Ok so finally I can get some pictures of my stuff up on here. I apologize for the shitty iphone pics. Just a few quick pics of the marines i'm working on atm.

Banged out a seventh biker this afternoon. I've been super busy with my new apartment recently, as well as a few other projects, which is why I've only managed to get one done today.





Only two pics for now - the lighting in my apartment is terrible and I am working on figuring out how to adapt to it, but you get the general idea. I had a pair of loose big shootas from an ork dreadnought that I got off of ebay that looked like they would fit the part, so with a little bit of hacking and styrene work I got it all to fit together. The two ammo feeds are hanging off the rear of the bike.

Totems! Totems! Give them totems!

sk600 wrote: »

Hello all

I am getting ready to start painting a Raven Guard army and was wondering if anyone had any tips for painting so much black. I am aiming for a flat black finish overall, with almost all of the color concentrated in the shoulder pads/trim and weapons.

Right now the plan is to do mostly scouts with assault marines. In my brain it is a forward recon force attached to a larger crusade, maybe an armor heavy guard army that I will work on later, but thats about as far as I got theme wise

Also, I was wondering about how the rules worked for modeling squad upgrades. Do I have to give a melta bomb to every person in an assault squad, or just a couple guys to show that they have them with. If I model a bomb on only one or two models, are they the only ones who can use them, or does the whole squad get them.

I hope my questions make sense and I don't sound too stupid

thanks

Great questions. I can suggest what I do for black models, I'm sure others will suggest things as well.

First, I'm assuming you'll prime your models black. After a good priming, you'll want to go over the models again in a 50/50 chaos black/water mix. This will even out the black on the models.

Now, I personally like to warm up models that color with some brown ink. If you don't have any brown ink, I suggest either Devlen Mud, or Sepia. Wash the whole model in a brown wash, and you'll notice that it warms up in the recesses of the model - remember, no model is gonna be a perfect black, light shades and such give it a dynamic look.

Personally, I find highlighting black to be tough - but there's the easier tried and true black templar method - drybrush some codex grey over each model. You'll notice that it picks out edges on the armor. If you don't like that effect, you can try some very careful highlighting with a fine detail brush, but i'm a fan of the drybrush method personally. After Codex Grey, you can bring up the individual highlights with lighter shades of gray on specific raised areas, not the whole model. For instance, the arms, or the legs, or the helmet - don't overshadow your dark gray with your drybrushing. Just pick out the prominent edges, like hands, or feet. Use your best judgment.

For your shoulder pads, you'll want to base with Astrnomicon gray before putting any white down. As always, be sure to mix in 50/50 water. Don't gob it on. After it dries, you can start layering on thin coats of skull white, or you can do what I do, which is to try a 80/20 mix of of Skull White/Astronomicon gray. Remember that true whites don't really exist, a slightly grayer white looks more natural to me. For your shoulder pads, you can also try the lining trick - as you got on with your second coat of white, leave a line of the foundation gray showing on the edge, a la black templar style. Personally, I like that effect, but YMMV.

Just remember, when you paint white, be patient. Let it dry completely before you do any other layers. If it looks chalky afterwards, you can try the old 'Ard Coat trick, and that can even your whites out. When you do a dull coat sealer at the end of the model, it'll get the shine off shoulder pads, but even out your whites still.

Niklas wrote: »

Alazull; good luck, and don´t worry; basing is easy and fun!

I think I´m gonna pick up the basing "kit" from GW. Anyone who has tried it, and can tell me if it´s allright?

this is the basing kit i got


http://www.skullcrafts.com/basing_kits.htm

1 $30 box has lasted me like 3 armies now lol.

Ah, that reminds me. Didn't someone (Ein?) say that Rustoleum Black Automobile Primer was awesome?

Oh god someone wish me luck. Ive got a WHFB tournament at the end of this month and today is pretty much my only chance to finish my army, and like an idiot I've left it to last minuite. All ive got left is basing and some detailing but thank fuck for the new washes. Ok time to finish up. Hopefully I can get this finished.

And now, my jacks. I know, the shading on the Ironclad and Cent in particular is horrible. I blame Morrow White. I tried mixing in some matte medium, but it doesn't seem to have any good effect. It's so... chalky and pasty and dries really fast. It's hard to highlight anything with it.

Throw it away and join the imperial guard like any true servant of the Emperor!

Seriously though, what condition is it in?

Really? Really? Methinks we have a Heretic in our midst! Buuuurn!

BUUUUUUUUUUURN! Mwhahaah!

What do you want Eldar for anyway . Guard not enough for you?

Dayspring wrote: »

Ein, you should totally do a Trike or two with your bikers.

This. With grot-crewed side-car weapons.

In fact, this idea's so good, I'm gonna steal it in true mek fashion for my Bikerz....

Asher wrote: »

What do you want Eldar for anyway . Guard not enough for you?

Ohh, nothing like that. I just don't have nearly enough points of guard, so I figured I'd use another army for legit larger battles.

No, there is no better feeling than placing down a half dozen vehicles with dozens of infantry behind them.

My guardsmen have a tendency to do weird things. Like, take a meltagun to the chest and live, or take down an obliterator with a lasgun.

Love those bastards.

Akinos wrote: »

Haha! I want to keep them, there is a league at work... They are mostly assembled. I've never painted, well, anything before, and any guide I find via google turns out pretty weak. Any GOOD guides online?

Also, I want to paint my Death Jester like The Joker. Awesome y/n.

http://www.minipainters.com/tutorials/ - Found this one bumming around Privateer Press painting forums, a lot of the stuff at least gives basic concepts. Hopefully it'll help.

One thing I knew will help is to keep coming back to this thread. Seriously, I come here to get inspired to try harder and do better while painting. Sure, it'll be a LONG time before you'll equal someone like Ein, Timspork, and others in this thread, but the pursuit is what matters.

Alazull wrote: »

Akinos wrote: »

Haha! I want to keep them, there is a league at work... They are mostly assembled. I've never painted, well, anything before, and any guide I find via google turns out pretty weak. Any GOOD guides online?

Also, I want to paint my Death Jester like The Joker. Awesome y/n.

http://www.minipainters.com/tutorials/ - Found this one bumming around Privateer Press painting forums, a lot of the stuff at least gives basic concepts. Hopefully it'll help.

One thing I knew will help is to keep coming back to this thread. Seriously, I come here to get inspired to try harder and do better while painting. Sure, it'll be a LONG time before you'll equal someone like Ein, Timspork, and others in this thread, but the pursuit is what matters.

Might also want to check out the brushthralls. They do mostly work with Privateer Press minis, but painting technique is painting technique. What works for one game will work for others.