After painting Horus Heresy stuff since FW started producing these georgeous models I finally wanted to share some of my finished stuff. I consider myself a solid painter - I am not playing the game so I just put weapon combinations as I like it.

I will start with the Sons of Horus and will add models from other legions soon.

1st we have Ezekyle Abaddon and some Justaerin Terminators



Another group shot of Justaerin Terminators without their 1st Captain ...



One of the Justaerin (front and back)






And concluding the first post is the Warmaster himself - easily my favorite model so far.




Hope you guys like it ... as you can see I like my Marines clean without dirt and chipping

Looking really good

awesome

I've been trying to figure out a good color recipe for ruined Imperial architecture but I could never figure it out. Would you mind sharing how you painted the ruins on Horus' base (like the eagle head and stuff)?

WoW!! Now that's the way it's done! Nice work!!!!!

 Darth Bob wrote:
I've been trying to figure out a good color recipe for ruined Imperial architecture but I could never figure it out. Would you mind sharing how you painted the ruins on Horus' base (like the eagle head and stuff)?

I thought about that for a while as well. I do it like this: Black base coat, after that some serious dry-brushing is called for. I use Karak Stone first (on all stone parts of the Horus model). The normal stone parts and rubble get dry-brush highlights with Ushabti Bone. The stone parts you asked for (the eagle head) are dry-brushed with Ulthuan Grey and then highlighted with Pallid Wych Flesh. Hope that helps ...

And thanks to the other guys for your replies ... I really appreciate that.


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And here is Garviel Loken ... a solid model but really not much I was able to do here. Only the face really stands out!

Very helpful! Thanks so much.

I like Loken, but I feel like you should bring the color up a shade or two to differentiate him from the Justaerin more. A brighter green would make him pop more, I think.

 Darth Bob wrote:
I like Loken, but I feel like you should bring the color up a shade or two to differentiate him from the Justaerin more. A brighter green would make him pop more, I think.

You are right. I guess I was a little lazy there and should have added some green as the fluff requires it.

I have added a picture of some Reavers and solo shots of a Reaver Chieftain ...








I really like the Chieftain because his running motion corresponds well with him holding the double-handed chainsword ...

Looking good! So crisp! Really liking them

sm3g wrote:
Looking good! So crisp! Really liking them

Thanks mate!!!

Fantastic! They're so nice and clean, and yet dark and intimidating at the same time.

Excellent stuff!

The Word Bearers got very little interest from myself, so I only painted the Primarch and his 1st Captain. Erebus is still on the to do list ... and I want to do one Gal Vorbak at least.



I like Lorgar - especially his weapon is awesome. But I do not like the base Mr. Skomorowski made for him. If I somehow come across a better one I might even rip Lorgar of this one ...

Fantastic work

On the subject of the Reavers, did they come as full bodies or as torso and legs? Just checking before I get a set

 Pluxtheduck wrote:
Fantastic work

On the subject of the Reavers, did they come as full bodies or as torso and legs? Just checking before I get a set

Thanks man! If I remember correctly the Reavers come as full bodies ... but I am only 95% sure. I am able to check that in the evening ...

I´m not really sold on the yellowish skin tones you do but I totally dig your blacks! If I´d start 30k i´d wish my Sons of Horus would look like that! Keep up the great work!

 Pluxtheduck wrote:
Fantastic work

On the subject of the Reavers, did they come as full bodies or as torso and legs? Just checking before I get a set

The Reavers are full bodies with seperate arms and heads.

 tommse wrote:
I´m not really sold on the yellowish skin tones you do but I totally dig your blacks! If I´d start 30k i´d wish my Sons of Horus would look like that! Keep up the great work!

Thanks. I use the very old GW Flesh Wash for my faces (Kislev Flesh as base, then Ushabti Bone for highlights) ... that might be the reason it comes across a little yellow. It does not really look yellow to me, but I might go for another shade in the future and see if it makes a difference.

Fireball wrote:

Thanks man! If I remember correctly the Reavers come as full bodies ... but I am only 95% sure. I am able to check that in the evening ...

ImAGeek wrote: The Reavers are full bodies with seperate arms and heads.

Thanks guys, looks like I'll be getting out the knives for my chosen so I can mix and match it up a bit

Lorgar and Kor Phaeron look really nice, but I think Lorgar's face is a little plain. Some facial tattoos would really help break up his face a bit, I think.

 Darth Bob wrote:
Lorgar and Kor Phaeron look really nice, but I think Lorgar's face is a little plain. Some facial tattoos would really help break up his face a bit, I think.

The problem with facial tattoos (especially on a Primarch) is that you really have to nail it or otherwise you ruin the whole model because the face is the focal point. I am not very good doing freehand stuff, I only do a little bit on cloaks and banners if I see fit. But I did not want to ruin a costly model such as a Primarch.

Here an addition I finished at the end of last year ... the infamous Raptors of the Night Lords Legion. I was really hesitant to paint them, especially because of the lightnings on the armor. But after finishing the first model I had enough fun to paint the whole squad. Now I really look forward to Curze and Sevatar ...





And here some solo shots ...

They really look epic man, I love how you painted the lightning strikes on the armour, and how you used the head upgrad kit, it really makes them stand out!

Really good. Nice take on the lightening too.
One thing bothers me though, and that is that you have chosen to contrast the blue (a cold colour) with steel, (another cold colour) while throwing in some dark green (yet another cold colour). This lends itself very well to a dark, cold look, but lacks contrast. Personally I would have chosen to have some traditional red in there too.

Beautiful painting though.

They look really nice, I actually love the blue and steel. I really like the NR models. I think maybe red could look better for the wings as suggested above but I think they look fine as is if you like it.

Rising Sun wrote:
They really look epic man, I love how you painted the lightning strikes on the armour, and how you used the head upgrad kit, it really makes them stand out!

Thanks man. Some of the lightning looks more like that crystal thing from Star Trek NG, but I am still very pleased with the results. I used the "normal" NL helmets because I am not much of a fan of the bat-winged helmet ... so I reserved that for the Huntmaster.
I am still unsure what I will do with Sevatar ... helmet or bare head?


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Apower101 wrote:
Really good. Nice take on the lightening too.
One thing bothers me though, and that is that you have chosen to contrast the blue (a cold colour) with steel, (another cold colour) while throwing in some dark green (yet another cold colour). This lends itself very well to a dark, cold look, but lacks contrast. Personally I would have chosen to have some traditional red in there too.

Beautiful painting though.

Thanks to you as well. I see your point, although I never think about cold or warm colors. Most of the time I use some red for my SM models, normally its a cloak, loin cloth or other leather materials. The NL just do not have that. I am still thinking to put some blood on the skin trophies ... that might warm them up?

Very fine line there. If you try to use gore as a method of including red, it is very easy to add too much and end up spoiling the model. A little blood would be amazing though. Personally I would either replace the green wings or white hands with a deep red, but it is entirely up to you. They are your models, and if you are happy with them, then that is what is important.

Well, I wanted to make more regular updates to this thread, but I went on a "short" hiatus because my "war room" got renovated and it took a while for me to put all my painting stuff back in place. And with Gulliman and Sigismund on the horizon I just needed to get back on track.

My newest addition is Captain Saul Tarvitz ... a kit bash I am extremely happy with. A better photo will follow (of other stuff as well), but for now this has to suffice ...

Those are some gorgeous miniatures.

Do you mind sharing your recipe for that purple?
It's the perfect dark, rich purple I've been after for my Corpse-worshipers.

Saul looks awesome, they all do, but the pop of colour on Saul is really nice indeed

Vladimir Deathblade wrote:
Those are some gorgeous miniatures.

Do you mind sharing your recipe for that purple?
It's the perfect dark, rich purple I've been after for my Corpse-worshipers.

Thanks for the praise, although I think your interest in the purple is actually enhanced by the photo.

I only use Xereus Purple as the first layer on the complete model. After adding the other colors (mostly metal) I do a complete wash with Nuln Oil and after that I add a second layer of Xereus purple on the armor surfaces.
For highlighting I use Genestealer Purple and a mix of Genestealer Purple and White for the edges. So nothing special there .. I just use what is available.

and here is Fulgrim ... I know that even myself want to have helmet options for primarchs, but if you succeed to paint a face well it adds so much character to a model. In this case, I am extremely happy with the paint job on the head and face ...

Lovely work all round!

Here are some World Eaters ... of course we have Kharn the (not so) Bloody and the one on the right represents Shabran "White Eyes" Darr.

They look great, the paint job is nice and crisp.

I thoroughly enjoy every one of your updates! Your models are amazing man so crisp!

Amazing job here mate!

Love mainly the SoH Justaerin and Saul. Great using the command squad sword there, gives it a cool look

Subbed ! Keep it up

Nice work but, the World Eaters need some blood.

ciuncky wrote:
Amazing job here mate!

Love mainly the SoH Justaerin and Saul. Great using the command squad sword there, gives it a cool look

Subbed ! Keep it up

Yeah, the command sword was just perfect because there is no better representation of a broadsword available.


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 Sammoth wrote:
Nice work but, the World Eaters need some blood.

I knew somebody would say that Perhaps my recent work of Konrad Curze will please you more ... this was the first time I used blood both on his victims and his claws.


Overall, thanks to everyone in here enjoying my work. I have to improve my photographic skills to get a better presentation of the miniatures.

Great, awesome work. Primarchos are amazing, and captain Saul Tarvitz is simply excelent!!!

 Arkhareon wrote:
Great, awesome work. Primarchos are amazing, and captain Saul Tarvitz is simply excelent!!!

Thanks man! I have more stuff finished, I just need to make photos ...

Let's switch to the Death Guard Legion ... beginning at the top with Mortarion himself!!!

Very nice Morty you've got yourself here mate.

As a fellow working on Death Guard , it seems a bit too clean for my taste, or their lore really. At least a bit of dust on the legs and the lower part of the cape might help, but i guess it's all done and you love it the way it is.

Congrats!

Everyone has a wash at some point to get rid of the dust, even if it is just in the rain

I really like it pal, very nice work. What's your white technique?

Very nice. Soiling and weathering would really not hurt, but the painting is great!

Nice work all through, although the World Eaters are the stand-out for me

 ciuncky wrote:
Very nice Morty you've got yourself here mate.

As a fellow working on Death Guard , it seems a bit too clean for my taste, or their lore really. At least a bit of dust on the legs and the lower part of the cape might help, but i guess it's all done and you love it the way it is.

Congrats!

Thanks again. This clean painting is just my style ... just not a fan of weathering. Still, with my DG I really tried to let it look a little dirtier overall by using the dry-brush extensively. That also helps because painting surfaces with light gray or white is not easy IMO.


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 kitch102 wrote:
Everyone has a wash at some point to get rid of the dust, even if it is just in the rain

I really like it pal, very nice work. What's your white technique?

As already hinted above it was dry-brushing. I coated the models with Nurgle Green, then washed them with Seraphim Sepia. After that its dry-brushing with lighter grey colors. That at least looks dirtier than my usual work with other Legions. After dry-brushing I used White Scar to accentuate some highlights ... that's mainly it.

 insaniak wrote:
Nice work all through, although the World Eaters are the stand-out for me

here are some solo shots of the World Eaters ...

Centurion Shabran Darr






Assault Marine (actually a Ravager with Jump Pack)




Terminator

Here is some more stuff from the Death Guard Legion ...

Typhon and Deathshroud bodyguards


Deathshroud Terminators
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/7/6/726709_md-Death%20Guard%2C%20Deathshroud.jpg

You show amazing precision in your work. The faces show this the best - really nice.

I am not a big fan of weathering per se but but you might want to explore shading the armour pieces themselves a bit more (shadows). You know what you are doing so this may be a style choice on your part.

Thanks for sharing your work.

 Beckmoor wrote:
You show amazing precision in your work. The faces show this the best - really nice.

I am not a big fan of weathering per se but you might want to explore shading the armor pieces themselves a bit more (shadows). You know what you are doing so this may be a style choice on your part.

Thanks for sharing your work.

Thanks for praise and critique. Your are right that more shadowing would be an improvement ... I do not know about different techniques to accomplish that, but I guess it involves a lot of color mixing to achieve the slight color variations. Considering how long it takes for me to paint one model already, I just do not know if I want to extend that even further.

Typhon and dead guard is very nice. Great work on the white armours...More shadows would be really better (Beckmoor ), but is ok for the gaming quality paintings, I would say,not to mention the fact that many aspects Your painting goes beyond gaming guality. (Sorry for bad English)

 Arkhareon wrote:
Typhon and dead guard is very nice. Great work on the white armours...More shadows would be really better (Beckmoor ), but is ok for the gaming quality paintings, I would say,not to mention the fact that many aspects Your painting goes beyond gaming guality. (Sorry for bad English)

Thanks mate ... I guess

Again regarding shadowing ... I fear this old dog will not learn much more tricks.

Continuing the show with some Iron Hands ... black suits my painting style. For the IH I went with a more metallic black (compared to the deep black of the Sons of Horus).

Starting with the Primarch Ferrus Manus ...






The Iron Father ... I used the Typhon base for him because it seemed more fitting.




And some Medusan Immortals

The more i look at your Death Guard, the better it looks, feel like my previous criticism wasn't well thought...

Also, amazing work on Ferrus Manus and his Immortals! Could you share your black painting techniques, or is it simply a light metallic drybrush on top of black?

And yeah, not a bad idea at all to switch bases for the tech father, looks like he was meant to sit on that base and FW mixed them up.

Show us more

here is a "preview" of some IFs I am working on ...

so awesome


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so awesome

Yowser!

Ferus ... GREAT!!! Others are awesome too. I have a great fondness for Horus Heresy, especially Character series. So glad to see Your paint on these great models. Alexis Polux with its IF squad is too great :-). Awesome work, keep it up

 ciuncky wrote:
The more i look at your Death Guard, the better it looks, feel like my previous criticism wasn't well thought...

Also, amazing work on Ferrus Manus and his Immortals! Could you share your black painting techniques, or is it simply a light metallic drybrush on top of black?

And yeah, not a bad idea at all to switch bases for the tech father, looks like he was meant to sit on that base and FW mixed them up.

Show us more

Criticism is always appreciated. I really wish I had more time for painting, then I would like to do a Death Guard Breacher unit as well. Sadly it looks as if Garro will not receive a model - at least not as part of the DG.
However, right now FW is putting out some great character models which have priority for me (plus the awesome Ultramarines Suzerain Squad) - so no more DG as of yet.

Regarding the metallic black --- you are correct, its just drybrushing on top of black ... if it looks too metallic, I tone it down again with Nuln oil.

 Arkhareon wrote:
Ferus ... GREAT!!! Others are awesome too. I have a great fondness for Horus Heresy, especially Character series. So glad to see Your paint on these great models. Alexis Polux with its IF squad is too great :-). Awesome work, keep it up

Thanks for the praise, man. Really appreciate it. Currently I am painting Sevatar, and Sigismund will be next

 Fireball wrote:

 Arkhareon wrote:
Ferus ... GREAT!!! Others are awesome too. I have a great fondness for Horus Heresy, especially Character series. So glad to see Your paint on these great models. Alexis Polux with its IF squad is too great :-). Awesome work, keep it up

Thanks for the praise, man. Really appreciate it. Currently I am painting Sevatar, and Sigismund will be next

Great choice. I'm very curious to see the result of both figures

Slick yellow ya got there.

 Desubot wrote:
Slick yellow ya got there.

It looks that way, doesn't it? But yellow really is tough to paint ... always too thin, but still clumps together quickly. Painting IFs really takes much more time than SM of other Legions ...

Very very nice indeed. It's nice to see someone just picking models from the range they like and delivering some really solid paint jobs.

Also a nice chance of pace to see 'clean' HH models, alot of what we see has a very dirty and weathered look (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Keep it up.

D

You're doing seriously lovely work here, and the variety of legions represented is stunning. Great job!

 Brother SRM wrote:
You're doing seriously lovely work here, and the variety of legions represented is stunning. Great job!

Thanks very much. Before switching to the variety of the Horus Heresy I had my Red Hunters project going on (see image for an example) ... but at some point I got bored of all the red. As soon as FW stated to release Primarchs I knew I would follow that direction and paint stuff from all Legions!

And here is Primarch Vulkan accompanied by the Elite of the Salamanders Legion ...



plus some single Primarch shots ... the base is really one my favorites, I like this much better than the recent style of bases for the character series (e.g. Perturabo, Eidolon)

Vulkans cloak looks so damn cool! All your stuff is great keep it up!

Amazing plog. I love your take on several of the legions you have shown.

 zombiekila707 wrote:
Vulkans cloak looks so damn cool! All your stuff is great keep it up!

 Stormwall wrote:
Amazing plog. I love your take on several of the legions you have shown.

Thanks guys! I have finished Sevatar and currently paint 1-2 Suzerain Ultramarines before starting with Sigismund.

some more shots of the Salamanders ...

Love those Pyroclasts! Very nice all round!

Amazing work mate. Really nice to see the Salamanders, they'd be my choice if i were to start a new army

Keep it up!

I like the alternative sons scheme. Very clean!

 Paradigm wrote:
Love those Pyroclasts! Very nice all round!

 ciuncky wrote:
Amazing work mate. Really nice to see the Salamanders, they'd be my choice if i were to start a new army

Keep it up!

Thanks very much. I really dig the pyroclasts as well ... while I think I screwed up the Firedrakes.


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 LeCacty wrote:
I like the alternative sons scheme. Very clean!

Why alternative? I only painted elite squads of the SoH which are supposed to have black armor, don't they?

Here are some of my Imperial Fists ... all Templar Brethren. I still painted many parts of the armor yellow, mostly the enforced parts which make up MKIII and the helmets are black.



Templar Champion front


Templar Champion back


and some more solo shots

How are you getting that yellow? Awesome work. Would love to get a nice yellow like that without using an airbrush, if possible.

Awesome stuff as usual!

Great work mate, the yellow looks very nice and clean on the upper sides

VanHallan wrote:
How are you getting that yellow? Awesome work. Would love to get a nice yellow like that without using an airbrush, if possible.

I really do nothing special ... I just use the GW colors ... Seraphim Sepia for shading, got a mixture of yellow60%/white40% for the highlights


here are two more SM from the IF ...






and a first look at Sigismund which was about 95% finished when I took the picture ... I really like the alternate head I chose for him

Siggy looks soo much better with that headswap, awesome stuff!

Damn those Templar Brethren are fething sweet!!!!

During the christmas holidays I finally had the time for an extended photo session and made pictures of all the stuff I painted over the last few months ...

here we go with the Phalanx Warder Veterans of the Imperial Fists




plus some solo shots ...

Outstanding work again pal

 kitch102 wrote:
Outstanding work again pal

Thanks man!

Happy New Year everyone ...

Love it all. Looking great !

I already posted a preview of Sigismund ... here is the 100% finished version. I just love the model ... I do not care how realistic the pose is, I think its unique and the model is gorgeous - especially with the alternate head I chose

And here is a more close look at Alexis Polux, Captain of the 405th company






as well as my first try regarding a Terminator Templar Brethren ...

here are my first test miniatures for the Ultramarines ... I can honestly say that this might be the best I can do regarding shadowing/highlighting

And here is the Invictarus Suzerain Squad ... I love those shields tbh


http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/767908-Invictarus%20Suzerain%20Squad%2001.html



http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/767909-Invictarus%20Suzerain%20Squad%2002.html

Very nice mate.

Are those cloaks on the suzerians? May I ask how you did that?

 lipsdapips wrote:
Are those cloaks on the suzerians? May I ask how you did that?

Yes ... three of them have cloaks. This is some third party product, but I bought these cloaks years ago so I cannot give you more information. Sorry ...

And here is Perturabo - Primarch of the Iron Warriors. Normally I paint some test Space Marines to get used to a Legion color scheme ... not this time.

 Fireball wrote:
And here is Perturabo - Primarch of the Iron Warriors. Normally I paint some test Space Marines to get used to a Legion color scheme ... not this time.





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Love it Sir