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Another quick update for the interested - putting down some colour on the Corrupted Tempest Scions













These are just quick base-coats - feels good to start putting some paint down

The visual link between the models and the banner is cash money. This is shaping up quite nicely.

Another quick update post - WIP WIP WIP - just of my Corrupted Tempestor with plasma pistol and Power fist - trying the weird Iron recipie again on this armour. Not sure ive if stepped it out before:
- base coat of ledbelcher/cygor brown contrast mix (50/50)
- cover with agrax (so it looks dark and dull)
- highlight of ledbelcher/tallasar blue contrast mix (50/50)

This photo is a little dark to see this tbh


this photo is not great but you can see the 2 different layers on the back shoulder


not on these models yet but there will be two more highlights with :
- silver/tallasar blue mix
- silver

You can kinda see it better on the CSM models I did last month




The aim is to quickly fake that sky/earth reflections you get on metal? Maybe?

Does it work? I think it does (at least I dont think it looks bad!), but interested in opinions

I like the look. Worn, but the eye likes to see that little splash of color. In the pictures the silver/blue mix looks very similar to Grey Knights Steel. Have you tried just using that? Could save you the mixing step.

 youwashock wrote:
I like the look. Worn, but the eye likes to see that little splash of color. In the pictures the silver/blue mix looks very similar to Grey Knights Steel. Have you tried just using that? Could save you the mixing step.

Gotta say I havent really looked for a blue metal before - if I start doing this a lot (or on a vehicle) i will certainly do that - looks almost identical!

Time for another quick update - this time with my regimental standard progress.









Still needs some stripes, and some neatening up, but otherwise its not too bad. I think I shouldve made the thumbs a bit bigger... or the hands smaller. The scale is kinda like an adult holding a child-skull. Still, pretty happy overall

Let me know what you think!
Cheers
KT

I mean, its chaos, thats not something out of the question. Banner's looking good.

Cheers Vejut

ok, these Corrupted Tempestus Scion lads are on the down-hill run now. Hoping to finish them in the next night or two!

Here are three (of the 5) done - or almost done!

Plasma gunner:





Hotshot Lasgun Dude



And the Tempestor:



And progress on the Regimental Banner:

Rad. The blind socket on the Tempestor is very cool. The banner is awesome.

Very sharp banner work! Love it. You just don’t see much by way of strong banner game in 40k these days. Way to keep the scene alive.

Fantastic looking stuff so far.

Looking good kt. The reds are really nice, great transitions on the highlights. As the others have said the banner is epic, the lettering is very cool

youwashock wrote:Rad. The blind socket on the Tempestor is very cool. The banner is awesome.

thanks mate. The blind socket is actually a result of a scalpel accident. I slipped when I was cutting something and managed to gouge a cut in the model's face which almost but not entirely saved my thumb. After washing the blood off I could see I needed to either re-cast the head or work with what I had.

It was very much a bob ross "happy little accident", only a bit gorier than usual

theCrowe wrote:Very sharp banner work! Love it. You just don’t see much by way of strong banner game in 40k these days. Way to keep the scene alive.

thanks mate - big assed banners are my cheaty way of practicing my freehand on something larger than a space marine shoulder-pad

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:Fantastic looking stuff so far.

Thanks mate

gobert wrote:Looking good kt. The reds are really nice, great transitions on the highlights. As the others have said the banner is epic, the lettering is very cool

And thanks as always Gobert after the last batch of converted iron warriors I did for Kill Team I really liked how the red looked in the overall scheme. I feel I should say was also happy wth the 8 cultists and their orange pants but the orange was a choice I made to make them look like freed inmates from a prison world. And tbh the orange just didnt pop as well as the red.

The lettering was me searching "heavy metal albulm fonts' and looking for one that was cool, simple, but also legible (a surprisingly small category).

In any case - they are all done (and have been for almost two weeks now! eep!): here's the final pics

Front


Side


Back:


Other side:


some individual pics

Plasma gunner





Hot shot las gun dude



Coms




Boss



Banner-man/hotshot volley gun guy








it was great to get them done
Cant play with them yet as I need to either make another 5 scions, or add in 7 normal guardsmen. I may end up doing both tbh

Anyway, onto the next project and its both simple and quick - infantry! the challenge is any chaos model with the keyword infantry (and there are loads). Instead of 'slaying the grey' Ive decided to lift some heavy weights
0==0
by finally doing the metal havocs that have been sitting around.

8 lads:

and this guy is my first one off the rank










More of this in a later post! Have a great weekend folks
Cheers all!
KT

I am becoming a big fan of that blue tint in the metals. Great work on the kill team! And way to roll with the punches on the x-acto attack.

Nice to see those metal havocs get some love, I think the sculpts hold up! Rad work on the banner as always.

The corrupted scions turned out great! That banner

The havocs look to be a cool project, the first guy looks very grim dark already

Nice wrk all around. That banner is aces.

Love the hazard stripes and that banner is absolutely awesome. Such a good contrast from the darker Iron Warriors scheme.

youwashock wrote:I am becoming a big fan of that blue tint in the metals. Great work on the kill team! And way to roll with the punches on the x-acto attack.

Don Qui Hotep wrote:Nice to see those metal havocs get some love, I think the sculpts hold up! Rad work on the banner as always.

gobert wrote:The corrupted scions turned out great! That banner

The havocs look to be a cool project, the first guy looks very grim dark already

DJJazzyJeff wrote:Nice wrk all around. That banner is aces.

Olthannon wrote:Love the hazard stripes and that banner is absolutely awesome. Such a good contrast from the darker Iron Warriors scheme.

Cheers all appreciate the kind words
Gotta be brief cos Im posting during a zoom meeting (lol) but I have updates - My Old Skook Iron Warriors are done!







Next up - more zombies including a new drooly boi





(think this dude needs to work on his personal hygene - that butt crack is looking a bit dire...






Does this look infected to you?

Zombies are horrific, and the old boys look awesome.

Very nice darkkt

Cheers,

CB

I think that last lad should be able to walk it off!

A very productive couple of weeks you’ve had darkkt, the dark gods will be pleased .

Bleghk the drool is awesome and the tongue? out the back of his neck looks great. Love the gribblies.

All in on your classic havocs, they look fierce and ready to tangle. As always great job on the hazard striping, and I like the red details.

 darkkt wrote:
Does this look infected to you?

YES

oh man, it has been a a while... 2 months?
Damn.

I have been super slack with my dakka posting... but I have been painting!

Um.. i'll try to catch up by just posting finished pics?

Defiler




a little freehand





poxwalkers






a few ghosty bois



apart from this I have been working on another rescue, this time rescuing a land-raider that I previously rescued 10 years ago. A re-rescue.

This is where it was earlier this month



is is kinda the midway point



and when Im done I'll post the final ones. This is with some paint on it




Sigh, I will try to post pics of this when Im finished. I'm better at posting regularly on instagram, where I post under: https://www.instagram.com/darkkt40k/
Cheers
KT

Very cool. I enjoy the ornate bubble turrets.

Indeed. The Raider is looking sweet already. Great Defiler, too. Freehand logo is marvelous.

The freehand chains are my favourite.

Gorgeous models Darkkt, love the poxwalkers !

Really cool update, the green on the ghosties is very nice. The freehand on the Defiler is superb.

Thanks everyone
Very pleased to show the finished raider: