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Nice Pred. Makes me excited to get mine done!

EDC

Love the way the white on the turret fits in with the vindis. Looks really good both alone and with the other tanks.

 Dysartes wrote:
Nice set of tanks there.

One question on the Predator - you've painted the muzzle-bit on the turret lascannon in white, but not the sponson ones - a touch more of your spot colour might be a good idea, without it being part of the main hull?

I also really like this idea. Think the extra bit of spot colour would really enhance the look. triangulation is key

Hey guys, thanks for all the positive comments. Im glad everyone is enjoying the pics. Army is almost done, just got 11 more guys and some house keeping.

Now, as for the Predator. I wanted one item on each tank to be white because it can look overpowering. I had always pictured them as a unit so figured one white piece each. I considered painting the lascannon sponson white but didnt want them to stand out too much. Although looking at the pics I can see where you guys are coming from.

So I went back and painted the weapons. Orange for the plasma, yellow for the Volkyte and silver blades. I had planned to paint them the two toned blue, but that was not well thought out. Blue blades with blue armor....no. I'll probably knock out the vets next then start the basing. Oh, and I got 2 Rapier Quad Mortars the other day. I just couldn't resist.

Cool. The red really pops on the plasma and the yellow for the Volkyte looks great.

Looking forward to the quad mortars

EDC

Very nice! Good choice on changing the blade colors btw

Looking good.

I think you could go a step higher on the highlights, at least for the plasma. (Not sure what the fluff is on the volkite) They could be a bit more glowy. Not that they are flat, but I’m not getting the Gets Hot! raw power vibe from them.

Just a thought.

Green on the power weapons might look nice. Or royal purple.

Just popped into this thread for the first time and I'm blown away by what you've made. There's a rather limited palette but it really works in their favour. The Assault Marines are my particular favourite, but I do see some Blood Angel icons remaining on them that could be removed.

Thanks guys. Not sure if the Volkyte even has glowy bits but I figured what the hell. I tried an extra highlight on the plasma, Ryza Orange, I guess its not showing well on the pics.

And thanks for stopping by Valkyrie, glad you like the army. I considered trying to trim off some of the blood drop bits, decided against it because I didnt want to leave the odd flat space on the swords.

 40kFSU wrote:
Thanks guys. Not sure if the Volkyte even has glowy bits but I figured what the hell. I tried an extra highlight on the plasma, Ryza Orange, I guess its not showing well on the pics.

And thanks for stopping by Valkyrie, glad you like the army. I considered trying to trim off some of the blood drop bits, decided against it because I didnt want to leave the odd flat space on the swords.

Ryza has a tendency to dry darker than it is in the pot (which is what makes it a great rust effect)

My personal suggestion is to take troll slayer orange and mix it up with Flashgitz Yellow or White for your last highlight, it will come out much "brighter" looking

Thanks Angelos, I may go back and give it a shot.

So the basing has begun. I was trying to work out an urban ruins theme but kept striking out. I decided to go with a rocky plains look. Can be urban I guess, but also fits as desolation after the Ruinstorm or in the catacombs. I gave the guys a light dusting of weathering powder to wear them a little. Also will be going with a 5 man Melta squad instead of the vets.

Crap. Pics won't work. I'll get you guys in the morning.

Ok got one pic to work. The base is still a concept in progress but you get the idea.

 40kFSU wrote:
Ok got one pic to work. The base is still a concept in progress but you get the idea.

Fantastic work Sir.

Hope everyone is having a happy and reflective Memorial Day. On the 40k front I have the last guys built and the Quad mortars ready to go. These things are so cool. Once these guys are done I'll start the basing.

Coming along nicely.

Except for the damn sideways pic.

Ok, finally able to make a brief update. Quad mortars are done and super cool. Some guys with the Legion Vexhilla things. Probably horribly misspelled Vexhilla. Also a Minotaurs test model. As usual I am stressing myself out over the dumb bases. Urban rubble? Subterranean? Pavement, like they were ambushed on the assembly area? Ugh. First world problems boys.

Ultras are looking good. Can’t offer much in the way of advice on bases; it’s one of my weak points. GW is coming out with some new ones this weekend, might be an easy out.

The minotaur needs an accent color. I love the red and bronze look, but it’s very, I don’t know how to say it, “same-y”? Not really mono-chromatic, but close. I think something like bright blue/green eye lenses might give some life to the model. You might be able to get a similar result from a colored bolter casing. He just feels like he needs something as a hook or make him pop a little bit.

Far out he looks incredible! I absolutely love the way you paint your metallics; is he done the same way as the gold on the Ultramarines? I also love that red (recipes for both would be amazing if you're not opposed to sharing )

Edit: On the basing front, I find cork painted like rock is a relatively clean and simple method. Easy enough to do as well

Nevlon- you have a point about the two colors. I'm going to do blue eyes and possibly red bolters. I'm mostly still exploring a satisfactory bronze. In fact, the vehicles may not be bronze, but black with bronze trim.

Brother Payne- thanks, the bronze is Iron Breaker followed by 3 washes. Nuln Oil, Agrax Earthshade, 2 washes of something sephia. I'll have to wait till I get home to give you the red. Forgot the names.

As for the bases, I know how to build pretty cool ones, just having trouble settling on the look.

UM are looking sweet and Minotaur looks good too

Looking great, good job.

As for the bases, maybe something with a starker contrast? Either orange - heavily rusted metal from a urban/hive style? Or green shrubery on a dirt ground? Might add an extra pop to the awesome paint job.

What an awesome blog! You've got some lovely miniatures here, im not sure how I didn't find this until now - I must ask, and apologies if it's been asked already, but how do you do your gold?

 lipsdapips wrote:
What an awesome blog! You've got some lovely miniatures here, im not sure how I didn't find this until now - I must ask, and apologies if it's been asked already, but how do you do your gold?

 40kFSU wrote:
As for the gold, it's Iron Breaker followed by a liberal wash of Badab Black, Agrax Earthshade, and finally Seraphim Sephia. Not sure how I came across the color, it just kinda happened.

Thanks guys. And thanks for the input on the bases. I've been looking over the pics in Tempest. I'm gonna experiment with the assembly area idea. I'll try to show some pics tonight.

Moving right along, I got the sergeants finished, started a Captain Ventras conversion, and tested some of those bases I was talking about. Good times.

I like the bases. The road markings in particular are a nice touch

Lovin' what you've done so far. With the white dome on your predator, I know there aren't many transfers you can apply, but perhaps you could try freehanding a couple blue Ultramarine logos on there.

Keep up the great work!

Bases look perfect Sir.

Justaerin, glad you like the army. I'm afraid if I tried to free hand a blue ultramarine symbol the tank would burst into flames. Such is my lack of freehand skills.

Feindus and Payne, glad you like the bases, more for ya.

So work has been extremely busy so J have had little free time. I managed to finish the first batch which will belong to a tactical squad. The idea is to recreate an assembly area. As if the Ultras were in formation when they were ambushed. Hence the damage to the rear of the formation. Hopefully I can pull off the vision.

Damn sideways pics again. I guess it doesn't matter much in this case. Hopefully our internet and cable will be fixed soon and the signal will work better. Oh well, first world problems right?