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So would you recommend 'Ard Coat for say black shoulder pads to give them a bit more shine or for black blades of weapons when trying to do an Obsidian type of effect?

The next fist may not be as ornate but I bet you'll still do a bang up job and I can't wait to see it.

Hey Red!

That deathco marine looks really good

I noticed the shiny droplets: I'd look into using more than just 'ardcoat like the one in the center of your jump pack.


Have you considered doing highlights to the red crosses on top of the jump pack and chainsword?


Cheers!

Adamski Alders wrote:So would you recommend 'Ard Coat for say black shoulder pads to give them a bit more shine or for black blades of weapons when trying to do an Obsidian type of effect?

The next fist may not be as ornate but I bet you'll still do a bang up job and I can't wait to see it.

If you want the surface to look highly polished & shiny then a thin coat of 'Ard Coat would work great. I also use 'Ard Coat on all of my power weapon blades as well, gives the 'steel' of the blade that polished look to me. I hope to get some painting in tomorrow evening. First day off in 6 days where I can get some painting in.

I hope this helps and hopefully the painting is going well on your end Adamski. Merry Christmas to you also.

teban wrote:Hey Red!

That deathco marine looks really good

I noticed the shiny droplets: I'd look into using more than just 'ardcoat like the one in the center of your jump pack.

Have you considered doing highlights to the red crosses on top of the jump pack and chainsword?

Cheers!

I do use more than just 'Ard Coat on the usual gems, but I didn't want those blood drops to be gems per-se, but just polished decorative stones mounted to the top of the thruster nacelles. I have planned on getting some brighter red for some edge highlights down the road, but it's going to have to be after Christmas before I get any.

Looking forward to seeing more of your Fists in the near future Teban, and Merry Christmas to you also.

Take it easy guys.

-Red__Thirst-

Great job so far, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished piece. I've also decided to mock up my own Capt. Sendini as 5 is one of my lucky numbers, lol.

Yay more 5th Company representation! Glad to see you're working up a Captain Sendini of your own there Lestat.

Work over the last couple of weeks has stymied pretty hard. I've gotten the base of my next Death Co. marine finished up and ready, but haven't had a chance to start on the mini itself as yet beyond getting the black basecoat spraypainted onto it. I'll be hopefully getting a little work in on the mini this weekend, but likely won't be able to get any real solid painting work till next week some time once things calm down from the New Year and holidays.

I'll also be working on the next few Tactical Marines in the near future as well once I finish off a few more Death Co. Marines (goal is to get five of them painted before I move on to the Tactical Squad). Trying to paint these up in batches of five models to help prevent feeling overwhelmed by models left to paint.

More to come soon. Happy New Year folks and I'll update more in the new year soon! Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Happy New Year Red! Hope 2016 is filled with more Blood Angel goodness for you.

Can't wait to see more of your Death Company.

Hey Adamski! Happy New Year to you as well

Got a little something special in the mail today, a little Christmas Present to myself.



Lemartes, Guardian of the Lost. I have the old school Lemartes, and MUCH prefer this sculpt to the previous one. I'll be putting down a base coat in the near future, and will likely also be using a plastic Death Company jump pack in lieu of the metal one on him as well to help prevent him being any more top heavy than he already is.

Looking forward to painting him up and completing the Characters I'll be using for the time being, at least until I have a chance to convert up a Sanguinary High Priest, and also strip/re-paint my Mephiston and Dante miniatures.

Would be awesome to be able to get a full complement of Command Characters built/converted up and painted for my 5th Battle Company. Hopefully I'll make good headway on that soon enough.

More to come soon. Take it easy guys.

-Red__Thirst-

Lemartes? Very nice, I'm sure you'll do a cracking job on him.

Talking of Blood Angel characters - have you any interest in the new-ish Blood Angels Chaplain with Jump Pack? Probably not that you now have Lemartes but you got any views on the model itself?

I also treated myself to a little something from GW but can't collect it til next Saturday.

I think with your skills you could convert up a really cool Sanguinary High Priest.

 Adamski Alders wrote:
Lemartes? Very nice, I'm sure you'll do a cracking job on him.

Talking of Blood Angel characters - have you any interest in the new-ish Blood Angels Chaplain with Jump Pack? Probably not that you now have Lemartes but you got any views on the model itself?

I also treated myself to a little something from GW but can't collect it til next Saturday.

I think with your skills you could convert up a really cool Sanguinary High Priest.

Thank ya Adamski I've begun work on the powerfist Death Company marine last night, getting the first layer of black laid down on all the component parts over the black primer coat. A tedious and somewhat time consuming process, but a necessary one all the same. I'll be starting work on the legs in short order and progressing upward to the torso, head, and arms in that order.

Once this model is finished I'll decide if I want to continue to work on Death Company and get the first bank of five finished, or begin work on Lemartes.

As for the new BA specific Chaplain, I do love the model as a whole but certain parts of it leave me rather flummoxed. Specifically the wings are just strange to me, looking more like Eldar swooping hawk wings than a space marine jump pack. Also I find the way the model's foot is attached to the basing odd, as it doesn't look natural or is somehow off.. I can say I LOVE the helmet and armor overall, had this model existed before I got started on him, would have been a strong contender for the base model I used for my Captain Sendini conversion with a different weapon, jump pack, and weapons.

Glad to hear you've got a new treat to work on soon. I hope you get your hands on it next Saturday.

And yea, I'm sorely tempted to do a full blown kitbash of the Sanguinary High Priest but I LOVE the plastic version that GW came out with not too long ago. Such an excellent base model, I'd be hard pressed to do better with a kitbash honestly. We'll see, that project is a ways off at this point. I've still got to get through the following:

9 more tactical marines
2 more Death Company
Lemartes
A BA Furioso Dreadnought
5 Scouts
A Dreadnought Drop Pod
A Drop Pod for the Tactical Squad
A 5 man Assault Squad

Once I'm through that, I'll be looking at getting either a Storm Raven, or if funds allow, a Storm Eagle from Forge World to serve as a centerpiece model for my army.

That's not even getting into the second Tactical Squad & dedicated Drop Pod I need, or the second half of the Assault Squad I'll need to purchase later too.

So much to do, and buy, so little time and money.

More to come later. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Emperor help you man, 2 drop pods? I hated building mine....Good luck!

I just built my first drop pod before xmas, it was definitely not straightforward, but it is in 3 sub-assemblies now so I can paint it (fins + engine, baseplate + doors, centre console + seats/straps).

I really want a dreadnought drop pod now

Also, I have a storm eagle, and really would rather have a storm raven

War Kitten wrote:Emperor help you man, 2 drop pods? I hated building mine....Good luck!

Thanks for the luck, I'll need it. I've actually built one pod already but wound up selling it since my BA were decidedly placed on the back burner until recently. I will likely wind up having at least four to six drop pods in total once I get the full Battle Company built, not counting the Dreadnought Pod. So yea, thankfully I have several friends with airbrushes, which will help getting the major base coats laid down tremendously.

kb_lock wrote:I just built my first drop pod before xmas, it was definitely not straightforward, but it is in 3 sub-assemblies now so I can paint it (fins + engine, baseplate + doors, centre console + seats/straps).

I really want a dreadnought drop pod now

Also, I have a storm eagle, and really would rather have a storm raven

Yea you gotta paint the pod in stages to make it look right, I learned that the hard way when I put my one together a few years back. I highly recommend the dread pod also, it's beefier and MUCH easier to assemble. My buddy has one and it is a cool piece of kit.

May I ask, why do you not like the Storm Eagle as opposed to the Storm Raven? Any particular reason? Is it the rules, or the visual of the model?
Just curious, as I haven't made any purchases yet obviously but I would love to get some info on the Storm Eagle. I prefer the visual of that model over the unmodified Storm Raven. That said, I hope to get a Chapter House Storm Raven modification kit if I wind up going with the Storm Raven also, as I MUCH prefer the way it looks compared to the stock model.

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll catch y'all soon, take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

I think it was rules and visual appeal tbh. Probably just buyers remorse though!

Gotcha.

I'm not up on most of the Storm Eagle's rules other than it can carry up to 20 models, or 10 bulky models, which is a big plus.

My main sticking point is going to be if I can get my hands on a Chapter House Storm Raven extension kit or not. Hopefully in the coming months I can find one and get it. If I can I'll likely go the Storm Raven route in lieu of the Storm Eagle. We'll see I suppose.

Thanks for the info and take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

The Storm eagle would be a great addition to your Blood Angels army... and the right step towards the 30k direction

Finally, an update!

Getting back at it in the new year this month. Been hectic for me, but things are finally starting to slow enough for me to catch my breath and get some paint on my Death Company.

Here's the progress I've made tonight:





I hope to make some more good headway tomorrow night, putting the paint brushes down for the moment though.

Take it easy and further updates will be forthcoming soon if life doesn't throw too many hurdles in the way. Thanks for looking.

-Red__Thirst-

Hey Red~!

Lovely gems and wings!

Those legs look really well so far. On his right leg, you can see a square panel with a small 'button'. I cant see from the light, but it seems as if you didnt highlight it. Usually I do a thin highlight on those panels and they look well

Regarding the purity seal, to me it looks like an old purity seal - which, considering they get those right before battle, looks a bit odd to me.

teban wrote:
Hey Red~!

Lovely gems and wings!

Those legs look really well so far. On his right leg, you can see a square panel with a small 'button'. I cant see from the light, but it seems as if you didnt highlight it. Usually I do a thin highlight on those panels and they look well

Regarding the purity seal, to me it looks like an old purity seal - which, considering they get those right before battle, looks a bit odd to me.

Hey Teban, thank you sir!

Firstly, that panel is high lighted, I just got a little heavy-handed with the follow up wash that darkened it down in that spot. I'll touch it up later when I'm highlighting other portions of the model as I continue. Appreciate the heads up sir.

Regarding the Purity Seal, some of those are given before each battle, others are given at the start of a campaign, which can last months or even years. In my mind, this particular marine received this particular Oath/Purity Seal at the start of the campaign and he then, months later, fell to the Black Rage and was inducted into the Death Company. The seal remained behind, attached where it had been placed months before.

I like my Purity Seals to be somewhat weathered, and old looking, lends a subtle sense of wear to the armor as it were.

Thanks again Teban, looking forward to seeing more updates on your Fists soon.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Those Death Company models have so much detail on them, they really are an awesome kit.

Legs are looking good Red, can't wait to see the torso and weapons.

Finally! An update!

Headway has been made, and progress on the Death Company marine is just below, take a look!









Very pleased with this mini. Next up is his jump pack, and then I begin work on the fourth, and then fifth member of the DC squad. Further updates will be forthcoming. Thanks for looking and take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

One more update to show the third member of the Death Company finished up. Had a lot of fun with this mini and modeling the pose up. I was a little iffy on the helmet at first but figured I'd give it a try, and actually really like it after painting it and getting it modeled up.

Please tell me what you guys think.









And the three finished Death Company together. Pardon the poor lighting, I'm still learning how to use this new camera. The pictures are a little yellow except for the one but hopefully the detail can be seen alright.









Two more squad members to go. About to begin cleaning and prepping the next one now. Take it easy and thanks for looking.

-Red__Thirst-

Great stuff, matey!

Thank ya sir, I'm trying to really step my painting up with this army.

I was a little offput this morning when I found my thread had been moved to P&M Blog section from the P&M. I don't mind that it was moved, but a heads up would have been nice as it took a few minutes to find it once I realized it had been moved. Thought it had been deleted at first.

More updates to come. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

The new Death Company marine looks cool, the Power Fist looks quite bulky and nasty as well.

Took me a while to find this again, thought you'd got rid

Well. I've certainly missed a fair bit of stuff. The DC are looking lovely Red

Thank you both, yea I didn't realize it had been moved either. I had no notification, just had to hunt and peck for it. :(

Glad you guys found it also. Further updates will be forthcoming in the near future. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Update! No pictures yet, but some will be forthcoming soon.

Work has begun on the next Death Company Marine. I'm going to try and knock out all five members, then finish up with my Lemartes and move on to some Tactical and Scout Marines to get my troops selection fleshed out. Then, I'll try and work on a Dreadnought, or a Drop Pod, and continue to chip away at Angels slowly but surely.

At present, I've gotten the next DC marine basecoated black, and will be beginning work on the base in short order before moving on to the mini itself.

More to come soon. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

I think I've missed a boat lad of your updates.

DC are looking good, the pointy power fiat dude is ace.

EDC

Thanks for that EDC!

I really like how all these DC are turning out on their poses and with the color palate I'm using.

The current quandary I'm facing is how to paint up my scout marines. I don't know if I want to paint their armor the traditional red with khaki fatigues, or if I want to do a camoflage scheme with them. Still working that out at present.

We'll see, for now I'm working on Death Company and hope to have some forward progress on them soon. More to come shortly. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

I love the heavy flamer guy on page 10. He just looks solid!