Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Heresy Era Iron Hands - Of Cataphractii and Characters

Got some good headway on the batch painting, but decided that after getting all the base black and iron on the models that I would just paint them up in units of ten. I think that the terminators and veterans in particular would benefit from some more individual effort.


That said, I pulled out the terminators and got the white weapon housings and leather laid down on 'em. I also added some cog-tooth pattern to the right shoulder pad and left knee to help Iron Hand 'em up a bit. So far, so good!


Speaking of terminators, I finished up the Praetor a little while back but realized I hadn't actually taken any photos of it. Rather pleased with him, went with the basic blue on the power cables and thunder hammer, and went with a reddish-orange glow on the Volkite weapon based on the cover art from Tallarn:Executioner.


While I was about it I also banged out an Apothecary for the army, went with the color scheme laid out in one of the old compilation books from the RT era - Primarily the default legion paint scheme, with a white helmet, backback and right arm/shoulder pad. Think it worked out pretty well!

6 comments:

  1. Your batch painting is looking really great! Well done!

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  2. Crackin' stuff! That Praetor is very pretty.

    Really like his Volkite effects.

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  3. Those guys look great! I especially like the old school paint job on the apothecary.

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  4. @Green Stuff Industries: Thanks man! Batch painting isn't for everyone, but in cases where you gotta knock out 30-40 minis in a short time frame, it's hard to beat.

    @Dai: I appreciate it! Was my first Volkite, wasn't sure what color to go with - never tried red before and it seemed to work well against the predominantly cool colors of the rest of the model.

    @The Inner Geek: Thanks! Figured it was appropriate for a heresy-era army. :)

    @Zab: Cheers, bud!

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  5. Smashing stuff matey - I love the hammer on the Praetor. Envious to the max of your current (and last years worth it seems) rate of output.

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