Stercus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Cheers Dallo. Good news is, I've taken a bunch more photos having finally worked out how to get decent quality on my phone. Plenty more to come in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The Lacerator looks good with the sponson-mounted Hurricane bolters. I wonder about the dead Blood Angels Terminator- is he supposed to be an objective, when you play 'Space Hulk'? The Gatekeepers Dreadnought looks good, but the first hit I received when searching "Gatekeepers Imperial Fists" on Google, is for the 'Warhammer 40,000' Fanon Wiki- is this a Chapter of your own creation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yes, I'm working on 3 DIY chapters. The Gatekeepers are Imperial fist successors, the Harvesters are Ultra Successors trained by the Raven Guard, and the Sons Of Aetius are also Ultra successors. I'm writing them all simultaneously as I build the armies up, with interlocking fluff relating to a joint campaign against a Tyranid splinter fleet. The blood angel was mainly to practice painting red, as I'd not done it for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 OK, update time. I know, nothing for three months and then its photos photos photos.... anyway, heres the first one for today, an update to Captain Flavius of the Sons of Aetius from earlier in the thread. Now with some shading and a backpack. Next up is Captain Lynas of the Harvesters 8th company. Sometimes counts as Shrike, other times just as a regular captain. I cant decide if i want to paint the faceplate of his helmet a different colour... input and opinions welcome, of course. Finally for today, some pics of a model I build ages ago for one of Grotsmasha's contests. He appears earlier in this thread unpainted, but here he is with more colour. Chaplain Aleran of the Gatekeepers: Thanks for looking folks. As always, all comments/critiques/advice gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Dallo Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Is that freehand on the Chaplain's shoulderpads? If so, that's pretty sick! Â Keep up the good work. Â Dallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yeah, it's all freehand. I've never got the hang of doing decals. I'm getting better at it, but still a bit wobbly at times. What I really need is a better quality fine detail brush that holds its point properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Dallo Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Cool. Yeah, I can relate to that. I could do with replacing quite a few of my brushes, but haven't got round to it yet. Â Dallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 I find the GW brushes are ok, but for fine work, they just don't hold up very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Dallo Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Please let me know what brushes you go for, if you get any new ones, and what you think of them. Â Cheers. Â Dallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Impressive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks Bjorn. I've still a way to go to get to the level of some people on these forums, but I'm enjoying the learning process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurdian31 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Where are Captain Lynas' awesome arms from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 They're terminator arms, trimmed slightly and then the claws are from the blood angel dreadnought kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Well, just a couple more snippets to add today: First up is Captain Lynas' old mentor and comrade, Chaplain Oloris of the Harvesters chapter. He's a pretty straightforward kitbash really, sang guard legs, assault squad torso and backpack, a couple of dark vengeance bits... nothing too fancy. This next guy I've not quite decided which chapter to go for. It'll either be one of my three DIY's or maybe a peripheral player in the campaign I hope to write up. Finally for today, a change of tack slightly, these guys are a test scheme for an as-yet unnamed regiment of Guard who will be accompanying the Gatekeepers, Harvesters and Sons of Aetius on their campaign against hive-splinter fleet Hymir. As usual, please do comment, it helps me keep my ideas moving forward to hear what fellow B&Cers have to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Left this guy out yesterday. He's the (still very much PIP) chapter master of the Gatekeepers, and commander of Joint Strike Fleet Poseidon, Leviticus Trent. You can see in the first pic that he has magnets and wire studs to allow different weapons options... shown below Also, a better view of his cloak (In best Inwit Ice-bear fur, a gift to the first chapter master from the Imperial Fists) And a view with my current favourite weapons installed As always, comments and critiques received gratefully. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Been a few days since I've posted here, so best press on. Heres a few shots of my Rogue Trader, now with primer. and with his information-gathering command and control node servo skull (counts as divination lvl1). Also, heres a gun servitor from his retinue of ne'er-do-wells and hangers on: Next up are a couple of models I'm not quite happy with. Cant quite put my finger on why, but I get they impression they both need a little something to made them bounce. Heres a Gatekeepers librarian made from the Dark Vengeance guy: And here's a commissar: Any suggestions for giving these two guys a little zip? (apart from "get better at painting". I already know that one!) Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Dallo Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I really like the little divination drone. It's a really original idea. Bravo. I see multimelta parts, auspex. Biker computer? and vox caster. What else have you used? Â Keep up the good work. Â Dallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 I think you've spotted all the bits. There's also a servo skull on the front and an iron halo which I shaved off some kind of blood angel ages ago. I don't think I've thrown anything away in years, it makes conversions more fun when you've got a big box of old parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurdian31 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looking good, thanks for the heads up on the bits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 No worries. Always good to help out a fellow modeller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Did you use an Eldar or 'Warhammer Fantasy Battle' Elf head for the Rogue Trader model? The hairstyle is quite distinctive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Sorry Bjorn, didn't catch your post earlier, many apologies. Yes, the base model is a dark elf corsair from the fantasy range. I've used greenstuff to fashion him a breastplate that resembles the ones on the tempestus scions, (for reasons that i hope will become apparent later) and added bits from all over to 40k him up a bit. Now i also have a few pics of him sporting the start of his paint job, so without further ado... this is very much a painting in progress, but hopefully it gives an idea of what he will look like when finished. I'll be posting up a few other models over the next few days, so do check in later. As always, i welcome all comments and critiques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaced Hulk Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Nice work mate! The Rogue Trader is starting to look even more suitably baroque and ostentatious  I also really like the Harvestors Captain. Where are his wrist blades/lightning claws from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 The Lightning claws are terminator arms with blood angel dread claws and empty hands from the grey knights sprue. I don't really like the way that power armour ones are just power fists with a load of blades stuck on. I just can't square it in my head with them suddenly not being unwieldy because they've had four swords welded on, doubling their size. Long story short, I raided my bits boxes to find a solution that looked a bit more svelte.I actually got a bit more painting done last night on the trader, so hopefully will have a few more pics soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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