[Djinn24]

Looking good! But I agree, they need more color, they are well painted but nothing catches your attentions on them. Below the sandbags where the holes are take some fine ballast and make small piles to look like sand that has run out of the sandbags.

Once you get the Masterclass book there wil be an article in there for putting oil leaks and streaks on the model. That would look really awesome on the models and the shine of the oil will add some eye catching spots. Practice on a piece of plasticard first as you can ruin a paint job if you are nor careful.

The front of your chimera, the flamer has a really visable seam running aling the barrel. Also your weapons seem to be underdone. Very monochromic. On things like the flamer it would have more of a burned look to it.

 

[TheReverend]

I was thinking along the same lines as djinn, could you not use some of the brown/orangey coloured FW weathering powder to add some wear and tear to your force, therefore keeping your urban environment theme but adding some colour too?

PS -

Gotta go, am off to recruit some more urchins for my Fagin Army!

hahaha

 

[Jangalak]

@ Djinn, thanks for the comments. Like the idea on the sandbags, i will try and work that in. Oil streaks sound interesting shiny eh? I have heard that there are some awesome techniques in the IA book and IG are perfect for trying some of those out so more of that. The flamers do look a bit more burned in person, my dodgy photography to blame there, and also a bit of laziness on my part as I just dont like those kind of flamers with the 'watering can' ends!

@rev, yeah will be going weathering powder mad, but probably need to do more for colour. Hocky and I have this idea for more colour in the next tourney, inspired by the assault on Magnir's Crag scene they have built. More to follow over the next year hopefully. I think I will also need to do another colour in my scheme, and maybe carry across the Aquila wings / head onto the vehicles also.

Took some more photos in better light today, so may edit my first post with some better shots for posteritys sake. My FW order should be coming this week, will be back on the painting front soon.

 

[Jangalak]

Ok so i have had a few weeks to look over the Imperial Armour Model Masterclass, here is a quick review/summary:

Overall, this is a book by expert painters to help you get to that level. It is a detailed description of the tools and techniques that the top painters use, and is focused almost exclusively on vehicles as you would expect.

They cover five tanks, Medusa, Stormsword, Macharius, Vanquisher, Malcador. A cool trench scene, six flyers (Marauder x2, Thunderbolt, Valkyrie, Tau Tiger Shark and Tau Barracuda). There is also a couple of scenery sections - Siege of Vraks & Airbase).

Tools - this section is really useful and by the end of it i wondered how i had ever managed without an airbrush. There are a number tools related tricks you learn in the book e.g. using burnt umber oil paint flicked onto a vehicle with a brush and then thinner is sprayed atop to diffuse the paint and give a rust spot effect.

They use all the basics plus weathering powders, oil paint, white spirits, sponges, model filler, wire, vinyl masking to name a few.

The book is full of high quality images, detailed explanations of how to do stuff - weathering, battle damage, kit bashing ideas etc

The effects they get are awesome and you really feel like you can do it if you have the right kit at the end of it. I would totally recommend it as the stuff they have done does inspire and I have had some creative ideas coming out of it.

For painting tanks though I am now convinced that i have to get an airbrush to really up my game, and they come in at £200 a go from what i can see.

My IG work is infantry based right now, i have just base coated my hardened vets and will get some images up when i return from holiday in a few weeks...

 

[TheReverend]

Thanks for the review. You're really selling that book! Looking forward to seeing the pics., maybe we can steal some ideas

Rev

 

[Bane_of_Kings]

Hey, nice work on the guard +Rep.

 

[Jangalak]

Well its been a while since my last post, its a long story...but one day in April I awoke from a strange dream in which the great Mork told me to start the WAAAGH! Next thing I knew I was surrounded by boyz, battlewagons and baying meganobz.

Well its doubles tournament time again so I'll be packing up my Knarlock Green, and Ork Hide Shade for a while and gettingthe codex grey out - back to the Emporer's Feth.

Since I last posted i have collected a decent sized psyker battle squad (FW), couple of vet squads (FW), company command squad (FW) and another Chimera.

The Chimera is nearly done, images to follow and a psyker battle squad, vet squad and commander and company command squad are on the production line.

More to follow when i figure out how to load photos again...

 

[Jangalak]

Ok so after much delieberation I went with a selection of FW minis as my psyker battle squad, as follows:

Tech Servitor
Solomon Lok
Krieg Quartermaster (as the Overseer)
Kreig quartermaster retinue as four other psykers - the guy with the piled clothes, the cherub, the guy with the scrolls and the dude with the creepy robotic arms
Renegade psykers (both with chaos symbols removed)

After lots of searching these seemed like the creepiest models I could find in teh GW/FW range, and they are also fantastically detailed and I cant wait to start painting them. Any thoughts welcomed, particularly on colour scheme as i want them to look diff to my urban grey army, but still keep the creepy feel that they all have. I will paint the Krieg overseer in those Krieg colours - he is a great model, i chose him as he is drawing his pistol as if about to shoot a psyker that has gone over the edge...

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[Jangalak]

The Feth needed another Chimera and i went with the gun nest idea again as it is great fun to build up, C&C welcomed, this is nearly finished, just a few final touches to do...

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[hocky]

Mate loving it, looking good. Get those damn psykers finished, cant wiat to play with them at the doubles.

 

[shaantitus]

Most impressed with the gun nest idea. I have not seen that before and you have really pulled it off. I have the two chaos psykers you have used. Lovely models, i look forward to seeing yours.

 

[Disciple_of_Ezekiel]

After lots of searching these seemed like the creepiest models I could find in teh GW/FW range, and they are also fantastically detailed and I cant wait to start painting them. Any thoughts welcomed, particularly on colour scheme as i want them to look diff to my urban grey army, but still keep the creepy feel that they all have. I will paint the Krieg overseer in those Krieg colours - he is a great model, i chose him as he is drawing his pistol as if about to shoot a psyker that has gone over the edge...

These are truley some great models! I have just finished painting my Quartermaster and his retinue for my Krieg army, you can stop by my PLOG and take a look for any ideas you might like.

I look forward to seeing some paint on them soon!

Regards,
DoE

 

[Jangalak]

@shaantitus - thanks for that, those gun nests are great fun to make, it's not often you can do a little diorama and get it on the battle field. I have seen some awesome dioramas on Vendetta bases to and have one in the pipeline aing for the Doubles Tournament next Feb. I will try something special then and see if I can squeeze onto the beat painted list - competition there is tough though.

@DOE, thanks for directing me to your PLOG - the 143rd Krieg have captured the DKOK atmosphere perfectly. If I had the cash I would have gone down that route myself I think as the models are so damn good. As it stands I wil just have to satisfy myself by adding one in where I can. The Quartermaster fits my idea with the PBS perfectly, he looks like he is about to shoot one (an understandable instinct for any Guardsman!) and the mask and breather unit says "I don't even want to breath the same air as you" which just fitted perfectly. Im terms of competitive play the PBS are a great unit so I had to get them in my army, but I can see the regular guardsman shunning them and this Quartermaster fits that. I will be watching your PLOG for more inspiration. Cheers.

 

[Jangalak]

After two years of thinking about getting a wet palette i have eventually given it a go.

A trip to Tesco and £2 later and its ready to go. If you are interested you get a plastic tub (shallow seems best for using with your brush), put some kitchen towel in, wet it and then place the magic ingredient on top - greaseproof paper (wax paper in US).

This will then keep your paint from drying out on your palette and allow you the time to mix paints as you are working on a piece.

Here are some photos of the palette in case you are thinking of having a go...

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[Jangalak]

Using the wet palette I had a go at blending the robes of one of my PBS. I can tell it is going to take a bit of practice but at times it was starting to work i think!

Any C&C welcome, especially if you have done a bit of this work already!

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[Disciple_of_Ezekiel]

The robes look great so far, maybe a little bit of a watered down sepia or devlan mud in just a few of the deeper recesses of the robe, it will help with adding depth to the robes.

I also see a couple of fuzzies on and around the tubing, you might want to get those before you start painting them.

All and all, so far so good.

 

[Jangalak]

Cheers DoE, you are right a little more clean up required. Thanks for the suggestion on shading I think the robes do need a little more depth.

 

[Jangalak]

So got a bit more work done but its too dark now and the old eyes are failing! There is more to do with this guy yet and the light in the photo hasnt done me any favours here but tell me what you think, i can take it!

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[Disciple_of_Ezekiel]

I would love to tell you what I thought, but evertime I click the picture it says "Address not found"

Might need to fix the picture mate.

 

[TheReverend]

mate, I love your choice of minis on the psycher battle squad, I can tell you've really thought about the choices. Sorry I won't be seeing them at the doubles tournament, I didn't get a ticket in time this time good luck!!

And the work with the wet pallet really seems to be paying off, though in my humble opinion, you could use the variety of the PBS to really add some colour to your army and make them stand out.