Ullr Direfang Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Yea, I know it isn't in the sister style, but I like it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenhunter Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Thanks! i think is a nice change from the short haired Celestine we all know and love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptus-Alaska Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 wow, this was a really nice trip down memory lane! I really miss my "Order of the Argent Shroud" army. I would totally walk away from Marines for a while if the re-did the dex and put out some awesome new plasticrack! and I am an old-school gamer, I cut my teeth converting metal minis! hmmmm, maybe? no prime, stay away from ebay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm coming back to my Sisters after my gaming group took a break for the duration of 6th edition. So far the girls are doing great, having chased off an Ulthwé Farseer and his Eldar warband, defended a relic from the army of a greedy Mechanicus Forge World, and burned a Tyranid assault swarm into ash so fine it'll be settling out of the atmosphere for years. Like many of you, I'm a little tired of looking at the same metal miniatures after so long. The pewter Sisters minis really aren't bad, but they are almost uniformly static. So, after a long time of messing around with kitbashing, casting, and sculpting, I've got something I'm pretty happy with. I'd like to share it with you and ask you what works, what doesn't, and what could be added. Of course, I was a douche and didn't take any WIP pictures, so everything below is finished product only. Here is a summary of what went into these girls: Dark Eldar arms and legs (Duh, has anyone not considered using these for their plastic Sisters yet?) A plastic resin cast of St Celestine's torso. This has the dual advantages of being one of the best looking Sisters armors out there, and being easy to remove from the original miniature, as there are no pewter weapons welded to it. Third-party female heads. Lots of manufacturers sell head sprues. Do a google search and find some that you like. Sculpted skirts. These are tissue paper and white glue. They look pretty good for tissue paper and white glue. Assorted 40K weapons. Beg, borrow, or steal these from your gaming group. A decent amount of cutting, shaving, and putty goes into making the parts work together, since Dark Eldar lack the awesome shoulderpads of the Sisterhood. http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/Miniatures/IMG_0172_zpsbf87da7a.jpg http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/Miniatures/IMG_0173_zps76fad575.jpg http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/Miniatures/IMG_0174_zps7a41024a.jpg http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/Miniatures/IMG_0175_zpsd8bc5b3b.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NebuchandnezzarCD Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm loving this thread, all of your paint schemes and conversions look amazing. I'm currently in the process of starting up a sister army and I finished the test model a few days ago, I was going for the Order of the Bloody Rose but I decided against the white lining on the robes. http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd419/NebuchandnezzarCD/Order%20of%20the%20Bloody%20Rose/IMG_2224.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullr Direfang Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'm coming back to my Sisters after my gaming group took a break for the duration of 6th edition. So far the girls are doing great, having chased off an Ulthwé Farseer and his Eldar warband, defended a relic from the army of a greedy Mechanicus Forge World, and burned a Tyranid assault swarm into ash so fine it'll be settling out of the atmosphere for years. Like many of you, I'm a little tired of looking at the same metal miniatures after so long. The pewter Sisters minis really aren't bad, but they are almost uniformly static. So, after a long time of messing around with kitbashing, casting, and sculpting, I've got something I'm pretty happy with. I'd like to share it with you and ask you what works, what doesn't, and what could be added. Of course, I was a douche and didn't take any WIP pictures, so everything below is finished product only. Here is a summary of what went into these girls: Dark Eldar arms and legs (Duh, has anyone not considered using these for their plastic Sisters yet?) A plastic resin cast of St Celestine's torso. This has the dual advantages of being one of the best looking Sisters armors out there, and being easy to remove from the original miniature, as there are no pewter weapons welded to it. Third-party female heads. Lots of manufacturers sell head sprues. Do a google search and find some that you like. Sculpted skirts. These are tissue paper and white glue. They look pretty good for tissue paper and white glue. Assorted 40K weapons. Beg, borrow, or steal these from your gaming group. A decent amount of cutting, shaving, and putty goes into making the parts work together, since Dark Eldar lack the awesome shoulderpads of the Sisterhood. http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/Miniatures/IMG_0172_zpsbf87da7a.jpg http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/Miniatures/IMG_0173_zps76fad575.jpg http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/Miniatures/IMG_0174_zps7a41024a.jpg http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/Miniatures/IMG_0175_zpsd8bc5b3b.jpg I do have to say that these are some nice models.... if I only had the patients for the hobby side of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrat Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Oh snap and Emperor damn me... I just realised I had some extra disposable money, and decided it was finally time to get a small sisters detachment... So I just ordered around 200€ worth of sisters. I'll have to start posting pics here once I actually get to painting them. But one thing I wanted to share. I noticed that the WHFB Bretonnian Damsel with Staff is a perfect model for making a Sister Famulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taikishi Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 This is one of the schemes I'm considering for my own Sisters - this particular one the idea that their armor is designed to make them look like living flame or made of molten lava. Not sure what I'd do with their weapons just yet, though. Thoughts? Ideas to improve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Welcome to the very exclusive club that is the Faithful, Blackrat! Whatdidyoubuy? I'd suggest making the orange a bit more vibrant and the yellow more orangey... probably a deeper red as well. I say 'I', but I have no clue so I asked my more artistic girlfriends. ^^; I'd make the weaponry black, personally - you need a contrast colour that won't ruin the effect, and you get rocks in magma sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrat Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thanks for the welcome. I got mainly Seraphims and Retributors but also a few others just for their coolness. And the Damsel with Staff. I like converting and painting models even if I can't use them in game. The sister famulous is for representing a character in a Dark Heresy game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taikishi Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 According to Wikipedia and several on-line color wheels, that is the digital color for lava. I agree that I think it's a little too bright, though. I think the dark lava trim and the white background make it look that way, though. Here is another image with a darker shade of red. The eagle and the fleur are intentionally different colors to get feedback - go with the orange-yellow fleur or the yellow-orange aguila? Also, welcome, Blackrat. Seraphim and Rets are a good start :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonny Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I like that suggestion, taikishi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplain belisarius Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Nice plastic sisters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I'm still not 100% on the lack of robes myself but the dark eldar parts for the most part match up well to the sisters scale. Makes me wonder about doing the odd scratch built canoness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Yeah, they're an eternal work in progress. More robes would be a nice touch, and likely the next thing to work on. In the meantime, here's an Exorcist kitbashed out of a Manticore missile launcher. http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b595/curtdecaro/photo_zpsfee4d936.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 If its going to be shooting D6 of them I'm staying inside where its safe. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I like to think of them as MIRV-like; each big missile splits into a d6 little guys on approach to the target :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Best Exorcist kitbash I've ever seen. And I've seen a Scorpius Exorcist. The painting is pretty good too, especially since it's white. Because I'm a comments woman of little virtue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 The hospitaller looks pretty grimy. Not bad, especially if you've got a 'grim realism' scheme going for your army. She wouldn't fit in with my girls, who spit shine their armor between firefights. That's certainly not a strike against her though :P. I'd like to see her in the rest of her unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Ah, she's the only Sister I own, so you'll have to wait until plastics to see the rest of her unit. They'd be Our Martyred Lady if I had some though. Thanks for the comment and compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Very nice Hospitalier One of my favourite model sculpts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Heh. Proves that you don't need highlights to look good. I love that sculpt as well. I'm not sure a plastic version would actually do it justice. The plastic Grey Knights don't have the same charm as the metals, for example, at least to me. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxlight713 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Well I finally finished my Saint after it had been at 80% for about 3 years Celestine the liviing saint - The Order of the Argent Rose http://i.imgur.com/Za61llI.jpg?1 at first i had the cloak in white but then painted it to green http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/12/31/674542_md-SoB%20Saint.JPG Here's a Cannoness I've had for a while. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/31/228887_md-Sisters%20Of%20Battle.JPG http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/31/228880_md-Sisters%20Of%20Battle.JPG http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/31/228883_md-Sisters%20Of%20Battle.JPG http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/31/228881_md-Sisters%20Of%20Battle.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 What's with the Maned Wolves? I have to admit I don't much like that shade of green for Sisters, but it's your choice. ^^; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxlight713 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 What's with the Maned Wolves? I have to admit I don't much like that shade of green for Sisters, but it's your choice. ^^; At the time when I was taking the pictures I was also working on my Space Wolf army of which has a Fox theme instead of a wolf theme and I had finished the wolves and cannoness around the same time. As for the green it was a toss up between Dark Angles Green or a Blood Red color for the robes on grey armor with white shoulders and helm crest. Ended up going with green because it's not something i've seen on SoB before and I just have a preference to green. It was just diffrent from the usual red, black, white that is normally seen on SoB. Though I should still try it with red robes as I have some SoB coming in from ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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