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Quick post before bed. Finished off the Intercessor Sergeant just now, very pleased, and also very sleepy.

Picture-splosion, then off to sleep. Thanks for looking.













Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

I was asked to provide a few extra shots of the left shoulder detail:





Also, here's the starting point of Primaris Marine #2:



I'll get this base painted up quickly and move on to the legs/torso and shoulder assembly to get the main body finished and glued to the base. Once I'm at that stage, I'll move on to the arms, bolt gun, backpack and helmet.

Will be trying to knock this guy out in fairly short order, I've got three more to go after this one is finished. More updates to come soon. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Look how beautiful that Angel Wing is, such an exceptional job you've done there Red. Also loving the lightning effect on the Power Sword. That another of those Resin Bases?

Yes it is Adamski.

I managed to get a few more of the molded resin bases that I've been using for this squad and a few 40mm bases as well for future projects.

Planning on making more headway soon I hope. Will post up the forward progress once I can.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

"Future Projects" ??? Hmm sounds interesting. Also got a quick question about that Primaris - if you didn't have the Emperor's Children-esque Winged Shoulder Pad with the excellent white, would you have considered doing the sword wings in that white rather than the gold? Especially with the blood drop being right there in the middle as well, I think it would've been interesting to see. Unless you've already done it previously in the blog and I don't recall?

I did the same sword up with white wings on the hilt on my Company Champion previously. That said, yea, had I not had the wing bit to attach to the shoulder pad I likely would have done the hilt wings in white to help carry that color more into the miniature (I like having the color white featured in the army as much as I can, as opposed to the black/dark grey that is normally featured in the GW artwork for Blood Angels).

I'm going to have to do a bit more decal work on these next few Primaris models, with both shoulder pads sporting a decal and the right knee also having one on it. Decals are always super time consuming, so hopefully I can make them look as good as they do on the Sgt.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

 Red__Thirst wrote:
I did the same sword up with white wings on the hilt on my Company Champion previously. That said, yea, had I not had the wing bit to attach to the shoulder pad I likely would have done the hilt wings in white to help carry that color more into the miniature (I like having the color white featured in the army as much as I can, as opposed to the black/dark grey that is normally featured in the GW artwork for Blood Angels).

So you did, I just went back and saw that on Pg. 7 as well as the Apothecary/Novitiate having the white wing on his sword on Pg. 4. My bad, I had obviously forgotten about it but maybe that's why I had the idea in my head for that Primaris. I'm not going to mind if you add more white to your army, you paint it so brilliantly. Also can't wait to see Mr Decals - Primaris #2.

Nice shades of color. They are smooth and attractive. Look forward to your future eork

I have personally fought the urge to buy a primaris army, but duuude they're so cool.
slick paintjob, does an awesome model justice

cormadepanda wrote:Nice shades of color. They are smooth and attractive. Look forward to your future eork

Thank you so much for that. I'm trying to make sure each and every miniature is as close to display quality as I can achieve. Fingers crossed I'll be able to maintain the quality of the current work and carry it forward throughout the future minis I paint. My main thing above all else is consistency. I want a consistent shade of red, I want the bases to all be of a similar style and color palette, and a generally consistent theme across all of the models in the force. I think I've achieved that so far. Hoping to continue to get there.

STG wrote:I have personally fought the urge to buy a primaris army, but duuude they're so cool.
slick paintjob, does an awesome model justice

Thanks for that! I'm only going to be running a single squad of Intercessors as auxiliary troops. I eventually may paint up five more to flesh the squad out to 10 models. I was very happy with the basic conversions I did with the sergeant and am looking forward to hopefully adding a little more flair to each of the other four squad members of IV (4th) squad in some way or another. I've already got an idea for one conversion but haven't decided if I'm going to actually execute the look yet or not. Will be toying with it during assembly shortly.

I appreciate the kind words and positive feedback everyone. More updates to be added in short order. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Finally an update. I managed to get the lion's share of work finished on the second member of 4th squad. I've still got to paint up the helmet, back pack, arms & boltgun, but steady progress has been made all the same. Take a look:











The head and arms are up next, along with the boltgun too obviously, and the backpack will round it out to finish up once all other component parts are painted and glued into place.

Steady progress, going to knock this one out as soon as I can and get cracking on the third squad member to maintain momentum.

I'll post another update once this model is finished. Take it easy for now and as always, thanks for looking.

-Red__Thirst-

Awesome looking job there Red, loving the decal work and that purity seal especially. I've just noticed that he has a square nodule on his back rather than the old circle one regular space marines used to have - do all the Primaris have those?

Damn good work on the conversion!

Adamski Alders wrote:Awesome looking job there Red, loving the decal work and that purity seal especially. I've just noticed that he has a square nodule on his back rather than the old circle one regular space marines used to have - do all the Primaris have those?

Hey Adamski. Yes they have the squared off backpack peg which helps make sure the backpack is square/straight when mounted to the torso. I'm a fan to be sure. Thanks for the kind words also as always.

Master Azalle wrote:Damn good work on the conversion!

Thank you kindly for that! I'm very pleased with the sergeant and hoping the rest of the squad looks like he does. Fingers crossed I can pull it off.

Take it easy and more updates to come.

-Red__Thirst-

Pictureless update to share, next one will have a few pictures.

I've managed to finish off the helmet & get it attached, as well as the left (support) arm also. I'm currently working on the right arm and bolt rifle now, and then the backpack last to complete the mini.

In the home stretch so to speak for this one. I've also started prepping to paint the base for Intercessor #3 next once I get these last two parts painted & attached to Intercessor #2.

Steady progress, though slow, it's at least steady.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Whelp, another Primaris Marine is finished and ready for the tabletop, and the third squad member is about to be started up shortly. Before I get started, here he is, Squaddie #2.











These guys are a lot of fun to paint, but are very detailed, far more than standard power armor anyway. It's taking a little more time to hit all the details and get these guys up to match the standard marines I've painted up so far. Hopefully I'll be able to make some good headway this week and get this next intercessor buttoned up in short order. These are fun, if not detailed, models to work on and I'm enjoying them quite a lot. With any luck I'll have the squad finished in somewhat short order, I hope. We'll see what life has in store in the short term on that end.

More updates to come. Take it easy for now everyone, and thanks for looking.

-Red__Thirst-

I've been slacking with updates due to work, but finally made enough headway the last two days to warrant a quick update.

Intercessor #3 is almost finished, just lacking the back pack to be painted and attached. Here's the current progress:







Pretty pleased with him, though the assembly of the arms and gun gave me fits, the right arm join to the upper arm isn't seated securely, which bugs me I will confess, but you can't see there's an issue unless you look at the model from beneath, so I will just live with the wonky assembly and hope nobody notices it.

Next up, once this model is finished, I'm going to mix in a Death Company marine to help me finish off my recently started Escalation league list. Will be a single bolt pistol & chainsword armed jump pack Death Company model, so it should go fairly quickly I hope. Final update on the Intercessor shortly. Stay tuned!

Take it easy & thanks for following along folks.

-Red__Thirst-

Finally! Another update!

I've recently started up an am running an 8th edition escalation league at my FLGS (as well as gaining employment there as well, part time!) and this has cut into my painting time quite a bit. That said, I'm still making progress!

I took a short break from the Primaris marines and quickly painted up another Death Company marine over the last two weeks. Very pleased with the finished results!

Take a look:









I've also taken to editing my pictures a bit better now, so future updates will hopefully be more pleasant to look at thanks to cropping to show more model and less surroundings (Finally found an app I can use effectively to edit my photos prior to uploading them, thank goodness).

Thanks for looking, next up will likely be another Primaris marine (or two) and then a Company Veteran squad veteran sergeant model with a power axe and storm shield.

Another update soon to come. Take it easy for now folks.

-Red__Thirst-

Edit: Fixed the little expose plastic on the join between the torso and left army I didn't see till posting pictures. Whups!

So I just realized I have forgotten to upload pictures of my third finished Primaris Intercessor to my Blog here, so let me rectify that.

I'm currently in process on the 4th squad member now. Will post updates on it once I get the body finished and mounted to the base. For now, this is my most recently finished mini, finished just prior to the Death Company marine above I paused to paint up (Trying to mix in the black models with the red, as I really do not enjoy painting black I will freely admit, and genuinely look forward to painting red again after finishing a black model.).

Pictures!:











Very pleased with the squad so far. I'll take a group shot shortly once I finish the squad off completely (This one that's in progress and one more to follow). These intercessors are fun to paint, but I'm looking forward to going back to some standard power armor once again once I wrap them up. Going to be trying to work on the second half of my tactical squad along with a couple of vehicles, specifically a Razorback and a Death Company Dreadnought, along with a few more Death Company mixed in for good measure.

Take it easy for now and thanks for looking/following along.

-Red__Thirst-

We have progress! Primaris #4 is nearing completion soon and Primaris #5 (I call him Johnny) has been basecoated along with his base.

On to the pictures!







Pleased with the consistent look I'm getting with these guys. They'll tie in nicely with my existing tactical marines as an added troops choice.

Next up, we have the last marine to be started soon:



After these two models are buttoned up, I'll be starting work on another Company Veteran marine, along side a Razorback transport and a Death Company Dreadnought.

More to come soon. Thanks for looking as always, and take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Wow looking great, your lines are crisp and the paint job is smooth. Well done!

Thank you kindly for that, Master Azalle! I'm going for a display quality army here, so I hope I can keep it consistent and looking good. I'm nowhere near the best painter, but I want my stuff to look good and 'correct' as far as squad and unit markings go. So far I'm really enjoying these models.

I'm debating starting up either a small devastator or hellblaster squad soon. Going to see what I prefer with some playtesting and go from there.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Bloody hell I've missed a load of these last few ones, even missed Death Company Dude, who looks awesome btw. Said it before and I'll say it again - those recent Blood Angel kits have so many excellent bits.

Loving the work Red, as much as I do love the red and the Death Company dude I really like the extra touches and look of the addons like the ammo pouches, pistol holsters and those beautiful purple purity seals.

Can't wait to see #5.

Thank you kindly for that Adam! I'll mention these Primaris Intercessor marines are all from the Dark Imperium box set (traded some minis I had still on sprue to get them) and all of the pouches & belts as well as the pistol holsters are part of the mini. They look fantastic and I like having them on the models, as I try to include pouches and grenades on my standard marines.

I hope that I can make more headway on them shortly. I've got the base for #5 painted and now just need to get the legs & back assembly painted + attached to the base.

As always, I appreciate the support Adamski. I'll have more updaes soon. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

A LONG overdue update! Behold! A finished squad of Intercessors!



Close ups of each squad member.

Intercessor Sergeant:








Intercessor 2:






Intercessor 3:




Intercessor 4:






Intercessor 5:






These guys were a blast to paint, but SUPER time consuming. I'm going to work on some other infantry for a while before I tackle any more Primaris models, though I am eyeballing a squad of Hellblasters to add in to my force soon I think. We'll see.

Take it easy for now and thanks for looking

-Red__Thirst-

Your decal work is awesome. do you use microsol and microset?

 STG wrote:
Your decal work is awesome. do you use microsol and microset?

Thank you for that, STG, I've been exceedingly happy with my decals on this squad. To answer your question, I do use Microsol, but not Microset actually. My method is lay down a coat of 'Ard Coat gloss varnish, let that dry, apply the decal with water and then dab excess water away once the decal is where I want it. I then apply Microsol to help the decal adhere to the smooth/gloss surface and ensure I don't have any bubbles, as well as to help it conform to the surface without issue.

Once dry, I then go in and coat the entire area I covered with the 'Ard Coat with the new Lahmian Medium technical paint (Remarkable stuff, really) and let dry. It produces some amazingly nice results as you can see. I'm very happy with how they turned out.

I appreciate the kind words. Take it easy and I'll have more updates soon.

-Red__Thirst-

Finally, an update!

Been working on another Company Veteran. All I lack to finish the mini off is the jump pack. Shouldn't take too long I hope.

Here's where he sits:



Thanks for taking a look. I'll have another update soon, I hope.

Take it easy folks.

-Red__Thirst-

An update this way comes! I have finally gotten off my butt and painted something, which I'm happy to report was both fun, and a nice side project for me between painting on other infantry.

First, a parts list:

Legs, torso, head, jump pack & wings - Sanguinary Guard box
Purity seal on left shin & pistol holster on right thigh - Tactical Squad box
Hammer shaft + arms & right shoulder pad - Death Company box
Left shoulder pad - Baal Predator box
Hammer head & Iron Halo - Blood Angels Terminator Captain blister (Captain Karlain single miniature)

Now, with that out of the way, here's the finished product:



I'm exceedingly happy with how he came out. More regular updates will be coming soon I hope. Will be starting up on one here shortly, as a matter of fact.

Take it easy, and thanks for looking.

-Red__Thirst-

Can't believe it's been so long since I checked in on this, seems like I've missed quite a bit.

Not a fan of any Primaris but that squad of Intercessors look pretty beastly, you've done a really great job on them.

Love the charging Power Axe wielding Company Veteran - reminds me of a bloodthirsty Blood Claw desperate to engage with the enemy - the thirst or rage taking hold maybe?

That is a gorgeous Captain you've built there, seeing him in all his glory with the snazzy new lightbox is especially helpful at noticing a lot of extra details. Very surprised you didn't christen him in the blog for all the followers to know who he is.