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Thanks very much guys.

@prototype_x - mate, you are too kind. Looking frward to seeing some more lamenters; more yellow is always good!

@solar lion - I only have the captain and the termies. Don't know if the cataphractii will make it on the table, I'm loving painting them though.

San this stuff is stunningly painted, really, its a quality you hardly ever see for a whole army. Your yellow is perfect, even if it does make me very jealous!

Termies are lovely models! and your doing them justice with your paint, cant wait to see more progress on them (but don't forget your poor lowly guardsmen!)

Hey folks,

well I've finished the first of my cataphractii. got to say, totally love the model and am looking forward to the next one. tried a different approach with the lightening claws this time - used an airbrush instead of dry brushing.

i think i loaded too big a photo, so its a little blurry unless you click and then zoom a notch. my apologies for that but the full size option was terrifyingly large and i've yet to pack for my trip tomorrow

as always, very much welcome any feedback

Very clean, Thou I'm not a fan of the cataphractii termies , this one looks great. Good use of black and gold to break up and balance the yellow. You will need to finish the squad.
Did you make the base?
What are you using to black out your background of your pics.

Very nice San. How did you like the results with the air brush compared to dry brushing?

Thanks guys.

@solar lion - def. will be trying to finish squad but I paint so slowly....will be home again after xmas and straight into it. I did make the base, hope you like it. Its just some cork flooring I cut some bricks into. I'm pretty happy with how it came out. As for the background, I used a light tent with a blak background.

@ice angel - I quite like the airbrush for the claws. Lot of set up and cleaning time but only way I can get that smooth a gradient (I lack the blending skills).

well, first post of 2013. dont know how it was for anyone else out there but 2012 felt like it was only six months long for me. time flies i guess....

got a whole day to indulge in some painting yesterday so have been working on completing my cataphractii squad. its y new years resolution - must complete at least ONE squad before i let myself get distracted

anyways, here is a WIP shot. decided to go with energized power fists...i figure lightening claws and power sword s are often shown "activated" ..why not fists? also, i think it ties the squad together a bit.

any thoughts gratefully received and happy new years to everyone!

san.

Great work here man. Now idk how labor intensive the yellow in your scheme is but I honestly preferred the scheme of your chaplains honor guard to the normal IF scheme and it might be something to consider continuing on termies/vets. Idk thats just my 2cents

Thanks mate!

Yeah, I was pretty happy with the honour guard (another squad I need to finish). The termites would look pretty mean in black with yellow highlights....but I think I'm committed to this now. I totally get what you mean though..

Been looking at my completed cata and he seems a little plain....maybe I need to work in some heraldry or something...

Holy Emperor, what great models!
And with yellow? YELLOW??! The most horrendous colour to paint in the 40k-verse!?
Kudos man, kudos!

many thanks mate.

hehe yeah, even with an airbrush yellow is a four stage process for me...im glad you liked it .

it IS horrendous..but Dorn chose yellow, so what can i do? P)

Those terminators are just beautiful. I love coming to your blog, it makes me want to paint yellow!

cheers prototype_x.....we need to see more of your lamenters mate!

subbed really like the effext on the inside of the jump packs cool idead

thanks kencotter

Such a brilliant yellow, I love well done fists armies due to the colours and yours is up there with the best, well done. Would you mind sharing your painting tecnique?

Young Logan

Thanks young Logan, very kind. No probs at all with the recipe, it's:

- prime in black
- base in iyander dark sun
- golden yellow all over
- even, thin coat of gryphonne sepia, being careful not to pool. This stage is just to deepen the hue of the yellow a bit.
- golden yellow again.
- shade in recesses with Devlan mud/ agrax earthshade
- highlights 50:50 golden yellow/ skull white.

The trick is to let each stage dry between coats and not move on till you have an even coat.

Sorry the paint names are the old versions, I am still working some old pots

That yellow is looking awesome xxxx

Thanks Bubble!

well, a quick update on the cataphractii - my sergeant is done. i decided to paint him with a post heresy helmet, on the off chance my regular opponents ever allow me to play these guys on the table. the rest are 60% done....but im off for a work trip for a couple of weeks so there will be a pause in my already slow progress.

any thoughts most gratefully received.

san

I love green power weapons! Lush. Great blog man.

thanks mate!

Mm very nice!
I really like you painting style.

Too kind IPS

So i found myself wanting to paint something other than yellow over the weekend, but i didn't feel like assembling any grey knights or imperial guard - great excuse to grab the new starter kit and have a go at some of the new models.

frankly, i am really impressed with the figures. sure you cant pose them, but the detail is amazing and they are nice and fast.

anyways. got two dark angels painted up. im not a big fan of the Dark Angels green color, so i went for different type of green. guess it came out a bit more Salamanders green than Dark Angels - for some reason i struggled to get a good pic. in RL the models are a little less candy green and a little more olive. tried a new technique on these guys - some shading with airbrush instead of just block colours. unfortunatley, i think i may have been too subtle with it you can see it a little on the lower legs and the top of the back packs...next time i will be more heavy handed.

as always, thoughts gratefully received.

Very clean! Great job on the eyes!

Thanks solar!

the green is awsome man how did you get that shade of green it looks almost pastel

Thanks Kencotter.

as for the green, thank the gods for airbrushes is all i can say. the recipe though was : Waagh Flesh > heavy wash with Athonian Camoshade > repanel with Waagh Flesh > top down spray with 50:50 Waagh flesh/ Loren forest > top down spray Loren Forest > highlights with Straken green.

i was pretty happy with how the new paint range sprayed.

Did you cut the paint and by how much?

I cut it 50:50, same as when i use a brush and it seemed to work pretty good.