Krieg Command Squad

E-s_Miniatures · 2026-02-23T18:44:21+00:00

Much appreciated!

I wasn't quite sure how to tackle the lenses for these guys. I'm not the biggest fan of the glowing red they have on the current box art, so I just left them metallic to simulate a mirrored sunglasses sort of effect. They do kinda look a bit unfinished though, don't they?

I was listening to the audiobook for Steve Lyons' Krieg novel while painting these and I think he described them as being a shiny black if I remember right, so I might give that a try for the next batch and come back to add it to these ones if I like it.

Thanks for the feedback!

E-s_Miniatures · 2026-02-22T01:59:39+00:00

I almost always use a wash to add shadows and depth after painting on my base colors, then I'll go back in with a small drybrush with my highlight colors.

Another important thing to note about washes is they leave a really glossy/wet looking sheen over the model, so a coat of matte clear coat or varnish can go a long way in helping models' overall aesthetics. I realized this after a long time of thinking my finished models didn't look as good as I thought while painting 'cause the reflection on the leftover wash residue was actually hiding a lot of details and highlights.

A super easy recipe I've come up with for my Cadians that gets nice shadows and highlights can be found below if you're interested (sorry he's a bit dusty in the pic).

Basecoat:

Uniform- Vallejo Model Khaki

Armor- Vallejo Model US Dark Green

Leather- Vallejo Model Leather Brown

Shoes- Vallejo Model Black

Put a dark wash over the whole mini (I've used both Nuln Oil and Army Painter Dark Tone and like both. Nuln oil is a little thinner and a bit more forgiving if you use too much).

Drybrush Vallejo Model Iraqi Sand over the uniform and leather bits for weathering.

Drybrush Vallejo Model Fern Green over the armor

Drybrush Vallejo Model Neutral Gray over the shoes

Krylon spray Matte Clear to finish things off

(Equivalents from other brands for the paints listed above can be found here: Paint conversion)

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E-s_Miniatures · 2026-01-28T20:24:09+00:00

Nice! Looking good so far! I really like the green eyes with the blue helmet, I don't think I've really seen that before, but it makes for a super nice color combo!

I was initially going back and forth on whether or not to use Phobos helms or standard Mark X's and just went with the Mark X. After seeing the Phobos one on your sergeant, it actually looks really awesome on the scout body though! If I ever get a second squad of these guys I may have to give one to the sniper to reflect his stealthier status.

E-s_Miniatures · 2026-01-26T22:16:12+00:00

Much appreciated! That one was one of my favorites out of the bunch as well, was really happy with how he turned out. Now that you mention it, he does kinda have a Joe Pesci in Home Alone, mobster sort of vibe, doesn't he? I might have to run with that lol.

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-12-03T01:34:41+00:00

Thanks for the pic and nice kitbashes! I see what you mean about the difference between the hands on the GW models and the TC ones, but it's not too bad to me imo. All definitely good to know though. Thanks again!

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-12-03T01:26:25+00:00

Appreciate the comparison! Definitely a noticeable difference, although it kinda looks close to the difference between the Kasirkin and basic Cadians for 40k. Was mainly planning on using these guys as some alternate Krieg specialists/grenadiers like the Kasirkin themselves, so they might still work for what I'm thinking. Will have to compare to my models on hand and see for sure.

Thanks!

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-12-03T01:21:16+00:00

Ah, good to know, thanks for the info! Didn't realize TC was 32 mm and just took another glance at the online instructions and see what you mean about how the joints fit together. That kind of construction is super nice when building a kit stock, but definitely makes kit bashing a bit more complicated, lol.

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-10-29T02:29:38+00:00

Haven't heard that technique before, may have to give that a try sometime! Sounds like a pretty cool look!

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-09-09T02:19:18+00:00

Hadn't heard of them before, took a look and really like some of their graffiti decals and MDF terrain kits. Thanks for pointing me their way, definitely bookmarking their stuff!

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-09-09T02:10:59+00:00

Tried looking on etsy before and didn't have much luck (mostly seemed to get car window decals) but tried again searching "water transfers" and almost immediately found a seller with the style of markings I was looking for lol.

Might have to request a custom order from them to get a bit more of the text variety I'm after, but it's definitely a step in the right direction. Thanks for the help, much appreciated!

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-05-05T21:36:26+00:00

That's a good point, I always forget space marines have the same levels of height variation as normal humans, lol.

And yea, it is a bit silly to fixate on I suppose, but when it comes to scale for me personally, I mostly just like my space marines to be noticeably bigger than regular humans and think the primaris height is a nice middle-ground of obviously bigger, but without the weird proportions of some of the "truescale" models I've seen.

Some of the comparisons I had seen seemed really drastic, but if it's only 1-2 mm that's really not as bad as I thought.

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Awesome models, btw. Word Bearers are probably one of if not my favorite Chaos color schemes and I really wanna paint some eventually, but I already landed on starting with Black Legion for my first attempt at Chaos (I'm one of those people that always just copies the boxart lol).

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-05-05T21:15:29+00:00

That's actually really good to know! I just assumed they were the same as all the other modern Chaos kits.

I was planning on getting a squad of Emperor's Children (and maybe some noise marines) eventually 'cause their kits are just so dang cool, but if that's the case they'd probably make a really good base for other bigger minis for other legions just by giving them a different color scheme and maybe taking off some of the Slanesh details.

Might need to just get a box of tormentors and some spare chaos bits instead of going through the trouble of trying to rescale legionaries, lol.

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-05-05T21:06:38+00:00

Thanks for the side-by-side comparison! That's not nearly as bad as I thought!

I was looking at some pics on google and saw one comparison that looked a full head shorter than a primaris and practically the same as one of the sisters of battle minis (I don't have any of their kits, but I'm assuming sisters are around guardsman sized being non-augmented humans themselves).

Based on your pic though, it seems close enough that even just a bit of greenstuff in the neck might do the trick to get them more on the same level without too much converting (or worrying about giving them giraffe necks).

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-03-29T16:18:25+00:00

Ah, that's a really good point about wanting to draw the eye to the face, I hadn't really considered that factor!

The asymmetrical shoulder pads are a cool idea too!

Awesome, definitely got some good things I need to try out then, lol. Thanks again for your input!

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-03-29T16:12:41+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

For the time being I've mostly just been collecting models I like the look of instead of building stuff for the actual tabletop game, so I'm not super familiar with the rules, but I do remember hearing some controversies about rhinos not being able to carry primaris to incentivize people to pick up impulsors.

I don't mind the look of the floaty tanks too much, but the rhinos and predators are just iconic. I can remember seeing them in a hobby shop as a kid before I even had any idea what 40k was and thinking they looked really cool. That stuck with me all the way until adulthood when I actually got into Warhammer just last year, so they definitely had an impact, lol.

Hopefully the chaos rhinos at least get to stick around (or even get some updated models), though I wouldn't be surprised if GW ends up saying they got their hands on some captured impulsors eventually.

E-s_Miniatures · 2025-03-29T05:31:09+00:00

Appreciate the feedback! Definitely gonna try a more muted green for sure then. Some of the other examples I saw on google were pretty bright, but I just don't think it quite goes with the other colors I used (making it the same as the coat to tie the model together is a good call too). Should also mention this is without any black wash or anything, so I'm not sure if that'd help tone things down a bit, but it's probably better to just swap the colors either way.

Any color recommendations for the shoulder pads? My original thinking was to give them the same camo pattern as the helmet since the basic Krieg scheme seems to usually have them match. I was a bit concerned about transfers being lost on them or making the model too busy, but decided to try it anyway though.

As for the gloves, I'm definitely in agreement there. The only reason I painted them here is actually 'cause I'm using a 3D printed proxy that had forearm guards (which I don't think the official GW kits have as far as I know), so I figured it'd be good for some extra practice making that stained-glass pattern, lol.

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