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I feel you comments. My mother being an artist, I had all the courses you can imagine on colours complementarity and such. In fact, I chose the blue with my colour wheel. :O

The power cables are too bright, I recon, but I like having a consistent colour for them.

I may redo the blue in SW grey, or some other light blue/grey.

Or, or, or..... OR I might jump straight to the 2 decimator engines I have to assemble and paint !

Weekend update !

An addition to the finecast raptors, another melta. Usefull when I do not take a champion but use them as a suicide unit.


I also built another PM squad with the FW upgrade parts. Here's the champion :


Last but not least : my 2 decimator engines have finally arrived !!!


I started building the first one, dual siege claws. I plan on using it as a deamon prince or a dreadnought if my opponent do not want to play with FW rules. I find the head to be a little lackluster. So I assembled down there the options.


What's your take and why ?

Not really sold on any tbh. Maybe the top right at a push, quite techno. Just to throw a spanner in the works, how about one of the new Bloodthirster heads, or the demon face plate off the vehicle scanner?

The top right one is the stock one.

I'd personally use the bottom right, it looks quite mad!

Or use plasticard and make your own!

Bottom right kinda forces you down a path though eh? I had a rummage btw and have a spare Finecast bloodthirster head you can have if you want.

Hum, the BT head looks quite wicked, but I'm not sure it will fit between the giant sized shoulders.


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inmygravenimage wrote:Bottom right kinda forces you down a path though eh?

Yeah, that's right. And I just checked, it does not go between the shoulders. I am down to the DP heads.


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MrMerlin wrote:I'd personally use the bottom right, it looks quite mad!

Or use plasticard and make your own!

The doom siren one does not fit ! :(

And my plasticard-fu is.... well non-existent. I'll kitebasj one of the DP princes, and use the stock head for the second one I think.

Balrog head if you can get your hands on it.








How does the decimator compare to the dread knight for size? Any idea?

Are these pictures accurate?

don't know if it will fit, but have you considered the Soul Grinder head?
http://www.bitzbox.co.uk/product_info.php/chaos-daemons-soul-grinder-head-p-4013 theyre sold out now, but good things come to those who wait. Personally I think it would look sick. well worth a lil GS love

Lurker wrote:



Are these pictures accurate?

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Yes they are !

Both soul grinder and balrog sound like good options ! Thanks !


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Crop, noticed the balrog horns are getting back. I am sure than will not fit between the giant shouldergards. :(

Good news on the decimator front them. I thought it would make a good base for a dreadknight.


As for the Balrog horns, cut them off each side and switch them over so that they point forward, like this:



Here is the thread that gave me the idea. I'm considering making an exact replica at some stage!

http://midge913.com/?page_id=443

Kinda a late question, but can I get a quick breakdown/tutorial on the pure white you used for the Paladins (I think).

Hologram wrote:Kinda a late question, but can I get a quick breakdown/tutorial on the pure white you used for the Paladins (I think).

Pure white was pretty easy honestly :
- prime white
- add a brush coat of skull white
- very very very very (did I mention very?) very light devlan mud wash in the recesses
- correct the devlan mud mistakes with pure white

That's basically it.

That balrog head is getting sexier by the minute. It would be a great match for a decimator engine. Last problem I can think of : a fully organic piece on a fully mechanic one.

While I'm thinking about that, a brand new Obliterator !

I decided on the berzerkers scheme : it will be black, with deep red borders.

Advice : do not test your schemes after boxing training. My arms were so shaking I painted the head while aiming for the foot.


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(sidenote : sad not to have comments on the Obliterator !)


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And vote vote vote on my minis ! ^^

I like the obliterator, he has a certain disco fury about him. I don't know why that's what springs to mind I sympathise, it's a bit sucky when you stick something up and get nothing back. Don't sweat it.

Test zerker, speed painted.

As usual with test models, I am not sure I liking it. The dark theme seems not fitting for a brutal unit. I may try a straight white / red model (kidda like the white paladin I made before), but white/red may look like a red cross unit - not very fitting for zerkers. :(

Help me !

You might just need to get a different look to some of the metals going on. Maybe go a little more brassy with the chains and the like for Khorne. Black can look fine as a base-look for armor, but you really need other things around to accent and bring out the model. That's why Death Company are covered in stuff to paint. Nobody will call them boring looking.

I paint all of my zerkers gloves a light brown, its like graveyard earth to make it stand out, i do the rivets on the gloves with mithril silver before I wash. I favor dwarven bronze over gold for my metallic symbolism on the khorne bits. I usually pick out all the skulls with white or another opposing metallic color like dwarven bronze if the sword is boltgun or something similiar.

Green eyes, love it! I do the same with mine, infact I pick out the wires on the backpack with green, scorpion green.

Chemical Cutthroat wrote:You might just need to get a different look to some of the metals going on. Maybe go a little more brassy with the chains and the like for Khorne. Black can look fine as a base-look for armor, but you really need other things around to accent and bring out the model. That's why Death Company are covered in stuff to paint. Nobody will call them boring looking.

I'm not that sure that it will cut it. I'm afraid only a few brass highlight will not make them stand out. :(


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decoste007xt wrote:I paint all of my zerkers gloves a light brown, its like graveyard earth to make it stand out, i do the rivets on the gloves with mithril silver before I wash. I favor dwarven bronze over gold for my metallic symbolism on the khorne bits. I usually pick out all the skulls with white or another opposing metallic color like dwarven bronze if the sword is boltgun or something similiar.

Green eyes, love it! I do the same with mine, infact I pick out the wires on the backpack with green, scorpion green.

Good idea... BUT (I know, thinking negative) my PM are exactly that colour. Dunno, might try that though.
Maybe light brown / brass highlights.


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Currently working on Abaddon.

Primary colour will be bone / light brown (between the ivory Paladins and the brown PM). I have yet to decide about the highlight colour.
Currently hesitating between deep red (it works with light main tones) and black or deep blue (coz Abaddon's evil you see).

Toughts ?

Deep red for Abaddon, I think. As for testzerker, maybe bring the black up with some thin red layers, and a gloss finish?

Final option : deep red as main, bone for highlights.

Wow, love the Obliterators!

For your test zerker how did you apply the black was over a white undercoat? Might be the light but it doesn't look black black like you would get from a spray undercoat. I'd try from a black undercoat a few coats of Baal Red wash to see if that looks dark and menacing.

I'm planning an elite unit of Berzerkers to go with my Abaddon and I was going to do them red with white helms and brass trim and lots of battle damage.

You can see my different zerkers in my gallery might give you some ideas.

Maybe try something red/orange, with the metal being 50% steel/brass? Zerkers have to look agressive!

Arm.chair.general wrote:Wow, love the Obliterators!

Cheers !
4 more to go !


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GiraffeX wrote:For your test zerker how did you apply the black was over a white undercoat? Might be the light but it doesn't look black black like you would get from a spray undercoat. I'd try from a black undercoat a few coats of Baal Red wash to see if that looks dark and menacing.

I'm planning an elite unit of Berzerkers to go with my Abaddon and I was going to do them red with white helms and brass trim and lots of battle damage.

You can see my different zerkers in my gallery might give you some ideas.

Black was done with black sprayed and then dry brushed in metal. Your baal red idea is great, it will highlight the metal in red. On the ToDo list !
I like your red / black helm berzerkers. You managed to pull a albeit 'regular' bright and in your face look !


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MrMerlin wrote:Maybe try something red/orange, with the metal being 50% steel/brass? Zerkers have to look agressive!

I know Merlin I know ! But red/brass is the default scheme, and as you got by now, I am not a fan of standart schemes !

Ok, so final Abbadon is finished.




Need comments !!!!

I like him a lot, can we get a more focused shot though?

How about those ?

Really great. Fully on colours and tremendous contrast - love it.

Liking the look of your GK and CSM's. For the Decimator have you looked at any of the Defiler face plates? Or maybe a combination of the stock head with the teeth from one of the DP heads visible? I think that would add to the whole Daemon engine vibe.

The ideal head from the ones you posted would be the bottom left.