Flesh Tearers - Hate the Alien

 Here is the last of the Flesh Tearer infantry, the tenth member of the last tactical squad, and a member of the Deathwatch.  I painted him separately from the rest of his squad due to his black armour.

 All that is left for the 'Tearers is a couple of Stormravens which are waiting for some brass etch to arrive and then they are done.  It has been a long journey but an enjoyable one.  I'm going to miss the red and black.

It also seems that you, the readers, have also enjoyed this project.  The Flesh Tearers are some of the most viewed posts on Ricalopia, they even come up on the first page of Google image searches.  Thanks for being with me so far, I think you are going to like the 'ravens.

Until next round, be well.

Flesh Tearers - Tactical Squad

 The Flesh Tearers are nearing completion.  This is the last squad in the paint cue, just three models left!

 This squad has the marines from the tutorial I posted earlier.  At this stage in the project I am really happy that I keep the recipes for the armies I paint.  They do look like a crazy brainstorm of weird words and doodles, but they help keep the whole army looking cohesive.  The only problem is when they stop making the paints you use, which is easily remedied by mixing a pot to match.

 Some might notice that there are only nine members of this squad, that is because the tenth is a Deathwatch marine.  He is already finished and waiting in the bog line up.

 On the very near horizon is the "Age of Flyers", ten aircraft and monsters to work through.  Two of them are Flesh Tearer stormravens!

Until next round, be well.

Flesh Tearers - The Tutorial

 As promised before, here is the long awaited "How to Paint Flesh Tearers the Ricalopian Way" (sorry for the wait).  Most of the colours are done with three tones (coats of paint and/or washes), this is my table top quality.  Each picture has the three stages, left to right, starting off with the dark red armour.  Basecoat with Sanguine Base (P3), apply a heavy midtone of Red Gore (GW, although Wazdakka also works), then give the recesses a wash of Agrax Earthshade (GW).  Feel free to be messy with the first colour, everything else will get painted over soon.

 Next step is the black.  Basecoat all the black areas with Thamar Black (P3), pick out the edges with Ironhull Grey (P3) lightly, then wash the black with Nuln Oil (GW).  The black wash will tone down a lot of the grey except for the edges.

 With most of the armour done it is time to dive into the details.  The sawblade, hazard stripes and purity seals get basecoated with Rucksack Tan (P3).  The sawblade and hazard stripes are lightened with Kommando Khaki (GW) then highlighted heavily with Morrow White (P3).  The purity seals are washes with Riekland Fleshshade and highlighted with 'Jack Bone (P3).

 Bright red is next.  Start with Red Gore (GW) on all the blood drops.  Highlight the bottom of the drops with Evil Sunz Scarlet (GW), and highlight the bottom edge and top tip with Troll Slayer (GW).

 The metallics are started with a basecoat of Ironbreaker (GW) and a lightlight of Mirthil Silver (GW).  The metal is then washed with Nuln Oil (GW).  At this point the dust can be applied to the boots, I use a very dry brush and Khemri Brown.  I test how dry the brush is on the base first to avoid any large splotches.

The gold is next, starting with Gehenna's Gold (GW).  Highlight the gold with Shining Gold (GW) and then give it a wash of Riekland Fleshshade (GW).  After the gold is done do any touch ups that are needed paying extra attention to the sawblade's teeth.

Basecoat the blue areas with Cynar Base (P3) like wax seals, power weapons, lenses, lights and wires.  Then midtone these areas (two thirds coverage) with Cygnar Highlight (P3).  Give the blue a highlight of Arcane Blue (P3) except for the wires.  On glowing areas, overbrush (pulling away from the source of the glow) with the highlight.  Use Frostbite (P3) to give the glowing areas an extra highlight, overbrush like the previous coat but use less.

Last is the base. Basecoat the base with Warplock Bronze (GW) which is similar to the old Tin Blitz (GW) but has to be shaken well before each use as it separates fast.  Pick out some hazard stripes with Fortress Grey (GW), I use a grey instead of white so that it has a faded look to it.  Give the entire base a heavy drybrush of Ironbreaker (GW), any paint that gets on the hazard stripes will give them a chipped look.  Wash the entire base with Agrax Earthshade (GW) then paint the rim Thamar Black (P3).

And that it it, finished Flesh Tearers!  I hope this will be useful to some.  Until next round, be well.

Flesh Tearers - Raining Blood

 This dreadnought drop pod was sent to me already airbrushed red, so all it needed was some details here and there.  I thought the hazard stripes would be fitting and I think they turned out well.

 In addition, this is a very converted model made from a regular drop pod.  The base section was scratchbiult, with hinges built in, and the doors extended and textured.  To my surprise, this was a fun model to paint up.

Until next round, be well.

Flesh Tearers - Mark the Spot

 Here is the first of a bunch of upcoming posts (no posts means lots of painting!)  This is a simple mini, the teleport homer, and there isn't much to say about it really.

Until next round (which should be soon....), be well.

Flesh Tearers - The Chapter Master

 I took my time with this marine, since he is the chapter master and all.  More effort was put into the layering and blending for each colour, and he has a lot more fiddly details to work on.

 This model was a lot of fun to work with.  It is a metal version, and has some of the crispiest detail I've seen and all the bits are solid.  I doubt this would have been the case with a Fincast version.

 At the rate I have been going, the second wave of 'Tearers should be done by the end of spring!

 Until next round....

...be well.

Flesh Tearers - More Signs of Heresy

 Here are the other two fallen 'Tearers, with many signs of having fallen to the fell powers.  If I was an Inquisitor they would all burn.

 But I confess, I like heretics.  Traitor marines are much more fun than your average 'always been evil' heretic.

 Until next round...

...be well.

Flesh Tearers - A Lost Brother

 Some marines have a story, and I am sure the Inquisition would like to hear this marine's tale.  Is he a veteran of the Hersey, or has he recently fallen to the blood god?

 The only thing I know is that he is known as a corsair, and he is a Flesh Tearer.  The Inquisition has been informed.

Until next round, be well.

Flesh Tearers - Black and Red are Back!

Guess what I had to go down to the post office to pick up....the second wave of my favourite red marine chapter.  To get warmed up, I grabbed the remaining Death Company and my brushes.

 I keep all of my "recipes", the combinations of colours I use on each army, for future reference which comes in very handy.  I barely needed it though, most of the process is still relatively fresh in the box of noodle I call my brain.

 I was happy to note that they match the marines from the earlier batch perfectly.

 More to do, more to post!

Until next round, be well.

Flesh Tearers - Box 1

 At long last, "Box 1" is ready to be shipped out.  Consisting of two land raiders, death company, an assault squad, two dreadnoughts, space hulk tokens, and a bunch of space hulk terminators. A lot of stuff fits into one KR case!

 On a side note, those KR cases are really nice, especially the metal one.  It is solid (it feels almost invincible) and has a lot of room.  Tempted to order one for my puppets...

 This is the first batch of models I am sending out, which is a mixed bag of feelings.  On one hand I will miss the little red guys, but there is also a great sense of achievement in the completion.  I'm told more marines are incoming, to fill the other box and I am preparing for round two!

Until next round, be well!

Flesh Tearers - Jump Pack Death Co Finished

 The final three Death Company with jump packs are finished, completing the squad at nine psychotic dudes.

 Some of the shoulder pads came without an 'x', so a couple of them have been freehanded in.

 And here is the whole squad together, this marks the end of Box 1!  Whole army shots soon, I promise.

Until next round, be well.

Flesh Tearers - Jump Pack Death Co. Part 2

 I've been quiet lately, but worry not!  My interweb silence is due to much progress on the painting table!  First up; the middle three Death Company.  I am particularly happy with the powerfist osl (the mohawk helps a lot!)

 As noticed from the last Flesh Tearer post, I had forgot to do the bone highlight on their skin, that error has been remedied.  The last three are on the table, halfway done already.  It will soon be time for some final touch ups (on the heraldry specifically) and some army shots then off they go.

Until next round, keep painting!