Chaplain (yes the one who dont looks like one)

[Mormedil]

hiho i almost finished the chaplain, this gonna be the sheme of my marine army... i can paint better, but one day in my life ill play with the marines, and i have still 50+ to paint

since this is the leader of the army ill paint some freehands, but ive no idea what (any suggestions for a chapter symbol ?) im thankful for every idea

time on the base: 2h build and paint(1,5h for the helmet and the shield ;D)
time on the chaplain: about 6h convertng and painting i didnt count it its just an evaluation

im thankful too for tips concerning true metalics gold..

here is the pic:
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[ToMaZ]

I really like the reds and the base!! I can't really say much about the metallics as the lighting seems to flatten them, allthough I think they could use a bit more shading. Tips on golds (thanx to Tidoco2222): use thin washes of a dark brown and black to shade them. It works really well

Good luck on painting the other 50 marines

oh and there are some moldlines left :P

[Skrit]

The metallics are a bit bright, I would try to tone them down a bit. Also it's a shame you can still see some moldlines!

The reds are nice and bright!:)

[Mormedil]

thanks for comments, ill try them

deamn fu**** moldline, i hate them, i didnt saw her when i painted, but now on the photo but i wont change it, to much work to repaint the whole thing

[tidoco2222]

Looks good so far, the base is especially nice and you have a very solid red which is difficult to achieve, to add to Tomaz's point about washes they work very well and with more practice you can realy age gold to make it look almost antique.
Another thing you can do is tarnish it a bit just add very small amounts of silver to your gold and this when applied sparingly to the model on raised edges and sharp points will give a great tarnished look. Most gold armour is for decoration being as it is a soft metal and wouldn't offer alot of protection, it is usually plated of a silver like base metal, therefore some of the base would show through on the edges and places where wear and tear would affect it.
Still a very nice looking model sir.

[Demi_morgana]

the only thing I can say has already been said: shading metallics would be nice
btw - really nice base!

[Mormedil]

ill do something... i promise

https://www.goldkueschte.ch/pictures/zsc.gif (its the logo of a swiss ice hockes club or any other lions?

[Skrit]

Maybe this one?:)

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