Friday, February 1, 2013

Dark Angels - Vindicator "Gloriam Leo" painted

Got a chance to snap a few pics of the last few painted units for the Adepticon army I've been working on recently. First of the batch is the Vindicator, "Gloriam Leo":

 

Not a whole lot to say about the tank, I magnetized the dozer blade for ease of painting/transport/points cost and added a fair number of decorative bits taken from the Ravenwing upgrade sprues to Dark Angel it up a bit.

 

Can't go wrong with a big ol' chapter symbol on the front, and a mess of banners, scrolls and whatnot on the rear!

 

The whole thing painted up rather quickly. Started off with a black primer followed by a basecoat of Dark Angels green, then progressively lighter drybrushes of Snot Green and Goblin Green. Once that was all done the whole thing got a thinned wash of Thrakka Green. Then it was just a matter of picking out all the smaller details. Next up on the photo stand are the assault marines. I wasn't too happy with the shots I took now that I'm trying to color balance and crop them, so I'll need to have another go at taking pics...
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10 comments:

  1. Colonel ScipioFebruary 1, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    The Vindicator is a lovely model and that's a smashing paintjob for it as well! Great use of icons and symbols for it too.

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  2. DaiFebruary 1, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    Defiantely fits in well with the rest of your dress wearing loyalists. Good stuff. :)

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  3. Kyr GkikasFebruary 1, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    Well done Mordian!Nice work!

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  4. Mordian7thFebruary 1, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Thanks folks!

    @Colonel Scipio: It was a fun episode of "Pimp my ride", for sure. I had to stop where I did, or it could have ended up absurdly bling-ed out. Heh.

    @Dai: Hah! I'm gonna have to work on an evil army for a bit to balance the scales.

    @War Tales: I appreciate it!

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  5. uniteallactionFebruary 2, 2013 at 2:51 AM

    Looks awesome, I think you could very easily make me do my own army.

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  6. The Eye of ErrorFebruary 2, 2013 at 8:30 AM

    Look good! I like this deeper shade of green than what I usually see.

    I feel like i might need some dirt though. It's so shiny :D

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  7. Mordian7thFebruary 2, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    @Uniteallaction: I appreciate the kind words! It's been a fun little project, they've painted up surprisingly quickly!

    @The Eye of Error: Thanks! I was thinking the same thing about dirtying it up a bit - it would also be good practice for when I jump in on weathering all the guard tanks. Time to break out the sponges!

    Cheers all!

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  8. John LambsheadFebruary 2, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    Oh now that is just fabulous!

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  9. the unrealistic artistFebruary 2, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    Fantastic cohesive force with some lovely details. Nice work yet again Mr M.

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  10. Mordian7thFebruary 3, 2013 at 7:28 AM

    @John Lambshead: Thanks very much!

    @The Unrealistic Artist: I appreciate the kind words, and based on your tips I've started doing some initial weathering on the tanks (pics soon). Thanks for the advice!

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