Grotsmasha

Looking good so far

Since at least 2009. That's when I started visiting the site (joined 2011). 16yrs is a bit longer than a couple of years.

Welcome to the B&C To host here, Click the "+ Create" button (just + on Mobile) at top of page, choose Image, then select the most appropriate place, so for the Dark Angels, choose Adeptus Astartes, then choose New or Existing Gallery, then you'll be able to select the images on you phone/PC to upload.

When I'm painting purity seal on white/bone marines, I usually shift to Cadian Fleshtone as my base colour for Purity Seals.

Was also going to suggest Victoria Miniatures, but yeah, they're more Aussie than Cowboy. Van Diemen's World Devils

I also considered the Contemptor chassis, but wanted to keep everything that I was converting to height comparable (except for the Marines themselves) so they would still be "tournament legal" (100% GW plastic, correct height, correct base size).

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I'll do something new (to the board at least)

As an avid converter, this piques my interest, but I really don't know what I'd participate with? I'm currently bashing some primarisized Grey Knights from Sword Brethren and Deathwing Knights, but they're kind of bland for an event like this. Perhaps I should finish the plastic Dark Angel Caestus (two Storm Wolves and a Storm Talon) I've had on the back burner for years? Perhaps I could show more of the "Poorhammer 4,000" (was working on a Class-based skirmish game for a bit) models I've made? I really wish past Jono had got his together and repaired / replaced my 3D printer, as that would really open avenues up.

I'm in, any board appropriate model/faction is A-OK with me.

First up, an update to the Dreadknight, it was pointed out by @MoriyaSchism that the waist was a little weedy compared to the bulk of the rest of the model, and suggested sensors and such like a classic boxnaught. I agreed, and did just that, Next up, the counts-as Venerable Dread. I was in two minds about how to complete the conversion, and ended up flip-flopping between the two and getting as result I'm less than satisfied with. The left arm lacks bulk vs the right arm, the armour plates on the chest sit at the wrong angle. I'm seriously tempted to start again with fresh modesl. At minimum, I'll be looking for slimmer Lascannons for the right arm. Alternatively, I could go back and the Ven Dread shoulder to the left arm. Don't know and some size comparisons, a Saturnine Terminator vs the Ven Dread chassis, and then the completed conversion vs the Saturnine Terminator, Finally, we have the Strike Marines, 11 in total, to cover the required loadouts for either Combat Patrol, and finally, a size comparison between Castellan Crowe and the Primarisized Strike Marines,

First up, an update to the Dreadknight, it was pointed out by @MoriyaSchism that the waist was a little weedy compared to the bulk of the rest of the model, and suggested sensors and such like a classic boxnaught. I agreed, and did just that, Next up, the counts-as Venerable Dread. I was in two minds about how to complete the conversion, and ended up flip-flopping between the two and getting as result I'm less than satisfied with. The left arm lacks bulk vs the right arm, the armour plates on the chest sit at the wrong angle. I'm seriously tempted to start again with fresh modesl. At minimum, I'll be looking for slimmer Lascannons for the right arm. Alternatively, I could go back and the Ven Dread shoulder to the left arm. Don't know and some size comparisons, a Saturnine Terminator vs the Ven Dread chassis, and then the completed conversion vs the Saturnine Terminator, Finally, we have the Strike Marines, 11 in total, to cover the required loadouts for either Combat Patrol, and finally, a size comparison between Castellan Crowe and the Primarisized Strike Marines,

What an excellently executed conversion is, with a stunning paint job to top it off. Lovely.