Dark Mechanicus Part 2: Hellbrute #1

My friend who bought an airbrush for me hasn't arrived yet but I will still try keep up with my target completion date so I went ahead and started painting.

Say hello to hellbrute #1.

Hellbrute #1: The Iron Warrior

 

I picked pallid flesh to make it look Cyborgish

 Army List Update:

Unit	FOC	Points	Model Status
1 x Warp Smith	HQ	125	Still On Sprue
1 x Lvl 2 Sorcerer w/ Balestar of Manon	HQ	135	Primed Black
10 Close Combat Cultist (1 Champion)	Troop	50	Painted
10 Close Cultist (1 Champion)	Troop	50	Painted
1 Helldrake w/ Baleflamer	Fast Attack	170	Unassembled
1 Helldrake w/ Baleflamer	Fast Attack	170	Disassemble Partially Primed
1 Defiler w/ Power Fist, Heavy Flamer and Dirge Caster and Havoc Launcher	Heavy Support	217	Undergoing Paint Strip and Disassembly
2 Obliterators w/ Mark of Nurgle	Heavy Support	152	Painted
2 Obliterators w/ Mark of Nurgle	Heavy Support	152	Painted
1 Helfist Murder Pack 2x Plasma Canon and P. Fist with Combi-bolter 3x Multi-Melta and P. Fist	Formation	540	1 Painted, 3 Primed, 1 Unassembled

Dark Mechanicus Army Part 1

Dark Mechanicus

I'm currently gunning for my first fully painted army in 2 - 3 months time (subject to the arrival of the Airbrush I ordered). The first step is me building my army list.

I want something mechanical and grim dark to represent the technological dark age of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. I have been collecting CSM models but haven't have any solid idea for an army but after buying several dark vengeance boxes I find myself with an abundant supply of helbrutes and adding that with the heldrakes and obliterators I got from a lot sale. I'll be able to represent a fairly fluffy army that I hope will give me and my opponent a good fight.

 

The Army

Codex: Chaos Space Marines Crimson Slaughter Supplement
Point Limit: Around 1750

Unit	FOC	Points	Model Status
1 x Warp Smith	HQ	125	Still On Sprue
1 x Lvl 2 Sorcerer w/ Balestar of Manon	HQ	135	Primed Black
10 Close Combat Cultist (1 Champion)	Troop	50	Painted
10 Close Cultist (1 Champion)	Troop	50	Painted
1 Helldrake w/ Baleflamer	Fast Attack	170	Unassembled
1 Helldrake w/ Baleflamer	Fast Attack	170	Undergoing Paint Strip and Disassembly
1 Defiler w/ Power Fist, Heavy Flamer and Dirge Caster and Havoc Launcher	Heavy Support	217	Undergoing Paint Strip and Disassembly
2 Obliterators w/ Mark of Nurgle	Heavy Support	152	ts Painted
2 Obliterators w/ Mark of Nurgle	Heavy Support	152	Painted
1 Helfist Murder Pack 2x Plasma Canon and P. Fist with Combi-bolter 3x Multi-Melta and P. Fist	Formation	540	Being Assembled

Aegis Defense Line

"It's easy to be brave behind a castle wall" says an old Welsh Proverb but in the grim darkness of the future an Aegis Defense Line ( ADL) is the go to structure to protect squishies of the 40K universe.

After a long while, I finally got something done. Its not really much but given my short painting experience I have to be contented with this finish for now. This will be a staple for any squishy armies I am looking to start soon (which is after I finished painting everything I have which is quite a lot making this event not happen anytime soon).

How to Paint Aegis Defense Line

I painted my Aegis Defense Line in a very simple fashion and was only able to use up 3 colors (4 if you count the black primer) since a multi-colored Aegis Defense Line will be a happy Aegis Defense Line and a happy ADL is not a acceptable in the grim dark future. It must be grim and it must be dark. Thus the following colors were drafted for this job.

Vallejo Model German Grey
Vallejo Game Stone Wall Grey
Vellejo Game Gun Metal

If you are citadel paint user, you may want to check out this Paint Equivalence Chart.

After priming the all the sections black, the following steps were done.

Step 1: Base Coat Stone Sections with German Grey

Step 2: Dry Brush Stone Portions with Stone Wall Grey (This is actually my first time doing dry brushing and found it quite enjoyable. I couldn't say the same for my paint brush though...)

Step 3: Paint the Frame and Gun Ports with Gun Metal

Step 4: Paint Details with your Preferred Color (I used stone wall grey on the imperial aquila to keep the color count low)

 

 Where is the Quad Gun?

The quad gun had a bit of problem as they were obtained from the secondary market (but despite this slight inconvenience I still got these toys for a good price). The quad gun is currently enjoying a good degreaser bath and will hopefully be able to join the ADL within a week or so.

Dark Vengeance Deathwing Terminators

Moving on with my Dark Angels project I started to paint the Deathwing Terminators I got from the Dark Vengeance Box. Building upon my Dark Angels Tactical Squad Experience, I went ahead and painted the heavy armored guys. The outcome was much better than my first subjects which could only mean that I learned something or these are just easier minis to paint. I really hope its the latter.

Painting Execution

I forgot to document this step. So I'll just fill this section up when I get my next set of Dark Vengeance terminators (Or Deathwing Command Squad should I have a little extra cash after paying this month's bills). :)

Finished Products

A Regular Deathwing Terminator

Squad Leader

Assault Cannon Guy (I messed up with the assault cannon arm during assembly on this one so I was forced to magnetize it using 2mm disk magnet.)

First Painting Subjects: Dark Vengeance Dark Angels Tactical Marines

After more than a month of trying (and failing) to paint my first full squad, I have finally succeeded in having my 1st squad of Dark Vengeance tactical squad painted near tabletop quality (3 colors visible 3 feet away). Its far from perfect but taking into consideration my painting skills and schedule constraints I'm happy with the way it turned out.

 

Painting these guys has been quite a task. The figures from the Dark Vengeance kit are very detailed which made it a bit tough for a newbie painter like me.  Right now I am only capable of using doing the "wet brush" (dip and paint) method and wats limited in using that method. Painting took me a considerable amount of time but the cleaning part took me longer which got me to start reading a copy of Citadel's How to Paint Miniatures book.

Execution

I primed them black base coated the figures with Dark Green color from the Vallejo Game Color (VGC) Range. I then picked out the metal parts of the armor and gun barrels and painted them with Gun Metal also from VGC. I then colored the arrows of the tactical shoulder pads, eyes and boltgun bodies with VGC Gory Red. For the dark angel insignia I painted it with White from the Vallejo Model Color range. Finally, I painted the Aquila and skull decorations with VGC Glorious Gold. 

The next step for this model is to base them properly but I still can't decide as to what kind base they will be on. I'll probably finish my next Dark Angels project first before and base them together for a more cohesive theme.

Next in line to be painted for my Dark Angels Army are the Dark Vengeance Deathwing Terminators (the ones base coated bone white at the back of my tacticals) which I hope to complete within a couple of weeks.

Thank you for reading.