Hi guys, just wanted to show you what I'm up to with my latest Marine chapter. This is the starting of the command squad, still got to do the banner bearer!

I have also painted two Dreadnoughts and there is a tutorial article on how they were painted in the articles section under painting and modelling. Link:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Painting_two_Dreadnoughts


Any comments and suggestions would be greatly received.


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I have also just got hold of my Veteran Tactical squad at UK Games day and put them together this week! Here are some photos, I haven't attached the guns yet as I want to make a really good job of painting them to enter in Golden Demon next year. Any way feast your eyes on the latest Mk V Heresy Armour from Forge World, I have also got the retro weapons pack for the missile launcher and the Melta gun and the Umbra Ferrox bolters to make them a little bit special. I have to say it is the most expensive tactical squad I have ever bought but they are very nice!!

Like the forge world weapons been thinking of gettin some my self.

What IS that top marine carrying? The jaws of life? A bit of vehicle? Something the techmarine ordered him to without explaining it?

Emperor's Wings, eh?

Pretty nice, dude, and you even used my favorite color as main-scheme!

So what are the background story of these guys?

I like the colour scheme. It will look great on those heresy marines.

Well the background for the chapter is that they are a Raven Guard successor chapter, I want them to be really infantry heavy and close combat orientated. I'm making at least two ten man assault squads and I have already got the Vanguard veteran squad. I want to limit the number of vehicles in the army and concentrate on transports like rhinos and drop pods. I like the idea of Land speeders and dreadnoughts too and I wouldn't rule out a Landraider to deliver some terminators. Clearly I have already made up a tactical squad and I'm thinking two ten man squads with transports. I'm converting some special characters from Shrike, Lysander and the new forge world captain Lugft Huron of the astral claws. I've also got the chaplain with a jump pack who will look great and fit right in with the rapid strike ethos!
I imagine them ranging out of a huge fortress ship that can move around the galaxy to where the chapter is needed. They are currently operating in the outer rim in the Ghoul Stars. They recruit there neophytes from several planets further back in coreward within the Ultima Segmentum. I'm working on some more background fluff at the moment and will let you know more as I come up with it!



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Morgrim wrote:What IS that top marine carrying? The jaws of life? A bit of vehicle? Something the techmarine ordered him to without explaining it?

Lol very funny! It does look a bit like that doesn't it. It is however very like the classic mark VI marines missile launcher from the early days.

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:

almost a shame that you didnt use an old plasma pistol. would match the old power-axe ^_^

I like the armor minus all the studs. They're a bit exessive.

The studs define the pattern of armor (mark V!!!). They are perfect!

I do have an old plasma pistol but I really don't like the design! Anyway not all the chapter/Army are wearing the old armour so new kit is available!

Ok been hard at work and got a few more models in the early stages to post up.
First here are some assault marines some converted to fit in with the Wings theme!





I have also made a razor back to go with a tactical squad I do intend to get the conversion sprue for £12 with the assault cannons.

Next some captains and sergs and special characters






Some more standard assault marines



Still got some barrels to drill out.
I'll post up some more progress pics soon.

Looks like you got yourself a lot of painting there!

Will be well worth it though, looking forward to seeing some finished!

Well, latest update and there is more to paint! Just assembled and trimmed some Vanguard vets and Sternguard vets and another chaplain! Feast your eyes below.







I've left jump packs off so I can paint the shoulder pads first. I still need to make some more models but I might start to make a dent in the painting soon which is what you'll all be interested in! More pics to come!!


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Note there are a couple of rare models in the army so far that I've decided it is time to use, I'll try and make an extra special job of painting them.

They look really nice, good stuff!

Another Assault Marine joins the ranks!!

Woah, missed this somehow. Keep it up!

Interesting marines! I like the ancient MK armor you have bestowed them with! I also like your color scheme, I would like to see some shots that are more focused and closer to the models though. Nice work!

Element206 wrote:Interesting marines! I like the ancient MK armor you have bestowed them with! I also like your color scheme, I would like to see some shots that are more focused and closer to the models though. Nice work!

Which models do you want some close ups of? let me know and I can put some more pics up. All the photos are in the gallery so you can click on them and zoom in some more.
Should have a new update soon as I've just built the Landraider Redeemer!

Next update, I'm afraid there still isn't any new painting yet but some more juicy models.I'm trying to build everything so that I can get the base red on with my airbrush and it is just easier to do it all at once rather than several batches!

Well first up a new librarian!


Librarian and the Masters of the Chapter


And the close ups of the Masters of the Chapter





I have given three of them Helmets as I want the majority of the chapter to be helmeted, oh and one was missing when I opened the pack so easy decision!

Now a rare treat a very early model of a pre-heresy marine in Mk III Armour converted to be an assault marine, He is in a bit of a static pose but I hope the novelty negates the need for dynamic posing!


Finally today here is a little something I knocked up to transport the Termies in!!


Well I'm off work for Christmas now so I should be able to really get through most of the building soon and then get on to warming up the air brush and firing some paint at these guys!

Latest update and I've been busy! Nearly built everything I want now, Just got some Land Speeders and some Terminators still to do.

First up the next two tactical squads;



Now the three completed Assault Squads, if only more of them fit in a standard Army List!




Well nearly there and then quite a lot of painting! Should be fun though.

Ok got the Assault Cannons through for the Razorback!

Plus I have made the terminators too! Might need a few more of them though! Lol


Now I still haven't built the land speeders yet and I've decided to knock up some extra heavy weapons guys so I can have a devastator squad or swap in other heavy weapons guys to the tactical squads, I fear this project is getting a little out of hand! When everything is built and undercoated I'll put up a picture of the entire army and you can all see just how far I've gone overboard!

I really like what youve got going so far. Dont worry about some of the older stuff not having dynamic poses...not every model needs it. Not every model has to be in the middle of some super action. As long as you have variety in the poses your all good.

Next update! Finishing off a few more models,

I've made some heavies to make a devastator squad or swap in other heavies to the tactical squads!
I also had a plasma gun guy hanging around from a previous project so I finished him off with the same idea.



I also finished off making the rest of my black reach tactical squad though alas I've miss placed the rest of the squad and the Terminators from the set, they are either in storage or in the loft! I'll have a look for them later.


Now a picture of the army so far:


Well I'm hoping to start painting in earnest this week as the undercoating is all done, I just couldn't bring myself to make the landspeeders just yet as I'm a bit fed up with building! As you can see the army is now at company strength and it has taken quite a bit of time to make so many infantry!

Well I've fired up the air brush tonight and got through a few models with the base of Scab Red. The compressor has just overheated so while it cools down I thought I would post an update!
First the Razor back;

Next the Land Raider;

Termies;



An Old terminator who I re-based and will get round to doing with the rest of his squad;

The half Tac squad;

Well a little taster of what's to come, keep watching!

Um well.... holy smokes batman! That is a rather sizeable force, I would say that I don't envy you but I think I probably have as much if I got the courage to have a look in my cupboard. Really liking the colour scheme as it goes, a nice change to see a red army that isn't BA.

Genuinely looking forward to seeing this thread progress,one suggestion though is to have this moved to the P&M Blog section.

Lennysmash wrote:Um well.... holy smokes batman! That is a rather sizeable force, I would say that I don't envy you but I think I probably have as much if I got the courage to have a look in my cupboard. Really liking the colour scheme as it goes, a nice change to see a red army that isn't BA.

Genuinely looking forward to seeing this thread progress,one suggestion though is to have this moved to the P&M Blog section.

Thanks,

I realised that it was in the wrong section a while back but I'm fairly new on Dakka Dakka and didn't know how to move the thread to the P&M blog section, if you know how then I would appreciate you showing me how to do it.

Nice scheme - personal transfers?

I respect anyone who can paint a fully assembled mini...I always find it really hard :(

Looking forward to more...I really need to start my own thread here tbh!

P.S. Is that tank airbrushed? Looks really smooth. I've never used one but my vehicles look 'streaky' when they're done with a brush!

NiallCampbell wrote:Nice scheme - personal transfers?

I respect anyone who can paint a fully assembled mini...I always find it really hard :(

Looking forward to more...I really need to start my own thread here tbh!

P.S. Is that tank airbrushed? Looks really smooth. I've never used one but my vehicles look 'streaky' when they're done with a brush!

No not transfers, free hand painted.

Yes I airbrushed the tank, it takes a bit of practice and I use a proper dual action airbrush not the thing GW put out.
If you are using a brush try thinning your paint more and don't be afraid to do more than one coat to get the right coverage.

I've asked a mod to move it for you. For reference you just need to click the exclamation mark in the top right of your posts to get the attention of the mods.

Fair play on free-handing, I gotta admit i'm far too much of a wuss to freehand atm.

These are very interesting. I keep seeing everyone using the Blood Angels kits and I must say I really really need to get some

Firstly thanks to Lennysmash for sorting me out with moving the topic to the correct area!

Right I have searched the loft and found the rest of the Black Reach models and the command squad that I painted a while back now!
So some more photos of what's been done and the Black Reach Models;



And now some more pics of the command squad even the ones that are still wip.






The Apothacary is still a wip, I need to tidy up the white and finish picking up the details



The banner bearer has only had his base colours so far so till a fair amount of work on him!


The company champion



Sergeant at arms





So that is the latest update hoping to get more done with the airbrush this coming week so keep an eye out and I'll post some more pics!


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Mr.Malevolent wrote:These are very interesting. I keep seeing everyone using the Blood Angels kits and I must say I really really need to get some

Yes it is a great kit and easily adapted by trimming off the blood angel tears, I did buy the new death company box too which has some great winged items but I misplaced them in the house move last year and can't bring myself to buy another box!

Ok guys I've been painting a marine for the Dakka Space Marine Chapter Conclave and now he is finished so I have started doing a few bits on the Razor back.
No new pics as yet, I'll probably post some soon though! I've free handed a chapter symbol on one side of the Razorback any suggestions for the other side? I was thinking maybe a tactical symbol (arrow) but it does seem a little predictable!

Ok latest models, I have for you a Drop pod, Rhino/Razorback and a landspeeder!
First the Drop pod:

The 2nd Rhino/Razorback, I was short for a hatch so I improvised with a Leman Russ hatch, I'm sure it will look ok once it is painted!


The Landspeeder:


Here is the Assault cannon Razorback wip so far:


Well I'm hoping to do some more tomorrow so I'll update you at the end of the day!

Right been quite busy today and I think it is time for another Army So Far update as I have added a few more models including another Land Speeder!





And a close up of some of those;





I also started on some of the chapter symbols for the terminators, they are first given a base coat of Adeptus battle grey to take the skull white layer better and to give an outline round the chapter symbol.



Well I'm getting on great! The compressor overheated a couple of times and I actually ran out of Scab Red so I need a trip to my local Games Workshop for some more paint before I can finish base coating the entire army!
I have a land speeder tempest from forge world too that I would like to do for the chapter, have to have a bit of a rumage to find it though! I must admit that I thought about making another drop pod land speeder tempest like my ultramarine one, shown here below, but I might save that for another chapter.....
I could take more photos of the build and write a how to blog since there have been many requests!



That's all for today folks!

Wow that is really cool.

Its not a drop pod LS its the Delta Flyer. Yes please to the tutorial I've loved that model ever since you first posted it all those moons ago.

Thanks guys.
I forgot to mention I have a land speeder storm waiting to be built and might work well as an even bigger Drop pod land speeder.
I must address some scouts too since they are so in with the fluff on the Raven Guard and this is a successor chapter!

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:Thanks guys.
I forgot to mention I have a land speeder storm waiting to be built and might work well as an even bigger Delta speeder.
I must address some scouts too since they are so in with the fluff on the Raven Guard and this is a successor chapter!

Lol. Sorry. Even bigger will be even better I'm sure, though to be honest I think you should wait for the S-Raven to come out there is bound to be some awesome pieces you could use.

Ok managed to get a little more done tonight! put some shoulder trims on in Iyanden Darksun.
The trick is to be as neat as possible even though it takes a little longer to be neat it saves you time from going over mistakes.
Anyway here's the pic;

Gotta tell ya Reaper... that modified land speeder of yours is one of the coolest conversions I've ever seen.

Thanks!

Ok guys a dilemma has arisen!
I was in at my Local Games Workshop in Southampton to pick up some more scab red and some scouts and I got chatting to the manager there Rod.
I was describing my latest project and how many assault marines I had as well as the Vanguard veterans and the land speeders and he suggested that
using the Blood Angles army list might suit the make up more than the standard Marine list. Now I still want this to be a Raven Guard successor chapter
but it would be nice to be able to field all those close combat troops and I must admit reading the latest White Dwarf that it would be very cool to be
able to field a Storm Raven as the kit is just soooo juicy! Think on this, I could field 3 x tactical squads, 3 x Assault squads covering the troop choices. In
the fast attack I could have Vanguard Vetrans and Land speeders (up to six!) and in the heavy support I could field at least one Storm Raven Gunship!
All very speedy hit and run units that suit the make up of the army so far, I know that this does make quite a high points cost army and I haven't even
mentioned HQ units yet but it does allow me to keep the feel of my Raven Guard successor chapter. I haven't mentioned Death Company and it doesn't
seem to fit with Raven Guard so I could just not have any but imagine how beardy that would make some close combat units!

Well any thoughts? Does it matter which army list you use as long as the models and paint jobs reflect the ethos of your chosen chapter? Oh and I haven't
even had a read of the Spaces Wolves' codex!

I'm painting some more today so watch this space for another update this evening!

It doesn't matter one jot what codex you use. So long as the models represent that the unit from the codex and so long as you aren't mixing and matching, so say talking Twolf cav and sword brethren then its fine.

I was working on an IF successor chapter using the BA codex. All I planned to do was change some of the names so instead of the DC being blood thirsty, they became zealots.

The tests to charge the enemy I reworded to point out the the marine had been so overwhelmed with hatred and righteous zeal that he charged head long into the fray. You could easily do a similar thing.

There are many a reason that you could use DC other then "they went nuts cuz its in there blood". You could always change from one day to another which dex you use (advantage of Homebrew). If you want to use an infiltratey shrike army, use codex, you wanna use a storm raven and jump pack librarian dreads, use BA.

I found a picture of the front cover of Crucible of War which was the inspiration for the army!
So here is the picture!

That Land Speeder Tempest is sweet. I'd love to get my hands on one of those. Your army's looking great too. Quite sizable, at least IMO.

Sorry for no update yesterday I got carried away with my Death Watch entry for the Dakka painting challenge and didn't do much with my army but at least the entry is finished, photographed and submitted. Took me about four hours so not my best work but still quite nice if I say so myself!
Anyhoo today I got some basic colours on my Black Reach Tactical squad, blacked in areas that got a bit red with the airbrush, put the shoulder pad trim base colour on, painted the insignia and did the basic colours for the purity seals so a good bit of progress for this evening!
Here are the photos;



I'm making a concerted effort to get some painting done this week though I am busy on two nights. Got to keep the momentum going, hopefully I'll be able to play test them soon so I can decide on which type of army list to use.
Keep an eye on the blog!

Ok had a little time tonight to do some work on the Black Reach Serg. Still a wip but got quite a bit done and I think that the sergeants and special characters deserve a bit more time spent on them than the rank and file!
Here are the results!




And a brighter photo from the front just to see if it pick up more detail, not sure if it does I think I prefer the lighting on the top pic!

Well hopefully some more for you tomorrow....

I like that mini... very striking paint job too!

Ok done a bit more work tonight, more on the Serg and decided to give the Tac Squad white bolters so done the base coat in codex grey.
Here are some pics;




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Just had a look at my old photos of the Dreads and realised that there are only two photos of them on this blog so thought I would add a few more of the finished items for those who haven't read the painting article I put up on them.







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Zoom in on the scroll of the Ven Dread, it took me a while but I still wish I could be neater at that size!

They got here today and I've started to make one! got to go to bed but I'm sure I'll finish it tomorrow!

First on the latest update is the Black Reach Tac Squad took some photos on what I've been up to today and to be honest for army painting I think I'm taking too long on them but here they are. They are nearly finished!




I have also blacked in some areas on the Black Reach Terminators;


I've done some of the metallics on the Land Raider, tracks, extra armour and the mega super heavy flamers etc.


And the same with the first Razorback;


Well it's late again and I'm off to bed to get some more done tomorrow!


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Oh almost forgot I also pretty much built a Stromraven too! just want to leave turrets off and the cockpit open to paint the interior detail!

Great progress on all fronts there mate. Nice work on the Raven too I look forward to seeing it completed.I have mine coming tomorrow but it has to stay boxed until April, once my dissertation is in and finished, :(

Right done a bit more today and finally finished the Black Reach Tactical Squad, they are not up to my usual standard but they are only troops and I've spent long enough already on them! Kept thinking I was finished and then saw another bit I had missed!












I have also started one of my characters, Captain Cadmus so here are the wip pics!





I free painted the Crux terminatus on the right shoulder as well as his name.

Reaper Man 2020 wrote: they are not up to my usual standard

They still look god-damn sharp to me!

I love the blood effects by the way, how did you achieve that?

The Blood is Tamiya Clear Red, an excellent easy fix for blood!


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Lennysmash wrote:Great progress on all fronts there mate. Nice work on the Raven too I look forward to seeing it completed.I have mine coming tomorrow but it has to stay boxed until April, once my dissertation is in and finished, :(

What is your dissertation on?

Reaper Man 2020 wrote: they are not up to my usual standard

I guess its a bit tough to paint AoBR marines when you have a SR to paint.


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Reaper Man 2020 wrote:What is your dissertation on?

Its a re-evaluation of Publius Quinctilius Varus. He was the Roman commander that was ambushed in Germania in 9AD and was wiped out along with 3 legions of Roman soldiers. It is looking to re-insert the battle within a context that it has largely been held apart from for a long time.

Lennysmash wrote:

Its a re-evaluation of Publius Quinctilius Varus. He was the Roman commander that was ambushed in Germania in 9AD and was wiped out along with 3 legions of Roman soldiers. It is looking to re-insert the battle within a context that it has largely been held apart from for a long time.

Cool are you studying Classics or Military History?

Classic Civilisation with Religious Studies and Theology.

Here is a quick update on Captain Cadmus;




I had a go at putting an ammo counter on the side of the gun a la "Aliens Pulse Rifle" but I'm not convinced and might paint over it. What do you guys think?

I also found some old Womble marines aka MK VI CORVUS ARMOUR, the only problem is they don't seem to have any back packs and I have no idea where they have got to! I have got another twenty of them too!



I'll see what standard back packs look like!

I have a lot of extra backpacks for those, if you need them, I can supply (at least for this squad).

I'll pm you and see if we can cut a deal! I heard you might be interested in one of these;

PMs ensue! :-)

There is a lot of red in this blog! Glad it's still moving along at pace and you have your flying machine. Not sure if you ever decided what codex to use but I would go with whatever feels right at that moment. Although what you described earlier in the blog regarding the blood angel list sounded a very entertaining army to play and see on the table.

PS;

Lennysmash wrote:Classic Civilisation with Religious Studies and Theology.

Dammit Lenny, is there no end to your talents!

There are many ends to my talents unfortunately. Something I intend to remedy before my short stay on this earth is up however

taffiarti wrote:There is a lot of red in this blog! Glad it's still moving along at pace and you have your flying machine. Not sure if you ever decided what codex to use but I would go with whatever feels right at that moment. Although what you described earlier in the blog regarding the blood angel list sounded a very entertaining army to play and see on the table.

I think I'll play test the two different army lists but if I want to use the Baal predator and the Stormravens then it might have to be the Blood Angels list!


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Almost finished Cadmus, I just need to base him and touch up the yellow trim!







Still can't decide about the Ammo counter, it didn't really come out as I expected what do you guys think?

Right made some Scouts today, still got another five with sniper rifles to make.

I also finished off Captain Cadmus so here are the photos;





I'm not entirely convinced with his head and I might do a bit more to it.

I have also started some more shoulder pad trims but it's not really worth any photos. Playing poker tomorrow night so might not have any further updates till Saturday!

Lookin' fine RM. I always struggle with heads... while mine turn out good, they never live up to what I think they should look like in my mind. I always end up feeling like a dog chasing it's tail.

Gitsplitta wrote:Lookin' fine RM. I always struggle with heads... while mine turn out good, they never live up to what I think they should look like in my mind. I always end up feeling like a dog chasing it's tail.

Mainly it is the scars on the top of his head they just look a bit dark and the same problem with the service studs.


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What did you think of the ammo counter by the way.

I didn't even recognize it for what it is!! Awesome! Just like in Aliens! Really nice touch... now in God's name did you paint that accurately, that small?

Gitsplitta wrote:I didn't even recognize it for what it is!! Awesome! Just like in Aliens! Really nice touch... now in God's name did you paint that accurately, that small?

Time, patience and Citadel Masters fine detail brush!

Words to live by...

Wonder what you could pull off with Army Painters insane detail brush. Like 1/3 the size of GWs fine detail

whalemusic360 wrote:Wonder what you could pull off with Army Painters insane detail brush. Like 1/3 the size of GWs fine detail

I could paint his finger nails!

Ok a bit more work today, I have added the base coat of yellow on my high collar tactical squad and I have started the undercoat for the chapter symbols;


I have also started doing the grey on the terminators and I have also added the chapter symbols on the right shoulders.

reaper i really like the way you have crafted this force,they look great.

shingouki wrote:reaper i really like the way you have crafted this force,they look great.

Thanks man! I'm starting to get a bit intimidated with all the models I have built, it's a lot of painting to do even to my army standard of painting!
It might be time for another whole army photo to show just how big this project has got!!

I'm enjoying it. I'm finding the hots of all these models interesting to see the order and the way that you choose to paint your models. Keep up the great work!

Well I had a bit of time this evening to do some more painting so I decided on a design for the small shields on the shoulders of my BR Terminators, all free hand! It was quite hard to decide what to put on there but this is what I ended up doing;



I'm hoping to finish these guys this week which will mean one more unit down!

Looking solid so far mate, and ill join in with the using the BA dex.

Might have to keep an eye on this one




Also, if your up for a game at some point drop me a pm, your only down the 27 lol.

Thanks Jack.

OK been up late tonight and done a bit more on the Terminators, I've done all the stone work ie. Crux Terminatus etc and added a highlight of Red Gore. A bit of dry brushing of the metal areas too though I'm not finished with them yet!

Here are the WIP pics;







I'll hopefully get them finished off and based on Thursday and complete another unit in the army. Then I think I'll move on to the high collar tactical squad!

Very nice work with your army. If you take a small dremel to the head of the AoBR captain you can completely remove the head and place a helmet, just make sure to dry fit.

Mr.Norman wrote:Very nice work with your army. If you take a small dremel to the head of the AoBR captain you can completely remove the head and place a helmet, just make sure to dry fit.

Thanks for the compliment, I have decided to keep the normal head as I can't find a spare Terminator Helmet.

I have an update, I know it has been a bit quiet on this thread for a while, I was on holiday and couldn't get down to any painting!
Well I did a bit more on the Black Reach Terminators, I still have some finishing touches to do like lenses, finishing off bases, flesh on the serg's head and the power weapon etc. but I am almost there!
Anyway here are some pics for you guys to check out and ofcourse make some suggestions too if you want!









Oh and I also need to do the weathering! Don't want them looking too shiny and new!

Well I'll hopefully have another update for you this week, thanks for all the comments and words of support!

Ok got to do some more finishing off tonight with the BR termies! I just need to do the weathering now but I'll probably wait and do that for the whole army all at once!
I'm not entirely convinced with the Serg's power sword but it will certainly do for now! Anyway here are the pics which is what everyone always wants to see!

Interesting take and the eyes and the detail on the shields is excellent! They're really coming along nicely Reaper Man!

Gitsplitta wrote:Interesting take and the eyes and the detail on the shields is excellent! They're really coming along nicely Rape Man!

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Not sure I want to become known as Rape Man!! LOL

Whoops.... Fixed.

Sorry man.

No probs I thought it was quite funny! Thanks for the comments.

How are you doing their bases? I'm thinking about going for an 'Urban' style as well and yours seem to be coming out really nicely.

orkyben wrote:How are you doing their bases? I'm thinking about going for an 'Urban' style as well and yours seem to be coming out really nicely.

I'm using the Resin basing kits from GW Mostly it is the small slate with some of the feature pieces and larger slate pieces. First paint them Chaos Black then dry brush Codex Grey and a top dry brush of Skull white. After you have done all that then pick out the detailed sections on the basing kits. Simples!

Thanks for the tip!

I work for a roofing merchant so it'll be nice and easy (and free!) to get hold of some broken slate.

Glad to help Ben!

As this is my current blog I thought I would let people who are enjoying my Emperor's Wings project know about two of my past projects that I have just photographed and put up on Dakka Dakka.
First there are my Word Bearers which was the quickest army I have ever painted at about two and a half weeks. The link to the Army profile is:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Reaper_Man_2020%27s_Word_Bearers

I have also put up my Dark Angels that are not quite finished but took me about 6 months to do after work etc. The link is here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Reaper_Man_2020%27s_Dark_Angels

Hope you all enjoy and of course feel free to comment on the discussion page!

Hey there. Love your painting work, the red looks fantastic. Painted a techmarine recently, and the dark red tones are a lot of fun, and great to highlight too.

One thing, I saw your masters of the chapter, and thought they looked quite odd. The helmet heads look quite large and almost a bit bobbleheady to me. Have you thought about painting them up yet? Be great to see them painted and see if it is just those photos of the metal/plastic parts that looked odd.

Cheers, good luck with this amazingly huge army, I am jealous of your time and motivation

BishopGore wrote:Hey there. Love your painting work, the red looks fantastic. Painted a techmarine recently, and the dark red tones are a lot of fun, and great to highlight too.

One thing, I saw your masters of the chapter, and thought they looked quite odd. The helmet heads look quite large and almost a bit bobbleheady to me. Have you thought about painting them up yet? Be great to see them painted and see if it is just those photos of the metal/plastic parts that looked odd.

Cheers, good luck with this amazingly huge army, I am jealous of your time and motivation

Thanks, I'm glad you like the army! As for the heads, well I wanted as few as possible models without helmets so I replaced the others with plastic helmets and I think it is just a quirk of the two different materials in the photo. I'm saving the best models to paint until last as motivation can be waning towards the end of a project but they are such gorgeous models that I'm itching to paint them even now!

I've done a picture of the models painted so far.





So I've got a command squad, a tactical squad, two dreadnoughts and a terminator squad oh and I've just realised that I forgot to put Captain Cadmus in the picture so there's him too!

Ok here is a pic of the army so far with Captain Cadmus.

Lookin' good Reaper! How many points you up to?

Gitsplitta wrote:Lookin' good Reaper! How many points you up to?

Well if we are talking the Blood angels list;

Captain Cadmus Lets say 100pts

Commander again as a captain with Pwr Swrd Plas Pistol Lets say 130pts

Honour Guard 115pts
Blood Champion 20pts
plasma Gun 15pts
(I haven't Finished the Banner bearer or Sanguinary novitae)

Tactical Squad Missile launcher and Flamer 90pts
+ 5 marines 80pts

Terminator Squad 200pts

Dreadnought extra armour 120pts

Dreadnought extra armour twin linked Las Cannon 150pts

Total so far 1020pts


With the Vanilla marines;

Captain Cadmus, Artificer Armour, Digital Weapons, Hellfire rounds 135pts

Captain, Pwr Sword, Plas Pistol, Artificer Armour 145pts
Command Squad 115pts
Champion 15pts
plasma gun 15pts
(not finished Apothecary or Standard bearer)

Tactical Squad Missile Launcher, Flamer 90pts
+5 Marines 80pts

Terminator Squad 200pts

Venerable Dreadnought, twin linked Las Can, Ex Armour 210pts

Dreadnought, Ex Armour 120pts

Total so far: 1125

That's progress my friend... well done!

Well managed to squeeze in a bit more work on the chapter! My rate of work might slow down a bit as I have started my Golden Demon entries in earnest for later this year and they will take up the majority of my time (They will remain top secret until after the competition but I will take loads of wip pics and put up a blog post the Demon) My entries this year will be completed in this order and the ones that are done will be entered; Forge world THEODORE BRUCKNER AND REAPER,Forge world EMPIRE IRONSIDES HANDGUNNERS, My Forge World tactical squad for this army, Forge world ELYSIAN TAUROS ASSAULT VEHICLE, Forge world LUGFT HURON CHAPTER MASTER OF THE ASTRAL CLAWS converted for this chapter. I seriously doubt that all these will be finished in time but I will at least have started all of them shortly!

Anyway back to the progress on this chapter!

Started my 2nd Tactical Squad to finally make a legal army;

Painted the shoulder pads yellow and did the codex grey undercoats for the chapter markings and tac arrows;



Then painted in the white with several layers of well watered down skull white;







Well that's it for the progress so far I do aim to get these guys finished in the next two weeks and this week I am hoping to get the majority of the vehicles done as they don't need too much work to finish off. I'll keep you all posted!

That's great progress Reaper... keep to it!

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:

Gitsplitta wrote:Interesting take and the eyes and the detail on the shields is excellent! They're really coming along nicely Rape Man!

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Not sure I want to become known as Rape Man!! LOL

i laughed till i cried

anyway nice looking army

ill be watching this closeley

prottype_x

prototype_X wrote:

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:

Gitsplitta wrote:Interesting take and the eyes and the detail on the shields is excellent! They're really coming along nicely Rape Man!

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Not sure I want to become known as Rape Man!! LOL

i laughed till i cried

anyway nice looking army

ill be watching this closeley

prottype_x

Yes it took me a while to stop laughing too!! One of the funniest typos I've seen on a forum/blog!

Ah, the ghost of typos past rears it's ugly head again I see...

Ok guys, more progress to show you today!

First I touched in all the black areas required on the Tac Squad and gave them a wash of Badab Black.



Then I based the marines using a combination of the basing kit pieces, the slate (medium and small) and the normal basing sand. I also greyed up skulls and iconography. The bases are inked black whilst the PVA is still drying and left to dry then wet brushed codex grey with a top wet brush of skull white.



I then painted in the eye lenses using Dark Angels Green as a base colour. Then mixed a 50:50 mix of DA Green and Skull white to place a small line on the lense, finally putting a spot of Skull white and drawing it slightly along the thin line. The finishing touch is to cover it all with Tamiya Clear Green being careful not to go over the spot of skull white. I also highlighted the shoulder pad's yellow. A top highlight layer on the red was done using red gore.



Here are some close ups of the marines so far;



















Finally the Serg;



Well plenty more to do this bank holiday weekend!

Very nice!

Thanks Gits, I'm afraid that the photos don't actually do the models justice but they do show what I've been up to, to a certain degree.


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OK finished the Squad!







Here are some close ups of a few of the marines;















Well a good days work if I do say so myself and my army is now legal filling the minimum 1 HQ and 2 Troop choices! Off to bed now but I'll give a points so far update in the morning.

So points so far update

Blood angels list;

Captain Cadmus Lets say 100pts

Commander again as a captain with Pwr Swrd Plas Pistol Lets say 130pts

Honour Guard 115pts
Blood Champion 20pts
plasma Gun 15pts
(I haven't Finished the Banner bearer or Sanguinary novitae)

Tactical Squad Missile launcher and Flamer 90pts
+ 5 marines 80pts

Tactical Squad Heavy Bolter 90pts
+ 5 marines 80pts

Tactical Squad Missile launcher and Flamer 90pts
+ 5 marines 80pts

Terminator Squad 200pts

Dreadnought extra armour 120pts

Dreadnought extra armour twin linked Las Cannon 150pts

Total so far 1190pts


Standard marines;

Captain Cadmus, Artificer Armour, Digital Weapons, Hellfire rounds 135pts

Captain, Pwr Sword, Plas Pistol, Artificer Armour 145pts
Command Squad 115pts
Champion 15pts
plasma gun 15pts
(not finished Apothecary or Standard bearer)

Tactical Squad Heavy Bolter 90pts
+ 5 marines 80pts

Tactical Squad Missile launcher and Flamer 90pts
+ 5 marines 80pts

Terminator Squad 200pts

Venerable Dreadnought, twin linked Las Can, Ex Armour 210pts

Dreadnought, Ex Armour 120pts

Total so far: 1295


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It has occurred to me that I need to change the base on the AoBR Dreadnought to the grey scheme to better match the army!

Ok fast on the heals of finishing my 2nd tactical squad I've started to tackle the vehicles. Here are a few pics of the progress so far;

My Assault Cannon Razorback which i have painted the base colours for the name plaque and the imperial eagle on the front;



I then decided to add a bit of interest by painting loads of skulls on the front wing, first basics in black and codex grey. I also painted the chapter symbol on the other side as well;



Then another stage of highlighting mixing in some skull white to the codex grey;



A final highlight of skull white to finish it off;



Then fill in the top section too;



I also touched in the black sections on the Drop pod, Landspeeder and Rhino and then dry brushed some Boltgun Metal on to the metal bits on the rhino;







Well time to call it a night, I'll try and get some more done this week as I am only at work three days this week thanks to the Royal Wedding!!

oooh nice

You are making progress on your Marines so much faster than I am on mine. It hurts a little inside.

keep it up

The skulls on the razorback are a real nice touch

I agree... and man, what a job painting them!

Every time I start to think "Meh" you do something like the skulls that just blow my mind.

orkyben wrote:You are making progress on your Marines so much faster than I am on mine. It hurts a little inside.

Thanks Ben, I must admit that the bank holiday weekend has really helped!

TheChronoTrigger wrote:The skulls on the razorback are a real nice touch

Gitsplitta wrote:I agree... and man, what a job painting them!

whalemusic360 wrote:Every time I start to think "Meh" you do something like the skulls that just blow my mind.

Thanks guys, I am painting a gaming army so some of it will be a bit "Meh" especially with how many infantry models I need to get through. However I do want some artistic flares in there to keep the interest in the models and hopefully it will make a great army to see on the table top! I just don't have the time to make every model special :(

So far the skulls have taken about two hours to do, I want them on both sides at the front and I'm seeing how I go as to whether or not to do them on the back too. I also haven't thought about the other Rhino/Razorback yet (honestly I'm trying not to think about if I have to do them there too!)

you have done an awsome job so far i whould love to be able to paint skulls as good as you

fatrhertime13 wrote:you have done an awsome job so far i whould love to be able to paint skulls as good as you

As people have shown interested in the skulls and seem inspired I have painted the other side tonight and taken more stage by stage photos to make a mini tutorial!

First outline the skulls in chaos black, Don't worry about being neat, just have fun with them and remember if they don't look quite right then they can always be alien skulls!



I tend to start with some big ones first like this;



Then fill in the gaps between the bigger ones with smaller ones and as the gaps get smaller then paint partial skulls as if hidden by the ones on top;



Once you have completed the outlines then fill in the skulls with codex grey. Try and be as neat as possible but don't worry too much if it isn't perfect you can touch up in the final stages.





Now mix about 50:50 Skull white and Codex Grey and apply a highlight as if the light is coming down from above the skulls just like you would on a model.





Once you have completed that stage then you need to put some Skull white on as the final highlight. After that just neaten up the skulls with Chaos Black sorting out the outlines and eyes where you have accidentally painted over them.



Here is the finished effect!



Hope that has been informative, I took about 2hrs 30 mins to do so the last estimate wasn't far off but I suppose I hadn't done a day at work too last time!

very nicely done, are you thinking of putting skulls on the back panels too?

Nice tutorial! Thanks!

Very nice freehand on your Razorback.

awsome job thanks fot the tutorial too

Ok done a bit more today, decided to do all of the indents on the Razorback and put the name on it.





I also thought I would keep the skull theme going so I put some on the Landspeeder too!



It has occurred to me that I also have another Rhino, a Landraider and by the gods the Drop pod to do too, a lot of work ahead but it will look very cool! oh yea forgot that I have also made a second Landspeeder!

Dude I love the skulls. That's some great free hand right there.

Warflake wrote:Dude I love the skulls. That's some great free hand right there.

Thanks! I'm getting faster at doing them too!

Hi guys done a bit more this time on the land raider, some more skulls and after a tip from Gitsplitta I got a Pigma Micron 005 pen which has made doing the skull outlines much faster.

I got mine from Grafton Crafts at graftoncrafts.co.uk for £2.50 delivered, I was so impressed I've bought another red one and a spare black.

Here's the Land Raider so far,







Well it's not much but a bit closer to the finish

You are completely mad, but in a +5 Vorpal sword kind of way!

The skulls are awesome and they complement the red very well.

Keep up the good work

BishopGore wrote:You are completely mad, but in a +5 Vorpal sword kind of way!

The skulls are awesome and they complement the red very well.

Keep up the good work

It's certainly starting to drive me mad and possibly blind!

You'll be squinting for the rest of your life!

I'm really happy to see you've continued the skull patter onto all your vehicles. The time you're spending really pays off.

TheChronoTrigger wrote:I'm really happy to see you've continued the skull patter onto all your vehicles. The time you're spending really pays off.

Thanks, I'm thinking of some more free hand on the Land Raider. Cant decide what to do just yet.

You know... much as my army is very old school with exclusively Mk-1 vehicles... I gotta say that I really like the new land raider. And your skulls are gonna be just perfect on it.

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:

Thanks, I'm thinking of some more free hand on the Land Raider. Cant decide what to do just yet.

What about something like this?

I have been contemplating a big skull like that maybe nestled in the wing symbol for my chapter, nice and big!!

I'm digging the skulls. Gives em a nice continuity that isn't boring like an IG tank designation.

Fantastic work.Those skulls look great.

Impressive skulls! if I had the talent to do that I would totally have that all over my models!

Just started work on this guy I picked up at the forge world open day, actually I picked up three of them, they are great models and will make nice additions to my Vanguard vets.



I'll put some WIP pics soon. I've also started converting some old plastic terminators to try and get them looking less static. I'll show you what I'm up to with them too!

Ooooooh... purty....

Ok here is the marine put together, I haven't attached the shield, back pack or hammer yet. Just deciding whether to remove the eagles head on the hammer.

Anyway here are the pics;







Whoooooo!

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

I WANT ONE!!!!

Pretty cool army, though.

Begel Dverl wrote:WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

I WANT ONE!!!!

Pretty cool army, though.

It is the Forge world event only model this year he was £12.

I often wonder if people actually read this blog or just look at the pretty pictures!?

Begel Dverl wrote:
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

I WANT ONE!!!!

Pretty cool army, though.

It is the Forge world event only model this year he was £12.

I often wonder if people actually read this blog or just look at the pretty pictures!?

Uh.....

I have no comment, but I will take that into consideration.

No offence meant just a bit of a laugh.

Some good stuff in here, enjoyed the read immensely!

Two things (warning: contains some harsh objective criticism):

You are clearly a superb painter but the red does not look that great in the photos, shame. The Red *appears* tonally flat, over-glossy and over-washed..

Also personally i had to think about it for a bit before i realised what your symbol was... It really looks more like a glyph or eastern style character than a wing. (Infact i swear one of the symbols on the stargate looked identical..). Not to say it doesnt look great, it is beautifully done...

Just my two pence...

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Perkustin wrote:Some good stuff in here, enjoyed the read immensely!

Two things (warning: contains some harsh objective criticism):

You are clearly a superb painter but the red does not look that great in the photos, shame. The Red *appears* tonally flat, over-glossy and over-washed..

Also personally i had to think about it for a bit before i realised what your symbol was... It really looks more like a glyph or eastern style character than a wing. (Infact i swear one of the symbols on the stargate looked identical..). Not to say it doesnt look great, it is beautifully done...

Just my two pence...

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I'm afraid the red does not photograph well and is not as flat as it appears. (might be my skill/lack of skill with my camera) I do intend to weather the whole army more once I have got them all painted like I have done with the dreadnoughts. They actually have quite a matt finish but the flash on the camera makes it look as if I have three layers of gloss on them. With the symbol I went for a stylised version of the symbol on the front cover of the book crucible of war, I wanted it fairly simple as clearly I have to paint it a few times.

Don't worry about giving criticism I'm a big boy and welcome comments and input, everything you have said is fair.


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Ok had the airbrush out tonight and under coated a few more models and tried some zenithal painting of the red (We'll see how that turns out!!).

Decided to have a bit of a treat and paint one of my favourite models the Terminator Chaplain, here is a wip pic;



Hopefully get some more done tomorrow!

Well I've been up to a bit more this evening, it has been a hectic last weekend so didn't get anything done but did manage to try gliding for the first time which was awesome! The winch launch was something else!

So this is how far i have got with my Terminator Chaplain, some progress pics;









I hope you all like the work so far! C&C always welcome.

I also took a picture of my first attempt to convert up one of the old plastic terminators and convert him to lightning claws;



I'm afraid he still looks a little static!

Well I hope you enjoyed my quick update I'm quite exited about finishing the Terminator Chaplain!

Nice progress on the chaplain... love the eyes.

Gitsplitta wrote:Nice progress on the chaplain... love the eyes.

Thanks Gits, they seem to be looking up to the right hand corner of the screen which was not really the effect I was going for as he should be looking where his gun will be pointing!
A little coat of Tamia Clear Green really helps bring them up!

Hi everyone! Just been down to GW Southampton to get my Games Day ticket and have a look at the new Fine Cast miniatures in the new resin! I bought a Librarian in terminator armour, a really cool model, I thought you might be interested in seeing it.

Here he is trimmed up and blue tacked together;



And with the two other options instead of the open hand;





Here is what he looks like in the new packet;





They have made new moulds not used the original metal ones and I was surprised quite how many were available for the release day. Here he is on the sprues;





The resin is quite nice as it is slightly flexible and not as rigid as forge world's, but there are some miss moulds in the form of bubbles in the resin I've taken a few pics to illustrate both the flexibility and the air bubbles.









The resin is lovely to take off the sprue and you can use your clippers usually reserved just for plastic, it is relatively easy to trim up with a scalpel too. the air bubbles are a pain but relatively common with resin and can be filled with green stuff or milliput and then sanded down. I haven't tried painting it yet and I'll let you know how I got on!

I'll probably finish the Terminator Chaplain this weekend and do some more skulls on the vehicles (boy am I wishing I had chosen something different to do!) and possibly do the boarding marine.

Feel free to post any comments on what you all think about the new fine cast models, including the further price rise.

Wonder why everyone seems to have picked up that model in particular. Was this one more available then the others? Yours seems to be in the realm off acceptable, though the storm bolter seems a bit much.

There weren't many space marine models and one of them was black templars' emperor's champion and another was Astorath the Grim for the blood angels and it is a cool model so it seems an obvious choice!


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Ok did a bit more tonight on the Terminator Chaplain, he is still a WIP but he is coming along nicely now.

First I attached the little scroll to the chain on his leg and I did the three gems on his armour.



Then I painted up the highlights on the black which will probably need more work but it is a start! I also painted more of the Gold on his armour and on his arms and crozius, I went for a very orangey gold, what do you guys/gals think? Do you like the effect?





Sorry this one is a little fuzzy.







Well he isn't finished but I am happy with what I've done so far, any C&C for this stage?

Ok, you've got to do a conversion with a LS storm and a drop pod. I love the first one you did a while back and I'd love to see that tutorial you were working on!

I did the math, I think I can get the bits to do 5 for less than $100!!! (Like I need 5 of these. But that's the addiction factor, I guess.)

I love what you're doing with this chapter. Keep up the good work.
And thanks for showing us your finecast mini. The more we see, the better informed consumers we all are.

ruyn wrote:Ok, you've got to do a conversion with a LS storm and a drop pod. I love the first one you did a while back and I'd love to see that tutorial you were working on!

I did the math, I think I can get the bits to do 5 for less than $100!!! (Like I need 5 of these. But that's the addiction factor, I guess.)

I love what you're doing with this chapter. Keep up the good work.
And thanks for showing us your finecast mini. The more we see, the better informed consumers we all are.

Thanks ruyn, I must admit that conversion was a lot of fun, unfortunately it seems I didn't take enough photos whilst making it so I will have to do another one to make the tutorial. It was an entry for golden demon so I put quite a bit of effort into it. As I mentioned earlier in the blog I have bought a Land speeder storm and I will probably be doing an extra big one! I just need to remember what I did with the rest of the old drop pod and the other punisher cannon!

Thats some good stuff you have going down there rape man.
I jest
Im really liking your colour scheme, the skulls on the land raider and your chaplain, keep it up man.

Rayvon wrote:Thats some good stuff you have going down there rape man.
I jest
Im really liking your colour scheme, the skulls on the land raider and your chaplain, keep it up man.

So Gits' typo makes another post lol!

Thanks for the encouragement, it is so nice to get back from work and see someone has posted on your blog. I fear progress will slow as I am trying to get on with the Golden Demon entries at the mo. I will update as and when progress is made.

*chuckle*

Hey, if you're going to f-up... you might as well make it a legendary f-up.
;-)

Absolutely Gits!! I did almost cry like the other dude! lol!

Ok done some more work on the Chaplain, he's nearly finished. Here are some pics!

I tried a new photo method the first photo is done normally the rest I tried to soften the effect of the flash so there is no really white reflections, let me know what you think.













Well any C&C is welcomed, thanks for reading!

I like the way the 1st pic looks. Very crisp. Chaplain looks good, its one of my favorite models, and you certainly did it justice!

I just discovered that this chapter isnt a homebrew btw. I got a bunch of books, and lo and behold, there is an Emperor's Wing marine!

whalemusic360 wrote:I like the way the 1st pic looks. Very crisp. Chaplain looks good, its one of my favorite models, and you certainly did it justice!

I just discovered that this chapter isn't a home brew btw. I got a bunch of books, and lo and behold, there is an Emperor's Wing marine!

Is there actually an Emperors Wings chapter or are you talking about the cover of Crucible of war which was my inspiration for the chapter colours? I have posted a pic of it on page 2 of this blog. I'll be interested to know if there is an Emperors Wings chapter.

Thanks for the input maybe I will stick with the normal method then, it was just that Perkustin commented that the models looked over washed in the photos and I was trying to tone down the reflections on the model that might give it a wet/washed look.

I'll try and get him fully finished by the end of the weekend but I have had a nightmare week so far with flight tests and I've still got to do another flight test on Saturday for my multi engine instrument rating! It is a pain of a test but I'll be glad when it is out of the way! Then it is back into the books to revise for my motor bike theory test! All go in real life!!

That would be the book indeed. Havent read it though, is that not an actual chapter?

whalemusic360 wrote:That would be the book indeed. Havent read it though, is that not an actual chapter?

The book is a collection of short stories but the only space marines in there are called the Strom Warriors and they aren't fighting Orks in the story and it doesn't describe them in any great detail so I think it was just a random piece of artwork.

You know it is amazing that I paint a model up and think, there that is pretty much done so I take some photos and put them in my blog, come back and look at them again and see loads of little things that still need doing!!! Arrrggghhh!!

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:You know it is amazing that I paint a model up and think, there that is pretty much done so I take some photos and put them in my blog, come back and look at them again and see loads of little things that still need doing!!! Arrrggghhh!!

tell me about it, this happens to me in real life all the time. I often find myself excited to show a friend (often who has not interest in models at all.) my recently completed models, then I finally notice that I missed a pistol holster or often even worse.

The camera is not *anyone's* friend...

Hi everyone! Sorry my thread has been a bit inactive for a while but I have been very busy recently with work and play. Managed to mess up my motorbike test last week so I'll have to do that again soon! well I have done a little more on the chapter, I have finished the Terminator Chaplain at last! I have also recoloured the base of the Black Reach Dreadnought so he matches the rest of the army. Well here are some pics;

















Well I hope people like the Chaplain, as usual any C&C is welcome.

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:Well I've been up to a bit more this evening, it has been a hectic last weekend so didn't get anything done but did manage to try gliding for the first time which was awesome! The winch launch was something else!

By any chance are you with the ATC - Im at 402 Gravesend (Kent Wing)
Nice models as well look forward to seeing them all painted.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/13 02:48:15

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Nice work on the chaplain and freeze Reaper... really looking good.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/13 20:40:55

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Optio wrote:

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:Well I've been up to a bit more this evening, it has been a hectic last weekend so didn't get anything done but did manage to try gliding for the first time which was awesome! The winch launch was something else!

By any chance are you with the ATC - Im at 402 Gravesend (Kent Wing)
Nice models as well look forward to seeing them all painted.

No I'm not with the ATC, my wife bought me a trial lesson voucher. I actually work at Middle Wallop with the Army Air Corps, I'm a fixed wing instructor.


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Gitsplitta wrote:Nice work on the chaplain and freeze Reaper... really looking good.

Thanks Gits! What do you mean by the "freeze"?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/13 21:40:47

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No idea... think that's an "I'm banging away at the keys of my iphone and not paying attention to the result" thing. Please replace with "dread".

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/13 21:43:58

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Oh predictive text! Nearly another classic quote!


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Damn these photos! I've just seen that the blue gem on his crozius has had too heavy a wash and will need some more picking out!


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Could you guys click on your favourite pic and give it a vote in the gallery. Thanks.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/14 19:55:09

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I've been looking at some other pictures of the Terminator Librarian that others have done and I'm considering painting the wings in the crozius a different colour as it makes it stand out more and considering some verdigris on the bolts on it too. What are your thoughts?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/14 21:05:51

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I would suggest painting the metal parts of the crozius with the turquoise wash first to give them a verdigris look first... then decide if you want to change the color of the wings.

neat idea by the way...

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/17 22:21:50

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Ok so I've tried the Verdigris first to see what you guys think. It's better but I'm not sure if it still might benifit from the wings done in a stone effect or possibly bone like the chest piece etc.

Let me know what you think;



And it has also toned down the shoulder pad trim and the other bits of Gold/Brass on him too.



So what's the verdict?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/17 22:59:12

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Meh. Nothing wrong with what you've done mind you... just thinking that the meal areas might be too small to show it off properly.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/18 15:57:45

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Gitsplitta wrote:Meh. Nothing wrong with what you've done mind you... just thinking that the meal areas might be too small to show it off properly.

What do you mean by the meal areas? is this another I phone typo?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/18 16:42:13

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No... Just not very descriptive (blame it on the iPhone). I just mean that the amount of surface area that you're painting is too small to show off the verdigris effect very well.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/18 16:47:45

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Oh, I suppose but it does tone down the Gold/Brass though.

Here are some better shots to see the crozius;






Does that mean that you think I should go for the stone effect?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/18 17:15:20

Post by: whalemusic360

While I think it looks good, I don't think it matches your model very well. The chaplain is good repair, likely takes care of his armor regularly, but has corrosion that takes extended periods of time to build up on his most prized item (his beatstick)? Don't make sense to me.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/19 02:19:22

Post by: Rayvon

Thats a nice looking chaplain that.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/19 19:14:58

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

whalemusic360 wrote:While I think it looks good, I don't think it matches your model very well. The chaplain is good repair, likely takes care of his armor regularly, but has corrosion that takes extended periods of time to build up on his most prized item (his beatstick)? Don't make sense to me.

Fair point, I think I'll change it back then and paint the winged section in stone for the contrast.

Rayvon wrote:Thats a nice looking chaplain that.

Thanks, it has always been one of my favourite models and it was great to paint him up!


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Did a bit for the pre heresy conclave tonight and thought I should share the fruits of my labour with you on here to in case you aren't subscribed to that project.

Here are some pics;





Sculpted the helmet and filled in some unwanted lines on the skull shoulder pad. I also split the other shoulder pad and added rivets. He is going to be a pre heresy Death Guard.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/20 21:54:59

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Ok so took the C&C on board and got rid of the verdigris to make him shiny again and went for the stone effect on the wings of the Crozius. The Crozius isn't finished yet as I think the stone work needs more... uh work. Anyway pics;







So Gits and Whalemusic, what do you think?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/20 21:59:52

Post by: Gitsplitta

I like. It matches the alternating gold and pale colors that are seen elsewhere on the model.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/20 22:02:26

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Thanks Gits! Nearly finished now!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/20 22:04:16

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/21 22:17:24

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

So got some time to do a little more tonight. I think that I have now finally finished the Terminator Chaplain! I also did the base colours for the Pre Heresy Death Guard for the new conclave project.

So here are the pictures;

First the Chaplain, can anyone spot anything that still needs doing or might need a bit more touching up?



Now the Death Guard;





Well I look forward to your comments and again please click on the images and vote for them in the gallery if you like them!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/22 22:30:01

Post by: Lennysmash

I assume you were going for Star Wars-esque Storm Trooper helmet, they look great.

One question though, what made you choose to come up to white from a black base coat? Or is that just because this is a test mini?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/23 12:59:47

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Hi Lenny! long time no see. I find if I work up to white from black it gives a greater depth to the white, I'm hoping to finish him this weekend so hopefully you'll see what I mean.

With the helmet I wanted it to look like the front cover marine off the horus heresy book galaxy in flames but I gave it a bit more of a snout.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/24 20:06:24

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Quick update on my conclave marine did some more so here are a few progress pics;

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/24 21:29:26

Post by: Lennysmash

Yeah I have been away finishing Uni (finally I can get back to some real work) I know what you mean about depth but I think the contrast of a pure black shadow against the white is a little too stark. It reminds me a lot of the old black lining technique of second edition.

Top job on the freehand though, its really come out great.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/24 21:45:27

Post by: 40k Ninja

Looks amazing. Nice job.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/25 02:23:30

Post by: Gitsplitta

Holy cats Reaper... the work on the shoulder pads is amazing!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/25 15:21:26

Post by: whalemusic360

The Termi, and the new Death Guard look great. I can't see anything that needs touching up on the termi, and obviously the DG is wip.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/25 22:35:13

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Thanks guys. Yes the Death Guard is WIP, I'm hoping to finish him this week. I'm intending to weather him quite heavily or do you think he should say pristine and white the way he is now?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/26 03:00:20

Post by: whalemusic360

No way, Death Guard's gotta be covered in grime. Give them that nice dirty look, a bit of a glimpse into their future.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/26 16:20:09

Post by: orkyben

That Chaplain is simply superb! You put my army to shame.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/07/26 17:39:24

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whalemusic360 wrote:No way, Death Guard's gotta be covered in grime. Give them that nice dirty look, a bit of a glimpse into their future.

I think you are right he needs some serious weathering!

orkyben wrote:That Chaplain is simply superb! You put my army to shame.

Thanks ben!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/11 22:14:10

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

So I have got back from my course that work sent me on and I've done a bit more on the pre heresy death guard. Here are the pics, what do you guys think?







I thought his helmet looked a bit clean on this side so messed it up a bit more.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/12 14:27:17

Post by: Gitsplitta

Sweet... Ugly, brutish, perfect.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/12 14:44:19

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Thanks Gits!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/12 16:19:07

Post by: orkyben

Top notch stuff! Have you decided how you are going to base them?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/12 20:48:58

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

I haven't decided yet ben, I was thinking of grass and earth with some rubble as well. Oh and loads of blood!!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/13 20:58:52

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Managed a bit more on the 3rd Tactical Squad, Started the chapter symbols and squad markings.



I crawl slowly towards completion!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/14 04:00:38

Post by: Gitsplitta

Keep at it my friend, you're making great progress!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/14 04:50:41

Post by: Briancj

W00t! Nice work! I am sad to see the nice white marine get all grungy...but they ARE Death Guard! And that is their destiny.

I've always loved that Chaplain model, and you've done it a great justice.

--Brian

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/16 17:18:17

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Gitsplitta wrote:Keep at it my friend, you're making great progress!

Thanks Gits I'm hoping to get some more done tonight, keep your eyes peeled for a late night update.

Briancj wrote:W00t! Nice work! I am sad to see the nice white marine get all grungy...but they ARE Death Guard! And that is their destiny.

I've always loved that Chaplain model, and you've done it a great justice.

--Brian

Thanks Brian, always nice to receive compliments and posts on my blog!


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Did a little more on the Tac squad tonight, I've picked out some detail on the shoulder pads and finished all the chapter and squad markings.

Well here's the photo;

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/18 10:33:46

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Nice.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/08/31 21:34:09

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Thanks Gits!

I do have to apologise for the lack of content recently but my wife and I are in the process of buying our first house and we move this weekend so the house is full of boxes and there isn't much time to get on with the models.

Anyway I have finished the Death Guard marine unless I spot something in the pictures or you guys point something out! Here are the photos;

I tried photographing him against a non white background first to see if it contrasted well;

















Well that is him from all angles! C&C welcome as usual. He was great fun to paint and I'm quite pleased with the end result even if the helmet didn't quite come out as I had hoped.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/09/01 02:45:14

Post by: whalemusic360

The helmet is actually my favorite part I think the grit and grim is really fitting for him.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/09/01 17:14:40

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Thanks WM, makes me feel better about the helmet but I did want it to look like the one on the front of Galaxy in Flames and I don't think I achieved it quite right.
I agree about the grit and grime I really wanted to show he'd been in the thick of it and how he just keeps coming!


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Here is the art work that inspired me;

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/09/03 02:38:57

Post by: whalemusic360

I think a big problem with the one you made vs the one in the pic is that it has a head crest thing, which beakys lack. I think building up a standard helmet or maybe a GK helmet might work better. I'd love to see FW come out with some of those bad boys.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/09/27 21:51:12

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Hi guys! sorry for not having posted for a while but we just moved house and the internet just got connected today. I'm in the middle of unpacking but the new house means I get the box room as my painting room! It will take me a while to get organised but I should have some updates soon. I was at Games Day UK on sunday and entered my terminator chaplain, a tactical squad (just chancing my arm), the preheresy Death Guard in the open and I re-entered the ultra marines Land speeder after a bit more detailing and a bit more weathering. Unfortunately nothing made the cut but hey that's the way it goes some times. Well anyway it's good to be back and not having to access Dakka on my i phone without 3G!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/09/27 23:14:43

Post by: Gitsplitta

Good to have you back Reaper, good luck with the move-in.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/07 14:28:16

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Well had a little trouble with the new phone line and lost all calls and internet which has been a real pain but it is up and running again! Any way I picked up a cool new model at games day and I've started building it and I think it might just tip me towards doing a pre-heresy Death Guard army, even if it is a small one! Here are some teaser pics, I'll update as it progresses today.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/07 15:18:25

Post by: Gitsplitta

You got the new FW LR! I have an original one of those (the old one's are a lot shorter though). I like these as they keep the shape and feel of the old ones while bringing the size and design in line with the modern models.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/07 15:55:01

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That looks hideously complicated to put together! I didn't even know Forgeworld made one of those. I'll be interested to see how it looks when it's finished.

Are you still in/around Southampton? If so we'll have to arrange a game sometime.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/07 18:05:11

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Gitsplitta wrote:You got the new FW LR! I have an original one of those (the old one's are a lot shorter though). I like these as they keep the shape and feel of the old ones while bringing the size and design in line with the modern models.

I have been looking on and off for one of the originals on Ebay and they always seem to go for £55 plus so I thought while I was at Games Day and had saved some money I might as well go for the Resin one for £80! It is a really nice model and I'm glad I have a bit of time off at the moment to build and paint her!!

orkyben wrote:That looks hideously complicated to put together! I didn't even know Forge World made one of those. I'll be interested to see how it looks when it's finished.

Are you still in/around Southampton? If so we'll have to arrange a game sometime.

Actually not that hard to put together, I would have assembled it completely by now but I want to paint some of it first before completing the build!

I'm about an hour away from Sotton now so not too bad, we could def arrange something as I have realised that the new set of 40K rules is due next year and I haven't even played this edition yet!!


Well more progress has been made;




I also thought this might be of interest to my readers/followers, all the juicy new stuff from Forge World with prices!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/07 18:08:28

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Gitsplitta wrote:You got the new FW LR! I have an original one of those (the old one's are a lot shorter though). I like these as they keep the shape and feel of the old ones while bringing the size and design in line with the modern models.

I have been looking on and off for one of the originals on Ebay and they always seem to go for £55 plus so I thought while I was at Games Day and had saved some money I might as well go for the Resin one for £80! It is a really nice model and I'm glad I have a bit of time off at the moment to build and paint her!!

orkyben wrote:That looks hideously complicated to put together! I didn't even know Forge World made one of those. I'll be interested to see how it looks when it's finished.

Are you still in/around Southampton? If so we'll have to arrange a game sometime.

Actually not that hard to put together, I would have assembled it completely by now but I want to paint some of it first before completing the build!

I'm about an hour away from Sotton now so not too bad, we could def arrange something as I have realised that the new set of 40K rules is due next year and I haven't even played this edition yet!!


Well more progress has been made;




I also thought this might be of interest to my readers/followers, all the juicy new stuff from Forge World with prices!




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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/07 18:09:26

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Gitsplitta wrote:You got the new FW LR! I have an original one of those (the old one's are a lot shorter though). I like these as they keep the shape and feel of the old ones while bringing the size and design in line with the modern models.

I have been looking on and off for one of the originals on Ebay and they always seem to go for £55 plus so I thought while I was at Games Day and had saved some money I might as well go for the Resin one for £80! It is a really nice model and I'm glad I have a bit of time off at the moment to build and paint her!!

orkyben wrote:That looks hideously complicated to put together! I didn't even know Forge World made one of those. I'll be interested to see how it looks when it's finished.

Are you still in/around Southampton? If so we'll have to arrange a game sometime.

Actually not that hard to put together, I would have assembled it completely by now but I want to paint some of it first before completing the build!

I'm about an hour away from Sotton now so not too bad, we could def arrange something as I have realised that the new set of 40K rules is due next year and I haven't even played this edition yet!!


Well more progress has been made;




I also thought this might be of interest to my readers/followers, all the juicy new stuff from Forge World with prices!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/09 17:50:37

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So done a bit more on the Land Raider, It has it's first layer of colour.





I should get some more done tonight!


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A bit more done, I have the basic white done on it and I've taken a few more shots around the Proteus so you can see the detail.









I'm now going to do some basic weathering details and start to decide on the areas for some green and what sort of chapter symbols to do and where.


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Ok that was looking far too clean for a Death Guard Land Raider so the first stage of weathering is on!









Any comments so far?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/09 23:17:53

Post by: whalemusic360

Sorry, just can't get into the "old" style LR or rhino. Interested to see the rest of the army though!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/12 23:47:53

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whalemusic360 wrote:Sorry, just can't get into the "old" style LR or rhino. Interested to see the rest of the army though!

Well they are not to every ones tastes. I did pick up a Relic Contemptor too, I'll be building him soon!

Well it has been a while since I actually worked on the Emperor's Wings and it is getting to the point that I have had so many side tracks I'm considering amending the name of the blog! I have been side tracked again, this time I am doing a blood bowl team for a tournament this weekend, I couldn't resist putting some WIP pics up for you guys to take a look at, I'd better get my skates on though as there's still a lot of painting to do!

Anyway pics;





I've got the Ogryn as an Ogre, The marines are Blitzers, The Scouts are linemen and the Guard are throwers and Catchers. A bit of fun, can you imagine the look on the opponents faces when that lot trotted out from the dug out! Lol!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/13 00:33:26

Post by: Briancj

Looking good! I grew up on GW in the 80's, so the FW "Throwback" really has me amused.

Thanks for buying one for me to live vicariously through!

--Brian

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/13 01:13:47

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I'm down for the Dread!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/16 21:08:25

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So didn't do very well in the blood bowl Tournament but I did win the best painted team! I'll post some pics tomorrow!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/17 22:52:25

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So some pics of my team, the judges liked the conversions and the painting! I was so pleased to win something!!





My favourite model is probably the scout/Lineman using his helmet to attack the enemy. I also quite like the Marine/Blitzer with power knuckle dusters!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/17 23:06:06

Post by: whalemusic360

I've wanted to do a 40k BB for some time, glad to see I'm not alone.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/10/31 19:33:23

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whalemusic360 wrote:I've wanted to do a 40k BB for some time, glad to see I'm not alone.

Yea, I always had the idea for this kicking around Just finally got round to doing it!

Ok, so I've done a bit more to tactical squad 3. Blacked in some areas ready for highlighting and others for turning metal. I've started work on the chest eagles and done the lenses. Still got lots more to do but every time I get a bit more done it is progress!

So some update pics;

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/10 00:12:52

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Did some more tonight, why do I always seem to be tired and falling asleep while painting! I guess I'm always trying to squeeze some painting time in to a busy life.

So anyway the results of my labour;

Did some more blacking in of sections and metallic areas as well as getting most of the bases done.





Well time for bed!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/11 15:14:55

Post by: orkyben

You put me to shame! The eyes/lenses in particular look awesome.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/17 08:18:43

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orkyben wrote:You put me to shame! The eyes/lenses in particular look awesome.

Thanks Ben.

I've been working on scenery this week, under-coated my realms of battle board, made some of the plastic scenery and dusted off some old bits I've been hanging on to for ages. It is great to finally be in my own home where I can build my board and get it all painted up and have it out to play on!

Here are some photos;

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 17:12:23

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So a bit more scenery done today and I have been building again! Here are some pics, I'll add more as I photograph them. Keep watching this space!







They aren't finished yet but good enough to play with at this stage!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 17:18:50

Post by: Gitsplitta

Lookin' great Reaper! Nothing like good scenery to make a game feel special.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 17:33:20

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They look great, all though I have to say, they almost look too clean XD

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 18:09:59

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Gitsplitta wrote:Lookin' great Reaper! Nothing like good scenery to make a game feel special.

Thanks Gits! I'm really getting into it t the moment!

More updates;

This is the fortress of redemption, a nightmare to make, it still isn't glued solidly enough to satisfy me but it does look soooo cool!



A fallen piece of masonry which matches another building I have.



This building in fact



A couple of Bastions



For the army I have also built these two;





Finally I have also got my cabinet set up at home so I thought I would show you guys some pics;









Just to show I haven't been slacking!


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BloodGenisis wrote: They look great, all though I have to say, they almost look too clean XD

Should have said they are wip, but good enough to play with for now! Thanx

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 18:31:01

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Slacker! I mean....they look good Need more though!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 21:10:57

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Wow... look at all the empty space in the cabinet! I bet you could get 8000 more points in there easily!! Better get crackin' Reaper... lots to do!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 21:54:41

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whalemusic360 wrote:Slacker! I mean....they look good Need more though!

There is much more scenery to come! Just quite a bit of undercoating and painting to do!

Gitsplitta wrote:Wow... look at all the empty space in the cabinet! I bet you could get 8000 more points in there easily!! Better get crackin' Reaper... lots to do!

Actually it was rammed but I thinned the ranks some what to make space for new models. I got whooped by necrons the week before last and decided to hook out my un-built models from the loft and get a few of the new ones from GW! How does three monoliths grab you?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 22:48:11

Post by: Gitsplitta

Cool!!! Painting two myself at the moment. Looking forward to seeing yours!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/29 23:05:15

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COol!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/11/30 21:12:04

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Gitsplitta wrote:Cool!!! Painting two myself at the moment. Looking forward to seeing yours!

We'll have to compare once we are done, probably won't be tackling mine until Christmas!

Capitansolstice wrote:COol!

Thanks Captainsolstice!


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Is it me or does the new Gallery front page not change pictures as much as it used to?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/01 02:58:10

Post by: Gitsplitta

I must admit, I don't like the dominance by professional painters. They're pretty, but I want to see what other hobbyists are doing, not what the pros are doing. As a result I spend much less time there than I used to.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/01 23:47:47

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Gitsplitta wrote:I must admit, I don't like the dominance by professional painters. They're pretty, but I want to see what other hobbyists are doing, not what the pros are doing. As a result I spend much less time there than I used to.

Where are you talking about? the Gallery?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/02 01:52:15

Post by: Gitsplitta

Yeah... well, the front page of the gallery anyway.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/02 16:50:03

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Beautiful stuff there but it is all the same now with very few changes. I'm also amazed how many people don't tag their images, almost every other one I vote on it asks me to label/tag them, I've done thousands but I'm getting a bit bored of it!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/02 17:01:01

Post by: Gitsplitta

I've done the same.

I'm never quite sure as some of the really fantastic images just get pimped around in order to build buzz or a reputation for a painter who otherwise doesn't contribute to the forum. Guess I'd rather spend my time building a rep for regular dakkanoughts... the pro's don't need my help.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/05 22:17:30

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Didn't get anything done this weekend as it was my sisters wedding! I was up until 1:30 making her wedding cake on Friday and Saturday was rather boozy.

I think you are right Gits they are no good if they don't contribute on the blogs and forums. Always more interesting if some one gives a tutorial on how it was done. I wish I had taken more photos of my landspeeder in production, so many people asked for a tutorial.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/05 22:57:45

Post by: Gitsplitta

Good on 'ya mate... that's what keeps dakka moving forward.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/10 18:08:44

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Ok, managed to finish Tac squad 3 today! Or so I thought, having uploaded the pics I can see I have forgotten to paint a couple of things!Grrrrrr! So often the way.

Here they are with a bit of work still to do;



The camera miss focused on this one I thought it looked cool though!



Apollo, Tac marine;



Serg and marine;



Serg;



Took this one to show the tear gem on his shoulder;



Finished squad, well nearly! The varnish is giving a bit too much shine to the models imo.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/11 20:49:22

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Well I played a game against Nids last night, Dawn of war, two bases. Managed to win it after a bloody battle! Had my MVP, a flamer Tac marine who survived two turns after his squad was massacred by umagaunts? Some kind of nasty Genestealers anyway. He was also charged by a Lictor which then ran away only to come back and finally kill him. In honour of his heroic feats I have added a green cross shield to his pauldron to commemorate the battle!




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So tonight I have been painting my all time favourite marine as a motivational piece. Done the basics a bit of flat colour and the eye lenses. Loads more work still to do but I am painting only him as a treat, I'll get back to batch painting shortly!

So here's some pics;

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/12 03:35:40

Post by: Gitsplitta

Beautiful work on the eyes reaper... wow, those really look like glass lenses.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/13 18:08:03

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Thanks Gits! Easy when you know how!

I'm hoping to get a bit more work done on him tonight!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/14 13:27:42

Post by: Gitsplitta

You mind putting up a mini-tut? I go for a similar effect with my MWs but I don't think my version is as effective as yours.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/14 19:34:08

Post by: Knightley

I second Git's request

Those eyes are very striking indeed.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/14 19:45:21

Post by: Tortured-Robot

Yea, I'll echo that, eyes are really good.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/15 16:32:53

Post by: HAZZER

Love the suff Reaper Man 2020! Consider me onboard! I really like the Production line painting btw did you do highlight to them?Is it me or the Pics? Im curently doing 30 tactical squad ultra's using production line painting.So much effort has been put into these and they look really good when finised! Can't wait for a update.

The amount of FW modles in this blog is huge! Theres so much man wow where do you get the money? Looking forwad to te termies being finished I bet they will look exelant! Hey how about you check out my blog too? (Link is in signutre).Loving the suff man btw.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/15 23:01:41

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Gitsplitta wrote:You mind putting up a mini-tut? I go for a similar effect with my MWs but I don't think my version is as effective as yours.

Knightley wrote:I second Git's request

Those eyes are very striking indeed.

Tortured-Robot wrote:Yea, I'll echo that, eyes are really good.

Thanks guys I'll try and put up a mini tutorial in the next couple of days.

HAZZER wrote:Love the suff Reaper Man 2020! Consider me onboard! I really like the Production line painting btw did you do highlight to them?Is it me or the Pics? Im curently doing 30 tactical squad ultra's using production line painting.So much effort has been put into these and they look really good when finised! Can't wait for a update.

The amount of FW modles in this blog is huge! Theres so much man wow where do you get the money? Looking forwad to te termies being finished I bet they will look exelant! Hey how about you check out my blog too? (Link is in signutre).Loving the suff man btw.

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Thanks Hazzer, welcome on board! I have highlighted them and they really look better in real life but my flash is a bit harsh. I do intend weathering the entire army later. I suppose I am lucky enough to be ale to spend on my hobby but this has been accumulated over many years and there was a point where I was a staff member at GW which gave me a discount too! Btw had a look at your blog, I'll post on there soon.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 12:56:14

Post by: HAZZER

Thanks man!See you there soon!

HAZZER

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 14:39:59

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Ok so some readers/followers wanted a mini tutorial on eye lenses after seeing this guy;




For green lenses you will need the following paints;



So start with the model eyes not painted;



Paint an undercoat of Dark angels green on the lens



Then a layer 50/50 of Dark angels green/snot green along the bottom covering most of the lens;



Sorry it is hard to see that layer but it is there!

Next add some skull white to the mix and paint a thinner line on the lower section again trying to leave the original colours still visible;



Next add some pure skull white, try to add a small spot and then draw it along your line. Note how badly I have done this, it doesn't matter we will tidy it up later!



Now add a thin layer of Tamiya clear green over the entire lens;



Now add another white dot on the bottom highlight and another at the top in the really dark bit, again try and draw the dot on the bottom out along the line. You can see again I haven't been that neat but not to worry the next step will sort that out!





Finally tidy it up with a little more clear green. sorry you cant see the other high dot in this picture but you get the idea!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 15:01:06

Post by: Gitsplitta

Thanks Reaper!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 15:06:05

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Gitsplitta wrote:Thanks Reaper!

No probs Gits, is it easier than your current method?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 15:27:26

Post by: eldartau1987

I am having a great time watching you put this together!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 15:32:57

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

eldartau1987 wrote:I am having a great time watching you put this together!

Thanks! Lots of work but worth it!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 15:44:27

Post by: HAZZER

Hmm. may try that. Btw thanks for stopping by on my blog too!

HAZZER

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 15:51:42

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Thanks Hazzer! The real trick is the Tamiya clear green!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/19 16:11:26

Post by: Gitsplitta

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:No probs Gits, is it easier than your current method?

About the same Reaper... but that clear coat is something I don't currently have in my painting arsenal. Though I suppose a wash might work, color of the washes isn't usually that intense in small doses though.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/20 11:05:09

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

The clear green is a bit more "shiny" than a wash and also reflects a bit of light itself. Great stuff just don't use your best brush with it because it doesn't come off as easy as GWs paint.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/20 14:30:23

Post by: Gitsplitta

Got it. Thanks for the tip!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/23 17:33:01

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

So got a bit more done today, I'm really surprised how little I've got done this week mainly owing to the festive season!

So more work on the Sternguard Vet, firstly I graduated the grey pieces on him;





Some of it is still a bit rough, like on the scroll work but I'll tidy that up later.

Next I went to work on the yellow trim around the shoulder pads, highlighting up to Skull White with mixes of Sunburst Yellow and the base of Iyanden Darksun;



After that I started on the laurels on his power fist, worked up from Dark Angels Green through Snot Green to a mostly Skull White with Snot Green mix;







Well off down the pub for a Christmas pint now! Cheers and happy Xmas!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/24 05:48:03

Post by: prototype_X

That is one of my all time favorite models, and painted by one of my all time favorite painters. What a treat!

Have a mery christmas, prototype_x

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/24 15:44:26

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Aw thanks!


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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/25 22:20:43

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Merry Christmas one and all! I got a big box full of Forge World goodies, I'll be doing a pre heresy Death Guard Army next year!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/25 22:33:09

Post by: Gitsplitta

Sounds excellent Reaper, Merry Christmas to you and to all of us as we get to see the fruits of your labors!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/27 12:15:31

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

I always get soo excited when I log on to find another comment on my blog! Thanks Gits! I'll be doing some more painting today, might also post up some pics of what I got for Crimbo!
Watch this space!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/27 13:03:35

Post by: Gitsplitta

I always do. Don't always leave a comment but just figure I'm regularly checking in. I do like how your army is turning out, so stick with it! All the little extra bits you do really make for a unique looking force.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/27 13:08:00

Post by: whalemusic360

If you start a new blog, be sure to link us in here for it!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/28 19:51:19

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Thanks again Gits!

Will do whalemusic360

So my wife had a half day at work today so I decided to drive her to work and then pop down the local Games Workshop to do a bit of painting before picking her up again to go see the new Sherlock Holmes film. Here's what I managed to do in the couple of hours the store was open;

Firstly I toned down the scroll work on the Sternguard with a thin wash of Chaos black rather than Badab black wash.



I did some more work on the Apothecary, highlighted his yellow on his shoulder pads and worked on the eye lenses though I didn't have my Tamiya Clear Green on me as GW frown on that sort of thing in their store!





I did the same with the banner bearer;



Much the same for the Assault Serg plus a few washes of chaos black on his grey bits!



For the Assault Cannon Terminator I blacked in the appropriate areas ready for painting over, brought his chapter symbol up a shade of grey, did the lenses too;









Well not bad for under two hours!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/28 20:37:33

Post by: Gitsplitta

Not bad at all... that Apoth is lookin' pretty swish!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/28 22:37:55

Post by: prototype_X

That sternguard is such a great model! And your realy doing it justice. His chest eagle looks stunning, Well done!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2011/12/30 17:05:36

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Thanks Gits, I'm really not happy with the chest eagle and the white isn't quite right still but he is getting there!

Thanks prototype_x I took a bit of time fading that up to white.

Well a quick update today, I've put some codex grey on to the models I'm currently working on and also I have painted the parchment on the purity seals. Here are the pics;

















Well I'm not finished painting yet so there might be some more to update later!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/01 16:43:24

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Did a little more yesterday, painted one of my comms towers as an objective. Also did a bit more work on the Assault Cannon Terminator.









It needs a bit more work to get the lights and screens painted but certainly good enough for the gaming table!










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Oh and I almost forgot! Happy New Year! Was going for a curry at a restaurant near my sisters and unfortunately broke down when the alternator belt let go on her MX5 but we were only waiting about an hour on the M3 for the RAC to rescue us and they replaced the part today to get us back home, outstanding service! i wish everyone a prosperous new year filled with many hours of happy modelling!!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/01 17:22:08

Post by: megabambam

You are a really talented painter man...
I'm gonna keep my eye out for you

-MBB

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/02 11:53:44

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Nice man nice!Looks good!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/02 21:50:20

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

megabambam wrote:You are a really talented painter man...
I'm gonna keep my eye out for you

-MBB

Thanks and welcome to my blog!

HAZZER wrote:Nice man nice!Looks good!

Cheers Hazzer!

A bit more update today! I have based some of the models I've been working on recently and started a new one too!

So here are the photos so you can see what I've been up to! C&C welcome, they are all still wip but starting to come together!

My Sternguard;





This second shot shows the cog more like it actually appears;



Now the banner bearer;



Apothecary;



Assault Serg;



Terminator;



And the new model I have started;



Did the base while I was at it with the others and just base coated his armour in Regal Blue. He is fine cast and needed a little more liquid green stuff than I first thought he might.

Well I'll try and get a bit more done tonight but unfortunately it's back to work tomorrow!


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So a little more done on the Sternguard Veteran!

This first one without Flash the second with which do you guys prefer for the quality of the picture?





Other angels all with flash;





I might redo his name on the shoulder, the micron pen wouldn't do it so free handed it but it still looks messy.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/02 23:58:05

Post by: Capitansolstice

I think flash is better, the name looks amazing, I see no reason to re do it!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/03 16:24:05

Post by: HAZZER

2nd is far better. I've also found that if you zoom onto the modle from far away when you come to cropping and stuff the detail is far better!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/05 23:49:54

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Capitansolstice wrote:I think flash is better, the name looks amazing, I see no reason to re do it!

Thanks Captinsolstice, I'm not happy with the name yet so I will redo it just because it will annoy me if I don't!

HAZZER wrote:2nd is far better. I've also found that if you zoom onto the modle from far away when you come to cropping and stuff the detail is far better!

Ok well flash it is from now on!

So another update, worked on the Apothecary, was all like yep that's him done! Then I looked at the photos and thought nope I need to touch up a few bits here and there! You guys give me some C&C and we'll see if I'm being overly picky!









I also worked a bit more on the Assault cannon Termie;









I'm thinking that he needs some more work, maybe some free hand. Possibly on the shield or on his power fist or left leg. He just isn't feeling special enough at the moment!

Lastly I took a pic of my painting table as one of the guys at my local GW thought his was messy, I rekon that this is prob quite normal! Feel free to upload some pics of your tables!



Oh and if you can, throw a couple of votes at the Apothecary



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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 03:44:28

Post by: Capitansolstice

I think that the AC termie needs to have more detail, maybe his eyes?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 15:03:39

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

How would you increase the detail on his eyes? Tattoo like Tyson?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 15:11:26

Post by: Tortured-Robot

Nice stuff, i like the contrast between the red and white.

The term does look a little plain, it needs another colour in there to break up all the red. I'd maybe think about try a white helmet for him,or some weathering/battle damage.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 15:44:20

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

How about some of the yellow on the shield? I was also thinking of a free hand symbol on the powerfist too.

Just been looking through Insignium Astartes for ideas and found out that the chapter I based this army on might be called the Emperor's Hawks chapter!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 15:54:51

Post by: Tortured-Robot

Maybe, just needs a colour other than red to break it up a bit- maybe even just picking out some of the details on his mask? Like the vents or rebreather.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 16:39:44

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

You might be right, I will work on him tonight. just as a point of reference I'll add a picture of the first squad of Terminators with their shields painted so you can see what another unit looks like;

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 17:46:52

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Yea they look alot better(not that they ever looked bad) with their shields painted.

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 17:55:14

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Ok here are the results of our discussion;



I free handed a Laurel on the power fist;



Shame about the reflection here is one without the flash;



Here is the out line for the laurels;



I'm quite happy with how he has turned out;



Time for C&C! Time for Whalemusic360 to come on and tell me it's all been meh since the skulls and this is now something cool again!

Looking at the photos I think he just looks a bit flat still but it is much better in real life. Might free hand something on the leg. What do you guys think?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 18:51:56

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WOW man that free hand looks great!Love it!

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 19:35:16

Post by: Reaper Man 2020

Thanks Hazzer! Do you think he is finished yet?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 19:44:56

Post by: Capitansolstice

When I said eye I meant the bionics around it

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 19:59:58

Post by: HAZZER

Yup apart fromI would personally add somehilights around the armor panels or is it the photo where it doesen't show up?

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Emperor's Wings chapter, my latest marine army @ 2012/01/06 22:11:54

Post by: Gitsplitta

Love that freehand on the laurel... and the yellow bits on the shield are nice as well.

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