Of Epic Proportions (spring clean challenge 26)

I really enjoyed doing these and I’m really happy with how they turned out.

The next is are the Devestators.

Whilst I’m working on the asualt marines, I thought I’d introduce what else is happening on my painting tray.

I can’t just concentrate on one thing so I tend to have multiple distractions on the go. A week or so my mother in law found this in the village co-op, and thought I would like it.

Now I don’t really play Age of Sigmar (nothing against it, more oppounity) but the stormcast looked fantastic, so in honour of the maxim “every model is a necromunda model” I decided to 40k it.

First thing was to build it. Luckily with the modern GW push fit models this was easy. Once it was complete I could remove the silly sword, and replace it with an open hand. Next I need to add a holster or a bolster, but that requires finding marine bits.

If I remember I’ll keep posting about this aside.

I was today years old, that I discovered that they have mold lines.

Now I know it’s there I’m going to have to clean them

Its taken far too long, but I’ve got one detachment done.

 hope to improve with practice, but I’m happy with the results. The rhino’s need to look cleaner, especially at this distance. Also I need to buy a brighter white for the symbols on the top and sides

What I need to remember though is that these are not only playing pieces aren’t supposed to be seen that close.

I’ve realised that due to the size and scale I could paint an entire space marine company, so

4. Paint the whole 3rd Company of the Blood Angels.

But what u really need to do is put paint to brush and get on with this

I have a weird take on accuracy in war gaming. Historical, do what you want. American soldiers in WW2 wearing cowboy hats sure. If its a fictional world though, it has to be 100% accurate, down to the colours of the knee pads.

So its time to re-familerise myself with all the space marine iconography.

I used to play blood angel 3rd company so I see no reason not to play them now. Now I won’t be ableto paint them with the right knee pads but I can try to get them looking right.

What I will need to do and really practice is free handing the symbols on top of the rhinos. Both the tactical and devestator squads have different icons on the hatches, so it only seems right to do these as well.

So me and the baby desided to watch some how to paint epic model videos, (not that he had much choice), and I’ve come to some revelations

1. I’m trying to paint them at 32mm scale, but there not.

2. Edge highlights and spots of colour make them look more complex than they are

3. I’m been far too hard on myself.

But these videos also inspired me another way. Adding all the symbols and colours to add depth and character

“I don’t hold with looking at the future… But now I think the future’s looking at me. And I don’t like it’s expression .” – Granny Weatherwax

I’m a traditionalist at heart, and that comes to painting. I like paint brushes, but for my birthday last year I had been given a set of Army Painter pens. Since November they had just sat at the edge of the painting tray, giving off an aura of distrust and curiosity in equel messure. I’m not sure why but I had the thought of what would happen if I painted over the zenethed rhino with the red pen.. And I didn’t like the results, it looked fantastic. So I had a go with the tactical squad and that worked nicely too. I finished them with a quick wash and highlight.

I do need to find a way of improving the bases. So a trawl of Google will be upcoming.

If I remember at a future date I’ll do a step by step to show the stages.