This week I got around to do quite a bit of glazing and detailwork to finish both the Castra Ferrum Dreadnought and the remaining eight Despoilers. Not much more got done though, so again, a rather quick update.
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| Pict 1376: Blood Angels Mk IV Castra Ferrum Dreadnought |
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| Pict 1377: Blood Angels Mk IV Castra Ferrum Dreadnought |
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| Pict 1378: Blood Angels Mk IV Castra Ferrum Dreadnought |
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| Pict 1379: Blood Angels Mk IV Castra Ferrum Dreadnought |
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| Pict 1380: Blood Angels Mk IV Castra Ferrum Dreadnought |
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Pict 1381: Blood Angels Mk IV Castra Ferrum Dreadnought
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I love the look of the Castra Ferrum. The silhouette really is iconic and this one really was a joy to paint. After last week there was not that much more to do but to glaze some highlights onto the red and of course apply chipping. As a last touch I added the date in roman numerals to the back to commemorate that this particular Dreadnought was painted during DreadTober this year.
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Pict 1382: Blood Angels Inductii Despoilers
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I also finished these eight Inductii Despoilers. They are the remaining bodies to fill out my squad of 15 close combat Marines. I do like how they came out, but I am ready to paint something other than Blood Angels. But there are still ten Destroyers and their Rhino to do. And of course I still want to get to that Dreadnought Drop Pod - at least building it should be doable.
That turned out very nicely. Love the deep red colour of your Blood Angels and moderate use of highlights. Reminds me of the early days when blacklining was a thing instead of highlighting.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, the main highlighting is done by a red zenithal spray and then a bit of glazing. Great way to get the focus where you want it (for me, usually the helmets).
DeleteWell done man .. it came out looking very nice. I'm liking your green coils better then the ones I put on the Volkite. I'm thinking about just priming it and starting from scratch haha...
ReplyDeleteReally liking the action on the Despoilers.. poses really make a difference and it's nice to see ones that show nice movement!
Cheers! The green is super simple - just Caliban Green blended through three or four mixes with Moot Green. The final highlight with Moot Green makes them pop - it's almost a yellow colour.
DeleteGreat job, the dread has really nice aged look without losing the original grandeur of the paint scheme. Almost like he has been in service for centuries :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Whilst I have not set the theme for my Blood Angels in stone, I'm going for a late-Heresy vibe - somewhere around the battle for Beta-Garmon or the Siege of Terra, anywhere where they should look rather battered.
DeleteGreat work mate.
ReplyDeleteThe dread looks fantastic and up to snuff. I do like the Roman numerals idea, that's a nice touch.
Inductii look decent as well, the little black touches like their right right and shoulder pad really set them apart.
Thank you!
DeleteYeah, getting to play a bit with the established colour scheme for specialty units such as the Despoilers is great fun!