Roboute Guilliman, the Ultramarines primarch

Actually I finished the model of Roboute Guilliman, primarch of the Ultramarines, some time ago but didn’t manage to share the photos until now.

Roboute Guilliman, primarch of Ultramarines
Roboute Guilliman, primarch of Ultramarines

You could have seen the earlier stages of painting in my WIP posts. Some of you may even have wondered if the model was ever going to be finished.

Well, I finished the model some time ago, then I waited for the plinth and for the plaque. Such an important character  deserves a decent base after all. 🙂

The model was very enjoyable to paint thanks to good quality of the sculpt and casting. This tends to be my usual experience with Forge World models anyway. It is not the most impressive or memorable of all primarch models, but still I wanted to give him a very commanding presence, and some individual personality while not straying too far from the original Ultramarines imagery.

More photos of my Roboute Guilliman

There are so many great interpretations of this character already done, The only way for me to go was to make him a bit different, mine. Well, here he is for your viewing pleasure. 🙂

Scenic base for Emperor’s Children army – planning

As you surely know, I am working on a whole Emperor’s Children army, which should come with a complete scenic base. The problem is, the army size is not defined at the moment, so the base needs to be ready for everything…

I have never worked on anything like this, being more of a painter than a base-builder, but if there is a challenge, I am up for it!

I decided to build the base in segments, adding more as they become necessary. One segment can accommodate up to three units, so one should be enough for now. But to ensure all of them will fit together, I need to build the whole thing, at least to the point when I am sure the elements will be matching well.

So here’s what the whole thing looked in early planning stages:

Scenic base for Emperor's Children army - WIP
Scenic base for Emperor’s Children army – WIP

This is only a part of what I am working on, and it was an early planning stage (delay in shipping basing materials to me put the whole project on hold for longer than I would want), but then I moved to the very next segment that will be used for the most current units:

Scenic base for Emperor's Children army - WIP
Scenic base for Emperor’s Children army – WIP

Here are a few more shots presenting it with the first models (you may recognize them already, don’t you?). Now the base is already carved, sculpted, textured and nearly ready for painting (something I am more comfortable with) so expect some more photos soon. 🙂

Scenic base for Emperor's Children army - WIP
Scenic base for Emperor’s Children army – WIP
Scenic base for Emperor's Children army - WIP
Scenic base for Emperor’s Children army – WIP
Scenic base for Emperor's Children army - WIP
Scenic base for Emperor’s Children army – WIP
Scenic base for Emperor's Children army - WIP
Scenic base for Emperor’s Children army – WIP
Scenic base for Emperor's Children army - WIP
Scenic base for Emperor’s Children army – WIP

Wish me luck and keep your fingers crossed for me, as I am still definitely out of my comfort zone. 😉