My new Age of Darkness project continues this week with the second member of my Imperial Fists Heavy Support autocannon squad.

Painting & Modelling

The LED effects in the helmet and the autocannon muzzle are achieved using the techniques outlined in my LED Muzzle Flare tutorial. There was a slight alteration; instead of the yellow 0805 SMD used for the muzzle flare in the tutorial, I used a larger TruOpto OSHR7331A-KL 1.8mm Yellow LED and a 20 ohm resistor. I chose this LED to make the autocannon muzzle flare larger and more impressive than a bolter muzzle flare, which is what the tutorial is focused on. Otherwise, all the methods used are the same.

This miniature was painted using the recipes described in my post last week. While I do want to keep the markings and insignia fairly uniform in this army – they are disciplined Imperial Fists after all – I also want to include a small amount of quirks and customisations to their armour to give the impression they’ve been on campaign for a long time. This miniature was created to give a baseline as the ‘stock’ member of the squad, but you will see some additional customisation creeping in for the next three marines.

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