bloodofthefallen1 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hi guys Its been along time since I posted on here so thought id try to motivate myself by keeping a project log. As the title suggests this is going to be mainly blood angels related. With the imminent release of a new codex and models I have decide to start again. I had a blood angels army a few years ago but as my painting progressed I become frustrated with the differences in quality between squads and vehicles. I sold everything (10,000pts worth) and started an Iron hands army. There has always been a void since I sold my sons of Sanguinius witch my iron hands could not fill lol. When I sold the them and brought my iron hands my friend said You should NOT go back to Blood Angels as I had done them and it was time for something different. Well Iv now decided to buy and paint my army in secret from him and just turn up with it fully painted to a game early next year!!! Its very hard to not tell someone you game with often that your painting a new army so this will be hard for me. From there I am going to form a full battle company. Blood angels where the first army I collected and for me its go big or go home lol, Also I have 3000pts of iron hands 2000pts of tau and 2000pts of dark eldar (i may have a problem but lets be honest we all do lol) So red is back and I am doing some testers waiting for my Delivery on Saturday morning of new models. Iv ordered: Codex Tactical cards 2 BA Tac squads (because why wouldnt you ;-) 2 Sanguinary guard squads BA Dreadnaught 2 Storm Raven gunships 4 death company boxsets (10 assault/10 actual death company) And the new priest model This should be enough for a look what Iv got game lol as i also have space hulk ready to paint some termies will be thrown in there for good measure. And I will probably buy some of the new ones on Fridays pre order lol Here is the tester so far for my red! still trying to workout how i want the golds and such to look as yet Done some subtle shading with the airbrush and really lightly edge highlighted but thinking im going to add more Let me know your thought's guys good and bad and hope this should progress quite quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 The red looks lovely, dude. Really, really need to look into airbrushing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 You airbrushers and your gorgeous blending. :P Looks like a lovely start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 The paint job's a little rough, could be smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplainmikey Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 That red is too smooth! Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewChristlieb Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 It looks like it's lacking depth. I like the color, but it needs some more shading and highlighting badly. $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Definitely off to a great start! Just make sure not to get red paint on your fingers and such and your buddy should be none the wiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Rage Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 A good start I would agree with AndrewChristlieb needs more highlights and possibly a wash to darken areas between joints and armour crevices, other than that a very crisp and clean start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hmm, what reds/recipe have you done so far? I'm currently experimenting with Blood Angels myself, and your results are better than most I've had thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodofthefallen1 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thanks for the Kind words guys. I will add another wash over the first batch do give a little more depth i did add an edge highlight though and it has made the red pop so very happy I wanted a red that was easy and quick to achieve as I don't have long to get it all painted. First I primed black and airbrushed Mephiston red Next a mix of MR and black 50/50 was applyed with the airbrush into the areas I wanted to shade. Then black with a tiny dab of MR through the airbrush into the shades being very picky where I wanted to be this dark Then highlights starting with Evil sunz scarlett airbrushing into the areas where light would hit (mainly from above the model) final stage with the airbrush was Troll slayer orange on the parts I really wanted lightest. Wash time!! I watered down Carroburg Crimson 50/50 and added a touch of Abaddon black just to darken (On the next lot I will do this at least twice to get the shaded areas a little more) And washed this over the entire model (I have all ways pin-washed in the past but I really wanted to speed this up without the wash sitting in the middle of the pannels Meaning i would then have to panel paint, so take the time to drag the pooling areas of wash into more reassessed areas Then I edge highlighted with Fire dragon blight Its not perfect but it is so quick to achieve witch is what im going for As my dark eldar are all brush painted and will be a really labour of love. I took 17 hours painting my Archon here http://www.coolminiornot.com/368569 Hope this helps guys. if you give it a go let me know how you get on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hmmm...interesting. I'm still an amateur at airbrushing, and aiming up close for tiny bits like shading is a trick I'm yet to master. But this could be a good route to go all the same. When you water down your wash, is it literally just water? I have people talking all the time about watering down a paint into a wash, but the surface tension and flow when I try doesn't work worth a damn. Never tried with a wash, though. What consistency do you shoot for in the final product, post water and black paint? You have quite the steady hand to get edge highlighting that sharp, too. Gonna have to work on that myself. I'm used to being able to clean up my highlights with a quick brushstroke of the base color. That's not really doable on a gradient airbrush scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewChristlieb Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Nice, it's got a lot more definition now. It's maybe just a bit more of a subdued red then I expect for Blood Angels, but that's a minor nitpick and could be just as much a fault of the lighting as anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodofthefallen1 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 When you water down your wash, is it literally just water? I have people talking all the time about watering down a paint into a wash, but the surface tension and flow when I try doesn't work worth a damn. Never tried with a wash, though. What consistency do you shoot for in the final product, post water and black paint? Hi mate yes I just use water. You can use mediums but witch I do use when glazing but with washes I find water is exactly the same and is free lol (well sort of) I try for a really dilute wash its hard to discribe and in the photos i took you couldnt really tell. I must admit if you are struggling with water maybe try gw's lahmian medium and see if that helps. Sorry to not be of more help!! AnfrewChrislieb cheers buddy I have added an extra shade on the first vanguard vets witch I happily found all boxed up the other day. Love when you find models you forgot about, had a box of sturnguard too :-) after shades but before edge highlight (will get that done tonight!) I think the shades have worked alittle better with 2 light coats. What do you guys think! thanks for all the kind words guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodofthefallen1 Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Thanks IronKobra!! HEHEHE The wife may have noticed when I tried to sneak this lot in last night lol I got a not very impressed look haha The deathstorm was a last minute buy, my brother said in the store I might get that kit take the nids and sell the rest to witch I slapped him gave him half and brought it. sadly im working all weekend so will be evenings of hard work to get this lot in shape!!!. But tonight Codex reading!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewChristlieb Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 You're lucky. My wife would have it all wrapped and under the tree by the time I got back from work just to screw with me. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Eek. I can never buy that much gray plastic at a time. Seeing all that waiting impatiently to be painted is really demoralizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaptermasterDemon7 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 O.O if I had all that just boxed up and waiting, I might go insane. I would be opening and cutting everything off the spruce, then trying to kit bash between the kits to see what all I could come up with. You red looks really good as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodofthefallen1 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Haha I wont show you guys the rest then lol ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Stop being a tease this instant and show us everything! ... You know what I mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bloodofthefallen1 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Lol that's everything that's unassembled, Ok I do have problems but Well no buts lol. I also just sold a grey knights army and am in the process of selling a Sons of Horus army lol. So I am having a clear out!! I do have large numbers of these armies painted so I like to chop and change what I paint depending on what i'm doing lol O and yes those are the big christmas boxes from a few years ago and some of the models are assembled and painted lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodofthefallen1 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Merry Christmas guys, hope everybody got lots of new toys. I got the new termie squad for blood angels a termie libby a baal pred and i FW knight titan the one with the big gun. I have been painting and will get some updates over the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThroneWarden Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Nice work on the red. Very smooth and even. Jeez, my heart just sank thinking if I looked and saw all that kit waiting for attention. Merry Christmas to you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Really nice smooth red, nice haul, can't wait to see some of that painted up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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