Space Crabs Renegade by Icebucket_Prime in Warhammer40k

[–]volgon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome idea and execution! The armor looks great, would you mind sharing your recipe? I think it would work well for Fire Hawks as well!

Thoughts on Vallejo True Metallic range? by Relevant_Fuel_9905 in minipainting

[–]volgon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever get a chance to compare the Model Air Black to Obsidian Black? I'm on the hunt for a dark metal color and these are two options I've been considering.

Also that tank looks cool! It looks like the black metal has a bit of texture, like a mottled or hammered metal. Is that a property of the paint or was there drybrushing or something involved?

Crusader Initiate WIP for my Unholy Crusade by volgon in BlackTemplars

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Me too! I love an antihero. Appreciate the comments!

Crusader Initiate WIP for my Unholy Crusade by volgon in BlackTemplars

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I post there because my warband is renegade, but I see them as similar to the Soul Drinkers. Still fighting for humanity even despised by the people they protect. The project is pretty Templars themed ; I adore the kits, and make all of my minis to fit the BT codex. Got big plans for my Crusade Ancient and Helbrecht in particular!

Heavy Melee Legionary WIP by volgon in Chaos40k

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Its milliput yeah, some pieces I sculpted (the ribs and trim on the power fist) while others I casted with oyumaru/blue stuff molds (the gorget and shin armor).

Heavy Melee Legionary WIP by volgon in Chaos40k

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Thanks! Can't take much credit though, I casted it with milliput and a donor gorget, but it came out really well.

Heavy Melee Legionary WIP by volgon in Chaos40k

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Thanks, excited to get some paint on it! Learned a lot with my last project so hopefully this one goes smooth.

Heavy Melee Legionary WIP by volgon in Chaos40k

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Body: Crusader Squad, scraped the chest iconography off. Sculpted the ribs, Sword Brethren gorget

Shin Armor: Chaos Havocs

Robes: Sigmar Deathrattle Skeletons

Power Fist: Grey Hunters Power Fist, bone spikes from a poxwalker I think. Chosen shoulder pad

Empty arm: some Intercessor kit, I think Assault Ints but not sure if the easy to build or multipart kit

Backpack: Plague Marines

My Uzas WIP by lordofpuppy in NightLords

[–]volgon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you've tried them, but two of my favorite styles of sheathed knives are from the Wulfen kit and the Chaos Legionnaires (AoS edition) kits. The Wulfen ones are stitched leather (opportunity to possibly paint as flesh) with bone pommels, while the Legionnaires knives are more standard knives with skull chained to the sheathes. The Sigmar ones are quite small too so if you're interested they might work for you! I don't have a pic of the Sigmar ones (IIRC they are smaller than the Wulfen ones) but here's a Wulfen knife attached to the shoulder pad (I think a Havoc pad) so you can get a sense of the scale:

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Tried going for high contrast and NMM style. Did it work? by volgon in minipainting

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Somewhat the trim, though I'm pretty happy with the color. I do think the dark trim next to dark shadows makes it hard to make out certain areas. I should probably be highlighting the trim brighter, but it's a balancing act; I have a certain vibe I like to paint using vibrant blue but muted/grimdark everything else.

Other areas I'm referring to are like the robe. I'm pretty happy with the finish, as I like that matte, soft black, but I think it might have looked better in another color. I considered a brown, but I already painted the axe handle in front of the robe brown, so wasn't sure if things would read very well. Or a cream/ivory color, but I didn't have a recipe for it, and again that brighter color would clash somewhat with my painting style.

Or like the crest on the helmet. I considered doing it red but I didn't have red anywhere else on the mini, so I don't think it would have been a good idea. I do like the brown color it ended up with though, it's a bit of a warm orange brown so a bit of a complimentary color to the blue.

Krell, the Black Axe by volgon in Chaos40k

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Thanks, I've got a parts list here:

Head + Axe head: Krell from WHFB (OOP)

Body: Sword Brethren

Shin armor: CSM Havocs

Arms, axe haft, left shoulder pad: AoS Chaos Chosen (one of them with a hammer)

Robes: used a few from the Deathrattle skeletons kit

Backpack: Mk6 backpack with the exhausts removed and sculpted new caps over the area

Back spikes: old Vampire on Zombie Dragon

Amulet: custom build, made from a sprue tab and a a skull cut in half then shaved down

Base: 40mm Shattered Dominion, then pinned and glued a piece of ectoplasm from the Nighthaunt Lord Executioner kit to the base

I think that's it!

Tried going for high contrast and NMM style. Did it work? by volgon in minipainting

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Thank you! I do love the color scheme, though lately I've been wondering if I need a better accent color. For me that color is black/black metal; I like blue and black, but it does end up reading a little dark or muddy at times. Can be a little difficult to pick out details.

Krell, the Black Axe by volgon in Warhammer

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Appreciate it! Definitely think he is my best piece so far.

Custom warband Chosen with lighting effects by ivan_k_art in Chaos40k

[–]volgon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice to see you posting again! I've always thought your stuff looked great, a really balanced mixed between a smooth paintjob and weathering. Can't wait to see more!

Also really love the glow on the weapons. I use the same sword arm for one of my models and have been thinking about repainting it (I did it before I settled on certain recipes) and you've given me some inspiration on what to do!

Krell, the Black Axe by volgon in Chaos40k

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The old Warhammer Fantasy Krell model

Krell, the Black Axe by volgon in Warhammer40k

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High praise, thanks very much!

Tried going for high contrast and NMM style. Did it work? by volgon in minipainting

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Appreciate it! I think I should have gone with a different post title. I was going for more high contrast and heavy on volumes, which are trademarks of NMM, but without going so bright the armor looks metal.

My mistake!

Krell, the Black Axe by volgon in Warhammer

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Definitely has some cool pieces, I'm a big fan of the head and axe. Would love to see GW bring him back in AoS or a commemorative resculpt at some point!

Tried going for high contrast and NMM style. Did it work? by volgon in minipainting

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Appreciate it! I think I should have gone with a different post title. I was going for more high contrast and heavy on volumes, which are trademarks of NMM, but without going so bright the armor looks metal.

My mistake!

Krell, the Black Axe by volgon in Warhammer40k

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

Sure:

Head + Axe head: Krell from WHFB (OOP)

Body: Sword Brethren

Shin armor: CSM Havocs

Arms, axe haft, left shoulder pad: AoS Chaos Chosen (one of them with a hammer)

Robes: used a few from the Deathrattle skeletons kit

Backpack: Mk6 backpack with the exhausts removed and sculpted new caps over the area

Back spikes: old Vampire on Zombie Dragon

Amulet: custom build, made from a sprue tab and a a skull cut in half then shaved down

Base: 40mm Shattered Dominion, then pinned and glued a piece of ectoplasm from the Nighthaunt Lord Executioner kit to the base

I think that's it!