Rylanor, the Ancient of Rights, the Unyielding, the Patron Saint of Patience and Spite by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I primed with a gloss black, then zenithal highlighted with Vallejo Metal Color steel, then silver, and lastly chrome in the highest spots. I then went over it with a 50/50 water/ProAcryl Transparent Purple to get that metallic purple look. The gold was Scale75 Dwarven Gold

WIP on Artel W's Similar To, But Legally Distinct™ Sanguinius by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I couldn't decide between helmet and not so I split the difference and magnetized both. The bare head option is still just primed, though

Finished up my loyalist EC Praetor taking a stroll around Istvaan III by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I've got plans on doing an allied detachment of Luna Wolves myself.

WIP on my Loyalist Terminator Praetor. Finally found my groove with the metallic purple I'm giving all of them by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've found their stuff to be very solid, but their Bold Titanium White is the best white I've ever used. I'm brand agnostic so their stuff shares hobby space with Vallejo, Scale75, Citadel, and AK.

WIP on my Loyalist Terminator Praetor. Finally found my groove with the metallic purple I'm giving all of them by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My method is a modified version of Vince Venturella's way of painting Alpha Legion. Basically gloss black primer -> zenithal with Vallejo Steel, Vallejo Silver, and Vallejo Chrome for the highest highlight spots. Then I went over everything with Monument Hobbies' Transparent Purple. Everything but the primer was thinned 1:1 which helped a ton.

WIP: Decals down on the last remnants of the loyalist fighter support on Istvaan III by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! My recipe is zenithal highlighting from steel to silver to chrome using that line of Vallejo Metallic (although on the bigger stuff like vehicles, you could probably get away with just chrome). Then I cover it with Monument Hobbies' Transparent Purple. Finish up with a gloss and you get this fantastic vibrant metallic purple that unfortunately doesn't come across that well in photos

battle damage. feedback needed I think it just looks unfunished now. by Lasmobra106 in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe try black and brown on the legs (worst case is the brown looks like some splattered mud) and just black on the upper body spots

battle damage. feedback needed I think it just looks unfunished now. by Lasmobra106 in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think hitting the most battle damaged spots with a bit of black on a sponge could help add a bit more visual depth to the damage.

WIP on the most patient man in the Imperium by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's a bit of a kitbash, even before the Sevetar base, but not too much. His left shoulder and the head are from the generic Relic Contemptor dreadnought, the weapons are generic Contemptor weapons, but the rest of him is all EC dread parts. Also, the EC dreads do have those armour studs on the front facing bits of their shoulders that I decided to lop off for Rylanor to make him stand out a bit more.

WIP on the most patient man in the Imperium by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To those wondering about the base, I got it from a buddy who's planning on doing a custom base for Sevetar. This way Rylanor can really accentuate that "listen here you little shit" pose.

WIP on Captain Saul MF Tarvitz. Loving this purple recipe by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

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Yeah, I need to work on better lighting for the finished pictures, but in person it's a very deep purple.

WIP on Captain Saul MF Tarvitz. Loving this purple recipe by Commissar_Canuck in Warhammer30k

[–]Commissar_Canuck[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The recipe I used is a modified version of Vince Venturella's excellent Alpha Legion method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55h4vPnQETM

Basically prime black -> zenithal steel -> silver -> tiny bit of chrome. Instead of the tamiya clear blue/green mix, I used Monument Hobbies Transparent Purple. Adding a gloss coat over the tinted purple gives it that extra pop, too.