Cvife Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hi everyone! Here's an interesting failure of logic for you all, I recently sold a fairly large pre heresy death guard army.... So I would have the money to buy a pre heresy death guard army! The difference being that this new army would be all forge world, or otherwise very heavily converted. I am doing this army for fun, there is no real plan for it except stick to the fluff as best I can (so lots of foot marines without transports!) and make it look nice. It will not be intentionally beardy in any way, It is also being worked on concurrently with my friends sons of horus for an upcoming doubles tournament in Brighton. So lets start with the first thing, A captain, I intend to use the rules for Pedro Kantor for him since he seems to have appropriate bonuses and stats, Here's the model I've made for him: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1034.jpg Next up is the first tactical squad, these all use the forgeworld mk3 (Iron Armour) models, as will all tactical marines, this squad isn't complete yet, they still need the legion's symbol and squad markings as well as finishing the basing: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1038.jpg Here they are in a more finished state: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1075.jpg The only thing I kept from the old version of the army in the predator, I am quite proud of this model, it is based on the current Rhino chassis but with the parts of an old metal predator to make it look more retro: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1032.jpg Finally here's a group shot of the whole army so far: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1041.jpg I've just made a large order to forgeworld for amongst other things, a Contemptor Dreadnought which should tine sometime soon. so, the question everyone who posts on here is thinking, What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I definitely like them! I have always loved Pre-Heresy stuff and you and your friend are doing an awesome job. Cannot wait to see more from both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_giles Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Looks more like pre-Istvaan; IIRC the Death Guard didn't become plague marines until sometime between then and the battle of Terra. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Guard Trooper Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Very nice, have any pics of your old army as well? Ive started about 80 troops for mine but ive had to put a hold of em for now, maybe this will motivate me to get mine going again. Keep em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natanael Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 So, you're the Death Guard friend. ^_^ Great job so far. I like that you're gonna have all your tacticals in Mk III. really suits the DG. I'd suggest Mk II as commanders and Mk IV as any vets. - Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batu Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 cool stuff ! Yeah man stick to the fluff :D The predator is fantastic, really cool conversion. ( But keep in mind that FW will probably create a retro predator B) , but I hope you dont will sell yours, as your old army) Whats next ? Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo_ishivar_kain Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Awesome models :P Good work.. Is the Predator turret a Lemman Russ one? I'll steal the idea for my pre-Heresy Luna Wolves :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_giles Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Awesome models :P Good work.. Is the Predator turret a Lemman Russ one? I'll steal the idea for my pre-Heresy Luna Wolves :) Nope, that's the vintage metal autocannon turret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo_ishivar_kain Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Awesome models ;) Good work.. Is the Predator turret a Lemman Russ one? I'll steal the idea for my pre-Heresy Luna Wolves ;) Nope, that's the vintage metal autocannon turret. What a pity :( However I think the Lemman Russ one will be suitable, won't it? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cvife Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Small update. And when I say small, I mean I have had a Primarch sized distraction while I wait for the useless royal mail to deliver my forgeworld stuff. So I present the first photo of my WIP model of Mortarion, Primarch of the Death Guard, Sorry for the slightly poor photo, My camera's battery ran out before I had a chance to take more photos. Oh well, at least it shows I'm still working on this project. The base model is the finecast sauron, It's still very WIP, but what do you all think? http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1076.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Hells yes!!!! Me likey!! Are you working off the Heresy artbook pictures or the velard mini? esentually the same thing I guess.. Cheers, Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natanael Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Looks good. Keep going, kinda hard to say anything yet. The GS couls use some smoohting to get harder edges, IMO. - Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Looking really good :devil: Sauron is a fairly huge mini though... Keep it up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cvife Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 well, I've given my camera some time to charge up, and done some modifications and improvements to mortarion: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1080.jpg I've re-positioned his scythe to make him look less static. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1081.jpg I've also made some improvements to his scythe, adding the small generator from a power sword and some cabling to make it look much more 40k! http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1082.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1083.jpg As I already mentioned, and I expect is obvious, my greenstuff skills are not that great, so I'm trying the minimize the amount of greenstuff used while still keeping the model looking striking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny sam Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 good job on that Mortarion! you should do some fold on the hood, you could inspire yourself from the dark angel hooded head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araziel Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I think that's a great way to build Mortarion, and I hope you don't mind - but you can consider it stolen for my Death Guard! I'm going to be watching this thread very closely ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natanael Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Oh, looking good. Were is Lantern, his pistol? :D I like the trinkets you put on him, and the scythe looks great. A lot more 40k now. How large is he compared to a standard marine? Can we get a pic? - Natanael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo_ishivar_kain Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Great work on Mortarion brother..but the Menreaper is too "rusty" I think :rolleyes: I mean, if you want to represent Mortarion during the Crusade, or just before the HH (IMHO) you should have used a "more-elegant-Scythe" especially the handle..I repeat, IMHO keep it up brother!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Masariel Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 is it a finecast sauron? ..that's brilliant man! ..same like nightbringer for sanguinius.. I need to find something suitable for the crimson king.. :\ IMHO it needs bibber shins+boots tho.. keep us updated.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cvife Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Oh, looking good. Were is Lantern, his pistol? :lol: I like the trinkets you put on him, and the scythe looks great. A lot more 40k now. How large is he compared to a standard marine? Can we get a pic? - Natanael Like I mentioned earlier my modeling skills aren't great and combined with the fact that there is little to no reference material for what the lantern looks like I decided to do the lazy thing and pretend it's holstered somewhere under all those robes! Also I will get a group shot next time I'm doing photos so you can see a size comparison then. well, my large forgeworld order finally turned up yesterday, heres the standard photo of the whole lot: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1084.jpg That includes: -Contemptor Dreadnought body. -Contemptor Dreadnought Lascannon (still waiting on the powerfist!). -10 Mk3 marines (for another tactical squad). -10 mk2 marines (for a devastator squad). -heavy weapons. -phobos pattern bolters. It was quite amusing the other day when I explained what I was planning to bring to the upcoming doubles tournament to the organizer (my armies tend to be fairly competitive) his face was a picture when I said I wanted to use tactical squads with no transports and a devastator squad with one of each heavy weapon! But in my experience people who play tournaments for fun (especially something as social as a doubles tournament) seem to enjoy the event more, even if they don't win anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master of fact Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Love it. I am a big fan of deathguard. Can you list the stuff used for mortarion, especialy the body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo_ishivar_kain Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 It is Sauron's Finecast Body.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Melice Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I really like how you did Mortarion. a couple of suggestions though. firs off there should be a gorget on his armor. There is a picture of him where you can see it clearly. And dont worry about GS, just keep at it. there are a lot of tutorials on the web where you can pick up how to work with it. Take your time with Mortarion, and he should turn out to be a gorgeous model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cvife Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Thanks for the comments on Mortarion everyone, I'm pretty happy with him ant the moment, but he could do with more work, either way, he's taken a back seat at the moment because I feel it's better to have a substantial army for him to lead first! In other news, my normal death guard won the games workshop Brighton armies on parade today which I'm pretty pleased about! shame there where only two entrants... anyway... time for another update: well, as I stated in my last post, my long awaited forge world order has finally arrived, so heres some of the stuff I've been working on: firstly, heres the important half of the devastator squad I.E, the big guns and the sergeant, sorry about the terrible photo, I'll post a better one soon!: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1090.jpg secondly, heres a picture of the whole unit: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1089.jpg Finally, here's the contemptor dreadnought, he's missing his close combat weapon in this photo, but I promise that the next photo will be of him fully assembled!: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/cvife/DSCN1091.jpg Coming up next, painted photos (by next I mean tomorrow!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araziel Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I'm liking the new FW Dread. I've been thinking myself of Nurgling one up with a little green stuff work. Either way - I'm really liking you're new units. Looking forward to seeing more! Araziel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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