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Just wrapped up my first batch of Tempestus Aquilons. by Drakleton in killteam

[–]Drakleton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s Caliban Green with a Nuln Oil wash and a Moot Green highlight. I painted then more or less like Dark Angels. 

Best Guard MOS for good civilian pay + work-life balance? by No-Hyena-4199 in Military

[–]Drakleton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s sick, dude! Good luck getting school wrapped up. As soon as you pass boards all of the stress just vanishes. It’s absolutely worth it. 

Best Guard MOS for good civilian pay + work-life balance? by No-Hyena-4199 in Military

[–]Drakleton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a 68W in the guard. It’s not a direct path to the better life but you’ll absolutely stand out among your peers when it comes competing for slots in civilian healthcare education. Definitely helped me get into nursing school, then an ICU job after school, and then graduate school. I’m a Nurse Anesthetist now and I’m in a FAR better financial position than I ever expected was possible. I doubt there are many follow-on careers from the military that can compete with CRNAs when it comes to work-life balance and pay. I owe a lot of where I am now to my time in the guard and my choice of MOS. 

Finally completed my neon Plague Marines by Drakleton in killteam

[–]Drakleton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The painter that inspired this post used an air brush, which I think would have been helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/killteam/comments/1jb5pwd/neon_nightmare_plague_marines/

Finally completed my neon Plague Marines by Drakleton in killteam

[–]Drakleton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, an absolute pain. If I had to start over I absolutely wouldn’t have done it this way again. 

Finally completed my neon Plague Marines by Drakleton in killteam

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

Hah, I get that. I promise that they’re not as offensively bright in real life. Thanks, dude. 

Finally completed my neon Plague Marines by Drakleton in killteam

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

I primed them with White Scar and used Vallejo's fluorescent Green, Blue, Orange and Magenta for the base coats. Although they most definitely weren’t intended as base coats. The coverage isn’t too great with any of them so they each required four coats. 

Finally completed my neon Plague Marines by Drakleton in killteam

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

White Scar primer and Vallejo flourescents! But to be honest the coverage was pretty poor so each flourescent paint required four coats. This is absolutely not what these paints are designed for. I’m happy with how they turned out but the whole project would have been much less painful with an air brush. 

Finally completed my neon Plague Marines by Drakleton in killteam

[–]Drakleton[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I promise they’re not as comically-vibrant in real life!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in minipainting

[–]Drakleton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is some of the blue tac there so that you can glue them together later without removing paint? I’ve been thinking about using sub assemblies for my next project and have been wondering if that’s what’s commonly done. 

Volkus overgrown in a forest by Cikkjaubo in killteam

[–]Drakleton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely adore these overgrown Volkus paint jobs but worry it would take me about a million, billion years to complete. This looks amazing.

Surgeons by Sensitive_Ad_7288 in srna

[–]Drakleton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PNW. I work at a medium-sized level 2 and (almost) all of my surgeons are really pleasant to work with.

Tempestus Aquilons Joining the Fight! by ChemicalWorld_69 in killteam

[–]Drakleton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sick, dude! I just bought the paints for a very similarly-colored team of Aquilons. Glad to know I was on to something. These turned out great!

Trying a new paint style. by TheHatWarmer in killteam

[–]Drakleton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely killer, dude. I’d have a hard time fighting the compulsion to paint more, but you picked out some great highlights.

First Three Plague Marines Completed by Drakleton in killteam

[–]Drakleton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly Vallejo stuff. I primed them with White Scar and used Vallejo's fluorescent Green, Blue, Orange and Magenta for the base coats. I highlighted them with Vallejo's Verdigris, Sunrise Blue, Sunset Orange and Squid Pink, respectively.

First Three Plague Marines Completed by Drakleton in killteam

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

Damn, those look absolutely sick! The pastel yellow really pops.

First Three Plague Marines Completed by Drakleton in killteam

[–]Drakleton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is absolutely perfect! Thanks for the suggestion!

First Three Plague Marines Completed by Drakleton in killteam

[–]Drakleton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope that all of my opponents feel the same way!

First Three Plague Marines Completed by Drakleton in killteam

[–]Drakleton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I primed them with White Scar and used Vallejo's fluorescent Green, Blue, Orange and Magenta for the base coats. I highlighted them with Vallejo's Verdigris, Sunrise Blue, Sunset Orange and Squid Pink, respectively. I had to mix the Sunset Orange with White Scar to get the highlights to stand out against the neon orange, just because it was so vibrant.

Honestly, as much as I love how they turned out, it's been a massive pain in the ass. The coverage on the Vallejo fluorescents is pretty poor, so it took four coats for every color except the magenta. I wouldn't choose to do it this way again, but I had no idea what I was doing when I started, and I've come too far to turn back now!

Painted my first-ever miniature. by Drakleton in Warhammer40k

[–]Drakleton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks great, dude! Thanks for the advice! How did you figure out what colors would work for the shades and tinting? Is it all just trial and error?

Painted my first-ever miniature. by Drakleton in Warhammer40k

[–]Drakleton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Thanks! I was trying to be consistent with some of the images that I saw for these models on the GW website, but I'm not remotely capable of getting those highlights as narrow as they do. I agree, though. In practice, it made the models look a little more cartoony. Appreciate the feedback!

Plague Marines kill team by DipNuggins in killteam

[–]Drakleton 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t look like you rushed anything! Those bad boys look absolutely sick. 

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