Assault marines for FLGS Tale of X Gamers

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**Foda_Bett**

Well the local FLGS is doing a Tale of 10 Gamers so I decided to start the Ultramarines Fast attack (Blood Angel) army I've been thinking of. So I signed up, picked up a box of assault marines put the Heroes DVD in the player and got to converting.

Group Shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-1/MVC-098F.jpg

Sarge and Dual wielder:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-1/MVC-100F.jpg

Grenade Thrower, and the 2 leapers:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-1/MVC-099F.jpg

Close up of Sarge:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-1/MVC-101F.jpg
I'm thinking of painting the middle section of the tech piece like a scrolling sign, do you think "GIRLS" is to tacky?

The diamond plate on the base is kind of washed out in this photo.

Jumping off a dead bug:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-1/MVC-102F.jpg

Its amazing how sheet metal just lands at funny angles in an explosion:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-1/MVC-103F.jpg

A good old fashioned "eat this" pose:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-1/MVC-104F.jpg

Its always important to get the drop on your foes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-1/MVC-105F.jpg

I'm going to add some more small rubble to their bases but I think for the most part they're done. I'm wondering if I should differentiate between squads by the basing material.
One squad is jumping over bricks, one's on tech bases, one's got Tyranid bits, etc... They'd all have a central city fight theme to match the rest of my marines but looking at bases is a lot faster than finding kneepad numbers.

What do you think?

**scarab**

Very dynamic and cool. A wee bit OTT, but hey it's GW. Might be good to sprinkle in some more "boring" guys here and there too. The fist guy launching himself looks like he should be launching into an enemy and not pointing at them, but I still think it looks okay despite it.

**Foda_Bett**

Well I've put down a black primer, a Mordian blue base, then an Ultramarines blue highlight.

Group:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-9/MVC-122F.jpg

Jumping guy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-9/MVC-123F.jpg

Sheet metal guy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-9/MVC-124F.jpg

Dead nid guy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-9/MVC-125F.jpg

Grenade guy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-9/MVC-126F.jpg

Sarge:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-9/MVC-127F.jpg

I gotta come up with better names for these guys.

Next Sunday I'll put some gray down where the white, bone, and other light colors go. Hopefully every week I can put a color or 2 down.

**Hellfury**

Jumping guy should be named "Momma-warned-me-about-running-with-chainsaws Ned"

Sarge should be renamed "Albert, who-follows-his-strong-magnetic-hand"

Grenade guy should be "I-used-too-much-super-glue-so-now-I-are-blowed-up Nathan.

Dead Nid guy should be just dead nid guy.

Sheetmetal guy should be "Eustance the wonderhamster...he always plays it safe".

**scarab**

Good to see them starting to shape up with some paint.

**Foda_Bett**

Thanks Scarab. I've always loved your projects and your nice clean painting style.

Thanks for the names Hellfury. I'll be sure to add them to them somewhere.

Oops just reviewing the pics at school and it looks like i missed Eustance's Left foot.

**scarab**

Sure, and thanks, FB.

**Foda_Bett**

Well its Sunday and its time for an update!

Group of 5:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-16/MVC-139F.jpg

Dead Nid Guy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-16/MVC-140F.jpg

2 saws to da face Ned:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-16/MVC-142F.jpg

Eustance:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-16/MVC-143F.jpg

Ned's Grenade delivery:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-16/MVC-144F.jpg

Albert:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Tale%20of%2010%20Gamers/9-16/MVC-141F.jpg

Well I added Astronomicon grey to all places that would be white, then added skull white. Added Boltgun metal to the guns and metallic parts. I tried adding a stark panel lining but after doing dead nid guy, and 1 leg of Ned, I decided I didn't like how it came out so I stopped.

What do y'all think?

**scarab**

Cool. How are you going to paint the bases? Some ink washes and highlights planned for the metal, I assume?

I see one problem, which is that you seem to have a rather rough texture on the models. Did something go wrong with the primer? If not, time to thin your paint more or buy new paint. The rough texture makes it all but impossible got get a really snappy finished look.

**Foda_Bett**

The bases will be fitting with my city-fight table
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Foda_Bett/Scenery%20Finished/
The metal will definitely get some washes, I've never really done highlighting on metallics so I guess its time to try.
The primer did end up a bit fuzzy but mainly around the ankles. What I'll do is heavily weather the rough areas so it looks like stuck on mud.

**scarab**

Hmm, the gallery seems to be empty.

**grey_death**

Posted By scarab on 09/16/2007 2:30 PM
Hmm, the gallery seems to be empty.

You've gotta click on the subfolders within the gallery. Very cool and very built up terrain. Lots of tall buildings for them to jump around in ^_^.

Looking forward to seeing these guys finished and on that busy table tearing some people apart. They will work wonderfully in that sort of environment!

**Foda_Bett**

Well its Sunday time for a new update.

All 5

Sarge

Sarge Close-up

Eustance

Eustance close-up

Grenadier

Grenadier close-up

One dead bug

Close-up

Ned's Saws

If you can see this you're dead

I was cleaning up and found some old assault marines so I decided to rebase them with the new style.

New marines

So here's pictures of how the squads are coming.
Cork based squad

Brick Squad

Tech Squad

Defense squad

Wow I didn't notice how off that shoulder pad was till I took that picture. Its been fixed, along with some minor paint touch ups.

**scarab**

Cool. Looks like the metal and chest eagle and eyes could use some ink to sharpen em up. Maybe that's next. Keep 'em coming.

**Foda_Bett**

Yeah I don't know why but it seems the pics are washed out. The eyes REALLY pop in real life as they're tamiya clear gloss red over chainmail. The metallics have had a P3 armor wash done to them (love that stuff). Finally the chest eagles are gray with white highlights, which kind of shows in sarge's pic but not very well.

**grey_death**

Something you might try is keeping the very recesses of your whites, black, instead of covering every nook and cranny with the grey, you might apply it selectively and try bringing out more of the detail.

**Foda_Bett**

**scarab**

The mephiston is cool! The other guys are pretty wild conversions. Perhaps too much for my tastes, but it looks like you are having fun with it, so keep running.

Where did the metal chain piece come from?

**Foda_Bett**

Thanks Scarab. Mephiston will get a blade for his sword after he's painted. All of the power/force weapons in the army that are single bladed are being replaced with clear coctail swords. It makes them different and even gives a bit of a glow.
I think reading comics for 20 years, watching to many action movies, and building a couple hundred of boring bolter posed marines makes me want to liven these guys up. The Death Company/Bug hunters are really OTT but it makes them stand out from the crowd. I'm thinking of mounting them all on terminator sized bases to help with the balancing problems some of them are having, and to be able to add more scenery/victims to their bases.
The chain is from some $1 necklace at walmart. I always check out the cheap jewelry sections of stores just to see what neat shapes they have. Oddly enought the chain is exactly the right size as the ones sculpted onto the weapons.

**scarab**

Yeah, you lucked out majorly on the matching. Thanks for the tip. Can't wait to do some walmart jewlry shopping.

**grey_death**

You should make a diorama scene with those nid killing guys >.>...

**beef**

they are really coming along now

**Foda_Bett**

Its been along time since I posted in this thread.
The marines that are pictured above were finished (excpet for the death company) and are sitting in the case of my FLGS.
I'll see if I can get some bette pictures this weekend of the finished models.

While waiting for glue to dry on the warhound seats I just started painting the death company tonight:

Marine 1 "The strangler":

Marine 2 "Jump Kick":

Marine 3 "Sliced":

Marine 4 "Jaw breaker":

And finally the model I'm going to use for Shrike (so I can have Raven guard too):

**VermGho5t**

Those are really cool! As a fellow terrain builder I like you're city! Is it modular or fixed in place?

**Alan**

Man i love those figures! Especially that '' Jump kick'' and '' Jaw breaker ''

You got awesome conversion skills. Wish i have too... Keep goin!

**Foda_Bett**

VermGho5t - Thanks! The city is built on 2'x2' sqares so it can be rearranged any direction and the roads still match up.

Alan - Thanks! I started building one that's holding a gaunt by the tail and tossing him into the distance. I want to build another who is grinding a gaunt into the pavement as he flys down the street. I'm always looking for more ideas though.

**Foda_Bett**

Well here's some new pics.
Shrike's left:

Shrike's right:

The tosser:

The tosser with bug (sorry for the bad pics, I'm not gluing the bug in place until I'm done):

More pics of "Jaw breaker"

**Tacobake**

great work!

plastic!

**Alan**

Got some ideas: - Marine striking two nids heads together!
- Marine with some kind of wrestling ( SmackDown possible ) move tossing him into wall!
- Then my favourite: Marine is standing top of somekind of wall and jumps there on to the nid!!!
- Two marines throwing nid.
- Marine doing 619 to nid on the lightpole

Hope these inspired you, keep goin'

Oh, by the way, heres piccie from 619, if you dont know what is it: http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/r/reymysterio/53.jpg

**DFo**

The "tosser" looks like he's doing a different kind of tossing without the 'nid there...