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Thanks Selvaggio...will give that a go

Agreed.. Make the hole then use a sharp hobby knife to weather the edges slightly. you can see some good stuff on Git's Ironclad dread.. the lightning claws marks are my favorite.

I just can't fault that marine. Stunning. xxx

Thanks very much Bubble.

well, i finally finished my cataphractii squad this week. to be honest, i think this may be only my second completed squad ever. awesome models....i doubt i will ever get to play them on the table but i think they look way more badass than the standard termies.

i took some shots to show you all today - at first i went for the model by model shot..but then i thought why not throw a few together. the lighting isn't as neutral as i would have liked...got to get better bulbs, but it adds a bit to the drama maybe

so, here you go...a single shot of the Autocannon terminator and another with a few of the boys. i still haven't worked out the best rez to upload at, sorry bout that.

san.

Fantastic looking squad. I love the break up of the yellow with the greens/greys/blacks, but it looks amazing.

Thank you Enslaviour!

Talking about not being able to get transfers onto the MKIII shoulders, did you consider putting it on the shield? Also how did you go about making it grubby?

Young Logan

Hi Logan,

yeah i thought about putting it on the shield but decided the white circle option wouldnt look right, and the fist without the circle would blend in with the strip...so i left it out.

as for the weathering, i did the chipping with a sponge and then used forgeworld weathering powder for dust on lower parts of armor and shield.

It's really impressive that you can make that yellow so vibrant yet still grimdark. Awesome.

Haha cheers Inmygravenimage

Great group shot.
I still love the yellow (that's obvious), and impressed with the rest... weathering ans such a like.

Thanks muchly Sel. next project is to finish the stormtalon i think...been painting it since they came out...

As per your yellow astounds San, and the group shot looks incredible, really really nice! And a stormtalon too you say? I cannot wait, are you painting the cockpit? (or more the 'glass' cockpit covering) i've seen people do some nice effects, like glossy black / super reflective etc.


Oh and you did promise some IG at some point! I have not forgotten! Even so, keep it up!

Fantastic! Not only do the FW terminators look awesome, the paint job is also phenomenal. Keep it up!

Really nice group you have going on.

Everything looks brilliant. Yellow is a pretty hard color to paint but you have done it fantastically. Kudos, sir!

Amazing work San's.. I think the pics turned out well.

J-Paint, IceAngel, Whalemusic, DarthBob and Solar Lion - Thanks so much folks, you are all very kind.

J-Paint...you totally called me on it - i did promise some Guard. well, in the true spirit of a WIP blog here is proof i'm working on it mate - my Captain (crappy phone photo). still a lot of work to do on him and please excuse the paint tray (i never clean the damned thing) but he is getting there



As for the stormtalon, i decided to go with the clear cockpit. took me back to the days of building model WW2 fighter planes, though i admit, im terrified of getting finger prints on the glass when i finally glue it down. i swear most deaths on the battlefields of my childhood were caused by opaque windscreens on planes :(

Tactical delayed comment to get you as much time at the top of the project logs as possible, (you really deserve more comment-ers for the standard here!)

The captain is looking superb! your painting is so incredibly smooth, and its only a WIP, cant wait to see him done.

The clear cockpit is lovely too, shows off that lovely pilot, is that the head that comes in the kit? I really like it! As for the airfix comment, its very true! I must have spent so long on so planes getting them just right then covering the windscreen in those horrible gluey fingerprints, i think that should be the way you are rated as an airfix modeller, how much of the pilot remains visible when your done attaching the cockpit!

heheh well fingers crossed mate. cheers for the tactics too!

that is the head form the stormtalon kit. its pretty cool actually. will try and get some good pics of him before i glue it all down.

That captain is special man!
Brilliant work.

Cheers Sel! hoping to get him finished in next couple of days.

This one is for J-Paint - as promised, more Imperial Guard.

Hope you like him. Totally different from painting IF and i would love any thoughts folks might have on how he turned out. he had a miscast where his left eye was a fused mass..so i tried to turn it into a steel orb type situation as there was no way i could carve it out. on the table the brim of the hat kind obscures it anyways

San.

Smooth

It doesn't even looks a 40k mini, but a proper official in a proper uniform in a proper army

Oh wow San! That is even better than I ever imagined! Honestly that is so smoothly done it almost looks real! the eye is barely noticeable at all, i only saw because you pointed it out, and even then I think your clever paint work makes it look intention. I am officially going to spire to you quality of painting with my next guardsman, thank you for raising the bar in such spectacular fashion!

Incidentally are you using GW paints for these?


To try and stop sounding like such a fangirl i've tried taking a minute to try and critique for you, but there is honestly nothing with the paintwork I can fault! The only (incredibly minor!) thing i can see is the tiny air pockets on the number transfer, having said that it just looks like chips in the paint, and is totally unavoidable, always disliked putting those flat transfers of curved surfaces.

What masterpiece do you have in store for us next?

cheers Sel! this model reminds me very much of WW1 British officers...with a las pistol of course


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hehehehe careful J-paint...i will start believing your hype soon.

Seriously though, thanks heaps for taking the time to comment (and for liking him) im really happy with how he came out...and devo about those bubbles....let that be a lesson to everyone - there is always time to varnish before transfers!

was real shame about the eye...but on the other hand, one less eyeball to (try to) paint glad it didn't spoil the model.

yeah i pretty much only use GW paints. i know there are other options but the local GW store manager has been really friendly and helpful, so i try to support his store. if you want the recipe mate, i can give it to you no problems. ive recently started including a vallejo white simply because the last couple of GW pots i got were semi coagulated. im sure GW would have swapped them...but getting into the store is a hassle etc. etc.

i think what really worked well was the use of forgeworld weathering powders. my partner gave me one of their small make up brushes and it let me brush on the powders in a really controlled way. i think i will be using them from now on...they worked well on my Marine with Assault shield and on this guy.

next model i guess should be my stormtalon. ive got to get that thing finished..but the rest of my Imperial Guard squad are calling to me now...as well as my Landraider for my Fists.

what about you mate, what you got for us next?

The old varnish before transfer lesson, one I continue to learn then promptly forget till next time.

As for the Recipe, if you have one for the fatigues in particular I would be forever in your debt, I can't seem to paint that sort of colour without the highlights looking too stark or too brown.

And oh that is interesting about the weathering powders, I have started using them on tanks, but I didn't even consider them for infantry, i figured the surface would be too small to work effectively, I may well have to see about 'borrowing' a make up brush as well...What sort of size did you end up using? I'm guessing that is what the lovely bottom of the greatcoat effect is? Did you use it anywhere else on this guy?

as for me I'm currently in the middle of my last year of uni exams, so no updates for me until the 9th, but i assure you, that will be a good day for the general health of my blog, I have quite a few things to update on, including two chimera bodies stuck together with a russ turret, but that's not important! What is important is progress on your stormtalon!

Hey J-Paint - good luck in your exams mate. i remember doing those myself...shudder...

the recipe i use for the khaki is:

1. Base coat in steel legion drab
2. wash in Reikland flesh shade
3. build up highlights in tallarn sand
4. highlight in karak stone
5. highlight in 1:1 karak / bleached bone
6. optional final highlight pure bleached bone

The trick with it all is from 3 onwards, make sure you are using very thin paints. 1:1 or even 2:3 paint to water in several thin coats as you build up your highlights away from the base colour. it takes time...but its meditative

as for the brush, its pretty small, maybe 6 mm across, 4 mm deep? i believe its for eye shadow...which makes sense since that's painting with powders too hope thats helpful.

That is perfect, thank you, I will give that a go when i get a chance. I have acquired a eye brush of my own now, i'm looking forwards to trying it out!

So, i decided to try my hand at painting some terrain pieces. well, not exactly terrain...the Aegis Defence line. i doubt i will use it...but they should look nice on the table. well, at least nicer than the piece of Styrofoam we normally use to mark a wall

After discussing which way to go with a mate, i decided to go against my first instinct and I will paint them up as an Imperial Fist defence emplacements, not Imperial Guard. As my mate put it " if ever there were a bunch of marines that would use mobile defences, its the Fists."

anyways, so far i have painted up the canon and one wall test segment.the gun model is a great piece, GW have done a good job on keeping it streamlined but detailed i think.

tried to keep up the weathering as its good practice and i cant imagine these things would see a lot of cleaning between deployments. as always thoughts gratefully received. (sorry the images are large and need zooming, i can never work out the best photo size)

The Canon.



Canon and fist line segment