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My friend Raven recently finished painting a custom Black Templars Marshal for me. It looks simply amazing and I had to post it on here! It's all freehand, still needs to be based, but that's mostly because I have not decided on a style yet.

*nerd alert*In my instructions I basically told her that if I was in the 40k universe that I would want to be this character and to go all out on it.

looks stunning!

I like all of the details on the shield. Looks cool.

Thanks for posting the model on Dakka for me! Glad you like it so much!
All of the pictures I have of it are posted here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=1254099251671&id=1805250579&aid=29166&l=0dbd9d17d5

I enjoyed painting for you!

Very nice, the freehand is quite impressive.

Some criticism however…

The white seems very thick and pasty and in some places the gold ran "out of the lines" and is noticeable upon close inspection also th gold on the axe looks a bit clunky in some places. Also I don't care for the gold brushed onto the red ribbons and I think his belt should have been painted instead of left black.

These are minor faults however and I hope your friend Raven will grace us with more examples of her work.

Megalith wrote:Thanks for posting the model on Dakka for me! Glad you like it so much!
All of the pictures I have of it are posted here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=1254099251671&id=1805250579&aid=29166&l=0dbd9d17d5

I enjoyed painting for you!

If you painted it, you should of posted it, you done all the work on it well done! Looks cool and the colour choice is wicked!!

Ma55ter_fett wrote:The white seems very thick and pasty and in some places the gold ran "out of the lines" and is noticeable upon close inspection also th gold on the axe looks a bit clunky in some places. Also I don't care for the gold brushed onto the red ribbons and I think his belt should have been painted instead of left black.

Yes, yes, "THIN YOUR PAINTS!!" lol
My paints are rather old, and were a little difficult to work with on this particular model. 'Tis no excuse, though!! I shall keep your criticism in mind for the next model he has lined up for me. I would definitely change the ribbons, axe and belt if Ryan requested it changed. (I meant to change the ribbons, but decided to leave them. Being colorblind kinda.. sucks for painting red..) The axe was a pain in the ass to do, and felt that I just wanted to get it done. Impatience is the downfall of many a good model painter.
Thank you again for your opinion!

What shield is that.

snake wrote:What shield is that.

The one from the Ass Term box.

Naught1 The detail on the eagle heads is well done

I like it, looks like a gothic era triptych, or any similar enameled or gold leaf woodcut.

Looks good, but it needs a wash.

I love the freehand writing on the inside of the shield - reminded me of a crib sheet.

It looks very striking all told .. nicely done.

Simply amazing. Plain and simple.

I love how he has "abhor the witch" right on top of the inside of his shield, along with a bunch of other writing. It's like, it's his cheat sheet or something.

"Alright... here's a xeno in front of me. Crap... what do I do with xenos? ... Ah, there it is, yes, I purge them. Right, off I go!"

The gold detailing on the cloak looks verry good. The whole model looks good.

I like it but it reminds me of the new orlean saints which I dont like. haha but I do like the white does look a bit think but nice free hand work.

Freehand details are fabulous, the color combination is perfect, very regal, very striking.

I think I just cried a little bit. Its beautifully.

Looks amazing. Congratulations to her.

Don't like the Terminator arm on a PA model, but otherwise that looks quite nice. Once it's based it will be even more impressive.

ghostmaker wrote:I like it but it reminds me of the new orlean saints which I dont like. haha but I do like the white does look a bit think but nice free hand work.

You can't really tell from the pictures, but the reason why the white on the cloak looks thick is it actually has a white on white pattern.