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OK so the loyal iron warrior idea died an inglorious death but a new idea rose up and that was what to do with 100 mk 3 iron armour and an ig army that has more tanks and super heavies to shake a stick at. From this dilemma I decided on an appeal for chaos to and continue the work on my world eater and fill my want for iron warriors by combining tactics from the iw and turn my we into somewhat tactical/armored company. The new project starts on pg 3, the other 2 pages are kinda empty of my pics since i deleted them. But a teaser from pg 3

Here's all of the models I have to prime and paint

It's good paintjob, but the it looks like an Iron Warrior with a blue helmet.

Good analysis you're correct they're a loyalist company, well half a company that got trapped in a warp storm when fleeing their legion.

I love the forgeworld mk3 armor and i like the idea of a loyalist subchapter created from one of the traitor legions.
I can't wait to see more pics and good luck with the building (then again shiny new models tend to be a labor of love at least to me)

why a blue helmet? I feel it really clashes with the rest of colour giving a very disjointed look.

Perhaps because the "codex colour" of librarians are blue? In any case I think it looks good, however the metal could use a wash or something else that gives it a little more deep. And base it, that gives a lot to the quality.

KingToad87 wrote:Here's all of the models I have to prime and paint

Thats a hefty pile of fw goodies there mate.

Saintspirit wrote:Perhaps because the "codex colour" of librarians are blue? In any case I think it looks good, however the metal could use a wash or something else that gives it a little more deep. And base it, that gives a lot to the quality.

Then the logtic is flawed, the Irons Warrior never followed the codex as it was written after the Horus Heresy, so why would he have a blue helmet? Also gotta say as a fellow I.W fantic i dont like the idea of loyalist Iron Warriors. To me its right there with 'chaos grey knights'.

Maybe so, but there is nothing really that says it is an Iron warrior... Apparently they are Iron Hounds.

OK guys ty so much for all the post, as for the helmet and shoulders I wanted it to clash, the chapter picked the color to break their loyalties to perturabus and show the emperor that they'll follow him no matter what. But the helmets are not blue but turqouise.

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How do you paint your yellow?

im sure he uses a brush.........kidding

they look good,brave move with the blue on the helment fluff players will hate you.

do you have the new dread in that box?the pre heresy dread that is.

keep up the good work!!

Found a better way just ask and I'll post it.

oh wow GW has new jars!!i need to get out from under my waaaghrock and get some of those.

once agin keep up the good work,and give those haters an ironhound ironhand.

Will do

I think the solid colours really don't work with the metallics used on the rest of the model.

Whilst i appreciate the theme of the army, i just don't like the colour scheme.

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I like where you're going with the fluff, and definitely look forwards to seeing the whole army.

As for the criticism that has been levelled with regard to the paint scheme's aesthetics, I'm inclined to agree that the bold virgin colours sit somewhat discordantly with the metallics and industrial/steampunk design. I think some weathering techniques - black/brown washes, metallic stippling/drybrushing, maybe even weathering powders - would really tie things together.

For instance, the faceplate on the Sternguard heads has black diagonal stripes and black diagonal grilling; this results in two sets of black lines merging. A bit of metallic edgework in the grilles to suggest wearing of paint would help define some of those edges that are getting lost in the danger stripes.

Other than the Inquistion symbol on the head of the staff, the backstabbing betrayal of the bits i gave you and the overall lack of highlights and shading they are decent, storm bolters could use the firing muzle instead of looking like your just going to shoot nothing. Jade effect looks off on the staff it seem to be on one side only more towards the backside rather than throughout the staff like real jade.

6/10 imho and that is me being quite fair.

^^ agreed...

If kingtoad is reletively new to painting though, i think the techniques required to 'pull off' the intended colour scheme are a little beyond him.

I think applying a lot of washes to the metallics, and at least one stage of highlights to the solid colour would make the overall effect much better!

I like the back story you have going there. Too much of the yellow/black line action though just makes me think they'd make easy targets. Having said that, yellow and black can be used together quite well, even with metallics (IMHO).

Also, that's a lot of disposable income sitting in that FW box. : )

Cheers.

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Not bad for the sword. Could of layered slightly more to give it more of powerful gradient, mold lines are distracting and the wings need another layer or 2 of the dneb stone and skull white mix preferably 1:1 and than 1:2

Please show me an example with one of your models.

I like the paintjob and the fluff that you have come up with so far.

Tyvm