Just a quick update with a few pics… Enjoy

Hey there, just a quick post on some progress on 4 Rhinos and a Landraider I’m painting for my Iron Hands. So, the pics
This one is of the mask that I made for the top doors for the Rhino… it is to display the tactical squad markings. I first made a template out of plasticard, then used it to cut out four arrows. I then fixed these to the top of the doors, and airbrushed white on.

what it looked like finished…

I then did a bit of modulation with a light grey on the hull, and applied the decals. That milky discolouration you can see is just the clear coat that I put over the decal to bond it to the mini better. Once the mini is complete it helps make the decal look like a stencil.
This is the link for my Iron Hands painting diary. This was my second diary, and my aim for this army was to create a Space Marine force that is capable of total drop pod deployment. This was a bit of an experiment for me because I often see Space Marine armies built along “conventional” lines. ie, mechanised. However you very rarely see a Marine army depicted for wargaming in the way that Marines most often fight, and are set up to fight. That is drop pod deployment.
As I have an interest in Infantry intense armies, this one has 4 tactical squads in it, supported by 4 Dreadnoughts, all in drop pods. For the Dreadnoughts, I chose to use the Forge World Dreadnought drop pod mini. This was before I know the rules for it, I just didnt want to have my Dreadnoughts deploying in the standard infantry pod. I’m glad I selected the FW models, because the rules for them are fantastic too!
Again, this army has now grown, and has several more Dreadnoughts, Terminators and more infantry added. I am currently adding some Rhinos and Landraiders for Transport so they can be a bit more “Conventional”…