[40k] Army idea.

Blackhand · July 16, 2013, 06:17:35 PM

Quote from: Piestrio;670983Balls expencive but nice. Maybe for characters and bits... Hrm...

Par for course these days, sadly.

I'd start with a few sprues of the Roman heads, enough for 2 Tactical squads. Maybe a set of shields for Storm Shields.

Of course there are the obligatory HQ sections, and you get to pick pieces to put two models together. You can pick bits and pieces on the Scibor site and make your own.

Also check out Anvil Industries Exo-Lords line.

Check out these helmets...of particular note is the Spartan Helmet with Crest (4th row down, middle column), and the Roman Crests (at the bottom).

Piestrio · July 27, 2013, 09:16:38 PM

Another color scheme:

(I think the yellow/brown is bronze, but I kinda like yellow now too)

Probably grab some test minis this weekend.

Piestrio · August 04, 2013, 06:54:36 PM

Note: IG are a pain in the ass to assemble.

Painting a few "testers" over the next couple days. Three IG and a marine (sans plume, they haven't come in. I'll add them to this dude later).

EDIT: ha! And my first batch of minis in 3+ years gets the infamous "fuzzy" primer treatment. Fuck me.

thedungeondelver · August 04, 2013, 11:39:34 PM

Quote from: Piestrio;677263EDIT: ha! And my first batch of minis in 3+ years gets the infamous "fuzzy" primer treatment. Fuck me.

That's Orange Peel and it's fixable: just scrub the minis with a toothbrush until the crumbly texture is gone and you're left with a smooth coating of primer (which is there, it's just under the crumbs).

Also this is why I almost exclusively brush-basecoat.

Piestrio · August 04, 2013, 11:43:49 PM

Alright, mostly done blocking the IG:

"Table view":

And detail:

Not sure about gun color. Was going with a yellow helmet but then you can't really see the bronze armor.

I think I'll go a tab brighter on the red, but we'll see when I get done layering. Also the bronze definitely needs washing/inking.

Suggestions? Comments?

Piestrio · August 05, 2013, 12:17:50 AM

Quote from: thedungeondelver;677328That's Orange Peel and it's fixable: just scrub the minis with a toothbrush until the crumbly texture is gone and you're left with a smooth coating of primer (which is there, it's just under the crumbs).

Yeah, it's just an annoying extra step.

Piestrio · August 05, 2013, 12:58:24 AM

Next question:

Assuming I go the "Imperial Guard Army with Space Marine Detachment" route (which looks to be the only way to do it right now) what should I look at force composition wise? how do I make this army playable/not complete suck?

EDIT: Right now I'm kind of leaning towards having the marines be assult focused as that tends to the achilles heel of IG armies. So something like a tac squad in rhino, assault squad and some close combat termies. +HQ.

Piestrio · August 05, 2013, 10:42:34 AM

Okay, first coat blocking on the marine:

Also threw some ink around so I'm not blinded by the metallics.

Again, still not sure about the guns so I left it for the moment. I'm thinking I want to leave the casing black and just detail the guts with some kind of gun metal.

On another note I ordered a bunch of bits from Anvil Industries for the marines. Helmet crests for everyone, Balteus' (these I think will bring a bit of brown to the marines and tie them in a bit better), a few cloaks and shields for important folks. Now I just have to wait for them to get over the pond

thedungeondelver · August 05, 2013, 03:53:25 PM

Noice. Going to ink and highlight?

Piestrio · August 05, 2013, 04:11:28 PM

Quote from: thedungeondelver;677546Noice. Going to ink and highlight?

That's the plan.

I'm going to go ahead with black guns and see how it goes.

thedungeondelver · August 05, 2013, 04:12:26 PM

Quote from: Piestrio;677552That's the plan.

I'm going to go ahead with black guns and see how it goes.

Groovy. I'm base-coloring my Tau firewarrior team right now, once it's done I'll post pics. They look rather crap at the moment.

Blackhand · August 05, 2013, 04:22:18 PM

Looks good.

For the guns, black is good but you might want to pick out some metal details, in a gunmetal color. Not necessary but you might find it aesthetically pleasing and a good contrast to the warm colors.

For the crumbly paint, I recommend a 30min dip into some Super Clean. Plastic models live through it nice and the plastic is nice and bare for a recoat. In fact, I've got 9min left on a batch of old Empire models I got from a club member that I'm stripping.

Looks good! What about vehicles?

Piestrio · August 05, 2013, 04:40:41 PM

Quote from: Blackhand;677558Looks good.

For the guns, black is good but you might want to pick out some metal details, in a gunmetal color. Not necessary but you might find it aesthetically pleasing and a good contrast to the warm colors.

For the crumbly paint, I recommend a 30min dip into some Super Clean. Plastic models live through it nice and the plastic is nice and bare for a recoat. In fact, I've got 9min left on a batch of old Empire models I got from a club member that I'm stripping.

Looks good! What about vehicles?

Yeah, I was going to pick out the metallics on the guns and highlight with grey/white.

I've been thinking a bit about vehicicles but nothing firm yet. Marines will be easy, red/yellow with bronze metal.

Guard... Not sure.

Piestrio · August 05, 2013, 04:42:23 PM

Quote from: thedungeondelver;677554Groovy. I'm base-coloring my Tau firewarrior team right now, once it's done I'll post pics. They look rather crap at the moment.

Maybe we need a monthly painting thread?

thedungeondelver · August 05, 2013, 05:16:02 PM

Quote from: Piestrio;677563Maybe we need a monthly painting thread?

Works for me.