Friend and I got out in 5th edition. Went to my hobby store and was prompted to purchase the battalion boxed set. Glad I did. Still trying to master the organic feel and look with the blends but it will come with time. Spacemarines are easier there! But alas. Glad to be back in Lustria knocked one out in about 2 hours I apologize to the board members and moderators. Took me a while to get this right.
I consolidated all your comments into this thread then deleted the two threads with nonworking picture links. No harm done. Anyway, welcome to the forum! I too rejoined the hobby a few years ago after a ten year hiatus. I like your paint job, especially the realistic metal parts. Painting metal well is probably the first thing that most 40K painters pick up. For a small added tweak, I'm going to suggest that you get a gloss and go over the black parts of his blade to make it shiny. It's a real easy way to make it look like it's actually obsidian.
Thank you for the feedback. That was actually one of the first things I thought of when I finished. The black on the weapon was just not the 'shine' it needed to have. I need to pick up a jade color and incorperate it into the black to give it that marble look. Thanks again with the post. I have it figured out now!
Very cool, I like the blue and red combo, especially the red markings on the crest. And your base is really nice. Keep up the good work!
Base looks really good, and I like the effort in shading the two teeth/horns that are set in the shield. It's little things like that which could be just bone, but instead you took your time to make more realistic. Nice work. Cheers. Andrew