It's important to note that I am an absolute die-hard fan of the Penn State Nittany Lions, and that I am colorblind. Red/Green and Blue/Purple. makes it harder to shade to the level that some people do, but I don't mind. I did mind however when after selecting and painting a squad of marines in what I thought was Dark Blue. :o( (midnight blue = Purple, who knew?)
Anyhoo, with a "new" 20 year old house desperately in need of renovations, a 2.5 year old and a 3 week old, not to mention a fulltime job, I stay pretty busy. However, as stated before this little blog challenge is an effort to work through all that and still find time to spend on my hobby.
Without further adieu here are some starter pics....
2nd squad will be a 10-man tactical squad. It will include a marine with missile launcher, a Vet. Seargeant with Powerfist, and a special weapon trooper with either a melta or Flamer. I have magnetized the Special weapons to allow some flexibility with that model.
2nd Squad's Veteran Seargent. Being a true Penn Stater, I do not like the idea of using a contrasting color to accentuate the eyeglass of my marine helmets. I have chosen to use black, which I do not highlight at all. I will add a bit of extra varnish when its all said and done to demonstrate that it is glasslike. :o)
Some marines with their trusty bolters from 2nd squad. They do most of the work, and all of the dying.
1 comment:
Ever figure out what you are going to do for the chapter symbol?
Like the idea of the dark black lens - though you could still give it a little dark grey highlight to further accent it - then still coat it with the gloss varnish to make it more reflective. I may well steal the gloss idea for the lenses on my guys as well :)
Going to do away squad colors for when your guys have to fight at someone else's place :P
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