Update time:
I finished the Imperial Fist - Can I say again how much I hate painting yellow!
I was going to weather the feet and shield, but in the end, I chickened out!
I woke up early yesterday morning and with a lot of milliput I made the groundwork.
I smoothed it out to remove finger prints and then using a sculpting tool, got to this stage....
Over the years, I have built up quite a collection of "interesting" bits. I saw on eBay 100 Resin skulls and thought I could use them on future projects along with spent bullet cases. I added these around the base to match the original Iwo Jima base.
A base coat of Zandri Dust...
...followed by a wash of Army Painter Dark Tone (it dried gloss like eventhough I shaked the bottle!?!?!?)…..
…..followed by a drybrushing of Flayed one.
I went over the skulls with Wraithbone and a wash of Skeleton Horde contrast paint and picked out the spent cases with some old gold to finish the base off.
This is what the diorama will look like (when I get around to finish painting the rest of the marines)…
The Salamander with the Multi Melta has had a Devastator symbol sculpted on his right shoulder pad. The Space Wolve marine will have a tactical squad marking added to their right shoulder pad.
The Space Wolves marine has had a Chapter badge from a 3d printer on eBay added to his left shoulder pad. Both the Ravenguard and White Scar need backpacks - The Ravenguard will get a jetpack but I'm struggling to find a mk iii backpack for the White Scar (all my usual bits sellers are out of stock and I can't find any on eBay at the moment).
I added both the shield and sword from the White Scar Bike rider from the Deathwatch Kill Team and a suitable ornate helmet. I'm toying with having red tribal markings on his right leg. As you can see, I've painted his legs, just the top half to go on this White Scar marine.
The Iron Hands is equipped with a missile launcher. His Chapter shoulder pad is from my bits box.
Even though I finished painting my Black Templar, there wasn't enough room to squeeze another marine onto the diorama, so as he wasn't from the First Founding, I left him off. I need to get paint to start both the Space Wolves and Salamander but finding them online has been tricky. I understand
GW online is now working again, so I'll need to pay a little visit there.
Till next time.