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My LGS is having A Great Smerf Off (Ultramarine Painting comp.) and Ive been very busy with work but i sat down last night for a few hrs and this is what I have so far. Please let me know what you think.








Please dont mind the bad slightly blurry pics they where taken and uploaded from my phone, while im at work.
I still have a little ways to go with the dreads I am going to finsh the metallic tonight and start the pigments and washes, Idk if i want them to be very dirty or just slightly dirty. Opinions??

Your metallics look really good. Just don't forget to pick out some more of the details.

Thanks Commander, I wont forget when I do the oil washes itll actually dull the metals so it forces you to go back and re highlight.

Why would you put oil washes over that? It already looks like it should imo. Don't forget to add the icons also - which I am sure will be the very last thing you do.

Depending how dirty you want the model, if you want it fresh off the line then you only do washes to the metal. if you want weathered and rusted the washes would go over everything in multipal layors.

decals will go on before washes.

Alrighty sounds like you got a plan! So your going for dirty?

I think im going with a slight dirty with a little battle damage nothing to much. I dont want the fresh off the line look they are right now.

Looking sweet so far, can't wait to see finished.

I finished the washing and did some some chipping of paint. I only have a couple things to do now (Names on Seals and eyes and Decals)


















Pics of the sample Marine I'm painting.




Group pic.

Very nice paintwork, but it confuses me that you've not drilled the barrels out.

i agree with winterdyne, although it doesnt confuse me but i think its a point of interest! drill those barrels!!

I know I know. my drill bit is broken so i have to wait till i get a new one.

Ah, that explains it. I'm also wondering about why there's no insignia freehand / decal work. And what's the recipe for the blue? It is lovely.

The reason there is no freehand is because these are the first minis ive painted in 2 years. The decals wheren't done because i i dont have any ard coat or decal stuff (im working with old paint stuff). ill post the paint in a lil while when i remember the line up of what i used.


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Blue Recipe is:
VMA Blue
GW Enchanted Blue
GW Turquoise
GW Ice Blue
GW SpaceWolves Grey
VMA Ivory is the very end line Highlights

I am still using my old GW pots so I don't know the new names of the colors.

I haven't posted in a while and haven't really got much done either but here is a Captain and 5 Marines.