ODM Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 As it has been so long since i updated, I thought I would just start a new thread rather than dig back 30 pages. I started these guys in December, but the last couple months the additions have been few and far between. On the home stretch though, with the most recently a quick pic of the command squad. http://odmiller.tripod.com/id17.html 4th pic down the page. Well, except for the banner itself, these guys are done. I will reshoot a better pic when the banner's done. It will be a hand painted Standard of Devastation. After that, 3 more bikes and a rhino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoulius Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 wow, those are some finely painted DA models my friend :jaw: cudos for that :blush: Im working on my own meduas force (blood angels) but cant post pictures atm (resizing difficulties :P ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalamadea Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Veyr nice, I like the templar robe conversions especially. Not too sure about the hoods on the scouts, but the rest is looking very good. I take it you're doing pre-heresy DA and not a successor chaptor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
==Me== Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Looking good, though I can't help but laugh at the robed assault marine. His "skirt" will fly up whenever he lands, and he does the Marilyn Monroe pose ^_^ I know, I know, room 42 :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODM Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 These guys are a post heresy, pre-plains world DA army. That explains the black Deathwing. I figure there's at least 6 - 7 thousand years of fluff with Black armored Deathwing, so... Me, :wub: the Assault marine sgt has to sew little elastic bands around his legs to keep his dress down. Thanks for the comments. Since the scout sgt's are veterans (note the teleport homers), I went for the hoods. It was a controversial move at the time, and remains so, but I decided once my DA made veteran status, no head would go uncovered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizz Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Very nice! Excellent work painting your army to that standard. :wub: The only problem I can spot is the HQ units - They fail to DEMAND attention, they aren't exactly eye-cathing. But overall, the army is top-knotch! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother apocalyptic Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 wow, those are some finely painted DA models my friend :( cudos for that ^_^ Im working on my own meduas force (blood angels) but cant post pictures atm (resizing difficulties :wub: ) Open them in paint, then press ctrl+w Fill in what % of the original size you want (25 - 40 is quite good). Save and upload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODM Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Updated the pic of the Command Squad (4th down) with my newly painted Standard of Devastation http://odmiller.tripod.com/id17.html Hopefully, that spices them up some. I resisted the urge to doll them up too much, instead just increasing the bits of flair, but that could have been a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Desmodus Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Wow, I love that standard. ;) Can we see a close-up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the First Legion Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Love the battleforce, i've been following the progress on other boards when the B&C was down! Is the standard free hand? If so it looks great! I only wish I could paint freehand that well. Any tips? Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagan Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Great work on your DA army hope you enjoy playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
==Me== Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 SoD looks great :tu: Keep up the good work :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleasuredome Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Nice work on the DA green . Like the matte look The hooded scout veteran looks odd though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODM Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Thanks for the feedback guys. The Standard is hand painted, and was relatively straightforward as I had to match the design of the GW one for WYSIWYG reasons. The way I tackled it was just to paint in layers. I chose 2 or 3 colors for each item in the banner, a base, a main color, and a highlight. For example the robe was black, DA Green, and Goblin green I think, the bones were Brown, bleached bone, and white, etc. Then I painted all the base colors, then all the main colors then the highlights. No blending to speak of. As the banner is postage stamp size, it comes together pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Bahram Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Good work, Brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODM Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Wow, I love that standard. :lol: Can we see a close-up? I'll add a closer pic tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheous Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Sweet minis,Really well painted,at least you still have the "will" to collect dark angels,I lost faith after a couple battles and turned to world eaters,might end up converting my dark angels to chaos,say iron warriors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayden Kayne Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Contrary to others opinions, I *love* the hoods/robes on the squad sergeants. I might actually have to steal that idea for my DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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