Thursday, 21 April 2016

Limited Edition Imperial Space Marine: Iron Warriors

Hi all. 

Last weekend I managed to obtain a few of the ltd ed Imperial Space Marine. I am a fan of most subtle design deviations to power armour as they all tell a different story, so when this early production MKVI was released, I had to get it. I always remembered the old Imperial Space Marine from all of the Rogue trader stuff I had, so it was rich in nostalgia value too!

So I have painted two now (you will see the Death Guard one next week). And managed to knock two up to completion in 6 hours. 

The gun is a great update to the original one. I am also a fan of the helmet as the optics are a nice deviation from the final mkVI. 

The Back pack design is also a cool touch which follows the old design very well. Anyone who has assembled this guy can testify to the detail (which is appreciated GW), and how all of the components have been arranged on the sprue so well that the mould shadows are pretty much non existent. 

The smallest Irob Warrior transfer sits nice and snug. 



Here he is in a Legion squad. 

Painting guide. 
Undercoat black. 

I painted him this time (didn't airbrush). I used a 50:50 Iron breaker and Leadbelcher for base coat. 

Followed by a zenithal drybrush of Runefang steel. 

I then purity sealed it. 

I then used AK interactive streaking paints and white spirits to create dirt streaks (note: if you have an iPhone there is an AK Interactive app now which is really good!)



Then I painted the details. 

Then I washed with 50:50 agrax Earthshade and Nuln oil. 

I then used FW Clear to smooth the circle where the transfer would be applied to. Waited to dry then using micro Sol and micro set I added the transfer and went to town smoothing it out. 

Chipping was done with 50:50 Leadbelcher and Iron breaker, with a sponge or thin brush. 

Purity Seal again to remove glossiness behind transfer. 

Then the eyes sockets (previously washed with Nuln oil and Agrax) were painted with Blood for the blood God to give a realistic gloss and shadowed look (from the wash over steel). 


Anyway. Great fun as always. 

What do you think of the rules? How easy would it be to port into 30k?

Drake Seta
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30 comments:

  1. Col. Hertford21 April 2016 at 12:49

    Looking good Drake. You have three more? I know one will be for the DG, and one fore you beloved by all SW. Who's the last for?

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    1. Drake Seta21 April 2016 at 15:19

      Hi Col. It be for the VIII Legion! My favourite set of evil guys!

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    2. Col. Hertford21 April 2016 at 21:52

      wow, I'm looking forward to you covering these guys! And King fluffs already spooling us!

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  2. greggles21 April 2016 at 13:37

    Looks lovely Drake! Great job!

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    1. Drake Seta21 April 2016 at 23:07

      Thanks Greg. Welcome back. Been a while. You working on any projects at the mo?

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    2. greggles21 April 2016 at 23:10

      Getting back into the hobby groove again. Last big push was adepticon. Got inspired, starting some EC's, which I found an awesome guide on this blog :)

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    3. Drake Seta22 April 2016 at 07:09

      That's cool Greg! The Eidolon purple from FW pretty much nails the colour too. I'd consider that clear as a possible airbrush alternative to go over silver. Good luck.

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    4. greggles22 April 2016 at 11:44

      It' a bit hard for me to get Eidolon purple, so I'm going to experiment to see which tone i can get closest too!

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  3. Anonymous21 April 2016 at 15:48

    Never thought of using this as an Iron Warrior but looks fab.

    Thanks for the info on the AK App. It's great and I didn't know it existed.

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    1. Drake Seta21 April 2016 at 23:09

      Live to share Dante. . . There is a reason why I did it in Iron Warrior colours first :) if you read Extermination in the Raven Guard section it apparently states that the Iron Warriors began field testing proto MKVI first, but didn't like it. So then the Raven Guard were given it to test after. . . Lemme see if I can quote it and page no.

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  4. The GunGrave21 April 2016 at 15:53

    He's a beauty alright!

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  5. Unknown21 April 2016 at 16:48

    Looks fantastic, my iron warriors are looking a little too clean in comparison, might pickup some of that weathering stuff, so thanks for the tip!
    As for the rules, just replace chapter tactics with the legion astartes rule. Pretty effective, and then every legion can use it! :)

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  6. Zab21 April 2016 at 19:20

    great job. I'll be doing mine 1st legion style.

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    1. Drake Seta21 April 2016 at 23:10

      That makes a lot of sense tech-wise. Good on you.

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  7. Siph_Horridus21 April 2016 at 20:26

    Fantastic Drake, it can be challenging doing metallics, you've done a great job. Great tip using blood for blood God only the eyes.

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    1. Drake Seta21 April 2016 at 23:12

      Cheers Siph. I find it a bit ball aching to do all of the highlights and the dots, so simple is better :)

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  8. Col. Hertford21 April 2016 at 21:49

    Hey guys I just got this email from GW about my Ltd Ed SM

    We are contacting you today to apologise for a delay to your order for The Imperial Space Marine.

    Don’t worry though, to make sure you receive the product as soon as possible we are casting up more models to fulfil your order.

    In the meantime we are sending the rest of your items immediately and they will arrive in the usual time. Your despatch email will include the delayed items, please note these items will be sent separately by Friday 20th May. You will receive a second despatch email to let you know the items are on the way.


    Thank you for your patience

    Games Workshop Customer Service

    Looks like they were even more popular that we though!

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    1. Unknown21 April 2016 at 23:04

      Lol, another one arrived for me today. Still can't believe they were able to ran out of stock at saturday. Should have said all orders after the main stock was "gone" are going to be delayed instead ...

      PS: I love him Drake, but you already know that :)

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    2. Unknown22 April 2016 at 08:54

      If they are making more why not make it available on the website.....

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    3. Col. Hertford22 April 2016 at 09:00

      They obviously oversold in error. Mines a preorder of the knight game, so I guess was bottom of the picking pile.

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  9. Unknown22 April 2016 at 00:14

    Looks good mate!

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  10. Unknown22 April 2016 at 01:51

    Oh man! This looks great! Can't wait to see the next Imperial Space Marine.

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    1. Drake Seta22 April 2016 at 07:14

      Cheers Josha. It is ready to be posted next week. Pretty happy with how the Death Guard one turned out.

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  11. GodHammer622 April 2016 at 05:06

    I'm working on one right now that I plan to use as a Knight-Errant. I'm hoping to eventually build up a small force of Knight-Errant's, say 5 along with Tylos Rubio and Garro, and run them against anyone who'd be willing to try it out (With some minor modifications to their Oath of Moment). Shame they made regular Knights-Errant HQ and not Elites, but I guess that was to balance out the VP farming abilities.

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  12. Unknown31 October 2016 at 07:29

    Why do u purity seal it before u put the wash over it?

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