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Thanks guys! I absolutely loved seeing them all together again- Gonna be a kickass looking army on SL's displays.

As to you, Ice.... Well...
They may certainly look good as casualties, but your Tiger Claws shall look even better when destroyed by my Marines Errant

You're next!



Originally, I had wanted to use YBs plan of using a marine body at the base of the sword. Unfortunately, the base is TINY and I fear that adding anything else would overcrowd the miniature. Were he a Termi libby, Id of gone with the dead base. As it stands, though, it looks like it'll have to wait for another day.

Praise the Emperor and Praise Huron. The day of reconing is almost upon us. Time to right the history books!

Beautiful work Ramos...

After a day of scraping off mold lines, the army finally stands!



Daaaamn it this is a lot of footslogging models @_@ *ignores the fact that this is still short of a full squad of Boyz*

I still have arms, heads and backpacks to clean, but at least its good to see some progress beyond a pile of plastic shavings!

I also found a neat way to practice playing online. Its a program called Vassal, and it's essentially a digital tabletop! You can easily download different modules for it that give you the ability to play DnD, 40k, Fantasy.... The best part is that its TOTALLY FREE!! If anyone wants to get a game or two in sometime, gimmie a shout! I can always use the practice!

http://www.vassalengine.org/
^link to the engine- Its a bit difficult to set up. I can help anyone whos interested (Also, Im writing a tutorial... eventually xD)

tell me more about this Vassal please... I'm curious now. Models are looking good. Good thing to take the time scrappin moldlines...

Now paints. yes precious, it gets the paints. Wes get rids of dhem nhasty hobbitsis.....errrr....grey models...es.....

TO THE PRIMERMOBILE!












FINALLY got every little last bit and bob cleaned, and everything is set up on various painting rigs.


Today we prime! Plus perhaps a little bit o' airbrushing white!


@MauS: Vassal is, quite simply, an online game table.
Here is a sample table I set up, just to show what it can do.



You build the terrain, then populate it with your models (which you can even save as army "lists" )
Its a bit weird, but when you get the hang of it it becomes quite easy. I definitely recommend just playing with it! It even has digital measuring tools and templates, all of which are actually linked to in game dice rolling. Itll roll to hits and to wounds with a click of a button!

First you download the engine from the link above, then you go HERE and download the module for 6th ed 40k.
I haven't much time for a tutorial (trying to keep the paint bench moving right now) but will definitely write one up soon as I can!

A tournament would actually be kinda fun, come to think of it xD

Did that guy drop a missile onto his base?

Sacrilege!

Did you make those white bases or did you purchase them?

Doing something fancy with the heads that they are not attached for?

He didnt drop it- he set it there.... for tactical strategery and stuff


The white bases are my own custom casts, originally destined for my Orks. The ME just went and inherited em!



There are like 2 other variants, but most along the same line.


As to the heads- I like painting them separate, especially on the halved scheme. Just lets me get in to all the little details! Hevent decided if the Devs and sergeants will get different color helms or not... Something to mull over


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So damn it this primer sucks. Apparently its old or something and ended up giving me a very rough surface in spots ><
So that needs to be sanded down...

UGH!! More damn work!
Time is not being kind ><

Forword progress is progress no matter how small.

Keep going.

Absolutely SL- Lots of work yet, but small steps I guess....
The parts list is a bit overwhelming though @_@


A few updates though...

Firstly, I got new primer, though I'm slightly worried about it. Turns out its an enamel primer (Rustoleum clean metal primer) and as such is still just ever so slightly tacky, even with a day of drying :/
There shouldn't be any compatibility problems (coverage was EXCELLENT, by the way compared to my other stuff), and Ive read online that it should be perfectly ok. Im giving it another day or two to cure, as the can says "Dry fully in 48 hours." Hopefully that will put my concerns at ease. my earliest test piece shows that its dry enough to handle and probably will handle paints well, though its just that slight bit of tackiness to it.

Secondly- I got my little bro to help me design a layout for business cards for Rollin' All Ones. I'm liking the design, but we'll really see when they come in in a week or two. I managed to string together a bunch of deals and stuff on Vistaprint, so it wasn't too expensive either. I'll update when they come in, to be sure.

Thirdly- Got work started on the Libby and the Nephilim! The latter is a bit rough in spots, as the gray primer I was using decided to go crazy on me and dry with a really unpleasant texture. I managed to sand down the really bad bitz tho, so hopefully its not too noticeable. Also, the Micron pens are apparently SUPER easy to wreck when lining on the white.... I killed one for sure, and potentially another one. I've 2 more good fresh ones to last me the army- I really dont wanna swing out and buy more!





Im going with an ultra bright blue on the libby's armor- I figure that the white and turquoise would overwhelm a darker blue like I used on WMs libby, so Im giving it a huge boost in brightness. At this stage Id guess its a third to about half way done.
As to the Neph, it's only been sprayed on one side with my "white" aka a very light gray, to be highlighted with pure white later.

Looking like a good start. Keep on it though. We both know your normal pace won't work, and you may have to get everything to a playable point, even if not where you'd like it to be.

I picked up a box of microns on eBay for like $25. Might be worth while.

Man that libby is a choice figure! WM's got the right of it. Make sure you get everything to a basic standard quickly. Details can be added as time allows but the initial painting has got to get done my tournament time.

You can always go back and finish them later. Look at what I did with my rhinos... I painted those 3 years ago and they got a near complete re-vamping and look great! Do a good job on what you do... but don't get caught up in the little details... just keep painting.

I know my normal pace wont work, and I definitely know that I may need to make cuts due to time constraints.... But not if I can help it!

At the very least, I want the Libby and Neph to be to my standard. As centerpieces of the army they are the ones that need the most love. Devs would be next, then basic tac marines are the only models that Im prepared to paint to playability, glue together, then finish later (fortunately thats 90% of my army xD ). Devs just have too many areas to get to that are covered by their guns for me to paint em properly after assembly. Bolter dudes are easy by comparison.

I think im definitely gonna get a box of the Microns later... Theyre nice but wear out too easy!

Ah and the Tacky primer problem seems to be resolving itself- The test piece is now very handleable, with the very slightest tack to it. Honestly if you didnt know any better youd never notice. By tomorrow the large scale airbrushing can be started!

Speaking of airbrushing- The Neph is fully basecoated!


Im not sure whats gonna happen to the wings on the wings... I considered a gold but that might be a bit too jarring.... Any thoughts?


Also, the Libby's blues are finished. Although I may yet go in and hit the highest surfaces with a brighter color...




Aaaaand back to painting.

what color are you doing the Aquila's on the chests of the marines?

Either yellow like the RS marines or gold.

Gold if you want the more modern look. Yellow if you want them to look like the old school Marines Errant.

That much yellow will look bad very 80s. The split color is already bright, a third will detract, not add imo. I think gold, or maybe a more neutral color like grey, would be better. Regardless, you should carry it over to the marines as well.

Oh I definitely hear you on that WM... Id never put yellow on the Neph. Horrifyingly bright O_o

I really like the thought of carrying the color over to the marines... Looking at my Libby so far, Gold wouldn't be too terrible on aquillas.... Maybe it wouldn't be bad on the Neph... I think i may just go with that!

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Aaaand tonight's progress:



At this point its just minor details on him like the tabard, eyes, and purity seals!
The power weapon actually looks a little better in the pic (strangely enough) Im working on smoothing out the yellow. It went on rather streaky, so needs touching up.

The other power weapons will be similar in color (red-orange to yellow-orange), albeit blended in a more traditional manner- this sword was a weird find, but I like it! Definitely a different design...

Basing for guys that arent on the resin bases will be similar to this one- grey sand and rubble chunks, then a Devlan Mud wash just to give a little warmth to the dead grays. Almost an ash wastes scheme. Then its a ring of Adeptus Battlegrey and its done!

Anyways, Thanks for reading!

I think that looks excellent Ramos. The job you did on the rod of the sword (and glow) is much better than how my version turned out.

Termies came out beautifully, librarian is looking great too, it's a fantastic sculpt but what on earth is that sword from? Will be good to see some split scheme marines, it's something I've not really had to face as it seems only loyalists go for that sort of thing, I imagine it's somewhat awkward keeping straight lines on certain areas of detail.

Nice job on the libby...power sword looks great, and definitely go for gold over yellow.

@Gits: Thanks! and hey from what I saw yours looked real good too! I think this is just a case of color and my camera. Somehow my camera is blurring the blade just so much as to make all the colors look more gradual. In reality its a bit rougher.

@Ignatius: Thank you! The sword is from MaxMini I believe... It came in a big bag that WM gave to me for this project xD The halved scheme is definitely shaping up to be interesting.... Im already seeing that SM chest details tend to get in the way of the split sometimes.

@MT: Thanks- and yup! Definitely going with gold!


Almost done- Just minor stuff now... What color should that bit on his tabard be? Considering red, just to bring a bit more color to the front.... like a dark red.


In other model progress, everything else has gotten sprayed "White" (aka light gray) so its all moving along!

I'd say a red or green. Really like the way he looks, glad i kept his bubble carcass for use. Knew it would come in handy somewhere.

He's going to be spectacular...

Yeah WM- I have to say it was an incredible score! Now I have a one of a kind libby that looks positively bad ass! More than suitable to stand in as Ezekiel!

And geez Gitz... yer gonna give me a big head
Thanks for all the inspiration and motivation.




OK! So last little update for tonight- Zeke is done, and just waiting on his backpack to be painted up (and varnishing, of course). No pictures, as not much has changed on him. Instead, I bring you images of the Razorback and Nephelim- both of which have gotten their turquoise highlighted via airbrush. Im going to go and bring the edges of the plates out in a final edge highlight, like I did on WMs Razors. I ordered a turret kit from Chapterhouse, so hopefully that'll get here soon!


(cockpit bits are magnetized, not glued, for easy access!)




Now on the Razorback, Im about 50/50 on it... I wanted to do something different on it, so I went with an offset diagonal split, though still with a majority of the colors on their respective sides.
Im not 100% on the look yet, but hopefully that'll change when the white comes to a level closer to the turquoise in terms of shading/highlighting. Thoughts?

While the airbrush was still hot I also sprayed the many left arms that needed basecoating. Damn I love this thing.... Easily has paid for itself a hundred-fold!

Now for a bit of a break, then sleep, then back to painting xD
Thanks for reading!

I don't think I'm digging the rhino to be honest. I think a more traditional middle split would have looked great. and still could have done the alt color doors and whatnot. I also feel like its going to look off from the rest of the army that is split down the middle.

The Neph on the other hand looks great! Makes me excited to see the rest of the army, and hopeful you will continue the army past the 1000 points for Adepticon. Not enough well done split color (or quartered) armies out there.

I'll be the odd man out and say I like the split rhinos. It's a unique way to distinguish the two colors. I think it gets too boring if you split everything down the middle.

I'm with SL on this one... the diagonal split is very cool. Makes the figures much more interesting.