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Thanks for the comments and for viewing! I know I sound like a broken record saying that but it really is appreciated... now after saying that it makes me want to be less of an introvert and comment more in other threads.

@Lextheimpaler; I'm really happy to hear you're liking what you see! Please stay tuned as I've got some more ideas to bring into reality, for example; ornithopter scouts (counts as scout sentinels)
By the way your signature is epic

@Sock; Again I'm happy to hear another person liking what they see, thanks! Army of Two was definitely an inspiration as were ice hockey masks. On the topic of ice hockey masks, Google "ice hockey goalie mask" and check out some of the painted designs on some... absolutely awesome! Initially I wanted to use some type of plastic animal to try and mimic what was described in Eisenhorn - Malleus but it was not very easy to get that type of thing. The Eldar Harlequins have some pretty cool masks, I do have some metal Harlequins but I'm not ready to cut those up yet... maybe do some GS imprints
In regards to putting designs on masks to denote command elements I have considered putting a single red vertical line going down on one side, but that's a little bit too obvious as a rank marking. My fluff has these troopers as battle-hardened and they would not unnecessarily point out their leadership to enemy snipers. Maybe something on their belt buckles or something less obvious... I'm open to any ideas if you have any!

@Rogue Wolves; Thanks for your input mate, it definitely helps with the thought and assembly process I'm definitely going towards having the lasgun on the lap although it does hide a large portion of his lower body, but that's the price I guess. I'll try to get some shots of his back with the new pack and the now attached ammo belts in the next couple of days (I feel guilty for not having any pictures in this post sorry bud ). I still definitely want to see the Necron face mask on your Necromunda gangers when they are ready!

@Galorn; Thanks for stopping by and for your input! Please remember that any and all ideas that you may see come with a five finger discount Steal away buddy!!

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OK, been working on some fluff for Clan Denard so here's Part #1 - the very early years:

Clan Denard is a Vessorine Janissary clan occasionally hired for mercenary work by the Inquisition, in particular Ordo Xenos. Nothing is really known
about the namesake Clansire Denard's birth parents, but what is generally accepted is that he was sold at a very young age by his father, into a mercenary
contract with a Tau caste leader. The Tau have always liked the fighting prowess of the Vessorines and have previously employed other clans' services, but
this contract was slightly different to others in the past... At first it was thought that this was young Denard's initiation into the mercenary world & way of life
but all was not what it seemed... the Tau wanted to use the child as a genetic experiment. The Tau incorrectly thought that the Vessorine's legendary fighting
ability was in their DNA and maybe it could be incorporated with the Kroot to produce a new Kroot species. In order to hide the true nature of Denard's contract,
the Tau introduced the young child mercenary to other soldiers of fortune that they employed. Young Denard gained a wealth of knowledge of different fighting
styles; both armed & unarmed forms, and grew into a very educated young man well-versed in the art of war. When time came for his consumption an old
Kroot shaper was selected to spend time with Denard and gauge how ready he and his genetics were. Certain tasks and questions were put before Denard
but to the surprise of the Tau, the Kroot shaper indicated that nothing would be gained by assimilating Denard's DNA. The main reason for this was that certain
answers to questions, pertaining to brotherhood, family and kinship, appealed to the old Kroot's strong notion of family/brood bonds. The old shaper refused
to allow the consumption of Denard and informed him of the real reason he was sold into his contract...

More to follow in Part #2 - the early years, hopefully coming soon
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Again thanks to all for looking at my blog/plog.

Love it all so far keep up the great work !

@chrisyella

I see what you mean about not wanting to point out who your commanders are to enemy snipers. I was thinking if you still wanted to do a design or two on the masks you could do something that ties into the weapon the model is carrying or the role they're supposed to be playing. So like some flames for someone carrying a flamer, maybe a single red dot or bullseye on the forehead of a sniper,etc. Just some ideas!

nice fluff, unfortinaty im not too familiar with tau, but it doesnt sound far fetched, which is great.. i do like socks idea, but only the sniper one i think would look cool, as flames on the mask (unless done perfectly) would look too crouded in colors if you understand.. but i think if you did add some character to the mask, it should be in the form of a scar from a diflected blow, or maybie a scorch mark (burnt black) on a flamer where he got flamed or something

Howdy all, BIG thanks for the replies and for the views! Motivation has been kick started and finally doing some painting.
Been pretty lazy for awhile but now seem to be getting out of this funk, which is damn good.

@ghostmaker, thanks for the kind words! Hopefully will have some good updates in the next coming weeks; a plethora of images and ideas

@Sock, I really like those ideas and am pleased to say I've finally decided on placing markings on the janissaries. Haven't really decided on everything yet but the main thing is I've got a base to start from (lord knows I change my mind frequently enough). I've jotted down some ideas below, let me know what you think!

@Rogue Wolves, I'm glad that it doesn't sound too far fetched. I'll be honest and admit that I'm not familiar with the Tau or Kroot either, but I've been hitting up the Lexicanum and expanding my horizons. In regards to iconography, I've finally decided on adding some and as mentioned to Sock, I've got some notes below outlining what I've been thinking about. Likewise, let me know what you think!

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Vessorine Janissary - Clan Denard
Denoting a Janissary's rank and specialty at first wasn't something that I considered or cared about. I wanted the tattoos to outline what a Janissary has done but what happens when they are covered... oops...
Now, after some suggestions, I've really warmed to the idea of putting something on the outside of uniforms.

Following are some doodles which are being considered as rank and unit markings, as well as some tattoo ideas for this particular Vessorine clan (explanations will be under the pic )

- Knife with bone handle; denotes a veteran squad member, worn on the right shoulder pad
- Animal skulls; denotes particular squads, worn on the left shoulder guard
- Shoulder epaulettes; denotes a veteran squad leader, this is a tattoo only
- Solid bars/chevrons; denotes leadership throughout the squads, incorporated with the animal skull squad markings
- Stylized V's; something which denotes that these soldiers are Vessorines
In the top right hand corner of the pic, is a mock-up of a repatriation bond; ambitious yes, is it possible though

A lot of inspiration for the Vessorine tattoos came from a film called "Mark of Cain" - it's a documentary on Russian criminal tattoos and the meaning that they carry inside of Russian prisons.
(NB: please note that I'm not an expert on any of these things, my only knowledge is what I've read online... if I've offended anyone by what I've drawn, let me know and I will remove)


Warriors of Ultramar - Uriel Ventris (Ultramarines 4th Co.)
Work is slowly progressing on the Ultramarine contingent of the Warriors of Ultramar
Nothing too special though, Cpt. Ventris is getting his base colors on after his initial washing. Not shown completely is his cloak which is completely green... does that make sense?


Work has continued on the other Ultramarines; in particular Pasanius and Learchus. Shots of these will definitely be in the next update.
In the above picture there are two Ultramarines in early PIP; to the left of Ventris, these are not my versions of Pasanius or Learchus.

Slowly picking up and working on some Erebus troopers, nothing to report except getting some base colors on some minis. Shots of these will also be in the next update.


Objective marker - fuel dump WIP
Nothing really too exciting here other then some progress on the fuel dump
 


Deathwatch - Brother Simeon
Again, nothing too exciting apart from showing some progress on a Deathwatch member... highlighting (or lowlighting ) black really does suck.


Behind Brother Simeon are other members of the Deathwatch which are being worked on; from left to right ---> Brother Hrracus, Captain Fentor, and Brother Bjorndal






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Thanks again for the comments and the views, C & C is more than welcome! (This sounds stupid but I pretty much just found out what the C's stood for... told you I was slow)
Also, listening to the Detroit Grand Pubahs while typing this is not a good idea... I've re-read this reply about 40,000 times now and I feel like a sandwich too

Allo, allo

Just a small update on a couple of things;
1) Ultramarines ( )
2) Vessorines ( )

Warriors of Ultramar - Ultramarines 4th Co.
As mentioned in the previous post, I had started work on Sergeants Learchus and Pasanius but didn't get around to taking a photo of either... so here they are in all their WIP glory!
My idea/vision/version for Sgt. Learchus was pretty much made from one quote in the book "Warriors of Ultramar". (which I will edit here when able too... - [ TO DO ] )
The quote references Learchus as being a very good training sergeant and how I thought to convey that image, was to have him look like he is reacting to something that the auspex has just blipped!


Comparison shot of Learchus (L) and Pasanius (R); using a pair of terminator legs from the Dark Angels accessory sprue as a base. Eventually Pasanius will get a converted heavy flamer from the Imp Guard command sprue.


Vessorine Janissary - Clan Denard
Below are some progress WIP shots of a new style of janissary I have mocked up. I have included the inspiration below the mock up shots.
 



Thanks for looking!
Orkmoticons rule

interested in how this new janissary style turns out

Sorry to say @Rogue Wolves, got no updates on the new janissary but only to say still got plans to build a squad of them.
Took photos of some of what's on the table, between procrastination and gardening shenanigans, got a little bit done. Some photos are of pieces which have been in other photos before but now in more detail..
Really not trying to paint everything/anything for games (so some things might not be legal), don't have time to commit to playing but just want to explore the 40K universe, get inspired, paint and try to open my imagination for a bit... (and there's so many rules to understand )

Start off with some work on other Vessorine Janissaries; a 'count as' Nork Deddog and the start of a veteran squad with a 'count as' Harker in the lead.
Bodyguard for Clansire Denard ('count as' Straken; overall leader of my clan of Vessorines) will be armed with a ripper gun. He will have a blue & white, horizontally striped singlet (i.e.:wife-beater), similar to those under shirts worn by Russian naval forces (i.e: a telnyashka and yes I googled that bastard while typing this ).
 

Below is the start of the veteran squad with 'count as' Harker, who will still be armed with his heavy bolter. The other veterans will be armed with a mixture of auto-guns and heavy stubbers. All members of the squad will have visible tattoos on their torsos and arms, that's why I selected Catachan bodies. A couple of posts back, there was a picture of some doodlings of some ideas for tattoos.. well, I've decided to place epaulettes on Harker's shoulders to denote his leadership and a large repatriation bond on his back. There won't be any of conversion on this mini, I really want to make the tattoos stand out.
 

The following veterans are in early stages of WIP, so please bare with me...
Veteran #1
 

Veteran #2
 

Veteran #3
 

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Next off the block is an Erebus PDF heavy bolter gunner, who's been in the background of a couple of other photos but now being worked on. The only conversion on this piece is the removal of the original ammunition magazine and the addition of a new one; a plastic one. The colors will match the other PDF troopers that I have already painted. The heavy bolter will also have that fantastic bright green
 

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The next group of photos are all part of an Imperial Task force being led by the Inquisition (ordo xenos) with Space Marines, Imperial Guard, and the Imperial Navy all contributing members. Not really much more to add at the moment, haven't got my notes in front of me to type up anything but when I can find my notes (and manage to read them...) I will post up more.

Eversor - finally got around to placing on his arm and backpack. There will be another piece of this mini in the form of the owner of that severed head, but they will be on their own base.
 

Interrogator - repainting this mini, aiming to have the same armor color and weapon color as the Inquisitor.
 

Inquisitor - almost finished with this one. These two(2) photos were taken a little while ago and a few more things were completed on the gun (i.e: green casing) and prosthetic leg (i.e: keypad). So close now I can smell the finish, oh no... that's not the finish.
 

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Following are photos of the start of two(2) Deathwatch kill-teams. They will eventually be added to the Imperial Task force mentioned above (but not the only SM asset).
Deathwatch; Brother Bernadi (Blood Angels)
 

Deathwatch; Brother (Iron Hands)
 

Deathwatch; Brother (White Scars)
 

Deathwatch; Chaplain (Black Templars... I think)
 

Deathwatch; Brother Bjorndal (Space Wolves)
 

Deathwatch; Brother Fentor
 

Deathwatch; Brother Hrracus
 

Deathwatch; Brother Simeon
 

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This is a small part of my home-grown SM chapter, the Retributors. Like mentioned above, I do not have my notebook close-by so I cannot add anything in regards to the back-story which I have come up with.
The colors will be some type of green (what the is it with green...) and a red right hand. Yes, like the Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds song. The red right hand will also be the chapter symbol.

Retributors; Company Chamion

 

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Finish off with some Chaos folk I've had for awhile but only now thinking of what to do with them. Eventually will have a decent sized army, but in the meantime I'm content with building it in pieces.. All three(3) have been prepared in exactly the same way as all the others; white primer and then a black wash (watered down) to pick up details.
Abaddon;
 

Chaos Lord #1;
 

Chaos Lord #2
 

Thanks for looking and have a good one

no worries, you at least showed some IG to give me my fix! But i must say your various mariney models (how ever unworthy of the glory of a guardsman ) look really great! I definatly like the various conversions you have on them, and definatly love that company champion!

what color and wash did you use for that CSM lord it looks great as a statue and I would like to do that to some of my models

These sir are ridiculously awesome you have a great eye for posing, they all seem really natural I especially like the heavy bolter crew consider me subbed

Spicy

I'm liking the designs you've come up with thus far, especially the knives and skulls which I think would look great on the masks of your Jannissaries. The heads with horns could work too, but those come off to me as something that Chaos-influenced IG would do, but the choice is yours. I've been working on some IG with masks too, and one mask I painted all gold, while leaving room for the eyes to show through. IMO it came out really well and helps him stand out on the battlefield. My masks are supposed to be more like a big middle finger to the enemy, though, as in the Guardsmen know there's no tactical advantage to painting their masks so they might as well have some fun with it.

Overall nice work and I'm looking forward to more!

@Rogue Wolves; got a couple of Erebus PDF troopers for your IG fix but unfortunately not any Vessorines this time
In regards to the company champion, it is made from the following parts: running body from Dark Angels upgrade sprue, back pack with skull vents from same sprue, and metal arms & sword combo from the SM assault pack (5 minis in total with jump-packs). There will be a bolt pistol added to the chain, some grenades, and a combat shield tied with rope on the back of the backpack

@Commissar41.0; all of my minis are started the same way - GW white primer and then a black wash, however I use a watered down version of Badab black.
I have three(3) different types of washes (left to right): Black Ink (very dark), Badab Black(darkened with Black Ink), watered down Badab Black


@SpicyBadger; Thank you sir! I was thinking some of my poses are static looking so I'm happy you think they are natural looking

@Sock; You are right about the heads with horns, they do look Chaos influenced and that's not the look I'm going for so I won't be using them now.. Thanks for pointing that out!
The gold painted mask sounds pretty good, especially if the character is a veteran or some type of leader. Have you seen the new Chaos renegades in Dark Vengeance ? They have some sweet looking masks which may serve as some inspiration

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The first WIP shots are of the Erebus PDF heavy bolter gunner and his loader; the heavy bolter will be the same green that I'm using on the lasguns but I'm having trouble selecting a color for the front armor section of the heavy bolter emplacement... any ideas
 
 


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Next up are the Interrogator and the Eversor from the Imperial Task Force
The Interrogator is being repainted to match the Inquisitor's armor color, likewise her weapon matches the Inquisitor's storm bolter...
 

The Eversor had his black base coat painted on and he had a very quick dry-brushing just to pick up some details for some other paint work. Instead of the normal bone colored skull helms I've seen with other Evesor assassins , I've decided to give him a metal colored helm.
At the time of typing this, the sword arm is now in a different position because I accidentally broke it and had to re-position
 

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Finally some shots of some Ultramarine 4th Company members.
Ventris has had his base colors applied and he is now ready for some detailing.
 

SM Trooper #1 has had most of his base colors applied and is waiting to have the base colors finished.
 

SM Trooper #2 has had his base colors applied and is now waiting for 1st step of detailing.
 


Thanks for looking and hopefully will have more to show next time !

Howdy y'all, got some photos of my WIPs.

First up from the Imperial Task Force the Interrogator I've been working on; in the previous post she had a Rotting Flesh base coat, now she's been given a green wash on the armor sections and a brown wash on her robe
 

Followed by a watered down black wash over the armor sections, I actually can't remember if I did the same with her robes... sorry my memory is pretty
(these were uploaded a little while ago but never posted in this plog...)
 

Finally I have started to highlight her armor, which is same as the Inquisitor that was shown in previous posts.
 

An Astropath is being added to the Task Force, here he is
 

Got a squad of Storm Troopers/Naval Security - these guys will make up part of the Naval detachment of the task force. I'll get a list up eventually
(all these were uploaded a little while ago but never posted in this plog...)
Sergent
 

Specialist
 

Trooper #1
 

Trooper #2
 

Trooper #3
 

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Next up the Ogryn bodyguard for Clansire Denard; pretty much just working on getting the base colors down and planned... (I have to admit sometimes when I start I don't have all the colors planned out )
 

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Finally some work performed on my dwarf; usually I place a watered down black wash before any colors but this time I put the orange down first to make it more vibrant (not have the black wash visible underneath the orange coat)
 

Followed by a flesh wash over the hair and face...
 

Finally a red wash just over the hair, with the facial details being based.
 

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Thanks for looking and remember to always rock out with your out

Howdy, got some more WIP shots of pretty much what was shown in the previous post.

First off the mark are the Interrogator and Astropath of my Imperial Task Force.
The Interrogator had the rest of her armor highlighting finished here since the last pictures.

Then I softened the armor with another green wash. Working on her robes now then her face and hair with the weapons last. Also I fixed up a small sand patch on the front of the base.
 

The Astropath was primed...
 
...then the first black wash and a purple wash over the flesh. Not doing the flesh like normal, this time I'm going for a very pale looking skin similar to what I think vampires would look like... The robe will be the same color as the Interrogator's robe, going for a cohesive look; Inquisitor has the same color armor as the Interrogator who has the same color robes as the Astropath...
 

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Next up a dwarf. He has had his base primed in these shots;
 
Here his face was washed with ogryn flesh (getting it ready for some highlighting now) and the base was washed; first with sepia then with devlan mud, finally with ogryn flesh on my rocks. Base isn't finished yet, I drybrush the out of it but that comes later

 
Put the base color on his leather gloves and boots (might be unable to see them in the following shots...sorry) and green washed his cloak, which will be green
 

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Something not seen for a couple of posts is an Erebus PDF heavy bolter gunner; the only work performed on him was finally deciding on painting the heavy bolter and armor section the same base green as all the other troopers' lasguns.
The heavy bolter carriage is being painted black (don't know about the damn seat cushion...) and will stop where the heavy bolter is being stabilized . The raised wings on the front section of the armor section will be metallic.
 


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A while back I showed a primed & washed Abaddon with 2 Chaos Lords, well I started to put some paint over the primer and have the following WIPs of Abaddon.
He is going to be black and gold, no change there but instead of a sword he will have a war mace... still with the claw on his right arm though.
 

Good night and thanks for looking!

Howdy, I've got some more WIP shots that I'd like to share. Pretty much the same minis that were shown in the last couple of posts...

First off, from the Imperial Task Force no interrogator this time but the astropath and the storm troopers/naval security.
The Astropath has had his robe, skin, and rod/pole base coated...
 
...then the first wash on his robe and skin with all his 'jewellery' base coated gold.
 

The counts as Storm Troopers (Naval Security) had their uniforms, weapons and armor & accessories all base coated and the first wash was put on the weapon tips... after this the first washes on the uniforms and armor took place and some of their grenades were base coated also.
Sergent
 
 

Specialist
 
 

Trooper #1
 
 

Trooper #2
 
 

Trooper #3
 
 

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Next up, the dwarf has had his face finished, robe base coated and washed and his beard highlighted further...
 
...next up will be highlighting his chain mail and highlighting his leather gloves and boots (at the moment only the steel caps of his boots are visible). The robe will more than likely be finished last...

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Lastly, Abaddon has had some work done on his armor; in particular finished off the black base coating and performed a small portion of the gold trim.
 
Further washes were placed on the gold trim and now it is taking shape... I'm pretty happy with the result so far
 
 

Thanks again for looking, next post will have more WIP shots of the above minis and some old friends.

Good night all

Out of hibernation - let the painting begin !

Just got one mini which I've taken more WIP photos of; Abaddon.

The first layer of gold edging has been placed on, and his talbard has been based. Skulls have also been based and washed, also more washes have been placed on the base.
 

 

That's it for now, cheers

You know thats the 300th edition white dwarf minature you have there?

Also the rest of your stuff is really good loving the skull face masks and the shotguns specially, keep up the good work

Young Logan

@Young_Logan; I wasn't aware that was the 300th edition miniature, thanks for letting me know!
I kind of forgot where I got him from but you have jogged my memory now... It was definitely from a White Dwarf magazine. Now I kind of wish that I painted his hair and beard white
Thanks for looking!

Little more WIP has been done; base coated the black armor on my Chaos Lords and now they are ready for their gold edging. Obviously they are going to be Black Legion CSM, hanging with Abaddon posted above.
 

 

Tomorrow will be some WIP shots of the Vessorine Janissaries and the Interrgator. Also some pictures of the completed Inquisitor. Cheers

Wow, you sir, are talented. I love the character all your models seem to posses, and your Ultramarines and DW are fantastic.

@Sir Samuel Buca; Thanks for looking!

I mentioned in my previous post that I was going to show some more WIP shots of some Vessorines Janissaries, an interrogator, and a completed Inquisitor.
First up, the Vessorine janissary command squad vox operator; he's had his head put on and his bandana was shaved off to get ready for a GS beret (to match the Vessorine Commander - Clansire Denard). The shotgun was finished to match the Commander's shotgun. There is an aquila on the back of the vox unit which needs to be removed..
 

Vessorine heavy bolter gunner; the base has been built up and 1/2 his head has been put on. Need to attach the face plate... however I think I was a bit over zealous when shaving his face off as I think I've taken more off than I should have
 

Vessorine heavy bolter loader/spotter; the base has been worked on but not finished yet. 1/2 of the head has been added, now just waiting for the face plate. A pistol grip will be added to the empty pistol holster.
 

Vessorine trooper; 1/2 of the head has been added and now waiting for the face plate.
 

Vessorine melta-gunner; 1/2 of the head has been added and the tip of the melt-gun has been removed. A face plate is needed, pistol grip in the empty holster and a robotic arm..

(melta-gunner continued...)
 

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Here's the latest work on the Imperial Taskforce interregator; she's had her fleur-de-lis hightlighted and the combi-bolter's tip has been worked on too.
 
(interrogator continued...)


Following are shots of my finished inquisitor; the gun was finally completed and other smaller bits and pieces...
 

 



Time for bed now

Finally finished my Astropath, well the base is still a WIP but apart from that it's done.

(astropath continued...)


Some finished group shots; Inquisitor and Astropath, with paints in the background and another with a cheesy piece of white paper




Also been trying hard to finish this wench, her armor is difficult because there aren't many flat areas... plenty of edges but not as many flat places like the Inquisitor. Her robes will end up being like the Astropath.

...some group love, start of a nice happy family


Anywho, good night all

Here are some of my current projects;

First off the plate is my Ogryn bodyguard; he is still a WIP but since the last photos a number of things have been done.
In regards to his head and exposed skin, a flesh wash was applied straight over the flesh, the whites of his eyes were applied, and his teeth got a bleached bone base with a sepia wash. His boots were based in black with boltgun metal plates/armor sections. Grenades were based red (because everyone knows that red ones are thrown faster... ) and the spare ripper gun magazine based in boltgun metal. Any exposed rivets or buckles were also based in boftgun metal.

 
 

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Next up are the Chaos Space Marine Lords; they are both still WIP with some more work performed since the last photos.
Gold edging was applied along with both their cloaks being based in graveyard earth. I was careful not to cover all the black washed holes in their cloaks as I want those sections to be left dark and torn looking. I am undecided on the fur linings of their cloaks, but definitely want the fur to be different on each lord.

 
 

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Finally, here are some WIP shots of my own Space Marine Chapter; Retributors.

All (except the Apothecary and Tech-marine) have been based in Desert Yellow. The Apothecary is based in space wolves grey, this is my base color for my white armor. The Tech-marine was based in a maroon red, this will be my base color for his red armor. All their right hands are based in red. Snakebite leather for all their pouches (not the usual terracotta base color I usually do for leather pouches or straps...). Most of the skulls on the group (except Tech-marine) are based in gold to denote their status of being in the command squad.

Captain
 

Veteran Sergent
 

Standard Bearer
 

Apothecary
 

Tech-marine
 

Later

Hope everyone had a good Christmas/New Year's break, I was busy with some of the little projects I've got going on...

First up is my Ogryn bodyguard; work has progressed on the wife-beater/singlet/telnyashka and overall I am happy with the result so far... Just the base colors for the stripes has been added, next up will be finishing the stripes, then a blue wash, then highlighting the stripes.
Yes, most of the front of his singlet will be obscured by his ripper gun but you will still be able to see it through the sides
 
 

Some progress shots of the stripes on the other side, and also progression on his back. Some shots also show a thinned black wash applied to the webbing, armor, boots, pants, pouches, etc...
Also started to pick out the rounds visible in the drum on his hip and highlighting the two red grenades.
 


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I got around to finally putting masks on the last four(4) Janissaries that make up the 10 man squad.
Some little pieces to tidy up here and there, like the straps that hold the masks to the head, a couple of pistol grips in holsters, then they are ready for priming!

Trooper #1 (just needs a strap, also some cleaning up on his cheeks remains)
 

Trooper #2 (just needs a pistol grip in holster, also some work on his base)
 

Trooper #3 (some GS work to fill in the over-zealous shaving of his face... also a pistol grip in the holster)


Trooper #4 (melta-gun needs to be finished, also a robotic arm to signify that he has lost his original when his melta-gun previously exploded need to work on the base too)


Placed a GS beret on the command squad vox operator, he is almost ready for priming just need a water bottle I think...


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Finally, a new objective marker WIP (it is from the Games Workshop Battlescape Box)


Stay tuned, got some more shots to be uploaded shortly in particular some Space Marine WIPs
Thanks for looking!

I finally got around to uploading the pics of the above mentioned Space Marines

First up Brother Bernadi; a Blood Angel member of the Deathwatch.
Added a magazine to his bolt-gun and the front portion of a strap. To be added is the rear portion of the strap and a couple of grenades and pouches.


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Next up are four(4) new additions to the Ultramarines 4th Co.

Trooper #1 - nothing special, just some extra pouches and grenades
 

Trooper #2 - same as trooper 1; extra pouches and grenades
 

Trooper #3 - same as trooper 1; extra pouches and grenades
 

Veteran Sergent Learchus - a bit of work has been done on this guy. I really couldn't envision what Learchus' face looks like, even after reading the books over and over again... oh well, he gets a helmet
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Lastly a couple of new additions to what was my home grown chapter and the completed Company Champion.
I am not going ahead with the home grown idea anymore, the paint scheme was lame and the partial story I had was lame also... I will be posting up the new paint scheme in the next couple of days.

Dreadnought
 

 

Predator
 

Company Champion; added the pistol holster, shield, pouches, and the thingy on his power pack... sorry had a brain fart and can't remember the proper name for it
 

 



Take it easy, I 'm off to bed

Woo Hoo, some more updates
Today some WIP shots of an Imperial Naval officer that I am currently building... I didn't like the gloves he was holding in his right hand so I placed a sheathed sword on his hip and made it appear like he was holding the scabbard.
I cut a Space Wolves SM knife, thinned it out a little, and drilled a couple of small holes in either end of the cut pieces... then cut a small paper clip to help pin the piece in place;


Cleaned out the gloves and drilled out his clenched hand;


Very happy with the result (the fingers need fattening out when I do my GS work along with a small chain which connects the scabbard to his belt)


Again, very happy with the end result. Even looks straight from above


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I have uploaded some more pictures for my SM Chapter - I have decided to paint them up as Marines Errant.
Why .... because the split colour scheme looks awesome and the colors for my homegrown chapter were pretty lame.

The command squad; Captain, Apothecary, Vet. Sergeant, Standard Bearer, Co. Champion, and a Veteran


The base colors for my Marines Errant are Ultramarine Blue and Space Wolves Grey (which will become white).
Captain; his storm bolter has been swapped out and he is waiting for an eagle beaked power pack
 

Apothecary; no changes in any way and he is waiting for the apothecary power pack
 

Vet. Sergeant; no changes in any way and likewise waiting for a power pack
 

Standard Bearer; no changes in any way and likewise waiting for a power pack
 

Co. Champion; running legs, torso, head, bolt pistol holster, power pack, and shield from Dark Angels supplement sprue, arms with sword from metal jump pack assault boxed set
 

Veteran; robed body and head from Dark Angels supplement sprue
 

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So what I have going at the moment is as follows:
- Imperial Task Force (Inquisition, Imperial Navy, Space Marines)
- Warriors of Ultramar (Ultramarines 4th Co, Erebus PDF, DKoK, 10th Logres)
- Vessorine Janissaries (count as Imperial Guard)
- anything else which grabs my fancy

...and I am still slowly tapping away at it

Howdy all and thanks for looking

I will start off with the Naval officer featured in the beginning of the last post... A black wash was added over the white basecoat then a free-floating chain was attached to his belt and his sword scabbard.
 

The last remaining work will be some GS to fatten up the hand and fingers which are grasping the scabbard, then on to some painting.

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I haven't shown any painted progress shots of the following Deathwatch marines in a while, so here are a few pictures

Chaplain - Dark Angels; missing scope for the bolt pistol and the obvious missing power pack.

(rear shots...)
 

Assault marine; missing is just the jump pack.

(rear shots...)
 

Tech-marine (formerly the Heavy bolter gunner but the heavy weapon fell off and now it is being used for one of my other projects...) - his power pack is currently being buiilt up but he will eventually have a combi-weapon and power weapon
 

I have two new marines which I will be unveiling in the next couple of posts and a finished Blood Angel member.

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Marines Errant Dreadnaught - the whole piece was base-coated black... It's funny, all my vehicles are black base-coated but with no wash while all my people minis are white base-coated with a black wash.
 

There will be more Marines Errant in my next post so stay tuned!

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Next up are some progression shots of a couple of new terrain pieces; a minefield sign and a fallen soldier memorial.

(Batch #1)
Minefield Sign/Danger sign...
 

Sign comparison with minis...


Fallen soldier memorial...


Memorial comparison with minis...


(Batch #2)
Danger sign...
 

Fallen soldier memorial...
 

Comparison between the sign, the memorial, and a random mini...


(Batch #3)
Base-coated sign... (I have to add some more sand to the bottom of the skull pile, it doesn't look right)
 

Base-coated memorial...
 

Next up will be a black wash on each of the pieces and then start painting!

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Vessorine Janissaries are up next, in particular some progression shots of one trooper and a little tutorial on adding some stowage to a Chimera transport.

Heavy weapon support tropper (this position used to be with the mini sitting down with the binos, pointing in a particular direction...but he was demoted) - finished adding and filing the GS around his head and also filled out the back of his armor.
 

Same mini but base-coated and awaiting it's black wash... (Please excuse the finger marks )
 

Chimera WIP... the main body was built up and base coated black. The turret was built quite awhile ago using a SM Predator autocannon.
 

Here is a little tutorial for adding extra tracks as stowage on the front of a Chimera;
#1). I found these little clips that were attached to pairs of socks that I bought. I thought that these clips are great


#2). Flip the track over and bend the ends of the clip around the track piece, trim the overhang...


#3). Repeat step #2 to add another strap...


#4). Just another shot of step #3 to show the sides of the clip...


#5). Glue the tracks to the front (or side) of the Chimera (or other tracked vehicle)...


#6). Glue the trimmed clips to the glued tracks...


#7). Another shot of step #6 to show the sides of the clips...


#8). A finished (unpainted) look of the new stowage...


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That is it for now but I will be adding more images and posts before the week is out!
Thank you all for looking and take care of yourselves

Well damn... that was a loooong week since the last post

Hello and thanks for looking at my plog!
Let's get things started by showing some progress on a servo-skull I have been working on. This little fella is attached to my Inquisitor and his retinue, I have a little story for him but that will come a little later..

Here are the parts that I used for this mini; the servo-skull was from the Imperial Guard Command Squad boxed set;


The base made up;


The skull attached (front);


(rear and top-rear);
 

primed (front) - some clean-up is required around the wires, also some GS is needed to make the centre wire a little more flush;


primed (rear) - some clean-up is required around the wires, also some more sand will need to be added on the base to hide the glue;


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Next up is a WIP of the warning sign I showed in the previous post. Since then it had it's usual black wash and then base worked on.
While working on the base it dawned on me that the back of the sign looked a little bare so I added some GS to give the sign some more character.. now waiting for some paint


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Coming up next is some WIP shots of my version of Pasanius from the Ultramarines 4th Co. novels.
He started life as some DA Terminator legs from the DA upgrade sprue and a body from a SM Scout;


With Captain Ventris (also WIP) as a comparison;


Over all, I am happy with the size difference. Some GS will be used to fatten him up and hide the gaps that are in the rear

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Finally some Vessorine Janissaries to finish off the post.
Up first is WIP shots of Commander Denard (my Straken counts as), I am in the highlighting stage with this mini now and should be finished with him shortly.
Unfortunately the talisman that he had at the end of his shotgun broke-off but it will be reattached (front);


(rear);


Denard's vox operator (Company Comand Squad), just starting with the highlighting on this fool


Normal squad level vox operator, he is getting his base colors on at the moment;



That's it for now

Thanks again for looking!

Howdy all and thanks for looking
Uploaded some pictures a couple of weeks ago but never got around to posting them up... I will split them over the next couple of posts (including some new shots), so I hope you enjoy them!

The last post was started with the servo-skull and this one will too...
I added some GS to fatten up the center wire and hide some glue, a little more sand was added to the base then I got started with the painting.
 

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Up next is a WIP of the warning sign; not much has been done apart from some base colors and some washes.


A couple more shots showing more of the base and the back of the sign (showing the GS work)
 

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Next we have the GS work done on the Naval officer's hand (fattening it up...). I also removed the lame-ass chain that I had there...
 

Primed up and ready for it's black wash then paint!


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We will wrap this post up with some GS work done on the dwarf; the axe is almost finished just need to file/shave the finger-prints
 



Take it sleazy peoples, I am off to bed

Howdy all and thanks again for looking

This evening I have some WIP shots of my version of Pasanius, still haven't finished him but the decade is still young !
The last time we saw him, he had his torso added but he was needing some GS...

...well that has been added


...right-hand side nub has been filed/cut down and pin added, also a power/back-pack


... and the left shoulder was cut-off and drilled for it's pin


...and bringing up the rear... his rear



Next up the components used to build up this SM;


The 'put-together' Pasanius


...still have some shaving/cleaning up to do


...spare promethium canisters


...helmet will be on right hand side (still to be added)


Together with Uriel...


Got a couple more odds & ends to add, in particular some grenades and a helmet. Maybe even a holster if there is room.

Well that's it for now, until next time take it sleazy people