Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Angron WIP








I've had Angron sitting in a drawer since he came out. Never satisfied with my color scheme for my World Eaters, I let him sit unpainted for years. The thing that made them work for me today was using a very pale blue for their shoulder pads. I am definitely going to paint up a small force of World Eater loyalists now. The pale blue and touch of orange on the bases really works for me. (less so for the camera which struggled here!)

One note about the chains on the wrists of two of the troopers. I know they signify killing a superior officer in gladiatorial combat. One would think loyalist World Eaters wouldn't engage in that kind of activity. However, I think it makes sense that Loyalists would have gone along with gladiatorial challenges as necessary to simply exist within the legion prior to Angron turning traitor. Dueling to the death was simply a fact of life within the legion. I think NCOS and officers would not have had a choice on whether to engage in the practice or not.

*Just learned that the World Eaters are the 12th legion not the 8th! Looks like I put those decals on upside down. So, these guys are the 8th chapter of the 12th legion. How about that! I kind of like the symmetry here. The ones who remained loyal are the mirrored image of those that did not.

5 comments:

  1. I don't know man... The shadows on Angron are REALLY dark right now. Maybe just one or two highlights? Great start :P

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    1. dude. artistic expression man... I mean...Angron can be perceived exactly as the viewer imagines now. This is all about meta-art. :)

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  2. I like the strong highlight on his face - I've seen too many of these where it's just a mass of detail and no simple/strong focus point.

    After reading Betrayer and After Desh'ea, I'd have no trouble believing sanctioned duels were fairly commonplace in the World Eaters after Angron came to the legion.

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    1. I appreciate the comment. When that or is paints it will have a strong face focus as well. Lots of it will appear dark brown. I'm tempted to paint the interior of his neck guard in vermillion to provide a little more punch. I love the model now, but when I first got it I hated it. How things change!

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  3. Good start! Interesting choice with the pale blue for the legionnaires, looking forward to see how that turns out

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