Dark Angels - Drop Pod[s], MOAR Shots!

Here's a bucketload of additional pictures, they were all done in my light box. As you can see the Ferron background was a bit washed out, my digital camera struggles a bit with it but the Drop Pods look alright.

Drop pod deployed.

Squad deployed.

Rather dramatic pose from this mish-mash of Assault on Black reach and Dark Vengeance tactical guys.

Anyway, hope you like the pics.

Dark Angels - Drop Pod[s], TO DONE!

Quite a variety of pics here, first up my digital camera in the daylight. The colours are pretty accurate but you can see how the sunlight casts quite the shadow.

But the finished models are all I could have hoped for. My Dark Angels are a little random in that they mix styles of painting with these bigger items weathered and yet the Dark Talon remains unscathed. I'm not sure if that inconsistency detracts but I've done all I could on these and more.

The only thing I could have added was a big number covering a door, which would have been nice and bold.

I'm really pleased they work as a pair too, even with the different approaches to the metal and 5 year gap between when each was started.

Freehanding [OK, stencilling] the company markings was also a task that I'm glad I did. It seemed like so much effort at the time but adds something to lift them up just another level.

Pod 1s interior, before I was swayed by the love of brass and bronze, there's silver/gun metal in there!

The orange hazard edges, complete with damage on all the explosive bolts.

Pod 2, a little warmer with the brass and bronze approach.

Some slight weathring on the escape ramps too, just to make it look used.

The centre consoles came out OK too, thanks to Tamiya Clear Orange X-26.

Moar pics from my phone [by the looks of the aspect ratio].

Here's my Big Purple Stamp of Approval as these are well and truly TO DONE!

Thats right I get another one because I been and gone and done two of the beggars! ;)

Dark Angels - Bastions - MOAR SHOTS!

Looks like these initial shots are my obligatory phone pics with my Camera360 app [usually the Velvia filter]. it certainly mamaged to capture the vibrancy of the background and although the green is a bit brighter in the process I do love staurated and high contrast pictures so I really like them.

The Comms relay in Paticular looks pretty cool.

As does the Quad Gun.

Close up of the weathered door

Just these extra touches on the Dark Angel symbol, I mean it's red when technically it should be white but it was the right thing to do. The texture I managed to add to a flat piece of plastic though surprises even myself. The rust is a bit cartoony but weathering is still a learning experience for me but only with practice will it get better.

 
Various extra shots of the Quad Gun on it's own.

Difficult to see in these pics, possibly better ones in the previous post of the targeting array but really pleased with how the Tamiya Clear worked on those lenses.

Comms Relay looks cool on the base too, looks like I may have to paint a second base unit too.

Another picture, I know but this was inside the light box, when I realised it was too big for the box, hence why I decided I needed to wait until better weather so I could have more room to get everything else in.

And because I did the Comms Relay and the Quad Gun I'm going to give myself another couple of Big [although small on the page] Purple Stamps of Approval !!