I now have three of the squad (mostly) finished - by which i mean they're at the stage where i periodically pick them up, touch up a tiny area of paint and put them down again, and of course they need properly basing, which i'll do at the end. As a group, they look like this:
The armour is what I've used before, mechandrite red base with a thinned blood red layer over the top, and orange dry brushing for the highlights. I've seen the tip to use Thraka Green to wash direct into the recesses and i like how that's turned out. Shoulders are Bleached Bone with a Devlan Mud lining to deepen the edges, with black trim where appropriate, and the purity seals are the usual bleached bone/sepia combination with either brown or black squiggles for effect. More close ups under the cut!
Womble Guy again, this time with better lighting which will, of course, show off more the missed brush strokes. I've also re-done part of the gun, although it still looks very "black"
This is the other side i didn't have a picture of earlier - I dithered a lot about the shoulder-skull, and for a while it was stone, but i changed it to gold for consistency across the squad.
This guys is my absolute favorite pose in the squad, its just so dynamic. He came hugely encased in Finecast Carbonite, and extracting him destroyed the gun strap, hence it being hurriedly carved into a purity seal sort of shape and painted appropriately. Actually i think it suits him.
Make my day, heretic.
And finally, Brother Combi-Melta. He sadly has a boring, normal marine hat style, so compensates with his overly large combi-gun. Deep down though, he just wants to be loved.
And that's it for now! Two more to go...and their little Razorback too!
The MKVIII armour figure is my favourite as well. The purity seal is a nice touch. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe zenithal highlighting has come along nicely I think, it provides a nice contrast with the shadowed areas. You might want to consider thinning your paint more and layering it on more gradually to get a smoother transition up to the highlight. But, that is coming along with practise.
I like how you've done the guns, much more interesting than the typical black you see out there.
yeah the highlighting is still a little erratic in places but i'm making small details passes on these guys as i work on the last two.
ReplyDeleteglad you like the guns because i was worried they're a bit too solidly black, although that does seem to be the Blood Raven style, so i'm stuck with what little variation i can stick on them.