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This is my first attempt at an IG mantacore. I was kinda going for a renegade-ish look for it, yet could still be called Imperial in the case that I needed to revert over for what ever reason.

very nice! my only suggestions would be to weather the tracks and add a littlegrit and dirt and wounding. also it wouldn't hurt to highlight some of the red bits with a lighter red at least the edges. very nice work, love to see your other pieces

Agree with the weathering on the tracks!
Looks awesome!

Very nice! A good crisp paint job with good weathering. Love those numbers on the rockets too.

Very nice mate keep it up

Looks really evil ! like the scheme and the wash job

Neat.

I love the unecessarily hokey huge numbers stenciled on the rockets.


"Techmarine, why do I need to put these specific missiles on the rack in numerical order?"

"Because, that's the way we do it."

"Yes, but why can't I just put any missile on in any order? Wouldn't that be both faster and easier?"

"Asking questions is heresy. Asking two questions is...

... double heresy..."

Great job, love the numbers! I agree that weathering would make it really stand out.

Loving the numbers on the missiles!

Red and black are a classic color combo. Good choice!
Tin Bitz (?) on the rockets is a nice contrast that warms up the mini.

Great red/black theme, are all the units in your army like that?

TheAngrySquig wrote:Great red/black theme, are all the units in your army like that?

Indeed they are. I have a Valkyrie painted to match, and two infantry squads as well. I can upload them if you wish.

Great manticore,I like the numbers on the missiles. I agree that you could have a little more wear and tear, its safe for both IG and heretics.

It looks awesome.

I like it, nice work.

I did do weathering on the tracks.. When I get home ill post a picture

Looks great and really like the scheme

Its kinda faint because i dont like going over board with the dirt effect.

I see it,its more like dust has accumulated on the bottom, nice work. Im nobody to talk about not going overboard,I make every thing into a rust bucket!

Thank you very much. Now to paint my Leman Russ, Basalisk, and 2 chimeras like this

I really hope that your other tanks turn out to be like this

ZachFTWx wrote:

TheAngrySquig wrote:Great red/black theme, are all the units in your army like that?

Indeed they are. I have a Valkyrie painted to match, and two infantry squads as well. I can upload them if you wish.

I would love to see them if it isn't too much trouble

Agreed lets see the Valkyrie and boys.