Space Marine Army WIP Journal

Heyy Guys, i was looking around for the conversions out there out of intrest for what other people are doing. And i happened to stumble upon the most Amazing bit of Painting work i have ever seen, and it ispired me to actualy do some painting, and bloomin' mean it this time! (Thank you Jhon Gemrich, that is an amazing Predo Kantor)

What i plan to do is get some tips. i can already convert basic models into unique ones without the use of much greenstuff (A skill i am lacking) and i really need to learn how to spruce up my models and do them nicley, or it just goes to waste. taking my first tip, or rather 'Observation' i have done what Gem did, and use the SM Painter (V5.0 Beta) to put together my colour scheme.



Its a simple Scheeme, but i hope it will be Effective. im gonna use shadow Grey for the armour, and Dark Flesh for the Shoulderspads and Guns, a build up from Fernis Grey, and Scorched Brown.

(Im using Citadel Paints, any tips are Most welcome.

Onto the Models, i currently have 16, and i would like to apologise now, that the light is rubbish, and i only have a webcam at the moment >.>

My Force currently consists of

Tactical Squad - heavly going on the theme of combat squads. ~

(Assault Orentated, Grenades, Pistols Draw, Combat Knife, Specialist Wep)

(Range Orentated, Heavy Wep, Pistol/bolter Conversion -with recoil <3 -and Scopes, on has a Marksman Badge)

Command Squad

(Nothing Special, but there are a fair few conversions, going with -each is a mighty space marine- thing, love my Standard, any tips on Flags please?)

And My Captain, I got him for the Sprue ... Decided it wouldn't hurt to have another :3


And thats it, i hope to update this once a week, because im currently Training for the army (I leave in January) and im studing for my FINAL <3 GCSE.

P.S Hi there, and first post, woo? :3

looking good. I like the schema.

thanks 4 the love too.


Man..gotta get a painting group together soon.

John Gemrich wrote:

thanks 4 the love too.

You are most welcome

John Gemrich wrote:

Man..gotta get a painting group together soon.

That would be a good target actualy, if you were going to have a painting group compatition winning orientated, i would have that as a sub sector of the group, like a single squad in a chapter :3, and then all the other squads are for different skill levels, so everyone can join in and be part, so then you get the best of both worlds, and a small comunity, and if the '1st company' X3 bring home the bacon, that would give the others drive to be better!...

I have a weird way of explaining things, so if you can't understand fully, its not you, its me D:

Okay. I managed to finaly get around all my business coursework, and am happy to say that i have passed, and am expecting a C. not bad for such a short time >.<

Here is what its begining to look like (Minus the Pouches, and shoulder gaurd highlights, and a Badab B wash and Chainmail highlight to the metals. I just wanted to show you Armour still working around my Webcam problem, white sheets of paper increace the light, and i cleaned up the lens for better focus.

without further ado, my first update of my topic heh, my white sucks, but it IS white.



Its hard to see the highlights because of my 'increaced light. so im gonna see if i can get a better shot of them, I do hard highlights, and the white was too white in the natural light thus i dulled it down a little. >.<

Here is that better shot



Updates are more fun than i expected , something to post! X3

P.S!
The dints in the left shooulder is Battle damage i added, and you will notice i have been pulling my rear in gear. i drilled out my bolters and bolt pistols ... and the melta ... and the plasma .... >.> Haha ... the banar bearer is preaty shot up too x3

I like them, though, just an observation, the color doesn't seem to quite be what is in your original post... was that intentional? Just curious because in your pictures, it looks like a light blue, and in your first post that you are going for a light aquamarine blue/green? Not saying it looks bad, just trying to see where you want to go with it

If you still want to go for the aquamarine blue/green, there is a turquoise color that GW makes (I think they still make it) and if you do a mixture of either Space Wolves Gray or Astronomica Gray, you may be able to use that as the main color.... Just a thought, if that's what you were wanting to go for.

bojesphob1 wrote:

I like them, though, just an observation, the color doesn't seem to quite be what is in your original post... was that intentional?

Unfortunatly, i decided not to go with the turquisoe, and 'Hawk Turquiose' didn't cut the cheeze =P, i think the Fernis/Shadow grey worked quite well as a substitute and worked well with the Dark Flesh Shoulder inners :3, so after practicing on filled down spare bases, that kinda ~ Stuckand the white isn't true to the model on the picture, i recently gave it its final layers and its much better :3

Oh, ok. I didn't want to come across saying it looked bad or anything, I do like the color, I was just curious as to the status of the actual color vs. what you originally posted is all I'm a process kind of guy, myself, and like to see/hear about the processes that others use.

Haha!, you won't learn much from me, im just bog standard, little ink use, solid highlights and good colour, i must admit im in the bad practice of thinking inks are cheating x3

But, i have to think of a NAME for the chapter still. The helmet and skulls on the modell are white, but the model is a soft blue/grey. and im not sure. ~ Shadow, something? or a long name, like the something of somewhere

Just an update. This one is just really to show a finished model, not just the armour, the last one was very nearly finished, and just took a few small things to finish. this one is finished, and i wanted to show you my model. :3 and of course, a helmet wearing model, because its white.



Apologies if the helmet blends in whith the white paper a little. I recently took a detail shot of the models right side. HEre you can see my application of battle damage, the Chapter's alternate bolter detail colour. the hard highlights im using for the brown. and a little glimpse of the converted aquilla on the backpack



Update 2, 2 Marines done, any improvmets? any praise, what am i doing correct?, incorrect? AND

I need some help whith what sort of basing technique to use. i want one that goes with the model. because i wouldn't want to ruin em' One model a day >.< im really starting to like these.

Looks like a good start. It is pretty clean. The eyes need some touch up.

First paint the eye black then do your green in the middle. Add a 50% yellow to your green and add a dot in the middle or back corner.

I think overall they could get another layer of highlight but that is taking it to the next level. I think the goal should be to finish the army to this level then start to "improve" units.

For a base I think sand.

1) Mix 3 sizes of Railroad ballast in a container. Small/Medium/Large (1 baggie of each from woodland scenics. Any color).

2) PVA (white) glue on and dip them in.

3). Then dark brown, followed with a dry brush of Beasty brown, followed with maybe plague brown dry brush.

4) Paint the edges black or Graveyard earth.

40K certainly doesn't need anything fancy for the troops.

Okay, thanks John ^-^ ill concentrate on painting first, then find a model to practice the bace, and see what it looks like on my scheme. Just tdays update. Again, i have been Cracking on and gotten another three models done, a whole day (Saturday) to relax and paint, instead of my stead one a day ^.^



The Veteran Sargents Crux, very proud of it actualy, i havn't done Grey before really =P, also the laurals, and a red skull again, to show his rank (idea from the Ultramaries Red Helmets.



And the other grenade carrier. making me a five man squad. i never expected to paint so well. the Sargent model (not the bannar >.<) is to my local GW Staff standard! Heh <3



Thats probably going to be it for today. but im slowly chuging them out, eh? hopefuly not that bad for an amatur converter =P

Love the tips and help guys, cant thank ye enough!

Very nice looking squad.

Seriously thinking of doing this.

The White hemets?, Need to go?

Look at the sarge. my best yet, it all goes nicley, and he looks good, without the helmet :/ What do you think?

Personally, I prefer them with the white helmet, it serves to "break up" the model more, considering the brown and blue are rather close compared to other 2-piece colors schemes.

I agree. keep the white helms. It adds a focal point to the model. Same reason I do mine white.

Thanks for the feedback, i was at relatives all day, but i have a little time to touch up my most recent model (It was incomplete when i took the photo of the first combat squad) Ill keep the white helms, i recently got a congrats from my nan, kept telling me to get good at painting or it would be a horricfic waste of money, and a back in the day .. yada yada :3 so im feelin good XD

White helms will stay, and im currently thinking ahead to what my company champions gonna look like >.< one step at a time though.

Agreed. I like the white helmets. If you're concerned about the fluff at all, just make sure when you do your vets/elites that you give them some demarcation on their helmets to show that they're vets. Laurels, diff color, etc. The Blood Angels are a really good example of this, as their rank and file troops have red helms, devastators have blue, assault yellow, vets white, honor guard gold.

Keep it up!

Update:

Two more marines coming out of the paint line =P *Vrrrr, Pssh*



Heh heh .. Right, i wanted to put some spotlight on my Heavy in this update, u decided to do the rocket the same as the armour, but reversed clours, and it worked really well, he fits in perfectly with the scheeme, and stands out at the same time.



(Details)


Just a tip, DUCK! x3

Hope to get the FINAL THREE done way before the weekend, then crack on with my comand squad <3

Moving right along... nice effort!

Touch up those eyes (focal point) plus basing and you'll have a fine army there in no time..

awwh >.<, eyes, my one true weakness!

*Picks up a model* But i cannot fail!

*A Spare unused model that is, practice practice practice*

This is a large update. On a relitivly Small Scale Relitivly, i have noticed, after directing a few freinds of mine to the site. that i genraly make a big deal out of one model >.>;;;

Well, i do paint everything as an individual o.o;; I regret nothing! >.<

So i made a point of finishing the whole tactical squad before my next update. And here it is!!!



These are the last three! thank you lord, i thought i would have left by the time i finished them all



Here is Company Champion Astrador ~ I name all of my models, each and every one, and i keep a storylie of all my battles, just jot them down afterwards, Who killed what, any heroics, anyone needing battle damage ect. It just keeps the whole thing more ... ummm, Intamate? More Involved?

Anyway, i have been playing with two webcams, and i combined ones good lightsourse with one's quality, using one as a lamp, i Realy made use of the tools at hand, and got a great shot of Astrador.



Just thought i could use it to note the Difference in colour from my Veterans and Comand to my Tactical Marines. As you can see, i went for a soft grey that went with (What i think) as my soft blue. and to make them seem more Veterany, i added a silver outline to the edges, much like my hard line highlighting. and it worked. In case your wondering, Charadon Granite Base, then add skull white for hard line highlights. then go over with silver. i think it worked quite well

So here is my current Roster, 'Acting Captain' Astrador is at its head until i can get around to painting the spare model for him, Or in fact, i have had an idea to make one really ~ Meh, ill be playing around with a few things .



Hoping that one doesn't stretch the page horisonatly ^-^;;

Anyway, Chao! <3

Quick update, HEctic, Packing to go ^-^

I made a final burst to finish these guys, i really enjoyed painting them, crudy webcam because i have been tidying everything up, Sorry for the quality, at least you can see the general looklike of what i have put together, I have a Looooooong time away, so posibility is that this thread will have 'gone under'? by the time im back (6 weeks) BUT, i will be sure to do finishing touches, and put the Comand squad, and maybe the Tactical squad. In the galery so you can see each of them in Detail.

Anyway, thanks for keeping with the thread, Love you all! XD

Any coments would be loved, maybe i can come back to them, thanks to everyone who gave sugestions on the eyes too. Im probably going to leave the banners Plain, Just Chapter Colours At the moment.

Its been a plesure, ta paint and post, see ya all later ~

- Kibbles