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Progress! as usual, been working on Dakka swap marine for the fair dakkites that are on this site that are interested in trading marines
Anyway been working on a lttle bit of everything, but for now lets keep the most distinguishable stuff to show!
Finished the Blood Angel marine and i am very pleased and is ready if niallkissick is happy with him, got a full round view of him,
on top of that i am working on an alternate scheme for my marines that i though would be fun,
and finally a marine i am offering up on the dakka swap as he looks like he would be loads of fun!
Comments and Questions welcomed!

Cheers Njal! He looks class! I have been rather busy of late so i apologise for my lack of updates!!! I will aim to get him finished by the weekend! Im off work thurs fri so that should give me plenty of time!!!

I really like the scheme on your guardsmen. Your stormtroopers are looking ace.

Welcome to another edition of Progress!
Well first of all thanks to the nice comments from everyone on my work, really makes my day reading those comments,
and i took one of my week or so break from painting and modeling to take some fresh air and build some inspiration up for future projects as that is what makes them worth while to me,
On top of that i went back to the modelling for my guard since i have been deciding on what to do for a while and i made my mind up, i plan on adding vechicals when i get more moneys as they are expensive and i dont want to drown in unpainted models! And i also plan on not fielding everything i build as i had extra models to do conversions like the CCS staff with, and i tried to make the veteran squads more dynamic and vet looking with all my special heads and ammo packs to give an overall more distinct look from the rank and file troops
that along with some recent dakka swap marine progress, and to niallkissick i have pretty much cleaned up your marine and is ready when you are done!
So comments and critisms are welcome and please let me know what you think

Time for todays recommended amount of Progress!!
Well first up i haven't spent as much time on my dakka commission as i should have and haven't gained much ground,
But on to the Guard!!
I got all of the new Vets based n primed! i have begun working on them now, some early work on some and two that are washed and on that is close, on of my favorite guys,
Also i got my first completed plasma attempt that i am very happy with! this green and i love his expression so i got a pic of that to!
Comments and Questions are welcomed as Always, as i love critiques and motivation to keep painting and improve my work






Just Washed Trooper


Wip Banner

Looking great, keep up the good work.

How in the Xenos Star System did you paint the plasma chamber for the guns!?!? Looks so awesome would love to know!

meatman33 wrote:How in the Xenos Star System did you paint the plasma chamber for the guns!?!? Looks so awesome would love to know!

I paint them in Goblin green, then wash in thrakka green, then i go over it with Scorpion Green making sure to really get it on the corners on the top row and down most of the plasma lines without going into the recess, then i go over the jutting side with skull white and go down every few lines and paint them white to give the power glow effect, then i wash it again and go over it more selectively in the lines and top with the white,
If you want i could make a picture tutorial as i got more plasma to paint and plenty of time!
More Questions and Comments welcomed as always

More Progress!

Mainly in terms of my kalvain guardsmen, but some other space marine news!
I got a Veteran done and am working on another, getting better with each Guardsman and i was really happy with how this guys goggles came out compared to last ones




Worked on Darksabres marine a bit, but i dont feel like it's worth a pic till it is further down the road!
Also started on the concept of the NMM Sang guard as the White wasn't working as it was a tremendous amount of work any way i did it for a result that i didn't much care for, as it just doesn't work well on those particular models im afraid


As usual Comments and Questions are welcomed and i love to help answer any questions to the fullest of my ability!

Hey Njal! I think i'm almost finish your sternguard dude! here are a few pics to see what you think, i kinda followed my codex for the angels encarmine, he isn't as blood red as your guys! but hope you like him

Looks Great! fit right in with the other sternguard when they get painted , thanks for letting me know of the progress!

Alright got some more Progress! maybe
Anyway been trying to find a fairly productive painting groove these past few days or weeks and i think im starting to find it, and slowly my finished models are growing, which since Ive never been to good at painting has been shocked since the amount is so small ive never finished a complete squad of miniatures!!!
Anyway i finished 3 Vets pretty much, might want to got back for some quick touch ups and i didn't finish the black base on one and the metal but for that he is done!
Also worked on some WIP tank free hand and battle damage, Tell me if i went overboard!!!
Heres a group shot!!

Tanks WIP shot!

Back Shot

2 Finished Veterans

Back View

Other Mostly finished Vet, without base painted black


Well Please Leave a Critque, comment or question please! i enjoy the motivation and criticism as think it really helps! Thanks for Viewing!

Wow... sure is bright and cheery

I would recommend going back over the freeehand on the rear of the tank though. Its a shame to spoil the look with scruffy vehicle ID

I love those lasgun scopes, good stuff

Flinty wrote:Wow... sure is bright and cheery

I would recommend going back over the freeehand on the rear of the tank though. Its a shame to spoil the look with scruffy vehicle ID

They are kinda bright, but i love that scheme for some weird reason! I plan to add on that number as it is a very WIP state

Anyway, small update! with small progress! kinda.........
Im on Vacation the next week and a half!!!!! ya i dont want to go on the 17th Annual Family Vacation, which is how long I've been alive, not so fun!
Anway i am bringing some hobby stuff to paint in order to hold me over and hopefully get some stuff done so this thread doesnt go dead for over 2 weeks if i can help it
Before i leave i got some picks of two more Kalvians i just built not last night, and one based no less!
Heres the Based Company Command Squad BS 4 Lascannon!



And here is Marb *&F*............. Chiberto!!! a special name that i thought was fitting, was to know where i go ill let you know


Gave him a Eldar shuriken pistol, makes sense to be the only Ap 2 sniper pistol weapon in the whole codex!!! and kinda makes sense that he looted it and loves demo charges
Anyway Thanks for Looking and reading and as always you encouraged to comment and ask as many questions as you want and ill be back to post more Progress!! as soon as i get back

hehe Njal! Love the marbo model! he's going to look badass when he is painted!! I am started a guard force myself! we shall have to compare sometime! think i am going to go for the very expensive but very beautiful DKOK

Njal, what a great blog! Just read the lot in one go. I really love your crisp guard - looks like they have pride in their uniforms - angels look swish and GK progress indeed. Did I spy a novamarine in wip there too? Love the use of sprues on the hvy team bases btw.

Hello everyone! im back with more Progress!
Well i got my camera back from vacation that i got back from less than a week ago, and i can show some progress i have been working on lately!
I got Marbo done already, he was fun but really didnt come together till the end, and i got smoe paint on the vet and the hvy wpn team!
For swap marine im working on the apothecary armor as you can see, got the parts all but the shoulder pad, and that will be here soon, and im paint stripping that apothecary gear with the rest of the stuff, and Dark sabres marine is getting there but im still not that happy and have to do the purity seals and finish the armor, but wanted to show that i was working on it!
Also im going to sell some old figures for my friend as i have a good ebay account and he doesnt have on, so im paint stripping them, selling them and taking the bitz i was that are there maybe the genestealer and a marine or 2, mainly theres about 30 or 40 tactical marines, 10 terminators, the AOBR dread, rhino, pod, 40 to 50 orks, 5 nobs, and 3 copters, hope to sell them soon with some other stuff i want to get rid of as well!

Heres Marbo!


Gravens Apothecary WIP, paint stripping the painted bitz


Dark sabre's Swap marine WIP


Hvy Wpn Team wip


WIP Vet


Models that my friend is having me sell , so much to do

Them in there Simple green Bath!

Back to back Progress!
Well AFTER 5 HOURS!!!!! i paint stripped all the models, somewhere around 50 or 60 guys and some of them were impervious to all attempts at cleaning them...........
Otherwise i got gravens apothecary assembled and painting it, almost sad i have to swap it and i got Bob's marine built as well!
I got pic's below of the models that im going to sell! and some that i looted from them as they were to tempting to pass up
Overall still needs alot of work for maximium profit for an already built and badly painted army in dis repair!

Apothecary WIP for Graven! got the arms on, unfortunately i was going to put on a Chapterhouse shoulder, but when i got to shipping on the site it didnt let me select option so i gave up, so it will just be green and have his name on it


Bob's Marine, just got built

AND BEHOLD THE TYRANIDS THAT CANT BE CLEANED OF PAINT

Got your orcs, 50 boyz, 5 nobz, 3 deffcoptas, and 3 grotz

Space marines, got 35 marines, rhino, drop pod, dread, 5 ASM, captian from AOBR, 10 terminators

Tyranids, got 6 stealers, 10 termagaunts, 6 spores, and scenery (there from macragge set)

Guardsmen, got 20 of them, some fell off the bases and one needs a head

Chapter Master i looted!

Command Squad and Captian to be!


If anyone is interested in any of this PM me, and BOB tell me what you think of your marine!

WEll,That's a great base for you to paint on now,
Just a thing,are those pouches on the shoulder pads?
Cheers,
Bob

B0B MaRlEy wrote:WEll,That's a great base for you to paint on now,
Just a thing,are those pouches on the shoulder pads?
Cheers,
Bob

They be Ammo Patches

This be the time for the third day of Progress! in back to back days of this event
Anyway! i got my mail delivery! 10 Space wolves, 10 wyches and Warriors, more to be shown later!
But i was skirting around the Sons of Fenris for a while since space marine just burn me out so much, But by is there character on them!! im slapping myself for waiting so long to be a box, hopefully to be expanded into an army one day, but i got 7 Grey hunters, Wolf guard, and a Rune priest!
For Graven i have fallen into my painting cycle and have been hard at work on this guy, probably at least 6 or 7 hours so far, just so much detail and layers of white it takes FOREVER!
but i got progress pic's
As usual please leave your critiques and questions as i love to answer them!

WIP shots of the Apothecary! And please tell me what you think of the Vial work on the backpack!




The Sons of Fenris themselves that i built in about 2 hours BTW plastic glue takes to long in my opinion to harden buy super glue instead!

Got you wulfen in the middle rocking twin chainswords!

The armless is the to be melta gunner, but i ran out of super glue, and plastic glue wont touch metal


And a Syrabite of some Dark eldar i will be showing more of later!


Thanks for looking Everybody!

Busy busy, eh? I hate plastic glue, makes me nauseous. Only use it when I absolutely have to (transparent flight stands etc.) Apothecary looks cracking - just while I remember, don't add a Sally logo (if you were going to) please, so he'll still be Mentor-ised!

Alright, been only 4 days but that far to long for Progress!
Ok so after i built the wolves and some DE i've been hard at work painting stuff!
Been working on the one of my favorite Space wolves of the bunch and Apothecary shen for Graven, that white burns you out pretty fast
Anyway got some progress pics up and hope to have more soon!

Wip Space Wolf!



Heres some Apothecary progress!



And the Melta guy!


Any questions or critiques please let me know! thanks for reading!

Been about a week and thats high time for Progress!
Well i have been enthralled with my Space wolves, finally think i got an army that i will love to paint to the last man! been waiting for an army like this! so excited
And i also got in gear with my 3 swap marines as ill show and a dark eldar warrior test scheme that i have been working on.

Alright first up is my first finished grey hunter! complete with NMM gold! that was fun amazingly good looking



Here are some pics of the WIP Space wolves that are up next!



And here are the Swap Marines, all still in their WIP stages, order is Gravens, Bob's, and alaba's
The white armor has been so tedious that i had to rip the arms off to do it to my standards

Bob's, heavy WIP as you can see

And alaba's, waiting on what scheme he wants, but he requested a JP and normal backpack, so there they are


And here is my WIP dark eldar, still heavy in work, but im liking it, and some pain tokens i made



And finally a WIP Nova marine Captian or Chapter master


Any Questions and critiques are welcome, I love to improve on my work, and your opinion helps! and thanks for reading, tune in next time for more progress!

That apothecary is really great! These models are all wonderful.

Hey Njal, your marine arrived with me the other day and although he had a little snappy snappy in transit it's nothing that can't be fixed with glue! And what i also have to say is wow! Your pictures don't do your painting quality any justice! i think maybe its the lighting! But i am uber impressed with my GMS Marine! He will be put into battle soon enough! I have been off work and not near a post office so i will post yours this week!

Sageheart wrote:That apothecary is really great! These models are all wonderful.

Thanks!

niallkissick wrote:Hey Njal, your marine arrived with me the other day and although he had a little snappy snappy in transit it's nothing that can't be fixed with glue! And what i also have to say is wow! Your pictures don't do your painting quality any justice! i think maybe its the lighting! But i am uber impressed with my GMS Marine! He will be put into battle soon enough! I have been off work and not near a post office so i will post yours this week!

Thanks very much, i try to paint models so they look awesome on the table at arms look and yet can be looked at close and dont look to horrendous but my camera takes pics at 3k pixels so i gets alot, i think it's a few years old so i have no idea, i try to experiment every time i take pics, so i have noticed that they steadily improve, but i haven't adjusted that. Well anyway any time you ship that model is fine! thanks for the confirmation it got there and sorry it broke apart , apart from a foam box that was the best i could do! was kinda sad that was my first blood angel that i was happy with, didnt want to give it away if you dont mind me asking what was your favorite part of it?

I love the highlighting on the helmet and the winged details! I'm sorry you had to part with him! Did you ever give him a name?

niallkissick wrote:I love the highlighting on the helmet and the winged details! I'm sorry you had to part with him! Did you ever give him a name?

I named him veteran sergeant Koris, right out of the Blood angels onimbus! i take names from books for space marine and guard because their plentiful and i always come up with the weirdest freaking names, named the tau i once had the mechi tangu, i have no idea if that means anything! and thanks for the praise, i always put in alot of effort and it's hearting to see it doesnt go to waste!

Looking good buddy