elmo Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Apologies as this is a double post from my Path to Redemption WIP thread, but I think it is worth putting it in the Hall of Honour too :) The plan was to keep the models fairly true to this book cover http://media.libri.de/shop/coverscans/941/..._9412958_xl.jpg The first 5 are ALMOST done - just need some DA bling ^_^ http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090003.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090004.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090009.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090010.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090011.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090012.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090005.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090008.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090007.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB090006.jpg I have gone for the 4th Company to match my 40K DA - and cause I can :o And the weapons are staying red! I know that one of them has the modern DA icon but I was trying things out and forgot about it till it was too late. At the moment I am not too happy with the power sword effect and will prob. be revisiting it at some point. C&c always welcome :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renoster Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Hats off to you Sir. Love the freehand details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokkorex Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 wow, those are incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Very nice indeed. Cool freehand. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Awww how cute! They think they're Black Templars. ;) Jokes aside, lovely painting you've managed there. Though I didn't notice til now that the novel cover actually has them wearing green armor. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Thanks Brothers :P Though I didn't notice til now that the novel cover actually has them wearing green armor. I like to think of it as black and the cover is just mis-coloured as all the fluff I have seen says black armour (and I did say fairly true to the cover ;) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I like them. The freehand is great, and I agree with your interpretation of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvilarium Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Very nice! They perfectly capture the spirit of the Dark Angels HH Novels. However I think you need to apply the weathering that you have used on their chapter symbol shoulder pauldron to the rest of their armour. It looks a bit odd having them in pristine armour apart from that one shoulder pauldron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPK Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Yes, very nice Elmo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks guys :( However I think you need to apply the weathering that you have used on their chapter symbol shoulder pauldron to the rest of their armour. It looks a bit odd having them in pristine armour apart from that one shoulder pauldron! There are 5 more in MKIV armour in progress at the moment and when these are done I will be going back and weathering all of them as a group to keep it consistent - so stay tuned :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPK Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Wait a minute, in German, "Horus Heresy" becomes "The Big Brother War"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Sounds good don't it :lol: Also a fairly accurate discription of the HH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Traben Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Wait a minute, in German, "Horus Heresy" becomes "The Big Brother War"? Der Grosse Bruderkrieg translates as the ''The Great Brother War''. Nice looking Dark Angels, Elmo9141. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urauloth Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I don't normally care for the first legion much, but these are looking fantastic. Love that winged helm on the sarge. The red weapon casings are a good call too, imo. Now get out there and put the boot in some Night Lords :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Nice very Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loketh Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 I don't see Heresy-era members of the 1st Legion often! Love the work you've done on these guys. They're overflowing with character and detail. Sidenote on the cover of the book: When you hold the book in your hands, it's easy to see that the armor is black, but there appears to be some kind of greenish light source on the Marines that is coming from outside the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 These are actually really nice! Not a huge fan of DA you see :) R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facmanpob Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Good work Elmo, looking forward to seeing the rest of the squad ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleqvin Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Awww how cute! They think they're Black Templars. ;) Jokes aside, lovely painting you've managed there. Though I didn't notice til now that the novel cover actually has them wearing green armor. :huh: It's a metallic black color, silvery-like. Gotta love those Order Knights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 And here are the rest.... http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230010.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230015.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230016.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230017.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230018.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230019.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230020.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230021.jpg http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230022.jpg All together... http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/PB230028.jpg C&C always welcome :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GI Joker Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I love these minis, you did a fantastic job on them. I really like how individual each Marine is as well as the weathering on their armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Lucian Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Now that you linked me back to this thread (forgot where i stole your pictures from aparently!) - they are gorgeous, and are a big reason as to why i chose pre heresy DA aswell. A few questions if you dont mind ; The grey/stone for the Angel bits, and the checkers- how was this achived? Glory to the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Ok this could take a while and may be a little confusing as I don't have step by step photos, but here goes..... The stone icons undercoat in matt black 1st layer of codex grey black ink drybrush codex grey drybrush fortress grey drybrush skull white For the drybrush stages I do not clean the brush between colours but just apply the new colour to the dirty brush. I find that this helps to blend in the colours a little better. The 4th Company checkers are done this way http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz66/jonbrooks_photo/B%20and%20S%20WIP/Presentation1.jpg Just look at the top half of the circle.... Paint a white rectangle on the armour using watered down black: 1. divide the rectangle in half both horizontally and vertically 2. divide the lh and rh boxes in half again Paint alternate squares black Tidy up the white Add a codex grey rightangle to the top corner of each black box as a highlight The background is rectangular rather than the semi-circle shown in the diagram and I have added a blood red line to seperate it from the black armour. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider-75 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Very very nice work, brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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