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Looks cool, certainly one of the most unusual looking camo patterns I've seen but I can see why your taken with it, it will looks unique and set the vehicles apart even further from "the rest of the crowd".

Now I just need to find some motivation to work on my projects before I get sidetracked by another idea! (curse Jes' "The Gothic and The Eldritch"!)

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02/June/09 Decals

With some less official updates, I thought it best to return to sort of official BLOG updating.

Some more progress. I accidentally found a great way of doing realistic paint chipping. Use some microsol and a coarse brush on about one hour or so dry paint. Super realistic effects. So in additions to the decals I managed some nice base work on the chipping to come.

I'm now adding a layer of gloss varnish over the decals and then onto washing the beast. I must say doing blotchy, not totally covering camo, was quite intimidating - or leaving it like so that is - but I just have to go with the vision and trust that the washing and weathering ties it all together where the unevenness adds realism and impact and doesn’t look unskilled and rushed.

I'm late in "schedule" for the project, but I've really enjoyed the paint when I feel so approach and watching it come together slowly. I think the overall scheme, sort of sand green, with darker sand green patterns and white markings that look like sand green on the dark sand green, if it makes any sense, looks really nice. It will be a great base for all my vehicles. The only worry is how to work in some blue. With the Tanks I know. I will do the old school Russ trackside triangles with blue and white, same with the Chimeras, but the Valkyrie doesn't have a natural place like this.

I hope you have been taking WIP pics of the development so we can all gawp in wonder at them mate! I really like seeing the various stages to your work, its a good insight and regularly provides me with a lot of alternative methods and ideas.

I can understand your concern over the camo, it is an odd pattern and one that, to the untrained and uninformed eye, could look a bit odd. I'm sure it will all come together well though.

Looking forward to the finished piece.

You still need to tell us how you do those paintjobs because...damn! They are some of the most amazing ones I've ever seen!

I cant wait til you finish your Valkyrie/Vendetta/Viper

The amazing work of Migsula, Synapse, and Apologist, as wellas my love of the Horus Heresy books have convinced me to start up my own pre-heresy true-scale marine army. The work in this blog is amazing. Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see more!

Anybody have any suggestions as to what legions they want to see? Alpha Legion, Ultramarines, and Wolrd Eaters are already out of the question because these guys have done them all so well already.

Awesome job!

Lucas

OT, and probably better off in its own thread but, I'd say Night Lords, with as few silly bat wing helmets as possible, and lots of 'terror marking' helmets (basically, skulls painted on to the face of the helmets) as possible.

Other than that, I still say you can't have too many Alpha Legion armies running around!

The lightening patterns and such in the armour? Intriguing...

What about the Blood Angels? We don't see that many of them around. Pre-heresy, true scale and very...very ornate. Remember the older fluff of the Blood Angels (before they were reduced to Emperor Berserkers). Ornate suits of armour, all engraved/decorated because the marines were also artists and all that sort of stuff. Very ornate, but not over the top like the Emperor's Children.

Mine aren't pre-Heresy though - just to make it clear

lucas wrote:
Anybody have any suggestions as to what legions they want to see?

White Scars

Malika2 wrote:The lightening patterns and such in the armour? Intriguing...

What about the Blood Angels? We don't see that many of them around. Pre-heresy, true scale and very...very ornate. Remember the older fluff of the Blood Angels (before they were reduced to Emperor Berserkers). Ornate suits of armour, all engraved/decorated because the marines were also artists and all that sort of stuff. Very ornate, but not over the top like the Emperor's Children.

I would agree wit this, Id love to see some BA in this form. I know many people have bigger and better grievances with GW but this has got to be one of my biggest. The BA live longer than anyone else and worked hard to perfect not only the art of war but actual arts and that is what made them falling into a degenerative rage and blood lust all the more tragic. I Hope I can try my hand at a few one day but sadly right now have very little time to even finish current stuff. I like the nightmarish idea for the night lords but, a collection of ornate god like angels of death is always going to get my nod.

Ok, I think you deserve a pic / HOWEVER, firstly, it's a PIP and this time I must make major disclaimers about the picture not doing any credit to the paint job. I just lose all the subtle effects on the wings.

Overall, obviously I've enjoyed this beast, and hopefully when I am done it should really look like a 15 tonne flying tank, not a plastic kit.

Im going to go ahead and say: Wow:
Then Ill pick up my jaw and patiently wait for more pictures.

Honestly migs, this is crazy. I am SUCH a big fan of the subtle camo scheme on this. Beautiful

That is top class stuff Migs, I to love the subtle camo and honestly say WOAH!!! mmmm Drool

migsula wrote:Mine aren't pre-Heresy though - just to make it clear

lucas wrote:
Anybody have any suggestions as to what legions they want to see?

White Scars

True scale bikes?

Really nailed that camo scheme there mate. Wasn't sure how it would work initially but it looks spot on. Love the damage and weathering too.

More please!

Cheers,

Dante

Thanks guys! That means a ton for me! I'll work the final interest and smooth blends with Mig pigments, finish the base and few lenses and then hit it with Matte Varnish to tie down all the different finishes and take proper pics from all angles. A lot of subtle and less subtle legion references. I really like how the decals come through the washes and weathering. I've cut a lot of XX and other suitable ones that still fit the IG feel, but mark this bird out.

The underside of the thing is light sky grey!

Glad you like the direction of the came, for I will do all my vehicles with it, only better when I learn the application just right. It looks even more distiguished from the sides, where all the main volumes and darker from the middle. It really works as a camo too. Want to try it on a russ...or actually a Shadow Sword! With ground vehicles I will mix in white and blue markings too, here it just didn't fit.

Thanks again!

Thats just beautiful great weathering and a nice futuristic cammo which doesn't look like a dazzle pattern.

This blog is just getting cooler and cooler!

/drool.

I like what you did there. However, I don't see the gradients/feathered edges of the blotches as much as I would have thought. I like it a lot, but the only criticism I have is that the two splotches on the wings look a bit too symmetrical from a glance.

Anyway, top class stuff as always from you Migs And I love the weathering!

Peace.

sA

migsula wrote:Mine aren't pre-Heresy though - just to make it clear

Really? I thought they were pre-heresy. I thought they were pre-heresy because Guilliman killed Alpharius during the heresy. Although, with all the secrecy of the Alpha Legion, nobody can be sure it was actually him.
Thanks for everyone who suggested a Legion for me, I didn't mean to derail the thread or anything so I'm going to make a new thread to discuss my next army.
That valkyrie is really top notch. I love the camo and the numbers and symbols on the wings are a really nice touch.

Can't wait to see more pics when it's all done!

Lucas

In the novel Legion all Alpha Legionnaires called themselves "Alpharius" to confuse everybody.

Alpharius is the name all members of the legion referr to themselves as, part of the whole intrigue and deception the legion is famous for. Read the HH novel "Legion" for more if you haven't already.

@Migs - I think ground vehicles certainly need a dash of colour in the form of blue and white markings.

Cheers,

Dante

I actually just finished Legion yesterday which is why it's been great to follow this blog while I've been reading. Legion has become my favourite of all the Horus Heresy books so far. I hadn't thought of him calling the models Alpharius for that reason. I actually thought he was making a model of Alpharius/Omegon.

Great work nonetheless.

He already has three marines...Alpharius, Omegon, and?

I'd love to see a transport for those Alpha Legionnaire, I doubt they would fit in the Valkyrie. Perhaps a unique drop ship? Kind of mixing the Valkyrie but with a more STC like design, stealing elements from the Thunderhawk and Land Speeder.

I doubt that will look anything like a plastic kit when you're done with it keep it up!

Excellent work Migs. Super job of capturing the greasy,oily streaks of a working machine. Looking forward to seeing a side view pic.

Thanks lads. Nearly there and with a big appetite for painting an infantry model next

And after that - this is jut one of those weird moments - but I MUST make a standard 40k civilian car. You know, the Toyota of the Imperium. I just want to see how it might look like and it would fit our =I=munda and other games, + this project perfectly.

This is one of the most excellent things I have ever seen.


Hope to see more soon,I like the idea of the "Toyota of the Imperium" can't wait to see that.

By the way, are we going to see any of the characters from the novel Legion in this force? Or will that be a total mystery since they are all caled Alpharius?