ShinyRhino Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Getting a jumpstart on my LPC minis. The Razorback I pledged can be found in its own thread. However, I also pledged to finish two missile launcher Marines, a flamer Marine, and a Marine biker: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/libchalwip1.jpg Just a quick shot to establish my thread. All but the biker use refurb parts, and the biker was a Christmas gift from my wife. I had fun posing the middle missile-armed Marine. I didn't have a spare supporting arm, so I grabbed him an old-school boltpistol. I am not always a huge fan of the older boltguns and bolt pistols, but this one seems to fit just fine. I was amazed that a current-gen shoulderpad fit on the arm, as well. I thought the pad would be too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 The first of my missile launcher Marines is done! Here he is: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/missilefront.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/missileleft.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/missilerear.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/missileright.jpg Now, I'm not too sure about this guy. I realized after Dullcoating him that his paint was VERY splotchy in areas. I think I rushed him or something. On one hand, I hate it because it's not my normal, smooth paint job. On the other, I like it because he looks darker and grittier, and he's now a playable model! He'll be staying as-is, because I just have too much more to paint to be going back over stuff like this. Next up is the other missile Marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeakerfortheDead Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Consider an outline of grey on the next missile launcher so it looks less flat. Otherwise it looks pretty good. You can see a bit of the splochyness that you are talking about, but thats because it is an extreme close up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Thanks for the feedback, Speaker. I'd struggled with the decision not to edge highlight the casing, as I don't do it on my bolters, either. It looks OK when I skip it the bolters, but since this is so much more space, with different levels and sections, I think you're right, and that the HEH would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Progress! Missile Marine #2 is complete! I also went back and added some grey hghlights to the missile launcher of the first guy to make them pop more. The more I look at this guy, the more I like the old-school bolt pistols. http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/missile2front.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/missile2left.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/missile2rear.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/missile2right.jpg The flamer Marine has his basecaot on now, bike rider upper body is primed, and Razorback hull is half-primed. I hope to finish on time! *crosses fingers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeakerfortheDead Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Looks awesome. Its a very subtle difference between the two, but I think it definitely looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Thanks. The second one is definitely better. Not sure what I did to flub up the first one, but he's a couple shades darker than all of my other Marines. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 My flamer-armed Marine is now complete! http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/flamerfront.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/flamerleft.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/flamerright.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/flamerrear.jpg Now just the biker and the Razorback left to go, both of which are primed and ready for paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Biker complete! http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/bike1front.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/bike1rear.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/bike1left.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/goalie20/Warhammer%2040K/bike1right.jpg Just the Razorback chassis left to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 You have a clean painting style, I like it. The metals look a bit dark compared to the rest of the models, maybe highlight them with Chainmail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 You have a clean painting style, I like it. The metals look a bit dark compared to the rest of the models, maybe highlight them with Chainmail? Thanks. The metals suffer when photographed, but they are indeed darker than the rest of the model. This is by design, really. I've never seen a piece of military field gear that was shiny or glossy. Chromed or brassy gear is a poor tactical decision! So, I left the dark metals with minimal highlights (which don't really show in the pic) to contrast with the bold blues. The Razorback chassis is coming along nicely. It's the first time I've painted anything so large, and I'm working out how to properly paint it before all the paint in my palette well dries up and I end up with mismatched areas due to pigment separation. I only have 4 days left, too! Oh no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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