Thursday 15 September 2016

Showcase - Death Guard Legion Tactical Squad in Mk3 Armour



Hi All,

Ok so those who follow the blog will know I have been really toying with Heresy Death Guard for quite a long time.  Something along the lines of two years.  In that time since I started the project has changed significantly.  It started off as a 40k/30k army, the paint scheme was originally by hand and now the scheme involves a lot of airbrushing.  So yes its changed.

As part of the ever changing process and to come to a final decision I have now modified the bases as well.  I have been using the brown design for so long and on 4 other armies so I needed a change.  With this in mind the first thing I did was experiment a lot as illustrated by the pictures below:




These were all deemed failure in the end although I quite liked the high contrast red finish.  In the end I plumped for the base design you will see showcased on my first legion tactical squad below.

This tactical squad completes my first Hobby Season completion.   I am so happy with the finish and base contrast and hope this is the end of changing my mind and means I can push forward on getting units finished up.

So first project is complete:






As always comments are welcome.  If the interest is there I will be happy to describe my process for painting these dudes up.

Cheers

DOC

10 comments:

  1. Very nice work :-) I am glad they don't look quite as banged up as the other schemes for Death Guard. You have a good amount of weathering without going over the top.

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    1. Actually that was a point the rest of the code40k players picked up on. I shared them a picture without the weathering and they cautioned me about going to heavy and ruining the work already done. Glad you liked them thanks Marc

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  2. That's a great looking unit. That basing looks awesome as well. It really stands out and compliments the models perfectly.

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    1. Thanks Thor, doing loads of trials for basing payed off in the end.

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  3. Looks great. The bases are real nice and make the models stand out. I really like the amount of weathering that you have used. Hopefully we can have some more heresy games in The future :)
    (Sam)

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    1. Thanks Sam, yes more heresy in the future would be cool. I have just swelled my ranks with more purchases and hope to get some more painted in the near future.

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  4. They're pretty cool, interesting base options and I obviously really like the red one as well. It's really subtly done, unlike my own :)

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    1. Thanks Dave the yellow has worked really well in the end and practice has made perfectish.

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  5. Great work! As has been said a few times, you have comprehensive weathering without drowning the model in rust and grime. Looks awesome.

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  6. Great work! As has been said a few times, you have comprehensive weathering without drowning the model in rust and grime. Looks awesome.

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