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Welcome, this thread is about my attempt to build an Imperial Fists army.

Loving the vindicator conversion!

Really nice vibrant colours, you have a wonderful "old-school" look going on there. Reminds me of the GW of the mid nighties.

Here's my current list of goals.

HQ:

Lysander (Status: Finished)

Librarian in Terminator Armour (Status: Finished)
The Primarch's Wrath
Force Axe

Chaplain in Terminator Armour, (Status: Work in progress)
Combi-Flamer


ELITES:

7 Assault Terminators (Status: Work in progress)
Lightning Claws x2;
Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield x5;

TROOPS

Tactical Squad (10 dudes) (Status: Work in progress)
Sergeant: Magnetized Plasma, Flamer, Melta and Grav Combi-Weapons
Heavy Bolter
Grav Gun

Tactical Squad (10 dudes)
Sergeant: Magnetized Plasma, Flamer, Melta and Grav Combi-Weapons
Missile Launcher
Grav Gun

FAST:

Stormtalon Gunship (Magnetized weapons) (Status: Work in progress)

HEAVY:

Vindicator (Status: Finished)

Devastator Squad (10 dudes)
4 Lascannons

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS:

Land Raider Crusader (Status: Work in progress)

Drop Pod (Status: Work in progress)

Rhino (Status: Work in progress)

FORTIFICATIONS:

Aegis Defence Line
+Quad-Gun

Love it, man. The base work is especially nice.

Although, whenever I see 3rd Company Imperial Fists, I get hungry. Stupid American food marketing using red and yellow in literally every fast food place ever made.

Lovely models there! Nice and thematic, and very gritty. Just as Fists should be!

Your style reminds me of a slightly less eclectic John Blanche!

The Vidicator is close to perfection.
Love the weathering, and how you manage to make it crisp and beaten up at the same time.
Exelent job.

Darnath Lysander, First Captain. And some unpleasant mushrooms.

Scout with Sniper Rifle and Camo Cloak

I like the project overall but I particularly love your yellows dude. They look really clean.

What's your recipe, if you don't mind sharing?

I am digging the paint scheme. Its very Imperial Fist, clean and crisp.

Keep up the good work.

 TheManWithNoPlan wrote:
I like the project overall but I particularly love your yellows dude. They look really clean.

What's your recipe, if you don't mind sharing?

Of course Here we go:

I found a method for painting Fists online, and thought it was both fun to use and gave nice results. Here it is:

1: Spray the marines with Citadel Chaos Black.

2: Thin down Averland Sunset with water (I use distilled water), and give the marines several thin coats.

3: Put Seraphim Sepia Shade all over the marine. I thin it down a bit with water, and give the figure two coats.

The result will be a yellowish-brown marine.

4: Then it's time to build up the yellow. For this, I thin down Averland Sunset A LOT (it should be like milk). I then paint the marine, except where there should be dark shadows. When that coat is dry, I apply a new thin coat, but this time a bit INSIDE the area I just painted. The transition between the thin layers will make it look like a gradient, when seen from a distance.

5: After that, I repeat step 4 but with Yriel Yellow (inside the previously painted area), and then Flash Gitz Yellow (again inside the previously painted area). You can make the transition from dark to light colors as slow or fast as you want, it's all about taste.

6: If you want some very bright edges and highlights, I like to use Dorn Yellow. A wash of Lamenters Yellow can also be useful.

The reds are Mephiston Red, washed with Carroburg Crimson. I highlight it with Mephiston red, and then Evil Sunz Scarlet.

I hope this little tutorial will be useful.