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Yep GorkaMekka's need is greater than the teeny marine's.

monkeytroll wrote:Yep GorkaMekka's need is greater than the teeny marine's.

Hahaha win

I am new to the hobby but would love to get involved with this project as it appears to improve peoples painting abilitys. I am starting a Salamanders army and have some started.

Here is a pic of one that is nearly finished.


His pads have been painted black now. Any thoughts on improvements would be apreciated.

thats pretty good green there, i would just pick out the details a bit more now, like the vents between his armor plates, or the imperial eagle which i like painting black and drybrushing white. Then maybe highlight or wash the green armor.

happy to see another person in the game. If you are down to give me a little bit of time ill paint up a bolter marine for you!

Making sure you clean up all the flash (left side of helmet on the detail) and where you take the pieces off the sprue (shoulderpad) will also improve the finished result. Otherwise a nice start!

Before I start putting any paint on this thing, I thought I'd post a picture of the marine I'm doing for Gitsplitta.



Click to get a better view. There are a couple of tiny bits of greenstuff cleanup needed, but it's pretty much ready for undercoating. I really like him; sadly I used up some of the parts that went into him, so I can't do the one for me that I was planning to do at the same time. Never mind hey

Just in case you're wondering, the thing on the back of his powerfist is supposed to be a narthecium type device. If anyone can think of a way to make it look slightly less autopistol and more narthecium, please yell!

@ Endtransmission: That's one awesome Fig you put together there. As for the Narthecium...maybe add a piece of wire bit to the end to simulate a needle protrusion?

thats a great figure!

The never-ending Stormboy Nob. I have an excuse now - I'm waiting on Badmoon transfers from Gitsplitta!

Started to lay some colour down on the nob for an00bis : Still early days yet, plus the pics been auto-adjusted, but shows the basic colour scheme.




graven - started putting some bits together for your guy.

Looking cool buddy - just twigged what hits meant about the epic Land Raider, that's inspired. I'll finish off your gobber in the next couple of days!

He looks terrific monkeytroll... like that aqua, really sets him apart

Thanks Gits! Yeah I was going to go with a more traditional looking red with yellow on the pk, but then I decided to use yellow for the highlights on the red and so figured I'd swap out the yellow for a pale green-blue. Figure I'll use it on the pole glyphs too, but the main icon will be getting several more layers of inks and washes.

No need to rush graven Just because I've started to collate pieces, doesn't mean it'll be done soon

Wasn't going to post these, but as I'm replying.....
Slightly blurry, but, you know - mini in one hand, camera in another, tea in a third, on a boat, windy outside (one of those may be a lie)



Tried a slightly different take on the skin. I tend to do my ork's shoulders like this (those that have shoulders that is), adding to the ripped look I feel. So I thopught I'd try and extend it across the rest of the body (but not the head, not even cyborks go for the ripped head look...well, not in that sense anyway ).
Quite pleased with it for now, see how I like it with fresh eyes tomorrow. Debating on a couple of thin glazes flesh and green, to blend it a bit, we'll see.

It's certainly different. Can't quite decide if I like it or not - but does give some nice texture to the skin...

Wow, the texture of the skin is impressive!!!

Haven't decided myself if I like it yet, pleased it worked almost as well as I hoped, but it'll have to wait till some of the rest has been done up before making a final decision(unless an00bis jumps in with a definite yay or nay). If I decide I don't like it it'll be easy enough to cover with my normal skin, but just wanted to try something a bit different. And I won't be looking at it tonight as I'll be looking at my FW package instead

Well if votes for that skin were taken, mine would be in the thumbs up catagory

I'd have to give a positive vote for the skin as well. On another note however, thanks to either the UK Royal Mail or the USPS the marines I produced for both Ramos and Whalemusic have been lost to the warp.

As a result I have produced another miniature for WM.
Without further ado then here is Assault-Captain Kaedes of the Raptors.


C&C welcome as always.

Wow, astonishing mini!!! The pose reminds me of the one I made for Gitsplitta, but since they share some parts in common (legs & right arm), I guess that's normal...

The combination of green & orange is pretty nice, I just have a minor thing to add about the eyes, that might benefit from a small wash to add some depth... Other than this, great job!!!

(also, allow me to sympathize with your loss, that almost happened to Git's mini, I would have been so sad if it had never reached him... Well, another two lost souls to be added to the Wall of Remembrance...)

You don't get to say that they are similar in anyway Yggds, lol. Have you compared the marine I did for Gits with the one you did for him

Its not actually orange but Iyadan with three coats of devlan wash over it. Thanks for the point about the eyes I'll rectify that now. I also noticed I still need to add on the scroll work for purity seals.

As to the loss, it is upsetting but on the plus side my painting and basing has improved considerably since I made those other miniatures for the guys. The result will be better minis for both WM and Ramos.

Very nice Len... striking color combo & dynamic pose too!

Looks very cool Lenny, very much looking forward to getting him. Also, record time for getting a mini done, I guess when your mad at the PO (mine or yours) it helps?

I want to ask all you other GMS'ers that I have traded with, if I were to rebase your marines to match mine, would anyone be offended? I was originally just going to make a "Hall of Armor", but I think it would be cool to put them in with my marines. I have this story in my head (I lack the ability to make it into an interesting story though) that the world they are on has been hit by damn near everything out there, and these marines are all that is left from the troops there chapters has sent.

Mine is coming to you pinned to the base, its easily removed but at the same time it'll be primed black only so you can still just add your colour scheme to it. It wasn't anger at the PO just a desire to live up to my end of a bargain, lol. I'm not a big fan of debts of any kind .

Fresh blood you say? Well, gits has already shown an interest in a Iron/Supah grot, this guy is still wip but you get the idea. I could probably salvage enough bitz to make another three of these guys, painted however you like of course!

I still have a few to do in the winter line up, but if you'd be up for a trade in the spring, I'd love to get one of your SM's!

@Lennysmash: love that colour scheme!
@Commander Cain: outstanding sir. PMSL

@Lenny - Beautiful work - Absolute gorgeous!

Damn shame about the two lost Battle Brothers... They fight on valiantly in the warp, and for that we shall remember them

@WM- Go ahead and rebase mine if ya want. Its a resin base, so its only superglued on there. The marine should be pretty robust, so he shouldnt take too terribly to a bit of manhandling.

@CC - MEGA GROT!!! THATS AWESOME !!!
Id definitely be up fpr a trade.

Man I gotta get my butt in gear. Got a line of marines glaring angrily at me for leaving them unpainted!

@ Commander Cain, I would be down to trade for a model like that, what would you want! That mega grot is really awesome!

Love the model lennysmash, glow on the eyes is great

im slow... or i just dont get it... why would anyone want a marine in my colors?

Would be vastly more useful if you posted a pic of your current marines.