Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Eisenhorn wrote: I am trying not to paint the skull bone because it is supposed to be made out of the 'Lith' which was supoosed to be a Giant Warp Infused Crystal.

True. But then, the skull on the original Eisenhorn model's staff was painted in bone colour in the "official" GW paintjob, so the precedent goes either way on this

Don't lose any sleep over this being accurate, go with what looks cool. In any case, I'm sure you'll arrive at an awesome solution

By jove I think I got it




I think the grey works well,Thanks Kraut,Ya saved the model there

Alrighty then
I have the next tile prepped,this one is the T-corridor.
The prepping consists of scrubing the tile in the sink with soap and a srcubby,rinsing and let dry.
Then the whole tile is primed with Tamiya Grey Fine Surface Primer.
Then I used Alclad airbrush black primer to preshade.




Automatically Appended Next Post:
Here is a shot of Eisenhorn and Cherubael

And Inquisitor Lilith Abfequarn from Ravenor and Guant's Ghost's

I then spray Model-Air Hull Red on the walls,the floor gets Steel on the edges.
Once dry sponge on masking fluid and spray the wall Barley Grey
Once remove the masking fluid


Next will be to brush on the concrete basecoat and Beige Acloves

I have the second mortalis tile painted up this one is a T-Corridor






And here are both together

When I have four tiles completed I will reveal the Grand Design of this project

This is an old Necromunda model I love.
With his headband I think he is pefect for a Rouge Trader Navigator Horatio



And I want to add a Harlequin Troupe as Allies,just because it seems cool and fluffy.
I have read about Harlequins quite a few times in the different Inquisitor books.
Shame I cannot paint diamonds to save my life I would of loved black and white diamonds on the right leg

I started work on the Harlequin Troupe of End Times
Hence the lack of usual garish colors and the colors Black and White(Good and Evil)and Red (Bloodshed the final war).
Their shows have been reported with greater frequency the closer we approch
999.M41
Witnesses stuck with a feeling of impending doom after witnessing the show.
They are also my Inquisition allies which are also this color,it ties em all in.
I wish I could paint the diamond pattern but after four tries,it just ain't happening.
I get em ok but unless perfect it throws the whole model off.
I finished the Shadowseer and am working on the Death Jester and Troupe Leader.
I found a great use for the hat I clipped off the Inquisitor when I made Eisenhorn,it is fluffy too.
The Troupe Leader stole a WitchHunters hat while leaving him alive.
There is one Witchhunter out there who will pop a blood vessel if you mention Eldar
Before anyone mentions,I already fixed the chin after the photo







Automatically Appended Next Post:
I have the third tile in the bag the second you tile

Some more work on Zephro Carnelian the Troupe Master

I have finished The Troupe of End Times.
A nice change of pace painting Eldar but no way would I ever want to do an army.
Now I could not paint diamonds so I went with other clown motiffs such as stripes and jester hats.
Not the standard Harlequin I cannot bring myself to paint off the wall colors as they are described.
I went with the same colors as the rest of my Inquisition since they are the allies for that force mainly.

I finished my Realm of Battle Board today.
Had a marathon session and banged out all four valley tiles.
I also added the final touches to the water tile.

Shame I cannot paint diamonds to save my life I would of loved black and white diamonds on the right leg

As far as this goes, for my ork checks. I DO NOT paint them on at first. I think that this might work for diamonds too, pick up an SX micron artist's pen. I think mine cost about $4 American. Well worth it for drawing on insignias and symbols, and them painting in the lines after drawn. BTW, I am no artist so it really helps to have that for a guide.

Also, WOW! love the stuff you have going on here. Subscribed!

I tried that Gorgrim it is harder that doing it on armor plates
It is a round curvy leg and the pen does not like.
I'm cool with the candy canes that is the last I am ever painting of Eldar for a long while if ever.
When ther HH stuff comes out it is 99% the last I will ever buy of GW's marine figures.
I am so stoked you have no idea,my favorite army is my Sons of Horus.
World Eaters are right up there.see other threads

Ugh. I am sure glad I don't do Space Elves.

Do you mean that GW is going to put out HH figs?

I forgot to say last time that your Aquila lander crash is amazing. I am a terrain nut and you have some wonderful stuff here. Thanks for posting it.

What an epic log, serious stuff here.

No what I ment was,and in truth this has already been the case since Gamesday 2010.
I will only buy Pre-Heresy Marines from ForgeWorld for any Marine.
I do not see myself using plastic Marines anymore.
If you notice I have always painted 30k and not 40k for Marines anyhow.
Even my Chaosy World Eaters are a mix of the FW and Badab sets.
Scratch that Heresy sets,they can finally stop the pretense the old armor is a badab thing.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Never one to be idle I finished my fourth Mortalis tile.
Yep another T-Tile,wheat the heck is with the doubles?
That is just how they are packaged.
This is the first tile I used cutout inlays.
I used tinfoil to get the shape of the opening,then I cut that out and used as a template,worked like a dream.








That was tile four.If you do not remember I said I would reveal the grand plan I my project.
Here we have Four Mortalis Tiles

Here we have the Realm of Battle tile sitting neatly and sturdily on top




This will be a Two Tier Table
The Top will be the Realm of Battle Board
The Bottom is the underground Complex

This is a one off test piece
I loved Apologists Guardsmen using Elysian bodies and Cadian Respirator Heads
I still have a crapload of Elyisans so I bought 30 respirator heads.
This will be template the guardsmen that go with my Tank Company.
I painted him in winter tones to go with that theme.
This was how I pictured the Merican uniform more than standard Elyisan.

 Eisenhorn wrote:
This is a one off test piece
I loved Apologists Guardsmen using Elysian bodies and Cadian Respirator Heads
I still have a crapload of Elyisans so I bought 30 respirator heads.
This will be template the guardsmen that go with my Tank Company.
I painted him in winter tones to go with that theme.
This was how I pictured the Merican uniform more than standard Elyisan.

This guy is pretty sweet! I can see why you liked the combo I was looking for those respirator heads before, but couldn't find any. Where did you buy them from?

That is indeed a sweet head swap, Apologist is so awesome, love your paintjob too!

@Rawson: I could have sworn FW used to do respirator heads in sets of 10, but seems they have replaced them with the hostile environment packs:

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Cadian_Shock_Troops/CADIAN-HOSTILE-ENVIRONMENT-TROOPS-CONVERSION-SET.html

 Vitruvian XVII wrote:
That is indeed a sweet head swap, Apologist is so awesome, love your paintjob too!

@Rawson: I could have sworn FW used to do respirator heads in sets of 10, but seems they have replaced them with the hostile environment packs:

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Cadian_Shock_Troops/CADIAN-HOSTILE-ENVIRONMENT-TROOPS-CONVERSION-SET.html

Those I had seen before, but was just looking for the heads. Not that the hostile environment packs are bad (they're actually pretty cool ), just not what I needed for a (now scrapped) project

Still There
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Cadian_Shock_Troops/CADIAN_INFANTRY_SQUAD_WITH_RESPIRATORS_UPGRADE_PACK.html

wow I love that guardsman! I think I need to try this sometime

One thing I feel the need to say: the leman russes at the front look nice and all, but if I saw one of our tanks with rust like that I'd gak and then I'd find who was responsible.

They are probally about 200 years old

 Eisenhorn wrote:
They are probally about 200 years old

Doesn't matter. Rust like that isn't from wear, it's from being neglected by the crew. You'll see some rust, don't be me wrong, but that's a few years of failing to do maintenance there. If she's that bad with rust, there will be other issues.

In short they look better rusted,I know you would never see it IRL.
this is make belive,so they are fighting on a planet with a highly corrosive atmosphere.
Which supposedly 40k has,everthing is polluted in 40k,acid rain that burns skin(Ravenor)death worlds you name it.
IRL armor does not chip like that unless is has been knocked out for months/years.

So stop raining on my parade Baron

I like the rusty look, and as mentioned this is science fiction and we're free to paint and model our figures using the 'rule of cool' if we wish. Obviously some people prefer to keep things realistic, and more power to them for that, but most people are just happy to follow their own aesthetic path.

Terrain and the guardsman are looking great by the way Eisenhorn

D

I finished the next U-tile,these are also the boards that make for great rooms,with use of the doors.
The door fit very well,you can use one large or two small door on the U-tile

Very... 40k Fallout mashup feeling.

Groovy that is kind of the vibe I am looking for something fitting both Ground Complex and a Space Hulk.
Ya know what would be cool Nid Infestation inserts,like Aliens.
Wish I could send a few tiles to Navarro his nid stuff is sick
I'd love to see what he could do with it.

Jeeze the Servitors lets this place go to hell too,my models are dirtbags

 Eisenhorn wrote:

I then drybrushed it using a house trin brush and various earth and grey tones

looking great! Can I ask which paints you used for the earth/grey tones?

Well I start with it primed black,then I use army painter leather spray to lightly,lightly randomly dust the surface.
This makes it dark mottled brown.
Then I get a paper plate and squirt on dark grey,black,light tan,dark tan,burnt umber and burnt sienna and a chocolate brown.
I then start going to town,I'll drybrush the whole thing with the dark grey,then mix in some tan right on the same brush go over it with that.
Then I may mix the burnt umber with chocolates brown for a medium dark brown,hit it with that.
The last step is the highlight which I use a craft paint that looks just like a darker Commando.Khaki
No right or wrong way to do it,but try to leave a bit of brown showing in spots.
I used craft paints for this,folk art and Martha Stewart(which is an excellent range if you can get past the name)