Enigami Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm finally getting around to posting my Death Guard. I got serious about painting and converting them a little while ago. Here is my first entry. My Death Guard praetor! More will be coming very shortly as I update photos.http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/DG%20Command_zpsnecnywis.jpghttp://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/Death%20Guard%20Praetor_zpsaf2sxkpx.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Here are a few more photos. Some of them are a bit old and their subjects have since been finished. Finished photos will be coming soon. http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/Sicaran%20WIP_zpsos47k08v.jpg Here's a random Sicaran picture. I'll have better ones soon. http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/Rhino%20WIP_zpspecdaxow.jpg Here's a wip shot of a rhino. The side is nearly finishe and the rest is in the middle of an oil wash. http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/CD%20WIP_zpswvtsvjgh.jpg My 'tempter just needs some weathering done to the metal Next, some BaC pieces http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/BaC%20DG_zpss2fxmboo.jpg WIP Morty http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/Morty%20WIP_zpscx1tsp7v.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Here is my almost completed command squad. They are just waiting for bases in the mail and banner bearer! Any suggestions or changes? http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsgm4xv3dz.jpeg http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zps0t5xfmds.jpeg http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpssf29uozi.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Chaplain Behrtram Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Great job on your biker praetor! How did you fit the cloak to the bike? GS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 You and I share a love of Death Guard, I see. Well, looks like we're best mates now ! I really dig what you've given us and I've run out of Likes. Well, comments are usually better anyway. The bikes are looking completely Death Guard. I'm guessing a brown oil wash? Gah! We must swap painting recipes! Anywho, the only nitpick I have is that the wheels on the bikes aren't dirty enough. Since you're waiting for the bases to come in, I can only rightly assume that they will be more filthy after they are on them. Ah, mud. Glorious mud! I look forward to many posts on your Death Guard. Tell me: will you be writing any backstory for them? I'd really like to read some. Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 @ BCB Thanks! The cape was definitely a pain to convert, but I absolutely needed a cape on him. I cut a U-shape out of the BaC chaplain cloak and mounted him on the bike. Then I GS'd the gaps to the bike. I'll post some unpainted pics tomorrow when I'm not responding in my phone. @Mehman haha, I guess we are! Yeah, I use a burnt umber wash after a thin airbrush of seraphim sepia in select places. I've been considering mixing a burnt umber and burnt sienna to get a more orangish/brown grime. You can bet the bikes will get dirty. I love using pigments wet and dry. My basing theme will be a dusty wasteland factory (the bases my BaC termies are on). I'm hoping to use the same pigments on the bikes as on my dread in the above post. I haven't really decided on anything as far as a back story goes, but it's on the docket after I hit 5000 points. I'm just some quad mortars, another medusa and a spartan away (with the spartan in the mail for the second time). If you'd like to know more about my paint specifics feel free to pm me. My scheme isn't too fancy, but I think it gets the job done and keeps the time per model respectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Eyes Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Looking good man. Minor thing but using a scythe on a bike? Wouldn't that be a touch tricky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Oh I'm sure it would and I've thought about how silly it is. Haha However, I just couldn't bring myself to model a death guard praetor without a scythe. Plus, the scythes aren't half bad on bikes considering their base size (sadly it'll probably always be run as a paragon blade). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 All looks excellent! Be interested to know how you did the Contemptor's base - and the dust on the legs? Love the Command Squad and your general brush control for markings - looks superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thanks Chaeron! The contemptor is based with cork and the painted in rhinox hide. Then I dry brush steel legion drab followed by another dry brush of orangish brown. Anything really to bring it up to a lighter color. Then I break open my pigments and dusting brush. I use secret weapon minis pigments (violet earth, dark earth, and terra cotta earth). I use a mid grade brush with the top trimmed off. I apply the pigments dark for the ground and shadows,and lighter towards the edges and higher up on the legs (the darker pigments being freshly unearthed dirt/dust/shadows with the lighter pigments being more dried lose dust). I hope it helps! Thanks for looking everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Potato of Mankind Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Never thought I'd see Death Guard bikes, very lovely. The heat effect on the sword is sublime. Moar! I must see moar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depthcharge12 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I love the green stripe you've got going on on your models! You should totally do a Leviathan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 So, I got this in the mail, in the place of a Spartan kit... http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/Spartan%20Kit%201_zpsptwlwnja.jpg For anyone unfamiliar with the Spartan this definitely not what the contents should look like. This contained the resin pieces for 4 MKiib landraiders and 6 pieces for the spartan. They let me keep the pieces and $30 bucks and a craigslist add later this happened... http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpszq6tplpq.jpeg So, now these are my next two major projects.. http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsl2yxctxu.jpeg I've gotten my first model done on my new basing scheme and I'm rather happy with it. I just need to order some more, convert the 25mm to 32mm, and rebase my army. What do you guys think? http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpslad5sy8o.jpeg @Depthcharge I've really been wanting a Leviathan, but its sadly further down on my list of things to get than some more artillery pieces and quad mortars. Thanks for the compliments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Good fortune for you! I'm a bit jealous but as long as it all went to a very competent Death Guard commander, I'm happy. The new bases looks excellent! Nice pigment work, if I say so myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 I got some painting done over the holidays. I was finally able get some oil washes done tonight. Here are my BaC terminators.They still need dusting on their bases and a little wear on the metal. My Grave Wardens will be following shortly. http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsc5vhhqnp.jpeghttp://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsqzefsalq.jpeghttp://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsy8oazdvl.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here are some Grave Wardens! They need a little touch up and some bases! http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zps1zpvlyjj.jpeghttp://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsfqc9ca5h.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yes, yes, and yes. Those Terminators look great (both varieties)! The oil wash turned out very nice indeed. Very precise. Here's a question: where should their squad designation go for the regular Cataphractii? The Grave Wardens have knee pads which is where I would normally place the colour combination but the other Terminators do not. Maybe the colours could go above the shin ornamentation where the knees are. What say you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 I completely overlooked the coloration on the regular Cataphractii! Great catch Meh! I think I might go in and add the green where you suggested. It does make a lot of sense. Catches like that are the perfect example of why I wanted to post my progress on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 I finished a heavy support squad and a rhino. This rhino is for one of my tactical squads, but does look nice posed next to the heavy squad. Again, this guys need bases, but are mostly done. What do you guys think? http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsxqui5e2f.jpeg http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpswohnpxuh.jpeg http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpshjc1qni4.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Those Autocannon... wow. They look fantastic! How hard was it to get the belt feed bent into shape? Also, ten of them ? I'd hate to be the guy in the gun sights! The Rhino looks lovely, as well. Whenever I get my hands on one I'm putting a Heavy Flamer right up top because I can. By the way, the green helmet stripe on the Sergeant looks classy as hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 I'm trying to keep all my heavy squads at 10. I'm a stickler for fluff and nearly only run my heavy guys at 7. I also feel like 7 is a good balance with 10 being too costly and 5 being to few. The assembly was a pain in the rear end. It took a few hours with my Kuerig (running water through it brings it to the perfect temp to bend smaller pieces of resin), patience and frustration. In the end I think it was worth it. Autocannons feel really Death Guardy to me (next to heavy Flamers of course). I'm glad someone else likes the head stripe too. All of my sargents have it. I figured I'd save the fancy heraldry for my command unit. If only I hadn't built and primed my rhinos before forgeworlds pintle set was released... Le sigh. Tomorrow there will be quite a few pictures including a group shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro Castiel Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I love the blending on the power weapons, the green stripes and the weathered metal. Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Rhino markings are so good! Such great work - looking forward to seeing the next thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 So, I finished another heavy squad and their rhino tonight. http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsy7tnbcu3.jpeg http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpseujraov9.jpeg I Also happen to have taken several group shot of my army. Here are a couple of all the painted mini and then one of everything together. I still need to rebase and dust. http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsulpahlw6.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigami Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpso9di1roc.jpeghttp://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zpsjny6datw.jpeghttp://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zps2q751woq.jpeghttp://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/Enigami1990/image_zps2q751woq.jpeg The raptor still needs quite a bit of work as well as a canopy. Mine got lost somewhere. Sad times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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