LDP's Blog: 12th June - Ultramarines Tactical Specialist & Skitarii Vanguard Alpha

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**lipsdapips**

I've taken your advice. He now looks a lot less lazy eyed.

**Paradigm**

Nice work on the sternguard, you have got some really cool poses there. The sarge in particular is nicely balanced with the PF and the pistol outstretched.

Great work on the head of that tac sergeant, very good skin tone and variation.

**Biohazard**

Still love this thread, I haven't ben around for a while and you've been busy in my absence LDP. Great looking stuff on the new models cant wait to see them all finished.

**lipsdapips**

Hey guys!
Finished my first new SM, i'm quite happy with how he looks considering (not sure if you noticed) that almost noone in this blog has a bare head (I fail to see the logic/helmets are cooler), but seeing as nerdfests competition was raging I figured it was about time an unhelmetted lad came along

Tell me what you think guys! Sternguard sgt up next

LDP

**Biohazard**

He looks awesome mate. Can't wait for the Stern Sgt.

**Nevelon**

Looks sharp. He has a very intense look. When you can see whites all around the eye, you normally get into crazy eye territory. This guy just conveys a lot of built up hate. "I know I can spit acid, but right now I want laser eyes; I hate you that much"

Not a big fan of bare heads myself, but they do break up the army and add a distinct element to characters.

**Paradigm**

I'll second what Nevelon said, this guy really does look menacing, through a combination of posing and the astartes-pattern death-glare.

**Largeblastmarker**

BARE HEAD = MOAAR plot ermer!

Realy sharp looking dude!

**Igice**

Wow I would hate to be on the receiving end of that glare!
very nicely done though!! the highlights are amazing!

**lipsdapips**

Hey team.
Been chugging in hours already to this guy. Sorry the updates are coming so slow, it takes me around 5-15 hours to paint a single mini (depending on detail, and excluding tactical marines), and as I improve, my newer techniques take longer to do etc etc
excuses aside, here's where i'm at, and it's going ok so far.

tell me what you think!!
Cheers guys,

LDP

**bebopdrums2424**

Great. LDP, your painting is making leaps and bounds! Super sharp and vivid. Great work. Keep striving for more!

**Biohazard**

Excellent work, your painting really gives the effect of highly polished armour. I say it with every mini you show but this has to be your best work yet.

**Paradigm**

Coming along nicely, and I must say, the 5-15 hours spent on each model is certainly worth it. Out of interest, how long do you spend on tactical marines?

**lipsdapips**

Thanks for the feedback fellas! Means alot.
Paradigm i'd say about 3 hours per if I do them individually, or maybe 2-2.5 per if I batch paint (which I should really do more often)

**Ruglud**

Wonderful work LDP, I'm ashamed that I haven't visited your pages before... The blue on the Sternguard is so rich and deep

As for your unhelmed dude, he looks suitably bad ass to me, the eyes are great...

**Nevelon**

Looking great. Can't wait to see him done. The time you spend is well worth it.

**Largeblastmarker**

Great work! He looks suitably badass.

**TheDraconicLord**

You really are taking your sweet time with that bad boy and it shows. I hope you are loving every minute of it

Keep up the great work!

**lipsdapips**

Thanks for all the lovely feedback guys! Sorry I couldn't individually respond, but it's very late and i'm very tired and have stayed up just to finish this guy off, and i'm relatively pleased with how he came out.
Starting on a vanguard marine next.

Tell me what you think!

LDP

**TheDraconicLord**

Freakin' fantastic, that's what I think! Here's some criticism I hope you don't mind

- I feel that gravity gun is a perfect opportunity for some OSL. The gun is very dark so some green OSL would really pop and look darn good. IMHO the OSL only really works on dark surfaces.

- The Red eye lenses. I think that with a red helmet, a red lense just doesn't pop. It looks great sure, but no "popping" makes me sad

I would paint them a different color when the marine in question has a red helmet.

I feel it's the only critics I have and are minor ones, the marine looks gorgeous!

Keep'em coming!

**Nevelon**

The only thing I'm not 100% wowed with is the red trim on the tabard. I think keeping it just a single color might have been a better choice.

But that's just going out of my way to find something to nit-pick. Love the mini. Great job.

**Largeblastmarker**

Nevelon wrote:
The only thing I'm not 100% wowed with is the red trim on the tabard. I think keeping it just a single color might have been a better choice.

But that's just going out of my way to find something to nit-pick. Love the mini. Great job.

Me too.
But over all, It is an amazing mini!

can't wait to see whats next.

**San76**

Just found this log this evening and its been a great read! Lipsdapips oh ultras are looking great, the last two particularly impressive. Though I agree, helmets are the go, the face you pointed or nerdfest comp is really good.

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**Schmacker10**

Hey lipsdapips, very nice Ultras. I really like the text written right onto the armour, and am going to use that for my own guys. Looking forward to more to come.

**lipsdapips**

YO!
Thanks for all your constructive feedbacks guys. I see that some people arent fans of the red tabard lining, but i'm sorry to say, I need to keep coherency with other models and personally I prefer the red lining as I feel it makes the cloth more regal and thick. Sorry guys.

ANYWAY
Vanguard vet 1 is in progress! Just finished the white on the helmet and his laurels, really happy with the results! Tell me what you think and i'm sure i'll be blitzing more progress out of this guy because i'm enjoying the painting experience

LDP

**Nevelon**

Looking good so far.

**Paradigm**

Coming along nicely, that hammer is particularly awesome.

**Largeblastmarker**

Great!

**pupitbackster**

Hey LDP, Great work.

I am in the process of painting my sternguard, I wondered if you could tell me what colours you use for the tabard on the sternguard sergeant?

And if you have the time a quick idea of the process, ie do you layer them all up or wash several times over a very bright basecoat.

**bebopdrums2424**

Sweet Hammer LDP. I pintrested some of your minis to my ultramarines board

Hope you dont mind