Honda Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I present to you, my brothers (at least to the loyalists, not you heretic scum), the beginnings of my armored horde. Alas, my photography skills are barely adequate enough, but I hope you get the idea. I went down to my local GW store (Katy Mills, thanx for letting me use your terrain) to try and take better shots. Of course, there was a price to be paid ("Tell the guy who painted those for you that he did a good job" - Raymond). I know, it's a harsh world out there. B) Formation http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409001.jpg Individuals http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409002.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409004.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409005.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409007.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409008.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409013.jpg Also, following up the first wave are these puppies http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409014.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409015.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Vehicles/022409016.jpg The WIP thread can be found here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=159824 Anyway, I'm looking to get them onto the table soon (like, maybe tomorrow) for the glory of the Emperor! C&C greatly appreciated! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Nicely done. - There's nothing I can see that would honestly require any improvement, save a response to Raymond. 'Thanks, I'll tell me that at the earliest opportunity.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saevus Secutor Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Well done, think they look smashing! Now I just have to get my hands on a couple of those Crusaders...and paint them yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagsta Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 looking absolutely great! a huge improvement since your older models! did you use pgments for the mud effects? since when did the color scheme of the apocalypse lords change into black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 did you use pgments for the mud effects? Yes, I used Mig pigments Russian Earth. I learned something about them after I did my Vindicators. My first go around, I just mixed the pigment with water and slathered (technical term) it around the recesses and cracks. The idea being that the moisture and dirt would collect near the low points. Everything was looking groovy. Then I sprayed them with a matte finish and most of the pigment area disappeared. I have no idea why. This time, I mixed some Future's in with the water and it did better, but still a lot of it just sort of faded away. So I went back over the areas again figuring that with Future's in the mix, it will hold up much better and not scrape off. since when did the color scheme of the apocalypse lords change into black? It didn't, but when I started thinking about painting vehicles, I just couldn't get my head around the half white/half black thing. Dreads seem to support the scheme quite well, but I just wasn't able to visualize vehicles. So without the vision, I decided to scale back the vehicle imagery and add icons that represent my chapter (e.g. the omega symbol). The upside is that they paint up a lot faster. B) Anyway, before too long, I will have some more squads to do and they will very prominently feature the half white/half black. Many thanx for the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Iapetus Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Excellent work as always - I don't remember any of these from the Apoc against the 77th, then again - you did have quite a few drop pods on that one... The Inquisition looks forward to working "with" you again in the future :wink: Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquisitor_bob Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Great Job !!! You're going to bring them on Wednesday right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagsta Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 did you use pgments for the mud effects? Yes, I used Mig pigments Russian Earth. I learned something about them after I did my Vindicators. My first go around, I just mixed the pigment with water and slathered (technical term) it around the recesses and cracks. The idea being that the moisture and dirt would collect near the low points. Everything was looking groovy. Then I sprayed them with a matte finish and most of the pigment area disappeared. I have no idea why. This time, I mixed some Future's in with the water and it did better, but still a lot of it just sort of faded away. So I went back over the areas again figuring that with Future's in the mix, it will hold up much better and not scrape off. since when did the color scheme of the apocalypse lords change into black? It didn't, but when I started thinking about painting vehicles, I just couldn't get my head around the half white/half black thing. Dreads seem to support the scheme quite well, but I just wasn't able to visualize vehicles. So without the vision, I decided to scale back the vehicle imagery and add icons that represent my chapter (e.g. the omega symbol). The upside is that they paint up a lot faster. :D Anyway, before too long, I will have some more squads to do and they will very prominently feature the half white/half black. Many thanx for the comments. Great idea with the color scheme! they still look like apocalypse lords and the black blends in nicely maybe do a shot with some tanks along a few infantry miniatures looking forward to see more =) p.s. thx about the tips with the pigments! i will try to get some MIG pigments soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im terrible at painting Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 need more pics but other than that im speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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