Blood Angels by Falco

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**Falco**

Hey Dakka,

Just wanted to share my latest models with everyone.

The Vanguard Vets are all kitbashed, mostly from the Deathcompany boxset, but the bases are all custom made by me.

**Phototoxin**

Looks crisp. ML heads a bit dark. Like the Power weapon effects. (I have 20 vvets to do... 12 have pweps! eeep!)

**Joker58**

The vindicator looks superb!

**Small, Far Away**

Like the Vindicator. The siege shield is very nice, and I'm liking the washing on the Marines.

**Tengri**

sweet stuff...i would add a bit more color to the eye lenses though

**racta**

I like the mottled red on the vindicator siege shield

**DeadGaurd**

Very nice job dude

**Digits**

Very crisp work.

**dreadknightl**

Love your dread. very smooth

**Falco**

Thanks all! All the constructive criticism keeps me progressing in my painting.

Any advice is much appreciated!

**Ogryn**

Some nice Blood ANgels out there. I really have no advice to give you, they are already perfect.

**Azure**

Your tanks look like ripe tomatoes, in the best way possible

**Element206**

The color red you achieved looks amazing! nice work

**Falco**

Thanks for all the feed back! Until this thread I was really in a slump.

Question for the thread: Highlighting Black........Is there a good mix to use? I have just been using a straight fortress grey...

**Dr.NiiNJA**

Bases look great, and that red is amazing!

**Pomyboy**

Love the effect on the siege shield.

**puma713**

Falco wrote:

Question for the thread: Highlighting Black........Is there a good mix to use? I have just been using a straight fortress grey...

Learned something a while back and it looks great on black power armor. Highlight with Fortress Grey (or Codex Grey, depending on how light you want it), and then wash the model with Badab Black. It will dull down the highlights, and then give the black armor a matte finish. It looks very nice.

**wileythenord**

Loverboy wrote:Learned something a while back and it looks great on black power armor. Highlight with Fortress Grey (or Codex Grey, depending on how light you want it), and then wash the model with Badab Black. It will dull down the highlights, and then give the black armor a matte finish. It looks very nice.

Do you have any pictures of this? I'd like to see again closeup, since I didn't get your DC out of their LR last Saturday....

Did you drybrush the hightlights or edge highlight?

**Falco**

puma713 wrote:
Falco wrote:

Question for the thread: Highlighting Black........Is there a good mix to use? I have just been using a straight fortress grey...

Learned something a while back and it looks great on black power armor. Highlight with Fortress Grey (or Codex Grey, depending on how light you want it), and then wash the model with Badab Black. It will dull down the highlights, and then give the black armor a matte finish. It looks very nice.

Cool, I will have to give it a try. I usually wash and then highlight most of my models so this may be just the ticket on black. Thanks.