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KingToad87 wrote:Please show me an example with one of your models.

Gladly once they are up to my standard. Better yet my wife will show you what I mean with her Lady Justice model. It is not hard and it draws out the model beautifly. If you really want to see one of my models I can always show you the one I got commissioned, but then again I did not paint those but they will show what i mean beautifly.

its comeing along nicely.

if the poster is happy with his results then in all this is all that matters.

washs would help you out and give you some easy shades,then brighten up the edges.

keep up the good work and have fun with your project.

err o.k, so now he is just one big hazard stripe?

Many years ago when i was a kid at school, i had to design a t shirt. I did a fred flintstone design. I kept it simple and when i was almost finished everyone was like that looks great. Then i started adding more details and new stuff and after a hour or so instead of having a really nice and simply design on my t shirt which looked good to wear in public, i ended up with something that a tramp had vomited on after drinking food colouring. Sometimes more is less...

Boomer wrote:err o.k, so now he is just one big hazard stripe?

Many years ago when i was a kid at school, i had to design a t shirt. I did a fred flintstone design. I kept it simple and when i was almost finished everyone was like that looks great. Then i started adding more details and new stuff and after a hour or so instead of having a really nice and simply design on my t shirt which looked good to wear in public, i ended up with something that a tramp had vomited on after drinking food colouring. Sometimes more is less...

Agreed, the Sgt looks like a Bumble Bee.

The design and concept are not bad at all but as it was stated by Boomer (love the name really got a friend nicknamed boomer actually) simple is better in all concepts and it makes painting (or life in general) easier.

The concept behind the sergeant and sterguard having all the yellow is to show all the battles they have been in, for instance the Sgt has been in so many campaigns that ea stripe indicates a campaign or battle he participated in.


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Also for all comments on not enough detail, not once have I ever said the models were finished. Once I get all the paints I need more will be completed and oh no I'm not new to painting, maybe some techniques yes and there's no such thing being beyond a persons grasp as the saying goes ignorance is only the absence of knowledge but leaves room for the ability to learn and grow something great from the void of knowledge.

Great quote.

I will continue to critique as I have been, just know that I mean no disrespect I just mean to pull forth every ounce of capability I know you have.

The Sgt still looks like a bee but with the idea behind it I can say it is not a bad Idea though I would have gone for vambrace chevrons over full body but still a great idea.

Just vambraces wouldn't do him justice I plan on adding battle damage to break the eye hurting yellow

Very nice.

Thank Steve!

I'm really liking your army so far. The sternguard is definitely my favorite. Keep up the good work.

I like
This is a beautiful collection

I like your ideas, but have to agree with the less-is-more initiative. Your Sternguard Sergeant is such a veteran that he's completely covered his chapter colors. No marine would ever do that.

If your fluff is that for each campaign, they get a stripe, your captains/command squad/honor guard will be better off just sprayed yellow, with a latticework of incredibly thin stripes painted on and a bit of devlan mud to shade the yellow.

And why the blue? You explained that on the Librarian, why on the Sternguard guy?

Please don't take this as mean-spirited, I like your idea, and your devotion to the hobby at buying that many mk3 models to keep a unified theme is awesome, but it just seems like you didn't really think the fluff through. At this rate, unless you're fielding a chapter of fresh-from-scout devastators, your army won't be the Iron Hounds as much as the Yellow Hazard Stripes.

I like the sword , it looks cool.

With regards to the background, if you read Age of Darkness, there is a story there where Iron Warriors loyal to the Emperor fought those who sided with Horus and escaped. It is definitely worth a read and could also give some ideas for this project.

Their Ultramarine allies sought to bring the loyalist(s) to Terra for example.

First off I do like the direction that you want to take these guys and with a bit of planning it could look spectacular.
With regards to the Sargeant, it is way too busy with the hazard striping. I guess you want to use it to denote rank, but I feel a plain metallic chest plat with possibly black/yellow eding would be more consistent. Possibly give the metalics and blue areas a wash with blue/ black wash to tie the ares together.
Maybe make the kneepads striped maybe but not all the legs. I also agree with lindsay40k about the helm.
Thats just my thoughts.




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lol, for some reason i managed to miss most of page 2.

Another thought, if they are iron hounds then if you know someone with SW decals from FW, they have company symbols from all the great companies including Egil Ironwolf. If you know someone who has these but isnt using them, it would make a nice chapter symbol.

Drill out your gun barrels too, would be a nice touch.

Like Lysenis I do not mean to cause offfense or disrespect, you have a vision and should follow it, however sometimes an outside view can help.

Ty for the posts no offense taken, in regard to the turqouise it was chosen to make them stand out. And the rest of the chapter will look very similar to the librarian, the Sgt isn't finished and I started on the rest of the squad which I made it to where some of them don't have as much yellow. The chest plate and grille are the first part of their armour to be painted as to show their assension to vet. Also the vanguard, for later on will have a different stripe pattern to seperate them from the stern.

Hey everyone this is just a little off track but I remember someone saying that these were a nice chunk of cash. Well all my friends know me best cause of my lack of not knowing my wallet isn't bottomless

An old project from four yrs ago

To be honest not a fan at all, your painting is nice and clean and your skills are good but I don't think you are Doing the awesome FW models justice. The colours are to stark and clash.

OK here are two of the ferrox bolters

wow you should rename this thread as 'how to waste money with forge world'. And why is a WIP thread in the showcase section?

More hazard stripes really?

You people do enjoy complaining don't you? Yes it looks like a bee, yes there's far too many stripes. But that's how he wanted to paint him. If hew ants to paint his models with hazard stripes galore then let him. But that must be an unheard of concept for some posters. They look good though the black looks a bit transparent in spots.

THey are still not finished. I have seen them up close and will say that they are coming along nicely. the OP is thinkning of dark highlights on the yellow to get away from the ZOMG YELLOW!!! effect

Removed.

Very nic, Clean and consise with nice battle damage. only thing that would help alot would be to highlight and to make the battle damage slghtly darker with a wash like Tharka Green, Badab Black, or even Devlen Mud.

Interesting concept, and solid painting. The paint job itself is a little busy, the totality of the hazard stripes or "campaign chevrons" as you called them, make it difficult for me to pick out the details of the actual model under the paint.

Washes would help tone down the overall brightness of the yellow, but if you're happy with the model that's all that really matters.

Just my two cents...

Tyvm everyone for both kinds of posts especially all who have backed the paint scheme the haters were just about to win. And oh Boomer sry about that I haven't noticed that I had started this thread in gallery my apologies

Like what you're doing bud. Looks snazzy! Definitely a new direction to go with those MK III marines. Looking forward to seeing what else you can do.

And I agree with Lunarghost. Paint the whole damn army in hazard stripes if you want to. Your stuff, your rules, everyone else can suck it.

However, if I might make one suggestion, have you considered washing the model at all? Thinned down coat of badaab black or devlan mud does WONDERS at making a mini look more uniform. I get that the colors are supposed to clash, but it might be something to lookinto or test on a test mini sometime just for the hell of it.

I will stay tuned for your further progress.

Also, NICE JOB ON THE BOLTERS!!! LOVE what you did with the scopes. Consider the idea archived for Iron Monger usage!

I plan on applying washes I'd just like to get most of them finished with the time consuming process

Well I did a helmet a little different and I believe it looks better