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That's way better then my first models (you actualy got the paint in the right places!) Not a lot I can suggest, maybe drybrushing the metals, but in general, Great Work, it's better then a lot of other peoples 50th or 60th attempt.

Decided to move this to the P&M Blog and update with some things I'm working on.

First here is the group shot of my finished Space Marines from the Assault on Black Reach set. (Sorry for messy work space.)



A view of the Terminator sergeant. I added a banner to his back for fun.



Now this is the commander character. A slight alteration was adding the dragon head icon to the top of his banner. To add a little more of unnecessary height I posed him on a bit of rock standing in a pool of lava.



His cloak represents my first time working with green stuff, which I found to be exceedingly difficult to use. I attempted to give it a little bit of a lizard skin feel - nowhere near perfect but a good learning experience.



I've shown the Dread previously but I decided to do a small conversion by swapping out his bolter for a nice "fluffy" flamer.



That completes my Assault on Black Reach set. Moving on to other things I have been messing with, I scratch built a dreadnought drop pod. It was a struggle and by the end of it I probably would've been better off shelling out the dollars for a real one from Forge World. I may revisit this later and add some bling. If nothing else it could use a top-hatch or something.



I bought a rhino but so far all I have painted up is this panel from the inside. I better remember not to glue the back door shut!



So I'm pretty sick of Space Marines and decided to move on to Sisters of Battle, lack of a proper/current codex be damned. This is a Canoness that drank a Red Bull and grew wings. Actually they came from some Eldar Swooping Hawks and they were a pain in the back attaching to this figure. This represents my first time working with a metal model and using a pin vice to pin on the arms and wings. I snapped my small drill bit and the tip is buried somewhere inside her shoulder blades. Boo.

Have you started using the transfer sheet for the dino head yet?

falseramona wrote:
What is a good ratio for thinning the paints? I'm using the Vallejo Game Colors if that means anything. When I thin it seems like they get too wet and I lose control as the paint just seems to want to flood everywhere.

I don't know for Vallejo paints, but I know for the GW paints, they suggest a ratio of 2 Paint to 1 water. Just try a fer differnt ratio's to see what works for you.

brush_slip wrote:What is going on, the new painters are TEN times better than i was when i was new. This is great for a new hobbyist, i like it alot.

How old were you when you did your first model? And how old are most of the people posting their first models on here? As one ages and matures, they naturally will gain more patience, dexterity, and become more 'nit-picky'. As such, one who paints his or her first model over the age of 20 will(most likely) produce a higher quality paint job then a 12 year old. Yes, there are some exceptions to this of coarse, those artistic prodigy's, children of artists who have learned from their parents, those who have been doing art for years previous to painting wargaming miniatures.

-=Scar=- wrote:Have you started using the transfer sheet for the dino head yet?

I'm not a big fan of the transfers but have limited success free-handing that logo. Sometimes they come out fairly good and other times not so hot. I think I would like to try to do some icons in green stuff and may revisit these models and see what happens.

Great work, but am I the only one who's noticed their faces are black with red eyes?

I heard that Salamanders are supposed to have black heads and so ...

Space marine skin changes depending on their enviroment. Ranging from pale white to black depending on the enviroment.

Salamanders should normally have black skin just due to the harsh planet they are on.

I do not know if Vulcan permanently had black skin and that was his difference or not. I really should read the salamander books.

Great, great Salamanders.


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They have black skin. Like ash because they like fire.

I've learned something new already!