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:icongreyall:
Sorry for the lack of imagination for the title, but this is just so straightforward that I couldn't think of anything else.

So, assault Terminator and two marines. Good think I didn't give them too much heraldry, it ended up being a good practice in Astartes drawing.

I find it very difficult to make heavily armoured characters look smooth and whole - like Wayne Reynolds, Paul Dainton or Kopinsky manage. Plus, I still haven't settled for proportions as far as space marines go, but I think a more realistic, Dainton-esque style coupled with Adrian Smiths knack for heraldry and decoration is the best bet.

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:iconalions123:
I think you got the proportions spot on!
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:iconthevampiredio:
~thevampiredio Apr 17, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
very nice!!:D
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:icongreyall:
Thanks, mate =)
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:iconmisterscourge:
!MisterScourge Apr 14, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Seems Luna Wolves. XD
Or are they?
And how the heck did you draw those damage details man?
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:icongreyall:
It's pretty random, actually. Thanks =)
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:iconthelastchaoslord:
As i reread my first comment i realize i might be misunderstood. you have sized them all well. including the terminator. He is only about twice as big, which is as it should be.
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:icongreyall:
Well, they're not supposed to be standing on the same level, the point of this piece was to just take a "family photo". If I had inserted any scenery, I'd probably have made the Terminator to be standing on a rock or something. To me, regular marines should reach below a Terminator's head, but a good deal thinner.

As far as shoulders go, I like'em big. Blame WoW and orc shoulder size. I got addicted. Cheers.
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:iconthelastchaoslord:
All in all, as someone who has seen literally thousands of renditions of what a space marine should be sized at, This is a very good estimation in my mind. The terminator Armour is larger but not impossibly so as you've depicted above. The shoulder pads are not crazy large like in some pictures where they are as bit as their chest.

If i had to point out one thing it would be the bolt pistol shown in the right marine's hand. Its too small at least from the angle shown here. Though I admit it may just be the angle of it. A good estimation i find is that one should remember that the bolt pistol and a standard bolt gun actually fire the same ammunition. The only differences is barrel length (including the casing around said barrel and the forward grip that would normally be on a bolt gun.

Looking closer i notice that the bolt gun in the left marines hand is perhaps a tad too tall. I would shorten it by about a 1/4 or less. maybe 1/8th of its size now. But at the same time i still think it was done very well. Another note, though this one is rather unimportant, The slide and opening where spent casings, would come out. i would make it a little larger. maybe half again. I know the bigger it gets the more ridiculous it looks, but one should remember that the bolt rounds in an astartes Bolt gun are very large caliber. But again just a minor thing and one that most folks probably wouldn't notice.

All in all though? Great work. you've made a realistic looking set of space marines here and not many people are able to pull it off well. My applause. instant fav.
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:icongreyall:
Thank you, mate, valid points. Bolt guns are a bit of a pain, indeed. I like them big, so I think I'll keep the height, but the slide's size is a good point.
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