIs came in so those will be underway shortly. Thank you all for the support on my project, it means the world to me. TheArtilleryman, INKS, Dr_Ruminahui and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 tempted with the iron warriors but i'd have to get some conversion bits and that isn't cheap these days Imriy 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtilleryman Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 tempted with the iron warriors but i'd have to get some conversion bits and that isn't cheap these days What sort of conversion bits? I’m intrigued now INKS 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 What sort of conversion bits? I’m intrigued now helms, shoulder pads. some bodies. nothing too serious but it's a lot of little extras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtilleryman Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 helms, shoulder pads. some bodies. nothing too serious but it's a lot of little extras. Yeah it adds up… I was gonna say there’s a seller adjmgee on eBay who does shoulder pads super cheap, like a fiver for 50. I’ve just checked back though and he only seems to have loyalist chapters, which is a shame. INKS 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imriy Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 (edited) Started on the Mk IIIs, but am getting tired so here's one for a teaser. It's headless and all after this shall be until I get the old heads mailed to me. So far I'm actually quite enjoying the build process of these newer armor sculpts. I've always preferred the look of the new armor compared to the old ones, especially in terms of the backpack and the pauldrons. Edited September 5 by Imriy Tallarn Commander, INKS and Dr_Ruminahui 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imriy Posted Thursday at 01:57 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 01:57 AM Hello all, apologies for little development in the terms of progress, but I still have things working behind the scenes. The package of Mk III heads has arrived in the mail, and subsequent posts will be underway shortly regarding their development. I'm excited to continue to build and paint and all I ask is that you hold out for me. I'm still at my dad's house, so I need to wait until I'm at my mom's to get the heads and finish up the minis I had started to build. INKS, Tallarn Commander and TheArtilleryman 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtilleryman Posted Thursday at 05:58 AM Share Posted Thursday at 05:58 AM Don’t apologise, hobby will hobby at its own pace! Looking forward to seeing the completed models. Imriy and Tallarn Commander 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now