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Thank you all for the comments!

@Odd One Out: Hehehe, maybe I should start flipping a coin to decide which project to work on. Though if I ever need a D6 instead of just a coin to decide... please shoot me.

@Asherian Command: Yeah, the Grey Knight armour is sweet. I have a box of Grey Knight terminators that I'm planning on doing up similar to these, except with the pre-Heresy colour scheme. So much to do, so little time... XD

Finally, update! Alas, not much progress so far - I've been busy with other things lately. Still, have some pics of what little I have managed to get done so far. :p

Bike! Arms and weapon greenstuff'd on finally, weapon details added. A little bit more painting done too, aheh.


Added custom detailing to another terminator torso, again based on reference pics from the Horus Heresy: Collected Visions artbook.


And some more Thousand Sons heads showing a couple of various states of progress! The top-middle/bottom-right head is actually for my biker, the other two are for the terminators. Still more to do on them, but waiting for the latest greenstuff to dry atm. Blegh. I hate waiting for greenstuff to dry.


And now for the reason why I haven't done much work on these lately - here's what I've been working on instead. Showing them 'cause they're relevant to this thread, hehehe. Click on the pics for descriptions and stuff!

I really, really like your painting style and it fits this army very well! The boarding Marine is brilliant yet hoped the Imperial Eagle would have been done away with (so that I could see how you did it so I could steal your idea ).

Thank you!

As for getting rid of the Imperial Eagle - I would've probably done it the same way I got rid of all the chaos icon stuff on my Terminators. By cutting and scraping the icon off with a stanley knife or craft knife, then sanding it smooth.

Pretty sure it'd work the same way on resin as it does on plastic! Just... don't breathe the dust. D:

Biker and termies look incredible! Also loving the sculpted helmets, makes me want to pick up some GS myself!

That is some top notch artwork there, really liking your style. Also had a look through the rest of your stuff, all as good as the rest. Wish I could draw like that!

@ Commander Cain: Thank you! You know you want to get some greenstuff and do some sculpting. If you do, chuck some pics up and lemme know! I'm curious to see what you'd come up with. As for drawing... hehehe. Just practice! I've been drawing on and off for... er. Closing on twenty years now, I think.

Anyway, back to the actual WIP models. Again, not much of an update on them, alas. Though I'm getting close to the point where I can actually start painting the damn things!

Heads pretty much finished! Just some sanding and tidying up to do once the greenstuff's dry. First three are for the terminators, right-most one is for the bike. Still have one more head to do, then all the terminator heads are done!


And something else, to make up for lack of actual WIP progress. Completely forgot about this poor guy. I was at Games Day Australia last year, and participated in one of their speed painting competitions. Painted this guy up in an hour, and won that particular round with him. I'll probably tidy him up at some point (his eye lenses should be green, but I couldn't grab any during the speed paint!), but he can wait for a while, heh.




Hopefully I'll have another, more substantial update soon!

Nice helmets, you have some reall sculpting talent going on!

Is the vets gun pointing downwards? It looks a little crooked to me.

Hehe, thanks! It's been a pretty steep learning curve, figuring out how to use greenstuff over the past few months. XD

Yeah, I think it is pointing down a little, and the scope on top is kinda bent downwards as well which probably doesn't help any. :( I didn't have anything to do with putting that model together though, alas. Just painted him, heh.

Finally, a bit of noticeable progress! Here's Zuberi, all put together and half-painted. I almost forgot about the hanging cloth from the pauldrons - the greenstuff for them is still drying, hence why they're not basecoated yet. Still, getting there!



And something else I've been working on - I picked up one of those 40k starter boxes with the five marines and paints, mostly for the paints. However, the poor speed-painted guy I posted earlier needed a squad! So. Have another pre-Heresy Son. :p He's still not finished yet - I need to do his eye lenses and give him a few washes, and base him of course! But here's some step by step progress shots anyway.





I'll drill out the bolter barrel at some point too. And that bloody symbol never gets any easier to paint, sigh.

Skits wrote:



Hopefully I'll have more progress to show soon!

Vegeta! Whats the scouter say about his power level?!
Fix'd

Skits these terminators are phenomenal! if i wasn't already mired in projects id copy them, exactly the same, i think you've hit the thousand sons look right on the head there, i'm subbed. =] Keep it up.

@J-paint: Thank you! If you ever do end up doing something like this, I'd love to see them.

I'm starting classes again next week, so updates may become even more sporadic, alas. We shall see! Anyway, another short update for now. These two are almost finished, just a few more touch-ups here and there.

Just need to do the haft of his hammer and some highlighting on the gold parts. And base him, of course. Though I have no idea what to do with his base yet. I also realised that, as awesome as the shoulderpads look... there's really not much room on them for icons, whoops. Oh well.


Couple of minor touch-ups needed, and also need to paint the screen on his dashboard still, though you can't see it in these pics.


And this guy is finished, though looking at the photos it looks like I'll have to touch up some bits where paint rubbed off, damnit. And I'll admit I'm not happy with the base. Will probably end up re-basing him at some point - gonna see how the rest of his squad turns out first. I'll take proper lightbox pics of him when the rest of the squad is done.


Any comments and feedback appreciated, as always!

Man, those are some sexy Thousand Sons. This will be a great inspiration to me if I ever start my TS army.

Hehe, thanks! You planning on pre- or post-Heresy Sons?

Post for sure. Egyptian possessed armour with guns and psykers? Sign me up.

Hahaha, truth! The blue and gold is indeed sexy, and there's nothing quite like being able to kill someone with your mind.

Looks great mate! cant wait to see more! +1

Thanks mate! Though I've just started uni classes again, so updates will probably be slow for a while. :(

I'm really liking your stuff, I'm trying to build pre-heresy sons too, but I definetly don't have the green stuff skills like you, I'm going more for the kit bash approach. I really like the mix you have going I'm going to follow this.

Thanks! We need more pre-Heresy Sons around, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with. As for greenstuff, just practice and patience! The number of times I've wanted to throw whatever greenstuff'd thing I'm working on out the nearest window... Thanks for the sub!

Anyway, update! Managed to get some more done on the weekend, and some base painting done today before I ran off to my blood donation, but didn't have time to upload/post until now.

I've got a lo~ve~ly bunch of termie heads, doodlie doot doo, there they are all standing in a row... Not finished yet, obviously, but close!


Blue and gold on my second Terminator mostly done! Getting there slowly. This guy will have the head on the right from the previous pic.


Basing! The red guy's gonna have his base painted up as snow/ice, while the chap in blue will have... well, you'll see in a second! Or a minute or two, depending on your net speed.


Better look at the greenstuff work on the termi base.


And Zuberi is now finished! At least until I find something I've forgotten, or something I want to fiddle with, heh. I'll take proper photos once the whole squad's done. Might touch up the stone on the base at some point too, but it'll do for now.

Great model Skits!

I really like the lightning effect on the mace, I'm used to this method, but I wouldn't have thought of using it on a metallic base.

Hehe, thank you! I normally do lightning effects like that on a black base, but I was waffling on what I wanted to do with the mace. Painted it metal, then decided to see how the lightning would work on it anyway. Glad to know it turned out decent!

Dat lava. Me gusta.

Thanks! I love painting lava, it's good fun.

I agree with the others. Both the lava effect and the force weapon turned out extremely well and I really like the look of your golds.

I love that Force Mace. I put one on one of my termies, and currently have a blast coming out the end. I wasn't sure how to paint it though until I just saw yours. Consider it officially stolen I will be painting it and then posting up on my blog here on dakka with my attempt., you will get full credit for the steal though.

@Moltar: Thanks! I'll be so sad when the pot of gold I'm using finally runs out. It's one of the really, really old versions of Shining Gold, and it's a lot... colder in colour than the current version of Shining Gold. I love it for my blue Sons.

@Little SilverGuys: Hehe, thanks! I look forward to seeing your version of it. Glad I could inspire you!

Wow. Your work is absolutely incredible. Pre-Heresy Thousand Sons are just so heroic.

I love the shoulder pads on the termies. You've done excellent work across the board but man I love those shoulder padds.

The dread is gorgeous and imposing at the same time. Subscribing!

@Gorgrimm: Hehehe, thank you! I'm especially glad to hear that about the termi shoulder pads, since they're an absolute pain in the everything to make.

And I absolutely agree that pre-Heresy Sons are totally heroic. I'm looking forward to finishing this current lot of termies so I can start on my GK termies that I'll be turning into pre-Heresy Sons. I just have to figure out what weapons to give them, blegh.

Quick little update.

Second terminator, Jabari, is pretty much done! I'm still trying to decide if I want to do the same power weapon effects on the glaive blade that I did on Zuberi's mace, or if I want to try something different, or leave it as it is. Decisions, decisions.


Jabari and Zuberi, showing off their matching bases!


And another pre-heresy tactical marine in progress - showing mostly for the base. I think this is the sort of basing I'll go for with my pre-heresy guys. Might add a tiny bit of snow flocking to it, but most likely not.