Working my way through the Blood Angels Combat Patrol box. Finished up the Intercessors and Infiltrators last night. I was really struggling with the eye lenses on these guys for some reason. Kept going back and forth between yellow and black before I gave up and said good enough.

Above is the Intercessor Sargent with a Thunder Hammer from the upgrade kit.

Rest of the squad

Infiltrators

Aggressors are up next!

  • SSTF@lemmy.worldM
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    5 months ago

    I can see improvement as your posts go along! If you’re having trouble with the lenses, I’d reccomend painting them black, then orange (carefully and leaving the black as a bit of an edge), and then yellow over the most accessible part. It should give you a simple and easy glow effect while making the lenses look distinct from the armor.

    I’ve always struggled with the finer GW brushes and normally use either W&N or Testors, so don’t feel bad if you’re having trouble while using a “small” instead of “ultra ultra small” brush.

    • jontree255@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      Thanks, give that a shot for better detail. My hands were just really shaky even bracing them while doing these.