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 gobert wrote:
Nice, that Tyranid wars vet is super coll

Thanks, it's a shame they went to Legends. They were very characterful.

This is my test scheme for my scouts. I want subdued and simple. Mostly just tan, black and blue with a little silver. The wings on the chest plate are black with a little gray and white highlight. There are a couple of changes I want to do, like use a brighter silver on the gun so it stands out more against the black, but this is pretty much what I want.

Tan uniform came out well. He looks like a scout.

 Colonel Jacka wrote:
Tan uniform came out well. He looks like a scout.

Thanks Jacka.

Two more scouts done. Feeling good about how they came out.
I used a "003 Pigma Micron" ink pen for the tattoo if anyone wants to try it.
I recommend doing a basic light sketch of a tattoo with soft carbon lead mechanical pencil first then going over it with ink, then a water based varnish.
They rest of the scouts are mostly done, just need a bit of finishing touches.

The armature scouts turned out pretty well, they’ll probably blend in well with the rest of the unit

Scouts are looking good.

I’ve only tried tattoos once or twice. One trick to make them look old and faded is to put a flesh glaze over them. Very daunting to do after you spent all the work on the freehand.

Although scouts probably have fresh ink.

gobert wrote:The armature scouts turned out pretty well, they’ll probably blend in well with the rest of the unit

Nevelon wrote:Scouts are looking good.

I’ve only tried tattoos once or twice. One trick to make them look old and faded is to put a flesh glaze over them. Very daunting to do after you spent all the work on the freehand.

Although scouts probably have fresh ink.

Thanks guys, I'll keep the wash idea in mind.

Well, all 14 scouts are done. I basically have two of each weapons type plus one magnetized for options. I don't think I have the compulsion to paint 15 Sternguard, so I'll probably assemble my Jump marines instead. I also have a Gladiator Lancer to do as well as a single ATV.
Basically at this point I'm about 2/3 through painting my marines and I'll be looking at my final marine purchases this month. So possibly getting another lancer, a few more interceptors and aggressors.

That is really nice work on the tattoos Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB

 Captain Brown wrote:
That is really nice work on the tattoos Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB

It was fun doing something new for me.


I had forgotten I had these Not Blade Guard, so I may end up doing them with my Honoured of the Chapter minis.
It was a nice set of three Blade Guard with a Captain and a Lieutenant. I ended up posing the swords and shields in a pretty conservative way as the resin they're made out of is brittle. Hopefully they will be less likely to break when handling.

Great tats. They look good all together, too.