First of all, hello to you all. My name is Rafael, l'm from Brazil and l'm new to the painting part of the hobby, as my real passion are terrain pieces, but as l can't play a game with only terrain pieces, some painting time had to be devoted to the models.

Also, a note: I'm from Brazil, this means two things; first, my English may not be good sometimes, child-like, and you guys will have to make an effort to understand me but please, do; and second, models take a long time to get here - A LONG TIME - so I tend to work on the same models over and over until I'm satisfied. This is both good and bad since I tend to get a better-ish final piece, and it's bad because sometimes I ruin said piece trying something new with it...

Also, you won't find any great looking pieces in here, l was told l'm painting at a good tabletop quality, but l'll try to progress.

The lG

This was the reason l got into warhammer, lG tanks! After some time on ebay, got myself a couple of Tallarn and decided why not a desert strike force? Little did l know that Tallarn are so hard to get...


1 - 5 Storm Troopers w/ 2 Meltagun. Meltas are conversions as well as the STs. SM scout bodies with Wargames Factory heads.
2 - Marbo. lt's a reaper miniature inspired by the Gears of Wars game. He is a lot taller than a GW model, but since he won't run near my other squads it's cool.
3 - CCS w/ 2 plasma. Plasmas are conversions. Also, 2 Reaper minis, one that l'll use as a PCS commander and one l got to proxy for Al'
4 - 2 Bodyguards for my CCS. Reaper minis. Also, the first model l've ever painted.
5 - lnfantry squad A, with 3 meltaguns.
6 - A moridian lieutenant, l use him as a commissar.
7 - lnfantry squad A, with 3 meltaguns.
A - A converted Manticore, my favorite conversion.
B - 4 scratch built LRBT, with an extra turret in case l don't want to use the Demolisher or the Vanquisher.
C - A scratch bult Demolisher.
D - A scratch bult Vanquisher, my first painted tank.
Also, l have 3 Hydras being worked on, an Armored Sentinel and 3 old metal sentinels on my way, as well as an Valkyrie NOB.

Some painted pics.

The Vanquisher

Main gun. I like the burned end of the cannon, as well as the ragged look on the camo netting.




Chipped paint, front details


Aquilla and front details


Rusted turret details and chipped paint close up


Back details, rusted exhaustion pipes




My Assassins - bodyguards

Chest details, you can't see very well but I tried to make the center brighter to create an illusion of depth


You can see the NMM a little better on this dagger, can't you?


Test color scheme for the infantry. Since l don't have skin color, or black, had to stop until l can get some... The shemaghs will have different colors on them, some red, some green, some blue but most will be just plain white. Guns will be red/metal.






The Nids

lnspired by BTP's studio nids, l made these. l gotta say l love painting bugs, as well as this color scheme!

Here's some pics for y'all

Converted Swarmlord. l used 2 fex heads, plasticard, 6 tyrant arms, trygon torso and lower part and 2 ogre monster tails.





Tyrant guard

WlPs




Final piece
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Termagants



A close-up. I found a very bright pink that makes for a great highlight. I took a comparison picture with an old finished, but the lighting was crap...


A gift. It's different, but the thought's what count



l think this is all for now, l'll update this as l work on the models! Thanks for your time guys!

i like your tyranids, very cool! I was going to do another space hulk after my imperial fists/daemons with Imperial guard and tyranids, inspired by the film aliens,(my fav movie!)

nice modelling, welcome to the forum

Love the IGs! The tanks are specially nice looking! I like the chipped paint effect. Will keep it in mind for me to steal be inspired by. Your Tyranid scheme is very nice... although I have a personal preference for natural colors.

The WiP on your men is quite promising. Thanks for sharing your work! VERY IMPRESSIVE! Keep up updated!


PS: Your English is fine. Mine is child-like, not because it is a foreign language for me too... but because I can only think like a child!

Always cool to see others work...

IG: Ace camo netting and weathering on the vanquisher. Cool to see the Tallarn getting some love out there (I personally hate painting metals models - but I think that's all they come in).

Tyranids: Love the pink-purple transition. It creates a real irridescent feel on the outer carapace, just like a real bug - very eye catching and the blue-green spot colour works great too. You have a very tidy style (unlike mine).

Any more?

Laney:D

Very cool Guard. Are you trying to compensate for something with that Russ conversion, though...?

@arachas Not me, but Pask sure is though. Don't worry, the other cannons are just right ;D

The Tallarn color scheme test is just how l want it to be, though people think the gun should not be the most eye-catching part of the mini. l'll post pics later though

Guys, I'm going to try my hand at a tournament, it doesn't have to be all painted but it does have to be WYSIWYG, and I made a list, the theme is "everything I have"

There will be 2 objective matches and one kill point, and most of my opponents will be mechanized but for a couple of nids and an Ork.

HQ and Heavy slots killed are worth more since they untie even scores.

Plan is on the first game (3 objectives) to camp one of the Vets on the home objective (I could replace the 3 meltas with a lascannon or autocannon maybe) and use the wall of AV14 to lead my other squad, that may be inside a vendetta, to the middle objective. I was thinking of loading the vendettas with the HQ and a Psyker squad Second game I have no chance of winning since it's 5 objectives, I'll just have to keep my 2 home objectives and try to wipe the other guys out of his objectives.

You guys think I should replace the HQ with 2 Lord Commissars with camo cloak, lose the forward sentries on the vets and save me 40 points? I could then shave another 20 points off somewhere and get me a marbo, even though I dislike deepstrikers... I just think that maybe the CCS is better because I'll be facing a lot of SM armies and will have nids, SW and other flavors of SM dropping down on the board.

Also, think I should get some HK missiles on the tanks, that way I can have a long first turn shooting phase?

Quote:

Imperial Guard List 2000 Points (total 1995) Theme: "all I have" HQ: Company Command Squad (7#, 180 pts) 1 Company Command Squad (3 Melta, Medic, Officer of the Fleet, Carapace, Camo Cloacks) Elite: Psyker Battle Squad (9# 100 pts) 1 Overseer 8 Psykers Troops: Veteran Squad (10#, 160 pts) 10 Veterans (2 Plasma, Carapace, Forward Sentries) Troops: Veteran Squad (10#, 160 pts) 10 Veterans (3 Melta, Carapace, Forward Sentries) Fast: Vendetta Gunship Squadron (1#, 130 pts) 1 Vendetta Fast: Vendetta Gunship Squadron (2#, 130 pts) 1 Vendetta Fast: Vendetta Gunship Squadron (1#, 130 pts) 1 Vendetta Heavy: Leman Russ Squadron (3#, 450 pts) 3 Leman Russ Battle Tank Heavy: Leman Russ Squadron (2#, 300 pts) 2 Leman Russ Battle Tank Heavy: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 255 pts) Leman Russ Vanquisher (Pask, Lascannon, Extra Armor, Camo Netting)

Since I'll be attending a tournament this saturday I decided it was high time I painted my Vendetta proxies. Only after I finished and took some pictures I noticed that I took horrible pictures this time...

This is the "day time" Vendetta. It's painted like the tank but with some changes. This time I did some pre-shading with the airbrush and used a lot more wash. Also, instead of paint I used pencil graphite. It does not look very good on the pictures but you can see the paint burn as well as some metallic shine.

Also, at first I painted all the wires and details on the hull, red/yellow/blue/orange wires and the likes, but when I finished it looked so busy it was a mess, so I painted over most of them and only left ones on the middle of the top of the hull, so it can be a center point to grab the eyes.









The "night time" vendetta. At first this was painted just like the other one but then I decided to try that 'two colors scheme' where the top is one color and the bottom is another, but even with the masking tape and newspaper I made a few mistakes. Instead of trying to touch them up, I decided to live with them and see what I could do with a black model.





Two weeks from now I'll be able to use the airbrush again, then I'll try some OSL from the lights (blue on the first and green on the second), so let's hope it'/ looks good!

Also, 4 objectives markers. Tried to get the glowing effect but I wasn't very successful, but for a first try I kinda liked it.