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I for one am becoming more and morea fan of these Orars, and definately can not wait for updates. I have been watching this thread like I do my favorite blog sites.

Sorry about the lack of updates with pictures so far this week. Thing have been pretty busy with college. Anyway had about an hour modelling today so here are some pics.


Here are some pics of my veteran sergeant for my first tactical squad. The 3 hours of cutting and sticking plasticard seem to have paid off. I was trying to get a Pre-heresy look to the armour and its coming out quite well.


Here is another of my ongoing projects you might like.

Yowch is that heat cracking on his legs. Dumb question but who are these Marines fighting? If it's mean't to be 'nids they'd have claw scratches and acid burns Necrons they'd just have bits missing etc.....Also it's probably worth thinking about where a Marine would get hit. Most damage would probably be on the shoulder pads and be a vertical blow as thats where people hit each other...Hope that helps. These are awesome and I'd love a few weathering battle damage how to's at some point and thats a great hint with the plaster for bases. I also can't wait to see more Renegade stuff!

No, it isn’t heat cracking. I copied it from one of the pieces of art in the old SM codex. It’s meant to look like bands of armour on his legs. It does look a bit silly at the moment as I haven't 'knocked back' the colour with any washes. And thanks for the tip ... I haven’t really thought about who they're fighting, probably renegades with a few chaos marines.

can I have the recipe for the red please orar?

thanks

DC

Amazing work so far, truly inspirational techniques, I might take a few of those ideas for my CSM though I know I'm not as awesome a painter as you obviously are.

One thing I will say, if you do decide to do Latin script on tanks, you should aim for some real Latin rather than the faux Latin of the 'Ipso dolore' which is not Latin, but a miscopy of an old text. It works great if you want filler text which doesn't attract the eye, but finding some real Latin which means something would (in my own opinion) be more interesting.

There are passages from Caesar's War diaries here: http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_text_caesar_latin_gallic.htm and if you fancy parts of nature, the works of Pliny the Elder here http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/pliny_the_Elder/home.html have all sorts of different chapters which can provide you with texts.

Just an idea, I'm an Ancient History student so a bit of a stickler for such things Feel free to ignore me, just thought you might enjoy adding something extra.

Keep up the good work and I will be watching your Chapter's progress with interest.

Brilliant weathering effects.

Brilliant job on these. I'd hate to face these on a table top; my guard would develop an inferiority complex.

@ BishopGore : that is THE best link I’ve ever received for painting! Thank you very much now I can actually use REAL Latin rather than some bad interpretation from a Google search.

This thread has very quickly joined my subscribed list - fantastic work, very, very impressive!

I love the ribbed armour on the legs great stuff.

I think these are awesome! I can't wait to see what else you can do.

Here is a bit of a painting tutorial


The model has been spray basecoated with red. You can get this colour by mixing mechrite and blood red 1:1 it was then washed with Baal red and the white, gold and metal bit basecoated and highlighted.


After the first highlight of the mechrite red: blood red: blazing orange mix (2:1:1) this was roughly painted onto the areas which were to be highlighted and scratched.


Second highlight complete; mechrite red: blood red: blazing orange: bronzed flesh mix (1:2:1:3)


Helmet and backpack attached.


After the first wash of Devlan mud. I wiped some of the wash off the helmet and shoulder pads with my finger as these areas wouldn’t get as dirty.


After a wash of gryphon sepia into the areas which would receive the most dirt. The model is bases at this stage.


The model almost finished... just a few last things to touch ups, and of course the bolter. The eyes need to be redefined, and some further shading is needed on the gold and steel areas.

I think the best part of that tutorial is how your fingers get dirtier and more paint covered at each stage.

lol i was thinking that too. Shows it acually is me doing the painting

gahaha Aduro, you took the words right out of my mouth thinking exactly the same.

Wounderfull marines you got mate

I Like very much.

Just curious on what airbrush system do you use? would you reccomend it to perhaps beginner > average airbrusher?

i really like the weathering you have done with your model, looks great

Yeah, I want an airbrush too. Recommendations would be nice!

Your Sons of Orar are the biz. I've never read any fluff about them though...I should look them up on lexicanum.

Keep up the great work!

freeeeeeeeeesh

Here is a link to a good middle of the range airbrush similar to mine on amazon. This is a good starter airbrush as everything you need is in the kit and it's pretty cheap as they go. The best paints to use are tamiya acrylics thinned with tamiya acrylic thinner. I bought a similar set about a year ago from the same seller.

: http://www.amazon.co.uk/SprayMaster-Complete-Professional-Airbrush-Airbrushes/dp/B000WBCFLO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=toys&qid=1264881759&sr=8-3 :

I'm definitely looking forward to some more of these tutorials....The tip about plaster was great too!

Thanks for the link, will be purchasing the airbrush shortly.

No probs let me know how you find it once it’s arrived.

Here’s a tip. Always keep your airbrush clean: Don’t be afraid to take it to pieces occasionally to clean out the insides. If you do get any paint that dries inside you can use a spot of nail polish remover which acts like a mild paint-stripper.

And remember to upload some pics so we can see your handy work

Hah, cheers mate and thanks for the tips on the airbrush, i will get it eventually and ill post some pictures. (sorry if im derailing the thread) more sons of orar pics!!

These are absolutely fantastic. I just have one question.

The Marine on the first page, that you said was in GD...What is that thing on his stomach? It looks rather nurgle-ish, like part of Typhus's Destroyer hive.

@ TempusCorvus: the thing on his stomach is half a Dark Angels' incense burner. I don’t know what it would be in reality... just a decoration I suppose... just put it on 'cause it looks cool and made him unique.


The tactical squad so far... I didn't get as much time as I would have liked painting this weekend, but anyway this is what I got done. All that need to be done now to them is painting and adding the bolters, re-defining a couple of highlights and checking to make sure all the models are uniform. Oh, and of course the marine with the plasma cannon!

If all goes to plan there should be a nice 'pic-heavy' update coming along in the next couple of days.

if you have any questions, want to ask for tips or give any tips feel free to comment.

Love it. Keep up the work man. You are quickly becoming one of my favorites to watch.

these are amazing. they are so gritty. excellent work

Just a quick update... the tactical squad is finished apart from the plasma cannon guy and all is looking good

I’ll put up all the pics tomorrow buts here are 2 for now:


I also found this AWESOME site: http://www.sciborminiatures.com/en_,galerry.php

You may have seen it already but the quality of that sculpting and converting blows me away!