Halandaar Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 It's threads like this that make me love the Minotaurs. Now how to work them into 30k? Hmmmmm... Count as World Eaters as I'm sure that's part of the reason our geneseed is a mystery... I quite enjoyed the speculation that the Minotaurs are derived from Iron Warrior geneseed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legionary Pallas Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 It's threads like this that make me love the Minotaurs. Now how to work them into 30k? Hmmmmm... Count as World Eaters as I'm sure that's part of the reason our geneseed is a mystery... I quite enjoyed the speculation that the Minotaurs are derived from Iron Warrior geneseed... Heck, even the Alphas could be a contender for it. They were known to use dull bronze & Greek imagery (The Hydra). Regardless I don't want to hijack your thread with my questions & ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Didn't manage to get any work done on Dynat, but threw this guy together. http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q797/halandaar/Warhammer/Space%20Marines/DSC_0125_zpspg2abcjz.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctem Cultor Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Looks like a promising start, Halandaar do you find that trim hard to look right? I love the Minotaurs Brass but im finding that part in particular to be disappointing and not as useful as I thought it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Looks like a promising start, Halandaar do you find that trim hard to look right? I love the Minotaurs Brass but im finding that part in particular to be disappointing and not as useful as I thought it would be. Yeah, I also thought it would be more useful than it's turned out to be; getting a clean cut isn't as easy as I hoped and it doesn't match the contours of models quite as well as I'd like either. The only other location I've used it so far is on the Jump Pack of my Eidolon kitbash: http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q797/halandaar/Warhammer/Space%20Marines/DSC_0036_zpsyi5vnulz.jpg As you can see, it's okay but the strip seems to have bent in squares rather than wrapping smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Looks Good , I stayed away from the brass because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netminder69 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Always happy to see more Minotaurs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Looks Good , I stayed away from the brass because of that. The rest of the brass etch sprue is fantastic and I don't really feel too badly about the trim not being that useful, as it forms the frame that on most others would be blank. think of it as a "free" extra. That said, it might work really nicely on vehicles where straight lines are the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctem Cultor Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Glad I am not the only one, ill have to think more carefully before using it as does look good on that jump pack. (I also looked at it as free seeing as its the frame of the Brass) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Stupid Christmas, very little time to spend hobbying so I've not managed to get much done other than a quick undercoat on my Tactical Squad and put together a bunch of Vanguard Veterans in what I'm sure is a sub-optimal loadout. http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q797/halandaar/Warhammer/Space%20Marines/DSC_0205_zpsbffrlxoo.jpg.http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q797/halandaar/Warhammer/Space%20Marines/DSC_0206_zpsa1m8cdew.jpg http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q797/halandaar/Warhammer/Space%20Marines/DSC_0208_zpsjvgm9pdz.jpg There are 3x Power Axe & Storm Shield 1x Relic Blade & Storm Shield 1x Power Fist & Storm Shield 1x Chainsword & Grav Pistol 4x Chainsword & Bolt Pistol All wearing one FW Minotaurs pad to mark them out as veterans. Hopefully this isn't the last thing I get to do before Christmas but I seem to have been left a full page of chores to complete today so not much hope there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Suboptimal loadouts usually look the coolest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This is a great Minotaurs log! That bronze Eidolon is as cool as they come! Keep it up - personally I am a big fan of the Minotaurs and their intriguing background... and those veterans look very promising indeed! Suboptimal loadouts usually look the coolest! QFT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Actually did get some time today to do a bit of basecoating on two Tactical Squads (one is the MKIV squad from earlier in the thread, the other is a mix of MKIV and normal Tactical Squad parts) http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q797/halandaar/Warhammer/Space%20Marines/DSC_0209_zpsguvbotqe.jpg Next up, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with this guy: http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q797/halandaar/Warhammer/Space%20Marines/DSC_0211_zpsvevkqeym.jpg Obviously the standard pose for Solaq is a bit odd, not to mention I'm not really in need of another Plasma Pistol/Power Sword Captain. Has anybody done anything cool with this model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Has anybody done anything cool with this model? I don't know how it would look since I have neither the new captain nor the bits in question, but maybe the two-handed heavy chainsword from Forge World (preferably the mkII or mkIII over the mkIV since it looks more vicious) could make a cool Teeth of Terra he looted off a cheeky Imperial Fist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomus Sardauk Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Has anybody done anything cool with this model?I don't know how it would look since I have neither the new captain nor the bits in question, but maybe the two-handed heavy chainsword from Forge World (preferably the mkII or mkIII over the mkIV since it looks more vicious) could make a cool Teeth of Terra he looted off a cheeky Imperial Fist? I knew there was a reason I liked you Knight. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col.hertford Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Love the thread, love the conversions, love the mk IV, terminators etc Let the tyrant suffer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Nice looking Vanguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Love the thread, love the conversions, love the mk IV, terminators etc Let the tyrant suffer! Nice looking Vanguard. :tu: Thanks both! Has anybody done anything cool with this model?I don't know how it would look since I have neither the new captain nor the bits in question, but maybe the two-handed heavy chainsword from Forge World (preferably the mkII or mkIII over the mkIV since it looks more vicious) could make a cool Teeth of Terra he looted off a cheeky Imperial Fist? Nice idea, I managed to pick up a MKII one on eBay. Even if it doesn't look right on the model, I'm sure I can find somewhere else for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Eyes Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Really liking all your minis here. I have always liked a unified look to an army and you have that in spades. More so you have taken models from all over the range and made them into something else. Minor thing though, I think you are letting them down with your basing. I think you really help things pop if they had a little more detail in them. Some scattered tufts of grass and soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Minor thing though, I think you are letting them down with your basing. I think you really help things pop if they had a little more detail in them. Some scattered tufts of grass and soil. Thanks for the input; I've used some dead grass tufts from Army Painter before which I'm intending to get more of to add a bit of interest, and the addition of some grit or something might well help too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Looks awesome. Nice brass colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Last act before the holidays and it's many travel and family time related demands. http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q797/halandaar/Warhammer/Space%20Marines/DSC_0226_zpseum5bbcs.jpg Think the two hander chainsword looks good; some gap filling required but altogether happy with the appearance. Thanks Knight for the suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Looking good, perhaps a slight tilt could be given to the chainsword so that he's cleaving through the foe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Think the two hander chainsword looks good; some gap filling required but altogether happy with the appearance. Thanks Knight for the suggestion! You're welcome. If by "gap filling" you mean getting the shoulders to touch the torso, I suggest heating the arms with a hair drier until you can move them about without breaking them, force them to touch the torso then and once you're satisfied with the "gap filling," put the resin in the fridge for the night so that it sets and keeps the new position. EDIT: Oh, yeah, I forgot. He looks good, and why do mkIV regular and heavy chainswords have to be so pansy-looking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 You're welcome. If by "gap filling" you mean getting the shoulders to touch the torso, I suggest heating the arms with a hair drier until you can move them about without breaking them, force them to touch the torso then and once you're satisfied with the "gap filling," put the resin in the fridge for the night so that it sets and keeps the new position. EDIT: Oh, yeah, I forgot. He looks good, and why do mkIV regular and heavy chainswords have to be so pansy-looking? The right shoulder was pinned slightly off which is what's pulling the left away from the body. I might not have even needed to pin it to be honest, it's just a habit in gotten in to lately. Hopefully I can reposition it without having to do too much work but can always bend the arms as you suggest if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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