Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Finished these guys up today for my first tactical and assault squads...












What do y'all think?

I think they look stunning. Love the "come get some" hand position of the Assault Sgt.

These are some of the best blood angels ive ever seen! Amazing work!

Thanks both!

@ combat engineer - glad you like the pose, "come get some" is exactly what I was going for

Awesome. Great character and flawless execution.

Amazing work! The glow effects are stunning and I love the darker red armor. Fantastic job!

Amazing job, love them, definitely a case of 'less is more'

These look fantastic.

Thanks for the comments!

Those are brilliant. I love how dark and deep the reds are.

Excellent work, the darker armour really makes them look brutal.

Thanks guys – it took me ages to get the red 'just right' for this army but I am very happy with it now.

If the glow of the gun, goes all the way down the gun. Would that not be bright enough to affect his armour? Other than that, I think these look absolutely amazing. The 1st one is You're Going Down! and the 2nd is Come Get Some!

I'm so envious of those Blood Angels. Amazing work

@ Link3n, cheers, I think you're right about the gun glow. I don't want the OSL to be over the top but a subtle bit on his right leg and maybe shoulder pad might look cool... Like I did on the shoulder of one of my Sangy Guardsmen:




@ Davy, thanks!

How did you do the red if you dont mind me asking?

Rezyn, I got a PM asking for the method so I'll post my reply. It is a bit complicated, probably because I got there through experimentation but hey it works for me!

1. Prime whole model black (I use Vallejo primer through my airbrush)
2. Spray from above with Vallejo German Red Brown primer
3. Spray highlight areas (top of head, shoulder pads, upper edges of legs etc) with Vallejo German Dark Yellow primer

The above steps are essentially pre-shading / pre-highlighting but with colour instead of greyscale, which I found is important for a deep red.

4. Spray the whole model with Vallejo Model Air RLM 23 using thin layers. This is semi-transparent so will allow the previous layers to show through subtly.
5. Gloss coat (I hand brush Johnsons Klear but you could spray a gloss varnish)

At this point I paint any other areas that will have a black wash such as the joins between the armour plates, weapon casing, metallics etc.

6. Black wash (I use Daler Rowney acrylic ink mixed 1:10 with Johnsons Klear – you could try GW Nuln Oil mixed 50/50 with glaze medium)
7. Satin varnish
8. Edge highlight with Vallejo Model Color 130 Amarantha Red
9. Smaller edge highlight GW Vomit Brown

After that I continue highlighting / shading the other areas of the model. Sounds more complicated than it is, but I admit it's not the simplest process

I did a little picture tutorial of the process while I was painting my drop pod (except the wash step which wasn't necessary for the pod. You can see it here if you scroll down:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/503558.page

@Luthermax, thanks for replying. I definitely like what you did on the shoulder pad. I think a bit of the OSL affect on the edge of his right knee pad would look great, especially as it fades away to the rear of the gun. I would never want you to mess up such a great paint job though, in case I am wrong

These are amazing models! You're a very talented painter, and that's putting it mildly.

Aye, great Blood Angels. Those deep tones look amazing.

Glad to see you're getting some much-deserved praise on these exquisite BA's.

Flipping amazing! I'm not a fan of the glow on any model but you out did yourself on these! Skin tones are perfect on the first model!

Sweet Baby Jesus that is some beautiful work !

Those are . . . PERFECT !!

Wow, thanks for all the positive feedback! When I have time I'm going to re-photograph the rest of my Blood Angels to be consistent with these and start a blog on here

Yeah, you do that. I'm in dire need for some peer-pressure to end this bout of procrastination. I've had my next batch of BA's basecoated and ready to go since a few weeks.

Ok, I'm following!


Automatically Appended Next Post:
@Meph... Sweet mother of pearl! That picture you have as your avitar... is that one of your own models?!

Following!!

 Kelly502 wrote:

@Meph... Sweet mother of pearl! That picture you have as your avitar... is that one of your own models?!

Mini hi-jack: Yup, chek the link 'Large FW Space Marine' link in my signature. Got 2nd place with it in GW's Lowlands painting comp a few years back.

Soooooo god like...love em!