Rogue Trader Era Ultramarine attempt...

[Ugly74]

Long time lurker, first time pic poster....

Over the years Ive been collecting Rogue Trader Era figures. Due to moving around a bit and having stuff all space they've been religated to a box in the shed. Well.. after many a year I finally have permission from " 'er indoors" to have a hobby room (Yay!)..

A while ago I picked up a squad of metals already painted up. I've been trying to pad them out a little with some plastic beakies without having to completely repaint everything... so heres the first one...
http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z360/ugly74/2011-08-03205744.jpg
I apologize for the pic quality... using a phone cam in cr*p lighting..
http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z360/ugly74/2011-08-03205852.jpg
Heres a view from another angle...
http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z360/ugly74/2011-08-03205812.jpg
"My ... what Big Hair you have.... Sir"
Heres a group shot for comparison... I think I got it pretty close.. could still do with a little more of a lighter blue but I think its cos I ran out of white primer and had to use dark blue instead...

Lemme know what you guys/gals think...

[DrLove42]

PIece of advice for photos. Put a piece of white paper behind the model you're photographing, it'll stop the camera focusing on the background. Also see if your camera has a macro mode

[Meph]

Cudo's on the retro-marines! :D

[Grailkeeper]

With that dark blue,and the lack of iconography they currently look more like Crimson fists. Whish isn't a bad thing- Crimson Fists are on the cover of rogue trader after all.

[dwez]

I think I've got both the figures on either end, 80's big-hair rock fan boy and the standing to attention beaky.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dZ-GLhcvuoQ/TNVW_cNDFII/AAAAAAAAAMc/tQuuab-g5yw/s1600/P1030337-1.JPG

[Ugly74]

DrLove42: Thanks for the tip ... shoulda read the post on posting pics before I took them huh...
Meph: :) cheers
Grailkeeper: Now that you mention it they do look "Fisty" ... was thinking of painting the right shoulder pad quartered black & blue (for 5th Company) with squad markings in white over the top of it with the Ultramarines logo on the left shin.

[Denzark]

Any second now someone will post complaining about the scale. Ignore them. This is the mark of a veteran, and we all know how much these bad boys go for on ebay...

Nice minis.