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Thanks man, I'm thrilled you like him so much! I see what you mean about bianco g the green from the laurel/grenades in the other side of the figure. Hmm. Belt accesory on t'other side, or green power cell on the melta?
Also, I see I forgot to paint part of his nose

Nice work, Graven! The flames on the base and the brass aquila on his shins turned out nice, I think. I also really like the blue purity seal. I never think to do them in a different color, but I think, especially with red armor, the blue works well. Bice work on the chapter symbol, too! I'm not sure the green bothers me too much, but I think Flying Poo is right; it does stand out a bit and draw the eye. You might do the grenade in a more neutral color (to match the combi-weapon?)... not sure about the shoulder pad.

Your (and weety's) technique is very interesting. It gives the figure an almost antique look. Is the same technique you used on Mentor?

I thought about dulling down the grenades with sepia washes but I quite like the touch of green there. Never tried a blurity seal before but really pleased with it. It is indeed the method I've used for the Star Scorpion, as a test for the Mentor Legion; the flames on the base are similar to the Star Scorpion's power sword. Oh, and glad you like the aquillae - no metals were used in the painting of this figure

I remember Ice doing the odd off color purity seals on some of his Ice Angels. Not very common, but your right it does depend on the color of the armor and the seal .

SL

Nice job Graven. The flames came out nice, and I might copy you with the micron pen for the symbol.

@SL - tbh I find the wall of red a bit unnerving! A splash of contrast is a good balance.

@tipios - cheers mate. Coloured microns are a beast to get over here, had to get mine from amazon US.

Ok. Taken with phone in cakey light box (hence marine on cupcake stand! Possibly - probably - done.




Hope y'all approve - c&c me up baby!
graven

Very interesting experiment graven, well done.

Now he looks 'right'. The green accessory belt thingy has balanced it out.

With the better pics I can see the cloak properly, I like it.

The only thing I would do from here is paint the vents on top of the Jump pack and the rivet bits silver, to me they look a bit off being the colours they are.

Gitsplitta wrote:Very interesting experiment graven, well done.

Thanks bud. Hope that's good interesting not hmmm interesting!

Flying Pooo wrote:Now he looks 'right'. The green accessory belt thingy has balanced it out.

With the better pics I can see the cloak properly, I like it.

The only thing I would do from here is paint the vents on top of the Jump pack and the rivet bits silver, to me they look a bit off being the colours they are.

Good to know I'm no longer unbalanced The cloak's the wife's favourite bit, I tend to defer to her artistic eye on such matters.

I've avoided metals altogether on this fig. I had thought about adding more smoke staining to the vents though, fair point.

So, actual proper pics, with a proper camera (still on a cake stand though). I'm going to try to make up a new backdrop as I don't think the white does it many favours tbh. I'm going to continue to steal ideas from weety's delicious brain and go with something underhive-y, or at least less blank and more urban (inspired by the incredible doom of sevarus prime blog over here too: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/120/443805.page)

Anyway, on to pics of Fire Hawk Capt Ignis:



Liking the glow here, myself.

Closer detail shots:


So chuffed with the little gs'd power gauge on the side!

Considering my loathing of freehand, could've been a lot worse!

Oily smoke and rusty beam. Hmm.

Better fist shot!

Thanks for the continuing C&C! Almost there!

Hey stop stealing bits of my brain - I need them for thinking!

He looks pretty good - the whole model has a unity of colour - a warm glow probably caused by your use of an all over reddish wash to start - I like that it makes him look like he is next to a fire or an explosion

Very good face BTY!
He looks " very Heavy"

Are the eagles on his neew brass from FW?

SL

weetyskemian44 wrote:Hey stop stealing bits of my brain - I need them for thinking!

He looks pretty good - the whole model has a unity of colour - a warm glow probably caused by your use of an all over reddish wash to start - I like that it makes him look like he is next to a fire or an explosion

But... but... it's so tasty?! Go on, just a small slice. I'm really glad I went through the wash layers on this; I could, of course, have done without but I really think it's done the job. Thanks for all your help, as I say.

Solar_lion wrote:Very good face BTY!
He looks " very Heavy"

Are the eagles on his neew brass from FW?

SL

Is that Heavy as in Metal, or heavy as in Liable to topple? I was a bit concerned about balance, actually, but he's fine, and there's a long pin running up through the base (which is solid dense white resin), through flames and gs'd into a lick of fire where it emerges.

Yup, those be brass eagles. Gits mentioned that sheet, so I picked it up for converting some Dark Age minis and my kitbash assassins, but hadn't really got round to doing much with it. Neatly distracts from the fact that I've used CSM legs, I think, and adds a bit of interest.

As for the face: been my nemesis for a long time. Ultimately, the whole rationale of the gms was to make us challenge ourselves, and I've really tried to push myself with this guy. So, glad you likey.

Heavy as in the overall presence of gravity, stoutness and presence. Kinda the way marines should look. the feel that looking at a terminator gives off. ok .. no more granola for bfast .. back to bacon!

Agreed , your faces have improved. this one especially!

SL

Wow graven what a beautiful model!! i have been lurking to see the finished product before i commented, but holy hell!!

I have to say im not too hot on the pose.....he just doesnt look like he is taking off to me....but then i imagined him 'thats right, im flying...and what?!' and instantly changed my mind

I think the washes have definitely given something special to the model, especially the PF and JP/Cloak, theres subtle levels there, so many that i keep seeing new ones, new layers, colour me impressed.

Also really impressed at how he looks both battle scarred (as well as dirty/grimy, a SM who isnt afraid to get stuck in and get the job done), but also seems to take care of his equipment, to the extent that his purity seal and weapons and such really stand out. May just be me, but i like the dicotomy...

brilliant work mate!

Looks really nice and sounds like a very easy and quick technique for getting models done, I also like the subtle flames on his legs.

I'd say rather than just taking off, it looks like he is descending on a pillar of fire to Melta and then for a bit of overkills punch some xeno heretics lights out.

Outstanding work!

Solar_lion wrote:Heavy as in the overall presence of gravity, stoutness and presence. Kinda the way marines should look. the feel that looking at a terminator gives off. ok .. no more granola for bfast .. back to bacon!

Agreed , your faces have improved. this one especially!

SL

Ah, gravitas Cheers mate. Glad for you approval!

Revenent Reiko wrote:Wow graven what a beautiful model!! i have been lurking to see the finished product before i commented, but holy hell!!

I have to say im not too hot on the pose.....he just doesnt look like he is taking off to me....but then i imagined him 'thats right, im flying...and what?!' and instantly changed my mind

I think the washes have definitely given something special to the model, especially the PF and JP/Cloak, theres subtle levels there, so many that i keep seeing new ones, new layers, colour me impressed.

Also really impressed at how he looks both battle scarred (as well as dirty/grimy, a SM who isnt afraid to get stuck in and get the job done), but also seems to take care of his equipment, to the extent that his purity seal and weapons and such really stand out. May just be me, but i like the dicotomy...

brilliant work mate!

I think of the pose as him almost hovering over a field of destruction. "Jump" packs always seem silly to me, it's not a bloody pogo stick. I'm very pleased with the overall depth of colour this process has given, and it will be repeated. I think I'm going to use it on the Chaos corpses to add contrast to dark metals of my GKs. Many thanks for your kind comments amigo!

dantay_xv wrote:Looks really nice and sounds like a very easy and quick technique for getting models done, I also like the subtle flames on his legs.

I'd say rather than just taking off, it looks like he is descending on a pillar of fire to Melta and then for a bit of overkills punch some xeno heretics lights out.

Outstanding work!

Thanks indeedy! Easy yes, quick - well, ish. I think it's one that would speed/scale up easily; I was groping blindly to start with.

Nothing else new to report. Basically agonisingly tired, between work and kids. Really, really, really need to get on with painting GKs for Tuesday night's game v. LeadLegion. I'm secretly hoping I might get some time on Father's day, though I doubt it, somehow.

Nice work Graven. Still ready to kick some Traitor Guard butt on Tuesday night? I'm looking forward to our game.

^ thanks matey. Yup, really psyched! The reds are now all done, so next, sepia wash on whites and reds, then add remaining colours - golds, greens to lenses & nd weapons, blues to psycannons, yellows on headlights...
Don't know how much, if anything, will get done before Tuesday but at least there's paint on everything!

Also, a pic of Ignis with a burning city scape:



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Addendum: Wife fell asleep in front of telly = sepia now done

Well,
Father's Day didn't provide quite the amount of paint time I'd hoped, but I snatched minutes here and there during mrs g's bakeathon and building Lego with kids.
I did score all the new washes that I didn't have, along with some ale, a transformer, chocolate and Muppets on blu-ray. And ubiquitous socks, naturally. Huzzah, etc.

Anyway, pics. Everything now need white layers, red highlights and shadows, silver highlights, further base details or, for tanks, weathering (ie mud!), and more green lens work. However, for Tuesday, I'll settle for getting the white done.
PAGK







Las-plas


Interior, as it's modular:


Twin las:



Heavy bolters:



Counts-as Crowe, who's finally done (apart from cat's eye iris in sword)


Brotherhood Emperor's Champion:


And who is this?


Ah: corpsey!


So not bad, with more to follow I hope. I shall endeavour to remember my camera also for a batrep of sorts!

Later peeps,
Graven

Very impressive graven.

looking real nice. The power weapons are topnotch. I like the dead terminators head, might have to use something like that oneday.

Looks good Graven, really like he green tinted black weapons. Which TF did you get out of nerd curiosity?

Very nice, Graven. I particularly like guy in the front right of your paint tray (3rd picture down). Also, the dead terminator on the dread bas (Emperor's Children?) looks great!

Gitsplitta wrote:Very impressive graven.

Thanks mate. It's funny how dependent one becomes on the little cheery messages from one's peers. Gracias amigo!

tipios wrote:looking real nice. The power weapons are topnotch. I like the dead terminators head, might have to use something like that oneday.

The weapons are really easy, which suits me: flat black base, light dryish brush of white (some random, some db, occasional patterns) VGC dark green over the top. Bingo! The death masks work a treat for Emperor's Children; that's actually the one off the Furioso iirc.

whalemusic360 wrote:Looks good Graven, really like he green tinted black weapons. Which TF did you get out of nerd curiosity?

Cheers. Vehicon from TF prime (muscle car like animated Lockdown); my 4 yr old is convinced it's my car (I drive a black civic) - TFs vie with Lego for his attention just now; he inherited a near-complete set of animated toys so it's kinda taken over the house. Wife and you just like trying to work out how to change em without any instructions! Also I was highly tickled when I realised the Jeffrey Coombs voices Ratchett in the new series

Yellowbeard wrote:Very nice, Graven. I particularly like guy in the front right of your paint tray (3rd picture down). Also, the dead terminator on the dread bas (Emperor's Children?) looks great!

Yeah, he's a fave of mine too. And yup, as mentioned, that's an EC - arise my corpses of chaos!

I actually ended up unable to sleep so spent an hour or so doing the white at about 1am. Shattered, but, job done. If I can get the reds done tonight - which tbh I doubt, but you never know - I'll be really pleased. There's an element of, at this stage, what can wait? I can certainly live without the chainmail highlights; I guess we'll just see.

Hey Ho,
graven

I picked a few of the Animated figs, and none of the prime ones. Had to start sticking with a style, it was getting to crazy otherwise (I went with classics).

inmygravenimage wrote: Also I was highly tickled when I realised the Jeffrey Coombs voices Ratchett in the new series

He also voiced the Soul Sever in the new Thundercats - a character that was disturbingly the opposite of Ratchett personality wise!

Looking good. I really need to get a move on to finish building my last 30 vets for tomorrow night. Oh, and please don't forget my Chaos Commissar

I really like the green powersword . your getting the really consistant

Graven can ya do me a Libby badge fer a termie i'll pm you on FB my currant addie.

@S_L: thanks mate, it's just been a case of working how to the brush strokes at right angles to the blade effectively.
@ miss dee: as in trade or paint one? Confused monkey...