Desert Eagle Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 (edited) Hi everybody! It's been like over a decade since i was a frequent poster here. Glad to find out my account was still around. Thanks for not deleting it! So, short story, i kind of had fallout with everything Games Workshop and got into other games like Infinity and above all a game called Bushido by GCT Studios. Anyway, one of my sons, whom now have turned 13, wanted to give miniature gaming a go and had his sights set on 40k. So i guess i'm back! We decided kill team is a proper size to start with. He opted for the Space Marines and left me with the Plague Marines... I'm shooting for a sort of rusty and worn look. Was really fun painting this guy. The one posted here is done, but i have 6 guys left to paint... And i also bought a box of ork kommandos + i have such an itch to get a kill team of Desert Eagles, so i will probably end up buying a team of space marines for myself too. I figurered the wip section makes sense, otherwise a moderator can move this thread to the kill team section. My son is doing Imperial fists and i also got him the new raveners box btw. I really like the new scale even if it means all my old minis are junk now. For fun i attached some of my Desert Eagles that i had collecting dust in a box. Maybe a blast from the past for someone with good memory. Hope you like them. Cheers! /Martin Edited September 21 by Desert Eagle Operative23, Kurgan the Lurker, firestorm40k and 4 others 4 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoriyaSchism Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Jealous of your Dreadnoughts. Absolutely beautiful stuff. Both paint schemes are great. I love seeing White Ceramite and the classic style Plague Marine colours. What bits did you use for the backpack antenna on the Marine next to the standard bearer? How did you pull off that white scheme? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6133056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Eagle Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 Thanks mate! I have no idea really to be honest. I painted the white guys like 12-15-ish years ago. Just put them in there as a nod to the past when i last hung around here at the bolter&chainsword. Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6133057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Eagle Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 (edited) Started with second marine. Doing him a bit darker, and i like it so will go forward with the rest the same way. Lots of stuff yet to be painted, metallics just got a base coat and so on. Having the head glued proved challenging. For the most part i couldn't tell what most stuff on his head was supposed to be either Some sort of pus i guess... Edited September 23 by Desert Eagle Grotsmasha, firestorm40k, Firedrake Cordova and 5 others 7 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6133393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 (edited) Your Plague Marines look great - the gritty "semi-realistic, kinda Blanchy" style works well on them Edited September 30 by Firedrake Cordova Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6134333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Eagle Posted October 5 Author Share Posted October 5 Thanks mate, I love Blanche! I think in general i have a sort of painterly style mixed with classic mini painting tricks like edge lighting etc. Anyway...second marine finished. I painted his head more than once and ended up with this purple-ish version. I'm not in love with it, but guess it's good enough and more paint will start to clutter up details anyway. Overall i'm happy with how he turned out. Going to go back on the first guy and change his shoulder pads to match this one with this rust/metal trims. Thanks for looking! Operative23, Kurgan the Lurker, Valkia the Bloody and 6 others 7 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6135136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pounder Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 Those Plague Marines look sick! (Apologies) Firedrake Cordova and Desert Eagle 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6135158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Eagle Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 (edited) Sorry for the crappy pic, didn't bother to try and set up some proper light. I came to the conclusion that i didn't like the champion that came with the kill team starter, so went ahead and bought a box of Plague Marines. While i was at the store, i thought that the surgeon guy would make a great Plague caster as well. So, just some minor convertion and bit swaps, but this is much more to my liking Edited October 8 by Firedrake Cordova Fixed formatting Tallarn Commander, Brother Captain Vakarian, Dr_Ruminahui and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6135512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Eagle Posted October 10 Author Share Posted October 10 Haha, so basically i've built a whole new team. Well, i had the parts, so why not. I think the icon bearer turned out quite cool considering apart from the brass rod, everything was just spare bits in the Plague marine box. Dr_Ruminahui, Rusted Boltgun, Grotsmasha and 7 others 7 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6136010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraclite Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 The plague surgeon does look good as a sorcerer. Have you thought about getting rid of/hiding the syringes to really shed his former identity ? Firedrake Cordova and Desert Eagle 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6136245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Eagle Posted October 11 Author Share Posted October 11 Yes, but lacking proper bits and having not so great sculpting skills, i thought it wouldn't be worth it. But i agree it would have been better without. Dr_Ruminahui, Heraclite and Firedrake Cordova 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/386739-back-again-desert-eagles-wip-and-finished-minis/#findComment-6136268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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