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Recently stripped a bunch of old models, among them a '99 Limited Edition SM Captain. Easily still one of my favorite models to date so I decided to do it some justice and repaint him up nice and proper.



Wish I had a better cam, some of the fine details got a bit blurred and the saturation on the axe got a bit faded.

Thats pretty awesome, but arent salamander eyes meant to be red?

Thanks

They are red by the fluff, but I prefer a fiery orange hue, works better with the overall pallet. I personally think the red is obnoxious and overkill. I don't really see why they needed to change it them in 5th and force me to repaint all the skin in my Sallies

Good job mate. Nicely done on the axe

Very nice.

Wow that mini looks really cool! I like it a lot more than the SM models now!

Me so jelly of you and your awesome limited edition Captain...awesome paint job btw....

Very awesome, and i would have to agree that is a stunning model. +1

So that's why he looks so pissed - the Captain dropped all his candy corn!

Kidding, of course, but the basing is the one thing that immediately jumped out at me. It's a niggling point, perhaps, but your glow is the opposite of how embers/magma work (hot core, cooling to black at the edges). It's far from being a deal-breaker, but some folks find simple things like that surprisingly jarring.

That right there is one of my favorite models ever made by GW, and you truely did it justice with. Well done!

That's a great piece. Did it come with the combi-melta or did you do it yourself?

Jimsolo wrote:That's a great piece. Did it come with the combi-melta or did you do it yourself?

It comes with a combi-melta. I have one too I can't wait to paint!

That's one of my favorite GW sculpts, and I really like what you've done with it. The trim on the tabbard/cape is a nice touch, and the way you painted his axe looks simple but really good.

oadie wrote:So that's why he looks so pissed - the Captain dropped all his candy corn!

Kidding, of course, but the basing is the one thing that immediately jumped out at me. It's a niggling point, perhaps, but your glow is the opposite of how embers/magma work (hot core, cooling to black at the edges). It's far from being a deal-breaker, but some folks find simple things like that surprisingly jarring.

Yeah, I normally do fire and such the correct way , but I just kinda said feth it and did hot edges instead.

That's a great piece. Did it come with the combi-melta or did you do it yourself?

For a moment I was thinking about doing some converting on the model, giving him a TH and Combi Flamer, but then I came back to my senses and decided not to sully the model.

Thanks for the comments folks