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Semi-complete squadron :


Command squad :


Commander and Standard Bearer :


Dread Nought :

i think the stuffed bear is a bit out of scale (or is his proxying for a warhound?)
the rest are really nicely painted - love the iconography

Thanks bubber! I painted them to the best of my ability but any tips or constructive criticsm i welcome. Alot of the iconography is thanks to some medieval veni vedi vici shield transfers i had laying around. I thought they added a good 'knightly order' feel.

More of a style point, but the dreadnought banner looks really blah compared to the other banner and the standard. Might wanna think of spiffing that up a bit.

yeah, i know what you mean. I always meant to add something to it to make it fit in. Maybe I'll put a shield shape in the center with a hawk badge on it or add a spiffy border around it. Appreciate the comments.

I really like the shade of crimson you've come up with, and your painting style really works well.

I think the camera is washing out your highlights on the infantry, 'cause I can see them better on the dread. Good scheme, and good use of the transfers.

Nice looking force, the subtle wear and tear on the vehicles looks pretty slick.

I like the red a lot, and you have good technical detail!

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...................The color of the bases absolutely ruins it for me, however. If the rims were black or any shade of blue, and the ground a black drybrushed up to Spacewolves Grey for example, would be much more successful in my opinion. Almost anything other than off-olive-green... x.x Sorry that I'm being harsh, but the color combination you've chosen from the armor to the bases really makes me grind my teeth x.x I feel like merely changing your bases could do so much for these models...

jedi76 wrote:yeah, i know what you mean. I always meant to add something to it to make it fit in. Maybe I'll put a shield shape in the center with a hawk badge on it or add a spiffy border around it. Appreciate the comments.

I suggest a pattern worked into the colours, like little tiny vines in grey and dark red on the black and red sections, respectively.

Mr. Bombadidaloo wrote:I like the red a lot, and you have good technical detail!

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...................The color of the bases absolutely ruins it for me, however. If the rims were black or any shade of blue, and the ground a black drybrushed up to Spacewolves Grey for example, would be much more successful in my opinion. Almost anything other than off-olive-green... x.x Sorry that I'm being harsh, but the color combination you've chosen from the armor to the bases really makes me grind my teeth x.x I feel like merely changing your bases could do so much for these models...

I don't know about grinding teeth, but I have to somewhat agree. A grey base would probably go really well. The red is gorgeous though.

Did a rework of the bases in photoshop to give you a view of what Bomb and Stormtrooper are talking about.





I think the grey is rather striking with the reds.

Great job overall though on the army. My only crit is really the metal work. It feels like it could use some extra added depth. Especially on the CCW's.

That grey is really nice. Definately has my vote.

I like the grey as well. I'll have to remember that when I redo the bases on my blood angels.

The grey works because the models are red. The current bases are too bright and too yellow.

If the bases were a much darker green, like an olive drab with a black edge, there wouldn't be a problem.

Of course, if you just base them "naturally", they'd look fine, too.

But as-is, the brightness of the bases competes with the models, and that is why people think you should go with a more neutral base color.

wow! the gray bases are very spiffy. I originaly thought a contrasting base color would look good but I'm convinced. Thanks a bunch gray death. I might have to add some more little rocks though.

Yeah I'm actually starting to hate that red, i actually use like 4 different shades of red to get them to that point. Glad you all think it looks good!

The standard bearer looks like his standard is a little bent at the hand. I have the same problem when converting mine. Aside from that, it looks good. I love the color scheme.

Sturmtruppe wrote:The standard bearer looks like his standard is a little bent at the hand. I have the same problem when converting mine. Aside from that, it looks good. I love the color scheme.

It's just the wind blowing... yeah, that's the ticket.

Nice stuff, one question were did you get the skull on the captains base?

looks like the scout sniper one.

looks good

I'm really diggin that command squad. darn all you and your good conversions/spiffy paint jobs. i promised myself i'd never play standard marines, but i may have to start an army in the near future.

anyway great paint job and the heraldry is the perfect touch. not too gaudy, but just enough flair to make them stand out some.

Yeah thats totally the scout sniper skull under my commander, looks like a dead ork maybe. Someday I'll actually paint my scout snipers too, but not this month. I actually am not sure if they are going to fit in with my other marines. The scouts look so much like contemporary troops, which isnt bad just not sure if it'll look right.

Appreciate the comments and critiques as always

wow! the gray bases are very spiffy. I originaly thought a contrasting base color would look good but I'm convinced. Thanks a bunch gray death. I might have to add some more little rocks though.

Yeah I'm actually starting to hate that red, i actually use like 4 different shades of red to get them to that point. Glad you all think it looks good!

First off... nice scheme!
I was going to say, on the red front, it might be the camera but your paint looks a little sticky... sort of thick. Does that make any sense? Id suggest thinning the first coat or just using a simpler paint job to get a similar colour: like the first coat red gore, and then dry brush. ink, and detail edges, rather than so many successive coats.
Re: the dreads banner, something to go in the empty quarters would work, but I like the suggestion of vines. Perhaps incorporating them with a central crest. If you fancy doing something difficult like that, I'd pencil it on first. Unless you're a freehand genius.
Re. the scouts. I kinda hate them, especially the non-sniper ones. Im going to ebay my battleforce ones - maybe just ultramarine them to a decent standard and then sell.
Finally, YAS to grey . I had a siam-hamm eldar force that used a darker grey to similar effect, its a very nice complement to deeper reds. Now go build a CoD board to match!

DMG