Cadian Shock Troop squad with Heavy Weapons option

[CreganTur]

EDIT:
Comand Squad is finished- see Post #8.

Also all of these Cadians are up for sale on ebay:
Here are the auction listings:
Shock Troops w/ Heavy Weapons
Cadian Command Squad

Also, here's the voting link for the Command Squad.

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I was inspired by Exilesjjb's tutorial over at WAMP on using Army Painter to quickly pain tup a group of Cadians, so I decided to give it a whirl. It provided a great shade, but it felt incomplete to me so I took the time to fully work up the highlights and work on all of the details.

I used a standard Shook Troops box and one of the cheap heavy weapons boxes to create a squad with 2 different heavy weapons options- missile launcher or autocannon.

Rocket Launcher Team Voting Link
The fence was made from balsa wood and I used Stern's techniques to help me design and build the base.

Autocannon Team Voting Link
The cinder block wall was built out of styerene overlaid with Epoxy Sculpt that I sculpted and textured.

Cadian Shock Troops Voting Link

 

[freakinacage]

great but the let down for me is the unpainted sand on the base

 

[CreganTur]

What would you suggest? I just followed Stern's advice and created a mix of different balast colors but I took it a step followed and washed it all with devlan mud to darken it down a bit.

 

[freakinacage]

personally i would use slightly finer sand to start with but i would then prime it and paint it like everything else. otherwise it has more natural highlights and shadows that don't fit in with the exaggerated contrast of the minis. it's a shame because, for me anyway, it draws my eye from a group of well painted minis

 

[supervike]

The bases don't bother me much.

I like the color scheme. The paint is very solid and looks realistic.

Are the skullz(tm) and lettering freehand or decal?

 

[CreganTur]

Decal. They're going to be sold on ebay, so I didn't want to spend too much time on them.

 

[Mercius]

This is making me seriously consider army painter for my tabletop commisions if I ever start painting for $$$.

 

[CreganTur]

I've finished the Cadian Command Squad that goes along with the minis from the first post. Also, they've all been put up on ebay for sale.

The "Cadia" and "VIII" on the banner were done in freehand, but all the other text was done with custom water transfers. I stuck with the same base design for this group so they would match the other squad. I also added the skull servitor so he's looking over the medic's shoulder, just to make sure he's doing things correctly.

Here are the auction listings:
Shock Troops w/ Heavy Weapons
Cadian Command Squad

Also, here's the voting link for the Command Squad.