White Scars Objective Markers

G'day all!

Macca here with a little side project. I have been very busy with work lately, so haven't been updating this blog. That said, here are my objective markers for my White Scars. This fantastic little set was built by John over at The Painting Bunker, utilizing parts from several Primarch bases! I sold my soul and acquired some, so here they are, all ready for the game board.

Well, that's all for now, hope you visit again soon~ Macca

White Scars Apothecary Part 2

Well, here he is.

After allowing 24 hours for the oil wash to dry, I quickly blasted a little ashy dust onto his robe and the edges of his boots. I built the base with just a bit of sand flock and the small step that comes with the model. I simply drybrushed it, and applied a small amount of soot and rust powder around the 'step'.

This model is nothing special, in fact, I know it's not the level I am aiming for with the army. However, as a test piece for the colour palette and the theme, I think it's a great start.

Catch you next time, Macca.

White Scars Apothecary

G'day all, Macca here with a quick one.

I decided to paint up an Apothecary I had sitting around for my White Scars. I am still awaiting the MK II power armour for the Legion, so, with this guy being the only MK II chap around, (and the fact I need him to escort a Tac squad) he straight away popped up.

I decided to place his pack onto a toothpick for the initial undercoating, as I decided it would be all red and I didn't want to miss any areas by rushing to assemble the model.

This is what I ended up with after about a half an hour of painting. It's pretty clean, and very glossy, the paint isn't ultra crisp, but that's because I know that certain areas will be filled in by the oil wash at a later stage, which will dilute the white and blend the red. The decal has been applied, and the next stage is weathering/battle damage and the oil wash.

 

Now this is the model with gentle weathering and a reasonably heavy oil wash applied.

 So, that's all for now, tune in tomorrow for the complete chap.

White Scars Spartan Assault Tank Part 4: Complete

Hello! Macca here with the finally finished White Scars Spartan. To say this thing was easy is a lie, for 90% of the project it was, until: the tracks. Can't say I'm a fan of this at all, the Sicarian design was far better and I hope Forge World continues making vehicles with tracks already attacked to the hull. Well, that's all I have to say on that, I'll let the photos speak for themselves, enjoy.

That's all for now, hope to hear from you, ~Macca

White Scars Spartan Assault Tank Part 3

Hello all! Macca here once again, bringing you part 3 on the Spartan Assault Tank for my White Scars.

As you can see, I have old files and drill bits which I sit the magnets on. This is done so I don't smudge the paint with my fingers (I am a clumsy clumsy oaf~ Macca). I have used the light from underneath the Land Speeder kit to replace the missing sensor from the top of the sponson, with the spare slot available for later add-ons.

Oh look! It is almost starting to resemble a tank! The guns and the sponsons are all magnetised, this aids with painting, storage and gaming. I chose to go with a red on the guns to bring them out from the rest of the white, as contrast is a big deal when you are competing in painting competitions. The red will also be sponged with a light grey and some black to give them a solid chipped and damaged look. The weapons will be done with a Citadel Leadbelcher drybrush, with gentle washes on the barrels to show the heat factor.

So here is my trick with exhausts: I use my finger, and a little Tamiya brand weathering powder, in this case 'Titanium'. I apply it by scratching the palette with a toothpick, dab it with my finger then I apply it liberally. I then take some 'Oil Stain' powder and run it around the top edges to create that soot build up. This technique stops you from going overboard, allows you to skip drybrushing and blending the soot, and it took me 30 seconds. I use this same trick on tracks, AFTER I have covered them in my desired dirt/dust. Once that is done and washed, I will give the tracks a final dusting with powders to contrast them some more.

Well, there it is, when next you see this bad boy, it should be complete, so keep an eye out for part 4 tomorrow. ~ Macca

White Scars Spartan Assault Tank Part 2

Hello all!

Macca again, this time I'm here with part 2 of my spartan WIP for my White Scars. First off the bat, we have the left side of the tank. You can see here that the decal for the White Scars has been placed central on the door. It has then been varnished to keep it on the tank, then sponged gently with white, not too much, or else it will be too diluted. This gives it the appearance of damage and chipping. Note that the door frame is chipped all around, to do this well, you need to do the door separate to the rest of the tank, or else you will smear the paint and it won't look right.

This is the left side sponson shroud. Again, it has been chipped at, all with a sponge. The idea here is that only the edges of panels are chipped. People often make the mistake of chipping a flat surface, this isn't how it works in real life, and it doesn't look right. Do a web search for battle damage and you'll see how far some go. That's not to say don't do it if it suits you, just be mindful that it isn't realistic.

The right side is much the same, a little more damaged, for no other reason then to keep the tank from having too much symmetry. I have used a heavily diluted oil wash, again, my mix of green, brown and black, to create my 'grease', I have then gone and put it on every rivet and into most panel lines. This helps to define the shape of the tank, as well as breaking up the plain white. There is one really important point to note here, and that is DON'T WASH THE WHOLE TANK! This is again, something the internet is very bad for in tutorials and the like. Doing that will actually blend the wash into the panels, meaning all you're doing is making the whole tank darker, rather then creating contrast. Also, it leaves big dribble marks often.

So, this is where we are at. The next step in this build is the weapon systems and the tracks (gulp), tune in in the next day or so, and I will have that post up and ready. Catch.

White Scars Spartan Assault Tank Part 1

G'day all!

It's Macca here, with a slightly more in depth WIP, on my newest little edition, a Spartan Assault tank. So, with out any further commotion, lest get into it! The rear has very diluted hazard stripes. The reason is two-fold, wherever there is engine mesh, you don't want people slipping in, also, it looks bloody good!

 This is a full shot of the main hull, I have added Chaos Space Marine smoke launchers to either side of the hull, these are 'counts as' frag assault launchers. Frankly, I don't like the conversions people have been doing using the Land Raider Crusader ones, they strike me as too bulky, especially on White Scars who are all about speed. I have also added a small handle onto the top of the cupola and magnetised the top of the heavy bolter turret to allow the addition of a multi-melta (pic of that later.)

 

Here is the bolter turret and those launchers almost finished. The first stage oil wash has been applied to the recesses and bolt heads, with another one to go. The wash is a mix of brown, green and black, in order to give the bolts a suitably greasy look. The stripes on the hull and track sides are painted using templates I cut using a scalpel and Tamiya brand masking tape. I cut a series are triangles, then taped the cut outs to the hull. I then lightly airbrushed multiple layers of red softly onto the hull to avoid colour bleed under the tape. Once dried, I removed the tape, and lightly varnished over the top to prevent the red from being wiped off by my clumsy hands. I then lightly sponged and brushed white onto the red to make it appear as if it has been chipped away. The caution stripes on the rear were performed this same way, only changing out the colours.

 

Here we have the sides, with before and after the addition of weathering and damage, the look I have aimed for is ah that is caking the sides, I have also used a slightly off-white to allow it to seem less clean. Also pictured is the multi-melta I converted up for the kit. You may notice that the red stripes are asymmetrical. This is because White Scars mark their vehicles in a very different way to most Legiones, as they are very individual warriors, who adorn their gear in tribal warpaint.

 

That's all for now, please come back soon for the finished shots!