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Post by portugus on Apr 5, 2012 14:12:02 GMT -5
Some of my first guardsmen. A Platoon command squad.  My deathstrike.  Painting the base edges to easily identify different platoons.  Psyker battle squad / or naked ministorum priests.  A company command squad.  I have more i'll post later. Let me know what you guys think. |
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Post by syphon on Apr 5, 2012 14:42:20 GMT -5
Painting the edges to denote squads is certainly different. I've not seen that used before. I like it  I don't think I'd use it, but still, nicely innovated. Your painting overall is quite good, keep it up. |
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Post by Empirespy on Apr 5, 2012 17:33:10 GMT -5
Lovin' the Psyker battle squad, what heads did you use?
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Post by vegna on Apr 5, 2012 18:57:02 GMT -5
Nice conversion work, what heads do you use?
And I've done a simlar thing with the bases (like 2 years ago) Problem I ran in to is my different lists makes it confusing or means needing more models.
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Post by werebob on Apr 6, 2012 0:40:16 GMT -5
Great conversions and the color choices are great.
Keep on painting.
I'll ask the same question everyone seems to want to know, where you get those great heads?
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Post by egon on Apr 6, 2012 4:07:52 GMT -5
The heads look like standard Cadians with the Aquila filed off and GS facemasks. Am I right?
Over all, nice painting. Crisp, clean paint job, suitable for many different types of terrain. I've also been toying with the idea of painting the base edges by squad/platoon colour but as vegna said it causes problems when you change your army list around. Still an interesting idea though.
As a general advice I suggest some more details on the tank tracks and the weapons. The lasguns looks barely painted at all and the same goes for the tracks. Some highlighting for the weaponry (and maybe a wash for the flamers) and some weathering and drybrushing for the tracks and it will look much better.
That, and basing the LC team. Those big bases need details to look good.
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Post by portugus on Apr 6, 2012 7:22:23 GMT -5
Syphon, thanks. I'm glad to know I am doing something right! Empirespy, thanks! They are regular Cadian heads with some green stuff on the heads. I liked a more angular helmet and I didn't want to paint faces so I covered them with some more green stuff. Vegna, yeah I'm finding that out know.  I like making lists and the way I got my guys painted (red, white and blue base) means I can only have 3 platoons with a PCS, SWS and a 20 man blob each.  sucks when I'm thinking about trying a 30 man blob. Werebob, thanks! I spent a long time thinking about the colors and asking vets at the store the best ones to use and washes etc. Egon, nope sorry  green stuff. I never thought about filing the heads but I like the way it turned out. Painting the edges makes it really easy to see whats what when you have a few blobs hugging for cover or what not. But Vegna is right about changing lists, it makes it a little tough. lol you're right about the tank tracks I just got them chaos black, my heavy weapons are not painted and looking at the picture of my psykers their pistols are not painted, dang it I thought I got them. I got a few details left to do on my army. My forge world hazardous environment guys.   A few more tanks.  My Harker conversion.   Magnetic officer  This might give you an idea how I did my helmets.  sentinels  Also any guardsmen with a special weapon is magnetic so he can use any weapon I upgrade him with. Thanks for your comments and opinions, these are all the pictures I have at the moment. |
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Post by danesk on Apr 6, 2012 14:46:38 GMT -5
Are those ordinary sentinels! They look a bit awkward without a pilot IMO.
Other than that your guys is looking good!
And same with the tanks, but I feel that the lenses and unit-markings could use some love!
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Post by portugus on Apr 6, 2012 15:37:48 GMT -5
Yep they are normal sentinels. I took the back smoke stack and layed it sideways and cut off the pipes. The pilots are made and painted, I just don't glue them so I can take them out and put on the armored sentinel tops I have if I want armored sentinels (they don't fit as well with the pilot in there for me).
The white and red stripe markings on my tanks could use some weathering if I ever figure out how I want to do it. It looks quite bright as it is.
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Post by danesk on Apr 6, 2012 15:45:30 GMT -5
A Badab black wash could to it. My tip: Paint something and test on that, a frame or whatever you got. sooner or later you will find something that is to your liking |
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Post by portugus on Apr 6, 2012 17:37:41 GMT -5
lol sounds too easy! I'll have to give it a shot though.
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Post by DadCRO on Apr 6, 2012 19:25:01 GMT -5
Painting the edges to denote squads is certainly different. Not really. The guy who does those 'urban' guard with a blueish theme does it. Sorry I don't know his username or the name of the thread. It's in DadCRO's gems, though. |
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Post by dangerrod on Apr 6, 2012 19:31:27 GMT -5
Cool Sentinals, could we get a shot of the rear?
I always love the FW plasma guns size compared to the GW "Monster" version!!
Keep up the good work
Danger Rod
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Post by egon on Apr 7, 2012 7:01:38 GMT -5
Egon, nope sorry green stuff. That's what GS stands for. Looking good.Dunno why you would want a Multi Melta on that Executioner though. It's both illegal and crappy. |
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Post by syphon on Apr 7, 2012 7:24:33 GMT -5
Painting the edges to denote squads is certainly different. Not really. The guy who does those 'urban' guard with a blueish theme does it. Sorry I don't know his username or the name of the thread. It's in DadCRO's gems, though. Different in my book. And...did you just plug your own thread? o.o |
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Post by vegna on Apr 7, 2012 7:36:00 GMT -5
ah now if you use magnets makes the bases much easier to work with, my main problem was fighting different enemies, fighting Orks, nids I want more GLs. But fighting SM I'd want plasma and melta guns, So I'd have to have different guys sitting around with the same base colour waiting to meet a foe to join the fray!
With the unit markings, I'd wash them with the black ink (cant remember what it's called now) wait for it to try and then dry brush a very small amount of white over the white markings, not all over ust enough to give it some life. I find the black will make it look dark not messed up.
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Post by portugus on Apr 7, 2012 13:32:39 GMT -5
Ah ok i'll give that a go. The multi-melta was just the first weapon I found when taking the picture. I rigged all the sponson weapons to be interchangable. Is this good for the rear shot? If not let me know and I can actually take and upload a picture instead of looking through my old ones.  I went looking through your gems and found the guy you were talking about. It is basically the same except he was just doing each vet or penal legion squad a different color while i'm doing it to seperate my blobs which intermingle. |
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Post by Pyrotechnics on Apr 10, 2012 7:32:30 GMT -5
Wow, those helmets look amazing! I might actually try model some of them myself if you don't mind, they'd fit the look I'm going for (semi-feudal Guard).
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Post by portugus on Apr 10, 2012 14:02:37 GMT -5
I do not mind at all. I posted these pictures for people to get ideas from.
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I like making lists and the way I got my guys painted (red, white and blue base) means I can only have 3 platoons with a PCS, SWS and a 20 man blob each. 
sucks when I'm thinking about trying a 30 man blob.
green stuff. I never thought about filing the heads but I like the way it turned out. Painting the edges makes it really easy to see whats what when you have a few blobs hugging for cover or what not. But Vegna is right about changing lists, it makes it a little tough. lol you're right about the tank tracks I just got them chaos black, my heavy weapons are not painted and looking at the picture of my psykers their pistols are not painted, dang it 
