Welcome all to the 85th round of the Dakka Painting challenge. 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 favorite pieces, and those votes go towards an annual overall League that runs for 12 rounds. March marks the beginning of the 2022-23 League rotation, so all scores are back to level and there's everything to play for over the next 12 months!
This month, as is traditional, we're kicking off with the theme Space Marines! Whether it's the clean and colourful good ones or the spiky, angry bad ones, the new-fangled big lads or the old-school but comparatively tiny ones, or even those action figures they do now, if it's a Space Marine, it's good to go! But that's not all; for those without any of the Emperor's Finest (or their villainous counterparts) kicking around, you've still got options. A tyranid whose base is covered in bits of dead Marine, or an Ork showing off some looted Astartes armour, that's good too. Finally, for those not of a Warhammery persuasion, anything that fits the literal defenition (ie. a ship-based soldier in space), whether its from Infinity or Alien, will fit the bill here if you think it does!
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 GMT on 31st March. After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.
List of entrants:
vejut: Andromedan Ranger
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lifeafter: Imperial Fists Assault Intercessor
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Mothsniper: Mouse Marines
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JoshinJapan: Martians
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Geifer: Imperial Fist Marine
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theCrowe: Iron Warrior Amputee
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KidCthulhu:
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Captain Brown: Dire Avengers
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ZergSmasher: Sergeant Castus
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TooFast: Black Templars Apothecary
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Aelyn: Warpsmith
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Flinty: Mass Effect crew
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youwashock: Emperor's Champion
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Nevelon: Ultramarine Assault Intercessors
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Maharg: Deathwing Terminator
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viterbi: Terminator
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Tallandra: Primaris Infiltrators
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Peterhausenn: Death Guard Terminators
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monkeytroll :The Outer Systems Marine Corps LRE 'Flying Without Feathers'
I will continue my annual protest by doing Eldar. I believe I have run out of Marine bits to do dead Marines on the bases.
Pictures of bare models to follow.
Cheers,
CB
PS:
Primed models - old and new.
These three were made from scrap bits left over in a bag lot of spares that came off the eBay purchase to get metal Shining Spear parts (eight bodies mutated by too much glue to make these three).
Although I also have a model of the month Dire Avenger...now where did it go?
The finest warriors, far beyond the mere grunts that surround them? Check.
Spearhead of the invasion, taking on the toughest foes? Check.
Devoted to their Emperor? Check.
Armed and armored with the finest equipment Mars has to offer? Check.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you:
Five Martian Marines, from the now-defunct Mars Attacks! game.
Been looking forward to this one! I'll be entering Sergeant Castus, an exclusive model from last year for larger purchases on GW's website. Here's the proof:
The scenic base will make this a nice little vignette; I'll be painting the Marine as a Blood Raven. Good luck to all this month!
Hmmm. Maybe I should’ve seen this coming and not painted my one and only unpainted space marines squad in February. I suppose I still have two terminators left that didn’t make it into the five for feb. I may as well do them to match this month or they’ll suffer another decade in the pile.
Or I could find the very worst eBay rescue shelter marine and give him a new home…
theCrowe wrote: Hmmm. Maybe I should’ve seen this coming and not painted my one and only unpainted space marines squad in February. I suppose I still have two terminators left that didn’t make it into the five for feb. I may as well do them to match this month or they’ll suffer another decade in the pile.
Or I could find the very worst eBay rescue shelter marine and give him a new home…
i have no space marine models or anything space soldier/space marine related (not even bits). but, i do have a few Dark Eldar models. would it be alright if i join this Eldar protest?
Pariah Press wrote: You mean like from Star Wars? Definitely qualify as space marines, IMO.
I mean like Kasrkin, Inq Stormies, and Beret Troopers.
Automatically Appended Next Post: To be honest, I hadn't even considered it being taken as a reference to Star Wars, though I do see where the misunderstanding came from as I used the original name while thinking about the Beret Troopers and even older Heavy Troopers.
Yeah in the end it depends on your interpretation of what a Space Marine is or isn't, and then it's up to the 'voters' if they find your interpretation convincing
I'll try this one out: Shipment #1 of Imperium (US)
A good excuse to make a custom chapter, inspired in part by the Ninja Turtle Marines, we have the Fangs of the Emperor!
So I found that other plastic Dire Avenger. So this photo will combine all the figures (although I will only enter 5 when finished, I want to complete them all).
Flinty wrote: Isn't that rightmost Avenger a little short to be a stormtrooper?
Is it actually a different model, or is it just the stance?
That looks like an older model to me. Probably the previous metal sculpt, though whether it's actually metal or just finecast idk. I'm not nearly as familiar with the middling Eldar range as I am Imperial and RT models.
Flinty wrote: Isn't that rightmost Avenger a little short to be a stormtrooper?
Is it actually a different model, or is it just the stance?
That's one of the classic Metals. I'm pretty sure they never made it to Finecast because there was a time where Dire Avengers were plastic Guardians with metal heads & loincloths (plus metal sword arm & shuripistol arm for the Exarch) before the plastic Dire Avengers came out.
Flinty wrote: Isn't that rightmost Avenger a little short to be a stormtrooper?
Is it actually a different model, or is it just the stance?
Oh no, Luke was discovered before they reached the detention level!!
Yes, the Dire Avenger on the right is one of the original metals, just like the Exarch. I was not planning on entering him, but I want to get him done at the same time so that all my Eldar infantry are finished.
Or I could find the very worst eBay rescue shelter marine and give him a new home…
I vote for this option.
Well, I found him, the worst of the bits box (from a previous eBay lot) in need of some redemption.
And in time for the Paralympics too! This’ll be fun.
Someone has had the model below for years. Someone could apparently not be bothered to paint it in all those years. Someone should probably feel bad about that. Someone might actually do something about it this month.
Or I could find the very worst eBay rescue shelter marine and give him a new home…
I vote for this option.
Well, I found him, the worst of the bits box (from a previous eBay lot) in need of some redemption.
And in time for the Paralympics too! This’ll be fun.
You guys know that there are no special bonus heresy points given out at the end for doing the Eldear Protests
Mouslings are done
I wish they left shoulder-pads blank so I could of painted the order of the (Swiss Cheese) on them. Didn't even bother try to remove that mold line.
I just finished my second LotD themed marine yesterday and I think he looks pretty good. Unfortunately, I did the freehand bones on the torso a couple months ago, so I can't enter him.
Hey, all. Thought since I was hoping to paint this guy next and he lines up with this month's theme I would try this monthly challenge out. Also, I could use the motivation. This way I should at least get ONE mini painted this month.
Is he going to be an Emperors Children Lord? That would look awesome, but any other Legion/Warband would look cool too. It's always fun seeing Loyalists converted to the Dark Gods.
Having made progress on my Mass Effect vehicles, I'll throw some infantry into the mix. I started these conversions in about 2011, and then had to shelve them, but this seems like a good time to resurrect them.
I mainly stopped as I couldn't work out a decent substitute for the asari and human bodysuit type armour. However I realised that my Van Saar have been staring me in the face for years at this point
So Turian and Geth
Krogan and Quarian (I printed the Quarian, so its cheating a little bit)
And asari head is almost done
If the Quarian has too much paint on, I have a male human in the wings as well.
Don't think I'll be entering this month. I've always got an emperor's children or world eater to paint, but I'm having too much fun painting fantasy stuff at the moment. Good luck everyone
i attempted a poor man's zenithal highlighting on the right model with spraycans. i realized that i had no idea what i was doing (huge specks of white clumped, fortunately i don't think it obscured anything but it was spooky) so i chickened out on doing it again on the second model. alright here's the proof pic:
here's the wip #1:
i have to say that i was pretty skeptical of people saying some models are more fun to paint than others, but it is true! i love my ork boyz, but this evil kabalite warrior has been so much fun i wish i had more assembled. i went with a rather safe color scheme. i really like darker purple + black accent(s). i wasn't sure what other colors i could 'safely' use, but of course there is a bit of pink. i tried to do some highlighting and adding depth with shadows, but i think it just looks like she has zebra stripes on her thighs. i'm going to keep drawing lines, though and see what it looks like when its all done. i'm not sure if i should douse the model in a wash after she's done. i did that with my orkz, but i'm not sure if i should here. any tips/criticism welcomed - i have only a faint idea of what i am doing.
I think that the model would benefit from a wash. It will serve to make those highlights blend together with the rest of the model better, and enhance the details a bit.
KidCthulhu wrote:So painting Eldar in protest is a thing?
It is!
pInkLight wrote:i have no space marine models or anything space soldier/space marine related (not even bits). but, i do have a few Dark Eldar models. would it be alright if i join this Eldar protest?
Come join in our parade.
KidCthulhu wrote:#IStandWithCaptainBrown
Like I need a reason to paint Eldar. Hey, there's a chaos marine helmet on the base at least...
Raise our banner high!
MobileSuitRandom wrote:Power Armour?
Shuriken Catapults?
... WHY NOT BOTH?!
That's the spirit!
pInkLight wrote:Dark Eldar Space Sailor Soldiers have arrived.
Huzza!
Come on queen_annes_revenge, share your fantasy figures and stand with us against space marines every March.
Vive la révolution!
Do you hear the miniaturists sing?
Singing the song of angry painters?
It is the music of the people
Who will not paint marines again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is art about to start
When tomorrow comes!
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond those Space Marines
Are there other models you long to see?
Do you hear the miniaturists sing?
Singing the song of angry painters?
It is the music of the people
Who will not paint marines again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is art about to start
When tomorrow comes!
Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free!
Will you paint all that you can
So that our banner may advance?
Some will finish and some will not (dam)
Will you stand up and take your chance?
Marine helmets on the ground
Will cover the bases all around!
Do you hear the miniaturists sing?
Singing the song of angry painters?
It is the music of the people
Who will not paint marines again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is art about to start
When tomorrow comes!
As enthusiastic as I may be about Oldhammer, I am also enamored with the Inq28 phenomenon. I love the idea of bringing Inquisitor gameplay to the 28mm scale tabletop. I was very excited to see Watch Captain Artemis:
He was clearly an update of Jes Goowin's amazing 54mm scale model of Battle Brother Artemis from the Inquisitor game:
So I bought him, But I wasn't quite satisfied with building the stock model. I wanted to bring it closer into alignment with Jes's original version. So, in the true Inq28 tradition, it was time to convert! I replaced Artemis's bionic arm and combi-weapon with a regular Deathwatch arm with a Deathwatch boltgun. I left his engraved power sword intact though; it was too cool to replace with a regular one.
While I used the legs, head, right arm, and the front half of Watch Captain Artemis for this model, I replaced the rear half of his body with the back half of a regular Deathwatch marine, though I had to carve it up considerably to make it fit, then fill in some gaps with greenstuff. I added a sheathed combat knife by using a knife handle from an old Tactical Marine and the sheath from the Reaver kit cut to a more reasonable size.
The backpack came from an old Tactical Marine kit from around 2004. As you can see, I had to rebuild part of his butt with greenstuff as well.
The new arm wouldn't simply attach at the correct angle. I had to build a shoulder joint from greenstuff and then sculpt some ribbing onto the underarm.
Obviously there are many other things I could have changed to make it even more like the original version, but I think I struck a good balance between the stock model and a full resculpt! Now maybe I can actually start painting for this painting contest!
Pariah Press wrote: I think that the model would benefit from a wash. It will serve to make those highlights blend together with the rest of the model better, and enhance the details a bit.
with great trepidation i gave the model a wash [ a shading? ] of Agrax Earthshade. the wash was a good idea, thank you for giving me the confidence to do it.
behold:
to be honest, i am over the moon with how this is turning out. the upper body really turned out well. i think the legs are still too stripey, but at a distance it is pretty sharp - i think.
but theres still a big problem.
i am trying to make these look like lenses and not . . whatever is going on here. i used quite a few diff washes to give some kind of layering effect but it didn't turn out how i wanted it to. i'm terrified of having too much paint on my models obscuring detail. i am absolutely against stripping models. so, i am wondering if i can still walk this back and start over by dropping a black wash in the eyes and relayer the greens + a white a dot later? is there a way to know when you're reaching too much paint on a model?
there is two other, smaller problems. the filigree on the dagger on the models back and the white space on the splinter rifle is worrisome. there is also one other tiny problem, there is a golden dot of paint or pigment on her arm shoulder. that will just have to stay. the blood splatters also remind me of pepperonis.
Pariah Press wrote: I think that the model would benefit from a wash. It will serve to make those highlights blend together with the rest of the model better, and enhance the details a bit.
with great trepidation i gave the model a wash [ a shading? ] of Agrax Earthshade. the wash was a good idea, thank you for giving me the confidence to do it.
behold:
to be honest, i am over the moon with how this is turning out. the upper body really turned out well. i think the legs are still too stripey, but at a distance it is pretty sharp - i think.
but theres still a big problem.
i am trying to make these look like lenses and not . . whatever is going on here. i used quite a few diff washes to give some kind of layering effect but it didn't turn out how i wanted it to. i'm terrified of having too much paint on my models obscuring detail. i am absolutely against stripping models. so, i am wondering if i can still walk this back and start over by dropping a black wash in the eyes and relayer the greens + a white a dot later? is there a way to know when you're reaching too much paint on a model?
there is two other, smaller problems. the filigree on the dagger on the models back and the white space on the splinter rifle is worrisome. there is also one other tiny problem, there is a golden dot of paint or pigment on her arm shoulder. that will just have to stay. the blood splatters also remind me of pepperonis.
Rather than doing anything to darken the lenses, I would suggest brightening them instead. Doing most of the lens in a brighter green and just a touch of white slightly off center would sell the effect.
Also, you might want to add some shadow to the "cheeks" on the helmet so that detail doesn't get lost.
Seems like there's quite the controversy this month! Never thought I'd see Les Mis rewritten about an online painting competition, but that's a thing now, I guess! (and bravo too! I think I'd have stopped at one verse, but nope, the Eldar Protest Crowd mean business!)
In all seriousness, I do wonder if this means it's time to retire the annual Marine round? When I started this thing, I had no idea what interest there would be in it and I wanted the first round to be accessible to as many people as possible (not sure if this is still the case, but back then GW gave out push-fit Marine demo minis in stores for free), but at this point the whole Painting Challenge community is that much bigger and the entries more diverse each month, so for nexr year we might kick off with something different.
The hobby has seen an explosion off cool non-Warhammer stuff in recent years that just wasn't there when this started (or at least, not so easy to get hold of), and Marines are a little less ubiquitous too, so I think we'll call this one last hurrah and between now and next March, I'm sure we'll come up with something else to start the rotation off with!
Paradigm wrote: Seems like there's quite the controversy this month! Never thought I'd see Les Mis rewritten about an online painting competition, but that's a thing now, I guess! (and bravo too! I think I'd have stopped at one verse, but nope, the Eldar Protest Crowd mean business!)
In all seriousness, I do wonder if this means it's time to retire the annual Marine round? When I started this thing, I had no idea what interest there would be in it and I wanted the first round to be accessible to as many people as possible (not sure if this is still the case, but back then GW gave out push-fit Marine demo minis in stores for free), but at this point the whole Painting Challenge community is that much bigger and the entries more diverse each month, so for nexr year we might kick off with something different.
The hobby has seen an explosion off cool non-Warhammer stuff in recent years that just wasn't there when this started (or at least, not so easy to get hold of), and Marines are a little less ubiquitous too, so I think we'll call this one last hurrah and between now and next March, I'm sure we'll come up with something else to start the rotation off with!
Noooooo!!! The tradition must continue! Those who defy it are filthy heretics and xenos-worshippers!
I will be sorry to see the annual Marine round discontinued, but my opinion shouldn't necessarily count for much since I think I've only actually finished something for it once or twice!
Obviously as a marine player, I’m a little biased, but I also like the fact that we start the cycle off with something known that I’ll never have to fish around for an entry for.
If people want to protest, I think that’s their right. Part of how I choose votes is how well entries stick the the theme. People who stray too far just won’t be in the running for my votes, regardless of how well painted. There has always been people stretching theme, I’ve pushed the bounds a few times myself. But if you go too far, there can be consequences at the end.
But as long as people are participating and having fun, I’m not going to tell anyone “no”
I've found the March space marine theme to be a bit too restrictive most years, despite my giant pile of unpainted space marines, so I'm happy for it to change to something else.
Paradigm wrote: Seems like there's quite the controversy this month! Never thought I'd see Les Mis rewritten about an online painting competition, but that's a thing now, I guess! (and bravo too! I think I'd have stopped at one verse, but nope, the Eldar Protest Crowd mean business!)
In all seriousness, I do wonder if this means it's time to retire the annual Marine round? When I started this thing, I had no idea what interest there would be in it and I wanted the first round to be accessible to as many people as possible (not sure if this is still the case, but back then GW gave out push-fit Marine demo minis in stores for free), but at this point the whole Painting Challenge community is that much bigger and the entries more diverse each month, so for nexr year we might kick off with something different.
Para,
No, we are just having a little fun (those of us who cannot find any more Marine bits to destroy, or have failed to think of a funny way to tie our selection to the theme). It is a fair bit of work for you thinking up new topics each month. Besides, if you ended the March is Marine Month...well, how could we sing our catchy song about our revolution (or have someone paint a banner to carry forward)?
YouWaShock, where's the banner? We even have a hash tag that is not trending...anywhere.
Cheers,
CB
Do you hear the miniaturists sing?
Singing the song of angry painters?
It is the music of the people
Who will not paint marines again! When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is art about to start
When tomorrow comes!
Paradigm wrote: Seems like there's quite the controversy this month! Never thought I'd see Les Mis rewritten about an online painting competition, but that's a thing now, I guess! (and bravo too! I think I'd have stopped at one verse, but nope, the Eldar Protest Crowd mean business!)
In all seriousness, I do wonder if this means it's time to retire the annual Marine round? When I started this thing, I had no idea what interest there would be in it and I wanted the first round to be accessible to as many people as possible (not sure if this is still the case, but back then GW gave out push-fit Marine demo minis in stores for free), but at this point the whole Painting Challenge community is that much bigger and the entries more diverse each month, so for nexr year we might kick off with something different.
Para,
No, we are just having a little fun (those of us who cannot find any more Marine bits to destroy, or have failed to think of a funny way to tie our selection to the theme). It is a fair bit of work for you thinking up new topics each month. Besides, if you ended the March is Marine Month...well, how could we sing our catchy song about our revolution (or have someone paint a banner to carry forward)?
YouWaShock, where's the banner? We even have a hash tag that is not trending...anywhere.
Cheers,
CB
Do you hear the miniaturists sing?
Singing the song of angry painters?
It is the music of the people
Who will not paint marines again! When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is art about to start
When tomorrow comes!
Pariah Press wrote:I've found the March space marine theme to be a bit too restrictive most years, despite my giant pile of unpainted space marines, so I'm happy for it to change to something else.
Nevelon wrote:Obviously as a marine player, I’m a little biased, but I also like the fact that we start the cycle off with something known that I’ll never have to fish around for an entry for.
If people want to protest, I think that’s their right. Part of how I choose votes is how well entries stick the the theme. People who stray too far just won’t be in the running for my votes, regardless of how well painted. There has always been people stretching theme, I’ve pushed the bounds a few times myself. But if you go too far, there can be consequences at the end.
But as long as people are participating and having fun, I’m not going to tell anyone “no”
ZergSmasher wrote:
Paradigm wrote: Seems like there's quite the controversy this month! Never thought I'd see Les Mis rewritten about an online painting competition, but that's a thing now, I guess! (and bravo too! I think I'd have stopped at one verse, but nope, the Eldar Protest Crowd mean business!)
In all seriousness, I do wonder if this means it's time to retire the annual Marine round? When I started this thing, I had no idea what interest there would be in it and I wanted the first round to be accessible to as many people as possible (not sure if this is still the case, but back then GW gave out push-fit Marine demo minis in stores for free), but at this point the whole Painting Challenge community is that much bigger and the entries more diverse each month, so for nexr year we might kick off with something different.
The hobby has seen an explosion off cool non-Warhammer stuff in recent years that just wasn't there when this started (or at least, not so easy to get hold of), and Marines are a little less ubiquitous too, so I think we'll call this one last hurrah and between now and next March, I'm sure we'll come up with something else to start the rotation off with!
Noooooo!!! The tradition must continue! Those who defy it are filthy heretics and xenos-worshippers!
I will be sorry to see the annual Marine round discontinued, but my opinion shouldn't necessarily count for much since I think I've only actually finished something for it once or twice!
Appreciate the feedback folks, and likewise I get that the 'protest' is all in good fun!
Obviously it's a long time until this will come up again, so I guess next February (assuming I remember) I'll bring it up again and let the community decide. Perhaps there'll be something we can come up with that keep at least some of the tradition alive but broadens it in such a way that people don't feel the need to stretch the theme further each year. I can see maybe putting Space Marines as a theme on the usual poll for instance, or expanding the title a bit to encompass something that means everyone who wants to paint Marines can, without excluding anyone else. From the beginning, the themes have always been aimed at inspiring and guiding creativity rather than discouraging people from entering, so we'll have to see where the community stands on this round next time it comes around!
Been working some on my entry. Slow going, as usual.
Spoiler:
Yes! Pink knees, elbows, cheeks, love when people paint in the color change into the skin! Looks good
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Paradigm wrote: Seems like there's quite the controversy this month! Never thought I'd see Les Mis rewritten about an online painting competition, but that's a thing now, I guess! (and bravo too! I think I'd have stopped at one verse, but nope, the Eldar Protest Crowd mean business!)
Spoiler:
In all seriousness, I do wonder if this means it's time to retire the annual Marine round? When I started this thing, I had no idea what interest there would be in it and I wanted the first round to be accessible to as many people as possible (not sure if this is still the case, but back then GW gave out push-fit Marine demo minis in stores for free), but at this point the whole Painting Challenge community is that much bigger and the entries more diverse each month, so for nexr year we might kick off with something different.
The hobby has seen an explosion off cool non-Warhammer stuff in recent years that just wasn't there when this started (or at least, not so easy to get hold of), and Marines are a little less ubiquitous too, so I think we'll call this one last hurrah and between now and next March, I'm sure we'll come up with something else to start the rotation off with!
As mentioned before, Tradition must go on! For honor! And for the Emperor!
Perhaps giving out heresy points for any show of brazen unruliness by misguided youngsters will set stray-sheep to the right path.
Accumulation of said points will eventually result in an extra challenge for the next round that will consist of or color palette restriction or increased minimum number of models entered.
"For the right chastisement shall lead to the right correction!" - Inquisitor Tanner Andeas Rook
Despite having piles and piles of them, I don't enjoy painting Space Marines. That said, "space marines" (note the lack of capitalization) is a broad enough category that I can find something in my vast backlog to fit the theme.
Also, these are probably the best photos I can take, so I'm calling the Martians done:
Spoiler:
As always, there are more photos in my P&M blog if anyone wants to see what they look like from behind.
JoshInJapan wrote: Despite having piles and piles of them, I don't enjoy painting Space Marines. That said, "space marines" (note the lack of capitalization) is a broad enough category that I can find something in my vast backlog to fit the theme.
Also, these are probably the best photos I can take, so I'm calling the Martians done:
Spoiler:
As always, there are more photos in my P&M blog if anyone wants to see what they look like from behind.
Boringstuff wrote: Maybe the Marine round should be moved to April (1st) so that the joke/protest entries make more sense.
I actually really like this idea. I think it's funny to have the xenos entries on the space marine thread. It's not like we're handing out cash prizes here. It's about supporting each other and having a fun community. I say keep the marine month, but understand you'll get some protest entries. Why not make it April?
Was re-sorting boxes and found 2 more Mousling marines. Might as well finish em up and touch-up the other two. Added banner with the knightly order of the cheese.
I'm almost done with my entry. It was looking too dark, so I added an extra level of highlights and it looks much better. Just have to finish his sword.
So here we are, my rescue shelter marine became a bit of a gag.
He’s a 30k legionnaire who needed a new leg so I had a think about some of technology that might have been lost over the years. The kind of thing you just don’t see in Space Marine armies these days.
Ladies and gents I give you,
Iron Within, Iron without (a point)
Everyone’s seen the ubiquitous oversized Power Fist but did you know there used to be The Power Boot!
And this side just to show my freehand attempt at an Iron Warriors icon.
But that’s not all! Oh no. The lost files of the admech have also furnished us with this prototype pattern Chain Foot!
Capable cutting a swathe through the enemy as you advance.
But what of the standing defender?
The Omnisiah says one less leg is but an opportunity for one more BOLTER!
You only need one leg to Stand and Fire!
So that’s my entry.
Spoiler:
But just one more bonus pic for a laugh. (This one comes from the mind of my ten year old son)
And then there’s that little known gene-enhanced ability the power fart. Armour variants to allow for this to be deployed were later exploited by tyranids and the development of this deadly ability was abandoned.
Parp!
You know, the ironic thing with these protest entries is that the Eldar live in space-faring ships (at least the Craftworld ones do) so technically, by the rules of the theme... they are actually space marines!
With that, here's my entry: Warpsmith Uhl'Odoff Mamand. His two pals behind him are just there to offer moral support, they aren't part of my entry.
EDIT: Please disregard the photos I put here before - I wasn't satisfied that the camera work had done the model justice. My actual entry is later in the thread.
We will show these Marine painters what we are made of.
Cheers,
CB
Do you hear the miniaturists sing?
Singing the song of angry painters?
It is the music of the people
Who will not paint marines again! When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is art about to start
When tomorrow comes!
Arg, you guys! With these Eldar! How can the precious armoured meat-heads cope with such effortless style and classic character? It’s like you’re shining a light on the true heart of why we all fell in love with 40k in the first place! (In the 90’s that is)
theCrowe wrote: Arg, you guys! With these Eldar! How can the precious armoured meat-heads cope with such effortless style and classic character? It’s like you’re shining a light on the true heart of why we all fell in love with 40k in the first place! (In the 90’s that is)
Second Edition metal Eldar models are what brought me into 40K back in the 90's...
I actually got my entry done with time to spare. Here are my final photos of Sergeant Castus, of the Blood Ravens 5th Company:
Definitely happy with how this one turned out. I really enjoy painting the Blood Ravens paint scheme once in a while, as it gives me a break from all the Dark Angels and Space Wolves (or all the yellow Battle Sisters from last year...). Lots of cool entries coming in, even if some of them are perfidious space elves instead of proper Space Marines...
So I finally had opportunity to get this undercoated and primed and in my excitement, forgot to take a “before” photo, but it’s still only one colour, so technically a compliant proof. Anyway, someone called for Space Marines, so Check. It. Out.
Looks like I'll be able to join in this month, after a big slump in the previous months. Had these Infiltrators lying around for almost a year now and finally managed to get some work done on them:
Still wip, but I think I'll be able to finish at least a couple of them.
ZergSmasher wrote: Also, what's going to be next month? I'd like to go ahead and start planning.
Can it be Horus Heresy? That would line up nicely...
Hopefully Para will get a vote up.
Horus Heresy is a little too focused. You can see the revolt stirred by the broader “Space Marine” topic. and focusing on the HH would narrow that down even further. A broader topic like “Uprising” ‘Civil War” “Revolt” or “Schism” would let people do HH stuff, but not lock us down into a very specific range.
On that topic, anyone have any vote ideas for April while we wait? Trickery, deceit, or Illusion would go with the 1st? "Aliens and Outsiders” for those who felt constrained by SMs this month?
It should be finished, but it definitely won't be pretty....
Absolute mare so far - from exploding rattlecans, through dodgy spraying, right up to just plain bad painting, all adding up to a distinct lack of interest/care on the paint front. Hoping a bit more panel work, some tidying and detailing will have it resembling passable.
Jadenim wrote: So I finally had opportunity to get this undercoated and primed and in my excitement, forgot to take a “before” photo, but it’s still only one colour, so technically a compliant proof. Anyway, someone called for Space Marines, so Check. It. Out.
monkeytroll wrote: It should be finished, but it definitely won't be pretty....
Absolute mare so far - from exploding rattlecans, through dodgy spraying, right up to just plain bad painting, all adding up to a distinct lack of interest/care on the paint front. Hoping a bit more panel work, some tidying and detailing will have it resembling passable.
Wow Monkeytroll, that looks really cool. keep up the good work and get it finished.
As for myself here is my entry
Knights Sanguine Space Marines Veterans proof pic
I'm away with work for a few days so taken these with me to paint in the evening. (will be back on the evening of the 1st so final pics will go up then if ok with everyone)
Seeing how little month is left, I finally started with my entry... or at least on of the terminators. I said to myself I will start with them once I finished the 4 sisters in the background. But I dawdled and now need to get this clawman painted up fast.
Finished! After a whole decade or more! My Mass Effect tribute is finally done! Thanks to the painting contest and everyone here for the support and encouragement and reason to get stuff done!
Anyway, enough enthusing, on with the entry pics:
And a couple of final non-entry pics with the whole gang together with their rides:
Generally happy with the results. I haven;t learned how to finesse contrast paints properly yet, so they still look very contrast-esque. However, they all look much better having a full coat of paint in the display case, rather than gathering dust in some bits box, so I'm happy to say its done!
All done. This was fun to do. May jump in again at some point. Happy with how the model has turned out for the most part, but there's always little things you wish were just a little different or better after it's done.
And another 5 marines off the pile of shame and joining the company. These are the push fits from the indominus box, and while it shows in a few places, there were surprisingly few problems with that format. I really like the assault guys, both these and the full kit. So much more character and motion than the basic riflemen. Just a few more of them to do.
Jadenim wrote: I like the trickery & illusion idea for April; call it “A trick of the light”, could cover all sorts of things.
Also “rebellion” would work for HH, the current Eldar protest and many other things.
Shouldn't you be able to look at all the entries and tell what the theme is? Some of these suggestions are so broad that you could paint any model in existence and find a way to tie it to the contest theme. I would personally much rather see themes like "space marines". People complaining that they don't play space marines aren't really getting the point of painting contests.
And done shortly before the deadline. Still need to figure out a name and some decal for the right shoulderpad, but that will follow once I paint his 4 squadmates. Was weird painting a Space Marine, the last one was I believe last year for the painting challenge. Time flies.
Barely on time, but I managed to finish 4 Infiltrators. Planned on 5, but sorta mixed up some pieces and finished painting parts that didn't fit together for the 5th, whoops.
I wouldn't mind one either. I'm still working on finishing up the base and smoke/exhaust, plus some final touchups and nuancing, so depending on how long that takes, I may be squeezing in some photos around 1 or 2 am EST on Friday.
Jadenim wrote: I like the trickery & illusion idea for April; call it “A trick of the light”, could cover all sorts of things.
Also “rebellion” would work for HH, the current Eldar protest and many other things.
Shouldn't you be able to look at all the entries and tell what the theme is? Some of these suggestions are so broad that you could paint any model in existence and find a way to tie it to the contest theme. I would personally much rather see themes like "space marines". People complaining that they don't play space marines aren't really getting the point of painting contests.
Flinty wrote:This painting contest is more about egalitarian support for reducing shame piles than any real attempt at setting agendas for people
You choose the challenge you want, subtly guided by Para and the compy saints!
To add to Flinty's point: this isn't a painting contest, with winners and trophies and prize money. It's a chance for hobbyists to challenge themselves, and part of the challenge is to finish something that fits the theme. That's why the challenge for March is "Space Marines" as opposed to "an official GW Adeptus Astartes in a Codex-approved color scheme." The former allows (for example) for Aliens-inspired soldiers, Star Trek Redshirts, or even representatives of the various non-human opponents who regularly fight Space Marines in 40K. The latter would actively exclude a lot of hobbyists, myself included, who either don't own or don't want to paint GW Space Marine models.
Oh man was this model ever a slog, but I think the payoff was worth it. I had to spread this thing out over 6 days? just to keep my sanity, working in bursts of a few hours and taking lots of breaks.
Thanks Para, just got back from my work travels so final photo will be up in the next few hours.
and holy Crap DV8 thats good.
Automatically Appended Next Post: My Final Pics
Definitely just to battle standard but thats all I seem to be able to complete at the moment. All sections have a base and wash on, some highlights and details but missing the bigger areas.
Vejut wrote: Vote for them both, you get as many as you want.
Absolutely! I throw a vote to absolutely anything than makes me smile, for any reason. I know it’s a painting challenge but i’ll happily vote for a great idea even if it’s not a great paint job. I don’t vote for my own entries though, even though you can it’s obviously a bit hollow if you win that way.
Not sure if there is an established forum voting etiquette but that’s how I’ve been rolling.
theCrowe wrote: Absolutely! I throw a vote to absolutely anything than makes me smile, for any reason.
Do you hear the miniaturists sing?
Singing the song of angry painters?
It is the music of the people
Who will not paint marines again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is art about to start
When tomorrow comes!
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond those Space Marines
Are there other models you long to see?
Finally have the time to upload. Obviously most of you all have already posted your originals but figure better late than never. My fifth shameful half done is sneaking around the back of these photos
If you want to see any closeups feel free to let me know and I'll take better pics!
Yes, the vote takes a while to compile and I don't have a ton of time at the moment, so please bear with me! I'll try and get it done over the weekend.
I've compiled the entries now, vote will go up tomorrow morning. In the mean time, give me a shout if I've missed your entries, got the wrong pics or anything like that.
