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Hence, Sergeant Arges and the Cyclopes, my assault terminators.



Here they are from the left, showing off their scratchbuilt thunder hammers:



...aaaand now here they are from the right, showcasing their storm shields:



The hammers are made from balsa wood and lollipop sticks. The cooking section at Hobby Lobby has some neat wargaming applicable stuff. The shields are lizardmen shields, except for Sergeant Arges, whose shield is the front of a Harlequins jetbike painted up in mutant-Salamander colors. (If you noticed from the photos, the shield on Arges swivels in his hand.)


]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5281086.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5281086.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5281094.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5281094.page GMT I would suggest red as an alternative lens colour in a green helm to make the face pop more and draw attention to the centre of the model. Filling in the targeting relay with black and a lens colour would also help a great deal. And to really focus the attention on the model I would suggest painting the heraldry shields on the shoulders black with the central icon bronze to bring a bit more pop. A quick wash with Thraka Green or the new version would help a great deal with a scorpion green highlight on the main plates really bringing out the great shade of green you've got going on. The only pic I have showing this in decent light is the captain's power fist below, its a subtle effect but one that works well.




It probably seems like I'm ragging on you a bit, but you have a truly good foundation here, a few minutes work will make them perfect
Really love the lizard man shields too!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5282700.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5282700.page GMT
Red for the lens color is an interesting idea I hadn't thought of. I think before I do it on my terminators I will give it a test run on something else. I have some bikes in the pipeline which need to be painted, so I may give it a go on them.

I may very well take your opinion on the washes, just trying to figure out how to do them correctly.

And thanks for the encouragement, to both of you!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5282952.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5282952.page GMT
An alternative option is gold heraldry shields, I tried this approach when settling on my scheme and it worked reasonably well to break up the green.

As for the washes Thraka green is a breeze to apply, I actually premix it in the bottle in a 80/20 wash/water ratio and apply directly with a brush as you would a paint. Focus on the recesses and shadowed areas and take it slow to avoid bubbles or streaks I'm not too sure how the new shade works for green but the ones I have tried have worked a charm!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5283023.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5283023.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5283528.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5283528.page GMT
Thanks demonator! I was really happy with the way they turned out. (I also tried to paint the hammer heads as though they were blocks of marble, but I'm less pleased with how that turned out.)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5283643.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5283643.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5287245.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5287245.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5290651.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5290651.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5293372.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/507358/5293372.page GMT