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A round of applause. Looks great.

@whalemusic360 Yeeeea! That's a good idea. I always forget that characters often have their own vehicles. Great spot for some neat freehand.

@Knightley Thank you! Good to hear from you man

@Dynas, yeah I've been thinking about zenithal highlighting. I really want to accomplish the effect that the eavy metal team get with their subtle blends on panelling but i'm not sure where to start.

@insaniak thank you!

@alabama cheers my friend! Very kind, very kind.

@youwashock much appreciated, thanks as always for the feedback



Hey guys! Long time no see.

Just met a bunch of deadlines at university over the past couple days. Accordingly, I treated myself to a big fat painting session and busted out a load of progress on the company champion. I'm torn on which veteran I should do next. I have the PP PF pompous vet who's standing on rubble, the apothecary, and a kneeling combi-plasma veteran.

Hey Lips.

Been lurking your blog for a bit. You've got one of the best looking ultramarine armies out there and I really enjoy your clean painting style. I particularly like your whites. Also the freehand on that recent banner is stunning.
I can't remember whether I followed your blog before I took a break from the hobby, but i'm sure following it now.

Love the pose! Clean paint job as always brother

Just voted for your Standard Bearer over on the painting challenge thread

Solid work of the champ there. The one thing that seems a little odd is his right leg. He’s very top heavy on the gold, and his left has the scrollwork/laurels, but the one leg is very plain. I might have painted it gold to help balance the mini, but you could probably freehand some marking on it, just to liven it up a bit.

IMHO, YMMV, etc.

As for who to paint next, do you need any of them to finish squads or for the table? Are any of them duplicates to things you already have one of painted? If all other things are equal, I prioritize finishing squads/getting units table ready first, unique options I don’t have on the shelf second, and more of what I already have last. With whim and mood overriding all that, but it’s a guide.

If you don’t have an apothecary I’d do him first. Then the c-plas, as that’s pretty hot on the table ATM. The PP/PF guy looks cool, but is probably the least practical of the 3, so would save him for last.

Company champ looks to be made of strength and honor. Great model.

To add on to what Nev has said about adding some gold to the right leg, that kneepad is perfect for a dash of bling.

Snrub very kind of you! Really nice to hear

Tyvm Castor!

I appreciate the advice Neve, youwashock. I've actually since finished the miniature and i'm away from home but I have the pictures. Accordingly, the leg's still bare but he's done. Concerning my thoughts, IMHO, YMMV etc there is something appealing to me about the asymmetry of the guy. I totally merit the comments about spreading it out and making the mini less top-heavy, but seeing as he's the company champion, whose mission statement is already ridiculous, I figured that i'm sort of content with him looking absurd that said, i'll keep what you guys have said in mind and may revisit him. It's good advice and I thank you for it!






and, as per your advice Neve, I have decided to focus next on the apothecary: here he is primed!



LDP

They make quite the pair. Those vets are going to be a real showcase unit. Looking forward to seeing your white techique lavished on the apothecary.

That champion is looking really good, Lips.

What kit are the legs from? I've just noticed that the thighs look really emaciated compared to his calves (and other marine legs). Are they actually thin or is it just the camera angle?

 youwashock wrote:
Looking forward to seeing your white techique lavished on the apothecary.

Me too!

Snrub - They're from the Emperor's Children Palatine Blades, with some details removed. It's largely the camera angle and I think the fact that those forge world kits have an ever so slightly different style to GW's plastics.

For those of you who were waiting, here is some white painting! Bringing in a WIP on the apothecary I hope to finish the command squad by the end of the month. I'm quite excited actually, the remaining vets fit the bill of the classic command squad quite nicely; one weapons specialist and the customary veteran sergeant who's second in command to the captain. They should make a pretty neat bunch when all's said and done.

Thanks for checking in,
LDP

You know you are making the rest of us look bad, right?

Nice work.

Hey guys! So, I finished the apothecary. I'm quite pleased with him - the white formula came out quite nicely I think. I'm really keen to finish off this command squad, 2 vets to go! I think they'll look really neat when they're all done. The aesthetic that i'm liking at the moment are when models have resemblance to vanilla kits but still look unique.











Would love to hear what you all think!

Cheers guys,
LDP

Great work. The lenses and the fluid in the arm unit are stand out details for me, but the whole thing is.gorgeous.

Away from my thesaurus, so I’m just going to make up words.

Wonderzing! Amazfully done. Splendifourus!

Can’t wait to see the rest of the squad join him.

@Flinty thanks for the feedback! I always find lenses hit or miss but I agree that pulling them off really makes a model.

@Neve I cannot wait either! I'm really pumped. Splendifourus is my personal favourite of your 3 new words

Lips, this is the rules police! Your model is illegal, Apos can't have boltguns. I am afraid you have to give it to me for... safekeeping :p

Great work as always, though I think the saw itself could use some blood splatters as well. It looks a bit too clean right next to the gorey drill!

Lovely work LDP, the white power armour is fantastic.

He looks great. I always like when people cut out the hand from the Apothecary arm and re-jigger it. Only thing that bugs me is the yellow skull on his backpack. It's the only place you use that color on the whole model, why not make it gold to match the rest?

Legal or no, that blinged out bolter looks great with the gold trim on the shoulders. Also found the yellow skull on the back surprising. As mentioned before, the vials are a standout detail.

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I'm glad people like the lenses and vials. It's very satisfying when you manage to convey the gravity of liquid properly!

And I can totally understand the apprehension on the yellow skull. While there's marginal unification with the hazard-stripe cables, it is pretty striking. I did it because that yellow strikes me as retro to the ultramarines, and for some reason, something about this mini struck me as retro more generally as well. The skull on his backpack seemed like the least offensive place to give a little nod to that. It is striking though you guys are right, especially in the contrast with the red. Nonetheless, i'm happy enough to keep it there.

I feel you about rejigging the arm whalemusic! That's one of the most static bits across the SM range. hah, makes me want to think harder and make a list of more frustratingly static bits.

Ah yes. Excellent. Looks just as good as I hoped it would.

As others have said the lenses and vials are stand out and convey a proper sense of.... something. Movement, action, intent. The bubbles are the crowning touch though for sure. You can just imagine the obscenely thick astartes-grade combat stims sloshing around in the vial.

@Snrub Yeeeah! I never really thought about the consistency of the liquids, but they totally would be sludgy! Cheers for the feedback


Hello there everybody! Hope all is well on your end.

I'm bring an update for the veteran sergeant who operates within my 2nd company's command squad. It's customary that the command squad's veteran sergeant functions as the company's second in command, and this guy is no exception. He behaves sort of like a Marcus Antonius figure: Striking, brutish, soldierly, and ruthlessly effective - he jokes about the captain's death perhaps a bit too much. Once this guy's done, I have just the combi-plasma veteran left and the squad's done! Much like the Vanguard Vets, i'm very much looking forward to getting group shots of this gang.



Thanks for looking!

LDP

G'day LDP, long time lurker of your thread, finally decided to sign up to Dakka as a result. Its great to see the progress you've made with your painting. Your freehand 2nd company banner is testament to that. Looks great!

@zahnib Hey hey! Welcome to Dakka. Awesome to hear from you - thanks for emerging from out of the woodwork! I just threw my thread into blog view and had a peruse through actually, it's quite rewarding to see the progress over the years. So thank you! Progress is certainly the bright side to having a large backlog of material that I find a little bit cringy. There are pros and cons to a P&M blog that started in 2011 I suppose

Thanks man. I've considered joining over the years but your thread finally got me to do it. Oh yeah, haha, definitely a double edged sword in that regards - you get to see your progress as a painter and a person Look forward to your future content

Ooh that's an excellent pose. Just says "i'm more important then you".
Which kit is the power fist from?

Yup, like that pose a lot and agree with Snrub, it does convey a certain amount of "be a good fellow and die"!

Beautiful work as always. I love the pose and stance. Resting his power fist on his name just screams "You're not worth the time to actually smack you with my fist" EPIC

Oh Man, thread view is insane on the big blogs, Gits behemoth is till over 100 pages of just him!

Vet sgt is on point, my only critique would be the head position in relation to the weapon facing, the head isn't quite looking where the weapon is pointing, apart from that looks good!