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Heyo! So the HB sternguard is complete. Also, I spent a good number of hours yesterday assembling the Veteran Sergeants for all the new squads I got when I came back from Uni. There's a dev sgt, vanguard sgt, sternguard sgt, tactical sgt, assault sgt and I threw in a spare captain/alt sternguard sgt for fun
Will get to work on the rest of the squad once I finish the tactical sergeant and maybe a couple more.
Lemme know what you think friends
LDP

Great poses on the Sergeants! HB guy looks very, very nice!

Cheers Paradigm Appreciate yer loyalty.

So work continues! This guy has been a blast to paint so far, reeeally tedious, but a blast nonetheless. Trying to paint as clean highlights as I possibly can, and i'm liking how it's coming so far. I like to try and pride myself on the aesthetic of the rich blue that adorns my ultramarines. I'm hoping, and it seems as though this guy is on track to becoming the poster boy for this Also a refreshing change to paint some red, but boy, that takes even longer than the blue, so i'm glad I only have to do it on sergeant's helmets
Also a question, what do you guys think I should do with the black plate on the powerfist? I initially planned on leaving it black and highlighting the same way I do bolter casings, but i'm open to other ideas, and they'd be much appreciated

Anyway, I'll keep you all posted
LDP

Note - ahhh I love and hate photos when they expose mold lines that i've missed. :( Will have to address that.

Sternies are looking great. Really cool poses.

The red helm is especially well done.

EDC

Hazard stripes? There are not a lot of things I’ve seen done with the back of fists. Painting like the rest of the arm is by far the most common. Bright red like a retro bolter shows up occasionally, and last but not least is the hazard stripe. Which to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever seen on an Ultra.

It’s also a large flat space you could use as a canvas for freehand work.

I see you are enjoying the Ultramarine upgrade sprue. But then, how could you not? So much awesome packed on that thing. I think the head with both the crest and laurels is my favorite bit, love your use of it on the captain.

I second the idea of freehand! A nice big Ultramarine symbol, laurels, skulls, an Aquila or a combination thereof would be awesome. Treat it like a mini-banner and really show off the freehand work!

Ah, good call lads. I'll give it a try Should I leave it black for this then? In hindsight i'd probably have painted it blue like the rest and freehanded on that, but the armour's already done, but it's not the end of the world. The freehand colour would be the same anyway, just white on black instead of blue I suppose. I'll see what I can come up with, maybe even try to throw some hazard stripes in AS WELL heheh, if it's possible.
Ah Nevelon, yeah man. The joys of that sprue. That torso bit is up there for me, also big on the simple helmet with just the U on the top and no crest with the studs. Also note that the finished captain has the Ultra bare head a lovely bit that is.

Wow! beautiful model, LDP.
It makes me want to paint something!

Hello folks,
Well. Here he is, completed. In my opinion the cleanest, and probably best minature i've ever painted. Not my favourite, but my best. That's my opinion anyway, very pleased with how he came out, looking forward to the next project, would love to hear you guys' 2 cents - also Neve, Paradigm: This is what I ended up putting on the fist, it was meant to be the first stage of the freehand project, but I tried a couple things above and nothing really looked right, so I painted over the rest. PVA is still wet as I was eager to get photos whilst the sunlight was still adequate so sorry about that.

That Sergeant is simply gorgeous. Wish my Ultras looked that good.....

Awesome work, the epitome of your style of painting!

Fantastic work, LDP!! That freehand is great!

Freehand came out nice. Marine is crisp and smooth, very clean work.

That looks flipping brilliant.

Well done.

EDC

Got to agree with all the posters before me. That is an excellent model, and the heavy bolter guy before hand looked very good too. Loving your work.

Thanks for all of your kind works everyone

Started work on Tacitus, and thought i'd get all the lads out and try get some cool pics because it's a lovely day outside
Also threw in a scale comparison of Titus Aurelius to show his curiously large stature.

Those army shots are fantastic. Look like they came straight out of the fluff paintings!

So many wonderfully painted models....... why do I bother painting, hopefully someday mine will look that good.

Those army shots are brilliant.

EDC

Gorgeous work as always mate and seriously love those army shots

Wow, what a spectacular array! And the build of that WiP dude is awesome too!

Love those army shots, mate!

 lipsdapips wrote:
Changed the command squad into a sternguard squad that can still function as 4x vets with combi-plas, but this way there's a spare vet with a HB for sternies and they look nice and uniform, plus I got to make use of the badass helmets More to come, this is a pic from this morning and painting has been underway since. Stay tuned

I'm looking to start up and army and it's possibly going to be a SM one, and I was wondering where you got these sweet helmets from?

@brushcommando too kind of you mate That was the kind of thing that inspired the pictures.

@War Kitten hey man, practice makes perfect. The miniatures I painted early in this blog and especially before even starting it were atrocious! Haha, just stick with it buddy.

@EDC Cheers mate

@Biohazard Thanks for yer kind words, good to hear from you

@Paradigm yeah I always felt that that captain model had crazy potential but something was a little off. Not perfect but in my opinion a bit better.

@Zambro Thanks bud, glad you approve

@simplycj They're the heads from the UM Invictarus Suzerian squad, same kit as the bodies of those minis used Beautiful stuff I agree, forge world does some miracles. I just wanna see more Ultramarines stuff because I love them so

Wow. Love the army shots.

Awww yes! that sea of blue is awesome!

Cheers Neve and K-man

Now, I don't hide the fact that, though I love having painted squads of the core gribbly backbone lads in my armies, the task of painting them is, to me, very strenuous. However, I need more tactical marines. I enjoy the process don't get me wrong, but I paint very carefully and slowly and it takes fethin' ages. Hence why I like sticking to veteran units and characters. I also thoroughly prefer painting one by one, as opposed to more efficient factory lining. Regardless, I will be painting a tactical squad, factory lined, and will also try to keep their paint standard up to that of my usual. I did need to spice things up however, so's not to perish from the strain.

So I built these guys today, and they're looking like they've a right job needs doing. I've roughly assembled them in such a manner that it looks as though they're all frozen in the midst of initialising a split into combat squads, the sergeant pointing in a direction and half the squad running that way, the rest remaining with the sergeant. Let me tell you though, what a bloody rigamarole to even acquire 10 running legs to go with a tac squad. But i'm chuffed, they're all new assault legs, they're looking rather badass, and it's giving me inspiration to get them painted up and thus, I will. So it beginssss

Better pics will come with WIPs. Also...i've lost my blue primer which is a real pain in the ane...fret not, i'll track it down.

LDP
(Tacitus will get loving during the periods where I need a break from the factory line )

Full grav squad? Looking good. They going to get a personalized transport?

You can never have enough running legs in your army. Who wants to be standing around? Do we look like guardsmen? Places to go, people to kill. You know the routine!

Tac Squad is looking great so far. Keep it up!

Can't wait to see what you do with these. Will these be from the 2nd company as well with gold trim or a different company?