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Modeling => Projects Blog => Topic started by: Saim-Dann on April 19, 2017, 01:03:09 AM
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Life has distracted the painting progress, but these will be the first batches. Units have been stripped down or re-bought, ready for the revamp. The fluff for the Dann Host is in the Eldar background thread. So here we go!
The Guardians colours
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Very nice!
I really like the colour scheme for the Guardian, I almost went for something very similar when doing my Corsairs!
Can't wait to see what you do with the aspects.
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Really, really love that Guardian. The white helm, black armor and red gems look fantastic. Super nice job on the highlights and the gems. The white helmet is also smooth as hell. Killer work Saim-Dann. Can't wait to see this army grow! I'd love to dive back into my Eldar... I want to convert up a 3rd unit of Corsair Scorpions... but the other armies demand attention! I'll have to live vicariously through you! Killer stuff... can't wait to see more of those Guardians!
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I like it, very nice edge highlights on that Guardian armor, very nice eye lenses and great Stones! Out of curiosity: Did you paint the white helmets over black primer? Looking forward to do something similar with my 30k Emperor's Children but couldn't decide whether to paint the helmets seperately.
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Thanks everybody! A little nervous starting this thread. So your kind words mean a lot.
Auric: Went with the black armour because I was tired of the multi layers of paint required for red. Particularly on Guardians who die just by looking at them. The thought of spray, detail then highlight really appealed to me. Much sharper edges on the models, also.
Cavalier: Yeah; white is tough. Was inspired by the Corsairs in the Imperial Armour 11. Made a commitment now, Cav. Gotta finish what I started.
Katamari: Painted the helmet separately and by hand. Wanted to krrp the detail of the eyes and gems.
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Looking great. Love the guardian colour scheme and you've done a superb job on the gems as well.
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Thanks Dog of War! Those gems are the tedious part of our Eldar, but worth it.
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Very nice! I like the guardian and the aspects are shaping up really nicely too :) i love the slightly modified colour schemes you've got with them.
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Cheers mate! Have a long way to go and not much time to do it in.
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That guardian is a great start to your army Dann. Black, Red and White is always a killer combo, and you've achieved a superb, clean result. I like the splashes of gold and lighter red too, they help the model pop a little more.
I can't wait to see the rest of your army take shape. Keep it up!
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Thanks Looshkin! Still experimenting as I go.
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Nice start. Ditto to all above comments. I like the darkness of the guardians. The Hawks have a really good color choice, nice to see non blue and a more natural pallet. 8)
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Thanks Dread! Yeah, I've never seen a blue hawk before.
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Nice attention to detail, such as the shuriken ammo clip.
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Thanks Magenb! Having the armour black makes the little things like that stand out.
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At the going down of the sun,
and in the morning.
We will remember them.
Lest we forget>
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Oh don't worry about double posting, I definitely don't. Especially for that.
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Thanks for the clarification, guys. Said a prayer for you, our allies, as well that day.
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Happy Day!!
One more still in delivery. Once it arrives they will be the next project after the guardians.
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Very nice. I have one, wish I had more. Fantastic for a corsair army.
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Thanks Dread! Cavalier got me on to them. Have been dice testing with 3 loaded with pulse lasers... Oh my!
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Now you are cooking with fire! Make sure you magnetize... those Pulse Lasers are probably gonna increase in points. Can't wait to see them painted up!
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I here you, Cavalier. Glued the twin-linked scatter lasers to my Wave Serpents when they had the targeting rule. Then came along 7th ed... Doh! Only just read now about the web-way rule with the Corsairs. Oh-my-giddy-Aunt! Thought it would be worth having a small amount of them in my host just to have that ability. Then discovered there can't be more Codex Eldar than Corsairs. Again... Doh!
See you in the threads, mate!
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Progress so far. The photo's don't really show the blend. Will endeavour to improve my photography by the time they are finished. Just another coat on the canopy, weapons, highlighting and gems to go... Just he says. Ha!
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Looking good so far. Is that a transfer or did you free hand that rune?
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It's a transfer, DoG. My days of free handing runes are long gone. Basic shapes like the one on Space Wolf shoulder pads are still within my grasp, but the majestic flow of the Eldar runes? Not since 3rd ed, mate.
With my photography skills I probably could have gotten away with a porky pie. Thanks for the reply.
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Very cool. I like how its sort of an old school Ulthwe look... like the original painting of the Falcon which was just straight black (and totally badass). Love the little red plate, thats very cool... sorta matches the aesthetic of how the Corsairs colorplates in IA:11 too. Very simple, but striking color schemes. Similar to the Void Dragons really. I dig it.
I think you'll find the hornets highlight up REALLY fast. Nothing at all like the Wave Serpent which is just highlight, after highlight.
Looking good! Keep it up!
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Thanks for the respect, Cavalier. Yes, the design was inspired from the Void Dragons, and so will the rest of the host. Maaaybe they will get away with being Black Guardians in some games... Maaaybe?
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Will need your help to make up my mind on shading choices. Can't decide for the weapons on the Hornets to be black or white, ( Have been staring at them to long). White makes sense with the fluff of Saim-Hann. However, black does look mean as. Will leave it in your capable hands.
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Let me think.......WHITE! For sure.
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Yeah I think the white looks better. Red could work too though...
BTW did you start highlighting? Or is that just the natural light? If so it looks damn good! Can't wait to see where this goes. Keep it up Saim-Dann!
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G'day Dread!
Yeah; I kind of thought that after seeing the photos. Thought the brightness of the white might be to overpowering, but I agree with you. It looks just fine. Thank you for your thoughts on the matter.
Hey Cavalier!
The edges haven't been highlighted in this photo. The top of the hull and wings have been blended from Machanicus standard grey to black. My large brush is going a little funky so the blending isn't as good as I would have liked. Will give it one more coat with a new brush, then the edging will be done. Thank you for the encouragement.
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White looks way better Said-Dann. But as Can says, Red may be worth a trial too, and would fit well with your army. The white just pops and brings the piece to life though.
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This is the reason our postie receives a 6 pack every Xmas. Next project post Hornets.
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Ok! Having a crack at the red weapons. What do you thing guys? Black, white or red?
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Nice! I must pick up some more Wraithguard actually. I've got a neat idea for them :)
Hmmm, it's a real toss-up between the white and the red. I honestly can't decide...
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The white looks great, it might be the picture but something looks a little off with the red, the work you've done on the Gems doesn't stand out as much on the Red. The blacks could work but they need some highlights or something.
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White.....ah, hmm......white! The red maybe with a yellow highlight, something to lighten it up.
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I like the red ones (I know go figure lol). Nice tie in and gives a good splash color. Plus it reminds me more of the Void Dragons which I like. But I think the white looks equally good, I just favor the red.
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G'day Ynneadwraith!
Thanks for your reply. Cannot wait to see what YOU do with Wraithguard.
Hey Magenb!
Your right about the red. Am still tossing up between black or white. Thanks for clicking in.
Hi Dread!
Have decided not to go with the red. Could go your way with the white. Cheers for popping in.
G'day Cavalier!
The red doesn't play well with the blue gem, (Yes I've changed my mind again and went with the blue). Will have to wait and see on the next upload as to what I've decided. Thanks for stopping by.
Everybody:
Thank you all so much for your opinions and advise. You've helped heaps.
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I might be too late to the party, but for what it's worth, I think that the white looks better than the red.
That said, I would change one thing with the white weapons; Red gems. It will tie in with the black/red motif of your army a bit better and I think red gems will stand out really well on the white background.
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Cheers Looshkin!
Will do some experimenting and see what happens.
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Cavalier:
These are an example of what I was talking about with swapping legs with Jump troop and charging troop. My Battle Leader, Knook, with the jump pack and a Wolf Guard wielding the axe.
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As you can tell they are only at the undercoating stage.
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Sweet! They look great bud. Yeah I can see how nice the legs are on that kit. Definitley something to keep an eye on. My bro will be modelling these up and he's a Ravenguard guy with 20-30 jump infantry so he's a pro. I'll reference these to him though for sure. Thanks bud!
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G'day all!
Life has been bogging the painting front for a wee bit so I thought I'd better post something to clear the cobwebs from this project blog. Have been building more snow terrain. Gave my other batch away to a mate who didn't have any. Am building it all at once, so it shows you just how easy they are to build and you can see the different stages in one image.
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The centre piece will be the next tutorial, "Bunker on a hill".
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The large area is to house a Rhino chassy.
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The details of how it works in play will be in the tutorial.
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Cool stuff going on here. I like the rocky crops. The battlements surrounded by vanilla icing looks delicious, haha, seriously gonna look great when you get done bud.
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Looks so good Dann! Damn man I LOVE that freaking bunker! Wow... gotta show this to my brother. He loves making terrain and I do too. Super inspirational... really reminds me of the design of the classic cardstock fortifications and buildings you could get from GW which I love to death.
Love the angles on each of the corners too. Damn man this stuff is glorious. LOVE IT!
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The terrain pieces are looking very promising. That bunker, in particular, will make a great centre piece of a compound or as a location to capture in a take and hold type scenario.
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G'day Dread!
Thanks mate. Truly appreciate your opinion. Vanilla icing... Bwahaha!
Hey Cavalier!
Cheers for the encouragement. Used to make bunkers a little thicker so as not to look like the card terrain from GW. They are a lot of work though and I'm getting lazy in my old age.
Hi Irisado!
Good call on the take and hold scenario. Will be placed in the centre of the table till more bunker systems are built for a siege champagne. Thanks for the critique.
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Love the scenery man! That's shaping up really nicely already :) can't wait to see it painted up.
I particularly like those rings of upturned stones. They're really cool. Craters, or henges? It's a mystery that's been perplexing archaeographers for centuries ;)
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That bunker is looking really cool Dann! I think the main part, the bastion element, really looks natural in the way it is embedded into the terrain. It looks really imposing and will be an excellent centrepiece on any table. Nice work!
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G'day Ynneadwraith!
Thanks for your encouragement, mate. All the pieces are the tips of volcanoes, showing how deep the snow actually is. The Space Wolves home base is called The Fang and I'm trying to put that affect into the landscape. Big honk'n slates of rock, jutting out of the snow looking like the fangs of the planet.
Hey Looshkin!
Cheers for your comment, mate. I used to put more detail into my bunkers but I'm getting lazy in my old age... Be well!
Everybody!
Sorry about the delay in my replies. My keyboard didn't survive the spillage on scotch night. Took a week to be able to get into town to replace it.
I don't think the old one is damaged. Just became drunk and passed out.
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Ooh nice idea :) I like that. A world covered in fangs of rock, only made inhabitable by the glaciers that flow between them. Neat!
Also yeah, keyboards. Complete lightweights.