I have been told he is going to be done by FW, when is the Question. asked by me as they keep messing around and bring out other stuff.

for the IH bits have a look at bits sites like Bits and Kits.

Good to see you back in the Saddle GD, your Sons of Medusa were one of the very first things that really inspired me to try and improve my painting technique. They're really phenomenal.

Look forward to seeing more in the near future.

Dee, I'm very interested in seeing what FW would do with that character. The chances for a crazy awesome model are many. FW is good about characters being well detailed but not overly so, so odds are I would be making a purchase . Would give me a reason to pick up a character conversion set as well, full of nifty bionics.

Git, Thanks for the compliment I always love seeing people take a little from what I've been doing and work it into their own models. If you search for Sons of Medusa in the Dakka Gallery, there is a whole set of SoM from another Dakkanaut with some strikingly similar to my own . Love where your army is going btw, that latest dread had me thinking twice about not going after another dreadnought for my army!

GD,

Nice to see some more SoM coming out. Between an old love of them myself, IA10 and this thread the Sons are going to be my next project.

Which is saying a lot since I've never cared to paint Loyalist marines at all.

I thank you for the great inspiration. My wallet however, is a different story.

Lookin sweet GD!

If they stop messing around and get on with the blasted guy and Transfer sheet instead of bringing out other stuff, the paint job cool as ever GD.

This was one of the first project logs that I started following. It's great to see it still going strong! Awesome work GD.

Slave, If you haven't yet seen the Sons entry in IA10, I highly suggest it. I've got a few new ideas from it in the couple of minutes I had with the book. Loyalist marines are only as fun and crazy as you make them. And I'm happy to help you out of that extra money you had laying about

MT11, Thanks bud .

M D, I'd love to see the transfers come out. I don't know that I'd bother at this point though. I think my method works pretty well for the army.

Cosmic, Good to have people who have been following this one for so long replying . I full well plan to keep at this army, especially once I get a few new units going.

Heh, saying white and lime freakin green are not colors for beginners is a bit of an understatement, no? I also recommend beginners stay away from juggling chainsaws and gargling Draino.

The army continues to impress, as does the care you put into every one of the green buggers.

At last, a welcome return to the boys in green. Lovely work as always GD. What other diabolical plans do you have for the army? Any more dreads or vehicles to bolster the force?

Wehrkind, I think you're right! Here's to ridiculous color schemes painted by crazies!

Lennysmash, More vehicles are indeed in the future. Another Land Raider is in the box waiting patiently, and I'm considering a command razorback as well. Dreads I think I have enough at two for the moment, but with that new ironclad model by FW it's hard to say no to them should I buy anything from FW in the future :p

For now though....

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I was able to salvage a set of terminators I had considered beyond help. They were caked with VERY stuck on sprays and when I tried to strip it away it just chipped unevenly instead, so to the bits bin they went for the last year plus! Then I started to think this week that maybe they weren't as bad off as I had thought, so I pulled them out and got to fixing them as best I could. I first scraped away the big flat areas some and did a test spray with some sandable auto primer and was pleasantly surprised that it looked quite alright. There were a few pits but I'm sure they will fade away a little with the weathering steps of my paint scheme!



I also put a purchase I had made when I started the army to use at last. I managed to model my Black Lotus tribe shields in place of the regular storm shields. I used some random left hands from various arms I had laying in my old used bits bin and wire and some green stuff to the back of the shields to add a little extra detail. I also modified the shield faces to create some variety, as there are only three designs in the set. I plan on free handing a good amount on the cleaner shields.



And thanks to AgeofEgos I was able to finally get some shoulder pads for the squad I've had in limbo for almost as long as I've had that messed up set of termies! They will be getting armed with lightning claws and likely end up in various mixes of LC/TH to create my termie squads.



I'll probably take the airbrush to the primed termies, likely dust with white first and then hit them with scorpion green. I'm going to try and skip the PS-8 Spray this round as I've done it on other models (the dreadnoughts didn't catch the spray base color) and see how things work out. With the airbrush getting that first coat is much much easier.

Looking forward to finally getting a squad to dump out of that big bad land raider of mine...

Very cool GD. I love the weathering you've mastered on your guys. What are your plans for the shields? Are you going to paint on the Sons of Medusa emblem on there or lots of battle damage? Do you think you'll ever paint any more of your yellow camo desert guys?

WOW what a fantastically painted army. The green is probably the best green I've ever seen grace the surface of a marine model. I think I'd lose any game against these for the sheer fact I'd be too busy gawking at the models to pay attention to the actual play of the game.


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Where in Maryland are you at grey_death? I'm also in MD.

Sounds great Grey, thanks for the update will you be magnetising the LC termies or are you just going for the one load out?

I'm looking forward to the vehicles immensely, and don't worry no-one will blame you if you cave into desire with the FW Ironclad.

All the best.

IceAngel, I am planning to do some freehand work on them where there are clean areas. I think an old school sons emblem will find it's way on one . They'll likely catch a little battle damage as well. As for the desert camo, I'm sure it will make another appearance, but it just comes down to the appropriate unit type to use it on. I don't want to overuse it and want to keep it to recon style units.

Darth Bob, Thanks for the compliment They actually fair well enough without the bonus of distracting my opponents A lot of big guns to do lots of damage . I'm on the west side of the state along 270.

Lennysmash, I'll likely just go with straight LC's, magnetizing was in the works when I originally started them but decided I don't care now that I have 10 guys and can mix up the load outs a little within that group. And I'm sure no one would blame me, except my wife when she realizes I bought another $50+ model!!

What do you do to get your LR tops flat?

Looking forward to seeing this scheme applied on the terminators mate - will you change it up much or keep it fairly similar?

Also, what do you have in mind in the way of freehand on those lovely flat surfaces on the shields?

Cheers,

Dante

Ahhh Grey. You're putting my Sons to absolute shame! I'm closely following this to get some ideas and inspiration in the transformation of my DIY chapter to Sons of Medusa, and you are more than keeping me occupied. Its sad that I can't keep up with your talent, but your marines are a great measure.

I have some questions though:
I am seriously lacking in basing experience. Any tips?

Also, I'm having trouble painting meltas and plasma weapons with a satisfactory look. Any tips there as well? Your meltas look great. That burn look is really what I'm after.

Miss Dee, I haven't actually modeled a land raider in a while now. I'll likely be using rubber bands and some vice style clamps to hold it all together while its drying.

Dante, I'm dying to see how the green looks on theses beastly boys. I'll likely keep most of the scheme the same with a few additional black areas here and there. The shields will catch some cogs, a throwback Sons emblem and whatever other cool ideas I can come up with . I'm looking at Greek hoplite shields as inspiration. Actually really excited about them.

Cypher, Thanks for the complement. For basing, you should head to this tag on my site, it might help out some. For the meltas I used gryphonne sepia really heavily in a few coats to make it darker than my usual gold version of that method.

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I was able to get the termies greened!



Used the airbrush to spray them with some white and then hit them with scorpion green. Wash comes up next of Thraka Green, going to keep it very controlled rather than slather it all over the model. Cleaning it up and getting crisp armor joins should be easier that way.

Well I can't wait to see how those termies turn out. And thanks for the pointers. I've perused the site and found tons of things I like.

Keep up the great work!

Man, this is such a nice thread! so full of updates and great mini's, I'm loving how you guide us through everything you have done with them to date, job well done, but you probably already know that :-) and yes i will say the same old thing...your green looks great!, well, because...it does!

also a fan of the support marines, the colour scheme is nearly identical to an old project i started years ago named the brothers of sand, I have only one pic of them in my gallery :-( before they were stripped to become raven guard :-) so it kinda holds a place in my heart!

please keep up the good/excellent work
can't wait to see more from you!


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as my LR's top is too big for the model.

Miss Dee wrote:as my LR's top is too big for the model.

Phone GW and tell them that its warped or something and get a free one sent to you . Failing that I think you'll have to sand it down, unless of course its out by mega amounts then see option one again.

Really looking forward to seeing your process unfold GD. I'm still learning to use my airbrush and I'd love to see how you fold yours in with more traditional techniques to get the end result.

Lennysmash wrote:

Miss Dee wrote:as my LR's top is too big for the model.

Phone GW and tell them that its warped or something and get a free one sent to you . Failing that I think you'll have to sand it down, unless of course its out by mega amounts then see option one again.

What I might do is cut the prytruding bits off the top of the tracks.

Anyway Stay On Topic...

Good green base tho mine are darker.

Got around to painting up one of the terminators:



Here he is next to some other marines from the army:



I've got a full write up that goes live tomorrow morning on TPC, I'll be sure to link it here when it goes up!

Until then, I'd love to hear thoughts on him! I can't wait to get going on the rest of these guys.

Stunning figure GD... you do that light green better than anyone. And the chipping system you have is just so convincing. One of these days I'm going to get up the nerve to give it a go on my figures, but you know the deal... do it on one and you have to do it on all of them. *gulp*

Love the shield... cant believe how fine the work on the laurel is... is that dry brushed over black? The whitish accents in the middle really set it apart.

Top notch work (as one would expect)!

Truly inspiring, everything looks absolutely fantastic The desert gentlemen break up the harsh (yet striking) green beautifully, the colors are incredibly crisp and clean, the whole thing feels so coherent, it's interesting to look at... I could go on!

In short, just looking through these pictures made my toes curl with excitement

Great work on the terminator, weathering is sweet as always.

Waiting for the whole squad.

The weathering on the green is so good that the blacks weathering pales in comparison. what do you do for the black, because from these pics it looks like it needs more to bring it on par...
the rest of it is gorgeous though!

They look good, just waiting for my terminator legs to be shipped back.

Gits, The biggest step is just having at one of the models and figuring things out. If you're considering it, have at a spare model in the scheme! It'll be liberating to have at that clean fresh canvas of a model with the weathering brush As for the shield, the laurel is done using successive wash/drybrushes. The things at the middle are supposed to be battle damage but apparently I didn't do a very good job at making that apparently . I'll likely go back through on the shield and rework it a little. I think it needs some depth.

Josh, Thanks, the desert models are there exactly for that reason. It's always nice to hear from folks seeing the army for the first time too, it brings fresh perspective and excitement to the project.

Northern, Thanks bud I hope to get at least the armor done by the next week. Detailing will likely take yet another. So hopefully within two weeks I'll have them ready for the battlefield.

Imp Monkey, I do think the shield needs additional work now. It just comes out too flat. I've got far more experience in weathering the green than the black

Miss Dee, are you doing a Badab force?

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For those looking to read a little more about how I approached this guy, check out this post on TPC!

Thought I'd step out of the shadows to say how much I like the vibrant green you do, and how good they look once you get them finished. I'd never be able to pull off that bright a color.

Back to shadows.

You know... to me the black almost looks like the sheen on black marble or obsidian... which on it's own would be really cool... just a thought.

I've noodled around with your damage on the first of the new mantis warriors I painted. I think it looks OK but I don't have as good a grip on it as you do. Not just the mechanics of painting it but the concept of where to put the damage... etc. I'll try it again though once I can relax in my painting a bit, it's too good an effect not to try to master.

I am Im doing it on Blogger, medusa's sons.

having some probs with lighting, im holding off on doing more untill my paint station arrives, its the GW one with 20% off and free shipping from my fulgs (Friendly UnLocal Games Shop)

whale, come out of the shadows more often! More response leads to more enthusiasm on my part to keep the project on the hot plate. With a vibrant color like this, it really comes down to all of the decisions AFTER the main color is laid out. The battle damage MAKES this scheme, no ifs ands or buts about that. If I didn't weather them, people wouldn't be responding so positively to it. The color is toned down so much by all of the colors that de-saturate the color by drawing focus away from it. Yay color theory! >.>

Git, I had considered using a marble when I had originally built the concept of the Sons, but it just didn't make it into the final project design. I think just redoing the color of the damage can really help. As for the weathering, take a look at some of the placement with mine, a lot of it is around edges and outer flat areas. Finding something that gives a good 'pattern' is helpful too. I have a really gnarly old brush that I use a lot for this, most of the bristles are stuck together at this point but it seems to work just right most of the time. I did use a sponge bit on this guy as well though for a few smaller areas. Plus, I didn't get good at the effect until about half way through my army . The vehicles helped as well in that regard!

Miss Dee, Best of luck! Just find somewhere in the house with regular lighting (kitchen is a good spot) and bring a piece of white paper for the background propped up against a cup! You don't need anything crazy when taking photos. As to paint stations, I wouldn't have any advice, I've never used one I use a cutting mat as my catch all and that's about it! Hope your project goes well and if you can get hold of an airbrush or a perfect shade of spray paint, it will save you a TON of time. Just be careful with your wash (should take at least two to three touches for most areas) and you should be able to cut armor time in half as it's just touch ups after it's dry.

Careful, once I start you'll never be rid of me, ask Gits
I have a habit of only commenting when there is something constructive to say. Or random smart-assery. So if you post something and dont see me post, its because I can find nothing to improve, not because its bad in any way. I will certainly try to cheer you along though.

Seems like there are a lot of dakkanauts in the Maryland area, I'll have to set up some gaming if I make it to my cousins for a road trip (hes in Glen Burnie, or however its spelled)

Hey Grey, awesome work, but I have one quick question... On page 8, how did you get the color on the desert support unit? Not the finished one, but the one that is tan with brown trim(First picture on page eight, the one on the right). I've been searching for a color like that for a while to use for my own legion of desert marines.

OMG..............No more Brain for Charlies. Awesome skill displayed

Formae, try clicking the images and looking at the gallery description, I'm pretty sure the desert guys have the colors in there at the stage they were. Or check out this post on TPC that has all of the colors used for them

medabee, Thanks for the compliment

The kitchen is a war zone me Vs. the builders (New floor)

grey_death wrote:Formae, try clicking the images and looking at the gallery description, I'm pretty sure the desert guys have the colors in there at the stage they were. Or check out this post on TPC that has all of the colors used for them

medabee, Thanks for the compliment

Thank you very much, Grey.

GD, I just got my terminator legs back today, and they look cool with some Necron bits on them.

GD, masterfully painted termies. You continue to inspire. Have you gamed them yet? Since a new coat, my SoMs haven't lost a bout! I think the green blinds opponents.

Just read through the whole blog briefly - it is looking damn good, you know! I really like the bright green you are using...

...On a side note, I keep reading Chapter Badgers when it should be Chapter Badges.

SOme good looking models in here for sure!

It's interesting to see different peoples methods of painting while reaching a high level of quality!

I learn something new every day!

Hey all, Sorry I didn't get back to replying right away! Things stepped up for classes a little and I haven't had a ton of time to the hobby side!

Dee, I'll likely do some scratch bionic work for any termie bionics. I'm not certain that they'll see it right now, but I do have a squad still in modeling phase that could be the benefactors of my want for serious bionics.

Cypher, thanks, as for gaming with the army, they are actually very solid in game. I win a good amount with them, I'm dying to try out the termies though!

Saintspirit, thanks for reading The army has come a long way from that first AoBR model slathered with scorpion green!

logg_frogg, thanks, there are a ton of ways to get to a result, finding the ones that are quick and effective is the biggest trick.

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Some work done on the termies:



Posted on TPC as well

Bunches to do still but they're coming along nicely! Can't get too bogged down with any one thing when doing a squad, so I try to keep them moving around a lot when I paint them. Terminators have a ton of surface area to paint, I felt like I was spending as much time as I do painting a vehicle on these guys.

Got a bunch of bionic bits too for a new tactical squad I'm dying to get to modeling the new squad!! Stay tuned for more!

Here is one of mine.....

bionics for a whole squad? That must get pricey or am i missing out on some website deals here....
The termies look good btw.

If your on facebook look up Bryan Steele. All 5 have bionics.


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Imperial Monkey wrote:bionics for a whole squad? That must get pricey or am i missing out on some website deals here....
The termies look good btw.

I was able to get a good set of bionics from a trade with Monster Rain. Plus there is always the boxed set from GW for the Iron Hands squad in the collectors section I'm still not against picking that up just for the abundance of bionic bits!

Have a look @ bits and kits they split up the IH box.

Very nice termies, especially as they where "beyond repair". Loving the rest of the army as well. Keep up the good work

Young_Logan, Thanks I'm really quite excited I was able to save them considering how awful off they were. I won't be writing off any messed up models in the future!

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Boom.



I'm really happy with how they came out and how 'fast' I was able to get them done considering the added detail work.

Write up goes live on TPC at 0800 eastern, will link it here when it's up!

Lemme know what you think!

Really impressive stuff bud, I really feel that your work has reached a new level lately. That scheme and color are tough to do, to pull it off as well as you have is top quality work!

Shield in particular are brilliant... Great stuff!

Looks fantastic! Just a little disappointed you didn't use any of the Medusa-esque designs you were considering!

Been watching these on your Painting Corps Blog. Impressive stuff, and those shields are great!

That is some beautiful detail work on the shields. WOW.

Beautiful stuff g_d. Your work inspires me today the same as it did the first day I logged on to dakka.

MajorTom11, I'm sure it has to do with all of the classes I've been taking , the stuff I learn there is likely seeping slowly into my hobby stuff!

joshoftheforest, I did try to get a medusa head going but it just didn't fit the color scheme I had going and the design I used didn't work out the way I hoped. Instead I went with the hand symbol from third edition for that shield. The snake was done because it fits the medusa theme though and is a little more subtle which I like a lot!

darkkt, thanks! I would update all of the project logs with the same info, but it does take a lot of time, so TPC catches a few more WIP's from time to time. Thanks for reading

medabee, thanks! I'm pretty happy with them!

Gitsplitta, Thanks bud. I'm just glad people have taken something from me posting so much about the army, makes me want to keep at them and hopefully inspire yet another great army like your own

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Also, the write up went live on TPC for the Termies this morning!

Oh, the shame, that I have not read this blog in so very long. On the plus side, I've just gone all the way through it, and may I just say sir - outstanding.

The Terminators are looking great I think I'm going to try some of your weathering tech on my next squad that I paint up.

Really, really nice freehand on those Black Lotus Tribe shields! Too bad the manufacturer probably can't use your pics on their site for advertising, because you're definitely shown that product in the best possible light.

And to think that these are salvage minis... wow.

inmygravenimage, It's hard to keep up 100% with the PLog's on Dakka sometimes! There are so many great projects out there right now on Dakka and I love how much more developed this section has become over the last few years . Thanks for the compliment on the project!

GiraffeX, Thanks! Start slow with your weathering and get a handle on how the marks go onto the model before jumping into a full squad weathering project! You can't hit the 'undo' if you mash the sponge or brush into details that you didn't want to muck up!

Savnock, Thanks for that. I just sent the maxmini guys a PM here on Dakka with a link to the termies to show them off and thank them for a great product I don't think there are any rules against sharing what people have used your products for, it's the act of marketing them 'improperly' that people seem to go after. And yeah, salvaged from the brink to become a big chunk of my army I love it!

I really like the shields on those guys. Very nice paint job also.

Those are outstandingly painted shields! I know I say it every time, but that's some great work. You seriously manage to surprise me with every image.

Brilliant. I think the snake is best. And they look much better than previously. Improvement is the best thing to get out of them. Yeh, I can philosifyse with the best of them (see dodgeball)

Foxtale, Thanks

Cypher, I knew the shields would catch everyone's attention when I finished the first one. I'm quite happy people have taken to them like they have!

Imperial Monkey, Thanks, I'm a big fan of the snake as well, but the old school Iron Hands chapter badge on the big cog makes me happy every time I look at it

They are very individualistic but still cohesive, nice job!

Thanks Whale

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So, I'm up in the air as to what to paint up next for the army. I have a lot of 'needs' and more than a few wants right now. But in the end I'm just scatterbrained as to what I'll work on next!

Here's where you guys come in! I'm going to list what I have tabled right now as possibilities for my next project:

Command Rhino - Black and Green
Captain/Special Character
Bionic Tactical Squad
Lightning Claw Assault Terminators
Land Speeder
Land Raider Redeemer/Crusader
Bike Squad + Attack Bike

So whatcha think?

I love me some LC termis and LR's so either one of those.

Special Character! I want to see what kind of lavish detail you slather on a one-of-a-kind dude!

I second a special character, then a transport for him to cruise in!

Given what your building, how about running the Novamarine special character that allows you to use Termies as scoring units? Not bad...

Why not do the IA10's Medusa MotF?

Miss Dee wrote:Why not do the IA10's Medusa MotF?

I like this guy, but I mean that does not seem to be a lot to model onto one 40mm base unless he has some crazy servo arm action going on.

But I do like that Devestators get FNP if they are modelled with cybernetics if he is included into the army list.

I'm gonna have to say Land Speeder, I'd love to see what you do with it!

Speeder for sure!

Hrm, Special seems to have a good amount of support, and the speeder was something we've been talking about here for almost as long as I've had the Desert scheme going

So, It's between those two:

Special Character - I'm up in the air as to just which character to model here. Lysander comes to mind, but I could also use the Khan on bike to create a recon captain, or make my Desert Support squads scoring with Kantor! There are a lot of different options. I'm straying away from putting together the Special from IA10 as I'm hopeful that FW will bring one out in the future!

Speeder - Would be a Desert Support Speeder akin to the Razorback in those colors. Part of the recon forces that have built up slowly since I started the army I'm very aware of the chance to create a possible 500 point army of Recon that could go into battle alone! This would fit that theme very nicely. The Khan would be a must!

Thoughts?

land speeder landspeeder land speeder!!!! (all other thoughts on this are pushed oot me heid for now!)

If they stop throwing out Space Elves and Guard. The next Project they will be doing is chaos ...


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GD Where did you get your transfers done as FW said to me to use Iron Hand transfers......

I came to this blog out of shear curiosity, only to find some my favourite highlighting work ever. I shall be aspiring to it.

Really nice models! As at least one other has commented, they do look like tasty pieces of key lime pie - and all the tastier for it.

Will you be making a model for that mad Special Character the Sons' have in the Badab War book?

My vote would be for Kantor, I'm in awe of your painting on flat planed-minis and I would love to see what you can do with something really detailed

I second Kantor! (as he is what my SoM army will [someday] be based on)

Well if you really are partial to that recon army then by all means get that speeder and khan ready to go. Personally though I'd like to see your skill applied to a lavish special character, but White Scars don't do it for me. I'm leaning towards Kantor.

I should mention that any specials I end up painting would be of the 'count as' variety, meaning I would model them myself with the appropriate weaponry so they fit more with the current army

M Dee, I got my transfers from B&C and printed them myself.

Unanything, thanks for dropping in and thanks for the compliments! I'm still up in the air on whether to wait FW out to see if they produce the special for the Sons or not. I have a few things in mind for what I would do to create him but nothing concrete yet.

Josh, I like working more with freehanding at this point than using pre-modeled overdetailing that GW seems to enjoy so much. See above for my comment on Specials for the army

Cypher, If I do indeed end up getting enough bikes together for the recon force, then I think the khan would be a good spot for me to dig in, but right now I don't have enough for a full troop squad just yet. Again, see my specials comment at the top!

Still up in the air right now but taking 'votes' on what to do

As a bonus I've started thinking about what I would model a Lysander with and I've come up with using FW's Commander Culln as the base model. I think it could be a great pose with a big hammer and shield

Like the cullin/lysander idea. I'm with you on making counts-as specials; am aiming to do one of every loyalist marine character, just for tactical options. Have you thought about making a counts-as Shark Boy?

Wow just took time to go through whole blog, really impressive stuff.

grey_death wrote:I should mention that any specials I end up painting would be of the 'count as' variety, meaning I would model them myself with the appropriate weaponry so they fit more with the current army

I wouldn't have it any other way personally. 'Counts as' will give you the biggest creative stretch.

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Cypher, If I do indeed end up getting enough bikes together for the recon force, then I think the khan would be a good spot for me to dig in, but right now I don't have enough for a full troop squad just yet. Again, see my specials comment at the top!

Yes, yes, I read it. I guess I muddled my words, but what I meant to get across is that I'm "casting my vote" for the special character.

Awww break my heart! I'm actually a fan of the molded on detail, but hey, to each their own!
I'd still like to see a character, and my vote is still for Kantor! Gotta love some scoring stearnguard

Here comes the awesome.



Click to zoom in!

Nice! Are all of those bits becoming Medusa marines or do you have other diabolical plans?

Yowser.

IceAngel, they'll mostly end up as SoM marines of some fashion. I've finally got my hands on IA10 and have some cool reference to mix and match armor types here and there. Plus I'll be trying to work in as many bionic bits as I can through the army with a lot of new bolter marines and specials/sergeants/characters

inmygravenimage, that's the same though I had when I laid it all out and took the picture!

Awesome FW parts, those should make your army stand out even more than it probably does already

Indeed some very nice parts there.

Hey just wanted to say that this is really inspiring work. I'm not even preparing a Medusa army, but your work here has gotten me pumped to get moving on my own project.

Keep it up!

I have to say, the Red Scorpions do get all the nice bits....I want a really good Crimson Fist FW piece...the librarian's beckon will become too strong to resist soon...

Parts become marines:



A bunch to do still but I thought I would share this little bit of work with you all!

Plastic, resin and metal, oh my!

I like the terminator pad on the chest of Cullen.

They look sweet GD, really techy. May have to buy some IH bits now!

Looking good bro. Love the cullin model, I feel the temptation!

thats really bright!

Sooo less talky more piccy's







C&C welcome as always

And so it begins...

That bright green of yours is really striking... Good start!

Gitsplitta wrote:And so it begins...

Where's Kosh???

Hey gd, I think the shield on the chest is a bit too large and unrefined next to the intricate resin detailing, have you considered gsing a smaller shield on? Or using the circle the scorpion symbol is in as a frame and either smoothing it with gs to freehand something?

Miss Dee wrote:

Gitsplitta wrote:And so it begins...

Where's Kosh???

Vorlons, FTW!



Anywho... nice stuff, as per usual!

Did you decide on the Speeder next?

Truth is a 3 edged sword... Awesome green mate!


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How do you achieve it?

Really about time I commented on this rather than watching from afar. Like me and women really...

"Great looking stuff"

Tom, I had much the same reaction from Migsula about the chest shield. I'm working over options in my head on where to go with it. I want to keep the shield detail in some fashion as it's a good tie in to the original Lysander model, but want it to flow better. I'm thinking of doing a sculpted one should I not find an appropriate bit.

Alph, I haven't 100% committed to the speeder just yet. But every time I pass by the models on my shelf, I see the speeder waiting impatiently for me to assemble it .


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And thanks all for the compliments

The green is really nice.
You use a white prime and airbrush the green, or do you use a regular brush?

Is that a rocket launcher btw?
or somekind of special heavy weapon?^^

Its a Forge World Missile Launcher.

Miss Dee wrote:Its a Forge World Missile Launcher.

...of Pre-Heresy manufacture!

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine-Infantry-Accessories/SPACE-MARINE-SPECIAL-WEAPONS-PACK.html

IPS, I do indeed use an airbrush to go over a white primer with Scorpion Green. See above for more on the Missile Launcher Thanks for the help guys!

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Just a quick update of where Proetus is going now:



A few changes. Shield and chest shield namely. Cleaned up the tube thing at the head opening too.

Thoughts?

Looks good to me, though the little shield on the chest seems like it needs a little more detailing. Other then that, it looks like a fantastic conversion. Can't wait to see it painted

I really like those style of shields for the terminators... are the greek, or just a cool looking shield?

prime, thanks, I plan to do some freehand work to fill in any detail that might look to be lacking at the moment. I do need to clean the new spots up still, so we'll see if inspiration strikes while I'm doing that.

Git, They are greek inspired shields from maxmini. I've been modifying them to add some variety to the three shield set .

They look sweet g_d, the shape is unique and very believable from a combat perspective, and your mods are extraordinary. Going to love seeing this latest batch develop.

Totally impressive mate. Love these.

Proetus is whole!



I can't wait to get this guys paint going!

Approved.

Sweet!

I cannot wait to see it with some paint on it now.

Very nice man. Been a while since I was excited about 40k, but that terminator is just about enough to do it. I absolutely adore the Grecian style shield; if I get back into marines somehow, I will now have to get Roman scutum style stormshields to compensate
The smaller chest shield really was a good idea too. Doesn't look like it would get in the way of his arms as much as the other one certainly.

And good god, seeing those base coated marines the first thought in my head was "I wonder if he wears a lead skirt over his junk when working with those..." Looks just like the uranium rod from the opening of the Simpsons.

That looks superb! Excellent work.

Proteus looks amazing.

Nice thunder hammer
Try to take extra wip shots on this one, would love to see how you work in more detail!

Thanks folks Proetus just caught an additional spray to help smooth out the basecoat a little and will likely catch green tonight once that's had a chance to dry a bit more.

Wehrkind, I'm almost certain I've seen those shields around at 28mm. Storm shield swaps are one of the best changes you can make for Marines, I've never been a fan of the original design and when this project came along it was one of the first things I knew I would swap out when I got to it As for the green, I'll likely have to get some additional screening... o.o...

Tom, WIP's abounds for this one. Can't wait to get him going!!

I must say that I had reservation as to the Proteus model, but with the addition of the thunder hammer arm and servo-skull, the model's wide pose really assuaged them. The model is coming together nicely, and I can't wait to see the color schemes you put into the details.

With regards to the rhino, I love the idea of moving away from a fully green vehicle. The green stripe is refreshing and should fit in quite well when with the entire army on the table. I look forward to seeing just what kind of alternate paint scheme you give it in the end.

One question though, how heavy do you wash the thraka green over the models? Could you offer a few comments on that bit of the painting process for me? I'll be adding that step to my marines very soon.

Great work as always and do keep it up! Happy painting!

Cypher, Thanks for the vote of confidence with the finished Proetus. His open swing really gives him the weight I wanted and makes him feel much more imposing than even the regular termies.

The Razorback will be a fun diversion, but not something that's going to catch paint for a few weeks I think. Maybe once I get the wargear and Proetus out of the way.

The thraka wash is applied selectively and I try to get it heavy in the recessed detail while staying as clear as I can of the clean armor areas. If it's on the spots that are supposed to be pure scorpion green I just clean it up, but steering clear of them in the first place saves a lot of time. The use of bleached bone as a highlight gives them the depth that they lack after just the wash.

Hope that helps

He looks good G_D, do you think I should use some servo arms for some of my squad leaders?

Miss Dee wrote:He looks good G_D, do you think I should use some servo arms for some of my squad leaders?

I've thought about using servo arms on more models around the army, but honestly think it's a touch too much for the average squad leader to have. I could see a Devastator sergeant with one, or (after a talk with a guy at a geedub shop) a medic using one. I tend to use older style armors or metallic hand/bionics to help denote squad leaders.

Thanks mate, good ideas that just been stripping a oop Techmarine I think there is or was about the same amount of glue to paint on him.

Just a quick update:



Thoughts posted on TPC

GREEEEEEN!
That'll look even better painted. Keep the updates coming!

Looking forward to seeing this guy painted up

Woa! thats one bright green!
Great job so far

I signed up to dakka just so I could say this is one the best looking armies I've seen. Ever.

Awesome stuff.

As always, your green is awesome.

Thanks guys The green definitely gets a lot of attention. It just doesn't feel 'right' though until it's fully weathered and the model is done! The early shots definitely have a radioactive feel to them

direwolf, Welcome to Dakka! Glad I could lure another to the fold


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Added bonus:

Shot some new pics of the Desert Support Squad to submit to GW's Elite Week. I did some additional work on them adding the Chapter Badge and even a cog detail to one of the Heavy Bolter guys.

Check them out:





Thanks for looking and here's hoping they get shown off a little more to the world

Love them! I'm sure they'll at least be on the website before too long!

Really nice. I like the desert Camo. just add a little orange and you Astral Claws! I also like the weathering and bases. Would you be willing to make a tut?

Thanks guys.

Styro, Desert Camo scheme
Armor weathering for Marines and Vehicles,
Here's the basing.
And here's the static grass.

Thanks, your my hero!

I've tried your battle damage technique on my Marines, but I guess it takes a bit of practice

I'm in much the same boat as Direwolf. I was searching around the internet for something? (to do with minis) and Bam! I stumbled across pics of this army on GD's friday night blog which led me here.

This army has completely inspired me to start 40K and a space marine army. Thanks for that. Any chance on giving a link to where you get information on step by step for making transfers? Got the download earlier but I'm in the dark as to how it goes from print paper to a transfer on the model?

I can't wait to see more of these.

Get some transfer paper from any art shop, and then prit it out and I think you have to varnish it (Tho im not 100% on the last bit.)

Styro, It's all about checking your pattern on a piece of paper a few times to learn what it's looking like. If you can't get it to work, try roughing up your sponge more and test it again. Don't jump right into using it on a marine before you have a better handle on how it applies.

Craaag, Glad I could help empty your wallet It's always a great feeling to know I've inspired a new army or reinvigorated someones old force. Here is what I used when I made my decals. If you have a decal that is predominantly white, remember that your regular printers don't print white on paper so you'll have to free hand that in with the decal as a guide!

Excellent!
LOL, I was all excited when I found your army then I saw the price of a Landraider and 5 terminators.....
I decide I would start slowly and purchased a space marine commander for now. The rest come as models get finished.
Keep up the good work!

Thats how I do it Craaag slowly and a squad at a time.

Very nice work again.

Fantastic freehand painting as well, what technique are you useing for that, if I may ask?

very nice, subbed

Brilliant bright green. Looking forward to detailing, especially ornamentation on the armor.

Simply amazing work Grey_Death! love the models you produce, and obscure chapter's are what I love to see! a little bit more scope to convert paint and model, keep on painting and i'm looking forward to seeing even more stellar work from your brush!

Question: is it tiring being awesome all the time?

Just got through the first 5 pages! Great stuff here, I love the green. I have just started getting into the idea of making my own Sons of Medusa force and there are so many things in this thread that I will want to use. Really love the work you're doing!

Those shields are great I especially liked the traditional grecian pottery style on the decoration it looks a lot like several from the British Museum. I'm of two minds about the head on the Lord though it looks a bit deformed to me but I take it its a bare head with bionics not a helm?

I'm finally back to the hobby table! First things first, I knocked out a project that was so close to finished it was killing me I couldn't work on him!


Captain Proetus 'The Three Headed'


So happy to have him finished at last.

He's very cool looking. I especially dig the shield. Nice work!

Wow, that came out great. Agree with lunarghost, that shield is really nice.

Stunning! Glad you're back i the saddle g_d, the dakka P&M scene isn't the same without your contributions. The white looks really good with the green and the free hand on the shield is fantastic!

Nice ThunderHammer

Another great model GD! I like everything except the head... nothing to do with your painting mind you, I just find the sculpt a bit... muddy?

As usual though, your shield freehand is the biggest winner for me, keep em coming!

Awesome work grey! Great to get you back at 'em .

Thanks guys. I'm really happy with how the shield came out. The rest of the model came together nicely as well. I was hoping the head I chose would come together much nicer than it did. It was indeed a little cludgy of a sculpt, but I am going to stick with it now that it's painted up. I think the rest of the model carries him quite nicely.

For those wanting a little more about this guy, be sure to check out the Reinforcements article on The Painting Corps!

Good to see you back.

Captain Proetus is looking amazing I love what you've done to the model and the paint job.

I think this army is one of the most vibrant yet realistic looking armies I've seen.

Love it and the latest figure is yet another in a long line of great paintjobs!

What's next?!

GiraffeX, Thanks for the compliment I'm sure there was more that could have been done TO the model, but for the little bit of conversion work I did do, he came out nice and different with only a few hours spent in the modeling phase!

Dante, Thanks bud. I'm really glad the feel I was going for comes through with them. It's 2nd ed color thinking with some hints toward military modeling. As for what is next on the agenda, I'm really not sure! I have a LOT of stuff that could go into the army. It's just finding the thing that catches me next and getting it worked on. Then there are my Random Models

So, did some more work for the Sons the past few days:



Some of the green stuff is still curing though, so no progress with these for at least a day, but likely only get them tweaked/primed over the next two.

Each model has a little something done to it, be sure to view it on the gallery page by clicking the pic and zoom in to see some of the work done

Looking forward to seeing them painted

They are gonna look great painted!

Thanks guys. A small update on them along with some more on The Painting Corps for those interested

Alas, I am at work. I shall have to look tonight.

grey_death wrote:I'm finally back to the hobby table! First things first, I knocked out a project that was so close to finished it was killing me I couldn't work on him!


Captain Proetus 'The Three Headed'


So happy to have him finished at last.

the first thing i thought when looking at the shield was a 3 headed snake attacking a tortoise. oops

Update:



Just knocked out a single termie to get the colors worked out for the claws. If you're interested in reading what I did for them, head over to The Painting Corps post on this guy


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Also, I updated the original post with links to pertinent spots in the thread! Hope that helps some of the newcomers with navigating this thing!

Impressive as always g_d.

I've done that linking thing from the first post in my blog... I think it's worked out pretty well.

Thanks Gits! I'm hoping the intro post works better for folks now. I think it's getting close to time for me to sit down, knock out some shoulder pads (as a lot of the army still needs badges!) and get a serious photo shoot done!

looking good, with the damaged armour however, doing a larger number of smaller chips looked better than these big patches...That's all, otherwise it looks great!!

IM, yeah, I noticed those big spots as well after things were all said and done. I'm actually thinking that while I'm touching up the green on the new guys, I'll go back in with some green to cut into those spaces a little and smallify those chips Problem was with the brush I used to get them. Next time I'll be moving back to my foam!

grey_death wrote:Thanks Gits! I'm hoping the intro post works better for folks now. I think it's getting close to time for me to sit down, knock out some shoulder pads (as a lot of the army still needs badges!) and get a serious photo shoot done!

Sounds like a plan g_d! Looking forward to seeing some more masterpieces come to fruition.

GS, have you had a chance to play with Secret Weapon Washes or AK interactive enamel washes?


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Good stuff g_d as always. I wish my paint-rate was anything even close to yours. I'm averaging a mini a week or less. *sniffle*

I've messed with LBursleys old washes, and that's the recipe the new Secret Weapon stuff is based on. They're much more suspension than solution, but shaken up properly they're actually quite nice. A little more work than GW's stuff, but with a lot more variety now that misterjustin has had his way with them and added a ton of color variety.

No experience with anything from AK though. I should see if I can't get some of their stuff, I've heard Mig Jimenez talk about the company before on his blog. So they have to have some good stuff


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Thanks Cypher, I wish I was doing more painting than I have been though! Both in the mini's world and in my traditional painting world! I should be doing a lot more of everything to be honest...

We all do the best we can. I find its important not to push too much, or painting gets to be a burden more than an enjoyment. Paces rise and fall, but as long as you're getting stuff done that you're happy with that's all that matters.

Im not a huge wash dude, I think I will pass on the SW, at least for now.

Vet Sg Ezekiel recommended the AK stuff, he says he gets similar results to oils, minus the mega drying time... I think I will have a go with those too

Army Photoshoot!

I headed up to the Bowie Bunker today to hang out with some folks and pass a few hours. While I was there I used one of the tables to take some shots of the army as it stands these days.











There are more still in my Sons of Medusa Gallery for those of you who are interested!

Still so much to go! But the army is finally at a point to be proud of

Wow, the latest pics look fantastic grey. Really like the bright green look that still has some grit and grudge to it. Very nicely executed!

WOW, really awesome to see all the lads together like that! And goddamn, I love those shields on the termies, that was such an awesome idea.

How many points is that now, 2500?

Awesome pics! You have any in action shots?

Awesome-sauce.

Terrific army g_d... wow. You set the standard pretty high for the rest of we Badab War enthusiasts... which is a very good thing indeed.

Great shots of a really neat, coherent force. Fab stuff.

Awesome stuff g_d. They look stunning all together like that. I too would like to know the points total you can field.

And btw, they are way PAST the point to be proud of!

BRILLIANT!!

They look fething sweet all in a group like that.

My favourite has to be Proiteus though, for me you nailed it right there. Not only the fantastic detail work but i feel hes the one that really epitomises the IH successor theme.

Thanks all, I really appreciate the kind words. It's been such a great project up to this point and I'm still looking forward to putting more finished models on the table still!

Wehrkind, The shields were one of those details I knew from the first model that I would be using. It only took me over two years to get a unit of them built! The army looks like it's a ton of points doesn't it? But really, what you see painted only ends up being about 1780 points! When I get the next set of stuff complete though I'll be well into the 2250 range and think I'll get around 2500 points by the time I'm about 'finished' with additions to the army.

IceAngel, honestly, I haven't fought that many fully painted armies so I haven't bothered taking many action photos. But thanks to your inquiry, I did notice I hadn't posted a small set I took when playing against my friend Pesmerga's Ultramarines! I'll add them at the end of this post!

Gits, I'm glad you think so Badab War folks are a special breed of insane. I like to think I've done the conflict justice and inspired more people to take the plunge with one of the extremely characterful armies that took part in the war.

Cypher, see my reply to Wehrkind for the points Thanks for the compliments.

Vitruvian, Thanks for that, Proetus was sort of the culmination of ideas and conversions. All of the work done to that point found it's way into his paint and modeling choices


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For those of you looking for a few in action shots I give you The Sons of Medusa in actions against rogue elements of what appeared to be Ultramarines:









The action was swift and decisive with the Sons Terminator unit wading into combat and destroying much of the resistance single handed. An intervention by the Inquisition stayed the hand of the Sons of Medusa before more blood was shed, but the blood feud was begun, and the seeds of hatred sowed between these two proud chapters.

Cool.

And that's how it's done!

That army is truly beautiful. And very distinct as well. Vibrant and gritty which is something of an oxymoron.

We need more action shots. All of us!

DarkStarSabre wrote:
We need more action shots. All of us!

Agreed. Perhaps a battle report could be in the pipe soon? Yes, yes.

Wow, sub 1800? Damn... that looks like a lot more, though I suppose I have a full unit of assault marines in my force that soak up a mess of points, so it probably is about right.

Been a while since I have played 40k, can't even guess points by looking these days!

Thanks guys. I'm not sure if/when I'd do a battle report. I'm a touch impossible when it comes to the quality that I would expect if I were to do a battle report. Fully painted forces and fully modeled and painted terrain as well would be a must for something like that. Though you could definitely expect another army photo shoot should I get enough completed that it warranted one

Wehr, It's rather surprising to me as well. I played DiscoVader a few weeks back now and was truly taken aback by how much I could fit into a 1750 list! I'm certain it's the transports that make it feel like a much beefier list than it really is. When you start plopping down a lot of armor people start to look at you funny Especially when you're rolling a most of those same units under 1k!

Indeed, that makes quite a nice force for 1750...

But why should you stop at 2500?? We will want to see more than that!!

Yes! Haha. What point value would you suggest Ygg?

5 digits or bust!

whalemusic360 wrote:5 digits or bust!

Well, I'm safe then. Poor grey has to look forward to much more green....

I think if I painted one army for 5 digits worth of pointage I'd be trying to eat a gun around the end of the 4 digits

Trust me, this army has a lot of directions it can still go. Namely the Desert Support section which as I had mentioned, I fully intend to go with at least a full force org for. I would expect that a Khan and some bikes would help to fill that out, but it's always safe to think that some tacticals with rhino's could also help in that regard. Who knows though. I'm all ears on how to make that work and work well

Still to come though in green:

Another tactical squad, A Land Raider Crusader/Redeemer, Devastators

There is also a group of servitors somewhere in there along with the possibility of another Techmarine, though I'd likely try and convert him into the Sons of Medusa special character.

All the while that I'm planning and thinking about all of the Sons of Medusa goodness I could bring to the table, I've always got other armies to help break things up. Namely I have plans in my head for my Angels Sanguine to develop into a full fledged army. There are also my Orks...Some Eldar...A warband idea is rising in my head...Warriors of Chaos?...Skaven...Where am I?

I really shouldn't have to buy a whole lot for a long time...So much backlog it's kind of pathetic!

But your already ay 4 digits...

whalemusic360 wrote:But your already ay 4 digits...

He said "around the end of the 4 digits" - like 9,999.

Tell you what, GD, you can make it easy on yourself and just buy and paint a whole bunch of titans. That'll burn through those points fast. (And then you can declare bankruptcy and you won't have to repay those credit card bills! )

Anything to report g_d? I see its been a while.

Odd question, need to ask the master, Is there a way to strip resin?

Dettol (and I know I'm not the master, but still).

Acetone free nail polish remover

Will power spray work, its like simple green.

Should do it's the same active ingredient as dettol.

No progress to report for these guys. But if you're looking to see what I'm up to, I'm posting some stuff over in my Random WIP thread to include two new assault squads for my Angels Sanguine and a squad of Wolf Scouts for my Space Wolves!

As to the resin stripping, I think I'd start with something gentle like simple green. I've never stripped a resin model before though!

Miss Dee, check my Imperium log (in sig), i put an example of stripping resin with Dettol on the last page.

Just a small update to the army:

Servitor 23-14


A little gaming this past weekend and the thought hit me while looking at options for my Master of the Forge to consider using Servitors to help flesh out points on occasions. The added wounds and combat effectiveness could be useful especially when I'm hard pressed to find another spot to spend those points. At the very least they're extremely fluffy for the army to have on hand!