Dosjetka Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Right, well my recent lack of posts has to do with me being quite busy with school and real life in general. However, I've been building up my pile of bitz over the past few months too and have now launched myself into a new project. I'm aiming for heavily converted models with bitz all across the current Space Marine kits, all painted to a reasonable level (Tabletop+). The starting point of the project comes from MagicMan's Marines Errant, though I've decided to go with metallic blue armour instead of the opaque blue he's gone with. As with many of the board's Frater, I take inspiration from the B&C's greatest hobbyists (nurgling6688, 1000heathens, DarthPotato and Blindhamster, to name a few) so many thanks to them. Usually, I never finish these projects of mine, but hopefully this one will be different. How, you ask? Well, I've already built and undercoated eight members from the first Tactical Squad... But first, obligatory picture of my messy work desk: And now, pictures of the models themselves! (names, fluff and paintjobs will come in time) Boltgun dude #1 Rocket launcher dude Sergeant dude Boltgun dude #2 Boltgun-and-knife dude Plasma gun dude (without the plasma gun or backpack) Boltgun dude #3 (backside shot which shows off the belt-attached helmet, something which all of the helmetless models have, though I didn't want to bore y'all with extra backside shots of unpainted models) Boltgun dude #4 (which is also the test model for the paint scheme; not yet finished but very close to final result) And black-and-white demi-squad posing shot As of now (17:25 GMT+1, 22nd February 2014), all of the models are basecoated and ready to have their first coat of metallic paint applied to them. I'll be doing that over the next couple of weeks, between traveling and school work, though I'll probably post and update sooner than that. Anyway, thanks for looking and I hope that you like what you see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Your Errant looks good like all of the painted figs I have seen of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstra Sumus Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Been wondering where you've been hiding brother! I like the look of the Sergeant, suitably stern but not over flashy (unlike some of mine :P). I look forward to seeing how you get on with this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batu Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I like everything so far ;) I hope you will finish the whole squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Very nice and stoic! I especially like the way you've done the blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 It's nice to see you posting wip pics again Ludovic. I like the metallic blue you've chosen for the armor and the mix of bits so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Lovely Marine Errant I was wondering if you had changed your army again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Lovely kit bashes there, very nice start on the painting, looking forward to seeing progreas on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trysanna Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I'm loving the poses you've done for these guys. They all feel very unique, keep it up! The test scheme looks pretty good too. I can't wait to see it finished. -Tarvik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Heinrich Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I like the test mini, looking forward to more paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 That's a very clean and crisp paint job fella. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Nice, I really like Marines Errant so Im going to enjoy this. +1 follower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 dss7: Thanks for the compliment! I'm glad that my efforts show on the models :) Brother Tyrax: I was hiding in your closet, where else? :P Anyway, thanks for the kind words! And I'm glad that the Sarge doesn't look too flashy, as I'm not too keen on that and tried to shy away from it. batu: Git :lol: I hope so too! hushrong: Thanks mate, glad you like 'em :) mikhail: It's been a while, my friend. Hopefully I won't have to leave for so long next time. Thanks for the kind words :) Aquilanus: Touché :sweat: Blindhamster: Thanks mate, means a bucketful coming from someone like you! Tarvik: Cheers mate, always glad to please :) I'm looking forward to seeing more of your Carcharodons myself! Heinrich: Thanks, more paint shall be on the menu in about a week's time! Turns out I stayed with the Badab War idea, just swapped sides a bit ;) DF: Cheers mate! Anaziel: Huzzah! I'm not the only fan of them out there after all :P Thanks for the follow! * * * * * * * * * * * * * Now, onto something a little bit special and a little bit out of the ordinary: Lhorke Farchaval, the Crow-man, Armsmaster aboard the 'Blade of Skent' This chap practically built himself in the space of a few hours. The parts just came together (with a healthy dose of trial and error) and I'm really happy with the end result. He's the first of (hopefully) many non-Astartes models that I'll be building as part of this project. Since the Marines Errant are intricately linked with the Rogue Trader House Ecale, I figured that giving them some presence in the form of models rather than just words was a rather good idea. I hope that you'll all agree anyway ;) Right, that's it for today. Thanks again for all of the kind words and see you again in about a week's time (if not before)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 hah, that guy is pretty awesome! will you be using the rogue traders as counts as guard or inquisition? Can't wait to see more. rogue traders have SO much potential... hope to see a trench coat with pirate shoulders and a cutlass at some point :P Keep up the spiffy work, its projects like this that help inspire the rest of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batu Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Pretty cool Ludo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 He looks good, but the black primer almost prevented me to understand what he was hodling in his right hand. Thankfully the second picture cleared that up, though I'm not sure whether they're human or undead heads. Would you mind telling us what bits went into building him? The rest looks good as well. I love how you did the color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Very cool to see some actual members of house Ecale .I wanted to do some with mine but that project was side lined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstra Sumus Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 His pose gives off the air of a man who knows his business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Blindhamster: Cheers mate, glad you like him :) Still not sure if I'll actually use the models on the gaming table; if I do, it'll probably be with the Inquisition "codex". You'll see trenchcoats, though not necessarily associated with pirate shoulders and a cutlass ;) And if I actually manage to inspire someone, I'll be downright chuffed. batu: Thanks! Knight of the Raven: I see what you mean, woops! It's actually a hand holding two cut-off human heads from the Skaven Stormvermin kit. The other kits that I used are listed below: - legs, head and blade from the Empire Greatswords kit; - shield from the Empire State Troops kit; - torso from the Space Marine Scout Squad kit (quite heavily modified to make it slimmer); - both arms from the Space Marine Sternguard Veteran Squad kit; - purity seal from the Space Marine Tactical Squad kit; - and the servo skull is from the Space Marine Devastator kit. And thanks, glad you like the colour scheme (was a pain in the arse to figure out)! :) dss7: I've been a big fan and long-time follower of the INQ28 "movement", so this is my way of creating similar miniatures, but with my own personal twist. If you ever go back to your project, I'd love to see how you do your House Ecale members! Brother Tyrax: He certainly does know his business; if he didn't, the latest scion of House Ecale would have a very mutinous crew to lead ;) (more fluff concerning Lhorke on the way!) * * * * * * * * * * * * Now, instead of doing important things like getting ready for trips and such, I took some time to paint Master Lhorke's head. The picture above was taken in hyper-zoom mode, so it makes everything look a lot messier and blurry than it actually is to the naked eye. He actually looks half dead here, which is not very useful when you're the Armsmaster on an influential Rogue Trader's ship :lol: Anyway, won't be able to do any more painting until next week-end, so expect an update then. Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 The test model looks promising indeed, man. An entire force (if you stick with it!) will look so damn clean on the table top. That blue is to die for. Beautiful stuff. More please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demus Ragnok Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Good to see you on a project Ludo. Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 "Awesome" is not a strong enough word for this. The RT is especially cool, very nice touch. More, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batu Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 The scar and white eye are very cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Nice dude! Glad to see some more Marines Errant love on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Nice looking models so far. I do like the colour scheme you have for them, and that kit bash with the empire model is very characterful. Lovely work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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