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SkelettetS

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ty, its just the bottom level of the base, half of it is not constructed yet (to make painting easier)

speaking of bugs, ill try to make some tiny flies and add to the model later. tiny tiny...
 

SkelettetS

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so, new year new projects. both the nurgle rider and elvis is done, phew! images are incomming but i probably saving them for some online competition. or something =)

anyway, as i promised Ischa to get out of comfort zone a bit; things you never thought you should see in my thread... im painting a dreadnought for the first time in my life, woo woo. its the forgeworld contemptor dread, and yeah, have to make him ultra marine of course, if im painting marine im going all in ;)

want to make something different as all people seem to weather these machines to death and go nuts with battle damage im going for a super clean look, although some chipping (but just a little) will be added later.
not sure of eyecolor, not sure i want red ones... and, i cant really decide if TMM or NMM... perhaps the chrome look will not look that good with tmm...

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all areas are not finished yet, like the dark areas above the helmet and the one with the eagle.

irritating that i forgot to order etched brass with ultramarine symbols from forgeworld. d'oh.
 

10 ball

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ooooooo, very nice. Looks like chrome metal to me, maybe a very dark blue in deep shadows. Nice to see you out of the nurgle zone :)
 

ozymandias

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Boo hiss - more nurgle. Nah just kidding. I am looking forward to seeing the finished frog knight given that I really disliked both the plague bearers and the toads when they were released (or before seeing what Mr Dee and you did with them). The dread's looking solid. Personally I'm not a fan of mixing NMM and metalics other than where the NMM is used on something like a banner). I think chrome NMM on the metalic sections would look awesome with the blue. But hey what do I know.
 

SkelettetS

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ty! dont worry, more nurgle will come, probably!

ozy, not sure it would be worth the trouble painting all the metal in senmm, as its just joints n connections that are metal. The blue chrome is thought more like blue paint though, like a blue car, and not "metal".. thats why i thought it would be "legal" to use true metals. but i believe you are right about not using it, and after all, i was supposed to go outside comfort zone ;) ill think over using nmm or senmm for rest of the machine. thanks for comments! :good:
 

Bailey03

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Looking great so far. Those contemptor dreads are my favorite variant. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
 

cassar

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SPACE MARINES!!!! HANG ON A SEC!!!! am i on the right thread? ok who are you and what have you done Skelettes?
 

SkelettetS

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thanks Bailey!

same thread same guy cassar, i was just thinking its way too little sm in the cmon forum these days, had to compensate. lol!
 

ozymandias

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ty! dont worry, more nurgle will come, probably!

ozy, not sure it would be worth the trouble painting all the metal in senmm, as its just joints n connections that are metal. The blue chrome is thought more like blue paint though, like a blue car, and not "metal".. thats why i thought it would be "legal" to use true metals. but i believe you are right about not using it, and after all, i was supposed to go outside comfort zone ;) ill think over using nmm or senmm for rest of the machine. thanks for comments! :good:

I'm sure whichever you choose will be awsome, but those exhausts seem to me to be crying out for chrome effect NMM! That and I just like to be difficult :) On the eyes, why not go for a more smokey glass effect? I know that won't draw attention to the head as much as a brighter colour, but it always seems ridiculous to me to have bright green or red for a visor.
 

Kretcher

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Skel I can´t belive it a Space marine figure, so then will you start on an eldar? You know they are really nice figures to paint you would have a blast doing it :)

/Kretcher
 

SkelettetS

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ty!
still thinking how to paint the eyes and eagle in front... all i know is that its not going to be red...

Skel I can´t belive it a Space marine figure, so then will you start on an eldar? You know they are really nice figures to paint you would have a blast doing it :)

/Kretcher

yo kretcher, cant hardly believe it myself :D but take a look! although the freehand pattern is almost impossible to see in those images. i never got more than half way, covered in dust and will continue collecting...
 

SkelettetS

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some updates, both eyes and eagle turned out smoke colored. fairly happy :) whats bother me right now is how to paint the medallion-thingy, dont really want anything red in the scene but i guess there aint much options there. i knew i should have cut it off before painting!

begun a little with weathering but realized im not going to do much more than this (hardly nothing...), think i drop the idea with chipping completely. he should look pimped after all!

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SkelettetS

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thanks 10ball! edge highlights is my nemesis at the moment! although, irl it looks pretty good but after looking at these pics i do see some places that need more work.
 

ozymandias

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On the "medallion-thingy" (purity seal) why not have the wax element cream, like candle wax, instead of the usual red? Overall looking good. Agree with 10 ball that there are few edge highlights that could be crisper. The curve above the helmet looks great in this regard, but the top corners of the dread don't look quite as sharp.
 

KruleBear

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On the "medallion-thingy" (purity seal) why not have the wax element cream, like candle wax, instead of the usual red? Overall looking good. Agree with 10 ball that there are few edge highlights that could be crisper. The curve above the helmet looks great in this regard, but the top corners of the dread don't look quite as sharp.

Or black wax on the seal. I would definately say, not red. Nice departure for you and interesting to watch.
 
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