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Hi all, first post here, some of you may know me from the B&C. Anyway, I decided to make a WiP of my Sons of Orar Veterans. Before I start, I don't game, so I don't care whether things don't fit in with game rules or whatever, I'm here to show my work. These are for display, hence the amount of time I spend, and the bases I use. Here's the finished minis so far:

LE Veteran Sergeant (only one with NMM):



Counts-as-Shrike:



First 4 Sternguard (Last is in progress):










My list of to-dos:


5 Sternguard Veterans (4 done)
5 Vanguard Veterans
23 Normal Veterans
4 Masters of the Chapter
Lots of Mk6 marines (Lost count)
5 Terminators
Terminator Captain
Dreadnought
3 Rhinos
Razorback
Whirlwind
Land Raider Crusader
2 Land Speeders
8 Bikes
1 Attack Bike
12 Scouts (Not really first company, but I'm still painting them )
Librarian
Thunderfire Cannon
2 Techmarines
OOP Metal Commander (One of my favourite poses)
LE 1999 Skulz Captain
LE 2008 Web Promo Sergeant (Done)
LE 2008 GD Captain - Counts as Shrike (Done)
LE 2005 Army Box Sergeant
LE 2005 Sgt. Aurelius



And the CMoN Links:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/226861

http://www.coolminiornot.com/229710

http://www.coolminiornot.com/229536

http://www.coolminiornot.com/229535

http://www.coolminiornot.com/229948

http://www.coolminiornot.com/230412


Recipes:

Cloth: Khemri Brown base - Highlight by adding incresing amounts of Dheneb Stone, then Skull White.

Red: Base of Mechrite Red - Black Wash - Re-coat with MR - Highlights done by adding bubonic brown to MR - Shaded using Baal Red Wash.

White: Simple really; work codex grey up to skull white.

Black: Chaos Black - 50/50 mix of CB and Adeptus BG - ABG

Green (Gems and Glass) : Orkhide Shade - work this up to Knarloc Green - add some Dheneb/Bleached Bone - skull white dot.

Gold: Basecoat with Scorched Brown/Shining Gold 40/60 - Shining Gold - Badab Black Glaze in recesses - Shining Gold/Mithril Silver 70/30 - Mithril Silver on the most prominent areas.

All I can say is WOW those are certainly very nicely painted Marines there especially that 1st picture!, I also do not game and only paint but my painting is still not as smooth as yours, how do you get your colours looking so smooth?

Thin paints is the way to go

Welcome to Dakka, Ashen. Its good to have you here

These sure are superb minis.

Thats a large todo list. I know how that feels

Mod:

Welcome to Dakka, Ashen-Shugar.

I would love to know how you did the shoulder cloth flags (?) as I want to do something similar for my SM.

I am moving your thread to Dakka P&M BLogs so you can continually refresh it without getting accused of Thread Necronisation.

Mod:

Welcome to Dakka, Ashen-Shugar.

I would love to know how you did the shoulder cloth flags (?) as I want to do something similar for my SM.

I am moving your thread to Dakka P&M BLogs so you can continually refresh it without getting accused of Thread Necronisation.

Kilkrazy wrote:Mod:

Welcome to Dakka, Ashen-Shugar.

I would love to know how you did the shoulder cloth flags (?) as I want to do something similar for my SM.

I am moving your thread to Dakka P&M BLogs so you can continually refresh it without getting accused of Thread Necronisation.

Cheers for moving it

For the cloth:

Khemri Brown base - Highlight by adding incresing amounts of Dheneb Stone, then Skull White.


And while I'm at it, I may as well post up the rest, as I get asked a lot how to do the red and white:

Red: Base of Mechrite Red - Black Wash - Re-coat with MR - Highlights done by adding bubonic brown to MR - Shaded using Baal Red Wash.

White: Simple really; work codex grey up to skull white.

Black: Chaos Black - 50/50 mix of CB and Adeptus BG - ABG

Green (Gems and Glass) : Orkhide Shade - work this up to Knarloc Green - add some Dheneb/Bleached Bone - skull white dot.

Gold: Basecoat with Scorched Brown/Shining Gold 40/60 - Shining Gold - Badab Black Glaze in recesses - Shining Gold/Mithril Silver 70/30 - Mithril Silver on the most prominent areas.

nice to see you postin' your minis here as well...
it's always good to see some of the CMON crew get into Dakka, where there is a bit more interaction...

i think your marines will be a big hit here...

my only beef with these guys is that the reds seem a bit flat, but that could be a photo issue...

this is a huge project, and well worth the time you are takin' to do top quality work...

which OOP metal Captain are you gonna paint???

cheers
jah

Crisp, detailed, yet not overwhelming.

Kinda have to agree with jah-joshua on the red.

Still love it.

Cheers Jah and person person

You know thats the second bit of proper criticism I've got on these minis, and even though I'm happy with the red (Don't ask ) I still appreciate that you are being honest. This spot seems more active than CMoN, so I'll be around more often methinks. The captain is the helmetless one with power sword from the old metal command set.

Final Sternguard:




Group Shot: (NOTE: This is the best representation of what the red looks like IRL)

I think these are awesome, I have but one question, is no. 5 a converted mini, he looks different to the GW images, or do you get more customisation choices in the box than I thought?

His arms were warped in the box when I got it, and there were severe gaps where they join the shouder, so I had to adjust the angle and fill and sculpt the gaps in with a ton of putty. It looks OK though now IMO.

Cheers for looking.

Those look fantastic, easily the best painted red I have ever seen. The bases really add the model, they look as clean as the model rather than the ugly GW bases.

One question tho, are you going to repaint the only one with NMM or make them all NMM?

I'll leave him as he is for the minute. He was the first marine I'd ever painted and had planned to paint all these in NMM, but then I realised metallics would be a little easier and would probably look more realistic. I think the one with NMM is my second worst out of the 7 I've painted, but because he has NMM he gets the highest rating on CMoN :( . I much prefer metallics, so the only change if any will be to repaint him with metallics.

These guys look great. I love the warmachine style bases, they're so much nicer looking than GW's plain ole slant edge ones. They look perfect for marines too, no toes hanging over the side, always been a pet peeve of mine.

Well, you painted the NMM so well that I have to scroll up to see what one you painted it. I love the look of NMM, but don't have the skill to do it.

What do you think you will be painting next? I would love to see some red vanguards. Keep up the good work man...

I like them alot, I dont have any criticism they all look ship shape to me.

CMoN links:

This one was up already, but its a better pic and the black is finished.

http://www.coolminiornot.com/230653

The other two:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/230656

http://www.coolminiornot.com/230654

YTou've got a beatifully clean painting style there, very impressive. Keep up the good work.

Hah, I've just noticed you've used the nice display bases for these guys. Glad to see I'm not the only one who prefers the quality. Nicely done.

Where do you buy those bases?

Online on ebay off firetop mountain.

Ashen-Shugar wrote:Online on ebay off firetop mountain.

have a link? I couldn't find them.

Here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-Round-30mm-Model-Bases-RPG-Figures-War-Games-NEW_W0QQitemZ360167092549QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Toys_Wargames_RL?hash=item53dba1b145&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

The best value for these bases I've seen.

So, believe it or not I actually have been painting. I'm working on a forgeworld venerable dreadnought for a certain online competition called 'The Golden Bolter'. IMO its my best work yet, and I've been trying painted battle damage and weathering powders to add a realistic look.

Looking very nice.. makes you realize how squat dread legs are.

Very nice! I especially like the dread legs. The blending on them is amazing, and the scratches are great. How long have you been painting?

Around 4.5 - 5 years if you count all the breaks in between. Thanks for looking peeps.

That dread is beautiful. It's good to see some of the Golden Bolter comps in progress.

Beautiful work. Love the look of the dread. Nice bases.