Rathamanti Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) I am hyped for 8th and since I've sold all my marines (three moving boxes full...) I'll have to start a new army. And that will be a primaris marine army. I love the colour scheme of the Emperor's Spears chapter, and the choice was clear when I learned that Aaron Dembski-Bowden (my favourite BL-writer) is writing a novel about them. I really hope he will flesh them out! I am not a great painter, but I am happy with the way I've found to paint them; it's fast and it looks okay. I hope you agree! I really would like to hear your critique and suggestions! I haven't decided on weathering yet... Recipe for blue (pictures below): 1. Undercoat with Army Painter Crystal Blue spray 2. Wash the whole model with 50/50 Lahmian Medium and Drakenhof Nightshade. Try to remove wash from larger "plates" with the brush to make step 3 easier. 3. Drybrush the whole model with Crystal Blue - to "clean" the smooth plates. 4. Highlight with GW Lothern Blue (vehicles are drybrushed instead and the plates are "cleaned" again with watered down Crystal Blue) 5. Fine highlight of Fenrisian Grey For White: 1. Spray white and paint all Ulthuan Grey (f.x. Helmets that I didn't glue on), or paint it up from Celestial Grey to Ulthuan Grey. Remember to water down your paints! 2. Small stuff like helmets gets an all over wash of 50/50 Lahmian Medium and Nuln Oil. Larger pieces gets the mix in the crevices. 3. Larger areas gets cleaned up with watered down Ulthuan Grey. 4. Highlight with White Scars Basing: 0. Paint all black (including stones and rocks 1. Make patches of Agrellan Earth. Not to much 1a. Drybrush rocks with Eshin Grey, Administratum Grey and lastly Ulthuan Grey (lightly) 2. Cover everything except Agrellan Earth patches and most of the stones with Stirland Mud. 3. Wash everything with Agrax Earthshade 4. Lightly drybrush everything with Steel Legion Drab 5. Lightly drybrush everything with Zandri Dust 6. Very lightly drybrush with Ushabti Bone 7. Paint some random areas with Athonian Camoshade 8. Cover many but small patches with some dark green flock. I use Woodland Scenics Fine Turf 9. Place some GW and or Army Painter tufts and turfs (f.x. Mordheim Turf and AP Swamp Tuft) 10. Paint edges with Rhinox Brown It is very fast and easy! Here's some pictures: Edited December 19, 2017 by Brother Tyler Tags edited foamy248, Aramis K, Trixie and 22 others 25 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Looks very nice and crisp, well done! Your basing looks very effective too; would you mind sharing your method for that as well please? :) Brother Callidan 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Looks very nice and crisp, well done! Your basing looks very effective too; would you mind sharing your method for that as well please? :) Thank you! I have added instructions and a picture of the base to the original post. Edited June 6, 2017 by Rathamanti Major_Gilbear 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCorvidae Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks for sharing your basing process. I'm currently trying to decide on how to base my army, and so far I really like the way yours look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks for sharing your basing process. I'm currently trying to decide on how to base my army, and so far I really like the way yours look! Thank you! At least it's easy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Good job on the Stormhawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Aye, the Stormhawk looks great. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Looking pretty good so far. Squads in those colours would look great, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InAction Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Dude, Emperor's Spears - I've always wanted to see an army done up in their colors. Your stuff looks great.'Cause really though, their chapter icon is a trident. How have these guys not had more attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thanks for the kind words! I can't wait to get my hands on the DI-box and getting started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 I've wanted to see Emperor's Spears ever since I glimpsed A D-B's adorable avatar. I don't know whether you're a great painter or not, but you're certainly an accurate one if your highlights are to be believed, and that's sometimes already hard to achieve in the first place. So is a white as clean as this one. And kudos for trying to drill all of your assault cannons barrels. Yeah, they're not as perfect as they could be, but these barrels are already small enough that mistakes are way to easy to make. I can't count the amount of bolter muzzles I butchered through the years either. I like your test model more than your stormhawk, but then again I find only Dark Angels have good-looking flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) I finally got hold of my Dark Imperium box, and I have started painting the sweet, sweet primaris marines. Three are done at the moment. As you can see, the standard is a little lower than before; I need to find a balance between quality and quantity - otherwise I know I won't have a chance of finally finishing painting an army. Edited July 8, 2017 by Rathamanti Dosjetka, Trixie, Idomeneus and 8 others 11 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Great to see such a rare chapter represented, and with a great paintjob no less! Good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idomeneus Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Lovely clean look, very impressive. I wish I could get that smooth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Thank you, GrandMagnus and Idomeneus! I don't regret my choice of an unknown chapter - I just wish mr. Aaron Demski-Bowden would tell us from which legion the Spears stems. Just to have an idea of general mood/tactics/unit choices and so on. It is so annoying having to wait half a year or more for that damn book :) I am kind of hoping for Dorn, Corax or Guilliman - but judging from ADB's Emperor's Spears YouTube playlist I almost think they will be a civilised offshoot of the wolves... which would be really cool in my opinion. Viking marines without the wolf-part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 As an active member here, there's no harm in asking A D-B himself, the worst you'll get is a "not telling" :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draakur Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Fairly sure he already has, but perhaps not in so many words? There's a thread in the Black Library forums where they've been conversing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 Fairly sure he already has, but perhaps not in so many words? There's a thread in the Black Library forums where they've been conversing... What? Where? When?! Show me, please? Or tell me what was written, please! As an active member here, there's no harm in asking A D-B himself, the worst you'll get is a "not telling" :tu: One can always hope, but I don't think he'll indulge us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Fairly sure he already has, but perhaps not in so many words? There's a thread in the Black Library forums where they've been conversing... What? Where? When?! Show me, please? Or tell me what was written, please! As an active member here, there's no harm in asking A D-B himself, the worst you'll get is a "not telling" One can always hope, but I don't think he'll indulge us... I believe it's the "not telling" option for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draakur Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) I wasn't saying A D-B had dropped their geneseed, was saying that you'd already asked him, roughly speaking (by requesting information and asking questions about their character, that he could easily have broadly answered by saying "well they're Dorn descendants, so take that for what it's worth..." For example, but which so far he's chosen not to). Edited June 27, 2017 by Draakur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 I wasn't saying A D-B had dropped their geneseed, was saying that you'd already asked him, roughly speaking (by requesting information and asking questions about their character, that he could easily have broadly answered by saying "well they're Dorn descendants, so take that for what it's worth..." For example, but which so far he's chosen not to). Ah, got it. Thought you'd seen something I hadn't. Well, back to patiently waiting :) Draakur 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 There was a throw away comment about Space Wolf successors, but I genuinely do not believe that to be your answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 I think it would be absolutely awesome if they turned out to be space wolves without the wolf part and the weird werewolf mutations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathamanti Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) First Intercessor Squad is done! I'm happy with it. I think I've found a good balance between time and neatness... Edited July 8, 2017 by Rathamanti The Yak, Kurgan the Lurker, Doghouse and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagentus Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 really like how bright this colour scheme is. loo forward to seeing more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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