WIP Space Marine Tactical Squad

As mentioned in my previous post the paints for my Assault on Black Reach has finally arrived so its time to get cracking on my Ultramarines! First up is the 10 man (inc. one Sergeant) tactical squad...

Following the advice of the very talented Ron Ronsaikowski (FromTheWarp - really, check it out) I've decided to start painting inside out. This means that small recessed details (in this case eyes and flex-joints) are painted first.. This enables easy clean-up if mistakes are made... Below is half the squad with these details painted...

 

Next step is painting the base colour of the armour, a few thin layers of Macragge Blue, which creates a nice smooth surface...

Once all the dudes are painted its time to drybrush the bases and the continue to work on the details while also painting the guns...

The Hounds are done!

After layers and layers of dry-brushing of both fur, bases and horns I could finally last night glue static grass on my hounds and call it done... Compared to my previous group of Chaos Warriors it's quite different to paint animals, but I really enjoyed it as it has really allowed me to play with dry-brushing and more "organic" miniatures... 

All in all I'm quite happy with the result, and as the painting goods are clearly with me my paints for my Space Marines (and Orcs) arrived yesterday, so expect an update on my next project fairly soon :D