Actually surprised at how quick the highlights and details came together. I need to do some final checks and cleanup then the basing and I'm ready to call this big box finished.
With that, all the Leviathan characters are complete!
Fun to do Blood Angels in another color than red. Maybe I should do some Death Company to keep up the variety. I feel like I neglect the special BA units in favor of a BA themed army of normal Astartes units.
Final character from Leviathan is on the table. Trying something experimental and hit all the white armor with blue shade, then tomorrow I will bring it back to a blue-leaning white and hope to leave this as shadows. It worked on Sanguinary Guard wings once, but never tried a whole mini.
Last of the Leviathan squads finished up! I tried to get the veterans to a good step between the red and black for the basic guys and the excess of gold that the big characters get.
Using this month's free guy to test my assumptions for doing veteran Blood Angels. Base colors and shade applied quickly. All the brown will become gold eventually.
Nitpicking final details on the Infernus, starting the Strenguard, and the sisters I grabbed off the shelf while looking for a particular magenta because I suddenly thought they couldn't need that many colors.
Wrapped up my Terminators but I haven't sat down to take she photos yet. Picked up the momentum to start the second half of the Infernus and a pile of knives with a lieutenant hidden underneath. Base colors are down, metallics next. NMM or normal metallics on all that knives?
Almost at the end for these terminators. Bases need shade, highlight, details, rim, and Tyranid head. Then two faces and two power swords. Some heat damage on the assault cannon. Final touch ups and I'll call everyone here finished.
Grabbed these from my random second hand marines when the new versions were announced. I'll keep that color scheme for the new scouts when they drop (c'mon new Kill Team box). Looking forward to better jump pack poses.
Also, check out that scale creep between the old scout and the new captain!
The last Settlement Event from my Kingdom Death weekend was Murder so I grabbed this mini and started it right away when I got home. I think I was too hasty with the primer and it ended up with a gritty effect I didn't intend. Maybe with some layers and blending that will go away.
Back to the Blood Angels after my #KingdomDeath diversion. Cracked open a fresh pot of Flesh Tearers Contrast for them. I hadn't realized how much more concentrated the old one had been at the end.
That's a big box of boxes. Impresive quality, but disappointing how much repetition of sculpts there is. It is partially an illusion just from getting so many squads at one time. In any case, nothing that can't be fixed by dipping into the bits bin.
Next weekend is set aside for diving into the new Kingdom Death campaign so I've been cracking away at the new monsters all week. I'll save the narrative sculpts for later, maybe even bring some to build between the horror.
Has anyone seen painted examples of any of these? Especially the Crimson Crocodile?
I actually painted these guys when Gallowfall first came out, but I don't take some photos until I got the Beastmen done too. Speed Paint over metallics. Feels to clean up close so I need to come back and weather up the armor.
I must have ordered just a bit too much from the Ravaged Star Kickstarter because this one piece got boxed separately and didn't get delayed in transit with the rest of my order.
Asalian Devourer by name it seems to fit as a Maulerfiend or Forgefiend.
Absolutely great detail and quality. Can't wait to get some paint on him!
I'll take a look with fresh eyes in the morning but I think I am ready to call this squad done.
I'm cracking up about how low the one head sits. I don't think it's meant to go on that body, but even without glue it fits so snuggly it won't come out. Maybe I'll leave it and enjoy the laugh.
The Superior seemed like she needed some friends to keep her company. This is turning out to be a nice simple, quick, color scheme to get to a reasonable level. It will be hard to pivot back to Space Marines instead of continuing with Sisters. I'll have to get back to them soon.
I was really motivated for this guy because of the @warhammer40k contest and was almost finished before I remembered there were base-size restrictions. Oh well, I got to work on a really fun bit of Chaos and practice my Alpha Legion scheme before Ravaged Star ships!
Almost there with these two and I'm pleased with how the color scheme came together. Crackle paint on the base needs to dry, get some shade and dry brush, and there are a few last details to pick out. I did get a full garden of heads painted! Seven heads to pick from for five sisters.
Haven't done Sisters in a while and I didn't write down my paint list last time so I'm makingit up as I go. Base colors and a coat of nuln done. The Sacresant's armor is supposed to be darker of the two but in trying to preserve the metallic look I may have thinned the Speed Paint too much.
While I wait for holiday sales this weekend to pick up more red paint for the Blood Angels I returned to the Chaos Daemon Prince. Flesh contrast on everything, now for details.
First guys from the Space Marine side of Leviathan completed. My Blood Angels paint schemes keep leaning more and more Flesh Tearers, but I think I like that.
The other half of my "Beastie Bois" (lol @Fisk400). I give #GamesWorkshop credit for making good use of thematically interesting concepts for the #KillTeam sets and not just doing basic units from the big game.
Since they are up against Tyranids I thought Blood Angels would be appropriate. Took a lot of red to get them base coated but now I just need to fill in the rest.
@Doctor_Spork posted his WIP for the @warhammer40k painting contest, which reminded me that I need to take some photos. Three very different amounts of progress on display.