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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Legiocustodes on 16 February 2016, 01:45:12 AM
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After churning out some Rogue Trader grunts last week I decided to get another long term project for this classic old game off my paint station and onto the battlefield.
I really think that Rogue Trader, and indeed all old school games are even more enjoyable when you play them with models from the appropriate era and as such I have tracked down this fellow to lead my Salamanders force. He is a 1987 Space Marine Librarian equipped with a useful Force Sword... and arguably less useful book!
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y68mfzl6D8s/VsIsq025AXI/AAAAAAAACX0/Jejwsk0Hb7I/s640/blogger-image--955394610.jpg)
As he is a character model I decided to lavish a bit more attention on him particularly as his rich, blue armour is likely to draw the eye during games!
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kQuV6TJfQGM/VsItj_UCFQI/AAAAAAAACYE/9CXt0Cv5JEg/s640/blogger-image--1643865036.jpg)
If you look closely you will see that no 'metallic' paints have been used anywhere on the model; in fact all areas of bare metal have been achieved by using non-metallic metal (NMM) techniques. This is my first attempt at this advanced method of painting metals and overall I am very pleased with how it turned out.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iu84x0GM1eM/VsItrorfVRI/AAAAAAAACYQ/RU8TOLvgtHw/s640/blogger-image-1980689386.jpg)
The rest of the armour was painted by progressive layers of blending designed to create a smooth look across the model as a whole. I achieved this by starting off with a relatively dark base-coat and then gradually adding a small amount of skull white to each layer. I think the end result was worth the additional effort (and time) and I feel it is a fitting model to lead my Space Marine Force to victory!
There are some more photos and a bit more info on my blog at: http://classicastartes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/rogue-trader-space-marine-librarian-non.html#more (http://classicastartes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/rogue-trader-space-marine-librarian-non.html#more)
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Gorgeous painting on this model. I'd say the extra work shows.
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Very nice - the non-metal is impressive. 8) 8) 8)
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Very nice! Those old minis certainly had charm.
I usually don't like NMM as it's often obvious and cartoony. But with yours I didn't even notice it wasn't metal until you pointed it out. Well done!
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Nicely done! :-* The eyes are really freaky!....cool! 8)
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Superb 8)
cheers
James
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Top notch paintjob, mate. :-*
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Thanks guys! I have to say I'm really pleased with how the NMM turned out for my first attempt!
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great job!
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Nice work on the paint :)
Weren't all of the Salamanders black skinned though?
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Nice work on the paint :)
Weren't all of the Salamanders black skinned though?
Only when GW retconned them into some sort of Charcoal mutants with Nick Kyme's trilogy of books in the late 2000's.
When I started painting these guys (and back in the RT period) they were like any other marine chapter; though they had a higher proponderance for darker skin tones but these tended to be natural pigmentation as opposed to the current (and dare I say it stupid) unnaturally black skin with bright red eyes!
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Back to the roots. Its a grim dark universe and we shall discover it (to include a game master and 5" long unit stats) lol
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It certainly is grim and dark!! Ahhhh I do miss all thoughs additional stats! Cool, Willpower, etc