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Post by Mycroft on Aug 4, 2009 2:59:17 GMT -5
That penal legion is perfect beyond words. I simply have no clue how to describe it, except perfect.
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Post by Spinning Head Guy on Aug 4, 2009 3:24:56 GMT -5
Totally agrees, the penal legion is awesome!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2009 4:11:43 GMT -5
Those penal legion ARE good. Where do the heads come from?
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Post by jaxafett on Aug 4, 2009 5:14:39 GMT -5
first of all, congratulations on winning BoLS HQ contest:) i wanted to compete too, but my laziness won...  then, your painting inspired me, what's really rare on this forum:) i like that your minis are clean, details are worked out, and though your minis look dark (not enough highlights for me), they look great. great ideas on conversions too, they look very realistic and effective. hope you'll keep your army up, those pennals look great, want to see whole unit of 'em:) |
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Post by Morat on Aug 4, 2009 5:33:13 GMT -5
Glad people are liking them. The first one's head is an Empire flagellant head. The other two are Catachan ones that I've shaved the bandana from.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2009 7:34:12 GMT -5
Bloody awesome army man, Planning on having some tanks.
If would be fun playing against you, blasting away those guantanemo (spelling) bay detainees. haha
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Post by Colonel-Commissar, (M.I.A) on Aug 4, 2009 10:13:19 GMT -5
Ah, good detail there colonelcommisar. Where's it hail from though? I'm guessing Gav Thorpe's 13th Legion stuff. Was thinking of black and white for a scheme, but commisarial colours might help tie the army together better. It hails from Lexicanum and an E-Book i downloaded off the Internet. A normal Cadet Commissar wears the blue trim, but upon failing, its changed to Sunburst yellow,to signify the failure because its the opposite of a Cadets, and because its bright and recognisable if they choose to serve as Penal Officers,some others just choose to become Stormtroopers. And your Penal Guardsmen are coming along great,for real. |
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Post by The Guardsmen on Aug 4, 2009 20:09:18 GMT -5
OMG  simply amazing awesome I love the rust on the penal legionnaire and the Sergent with the shield any tanks coming |
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Post by Morat on Aug 8, 2009 19:45:32 GMT -5
Thanks for all the positives everyone, it's helping to keep me going. Spent this week building the rest of the Penal Legion squad. Was going to go with build 2, paint 2, rinse & repeat. But as I had no chance of finishing them before I vanish on holiday for 2 weeks I figured I'd rather finish some aspect of the project before I left. Should still have time to do that rusty armour tutorial before I leave though.  Have added in a few improvised weapons here and there as well as some more varied battle damage. Custodian I did pretty basically in the end. I've modelled him a Tonfa/Nightstick for disciplinary purposes. Paint scheme should make him stand out more.  Glue's still wet on him so he'll need a bit of final spit, scrape and polish tomorrow. |
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Post by Colonel-Commissar, (M.I.A) on Aug 8, 2009 20:37:10 GMT -5
wow,love the nightstick's detail
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Post by cobaltsentinel on Aug 9, 2009 1:59:23 GMT -5
Nice job on the cop-like custodian for your penal legionnaires! You painting him up Arbites-style?
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Post by Happyorange on Aug 9, 2009 5:38:54 GMT -5
I LOVE THE PENAL LEGION SQUAD. ahem... I'm sorry. But caps lock is there for a reason. For when I see amazing models like those. ;D
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Post by ReWolf on Aug 9, 2009 7:37:06 GMT -5
Hah wow that's awesome. You have an excellent imagination |
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Post by The Refined Gentleman (M.I.A) on Aug 9, 2009 7:56:50 GMT -5
Almost too awsome mate!!! (I know, thats how good these are).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2009 8:51:35 GMT -5
Any tips for painting armour and cloths with just foundation paints??
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Post by Morat on Aug 13, 2009 14:24:43 GMT -5
Not really, Tridman, I find them pretty similar to normal paints really. The do seem slightly more prone to "beading" than normal paints, that could be due to the season though. Generally, keep them watered, use a wet pallete, don't be afraid of applying two thin coats. That and an utterly fascist attitude to mistakes and innacuracies tends to carry me through.
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Post by Scarper on Aug 13, 2009 17:02:35 GMT -5
Hey Morat! Any news on that battered armour tutorial? Don't mean to pressure or anything, just love your stuff and would like to emulate / steal the style. You understand  |
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Post by Morat on Aug 14, 2009 12:36:38 GMT -5
The good news, it's definitely going to happen.
The bad news is I'm in France on holiday/being moquito bait and although I've bought a bit of painting to be getting on with, it ain't Penal Legion stuff.
Not back for about 2 weeks so it won't be before then I'm afraid. I've not forgotten though and will definitely have it done within 48 hours of my return.
In the -highly- unlikely event I find any Guard stuff 2nd hand in the bric-a-brac market I'm visiting tomorrow, I might be able to do it here.
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Post by Scarper on Aug 15, 2009 17:39:59 GMT -5
Thanks Romer! Have a good holiday  |
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Post by Morat on Sept 5, 2009 15:10:57 GMT -5
Right, back from holiday and to prove I didn't -just- spend it stuffing my face with Baguettes, Beef Bourginon, Boudin Noir and Brioche, I've painted a commissar. Yes one model proving I -did- spend all my time stuffing my face with Bague-... Ahem. I've further got sidetracked painting an Epic Eldar army, that shouldn't keep me busy too long though. Epic's quick to paint for.   Have tried to tie him into the rest of the army with his Trousers and boots in the regimental colours. More highly polished of course... As I took the photo I now see the right "shoulderboard" (damned if I can remember the correct name all of a sudden) is not actually in contact with the shoulder, which is a bit of an oversight. Ah well. Also need to do a bit more where the bionic eye cable meets the face. Black line is a little too substantial there. Anyone want to see my Epic Eldar? |
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Post by Colonel-Commissar, (M.I.A) on Sept 5, 2009 16:56:43 GMT -5
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!
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Post by ReWolf on Sept 5, 2009 17:14:18 GMT -5
Ace. And yes, I really want to see your epic stuff |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2009 23:11:37 GMT -5
that is an awesome commissar, i love the bionics and the work on the medals
Referencing the pic of your command squad, i noticed that your imperial navy chappy hails from a ship called 'Thunder Child'...how long do we have to wait for aliens to blow it up ^^
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Post by Happyorange on Sept 6, 2009 5:43:05 GMT -5
Amazing. And yes of course I want to see your awesome epic Eldar.
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Post by CaptainHindenburg on Sept 6, 2009 17:03:47 GMT -5
You should definitely show us your Epic Eldar as well, especially since not many people play that game. And nice work on the commissar, its even better because its plastic!
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