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Thanks guys!

@Jan: The more I look at the backpacks, the more I see where you're coming from, I'll see about bulking them up on the next batch.

@Gits: Maybe not an army... but I'd be more than happy to do something up for you if ever you wanted it!

TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:Yep. Great job on the AdMech.

It's fascinating to hear you discuss your painting style. It isn't multiple glaze layers and highlights and so on, but it does work.

That pretty much sums it up! If half a dozen layers and glazes are needed (as they were on things like the Badab Marines, HH Salamanders/Ravens, most fantasy stuff) then that's what gets done, but these models are looking fine with washes and drybrushes, so that's what they need and that's what they get!

You planning on giving them any insignia/ a homeforge etc?

I may do, only trouble is I'm not sure what and where would work. SMs have big flat panels that are a great canvas for heraldry, on these guys I'm not sure there's anything like that, as I don't like the idea of painting livery onto their muddy and muted outer coats...

In other news, I stripped a whole bunch of stuff, so I now have plenty of minis to throw in to this Imperial Army project over the coming months.

Great skitarii there Para (I'm late the the party as usual)

Very cool indeed. You are king of the main dakkadakka gallery just now, congrats!

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Very cool indeed. You are king of the main dakkadakka gallery just now, congrats!

They are Januine's in the Gallery page actually. To be fair though, with the photo edging and scheme being the same it is an easy enough mistake to make!

Para you may need to alter your scheme or edging otherwise Jan will start taking credit for your work

Enter a whole raft of people now using the same edging in the hope of being mistaken for Januine

mortified, I am. Still the deathwatch are there front and centre...

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Enter a whole raft of people now using the same edging in the hope of being mistaken for Januine

Lets see, glazes check. Pretty efficient drybrushing, check. I'll be back in an hour

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Enter a whole raft of people now using the same edging in the hope of being mistaken for Januine

Damn, I've been rumbled!

Honestly, though, Jan's work deserves the spotlight far more that mine does; I am overjoyed that some of the Deathwatch and Badab Marines made the front page whereas most of what he does (quite rightly) turns up there!

Back at uni now, so will be getting to work on basing the 5 Skitarii I painted yesterday then it'll be on to the Magos and a Deathwatch Marine tutorial.

Bah more loyalists to the false omnissiah

Far later than I intended, update time!

The main event here is the Archmagos, who is actually really bugging me. I keep getting the feeling he's somehow missing something, but at the same time, I'm wondering if it's just a case of having stared at the model too much now. I'm pleased with the metalwork, the guns and the axe blade, the robes aren't flashy but I'm not seeing the problem, there's just something I can't put my finger on...


Also finished up two squads, the Vanguard and Rangers:



Basically more of the same, but the Rangers in particular I'm very pleased with. I'm going to try and knock out the other 10 of this initial batch reasonably quickly as I want to get them on the table quite soon... probably won't happen for my game on Monday, but hopefully the week after. Also, a big thanks to Thraxas for donating a bunch of Skitarii bits to the cause, they'll come in very handy in bulking out the force! Cheers mate!


That's all for now, hopefully I'll have some more for you soon! Also, I'm getting back to some proper Codex Marines at some point soon, any suggestions for Chapters (for a small force, rather than one-offs this time)? Needs to be something that'll look good with my Deathwatch, Skits and GK, so preferably something reasonably dark but avoiding too much black or grey... Oh, and not Sallies, I've done enough of them already! Ta for looking!

Awesome work, Para.
I know what you mean about the Archmago, but I think it's a lack of a focal point(?). Dont get me wrong, it looks very nice, but there is nothing 'grabbing' my attention. Maybe the face can be picked out in a more attention grabbing colour? When I look at it, my eyes don't really seem to settle anywhere.

As for Marines... Maybe Ultras? A darker, more grimdak shade of blue. It would fit nicely with the blue on the Skitts and contrast well with your Imperial Fists (assuming you still have them?). Either way, you'd get a tonne of inspiration on Saturday when the new suppliment is released. New formations? Sweet!

Yeah, now you mention it, the face definitely doesn't draw the eye the way it should... It was originally grey, I upped it to white earlier and it does look a lot better... maybe I need to go further, though, do it in red or something?

Yeah, the Fists will still feature, they'll be contributing the First Company elements (along with the DA Deathwing). I considered Ultras, and they're definitely on the cards, my only reservation is that I've done them twice before, and I'd kind of like something a little more unusual and unique. I'd do my own Chapter, but I have all the artistic talent of a blind hedgehog in a bag when it comes to colour choice and such, unless I can base if off something then I'm likely to end up with a mess.

I have seen some of the new stuff, it looks cool. I tend to avoid formations on principle (I don't like the idea you get 'free' stuff just for taking certain combos, I think it undermines the idea of points-based 'balance' such as it is ) but I look forward to the new Psychic powers, they sound very fun...

What about filling out one of the Badab chapters into a fieldable force? Would be cool to see one of the less done chapters like Star Phantoms, Nova Marines, Marines Errant, Howling Griffons or Fire Hawks done up, and would certainly drag you out of the dull colors.

Having just purchased some vanguard heads and bodies I've found this a good read and inspirational, hoping if I achieve half the painted effect showcased here I'd be happy, really nice looking mini's

whalemusic360 wrote:What about filling out one of the Badab chapters into a fieldable force? Would be cool to see one of the less done chapters like Star Phantoms, Nova Marines, Marines Errant, Howling Griffons or Fire Hawks done up, and would certainly drag you out of the dull colors.

That is definitely something I'd considered. Only trouble is that there are a few Chapters there I just don't fancy painting an army of (Star Phantoms, Marines Errant, Mantis Warriors, Sons of Medusa) as the schemes are a little two involved, the only ones I could get my head around doing in any quantity are Red Scorpions, Carachadons (in both cases, just more grey, so probably a no-go) or Minotaurs, but with the Deathwatch, GK and Inquisition I already have that side of the Imperium pretty well covered, so I kind of want a Chapter that are warriors first and foremost... I was thinking about Templars, actually, but again, too much black...

Keep the suggestions coming, guys, it'll be a while before I start on this so there's plenty of time to convince me!

Alaricuk wrote:Having just purchased some vanguard heads and bodies I've found this a good read and inspirational, hoping if I achieve half the painted effect showcased here I'd be happy, really nice looking mini's

Cheers! If you need any tips on the techniques just let me know!

If you were wanting a warrior like chapter, I would say Flesh Tearers, but again too much black. Maybe White Scars? They have a barbarian vibe with them and with your painting skills you could pull off that white really well. White is also the complete opposite to black so there's that going for you as well!

Flesh Tearers are already on the list. when I get to reduxing my Blood Angels stuff (again) they'll be painted as FT. This is purely for the Codex: Space Marines stuff, the SW and DA will feature as themselves, BA as Flesh Tearers, maybe some Black Templars down the line...

Scars are scary, that much white would drive me nuts, I think! They also do Bikes and Transports, this force will be mostly footsloggers or in Pods. I'm not ruling out the Scars as and when I want to add a more mobile element, but I can't see that happening any time soon.

Thinking about it, I might experiment with metallic dark blue Ultramarines, that might work and the Chapter does have a special place for me, they were my first SM army back in the day.

How about a Fire Angels army using BT rules? They have similar background to Templars in that they are super Zealot-y, you could use a ton of the BT kits and whatnot to really give them that cruisader look. And the are Silver with red trim for the most part. While not bright, they also aren't so dull.



If thinking a darker blue, what about Crimson Fists? Kicking it old school is always fun, some fun lists you can do with them, and Imperial Fist iconography is fair game. Plus this is always fun.

Hmm... going Crimson Fists would tie in nicely to the Imperial Fist elements, and from a gameplay perspective make running the two as a coherent force somewhat easier... There are also going to be a fair few Bolter Boys in the C:SM part, so that works too...

It'll need a test model or two, but I might just be sold on that...

As much as I’d like to encourage you to paint more Ultramarines, Crimson Fists seem more up your ally. And you can never go wrong with them. Old School Iconic at it’s finest.

Edit:
How many marines you planning?

If you paint 15 marines + Cantor you have the Battle of the Farm.

3x5 man squads. 2 just pure bolters, one with a ML (with plasma missiles)
Cantor has a power fist and 2 bolt pistols

If you decide to go that way (or not, since you have IF), I have a spare banner from one of these guys I can send your way. Just let me know.

Awesome job with the admech the magos back carapace armor looks nice and worn!

I'd like to put a vote in for Rainbow Warriors true old school space marines

@Whalemusic: Cheers for the offer, I actually have that mini and banner, though, so they'll definitely feature as either IF or CF. Seeing as that guy has a right handed power fist, I will likely turn him into a counts-as Kantor.

@Nev: Not sure how big the force will go. Definitely 2 10-man Tactical Squads at the core, because that's basically obligatory. Command Squad/Honour Guard because they're cool, a Dread or two, maybe some Devs... not sure what else. The idea with this project is to end up with 6-7 small armies 500-1000 points) that can be mixed and matched on a game by game basis, so there's scope for just about anything really.

Thanks guys.

I came here just to suggest Crimson Fists, and here I am late to the party. So consider them thirded.

Also, they seem to really like doing special edition marines as CFs, so you could have some of the really distinct models to really make them stand out.

Well, if you decide to do a banner for both and want another let me know!

You can't do some CF and not do a Sternguard unit!

Painted up a Crimson Fists test last night, and I think I'm sold on the Chapter. They work from a fluff perspective, fit in aesthetically with the other elements, are a nice homage to 40k's origins and I think this scheme has come out rather nicely:



Same metallic method as my Deathwatch (I will get around to the tutorial on that, by the way, the first try didn't work out when I looked at the pics), but using a blue wash rather than black. Then black into the recesses, add details and weathering and there you have it.

@whaley: Thanks! I'll let you know if I do find myself needing another banner (or if I can't find my current one, I don't actually know where it is... ). Sternguard were going to be the core of the IF force, but I can probably find space somewhere in the CF for a squad now you mention it.

Maybe more later, I do have a fair bit of work to do this weekend so I may not get much painting done, we'll see. Any thoughts welcome, cheers for looking!

Interesting you did just the back of the hand as red and not the whole thing. Any reason in particular?