Crusader7 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 With PA2 on the horizon and the holidays coming up, ive doubled my efforts to get my crusade built and painted so I can justify buying more miniat... *ahem* i mean play games of 40k with a fully painted army... Anyways, heres some shots. I've taken the liberty of uploading only a few of the handful of actually painted minis... Its apparent I'm going to have to cut some corners if I want to finish the army sometime this century though. I did pickup some etched brass so I wont need to freehand the shoulder insignia anymore. Additionally on most of the foot soldiers I've decided to go with a simplified edge highlighting scheme. Coming from 4 shades of grey to 2 made edge highlighting a bit chunkier, but less time consuming. Sword Brother Adelard, Dosjetka, Vykes and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneTrueZon Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Fantastic work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Templar Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Candle on the backpack is a great touch. I just bought some for that exact same purpose so hopefully they look as good as yours!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Vespasian Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) Looking good so far! I have a weak Spot for huge eviscerators. And the last guy has a great pose, just calmly capping some dude Some I hope helpful criticism: I wouldnt do Red Plasma glow on Red gun Casings. In my opinion the Plasma is a good opportunity to kind of 'soften up' the paint Job. I went for the classic blue with mine. If you do Red Castings green, as a contrast to Red, might work well. I am excited to see more. Edited November 6, 2019 by Marshal Vespasian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossyvo Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Welcome Brother! These are beautiful. I’m a huge fan of clean paint jobs like this. Mainly because it is how I would like to paint myself if I had the patience and skill. Your edge highlighting is next level, all three are awesome, but the subtle scratching and edges on the plasma marine in particularly are very well done. Also very keen to see more of your Crusade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medjugorje Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) Candle on the backpack is a great touch. I just bought some for that exact same purpose so hopefully they look as good as yours!! I ´ve seen a tutorial about green stuff to build some candles. Just like those. @Crusader7 - bitz or greenstuff? Edited November 6, 2019 by Medjugorje JAG Templar 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painting.for.my.sanity Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Excellent - loving the clean paint job - way nicer edge highlights than I've ever managed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader7 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Looking good so far! I have a weak Spot for huge eviscerators. And the last guy has a great pose, just calmly capping some dude Some I hope helpful criticism: I wouldnt do Red Plasma glow on Red gun Casings. In my opinion the Plasma is a good opportunity to kind of 'soften up' the paint Job. I went for the classic blue with mine. If you do Red Castings green, as a contrast to Red, might work well. I am excited to see more. I was in the same boat of being a bit hesitant to go for the orange-red plasma with red gun casings. I completed a primaris castellan as well with a blue power sword I ended up not liking how "busy" he looked with red, blue, white, black and gold. I went for orange plasma to keep the color scheme a bit more cohesive but I agree I lose out on an opportunity to catch the eye. Candle on the backpack is a great touch. I just bought some for that exact same purpose so hopefully they look as good as yours!! I ´ve seen a tutorial about green stuff to build some candles. Just like those. @Crusader7 - bitz or greenstuff? Just ABS(plasticard) tube and greenstuff. I saw some great 3rd party candle bits, but couldn't justify international shipping + the pricetag for some candles. JAG Templar 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Welcome to the Eternal Crusade, brother! The sheer thinness of those highlights is a truly a thing to be feared and envied. They make your marines look positively massive and imposing. My favourite has to be that OSL (and execution of the character in general), however. Really inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader7 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Thanks for all the complements and input! It's definitely motivating me to keep at it and get everything looking sharp. Now for some conversions straight from the local Forge World/Gene-Lab. First up, a Chaplain Dreadnought based off of the redemptor kit. Looks much more menacing then a old-marine Dreadnought, so why not make him even more templar-y. Inspired by the Blood Ravens Chaplain dread from scriv.paints on Instagram. Next, some GS work on tabards. Still trying to find a way to get these done efficiently. My current method involves using a chunk of sculpey between the legs to hold the GS in place during sculpting, but leaves a clay residue that's hard to clean off. Anyone know how to quickly clean off polymer clay? Some Suppressor are also being added to the crusade. Spent some time fixing those horridly fragile bases. Last I'm working on some cenobyte servitors. Still needs lots of work, but just a basic mock up using bluetac bluetac Ray_K, DranuTemplar, vossyvo and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 You're a skilled painter. I commend your work on the Assault Marine. Don't forget to add bloodstains to his chainsword, to demonstrate he's no mere poser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medjugorje Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Gene Lab / Forgeworld... do you have a link? I love this angel wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader7 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Gene Lab / Forgeworld... do you have a link? I love this angel wings. Actually the angel wings for the Chaplain dread are from Astorath the Grim. With a little trimming and feather resculpting, they fit very well in place of the armor panels. As for the rest of Astorath, his free shoulderpad became the skull in the sarcophagus. I have the rest of him lying around waiting for purpose... You could also try a pair of wings from the sanguinary guard kit as well, but it might be a little trickier to work with. Also the wings will not reach as far down as astoraths. The rest of the conversions were done with greenstuff, plasticard and hobby chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Carpenter Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I use baking paper with with a little water to prevent gs from sticking. Maybe use that between the gs and sticky clay? Very nice work on the minis like all before said nice clean paintjob and highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader7 Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Not much work on my Templars due to final exam szn, but lots of new grey plastic due to holiday sales szn... 1 more week and I'll be free to really get to work on getting the army put together and painted! In the mean time, here is a WIP picture of the one model I allowed myself to work on in between work and classes. Chaplain Torismund, of the Kalidar Crusade. Some clean up still needs to happen, so no worries about that ugly line on the helmet. It wont be there for long! Edited December 7, 2019 by Crusader7 vossyvo, Sword Brother Adelard, Marshal Mattias and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader7 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Quick update on the crusade. Lots of building to catch up on. A couple things I'm trying to tackle first! This week I was able to put together 10 Incursors and start building the Land Raider Achilles. Super excited to get them on the tabletop, especially the Achilles even if it is a PITA to build. The Incursor squad got a much needed head swap. I can't stand the visor-forehead guys so I gave them all bare heads instead. Next is the refurbish a slew of models I got second hand for good deal, including... 3 Agressors 10 Hellblasters Company Ancient 2 Primaris Lts Sicarian Punisher Assault Tank These were painted up as Ultramarines so into the IPA they went. The Sicarian on the other hand had traded owners multiple times and had a few coats of paint on it. It was looking pretty rough as the original owner basically did not clean up before building and painting. Wish I had a pic of it when I picked it up to show. First thing I did was throw it in the freezer for half an hour to weaken the superglue holding it together. This needed to be a full rebuild for sure. Luckily, everything came apart easily, though I did manage to get a nice gash in my finger when I got a little too gung-ho about prying off chunks of superglue. Speaking of superglue, it became apparent at this stage that the builder had seemingly dunked the model in the stuff and it wasn't paint that was clogging some detail around joints. Instead of soaking resin in the IPA, I put it through some short controlled baths between scrubs with a brush to prevent any softening of the resin. MAKE SURE TO TEST BEFORE YOU USE IPA ON RESIN, however short exposure shouldn't cause too many issues. Whatever you do, don't let the resin soak. A few hours later of scrubbing and chiseling at super glue I ended up with a respectable Sicarian. I definitely overpaid for this one given the amount of work I had to put into it but I enjoyed the process so no fret. The owner I bought it from was just as clueless about the superglue coating as I was. The rest of the models just soaked for a few hours in IPA which did an okay job of taking off the paint. vossyvo and JAG Templar 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Wolfhart Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 It is the Emperor's work, you do... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painting.for.my.sanity Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Those Incursors look so much better for the headswap (heck, all Phobos do). I like the bare heads - I've been using MkIII ones for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Forgive me for being thick, but, IPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Laeroth Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) The cleanup is looking good! Forgive me for being thick, but, IPA?Isopropyl alcohol. It's a toxic chemical that is great at stripping paint. You usually have to thin it down. Definitely need gloves with the stuff, because it can be potentially lethal if it gets into your bloodstream in sufficient quantities. Edited December 23, 2019 by Marshal Laeroth Sword Brother Adelard 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I think I'll stick with Dettol! (Or nail varnish remover on metal models.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Wolfhart Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Am i the only one who thought of IPA as Indian Pale Ale? ^^ Brother Carpenter and Sword Brother Adelard 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Carpenter Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Am i the only one who thought of IPA as Indian Pale Ale? ^^ What a waste of good beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader7 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 More progress over the past few months! Unfortunately, I haven't been able to focus as much on the Templars as I would have liked. I picked up a filthy Eldar army over the holidays to participate in an escalation league, so they have taken a large amount of my hobbying time. I decided to paint these guys in a different style to speed up the paint job. Highlighting every edge of the black power armor with enough layers to keep it looking good was mind-numbing and not very time efficient for basic troopers. This new style allows me to get the army on the tabletop and looking good without edge highlights, afterwards I can go back on my own time and touch up wach model with highlights as I see fit. I think they also are a bit more "grimdark" then my previous models. I did manage to get about 30 models primed and basecoated this weekend. Hooray for batch painting. And some individual models I have been able to work on from the group. librisrouge, JAG Templar, The Spanish Inquisitor and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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