Red Scorpions

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**HarlequinZero**

Hi all,

Don't post much over here, but I thought I'd make a little side blog of painting here to go along with my main blog that I post pictures on. Anyways, I've been working on Red Scorpions and here's what I have so far. Not too much, but you can get an idea of my style. I'm a very slow painter. If you want more info feel free to respond or, even better, post on my main blog as I'll probably see that first.

My main blog is Spilt Painter. http://spilt-painter.blogspot.com/

**webmax**

Great !!!

Very good job. Alsothe conversion of the Space Hulk terminator.

**HarlequinZero**

The terminators weren't really converted. I just spent a LONG time scraping off Blood Angel's icons with a hobby knife and a file. I left some of the blood drops though as I figured blood would be a good bit of iconography on a chapter that is so obsessed with genetic purity.

**Listrel**

Look great I do love the Red Scorpions there are a couple of P&M blogs on here you might want to check out ( http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/315926.page ) if you haven't already that is

**Element206**

have never been a fan of this chapter and have never understood why they are popular....but i like the look of your army. I really dig the extra armor on your rhino. Nice paint jobs

**HarlequinZero**

Element206 wrote:have never been a fan of this chapter and have never understood why they are popular....but i like the look of your army. I really dig the extra armor on your rhino. Nice paint jobs

For me, the reason I love them is the more militaristic feel to the color scheme when compared to most of GW's official chapters. I think the core chapters, (blood angels, dark angels, smurfs...er...ultramarines,) all have fairly cartoony paint schemes. I think the Red Scorpions are a little more serious looking. Also, I know most people don't buy them, but I've got Forge World upgrade packs for every model in the army except the scouts I think. I just LOVE the Mk. IV helmets.

**kenshin620**

Awesome work, good to still see some space hulk minis

Element206 wrote:have never been a fan of this chapter and have never understood why they are popular....but i like the look of your army. I really dig the extra armor on your rhino. Nice paint jobs

Although I am a big fan of the RS, I think its becuase of that FW makes them. Another example is Death Korps and Elysians. If FW never made them I doubt they'd be just as popular as they are now.

**Generalstoner**

Nicely done! They are well filled out now in the Badab war book in regards to their background. Makes me want to stop my Templars and start a Badab chaper.

**KingCracker**

I agree with you on the helmets they are just cool looking. I think simply messing around with how the helms look on a SM is the easiest way to make your chapter stand out.

Nice paint jobs, but I honestly thought Red Scorpions would be red

**tipios**

Yes those helmets are very cool!!

**oaktree**

How did you paint the grey on your scorpions??

**Munch Munch!**

I love your red scorpions!

**youthminister40k**

Great mix of grey and yellow, your choice of colors mixes well. On your site I really lived your jumppack chaplain.

**Asherian Command**

Nice job!

**HarlequinZero**

oaktree wrote:How did you paint the grey on your scorpions??

The grey is really simple, it just requires a bit of brush control to make it work. If you can't keep the lines tight the model will look goofy. It's just a Foundation adeptus battle grey base cost, then I black line the joints with PP thamar black, and finally I hit the edges with Vallejo London grey. If I'm doing a character I might go up one more level on the edge highlights with GW fortress grey just at the corners.

**em_en_oh_pee**

Looks great. Rhino is superb.