Riconas Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) I originally had a Blood Angels army, but, unfortunately, I lost all of my models when the storage unit they were in was auctioned off (thanks to my friend who was paying the rent on it and got 3 months behind without telling me--but it's ok, because he lost his Dark Angels as well). After a year or so, I decided to start a new army; only this time, I wanted to create something fairly unique, so I decided to start my own chapter. But I loved my Blood Angels, and still wanted to build an army based on them. What to do? Aha! A Successor Chapter army! Perfect! It was unfortunate that I lost my original GW pewter Mephiston model (as well as the pewter models for Lemartes, who I have since replaced with Finecast, Corbulo, who I have not, mainly because I made my own Sanguinary Priest, and my Vindicare Assassin, whom I have also not replaced yet, mainly because the aiming pose I had isn't available in Finecast, at least that I can find), but I never really liked the pose of the GW model, so when it came time to replace him, I couldn't bring myself to get the Finecast model. Instead, I got the Finecast Astorath model, used the spine handle from his axe for another conversion (I'll post a pic later), and then used the model itself for my very FIRST true conversion for Mephiston. I also went through a couple of Chapter Masters before making the one I liked, and have thus relegated the others to being Captains (I'll post some WIP painting pics of them later as well). Apart from that, I have a WIP Predator being painted, as well as a 10-man Tactical squad with Veteran Sergeant near completion, and some Death Company and other Marines primed and awaiting paint. I've also got a Land Speeder Storm still to build, since all of my Scouts will be on either Land Speeders or Bikes. So, without further ado, I present to you WIP images of the Angels Adamantine Blood Angels Successor Chapter Furioso Dreadnought http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00852.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00853.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00854.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00855.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00856.jpg Venerable Dreadnought http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00857.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00858.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00859.jpg Mephiston (my first REAL conversion!) http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00848.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00849.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00850.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00851.jpg Edited April 5, 2015 by Riconas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Nice. What's the Furioso holding? Sadly BA don't get venerable dreadnoughts. I think Mephiston could use feet and a shorter skirt. As with the original model I'm not very fond of the protrusions near the point of the blade. Have you thought about filing it down to give the sword a more tradititional look? Maybe use (the blade of) this sword instead. For a thinner cloak, maybe this tutorial would be helpful. The thick greenstuff clashes quite a bit with the almost delicate resin parts. Edited April 5, 2015 by Quixus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Ohhhhh that's a robe he's wearing. I thought he was melting or coming out of the ground. Ok now that there is context I like it. lol As for the Venerable Dreadnaught you can just name it Blinged up Deadnaught. Can't wait to see them painted especially Mephiston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Looks good. This is not a critique, rather its advice. Your greenstuff on Meph is not properly mixed. Im not sure if you didnt roll it for long enough or if you used some really old gs. Either way...improperly mixed = wont set properly. Unmixed spots will not harden and if they get dinged in any way will really show. Shouldnt see any blue or yellow spotting... or entire strips as seen on the robe. Should be a very uniform green. I dont even know how you managed to sculpt with it as the yellow portion is normally extremly sticky. Keep some petroleum (vaseline) or something similar on hand to help with smoothing and to keep those pesky thumbprints off. Believe me when I tell you they really show up with paint. Again...good work ! Just some tips learned (taken) from personal experiences (i am by no means a sculptor so do with it what you will) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Nice. What's the Furioso holding? Sadly BA don't get venerable dreadnoughts. I think Mephiston could use feet and a shorter skirt. As with the original model I'm not very fond of the protrusions near the point of the blade. Have you thought about filing it down to give the sword a more tradititional look? Maybe use (the blade of) this sword instead. For a thinner cloak, maybe [url=http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286080-tutorial-capes-made-from-tissue/]this tutorial would be helpful. The thick greenstuff clashes quite a bit with the almost delicate resin parts. It's a bit hard to see, but the Furioso is holding the leg of he CSM sorcerer he's fighting; I was originally going to have it be a normal CSM, but, for some reason, decided to make it a sorcerer. I think it might have been when I decided to make the sorcerer a fallen Grey Knight psyker (hence the combination of Chaos and Inquisition icons). I know it's likely ery rare, but I'm sure it happens, evne within the Inquisition. Hell, there's proof in the Space Marine game (if you consider that canon at all). As for the Venerable Dreadnought, I thought about that after I bought him, but still wanted to use him, so I figured I'd basically do what Kriegsmacht suggested. Even if I can't field him, I like having him in my army. :) Regarding the robe and cloak, I wanted him to appear as if he is floating, because my original plan was to add wings to represent the Wings of Sanguinius ability; but as he neared completion, I started to like the wingless look more and more (plus actually adding the wings to the model in a way that looked decent was difficult). But that's why the robe extends so far down; you can actually still see his feet if you look under the model. For his cloak, from the GW model I always had the feeling it was a thick, heavy, leathery cloak, which is kind of the feeling I was going for with this one; and since I'm not really good at sculpting GS yet (I mainly use it as filler or to reposition parts), I just kind of rolled the last of what I had out and wrapped it around him until I got a look I liked. As for the sword, the one I used is from a Bloodcrusher of Khorne, and I specifically chose that sword because it so closely resembles the sword from the GW, only it's got a bit more character to it. All-in-all, I thank you for the feedback, but I personally like how he's turning out, and I think it will look even better once painted. Ohhhhh that's a robe he's wearing. I thought he was melting or coming out of the ground. Ok now that there is context I like it. lol As for the Venerable Dreadnaught you can just name it Blinged up Deadnaught. Can't wait to see them painted especially Mephiston Yeah, I need to do a bit of filling in in a few places on his robe; for some reason it doesn't look quite as good as it did when I first placed it. Yeah, that's basically what my plan was with the dreadnought. :D I can't wait to paint them :D They're almost ready for primer! Looks good. This is not a critique, rather its advice. Your greenstuff on Meph is not properly mixed. Im not sure if you didnt roll it for long enough or if you used some really old gs. Either way...improperly mixed = wont set properly. Unmixed spots will not harden and if they get dinged in any way will really show. Shouldnt see any blue or yellow spotting... or entire strips as seen on the robe. Should be a very uniform green. I dont even know how you managed to sculpt with it as the yellow portion is normally extremly sticky. Keep some petroleum (vaseline) or something similar on hand to help with smoothing and to keep those pesky thumbprints off. Believe me when I tell you they really show up with paint. Again...good work ! Just some tips learned (taken) from personal experiences (i am by no means a sculptor so do with it what you will) I realize that not all of the GS was mixed on his cloak; in fact, that was a bit intentional, as I wanted the cloak to have a bit of flexibility to it, since, as I stated above, I think of it as a thick, heavy, leathery cloak. Unfortunately, it appears that a bit more of the yellow went unmixed than I had planned, but I'm not really too worried about it, since I want my models to have a weathered, war-torn, fresh-out-of-battle look to them, so I don't mind some dings and notches; in fact, I actually tried to add a few of my own on purpose. Besides that, once he's varnished, he should be ok. I do appreciate the info, though, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Some COOL stuff Here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 It's a bit hard to see, but the Furioso is holding the leg of he CSM sorcerer he's fighting; I was originally going to have it be a normal CSM, but, for some reason, decided to make it a sorcerer. I think it might have been when I decided to make the sorcerer a fallen Grey Knight psyker (hence the combination of Chaos and Inquisition icons). I know it's likely ery rare, but I'm sure it happens, evne within the Inquisition. Hell, there's proof in the Space Marine game (if you consider that canon at all).D'oh. I totally missed that the sorcerer has only one leg. Realizing that I also recognize the severed leg in the dreadnought's hand. As for the Venerable Dreadnought, I thought about that after I bought him, but still wanted to use him, so I figured I'd basically do what Kriegsmacht suggested. Even if I can't field him, I like having him in my army. I also prefer the Mk IV dreadnought. The designation only threw me. IMHO everyone should be free to use the Mk IV body for any type of dreadnought as long as the gear that type has is appropriately represented. As for the sword, the one I used is from a Bloodcrusher of Khorne, and I specifically chose that sword because it so closely resembles the sword from the GW, only it's got a bit more character to it.I thought as much. I just find that design pretty silly. The sword has a point to facilitate penetration and a particularly wide part to hinder penetration and unbalance the blade. While boar spears have similar features, they are used differently than swords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) As for the sword, the one I used is from a Bloodcrusher of Khorne, and I specifically chose that sword because it so closely resembles the sword from the GW, only it's got a bit more character to it.I thought as much. I just find that design pretty silly. The sword has a point to facilitate penetration and a particularly wide part to hinder penetration and unbalance the blade. While boar spears have similar features, they are used differently than swords. Yeah, I see your point; but then, I'm not going for realism so much as badassery. Besides, it's the Lord of Death; he's probably one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) psykers to ever exist, not to mention the ONLY recorded Son of Sanguinius to not only survive the Black Rage, but essentially harness its power (Lemartes is debatable, since he's constantly in stasis). That, plus the fact that it's a Force Sword (and the fact that he has the Sanguine Sword ability) basically tell me that, if he wants that sword to go through something, it's more than likely going through it, regardless of its shape. You also have to remember that the Blood Angels and their successors have a LOT of artisans, so it's likely that a lot of the stuff they craft is going to be rather embellished. :) Edited April 5, 2015 by Riconas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veteran Sergeant Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I dunno, Stumpy the Sorceror looks a bit odd just standing there on one leg. I mean, if the dreadnought has just ripped his leg off, surely there was some kind of tearing force that was involved which would have moved him in some way, rather than the clean separation of leg from body. Especially since the dreadnought is holding the removed appendage, rather than having snipped it off or something. With the dreadnought's right arm holds the sorceror's right leg, it suggests the removal was a leftward motion across the body (thus rotating his body in that direction); movement which is not apparent in the setting. I mean, it's a cool concept, but perhaps a little bit or refinement needed on the model itself. Obviously it's hard to impart that kind of movement on a stationary model constrained by gravity, but if the sorceror was laying on his side, already fallen, it might look less weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) I dunno, Stumpy the Sorceror looks a bit odd just standing there on one leg. I mean, if the dreadnought has just ripped his leg off, surely there was some kind of tearing force that was involved which would have moved him in some way, rather than the clean separation of leg from body. Especially since the dreadnought is holding the removed appendage, rather than having snipped it off or something. With the dreadnought's right arm holds the sorceror's right leg, it suggests the removal was a leftward motion across the body (thus rotating his body in that direction); movement which is not apparent in the setting. I mean, it's a cool concept, but perhaps a little bit or refinement needed on the model itself. Obviously it's hard to impart that kind of movement on a stationary model constrained by gravity, but if the sorceror was laying on his side, already fallen, it might look less weird. I see your point; like you said, it's hard to convey motion in a stationary model, so what you really can't see is the "backstory", if you will, of the model. Basically, the sorcerer HAD been knocked down (or rather, thrown about) by the dreadnought when the leg was removed. If you look closely, you'll see that the sorcerer is using the staff to balance himself, like a crutch essentially. The pilot of the dreadnought had thought the sorcerer felled and continued on, only to realize this was not the case, and noticed the sorcerer is about to let loose a plasma shot right into his leg articulator, which would effectively immobilize him, so he's turned roughly 180 degrees (this is shown by the fact that the torso of the dreadnought is actually sitting backwards on the legs, which may be difficult to see in the pictures) to try and engage the sorcerer with his left power fist (while still holding the leg) before the sorcerer can get the shot off. I tend to think a lot deeper into the model than what is shown, typically; this is evident in other conversions and kitbashes I've done. Also, I originally WAS going to have the CSM laying down, but I just couldn't find a decent pose I liked that look realistic (without going into a bunch of GS work, which I really didn't feel like doing). So I decided to make a more dramatic mid-battle scene instead. I think that once it's painted, it'll look a bit better; also, before I prime it, I'll see if I can add anything to the dreadnought that will convey the motion of the movement he's making. Edited April 5, 2015 by Riconas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkangilos Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) What if you tilted him back so it looked like he was falling? (Like he'd been tripped or something)? He just needs to be leaned back a little, his arm lowered a little, and his staff's bottom kicked at an angle so that the top is towards the sorcerer and the bottom is a little towards the dread. It would look pretty cool!. Edited April 6, 2015 by Arkangilos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 How about painting the sorcerer black and red and giving him a pot helmet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 What if you tilted him back so it looked like he was falling? (Like he'd been tripped or something)? He just needs to be leaned back a little, his arm lowered a little, and his staff's bottom kicked at an angle so that the top is towards the sorcerer and the bottom is a little towards the dread. It would look pretty cool!. Well, to be honest, the way he's standing now, he's being supported by both his leg and the staff; not only in the whole idea of the pose, but also literally, as those are the 2 glue points I used. But basically, the feeling was supposed to be that he's continuing to fight this behemoth even after receiving what would be a mortal wound for most others, since he is Chaos and his leg was basically rotten away already anyway. But I think I see what you're saying, and I agree that it would probably look pretty cool. How about painting the sorcerer black and red and giving him a pot helmet? 'Tis a fleshwound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Ok, so as promised, I took some more pictures of the rest of my currently-built army; they are in different stages of completion, but will all get there fairly soon (I hope). So without further ado: Death Company/Honour Guard I originally made these guys as my first batch of models when I started this army with the Blood Angels Battleforce; they were going to be my Honour Guard, but since I've used Death Company parts on pretty much all of them, I'm thinking I might just make them Death Company instead, and use the Blood Angels Tactical Squad I just picked up, along with some of my Sanguinary Guard bits, to make a new Honour Guard. The only one I'm not sure about is the one carrying the Blood Angels banner, since I don't think they would entrust someone in the grip of the Black Rage to carry a sacred banner into battle; so I might just do a little GSing and cover up the Death Company stuff for him and keep him as part of the HG. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00880.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00881.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00882.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00883.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00897.jpg Sergeants/Devastators Using the BA BF, I made several Troops, including a few Sergeants; I also threw together a Devastator squad,, though I used one of them for my first Tactical squad I'm trying to get done to play with. Sergeants http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00885.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00884.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00893.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00894.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00895.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00899.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00898.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00900.jpg Devastators http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00889.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00890.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00891.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00892.jpg Predator Tank I currently only have the one Predator tank; I'm thinking about mounting the side sponsons with magnets. I went all-lascannon with this one, as the majority of my vehicles will be high-firepower. I will get a Baal predator or two, of course. I'm also going to be adding some bits that aren't pictured here to the tank at some point. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00901.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Captains Funny thing is, pretty much all of my Captains were at some point my Chapter Master; I went through a few before finding the one I liked, so the rest became my Captains. I don't have ALL of the Captains here, but there are definitely a few. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00896.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00930.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00931.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00934.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00935.jpg Tactical Squad This is the first Tactical Squad I decided to paint, so that I could have at least 1 full squad to play with; the Sergeant is a Veteran Sergeant, and you'll notice the final member of my Devastator Squad, whom I stated earlier I had borrowed for this squad. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00905.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00906.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00907.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00910.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00911.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00912.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00913.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00914.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00916.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00917.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00918.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00919.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00921.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00922.jpg Sanguinary Priest (Apothecary) Since I lost my pewter Brother Corbulo with my Blood Angels army, I decided to use him as inspiration to make my own Sanguinary Priest, and I have to say that I think he turned out quite well. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00923.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00924.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00926.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Chapter Champion If I remember correctly, this was my first crack at making a Chapter Master. By the end, it just didn't work, so I made him my Champion. May never see battle, but still cool to have. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00927.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00928.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00929.jpg Chapter Master Finally! Chapter Master Riconas of the Angels Adamantine, rumored to be the direct offspring of Sanguinius and the woman he loved and left behind when he left to join the Emperor. It's also rumored that, although nobody knew the mother was pregnant at the time he left, Sanguinius, with his precognitive abilities, foresaw his son being born, and eventually stepping forth to lead the successor chapter that could inevitably find the cure to the Flaw. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00936.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00938.jpg UPDATE I've pretty much finished my Mephiston conversion; just a little bit of GS touch-up and he's ready to be primed! http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00941.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00942.jpg While I was waiting for some glue to dry on him, I decided to piece together my Terminator Librarian. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00940.jpg And once I was done with that, I decided that, since I now have 2 Librarians, I might as well have 2 Chaplains also; thus, we have my next couple of assembly jobs to do before the next priming session: http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00943.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00944.jpg I think I'm going to keep Lemartes with the jump pack, though I'm thinking I might give the other Chaplain a regular pack, since I'm not going to have as many Assault troops, even within the Death Company. And that's pretty much everything I have assembled so far; nothing is 100% done yet, even the Tactical Squad, but hopefully before too long I'll need to buy more stuff to build. I still have a Land Speeder Storm to build, and I want to pick up some Scout Bikes to accompany it. I think my next major conversion, though, is going to be for a Vindicare Assassin, since the pose for the pewter one I used to have (the aiming pose) is no longer available in Finecast, at least that I've seen. So I'm thinking I might need to rob some Imp Guard, some Dark Eldar, and maybe a Scout marine sniper rifle for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 looking good. Your marines like having victims impaled on their weapons, don't they? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 looking good. Your marines like having victims impaled on their weapons, don't they? Yeah, it's kind of a theme, I guess. :D Well, they DO have the Preferred Enemy: Chaos Space Marine rule, especially with Black Legion. Basically it's because the Black Legion is essentially the remnants of the Sons of Horus, with their Warmaster being Horus' former general, and Horus killed Sanguinius, so there's that deep, burning hatred for them (and any Chaos Space Marine, really). They can no longer exact revenge upon Horus or most of his followers, as they are all long dead, so it falls to his former second Abaddon and his new Legion to pay the toll in their stead. Basically, regardless of the mission they're currently on, if they get wind of Chaos Space Marines in the area, they'll likely change their objectives right then and there; if it's Black Legion, it's all but guaranteed. "We shall not suffer the daemon, the heretic, nor especially the TRAITOR to live; for to do so would be to spit upon the very meaning of the sacrifice not only of our Glorious Emperor, but also of our Exalted Primarch and all those who have followed in His glorious example. Those who would turn their backs and their weapons not only on their Loving Emperor, but especially on their Battle-Brothers, also turn their souls from mercy; thus, mercy shall they never be shown." ~ Vow of Execution, taken by all new Space Marines of the Angels Adamantine chapter upon becoming full-fledged Scouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Ok, I managed to finish up Mephiston, as well as get both of my Chaplains assembled. I'm just going to let them sit overnight to make sure the glue is dry, and then tomorrow I'll get them outside to prime! Before I get to those pics, though, I wanted to share one I forgot to post above; it's an inside shot of the Predator tank. I purposely didn't use the flash, partly becaue my painting isn't all that great, but also because I wanted to try to convey the feeling of being cramped in the dark inside one of those beasts. i just need to find a way to make the screens more luminescent. I was toying with the idea of using UV-reactive paint and seeing if I could find 1 or 2 blacklight bulbs small enough to glue in place inside the tank; I could have them wired to a switch on the bottom, which goes to a battery case inside the tank that's disguised. Of course, that's a lot of work, especialy on a tank that's nearly finished, so if I do decide to try that, it'll probably be on my Baal Predator. Anywho, here's the Predator cockpit: http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00902.jpg Nothing fancy, but I think it looks good. I painted/drybrushed the entire cockpit with Leadbelcher, because I figured they probably wouldn't waste paint on the inside where it can't be seen, so it would all be bare metal. It's probably a bit cleaner than it would be IRL, but I was just trying to get it done, really. Besides, it's not like you can really pick out much detail without manhandling the model and trying to get the right angle in the light; I'll probably save the interior detailing for the Baal Predator as well. Ok, now on to the update; first, we have Mephiston, who is pretty much ready to be primed; I used some GS to fill in the sunken part of his robe, as well as fill in the left part of the cloak where it seemed much thinner than the right. Finally, I decided that, what good is a Librarian without a book? So I used one of the book bits I had along with a CSM spiky chain, cut the spike off, and used it to chain the book to Mephiston's belt. I personally think it's a neat little addition. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00949_1.jpg Here's Lemartes; I basically just put him together as he came; if you look closely, you'll notice that I used the bullet strip from a CSM bolter in place of a magazine on his bolt pistol; this is because the magazine was miscast a bit, so it wasn't complete, and a chunk was missing out of the corner. At first I was going to consider it battle damage, but then figured that damage like that would essentially render the weapon useless, so I decided to replace it; I figured I might was well make it look cool, so I decided to not use a regular magazine, and found that on one of my CSM sprues, and it just kind of came together. He doesn't have his jump pack on because I figure he'll be easier to pint with it off, so I'm going to put it on as one of the last steps. I also need to soak his crozius in warm water to straighten it out. That's one thing I hate about Finecast models. Another is how difficult it is to glue plastic to it. It bonds, but only after A.) you scrub the Finecast with soapy water to remove the anti-sticking agent on it, and B.) you hold the pieces together for like 30 minutes. Sometimes it's a bit faster, but not often that I've found. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00951.jpg Here's my other Chaplain; as you can see, i gave him a power pack, as well as a different left arm and top to his crozius. I wanted to give him subtle hints of the Blood Angels, so I replaced the top of the crozius with a pack accessory from my BA Tac Squad sprues and gave him a wrist-mounted plasma pistol from my Sanguinary Guard sprues. I also added an accessory to his pack that I felt made him feel a bit more Chaplainy, as well as a scroll attached by a rosarius. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00952.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00953.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00954.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00955_1.jpg I think the piece on the crozius is a bit off-center, but I'm not really all that worried about it, TBH. I'm not making them to be contest winners or anything, just to look awesome on the table. And here are all of my current projects awaiting priming tomorrow (weather-permitting); Mephiston, my Terminator Librarian, my Chaplain, and Chaplain Lemartes, along with my Furioso Dreadnought. Once that's done, all there is left to do is paint! I'm so excited!! I do have my Land Speeder Storm still to build, but I'm going to wait on that until I get a Scout Bike Squad, so I can do them all at once. Beyond that, I just need to fit my buddy's Interrogator-Chaplain that I made for him for a new pair of arms, as it seems that, when he moved out, his brother took the cabinet they were sitting in, and when he moved them, he lost the arms somehow. I'm going to paint those up and borrow the Chaplain to attach them, then surprise him for his birthday with a (probably primed, hopefully painted) Dark Angels Tactical Squad that he can play with. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00958.jpg Edited April 9, 2015 by Riconas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) UPDATE: (Sorry, just wanted to make it noticeable.) Ok, the whole gang's back again, only looking primed and sexier! I am a bit miffed with myself, though, because I kept telling myself that I was going to wrap some tape around the clear piece on Mephiston so that I wouldn't paint it black and make it stand out more. Unfortunately, (probably because I was stoned) I forgot that step, so,as you can see, it is now black. But, it isn't as noticeable to me as it was when it was clear, for some reason; and I get this strange feeling that once he's painted up and based, you won't even really notice it. I was also thinking that this might be a great opportunity to try some more advanced basing techniques, where I could basically hide it somehow. Now I just need to decide which one to paint first. I will admit, I'm leaning towards Mephiston. I think the amount of time and effort I put into the conversion, plus the fact that he's pretty much finished, basically make me want to see him 100% done; and perhaps, once I make him my first official 100% complete mini, that might motivate me to finally get the rest of these guys done. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00959.jpg Edited April 10, 2015 by Riconas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 UPDATE: The painting has BEGUN!! As you can probably tell, I started with Lemartes; I WAS going to start with Mephiston, but I noticed at the last second that there were a few spots that the primer didn't quite get to. I tried getting them with the brush-on primer, but it didn't cover as well as I would have liked, so I decided later to take him back out and give him a few more sprays (which proved fairly difficult considering how windy it was). unfortunately, when I was sitting him down afterwards, part of him stuck to my glove via wet paint, and he ended up taking a bit of a tumble. Thankfully, the only damaged sustained was his right arm popped off right where I glued the plastic arm to the GS, so it's an easy fix; unfortunately I now have to wait a bit longer to paint him, and since I couldn't wait any longer to paint, I took his buddy Lemartes (the only other Blood Angel to withstand the effects of the Flaw, though it's doubtful that he can resist them forever, unlike Mephiston, who basically only survived it because he was trapped and couldn't move, therefore couldn't die in battle like most that are overcome with the Black Rage) and decided to start basecoating all of the areas I'll be painting gold. I decided to make his Death Mask and shoulder pad gold, partly because I wanted something different from the GW model & the majority of paint jobs that are almost identical, and partly because I like the scheme that the Imperial Fists Chaplain had in the Ultramarines movie, which was essentially black, gold & yellow. I also kind of liked the idea of all of the Blood Angels emblems having gold wings with red drops, instead of white wings. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00964%20-%20Copy.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00965%20-%20Copy.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00966%20-%20Copy.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) UPDATE: Well, there's not much better on a Sunday than getting funked and kitbashing together a Techmarine while listening to the Mariners come from behind to beat the Texas Rangers and win the series. http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00970.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00971.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00972.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00973.jpg For anyone who is wondering, here is how I built him: Legs (and back) from a Dark Angels Tactical Squad sprue Chest and right shoulder pad from a Predator sprue Right arm from a Death Company sprue (had a Power Axe); I cut the hand off and replaced it with a hand holding a Grav Pistol from a Blood Angels Tactical Squad (partly for the blood drop icon) Left shoulder pad from Sanguinary Guard sprue Left arm from Death Company sprue (I think); decided to leave the chainsword because I don't have many at the moment, and they're badass (that and there are so many Techmarines with the cog axe I wanted to do something different) Head from Predator sprue Backpack from Grey Knights sprue Bit on top of backpack from Devastator sprue (not sure which weapon it goes with; I think Lascannon); I cut that bit off and glue it there, while gluing the other half to the back of the Servo Arm to cover the flat area Servo Arm is made from a piece of a sprue that was angled; I cut off one of the vents on the backpack and hollowed it out a bit, then glued the round part of the sprue piece inside the hole; I cut the armature from the shoulder piece of the Librarian Furioso lance arm and glued it to the sprue piece; I then took the barrel piece of the Frag Cannon and, in similar fashion to how I created my Blood Chalice on my Sanguinary Priest above, cut off all the bits that stuck out and glued it into the front of the armature; I then glued the talons for the Dreadnought Power Fist onto the Frag Cannon bit to create the grasping part of the Servo Arm; I then used a piece of a Chaos Space Marine Standard Bearer pole and glued it inside to represent a pneumatic hammer that can pound things; I then added the armor plate from the Dreadnought arm as a cover for the exposed mechanics of the armature; I then added the cabling from the Frag Cannon arm, and the grapples from the Magna-Grapple to represent the gears on the "elbow" part of the armature. All-in-all, I think it turned out better than I had hoped; I just got a bug up my butt one day to create a Techmarine, partly because I wanted one again (I lost my pewter one with my Blood Angels army), and partly because, as a rather vehicle-intensive army, I kind of need one. I didn't want to order a Finecast model, partly because I can't afford it, and partly because I like converting and kitbashing things (as if that wasn't obvious). I thought that kitbashing a Techmarine presented an interesting challenge, and I decided to see if there was any way to do it with what I have on hand; what you see above is the result. I think he'll need a tiny bit of GSing, mainly around the waist where the armor parts don't really come together, but that shouldn't be very hard to do. I can't wait to get him primed so I can start painting him! Speaking of painting, I also have an update on our friend Lemartes: I managed to get the gold layers on, as well as a basecoat and layer for the purity seals, and a basecoat for the metallic areas. He's getting close to clean-up time! http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00974.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00975.jpg I almost forgot: I finally assembled my Chapter Master, Riconas, so you can see him in his final pose. Unfortunately, when I tried to put his arms on, I noticed that the wings happened to be slightly in the way of the shoulder pads, so I couldn't get the 2 parts of the axe to line up properly to glue; what I ended up doing is using some GS to re-position the arms a bit, cut a small section from the bottom of the handle, then put some GS on the end and shaped it to basically be a connector, so now he appears to be about to connect the power conduit from his armor into the base of the axe. I think it makes for a fairly dynamic pose, and one that one be as common. I'll obviously have to paint on some primer to the GS areas so I can paint over them, but that shouldn't be a big deal. I also need to repaint his right eye; I ended up giving him an anime-style eye. :P For the left eye, I kind of messed up and globbed a bit of paint onto his face, which kind of ruined the shape of the socket and made his eye appear to bulge out, so I basically just painted it to look like the Terminator (Ahhnuld Terminator, not WH40K Terminator) with a metallic face and a red eye. I think it turned out ok. :) I also gave him a wash (along with all of my other Marines), partly to get the shading in a bit, but also to give them a bit of a grimy, mid-battle appearance. I might clean it up a little bit later; I'm not sure yet.http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00976.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00977.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00978.jpg Edited April 20, 2015 by Riconas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Well as far as servo arms go you either go big or go home. Lemartes looks good. The gold helmet is a nice change from the usual bone color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Well as far as servo arms go you either go big or go home. Lemartes looks good. The gold helmet is a nice change from the usual bone color Thanks! Heh, yeah, it IS a bit bigger than most, but I think that will make it stand out a bit more, and make it a bit more unique. As for Lemartes, I agree; the bone color looks good, but is far too common; plus, like I said, I like the look of the gold skull for the Chaplains, which I saw in the Ultramarines movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riconas Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 UPDATE Sorry I haven't posted anything lately; I've been a bit busy working on a Cypher kitbash I made for my buddy's DA Successor. I DID manage to get around to priming my Techmarine and starting painting on him; mainly basecoats for now, but to be honest, he probably isn't going to need a lot of layers, which is cool. In fact, he's probably nearly half done already just as he is. :D I haven't started on Mephiston yet, mainly because I'm trying to get my buddy's Cypher and Interrogator-Chaplain done so I can surprise him with them before he leaves on a trip to California in about a month. But worry not; I WILL get to him (I put too much effort into him just to let him stay primed forever! :D) Anywho, here's some pics of the Techmarine as he stands now; I'm probably going to paint the "cover plate" on the servo arm gold, with the BA icon being silver and red; kind of the same thing with the left shoulder pad; after that it's just a few minor details and extra effects, plus basing, and done! :)http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00991.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00992.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00993.jpg http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00994.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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