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Few random pics to throw up, first of all, due to the *assorted other goodies* promised in the thread title, here is a pic of my shelf, of some past, probably not present, possibly future projects, in various stages of being complete (or not complete)



Next up, just some sneaky preview shots of some stuff happening in my army...



More to come....

Finish the daemon dude! I want to see him in game. Those things are monsters! AND THEY FLY!

I really like how you paint and model. Both are impressive. The attention to detail, the highlights, the color choices, the conversions... all very well done.

A question about the chain though- is that a "mock up" and you'll use something else, or is that the chain you'll use when the model is being completed? I ask because that style of chain (to me) ruins the perspective of scale and chains that would look proper scale are readily available from any craft store that has jewelry accessories.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:

I really like how you paint and model. Both are impressive. The attention to detail, the highlights, the color choices, the conversions... all very well done.

A question about the chain though- is that a "mock up" and you'll use something else, or is that the chain you'll use when the model is being completed? I ask because that style of chain (to me) ruins the perspective of scale and chains that would look proper scale are readily available from any craft store that has jewelry accessories.

That indeed is a chain from a craft store, as a jewelry accessory, however yes, it was just a mock up, for a cool concept of chained daemon slaves, something I don't actually intend to make part of the models, but something I thought was a cool concept/idea regardless.
I will however be using these chains, or similar chains to this, on models, as various things, if you see the squad above, you might notice one bolt pistol weilding marine, with a bolter slung using a fine modelling chain.

Understood. I'm speaking about the style of the chain as much as the size. Here's a pic I took for comparison but going to "spoiler" it so I'm not hijacking your thread:



Top two chains and bottom two chains are variants of cable chains. Chain in the middle I can't find the "industry" name but (to me) looks like a necklace no matter what I scale it against.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:Understood. I'm speaking about the style of the chain as much as the size. Here's a pic I took for comparison but going to "spoiler" it so I'm not hijacking your thread:

Spoiler:

Top two chains and bottom two chains are variants of cable chains. Chain in the middle I can't find the "industry" name but (to me) looks like a necklace no matter what I scale it against.

Ahh, I do indeed see your point..


Here is a close up of the chain used to sling the banner bearer's bolter, what do you think in terms of scale/style on this chain?


And here is the current 'chain range' that I have. The top chain I bought myself from a local hobby store, the other ones were all passed on to mee by omgitsduane. The darker one second from bottom is the one I used on the bolter sling. Maybe I should have taken the pic next to a model for better clarification.?

Edit: Here is an example of the top chain, that I bought, being used, on my 'filthy heretic' concept model

Thoughts?

Looking good, do you have another pic of the freehand insignia? I like the green wiring but personally I would change the colour of the seals. Maybe a deep purple?

Mind you,this is my opinion and that it may differ from others.



1, 3, and 5 are the "necklace" style that (to me) looks "wrong" because of how it folds over. 1 is just huge scale-wise. 4 is a good style but is about as large as I would go unless it was on a vehicle. 2 looks really good and I'd like to find some of that myself.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
1, 3, and 5 are the "necklace" style that (to me) looks "wrong" because of how it folds over. 1 is just huge scale-wise. 4 is a good style but is about as large as I would go unless it was on a vehicle. 2 looks really good and I'd like to find some of that myself.

Yeah I agree somewhat... 2 looks great, but the problem is that the links are actually all clsoed, so can't really be hung on, or attatched to anything, unless it's just glued straight to something, which probably looks a little unrealistic..

Biohazard wrote:Looking good, do you have another pic of the freehand insignia? I like the green wiring but personally I would change the colour of the seals. Maybe a deep purple?

Here you go, it's not amazing and I tried to make it blend into the shoulder pad, which had the detail scraped off, but was still slightly uneven, which is why it's a bit odd.. The rest I'm hoping will look better as I do more..


Here is where the squad is standing currently, just about ready for painting!


And here is a small preview of what I am working on next for the squad...

That squad is awesome. Looking like charlies chaos angels. The banner looks good too. We gunna hobby proper soon? And maybe another game?

Got some more mail today...

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

... I think Khorne just Slaanesh'ed in his pants...


ANYWAY! On to some progress finally worth writing an update for, a good portion of the marines now have their first basecoat on them... It looks a little patchy, the Mechrite Red doesn't seem to get such great coverage on black, which is a bit odd, as I thought that was the whole purpose of 'Foundation' paints..



The thing is, I think I like this darker shade of red a little more than the previous test model I painted.
It looks really streaky at the moment however, which is kind of a cool effect, and definitely Chaos-y, but I really wanna go for a nice, clean paint job on this army, so I might try and get it a similar shade to this, but with even, clean coverage.. any thoughts on this shade of red compared to the model posted previously?

Oh dude! Those look awesome! I cant wait to have some games with both fully painted armies on a wicked table too. Excite!

I build my red up from a scab red/chaos black base coat. I make it pretty much 50/50 and then apply the Mechrite over this once dry. It covers a little better and helps me blend a little smoother. The freehand symbol looks good for a first attempt. By the time the squads finished you'll have it nailed. The squads looking ace by the way

Can't wait to crush the skulls of these weaklings in my st 6 powerfists. ... Again.

And, so here is my 2nd attempt at trying a scheme for my WBs...
I don't like the face in this picture, and the red in general doesn't look appealing to me, I like the colour, not the exucution, looks a bit messy for my taste. This isn't quite finished yet, and now that I see the face on such a big scale, I'll have to try and fix that.. but I was so happy with how the tabard came out I just had to take a snap!

I like this. A lot man. Very proud son. Also paint the bloodcrusher at some stage dude. And that daemon prince, since you'll soon learn how much better they are over lords.

For a first shot at a freehand shoulder pad it is great.

JBrehaut wrote:Got some more mail today...

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

those skulls look really cool, where did you get them? i am no Khorne-lover, but i do love little skulls to spice up the old bases!

I like the idea you were trying with the face. It looks like the red really just needs another thin layer of Mechrite to smooth it out yet retain the darker tone. The loincloth looks goos as well mate.

Biohazard wrote:I like the idea you were trying with the face. It looks like the red really just needs another thin layer of Mechrite to smooth it out yet retain the darker tone. The loincloth looks goos as well mate.

Thanks mate, I was using a Mechrite Red/Blood Red mix for the highlight, think for the next batch of models I will try a mix of Mechrite Red/Bleached Bone to try and prevent the layer of highlight being so garish and bright compared to the rest..

I'm really quite happy with that tabard, I painted a second one last night, but I felt the 'text' was a bit too big so I'm going to redo it, the smaller one has a much nice effect..
Some heavy progress finally happening..

It's time I think soon to start looking at building an army list as well, I have a vague idea as I've been playing a few friendly games with omgitsduane but that's only against one army...

SO far I have this one squad of marines, a Dark Apostle (Lord), a second squad of marines I can build..
Got a Devastator box set on it's way, to use for Havocs... I'm thinking next I should look at buying some daemons, and/or terminators...?


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catharsix wrote:

those skulls look really cool, where did you get them? i am no Khorne-lover, but i do love little skulls to spice up the old bases!

Ebay actually, Here's the auction
Quite reasonably priced I think.. the skulls are 28 mm scale, however they are actually a bit smaller than most of the skulls on the chaos sprue etc, as they are human skulls, and most skulls on the sprues seem to be 'marine skulls'... But they would work perfectly as base decoration etc

Try a mechrite red/Red gore mix buddy. Bleached bone will make it a lot more pink than you want. trust me on this one

Edit, I just want to say I have loads of these skuls from the same seller as well and they work great for adorning the Chaos Termi armour as well as base decor. Great price and pretty good product. I havent had a single miscast and I have over 100 of them.

I too have received loads of these skulls! I love them! I sprinkle them on all my bases!
Also, if you are looking for ones that are a bit larger, the same seller has ones with a closed jaw bone,


and they work great for marine sized skulls, or as helmets for Traitor Guard!

The coloring is really nice, I've always seen Word Bearers with slightly darker armor than World Eaters. And the skulls are pretty cool. Going to check out that auction.

RSJake wrote:
I too have received loads of these skulls! I love them! I sprinkle them on all my bases!
Also, if you are looking for ones that are a bit larger, the same seller has ones with a closed jaw bone,


and they work great for marine sized skulls, or as helmets for Traitor Guard!

Ah, I always wondered why there was a listing for 15 skulls, and 10 skulls, at the same price as the 20.. Now I know why! I'll have to buy some of the others! I bought ten bags of the 20 coz I thought they were the best value, didn't notice the different sculpts! The ones with the jaw seem a good scale for guardmen indeed, hmmm....

So, here's a quick update of where the squad is at so far.. Sorry for so many WiP updates! This is my first unit and so I guess I'm a little over-eager >.<

Will try to start posting only finished goodness!

One of my favorite Traitor Legions. I am excited to watch this thread develop.

The units looking great so far. I like to see the WIP shots, I like seeing everyone else's methods so if there's anything I want to rip off..ahem If there's anything that inspires me I have a better idea of what's involved

That is one aesthetically pleasing unit you have there.

The one with the bright Armour really stands out now. and not sure if I like it. But it's your call man.

You need to finish that prince too. I'm sure others will agree.