BassWave Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It was 4th ed when gryphonne got eaten. Didn't know it was so close to deliverance though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Question guys, I was thinking of doing Blue robes with red armour for my Skitarii, now I'm wondering whether I should do red robes with blue armour, the blue robes would be easier to do. What shade of blue are we talking, here? I'm assuming you're keeping the red similar to the studio scheme, but that's important too. Are you still doing some metallics? It's a deep cobalt blue like the blue on my knight. There will be some metallics, it's just the flat armour surfaces I'm thinking of being red. http://i57.tinypic.com/sc81uw.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger9gamer Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It was 4th ed when gryphonne got eaten. Didn't know it was so close to deliverance though. Yea, it was almost right in the same place! now I guess it could still have lightyears between the two. I kinda want a book like Helsreach for the battle of gryphonne that includes ravenguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffersonian000 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 That old Epic picture reminds me of when all Imperial armies had Land Raiders. GW/FW need to give us back our Crawlers! SJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusktiger Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 this is the scheme i came up with for Zhao-Arkkad, since theyre one of the closer ones to the Ordon Rift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battybattybats Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It was 4th ed when gryphonne got eaten. Didn't know it was so close to deliverance though. Yea, it was almost right in the same place! now I guess it could still have lightyears between the two. I kinda want a book like Helsreach for the battle of gryphonne that includes ravenguard It is the perfect setting for a new forgeworld 40k campaign book. Titans, Skitarii, Raven Guard, 40k Taghmata units, Knights.... especially when there's the Warlord Titan coming! And would make a great novel or short series of novels too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordo Machinum Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It is the perfect setting for a new forgeworld 40k campaign book. Titans, Skitarii, Raven Guard, 40k Taghmata units, Knights.... especially when there's the Warlord Titan coming! And would make a great novel or short series of novels too. From your harmonix modulator to the Omnissiah's audio receptors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Nice job, Dusktiger! It's pretty similar to my scheme, actually, though I went for red inside the robes and kept the metallic armor plates. Have you considered trying out a glow effect for the gun/backpack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Got my first batch of Ryza done. Now working on Sicarans and Walkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Got my first batch of Ryza done. Now working on Sicarans and Walkers. Really nice stuff there!!.,Yours look way better than mine i painted up a Ryza vanguard last night and sat there looking at it for like (30mins on my chrono)...and something seemed not right with the Orange and the metal.. ...Not sure?,it may have been my orange but it put me off,they look great on paper(and yours too) but in real life im not a fan anymore...which is sad cause i really wanted orange in there,alas it is not to be...i repainted his robe in Forge world -"Metalica" Bone/white and i must say im really happier now that i went that route...very old victorian/steam punkish/The Order 1866 look look fwd to seeing others paint schemes , @ Dusktiger yours looks great too...is he finished or are you still going to highlight?.... cheers Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Btw the Orange I used was simply Citadel Jokaero Orange Base. It took about 3 thin / watered down layers over primer to get it 'smooth'. Also about Radium glow: Before I started painting someone told me Radium glows blue so that's what I painted. Then when I was done, someone else told me Radium glows green like in watches, and I was like "Argh!". Anyway I rechecked and it is zinc sulphate that's excited by Radium that glows green in watches. Actual Radium itself does indeed glow a light blue (but disclaimer; I am not an actual chemist, I just paint stuff). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Btw the Orange I used was simply Citadel Jokaero Orange Base. It took about 3 thin / watered down layers over primer to get it 'smooth'. Also about Radium glow: Before I started painting someone told me Radium glows blue so that's what I painted. Then when I was done, someone else told me Radium glows green like in watches, and I was like "Argh!". Anyway I rechecked and it is zinc sulphate that's excited by Radium that glows green in watches. Actual Radium itself does indeed glow a light blue (but disclaimer; I am not an actual chemist, I just paint stuff). interesting tid-bit there..... so how about a Greeny/Blue then? yeah i used jokaero orange too...i'm guessing maybe it's just me who didn't like it in the flesh...i should stop canning it now so others aren't put off by my buyist rambling's Also Kilofix...your guys look great can we get some closer shots of your skitarii please ? for the rad glow ! cheers Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusktiger Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 @ Dusktiger yours looks great too...is he finished or are you still going to highlight?.... cheers Mithril Nice job, Dusktiger! It's pretty similar to my scheme, actually, though I went for red inside the robes and kept the metallic armor plates. Have you considered trying out a glow effect for the gun/backpack? the pic doesnt to a great job at that angle, but there is highlighting on everything but his robe. reds are actually 3 stage highlighted as well. apart from some blue lenses via how GW does them, i havent. the rifles on these just seem like a classical wood gun with gold filligree, so i went with that. once i do my vanguard for the ETL, i'll be adding glows where i think it would look good on the rad carbines. i have 5 vanguard with an arc rifle and plasma caliver, alpha with arc pistol and taser goad. 5 rangers with the arquebus and omnispex. 5 ruststalkers with dual blades, princeps with additional claw and spike. 5 infiltrators with swords, princeps will be my warlord with phosphoenix, and all the optional wargear his model gets wysiwyg. a ballistari with lascannons and once its out, i'll get an oniger as well. probably the neutron laser one. once thats all done i'll probably expand out the squads to units of ten. stalkers i might just do 2 squads of 5 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 @dusktiger - I can see the highlights on the model,sorry, i should have been more specific in my question - the base looks like the cracked earth needs a highlight or is the camera playing tricks on my eye's ?? ... Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battybattybats Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Btw the Orange I used was simply Citadel Jokaero Orange Base. It took about 3 thin / watered down layers over primer to get it 'smooth'. Also about Radium glow: Before I started painting someone told me Radium glows blue so that's what I painted. Then when I was done, someone else told me Radium glows green like in watches, and I was like "Argh!". Anyway I rechecked and it is zinc sulphate that's excited by Radium that glows green in watches. Actual Radium itself does indeed glow a light blue (but disclaimer; I am not an actual chemist, I just paint stuff). *swiftly and firmly impacts metacarpals and phalanges with cranial social interface system in the ancient ritual response* Of course! And here was i wondering if i should paint a glow on the radium guns or not. I must run a diagnostic on my remaining cerebral bio-matter. Of course i should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sox Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 For me, Purple robes... for those debating red or blue, go with both: Purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I really have to say, the glow effect "ties the room together" on Skitarii models, especially if you're going for a darker robe color (blue, purple, grey, etc.). Nailing down a good contrast on the glow will get a striking appearance that other model ranges just don't have; while the stock blue certainly works, I think any other strong color choice is fine as long as your Skitarii don't end up looking like casino signs or something. In that respect, pick a wash or ink! You can't go wrong with GW washes, but P3 and Vallejo make some very striking inks that can get a heck of an effect too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battybattybats Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I really have to say, the glow effect "ties the room together" on Skitarii models, especially if you're going for a darker robe color (blue, purple, grey, etc.). Nailing down a good contrast on the glow will get a striking appearance that other model ranges just don't have; while the stock blue certainly works, I think any other strong color choice is fine as long as your Skitarii don't end up looking like casino signs or something. In that respect, pick a wash or ink! You can't go wrong with GW washes, but P3 and Vallejo make some very striking inks that can get a heck of an effect too! Well where i have done plasma such as the anti-grav footrest of my Noblewoman of House Cydonia i went with a deliberately uneven layer of white then the oxide paint over that which gave me the effect i was after, of an uneven slightly nebulous glow, so i'll likely use that some more. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f250/supreme_martian_overlord/DSCF0019_1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusktiger Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 @dusktiger - I can see the highlights on the model,sorry, i should have been more specific in my question - the base looks like the cracked earth needs a highlight or is the camera playing tricks on my eye's ?? ... Mithril ah, i gotcha. i didn't highlight the base at all. i just followed the GW video for skitarii bases and that's it. i did vallejo burnt cad red as a basecoat, then put on the martian ironearth overtop, and then did doombull brown for the ring. my suggestion for others wanting this base style, is pick a really dark primer for the base. maybe even black. that way when the ironearth dries and cracks, your primer shows through the cracks and helps the effect pop more. i had done a test before using the red as a primer and had just done the whole base doombull brown, but that just doesnt show through the cracks at all. it just seems like the ironearth is a solid color. when i start the rest of the squad i might try leaving the bases black and put it over that to see if it shows up better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munocat Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Got my first batch of Ryza done. Now working on Sicarans and Walkers.Very nice, I went with Mars, my Imperial knights are house terranis, from Mars, so I wanted my mecahnicus to follow suit. Also I have grey Knights from Titan. I have a obsession with Mars. I originate from the UK, I thought it was funny that GW, made the infiltrators, look like the cadburys smashed potatoes Martians http://youtu.be/NNegXNcMOME I decide I will make sacks of potatoes for their bases (sand bags, painted like cadburys smash potatoes), and I will place a few potatoes on the ground too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 @dusktiger - I can see the highlights on the model,sorry, i should have been more specific in my question - the base looks like the cracked earth needs a highlight or is the camera playing tricks on my eye's ?? ... Mithril ah, i gotcha. i didn't highlight the base at all. i just followed the GW video for skitarii bases and that's it. i did vallejo burnt cad red as a basecoat, then put on the martian ironearth overtop, and then did doombull brown for the ring. my suggestion for others wanting this base style, is pick a really dark primer for the base. maybe even black. that way when the ironearth dries and cracks, your primer shows through the cracks and helps the effect pop more. i had done a test before using the red as a primer and had just done the whole base doombull brown, but that just doesnt show through the cracks at all. it just seems like the ironearth is a solid color. when i start the rest of the squad i might try leaving the bases black and put it over that to see if it shows up better. On mine i did the red base also,but will prob go for rhinox as the base next time, I did the rim with XV-88 instead. Then i also did xv-88 as a dry brush on the martian earth then ushabti bone as a final drybrush highlight...it makes the base pop a bit more and the cracks stand out further...will post pics tommorow after i finish my test model completely. Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm definitely trying to work out a good drybrush for the Martian Ironearth. I've been a fan of the cracked finish since I used Agrellan Earth on another project, but I find it really falls flat without some kind of wash/drybrush. I'm thinking I may try a wash with Baal Red before I go into the highlights, but I'm worried that'll make the base too "bloody" looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battybattybats Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm definitely trying to work out a good drybrush for the Martian Ironearth. I've been a fan of the cracked finish since I used Agrellan Earth on another project, but I find it really falls flat without some kind of wash/drybrush. I'm thinking I may try a wash with Baal Red before I go into the highlights, but I'm worried that'll make the base too "bloody" looking. The White Dwarf the week it came out suggests a light drybrush of Kindleflame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Great, and now I need to buy more paint. Good job GW marketing! Awesome tip though, I'm probably gonna try this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Rest of my Ryza Sicarans and Walkers. Working on the Onagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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