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Hey Guys,

I have recieved alot of compliments on my storm shield on the terminator sargeant. Here is a tutorial on how you too could achieve the same effect.





Comments here or on youtube is most appreciated!

Cat/

you should post a picture of the terminator here. Its hard to see what you mean from the tutorial without a model demo.

I do something very similar for my GK force weapons... though instead of a base coat of dark green, I use a base coat of mithril silver, then coat it with dark green ink... then thats my base coat for the lightning effect.

Another outstanding tutorial my friend!

I'm currently suing you thunder hammer tut on my Brother Captain stern. It's a bit different on a sword but with some luck I'll have a beasty looking force weapon.


Necron Abyss....how have I not used this color yet?

Sweet - Thanks for the tutorial !!

3 criticisms, hopefully constructive. You know how much i like your vids, Cat...

1. Misspelling 'Lightning' (it's a pet peeve of mine...)

2. You should have showed the model at the beginning of the video. Normally you do.

3. We didn't get to see you actually painting the mini. Personally I like the combination of the paper demonstration and the practical application.

Still, it was a good video.

Hey Dude,

I allow all comments, good or bad!!! It's "flaming" or trolls that are never allowed

Your critiques are respectful, and quite frankly justified! Yup, after it was all put together, rendered, uploaded to youtube, one of the first comments was the spelling! Arrrrgggh.. If it wasn't so much work and time to edit it, I would, but I will leave it and hope it isn't too much of a distraction from the message.

Yes I do normally show the model first, and I don't know why I didn't this time?

The only reason that I kinda did this tutorial is because I was recieving so many positive comments on the shield. I don't have another shield to do for a while so that is why you can't see me painting it.

I am by no means a professional or even a practicing filmmaker, so I am still learning as I go. Cheers and thanks for the comments, as I said, yours was very respectful, and quite frankly, just.

Cat/

Your tutorials are awesome, by far the best video painting tutorials I have seen. Using the paper as a macro example is an awesome method, and is so much easier to make sense of than just close up pictures on a mini. I think that this one is particularly good because you do several variations on the same theme as far as the structure of the lightning goes, and you do multiple colors in one tutorial. That really opens up the possibilities. The only critique that I have is that I would have really enjoyed seeing models examples of the other colors. You get the gist from the storm shield, but it would still be neat. Thanks a bunch, I will be applying these techniques.

Well, if you don't have one, you don't have one! But you put out some great vids, dude! Keep it up. They're well appreciated!

Wow that is really cool Im deffently going to use this on my aussalt termies ,also by the way how many termie aussalt squads do you have?How are the equiped?is it a 10 man squad with 5 lighting claws and 5 storm shelds and thunder hammmers?

Hey,

I have just started playing with the assault termies and I have had good luck with a squad of 5 accompanyied with a chaplain in termie armour.

3 lightening claws
2 T hammers

It has worked so well, I have built a 2nd squad of 5 Too bad I couldnt fit a squad of 11 into a LR! 10+ chappy!

I loved it! Definitely subbed! Have you seen BuyPainted's videos? His baneblade painting tutorial was so, so simple, yet effective!

That is really nice

Can we get a picture?

I want to confiscate all your minis! As well as become your apprentice! do you have any CF tanks painted up?!?!

I figured I would try this out on Draigo after the results of the Daemonhammer. Thanks again!

Nicely done!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

Hi Cata,

The photo didn't come out too fantastic but I did a similar job on my LC - once I've nailed your technique I hope it will 'pop' a little bit more
Edit: I should point out that I followed your TH tutorial for this effect rather than your LC one as I tried it and I felt the colours were too flat compared to the effect you got on the TH. That's just my personal preference though The only downside on using the TH tut for LC is that you don't have as much area to work with. Still looks good though if you ask me ^^.

what brush do you use?

awesome tut, I may hav my Orks loot a power weapon to play with

Nial ! Awesome awesome awesome, how you have done it certainly makes it look like there is power flowing through the claws!!! Excellent model btw too!

Thank you guys for posting these results!

Killamop, I use various sizes but for the claws and TH's I use Windsor Newton series 7 "0" and "000" sizes. (i got em on sale )

very nice

It was a bit harder to do on the Nemesis Greatsword. Needed a little bit of drybrushing to make it blend a little bit better due to the size.

Yes! Nicely done !! Thanks again for sharing how you are doing!!

Lolcanoe wrote:It was a bit harder to do on the Nemesis Greatsword. Needed a little bit of drybrushing to make it blend a little bit better due to the size.

Holy crap! That looks great!

Consider the idea stolen.

That is really cool. I will use this.

These power weapons look epic.

This was very helpful! i plan to use the techniques on my models.

Catattafish wrote:Hey Dude,

I allow all comments, good or bad!!! It's "flaming" or trolls that are never allowed

Cat/

*gasp* no trolling! NOOOOOOO!

Thanks for all your kind comments guys, i am glad the tuts help!

Mr. Catattafish, I'd like to thank you for your tutorial. I tried it a few days ago. It was my first time ever of trying to paint such things, and it turned out wonderful. I have a small video coming my buddy made for me since i cannot take photos to save my life, i made sure to give you a big thanks on there (although i do think i called you Catfish >.< sorry lol)) Keep up the excellent work and i will be sure to follow your tips from now on.

Hey Dude, please make sure I get the link to your video!! And thanks guys for your kind comments!

Cat/

I used your lightning tutorial to paint the half-camoflaged-Tau-stealthsuit effect and it looks great! Thanks!