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Hey Raz! Your army looks truely amazing, I made an account just to ask you this haha. How do you sculpt those candles out of greenstuff? I'm wanting to use the same technique for my word bearers! I'm sorry if you may have already answered the question!

Very nicely done.

@Ihadrabies: Sorry I took so bloody long, I posted a candle-sculpting tutorial halfway down this post in my B&C thread. Will link this in the OP here, thought it was already there.

Over two months without any updates. Painting stalled on Lorgar pretty much immediately and I wound up watching lots of anime instead of working on him. Just couldn't decide how I wanted to tackle the "golden tattoos," which would look weird when painted over normal skin, and whether or not I wanted to go with the old fluff where his skin was actually golden. Wound up popping the head off and stripping it a few times before getting to where it is now. Finally went with painting the skin a dark bronze - could indicate that his skin is actually golden or that he just has really dense tattoos - and then scribbling on it with Auric Armor Gold. Anyway, model's still in heavy WIP, face is the only thing I'm calling "done" and even then I think the eyes still need work, and some of the script could use a bit of extra cleaning up. The pics lose quite a lot of the metallic effect on his face, being able to rotate it in your hands and watch light glint off of it is nice. I still hate working with Auric Armor (though the newer pots seem better than the early ones), but I have to admit it usually does what I want it to. Should also say zooming in too far will almost definitely make it look worse than it is, the head is TINY.









I'm pretty happy with how the cape is turning out considering how badly some of my previous cloth-painting adventures have gone. I think it could still use another highlight or two, not sure if I'm going to do any freehand on it. Thoughts?

In other news, I ordered a Knight the other day. I was going to paint Erebus and Kor Phaeron after Lorgar but I don't know how long I can wait to start working on this thing. I have ideas. Muhahaha, etc.

Your lorgar looks great, I kind of want the model as well, but it's just so expensive and i'm afraid of screwing it up haha
Thanks for the candle tutorial i'll try it out next time I work on my HQ's.

Another thing I wanted to ask, how do you get the colour you use for your parchment/banners. I have been thinking of using that colour for my Chaos Terminator lord, should I ever get one!
Do you know the citadel paints I should use to get that colour? Thanks alot

Wow.

That may well be my favourite Lorgar I've seen. The "golden skin" is incredible, and very close to how I imagined Lorgar when reading The First Heretic.

Gah, sorry for taking so long to respond again, ihadrabies. The color on my "parchment" (it's more intended to be human flesh) is layers of the standard Citadel fleshtones (Bugman's Glow, Cadian Fleshtone, Kislev Flesh), with a wash of Baal Red, Leviathan Purple, and Army Painter Strong Tone (or Devlan Mud if you still have some - if you don't have any Baal Red or Leviathan, Army Painter makes red and purple washes now. I haven't tried them yet but I imagine you'll get similar results). I apply them in that order, one at a time, applying each layer while the last one is still wet, which gets it that blotchy effect. Lorgar's parchment is different, that's a basecoat of Rhinox Hide, layer of Baneblade Brown, layer Ushabti Bone, wash Strong Tone/Devlan Mud, highlight Screaming Skull. For script I just scribble with Abaddon Black (except on Lorgar where it's sculpted detail) - my hands are really shaky so sometimes I just kind of let 'em go wild, other times I'll try to paint in a "chipping" motion to get the look of individual characters. Blood is always Tamiya Clear Red mixed with old GW Black Ink. Hope that all helps (and doesn't come too late to do so...)

Lorgar is more or less finished. I highlighted the grey on his armor WAY up and then busted out some Reaper gold to give the trim more contrast. Painted the base and did OSL on the flames, specifically to give me an excuse to throw a little color onto Illuminarum, which was pretty boring to look at before. Pretty happy with the result, could maybe tone down the orange on the base just a little but I'm happy with it right now. I've tweaked the face just a little bit from last time, but still wouldn't advise zooming too close in on it because it WILL look terrible. Quite happy with it from a distance though, moreso IRL than in the pics.











And here he is with his ill-tempered and out-of-focus brother. I'll have to get a better shot of this soon, it'd take me five minutes right now but I can't be arsed.



Either the Knight's up next or a pair of Land Raiders I've had basecoated since forever ago. Probably the latter, I'd really like to get those done since they're the last non-Superheavy tanks I'm planning to do for a while. And I will TRY to update more frequently but I make no promises.

Nice OSL on Lorgar!

I just discovered this thread and I would just like to offer you my silent applause for what has to be the coolest army I have ever seen. Stunning dark paintjobs and conversions, very in line with the artwork and fluff. I am very happy I discovered this.

Keep it up! Can't wait to see those Decimators and HQs (the Sorceror!) painted.

Sorry I'm so late to the party on Lorgar, but wow. I absolutely love what you've done with the colors on that model. In the initial pictures with the golden skin, I was a bit hesitant. I thought that the skin blended in too much with the trim of the armor and was leading to a strange, washed-out look. I know there's fluff precedence for it, but I just wasn't convinced you could do it effectively without well-done NMMs.

But somehow, even though the color of the head hasn't really changed all that much, the skin just looks brilliant with that golden coloration, even given the fact that it is so in-line with the armor trim still. I think the detailing in the armor that you've done, as well as the OSL and other colors you've introduced to the piece have enhanced the positive qualities of the gold on his head, and have brought it out. His head seemingly blended in with his armor before, but now it is distinct and very, very striking. Honestly, Raz, this might be your best painted model to-date.

Brilliant job; best rendition of this model I've seen to this date. Which is very fitting considering how much passion you have for Word Bearers.

It's been FIVE MONTHS since I posted? Ugh. That simply will not do. Have some extremely PIP Land Raiders, Dakka.



Hadn't painted or sculpted much of anything since Lorgar up until a few days ago. I did work on Kor Phaeron but I burnt out on him pretty quickly - trying to get all the little astrological diagrams to show up with my dark red wasn't working out.

Unfortunately I've done no more work on the Sorcerer. I realize some reddish-brownish-blackish Land Raiders aren't exactly the pinnacle of excitement these days, so I think I'll show off some WIPs that I really should've posted like a year ago when I started on them. Wanted to hold onto these until the whole squad was ready for paint, but Darth Bob saw them in person recently and urged me (read: threatened me with secret Alpha Legion torture methods) to post them.

So I've needed a Possessed squad for a while, but I hate the Possessed kit (when used by itself - it's great for bitz). I started on these well before the Gal Vorbak hit, but the idea for them grew out of a conversation I was having at the FLGS. Was talking about how Possessed should look like the daemons they've been possessed by, and suddenly I wondered what it would look like if a Chaos marine was possessed by a Nurgling swarm. Overwhelmed with the desire to see a spess mehren bursting into Nurglings, I hit the bitz box, and this happened:





And then I kept going, this time with a Flamer.





And some Plaguebearers.



And then I started on some Horrors but was too lazy to do any sculpting. They're gonna need a lot, I want lots of mouths and arms and fire everywhere.



I kind of half-heartedly started on a Bloodletter but I'm not tremendously happy with the results. Again, still needs GS work, which could possibly save it.



And I've got a Screamer that's gonna need even more GS work than the Horrors.







That's 7 out of 12 planned Possessed. I want to do another two Bloodletters (and possibly start this one over from scratch), a pair of Daemonettes, and either another Flamer or Screamer, or a Plague Drone (no idea how I'd go about doing that).

I WILL get some Gal Vorbak eventually - the models are too incredible for me not too, but they are a bit expensive for five dudes. Somewhat dismayed at the current lack of Argel Tal, but I'm waiting patiently. It's not like I don't have enough stuff to paint in the meantime.

Anyway, going to try to get these Land Raiders done in a reasonable-ish amount of time, then I'll finally get cracking on the armywide revamp I've been going on about for well over a year now. No, really, I mean it.

A very clever take on the possessed generally. I really like the screamer, actually.

Thanks, inmygravenimage. Quick update on the Land Raiders, iron metallics are about done, except I still need to do chipping and battle damage. Need to sculpt the fleshybits and candles now (gonna be LOTS of the latter on both). Gonna try to do most of that tonight and tomorrow.

Interesting concept on the possessed, should look dramatic when painted all up.

I don't think I've posted in this thread before, but since it popped up again I'll take the chance to say that for quite some time I've thought this army is one of the best out there. Heaps of skill, originality and talent here.

The new Possessed look great, consider me a subscriber from now on!

Awesome! Glad to see you finally posted this brilliant stuff! I shall inform the Legion torturers that we will not need their services.

Thanks, guys. So, fleshybits and candles sculptified. Shoulda done these before I primed them, don't really know why I didn't. I do sculpting late on infantry, but on tanks they don't get in the way as much. Anyway, done now. Still got quite a bit of painting to do before these are finished, will try to post updates every other day or so.



Hopefully getting an Honoured Imperium and an Imperial Sector in the mail tomorrow. I know all the cool kids roll their own terrain, but hey, I really like GW's buildings. Probably going to build them ASAP, planning fairly minimalist paintjobs. Not sure I want to do a lot of converting on those, but I'll see if I can't manage something subtly Chaotic. Or I'll just go overboard. I dunno.

And thus a 6 week terrain project was born? But seriously cool tanks. Really like the additions to the tanks there!

Great work!

Your Word Bearers are such an inspiration for me when I paint mine, your storm eagle makes me want to paint mine badly, but tthe freehand on yours is so incredible I worry I'd make it look awful. How did you manage it? Specifically the daemon face.

An inspiring thread, one of my favorites.

These word bearers are simply amazing!

It must be a sight to see them in action on a battlefield against an army constructed of similar caliber.

I return once again! Sorry for the long absence, and thanks for the comments.

Sheokronath - I did a painting tutorial over in my B&C thread and linked it at the top of this thread's OP. I laid out how I do my daemon faces here as Step 12 - when I want to do them in gray, I lay it out in Mechanicus Standard Grey first and then do a second layer in Administratum Grey. Hope I'm not too late to be of assistance, I should really lurk my own thread more.

Edreynaline - PFFFFT, more like six months.

Anyway, figure I should throw out an update on the Land Raiders. Still need to do all the script, blood, the spike racks on the Phobos and a bunch of little details on the Avarice (braziers flames/coals, wood, parchment, and I'm not sure if I want the skellington on the Acolyte's book to be gold, silver or bone). Not a huge amount of work left, really, but I can't say when they'll be done.

Finished both Land Raiders days ago, somehow managed to completely fail to post them here.

Land Raider Phobos - Korson









Land Raider Avarice - Surgat











Should be starting up either a new Bloodthirster or my Knight here in a few days. Gonna have plenty of time to paint soon, though I'm sure I'll spend it playing Dark Souls or something.

Fantastic pair of Land Raiders there, they should be a real centrepiece to the collection.

Been slowly working on a Bloodthirster for the past four months (yes, FOUR months). Just finished a major stage of highlights on his skin. Going to do another orange highlight on raised areas and veins, then I'll move on to metallics.









Classes starting back up soon, and as my desire to paint is inversely proportional to the amount of time I have to do it, I have a feeling I'm going to be getting some work done soon.

Looks like he's coming together really nice! Love the depth of the red.

Well damn. That's just about the best Word Bearers army I ever saw. Most attempts at gore end up looking lame, but this is pretty much perfect. The choice of WoC bodies/legs is also great. They look like they're just marching along slaying whatever crosses their path, an economy of motion that suggests they've done this far too many times.

Your Word Bearers are truly an inspiration for mine! I love them, specially the conversions. I suppose I should work harder with the green stuff.

Have you thought about adding some beastmen minos as a count as for something? I think that would be pretty cool, especially with your mad skills!

Simply stunning army you have here, the theme, painting and conversions are all excellent. Am eager to see how the 'Thirster turns out.

Thanks guys. bossfearless, that's exactly what I'm going for. LeCacty, I'm always thinking about ways to expand my cultists, and I'd like to incorporate some mutants, especially using some heavily converted Beastmen models, Crypt Ghouls and Crypt Horrors, but I never seem to get around to it. My priority right now for my cultist mob is actually to just get more Empire Flagellants. And repaint my old ones, because I have 90 not-Flagellants lying around unpainted now.

So, after another long absence, I have more progress on Thirsty.





I need to highlight the metallics, the leather and the black bits (horns, wings, claws, fur). Also need to paint the teeth, fingernails and the tongue. Lot of work but we're gettin' there.

I've also pledged for Bolter and Chainsword's Call of Chaos. I've pledged a Dreadnought, a trio of Nurgle plaguetoads, the Knight I've previously posted in this thread, and these guys:

A Terminator Acolyte for my Anointed Cohort...



And a Sorcerer. Because I don't have a Sorcerer. What have I been DOING with my life?!