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Here is a space marine chaplain I have recently painted up for a painting service I am offering. What are your thoughts? Took me roughly 10 hours of casual painting. I am particularly happy with the gold and the way the jump pack engines came out.

I think it looks fantastic! I really like the blue effects on the jump pack.

Great Job! the parchment from his waist down and the blue on the jump packs are especially good!

I would like to see more of a glow from his eyes and jet pack burner to differentiate between the gems.

but i like it :3

I really really like how subtle the shading on the black areas is. Very nice effect.

The paintjob is very nice. Have to agree with lunahound though, red eyes would make it look more awesome

Thanks for the input.

@UnCool Villain & Gutsnagga: Thank you, the glow on the jump pack and the heated metal on the edge were tests. First time I have tried that effect, I am pleased with the result.

@LunaHound: I will think about the eye glow. Not a big fan, seems more of a chaos marine thing. I never thought of marine eyes as beacons, more like lenses. I will consider it though.

@Ssgt Carl: Thank you, I spent a lot of time trying to decide if I was going to do a subtle blend or a higher contrast.

@Viersche: I wanted blue because it was the accent color and since I used red for the seals and the grip on the Crozius, i felt it would over saturate the model with red. Also I wanted to maintain a good guy look as much as possible for a guy in black armor with a skull for a face.

Thanks for the information. I am spending a lot of time staring at this model looking for things to improve or alternatives for future models. I enjoy opinions, help me see things from different eyes.

Very well done that man !

I might have to try that jump pack thing, looks very cool indeed.

Great love the boue if the jumppack

Love the paintjob, love the model. Gotta get around to painting my sort of conversion for that model actually. I took astorath the grims backpack + wings and with some not so careful cutting and filing put that body on the front of it.

What chapter are your other marines?

Looks great. Crisp and rich, good job.