Instead of clogging up the airwaves with more WIP of these figs I thought I'd just cut to the chase.
From the moment I put these figs together I was looking forward to painting them up, they're that cool looking.
The wings were the only hang up as I just didn't have the right tools (paints) to do them right.
I painted back over the first result, went to the LGS and grabbed some Lahmian Medium and Guilliman Blue Glaze. After using the right stuff they came together with a result I'm quite happy with.
Here's the other two troopers
Front and back of the basic troopers. I like that the Prime is a completely separate sculpt, but I prefer the look that both of these share a little better, even if they are the 'basic' models.
All in all I love this unit and I tried to really put some quality brushwork into them as well. From a stat-perspective they seem like absolute monsters on the tabletop, so a mediocre paint job just wouldn't do.
In fact I think I'm at a point where I'm just not going to settle for mediocre paint on any of my models from now on out.
Next up; the heavily armed and armored Retributors and the Lord-Relictor himself.
They look great, Mik. I've been thinking of what type of conversion to do on mine other than simple headswaps. One idea is removing the wings and having them ride on runed floating stones, but this project is on hold for now.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas as always, but why is it on hold?
DeleteHurrah! You should always paint as well as you can, how else can one improve? "Tabletop standard" is just another way of saying "money on good figures wasted deliberately".
ReplyDeleteEver the voice of wisdom! I really can't wait until I can start painting the stuff I really want to!
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