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I managed to get on ebay years ago the flag and part of the base for the "Iwo Jima" skullz programme. Over the past few weeks, from my bits box, I have created the Blood Angel, Dark Angel and the body of the Ultramarine.







I finished off the base by adding some skulls and scultping with milliput. I'm awaiting a Tactical Shoulder pad from a bits supplier so I can finish off the Dark Angel.

As I enjoyed painting different colour schemes to my usual Deathwatch and Legion of the Dead Chapters, I thought about what I could do to add to the Iwo Jima diorama....... adding one marine from the remaining Loyalist First Founding Chapters!!!!

To do this, I will need to increase the base size......



So I found this base and with milliput, some resin skulls and spent shell cases, I will proceed to make a bigger diorama.

Here are a couple of the new marines I have created so far...



Space Wolves - I don't have the necessary paint to start this yet and the online shops I normally use, do not have any stock left. I'll have to leave this model until I can get some Russ and Fenrisian Grey. I've ordered a 3d printed left shoulder pad from ebay and I'm awaiting delivery on this.

Black Templars - I know they are not from the First Founding BUT I've always wanted to paint a Black Templar, so I used a Dark Angel Body and legs with Black Templar arms. I've undercoated and shaded the tunic. I'll paint this over the next few days. I have 2 Black Templar shoulder pads on order as well.



Ravenguard - I added some raptor claws to his feet to give it a more "avian" feel to this marine. I have a shoulder pad on order and am debating what type of jet pack I should have for this marine.



Imperial Fist - I hate painting yellow and even with the contrast paint, I'm not 100% happy with this marine. I have some mk III legs on order and will add those once received.

I also am in the process of making a Missile Launcher wielding Iron Hand, a Multi Melta Salamander and an Assault/Tactical Mk III White Scar. I hope to update this thread as and when I complete some more progress. Till next time...

Update time:

I finished the Imperial Fist - Can I say again how much I hate painting yellow!



I was going to weather the feet and shield, but in the end, I chickened out!



I woke up early yesterday morning and with a lot of milliput I made the groundwork.



I smoothed it out to remove finger prints and then using a sculpting tool, got to this stage....



Over the years, I have built up quite a collection of "interesting" bits. I saw on eBay 100 Resin skulls and thought I could use them on future projects along with spent bullet cases. I added these around the base to match the original Iwo Jima base.

A base coat of Zandri Dust...



...followed by a wash of Army Painter Dark Tone (it dried gloss like eventhough I shaked the bottle!?!?!?)…..



…..followed by a drybrushing of Flayed one.



I went over the skulls with Wraithbone and a wash of Skeleton Horde contrast paint and picked out the spent cases with some old gold to finish the base off.



This is what the diorama will look like (when I get around to finish painting the rest of the marines)…



The Salamander with the Multi Melta has had a Devastator symbol sculpted on his right shoulder pad. The Space Wolve marine will have a tactical squad marking added to their right shoulder pad.



The Space Wolves marine has had a Chapter badge from a 3d printer on eBay added to his left shoulder pad. Both the Ravenguard and White Scar need backpacks - The Ravenguard will get a jetpack but I'm struggling to find a mk iii backpack for the White Scar (all my usual bits sellers are out of stock and I can't find any on eBay at the moment).



I added both the shield and sword from the White Scar Bike rider from the Deathwatch Kill Team and a suitable ornate helmet. I'm toying with having red tribal markings on his right leg. As you can see, I've painted his legs, just the top half to go on this White Scar marine.



The Iron Hands is equipped with a missile launcher. His Chapter shoulder pad is from my bits box.

Even though I finished painting my Black Templar, there wasn't enough room to squeeze another marine onto the diorama, so as he wasn't from the First Founding, I left him off. I need to get paint to start both the Space Wolves and Salamander but finding them online has been tricky. I understand GW online is now working again, so I'll need to pay a little visit there.

Till next time.

That looks ace

 Rybrook wrote:
That looks ace

Thanks Rybrook!

I've finished 3 more Space Marines (White Scar, Raven Guard and Iron Hands) - For some reason, I haven't added the Raven Guard in these update shots:







I converted the White Scar's Helmet Plume to flow in the same direction as the flag.



And finally, my paints from GW took 3 weeks to get here so small amount of progress on the Salamander.



Flames are done on the left leg. I'm not looking forward to all of the Moot Green edge highlighting though :(

Till next time, Phil.

This is an awesome project, and is coming along great! As much as you hate it.. that yellow came out great!

416_SpaceWolves wrote:
This is an awesome project, and is coming along great! As much as you hate it.. that yellow came out great!

Thanks 416_SpaceWolves fpr your comments.

I managed to finish my homage to Iwo Jima:





I freehanded (not sure if that's a real word!) the Space Wolves Shoulder Pad which I enjoyed. The edge highlighting is soul destroying!!



Let me introduce "Bjorn"....

You can see the Salamander's Devastator Shoulder Pad from ebay in this shot as well.





Time to move onto new projects now.

Till next time, Phil.