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Kizzdougs Venerable Brother

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Sorry people, I totally forgot to post the Raven Guard step by step... my bad.

 

 

 

For some reason I can't find the picture of the under-coated mini. Not that it is all that import. It's just a coat of Chaos Black spray.

 

After the initial under-coat I dry brushed the armour with a 2/1 mix of Abaddon Black and Mechanicus Standard Grey. I kept this dry brush fairly light because I wanted it to be pretty subtle.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4270_zpsphq7bcij.jpg

 

I then washed the mini with Nuln Oil to tone down the grey a bit.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4271_zps5xmnvxg7.jpg

 

Next up I neatened up the armour with some of the original dark grey mix used to edge highlight some parts of the armour

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4273_zpsferlkzwo.jpg

 

All of the steel areas were painted Leadbelcher.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4274_zpsjbchxdze.jpg

 

I then used Balthazar Gold to add some detail to a few areas of the mini. I chose Balthazar Gold because it is a bit darker and more subdued than some of the other GW golds, and I wanted to keep the Raven Guard fairly understated compared to most of the other Legions that I've painted so far.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4275_zpshhxo5nnp.jpg

 

Next up I gave the Leadbelcher a wash with Nuln Oil. Usually I'd use a single coat of the Nuln Oil, but because I wanted to keep the colours muted I applied a second coat. The gold was washed with Agrax Earthshade. I also added the Veteran's stripe on the helmet. I used a 2/1 mix of White Scar and Celestra Grey.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4276_zps9le5to1a.jpg

 

The eyes: I started off with Blood Red on the lens and below the lens to great a slight 'glow' effect. I made sure to keep a thin black line around the circumference of the eye.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4277_zpsm6knzffj.jpg

 

I then highlighted the eyes with Troll Slayer Orange.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4278_zpsqynw8ra8.jpg

 

The eyes were finished off with a coat of Tamiya Clear Red.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4279_zpsvawt7zub.jpg

 

I then painted the shoulder insignia using the White Scar/Celestra Grey Mix. The great thing about free handing over black armour is that any mistakes are easily corrected with some carefully applied Abaddon Black.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4280_zpsa36chshq.jpg

 

Legion symbol was a real pain to paint. In the end I relied on the sponge weathering and weathering powders to mostly obscure the icon because I wasn't really happy with it.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4281_zpspvjq8cjx.jpg

 

Next up I highlighted the silver and gold with Runefang Steel. I also started with the sponge weathering. I started by sponging Abaddon Black over the white details. Usually I sponge most panels of the armour, but because the black weathering would really show up on the black armour, I limited the sponging to the white details.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4283_zps8y6uypih.jpg

 

I finished him off by sponging some Leadbelcher onto the edges of the armour and around damaged areas. The trick with the metallic sponging is to keep it fairly limited. It's easy to get carried away and use to much Leadbelcher.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4284_zpszpabvtoq.jpg

 

Last of all I glued him to his base and applied the weathering powders. As usual I use Forgeworld's Aged Rust and Black Soot. In the case of the Black Soot I actually used it to tone down some of the metallic sponging and the white free hand as well as adding some soot stains to the power pack exhausts. The powders were sealed with a coat of matt varnish spray.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4298_zpsqrdloj0x.jpg

 

I the end the Raven Guard was much quicker and easier to pain than many of the other Legions. I often see people complaining about painting black armour, but if you make sure not to highlight to starkly and use weathering powders and sponge weathering to your advantage it can be pretty straight forward. Because of the simplicity of the scheme I'd probably be able to pump out Raven Guard marines/vehicles at a much quicker rate than I could with any other Legion. The most time/effort went into the free hand and this could easily be taken care of with some decals, and the Raven Guard happen to have a particularly nice decal sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

Ooomph. :wub.:

Hahaha, glad you like him!

 

Awesome! Now get back to your EC!

Haha, don't worry I will. I just need to paint a Dark Angel and an Iron Hand, although I'll admit I'm lacking motivation when it comes to tackling these two Legions.

 

Awesome work.  Will you be doing step by steps for him and the Raven Guard?

Thanks, mate! And thanks for reminding me about the Raven Guard tutorial. I had totally forgotten to post it...

 

 

The Word Bearer is finished! Hope you like him :smile.:

 

 

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/600x450q90/673/IaT6xX.jpg

Haha j/k, he looks amazing!

That dingy red is aggressively lovely.

 

Hahaha, thanks Flint! Glad you like the red. I tried a bit too hard to make it different to the Blood Angels red, but then I was worried that it was going to be too dark.

 

So awesome, now we just need the loyalists.

 

FOR THE EMPEROOOOR!

Indeed!!

 

Nice chipping on the armour, looks most battered.

Thanks, bro! Glad you like the weathering. I was convinced that I'd taken it too far, but I turned out alright in the end.

 

As xoectd, he looks great. We need a proper group shot. With all of them.

Thanks, dude! I'll definitely do a bunch of groups shots once the final two Legions are done.

 

That might settle it, I'm doing WordBearers as soon as you publish your recipe if I manage something halfway decent out of it... :smile.:

As an aside, was that purity seal meant to remain black? The color seems somewhat flat, no?

I need to find a way to turn this pic into a wallpaper of some sort... :wub.:

 

Yeah, the purity seal is black and it has been highlighted with Mechanicus Standard Grey. Unfortunately it doesn't show up very well in the pics...

 

Any chance you'll post that recipe for the black.

Beautiful models overall, I just cant seem to decide which I like most...

I assume you're talking about the Raven Guard? If not just let me know and I'll sort you out :)

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking ;)

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I've made a start on the Veteran Breachers. I'm still not sure if I'm really happy with him at the moment, but it's a start. At the moment he is just a Palatine Blade with a fancy shield and a flamer...

 

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4334_zpsw1smis8y.jpg

 

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4335_zpstaok2e98.jpg

 

I also painted up a base for the Lightning Strike Fighter

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4336_zpsf0z9fy68.jpg

 

 

 

Fantastic work as usual Kizzdougs, loving the tutorials and group shots. I don't even know why I think this but that Word Bearer is the best one you have done, he is the perfect shade of purple-red and matches the Forgeworld book art perfectly.

Thanks mate! Like I said, I didn't really like the Word bearer until he was finished, but now he is one of my favourites too. Glad you like him :)

 

 

 

Thanks for looking ;)

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The Word Bearer red is great, it should be that dark. Anything lighter just isn't right.

Might the issue with the Breacher be his pose? It's a bit awkward due to the flamer arm. He kind of looks like he's bracing himself, which is great, but the right arm throws that off by not really doing much of anything. I think having it out and to the side a bit with the shield raised a touch might help.

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Dude your not sure... The breachers are going to be :cussing Ace! Maybe you need capes and plumes on their helms to make them less Palatine Blade like and more ornate Breacher like.

 

Don't you dare have an issue with these midels

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The Breacher looks cool, I think the odd stance is what makes him look a little off. As it stands everything is making him look like he is leaning over to his front, the shield angle doesn't help that either. If the flamer arm was outstretched rather then braced it would make it look more natural, or you could angle the shield so the bottom is inwards. Either way the shield looks amazing and befits the IIIrd without looking ridiculously ornamental and the Palatine shoulder pad is a great trademark for the squad if that is the route you are going!

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It's weird to see a black purity seal, but I've heard blood goes black after a while so I guess it's fitting for the Word Bearer. :tongue.:

 

Lovely updates! I like binary's breacher shields more for the Emperor's Children though.

Thanks for the plug knight!

On a serious note I love the direction you've taken the EC kizz, been a big inspiration for my own loyalists of the third.

I do think the model needs something to make him not just a palatine with a shield, maybe a topknot for the helmet? (that's what I'm leaning towards with mine) as a cape would be impractical, and I think using white as an extra colour on the armour (like you've done with the silver on the palatines) will help differentiate them and tie the shield into the scheme.

Otherwise, outstanding as usual!

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The shield looks great, but I do think the rest of the model needs something to jazz it up a bit, I think a crest or topknot could definitely help in that respect.

 

Also, those mixed legionnaires are looking fantastic.

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Dude that's a tremendously different style to your usual models. I really like it. Makes me wanna go back to my original idea for the RG before I hit upon the Ultramarines. Great lighting on the eye lens and the weathering is fantastic, not too much but not too little.

 

edit: OK, I didn't see the full band of Traitors. Holy :cuss, dude. That might be my favourite 'all-stars' assembly of the Traitor Legions I've seen yet. And without hyperbole I must say that your Ultramarine makes me want to go back and repaint all of my infantry. Cheers for that ;)

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I'm getting what you are saying that the model is just a palatine with a shield. I've been struggling to come up with ideas....

 

You could get some of those third party helmet crests, they'd help set the aside from regular palatines. Perhaps use heavier MK II/III pads instead, to add a bit more armoured bulk.

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I used destroyers as my mark 4 breachers because of the heavier plate.

 

Mayb do something similar with the torso, but pressmould the Palatine Blade details on to it?

Then they still have the EC look but the bulk to take a hit

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Another Breacher.

 

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4339_zpszjzrcbh1.jpg

 

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4340_zpsf0zahua1.jpg

 

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4341_zpsflevv33g.jpg

 

 

 

 

Hear is a quick copy/paste of what I wrote on FB regarding the direction of the breachers:

 

"I was originally thinking that they would be an elite bodyguard unit for a Primus Medicae, forming a shield wall to protect the Medicae while he performs his battlefield tasks. But I'm leaning more towards making them an honour guard for a Legion Herald. Chosen representatives of the Emperor's Children were often tasked with carrying the Emperor's orders to other Legions and Imperial Commanders throughout the Unification Wars and the Great Crusade. I figure that as the bearers of the Emperor's Standard and authority these Heralds would have an elite bodyguard of some sort. So this is my attempt to build such a unit. I'm planning to give them helmet crests reminiscent of those worn by the Roman praetorian guard if I can find a good source. Not sure how I'll run them in games, but I'll have to give it a bit more thought once they're finished."

 

 

 

 

 

Dang bro. I'm excited to see this bad boy. How're you thinking to paint him up?

Thanks bro! I'm thinking of using a predominantly white scheme with purple as the secondary colour. 

 

Looks really cool with the shield, really IIIrd Legion stuff! :thumbsup:

Thanks mate! Glad you like the shield.

 

The Word Bearer red is great, it should be that dark. Anything lighter just isn't right.

Might the issue with the Breacher be his pose? It's a bit awkward due to the flamer arm. He kind of looks like he's bracing himself, which is great, but the right arm throws that off by not really doing much of anything. I think having it out and to the side a bit with the shield raised a touch might help.

Yeah, it's difficult to get a good pose with the Palatine Blades because the torsos and legs are all one piece. Hopefully it comes together when he gets some paint on him.

 

Dude your not sure... The breachers are going to be :cussing Ace! Maybe you need capes and plumes on their helms to make them less Palatine Blade like and more ornate Breacher like.

Don't you dare have an issue with these midels

Hahaha, don't worry I'm working on getting them all plumes. Praetorian guard style.

 

The Breacher looks cool, I think the odd stance is what makes him look a little off. As it stands everything is making him look like he is leaning over to his front, the shield angle doesn't help that either. If the flamer arm was outstretched rather then braced it would make it look more natural, or you could angle the shield so the bottom is inwards. Either way the shield looks amazing and befits the IIIrd without looking ridiculously ornamental and the Palatine shoulder pad is a great trademark for the squad if that is the route you are going!

Thanks for the suggestions bro! I'll be sure to keep them in mind while I build the squad.

 

It's weird to see a black purity seal, but I've heard blood goes black after a while so I guess it's fitting for the Word Bearer. :tongue.:

 

Lovely updates! I like binary's breacher shields more for the Emperor's Children though.

Thanks bro! 

 

 

It's weird to see a black purity seal, but I've heard blood goes black after a while so I guess it's fitting for the Word Bearer. :tongue.:

Lovely updates! I like binary's breacher shields more for the Emperor's Children though.


Thanks for the plug knight!
On a serious note I love the direction you've taken the EC kizz, been a big inspiration for my own loyalists of the third.
I do think the model needs something to make him not just a palatine with a shield, maybe a topknot for the helmet? (that's what I'm leaning towards with mine) as a cape would be impractical, and I think using white as an extra colour on the armour (like you've done with the silver on the palatines) will help differentiate them and tie the shield into the scheme.
Otherwise, outstanding as usual!

 

Thanks bro, glad you like him! I'm going to try to give the squad crests on their helmets reminiscent of the Roman Praetorian Guard. I'm going to go for a predominantly white scheme with purple as the secondary colour.

 

The shield looks great, but I do think the rest of the model needs something to jazz it up a bit, I think a crest or topknot could definitely help in that respect.

 

Also, those mixed legionnaires are looking fantastic.

Thanks, mate! I'm in the process of giving them helmet crests :)

 

Very nice, as usual :smile.:

 

Was curious as to how you did your white though. I have a large white & gold project coming up and I like that creamy shade (or it might be my monitor).

Thanks, dude! Was there a particular example of the white that you were wondering about?

 

Dude that's a tremendously different style to your usual models. I really like it. Makes me wanna go back to my original idea for the RG before I hit upon the Ultramarines. Great lighting on the eye lens and the weathering is fantastic, not too much but not too little.

 

edit: OK, I didn't see the full band of Traitors. Holy :censored:, dude. That might be my favourite 'all-stars' assembly of the Traitor Legions I've seen yet. And without hyperbole I must say that your Ultramarine makes me want to go back and repaint all of my infantry. Cheers for that :wink:

Thanks, dude! I'm really glad you like the Raven Guard as I took some inspiration from your work. And don't you dare! Your Ultras are spot on!

 

I'm getting what you are saying that the model is just a palatine with a shield. I've been struggling to come up with ideas....

You could get some of those third party helmet crests, they'd help set the aside from regular palatines. Perhaps use heavier MK II/III pads instead, to add a bit more armoured bulk.

Thanks for the shoulder pad idea bro! i'm going to go with it. As for the helmet crests I'm not really a fan of any of the third party options. The often seem to be pretty poor quality. I'll have to see what I can come up with.

 

Hmmmm I think your right bulk out the Pads and maybe go for a kitted out look?

Yeah, I'm going to go with MkII shoulder pads on the right side and MkIII on the left.

 

I used destroyers as my mark 4 breachers because of the heavier plate.

 

Mayb do something similar with the torso, but pressmould the Palatine Blade details on to it?

Then they still have the EC look but the bulk to take a hit

That would be an excellent idea for most Legions or a regular MkIV breacher unit, but I think trying to get the right level of Palatine detail on the destroyers would be far to difficult to pull off properly, at least for me.

 

Word Besrer looks great as usual. I like the Palatine Breacher, I mean regular Breachers just look like tac marines with shields so why shouldn't the EC Breachers look like palatine blades with shields.

Haha, I suppose you're right. The Emperor's Children only deserve the best.

 

Maybe do a reverse scheme for the breacher. Like mostly white/silver with a few purple details like that terminator praetor. It'd make those bad boys pop.

Yeah, I'm going to go for white as the dominant colour.

 

Thanks for the Raven guard write up, I picked up a few tips there I will want to try out going forward. 

 

Lovely work as ever chief.

Glad to hear that, dude! And thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking ;)

 

 

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Kizzdougs Venerable Brother

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I've been working on this Alpha legionnaire. He was originally going to be a Dark Angel, but the XX Legion stole him away...

 

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l522/kizzdougs/DSCN4361_zpshb8ojqwm.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

The second breacher's pose is spot on! It almost resembles some kind of greco-roman warrior bracing himself to weather an assault. :biggrin.:

Glad you like it, dude! That's exactly the look I was going for. I'm pretty happy with how the pose turned out :)

 

Yup. That sword makes the pose perfect. 

 

Those shields too are looking the works. Any chance you will be able to replicate them using instamold?

Thanks, bro! I've got 15 shields at the moment so I don't have any plans for using instamould :)

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking ;)

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