Wow, looks great, dude. Very nice scribbly. I'm looking for a red scheme for my Daemonkin. Would you be willing to share your red recipe?
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Captain Semper's HH Word Bearers
#76
Posted 21 March 2016 - 11:12 AM

#77
Posted 21 March 2016 - 11:46 AM

Nice clean paint job going on here, loving it so far. The red is very nice indeed, and the colours/tones go together so well.
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#78
Posted 21 March 2016 - 12:51 PM

Thank you very much for all your comments!
@ Flint: Thank you very much for your kind words - but I'm grateful for your work as I think about going for the gloss / metallic look myself - but not with the WBs... When I do, I know where to turn for inspiration and guidance!
@ Augustus & Eberious: You know me, I like to keep it simple. For those guys I use exclusively Army Painter paints. The base coat is the lovely Chaotic Red and then I do a 50:50 Chaotic Red / Dragon Red with final highlight Dragon Red. Shading is Agrax. Can't say I'm totally happy with those paints though... It takes a lot of time to reach the desired effect. An alternative would be to use Khorne red for the darker tone and Mephiston Red for the lighter but it sort of comes out a bit brighter than I wished for...
Anyways, I'll stick to Army Painter for this project and see where it gets me!


#79
Posted 21 March 2016 - 12:54 PM

They really look awesome Captain! Love the idea of the black legs (I just picked out the knees so far)
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#80
Posted 22 March 2016 - 02:31 AM

I love your red. Red is the colour i can paint no problem, but can never find a shade i love. This i love.
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#81
Posted 22 March 2016 - 02:14 PM

Oh man, don't get me started on AP paints. I exclusively use their Matt Black when painting black. Such a wonderful flow, thickness, and just the right opacity.
#82
Posted 14 May 2016 - 04:35 PM

Right, in a total U-turn I went for a 20-strong tactical squad!
And together with the Termies:
Edited by Captain Semper, 15 May 2016 - 07:25 PM.


#83
Posted 14 May 2016 - 04:36 PM


In the darkness between the stars, the weak and the faithless find no deliverance. We are raised to believe that the God-Emperor watches over us all. And so we are charged to cleanse the mutant, the heretic and the alien. We must not falter. We are His sword. We are His wrath. Even in the face of death, we shall not submit. Suffering is our prayer. Faith is our armour. In Battle He offers us redemption. And for those who proves their worth, the Emperor sends sends forth His Angels!
#84
Posted 14 May 2016 - 04:37 PM

Thanks!
The bases are all from Dragon Forge!


#85
Posted 14 May 2016 - 04:38 PM

Thanks!
The bases are all from Dragon Forge!
I thought they were. Their stuff is awesome

In the darkness between the stars, the weak and the faithless find no deliverance. We are raised to believe that the God-Emperor watches over us all. And so we are charged to cleanse the mutant, the heretic and the alien. We must not falter. We are His sword. We are His wrath. Even in the face of death, we shall not submit. Suffering is our prayer. Faith is our armour. In Battle He offers us redemption. And for those who proves their worth, the Emperor sends sends forth His Angels!
#86
Posted 15 May 2016 - 09:38 AM

Lots of great work done there. Looking good, Cap'.
#87
Posted 15 May 2016 - 09:52 AM

#88
Posted 15 May 2016 - 10:18 AM

Loving your work good Captain, shame you turned away from the Lion
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#89
Posted 15 May 2016 - 01:57 PM

Stay turned from the lion, Cap'n.
The Word Bearers need more glammy armies like this
#90
Posted 15 May 2016 - 06:28 PM

Dragon Forge is best base maker. So much so that he's snowed under by orders and you can safely expect a minimum of two months before getting your bases.
Lovely Word Bearers!
#91
Posted 15 May 2016 - 07:06 PM

Gorgeous Red there Captain! Good work as always
Well, look who's here! Good to see you again Yak, hope to see more of your work too!
Loving your work good Captain, shame you turned away from the Lion
Stay turned from the lion, Cap'n.
The Word Bearers need more glammy armies like this
I have not turned away from the Lion, not a single bit. I just need to break the dark green once in a while...
Dragon Forge is best base maker. So much so that he's snowed under by orders and you can safely expect a minimum of two months before getting your bases.
Lovely Word Bearers!
Thank you! And good points both on the quality and the delivery times. But still I'll remain a loyal customer.


#92
Posted 17 May 2016 - 04:29 AM

So here's my next batch:
I also tried to use the decals to use then for writing on the armour. Here's some pics although I'll need to improve on them substantially:


#93
Posted 17 May 2016 - 05:01 AM

Chaplain Captain Semper, you might try some Wazdakka Red instead of the Mephiston Red to brighten it up slightly. I tried that on my Techmarine and found it was a better match. Kind of hard to explain but being a layer paint it looks better than a base for highlighting.
I found the whole Khorne Red with Wazdakka Red vs Mephiston Red with Evil Sunz Scarlett to be a bit confusing before I tried them both out.
#94
Posted 17 May 2016 - 01:53 PM

I hear you... I struggled a bit to work out the kind of red I was looking for. I think I want to keep the reds really dark - as opposed to, say, a Techmarine where some brightness is welcome.
But I will give it a go on some test mini anyway, see what comes of it!


#95
Posted 17 May 2016 - 04:15 PM

The army is looking great so far, Captain Semper! And I think you're really on to something with those decals representing scripture on the armour!
#96
Posted 17 May 2016 - 04:24 PM

Thanks KrautScientist! The difficult part is to remain focused and pant another 20 Tacticals...


#97
Posted 17 May 2016 - 04:28 PM

Yeah, I definitely feel your pain -- it's certainly something I have never managed to really pull off during my 20+ years in the hobby... o_O
#98
Posted 18 May 2016 - 02:42 AM

Looking forward to more terminators.
Thank you! And good points both on the quality and the delivery times. But still I'll remain a loyal customer.
I'd love to have remained a loyal customer as well, but their bases don't fit with the Sarissa Precision movement trays I want to use with my models since there's often something going beyond the rim of the Ancient Ruins bases... that and buying a lot of 25 mm bases right before GW's change to 32 mm threw a wrench in my enthusiasm.
#99
Posted 18 May 2016 - 04:11 AM

Im with augustus. The fine scribbles are very clean and tight. Good looking minis there!
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#100
Posted 18 May 2016 - 09:59 AM

Just imagine how lovely 20 more tacticals will look arraigned next to your first set
