Romans832 Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Wicked cool, I apologize for missing this thread! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikome Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 For Rangers you could do DoK Wych blank mask, delaque body and kabalite dark lance, its what I considered doing before I wrote the ranger out of my kill team. Also happy to see painted Artel Shadow Hunters, I nearly got them myself but opted to make my own Scorpions and will do so if/when I get the Kabalite bits I need 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 I have been busy. I primed everything, but didn't really take pictures, because it's not overly interesting. I've modeled, converted, primed, etc... every model I own for this project. The only thing I need to finish my initial 2k list is a box of Dire Avengers and a Falcon. I got the Wraithknight all modeled up, and magnetized. I need to base it, but that's about it. I started base coating today! Thinned Naggaroth Night is my base coat, over Chaos Black Primer. I primed the heads, weapons, and cloth bits Corax White. I'll glue those on after I get done with the base coats of purple. 1. Prime 2. Thinned Nag Night. 3. Another coat of Nag Night. 4. This is where I'm at. I plan to do Xereus purple over most of the models. The nag night will remain in the recesses, corners, etc. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Romans832 said: Wicked cool, I apologize for missing this thread! Thanks for checking it out. I am new to Eldar. Let me know if you have any input on my conversions, paint, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 2 hours ago, blackvigil said: Thanks for checking it out. I am new to Eldar. Let me know if you have any input on my conversions, paint, etc. I've been Eldar since 5th Edition I have TOO many points to my name and more models being painted as we speak. I'm a true believer in models being painted true to their CraftWorld. Sounds like you're going a set color scheme, own it, and rock the house! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 I really considered one of the standard craftworlds, but ultimately decided I wanted to do a custom scheme. I landed on purple and white, because I haven't done it before I hope it turns out alright. So far, I'm liking this dark purple. (I just added the Xereus coat to a bunch.) My hope is that I can do the faceless helmets and wraiths across the army. Normally I end up getting more and more stuff, and never paint anything to a high level of polish. I'm going to stop getting new models for this, until everything is fully painted and looking good. I know, that's crazy talk. Lol... We'll see if I can hold myself to it. Meanwhile, my mind plotting expansions of my other forces to keep my mind busy. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Stay focused... one step at a time. You're going to love sticking to your guns! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Paint test. I can do it a little cleaner, but this is the first go at it. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Oh, whoa, very cool! That's going to look great en masse! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 I'm about halfway through the 20 wraithguard/blades, and I've been doing some blending, and trying to mute the harsh lines of light/dark. Adding in a mid tone on the glaring spots has really made them look betting. I think the pic above looks a little Tron; dark then bright, with nothing in between. Now, it looks a little more "glowing" or something like that. I'm going to try to finish the squad today, then take a pictures. Then I have to glue to heads and weapons on, and do the white parts. That shouldn't be too tough though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastHippy Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 amazing work so far- love the scheme and use of alts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastHippy Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 16 hours ago, blackvigil said: I'm about halfway through the 20 wraithguard/blades, and I've been doing some blending, and trying to mute the harsh lines of light/dark. Adding in a mid tone on the glaring spots has really made them look betting. I think the pic above looks a little Tron; dark then bright, with nothing in between. Now, it looks a little more "glowing" or something like that. I'm going to try to finish the squad today, then take a pictures. Then I have to glue to heads and weapons on, and do the white parts. That shouldn't be too tough though. Ya my army is looking a bit too muted and i want to create more separate- grass is always greener i guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 Well, this took me longer than I thought. I spent about 30 minutes per model on highlights, and then clean up with the base coat color. I did Xerues over Naggaroth Night, then I mixed Xereus and Kakophoni 50/50 for the next layer, then all Kakophoni for the last layer. I'm going to glue the white heads/weapons/etc on and do the white. When I do the final highlights on that with titanium white from windsor & newton, I'll hit the extreme highs on the purple highlights as well. It's not perfect, but I'm fairly happy with it. This is why I do units before characters and show-piece models. It only gets better from here. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 WOW! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I got the white bits glued on, and I'm mid way through painting them. I used Corax White primer, then Apothecary Contrast paint. I will be doing a little clean up with some corax white from a pot, and then highlights with titanium white from windsor newton. I wanted super bright white, so I hope this works out. The back up is some white scar white. I hope to have something to show later today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blackvigil Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Next up DAVU, aka falcon riders, aka scoring guys. I used faceless helmets to keep with the theme of the force. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 Mostly done with these Dire Avengers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 Ranger experiment time... In shadowrun, the stealth cloaks are actually chrome, light refractors. So i decided to try that on my rangers. I got some chrome paint off amazon. it's used on car models, for chrome pieces. It's supposed to be for an air brush, but I used it with a brush. It kind of looks white, because I am holding it up to reflect light. It's chrome paint with black wash over top of them. I need to do a little more work on the shadowing, and on the highlights. The cloak is dark green. I need to highlight it. This is very proto... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WestRider Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 That looks super cool! In some other circumstances, I could see running other coloured inks over it, have it shading from one colour to another. Probably best left for a diorama or something with fixed lighting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 WOW! How cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvigil Posted June 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 I considered trying for an oil slick look, with many colors of ink, then I decided that I have ten to paint, and that would take forever. I was surprised that the chrome paint worked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 Yeah, I've roped myself into doing something complex that was cool on one Model, but a nightmare on a Squad or more. Def a good reason to go for the simpler option. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastHippy Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 haha after your done we need to have a d-guard vs craft world battle report 🙂 I only have around a half dozen more vehicles to build and a bunch of paint left to lay down.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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