exetus Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Not really. The brief is mesoamerican, but avoid excessive eagle / jaguar (ie Aztec / Incan) references. So the various glyphs reference stuff like that but I avoided overly feathered headdresses etc. There's still a few things in there to give it a sort of tribal feel, but most of the theme is imparted by the tan / red / teal colour combination and the interlocking dags pattern. Its the fact that it isnt too excessive while at the same time there is just enough for it to be recognized as mesoamerican which I have to give you props for. I tried to do that with my Minotaurs, giving them that ancient Hellenic look without being too overt about it. Creating balance in things like that is key with chapters that are based off of real world cultures, and you pulled it off . Well done mate I wanted him to step away from what most other people do when portraying Mesoamerican Chapters with Eagle and Jaguar warriors and try to delve a bit more into their customs that people don't pay as much attention to. That being said, the original Index Astartes I wrote kinda beat you over the head with superficial references and lots of changes for no reason. Once the marines are finished, I'll start rewriting a lot of it to make the changes as subtle as Winterdyne's awesome depiction of the Five Suns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 lost of llzardman bits and lots of greenstuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hermit Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I love this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctem Cultor Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 This is the best argument I've seen for you don't need alot to make something awesome. Consistst theme that never arrays from start to finish with perhaps my favourite Librarian conversion of all time. Great work. -Noctem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldier of Dorn Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Damn, this is impressive. I've seen this thread before, but I've never paid much close attention. I'll be keeping a much closer eye on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 So, 3d printing custom parts for conversions. It's handy. Much quicker, more accurate, more repeatably consistent than hand sculpting. Means that I can do stuff like this: http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_termi_pauldron_wip.jpg and end up with: http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_termi_pauldron_wip2.jpg Should make doing some of the work a lot easier. Now I need to figure out the shape of various other plates on the terminators for replacing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 Few more variant pauldrons, and the first spread of Storm Shields. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_termi_pauldron_wip4.jpg http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/5suns/5suns_stormshield_wip2.jpg Soon be moving on to some custom weapon pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother apocalyptic Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Those are wicked.... Wicked good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneTrueZon Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Love seeing more people sculpting their own bits! Do you have access to your own printer or using an outsource like Shapeways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 I have my own printer. Shapeways is hideously expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draakur Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Still such an amazing log, can't wait to see where this goes now that you've got a printer on board :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_hhh Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Wonderfull ! loving the theme , what are you using as trees on your bases , custom made or bought? keep up the great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 The trees are woodland scenics armatures with premade (woodland scenics) fine leaf foliage which basically just seafoam with fine sponge flock applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 WoW! seriously i'm not being sarcastic, but this jobs been going for a while but sooo worth it!! awesome work winterdyne, as usual... Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 WoW! seriously i'm not being sarcastic, but this jobs been going for a while but sooo worth it!! awesome work winterdyne, as usual... Mithril Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, this project is my (luckily only) bugbear. When it came in, I actually tried to outsource it to another painter who was working with me. That didn't go so well as he was setting up another business at the time, so I ended up with the models back (with some part assembly). As I'd a full schedule myself, I attempted to outsource again, and *that* went belly up, leaving me with a bit more work done, a chunk of payment out, but still with 95% of the work to go, and no free scheduled time. Thankfully the client is superbly understanding that I still need to make money to pay the bills and in exchange he's getting my best attention when it goes on there - stuff like the decal design, 3d printing (couldn't do that when I started!), conversion / sculpting / part design (there was some conversion budget but I'm going way beyond it) etc. Goes without saying too that my pricing now is a bit higher than when this job was quoted and contracted, so the clients also getting a bargain on the work rate. :-) But still, there's a way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Well Winterdyne, i guess that puts you in the True Gentleman category and an upstanding business owner with a stirling work ethic, that will be only end in being good karma for you in the future!! Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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