RT plastic beakies - now with general RT bits and bobs

[Mr Kissyfur]

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.






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?

[ShortscaleDave]

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.

[PF]

Original Badab war for the win!

[Mason]

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!
 

[Elk101]

A proper space marine,  before they were pimped out of all recognition. Nice job on the painting.

[Constable Bertrand]

It works for me, I think you've got a winner there mate.

Cheers
Matt.

[Commander Vyper]

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

[OSHIROmodels]

Yeah! Marines in camo 

And without skulls...

Any more in the pipeline?

cheers

James

[Darren]

Excellent.  Looks much better than any of the Howling Griffons I painted

[Mr Kissyfur]

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...

[warburton]

Looks good to me

[Mr Kissyfur]

Well, that took longer than expected!  








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



Chris

[Michka]

Those are awesome! I love the old school feel of RT era space marines, and you've captured them perfectly.

[warburton]

Excellent work!

[Elbows]

Beakies forever.  Awesome stuff.