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So I got my new airbrush and compressor in the mail last weekend, and rather than work out the kinks on someone else's project I decided to go ahead and paint my Krieg infantry (I know I'm so sweet huh? )

The fluff behind the army is that they are leftovers of this poor company (hence all vets) that got dropped on this beach metroplis planet that was nuked from orbit before assaulting. The prior owners were seen as corrupt by the Inquisitor (who ironically is now stuck on the planet too) who initiated the attack. Something went wrong with comms due to a reaction between the Exterminatus and the planets elecrical field, and the Naval fleet the Reserve unit originated from, who assumed their readings were correct, saw no life left on the planet and thus moved on.

Now literally all that is left of the company, they are basically hanging out on this wasteland world staying alive, fighting against equipment failure and bands of mutants, not of Chaos but from the fallout.

Inquisitor:


Company Command:






First Squad:



Second:(note there is a jumping spider on the top of the model back row, second from right. He sat there the whole time I took pics, even when I picked the model up, cleaning his feeder bits)



Third:



Fourth:



Fifth:




Here are the Inquisitor vehicles I did not long ago:



















Here are the finished tanks I posted a while back. Note that the blue matches in person. I moved in between these two sets so I am using true sunlight now. It makes colors more vibrant in photos. Also the tank commanders have been updated to match the infantry. I wasnt sure then how I was going to do them.























































I will be posting an article in a sec.

nice work, great color , can you do A group shot ?

Amazing, similar colour palate to the eldar army but entirely new and comfortable on this imperial force.

No one does rust like you do man.

Your work reminds me of sets from the Juenet Brothers film, The City of Lost Children.

Ok, i now hold you responsible for my brain exploding and my computer crashing (2nd part was true lol)

How long does it roughly take you to paint each unit/vehicle?
those are some mad skills

awesome

I love you mate! lol amazing job

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Amazing, similar colour palate to the eldar army but entirely new and comfortable on this imperial force.

No one does rust like you do man.

Your work reminds me of sets from the Juenet Brothers film, The City of Lost Children.

Thanks buddy

Yeah I was kinda iffy on having that blue match the Eldar but I love it so I thought what the heck. Although the true color is closer to the blue on the tanks.

Here is the article on it, if you want to read more on the process although I will admit its not as interested as I wanted it to be. The article system doesnt work like I thought it did.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/GMM%27s_501st_Krieg_Naval_Reserve

No worries on using the blue again, it really gives them a french feel I think, in keeping with the krieg uniform's historical design influence:

http://www.grantsmilitaria.com/militariaphotos/militaria_images.asp?key=59

Any chance of a rust tutorial or is it a trade sekrit!?

Well I tried to link them to Fallout as well. In person they look pulled right out of Fallout 3. Good call on the French uniforms I admit that wasnt intentional.

Also the red shield with white stripe - I will say now I just pulled it out of the air I don't know if it comes from anything. It makes me think of malt liquor though hehe.

That was beautiful work. Normally I don't like that shade of blue but set against that rust orange it's perfect.

Very nicely done. What method and or supplies did you use to weather that rhion and vindi?

Simply Awesome job! Those colors look great!

my god man... just plain beautiful

Beautiful work man, keep it up!

Ahhh I love the story, and how it fits with the appearance of the units. I love how these guys are staying behind and just 'hanging out' lol. I know that's not their only purpose, but it'd be an interesting take on the life of a 40k guardsmen, when they have nothing to fight against for very long periods of times; and they can't really relax (like a PDF regiment would); or train with the knowledge of their forthcoming opponents (say a regiment en route to a battlefield; since space/warp travel takes so long).

I think I'm reading too much into it, and adding too much of my romanticist ideals into these guys, but ... thank you for letting me do that by producing this beautiful company of soldiers!

I didn't understand why the units were painted blue, but .. I like it! It's such a lovely contrast to the beautifully realistic rust effects - surpassing the point where a paintjob/colour has to 'make sense' or 'tell a story'.

Good heavens man,you have just made me want to buy some krieg even more!

I sayeth this day that everytime GMMstudios picks up his/their brush/brushes a angel gets its wings!

This work is totally and utterly awesome but there's one teeny tiny flaw in it. The Heavy Bolter on the Inquisitors Chimera seems to be about to shoot the dozer blade. It can't fire without hitting itself!

Sighs...

what wouldnt i give to be able to take painting lessons from you GMM...

Have you got the Inquisitor that's with them?

Amazing.....................
Perfect job my friend, as simple as that ,PERFECT

GMMStudios wrote:Well I tried to link them to Fallout as well. In person they look pulled right out of Fallout 3. Good call on the French uniforms I admit that wasnt intentional.

Also the red shield with white stripe - I will say now I just pulled it out of the air I don't know if it comes from anything. It makes me think of malt liquor though hehe.

De gueles a la bande d'argent.

Amazing!
the color scheme is epic.

i would like to see a gruop shot and a tut on making this rust effect.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Have you got the Inquisitor that's with them?

The "Quartermaster" is the =I= and his retinue.

FrantzFanon wrote:Ahhh I love the story, and how it fits with the appearance of the units. I love how these guys are staying behind and just 'hanging out' lol. I know that's not their only purpose, but it'd be an interesting take on the life of a 40k guardsmen, when they have nothing to fight against for very long periods of times; and they can't really relax (like a PDF regiment would); or train with the knowledge of their forthcoming opponents (say a regiment en route to a battlefield; since space/warp travel takes so long).

Right! Something different. They aren't in a war, but they can't stop fighting for survival. They can't even get relief from taking their breathers off.

I love Fallout, and the scenario characters in that game are going through. I like Zombie apocalypse books, things like that. I like a desert or beach sunset overlooking a rusty scrapyard. I watch that show The Colony religiously even though I am appalled by the acting!

Flinty wrote:

De gueles a la bande d'argent.

Well its in reverse but big deal. Do you know what it says about it? I think it's in german. Thanks for posting that.

GMMStudios wrote:

Flinty wrote:

De gueles a la bande d'argent.

Well its in reverse but big deal. Do you know what it says about it? I think it's in german. Thanks for posting that.

Heh. Its Heraldic French. It says on a red field, a white diagonal stripe. The page that is linked lists some family names lihnked to that particular heraldic device.

The reverse would be this.

Ohh ok it's heraldry. I just woke up.

Oh and it's also french, 0-2.

Flinty wrote:

The reverse would be this.

I clicked on that and expected a Jamaican to pop out somewhere and yell "hooray beer"

Wow! Thats a sweet looking army!

I don't see any jumping spider! :(

Love the paintjob mate. They do look just absolutle rugged and worn down. The blue is a tad too bright for my taste but it does have a sort of oxidized Copper look to it.

Wow! for the first time ever i wanna play IG really bad. I've always loved the WW1 look the the krieg models and you've made them like twice as cool. (I'mn sorry if im rambling, im just in awe). The Inquisitor is prolly my favorite piece there, what henchmen is he packin?

I love you man! *Sniff* No, and not in that way... You're an inspiration to us all!

please do not take this the wwrong way but SIR YOU ARE A RATFINK...as well you are a scholar ... koodos to you that is some amazing work I am thoroughly impressed