Blood Angels Army Project (pic carpet bombing)

[Meph]

Yeah, it does, doesn't it?
As this thing progresses I'm getting more and more the sense that with camouflage, you have to let go the idea of pretty aesthetics.
Frankly, I'm worried about the colour combination myself but I've decided that, no matter what, this will be an exercise in making ugly look good.

So, here goes nothing...

[Meph]

I'm pretty ok with the result. Should look interesting with the secondary colours put on. Whaddayathink?

[interrogator_chaplain]

Space Marines practicing the art of camouflage? I don't know what you're trying to pull here Meph, but this must not be the same 41st Millenium I know! Space Marines, being practical? INCONCEIVABLE!

(But seriously, make sure the Blood Angels insignia looks good and I can dig it.)

[Darren Richardson]

I think it looks quite striking myself, ....

Space Marines practicing the art of camouflage? I don't know what you're trying to pull here Meph, but this must not be the same 41st Millenium I know! Space Marines, being practical? INCONCEIVABLE!

You know they used to go all Camouflaged back in the days of Rogue Trader, I like to think that period RT was set in was the 32nd Millinnuim and somebody got excuted for a typo in the date

[Meph]

Hehehe, lol, indeed. Like some captain stumbled across an ancient chapter in the Index Asartes, and went 'By the Emprha, this is.... this is just.... woah... '

With this one I guess the desire to do something different with a space marine vehicle. And also to bring back some flavour of the Rogue Trader era when I first started painting. I was always intrigued by those outlandish camo schemes.

It makes sense for marines to use camouflage in exceptional situations. To ambush enemy heavy armour for example. Or have jump troops and light forces herd an enemy force into the jaws of the heavy guns. Even if it makes more than one chaplain or techmarine frown and lament.

I could have gone for more present day, 'realistic' camouflage schemes but I felt the need to stay with the current colour palette. And well, it can easily be explained a way as a world-specific camouflage. Alien landscape, or some combination of the planet's star and landscape. It can probably work as a night time camouflage as well

[Darren Richardson]

since we're talking about BA's I can just imagine Dante saying to on of his Captains

"you know what we need, we need some old school Camo on our tanks!"

I can just imagine the horror on that captains face, but who's gonna argue with the oldest non dread space marine huh?

[Meph]

Hehehe, and after the paintjob, Dante standing proudly grinning with his fists in his side.
'Now, about planning that ambush.'
'Planning that what, my Lord? You mean hide and wait for the enemy? That's so crazy it might actually work.'

[Meph]

I finally finished the Baal Predator. To be honest, I'm not overly happy with the weathering powders but it'll have to do. The fact of needing to seal them with varnish so they can be used for gaming and transport really messes with the look of them. Although it's not necessarily bad-looking, the look of weathering powders that are just fixated with turpentine or pigment fixer is a whole lot better. But practicality trumps looks this time.

[Darren Richardson]

She is a beauty!

Even so dirtied up like that, she's a beauty

[Meph]

Chaars, mate! Just for the kick of it, I made a high-res[URL="http://imgur.com/a/zN5nc"] imgur gallery[/URL].