Ruben Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I figured I'd use this forum as a plog until I get to finishing my full warrior chamber for the hallowed knights. Since this is my first time painting a full army, and I'm relatively new to the art of mini painting (clocked by 40th model last week), I'm always trying out new things on every model. Hoping to reach display quality in a year or so, and my principle is that when I take my duders to play, I never do so with unpainted models. Setting a high bar for myself helps me improve, and barring myself from playing with unpainted models helps me control the plastic addiction. Here goes! The road so far: Lord Celestant on Dracoth (starter set) Lord Relictor (starter set) Lord Castellant + Gryph Hound Knight-Venator Errant-Questor 10x Liberators (starter set) 5x Judicators 5x Retributors (starter set) 5x Paladins (fully magnetised) What I have to paint: Lord Celestant on foot Knight-Azyros (kitbashed) 5x Judicators What I need for a full warrior chamber: Lord Veritant (optional) Knight Heraldor Knight Vexillor (optional) 35x Liberators (3 boxes + ebay) 20x Judicators (2 boxes) 9x Prosecutors (2 boxes + ebay) 20x Paladins (4 boxes ****** my life) This will be a long ass project, so hopefully I'll be done before the end of the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Next up - Lord Celestant with a kitbashed base with extra blightking parts. Custom head and reposed the hammer hand Doing alignment with the base so I know where to put the cork pieces Base is done, ready to spray it and paint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippyRick Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 The army looks great man. Really like them in this colour scheme and the basing is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 1 minute ago, ChippyRick said: The army looks great man. Really like them in this colour scheme and the basing is cool. Thanks man! 3 colours make everything pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Finished with the base for my lord celestant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galas Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 That mucosity effect is incredible! Is it permanent? How have you done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 12 minutes ago, Galas said: That mucosity effect is incredible! Is it permanent? How have you done it? I use UHU glue or any glue that cures transparent, then glaze it and finish with a layer of 'ardcoat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 Progress: Working on the starcloak. In my headcanon this is when Lucius (Lord Castellant) got promoted to Lord Celestant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menkeroth Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Army is great to be sure, classical and neatly painted Hallowed Knights, but the dead Putrid Blightking is simply godlike! It looks so real one could think the corpse is not made of plastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamJ Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 5 hours ago, Ruben said: Progress: Working on the starcloak. In my headcanon this is when Lucius (Lord Castellant) got promoted to Lord Celestant. This looks great! Did you flick the white paint on off a stiff brush? I have a Celestant Prime sitting in the box and I'm currently considering what to do with his swirls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynamicCalories Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 As a fan of Mr Nurgle, I am not happy about this. (But it looks amazing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Stunning starcloak - worthy of the Seraphon themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 11 hours ago, AdamJ said: This looks great! Did you flick the white paint on off a stiff brush? I have a Celestant Prime sitting in the box and I'm currently considering what to do with his swirls. Thanks! It's a stiff brush alright. Specifically, boar bristles. I use that to dry brush my bases. Personally I rather use an old toothbrush. Easier control. 10 hours ago, DynamicCalories said: As a fan of Mr Nurgle, I am not happy about this. (But it looks amazing) Don't worry, I am building a rotbringer army at the same time (that's how I got that extra part), and I have tons of extra stormcast heads on sprues... Hmm 9 hours ago, Tommy said: Stunning starcloak - worthy of the Seraphon themselves! Thanks! Fun fact, I originally wanted to collect seraphons. I only chose stormcast at that time because I wanted some throwaway models to practise on. Welp, 40 models later, I kind of fell in love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 I'm calling this one done. Got a little impatient, made some mistakes, and hands were shaky after a gruelling chest day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menkeroth Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Gorgeous model, what to say. Gardus Steelsoul himself I'd presume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Menkeroth said: Gorgeous model, what to say. Gardus Steelsoul himself I'd presume? Well I'm kind of writing my own strike chamber in the hallowed knights, called the Silver Novitiates. Basically it's the chamber you get assigned to, sent behind enemy lines in daring strikes, and once you're deemed good enough you get to join the other "proper" chambers in the hallowed knights stormhost. The story opens with the lord celestant (this guy, Marcus), dead, leaving the second in command, Lucius "Starcloak" (Lord Castellant) in charge, and then after a while Marcus returns as an Errant-Questor to lead the Silver Novitiates in a deep strike into the realm of life while Gardus and gang do their thing in the War of Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menkeroth Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Interesting idea! Then you could also use a Knight-Questor to send to a Silver Tower and if he emerges victorious, then joins proper chambers as well maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Menkeroth said: Interesting idea! Then you could also use a Knight-Questor to send to a Silver Tower and if he emerges victorious, then joins proper chambers as well maybe? My knight-questor is arriving from ebay, and I already have a funky space wolf head picked out for him, so yeah, totally gonna put the silver tower quest into their storyline. That said, I do have to get the actual game itself , but w40k 8ed is ****** up all my plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Been painting too many hallowed knights, time to give their nemesis a little love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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