I could continue to play with the contrast paints and circle the island, but what kind of fun would that be!? After a look through the mountain of neglect, I found a primered duelist from the ancient game Talisman. He had to have red to make proper landfall at Sander Sand Dune as there is a whole lot of folks there already and red seems to be the fashion on that portion of the island.
I started painting him this morning and had to skip adding a nice dash of white or yellow to his puffy sleeves as the slashed knees and shoulders are merely small sculptor marks and not quite generous in area for some contrast color. At least the contrast paint Blood Angel red soaked into the creases and the effect did get him to where I was happy with it. I did add some orange highlights to the red as i still feel funny painting a model so quickly.
And some eyes...not a whole lot of detail to this old sculpt and I usually don't go that far, but he needed some more detail to spruce him up a little farther.
I also plucked this fellow out of the mountain of neglect foothills. he actually had a lot of companions and I was organizing them to figure out regimental personnel. after allocation of commanders, banner-men, and musicians, this fellow was in his very own rank. I decided that he was an excellent volunteer for a test model and he also won the lottery to be Curtgeld for this year's challenge.
With a lucky blue tunic and some orange warpaint, he is now ready to pillage and terrorize on a distant shore. perhaps he will find a hapless dungeon party to mug and show off his amazing skills with two Choppas!
I still have no idea as to what I was thinking with this lot. I wanted to try the Iyanden Yellow contrast paint and a small voice whispered "space marines, they are tough enough to pull of yellow armor and look amazing!". And wow did that contrast yellow really pop on old white primered space marines. I thought I might do them up as Horus Heresy Imperial Fists, but I realized my Crimson Fists used all the icons I got from shapeways. I didn't want to curl transfers around the shoulder paldrons, so I thought Lamentors...."you have one already", that little voice whispered"he needs some company, and the checks were not THAT difficult".
So the lone champion has a tactical squad to accompany him in Inquisimundia and now I can do Lamentors in kill team.
These are a mix from the old RTB01 and Rogue trader marine blisters with some of the newer more detailed models from the 90's. a veteran sgt with power sword leads his squad with a melta gun and missle launc..er rocket launcher.
A plasma gunner and another marine with a thunder hammer gives a few more options and allows for more kill team customizing.
a capt in terminator armor and another captain with a combi melta and power axe to give them some more punch.
A very old chaplain from the rogue trader days. I have no idea why i glued that back pack on his back, but i added a banner to it as it felt funny without one. I suppose that since the lamentors are such a hard luck chapter still on a crusade to atone for backing the astral claws...maybe the additonal is a relic from a fallen hero, it also makes him look rather proud to be a lamenter marine
He isn't as detailed and bulky like the newer chaplains, but these older chaplain models still have that ferocious, heroic look that still appeals to me. although he lacks a crozious, the power sword and boltpistol should be good enough to carry him through.
With 15 lamentors, the duelist should be able to hold at the beachhead!
85 points and now I have to aid a daughter in assembling her new Soritas models, and spend some time with the family before training kicks off again....and i have to figure what sort of things to occupy the empty space on the painting desk too!
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An amazing array of models here David.
I really like the yellow, which is a brave choice since we all know what a pain in the !@# yellow is to paint, but you have pulled it off here very well. I also really like all the old school checkers you have added to them, it really pulls them back to the era they were produced in when 40k was over the top.
The duelist and ork are also nice additions here, and I can imagine the duelist trying to hold others off the beach (not sure how he will fair against some sci-fi gun weilding maniacs, but hey, honour demands he at least try!).
You forgot to add the points on for the map space though, so your total is actually 115 (unless I have made a mistake as well on math). Great work, keep it up!
Haha! 'Mountain of Neglect Foothills'. That's brilliant. I think there are a few of us that have a few geographic features like this.
ReplyDeleteI love all these old-skool miniatures getting the love. I think my favourite is the Duellist, but those Lamentors are a close second (the black cheques are brill).
Thank you, Curt! I nearly forgot about the duelist he was lucky to be in a box with black primered models. These are the last Lamentors...well until next time I listen to that voice! ;)
DeleteA great mix of figures, they all look very lovely too. Good to see you are getting the new contrast paints to work for you, I’ve had mixed results so far.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve! It definitely hasn't been all successful. Some contrast colors are very pale and the undercoat works best if white and glossy. They really move to the recesses then. Water for contrast paints is only for cleaning the brushes. Best to use then straight from a well shaken paint pot than using a pallet.
DeleteThank you, Byron! It was a last push to clear the desk. The yellow is just good block painting. I'll feel better about painting yellow if I can get the effect of your bad moon dragster. Contrast paint makes the yellow too easy.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the Lamentors! They've always been one of my favourite chapters, but that shoulder pad design is bonkers (proper old skool GW) and you've absolutely smashed it, so very well done indeed. I also like the Yellow contrast paint, it's the best of the ones I've tried.
ReplyDeleteAs most of the remarks above already have stated: the duellist and Ork are great but the Lamentors are really something out of the ballpark! Awesomeness!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking lamenters! Lovely work and duellist too!
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Fine work, David - and particularly great work on those Lamentors and that tricky yellow. I also love the duelist - it's a casting I almost used myself this Challenge! Awesome stuff, David!!
ReplyDeleteCracking work!
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