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 San76 wrote:


guess its an excuse to start a new army

Go for It

Edit: Happy 10th page

Woot!!

I like the test model. Give him a very dirty look. Very pleasing to the eye

@nashbashem - thanks very much !

Sorry it's been so long between updates; been painting but had some issues with my photo gear. Anyways,I got hold of the FW Praetor model . Was an interesting one to paint, the detail was incredible but some of the finer bits (say on the gun) where's so fine they didn't stay straight. That minor complaint aside, the FW stuff is amazing.

Anyways, I hope you like it . Any comments/votes greatlfully received. Hopefully more updates soon.

Lovely painting on that fist. He look's fantastic.

I just found your thread here, and man, excellent, excellent painting. Your IF's looks great. I hope mine come out looking half as good as yours. I need to get a better airbrush and brush up on my skills (lol) to get closer to this standard.

You've also convinced me to look at some of the FW models a little more closely.

Wow, stunning work on that model... Awesome !

Though I can understand the "un-straigthness" issues you're having... They're really annoying, considering the price of the models !

@leadlegion - thanks mate!

@valhalla130 - far too kind. Look forward to seeing your IF - airbrush makes fists much, much more fun to paint bro. If you can get one, its worth it. I wish i had one from the start.Some of the FW models are great. I don't know if they are any good on the table, but they have lot of character i think.


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@yggdrasil - hehe well least it isn't just me I think they are just pushing the limits of why the material can do; any finer and it will collapse under its own weight. Still, I love the detail all the same cheers for your kind words mate..

I have a cheap airbrush I bought just to do basecoats for the yellow, and it is a lifesaver. I really want to invest in a Badger Patriot in the future, but money is an issue right now.

That Praetor is amazing. A very detailed character to lead your force Fantastic job

Incredible models man. Love the damage and the contrast with the blacks. Do you paint your power weapons green shades or do you greyscale the shadeing and wash green over them? They look like they glow!

Awesome stuff. Thanks for sharing.
(Always loved yellow!)

@Nashbashem thanks very much mate!

@corpus6667 - cheers man, so glad you like them. the way i do power weapons is to paint the blade dark dark green, then layer up with lighter greens. recently (on last two models) ive done the final layer using a bright yellow to lighten the green instead of white and it seems to give a much more vibrant result.

well, time for some proper WIP shots. i got a pack of MkIV assault marines from FW a whiles back, and decided to give them ago. the last assault marines i painted with a mostly black armour, and i decided to try these the same but using the airbrush. i like the idea of a squad of IF with darker armour. i have also picked up the new Executioner Captain model, which ive painted with a similar scheme (he is painted but parked, awaiting his base to arrive).

anyways, thoughts on the paint scheme gratefully recieved. i know the scheme is pretty dark...but i kinda wanted the eyes and the coloured portions to "pop" in comparison. and you never know...might be able to bring some "grim" to the Fists

base coating done:


Shoulders and studs base coated


Engine exhausts


ps forgive the mess in the background - my desk is a hovel

Thanks!!

Wow that's a really pearlescent grey you've got going on there, gloss varnished? really cool.

Did you AB the Shoulder by itself or hand painted it. It so clean. I can't seem to get that fineof control out of my brush!

@inmygravenimage - hehe yeah, that gloss varnish isnt subtle. i have found recently though my airbrushed paints are easily rubbed off during painting so i thought i would heed the advice of many, many tutorials and give him a layer of gloss to protect the paint. excellent advice from those tutorials btw. he will get dulled down later, if for no other reason than the gloss is terribly hard to photo!

@solar_lion if i had thought for a moment before super gluing i would have painted the shoulder separately; sadly, i didnt. the shoulder is AB'd but using a heap of masking tape and blutac to block the area out (another reason for gloss - protects during masking).

Thats a new trick .. Thanks for sharing that. I'm often not able to control the AB on that small of a piece. Thou my brush is capable.

Are you spraying the varnish as well through the AB?

i know what you mean mate, i live in jealousy of those that can control an AB like a paintbrush! no, masking is the way to go and ive found blu-tac to be the best stuff. its cheap, you can mold it into those hard to tape bits and its re-usable. im not sure what the product would be called in the USA, but its the stuff we use down here to stick posters to walls, that kind of thing (http://www.blutack.com/).

you got to varnish first though or it will lift your paint straight off. this model was the first one ive had an AB ready varnish for (i used minitaire [by badger] gloss varnish i couldn't find a link directly to the firm, but here it is at a hobby store http://www.thecombatcompany.com/hobby/paint-and-paint-sets/badger-minitaire/d6-199-minitaire-gloss-coat/ ) and it was amazing. so fast and easy to apply (straight from bottle to AB, no cutting with anything) and a nice even coat. AB cleaned easy with water and windex.

Wow, that marine looks like colors you'd see on custom scifi action figures! Works really well here, and the yellow sets it off nicely.

cheers whalemusic360! now if i could just get this damned report done for work i could be back at it....

Imagine what one could get done if it wasn't for all that work stuff!

hehe i totally do imagine it...all the time....

Greetings all! So, a blurry (sorry) WIP shot of the MkIV assault marines tonight. Slow progress to report I'm afraid, but the squad is moving towards completion .

At this stage the basic colours and shading are on, decals placed and the eyes painted. No highlights yet and only the most basic wash on the "metal" parts.

So far I think I'm happy with the scheme. I think the yellow shoulder is enough to mark them as Fists (other models have shoulder without studs and have Fists logo) while the dark greys/blacks elsewhere mark them out as a differ kind of unit. A I mentioned before I intend this squad to be the retinue of my Executioner Captain model, so I decided not to go the usual assault markings and went for a skull instead. I think it kind of fits somehow and hopefully will even further mark them out from the crowd of IF.

As always, your thoughts are most appreciated. One thing I would like people's opinions on are the chainswords - do they need....something? Are they too plain? Have toyed with chequers, yellow stripes and a jagged triangle motifs but can't decide whether they would be better than the plain dark grey. I was worried that because everythinng else is pretty dull they might draw the eye away from the other focal points (exhausts, eyes and left shoulder) too much. At this stage the sword looks very plain, but it will get highlighted which will make it more interesting. Normally I have red chainswords, and I did paint one red, but it somehow just didn't fit the sombre tones of the scheme. Anyways...till next time...

I like mine painted.. Usually a couple of stripes. Nothing large. Just enough to break up the space. You could go with the same shoulder yellow if you want to tie it in to your already put us to shame paint job. Off white would work as long as it's kept to a small size.

I don't worry to much about looking too loud. They are marines, after all if they cared about being seen or how they looked they be all wearing some form of camo.

2 cents.

Looks great mate I agree with Solar Lion and you should put a couple of stripes on it but not too big.

Also I've been trying to replicate your yellow recipe from page one and mine are just hideous looking. The problem lies with the Yriel Yellow (Golden Yellow). It's so thin that it gets all lumpy and thick looking when I try to solidify the colour. Any advice?
I'm dying to get yellow perfected so I can start up my Legion Imperial Fists.

*Note it's being painted by hand, don't have an airbrush

cheers guys,

i also spoke with a friend of mine and he too said stripes so i guess, stripes it is

@nashbashem - brother, i feel your pain. i started off without an airbrush and there are a couple of main things i can suggest:

1) your undercoat is your best friend. whether you first use brown, or you use iyander or something like that, the more even it is the better your yellows will look. this is 100% true for both brushes and airbrushes. take your time and make sure its even by doing many, many thin coats. the first few will not be perfect in coverage ...but resist the urge to use thicker paint - that leads to unevenness and more problems later that are really hard to fix. and can obscure details if you go too hard.

2) let each coat FULLY dry before putting the next one on. this took me the longest time to realise and once i did i ended up not needing as many coats (which made for a happy IF painter!). seriously, if you let coat dry full you will get a MUCH smoother final result from far less coats. you also wont get that horrible moment when you realise your brush just scraped up some semi-dry paint from the previous layer into a lump. it is not a good moment....since each layer is thin it shouldnt take too long, i leave mine under my desk lamp for a few minutes and that usually does the trick.

3) a bit of glaze medium in your washes will make them slightly thinner but oh so much easier to control. when your shading recesses on yellow armour...control is everything imo.

anyways mate, hope thats helpful. look forward to seeing your IF.

Thanks for the Tips.

Lol, they were for Nashbashem, but you're welcome

Never let a good tip go to waste!

My whites ( and lighter colors ) end up much better in thinner coats. I seem to get away with thinker coat on darker more saturated colors - Black/ greys/ dark primary colors like red, green and blue. Also dep[ends on the size. Larger areas such as vehicle I should always use thin coats

Thanks for the tips I've noted them all down and I'll start giving them a practice when I've cleared some my back log