Ultramarine - Part II (Showcase)

 

When Smurfs go to war.

And another model done. I'll be honest, after the experimenting on the armour, something with this particular model just didn't do it for me. There are a lot of little pieces just not quite right, and I didn't enjoy the rest, so I kind of hurried to get it out. Parts don't fit quite right, the back of the heavy bolter is "empty", other areas a too much filled in, and the mould lines are frustrating in places. It's from the Space Marine Heroes series, but somehow the design and quality is lesser when compared to the Terminators. Still, it was a test piece for blue armour and so served its purpose well enough in the end.

The eye lens I tried to make glow a little bit, but that kind of failed and now the Marine just looks kind of evil. I adjusted the photo slightly, because the OSL surrounding the eye lens doesn't look quite so bad as it was coming out in the photo. I guess I should use different colours for red over blue OSL in future, but equally I'm going to stick to reflective effects for eye lenses - unless I want the slightly evil look.

Jokaero Orange mixed with Mephiston Red was a nice edge highlight on the heavy bolter. I'll have to remember that for when I want armour that is slightly different to the red I normally paint up Blood Angels in. Actually the entirety for the heavy bolter is:

• Khorne Red.
• Mephiston Red, glazed up for highlighting and built up further on edges.
  
• Jokaero Orange / Mephiston Red for edge highlights.

Nice and simple. I could add more depth, add scratches, add more directional lighting, etc, but it's not worth it here.

The metal is incredibly simple:

• Leadbelcher
• Nuln Oil
• Leadbelcher glazed over the top to smooth out some of the wash staining
• Ironbreaker along the edges, with some scratches stippled in.

I like this more basic look as it creates a darker metal that serves as the basis for a greater range of highlights and additional contrast effects. I wouldn't mind a basic colour that's slightly darker than Leadbelcher, and I might actually mix one up for myself.

The base I envisioned to be broken tarmac, so it's mostly just greys with a dark blue shade, and then some browns between broken areas to represent the soil underneath. I didn't really have inspiration for anything more, but it could definitely do with something extra on there.

Otherwise there's not much to speak of on the model. It's my normal army level quality I guess, and that alone is good practice if I'm to have more troops being painted up while I also do larger models (notably the dreadnoughts).

With this model done, and the recent purchase of something else, the count is now at 11.

-- silly painter.