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Just after reading Soul Hunter and listning to Throne of Lies (The latter was in hospital after having 3 wisdom teeth out.)

I droped Iron Warriors for Night Lords, Well before the VAT rise of 2.5 percent I ordered a nice resin kit from FW that had gaps as big as the Watford Gap.

and asked a friend to teach me to fill them.

This is what I have done so far apologies for blury picts.

I'm in - but you must get better pics - I find having a background and a place to rest the camera helps - find the macro setting and get plenty of light on the subject, Dont put the camera too close to the subject - you can always crop the photo later - that said the photos of the tank are great - I love its enormous gatling style gun

Big gun ! nice lightning effects , i was wondering what models you collected.

Squad leader has liberated SW legs, the Eagle armour top, a liberated power sword and an Inferno pistol.

havoc leader has Hand flamer with power fist.

next guy has a melta gun and plasma gun in that order.

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space-Marine-Tanks/LAND-RAIDER-ACHILLES-COMPLETE-KIT.html and this it the tank with thunderfire cannon, she was a B%$£h gaps all over the place.

and the havocs are Khorn 'Zerkers minus Bunny Ears

hey cool, now i can add to your work my highly overpriced thoughts as well^^

nice landraider, pff too bad FW gives seemingly a damn about if they do good kits... nevertheless you did great here...
i lkie the lightning signs... do they function as camo/signs or rather real cracking energy?

i definatly recommend making pics in the daylight... not too sunny as this will do also lots of bad pics... been there done that ...and also if the pics tend to be too blurry and you try already real hard to get them steady but to no avail... try the timer setting with your cam... lots of blurry pics happen when you pull the trigger... then you pull/push the cam in that motion and you get bad results... i have used the timer on some ocaisions and got quite a lot better results that way...

cheers and i will be happy to see more of your minis now in the future^^

vik

The lightning is part of the armour my friend, like the remodled mechanicus sign? all done minus the LR drinking from my very nice Night Lords mug thanks Wheety xx.

The LR in Low Gothic is knows as "Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of War."



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Better get the minis off the bed as the cat (Called Ninja, not by me btw) might swat them off.

of course will nija swat your minis off the bed... if they where khorne´ s then she would be very nice to them...

and the LR quote is from gladiator? am i right?^^ never saw it in english...

now that you mentioned it i had a closer look to the mechanicus sign... seems as if it is screaming in agony^^ on a seven spiked star...lol... good conversion^^

vik

I like it so far! More! And this tutorial helped me with my pictures... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/317430.page ...mine still aren't great, but they are better then when I started!

yep that tut is the way for really good pics... got that tip to use the timer from this thread!

Star Trek VI its from.

Chaos Space Marines look like fun to paint. I just wish they had a different Codex. I just finished reading Blood Gorgons and enjoyed it. Made me think about painting a few models for that chapter. Then I read the CSM Codex again and changed my mind.

In addition to the good suggestions already made about taking pics of minis, avoid using the zoom on your camera. Snap the photo in Macro with good lighting (daylight or natural type bulb lighting) with no flash and without using zoom. The picture is usually much cleaner. I follow these simple rules and my photos are quite clear. I don't even use a tripod or timer. My camera is decent but not exciting.

Finally. A WIP about my favorite Chaos Legion. I will follow this with interest, though you've gotta see about those pics.

Im using the BA codex ... and yes a looted Flying brick aka Stormraven gunship.

Almost forgot my mug that holds tea and helps give insperation.

Great Mug! Made by weetyskemian44 right? I have been folling his thread too! I can't wait to see more WIP Dee, keep it up!

Her feed.

Thats right, although I dont suppose it should matter in the context of art and warhammer its best to get the right personal pronoun to avoid confusion and offence! Lol.

Thanks for the mug-plug miss dee! Really enjoy making all these warhammer themed mugs they bring my two favourite hobbies together.

Got to get some Cold Ones done for a friend so The Lords of Night will take a rest, I put together a flying brick on friday for my Sons of Medusa Badab War army on friday.. Im so gonna get another one fo the Lords of Night.

If the weather is ok in the morning I'll attempt to take some photos of the finished marines (Semper Fields)

To be honist with you I have found it fun painting dark blue marines, I will not be using the 8 arrows of chaos since they dont realy use them just skulls and lightning bolts.

"The Emperor lied, he is not a god just a man."

"Semper Fields"???

Semper Fidelis?

Always Faithful? To the Chaos gods?

Somewhere, Chesty Puller is rolling over in his grave.

they look class and the land raider is sick.

sick asin a good thing?

couldn´t have meant it in any other sense^^...
tho i have to say i think they look a bit like Ultras gone bad^^

i think the camo lightning effect is the main feature here... be proud about that much effort spent on these marines, i really like them...would be nice to lasgun them all into oblivion^^


vik

With only 1 squad and a big freaking tank I'll take you on.

"Cry Havoc!!" I have come for you Viktor!!

heros never count the odds... they just charge^^

Even your mug has embraced the chaos gods!!! I have scarcely seen one so far removed from the light!!! Cool mug though.

thats not her face in the avatar pic but her teapot^^... i never grow tired at these mugjokes^^

You are so gonna get a psycic Gibbs slap Viktor...

@ Ian Im not mad.

Zerkers with Imp Jumppacks.

In IA 10 the tank starts out with the 1K sons and a few others.

^^