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those models look awesome!!

Hey GIT, I'm liking the Kopta blades as a type of insect wings. Looks awesome!

Heres my early in the process WIP for Gretar.
If you don't like him with the chainsword, I can swap it for a bolt pistol, but I think it just looks much cooler this way.





The reason the p fist is white, is because after trying, and failing, to strip the paint off my other two(!) p fists, I had to 'borrow' the powerfist from my IG platoon leader. He was just going to die with it anyways
(as you can all see, there are many things left to be painted, such as the rivets on the pad, the skull on the back, etc)

@BBL: what are you using to strip the paint?

Acetone free nail polish remover.
It didn't melt it, just messed with a thin layer of the plastic. The p fists are ok, but it'll take me a while to fix em back up.
Thats why I took that other one, I don't want to give someone something with a messed up weapon.

question #2: what type of paint are you using?

Gitsplitta wrote:Looks good gretar, I have a shoulder pad and bolter waiting for him. Now all I need do is get yours done!

Yeah, plus I have to ship*(well that was a bigtypo, I accentually wrote er.. brownies) mine out

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:The sword looks great.
Gretar, did you want me to strip and repaint the vet, or replace the arms of my other sarg?

Stripping the vet would be great, but tbh I dont care what you do aslong as it can count as a sarg.

Vet didn't work.
Do you like the marine I posted a wip of?

And Git, normal GW paint

Simple green dude. Can leave it in for a few hours or a few weeks (I forgot).

I got your guy changed up Luci, pics sometime this weekend.

And for those following my awesome week, Dad had some complications, had another surgery, and is going to be in the hospital for another night, at least. Should be fine tho.

Alrighty. Pm me your info when you are ready for your marine to be shipped. I'm going to base him tomorrow, and get up pics when done.
[EDIT] Hope your dad gets well soon.

There is some fantastic stuff coming out of this thread! keep it up!

@BBL: Whalemusic had the right of it... that's what I was getting at, just wanted to make sure it would work for you. I've tried a number of things and simple green is very effective for normal paints (like GW) and won't damage your mini's. You can soak things for weeks in it & they'll be fine.

Cross-posting engaged!

Geeez, it's been a really long time since I've painted a Shadow Sanctus Marine! The Shadow Sanctus (Or Saints if you don't know your latin) is a Blood Angel Sucessor Chapter whose Gene Seed was mixed with Ultramarines to give it some stability. Well... That's what I say so I get to use some oh so pretty blue for the veterans... I've been putting this guy off for a very long time; for which I owe IceAngel a massive apoligy. I got his marine the other day and that got me off my ass to stop the lizards for a little bit and get this guy done...

There's a whole bunch of things all over him which still need to be done; completing the red is the largest. More highlights required... The gun also needs a lot of work, the pack needs to be started (cringe)

I tried a new eye technique on him, but am not overly happy with the results, they look a little strange...

Egads, I wasn't meant to do the base either... Got a little carried away, so I'm going to have to finish it now... I have some snow features which I'm going to add in there, but I'll leave a space for the ice crystals that IceAngel uses...




Colors:
Armor: Basecoat is a 2:1 of Scab Red and... And... Ummm it's all mixed up already and was done a long time ago... I think it was scorched brown? Not sure...

Gun: Chardon Granite then Black Wash with Highligthing still to come

Helmet: Ultramarine Blue (3x thin coats). Recesses are done with watered down Blue wash. Highlights are done with UM Blue and Menoth Base, the mix of Menoth gets heavier the lighter the highlight.

Robe Front: Foundation Purple color (If someone can tell me what that's called, my label has come off) then Purple Wash. Highlights are done the same way as the helm was. Mixing the base with Menoth.

I think that's everything? Mwahaha Even if it's not I'm stopping here, you've all read enough of me yakking on...

Awesome work everyone! Keep it up!

Gitsplitta wrote:@BBL: Whalemusic had the right of it... that's what I was getting at, just wanted to make sure it would work for you. I've tried a number of things and simple green is very effective for normal paints (like GW) and won't damage your mini's. You can soak things for weeks in it & they'll be fine.

I've heard it works great. However, I wanted to do it quickly, so I just used some nailpolish I found. Now, after everything has dried, its all fine, but the body is still messed up from a glue mistake a long, long time ago, so I'm instead going to use a new body, and give him the bp and p fist from the vet I tried to strip. That sound good Gretar?
Pics when I do it (which will be quite soon, I'm getting of my ass and basing whalmusic's marine and building Gretars right now)


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Based your model whalemusic, and Gretar, here is your Sgt. I'm going to paint it sometime today, and get WIP pics up.
those weird strings you see are because I tried to use plastic glue.
I'll remove them before I paint of course

Looking and sounding cool Lucifer Although the primer on my sarg seems to be kinda thick?


Oh, and BTW, please dont base him for me, I want him to fit in with the rest of my tactical squad

True. If I can't make it look good, I have a bunch of other, better primed, bodies I can use.
And I won't base it. You can base mine though.

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:True. If I can't make it look good, I have a bunch of other, better primed, bodies I can use.
And I won't base it. You can base mine though.

Will do Anything special or just sand/flock?

Gretar I found another marine. you wanna swap?

Umm, sand, maybe?

Hmm this certainly is an interesting idea, I think I need to drag all of my parts back out and have a go at this too if someone was interested in a trade.

Though I also need to finally name my chapter..Am thinking maybe The Angels Extuli

Lemme know when you've got everything together tiny and I'll add ya up there. Some pics might be good too.

I'll swap with you tiny

I still have one Omega Marine and a couple Get of Freki that need to be re-deployed.. one of which is a Missile Launcher armed chap.

I'll gladly swap for one porkuslime

Hey, I just found this thread. I Don't have any marines to swap, and won't in any sort of short time.

I Can, however, trade Guardsmen. If Interested PM me.




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Willing to Trade anywhere from 1-10 men.

Which particular brand of IG Carangra?

I'd be happy to give the omega a home Porks. I can do up a Hawk Lord if you want. If you can get a Ravenguard pad, it can even have the logo, tho the one I free-handed on Lucifer's came out pretty good.

OKAY!

I was looking at my latest WIP for the marine swap and I thought I'd put up a list of whats going on.

Ice Angels have been sent to, Whalemusic, Vent, Jonnydelta, RamosAsura, and the Ice Angel for Gitsplitta is done. My current WIP is for Sage, who should be done tomorrow I hope. I have one lined up and I have painted my own captain to lead the unit. That gives me two spots left. Is anyone who I haven't traded with interested?

btw, this is Captain Razzik who will be leading the unit.



I need some suggestions on what to paint on his shield, any ideas?

I would love to do a trade with you Iceangel.
As for the shield, do something simple. If its too extreme, it'll look a little weird.

Icicles? Snow pattern?