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My local GW is having their monthly painting contest and this months theme is Heavy Support, since I have just moved into the area and am eager to get involved I have weighed in on getting a devastator marine painting up for the competition just to get involved. I'm not sure of how well the rest of the people entering can paint but this is mostly just to get involved in the local scene and not necessarily to try and win though that would always be nice. I've used a larger base than usual since its just an entry and not being used in gaming but here is my marine, from my Blood Golems Chapter, carrying a relic heavy bolter.

Pretty confident you will win hahaha that's amazing

That's damn dynamic. Great work! I've only recently learned how hard snow bases are to do. Good stuff.

Very nice work! I'll agree with the dynamic pose, not just a SM holding a weapon as if in formation and doing a weapons inspection.


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I'm guessing it's a FW model?

Love the pose - very dynamic! And super clean paint job

I'm guessing its a kitbash of several models... Where did the gun muzzle come from?

 LutherMax wrote:
Love the pose - very dynamic! And super clean paint job

I'm guessing its a kitbash of several models... Where did the gun muzzle come from?

chaos space marine predator lascannon.
to ebay with you!
actuely now that I looat it, I think the op filed it a little on the sides.

Yeah that model is proper dynamic. Well done. If you don't win be sure to post a pic of the winner I'd be curious to see which model tops yours! Cheers

drock403 wrote:Yeah that model is proper dynamic. Well done. If you don't win be sure to post a pic of the winner I'd be curious to see which model tops yours! Cheers

Cheers, I'm looking forward to seeing what other people bring, especially aince it should be an indication of what kind of armies I'll face when gaming.

the shrouded lord wrote:

 LutherMax wrote:
Love the pose - very dynamic! And super clean paint job

I'm guessing its a kitbash of several models... Where did the gun muzzle come from?

chaos space marine predator lascannon.
to ebay with you!
actuely now that I looat it, I think the op filed it a little on the sides.

Yup the gun muzzle is from an old chaos tank accessory sprue I got years back, its pretty much the only part of that kit I still own

LutherMax wrote:Love the pose - very dynamic! And super clean paint job

I'm guessing its a kitbash of several models... Where did the gun muzzle come from?

The legs are vanguard, torso tactical, heavy bolter + backpack are sternguard, head and bayonet are FW

Kelly502 wrote:Very nice work! I'll agree with the dynamic pose, not just a SM holding a weapon as if in formation and doing a weapons inspection.


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I'm guessing it's a FW model?

The head and bayonet are, everything else is GW.



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UPDATE:

As a quick update I came first in the competition and have the chance to pick out the theme for the next months one, which I opted to put forth as FAST ATTACK, I have a corsairish Eldar Viper planned when the new Dark Elf chariot kit arrives so I'm really looking forward to converting and painting something eldarish again.

The other entries were really nice with some fantastically painted Ork vehicles (dread and kan) and a cool Ultramarines landraider, also got to meet some of the guys who game in store so the competition worked out really well.

Congratulations on a well-deserved win! Model looks great, overall - dynamic, clean build with a neat paintjob to match (like the warm, tarnished silver effect on the metals, especially). To offer at least a bit of (hopefully constructive ) criticism, two points stick out.

First, that transfer has poor contact. It's not the usual minor silvering - the left-hand (viewed from behind) corners and the central strip that bridges the groove in the backpack aren't even close to making contact. If it isn't already heavily varnished, I might go back in and try to push those down tight, either by trimming and slitting them, respectively, or loading them down with a decal solvent.

Second is the snow. I can certainly see wanting (needing, more likely, considering the slant of their general policies) to use all GW products for a GW competition in a GW store, but that's not snow - that's white static grass. You've done a great job with the application, but the material itself just kills the realism. Seems a shame to have your skill and effort rendered impotent, due to a choice in material.

Again, congrats and thanks for sharing!

Epic work, that really captures the idea of the Marines at war. No one stands still, and even the big guns are in constant motion. Again, truly awesome model (and you may well be the first ever person to base a devastator off of a Vanguard Vet, it's not a combination that immediately springs to mind )

Beautiful conversion, very vibrant, and very well painted! Kudos to you, and great to hear you got first prize, very deserved. Good luck on the next entry!

Wow, nice work.

consider the muzzle idea stolen for my manders, although I had thought of using it on a marines las cannon, I never would have tried on a heavy bolter.

oadie wrote:Congratulations on a well-deserved win! Model looks great, overall - dynamic, clean build with a neat paintjob to match (like the warm, tarnished silver effect on the metals, especially). To offer at least a bit of (hopefully constructive ) criticism, two points stick out.

First, that transfer has poor contact. It's not the usual minor silvering - the left-hand (viewed from behind) corners and the central strip that bridges the groove in the backpack aren't even close to making contact. If it isn't already heavily varnished, I might go back in and try to push those down tight, either by trimming and slitting them, respectively, or loading them down with a decal solvent.

Second is the snow. I can certainly see wanting (needing, more likely, considering the slant of their general policies) to use all GW products for a GW competition in a GW store, but that's not snow - that's white static grass. You've done a great job with the application, but the material itself just kills the realism. Seems a shame to have your skill and effort rendered impotent, due to a choice in material.

Again, congrats and thanks for sharing!

Constructive critisism is always welcome, its one of the best ways to improve.

As to the basing I agree that my snow was not quite how I had intended it to come out which was something of a disappointment, it is however something I intend to keep at to try and improve. I usually stick to mostly GW basing supplies just because entering in the GW store it seems only polite to do so.

The decal was something of an issue on the backpack, I may go back and revisit it with softner to try and cure the issues there.

Paradigm wrote:Epic work, that really captures the idea of the Marines at war. No one stands still, and even the big guns are in constant motion. Again, truly awesome model (and you may well be the first ever person to base a devastator off of a Vanguard Vet, it's not a combination that immediately springs to mind )

Cheers, I found out about the competition at the last minute so had to rely on my bits box to make up a Devastator marine without actually having anything from the kit to hand, I do enjoy a more movement based marine model though and the vanguard kit was sufficiently runny (as opposed to other jump troops who are posed more vertically movement wise)

the shrouded lord wrote:consider the muzzle idea stolen for my manders, although I had thought of using it on a marines las cannon, I never would have tried on a heavy bolter.

Glad I could help, it was fortunately just the right size, I had concerns it'd be too large for the HB body.

" feth yo heavy weapon movement rules!"

Gorgeous Mel!

Looks a little too busy for a devastator imho. Well done on the painting.

A big well done great mini.

Nice devestator! Is there any chance of a full squad in the near future?

sing your life wrote:" feth yo heavy weapon movement rules!"

I prefer to think of it as "Insert Bayonet, Pull Trigger"

mazzHammer wrote:Nice devestator! Is there any chance of a full squad in the near future?

Sadly not in the forseeable, he emerged from my bits box and is currently on display at GW Harrogate whilst I move onto my grots and Eldar Raiders. May do one for each squad type when needed.

I thought I had commented on this, great looking model!

Very unique, great stuff.