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Seen up close, your edge highlights are pretty harsh, but at tabletop distance they really pop. Well done.

 youwashock wrote:
Thanks, guys!
zahnib, are you sure you didn't mean to post that in graven's blog? I consider myself to be a glacial painter, but any progress I have made I attribute to really trying to do something every day, no matter how small. Continual forward movement. And posting here helps a lot. Sharing helps keep me motivated.

Haha, no mistake here! Maybe it is the variety of what you paint but you seem to have a consistent output of awesome miniatures!

That is a great shade of green you put down on the dread. I lile it very much.

Love it, and he fits in so nicely with the rest of the troops.

That's about the coolest Space Marines colour scheme ever. And your dread is a thing of awesome power and beauty. Incredible work all round.

I agree, the Dread looks great and yes, you need a full squad for those group shots!

Ossus looks great, the twin autocannon Dread always looks great to me and it is one of the underappreciated 40k weapons.

And do not worry about your painting pace, in this hobby you have to do what works for you. At this rate you are on for 100 miniatures painted this year which is way more than most. As you say just getting a little bit done every day helps.

Nice weathering on the dread!
The lenses and the light came out really well. The glare effect really pops!

Lovely weathering on the Dread!

Thank you so much, everyone. Glad you guys are digging the Dreadnought and the overall look for the Marines. All the comments are much appreciated.

A little bit of progress. On stuff that isn't what I was working on already. Yeah. Was feeling scattered. So I went and built and painted the Hoar Cats from Malifaux and the ETB Reivers I bought for their helmets, including a plasma pistol and power fist for the sergeant since I will most likely use them as Scouts in 2nd/3rd edition and I will totally shell out points for a plasma pistol/power fist because I am all about plasma weapons and power fists. And run-on sentences. Couple quick WiPs of some of the random nonsense.





Cats are done and up for varnish and bases. Hoping to knock out the Reivers quick, and that will be a squad, I guess. First one for the Marines. Other stuff as it comes.

Thanks for looking!

That is one superbly painted head, especially knowing how small it really is

Great face! I always struggle with the contrast between recesses and raised areas on faces, but you’ve nailed it! I like how the terminators are shorter than the headless Reivers!

Thanks, guys!

gobert, contrast is no problem when it's in the name, I guess. Skin and hair are both Contrast over a white basecoat. Added a few highlights to the hair. Fairly quick, fairly satisfying, and it should do the job for a squad of bullet-stoppers. And yes, it is a good thing the runty Terminators will never see the field beside the Reivers. Or anyone else, really. They're nostalgic Space Hulk only.

If that’s just contrast I need to get me some!

 gobert wrote:
If that’s just contrast I need to get me some!

Ditto!

Gulliman Flesh and Apothecary White. Both over a white basecoat. One coat. Went back and hit the hair strands with white, and a dab of Agrax in the eye socket and mouth to set the eye and teeth off.

Wow! That head looks great! Is that Sargent Lorenzo from Space Hulk?

Thanks!

Not Lorenzo. Never owned him. It is a Blood Angel of some sort, though. I bought a couple boxes of Sanguinary Guard for conversions, and my friend has a BA army and an aversion to Marines without helmets, so it would be from one of those sources.

Nvm but I can't figure out how to delete posts.

Thanks

Love the Dreadnought. Nice chipping on the paintwork.

Lovely face painting!

And that Dread - beautiful work!

Thanks for the comments, JamesY and Lamby! Appreciate you stopping in.

Some progress. Couple little things done. First the Hoar Cats for Malifaux. Bought since I figured they would go well with the rest of the snow stuff. Decided last Friday to assemble and paint on a random whim. So there's that.



And finished the first Teraton for Dreadball.





Hope the rest of the team follows suit quickly.

And the raw model for the Reaper.



Part of my KS pledge included multiple copies of this guy, so having one preserved but still presentable seemed a thing to do. Alternate color schemes in the future.

And some stuff that is in the works. Marines, turtles, and another Dread. Now, it isn't entirely tzurk's fault that I am starting the process of working on this now. Sort of. It was going to happen someday, right? And what better time to paint my other Dreadnought than coming off the last one? It's tzurk's fault. Decided to go quad-o-cannons for this guy, as well. No magnets, though, and a different configuration. Had the turret from my Knights left over, so picked up another off a popular auction site and will see how those turn out.





That and other things await. Sharks, fungi, barbarian girls, Eldar. Who knows what will happen. Stay safe, everybody. Thanks for looking!

2020 minis completed: 29

I look forward to seeing that quad cannon contemptor!! Also those are some very nice paint pots you have, they could almost be considered antiques by now

Really love the eyes of the Teraton, contrasts nicely with his other colors.

The kitties and brute dreadball guy look great! I know what you mean about tzurk, he’s got me tempted to strip my old metal dreads!

Love the teraton, the skin is particularly nice.

The terrain is indeed fantastic. Great skin work on him.

Reaper has so many great quirky models to choose from. Glad I get to see some of them all painted up.

Ooh, a new dreadball team. Nice.

The dreadball minis are really interesting, and the texture on the teraton's skin is really lovely. I spy a beholder in the back - can't wait to see what you do with him!