r/BloodAngels

Making slow progress on my new army but I quite like the results from using Blood Angels contrast to shade over the bold pyrrole red basecoat. Initially I did want quite a bright red armour, but it looked much too cartoony so I wanted to darken it a bit. Did consider carroburg crimson but past experience had it pooling too much and resulting in the coffee staining, so tried the blood angels contrast instead. A small amount of staining still, but seems to result in a really nice, rich deep red that I'm fairly happy with. So finally done with the armour, just need to get started on everything else now. Anyone else use the contrast paint for shading rather than just the basecoat?

edit: first few pics is before and after shading.

Still haven't decided on a name, hence the blank pauldron scroll

So... i might have gone a little overboard in my collection... I basically have every primarus unit in max unit size...

Realistically, how long might I expect to paint this?

It's about 18500 pts

Edit forgot a zero

Only 5 models left til my 2k is finally finished 😮‍💨

I have a total of 120 40K era Space Marines and vehicles plus another 37 heresy era Marines.

encarmine spear instead of power sword?????

if I am correct the blood angels as a faction are heavily based on the Romans

so it wouldn’t betoo out of the question to have a bladeguard phalanx

**I’m new to the Table Top and I recently purchased all 12 Blood Angel Space Marine Heroes from Set 1 (2022). How should I go about utilizing them for the Table top? I’m guessing all 12 shouldn’t be in the same squad? Not sure if I’m just over thinking it because they’re “Heroes” and have their own names so idk if they’d all have their own squads or something.**

**Any help would be nice.**

Sharing my recently based and finished custom Blood Angels terminator chaplain "insert name"!

He's been an joy to paint up, and I've just recently finished his plinth / base, he's been made up of the belial model and some 3D printed bits. I know I've posted him a fair bit while he was in his WIP stage but I just couldn't resit sharing him!

Idk if this breaks some obscure rule, but he was painted up to a charity raffle up over at "the_apothecarion" on Instagram, in the aid of cancer research, so he's gonna belong to someone else, as sad as that is to say haha!

I'd highly recommend using the belial mini as a conversion base, it's amazing!

I know death company with jump packs is a murder blob at 10, especially with Lemartes or Astorath.

But, brothers of the blood, what has been your experience with normal DC marines (assault, not bolter). Should they be run in 10s? Invested with character and transport even? Or do 5 man squads with inferno pistol, hammer/fist, and eviscerator work well for trading, harassing, and screening? Or, in a world with Assault Intercessors and Scouts, do they have little use?