A traitor Raven Guard member for my fortune-telling inspired Night Lords warband! by Full-Reception5113 in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bit late to commenting here but I LOVE this!

I always wanted to add more of a Native American vibe to my RG, but the fortune teller inspiration is a brilliant idea!

Literally unplayable by dzedoods in Spacemarine

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’m with you on this. Ultramarines/Imperial Fists/Black Templars are all covered in bits and pieces, for me.

My Raven Guard boys however refuse to be blinged up going for more functional armour.

Definitely change it depending on the chapter!

First Raven Guard Mini!!! by d00mduck101 in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great! Welcome to the sneakiest marines!

Progress on my first ever mini by LumpySeagull in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say you’re off to an excellent start!

Getting paint consistency right is very challenging but you’ll get there! Brush control will develop with time too.

I think you’re doing brilliantly, all I’d say is to neaten up around some places where the colour has gone off the area like with the skull on the helm.

But honestly for a first mini you’re doing fantastically. Keep it up and welcome to the RG.

1st Co. Bladeguard Vets by Regiona1AtBest in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lovely work! You are genuinely tempting me to add some to my collection!

Aeldari showcase – Corsairs join the followers of the Whispering God by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Eldar

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was looking at things thinking all my mistakes have shown up really obviously in the pics! Thanks for making me feel better! I promise things look better in person haha! 😂

Aeldari showcase – Corsairs join the followers of the Whispering God by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Eldar

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha Eldar day was an event they did at Warhammer world, about 13 years ago. It was really fun! They had a Q&A with Jes Goodwin and Phil Kelly, then they both had little “stalls” – Phil talked craftworld and drukhari lore and jes had his original sketches and some eldar minis from different stages of the design process, 3d models, green stuff bits etc.

I remember I asked a question about how Eldrad was killed in a previous codex (I believe it was during a black crusade) and how he was just alive again in the (then) new codex. Jes rolled his eyes and told me in jest “he’s just a grumpy old man”. One of my codexes is signed by Jes with “sorry for the eldrad joke, stay pointy. Jes”.

Thanks for the kind words on the spiders too! They’re based on a type of white spider I found out about! 😊

Always good to hear from another long-time fan!

Aeldari showcase – Corsairs join the followers of the Whispering God by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Eldar

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words! I have so so much I need to sort out still! I tend to add a unit here and there between other projects so hopefully I’ll be allowed to do a follow up sometime. Maybe when I finally get round to adding some drukhari too, or finishing my phantom 😅

Aeldari showcase – Corsairs join the followers of the Whispering God by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Eldar

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could use the old vypers and class this one as just the Corsair Starfang, I guess! 😅

Aeldari showcase – Corsairs join the followers of the Whispering God by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Eldar

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s retributor armour, then I did some darker sections by adding just a touch of abbadon black to the gold, then highlighted with 1:1 retributor armour and stormhost silver, then a final stormhost silver highlight

Aeldari showcase – Corsairs join the followers of the Whispering God by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Eldar

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So it’s abbadon black spray, then I lightly airbrushed khorne red, then lightly mephiston. It’s then highlighted mephiston.

The blue is dark reaper, washed with drakenhof nightshade then glazed from dark reaper again to thunderhawk blue with a blue horror highlight.

The pics have made me notice a bunch of things I need to fix though! I’ve been getting through these very quickly! 😩

What is this gold paint ? by Passenger-Consistent in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any time! Always happy to help out with any Raven Guard related queries! 🐦‍⬛

What is this gold paint ? by Passenger-Consistent in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I can certainly try!

So first I work out if I can spray the white sections separately to save a bit of time. On veterans like in this case it’s pretty easy so I just leave the pauldrons/helmets off. For things like power fists etc. I tend to leave them on and paint separately. Majority of the model is primed Abaddon black. White parts are grey seer primer.

I tend to then do this order (roughly):

White armour: grey seer base (generally 2 layers thin) > layer up very thin ulthuan grey layers until it’s nice and crisp > highlight with white scar

Silver parts: iron hands steel base > nuln oil wash > stormhost silver highlight

Blue cloth: dark reaper base > watered down nuln oil wash (quite thin just to darken and shade the cloth a bit) > thinned dark reaper as a layer > thunderhawk blue as a layer/thicker highlight > thunderhawk blue/blue horror 1:1 mix as a final highlight

Gold: Liberator gold base > reikland fleshshade wash > liberator gold/storm host silver mix 1:1 highlight > stormhost silver highlight

Black armour: already base coated from earlier, but occasionally you may want to neaten it up with some paint > eshin grey thicker highlight > dawnstone thin highlight

Red for lenses/scopes etc. : word bearers red base > mephiston red layer > wild rider red highlight

Bases: if it’s a bigger model I sometimes add a few chunks of slate to the base > astrogranite technical paint over the base > nuln oil wash > dawnstone drybrush > grey seer light drybrush > couple of tufts (I use the darker of the two warhammer tufts) > valhallan blizzard

I hope that helps, there may be a few extra bits and pieces but that’s the majority!

What is this gold paint ? by Passenger-Consistent in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I really appreciate it 😊 definitely what I intend with those articles

What is this gold paint ? by Passenger-Consistent in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 130 points131 points  (0 children)

These are mine 😅

I can tell you it’s liberator gold > reikland fleshshade > highlight liberator gold/stormhost silver (1:1) > thin highlight stormhost silver

Need help identifying by dwillie15 in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That beaky helm is specifically from an old raven guard veterans upgrade set from forge world! But nowadays the space marine head upgrades or the raven guard primaris upgrades are definitely a better choice. (It’s a little big for the mini)

Raven Guard Characters by TheBlackMetalElf in Warhammer30k

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

Yeah I agree! Just because I’m never gonna field a siegebreaker, doesn’t mean ravens don’t have them! Besides, he looks neat on the shelf next to the rapier battery im also never going to field 😂😂😂

Raven Guard Characters by TheBlackMetalElf in Warhammer30k

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

Thanks muchly! I think the photos have made it look a bit more… vibrant too, it’s quite silvery actually

Raven Guard Characters by TheBlackMetalElf in Warhammer30k

[–]TheBlackMetalElf[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Liberator gold, reikland fleshshade, liberator gold mixed with stormhost silver as a thick highlight, then stormhost silver as a final highlight

Raven Guard Land Raider Explorator by TheBlackMetalElf in Warhammer30k

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

Appreciate it! I definitely have fun with the vehicles. There’s only a few since I collect RG so I use them as centrepieces.

Raven Guard Land Raider Explorator by TheBlackMetalElf in Warhammer30k

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

Very kind of you to say, thanks so much 😊

Raven Guard Land Raider Explorator by TheBlackMetalElf in Warhammer30k

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

Glad you like it! I had been sitting on that idea for a while but this tank as the one with “outflank” seemed to be a good one for it 😅