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Gibbtall — Salamander Vanguard Heavy Weap

Published: 2010-05-19 15:01:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 1501; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 20
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Description So I bought these guys just a couple weeks ago. I'm super happy with how they turned out, even my crappy greenstuff work on the meltas shoulder pad. There are still a couple more details to finish up like scorch marks on the weapons and some highlighting on the (previously) spine on his shoulder.

I took the pictures outside, so the lighting is a bit harsh in places. The two banners on their legs are supposed to say Ignis and Fusione, Fire and Melt respectively, in Latin.
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Comments: 22

RJTheBearEllis [2010-08-28 10:43:07 +0000 UTC]

im so mad at myself for not thinking of using these as vanguard ><

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Wine-and-Cheese [2010-06-09 14:20:11 +0000 UTC]

Looks great, I just can't resist the salamanders though, I mean, why not put a wood burning fire on your head. lol

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Gibbtall In reply to Wine-and-Cheese [2010-06-09 23:05:31 +0000 UTC]

Haha, when you're 7 feet tall and built like a block of steel, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

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Wine-and-Cheese In reply to Gibbtall [2010-06-22 02:32:45 +0000 UTC]

Fire is only food for a space marine (especially a dreadnaught)

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LHS3020b [2010-05-21 13:35:23 +0000 UTC]

They look very good. I like the shading on the flames.

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Gibbtall In reply to LHS3020b [2010-05-21 16:36:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I made sure to paint them with dark tips, rather then light tips, like how fire ACTUALLY is, unlike how GW paints their fire.

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thatguyjames [2010-05-21 12:03:08 +0000 UTC]

I can't believe I didn't think of that the second I saw the original LotD models. Brilliant work here.

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Gibbtall In reply to thatguyjames [2010-05-21 16:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks. I'm surprised I haven't seen MORE of these actually.

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keeper40k [2010-05-21 11:17:09 +0000 UTC]

GS work look nice No need to be too harsh on yourself

These LotD minis work really well as Salamanders!

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Gibbtall In reply to keeper40k [2010-05-21 16:34:38 +0000 UTC]

I totaly agree, I saw someone else online that simply painted them like they were LotD working for the Salamanders, but I wanted them to be true Sallys.

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DorianM [2010-05-21 11:16:14 +0000 UTC]

Very good work, including the green stuff! My only remark is that the bases are baren.

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Gibbtall In reply to DorianM [2010-05-21 16:30:39 +0000 UTC]

Yup, so far my whole army is unbased. Though if you check out the pic of my army there is a link to where I hope to purchase some amazing lava bases.

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DorianM In reply to Gibbtall [2010-05-21 16:44:44 +0000 UTC]

Missed that bit. The bases look great and will fit the army theme perfectly.
Looking forward to seeing the final results!

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ResidentScribe [2010-05-20 11:25:42 +0000 UTC]

were the legion of the damned cus you dont see many marines with a skull and flame job and its a shame they dont
it works great and to be truefull i cant tell the difference bettween your greenstuff work and the wrk of the modelist

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Gibbtall In reply to ResidentScribe [2010-05-20 15:46:31 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks, yup these were from the Legion of the Damned new line. The second I saw them I knew I would be turning them into Salamanders, I just tried to remove the majority of skeletal stuff, like the ribcage on the flamer and meltaguns shoulder.

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Lee99 [2010-05-20 04:18:58 +0000 UTC]

Considering the tiny scale you have managed to make them look great ^^
Love the way you did the metal on the weapons, the slight contrasts of rust etc, very neat. 0_0

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Gibbtall In reply to Lee99 [2010-05-20 15:47:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks, it's actualy pretty easy with these, just basecoat, slop an ink on, then drybrush.

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Lee99 In reply to Gibbtall [2010-05-20 22:26:06 +0000 UTC]

Does sound easy, they mix well? dry brushing is good for getting subtle colors right?

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Gibbtall In reply to Lee99 [2010-05-20 22:45:06 +0000 UTC]

I don't generally mix mine, cause it's so hard to get the same colour again. Drybrushing is good to get the high points of the detail.

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Lee99 In reply to Gibbtall [2010-05-20 23:12:28 +0000 UTC]

Oh I see. well your better than what I would be at it, I'm only good at digital painting, I haven't done any painting seriously, hated paints the first time i ever used them... back in high school.

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Gibbtall In reply to Lee99 [2010-05-20 23:27:07 +0000 UTC]

Heh, I WISH I could paint digitaly, but I can't get the nack of it.

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Lee99 In reply to Gibbtall [2010-05-20 23:43:15 +0000 UTC]

Ironic though isn't it, I can't get the hang of real paints, but I can get the hang of digital art....

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