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Shots fired!!

I'll see your mini progress and raise you my own!



Base is nearing completion, then it's on to the mini itself.

Good luck, and the mini is looking awesome so far Teban Can't wait to see the finished product!

Take it easy. Back to furiously painting!

-Red__Thirst-


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Progress update! I've made some headway:







Thanks for looking, and take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Lemartes is looking like he's going to be awesome. Will you be sticking to the DC way of painting him so he matches the others?

Nice progress on Lemmy!

EDC

I'm getting my butt kicked!

Today I will push a big development

Adamski Alders wrote:Lemartes is looking like he's going to be awesome. Will you be sticking to the DC way of painting him so he matches the others?

Hey Adamski, yes I'm going to stick with the same color palette as the Death Company so he matches. My reasoning for this is he cannot join any other squad beyond Death Company, being fallen to the Black Rage himself. However, he is maintaining his sanity through sheer force of will alone. I'm going to be incorporating some brighter silver to help parts of him stand out, such as the chalice on the front of his jump pack harness, and crozius arcanum. I'm presently getting started on the left arm and crozius now.

evildrcheese wrote:Nice progress on Lemmy!

EDC

Danke! I'm hoping to get at least some work done today, however I have two 12 hour shifts to look forward to tonight and tomorrow so Teban may just catch me and/or beat me depending on how much time he has to paint

teban wrote: I'm getting my butt kicked!

Today I will push a big development

I look forward to seeing more of your Captain there Teban! Best of luck and keep plugging away. I imagine you'll make up the difference today and tomorrow while I have work.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-


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Progress update!

The left arm is finished and attached. Going to get some preliminary work in on the right arm before I have to head to work tonight.

Updated pictures:







After the right arm is finished, I'll work on knocking out the jump pack to finish off the mini. Been a lot of fun to paint him up, but as usual black is a pain to paint, on top of being dripping with details that I'm trying my best to not overlook or miss.

The lion's share of the work is finished now. Moving on to the arm before I start the last leg with the jump pack.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

I'm getting murdered here

This is my progress so far (I should be finished in 1 or 2 more days, but I think I'm way behind Red now!):

I need highlightsin general, weathering powders / technical paints, and the parchments on the back.

I like it so far man! Love the pose and parts choices. Very dynamic!

I really like it! Can't wait to see it finished. I hope to have the right arm finished tomorrow, then the jump pack and in theory will have the model finished. We'll see. I'm at work tonight and tomorrow so it may come down to the wire!

Hope to see more soon and I'll post up progress as soon as I make more. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Awesome work both of you. It seems a little friendly competition is a great motivator!

EDC

Certainly has me motivated to hopefully get ahead and stay ahead on the painting. I'm optimistic to hopefully get the right arm (Bolt Pistol arm) knocked out today and then maybe finish the jump pack off Wednesday I hope.

It'll be down to the wire I expect as Teban is making solid progress as well and will be finishing his Captain up by Wednesday at the latest.

We'll see.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

I think I Win

That is a fantastic and gorgeous piece of work there @teban

Thank you! I was inspired by Red's work to build a BA Captain!

Sweet looking mini there Teban! Congrats on the win! Curse my having to adult and go to this silly thing called work! Two 12 hour long night shift did not assist in my being able to get more painting finished.

That said, I've all bit finished the right arm this afternoon before coming back in to work. I have the shoulder pad wrapped up and the arm mostly done except for the purity seals, and also have the bolt pistol left to paint. Once that's finished I'll just have to paint up and attach the jump pack.

I totally would have finished the mini off completely yesterday had work not intruded. C'est la vie!

I love your Captain also Teban, awesome base and choice of parts and the paint work is superb as well. I would have loved to have seen him with a Mk IV jump pack in lieu of the standard power pack, but I do like that particular back pack a whole lot of course. Your red is very crisp and vibrant and your gold color is very good as well. Top class mini just like all of your Imperial Fists!

If you paint up more Blood Angels stuff be sure to share it please, and congrats once again!

I'll have more updates in short order here. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Thanks Red!

Just so you know, I also work - But I must say that I'm working from home at the moment and I did have an edge on you. When I saw the progress you had made, I had no choice but to pump it!

Thank you for your critique as well, I strive for my best results with projects like this one and I'll make sure to include you when I work on more Blood Angels! (I plan on working a very small force, something that could be an ally for my Fists - they held the gates together!)

Keep it up and finish your mini, I cant wait to see it finished!


...and If you're up to small challenges from here on, lets have 1 per month, what do you say? At least you'll be getting one mmore mini per month !

For sure! I'm going to be painting up my Mephiston mini I recently stripped of old paint in the near future as well as a Librarian Dreadnought and some other vehicles also. (Drop pods & Rhinos/Razorbacks)

Let me know if any of that sparks your interest for another head to head painting competition or two this month.

Back to work here, take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Nice work on your Captain Teban.

Looking forward to seeing what antics you two get up to in these monthly challenges.

EDC

It should be a lot of fun for sure! Current plan is to finish off Lemartes (Completing my first Vow for the ETL on B&C Forums) as quickly as possible, then start working on a few more Tactical Marines. May go ahead and power through the rest of my Tactical Squad box, mixing in the odd Death Company marine, or character such as Mepiston, or vehicle/Dreadnough as I can to keep from getting tired of the same thing over and over.

I'm considering trying to build a Sanguinary High Priest, however I don't know if I want to make a jump pack priest or depart from that a bit and do a biker priest instead.

Long term plan at this point. I've got enough of a back log to worry with at present.

More updates to come soon. I'm off work the next 3 days, so I hope to get some good work in if possible.

Take it easy for now guys.

-Red__Thirst-

What about a dreadnaught? I have 2 that need painting and 1 that is lacking arms. I can paint 1 up and a set of arms. What do you say?

Well the simple answer is obviously - do both Red, a bike and jump high priest, simples

That last guy is looking real sharp! Golds are very ornate and compliment the cold red very nicely imo. Just had a pleasant flick through the blog and its cool to see your progress Looking forward to the next update

LDP

teban wrote:What about a dreadnaught? I have 2 that need painting and 1 that is lacking arms. I can paint 1 up and a set of arms. What do you say?

I'm down for a dreadnought competition! Let's set up a day in a couple of weeks to get that started, as I need to finish Lemartes off and ideally get started on this 5th tactical marine. I'll do my Librarian Dreadnought up and you can work on one of your dreads there. Sound like a plan?

Adamski Alders wrote:Well the simple answer is obviously - do both Red, a bike and jump high priest, simples

See, I thought about doing that, but I don't like having multiples of the same character in my army. I'm not above it of course. I am also, despite the fact that they're inferior, predisposed to enjoying jump packs more for their aesthetic. Still it is something to consider in the future. I do plan on having a bike squad in my army at some point as well, so having a biker Priest to give them feel no pain would not suck at all.

We'll see what we can see. I've got a plethora of other things to paint up first in the mean time.

Updates on Lemartes will be forthcoming in the near future, I'm going to knock this right arm out and get it attached in short order now that I'm awake.

Take it easy for now folks.

-Red__Thirst-

And the right arm is finished up and attached!

The white Blood Angels emblem on the inside of the bolt pistol was a stone cold b!tch to get painted correctly! However, I think at this point I'm going to be happy with it and move on to the Jump Pack.

Take a look:







Jump pack shouldn't take too long I expect. I'm using a plastic one from the Death Company box as using the metal one for him would make him top heavy to the extreme, more-so than he even is already, and prone to tipping over. It's suitably detailed and ought to look good I expect.

More to come soon. Final update on this mini in short order. Stay tuned & take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Nice. Have you considered a further highlight on his mask, he's looking more tan-fastic than bone at the moment. Other top stuff, as ever.

EDC

I did hit it with a highlight earlier but didn't like it. I want his wargear to look old, and the mask to be aged bone. Also I want to make sure it's differentiated from the parchment paper a bit by making it look more 'red-brown' shaded versus just sepia shaded like the parchment is.

I went a little lighter on the shading on the right shoulder pad as it's a much larger area and I wanted it to stand out a bit more, but still have the same shading effects as the helmet.

Work is now starting on the jump pack. If I can make good headway I'll attach it tonight, otherwise I'll finish it up tomorrow and move on to the fifth tactical marine waiting in the wings to finish that squad off. After that, I have a hankering for a Librarian Dreadnought in the near future.

More to come soon. Thanks for the reply and I'll be sure to post up finished pictures of Lemartes over on B&C forums to show my finished Vow.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-


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And he is finally complete. For now anyway.

I feel like I could do more clean up and possibly a bit more work on a few areas, but I'm putting the paint brushes down and calling him finished for the time being. Very pleased overall.

Please tell me what you guys think. Hopefully the pictures aren't too awful.









Thanks for looking as always. On to the next marine, which will be the fifth and final tactical marine for the first demi-squad.

More to come. Take it easy for now guys.

-Red__Thirst-

Good work! looks pretty rad!

Hey Red,

That looks fantastic now that it's finally been put together! The bolt Pistol looks great - it paid off in the end

There are some 'clear' paints from FW that might interest you for the Gems mate, They're called 'Pyroclast orange' and 'Angron Red'. I used the Pyroclast Orange on my gems and I think they look fantastic mate. You also avoid the 'ardcoat coat

All in all, Lemartes came out great and he will surely lead your DeathCo.


I'm considering painting up a Salamander to test colours. What do you think?

Cheers mate!

Lemartes came out great!

I need you to come paint my TDA Chaplain...

lipsdapips wrote:That last guy is looking real sharp! Golds are very ornate and compliment the cold red very nicely imo. Just had a pleasant flick through the blog and its cool to see your progress Looking forward to the next update

LDP

Holy carp, I totally missed your reply Lips! My bad.

Your Ultras have been a constant source of inspiration for my Blood Angels. I'm trying to emulate your style of painting with my Blood Angels to some degree, so your comment means a lot sir. Thank you!

STG wrote:Good work! looks pretty rad!

Thanks STG! I'm gonna keep plugging away here Appreciate the kind words as always

teban wrote:Hey Red,

That looks fantastic now that it's finally been put together! The bolt Pistol looks great - it paid off in the end

There are some 'clear' paints from FW that might interest you for the Gems mate, They're called 'Pyroclast orange' and 'Angron Red'. I used the Pyroclast Orange on my gems and I think they look fantastic mate. You also avoid the 'ardcoat coat

All in all, Lemartes came out great and he will surely lead your DeathCo.


I'm considering painting up a Salamander to test colours. What do you think?

Cheers mate!

Oooo.. Salamanders are fun. My second favorite chapter after Blood Angels to be honest. I'd LOVE to see your take on a Salamanders scheme!

I've never used the FW paints, and am tempted to pick up the new GW gem paints to try out and see how they look in a limited fashion, just have never used them obviously and don't want to screw up a finished paint job. Still, I'm all for trying new stuff.

I appreciate the kind words also, your Captain came out brilliantly as well. Looking forward to seeing your take on Salamanders.

War Kitten wrote:Lemartes came out great!

I need you to come paint my TDA Chaplain...

If you'd like some help painting it, just let me know! I'll be happy to offer some painting services for a single mini if you'd like me to help ya with it. Just shoot me a PM later if interested.

I'll have a components picture up later tonight of the fifth tactical marine in short order folks. Look forward to that in the near future and take it easy for now in the mean time.

-Red__Thirst-

Umm... I wonder If I should paint a salamander in the time you paint up that dude.. Or I should just keep painting my Warders (I need 7 more and a Dread finished by july 10th )

Your call

As much as I would love to hire you on to paint the stuff I'm too lazy to paint Red, I'm strapped for cash at the moment, and will be so for a while (gotta love college eh?)