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Hey everybody. Some of you guys may know me from my previous thread about my first space marines, but I'm sure I'm still a new face to many users. Anyways, I give you, my first terminator squad! Now, before viewing the pics, I'd like to ask you guys to keep two questions in mind while you look at the pictures. The first question is: Are these ready for Table-Top? While the second is: What can I do to improve? Without any further delay, here they are.


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I believe these are my 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th painted figures.

They look quite good, if you are just beginning in the hobby.
Now to answer your two questions:

1)Are these ready for the tabletop?
I would say they're almost ready, you just gotta base them. Also you might wanna try a devlan mud or badab black wash on the brown. Another thing is, I would go over the bone 1 or 2 more times so you can get a solid colour.

2)How to improve?
You might want to try some dry brushing on the brown if you want. There are some good tutorials floating around on the internet. Also as I said earlier you also might want to try a wash on the brown, the silver and bronze.

Apart from that they look really good. Well done.

good work

Good work, considering you're new to the hobby. As above, you should really base 'em. Spread a thin layer of watered-down PVA with an old brush, wipe round the edge with your finger to remove any overflowing excess, then dip in basing sand. I'd recommend Army Painter Battlefields Sand. Then, after a few seconds, turn upside down and tap hard on the base to remove excess sand. Paint it a sandy colour, slap a Devlan Mud Wash on it, and you're done. Also, paint the base edge black/brown. Looks much tidier.

Again, good stuff.

They are decent looking. You might consider trying out some washes on your models and see how they come out. Its a great way to add some nice depth to the model. With the color of the armor, you could probably use delvan mud as a nice compliment. I would suggest diluting it with water first to see how it comes out (or experimenting on a test model first). Also, try out your highlighting skills. If you dont know what color to highlight with, simply add some white or bleached bone to the original armor color (a very small amount) and go over the edges of your model. This effect will really bring it to life. The painting is very good for you having only a handful of models worth of experience, but it definately leaves some room for further enhanced detail.

Porcupine el Josh wrote:They look quite good, if you are just beginning in the hobby.
Now to answer your two questions:

1)Are these ready for the tabletop?
I would say they're almost ready, you just gotta base them. Also you might wanna try a devlan mud or badab black wash on the brown. Another thing is, I would go over the bone 1 or 2 more times so you can get a solid colour.

2)How to improve?
You might want to try some dry brushing on the brown if you want. There are some good tutorials floating around on the internet. Also as I said earlier you also might want to try a wash on the brown, the silver and bronze.

Apart from that they look really good. Well done.

I was actually going to wash the gold and silver, but my wash I was going to use for it spilled and I didn't have any left Also, what would you recommend to use as a drybrush color for the brown? Do I just use more brown? Anyways, I might go to my local GW this weekend of the next and see if they can show me how to highlight, as that is where I am struggling. And like you said, I need to pick up stuff for basing. Thanks for the tips.

@BlackTemplar: Thanks.


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Element206 wrote:They are decent looking. You might consider trying out some washes on your models and see how they come out. Its a great way to add some nice depth to the model. With the color of the armor, you could probably use delvan mud as a nice compliment. I would suggest diluting it with water first to see how it comes out (or experimenting on a test model first). Also, try out your highlighting skills. If you dont know what color to highlight with, simply add some white or bleached bone to the original armor color (a very small amount) and go over the edges of your model. This effect will really bring it to life. The painting is very good for you having only a handful of models worth of experience, but it definately leaves some room for further enhanced detail.

The models are actually washed with Gryphonne Sepia (Did I spell that right?). As for highlighting, I'm heading down to my local GW to see if they can show me how to do it, as I can't do it for some reason... Thanks for the tips.


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Does Anyone think that Kommando Khaki would be a good highlight color? Thats what the guy at GW recommended.

I think its a trial and error thing with highlighting. Now if you were painting a more conventional color, most likely you would have references of the same color armor and you could find a highlight color you like by simply looking at various pictures. In your case though, seeing brown SM is unique. I like my highlighting to be subtle on my marines as opposed to the obvious bright, contrasting highlight. So I would probably begin my highlgihting by mixing equal parts of Khaki and your original brown together. Highlight with that color and if you still want a brighter tone, you can always increase the khaki from that point. I wouldnt start with pure Kommando Khaki though.

Apart from that they look really good. Well done.
I was actually going to wash the gold and silver, but my wash I was going to use for it spilled and I didn't have any left Also, what would you recommend to use as a drybrush color for the brown? Do I just use more brown? Anyways, I might go to my local GW this weekend of the next and see if they can show me how to highlight, as that is where I am struggling. And like you said, I need to pick up stuff for basing. Thanks for the tips.

I'm glad to help, just make sure you post some pics once your done!

Element206 wrote:I think its a trial and error thing with highlighting. Now if you were painting a more conventional color, most likely you would have references of the same color armor and you could find a highlight color you like by simply looking at various pictures. In your case though, seeing brown SM is unique. I like my highlighting to be subtle on my marines as opposed to the obvious bright, contrasting highlight. So I would probably begin my highlgihting by mixing equal parts of Khaki and your original brown together. Highlight with that color and if you still want a brighter tone, you can always increase the khaki from that point. I wouldnt start with pure Kommando Khaki though.

What ratio would I want between the brown (Which is a mix of skull white and cathlan brown) and the kommando khaki?

The look nice! Basing is must. It makes minis look x10 better.

Arken Vul'tan01 wrote:The look nice! Basing is must. It makes minis look x10 better.

Thanks. I'm going down to GW this weekend to get basing stuff. Probably Scorched Grass.

Formae wrote:What ratio would I want between the brown (Which is a mix of skull white and cathlan brown) and the kommando khaki?

Id say mix up your original color again (sounds like it is a ratio of 1:1 White/Brown) and add 1 part Khaki. So you should have 1:1:1 equal parts white/brown/khaki. Again, I prefer my highlighting to be subtle as they are in reality as opposed to the overbearing obvious highlight. I dont know what your taste is, but you can always raise the ratio of the khaki to 1:1:2 or even 3. You could even play around with the white a little and try a 2:1:1 ratio (white/brown/khaki). Just have fun and explore your possiblities but dont waste too much paint Best of luck! If you find yourself torn between two different highlights, take some pics of your models and the daktites here should help you make a decision.

Yah, I guess I'll have to wait till this weekend as I am out of skull white and cathlan brown (Well not "Out" but I have very little left).