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Nerdfest, thanks I try. I think you will love my new terminators and right now a little behind on the posting but I got them assembled and primed and some based color already I will post that soon. If you are in the U.S. and looking for a great deal for a airbrush go to TCP Global http://www.tcpglobal.com/airbrushdepot/ I been pushing this place for a bit due to I use to be in automotive industry for a bit and use to order all my Spray Guns through them.
The Master Series is knock offs of Iwata and Iwata is a expensive AB to get but can be worth it if you stay in the hobby. But $3 - 4 bills can be a wee expenise.
Check it out on the combo deals and if you have any questions let me know.
And DemonEater thanks for the complement.


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WOW!! Nerdfest you got some awsome figures painted in your gallery!! Hot! Yes! !! Your kroot looks great too. Too bad my tau is in my box of shame at the moment and have no insperation to paint them untill GW gets their straight when it comes to releasing codex's when they release a new game manual edition. I love your Exorcist Marines.

Wow, you've been busy! Your paint schemes are excellent and very clean. The technique on the power swords is awsome and I am so going to try that the next time I paint somehting that has a Power Weapon.

It is a pity that we occupy opposite sides of the North American continent as I'd love to invite those DW over for dinner. We'd have Nurgle's Rot as the main course with a good helping of BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD on the side.

Ok here is another update. I have placed my first 2 base colors and building up from dark to light. I used Vallejo Air black then GW Graveyard Earth and then Vallejo Model Iraqi Sand at a 40 degree angle to get that lighting effect. All using my airbrush. I will brush in washes and detail but I am taking more time on this squad and want them to come out better then the last. Hope you like the progress.

Ok been a busy week of work, here is my update on my terminators and I am sorta experimenting on my Sgt and Cyclone marine on the lighting angle and highlighting effect with my airbrush and this is the first shade up and still not that happy and will mix more white. Still taking my time on this one and want this squad to come out better then my first one. Let me know what you guys think.

Nice progress, your really getting through them! you doing a belial?

Beautiful work my friend ... bordering on inspiring

Ok took a break from working late from my job and see what the Dak people are doing on this late Thursday night.
Calibanite Lion, thanks and yea I am doing him but I sorta did a mistake and seeing if I can fix it if not he gets a Simplegreen bath. I will be taking a lot more time with my HQ and important troops who I want to stand out on the gaming table and not blend in with the rest of the squad. Bear Lamorte thanks for compliment! If it was'nt for peeps on Dak to inspire me and give me tons of info, well ...my troops would be just primed

Allright a small update I think I got the highlighting and lighting just right. I started my detailing just to see how it looks. Well tell me what you think and would love some constructive critisizm.

Ok I have been swamped at work and have no drive to paint much, so what do you do? BUILD!! So I assembled my plastic Assault Squad to go with my Vanguard Assault marines and sort of detailed a little more on my Terminator. Let me know what you think?

The targerter on the Terminator is awesome. Not so psyched on some of the poses your Assault Squad is in, but maybe it's just angle of the photo.

Thanks Skalk on the terminator, Yea the only one I liked is the guy kneeling (guess where I got that idea) but the assult box does not give you much of different poses. But the metal Vanguard are just awsome and wish they would give you that option.
Hopefully when I add color to it, it will make up for the bad static box poses lol.

Those are amazing! Good work.

Looking good, ship it to me whenever you're ready

The contrasts and highlights are looking superb as are the lenses, I really must practice mine own technique tbh.

Cardinal Xaphan and Lennysmash thanks!! Yea kinda behind since last weekend I got a game in with my buddy FastEddie and my brother inlaw. Wife was in Uxbridge England and it was a guys night of 40k and UFC. I hope my wife gets me something from FW for Xmas lol!! Hopefully I get more time to paint this week if my work does not get in the way.

Looking great! The armour on the termies is fantastic. I can't think of anything that needs improving on the armour but some paint chips made with a sponge and some scorched brown (dark brown) can really add some character, especially for the close-combat termies as they fight up close and personal

Keep up the good work!

Really amazing stuff! I'm in love with your termies!

I like the jump marines, the guy kneeling looks cool. What colour are you doing the lightning claws, metal or power weapon?

i like! the airbrushing looks great, especially on the sword. keep it up! great termie poses, i'm gonna have to cut my ones up as they look stupid.

Again thanks all for the positive comments! CL I am going to do some (at least try ) wet blending on the TC almost the style of the PS I have done on the other figures.
It's been a long week for me at work and I am working from home and decided to logon and respond to my Dakka brothers and sisters (this is my break lol).
I hope to sqeeze in some hours in this weekend on my troops and keep you all posted. Thanks again everyone.
Oooh forgot to tell you all my wife got me a set of MkIII armour marines from FW and she gets back from England Saturday! WHOOHOO!!!

I have been looking at the FW marines aswell, really want some crusade variants but they will have to wait as they are for a different non DA project i have in mind. As for the wet blending ill be interested to see how it comes out, i have just bought a box of cc termies and the blades are really close together. Good luck

CL yea I wanted to add a flavor to my squad by mixng in some various types of armour and not to look so static and cookie cutter like. Like I told you when I saw your marines all in black I wanted to start a pre green army but gotta stay focus for the time and finish my 3RD Co. first and then start on another army.
My wife also picked up a squad of Heresey armour squad for his B-Day and maybe I will trade 2 of my MkIII guys to have a little mix. Well let's see if FasteddieXX01 is willing when he gets it.
Well I posted on my gallery of the marines I have completed and I most definitly need a better camera. Ignore if you can see it, my unfinished Preditor !!

Just for fun fella's guess what year the one on the left came out and the one on the right.

looks very realalistic.

nice job.

I'd have to guess '88

I have both of those miniatures on my Shelf of Shame.

WM yup 88' the model on the right and 90 for the one on the left, good eye!!. Ok work been slowing my creative roll and been staring at my guys more then painting them. So just a little update no real progress other then I am close to completed my Veteran Assault squad and my wife did get me what I wanted from England but had it shipped due to wierd weather in the UK. So I got my Mk III guys and a little something for Fasteddiexx1.
Enjoy the pics. Sorry heavy pics!

FW! Those models look great! Nice work on the assault squad

Daemon Eater and Nerdfest thanks and good luck with that cause I am trying it my self on the lightning claws on my termies. Shoot me a PM when you complete your project.

Ok here is another update. I took a break on my marines and needed to complete my Predator. I started it several months ago and was a distraction and a mind break from my marines. So I did take pics on the assembly to the priming and first basing and was stopped at that point.
Since work was pretty stressful this past week I basically was winding down by playing COD Black Ops and trying to finish my assault guys.
Friday night and this weekend I was hooked on my tank and was in the zone. My inspiration was from the other Grey_Death of The Painting Corps on his tutorial on weathering his Medusa Chapter and from Model Medic. Both these guys helped me out on my tank, Thanks guys!! .
Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Ok fella's I completed on the weathering with the pigments for the dried mud effects and now will add script writtings and decals. Here are more shots and let me know what you guys think.