First of all a massive thank you to all of you for your comments!

For all those that like the dirty weathered look of the army the inspiration was from this fantastic piece by kingmong.



[url]http://kingmong.deviantart.com/art/THE-EMPEROR-S-FINEST-98944998[/url]


Quote Originally Posted by trjames View Post
I think they're wonderful. Would you be willing to give away your painting technique? I'd love more information on both the yellow color, and the weathering.

Best,
Tom
Sure thing Tom.

To get to where the army is at the moment I did the following;

Undercoat with a Chaos Black spray.
Apply two watered down coats of Iyanden Darksun
Mix up a Black and Scorched Brown wash. Apply the wash to small areas and then with a clean brush take away some of the wash to create the streaked effect.

However this is just the first part. The plan is to bring the army upto this standard, paint all the details and then really set about tackling the yellow.

Quote Originally Posted by zanzibarthefirst View Post
my i ask how pre-heresy IMperial Fists ia any different to post heresy?
They don't differ much, unlike some of the other legions who have a wildly different colour scheme.

If you look closely at tactical squads you will notice alot of the old armour Mk's. You will also find a few Templar cross's and there are no Imperial Eagles until I come to the jetbikes.

The vehicles arn't really Pre Heresy at the moment but I am working on changing that shortly.

What you see here is just the first 1000 points later I will be adding,

Fellsword.
landspeeders.
Jet Bikes.
Sabre Tank Hunter.
Storm Tank.
Terminators.
Primarch Honour Guard.

So expect it to look alot more "Pre heresy" by the end.

Quote Originally Posted by Consadine View Post
I do like what I see. Especially the yellow on the chaplain.

Is it possible to get a closeup of the unpainted Dorm/Whatshisname figure in the center of the first picture? My interest is piqued!
Quote Originally Posted by Kieranator K82 View Post
Hear hear! I like the look of that guy, based on the Captain Sicarius body but converted in such a way it doesn't seem so.

KUDOS TO YOU SIR!
Here is the closeups of my converted Sicarius model for your viewing pleasure.



He is the Legion Champion, the first member of my Primarch Honour Guard Squad. I just have to make the others look as nice as him!

Thanks again.