tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post1372206173049015523..comments2024-03-28T05:02:45.682-07:00Comments on Between the Bolter and Me: True-scale Black Templar Space MarineAdam Wierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-71932168799962611912017-08-22T19:17:18.930-07:002017-08-22T19:17:18.930-07:00I am glad you like the model! I agree that adding ...I am glad you like the model! I agree that adding human proportions make the marine much more imposing and threatening. :) Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-77296890583760927682017-08-19T01:06:56.520-07:002017-08-19T01:06:56.520-07:00Beautiful sculp. I am really amazed. The human pro...Beautiful sculp. I am really amazed. The human proportions make him strike fear.Invigiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358395132622855440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-74409065301040831802017-07-04T12:32:00.284-07:002017-07-04T12:32:00.284-07:00I am glad you like the marine! He is the same mari...I am glad you like the marine! He is the same marine that we showed on Twitter a little while ago. He is quite a bit taller than the Primaris marines, more along the size of a Forge World Primarch model. Eventually I think I will try and make another one or two reposing the legs. :)Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-8405761595316434782017-07-04T06:24:30.927-07:002017-07-04T06:24:30.927-07:00That is an excellent Marine. Nice work Adam. Your ...That is an excellent Marine. Nice work Adam. Your painting is superb. Is this the marine that was on Twitter a few weeks ago? The really big one? A head taller than a Primaris?Tod Tenebrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278319648574876510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-29328876451514644272017-07-01T21:18:19.670-07:002017-07-01T21:18:19.670-07:00You really should look into getting some of those ...You really should look into getting some of those oilbrushers. They work really well and it is easy to get nice looking effects from them. <br /><br />John's artwork for the 3rd edition of Warhammer 40,000 really is something special and does a great job of establishing the mood and setting of the universe at war.Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-15112660563144545992017-07-01T20:28:31.205-07:002017-07-01T20:28:31.205-07:00The 3rd edition really did take a lot away from th...The 3rd edition really did take a lot away from the game system and the narrative in actual games. I had wanted to start a Black Templar army for a while after seeing the 3rd edition cover artwork years ago too. Those aspirations largely left after one of my friends started a Black Templar army. :) Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-77302756140804295532017-07-01T20:09:33.836-07:002017-07-01T20:09:33.836-07:00I am glad you like it! Weathering has been fun to ...I am glad you like it! Weathering has been fun to experiment with. It is a lot easier to achieve neat effects with some of the specialized weathering products from AMMO or AK Interactive. If you have not tried any, I would recommend you looking into them! The shoulder pads were a good excuse to practice free hand work, but it is quite time consuming and really difficult.Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-76265949282553314792017-07-01T20:02:04.488-07:002017-07-01T20:02:04.488-07:00It is a great and easy way to paint black without ...It is a great and easy way to paint black without a lot of different paints. Hopefully it works well for you! Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-44595111364419964032017-07-01T19:39:14.372-07:002017-07-01T19:39:14.372-07:00Thanks for the kind words! Space marine models hav...Thanks for the kind words! Space marine models have looked incredibly awkward for so long that it is almost easy to not notice how wrong they are. I am glad you appreciate all the effort that went into reworking the marine's anatomy. Eventually I would like to make another one that is a little smaller than the current one. He heAdam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-84923843949737709632017-07-01T19:35:47.681-07:002017-07-01T19:35:47.681-07:00I am glad you like the model! It has certainly bee...I am glad you like the model! It has certainly been a labor of love and a culmination of a lot of years of work and experimentation. It looks like you have noticed a lot of the little details I worked into the model! He should fit right into your Black Templar force. :)<br /><br />I Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-62086926299508518072017-07-01T19:28:43.207-07:002017-07-01T19:28:43.207-07:00Thanks for the comment! It feels great to finally ...Thanks for the comment! It feels great to finally have finished a model that I cast myself. :)Adam Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-85874993755661080612017-07-01T10:17:23.887-07:002017-07-01T10:17:23.887-07:00Absolutely wonderful as I have mentioned elsewhere...Absolutely wonderful as I have mentioned elsewhere! I was already on the fence about trying oilbrushers but now I will definitely have to give them a try. The third edition cover piece was the first 40k Artwork I ever saw and really instilled what 40k was to me then and even more so possibly to this day. I can say very clearly you have done a great job capturing the vibes of that excellent piece. Now to figure out what the hell I am going to do with mine :D Red Wet Skeletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315822743529781387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-68872905507992546872017-06-30T16:15:14.629-07:002017-06-30T16:15:14.629-07:00Very nice work. That is indeed one of the most cla...Very nice work. That is indeed one of the most classic pieces of 40k artwork following on from Blanche's Blood Angels piece for Epic 40,000. I have always been tempted to do a a Black Templars army for that reason, and for the fact that their colour scheme is so good; but, I hated 3rd edition. GW destroyed the 2nd ed I loved so much and replaced it with a pile of crap and I've always consequently hated Black Templars a bit since! :)<br />Anyway you've done a great job on your marine and it's once again testing my resolve to never paint Black Templars!(Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) https://www.blogger.com/profile/17333928965917754588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-44621219052394111312017-06-30T10:51:27.072-07:002017-06-30T10:51:27.072-07:00Looks great! And I've been pondering how black...Looks great! And I've been pondering how black Marine armor highlighted by mixing in bone would look, thanks for doing the experimenting for me! Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093356872477703550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-39830057402271571682017-06-30T10:40:12.400-07:002017-06-30T10:40:12.400-07:00Some tremendous work on that black armor, both the...Some tremendous work on that black armor, both the original paint, and then the weathering. Makes me eye my own efforts in this area a bit more dubiously than I had before. The shoulder pads and the knee pad are quite excellent, and more than any other part evoke the artwork you were aiming for. <br /><br />So now that you have the molds, you are going to knock out a squad of these guys right? ;)Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-17590713834901660942017-06-30T10:34:42.658-07:002017-06-30T10:34:42.658-07:00First of all, amazing.
The painting scheme is grea...First of all, amazing.<br />The painting scheme is great, and I must say that what I really like is not the true scale issue, but the fact that it is anatomically more correct than the SM and the new Primaris to my eyes. It really makes doubtful the 'big shoulder thing', and also the 'so big swords and weapons that I can barely use it thing', that GW has, despite I really like its miniatures. Your SM is very shapely and neat -for a SM-, your quest gives great results.statshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657612998626326268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-36363193588240263052017-06-30T10:21:49.531-07:002017-06-30T10:21:49.531-07:00First and foremost, I am honored and humbled by yo...First and foremost, I am honored and humbled by your making this marine for me Adam, thank you very much! He represents a culmination of your continued skill development in painting and conversions, and I am happy to have him as the finest piece of my Marine army. For the record, he will likely be used either as a Primaris Lieutenant (or Captain), or as an Emperors Champion in crunch terms. I am not a real fan of weathering and damage effects for infantry models because I feel like sometimes they are taken a little too far, but that's definitely not the case with this model. The base effects really help blend the whole thing together. My idea of a Black Templar specifically is a vain, angry superhuman warrior clad in bright colors that contrast with the black of their armor. I feel like your use of subdued red alongside the bone-yellow pistol and the details on the shoulder pad do a much better job than most of expressing vanity and flashiness, while at the same time hearkening back to the 3rd and 4th edition grimdark heyday of my favorite Chapter. I REALLY like the freehand 3rd edition skull behind the litany on the shoulder pad too- and the litany itself actually looks like a holy document rather than just a few scribbles on a non-descript parchment! The MK III helm really helps give the model a knightly feel as well, and the white lenses are quite different but go very well with the color scheme of the model as a whole. His weaponry is believable in size as well- his sword actually looks a little short at first glance because it is appropriately sized for the model; he might actually be able to swing it effectively with one hand! Last but most certainly not least, I am a huge fan of the Maltese cross bisected on the knee pad. I have done a few simpler designs back when I used to actually paint models, and they always looked cool (but not that cool).<br /><br />In a few days I hope to send a few pictures of some of your earlier Black Templars works to compare to the model. I feel like this guy outshines even the Terminator Captain you painted long ago, who was probably my favorite Templar you painted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077638366144771363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-80836465325664311942017-06-30T08:46:05.990-07:002017-06-30T08:46:05.990-07:00That looks great!That looks great!Riothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354473093636522594noreply@blogger.com