Grizzly Adams Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Hi guys, rather new to the forum, and figured i would start chronicling my Blood Angels Army as i went along. I started into BA a short time after the codex came out, having played Ultramarines since the beginning of 3rd Ed. Once i saw the BA model range and got a feel for how they played, i knew i had to get them. I felt my Ultramarine army was good and fun and all, but it lacked the assault capabilities that i yearned for. Everything i wished my smurfs could do, the blood angels could. So i began the arduous task of painting their blue pants red. I knew i wanted a jump pack force, as the effective range and mobility excited me. So i reckon we will start in as good of a place as any, with the assault marines. well, this is where i started, bought some new preds, slapped them together, and got a bunch of half put together RAS second hand. http://cookevillebattlebarn.freeforums.org/download/file.php?id=76&t=1 I'll go ahead and apologize for some of the picture quality, as some were taken via phone. and those lil black and red headless fellas turned out like this Sergeant i use to represent The Sanguinor's Blessing and my Sanguinary Priest Paintjob - white basecoat - mechrite red - drybrush red gore - drybrush blood red - badab black wash After playing a few games, i decided that every BA Army needs a good beatstick, and who better to do that than the ol' SANGUINOR!!! Next up is my Chaplain/Death Company. Pics w/ backpacks coming soon no DC is complete w/o a DC Dread! you can find my storm raven Here will be posting my LPC soon, i am definitely still workin on em, they all need based and such, but i feel as though they definitely meet tabletop quality. will post more as it comes along. C & C welcome :geek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulTang Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Man .. these guys are sweeeet ... love the death co detail .... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggroll Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Not bad though you really need to drill out your gun barrels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xscottfergox Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Sweet models, and good work on saving those used marines mate. Keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivepointedstar Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Im still in love with you Storm Raven It's truly a work of... erm' art  nicely painted red buddies you've got there. I like you idea for the blessed sgt may i use that idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Not bad though you really need to drill out your gun barrels!  yeah, i need to do that, its one of those small things that make a big difference!  Im still in love with you Storm Raven It's truly a work of... erm' art  nicely painted red buddies you've got there. I like you idea for the blessed sgt may i use that idea?  yeah, the ol' ugly ducklin, gotta love it.  yeah i got tired of forgettin which sarge was the blessed one, so i figured that way, i couldn't forget. Have at it, and post some pics of him! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 Ok, time to get started on my first LPC. I will be painting a Drop Pod, a librarian, and a Dreadnought updates will come as i go along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brax Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I love the Death Company Dreadnought. I've been working on making one of my own. I am wondering if those claws came with the model or if you converted them yourself! I am currently trying create my own claws for dread but without much success..... :) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 I love the Death Company Dreadnought. I've been working on making one of my own. I am wondering if those claws came with the model or if you converted them yourself! I am currently trying create my own claws for dread but without much success..... :) :D Â I got him off Forge world, he is listed as a chaplain dread, and i got the arms & talons off of there as well. The new BA Dread kit coming out Feb. 5th is gonna have a pair of claws in it, so that is always an option as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vharing Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Love the way you paint the BA emblem and and bone/school bitz. They look awesome. Your DC look amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 @vharing - thanks alot, i am very happy with the way the DC turned out as well, they are probably my favorite that i have done, and really they weren't that bad to do! ok, got started on the dread for my LPC, using a AoBR dread and a homemade ML arm, will replace it with a GW arm, just havent yet. So first thing to go was the ugly lil star thing on the right side of the sarcophagus I glued on a more fitting Blood Angels Symbol, and painted all the hoses, wires, and such then i went about painting up the whole thing now all she needs is a badab black wash and we'll be a third of the way through my LPC! :D i took a picture of my other dread that i have already done. This is what my LPC dread should turn out like (Hopefully!) and after looking at my chappie DC dread, i decided he needed a lil color so i decided to paint his wings to match the rest of my army and a close up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Exorbitant amounts of labor for Tabletop Quality since 1998 Â Hah ...I know exactly what you mean man. Nice looking stuff though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKO Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I really like your dreads good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brax Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Such an awesome dreadnought :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 ok my LPC dread is finished, and i am pretty happy with him, got a lil heavy on the wash on the sarcophagus, but otherwise i think it turned out ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 ok, LPC 66.6% done, got my drop pod finished today, i am not completely happy with it, but it is done, may mess with it a lil more later, we'll see basecoated before wash after wash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 ok, for the last part of my LPC, a librarian. Well i decided that i wanted a JP libby, that way i don't have to waste a power on WoS. Well i got one of the old Libby models that i have had forever, just never done anything with and decided i'd start using him. Problem is, his staff arm is too high for a jump pack to fit without being terribly crooked. So i thought one of the SG jumpacks with the one intake might fit better. Close but no cigar, so i ended up havin to make a greenstuff spacer With that out of the way, the JP fit pretty well Then, i took a bolt pistol from the DC box and this is how he ended up so far next comes the paint. What do y'all think? Does it look ok, or scrap it and start over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I love that Librarian model... for some stupid reason I chopped the force-weapon arm off of mine many years ago and haven't had the motivation (or skill) to fix it with conversions and green-stuff. Â I think the JP with wings looks perfect but his feet look a little too flat-footed if you know what I mean. Really not a big deal or anything. Maybe if you just did something with the base though, if you have time... I am scrambling for the Vow as well. Â Here is what I did with my Librarian... I chopped off his feet and used green-stuff to make them look more jumpy: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/11/20/156997_sm-Jump%20Lib,%20Jump%20Pack,%20Librarian,%20Space%20Marines.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Oh, man that libby is sweet! i may revisit mine to do some leg work, but for now he'll just be ol' flatfoot :P Well, my LPC is finished :lol: Here are some shots before wash And after, i think he looks a lil better in real life, i need to get a better camera than my phone ^_^ and after wash C&C welcome :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Angel Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Wow. I always thought the base Librarian models were too static for my tastes, but the jetpack adds a lot to it. Funny how big an impact the wings make. Â Also, you know I never thought of making a unique "chosen by the Sanguinor" model to represent who got the blessing. It's a great idea and consider it stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberious Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Really like the paint job on most here, but your bases I'm sorry to say really let the whole model down. They would all be more awesome if even basic flock was added. I'll admit I haven't read most of the thread, just looking at the models so I don't know if you are planning to go back and flock them all. Other wise good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Really like the paint job on most here, but your bases I'm sorry to say really let the whole model down. They would all be more awesome if even basic flock was added. I'll admit I haven't read most of the thread, just looking at the models so I don't know if you are planning to go back and flock them all. Other wise good job. Â yes the bases are gonna be done, i was trying to get 2000 points finished by this weekend, so i was just doing a basic paintjob on the base, but yes they will be based :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 He is lookin real good Griz... yeah now that he is painted the feet don't really seem to matter; I still think he should be on some sort of slightly larger/elevated base though for landing affect. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 Also, you know I never thought of making a unique "chosen by the Sanguinor" model to represent who got the blessing. It's a great idea and consider it stolen. Â steal away, and post some pics of it when you are finished and let us see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Some nice BA you have! I especially like the dreads! Makes me want to give my AoBR one a simple green bath and give it some red paint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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