Welcome all to the 61st round of the Dakka Painting challenge. This month's round marks the start of the challenge's 6th annual rotation, kicking off another 12-month rate to the top of the League, and a whole lotta painting along the way! For the unfamiliar, this is a friendly painting competition open to members of all skill levels and experience, whether your entry is your first or you thousand-and-first time painting miniatures. Each month, finished entries are collected into a thread where the community can vote on their favourite pieces, and those votes go towards an annual overall League that runs for 12 rounds, ending in February next year.

This month, the theme, as traditional for the first round of each year, is Space Marines, those ubiquitous space-borne fighty chaps with all that armour and whatnot. But, as always, the only limit on your entry is your imagination in interpreting that theme. In the past, we've had Orks in looted power armour, Space Marines adorning the bases of alien monstrosities, and even a bemused collection of/modern-day marines who found themselves suddenly in space... So go wild, and as long as it's at least somewhat related, you're good!


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 6 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 5 images and one separate image would count as your 6 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 of March and will end at midnight UK time on the 31st of March. After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.

List of Entrants

Nevelon: FINISHED


Deadshot: FINISHED


Porphyrius: FINISHED


MobileSuitRandom: FINISHED


Rybrook: FINISHED


SmallChanges: FINISHED


Maharg: FINISHED


Arakasi: FINISHED


Viterbi: FINISHED


posermcbogus: FINISHED


Captain Brown: FINISHED


Domican: FINISHED


Jamie Shred:FINISHED


ShadowsAndDust: FINISHED


Zergsmasher: FINISHED


Jjohnso11


Modock: FINISHED


queen_annes_revenge:


vejut: FINISHED


Pariah Press: FINISHED


hotshot: FINISHED


monkeytroll: FINISHED


DJJazzyJeff: FINISHED


feltmonkey: FINISHED


Midget Gems Jr. FINISHED


Midget Gems: FINISHED


CREEEEEEED: FINISHED


JustALittleOrkish: FINISHED


MacPhail: FINISHED


Arkanid: FINISHED


DV8: FINISHED


Bschwi1: FINISHED


Tim121RVC: FINISHED


ms07b3: FINISHED


Jadenum:


Gruuler:


Barcode


Disciple of Mephiston: FINISHED


Pneumo: FINISHED


Paradigm: FINISHED


Chris56: FINISHED

Starting off the new year with a Boom! Adding some heavy weapons to the deathwatch.

Seeing as it was my birthday on Friday I went and done it! Picked up this magnificent beast knowing this month would be the Space Marine round.

Been away a long time, getting back into the swing of things with some noise bois!

Damn deadshot, if you'd waited a few days you could've taken mine off my hands.. I've got him on ebay for £12 off retail price..

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Damn deadshot, if you'd waited a few days you could've taken mine off my hands.. I've got him on ebay for £12 off retail price..

Ahh man just my luck! Tbh, if I had bought it off you it would have probably got lost in the post or something! That's an absolute steal though!

Yeah, I've had him knocking about for ages. It's a lovely model but I have tons of other things I'd rather paint, so I'm trying to offload some of my junk. People are so stingy though. Got tons of watchers on ebay, same with a NIB angron I have up on there.. He's on for £8 less than retail and I'm taking offers, but people still want more off. Ridiculous.

I'll be painting flamey skull dude from the Shadowspear box. Just realized that the last Chaos marines I've painted were the Space Crusade ones and 'painting' then actually meant using permanent markers, LOL

The second half of my OG Death Company with a modern twist

I was going to enter a couple of Tyrant Guard dismembering a space marine, but was inspired to make this angry person instead:

I'll paint my first ever primaris marine for this month - a Deathwatch Intercessor. Just need to decide which chapter he comes from now - probably one with an easy to freehand chapter symbol

Long time lurker, first time participator. I promised myself as part of my 2020 hobby resurection year I would enter the Dakka Painting Challenge once the annual rotation kicked off. It has still managed to sneak up on me, but here we are. I'll only have two weeks available this month (three from next month) - so we'll see how I go. Luckily I have this Dark Vengeance Dark Angels Terminator that I prepared five (probably more) years ago. Unluckily I undercoated it black back then. He has been de-dusted for his "proof" picture. Good luck everyone!

Here's my entry for the month. After Beastman Bounty hunter and the Kellermorph, Cypher will close the trilogy of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Who's who depends on your allegiance or level of cynicism).

Gonna throw my hat in the ring for the first time with not one, but 2 WHOLE space marines. Aiming to finish these guys and complete my first unit in who knows how long.
Thankfully, with these being black templars, they're what, 50 percent done already, no?

I'm sure I've got a space marine somewhere for this. Gotta do a heckin quick one because of how full my March schedule is (Trance Unity this weekend, Adepticon the last week of the month, and I have my Creature Caster model and 10 Revenants still to finish).

shame about the category. Looking forward to the next one!

This one is going to be really tough, as I have no Marines, not even parts other than some Rhino bits.

What if I did a Sisters of Battle Rhino...it is a Rhino like the Marines ride around in only with more bling.

Wait a minute...it is a Marine Rhino kit...rummages around...there is a Marine...well most of one.

An objective marker for recovering the gene seed.



Cheers,

CB

Are posting update WIP pics allowed in here?

Thanks fellas! In that case! Day 2 - as I like to call it, the 'false sense of progress phase' Base colours are going down nicely, and the minis are starting to take shape. I'm even thinking of being arrogant, and throwing another marine into the mix! Ooh my!

...but when the proper detailing starts, that's when these two will slow down, along with all the other stuff on my workbench. Gonna try to keep posting, to keep my motivation up! Name and shame me if I'm gone for more than a couple of days!

They should be I have posted paint stages before

 posermcbogus wrote:
Are posting update WIP pics allowed in here?

Absolutely, I always share loads

I should have thought about this thread sooner! First attempt at such a challenge and also first time painting a vehicle, this month a Night Lords Rhino.
Im hoping this doesnt rag on too long...my Helbrute took many months to get finished.

Here's my proof pic, the heroes from the labyrinth of the necrons board game. I haven't painted imperial fists, salamanders or space wolves before and the only ultramarine I have painted was Guilliman so this should be interesting, I have had plenty of practice with blood angels though.

I'll be painting up three of five Havocs as Nightlords for this contest. Here's my proof pic.

I've started, now can I complete?

4 thin coats down, at least one more required...

Arakasi,

Of course you can. Month always starts with the proof pictures of your basically unpainted model(s) and during the month some work in progress shots are nice and then near the end your finished figure(s).

Cheers,

CB

Thanks Captain Brown. That was more a rhetorical question about my ability to finish (and a WIP) than permission to compete (proof picture posted earlier).

I'll be entering the Dark Angels Master of Repentance, Asmodai:

Should be simple enough to paint just one dude, right? Plus I have good motivation beyond this challenge since I might just be using this guy in some lists.

I haven't started yet, but I have dusted off the mini's

Space Wolf Razorback. I've had this thing for a long time and decided I probably need to throw some paint on it.

I cant help but notice your missing the second Las cannon, are you going to put twin plasma guns on the other side?

I wasn't planning on doing that. I think I'll need to kit bash or something and get a second las cannon. I don't remember seeing a second las cannon.

 Jjohnso11 wrote:
I wasn't planning on doing that. I think I'll need to kit bash or something and get a second las cannon. I don't remember seeing a second las cannon.

There were 3 kits available, the original one had single las cannon and twin linked plasma guns, the other two either a twin linked heavy bolter or Las cannon.

I actually have a spare I used for my razorback conversion but you are too far away to send it in time

Rhino interior done, coulda used more skulls though...

That looks super

I gonna do something different this time. I haven't painted a marine in a very long time and actually this will be my first chaos marine ever.

Lord of Contagion.

Not sure if I'm going to make this challenge month. It's demon season and I'm working on a middle earth and a fantasy entry. Might see if I can speed paint my kharn if I get a moment or 2 between though.

Here's some progress on one of my Havocs.

I'll be cleaning this guy up as I go. The other two Havocs I'm working on have the black, blue and silver done.

@queen_annes_revenge: You always do great work, so I look forward to seeing the finished piece!

@Domican: Wow, that looks amazing! I'm glad I'm not the only one doing Nightlords.

Thanks, I do love a good dark blue colour scheme.

I just realised the painting challenge title says "Space Marines".
I presume the Chaos is implied?..

The official rules allow for anything that is some type of Space Marine, so Chaos Space Marines are allowed.

So, these evening I had another cheeky painting session. I've been trying to go ham on my language studies (everyone is hiding from the Coronavirus, so there's not a ton to do), but I've managed to squeeze in a little bit of painting time, too. An insight, if you will, into the process of a McBogus.

Ya can pretty much see what I'm intending here, with these fellas. Just finishing blocking in those base colours, and then it's on to the endless waves of edge highlights. But I tthink I'm making pretty good progress. Might see how quickly I can get a whole squad of Templars done as a challenge to myself after I finish these guys.


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And GOOD LORD! Domican, that's some beautiful interior detail on the rhino! Though I'd always imagined a Night Lords transport to be filled with a bit more gore! Fantastic work! Looking forward to seeing what everyone produces in this contest!

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Not sure if I'm going to make this challenge month. It's demon season and I'm working on a middle earth and a fantasy entry. Might see if I can speed paint my kharn if I get a moment or 2 between though.

Does that mean you're going to Adepticon?

 ShadowsAndDust wrote:
The official rules allow for anything that is some type of Space Marine, so Chaos Space Marines are allowed.

So's other stuff--for instance some space wolves, I plan to do this month, if one of the 8 different ideas for the month don't distract me:

Well, well, well...

A week ago I brought the Dark Imperium Box set thinking I may get back to painting after a decade without picking a mini, and now I've found this thread. This is a sign from the emperor for sure!

Just need to grab a camera and do tryouts on some poor poxwalkers and I'm in !!

My proof picture. These three Deathwatch marines (from the Imperial Fists, Silver Skulls, and Space Wolves, originally) will form part of an inquisitor's retinue.

For some reason these themes never seem to fit with the model I'm currently painting lately... Next month I hope.

Here's some more progress on the Havocs' Aspiring Champion.

Just a few more details and touch ups and then it's onto the Heavy Bolter guy.

That power maul is just wrong, maybe it was found in an old escher hideout

Making the first steps towards getting Angelos painted. I'm aiming for a display standard model this time as opposed to my usual tabletop, so going very slow and many more layers than I often do.

Started by evening out the black sections with Abaddon Black to ensure a smooth finish? then coated with a soft, dark highlight on Gabe's cloak using 1:1 Eshin Grey:Abaddon Black. I feathered it out a little on the inside left (GA's right) into the deepest part of the cloak to help that blend later. I did the same on the base before washing both with Nuln Oil.

Next I highlighted up using 2:1 Eshin Grey:Abaddon Blafk, highlight gabe's cloak and this time drybrush onto the base all over, and then pure Eshin Grey again. I also took the same steps on the chapter symbol and crux terminatus on his shoulders. In between coats I also through on some basecoats to another project I'm working on!

Link on my instagram because I'm too lazy to upload to Dakka

I'm going a slightly different route, can't believe it's been 6 years, I'm going back to the very first challenge all those years ago. Back then I posted an Imperial Navy Armsman, and since then GW has been kind enough to make rogue trader...

I've been wanting to paint these guys for awhile now, and this is a good excuse to dig them out of storage...

Progress continues...

Here's my progress so far, ready to layer back up and start on highlights. What are your thoughts on freehand chapter symbols? Finish the armour fully first or do them now and work around them later?

Jamie Shred wrote:
Here's my progress so far, ready to layer back up and start on highlights. What are your thoughts on freehand chapter symbols? Finish the armour fully first or do them now and work around them later?

Never work around, there's too much room for error. Always start with the easiest, messiest details and work towards the hardest. There's nothing worse than doing the best freehand, face, zenithal highlight, whatever, that you've ever done, and then realise you now have to be mega careful not to just slap than basecoat and wash on and ruin your hand work!

Jamie Shred wrote:
Here's my progress so far, ready to layer back up and start on highlights. What are your thoughts on freehand chapter symbols? Finish the armour fully first or do them now and work around them later?

I like your work so far. That group of multi-colored marines reminds of the Power Rangers.

Thanks deadshot, that makes sense so I will leave the freehand until last.
And thanks for the feedback shadows and dust, go go space marines!

Small update, got the basic colours down, going to try and finish up today.

Almost done , just need to do some final tweaking and touchup



Hopefully the weather clears up so I can get some nice pictures in natural light...

I attempted this once before and failed to finish. Just getting back into things so let's give it a go. Painting is always my weak spot, so hoping a regular challenge will give me a kick.

Two options. First one has had a wash as well as a prime, so not sure if that disqualifies him?




If so, then his brother from another deity will take his place.

Either are fine, basically you're allowed one colour past the priming at most, so the washed one is perfectly acceptable as there's nothing else done to it.

I have finished my entry for this month's contest. I call them... The Havoc Trio!






Please let me know if I should retake my photos.

Looking good shadows and dust, really like the lightning. The photos look ok but would probably benefit from some white paper under the models as well as behind just to ensure the surface colours don't distract from the models.


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I'm thinking of trying to add a smoke or flame effect to the salamanders flamer marine. Have seen some suggestions of cotton wool and PVA or hot glue for flame effects and I guess cotton wool would be the way to go for smoke.

Anyone done something like that before? What did/would you use? Smoke or flame?

I would suggest greenstuff for flames. Cotton wool can be used quite nicely for smoke, but I've never managed to get it looking good myself.


Started putting the colours down, and discovered I can no longer focus properly at small, close objects This could be fun
Time to check when I can get my next free glasses - working in optics has some benefits.

I think I'm pretty much done, it's been awhile since I've put paint to plastic, but I'm happy with them for now I'm really happy to actually finish a project, life has been crazy this last couple of years...



And the link to the project gallery https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-102314-62656_Dakka Monthly Challenge%2C March 2020.html

I laid the first layer of metallic, next will be the wings, bone and seals/scrolls followed by a shade.

hotshot wrote:
I think I'm pretty much done, it's been awhile since I've put paint to plastic, but I'm happy with them for now I'm really happy to actually finish a project, life has been crazy this last couple of years...

Your models look pretty darn good. I'm glad you were able to finish!

 ShadowsAndDust wrote:

hotshot wrote:
I think I'm pretty much done, it's been awhile since I've put paint to plastic, but I'm happy with them for now I'm really happy to actually finish a project, life has been crazy this last couple of years...

Your models look pretty darn good. I'm glad you were able to finish!

Thanks, I like your havocs, that lighting effect is awesome, got to love a gang of night lords.

hotshot wrote:

 ShadowsAndDust wrote:

hotshot wrote:
I think I'm pretty much done, it's been awhile since I've put paint to plastic, but I'm happy with them for now I'm really happy to actually finish a project, life has been crazy this last couple of years...

Your models look pretty darn good. I'm glad you were able to finish!

Thanks, I like your havocs, that lighting effect is awesome, got to love a gang of night lords.

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

New to the hobby, but I'm going to give this contest a try anyway. If nothing else, it's an excuse to force me to get some work done.

I already started with Space Marines as my first army, so I'm in business. I have a whole heap of plastic staring at me so I have options to choose from.

I have some ideas for it, including a unit of suppressors or one of eliminators.

Likely, though, I will focus on this Terminator Sergeant.

Can I post several pics of plastic chunks as my proof pics and then decide later depending on how inspired I get this week?

Welcome DJJazzyJeff and welcome back monkeytroll!

Some nice progress and completions showing up. I can only add to the former and hope for the latter - but I am finally done with the "bone"!


Good luck everyone!

Catchya,
Arakasi

Rather ambitiously, I'm going to try to paint this big blue feller this month. He's like the king of the space marines isn't he?



Can I be the first to request an extension from Para now?

The League table is complete (2 small mistakes I've noticed, positions for me and Bell are wrong way around and missed blanking previous challenges for the new joiners on this challenge but not enough of a mistake to redo it)

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/732117.page#9481149

Leave your thoughts for this years challenge here

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/785975.page#10730344

I'll work on the bonus stats

Its Time I entered some proof pics, and for this challenge I've also enlisted a helper

Daughters Entry - A SM Primaris starter set


My Proof - SM Knights Sanguine Librarian and an allied Sister Superior

Uni's out for coronavirus. I haven't painted anything in ages but may as well get back on it.

Progress continues:

Basecoats down

First two are ready for their second black coat. Then highlights, edgeing, guns, chapter pads...

And then I start on the other two.

Armour is coming along nicely, highlights next. Guess I'm going to have to tackle those two pairs of eyes soon too.

All looking good people!

Ordered some extra lamps to sit behind me when painting - extra light can't hurt whilst I wait for eye-tests and new specs...

In the mean-time the plan will be to use multiple washes to try and cover the mess made at attempting layering, and then edge highlighting which I'm hoping might not be too bad. The final result won't be my best work, but then it wouldn't have been anyway with the time spent since last picking up brushes in seriousness.

Well, I'm making some kind of progress. I didn't manage to paint as much as I'd wanted to this weekend, but maybe I'll find some time while I'm working from home while "social distancing."

Throwing my hat in the ring with this Librarian. I didn't realise he was both deathwatch and blood ravens when I bought him, so will file off the ravens and paint him as a returned DW veteran for the IF

Quick WIP from me

Blacks, greys, stonework, and all beige tones completed! Now to do the tiny bit of green and then the metals.

Picked up a new phone this weekend, the Galaxy S20 and by the Emperor this camera leaves no detail untouched. My painting is going to need to be flawless if I'm going to be using this.


Trying to introduce some measure of directional lighting from slightly front and above, but not sure how well I'm pulling it off. I like the transition on his cloak's trim (that's layers, not natural shadow) but I'm not sure I'm pulling it off anywhere else. Any advice where I could be improving?

Progress on my Templars! Plasma gunner is nearing completion, with his chainsword brother lagging behind slightly, but I think I'm making decent progress.

Some very cool stuff in this thread! Remember battle brothers, only in death does our duty (to paint little plastic spacemen) end!

Awesome entries this month, y'all! Now that a new year is underway, I don't want to miss, but I've got the LoER terrain contest project crowding my time. So, I'm going to sneak in a simple one and keep it quick: 5 Tactical Marines from what... late 90s? Early 2000s? They're on 25mm bases, so they're pretty old, and I've got a giant box of them waiting to turn into a Battalion (or more) of White Scars. My main goal with these is speed (given that the month is halfway gone), but contrast paint should help with that. Also, I just bought some of that waterslide softener stuff, so there's a little hobby ambition to tack onto the entry. Here they are, in need of backpacks, guns, random shoulder pads... basically everything. Two weeks, here we go!



DJJazzyJeff: Supressors or Eliminators, can't go wrong either way! Your pile of plastic looks a lot like mine...

Arakasi: I've painted a whole brigade of Battle Sisters in bone armor, so I know what you're up against, and that armor looks fabulous!

Nevelon: That black is developing nicely. It's all contrast? It blends really nicely with the other colors you've put down. I wonder if Apothecary White would let me drop other colors first?

Great job, everyone!

Have been working on those eyes last couple of days, what do you think? Passable? I'm pretty happy with the space wolf but the Ultramarines eyes are pretty hard to reach behind that chainsword, they do look straight if a bit large, I blame the space crack.

Those eyes on your models look pretty good, even on the Ultramarine IMHO.

Cheers shadowsanddust, I think it's just the difference in pupil size between them that puts me off, either version would be fine on its own but together you can tell something isn't right.

Almost finished the armour for the imperial fist just needs a spot highlight, looks a bit rough up close but fine at arms length.

This month I'll be painting this one lucky primaris marine. I've tried to come up with a paint scheme for quite some time, but I've struggled with finding one I like.

Now is the time to decide one.

@Jamie Shred, that yellow is coming out really nice on the ‘Fist.

Thanks Jadenim

 MacPhail wrote:

Nevelon: That black is developing nicely. It's all contrast? It blends really nicely with the other colors you've put down. I wonder if Apothecary White would let me drop other colors first?

Just a very thin coat of the normal base Abadon black over white primer. The only contrast paints I used on these guys is some darkoath flesh that I’m using instead of my old chestnut ink these days. That goes down over all the golds, leather, and parchment.

I’ll be experimenting with apothecary white on my phobos marines. And SoB. Initial trials on the zoat were promising.

Edit:

Guy on the right got his second pass with the black.
Two thin coats might get a lot of meme-time, but it’s solid advice. It’s how I do my marine power armor, both DW and Ultras, and a lot of other stuff.

Proof pic. Painting my first Primaris marine ever, and my first Space Marine model (not counting Dreadnoughts) in years.

Still a lot left to do here, let's see how this colour scheme works out in the end ... I'll be going for reddish highlights on the armour, bit of a throwback to the blue/red/purple Rogue Trader era renegades ...

My entry is a plague marine, from the easy to build kit



(Sorry for the blurry image - I didn't put in any effort as it is just a proof pic)

- Bschwi

Is there a vote up for next months yet ?
Its likely a quarantine will be ij place so providing its not faction specific, I should be able to participate.

Competition looks to be heating up, just as the time is running down... I'm feeling confident I'll be able to finish though.

More progress:

I'll post up some wip pictures when I get home from work

I gotta admit Arakasi, I wasn't feeling your terminator too much when you posted the first WIP picture, but you've made some amazing progress on it and it looks absolutely stellar now.

It's time to get back into this wonderful competition again, here's my Chaos Space Marine proof. Haven't got much 40K / Space Marine stuff, so I mixed up a Blood Warrior with the only CSM stuff I have (two arms and a head) with two "flying" Sigmar legs. I have some filling and sanding to do, but I'm looking for some advice on other stuff, any help is welcome!

(I know some things are a matter of taste and it's about what I personally want to see, but I'm not that experienced......)

1. Paint scheme will be like a ghost, as if he's floating in the air. Should I add a CSM backpack?
2. How about adding small "smoke flames" on a couple of spots with my glue gun, would that add to the effect of a floating ghost?
3. Do the legs need something Khorne/Chaos-ish? Not sure if they're too clean now.....
4. Paint scheme will be ghostly green overall, but glowing red eyes. How about adding a same glow to the tip of the gun and axe?

Cool idea, that should look interesting! But yeah, I'd add a CSM backpack as this is very much part of the Space Marine silhouette, even more so for chaos ... about the smoke flames, could you describe a bit more what you have in mind?

What about a raptor jump pack?
Then he really will be an angel of death

Here's my WIP, I am trying to keep them the same
as the first five I did last year but it proving difficult because I cant remember the colours used so was trial and error

Tim - I vote jump pack as well. I did a slime base with hot glue a while back and it didn't take paint well at all so not sure that would be the best option for ghostly effects. Fishing line and varnish works really well for drool and stuff so maybe you could make that work? If you get that going you could use it to add some firing energy effect to the barrel of the gun and absolutely paint that the same as the glowing eyes.
The legs are a bit clean so as a minimum I would carve some gouges in and maybe drill some bullet holes to make them look more ragged.
Really ambitious project you have there so I look forward to seeing the end results.

Here's some progress from me, I have finished the skin on the two models without helmets (I assembled all the models to match their unit cards from the boardgame and they have bare heads there). Also finished the yellow on the fist.

As always feedback is very much welcome and appreciated.

 MobileSuitRandom wrote:
Cool idea, that should look interesting! But yeah, I'd add a CSM backpack as this is very much part of the Space Marine silhouette, even more so for chaos ... about the smoke flames, could you describe a bit more what you have in mind?

Smoke flames, like in these pics:





Should've called them ghost flames, I guess.....

 Rybrook wrote:
What about a raptor jump pack?
Then he really will be an angel of death

Oh, I like that idea. Unfortunately, I don't have a Raptor jump pack. I've got a regular CSM backpack and a SM jump pack. Maybe I can Chaosify that. Good suggestions guys, thanks!

Jamie Shred wrote:
Tim - I vote jump pack as well. I did a slime base with hot glue a while back and it didn't take paint well at all so not sure that would be the best option for ghostly effects. Fishing line and varnish works really well for drool and stuff so maybe you could make that work? If you get that going you could use it to add some firing energy effect to the barrel of the gun and absolutely paint that the same as the glowing eyes.
The legs are a bit clean so as a minimum I would carve some gouges in and maybe drill some bullet holes to make them look more ragged.
Really ambitious project you have there so I look forward to seeing the end results.

I'm not familiar with the fishing line + varnish technique, I'll look into that.
Thanks for your feedback, Jamie!

Ah yes, I guessed you'd mean those but wasn't sure, and yes, this could surely look good! Anyway, maybe using green stuff would be easier in this case than glue? The way they look on the Nighthaunt minis, the flames & smoke are pretty solid (haha) anyway and the detail is not so intricate. If you have some green stuff at hand, that is :|

Here's a WIP shot of Guilliman. I spent so long painting all that gold trim that for a whole night if I closed my eyes I saw blue with gold lines.



I should finish this as I am having to self-isolate. It's not the best situation, because I am in the high-risk group, and I do actually seem to have Covid-19 judging by my symptoms and the fact that my wife and kid have also gone down with the classic Covid-19 symptoms. So far they both seem to have very mild cases, Mine is a bit more severe, but so far not really anything to worry about. I'm not close to having to go to hospital or anything yet, and I doubt it will come to that. It's worse in the evenings. Most of today I felt quite a bit better, but this evening the coughing has got pretty bad. I wouldn't say I have genuine breathing difficulties though. My health situation is not that I would have more chance of catching it, but more difficulty fighting it off. That's the worrying thing, but if I analyse it rationally I haven't had a trajectory of my symptoms getting worse and worse, and I reckon I'm generally getting better now. It might not even be Covid-19! It could be just a generic virus. Work have told me to stay at home "for the foreseeable future" with full pay (unless we go out of business) which is pretty mind-boggling. Anyway, I thought I should update you guys.

 feltmonkey wrote:
Here's a WIP shot of Guilliman. I spent so long painting all that gold trim that for a whole night if I closed my eyes I saw blue with gold lines.



I should finish this as I am having to self-isolate. It's not the best situation, because I am in the high-risk group, and I do actually seem to have Covid-19 judging by my symptoms and the fact that my wife and kid have also gone down with the classic Covid-19 symptoms. So far they both seem to have very mild cases, Mine is a bit more severe, but so far not really anything to worry about. I'm not close to having to go to hospital or anything yet, and I doubt it will come to that. It's worse in the evenings. Most of today I felt quite a bit better, but this evening the coughing has got pretty bad. I wouldn't say I have genuine breathing difficulties though. My health situation is not that I would have more chance of catching it, but more difficulty fighting it off. That's the worrying thing, but if I analyse it rationally I haven't had a trajectory of my symptoms getting worse and worse, and I reckon I'm generally getting better now. It might not even be Covid-19! It could be just a generic virus. Work have told me to stay at home "for the foreseeable future" with full pay (unless we go out of business) which is pretty mind-boggling. Anyway, I thought I should update you guys.

Big G is looking good. And the perfect guy to be in your corner when fighting the minions of Nurgle. Courage and Honour! Get well soon; hard to paint inside a dreadnought.

My iron hand Invictor.(I think they are also spacemarine?)

WIP




painting progress








finished

ms07b3 wrote:
My iron hand Invictor.(I think they are also spacemarine?)

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Hahaha, I love the flying kick version!

Done!

One easy to build plague marine - I'm quite fast if I have motivation

A bit of progress on the jump captain (I know they usually have shields, but I prefer the look of the storm bolter instead).

Finally started on my entry, gave a new basecoat (need to hit some spots with the brush, that I missed) and started on the cloak. It's the inverted scheme of my custom space marine chapter.

Finished the armour for the space wolf, ultramarine and fist now. Will finish the blood angel and salamanders armours tomorrow then details through the week and chapter markings next weekend, going to be tight.

I'm making some sort of progress. I hope I can finish by the deadline!

So, slightly late in the day, but I’m going to try and complete some of my Assault on Black Reach terminator conversions; they just have the two primers:

Lovely stuff everyone!

MobleSuitRandom - very interested to see how that armour turns out.

ms07b3 - Nice posing on those invictors.



Bit more progress on my guy.






Not sure the washes made much difference in smoothing out the mess I made, but I'll live with it and focus on getting something actually finished for now

Some great looking progress pics on show everyone, keep it up. As planned I finished the BA and salamander armour today and did the lenses too, need to tidy up the lenses on the salamander but the rest are looking ok.
As always feedback is very much welcome and appreciated, stay safe everyone.

Going to try to get some Primaris together before the end of the month.

A couple more WIP pics. I've put loads more hours into this, but you can barely see any difference.





Obviously the hair and laurel wreath still need to be finished, but the face is done. I don't think I can improve it. I keep tinkering with the armour though, trying to refine it, smooth out the rough edges. I have to tell you all - the rumours are true. Guilliman is an absolute bastard to paint. I was poking and prodding away for hours yesterday with a 00000 brush and magnifying glasses. All the gold is highlighted with silver, although you can't really see it in the photos, and shaded with riekland fleshshade and purple in the recesses. Are there any areas of the blue that stand out as needing some work? I keep seeing tiny areas where I've gone outside the lines, or the blends aren't very good, although the areas you're trying to blend are so tiny it's very difficult. For example, just looking now I notice a tiny spot at the bottom of his right leg, just by the inside ankle, where the fleshshade bled onto the blue a bit and discoloured it. I could end up fiddling with this forever.

As a side question, how much tinkering is too much?

@monkeytroll: I think the washes had the desired effect.

@Jamie Shred: They are looking great together.

@feltmonkey: Looking good! Tinkering that means missing the end of the month deadline is too much?

I think I'm done! Well, apart from getting some proper photos / trialling the lightbox I bought ages ago.

Looking good Arakasi, blue is an unusual choice of colour for the base but it works really well. And thanks for the feedback.

Looking good guys, plenty of WIP drops I can see...I usually don't post WIP (no surprise factor ), since it's almost finished I might as well post one.
Armor still needs some weathering, the rest is finished.

I've been experimenting with enamel and oil paints, which all of the weathering was done.

That rusty metal looks awesome Modock, what benefits do enamels and oils give you over acrylics?

Thanks Jamie Shred, the biggest difference beside the finish the enamels leave is the control you have. Enamels and especially oils dry really slow.
You apply the paint and than you can easily manipulate it, take away or add at will. Acrylic paint dries instantly compare to oil paints.

@feltmonkey if anyone ever asks I would wholeheartedly recommend the Forgeworld Gulliman over the GW one any day of the week. Better proportions and far, far easier to paint!

Ah so it helps wet blending on a model. Why would you use some enamels and some oils, is it due to availability of colours or the different textures? I mainly use enamel primer so if that's anything to go by I would guess it might dry smoother than oil?

Almost done. A couple of washes, a quick touch up, possibly some weathering powders and finish the base.

That's coming along really nice monkeytroll.

I made a start on the bases tonight, pretty much everything base coated and washed, just need to side what to do with the arches on the salamanders base, I'm thinking gold.

I found my entry from the first competition


My skills are definitely getting better...

6 years, a lot of changes but I'm still here

Jamie Shred wrote:
Ah so it helps wet blending on a model. Why would you use some enamels and some oils, is it due to availability of colours or the different textures? I mainly use enamel primer so if that's anything to go by I would guess it might dry smoother than oil?

Enamels, the ones I use, are still different to oils. The rust enamels are thin with a specific mat finish which dry relatively fast. Oils are thick paint that you need to thin them for the desired effect
and take several hours, depending on dilution, or even days to dry. Yes, you are correct, oils for blending, but they have many other uses.

Looking good, everyone! I'll get an update to the OP done later today if I can.

In the mean time, just wanted to put out the idea of going for an open round (or at least a very loose theme) for the next month, as I'm sure the current Coronavirus/lockdown situation is going to make it tricky for some folks to get hold of minis/paints to fit something specific and I don't want to have anyone left out if we can avoid it? Any thoughts on that, or other suggestions?

Hope everyone's keeping well in these undeniably hard times.

What about a pile of shame theme?

Cheers Modock.

Yeah I'm happy with an open round or pile of shame, should have some new fallout minis coming this week but have a massive pile of shame to dig into if not.

He he, you can't get more open than pile of shame...

Open round or pile of shame works for me.

But pile of shame is basically what I paint every month...

Either sounds fine to me.

Maybe worth considering pushing the model limit up to 10 too, obviously people wouldn't have to do 10 models but if they have the time due to the current situation they could.

Pile of shame? So cutting it down to just a few thousand options?

Pile of Shame it will be then. Basically an open round, but with a bonus positive spin!

Great idea to lift the mini limit as well, I'm sure there'll be a couple of industrious folks out there ready to drop a full unit/squad/army on us in a month!

Cool, I have a nice 10 man squad to do

Oh yea Pile of Shame! So many options to choose from!

Sub-challenge; find the oldest mini that you’ve never painted?

Noting that I’m not sure what mine would be!?

Ye gods...not sure I dare delve that deeply, it's possible some of them might have evolved by now...

Think I'll submit Night Lords Rhino now as I dont see myself doing anymore to it. Fairly happy all round, some things I hadnt tried before that need practice.
But no complaints.

 Jadenim wrote:
Sub-challenge; find the oldest mini that you’ve never painted?

Noting that I’m not sure what mine would be!?

I’ve got some RTB01 marines that were stripped and rebuilt, and some RT era vets and HQ, some have been stripped, others never painted.

If I wanted to go WAY deep, I’ve got some Ral Partha and Grenadier D&D minis which are back form the days minis were made from lead.

Marathon update session done, I managed to forget until now that the Marine month is always a super-busy one! At least I've got most of the proofs in before the final rush. Some cracking entries now I've taken the time to look properly, and many more coming along very nicely. As always, shout if I missed you.

Need to start thinking about my own entry, off the top of my head this is the first March round that I've not had a Marine to hand immediately. Been quite a while since I last painted one, I seem to have done nothing but Star Wars and DC stuff since about October, so it'll be fun going back to my GW roots and throwing something together.

I think I'm pretty much finished with my entry but left undecided if I should try a lightning effect on the hammer?

I think I'm gonna avoid as I feel I would need to do OSL to match and I haven't accounted for that in my lighting.

Recover the gene seed.





6 images - check
It's a Space Marine - check
Painted - check
Space Marine is dead - check

Cheers,

CB

PS: Any association with Deadpool is purely coincidental as this is a Space Marine Tech Marine and they wear red armor.

Nice!

CB

There seems to be heresy associated with the techmarine's arms?

Im about to finish the higlights and bases so shouldnt be too much longer.

Thought I was finished, but then noticed the base needs a tidy-up.





Sort that tonight and get the final pics up.

Made my base, needs some paint:

I didn't think I had anything for this challenge but then I found a few bits in the box and this is what I will go with this! Hopefully I will get this sorted in the few days remaining!



Some really nice work coming out this month! always nice to see the spacemarine variety

Done with 4 out of 5, just need to finish the champion. Gotta marathon it out this weekend!

Knocked out my entries late last night - I've been lazier than I expected this month, and busier, and it looked like I won't get much more time at home this month due to some personal plans. Did okay for my first competition entries, though nothing world-shaking. Think I'm gonna be up against some stiff competition this month, as most of you will be in lockdown in your countries. I achieved everything I planned to with these minis, and so I can't say fairer than that. Might see if I can't snap some slightly more flattering pics at some point, but it might not be feasable, so for the time being, this is gonna be it from me. Hope ya like 'em!

Still really looking forward to seeing some of the entries this month! Best of luck to you all, there are some absolutely fantastic paintjobs in this thread!

edit: took some more snaps while the light was still good.

Great looking stuff already in this thread, I'm plodding along, but getting there, mainly the cloak and the big sword at this point.

Got the wolves painted, just gotta figure out what I'm doing with the bases. Sadly, tried something new with a green stuff stamp, then inserting the models in through that, but it mostly just ended up looking junky-didn't get flat enough, and couldn't match up the displaced bits or get the level right. Should have just made the bases separate, and just given in and sawn the models off the support before gluing them on top.

That base looks pretty cool Tim.

Vejut - would the bases work if you made them deliberately junky - go to town on rusting them up, maybe throw a few pieces of junk on there?

Yeah, thinking its going to have to be something like that. Just trying to figure out exactly what.

Paradigm, may I replace my final pictures with the following please?

Image is much larger in the gallery...

Good luck everyone!

Vejut: I'm sure you'll work out something!

Viterbi and posermcbogus: Looking good!

monkeytroll: Finishing touches have really brought it together - and (almost) completed too!

Captain Brown: But that's only 2/3rds of a Space Marine?

Domican: Well done - I'm not sure I could complete a vehicle in a month...

Jadenim: I might just take up your sub challenge for next month (I have a pair of untouched Marauders and Chaos Warriors whose tabs say 1985...)

Jamie Shred: Qualty and quantity (and thanks for the comment).

Modock: I can't wait to see the finished result.

I think that is everything since I last posted, apologies if I missed anyone.

Catchya,
Arakasi

Cheers Arakasi, and you are welcome.

posermcbogus - You say that, but even in lockdown it'll take some of us a month to finish, whereas you knocked that out in a night Fast and crisp..damn you!!

Arakasi - Looks great on the blue background, nice job. And thanks, much happier with it now.


And touching up complete, so final pics:

This is most definitely the best miniature I have ever painted.

Gabriel Angelos, Chapter Master of the Blood Ravens

Lots of lovely stuff appearing.

I did come on to post that I've finally finished Guilliman, but I've just realised that I've forgotten to add a final highlight to the chapter symbols. This is think the fifth or sixth false finish I've had on him today, having missed the sword handle, the wires going up the sword, a screen on his backpack, some bits on the torches on the base, and a thousand other details.

He's genuinely the hardest thing I've ever painted.

Very nice Deadshot! Love the face, and really like how you kept the cloak and the rock so close.

 feltmonkey wrote:
Lots of lovely stuff appearing.

I did come on to post that I've finally finished Guilliman, but I've just realised that I've forgotten to add a final highlight to the chapter symbols. This is think the fifth or sixth false finish I've had on him today, having missed the sword handle, the wires going up the sword, a screen on his backpack, some bits on the torches on the base, and a thousand other details.

He's genuinely the hardest thing I've ever painted.

I believe you..all that trim on the armor. Imagine painting NMM gold, I would go nuts...

Hey guys,

I know it's seriously late in the month but I hope I can still enter

Been a while since I done any painting and with the lockdown, I thought now is the perfect time to dust off the paint brushes.

Came here today for the first time in long time and saw this months comp is space marines and thought I'd enter as they are what I am currently painting!

Finished my Imperial Fists Librarian who has returned from the DeathWatch. Very happy with him, the best yellow I have painted so far.

Thanks for the kind words Arakasi!

I'm finished with my entry and tried out the lightbox that lay in my cupboard for ages, but have to work on that a bit, not entirely happy.

Looks good vitterbi.

JustALittleOrkish: Not a bad yellow at all.

Disciple of Mephiston: honestly, you can enter at any time, as long as it gets done by the 31st and in by the time Paradigm or MidgetGems closes the submission deadline--we often have a lot of late entries.

Just went for it with the bases. Took final pics, and noticed the chipping after I was done, but just kinda done, so hopefully I'll do a better job next month.
So, with that, four werewolf marines IN SPACE:

Looking great everyone!

Done with mine:

Only did 2 out of the 4. Part of that was motivation issues, part was running dangerously low on black paint (since rectified). The first probably is just using the second as a handy excuse. Anyway, despite my normal aversion and procrastination with the grey edges, I enjoyed these guys. Happy with the heat stress on the flamer, only done that a handful of times.

We’ll see how much I can do next month. I need to get moving and knock some minis off the to-do list. Behind for the year.

I'm done

a few work in progress shots. just about to finish tidying the base coat for the red and gold then start the shading

JustALittleOrkish - Good job, the yellow looks good.

Vitterbi - Nicely done. Seemed to have done a good job with the lightbox, cut out glare and shadows. And I like those steps.

Vejut - The bases turned out alright with the rust effect, look damaged and battered.

Nevelon - Nice. I like the contrast of the snow base against the black armour, good choice.

Rybrook - Again, liking the black against the light basing.

Disciple of Mephiston - Applause is due just for the fact you started with only a few days to go. Too many fast painters around, I need to spread some sort of procrastination virus about.

I gotta say I really enjoyed painting this model, cause was such a different experience. For the first time I've used oils and enamel paints and I liked them a lot.

Lord of Contagion.

That's fantastic Modock, the transitions on the base are super tidy too

Beautiful work Modock, fantastic corrosion.

Thanks Jamie & monkeytroll.

Excellent work, Modock!

I'm humbled to even be on this thread. It's great motivation to finish, and that's what I wanted.
Here is my final submission:

That's more than enough reason to take part Jazzy - motivation to complete a model, and try to improve each time. For me it's definitely about trying to finish something as that's something am notoriously bad at. Also hoping I might eventually learn to paint a little faste than I do now

 monkeytroll wrote:
That's more than enough reason to take part Jazzy - motivation to complete a model, and try to improve each time. For me it's definitely about trying to finish something as that's something am notoriously bad at. Also hoping I might eventually learn to paint a little faste than I do now

Pushing ourselves is one of the best part of the competition.

Back in Sep ’18 the topic was “Pick up the pace” I took that as both a subject and technical challenge, and worked on getting my jetbikes done to me normal standard as quickly as I could. Quality, Speed, and Volume are all things I try to improve. Also diversity and new skills. I try for a lot of things, and even make some of them!

Thanks, Pariah Press!

Interesting to see how your painting style works on something that’s not a super clean and snazzy Infinity model; nice work Modock

I'm going to have to bow out of this month. I've put no paint on Khârn at all. Been painting and building middle earth dioramas all month instead. Will have to save him for another month.

 Jadenim wrote:
Interesting to see how your painting style works on something that’s not a super clean and snazzy Infinity model; nice work Modock

Cheers, It was quite a relief not to be super clean with the painting. Overall the effect turned out pretty well.

Made a start on the chapter symbols today, wolf and dragon are tricky but I think I am doing ok with the others.

I finished before the month is out! I didn't have as much free time as I thought I would. Being quarantined is a lot of work!

I've finished Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines.











As I've mentioned, he's the hardest thing I've ever painted. Detail overload! Still, I'm glad to have got him finished. After I finished him, I painted a goblin, one of the Zarbag's Gitz Warhammer Underworld warband, in about half an hour.

Wow. It might have taken a lot of effort, but 100% of that effort is on show in the final piece. Superb, and that's coming from someone who ordinarily doesn't like that model much!

Hope you're feeling better soon.

Thanks mate. Looking at the pictures now, I'm getting annoyed with the areas that aren't perfect and wanting to go and touch them up.

I do feel better, actually. The cough is still hanging around, and I have a bit of a lack of energy, but I'm much better than this time last week. I don't know if I had Covid-19 or just a different virus, but if I did I got off pretty lightly.

Great job, Modock and feltmonkey - incredible jobs as always; felt's face is awesome whilst I really love the stains and weathering on the Nurgle Lord.

Covid has been making it pretty impossible for me to paint lately (I don't have it, I just mean the extra challenges at work and home lately), but I am going to try to get an entry done. Here is my proof for...well, tomorrow!

Thanks, Chris. And good luck speed-painting your entry!

Here's my Chaos Space Marine ghost.



Had to finish it yesterday, because I'm away from home this week. I could've done better though. Really would've liked to add OSL on the stones and some of that red on the edges of the muzzle and axe as power weapon.
The idea behind this was making a ghost like appearance, like he's bursting out of the ground with the "ecto plasm" flowing from him. That and the "hurricane" were done with my glue gun, because of time/skill issues (not so experienced with sculpting yet). Added some skulls, just as in the Balewind Vortex. There's not exactly very visible, maybe I should've painted them entirely red and just the eye sockets and the same green as the surroundings.
Oh well, I'll consider this as a learning project.
If you have any feedback for my paint job / build job, please LMK!

That's a really cool idea, Tim 121RVC. I think the Ghostbusters are going to have their hands full with this one.

I'm bringing some shabby work to this event, but I got it over the line in time (midnight GMT will come before toddler bedtime tomorrow, so it's got to be now). I'm most pleased with the pace... these guys were white undercoat until last Friday night. I have been hustling to meet the League of Extraordinary Riveters contest deadline (also tomorrow) with a much more ambitious project, and this squad just sat around (as they have for 20 years). I did Contrast (Apothecary White) on Friday, painted everything else in one sitting on Saturday, finished my terrain on Sunday, and photographed and posted both entries tonight... time invested is probably a few hours total. At this pace, I can turn around a Brigade this summer while not slacking on my Sisters. I had imagined waterslides, lens effects, and other grand ambitions, but I'm just pumped to not miss a month. So, thanks again, and see you next month!

‘Fraid I’m falling at the first hurdle this year; just really don’t have the motivation to paint this month (plus I’ve lost my painting desk to work).

Next time Gadget, next time!

So late entry for me... I hope this does qualify as space marine. If not, oh well still got some painting done which is the main goal here right?
I did all the painting last night and unfortunately didn’t get around to building him an appropriate base. He will join my desert themed Tau kill team that I’m currently building up. I really like how he turned out, although I might go back and add some earphone to the helmet (it was shaved down on all the tau I own by the previous owner, but I kinda like it)

Proof pic:



Finished model:

Honestly was sitting on this for a week trying to snap better photos but I'm still struggling to find a set-up that gives me good macro shots.

Even if the photos aren't perfect you can tell that's a popping space wolf.

I had ordered some weathering powders and fancy chameleon paints from green stuff world to use on shrike, and perhaps unsurprisingly given the current crisis, they haven't arrived yet. So I'm switching my entry to some spiky space marines. Hopefully I can bash these out and still have something to submit.

Awesome work DV8 as always and putting my wolf attempt to shame.

Here's my finished pics, in hindsight pink wasn't the best choice of colour for the ropes on the ultramarine but I'm reasonably happy with everything else. Would have done some weathering too but I ran out of time faffing around with the chapter symbols.

Here's my crazy space wizard. Colour scheme was inspired by Rogue Trader / Space Crusade traitor marines but I guess he'd feel at home in most Tzeentch or Slaneesh warbands, lol

My Primaris is complete!








There are a lot of great looking entries this month, good job everyone!

Some brilliant stuff coming in here!

I've made the fatal mistake this month of going for a Space Wolf at the same time as DV8, but still, pretty pleased with this all told. The base could use more work, but I've spent long enough on this and it at least came together how I intended, which is always a worry when I try these sorts of more dynamic bases, they've never been my strong suit.

Finished right down at the wire! While they don't hold a candle to many of the entries this month, behold my noise marines. THINGS SHALL GET LOUD NOW!

Just finished too. Can't get very good pictures, so if it's OK I might try to get better ones in the daylight tomorrow.









Edit - replaced pictures 3 and 4 with better versions.

Great work everyone!

Here is my Cult Primaris - probably the fastest mini I've done for one of these challenges but at least it means I have entered every month for a few years now!
The idea is that not only do lowly gang members and industrial workers fall for the three-armed god...







Finished.
See everyone next month!

Hi All, I really hope everyone is staying safe and well out there.

Thought I'd have more time for hobby stuff now that the UK is on lock down and working from home but doesn't seem to be the case at the moment.

I couldn't get the SOB I was painting finished in time so just have to settle for a simple Librarian for my custom chapter, The Knights Sanguine



However, much more importantly my 4 year old daughter also finished her first models, shes much quicker than me........

Midget Gems Jrs Space Marines Intercessors


Very proud of her and that she sat down and painted it with me, I glued it together for her

Can I be allowed a few extra minutes beyond midnight? The wash is drying on the base and I'm not sure it'll be dry by 12, especially since the texture paint wasn't quite dry when i put on the wash.

You can creed, you have until a reasonable time tomorrow to get the final pics in

Just tell Para when you are likely to have the photos up by

Some great entries this month. Here is my entry, my first primaris marine.

 Midget Gems wrote:
You can creed, you have until a reasonable time tomorrow to get the final pics in

Just tell Para when you are likely to have the photos up by

Oh it'll probably be 12:30 latest, just wanted to check if the rules had changed since i last entered.

@Midget Gems: Seems like she's got the most important part of painting Marines figured out, covering them in weathering! Mud up to the knees is a strong start!

@CREEEED: Sure, there's always an extra few hours to get stuff in. the 12pm is really just a formality.

@Maharg Lovely work there, really striking job on the black and red.

Just in time!! Due to time constraints not my best work but I'm happy enough with them. Though the bases could certainly have been much better! Lack of resources and time!

For the first things I've actually fully painted in almost a year now (I think), and done in one evening, pretty happy with them. Very happy I decided to just do three, since I'm already late. (click on images for higher res)

Is there going to be a thread for the next round?

So I wanted to take part... I even got proof photos, and got everything base coated. I then got COVID-19, swiftly followed by a cyst on my chest getting infected so painting is well out of hte window right now as I cant lean forward :(.

Some awesome entrys this month mind you, painting a Space Wolf Primaris Ancient was probably not the best idea with some of the examples on show!

Next month I will be diving into my pile of shame, assuming I can get this cyst down.

 Garrlor wrote:
So I wanted to take part... I even got proof photos, and got everything base coated. I then got COVID-19, swiftly followed by a cyst on my chest getting infected so painting is well out of hte window right now as I cant lean forward :(.

Some awesome entrys this month mind you, painting a Space Wolf Primaris Ancient was probably not the best idea with some of the examples on show!

Next month I will be diving into my pile of shame, assuming I can get this cyst down.

I once had a pretty nasty cyst too, hope you get better soon, they can be real buggers when they get infected.

 CREEEEEEEEED wrote:

 Garrlor wrote:
So I wanted to take part... I even got proof photos, and got everything base coated. I then got COVID-19, swiftly followed by a cyst on my chest getting infected so painting is well out of hte window right now as I cant lean forward :(.

Some awesome entrys this month mind you, painting a Space Wolf Primaris Ancient was probably not the best idea with some of the examples on show!

Next month I will be diving into my pile of shame, assuming I can get this cyst down.

I once had a pretty nasty cyst too, hope you get better soon, they can be real buggers when they get infected.

Cheers buddy. I have had it for years with no dramas, then after my COVID infection it has gone mental after one of the kids jumped on me and squashed it against the floor. Its like I have a second head growing on my chest right now, but i have some pretty strong anti-biotics so fingers crossed its not a trip A and E to have it cut out, hospital is the last place I need to be right now!

On the plus side, I tested out my new redgrassgames wet pallette and brushes - result is, they are all fantastic. Especially the brushes, I cant reccomend them enough.

New round is up: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/786953.page#10759720

Get well soon, Garrlor. Hope you can enter next month.

Those Redgrass brushes do look good. I've been using their wet palette for ages and it's great. Maybe I'll give one of their brushes a try.

 Garrlor wrote:

 CREEEEEEEEED wrote:

 Garrlor wrote:
So I wanted to take part... I even got proof photos, and got everything base coated. I then got COVID-19, swiftly followed by a cyst on my chest getting infected so painting is well out of hte window right now as I cant lean forward :(.

Some awesome entrys this month mind you, painting a Space Wolf Primaris Ancient was probably not the best idea with some of the examples on show!

Next month I will be diving into my pile of shame, assuming I can get this cyst down.

I once had a pretty nasty cyst too, hope you get better soon, they can be real buggers when they get infected.

Cheers buddy. I have had it for years with no dramas, then after my COVID infection it has gone mental after one of the kids jumped on me and squashed it against the floor. Its like I have a second head growing on my chest right now, but i have some pretty strong anti-biotics so fingers crossed its not a trip A and E to have it cut out, hospital is the last place I need to be right now!

On the plus side, I tested out my new redgrassgames wet pallette and brushes - result is, they are all fantastic. Especially the brushes, I cant reccomend them enough.

I have a couple of questions about Redgrass stuff if you don'tmind me asking.

Are there brushes better than Windsor Newton series 7 sable brushes?

About the wet palette, how long do the sheets last before having to use a new one? I see you get 50 sheets with the starter pack and can buy batches of 50 online, do you need to buy these regularly?

I cant answer for the brushes but I can the wet palette, the paper is replaced when you run out of space basically so unless you used the same colours over and over then the paper shouldn't need replacement as often

I hope I'm not too late, but here are my final photos of Asmodai, the Dark Angels' Master of Repentance:



I'm very happy with how he turned out. Jury's still out on whether or not this new photo background setup is any good (foam might be a little too "sparkly". Looking forward to the voting, especially since it looks like I don't have the only Dark Angels entry this month!

Just wondering, when will the voting go up?

Hopefully in the next couple of days. It takes a while on months this busy to put it all together.

Disciple of Mephiston wrote:

 Garrlor wrote:

 CREEEEEEEEED wrote:

 Garrlor wrote:
So I wanted to take part... I even got proof photos, and got everything base coated. I then got COVID-19, swiftly followed by a cyst on my chest getting infected so painting is well out of hte window right now as I cant lean forward :(.

Some awesome entrys this month mind you, painting a Space Wolf Primaris Ancient was probably not the best idea with some of the examples on show!

Next month I will be diving into my pile of shame, assuming I can get this cyst down.

I once had a pretty nasty cyst too, hope you get better soon, they can be real buggers when they get infected.

Cheers buddy. I have had it for years with no dramas, then after my COVID infection it has gone mental after one of the kids jumped on me and squashed it against the floor. Its like I have a second head growing on my chest right now, but i have some pretty strong anti-biotics so fingers crossed its not a trip A and E to have it cut out, hospital is the last place I need to be right now!

On the plus side, I tested out my new redgrassgames wet pallette and brushes - result is, they are all fantastic. Especially the brushes, I cant reccomend them enough.

I have a couple of questions about Redgrass stuff if you don'tmind me asking.

Are there brushes better than Windsor Newton series 7 sable brushes?

About the wet palette, how long do the sheets last before having to use a new one? I see you get 50 sheets with the starter pack and can buy batches of 50 online, do you need to buy these regularly?

Hi buddy,

The brushes are outstanding. At least on a par if not better than the series 7. There is a real snap to them and you always know where the point is. It is a size 2 and size 0 only, but they both paint amazingly thin and accurate lines. I would highly reccomend them.

I am hopefull of starting the next months challenge after easter, ended up having surgery on Wednesday night. Not the most pleasant experience I have ever had, ill be honest. Just waiting to heal so I can lean and bend properly agian now!

Hopefully you mend up quick.

Ordered the redgrass brushes the other day, looking forward to trying them out.

Vote is up:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/787165.page#10765671

Thank you for the hard work and dedication in getting that monstrosity up!

Seconded - these things can be a struggle when there's only a handful of contestants, great work!