alroachy Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I have set a 40K goal. My WhiteScars Army will be done by Thanksgiving! This army is 2000 points. I have played it, and I had a great time. So much so, that it pains me to see it unpainted on the table. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/alroachy/40kpics/Army.jpg The painful part is behind me. Building the army. It is all put together, primered, and ready for color. 20 Bikes, 6 Attack Bikes, 6 Land Speeders, 10 Scouts, 5 Terminators, 1 Whirlwind, 1 Chaplain. So, here is my first model. (Base not finished yet.) This is my first attempt at battle damage. I also wanted to make the army somewhat dirty. C&C welcome. (Not only is 'white' hard to paint, but MAN - it is also hard to photograph.) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/alroachy/40kpics/TallTermie.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Atheos Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 mmmm... sexy white termi... only 1 very minor criticism, the models right side looks a bit plain what with all the red marking and details on the left. Still, that doesn't stop it being one fine peice of work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Broken Knife Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I really like that paint job - only comment would be does the red need highlighting? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowshade Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Looking fine. Get the rest of you army's white that good and you'll have a force to be proud of. Lee. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDoo Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 The termi looks good,but his eyes doesn't look right.The crux need a little more highlight.The white and the red on the fist looks amazing!The battle damages is also really nice! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chaplain Astador Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I would suggest do some battle damage on the fist as well. Keep up the good work and stick with it! Cheers, MCA. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageofgold Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Lookin pretty darn good. Thou i have to wish u good luck in painting a whole army that good! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaldoth Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Out of every army in the 40k universe, I hate the White Scars the most. However, your paint skills make them look excellent. Keep turning out stuff like this and I might find myself hating them just a little bit less :P Any chance you can post a recipe for your white? -Kaldoth Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primarch16 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I think he looks nice, getting models to look dark and gritty is hard to do, especially when painting white. I dont really like the crux terminus on the shoulder though, IMO they should either be grey of bone coloured. More pictures of your army would be nice. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I really like the model. That's pretty much what I would try to accomplish with White Scars. It almost looks like you dry brushed white over bone, or vice versa? I like the sublte dirt look from the bleached bone. I don't really have a critism except the eyes. The eyes are very much just 'there' compared to the detail put into the rest of the model. Man that's a small looking 2000 pt army. Have you had any games with it? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starks333 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 in my opinion the red needs changing, blood red isnt a very good highlight for scab unless its washed over well..its too bright and not the same hue of red, and it always looks awkward(scab is browny, blood is orangey) look at the Cruz and look at the fist in that picture, they even look like 2 different shades of red, as do the boots and the armour designs i really do love the white, if you didnt do the battle damage weathering look it might of looked beige however, but right now the way youve done it it looks good i dont like the eagle, it looks too...i donno just ugly colour i guess like the way you did the black as well Starks Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Defiler Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Woooahhh, you've got some painting skills.. Battle damages are more than ok. (which means: "I'm jealous" :D ) This white is incredible.. :P Most of us would like to have that recipe of yours to paint white that way, that' s right !! Just add some WS iconography here and there (right shoulderpad at least), a thin black/dark brown line between white and red on the left foot, and that will be the best WS termi ever !! Congrats ! The Def' Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obliterator Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Excellent paintjob, but I have to agree on the eyes. A simple dot of white in the corner would make a world of difference IMHO. Love the subtle battle damage and weathering though, and I can't wait to see it on a finished base. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsula Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Great start! This will be one sweet army! I'd definitely go with green eyes though! They would really pop out, contrasting to the reds you have going. Try it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Knight Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 you must tell us how you did the battle damage, looks like the battle damage on the CMON tutorial for glowing eyes. i personally like the red, it's blended real nice and done well, i also agree with the eye comments Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 The painted miniature looks great. There are only two little things that somehow don't work for me. First: Colour scheme The Crux Terminatus, chest eagle and little decorations don't work that good for me with the yellow. But I don't know how ofiicial that is or how official you want it. I would use a very low saturation so that it's not exatly black/grey/white but still has some life in it. The value (brightness) I would contrast with the underlying element. So I would use high value for stuff that is on the Storm Blter and low value (dark greyish) for the chest eagle. That would make the whole colour scheme more "realistic" and less "cartoony" and I think that would look better with the white and red and good and rather realistic overall work on the miniature. The blood: I would paint it a bit darker, more dried. Then it would not fight with the red detail for attention. The eyes: The red works nice but I would try something different, medium to dark green, blue purple or something between these. Then the eyes would not clash witht the red warpaint on the helmet. Second: painting quality The whole miniature is painted very, very good (fromthe pictures) so little pieces that are not up to that standard are easier to spot. The skull on the right gauntlet as well as all four (left shoulder, right side of the Stormbolter next to the wing, right knee pad, belt buckle) crux terminatus icons seem to be a bit rushed (in comparison the the rest). They seem to miss the depth of the rst of the miniature. They look a bit tacked on. The battle damage is good, just the form and position of on does look a bit off. It's on the right shoulder pad and has the for of a triangle near the edge. It's okay to place it on the edge but the position is cutting the edge in thirds and it's next to the triangle cut from the lower armour plate (and it's repeating the triangleform). It really is a great quality miniature (especially for army painting) but the better it is the easier the little faults are to spot. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamez Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I really like the red highlighting on that guy. although if I had to pick one thing I didn't like it would be the circle on the left knee. asuming that this is a bullet hole, there should be chipping around it. but yeah, keep up the great work! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ursidae Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Great start there! now finish the rest of the army ^_^ I am jealous, after three years off and on trying to paint DW I am in awe... You are a better man/ woman than I. I have been tempted to do painted battle damage and now I will. Thank you, it was a pleasure looking at your work! Keep posting WIP pics :ph34r: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T14 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I'm loving it! the white is impeccable... recipe please :ph34r: cheers -t14 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1049848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alroachy Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 Thanks for all the comments guys. I fixed the eyes. Added a symbol on the right shoulder. (I plan to refine it with some more definition.) Fixed the bullet hole on the knee. Toned down the yellow in the chest plate. Toned down the bright red on the icons all around. Added some battle damage to the PowerFist. Time to move on to the other 4 in the squad. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/alroachy/40kpics/TallTermie2.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1050116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurgleThing Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 These minis are really great! all the best with getting the whole army painted. :) NT Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1050283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokersminis Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 That's the nicest White Terminator I have seen since John Thompson's Storm Ghost. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1050304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy40k Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 The Terminator looks great! I can't wait to see the Land Speeders and the Bikes, they are what will make or break the army appearance wise, so hopefully they look as good as the terminator does. -Legacy40k Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1050382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chaplain Astador Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 It looks really good! Keep up the good work, I hope you continue this quality to the rest of the army! cheers, MCA Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1050418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iplaid Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Really nice job. I think some of mario's comments were good and I like what you've done to try and tone down some areas. As The Defiler asked.....what is your secret for painting white? I know there have been a few threads on it but I was wondering what your secret is. It looks very good. Let us know Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/91280-whitescars-army-project/#findComment-1050437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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