Friday, November 29, 2013

Horus Heresy - Tactical Marines


First, I'd like to say I hope everyone who celebrated it had a Happy Thanksgiving yesterday. I know mine was very good, lots of cooking, eating, drinking, and spending time with family (both near and abroad).

But now, on to the next set of minis. Here are the first four from a group of eight Tactical Marines I'm painting up for this Killzone project. Back in 2005/6 when I was working on my original batch of Death Guard, I painted up a Tactical Squad that won me a Staff Golden Demon trophy. I was torn this time, because I knew I wanted to include some new models and I also loved my old squad. What should I do paint-wise? (particularly as GW had stopped production of all the old paints I had used.)

In the end I decided to repaint my old models, so that everything would match my new scheme (painted using P3 Bastion Grey as the base). I hope you like them.





Cheers
Dave
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26 comments:

  1. Warhammer FanNovember 29, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    Looking sharp Dave!

    I'm always happy to see fellow DG brothers joining us on the front lines :)

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  2. RictusNovember 29, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    As someone who has a box of DG waiting to be built it is with growing disappointment I see your Death Guard updates appear. Each one feels like a (rusted) nail hammering into my coffin...

    ...couldn't you of picked a different Legion and thus not left me with feelings of inferiority before I even start building...?

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    1. davetaylorDecember 2, 2013 at 1:24 PM

      What are you talking about? You'll be just fine. I'm sure you'll have just as much fun as I am painting up these guys : )

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  3. The Eye of ErrorNovember 29, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    I do love this new DG scheme. The white base is awesome.

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    1. davetaylorDecember 2, 2013 at 1:25 PM

      Thanks Eye. It's remarkably close to my old scheme, just a bit more tweaked.

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  4. Terminus EstNovember 29, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    This to me is some of your best stuff ever. Your whites are simply amazing with all the shading. I know you love Death Guard and it really shows. This unit would definitely win a lot of awards.

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  5. Big JimNovember 29, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    Looking stellar as always Dave! When you say for this Killzone project are your referring to Special Operations Killzone?

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    1. davetaylorDecember 2, 2013 at 1:26 PM

      I think it is the Special Operations Killzone, with a few HH tweaks. I'll post something soon about it.

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    2. Big JimDecember 2, 2013 at 6:21 PM

      Nifty, I will be posting a set of 30k lists for SO Killzone around Christmas. I am interested on seeing your tweaks!

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    3. davetaylorDecember 2, 2013 at 7:11 PM

      It'd be great if you could let me know when you do, we might want to switch things up a bit with our tweaks.

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    4. Big JimDecember 2, 2013 at 7:13 PM

      Will do Dave, I'll drop you a line when the 30k update is ready.

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  6. JakeNovember 30, 2013 at 4:16 AM

    I do like the new look, Dave. The Bastion Grey has really worked out well for you on these.

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  7. Silver WhistleNovember 30, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    A very effective colour scheme Dave and some superb painting.
    Cheers,
    Pat.

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  8. juggerNovember 30, 2013 at 1:53 PM

    Great work!

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  9. LaranabucaneraDecember 2, 2013 at 4:06 AM

    You have still had the latter miniatures really fantastic, the way that you have applied the color has captivated me, an excellent work Dave.

    An embrace and happy holidays from the African waters.

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  10. AndyDecember 2, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    Very Nice, always good to see another Death Guard affectionado!

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  11. hrldDecember 2, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    Damn, you get balls mate. Repainting something that won a gold, even if its 7 years ago, needs strength and dedication for the new project.
    I would rather buy new stuff than repaint anything i painted before, especially if it is als good as this one:
    http://demonwinner.free.fr/usa/2006Chicago/golden_demon_winner.php?categorie=11
    OK, i did some repaints but that are really few.

    Keep up the amazing work.

    hrld

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