Circa: May 2004. All the years that I have been doing this, I believe I have only painted three dreadnoughts. That is quite strange since I really like Dreadnoughts. Not only that this is one of the very few miniatures that I have painted on commission. I essentially never paint on commission, nowadays, I would not even consider painting on commission unless it was an amount that could not refuse. I cannot justify the time that it takes and most people are not willing to pay me the amount that I would ask for anyways.
So this is basically, I think, the third Black Templar that I have ever painted. Did I tell you that I dislike painting black and white? Oh that's right I did, but I do like the iconography.
I also did this in the so-called NMM paint style. This was the old metal model, based on a plastic dread base.
I do think the stripes held break up all of that black. The red lenses really jump out.
Below is a close-up of the front. I do love painting crusader like crosses.
Amazing work as always, PC. I may have to delve a bit into 40K someday. Best, Dean
ReplyDeleteI remember him! Loved your templar army.
ReplyDeleteThose crosses are crisp and clean. I had to look twice that they were not decals.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys. I got pretty good at painting crosses for awhile.
ReplyDeleteButch I think you are thinking of different one, probably the blue one. I don't think I ever showed this black one to you in person.
I have pile of half started Templar in a couple of containers, maybe one day I will revisit that in paint, but probably not the 40k game.