Welcome to the 14th Unofficial Painting Challenge here on Dakka! This month is the second in the 2016/17 round, so a perfect opportunity to join in and start racking up points early on!

The theme for this month's challenge is The Relic, which covers pretty much anything old and/or holy, from a war priest of Sigmar to a Space Marine Captain carrying one of his Chapter's ancient weapons, from a Malifaux Gremlin who's just stumblekd across some old and priceless loot to a crusading band of holy knights (of the historical, Bretonnian or Panoceanian variety, or any other version of the age-old theme)


How To Enter
- You may enter up to 5 MODELS as a SINGLE ENTRY, and are permitted one entry per member per month. If you enter multiple models, they should ideally be related in some way, such as part of the same squad, unit or scene if you are doing a diorama
- You MUST post a 'proof' picture of your entry in the thread of the state it was in before you started working on it; this must be either unassembled, unpainted, primed or coated a single colour. Entries that do not submit a valid Proof Picture will not be eligible for voting.
- After this, you may post WIP pictures in this thread and your own if you wish, and on completing the entry, you may post up to 5 final pictures IN THIS THREAD that will then be used for voting. Please note that pictures in a montage or collage picture will be considered individual images for this purpose, so while these types of presentation are certainly acceptable, please keep the image limit in mind when compiling them. For example, a collage of 4 images and one separate image would count as your 5 picture allowance.


So What Do I Win?
- Points... and points mean... bragging rights for the next month Following the vote, points will be awarded to every entrant. This year, the Points you receive will be equal to the Percentage of Votes your entry receives in the final Voting thread; if you get 10%, you get 10 points, if you get 6% you get 6 points, so on and so forth.

These points will be used to form a league table, which will be updated month on month as the results come in.


How Long Do I Have?
This challenge begins 1st April and will end at midnight GMT on the 30th April. After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.


List of Entrants

Iechine: FINSHED


Januine: FINSHED


SirOllox: FINISHED


ChaosDad: FINISHED


ssisal: FINISHED


Ustrello: FINISHED


Deadshot:


TP^DC Deputy Manager: FINISHED


Reavsie: FINSIHED


KINGPIN54: FINISHED


piratepizzadog: FINISHED


Kaptin Badrukk


Loricatus Auroura: FINISHED


sockwithaticket: FINISHED


Zergsmasher: FINISHED


vejut: FINISHED


Paradigm: FINISHED


Wilson: FINISHED


Chief


optometris: FINISHED


Guildenstern: FINISHED


trob52: FINISHED


Midget Gems:FINISHED


Moolet: FINISHED


Nevelon: FINISHED


Nordicus: FINISHED


Falienia:


Brennonjw:


GulGog TufToof: FINISHED


methebest: FINISHED


jah-joshua: :FINISHED


Keezus: FINISHED


reizingsun


Zambro:FINSHED


Littletower:


Pneumo: FINISHED


Jadenim: FINISHED


Buttery Commissar


King Pariah: FINISHED


Farseer Anath'lan: FINISHED


final





JBschroeds: FINISHED

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Camkierhi: FINISHED


spuj: FINISHED


Kustomer D: FINISHED


Sevren: FINISHED


kb_lock: FINISHED

I look forward to this one, I have a model Ive wanted to do for a while now. Good luck, all.

My proof of whats to come:

Yes!

Game on. I'm provisionally throwing in with Big Brother here but may substitute later as this guy is going to take a fair while to do. For now anyways - here the big fella's proof. I've spray primed him with chaos and leadbelcher sprays. Hope that's ok

My entry is a relic himself, an old priest with the true, unbreakable believe in the emperor.
He fights the enemys of the imperium with great anger and righteous fury to spread the light of the god emperor.

Slaughterpriest. Hes holy to khorne fanatics right?

I will find something to do.

Possibly my Alpha Legion Contemptor. That has to be relic-y.

Proof and finished model on the first day? Damn but that's some speedy painting!!!

he may've been started last month but shh.

Here are the starting pictures of my Cypher conversion, built with the Dark Vengeance angels...

cool ^ dont forget to drill those barrels though! and I personally feel that cypher should always be hooded, but hey ho

To follow Cypher im glad that I'm ready to present the ravenwings first interrogator chaplain, I forgot to take a picture of the before I started cutting and painting him. All his bits cept an arm got here past couple days. Painted and put him together and touched him up tonight.


So I don't forget and do it again. I am including my proofs for april now.
Company 5 dreadnought 1
Company 5 master balthasar
Company 1 deathwing terminator squad 10
Company 10 neophyte 1/117 progression of a dwarf into a dark angel.

The first minature I bought back in 1991(6th grade when thought had to beat 1st edition dnd to play ad&d) he's always been the dungeon msdter, least once a week since then)

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
he may've been started last month but shh.

I'm afraid I can't allow you to enter that mini then. It's great, and I recall being very impressed with it when you posted it a while back, but the challenges are for minis painted entirely within the month. Sorry, and please feel free to enter another model!

My jump pack 30k chaplain will be my entry. Hopefully he is relicy enough

Decisions decisions. Part of me wants to paint up some capheract terminator armor from 30k, as such a ancient and venerable suit is a relic in it’s own right. The other part of me wants to drag out an actual relic; some old chunk of RT-era lead.

I guess I’ll just poke around the basement and see what grabs me.

I'm in. Photos later

I´m in.
My project this month is - as I said in the poll - a Warbos in MegaArmour. It´s coming along quite well and only needs the left leg to be done. To fit the theme, I´ll ad some gifts from Mork and Gork - they are something like holy to Orks so... it fits god damn it!!!

Proof will follow as soon as I finished the leg and rivets...

K D

Count me in again, will srnd mockup proofs later, will be a sm chaplain.

I'm in. Thinking of doing a contemptor dreadnought... We'll see

 Paradigm wrote:

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
he may've been started last month but shh.

I'm afraid I can't allow you to enter that mini then. It's great, and I recall being very impressed with it when you posted it a while back, but the challenges are for minis painted entirely within the month. Sorry, and please feel free to enter another model!

im out then. got nothing for this theme.

Would Zoanthropes count? Since they're one of the controlling Hive Mind Monsters?

If not, I'm going to have to finish assembling my Lonely Tree.

 Koreg wrote:
Would Zoanthropes count? Since they're one of the controlling Hive Mind Monsters?

If not, I'm going to have to finish assembling my Lonely Tree.

Probably a bit wide of the mark, but I appreciate Nids are limited here so I'm not going to be too picky.

Old One Eye would count, surely?

The model is in itself a relic, managed to get this metal version from ebay

Here's my entry. If there is time I might chuck in some Necron Warriors too, depends on how much time I have

...I wonder what it could be..?

Proof pics to come when it shows up.

Haven't painted anything in around 2 years so will go with a single figure:



Not sure I can do this one justice, but I might just get him finished in a month...

As i sayd before, all i have is hand me down bitz from other people and a while bunch of snapfit tac marines, well here is my proof of my wip shot of my tacmarine convertion to chaplain, still alot of work to be done. But thats the challenge is it not.

IN, spacehulk dude in chair + cup

Oh, and if we are doing POSSIBLE substitutions, I may go for my storm eagle instead

Proof

I have tons of old models but this is the only one that i have some photo of him unpainted

This is my relic model with the mighty relic "da dead shiny shoota"!

You dudes know you're supposed to supply an unpainted picture from now, and then begin painting, right?

 ChaosDad wrote:
Here are the starting pictures of my Cypher conversion, built with the Dark Vengeance angels...

love the clean lines on that convertion cant wait to see the paint on him


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kb_lock wrote:
You dudes know you're supposed to supply an unpainted picture from now, and then begin painting, right?

proof on a newspaper with date visible? Could be an option?

Nah, honour system is fine. If one were to cheat at a prizeless painting competition of man dollies, they clearly need the validation

 Paradigm wrote:

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
he may've been started last month but shh.

I'm afraid I can't allow you to enter that mini then. It's great, and I recall being very impressed with it when you posted it a while back, but the challenges are for minis painted entirely within the month. Sorry, and please feel free to enter another model!

Ah sorry, i posted a miniature that i have painted the 26/3 so it doesn't count

If I take a week off in penitence, would you permit me to enter the Yarrick I literally painted half a face on for a previous challenge?
I can just paint over the face, but for the sake of half an hour, I thought I'd ask.

Buttery Commissar wrote:If I take a week off in penitence, would you permit me to enter the Yarrick I literally painted half a face on for a previous challenge?
I can just paint over the face, but for the sake of half an hour, I thought I'd ask.

Sounds fine to me, there's a difference between 'half a face' and 'most of the model was already painted'! That, and I want to see that Yarrick done!

piratepizzadog wrote:
Ah sorry, i posted a miniature that i have painted the 26/3 so it doesn't count

No worries, as before, if you have any other suitable minis you're more than willing to enter those!

Cheers Para. I managed to get a local sign printer to do his banners on vinyl, so hopefully, it should be a simple finish!

Than i add this model, it's an old gal vorbak that i still trying to convert in a death guard praetor during the terminus est events, i hope it is fine

Yep, that's fine (and awesome!)

 Paradigm wrote:
Yep, that's fine (and awesome!)

Thanks!

that is one very cool fig.

My Deff Dread! Here is his fluff.

In a battle of Tyranids VS Orks, the "Dead Killy" Deff Dread fought the Hive Tyrant of Hive Fleet Whupass in a challenge, which he won by slaying the Hive Tyrant. Had he not done that, the Orks fighting for Warboss Gitsmaka would have been eaten by Hive Fleet Whupass. For this reason, he has been given a bosspole only da biggest and da best Warboss would have. The Orks respect the "Dead Killy" Deff Dread as if it were an idol of Gork and Mork.

Sorry if my option offended anybody. That deff dredd looks very intrecate dude!

KINGPIN54 wrote:
Sorry if my option offended anybody. That deff dredd looks very intrecate dude!

Thanks!

My Ultras Captain with Shield Eternal and Burning Blade was seemingly made for this challenge!

@kingpin54 - In what way do you mean "offended" us?????

Can't you see that "part of his person" is in the background, i thought it was a bit for for April fools myself, but still funny

I'm in with this:

It's a Dark Angels Interrogator-chaplain on a bike, holding the Mace of Redemption. Now all I need is a calm day to prime him...or I could do it with brush primer.

 TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:
@kingpin54 - In what way do you mean "offended" us?????

in my country we have to appolagize alot, sorry.


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Oh, about the proof on a dated background, sorry - damn did it again, sorry lol

Got a couple of sorcerers on the way so will probably do one of them, though i do have a redemptionist priest i could do.
or some rt renagades

A squad of 30k Deathwing would count for this, right?
The best of a legion, armed and armoured with the finest Mars has to offer.
I'll doll them up to look the part.

My entry for the month:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uugushcv1euggy0/20160401_170329.jpg?dl=0

Wargods of Aegyptus typhon harbringer of Set. In universe, a divinely empowered mortal follower of the god who goes around being all greek style heroic and excessive. Hoping to use it to work on my blending...

This will be my entry if Para allows it:



I have two things I'd like a ruling on.

1) As you can see I put a little bit of silver on one of the tracks last week before the poll went up indicating this would be a viable entry. Is that ok? There's still loads of the model left to do and that bit is barely even a basecoat.

2) It's a model that doesn't actually come with a base, but I've already done one. Would it be ok to have it on the base in the final pictures or would I need to present it without?

Fine on both counts, Sock.

Aces. Now let's see if I can actually get the damned thing done, given that the only entry I've made larger than a single infantry figure so far ended in failure.

Have progress to report

I'll participate if I may with my Voss Pattern Lightning fighter?

Sounds good to me, those are suitable Old Skool by Imperial standards!

My entry last night:



And now:


Pretty darn pleased with this guy, sometimes a mini just goes 'right' and comes out exactly how I'd hoped it would! Obviously not final pics as there's more than 5, but I thought I'd get him out here anyway.

Sweet sweet work there Para. Face is fantastic. Your doing a fantastic job of those new figs. Really gotta get that boxed set at some point.

Excellent work man, that model can't be more beautiful than this

My entry!

Edit: Please flip me!

Wow! Paradigm, thats very nice

Nice work paradigm.
But you know there is still nearly the whole month left?

Not that you get depressed now, with nothing to do.....

Para, does you camera have a shutter speed fast enough to catch a WIP pic? Or is it just grey plastic -> finished?

Cheers guys!

@SirOllox: Hah, I got my entry in on day one last month! I'm slacking this time! I do like to get my entries in early, better that than panicking at the end of the month as I have done a few times before!

Trying to get motivated for painting again so i,ll be painting this guy.

Para, that's one cool mini and nice paintjob! I love your style, bro! No Candy-Marines here! You got my whole respect for that speedpainting, man. Thumbs up!

Damn. My uploads always seem to flip when I really don't want them too!

Anyway, here is the finished Voss Lightning for my Dark Mechanicum army finished ( and started) today!. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get some better pictures of it in action, strafing down some Iron hands.







http://40kbrawl.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/painted-voss-lightning-fighter.html

Looking very nice Wilson

Aye, great stuff! Did you want those submitted as final pics, or are you planning to enter tomorrow's ones?

I'll post some better ones tomorrow if that's cool!

Ive just started working on a relic contemptor last night, - its been primed and I've worked on the chest plate aquilla and scrolls can I enter that?

Sounds all right, if you can post a pic I can rule definitely but so long as it's not too far along, it should be all good.

 Paradigm wrote:
Sounds all right, if you can post a pic I can rule definitely but so long as it's not too far along, it should be all good.

if it sways you Ill probably spend as much time on that sword as I will the rest of the model

Looks fine to me, welcome aboard!

that is gorgeous Wilson! love it

@paradigm (and others) - So, I'm not 100% into 40k/30k I just love the models and anyway point being I don't have a lot of the books regarding this sort of thing. I want to finish maybe a Chaplain? I guess for my Luna Wolves which are obviously based on 30k and my question is, from the BAC box - which model is supposed to be or can be used as a generic chaplain? Also, did Luna Wolves *have* Chaplains then? I'm a little fuzzy on how all that works. If it won't work, either for the contest, or the army, I'll probably just do something for Frostgrave.

Thanks

 Guildenstern wrote:
that is gorgeous Wilson! love it

@paradigm (and others) - So, I'm not 100% into 40k/30k I just love the models and anyway point being I don't have a lot of the books regarding this sort of thing. I want to finish maybe a Chaplain? I guess for my Luna Wolves which are obviously based on 30k and my question is, from the BAC box - which model is supposed to be or can be used as a generic chaplain? Also, did Luna Wolves *have* Chaplains then? I'm a little fuzzy on how all that works. If it won't work, either for the contest, or the army, I'll probably just do something for Frostgrave.

Thanks

The guy with the staff/mace from the BaC box is very chaplain-esqe. A few of us painted him last month.

As for how historically accurate he’d be in the Luna Wolves, I have no idea.

That's the one, and yeah, he'd be fine fluff-wise, pretty much every Legion had Chaplains in the 30k period (though all the Traitors later get rid of them, bar the Word Bearers).

sweet thanks guys =D I add him to my to-do then!

Great Cassius Para!

Blade looking very 'burny'

Wow, that's looking awesome!

How did you do that burning blade? Both construction and painting?

Building-phase nearly completed.
Just wanted to show the proof yet.
The Firewarrior is just for size comparisson
Some more armourplates and rivetts and he's good to put some paint on it.

K D

My entry for this month:

Here's my guy

"Progress"

Hey Para, gonna post up my proof pictures tomorrow, but I am torn between two models, do I just post the proof of them both and then enter the one/ones that up finished at the end of the month?

Yeah, that's fine, post both and then enter either.

 Nevelon wrote:
How did you do that burning blade? Both construction and painting?

Hi Nevelon
Bathroom silicone is the key, you can tease it up while drying.
Then prime it normally.
Painting start white then yellow then progressively less dry brush darker spectrum, tips at top of flame black.
Great effect and the stats on that weapon and its fluff, almost must have unless you points pinching.

 Loricatus Aurora wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
How did you do that burning blade? Both construction and painting?

Hi Nevelon
Bathroom silicone is the key, you can tease it up while drying.
Then prime it normally.
Painting start white then yellow then progressively less dry brush darker spectrum, tips at top of flame black.
Great effect and the stats on that weapon and its fluff, almost must have unless you points pinching.

Any chance you'd be willing to post up a video tutorial? I'm planning to build a captain pretty identical to yours, BB/SE/AI, and I'd like to be able to make it a feth-off cool fire effect like that

lol Bathroom silicone, genius

Good luck everyone. Another impressive model finished very quickly para, you are far too good at this.

My Proof


and what I'm aiming to make

Midget I bow to your awesome!

 TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:
Midget I bow to your awesome!

Me too ☺

Indianork Jones, surely? Can't wait to see this!

 Paradigm wrote:
Indianork Jones, surely? Can't wait to see this!

It’s Junior. The squig’s name was Indianork,

I'm going to try doing this BA chaplain. Not got a clue how I'll do him at the moment, hopefully inspiration will hit shortly after priming him. =)

 Loricatus Aurora wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
How did you do that burning blade? Both construction and painting?

Hi Nevelon
Bathroom silicone is the key, you can tease it up while drying.
Then prime it normally.
Painting start white then yellow then progressively less dry brush darker spectrum, tips at top of flame black.
Great effect and the stats on that weapon and its fluff, almost must have unless you points pinching.

I wonder if hot glue would work? That's what I thought you were using in the build pic.

OK, I need to stop dithering about on what to do. My entry is going to be at least one of the BaC terminators.

This is them from their prime pic. (Ignore the stalker/hunter) I’m going to try for the whole squad of 5, but don’t be surprised if only one of them makes it across the finish line.

This is my finished work, i don't have a good photocamera but i hope you guys like it

Really nice work!

I'm so desperate to start mine I'm doing other projects! I need superglue but won't have time to pick it up before I go to Denmark in 2 days

Some really nice work there @piratepizzadog! Really love how imposing he looks as well!

Thanks guys, i really appreciate!

Would Zardu Layak be eligible for this month? He's carrying the Azurda Char'is, a potent artifact Forcestave

If he is, then here is my proof of assembly:

Absolutely fine. Pic isn't showing up, though.

 Paradigm wrote:
Absolutely fine. Pic isn't showing up, though.

Yay! I fixed the image - And thanks!

Finally back at the pc and able to post proof pics.



I hope they qualify for the theme Paradigm

 Nevelon wrote:

 Loricatus Aurora wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
How did you do that burning blade? Both construction and painting?

Hi Nevelon
Bathroom silicone is the key, you can tease it up while drying.
Then prime it normally.
Painting start white then yellow then progressively less dry brush darker spectrum, tips at top of flame black.
Great effect and the stats on that weapon and its fluff, almost must have unless you points pinching.

I wonder if hot glue would work? That's what I thought you were using in the build pic.

OK, I need to stop dithering about on what to do. My entry is going to be at least one of the BaC terminators.

This is them from their prime pic. (Ignore the stalker/hunter) I’m going to try for the whole squad of 5, but don’t be surprised if only one of them makes it across the finish line.

Hot glue would probably work. Silicone is a pain to work with, the time you can work with it is very short so its either too floppy or hardened such that trying to tease up the flames results in you ripping great holes in your silicone.

Recommend testing on a bit of wire or stick first. Let us know how it goes?

You can remelt hot glue as well

Would a necron pariah (conversion) fit the theme this month?

I can't see why not, they're pretty ancient if I recall!

kb_lock wrote:
You can remelt hot glue as well

Might not be a positive characteristic..

'This is my dripping sword which counts as..'

Progress!

Would love to show my progress, but FW is still showing my order as pending! Ordered it on friday, and I'm 95% sure it was in stock when I bought it... If it isn't updated tomorrow I'll have to get in touch to find out.

@Piratepizzadog: Awesome mini!

This storm eagle does not want to cooperate - such a pig of a model

Some assembly WIPs. Progress is slow due to work and only just getting superglue 3 hours ago. It will get there eventually though, had this build in my head for 5 years and its finally coming to life!

Proof!



now to see if I can balance out the huge kicker of death guard painting with some solar auxilia

WiP on the Than. Still not 100% sure if he'll get finished this month but hopefully he will

In the words of Wayne and Garth:

"WE'RE NOT WORTHY, WE'RE NOT WORTHY!"

Welp, don't need to enter this month

If he ends up as good as The Orphan's Wrath then we all may as well hand you this months prime score!

 Januine wrote:
WiP on the Than. Still not 100% sure if he'll get finished this month but hopefully he will

lol. No - much more simple job going down on this guy than on Orphan. No marbling for one!!

 Januine wrote:
lol. No - much more simple job going down on this guy than on Orphan. No marbling for one!!

erm what you do with your models, in your time... Ok ok sorry had to Nvm. It's beautiful!!

< is just extremely jealous

lmao. just caught that - ya filthy bugger!

He likes big models ok

Update my guy, he is coming together, still long way to go

Other side.. In second msg because im semi tech edumakated..

Notice here I went straight for the mithril silver. NEVER go straight for mithril, looks terrible. Will figure out a fix for that blade on the shield.. Not staying like that.

will be doing one of the sorcerors

WIP:

Great progress there guys

Jan the model looks fantastic and its not even finished yet great work as always.

Kustomer D that model is brilliant, I really like your conversions.

Not much in the way of progress on mine so far, in 5 days I've managed to glue 1 arm on and made an attempt at a Greenstuff Hat so still a long way to go >_<

League Table is up here. Take a glance and sub for the future.

 TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:
WIP:

Thank you, man. I hope he comes out as good as He's in my mind.
Maybe I should send it over to Jan - just imagine: a Januine-painted MegaArmourWarboss ...
Doesn't that sound awesome?

oh, this was to be meant to be adressed to MG.

wow TP^DC that's beautiful!

I need to work on my son's necrons next month

Made a start on the painting:

Bad picture but here is my start so far on the chaplain

Is he looking at that helmet and wishing his was like that instead of being a beakie?

kb_lock wrote:
Is he looking at that helmet and wishing his was like that instead of being a beakie?

Haha

My bitz came, so... I'm in! I'm currently building a squad of tankbustas from a long forgotten planet, and one of 'em found a piece of tech dat's ten fousin years old:

kb_lock wrote:
Is he looking at that helmet and wishing his was like that instead of being a beakie?

You mean thanking the emprah that he has a beakie instead of that trash mk 4 helmet?

BEAKIES ARE INFERIOR, DIE YOU HERETIC

Mk7 for the emperor. Beakies need to be smelted

 Januine wrote:
Mk7 for the emperor. Beakies need to be smelted

+1


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 Januine wrote:
lol. No - much more simple job going down on this guy than on Orphan. No marbling for one!!

Forget marbelling I want to know how you got your Eldar gems so nice?

 Loricatus Aurora wrote:

 Januine wrote:
Mk7 for the emperor. Beakies need to be smelted

+1

-2 League Points to the both of you unless you repent and bow before the awesomeness that is MkVI Corvus Pattern armour! One can never had enough Beakies!

Quick WIP:

Still need to finish my convertion this weekend, models are looking great so far everyone.

let's do this thang!!!

Darren Latham did a great job of sculpting the new Ulrik the Slayer model...
best digitally sculpted fur on any Space Wolves mini yet...
of course, in true form, I took a pic of the front of the chest, instead of the back where the amazing wolf skin hangs...
doh!!!
i'll have to get a shot of the back when I get to work on the cloak...




this time around, the experiment will be paint black by using washes over blue-grey...
we'll see how it goes...

good luck, everybody!!!

cheers
jah

 Paradigm wrote:

 Loricatus Aurora wrote:

 Januine wrote:
Mk7 for the emperor. Beakies need to be smelted

+1

-2 League Points to the both of you unless you repent and bow before the awesomeness that is MkVI Corvus Pattern armour! One can never had enough Beakies!

NEVER!!! Beakies are awful. The emperor refuses to get out of that sparkly chair till every last one is flung into the Eye!!

 Januine wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:

 Loricatus Aurora wrote:

 Januine wrote:
Mk7 for the emperor. Beakies need to be smelted

+1

-2 League Points to the both of you unless you repent and bow before the awesomeness that is MkVI Corvus Pattern armour! One can never had enough Beakies!

NEVER!!! Beakies are awful. The emperor refuses to get out of that sparkly chair till every last one is flung into the Eye!!

That's because he's worried he will get poked in the eye

Ill let my tactical builds speak for how I feel about obsolete, redundant power armour

But aren't those obsolete redundant bolters?

 Januine wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:

 Loricatus Aurora wrote:

 Januine wrote:
Mk7 for the emperor. Beakies need to be smelted

+1

-2 League Points to the both of you unless you repent and bow before the awesomeness that is MkVI Corvus Pattern armour! One can never had enough Beakies!

NEVER!!! Beakies are awful. The emperor refuses to get out of that sparkly chair till every last one is flung into the Eye!!

Have to agree with Jan here...

Idk who thought they were a great idea, they look aweful :( If I were to only be able to have space marines with beakies I'd burn the lot

Yep methebest

Fair point. I find usual bolters just too pokey! These seeker bolters struck a nerve with me, i love them. They look like I imagine bolters should look, not a 9mm submachine extended pistol like the standard bolters look.

Rant over

That’s it, I’m voting “Beakie” for next month’s challenge. You young whipper-snappers have no respect for your heritage.

I got the first layer of blues and gold down on two terminators. Will grab some pics later today.

I remember getting the original cream plastic RT space marine box. I also remember taking a knife and a file to those beaks ........

 Nevelon wrote:
That’s it, I’m voting “Beakie” for next month’s challenge. You young whipper-snappers have no respect for your heritage.

I got the first layer of blues and gold down on two terminators. Will grab some pics later today.

well I guess we can poke each other to death...



I'm just waiting on my primer to dry! trying out black gesso as a paint on as I'm out of other primer for my airbrush (nothing available locally I always have to order it) I like it so far! Just... takes a bit longer to dry.

Here's my proof: Berserkers obsolete? Retire? IN SOVIET KHADOR, OBSOLETE WARJACKS RETIRE YOU!



Got to represent the fact that non GW models exist! On an aside, I'm a little aghast that the field is still almost 75% space marines, considering that we just had a month where space marines was the official topic!

Us Space Marines sure do love our relics!

MRW reading all these heretical posts about beakie helmets

You can always head swap out the beak helmets:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/blog/450975.page

proof. While there is some paint on one of the minis it will be base painted over. I was using parts from a previous project.

Hardcore conversions. Sir... I salute you!

 keezus wrote:
Hardcore conversions. Sir... I salute you!

Thanks but I hope I can finish that in time to actually paint them. Maybe I'll add beaks next

 Januine wrote:
I remember getting the original cream plastic RT space marine box. I also remember taking a knife and a file to those beaks ........

I just spent 10 minutes explaining this to the wife after laughhing out loud in the middle of nowhere.

Every now and then an ebay purchase arrives and you open it up only to find someone elses beakie helmets tumble out onto your workbench in addition to what you actually purchased. The other person thinks they doing you a favour by giving you their beakie castoffs for free, thats my experience how beakies get swapped.

Nevelon a beakie challenge would actually be hilarious. We could all find an appropriatly dignified use of a beakie helmet. +1 vote for a beakie challenge please Para

I’ve got something like two dozen RTB01s in the simple green right now. Assuming my hands survive scrubbing them, I’ve got more then enough retro-goodness to bury all you non-believers!

For those who play Xenos armies, beakie helmets can be converted into CC weapons with minimum fuss.

Or blood drinking vessels

Or trophies on weapon wracks/spikey dozer blades

Or turned into grot marines..

I just use the beakie helmets to add some variety to my marines. I don't like or dislike them, really.

As for my entry this month, it is coming along. I'll put some photos up when I've made a little more progress.

I'll gladly do a beakie challenge. Fair warning though, it'll be someone relieving themselves on a pile of beakies.

The joy in taking a ton of beakies out of circulation, as well as the screams from beakie heretics will be worth it.

I prefer the beaked helms. just saying we do exist. anything but a open faced helm. no flesh.

I agree no flesh ssisal. When i read the thousand sons HH book and the space wolves were attacking no helmets that was the moment when i realised no marine world take their helmet off in an engagement.

If we did a beakie challenge I would do a marine with a broken beaked helmet looking at it with disbelief. Probably with some head damage, but otherwise with a defeated xeno despite the helm.

Or a lesser version this, but with a beakie

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/786441-.html?m=2

loricarus, that is awesome.

A couple of grots playing football w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶e̶a̶k̶i̶e̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶m̶e̶t̶ could be a fun wee diorama to build

All these non beakie heretics

 Januine wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:

 Loricatus Aurora wrote:

 Januine wrote:
Mk7 for the emperor. Beakies need to be smelted

+1

-2 League Points to the both of you unless you repent and bow before the awesomeness that is MkVI Corvus Pattern armour! One can never had enough Beakies!

NEVER!!! Beakies are awful. The emperor refuses to get out of that sparkly chair till every last one is flung into the Eye!!

Oh, no. Jan, we were getting along so well...

Best Space marine helmet hierarchy goes thusly:
1. Crusader
2. Mk. IV
3. Mk. VI
4. Mk. III with smooth face plates
5. Mk. V
6. Mk. VII
7. Mk. III
8. Mk. II
9. No helmet

FACT.

would a Sob Simulacrum Imperialis be considered a relic?

 LordRahl wrote:
would a Sob Simulacrum Imperialis be considered a relic?

Aren’t those things just relics on sticks?

About 6 hours into this bundle of joy.



He'd be done if I werent doing a ton of commission stuff during my free time, but I always look forward to stealing some time to work on it.

 Kustomer D wrote:

Thank you, man. I hope he comes out as good as He's in my mind.
Maybe I should send it over to Jan - just imagine: a Januine-painted MegaArmourWarboss ...
Doesn't that sound awesome?

I've thought about that too, I can just about do conversions ok now but would be awesome to have someone like Jan or Para or Lechine (list goes on of good painters in this comp) paint it and bring it to its full potential.

Thought I do a quick WIP on Indianork Jones so far. Thanks Para I rely on you to name my creations

GS Hat done and bag created with stones, I could only fit 2 in on show, thinking i'll take a step into the unknown and may try some OSL with the stones. Hes also got a whip and pistol attached to his belt. I'm away with work for a few days this week so its undercoated now as well and I'll take a few paints with me.



P.S. I am a fan of beakies, if they lose all their weapons they can attack enemies with their face.

^ Man Ive really, really gotta get on my GS game.

@MG - love it. Brilliant work. Your painting is very good, stop being so hard on yourself!

MG dude!! that totally rocks! I always look forward to the humour you bring to all your stuff! That hat is perfect imo!

Also on the beakie front...

yeah, no, ain't doin' 'em. And it's not cuz I think they're terrible looking throwbacks to ancient knight technology or anything but rather..

BaC is my first space marine set of any kind.

So, yeah no hordes of bitz here lol

A wip, my comverted tac marine to a chaplain

I present veteran dark talon pilot jaserial, shot down by necron forces; willing choose to enter the dreadnought corps. In this new ... body he has proven his skill on the field is still nothing to shake a stick at. He serves as first dreadnought of the 5th company.

I'll provisionally pencil myself in. Lightly. On water.

One man's crook, another one's hero. If a hanging hero can be considered close enough to a relic to count, then:



Hope it's ok.

Got to work on the heads a little today, got a long way to go to get everything done by the end of the month. : /

tardy to the party but:

beakies are the (second) best marines bar none (but 1), we all know the actual order is:

1) MK III
2) Beakies
3) MK IV
4) MK V
5) everything else
6) bare head

Looking great lechine

The dread fluff is golden sissal

Well I have some pics that show my dread pretty much at completion.

Apologies for the potato quality pics, I was going to take some proper ones....









Close up of the sword





And then... Disaster!! Should have waited for lower humidity, and I don't have any spray gloss at hand and need to wait till payday :(

NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Had the same happen to me the other day but not nearly as badly as that. It is fixable but utterly gutwrenching when it happens

Just say its a frosty morning.

I was freaking out as I've never had it happen before. Maybe I could blag shrouded lol

 Littletower wrote:
I'll provisionally pencil myself in. Lightly. On water.

One man's crook, another one's hero. If a hanging hero can be considered close enough to a relic to count, then:



Hope it's ok.

Well it worked for Odin


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 optometris wrote:
I was freaking out as I've never had it happen before. Maybe I could blag shrouded lol

That sucks man :( :( it is fixable usually, hope it works out well for you! I had that happen to my Hellpit - totally sucks

Wow, that frosting sucks!! Hope it's fixable!

Finally got my proof picture. After a long wait for the order to arrive, and running out of glue half way through assembly, here he is:

I saw that nebula sword on reddit - I'm going to paint my medge angels like that. Great stuff

kb_lock wrote:
I saw that nebula sword on reddit - I'm going to paint my medge angels like that. Great stuff

If you need a hand with it drop me a pm.

So I took my proof on Saturday:


But I've only got this week to paint, as I'm on holiday for the rest of the month. So yesterday I got cracking and...finished:







Huh. Felt like that should have taken longer, but at least it's done!

Good job on finishing! Enjoy the holiday!

Hey, turns out doing pictures is easier with the dakka gallery.
Anyways, in progress on the Thyphon--base colors done, now on to shading.

Beautiful Jadenim! really like the book and the flames look great! lovely red as well on the cloak

I have another two layers of my midtone grey on my guy, slowly... slowly... no pics because honestly not really much change on him

This is what passes for progress in my workshop; two weeks in and I finally have a decent proof picture. In my defense, it was tough to cleanly cut away all the wee beakie arms, dainty little beakie hands, and those ridiculous shoulder pads in order to get a proppa fit with a real arm. A little filing and greenstuff filling still to come.

On a more serious note, I'd like to play to the Relic theme this month, but I know nothing about the Horus Heresy. The idea is that this ork found this rocket launcher 10,000 years after it was made and it is still functioning. Any suggestions for a "period-specific" paint scheme? I plan on trying my hand at battle damage and weathering to make it look ancient, but I'd like some vestiges of the original paint (they do paint these things, right?) still showing. Thanks!

Thanks for the kind comments guys! This was one of those times (particularly with the book and flames) where the paint just went on spot on how I wanted straight off the brush.

Fortunately I had the self-control to go "that looks good, now walk away from the model!"

Finally got a chance to work on this;


WIP

Beautiful work so far. Love that power-sword optometris. The script in that book and scroll is incredible Jadenim and I love the metals on the your necron TP^DC, great scheme.

I'm not sure i'll get much more chance to paint over the next 3 weeks, lots of things I need to do (wife is away and I've a son to take care of).

So here is my entry, if I get time I'll tidy him up a bit then i'll repost the images (the shoulder pad needs some corrections and the seals a little script, perhaps add a little more highlight to some of the reds.) This is my first black power armour and I was a little paranoid at how difficult the greys would be. Nuln oil saved me from much of the worst mistakes. Although simple and fairly standard colour scheme I couldn't bring myself to scuff up his armour. Maybe when I'm feeling a little braver I'll go back and make him a little more battle worn.
As usual I'd love to hear any critique =)

Looks great, Moolet! Love the jump pack weathering!

I'm not sure if it's dark pictures or if the PA needs brighter highlights.

Yeah, the blueing of the metal is really well done.

Here's a WIP of my biker Interrogator:

Still some cleanup to do of most of the colors, then it's on to the shading. I didn't have an extra skull helmet handy, so I improvised by painting a sort of skull outline on a regular SM helmet.

 Moolet wrote:
Beautiful work so far. Love that power-sword optometris. The script in that book and scroll is incredible Jadenim and I love the metals on the your necron TP^DC, great scheme.

I'm not sure i'll get much more chance to paint over the next 3 weeks, lots of things I need to do (wife is away and I've a son to take care of).

So here is my entry, if I get time I'll tidy him up a bit then i'll repost the images (the shoulder pad needs some corrections and the seals a little script, perhaps add a little more highlight to some of the reds.) This is my first black power armour and I was a little paranoid at how difficult the greys would be. Nuln oil saved me from much of the worst mistakes. Although simple and fairly standard colour scheme I couldn't bring myself to scuff up his armour. Maybe when I'm feeling a little braver I'll go back and make him a little more battle worn.
As usual I'd love to hear any critique =)

Spoiler:

That is beautiful.

Moolet:

Any heat stress for the melta? It’s a bit of a disconnect to see such wonderful work done on the JP, but not on the gun renowned for the heat it kicks out.

But looking great!

Hi. thanks for the comments. I'm glad you like him. =)

Any heat stress for the melta

good point, Perhaps he is too busy hitting people over the head with oversized paper weight... I mean Relic. I think I'll go back and add some as you suggest, perhaps ill get it done before the end of April.. I hope so.

I'm not sure if it's dark pictures or if the PA needs brighter highlights.

The pics maybe a bit dark but I see what you mean. Perhaps I can be a little braver with some of the upper most highlights.

Nice work. Leave him clean. If nothing else he'll stand out more from the rest of the army. The only critique I'd offer maybe shade the white a little more subtly?I'm not a fan of blacklining white, though (anymore, used to do it all the time), but that's a taste thing so ymmv.

Finally ready to start. gotta finish by Friday though!


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I was not ready. I have a severe cold and am shaking too much to huddle in a chair. Alas poor Yarrick, you'll have to wait for tomorrow.

Moolet - that is beautiful!
BC - be well, Yarrick can wait
Gulgog - great conversion! Paint it whatever you want and add some Ork graffiti, your fluff makes it fit the theme, so do what fits aesthetically
Zerg - nice biker, need to get on with mine, but too reluctant to work out how to do the Ravnewing black justice
Deadshot - Great first steps

 sockwithaticket wrote:
The only critique I'd offer maybe shade the white a little more subtly?I'm not a fan of blacklining white, though (anymore, used to do it all the time), but that's a taste thing so ymmv.

thanks, I think the same but I'm very inexperienced in this area. Your last couple of entries had gorgeous whites on this, can I ask how you achieve this? How would you go about smoothing it out. I was thinking of adding a few very thin glazes.washes (nuln+lamian medium 25:75, perhaps throw in a little blue too) then clean it up first with some greys building to almost white. I'd love to hear how you'd paint it.

I was not ready. I have a severe cold and am shaking too much to huddle in a chair.

I'm sorry to hear it. I was like this 2 weeks ago, there's a nasty spring flu doing the rounds at the moment.

Alright guys, I feel like doing a sorcerer and could need the "pressure" to actually get stuff done.
Here's my proof picture, hope it's not to late to enter yet.

any words of advice or feedback for a rookie painter on the dreadnought I submitted on the bottom of page 6?

I know its not as dark grim as other folks stuff, but im going w a fresh paintjob look to imply pride in colours.

ssisal wrote:
any words of advice or feedback for a rookie painter on the dreadnought I submitted on the bottom of page 6?

I know its not as dark grim as other folks stuff, but im going w a fresh paintjob look to imply pride in colours.

It’s hard to get a good look due to the pictures, unfortunately. I’d set him on a curved piece of paper, with as much light as you can muster (but not a flash). Brace your camera to avoid shakes. Don’t be afraid to snap a zillion pictures and just take the best. It’s not like we pay to develop film these days.

The silver could use a wash. Black/brown depending on the look you are going for. (I go black personally)
Golds do well with a brown wash, then a drybrush back with the gold. Gives it a nice, warm depth for very little work and only basic techniques.
It looks like you might need a little cleanup on the gold trim on the torso. Hard to tell with the pic though.

But overall a solid work. It looks like you mostly kept the paint where it belongs, picked out all the details, etc. A little wash/drybrush work would help define the detail a little bit more, and both of those are easy to learn techniques.

well, I would LOVE to say that I've done a lot to mine (to be fair I've done quite a bit) but I just can't stop working on the masses of infantry that I need to deal with Hopefully an update pic by the end of the day today

 Nevelon wrote:

ssisal wrote:
any words of advice or feedback for a rookie painter on the dreadnought I submitted on the bottom of page 6?

I know its not as dark grim as other folks stuff, but im going w a fresh paintjob look to imply pride in colours.

It’s hard to get a good look due to the pictures, unfortunately. I’d set him on a curved piece of paper, with as much light as you can muster (but not a flash). Brace your camera to avoid shakes. Don’t be afraid to snap a zillion pictures and just take the best. It’s not like we pay to develop film these days.

The silver could use a wash. Black/brown depending on the look you are going for. (I go black personally)
Golds do well with a brown wash, then a drybrush back with the gold. Gives it a nice, warm depth for very little work and only basic techniques.
It looks like you might need a little cleanup on the gold trim on the torso. Hard to tell with the pic though.

But overall a solid work. It looks like you mostly kept the paint where it belongs, picked out all the details, etc. A little wash/drybrush work would help define the detail a little bit more, and both of those are easy to learn techniques.

This.

The intensity of the light makes it really hard to see the colours.
If you use something to difuse the light, the pictures would be great. A piece of paper in front of the light would do the job. Alternatively, you can take a picture in the daylight.

In terms of the painting, what Nev said. What colours are the plasma coils? I can't really see, but I think it's green(?). It might be worth doing it another colour so it 'pops' against the green dread.

Proof post. (Wait for it)

Edit: it looks like his bayonet is actually painted. it isn't; it's just reflecting my luminous hoodie.

Wip update!

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Proof post. (Wait for it)

Edit: it looks like his bayonet is actually painted. it isn't; it's just reflecting my luminous hoodie.

If you do a wip you should put this pic in the background

 optometris wrote:

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Proof post. (Wait for it)

Edit: it looks like his bayonet is actually painted. it isn't; it's just reflecting my luminous hoodie.

If you do a wip you should put this pic in the background

yes, keep the chain going, you're final MUST be at least 5 layers deep

 optometris wrote:

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Proof post. (Wait for it)

Edit: it looks like his bayonet is actually painted. it isn't; it's just reflecting my luminous hoodie.

If you do a wip you should put this pic in the background

I may struggle, it's a pretty dark paintjob.

nevelon.
trying pitures in sun light these look the same to me. but maybe tis better for you all.

never done a wash, assume can find tutorial on youtube.
blackwash for silver.
brown wash for gold.

drybrush after to bring the color back to bright of paint colors.

zambo.
I figured brigter light would work best. I do all my painting after dark with either blue or green or white lights overhead. ill remember sunlight for pictures.

the plasma coils are two layers of decoart mithril silver, three layers decort of crystal green, then a four layers each of a trio of blends of folkart calypso sky + americana neon scorching yellow , final layer is americana glow in the dark(dryes clear)




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Daylight photos hope they work better.
The chest thing is upside down, because he used to fly upsides down all the time. I have a fully painted pilot arms and torso and beat inside to represent him.

I remember discovering washing models.
Ssisal it will change the job competely. It will revolutionise your painting. You will never not wash after discovering wash.
I would recommend an older model, not your beautiful dread. Wash it competely with black or brown wash, recommend black. Wash should not need watering down but you can use a bit. Once you start cover 100% of the model in wash, then dont touch it till its completely dry. If you touch partially dry wash its usually a disaster.
Then once its dry as nev says drybrush the origional colour or metal back.
It will bring contrast and define your model.
Im a huge fan of washing. Give it a try on an old, painted model and see how you go.

ssisal wrote:
nevelon.
trying pitures in sun light these look the same to me. but maybe tis better for you all.

never done a wash, assume can find tutorial on youtube.
blackwash for silver.
brown wash for gold.

drybrush after to bring the color back to bright of paint colors.

zambo.
I figured brigter light would work best. I do all my painting after dark with either blue or green or white lights overhead. ill remember sunlight for pictures.

the plasma coils are two layers of decoart mithril silver, three layers decort of crystal green, then a four layers each of a trio of blends of folkart calypso sky + americana neon scorching yellow , final layer is americana glow in the dark(dryes clear)




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Daylight photos hope they work better.
The chest thing is upside down, because he used to fly upsides down all the time. I have a fully painted pilot arms and torso and beat inside to represent him.

 Moolet wrote:

 sockwithaticket wrote:
The only critique I'd offer maybe shade the white a little more subtly?I'm not a fan of blacklining white, though (anymore, used to do it all the time), but that's a taste thing so ymmv.

thanks, I think the same but I'm very inexperienced in this area. Your last couple of entries had gorgeous whites on this, can I ask how you achieve this? How would you go about smoothing it out. I was thinking of adding a few very thin glazes.washes (nuln+lamian medium 25:75, perhaps throw in a little blue too) then clean it up first with some greys building to almost white. I'd love to hear how you'd paint it.

Cheers, man. It's nothing much to be honest. I make sure the white is down solid before doing any shading, then I'll go and put 70:30 valley game colour stonewall grey : vgc ghosty grey in the recess and layer up to pure ghosty grey, then layer from ghosty back to pure vallejo model colour white. The main thing is patience and super thin layers. That said, for things like a winged shoulder pad that method is way too fiddly and you don't really have the room to do it properly anyway, which is why whatever deity there is caused vallejo to make a pale grey wash. Add a touch of white, a bit of matte medium and apply thin coats to taste before highlighting with white. Works a charm.

Now as i've had a set back with one of my sorcerers and don't feel like doing the other, will someone who fixes relics count?

I don't see why not!

I'm in, with my Deathwing.

I'm finished and will be posting final pics today or tomorrow

@Buttery I'm laughing more at your WIP picture than I should... plus the 13 posts in the couple of hours between you posting the OP and editing it... haha

Hey guys,

had some time to paint today.
My "Relic" isn't finished yet but nearly there.

WIP:

 Guildenstern wrote:
@Buttery I'm laughing more at your WIP picture than I should... plus the 13 posts in the couple of hours between you posting the OP and editing it... haha

Because Yarrick was in last month's but only got his face did, I wanted to show there wasn't any monkey business. I'm not cultured enough to have the day's paper.

I'm forcing myself to do the base carefully at the moment. Painted that ork flesh and highlights four times now... not that it even shows in the photo.

Just a little progress report to show I’m still alive and in this. Sloppy basecoats down.

Ok so finished my warsmith who quite likely maintains infernal relics, which is probably like taming lions.






pva is still wet though as i need to take him else where.

Doubt I'm gonna finish the thanatar this month. May have to substitute a tech-priest in instead

Thats loser talk Januine. You can do it!

 Januine wrote:
Doubt I'm gonna finish the thanatar this month. May have to substitute a tech-priest in instead

*Cracks whip*

Get back in there and paint that thing!

Seriously, if anyone can do that model justice in a short time, its you Januine! We believe in you!

Cheers folks but really taking my time with the fella. Lots n lots I want to include. We'll see

Finally settled on what I am going to do. Here's my proof

 sockwithaticket wrote:

 Moolet wrote:

 sockwithaticket wrote:
The only critique I'd offer maybe shade the white a little more subtly?I'm not a fan of blacklining white, though (anymore, used to do it all the time), but that's a taste thing so ymmv.

thanks, I think the same but I'm very inexperienced in this area. Your last couple of entries had gorgeous whites on this, can I ask how you achieve this? How would you go about smoothing it out. I was thinking of adding a few very thin glazes.washes (nuln+lamian medium 25:75, perhaps throw in a little blue too) then clean it up first with some greys building to almost white. I'd love to hear how you'd paint it.

Cheers, man. It's nothing much to be honest. I make sure the white is down solid before doing any shading, then I'll go and put 70:30 valley game colour stonewall grey : vgc ghosty grey in the recess and layer up to pure ghosty grey, then layer from ghosty back to pure vallejo model colour white. The main thing is patience and super thin layers. That said, for things like a winged shoulder pad that method is way too fiddly and you don't really have the room to do it properly anyway, which is why whatever deity there is caused vallejo to make a pale grey wash. Add a touch of white, a bit of matte medium and apply thin coats to taste before highlighting with white. Works a charm.

Thanks, for the tips I'll try something similar. I've 10 death company to do in the next couple of months so getting it right is pretty important for me.

I've not got those particular paints but I'll try to convert it across to GWs line, or would you say they are not equivalent? If so perhaps its time for me to invest in some new brands. =) Thanks again for the advice.

@methebest: the warsmith looks great.. very gritty!

I remember discovering washing models.
Ssisal it will change the job competely. It will revolutionise your painting. You will never not wash after discovering wash.

This. It really does help theres a reason people call it talent in a bottle/pot. It adds a lovely level of contrast. On my orks, if its a quick job I just basecoat their clothes then a carefully placed wash and its so much better than just a base coat. With a nice piece like your dreadnaught. You can either clean-up after the wash with a drybrush.. very good for metallic but I find not so nice for most other colours (dependent on the effect you want) or just tidy up all the most prominent surfaces with your base colour. This is more time consuming I find but if done carefully and with a bit of though this alone makes the model quite striking. For added definition of the all the details add an edge highlight (a lighter tone of your base, or your base colour with a little white added) and you'll have a great looking model.

never done a wash, assume can find tutorial on youtube.
blackwash for silver.
brown wash for gold.

My favourite way to do steel type metals is base in a dark silver (lead belcher), then wash first black quite heavily, then once completely dry brown (I use nuln oil and agrax earthsahde). The metal will look really gunked up. Then do a light drybrush of the leadbelcher again and any really worn or scratch areas use a little rune fang steel as an edge highlight. The more of the leadbelcher you drybrush back on the more new your steel will look. So for orks I do it very lightly, just the edge really, marines a little more heavily.

 Moolet wrote:

 sockwithaticket wrote:

 Moolet wrote:

 sockwithaticket wrote:
The only critique I'd offer maybe shade the white a little more subtly?I'm not a fan of blacklining white, though (anymore, used to do it all the time), but that's a taste thing so ymmv.

thanks, I think the same but I'm very inexperienced in this area. Your last couple of entries had gorgeous whites on this, can I ask how you achieve this? How would you go about smoothing it out. I was thinking of adding a few very thin glazes.washes (nuln+lamian medium 25:75, perhaps throw in a little blue too) then clean it up first with some greys building to almost white. I'd love to hear how you'd paint it.

Cheers, man. It's nothing much to be honest. I make sure the white is down solid before doing any shading, then I'll go and put 70:30 valley game colour stonewall grey : vgc ghosty grey in the recess and layer up to pure ghosty grey, then layer from ghosty back to pure vallejo model colour white. The main thing is patience and super thin layers. That said, for things like a winged shoulder pad that method is way too fiddly and you don't really have the room to do it properly anyway, which is why whatever deity there is caused vallejo to make a pale grey wash. Add a touch of white, a bit of matte medium and apply thin coats to taste before highlighting with white. Works a charm.

Thanks, for the tips I'll try something similar. I've 10 death company to do in the next couple of months so getting it right is pretty important for me.

I've not got those particular paints but I'll try to convert it across to GWs line, or would you say they are not equivalent? If so perhaps its time for me to invest in some new brands. =) Thanks again for the advice.

Couldn't say to be honest, I've barely any familiarity with the current generation of GW paints. I'm a strong advocate of having ghosty grey in your paint rack, though. It's great for adding to stuff tp make vibrant highlights that aren't quite as strong as if you'd used white, but less muted than if you'd used a bone colour. Given how pale it is it covers really well over dark colours in my experience which makes it a useful base coat option.

If washing makes everything so dark (i dont have ink.. ill pick up some brown/black at game store when i go pick up my order this weekend)

Im a little worried. I want all of my weapons and men and vehicles too to look like their armor was newly painted, not dingy and battle worn. Pride in Colours is very much a thing for these guys.. so i dont want to wash all the color out. Ill try it on a tactical bolter guy this weekend.

Thanks moolet.

Just because the last model succumbed to the foggy Matt varnish treatment :( I'll throw this beast in to the mix as its pretty much ready for paint and will give me a push to get it done, I only started assembling it 18-24 months ago.

Behold the mk2 Spartan

"Progress"

That looks brilliant! Is that airbrushed or wet blended, that's paint job looks smooth and crisp!!

Airbrush and then a lot of brushwork.

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what's a lightbox,can you take a picof that to share? colors look betteron the box ones.

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ssisal wrote:
If washing makes everything so dark (i dont have ink.. ill pick up some brown/black at game store when i go pick up my order this weekend)

Im a little worried. I want all of my weapons and men and vehicles too to look like their armor was newly painted, not dingy and battle worn. Pride in Colours is very much a thing for these guys.. so i dont want to wash all the color out. Ill try it on a tactical bolter guy this weekend.

just bring it back up slightly with a layer of the basecoat, it gives the first basecoat layer that nice illusion of depth in all the right places, it's not just about changing the colour or trying to darken it anyway.

You could also do a much more precise wash, just on areas of deep recesses, around bits that stick out, along edges next to a trim piece for instance - that way you don't have to re apply more basecoat but you do take a bit more time since you don't want the wash just all over.

tbh thought I've seen with most colours very little difference if you just basecoat, wash, first highlight, second highlight - skipping the second base coat or a more careful wash. Maybe on a really light colour there's more difference.

Anyway, just some thoughts! Good luck however you go about it