Dark Angels armies on parade WIP

Hi. Ive been posting WIP on facebook for a while of my armies on parade board so thought its about time i did a blog on it. So here it is...

I originally  started doing an Armies on parade board about 3 yrs ago but moving house, getting married and day to day life got in the way.

Finally got around to finishing it but i wasnt happy with my original attempt so i ripped it all out ready to start again.

The first board was a 2'x2' sheet of mdf with a border of 1" high decorative moulding

This was cut at to form a basic frame. All in all it was pretty sturdy. Inside was filled with polystyrene  ceiling tiles. The rest of the display  was built up from there. I ripped all the display part leaving just the from filled with ceiling tiles.

My original board was a Dark Angel theme in search for the Fallen titled 'The Hunt'.

A few simple sketches  came up with this.

Then a simple mock up using more ceiling tiles

I decided to have 3 levels. Level 1 is a tiled floor with a marble effect DA symbol. Level 2 is a stone floor with a set of stairs, space marine statue and a rail around and level 3 is a ruined cathedral complete with stained glass window and broken aquilla.

I started with the first level. I layed down a tough thin layer of plaster of paris to the base to give it some texture under the broken tiles. I then decided to make the tiled floor. Using a sheet of 1mm thick card from a hobby store i drew out the complete design.  This was a bit fiddly to get the shape and angles of the DA symbol but once i was happy i cut out the symbol leaving the rest of the floor intact  and to make it easier to paint.

I knew i wanted this centre piece to be marble effect so after lots of research on google and looking at fellow painters work i was happy with how i wanted it to look. A white winged sword on a green background.

I then masked off the background and concentrated on the sword.

More to come soon .....