Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 13: March 2016: Space Marines!

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**kb_lock**

Wow redflex that is sweet

**Camkierhi**

Bit scared here, you all are a bit good, well out of my league, but hey got to have a go.

The work here is amazing, can see this is going to be tough.

OK so it doesn't have to be a legal model right?

Well I fancy the idea of messing about with Space Hulk. and I have been making a board in the background, I know there are some great models out there, but I have my own ideas of what should be going on so here we go...

A terminator properly scaled and kitted out for close quarter fighting in dark and dingy corridors of hell. But all I got is some AOB models....

Thats not what I want.....lets sort that out right now.....

My gods its a massacre!

Well here we go, trying to make it short and sweet, the aim is eventually to have a squad, but it will be different, more like the best of the best sent in to clear out the xeno scum, so will not be the traditional squad of termies, but instead a mix match of guys. Probably upsetting a bunch of people with the very idea of it. For now, I will be doing one Termie for the comp, depends on how I get on I might do more.

**kb_lock**

I am looking forward to see what you can achieve with that Cam

**Camkierhi**

Basic structure glued up, Arms still move about and magnetized the waist...

And just to see how he compares...

Lots of details to add.

**KINGPIN54**

Like the pose on that termie

**TP^DC Deputy Manager**

Quick WIP from last night:

I find Deathwing colour a sort of Marmite situation. Everyone has different views on what colour they should be. There's details of paint usage over on my blog if anyone interested.

**Moolet**

Wow, so many entrants this month, and to such a high quality again.

My entry this month is the first few marines of my BA army. I've painted a full tactical squad with hand flamer/flamer/heavy flamer which I'll likely load up in a rhino (yeah I know not exactly super competitive). These are my first marines for 20 years so they were a bit of an experiment trying to scale down the scheme I worked out on my dreadnaught last month.

It kind of worked and it kind of didn't. I like the overall look but it was so time consuming taking me over twice as long as I originally anticipated. I think towards the end I rushed a bit through impatience and I'll go back to them at some point and give them some more love, (the base rims need redoing for a start). I've got to get some more ork boyz painted ready for an upcoming battle! I don't like to play with my miniatures unpainted so I think it will be the middle of summer before I get a game with these tactical marines.

Here they are on a piece of scenery themed to my gaming board, (i.e. bases match the ground).

Anyhow that isn't my entry pic as its illegal but I wanted to show them in their natural environment first... =)

Here are my entries.

**TP^DC Deputy Manager**

Moolet, the technique DEFINITELY transferred across to the tactical marines successfully. Oh yes indeed!

**SlaveToDorkness**

Dammit, People....it's the EIGHTEENTH it's supposed to take the whole month to do such beautiful work!

::stomps back up to painting attic::

**Nordicus**

SlaveToDorkness wrote:
Dammit, People....it's the EIGHTEENTH it's supposed to take the whole month to do such beautiful work!

::stomps back up to painting attic::

Well, you know me - Never satisfied with painting just one unit a month

**KINGPIN54**

SlaveToDorkness wrote:
Dammit, People....it's the EIGHTEENTH it's supposed to take the whole month to do such beautiful work!

::stomps back up to painting attic::

i agree, im battling with one marine LOL. Nice job on those tac marines!!!

**Moolet**

SlaveToDorkness wrote:Dammit, People....it's the EIGHTEENTH it's supposed to take the whole month to do such beautiful work!
::stomps back up to painting attic::

Thanks, I spend 1.5-2 hours nearly every evening painting. Its my treat to myself at the end of a day of work looking after wife and son.

TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:Moolet, the technique DEFINITELY transferred across to the tactical marines successfully. Oh yes indeed!

Thanks, very kind of you. I find after I spend a whole week looking at a model and knowing every single detail and imperfection I find it hard to stand back and make an impartial judgement. It really makes me happy to hear what others think, (even if its negative!) =)

**SlaveToDorkness**

You can definitely look at your own models too long.

**LordRahl**

omg love that termies new pose
just posting an old wip

**KaptinBadrukk**

When's the next poll going up? And what are next month's options?

**Brennonjw**

KaptinBadrukk wrote:
When's the next poll going up? And what are next month's options?

I'd expect in around 2 weeks when next month starts

**Midget Gems**

Cool entries there guys

Since I've been painting BA's in the last few challenges its interesting to see how both Jan and Moot are doing yours, I might have to add a few bits of chipping to my own in the future

My guy has been staring at me for the last week, hopefully get some paint on him this weekend now I've dremeled him to death.

**BillyC**

Due to starting a new job I havent had time to join in this month, but im amazed by everyones entries so far!!!

Keep up the great work fellas!

**Ustrello**

No progress pics from me since I am work. But I am pretty much done, just gotta finish the weathering powder on the marines, the transfers and the last step on the bases and I am done.

**Camkierhi**

WOW some amazing work!

We can rebuild him.....

Bits, lots of bits...

So bunch of shots, before I break him down to paint.....So you can see parts etc...

This is definately not the final cut, but a fiddle in that general direction, couple bits I am not sure on, and I have to add a ammo belt feed from his hip mounted ammo pack to the storm bolter. Was going for a bulkier upper look whilst maintaining the idea of nothing sticking up too high to catch on overhead cables and pipes in those tight quarters.

Questions comments and critique please...

**Januine**

Final crappy ipad WiP photo before I get this fella finally done this evening. Just the jewels, some chipping/weathering and the 'stealer to put the finishing touches too ad Brother Goriel is finito. Off to Seoul this morning to pick up some bit'nbobs at the flgs. And try not to go too nuts - lol

**jah-joshua**

what the hell, i'm in...
we'll see if i can get this awesome Iron Warriors character done in time...

here's the proof pic:

plus a couple of shots of the base build...
i think that the angle i cut the cork at will really help emphasize the lean in the pose...

the idea will be to take the opportunity, with dominant silver armor, to do some reflective metal,where the reddish soil will be reflected in the undersides of the metal, while the blue of the sky will be reflected in the upper sides of the armor...
we'll see if it works out...
should be a fun experiment, and something different for an Iron Warriors Marine...

good luck to you all this month...
there are some awesome projects going on in the challenge

...

cheers
jah

**SlaveToDorkness**

Not another stupendously awesome painter entering the fray! AAaaaaargh!

::stomps back up stairs::

**ZergSmasher**

I'm having trouble finding motivation to do my DA Devastators. I'm just so drained when I come home from work lately that I don't feel like painting. I'm gonna have to rally big time if I want to finish before the deadline.

**kb_lock**

What are you doing instead ZS?

**ZergSmasher**

Playing games on my computer, and looking at stuff on Dakka. I am working on assembling some Tau stuff, though, including magnetizing a Riptide. I might just get some work in on my Marines tonight before I hit the sack, though.

**Winter**

Here we go, final pictures of the RG scouts I got done, pretty happy with them, they were kind of quick and nasty but cended up looking quite.

And I love their bases; a flowering desert is really cool. Would be great for a whole force.

**Paradigm**

Splendid stuff all!

Anyone got any ideas for the next subject poll?

**Nevelon**

Here is my final entry:

Now to figure out what to paint next.

**TP^DC Deputy Manager**

Next subject poll ideas:
Slash - anything that has a weapon that will leave gouge marks
Stomp - something big that could make a few ground tremors
"Mine's bigger than your's" - something with a big gun
"I'm not sure I'm meant to be here" - mini(s) that don't belong where they are