I'm still working on the three Flamer conversions but they should be completed soon and the whole of First Platoon (well the first two line squads and PCS!) is easily going to be ready to paint by the end of the month, in which case I think I will do the last two ratling conversions as well before starting painting.
In the mean time having thought a lot about the back story of the 13th and why they wear green, I decided to change bases to a woodland theme as previously stated in another post. Here's a rough draft of what they will look like (I ordered the wrong leaves though! more Autumnal coloured ones are on the way!). I have also ordered some tree stumps in resin for the bigger bases and will be adding slate to some of the bigger ones as well for a bit of contrast. Anybody know how to do moss? I'm thinking some dark green weathering powders.
While I don't think the effect pops as much as the desert, I think it is rather striking overall and I'm really happy with it. It took a few attempts with different browns to get right and I think the overall look of the models will be great and a bit different when they are done. (the green of the jacket on this guy is a bit light as I was playing around with some lighter green highlights which went horribly wrong! on returning him to castellan on top he now looks a bit brighter!)
While I was on holiday I thought a lot in the evenings about the background of the Regiment and their adopted colony world and will post up some writings soon. Anyway that green stuffs not going to sculpt itself so off to finish the flamers. Thanks for stopping by, would appreciate others thoughts on the new look.
They look really nice, where did the leaves come from? I think it's great to see something different, as opposed to the normal grass/desert/rubble basing trap that I myself have fallen into. The browns on the mud part look very natural as well.
ReplyDeleteThe tree stumps sound like a good idea, that's a principle I follow on my bases: 25mm have a few bits and bobs, save the big bits of rubble for the larger bases to break up the flat areas.
Can't wait to see some of the background as well.
Leaves are from eBay, but made by a company called treemendus if you want to look for them elsewhere. I found a good tutorial for the browns as my first few attempts were pretty rubbish! Yea I want the larger bases to have some character otherwise they will look pretty bare so tree stumps for a forest theme seemed the answer! Thanks I've got quite a backstory in my head now and I'm committing it to word so should put up some bits soon, starting with a history and detail of the Praetorian colony the 13th are now based on. I like reading your stuff so hopefully I can entertain others!
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