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Gitsplitta wrote:The only proper use for "cannon" is to fire one across the battlefield!

Haha wise words, Gits

IceAngel wrote:I like what you started with Yggs but I think you forgot to paint the back pack.

Well, TBH it's rather "laziness" than "loss of memory"... I also didn't paint the scroll on its backpack, but from a distance... You wouldn't tell !

DarkSoldier wrote:It looks sufficiently Blood Angels-y to be a Blood Angel.

Ok, then done !! Thanks !

One of my friends suggested that I should weather them with light, metal chips, rather than the dark, brown dents used here...
What do you think of that ?!

Ice always gets on my case for those fiddly bits. "You didn't paint that pouch. You didn't paint that insignia, that holster, blah blah. You didn't paint the lower half of the model..." I say, if they wanted you to paint all of it they wouldn't put it on there...

Brown and red tend to look really close to me, so the brown chips don't totally work for me. Maybe silver, maybe grey. It's called ceremite, right? So, to me I think sometimes these guys are running around wearing concrete or super pottery. Like, if you have ever seen the "They call him, Jeyne!" episode of Firefly, where dudes are dredging mud to make super hard ceramics.

Hi Yggsy! glad to have you back man :-) congrats on finding a great woman, and condolences for the demise of your previous relationship :-( but move forward stronger and higher now in personal life and Hobby! see you round soon dude!

moonpie wrote:Ice always gets on my case for those fiddly bits.

Yeah, I'll probably just ignore him

Brown and red tend to look really close to me, so the brown chips don't totally work for me. Maybe silver, maybe grey.

D***, now I DEFINITELY need to try silver chipping

nerdfest09 wrote:Hi Yggsy! glad to have you back man :-) congrats on finding a great woman, and condolences for the demise of your previous relationship :-( but move forward stronger and higher now in personal life and Hobby! see you round soon dude!

Yeah, stronger might not be the word, but forward it is !!!

Speaking of moving forward, few results in those last days, but I still haven't given up yet !!


A Baal Predator, only the sponsons done... Still unsure about the armament in the turret, but I'm leaning more and more towards the Flamestorm Cannon - if I want a TL-AC, a Razorback is cheaper AND with Transport 6, isn't it ?!


The next "test" footsloggers... Plasma cannon Marine, and a Death Company Marine... Next up the painting range !!!

Until next time,
Yggs

Dude. Flamestorm Cannon rules.

Burn baby burn.

The assault cannon will bore you very quickly. Any one can get one of those, but only Blood Angels can bring the Flamestorm!

 Yggdrasil wrote:


But what do you guys think of that :

Always fun to start a new project! I like where you're headed with this guy, but I can't help thinking one more highlight would really put him over the top. Not necessarily over the whole model, but head, backpack, arms at least. But maybe that would put the "time on one model" over what you want?

Keep up the good work!

Cheers,
Rawson

moonpie wrote:Dude. Flamestorm Cannon rules.

inmygravenimage wrote:Burn baby burn.

IceAngel wrote:The assault cannon will bore you very quickly. Any one can get one of those, but only Blood Angels can bring the Flamestorm!

Ok, then this comforts me with the Flamestorm Cannons !! Thanks guys !
It's actually built, but no pics until it's painted haha !

Rawson wrote:
Always fun to start a new project! I like where you're headed with this guy, but I can't help thinking one more highlight would really put him over the top. Not necessarily over the whole model, but head, backpack, arms at least. But maybe that would put the "time on one model" over what you want?

Keep up the good work!

Cheers,
Rawson

Hey, thanks ! I might indeed try another highlight - I agree with you, it's a bit too subtle for tabletop standards !
Thanks for the advice !!!

I'm already taking a break from my BAs as the Grey Knights I had built last summer were taunting me from their shelf...

So I painted their first squad !

At first I hesitated between "rusting" them or not :



Then I decided I liked the rusty effect, so here's the whole squad :



I'm now building a Terminator Squad, and a Librarian, which will push that small force to 500 pts !

Last thing I'm not sure about is what options to give to the Librarian :
- A : Soul Glaive + Combi-Melta
- B : ML3 + Storm Bolter

What do you guys think ?

Yggs

I really like the rust affect Yggs, that was a very good decision on your part (also excellent execution). Glowy bits are a great counterpoint to the more naturally colored armor too.

You hopping all over! Nice. As for the AC/FS debate.. Why not both? I magnitzed mine to switch out when wanted. Took a bit to engineer but I now get both options.

You'll love Greyknights, Good Meta and fun to play!

Gitsplitta wrote:I really like the rust affect Yggs, that was a very good decision on your part (also excellent execution). Glowy bits are a great counterpoint to the more naturally colored armor too.

Thanks Gits, I was quite scared the rust pigments would ruin all the paint job !
Also thank about the "powered" parts, it looks a bit too... "cartoonish" to me ? But nice overall

Solar_lion wrote:You hopping all over! Nice. As for the AC/FS debate.. Why not both? I magnitzed mine to switch out when wanted. Took a bit to engineer but I now get both options.

You'll love Greyknights, Good Meta and fun to play!

Well, I had thought about magnetizing, but could spare the time required....

Thanks about the GK, should only be 500pts to play with !! A second squad, Terminators this time, is on the way...

But in between, I've been distracted by all those parts I had carefully chosen when assembling my Blood Angels... It deals with a Chalice, Blood, and purple...

You got it, it's a

nice work boss!! Looks great so far. dig the whites....

That looks pretty great. Are you doing a force of them, or just he one off?

bebopdrums2424 wrote:nice work boss!! Looks great so far. dig the whites....

Thanks bebop !!! Only white part is the wing though, and I've had quite some practice with the whites in my DA army hey hey

whalemusic360 wrote:That looks pretty great. Are you doing a force of them, or just he one off?

Thanks mate ! No it's just a one-off, I have had that idea for a while ever since I've read the Soul Drinker books... And digging in my BA bits made all the "chalice" details stand out and yell at me
So just one Sergeant is all I need !

I'll be going back to the Grey Knights, then BA, as soon as this one is over...

Still pondering on my GK Librarian... ML3 + Stormbolter, or (Relic of Titan) "Soulglaive" (a Nemesis Halberd that grants some re-rolls) + Combi-melta ?

Nice drinker! Are you going to be using your librarian as support or in the thick of cc? I think that's going to make your decision between the two options. Me, I always preferred the support option, as there's so many other places to spend points in a GK force.

That is a sexy purple. You nailed that chapter to a tee.

Very nice job on the Soul Drinker. Though he's a Heretic.

Really great job on the soul drinker. The red and purple are ab fab!

inmygravenimage wrote:Nice drinker! Are you going to be using your librarian as support or in the thick of cc? I think that's going to make your decision between the two options. Me, I always preferred the support option, as there's so many other places to spend points in a GK force.

Well, thanks Sam, your advice helped ! As I only intend to build a 500-pts force, the Librarian WILL have to get his hands dirty ! So Soulglaive it is !

As for his squad, they're built too !

Stormwall wrote:That is a sexy purple. You nailed that chapter to a tee.

Thanks ! The books are truly inspiring, so I have little credit

Solar_lion wrote:Very nice job on the Soul Drinker. Thou he's a Heretic.

Well, maybe not yet... At least, he might be a Soul Drinker BEFORE their fall - or ascension ?

Gitsplitta wrote:Really great job on the soul drinker. The red and purple are ab fab!

Thanks Gits ! I'm thinking about pushing the highlights a bit more though... Especially on those two colours !!

Only thing I'm still wondering is what colour I should use for the power axe... At first I was thinking green, but now I'm tempted by orange/yellow... Or should I do the "regular" blue/turquoise ?

Hey guys !!

So I've managed to spend a little time on my Soul Drinker sergeant, and he's now complete !

I took two pics to show the difference with and without pigments (FW Medium Earth) :





Now back to the Grey Knights !

That's just beautiful yggs... outstanding job!

With the pigments it's staggeringly good. Delicieux!

Stellar.

Fantastic job sir!

Very nicely done.

Hey, thank you mates !

On second thought, I should have seized the opportunity of this single model to try out the new "Martian Soil" (or however it's called) Technical paint, it would have been much more in line with the enmity between the AdMech and the Soul Drinkers...

Well, maybe for next time ?

Not a lot of painting done, except on the BA Tac Squad : red armour highlights are done, now off with the sponge-chipping !



Let me know what you think !

Cheers,
Yggs

I think they look beautiful Yggs. Wonderful red you've got going on there.

I really like the Soul Drinker, I love the armor and that red helmet. I must say you paint red really well. I am looking forward to seeing the Blood Angels.

Did you apply a wash to the red on the BA?