Blog Warden's Other Paint Log

Great work on the tank.
All those edges

You painted it to great detail
(And magnets!!!)

Grrr, Imrahil

 

Next batch of Deathwatch marines is on the table and basecoated:



Got the last five marines of my first Fortis kill team, plus an Apothecary and an Aggressor.

 

Brother Luzorian of the Dark Angels makes an appearance!



He is a member of the 1st Company Dark Angels (Deathwing), and is my second attempt at making a hood on a space marine (haven't painted the first one yet). Gives off a good "assassins creed" vibe in my opinion.

His lower jaw did not look very good after it was originally finished... so I gave him what now looks like a bit of gray stubble instead

Also his red transfer (a custom print) turned out great!



Really like how he turned out, probably my favorite pose and paint for the Deathwatch so far that I have made.

Spoiler: pictures

Back view

 

This is amazing work. Really captured that dark brooding-ness with the face and the hood.

 

Next finished member of the kill team, Brother Xbal



Had fun putting this guy together. His chapter is known as the Brotherhood of the Midnight Sun, which is heavily Mayan-inspired.

Spoiler: chapter symbol

He also has the option for a mace/power maul:

Spoiler: magnetized options

 

Awesome!

 

Great work, mate. I love the custom symbol of the Brotherhood. Is it all freehand?

Grrr, Imrahil

 

Thanks!

Half-and-half.

The green on the shoulderpad is all freehand of course, but the skull/toungue/blood drop in the center is a transfer. The rest of the transfer would not sit well, nor did it look good so I cut it off and painted on some lines in the spirit of the original chapter symbol.





Really wish I had got the original symbol to work, but I am calling it close enough so I can keep moving on these deathwatch marines!


...speaking of deathwatch marines, I finished four more and completed my first full kill team! Got a ton of pictures to share.



From left-to-right: the marine already posted from the Brotherhood of the Midnight Sun, followed by a Blood Drinker, a Minotaur, a Salamander, and a Red Templar.

Starting with the Blood Drinker, here is Brother Ek Chak:



Better pic of his shoulder pad:



As you probably know, I am a big fan of Mayan history and Mesoamerican cultures, so I decided to go an Aztec route with this guy, inspired by these sources:

Mini from coolminiornot:



This scheme is directly lifted from an old Aztec Warrior costume seen in some Spanish-Conquest era codices, and very much reminiscent of the marine above too.



In my own model I decided to give him a less Caucasian appearance though.

I also used a symbol for the Blood Drinkers more similar to their ancient Rogue Trader variant:



Small lore blurb on my take on the Blood Drinkers, loyal sons of Sanguinis:

Spoiler: lore of the [aztec-inspired] Blood Drinkers

The planet San Guisaga, known as Azca to the locals, is a pre-industrial Feudal world known for its blood-red skies and dense jungles which cover the majority of the planet’s single massive continent. The many ruined cities the pierce the jungle canopies are now battlegrounds for the tribal kingdoms that call the planet home, who fight amongst each other for resources, farmland, and captives for human sacrifice. The Blood Drinkers chapter are seen as the gods made flesh to the native Guisagans, who both offer sacrifices to them in their own temples, as well as tithing a portion of their population to the marines themselves once every cycle of 52 years. The living offerings are taken across the Inland Sea in watercraft to the Temple of Blood, the massive fortress-monastery of the Blood Drinkers. Those deemed fit for service are inducted into the ranks of the marines themselves, those that are not are never seen again…

I enjoyed fixing an old saurus weapon on his belt as well.

Spoiler: weapon

His face didn't turn out so great, but I had already done it twice and decided this was good enough for now.

 

Representing the Minotaurs chapter is Brother Diodorus:



His shoulder pad transfer turned out ok, but the metal frosted over when I added the matte wash

Spoiler: Minotaurs marine pics

I am very pleased how the helmet eyes are turning out on these guys though

Next up is the entry for the Salamanders, Brother Rau-ganth:



He also has a weak shoulder-pad entry, but this is due to my first attempt at a transfer completely failing to show up on the black .



I need to revisit this one though, because my paint job is way to derpy to truly represent the noble Salamanders!



Once again I was happy to include a few of the multitude of Lizardmen bits I have lying around in the model!

Last for the kill team is Brother Giles of the Red Templars!



You can never have enough templars. A few Bretonnian bits were used to give him some character, and I enjoyed using an old Bretonnian transfer for the first time!



Surprisingly it went on perfectly as well.

Spoiler: Brother Giles, Red Templars

 

With Brother Giles, my first Deathwatch Kill Team is now complete!

Kill Team Burchard, 2nd Company of Watch Fortress Sentinnel IX:



Displaying there heraldry:


Left to right:

• Bottom row: Marines Malevolent, Blood Drinkers, Blackshield (The Remnant), Dark Krakens, Brotherhood of the Midnight Sun
• Top row: Ultramarines, Minotaurs, Salamanders, Stars of Dorn, Red Templars

Spoiler: more pics

The primaris intercessors of the team with their auto bolt rifles:



...and the primaris hellblasters with their plasma weapons:

So glad to have finished my first batch. I feel they have a lot of individual character. Brother Tex of the Stars of Dorn stands out a bit with his extra-shiny base and his only painted-on #2 on his right kneepad, but since he was my test marine I am happy he still looks coherent with the rest of the squad.

Also very happy to include so many different skin tones that turned out surprisingly well!



As much as the coal-black skin with molten-orange eyes looks great for Salamanders, I am afraid it gets lost on the model considering the deathwatch's army is also black. If I paint another Salamander marine I may just do a really dark brown for the skin tone.

Or just make him wear a helmet

Hope you like them, onto the next marines!

 

That is an intricate transfer design, sad it didn't work out. But the shoulderpad looks great, nonetheless.
I love the Lizardmen bits you added to your guys

Liked the piece of lore, nice insight in the background

This group picture looks awesome
Great work!

Grrr, Imrahil

 

These are really awesome mate.

 

The heraldry is very cool! Nice colors that go really well together with the grim tones.

 

Thanks all!

Painting heraldry is my favorite part

I haven't posted much of the lore for my watch-fortress here, but if you are interested I have most of the lore of Sentinel IX and its deathwatch marines over on the Bolter and Chainsword (its a 40K forum, mostly space marines). Over there I go by Smoke Frog

...that being said, I am ready to post my new Apothecary Agamenus of the Sons of Medusa:

Spoiler: pics

The Sons of Medusa are an Iron Hands successor wearing green armor and white helmets, so this guy looks like he fits right in even though he is wearing deathwatch armor!

Spoiler: casualty marine on his base pics

 

I really like the colour scheme on this guy. Good job!

 

If I somehow mange to have spare time on my hands might take a look overthere

Nice work on him!

Grrr, Imrahil

 

Got my Suppressors almost finished, but here is my repose of the stock GW contemptor dreadnought:



His arms are magnetized below the shoulderpad/plate, so I can swap out new weapons additions in the future.



Now that the pose isn't quite as static, I am going to start putting skulls, purity seals, and other krims-krams on the dread to give him some more character. Hopefully a nice banner too!

 

Three more marines finished for my Deathwatch, completing my Vanguard Suppressor squad on their smoky flight stands!



I am happy with the bright colors. It was just a quick, fun and fast paint job that could probably use some touch ups but to be honest I like how it turned out!

Spoiler: moar pics of the flight stands

Getting to the individual squad-mates, first we have Sergeant Osagaya Cole of the Desert Crows, a fan-made chapter I found recently.



There chapter symbol is a thunderbird!



Next is Brother Yabutai of the White Scars:





And lastly is Brother Lycald of the Knights of Gryphonne:



The Knights of Gryphonne (along with Forgeworld Gryphonne IV) are rumored to have been both overrun by tyrannids, so naturally Brother Lycald adorns his armor with one of their skulls



I am starting to get the hang of these transfers!

 

You certainly have! Cool looking pads, I especially like tha griffon on the orange background.