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Great work on these guys so far, and Pious was excellent.

All looking excellent, and the flame work was really top-notch!

Theophony wrote:I like the face mask on the Esper guy, creepy and otherworldly.

Yeah, he’s got a real off world look about him. Not sure about the huge wing/horn things, but I like his dignified pose too, and who doesn’t love a gold walking stick!

Captain Brown wrote:gobert,

The washes are definitely adding depth to the models.

Cheers,

CB

Yeah, it really shows off these highly detailed minis

youwashock wrote:I'm looking forward to the impending class photo for the BSF crew. Strange to hear the game is coming to a close. They produced some great models for it. Will you be picking up the larger drones?

Not long now, only Janus to finish now then I’ll get the gang together for a class photo. I was surprised too, but am hoping for another Heresy boxset. I’ll definitely be getting the final box and No Respite, I still haven’t played the game yet. If I can convince Mrs Gobert we might have a go soon, if not it can be played on your own

Arakasi wrote:It's been busy since I was last here!

Pious Vorne looks great. Always good to stretch yourself and learn new things - we all are - and the flames came out well. I think you did a good job of the hazard stripes too.

Espern and Janus are coming along nicely. Was the choice between doing the the filigree blue, or tinting the silver armour blue and doing the filigree silver? A silver trim on any colour tends to look good, the reverse would be unusual, but possible. But if you are keeping the silver armour, then I'd have to go with the gold filigree too...

Yep, it’s helping with the sanity during lockdown! It’s been especially good trying new techniques which seem to have come out well. Regarding the filigree, the armour would have had a blue shading instead of the nuln oil. I think it would’ve looked nice, but I’m liking how the gold worked out too
Gold 6-1 Blue (not sure this is how extra time works, but I’ll go with it!)

monkeytroll wrote:Great work on these guys so far, and Pious was excellent.

Thanks monkeytroll I’m very please how Miss Vorne panned out!

IGtR= wrote:All looking excellent, and the flame work was really top-notch!

Thanks =IGtR=, it was really good trying something new and having it work reasonably well for a change!

Tonight was a good night, because tonight was a hobby night! Even better I finished Espern off! The gold filigree came together quite nicely with minimal rework (just the odd bit needed another wash). As his armour and gown are quite ornate I kept the rest of him quite toned down. He’s wearing a nice black flight suit under the gown with his cable work in dark grey, so there wasn’t much to highlight. With the filigree I highlighted the armour back to mithril silver then tried liberator gold on the filigree, but it was lost against the silver. Retributor Gold however did the trick nicely, helping it stand out more. The gold symbols on his cloak got some more attention, and only now seeing the picks it looks like i forgot to redo the Retributor after giving it a show of Nuln Oil (I used Agrax last time to tie it in with the blue, but it just looked shoddy). I’ll redo that when I update the bases. His lenses and wax seal got some emerald green and bright green highlights to finish him off;





Janus got a bit of love too, having his metals highlighted. His skin was highlighted too and it doesn’t look too shoddy I think:

I trimmed his cloak too

Anyways, it’s getting on and I’m half asleep, so Thanks for looking!

Espern turned out amazing! I really like all the gold detailing, especially on the back of his cloak. And the green lenses and wax seal are great spot colors.

Great work on Espern! It's a model I really love and your more muted approach looks better than the "official" scheme. Still not in love with the Janus sculpt, but paintjob looking good so far.

Very cool. Really sharp on the detail and highlights. And a very nice colour scheme all round. Great job! Janus is coming along very nicely too.

Espern turned out quite well.

Cheers,

CB

Esparno looks great! The metal choice worked perfectly, i think

Skin highlights are working well, and most importantly, his moustache.

Espern is fantastic. Great mask, love the gold detailing. Janus' lapels are amazingly painted. His whole chest area, with the play between the coat and the armor, is really working.

MegaDave wrote:Espern turned out amazing! I really like all the gold detailing, especially on the back of his cloak. And the green lenses and wax seal are great spot colors.

Thanks MegaDave, the filigree turned out better than I could’ve hoped. Green lenses seem to be my thing for Blackstone Fortress!

Viterbi wrote:Great work on Espern! It's a model I really love and your more muted approach looks better than the "official" scheme. Still not in love with the Janus sculpt, but paintjob looking good so far.

Thank you Viterbi, the speed painting tutorials from Mid Winter Minis set me off on not painting EVERYTHING a different colour. I’ve tried keeping that going away from the tutorials as I think most people don’t wear more than 5 or 6 colours . So why would inhabitants of the 41st Millenium! And everyone loves Black/Grey right! I know what you mean about Janus, he’s not the most exciting of minis, but I’ve enjoyed painting him.

theCrowe wrote:Very cool. Really sharp on the detail and highlights. And a very nice colour scheme all round. Great job! Janus is coming along very nicely too.

Thanks theCrowe, I’ve found the BSF minis very rewarding so I’ve happily spent extra time on these last few and I’m proud it’s noticeable!

Captain Brown wrote:Espern turned out quite well.

Cheers,

CB

Cheers CB, I like him too!

amazingturtles wrote:Esparno looks great! The metal choice worked perfectly, i think

Skin highlights are working well, and most importantly, his moustache.

Thanks Turtles, I’m really pleased you guys plumped for the gold trim, it really adds to his status I think. Not as much status as Janus’ moustache gives though!

youwashock wrote:Espern is fantastic. Great mask, love the gold detailing. Janus' lapels are amazingly painted. His whole chest area, with the play between the coat and the armor, is really working.

Thanks youwashock, I’ve enjoyed these two more than I expected. Their details have been fun to get stuck in to and I’m glad people like the scheme. Janus is probably the closest to the “official” scheme I’ve gone as he’s such a busy model I wouldn’t know where to start to change him up!

So I got some Hobby time in this evening, it’s really helping with the sanity during lockdown. Last night I got some of my new putty applied to the Terminators shoulder pad icons to remove some of the GS imperfections. It’s solvent based and boy does it stink! It also goes off quite quickly making it hard to get in to position easily. Tonight I told off the excess putty and was relieved to see how well it files down and hom much rounder the icons look. Sadly 2 fell off so I need to wait for the super glue I ordered to finally pitch up before I can finish them.

I then got on with finishing Janus. There wasn’t much left, just sorting the fur of the scarf-beastie, it’s horns and teeth too and it’s nice green eyes. His lens for the ubiquitous green lens and his face got some more washes. I used a bit of Druchi violet around his eyes and head studs to add a bit of age. I also greyed his hair and tache a bit too. A bit of black on his base and he was done;





So that’s the Blackstone Fortress boxset completed. This is a first for me to have a collection of a boxset completely painted. Ok, I admit I’ve got the Escalafoom add on waiting on their sprues but I’m still dead chuffed! Here’s a few group shots of them sat on their shelf.









Their bases all look a bit plain, I just need to decide what to do. Midwinter Minis have a cool tutorial as do GW. I thought I might do a hybrid using the colours and triangle sizes from MWM and the neatness from GW. Alternatively I might buy some 3D Printed bases as I quite fancy building a bit of a diorama using the boards and the terrain from Dragons Rest and the bundle I’m most tempted by included the bases for free. Whilst I weigh up the options, I’ll get on with something else. Orks ormTerminators next I think

Thanks for lookig!

Dude, what a great set of minis. You've put a lot of love into them and it shows, you should certainly be proud of finishing your box set!

Congrats on finishing the box set and two of the expansions, if my eyes don't deceive me!

Good work, they all look great

All the congratulations on getting the box set done! That's a lot of painting and it looks very much worth it! Janus came out looking suitably gruff.

That's awesome, man. Great pics. And a perfect finish with Janus. Looks every bit the dapper, eccentric space pirate.

MegaDave wrote:Dude, what a great set of minis. You've put a lot of love into them and it shows, you should certainly be proud of finishing your box set!

Cheers MegaDave! I’m very proud... need to play the game now!

Viterbi wrote:Congrats on finishing the box set and two of the expansions, if my eyes don't deceive me!

Yep, 2 expansions done; The Dreaded Ambull and Traitor Command. Escalation is still on the sprues with plans to buy No Respite once lockdown is over . The Zoat and Ascension will follow once they’re released. I’d like to get some 3D printed terrain too as it looks cool!

monkeytroll wrote:Good work, they all look great

Cheers monkeytroll!

amazingturtles wrote:All the congratulations on getting the box set done! That's a lot of painting and it looks very much worth it! Janus came out looking suitably gruff.

Thanks turtles, I’ve enjoyed them very much. The variety has helped but it’s been fun trying to keep them relatively cohesive.

youwashock wrote:That's awesome, man. Great pics. And a perfect finish with Janus. Looks every bit the dapper, eccentric space pirate.

Thanks youwashock, he really does look like a space pirate!

In other news I’ve sorted the RTB9 Terminators and they’re now ready for priming;

I’ve turned the pic black and white, see if you can spot the one with the Green Stuff Storm Bolter arm!

Thanks for looking!


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And they’re primed! Old school mini painting here we come!

Awesome work on that flame job. The colors look great.

The new models are also very nice. I especially like Janus.

I can’t wait to see those old Terminators get some love.

Excitement intensifies.

The Riddle of Steel wrote:Awesome work on that flame job. The colors look great.

The new models are also very nice. I especially like Janus.

I can’t wait to see those old Terminators get some love.

Thanks The Riddle of Steel, I’m dead pleased how well the flames came out along with the rest of the imperials.

youwashock wrote:Excitement intensifies.

Tell me about it, working alongside these will be tough tomorrow.

Inspired by Arakasi I’ve been taking step by step pics, though my level of experimentation is nowhere near as high! The regal blue went down really well and I’ll only be needing a few touch ups. I was going to do the librarian in enchanted blue, but looking at the RTB9 box librarians back the weren’t dressed in blue. So I’ve kept him in the Crimson Fists blue, maybe his helmet or shoulder pad might get a lighter blue. What do you guys think?

Halfords Grey Primer

Regal Blue Basecoat

Boltgun Metal Basecoat

About halfway through the Regal Blue I decided it’ll be much easier to paint the arms and bodies separately so pulled them all apart again. I liked some of the poses so hopefully I’ll get them back in the right spot. Boltgun Metal is a horrible paint as it just seems to dry out on the brush almost instantly, for that reason I decided to get that down before I highlight the blue. Sadly that means lots of Basecoating in one go even more so if I do the crimson too! On the plus side there’ll be lots of highlighting then

Looking at the Rogue Trader cover the Crimson Fist scheme is very straightforward, red blue and boltgun metal. I think I’ll have two shades of the latter to differentiate the casing and the mechanisms. Some of the Terminators have borders on a few armour plates so I’ll add a bit of crimson away from their fists for that. The Sergeant and the Assault Cannon marine have shields, I’m not sure what to do for those yet. 1 will probably get a freehand fist. I might try some quartered checks for the other, not sure I’m brave enough for that though. Any other ideas?

A big part Rogue Trader marines that I like is the markings to differentiate status. As such I’d like to give their helmets a stripe, but since they’re Terminators they’ll all need the red and black striped stripe . I also like the look of the yellow lenses in the RT pictures so will give them a pop, thank for Averland Sunset! I might have a stab at the equipment icons under their chapter icon. The flames one looks well tricky!

Anyways, enough ideas spewing, it’s time for sleep.

Thanks for looking!

Not fooling around with these guys, for sure. Sweet progress.

I love the step by step pics, excited to see your progress!

They're looking good so far! a lot of blues seem to look the same to me so i'm not sure i can give feedback on that but i like this blue.

Really looking forward to seeing your vintage metal termies get done. Really great squad to pull out of the bag and looking just as cool in 2020 as ever they did.

What's happening with the bases? What have you used on there already?

Congratulations on completely painting the figures of the Blackstone Fortress box.

Exalted.

Cheers,

CB

Well done on finishing all the BSF stuff, they look great together.

Looking forward to seeing the Terminators progress, 7 in one go is another big challenge

I’ll add to the congrats on finishing a box set - very impressive. Appreciate the extra steps with the Terminators - looking forward to how they turn out.

Excited to see those mass of terminators painted up. Looking impressive already, like a blue wall moving towards you (while firing explosive shells)...

Those old terminators bring back great memories. I still have tons in a box somewhere. Always loved the chaos ones and the inquisitor terminator was one of the best models out there.

It is always great to see a full boxed set painted up, great stuff to see it all done and to such a great standard.

The Terminators look like great fun, shame you had to pull the arms off mid paint but I am sure they will come out fine. I think a lighter blue helmet on the libby will look great to differentiate him, a nice mix between the painting of the time and more recent lore.

Congrats on finishing the box mate, they look great all together. Espern's detail work is impressive, and the rogue trader ties with Pious for my favourite of the bunch.

Super excited for more retro marines! You are an unstoppable painting machine!