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I too have just recently bought both books plus Huron and plan to build up a force. I haven't started to paint yet as i was thinking of waiting till Grey Knights come out which should give us some good White dwarf metallic tutorials. Was stuck on whether to make them pre badab war or set during the conflict. So many options plus characters!

#127: At some point someone will scream "GET TO THE CHOPPA!!!" Cant wait for #404 :lol:

Whats not cool to say about Orange Marines! (I may a bit bias as my Marines are Orange as well) They look great MRCHAOS, especially the weathering/damage you have applied to them. Awesome job and looking forward to more!

Absolutely correct Kikunosuke! No need! Is all cool :). Updates coming soon. Work has been getting most of my attention lately but i have a day off coming up so ill have a heap of stuff getting done and posted up. Been mostly working on a terminator Squad and a termie librarian. I keep neglecting my tactical squads, Poor buggers!

@firestorm40k - Thanks! I'm going to update within the next day or so with some more progress. @GumbaFish - Very true. I wanted to sort out the test mini to see what direction i would paint the colour scheme in. Now i have a whole squad incoming atm which im undercoating. And thanks for the comment! @Chronowraith - :P I will be trying this. Advice noted! After i am finished painting the current squad im working on i was consdiering painting the next with and undercoat to see if there is any difference. I only only painted this squad without an undercoat cause i ran out and mate suggested i try it out because that's the way he paints his Dark Angels. Many thanks! I will have updates within the next day or so. The way i paint is sort of 'off and on'. But seeing how you have all taken interest in the Howling Sons its just motivated me more to get them off the production line. Cheers!

@ Strike Captain Lysimachus - Thanks for the comment! Yeah the captain is relic blade/storm shield combo, I basically wanted him to be a killing machine, lol. The bolters are going to be a dark green, purity seals i have no idea and the pouches probably a leather colour. @ Kikunosuke - Not a problem at all :lol: . Its always good to get feedback. Lightning Sons is tempting, very tempting.... But the 'Howling' part goes toward their history. Now im in a fluff writing mode!

Thanks for all the replies! Good to know im on the right track. @Kikunosuke - The name was hard to make up. I originally started off with Iron Scars but as i wanted them to be a White Scars successor i didn't want them to include any part of their parent chapter in their name. A friend of mine who works at my local GW suggested the Howling part and that i use a word from the how to paint space marines chapter creation section and thus the Howling Sons were born. I was thinking of adding the white scars tribal look to them but unsure of the colour i would use. As for history wise im writing up an Index Astartes article but the trouble is trying to make it unique from all the other cool articles the B&C already has. But ill get there eventually!

Update Time! (well not really that much...) Been testing out my terminator test scheme and another power armoured marine over the last couple of days and here is what i got: http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh278/Lachbox/103_1717.jpg Also Ive been working on a captain conversion from the AOBR captain: http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh278/Lachbox/103_1688.jpg His sword and shield arms will be reposed to look more in formation with the rest of his body as Ive only put them on there just to show you the general idea of the way i want him to look when i start on him. Here's just a clearer shot of my 90% done Howling Son: http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh278/Lachbox/Reszie1.jpg More to come soon. Cheers

Essentially my orange is a thinned layer of Macharius Solar Orange over the model. I paint it straight on the model without an undercoat as the foundation is quite thick but you can paint it on with a undercoated model if you wish. After i have let that dry i wash the entire model with Badab Black and then begin to touch up the orange with some more thinned layers. I leave the recesses black as it brings out the grooves and details of the power armour. With highlighting i first tried using blazing orange but Ive been mucking round with Solar Orange mixed with a bit of skull white. As i said before in my first post im still experimenting with my style of orange but hopefully i will have found the style ill go with the whole army. Ill have some more update pics very soon as im painting some more now. And thanks for the comment Qu1f!

Kurgan the Lurker: Thanks mate! I was was thinking about the eyes as i always do them last. I'm not sure if i will do a bright or dark green yet, but yes it will be green. Karitas: Many thanks! I think i will keep the white the way it is and Ill focus on bringing the orange out a bit and detailing the mini up with scratches and battle marks etc etc.

Hey all, After yet another change of chapters to paint i have finally gone with a chapter to call my own my own (Hopefully if the name is not taken!) I present to you my first WIP of my chapter, the Howling Sons: http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh278/Lachbox/103_1656.jpg He is about half done atm and the direction im taking him with. I am currently deciding on what to highlight him with as I've never really seen many orange chapters. Ive also been thinking on whether if i should paint the arms white as well (sort of aiming for the Flesh Tearer style painted armour). The knee pad i figured would be a good place to paint company colours as im going for a checked style of iconography (the Green represents the company colour and the white signifying the White Scars 'successor-ship') The unpainted shoulder will have the squad markings and with the right bearing the chapter symbol as with most marines. http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh278/Lachbox/103_1664.jpg Just some more on the way and a test Terminator. Hopefully i'll have at least a finished combat squad out of these guys once i tinker them out the way i want them. Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated! C&C is welcome! Cheers!

This Army is pure awesomeness. Makes me want to start painting a white colored Chapter. Dam good job Warflag!