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 redbristles wrote:
I'd love to know where they get that lovely pearlescent paint they use on their Alpha Legion, anyone have any ideas?

I think Testor's Acrylics have some lines of paint like that. (Not the nasty enamal paints you see in alot of hardwear and draft stores.)

But I'm not 100% I've seen do many people ruin modles with that gross enamal stuff they make, so haven't given them much thought.

edit:

http://arcanepaintworks.blogspot.ca/2013/11/pearl-and-color-shift.html


Did some googleing and this is what i found! Prety awsome results showen.

Yes! YES!!! No More Kit-bashing these damn things!

 redbristles wrote:
I'd love to know where they get that lovely pearlescent paint they use on their Alpha Legion, anyone have any ideas?

FW Alpha Legion Paint Scheme:

1. AIRBRUSH WITH THINNED LEAD BELCHER/ IRON BREAKER (50/50 MIX)
2. AIRBRUSH FROM TOP OF MODEL WITH THINNED RUNFANG STEEL
3. MIX A LITTLE TAMIYA CLEAR GREEN WITH TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE (25/75 MIX) AND AIRBRUSH OVER THE MODEL IN 2 COATS
4. AIRBRUSH ARMOUR PANELS WITH TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE. BLENDING FROM MIDDLE OF FIGURE DOWN, SO THE STRONGEST BLUE COLOUR IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PANNELS
5. AIRBRUSH FROM THE MIDDLE UPWARDS WITH TAMIYA CLEAR GREEN
6. USING AN AIRBRUSH BLEND A HIGHLIGHT ON THE HIGHEST PANNELS (HEAD, SHOULDER PADS, TOP OF BACKPACK) WITH RUNEFANG STEEL WITH A TINY AMOUNT OF LOTHERN BLUE, EXTREMELY THINNED DOWN.
7. APPLY THINNED COAT OF TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE OVER THE HIGHLIGHT AND BLEND INTO THE SURROUNDING AREA.
8. USING A BLUE GLAZE, DRAG DOWN THE WHOLE MODEL ALLOWING IT TO SETTLE IN THE DEEPEST AREAS.
9. SILVER – BASECOAT WITH LEADBELCHER
10. WASH WITH NULN OIL
11. HIGHLIGHT WITH LEADBELCHER IN STRIKING MOTIONS TO CREATED CHIPPED AND WEATHER APPEARANCE
12. HIGHLIGHT WITH IRONBREAKER

Honestly, I prefer the 40k combi-weapons (now plentiful thanks to the Sternguard kit).

 redbristles wrote:
I'd love to know where they get that lovely pearlescent paint they use on their Alpha Legion, anyone have any ideas?

It almost looks like metallic automotive paint. There was a knight titan at my local GW last weekend that was done up with it and it looked really sharp.

 kronk wrote:
Yes! YES!!! No More Kit-bashing these damn things!

Finally some proper combi-bolters!

Gah! Damn you Forgeworld! Damn you! I've tried so hard to avoid FW but the level of awesome is too damn high! Come the release, I may be forced to pawn my soul part with some cash for these guys. I have to say, I'm quite liking Keith Robertson's take on the Salamanders recently. I'm not sure how I'll fit these and the Pyroclasts into a 40K army, but these are too epic to pass up!

 SickSix wrote:

 kronk wrote:
Yes! YES!!! No More Kit-bashing these damn things!

Finally some proper combi-bolters!

Agreed - may be that I have to get some Tigrus bolters and mix a few of these in as they look great! It's just a shame FW doesn't do mixed bolter or armour packs - they'd be great for 40K armies (Looking more like various 'relics' instead of just a full 40K squad in 30K armour)

 Warpig1815 wrote:


Agreed - may be that I have to get some Tigrus bolters and mix a few of these in as they look great! It's just a shame FW doesn't do mixed bolter or armour packs - they'd be great for 40K armies (Looking more like various 'relics' instead of just a full 40K squad in 30K armour)

I would love to see a mix pack like that for 40K. Say a "Relic wargear" pack. And while they are at it, maybe a mix pack of various shoulder pad to make a "Deathwatch kill team" upgrade set.

If I do get a Contemptor, I certainly won't be having that god-awful chainfist for one of its weapons.


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 Temujin wrote:

 redbristles wrote:
I'd love to know where they get that lovely pearlescent paint they use on their Alpha Legion, anyone have any ideas?

FW Alpha Legion Paint Scheme:

1. AIRBRUSH WITH THINNED LEAD BELCHER/ IRON BREAKER (50/50 MIX)
2. AIRBRUSH FROM TOP OF MODEL WITH THINNED RUNFANG STEEL
3. MIX A LITTLE TAMIYA CLEAR GREEN WITH TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE (25/75 MIX) AND AIRBRUSH OVER THE MODEL IN 2 COATS
4. AIRBRUSH ARMOUR PANELS WITH TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE. BLENDING FROM MIDDLE OF FIGURE DOWN, SO THE STRONGEST BLUE COLOUR IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PANNELS
5. AIRBRUSH FROM THE MIDDLE UPWARDS WITH TAMIYA CLEAR GREEN
6. USING AN AIRBRUSH BLEND A HIGHLIGHT ON THE HIGHEST PANNELS (HEAD, SHOULDER PADS, TOP OF BACKPACK) WITH RUNEFANG STEEL WITH A TINY AMOUNT OF LOTHERN BLUE, EXTREMELY THINNED DOWN.
7. APPLY THINNED COAT OF TAMIYA CLEAR BLUE OVER THE HIGHLIGHT AND BLEND INTO THE SURROUNDING AREA.
8. USING A BLUE GLAZE, DRAG DOWN THE WHOLE MODEL ALLOWING IT TO SETTLE IN THE DEEPEST AREAS.
9. SILVER – BASECOAT WITH LEADBELCHER
10. WASH WITH NULN OIL
11. HIGHLIGHT WITH LEADBELCHER IN STRIKING MOTIONS TO CREATED CHIPPED AND WEATHER APPEARANCE
12. HIGHLIGHT WITH IRONBREAKER

I thought airbrushing with metallics was generally considered a bad idea?

I have had no problem airbrushing with metalics other than I had to thin them a LOT more

*shutters* i do not like that color scheme for the alpha legion, this one is sooooo much better

 angelofvengeance wrote:


I thought airbrushing with metallics was generally considered a bad idea?

So far as an airbrush newbie, I've had a lot better luck airbrushing with boltgun metal than I have with normal snot green. Learning curve I suppose, but the metallic turns out fine, while the solid color gives me a rougher texture.

I found that no airbrush problem can not be solved by thinning my paints even more/cleaning my airbrush out

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http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/The_Horus_Heresy/Mechanicum

I love that there is finally a nearly full-fledged Mechanicum army. I mean, they've really been racing to it as of late, and here we are.

Weird science, ahoy!

Any word on which primarch will be next to get a model? I'm really hoping for the Night Haunter

God damn how I want a Mechanicum army...

So far I have 1 Magos Dominus...

But I have ordered a set of 5 Castellax and 2 sets of 3 Thallax Cohorts!

But I do want a Krios tank and I need to spend the £70 for that fething book ¬¬

My local GW told me that the order for the primarchs is mortarion, vulkan then kurze

 Rygnan wrote:
My local GW told me that the order for the primarchs is mortarion, vulkan then kurze

This is consistent with what I've heard too...I think I might have heard something about ALpharius being in there before Vulkan though.

I can't wait to see Kurze. I've never been a nightlords fan but I've always thought Kurze was a cool primarch...in a sadistic killer kind of way

Cool, I'm glad my tax return came in just in time to buy my primarch.

LOL my tax return came in just in time to get someone clearing out their DKOK.

Unfortunatelly that was supposed to be my Lancer fund......So when that comes out I will not be able to resist and will be broke....RAMEN NOODLES FOR EVERYONE.

Don't know if this has been posted yet, but there's apparently a really nice piece of art of a non-helmeted Alpharius in the book:



He's actually stunningly close to how I pictured him when reading the Heresy books. I don't remember them mentioning a hydra tattoo in any of the books but it's a nice touch, I think. Not to mention, we can't be sure the pictured figure is Alpharius.

all of the Alpha Legion art in the book is amazing...
it realy inspires me to paint some up...

i can't say enough good things about all three books...

cheers
jah

I absolutely loved the first one. And I was gonna pick up the next two at Adepticon but they were sold out so now I'm waiting for a group of us to get an order together so I can get my books

Got and E-mail the other day saying my collector's ed 3rd book has shipped. That's nice.

It is glorious. You will love it. I'm about halfway thru my isstvan campaign review for the books.

Waiting to open mine....got it at adepticon. It is going to be my end of the year relaxing read book

I wonder how long it will take my for my copy to make it here. I've been going crazy waiting for it since it cropped up in the rumour mill.

 Darth Bob wrote:
Don't know if this has been posted yet, but there's apparently a really nice piece of art of a non-helmeted Alpharius in the book:

Spoiler:

He's actually stunningly close to how I pictured him when reading the Heresy books. I don't remember them mentioning a hydra tattoo in any of the books but it's a nice touch, I think. Not to mention, we can't be sure the pictured figure is Alpharius.

That is Armillus Dynat, but since we are told a number of times in fluff (needs citation but as far as I remember this has always been part of the fluff) all of the Alpha Legion look like Alpharius, so besides the tattoo that is more or less what their primarch looks like

 CrashCanuck wrote:

 Darth Bob wrote:
Don't know if this has been posted yet, but there's apparently a really nice piece of art of a non-helmeted Alpharius in the book:

Spoiler:

He's actually stunningly close to how I pictured him when reading the Heresy books. I don't remember them mentioning a hydra tattoo in any of the books but it's a nice touch, I think. Not to mention, we can't be sure the pictured figure is Alpharius.

That is Armillus Dynat, but since we are told a number of times in fluff (needs citation but as far as I remember this has always been part of the fluff) all of the Alpha Legion look like Alpharius, so besides the tattoo that is more or less what their primarch looks like

^This. The art on Alpharius' page has "him" wearing a fairly ostentatious helmet.