A long while back I painted a space marine captain from the Assault on Black Reach set. It was one of my early attempts to adapt an 'Eavy Metal painting guide and (at the time) I was pretty happy with the results (despite painting the ultramarine symbol upside down!). Then, not too long ago, I was rummaging around looking for a model to paint - I was in the mood to try putting a little effort into a paintjob, but not too much, and I found a second Assault on Black Reach Captain! It was one I'd traded for a while back - originally caked in thick paint I'd stripped it back as best I could and then forgot about it. So I decided to give him some love and see if my rescue attempt was worth it.
Here's the result:
I'm really pleased with the improvement over the old model - here's a side-by-side comparison:
I had a lot of fun painting him - it was especially nice to be able to aim for improvements without worrying about getting him perfect. I'm particularly pleased with how the paintjob (and the new base size) make him look larger and give him more presence than the older version.
Anyway, this was just a bit of fun to ease me into some more serious painting. I'm hoping to get a few more characters up here soon.
Until then, happy painting!
