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Italian huh?? Hmmmm. Perhaps the crossed swords are for cutting the perfect pizza slice!


Well, I'm really pushing to get the squad done by tomorrow night. I'm close. Just the chapter insignia and re-basing to go. Not the best eyes I've ever done. Light in the studio is very poor at the moment so it's like painting with Heizenberg's Uncertainty Principle in full effect... I can either see where the brush is or see where it's going, but not both at the same time. It'll have to do though, I need to start making progress as with the latest re-write of my Adepticon list I have a lot of painting to do.

Looking great Gits, I love your pale green! and boy can you highlight it well! it really looks lovely and very pleasing to the eye! the squad with the bit more work looks simply stunning , it's probably my favorite squad you've done now!

Nerdfest09

Thanks nerdfest! The edge highlights are something I haven't done before with my MW, I usually just let the airbrushed blending stand as is. Thought I'd experiment with this squad though. Certainly makes them pop.

Looking very nice Git's the edge highlights do make a big difference.

I'm currently having to do a re-write for a 2500 point tournament in July. Chaos just wont cut it so I'm trying to find the smallest model count army possible that I might be able to afford and paint in time.

Got to be Grey knights, I played against a friend and for 2000pts he had 22 infantry models and a dreadknight!

grey knight termiinator army? space wolf terminator army? or deathwing. those are the 3 cheapest armies around now a day's or so i am told. for 130 pound you can get 1500 points of deathwing so i guess 2500 points would turn up at say 200 pound. and if you use chaos terminators you can use them later on in your chaos army and you can save some money with the terminators you already have.

and Git i didn't even noticed the edge highlight at first nicely done

Thanks Gir. I think you can do GKs in less models than any other army & still be somewhat viable. Paladins of course... Storm Ravens, characters, apothecaries. Couple of guys at my FLGS were having a competition to see how few minis they could get & still have a functional army. I think the winner had something like 13 at (I think) 2k.

@fatty: Thanks mate!

Gitsplitta wrote:You're cool Haz... just razzin' ya.

The aussalt squad is looks really really good! Gtiz!

As a fan of bionics I think the one power-sword built into the arm is really cool. It gives a lot of personality. I have to agree with everyone and say the highlights really make them stand out, especially on the chainswords to my eye.

Though I'm now curious what the guy with the built in power-sword is thinking about the guy with the bionic arm that still has a hand.

They are looking great Gitz. The eyes looking stunning from here

No Way, the perfect pizza slice is cut with a steak knife, trust me!
Still, love the squad!

Thanks all!

Chemical Cutthroat wrote:Though I'm now curious what the guy with the built in power-sword is thinking about the guy with the bionic arm that still has a hand.

Since we're hypothesizing... There are actually three bionic arms in the squad; one ends in a hand, one in a chainsword and the last in a power sword. I assume they are all issued with hands when their bionics are installed as there are far too many activities that would require two hands for a marine to be useful in non-combat situations for them not to have them (if such a prosthetic were possible). I figure that they're also given access to interchangeable combat attachments if they prefer. So a regular marine could either hold a chainsword with his bionic hand, or have a fixed one available to replace the hand during combat situations. Same goes for the sergeant, but he has access to better equipment. So how they choose to integrate their weapons into their bionic limbs is a matter of personal preference.

As to your question... I'm assuming he would be curious as to why that marine chose NOT to field the integrated chainsword and instead chose to carry his weapon like normal. Perhaps he (the bare-headed marine) is a new amputee and still coming to grips with the loss of his limb, thus has a bias towards a "natural configuration" rather than a purely mechanical one.

A lot more highlightling ( around the eyes and such) ?

Maybe I didn't notice this before? something new or WIP?

SL

Yep, thought I'd try something new.

I reserve the right to experiment with my figs & not paint the entire army exactly the same way. My green has evolved quite a bit over time. Painting has shifted from wet blending to airbrushing, now I'm adding edge highlights. When a project takes years... you fiddle.

Just the way it should.

Innovation is always good.

Loving the highlights. Your green just gets crisper and crisper.


One more thing, having a power sword instead of a hand would make chopping things up alot easier.

Beautiful, crisp work. Characterful and playable - not that common a combo! Great stuff mate.

As an aside, I was talking about mini-gk lists today: 8 figs for 1750?!

Gitsplitta wrote:Painting has shifted from wet blending to airbrushing, now I'm adding edge highlights. When a project takes years... you fiddle.

You know most people do these in reverse; you sure your not from Missouri?

Been driven by the need to do things quickly. I like wet blending, still think my best figures were done this way, it's just too slow. Generally, I don't think that either wet blended or airbrushed mini's need edge highlights.... but I thought I'd play with it just for something new.

You're supposed to slice pizza? I thought you just rolled it up and chewed on it

And so now you're moving into the realms of quantum painting Gits?

I like your wet blended best as well.

Your edge highlights are a bit too sharp. A three step transition usually looks more visually appealing. My usual recipe: First highlight all edges (1:3 highlight/base). Next highlight those edges where light would strike at a 1:1. This highlight should be 1/2 as thin as the first. Last is a pure highlight on only part of edge near the vertices (again 1/2 as thin as the last).

Looking great gits! I think the edge highlights make it pop nicely, though I'd go for a slightly thinner highlight. Still, personal preference.

Italian huh?? Hmmmm. Perhaps the crossed swords are for cutting the perfect pizza slice!

Something like that, yes

I may go in and try to thin some of the thicker areas out, but I don't have the time for a multi-step process. On the tabletop the rough nature of the lining doesn't show.

I like the highlight around the eyes. It breaks up the beak and draw attention to the face.

SL

Oh and congrats on breaking the 1000th gallery posting ( pic ) mark!

Thanks brother!


OK, last update for a bit as I'm going to take a few days off from painting. It's a good one though. Assault squad is finally done!



Really feel good about this as it always felt kind of weird having a marine army with no assault capability. Granted this isn't much... but it's a start. I did go in and clean up and/or soften a lot of the edge highlights... hopefully this will be less objectionable than the last iteration.

I love the Yellow!

I definitely prefer your marines with the edge highlights. It makes them all pop that little bit more.

Wow! They look really good man! I like the use of neeling legs for the sarge!

I like these bright and shiny minis They should be enjoyable on the tabletop. You are already leading 1-0 before the battle even begins.

Thanks CC, Vit, Haz & TaWaaagh!

@Haz: Actually the sergeant is the guy with the power sword. I may eventually make a damaged helmet and place it on the ground in front of they guy with two weapons, just for added interest.

@TaWaaagh: I like your attitude! "Gitsplitta: Always 1-0!"

Good gravy your painting is good. Loving the assault troops man.