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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Mr Kissyfur on 08 November 2014, 03:39:44 PM

Title: RT plastic beakies - now with general RT bits and bobs
Post by: Mr Kissyfur on 08 November 2014, 03:39:44 PM: I have a stack of plastic spacemarines, and I decided to start doing something with them. Having seen From The Warp's take on the RT era Howling Griffon camo, I thought I'd shamelessly nick the methods from here: http://fromthewarp.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/space-marines-painted-in-camo-schemes.html

(If the owner of that brilliant website is a member of this board, thanks!)

I haven't done it justice, I'm sure.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7524/15554257618_559fb10687_z.jpg)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3940/15119754964_953156be4e_z.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7581/15741249462_dbda1586e4_z.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7555/15119751034_52b6a41d18_z.jpg)

I followed the steps in terms of basecoat, a wash of the ubiquitous Devlan Mud, then touched up the basecoat, then applied camo, then finally details (if the chapter insignia looks remotely ok it's more luck than judgment, that was a nightmare bit of freehand)

However, I feel it's missing something, and with just the wash and the basecolour touchup it looks a little flat - I've never been too sure of how to highlight camo schemes - any ideas on what else I could do to improve the camo?
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: ShortscaleDave on 08 November 2014, 04:17:32 PM: Now THAT is a plastic Space Marine! Nice work, and kudos on the classic SM. Had that kit when I were a teenager, which someone still produced them.
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: PF on 08 November 2014, 05:36:57 PM: Original Badab war for the win!
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: Mason on 08 November 2014, 06:09:21 PM: It looks fine to me, sir.
In fact, it looks very similar as to how I intend to paint my own RT marines when I get around to them.
(Only because that is the ideal camo colours for my existing scenery.... ;)).

Nice work!
8) 8)
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: Elk101 on 08 November 2014, 06:46:21 PM: A proper space marine, before they were pimped out of all recognition. Nice job on the painting.
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: Constable Bertrand on 08 November 2014, 08:25:20 PM: It works for me, I think you've got a winner there mate. 8)

Cheers
Matt.
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: Commander Vyper on 08 November 2014, 08:56:15 PM: Yup like that. I had a 'covert' space wolves squad with rhino in a similar camo, (inspired by a piece of artwork from the book of the astronomicon (i think) where a squad were in cover in waiting to ambush a mounted ork force) back in the day.

again nice mate
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 08 November 2014, 10:00:36 PM: Yeah! Marines in camo :D

And without skulls...

Any more in the pipeline?

cheers

James
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: Darren on 08 November 2014, 10:11:07 PM: Excellent. Looks much better than any of the Howling Griffons I painted :)
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: Mr Kissyfur on 09 November 2014, 08:01:10 AM: Thanks all. I'm cleaning up another 4 to make the remainder of a half squad today - 3 more bolters and a flamer marine. Will post something once I've made some progress...
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: warburton on 09 November 2014, 08:42:41 PM: Looks good to me :)
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo test
Post by: Mr Kissyfur on 15 April 2015, 09:55:15 PM: Well, that took longer than expected! ;D

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8808/16953493637_b6011f121b_c.jpg)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8723/16973425440_f291e8b963_z.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7652/17135023436_d1cc4e6cdd_z.jpg)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8770/17160953685_b518923225_z.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7593/17160352231_f6746e9312_z.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7668/17159349022_8e1e15c5b0_z.jpg)

Apologies for the rubbishy photos... I will try to take some with a proper camera and in daylight - might be more flattering!

Chris
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo- now with friends
Post by: Michka on 16 April 2015, 12:31:54 AM: Those are awesome! I love the old school feel of RT era space marines, and you've captured them perfectly.
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo- now with friends
Post by: warburton on 16 April 2015, 01:29:33 AM: Excellent work! :)
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo- now with friends
Post by: Elbows on 16 April 2015, 02:17:25 AM: Beakies forever. Awesome stuff.
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo- now with friends
Post by: Modhail on 16 April 2015, 08:24:03 AM: Excellent! :-* My favorite chapter in their cool camo colours. Back when Space Marines were still highly trained killers, instead of ambulatory jewelry shops...
Love the bases too, by the way!
Title: Re: RT plastic beaky - Howling Griffon camo- now with friends
Post by: Suber on 16 April 2015, 10:12:04 AM: Truly amazing, I do love your marines :-* :-*
Title: Re: RT beakies - now with general RT bits and bobs
Post by: Mr Kissyfur on 16 April 2015, 08:30:56 PM: Thank you for your kind words!

In a fit of motivation, I decided to start putting together some heavy support for the Marines, a couple of commissars for a laugh, plus trying out a few greenskins - (mostly) assembled and primed:

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7641/16550143713_6d37a1e73d_c.jpg)

The metal orks from this era are quite brilliant. The plastic box set which was a counterpart to the marines is effing terrible though - the chappy on the right is from that. They're all squatting even more oddly than the marines, have terrible mould lines, and they don't assemble well. I have quite a few...

I have a bunch of IG guys, including the two commissars, but I've lost pretty much all of the plastics, so I now don't have enough arms or weapons to finish the couple of metal command sections I have. Mind you, I no longer have any plastic IG for them to be in command of, so what the hey...
Title: Re: RT plastic beakies - now with general RT bits and bobs
Post by: warburton on 16 April 2015, 11:15:52 PM: Good stuff. Agree those plastic orks are some of the worst miniatures GW ever released.
Title: Re: RT plastic beakies - now with general RT bits and bobs
Post by: Mr Kissyfur on 16 April 2015, 11:19:00 PM: The turdpolisher is recharging...