Supe robot gangster #1 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Also. The emperors children aqualifier looks siiiiiick! It’s always nice to see the third represented in any capacity. Not many people (that I’m aware of) play them, which is a shame. Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 An absolutely stunning miniature and a wonderful conversion, Kizz. Wow. I'm a bit at a loss for words. And so quickly done, too. Is that actually Fulgrim's head? Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Thanks for the kind words, everyone :tu: That is remarkably awesome. I am going to go home and show my standard bearer this and tell him he needs to get his act together...before I take him apart and try to rebuild him. That is sincerely a fantastic mini all around bud. The armor, that face, the paintjob. It's superb. Makes me proud to have some EC (though nowhere near this standard) even if they are the kegger party, loud music types. Also neat to learn about the Death Eagles. That is a nice tie in for background. Thanks a lot for the kind words! Yeah the potential Death Eagles tie in is pretty cool. Sublime work, the tilt shield icon and neatness of the parchment writing really stand out to me. Very nice work on the eyes too. Thanks a lot! Glad you like the little details. Absolutely stunning! The skin and hair is maybe the best I've ever seen! What's your method and paint recipe? Wow! Thanks a lot, glad you like the hair and skin. They're both really simple. The hair is just a mix of Steel Legion Drab and white with a pure white highlight. The skin is a mix of Kislev Flesh and white with more white added for each highlight. The final highlight is pure white. Colour wise it's really simple. The trick is to keep it extremely neat and as smooth as possible. I've also moved away from some of the more extreme highlighting and shading that I used to use when painting faces. These days I try to keep it pretty simple as I feel that smooth transitions create a more natural look. You didn't use any shades? Also, it's not just the skin and hair that's amazing - I love the metallic purple! Yeah, I find that shades and washes are little imprecise for painting something as detailed as a face. I use washes on just about everything else, but when it comes to faces I prefer to have complete control. **breaks paintbrushes** Welp, I may as well just quit now Astounding work. I was hoping that the shield on his armor was hinting at the Doom Eagles. Hahaha, don't you dare! Glad you like the Death Eagles detail on the heraldic shield. Just out of curiosity, where does the info about the 34th millennial come from? I swear I’ve read in multiple sources that the third only had 30 millennials! It's in Horus Heresy Book Six: I've never seen the 30 Millennial reference before. Also. The emperors children aqualifier looks siiiiiick! It’s always nice to see the third represented in any capacity. Not many people (that I’m aware of) play them, which is a shame. Glad you like them. The IIIrd definitely aren't as popular as the XX, IV, or XII etc. but I see more of them than the X, XIX, XVIII, I, and V (but yes, there should always be more EC). An absolutely stunning miniature and a wonderful conversion, Kizz. Wow. I'm a bit at a loss for words. And so quickly done, too. Is that actually Fulgrim's head? Really glad you like how he turned out! No, the head is from the Stormcast Vanguard kit. It's much smaller than Fulgrim's head. Thanks for looking ;) hushrong and Sandlemad 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supe robot gangster #1 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Oh nice spot! Goes to show I should read all the black books more thoroughly! Any plans for more of the third for the future? Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Beautiful work, Douggy. I never commented on your finished Alpharius but he turned out perfect, I never should have doubted you! Your IIIrd Standard Bearer is also great, is that Fulgrim's head on him or another? Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Oh nice spot! Goes to show I should read all the black books more thoroughly! Any plans for more of the third for the future? I'm not sure at this stage. I'm really happy with how the metallic colour scheme turned out, but I'm not sure if it's worth trying to paint too many more EC with only one pot of Eidolon Purple. If I had more Eidolon Purple (or found a good alternative) I'd probably go for it :tu: Beautiful work, Douggy. I never commented on your finished Alpharius but he turned out perfect, I never should have doubted you! Your IIIrd Standard Bearer is also great, is that Fulgrim's head on him or another? Thanks bro, glad you like how Alpharius turned out! The head on the Standard Bearer is from the Stormcast Vanguard kit. Fulgrim's head is much bigger :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine7312000 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Check Reaper Malvernian Purple or Vallejo Airbrush Violet. They may not be exact, but should be pretty close. Even if I'd rather you paint something red. Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noigrim Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Holy sneck! Best herald ever, where is the head from? Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkimaskMohawk Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Oh man do I love your alpharius, but I can't quite decide if his armour is more green than your normal alphas, or if it's the scales making me think that Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) While was at the art shop yesterday, I bought some black paper to use as a background for some pictures. I'm still getting used to the different lighting and exposure, but I'm pretty happy with how they've turned out. I've found that the black background is much better when it comes to the metallic colour scheme (the white background washes out/bleaches the colours a bit) Check Reaper Malvernian Purple or Vallejo Airbrush Violet. They may not be exact, but should be pretty close. Even if I'd rather you paint something red. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into those colours Holy sneck! Best herald ever, where is the head from? Thanks a lot, bro! Glad you like the Herald. I had a lot of fun painting and building him. The head is from the Stormcast Vanguard kit. Oh man do I love your alpharius, but I can't quite decide if his armour is more green than your normal alphas, or if it's the scales making me think that Thanks, mate! Yeah the armour has a little be more green on it, especially the scale. Because I used an airbrush for Alpharius (but not the rest of the army) I had a bit more control when it came to the colour choices. Adding the clear green was much easier through an airbrush. Thanks for looking Edited July 24, 2018 by Kizzdougs Brother-Chaplain Kage, malcharion, MrBear and 13 others 16 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Damn do they look fantastic! They're works of art, bud! I am ready to go Indiana Jones on you and claim that these belong in a museum! Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Man, another delightful potpourri of hobby excellence! And did you get rid of the topknot on the SoH praetor, after all? Like I said before, the face works much better without the exalted hairdo! Keep up the amazing work! :) Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 I've redone the 'March of the Legions' collage with black backgrounds. I think it looks much better now :) Click on the image to see it at full size :tu: Damn do they look fantastic! They're works of art, bud! I am ready to go Indiana Jones on you and claim that these belong in a museum! You're too kind bro! Now excuse me while I construct my weight activated rolling boulder trap... Man, another delightful potpourri of hobby excellence! And did you get rid of the topknot on the SoH praetor, after all? Like I said before, the face works much better without the exalted hairdo! Keep up the amazing work! Thanks bro! No, I didn't get rid of the topknot... it fell off :P Thanks for looking ;) The Nephilim, Krakendoomcool, Freakshow668 and 21 others 24 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 My god, I love these minis. The whole collage is just the bee's knees. Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betrayer41 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Can you make hay collage into a Calendar and sell it to me Kizzdougs and hushrong 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Can you make hay collage into a Calendar and sell it to me I can make one for you. "Blurry Knights, a Seasonal Calendar" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 *throws painting gear into nearby fire* Well, if you send this to the GW/FW community team and they dont feature it in some way, I'd be very surprised. Kizzdougs and Quixus 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakendoomcool Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Oh my, that is satisfying. That’s gonna appeal to the collector in all of us. Really enjoying the character of each legion being displayed on the various models. EC herald looks the part too. That head looks like it was made with him in mind. Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Man, another delightful potpourri of hobby excellence! And did you get rid of the topknot on the SoH praetor, after all? Like I said before, the face works much better without the exalted hairdo! Keep up the amazing work! Thanks bro! No, I didn't get rid of the topknot... it fell off Listen to the universe -- it doesn't want that topknot there! ;) The March of the Legions never fails to impress, of course! Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Damn. I am not fast enough to out run the boulder. Ironically I'd probably trip on a tiny rock and then get splatted. Stupid, evil rocks and their teamwork.. You might have to start working on the 2019 edition calender. Your painting has definitely changed for three of those legions...so why stop there Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I'm actually thinking about redoing the project, but with Terminators rather than power armoured legionnaires. Is that something that people would be interested in seeing? I was thinking that I could even try out some alternative colour schemes such as the Imperial Fists Templars and Sons of Horus Justaerin. Alternatively, I could give the miniatures a more mid Heresy vibe. The current March of the Legions is pretty much set just before the Heresy kicks off (except for the Word Bearer with his red armour) and there's no real difference between the Traitors and the Loyalists. It could be fun to model up some of the Traitors to look a bit further down the path of corruption. Let me know what you think. Here are the individual images of the Legionnaires. Dark Angels: Combined arms and multi-spectra warfare, Exterminatus and purgation campaigns, extended independent void operations. Emperor’s Children: Combined arms warfare, the use of complex manoeuvre and discursive tactical planning, asymmetrical assault. Iron Warriors: Siege warfare, coordinated mass-theatre warfare, armoured assault, planetary decimation, attrition, retribution and counterinsurgency campaigns. White Scars: Shock assault, high mobility warfare, harrowing actions and extended unsupported operations within hostile domains. Space Wolves: Shock assault, search and destroy, pursuit operations, punitive and excoriation campaigns. Imperial Fists: Ship-borne assaults and boarding actions, defensive and fortification operations in extremis, stronghold assaults, the conquest and forced compliance of void-fairing civilisations. Night Lords: Punitive actions, decimation, enforced pacification, terror assaults, psychological warfare. Blood Angels: High intensity warfare, strategic decapitation strikes, planetary interdiction campaigns, multi-vector and sub-orbital attack. Iron Hands: Armoured and high intensity warfare, line breaker attacks, planetary pacification and suppression campaigns, anti-materiel operations. World Eaters: Shock assault, planet-killer and Exterminates operations, close-quarters actions (space hulk purgation, boarding operations, line breaker attacks, ‘forlorn hope’ objective assaults). Ultramarines: Mass assault, targeted decimation, planetary interdiction, liberation and limited theatre compliance campaigns. Death Guard: Heavy infantry assault, attritional warfare, hazard/death zone warfare, xenos eradication and purgation operations. Thousand Sons: Psychic warfare, precision assaults, misdirection, lore culling, macro-coordination multi-theatre campaigns. Sons of Horus: Shock assault, harrowing actions and strategic decapitation strikes. Word Bearers: Mass assault, policing actions, gnoetic purgation, suppression of ideological revolt. Salamanders: High intensity or asymmetric warfare, zone mortalis engagements, planetary interdiction, liberation and defensive operations. Raven Guard: Rapid deployment operations, strategic interdiction operations, reconnaissance in force, guerrilla actions, low-collateral damage imperative compliance operations. Alpha Legion: Surprise assault, sabotage, infiltration, insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare, multi-vector attack, interplanetary pursuit and decimation campaigns, and deep-range raiding operations. My god, I love these minis. The whole collage is just the bee's knees. Thanks a lot, bro! Really glad you like them. I'm pretty happy with how they look on the black background. Can you make hay collage into a Calendar and sell it to me No plans to make a calendar or poster, but a few people have mentioned it now... *throws painting gear into nearby fire* Well, if you send this to the GW/FW community team and they dont feature it in some way, I'd be very surprised. *Catches Slips' painting gear and extinguishes the nearby fire* Thanks for the suggestion. I've sent the pic through to the FW team. We'll see if anything comes of it Oh my, that is satisfying. That’s gonna appeal to the collector in all of us.Really enjoying the character of each legion being displayed on the various models.EC herald looks the part too. That head looks like it was made with him in mind. Glad you like how they've turned out! I had a lot of fun building and painting each of the legionnaires so it's very satisfying to hear that people like them. Man, another delightful potpourri of hobby excellence! And did you get rid of the topknot on the SoH praetor, after all? Like I said before, the face works much better without the exalted hairdo! Keep up the amazing work! Thanks bro! No, I didn't get rid of the topknot... it fell off Listen to the universe -- it doesn't want that topknot there! The March of the Legions never fails to impress, of course! Hahaha, to be honest even though I've glued it back on there is a roughly 100% chance that it will fall off again... Damn. I am not fast enough to out run the boulder. Ironically I'd probably trip on a tiny rock and then get splatted. Stupid, evil rocks and their teamwork.. You might have to start working on the 2019 edition calender. Your painting has definitely changed for three of those legions...so why stop there Yeah, I'm seriously thinking about redoing the project but with Terminators rather than power armoured legionnaires... My new airbrushing skills would definitely make things a bit different and I'm sure that I could achieve a better result with pretty much every Legion. 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Dantay VI Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 The terminators would be a great idea. You already have some of the legions done, so would you do a new terminator for those, or use the existing ones? Kizzdougs 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Terminators would be awesome. Even more so if you do the special unit ones that are known. At least I think so. So Justaerins, Atramentar, Skehmet, and so on. The elite of the elite! It would be cool to see you paint some colors differently. Like the blue of an Ultramarine to a Night Lord's or a Justaerins black to an Iron Hands Gorgon. LameBeard and Kizzdougs 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Mid-heresy Terminators? Yes, please! :) Kizzdougs and LameBeard 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Absolutely amazing miniatures. Best March of the Legions I've ever seen. Kizzdougs and LameBeard 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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