@Galorn - I will try that

@chaoslooksgod - Thanks I'm trying to finish the IW but then I had to go and try and make the legs longer, so now there'a a bit of a delay

Maybe you could use the Soulgrinder armors plates?

@Slayer le boucher - The plates are a little bit to big, even if a cut down.


Just quickly tried Ven dread front plates as shin pads. I like the shape of them, then the pointy upside down plate fits in.

That looks good! I like the way the plates line up! Sure, it's not scratch made, but it will work...

Looking great, can't wait to to see the end result

I'm waiting for plastic card and tubes and rods, so I can scratch build. Everywhere is out of stock. So I think I will scratch build the legs on the slaanesh one


Automatically Appended Next Post:
@Nightfall - thanks

Upside down eagle, thats all I have to say about the lower leg plates. Ok one more thing to say about the lower leg plate, I like it.

The plates fit great, the icon's on it... not so much, are you going to scratch build plates to match or fill/file off the imperial stuff from them?

I'm gona try replace eagle with skull or chaos arrows

Sorry guys, my last posts where a bit rubbish, I was talking to wife while posting. So let me just recap.

@RSjake - Thanks. Graven had the idea for the squarer plates, but while looking at them I noticed these ones and just like the shape. So graven should have some credit for that I really want to try what you suggested, and will try and scratch build them like that on the slannesh or even khorne

@1-i - Glad you like it, the plate shape is perfect, just the eagle is in the way but we have the tools to destroy it!

@knightley - I could try to GS the upper bit to follow the shape all the way up, or I could go made and file it of and put a nice skull there

I feel better now I've replied to every one with a bit more effort. Thanks everyone for c@c and suggestions, I appreciated it a lot!!

Holy sh !

You've done so much work since I last checked your blog, it wiould be hard to comment on all the great stuff I've seen on the last pages!
The GS cables are great, the IW dread legs are on a really good way, and the dreadlord is screaming "steal me!" (but I'll be strong )

Really nice work Tipios

Thanks Joe!!! Hope you had a good holiday!

Yeah I really got on with the dreadlord and Iw dread, but bitz orders have slowed it down a bit now. Also trying to paint my pimped wizard, but not getting far with it;(

[bows] Nah, it's really your own work, I just planted the little festering seed... Great stuff buddy.

@graven - It's much appreciated though, because I was at one of those "sitting just looking at it and going nowhere" situations.

Well hopefully the sentinel bitz that were missing from my order last week will come today or tomorrow, then I can get this Iw done, and concentrate on the dreadlord

Just put a big red 'X' through the imperial eagle, make it look looted!

@crazypsyko666 - Tooo easy

Finally he's got both his legs!!! and these are the plate I have decided to go with.



I think this pose looks nice.



Now I just need to pin the out of it!!

Thanks for looking

Liking the pose, got that whole "Im gonna impale you after I plasma melt your face" attitude going on.

That's a nice pair of legs tipios!

Looking forward to some more paint on him, I do like that siege ram its very well done.

@1-i - Thanks, that was exactley what I was going for

@GiraffeX - Thanks, I hope to paint him soon, just need to finish comp first!!


I've had a slight change of look on the Dreadlord this morning.





getting a bit messy

Your work area is a inspiration to us all =)

That dreadlord is fantastic

What are the arms going to look like?

@limbo - One can not create chaos, without first being in chaos

@Pluxtheduck - the arms look like this so far!



Ok everyone, blame Edios for the lack of progress today. I have been stuck playing deus ex all day

but have managed to pin the legs,


and one eagle has been filed


I tried to get another dreadknight on ebay today, but mega failed the bidding process, I was a cheap because it look like someone had faild on the paint job. I have an idea for a Khorne Dreadlord taker of skulls type thing but that will have to wait:(

Thanks for looking.

Give us some c&c please:thumbsup)

Oh wow!

Could you put up how to do those arms, for my daemon prince?
I've changed the basis to iron monger and this would really help

@pluxtheduck - I just stuck the flamer heads that come with the dreadknight in the gaps instead of the hands!

They're both....

Lookin' Good!

Thanks Matt

Finally the legs are glued, and they no longer require blutack to stand up oh and I got some chaos stars on the plates!!!!





I gona try to add some piston detail to the feet, but not sure how it will turn out!

Oh-ho, love those stars!

Thanks Graven Unbelievably I've started to paint him now

Damn that dreadnought is good!

Too bad they their rules suck, otherwise I'd make one...

Maybe when the new codex is released (Which won't be for a while...)

Thanks Matt, just make one for fun

awesome blog!

Thanks for looking Kronkle!

tipios wrote:Finally the legs are glued, and they no longer require blutack to stand up oh and I got some chaos stars on the plates!!!!





I gona try to add some piston detail to the feet, but not sure how it will turn out!

i really like how the legs loock....nice work!

Looking good tipios! I like the legs alot! Pistons on the feet would look good, but I don't think they are entirely mandatory, it could all be internal, but go for it you feel you must!

Matt.Kingsley wrote:Damn that dreadnought is good!

Too bad they their rules suck, otherwise I'd make one...

Maybe when the new codex is released (Which won't be for a while...)

Don't know what rules anyone building one of these would plan on using as I don't know what the dreadknight rules are like, but if they suck, you could use the rules for the new Contemptor Dread recently released by FW, rules are currently 'experimental' so you can download them for free from the FW website.

You know, seeing all these awesome walkers you've done, you know what the next step has to be: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/8388-.html
Althought I don't think you can outdo lemminspawn ;P

Limbo wrote:You know, seeing all these awesome walkers you've done, you know what the next step has to be: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/8388-.html
Althought I don't think you can outdo lemminspawn ;P

Aha, that'd be a challenge for you indeed. I've tried, but it went just so-and-so.

@RSjake - I like that, yes they are now internal good idea now I can paint them!!

@monkeyh - \the rules are anything in his range dies

@Limbo - I have a plan for a khorn dreadknight, could turn out something like that but I like the challenge, and when I get some of these dreads out the way, I could try it

@Saintspirit - Did you finish it?

I did indeed, it can be seen at my IW blog.

Thats a great blog

Thanks, so is this - these are very inspirational, makes me want to make my own dread. But I have far too many other things to build and paint (sad as it may be).

The legs are really nice tipios, looking foward to seeing it painted. So thats two Iron Warrior dreads to finish painting now

I had a thought today for you. With all these bits that you must have stacking up after the Chaos dreads it would be interesting to see what Ork dreads you could come up with using all the left over parts.

@Saintspirit - I'm lucky that I'm not making an army, so I got time to do these.

@Giraffex - Another challenge a looted dread!!! yes, after I finish these dreads, although now you gave me the idea, I'm bound to start it before I finish anything else!!!

All its takes is a glance at your bits box and you know it makes sense lol

tipios wrote:
@monkeyh - \the rules are anything in his range dies
Exactly...

monkeyh wrote:

Matt.Kingsley wrote:Damn that dreadnought is good!

Too bad they their rules suck, otherwise I'd make one...

Maybe when the new codex is released (Which won't be for a while...)

Don't know what rules anyone building one of these would plan on using as I don't know what the dreadknight rules are like, but if they suck, you could use the rules for the new Contemptor Dread recently released by FW, rules are currently 'experimental' so you can download them for free from the FW website.

No one I play with uses the FW stuf otside of Apoc...
And they won't start soon...

Just trying some different armour and leg stuff on the Dreadlord.

Feet look too big, so need to change them, but I want claws that look like that.







Any thoughts?

Truthfully, I don't like the reverse joint look.

It just doesn't seem to go with the rest of the model. It's an interesting idea, but the rest of the body just doesn't lend itself to complimenting the legs.

It looks too front heavy to me as well. My suggestion would be to try something different. Just my thoughts.

Not sure tipios but don't Ork Deff Dreads have clawed feet?

Thanks Mark, I want to do a khorn dreadlord, but using defiler parts. Would the legs go with that?

I think that would work for the Khorn one, but If I might make a suggestion, make it like a dogs hind leg with the double joints.

Would make it look like it has more powerful legs, let it stand higher by default, and also just look like an OP BA. (overpowered BAD@$$ for the lei man).

Truly like the idea and the direction of the lord overall btw.

@Giraffx - ha you really want me to do some ork stuff do you think it would go with a khorne type?

No idea what size these are but they might work http://www.letthedicedecide.co.uk/product/Ork_Deff_Dread_Legs_ORDD035

@markillius - well I have been challege to do a walking defilier, so may do what you suggest for that

tipios wrote:@Giraffx - ha you really want me to do some ork stuff do you think it would go with a khorne type?

Which bit?

loleverybody typing faster than I can reply

@giraffx - they are more normal dread size I think!


Automatically Appended Next Post:
@giraffex - I ment do you think these new legs would work on a walking defiler?

I cant think of anything else big enough, unless you start looking at toy parts on ebay.


Automatically Appended Next Post:

tipios wrote:@giraffex - I ment do you think these new legs would work on a walking defiler?

Hard to say without knowing how many legs and what type of body its going to have.

Sorry I ment upright defiler, so he will only have 2 legs.

hehe here's something for you to think about. An upright defiler doesn't have to have only two legs look at the tyranid models, you could have multiple legs but have the model standing up on its back legs.

Sort of a come and get me if you think your hard enough pose.

Very intresting!!!!!

Looking good tip!

Bit of paint on that guy and he'll be ready for the table!

Man I still can't get my head round you not playing. It's almost a crime for you to make models to that level of awesomeness and not unleash them upon some unsuspecting chump!


Automatically Appended Next Post:
p.s pretty sure it's only the 1st of sept!

HA well spotted

Maybe oneday I could get an army together and give it a try

I kinda like the reverse knee joints, reminds me of mech assault.
Then again i am a sucker for mech suits

I also like the reverse legs; reminds me of the Chaos Dread from Space Crusade, ED209 style!

tipios wrote:Just trying some different armour and leg stuff on the Dreadlord.

Feet look too big, so need to change them, but I want claws that look like that.







Any thoughts?

i don't like them to much on this model.......better the old one! but that's only my opinion

meh...chicken legs just don't work well on that one. Plantigrade or Digitgrrade would look better.

Ehh those legs are just not right and for your khorne one i wouldnt do chicken legs i'd go for faun legs

Amazing work! you certainly have one vibrant imagination to produce such amazing models! not to mention the technical mindset to 'see' what you need to and want to do for each one! love checking back in to see what you've been up to lately!

Keep it up please!


Nerdfest09

A less overhead picture would be nice to get a overall good view of the model.

I like the idea, alot as it looks right now I would think that the birdclaw feet are a little oversived/out of place for the rest of the model.

What if you elongate the "toes" from the original dreadnought foot? Am I making sense??

@mikZor - Thanks, I also likr the idea of the reverse knees. It does look more sinsiter

@graven - I always liked ED209, they should have done a film of just him killing everything

@FantasyBob - don't worry he will still look like the old model, this is just a test I'm doing because I had these legs spare, and want to use them to make a Dreadlord without using the dreadknight kit.

@kepora - is chicken not digitigrade

@rogue wolves - all these new words I'm learning today yes I believe I will be going down that route when I get to it.

@nerdfest - Thanks alot mate

@1-i - Thanks, yeah the feet are way too big!!

@dakka_dok - I think the dreadnought feet are too small, but I will have a look, thanks for the idea


Thanks for the response everyone

Sorry Tipios, I'm not digging the Bird Legs for the Dread Lord. I argee with others, they need to be bulkier. I don't have alternate ideas, I just don't know what would look good on that besides what it came with...unless maybe if you put 2 sets of the defiler legs together and straightend them out a bit so they don't look so chicken-leggy? It's a bit more work to hack them up and repossition them, but when have we converters ever done the "easy" thing?

inmygravenimage wrote:I also like the reverse legs; reminds me of the Chaos Dread from Space Crusade, ED209 style!

Second that, hope you don't mind if I pinch your idea (if I ever get round to making one amongst all the other stuff I'm half way through!)

What about going the direction instead of clawed feet, but cloven feet?
I do agree, the legs need to be beefier!

@RSjake - I'm saving up to get a defiler, so I will have more bits to play with early days yet, may be the montrous claw bits would look better as they are much bulkier.

@monkeyh - Use any ideas you like

@zeke169 - Colven feet sounds good, much more chaosy

This had me thinking.. How about a third piston behind the two exsisting pistons? With a ball join underneath and a bigger size dreadnought foot. Like a titan' foot.

I hadn't been by in a while, but it was a pleasure as always. Everything here is super original. Keep it up!

Cheers,
Rawson

I know, I'm saying that chicken legs don't look right on it. Plantigrade (human-like) or digitgrade (like a dog or cat's back legs) would be better

I think what others are saying about "dog legs" could work. But again, would take a bit of modification, something like this:

RSJake wrote:I think what others are saying about "dog legs" could work. But again, would take a bit of modification, something like this:

Yeah! I like this even more!

This is the At-st of dreads... At-at defiler anyone?

inmygravenimage wrote:This is the At-st of dreads... At-at defiler anyone?

Now we're getting into titan territory! Yeah tipios - I challange you to make a warlord titan out of an old star wars AT-AT! If it is anything like as good as your dreads we're all in for a treat!

@Dakka-dok - More pistons sounds good. For the foot I want to try three toes at the front, like forge world chaos dreads.

@Rawson - Thanks alot I've got loads of ideas, so gons keep going for a while

@Kepora - I know, sorry I was being silly I think dog legs is gona be the way to go.

@rsjake - great mock up pic again yeah this is the way to, but I'm gona have him standing much higher.

@graven - I think thats the way it's going mega defiler!!

@monkeyh - If only my dad didn't sell all my star wars stuff in a car boot sale, many many years ago, I would have had one of those and it would of had walking action too. Ha you could stomp on everbody's mini's with a press of a button

Went a bit made with the knife today.

Changed the head section.



Started cutting up legs, just need to figure out how I want to fit the top section.

Now those are nifty feet.

Before I comment on the head, what lord of chaos is your prefered?

You have ruined the head section. Change it back to normal.

That head would look a lot better if there was a 'helmet' or something inside of the head you have now. That way it would look like a head adornment or a trophy, instead of an akward dreadnought/daemon thing.

Sorry, have to agree, jugger dont suit

I likewise preferred the previous incarnation.

No problem guys, I was just going through bits, and putting it up to get a feel. I see it's not a good idea

That Jugger head looks awesome! But it looked better the other way, but keep that idea for the Khorne one!

Great stuff!

@1-i - sorry missed your question from before. It would be for a khorne Dreadlord.

@rsjake - Will keep it for the khorne

@majorTom - Thanks Waiting patiently for your next project

Well tipios I did like the older head better but if Khorne is the demon you prefer to harvest your eternal soul then perhaps haveing that jugger head looking down at the table top might do the trick.

If that jugger head didnt stick straight out as it does Im sure more people would apprieciate it.

It's a test I was doing, for anotherproject the dreadlord will still look like my orignal idea

Would need to find betterways for it to fit.

Been a bit busy, to get anything done:( ...

but here's an update of the dreadlord as he is ATM.



Also a defiler kit I won on ebay has arrived, which is bad because I will probably start building it before I finish anything else then have even more of a back log to do.

As much as I want to see your stuff get done, I will be patient. I can't talk anyway, I took a 6 month break! Talk about getting behind! Also, keep us updated of anything of interest!

It's so wrong that my first reaction to the dreadlord was Hubba, Hubba...

The shoulders look fantastic man!

He's looking really brutal, great job so far! Love how he's looking up abit like: "So who's next?!"

@rsjake - This sunday should be good though, if it rains I won't have to help my dad paint his house, and I can get down to some serious work!

@graven - You've been spending to much time in the warp

@knightley - Glad you like them, the spikes really finish them off.

@limbo - He does look like he just raised his head towards the next victim

Wow!!! I might have nearly finished another dread!!

Khorne himself, just need some shoulder arrows!!

Hey Tipios, I'm glad to see the Khorne dread is finally nearly done (the autocanon is perfect this way! )

The dreadlord is really impressive! I liked the juggernaut head, but the original version looks good too (where's this head from BTW?)

Amazing job with the GS cables, I need one of those silicon tools!

Wow! All looking really good over here! Dare I ask, will we be seeing paint anytime soon?

awesome looks great how did you do the middle of it...the skull...?

@hyenajoe - thanks mate! Yeah I finally got something for the barrel ends, the head is from a FW chaos dread. You need that tube tool I just now trying something like your latest dread shoulders, pics up soon.

@Emperors Champ - Thanks, I was alll set to paint today, but then the shoulders need more details, so doing that right now.

@marmaduke - Thanks alot! I filed down a chaos skull banner thing, and cut out a dreadfont panel, here's a closer pic.

Amazing Dreadlord. Paint it soon.

@Ogryn - Thanks, I'll try to paint it as soon as possible

Quick khorne update!

Love the beefed up shoulders. Very clever, very chaos, very cool. Or possibly khool.

All looking incredibly awesome. May I suggest you do a Word Bearers Dreadnought next/ I love Word Bearers.

By the way, I notice some parts on your models in the WIP pics are painted (such as the Khorne Dread's skull plate thing, the Iron Warrior Dread's entire upper body) whilst the rest are not. Why is this?

@graven - Thanks, It does change the feel of them nicely.

@Squigsquasher - The khorne head was painted first, because I thought it would be difficult to paint after I glued it to the dread, and the IW was started because I was waiting for parts for the arms, and really wanted to try some colours out.

World Bearers has been suggested alot, so I would think he will be next any ideas of what he might look like?

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! I love the shoulders on the Khorne Dread. The autocannon looks great. This is always my favorite stop of the day!...you know, when there are updates! Hahahahahahaha! I kid.

I was thinking for the Word Bearers arm you could give him a big skeletal claw, a bit like the thing on the metal Chaos Dreadnought, but a bit better. Braziers from the Screaming Bell kit would be cool, as would lots of seals and scrolls. Perhaps he could have 2 close combat weapons, 1 a skeletal claw as mentioned earlier, and the other, perhaps a whirling flail thing, like on a minesweeper? Or a big firey wrecking ball.

I LOVE big firey wrecking balls. Even more so when they have spikes.

Word Bearers dread needs a daemonic crosius wepaon! and a multi-melta to burn the unbeliever and the loyalist!

Nice ideas guys!!! I will see what happens there, although I need to finish off this batch first

Done a mock up of what the defiler leg will look like. Thanks for everybodys input of how it should look.


Any thoughts?

Oh fudge that's spiky!

A standing defiler with a jugger head?

Nothing to say about the leg mock up, the position looks good for me.

if you want to see other examples of defilers legs, check Lemmingspawn's article here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Ripley_Pattern_Defiler_by_Lemmingspawn
that's the way I went for mine.

The Khorne dread shoulders are really nice. I can't wait to see it painted.

That leg really really good! I can't wait to see how it looks on the model.

@graven - just trying to keep to the chaos guidlines

@joe - Not sure on the the head yet, although I've seen a very nice one on the chaos lord manticore, but nobody has just the head for sale. Thanks for the link, I have been looking at that one for a while in the gallery

@rsjake - Thanks he's gona be a big bugger

Not alot of work done because of this -

Wooo got my own workstation, no more arguments over the dinner table

Nice Tipios! Congrats! I'm only allowed to get one if it can "hide" all my "crap"... like a roll top desk or a cabinet or something. Oh, and it has to look nice too.... I'm still using the table.

Good job! I use an edwardian writing bureau; now the boss complains it's a waste *shrug*

Looking good - the legs and the workstation! Still the kitchen table for me you lucky devil!

Can't wait to see the Khorne dread painted up, it already looks really cool.
If you're thinking of making a Word Bearers dread, I agree Pluxtheduck, it needs a Daemonic Crozius, and perhaps the heresy era legion mark?

Sometimes I forget how lucky I am to have an extra room plus the attic just for my hobby stuff. Maybe my fiancé isn't evil incarnated...

Baiyuan wrote:Sometimes I forget how lucky I am to have an extra room plus the attic just for my hobby stuff. Maybe my fiancé isn't evil incarnated...

Baiyuan - You've got your own games room? No fair!

@rsjake - This desk is second hand, and was very cheap, my wife wants table so she gave in and bought this

@graven - We will see how long it last, before the boss of this house changes mind

@monkeyh - I have got lucky with the workstation, once I sort through everything, it will make building stuff much easier!

@limbo - Will have to see how I will make a Crozius

@baiyuan - I notice you say fiancé, you just wait until after the special day

Always good to have your own personally space!

Liking the leg. Will your defiler be 2 legged or more? 4 legs at that height would be awesome!

It's gona be 2 legs, 4 would be wicked but I've already cut up the body

tipios wrote:It's gona be 2 legs, 4 would be wicked but I've already cut up the body

Centaur Defiler?!

So, the War for the domination of the dinner table ended for you? This only means one thing: you'd better show us the khorne dread fully painted before Christmas!!!

@saintspirit - That will have to be another project

@joe - HA, I no longer have the "I have no room" excuse to start painting

Things done this morning, apart from sorting out workstation.
Green stuffed gaps in khorne dread arms, and final touches to IW left arm. Iw just need legs and left arm primed, then paint. Khorne, nearly ready for prime, but have forgot about his legs, I need to sort out leg plates.

Deflier has 2 legs now

What?! Defiler 2 looks sick! Awesome stuff, mate.

Which head will you use?

That's - well, unholy, for want of a better word I love it, it's gonna be epic (small 'e').

@moltar - thanks matey

@matt - I've ordered the manticore head, from the warhammer lord on manticore model.

Ah was just about to tell you that bitsandkits (poxonthem) have them back in stock but I think you beat me to the punch.

Yeah got that email too but they don't do the main head that I want on it's own. I orded on ebay from france last week, thanks to hyenajoe


Automatically Appended Next Post:

inmygravenimage wrote:That's - well, unholy, for want of a better word I love it, it's gonna be epic (small 'e').

Thanks graven, sorry missed this post!!!

Good Choice!

That defiler is looking excellent so far tipios, nice to see you get your own work station as well.

Thaks GiraffeX!

Wow I decided to do some painting today!!





Now I need to do glowing plasma effects, and glowing eyes

Awesome. That's one spicy meatball.

Soon to be a radioactive glowing spicy meatball.

Are you planning to use lighter colors for the base to help bring out the dingy dark of the dread?

Awesome. I'm impressed.

May I suggest giving the upright Khorne Defiler a giant hellblade?

@graven - Glad you like my cooking

@1-i - Any colour suggestions? my last base was just dry brushed codex grey with black wash.

@Squigsquasher - Thanks, and if you mean giant circular saw, then yes but how to make it, I have no idea yet!!

Awesome, awesome, oh and Awesome! Great work on the IW Dread! And the Defiler looks Sick so far!

I cant really think of any better idea than the grey. It worked so well for so many other dread bases.

tipios wrote:Things done this morning, apart from sorting out workstation.
Green stuffed gaps in khorne dread arms, and final touches to IW left arm. Iw just need legs and left arm primed, then paint. Khorne, nearly ready for prime, but have forgot about his legs, I need to sort out leg plates.

Deflier has 2 legs now

This are incredible pair of legs. I was thinking about something similar for my SM Venerable Dreadnought and yours conversion is very inspirational.

How about defacing a Nemesis Great Sword from an NDK? I'll chum you one if you need.

@rsjake - thanks matey!!!

@1-i - I'll just have to make more effort than I did on my first dread, maybe add some more bitz to it.

@Ishkatar - If you want to add that style off leg to your ven dread, you could use sentinal legs then beef up with armour plates! Glad I could inspired you!! don't forget to blog your progress

@graven - I've got one thanks, I'll see how it looks on the model. What sort of idea did you have?

Off the top of my head, flatten down the blade edges and add strips of spikes, either home made, salvaged from chaos/de, or cut from big choppas. Oh, and desecrate the =][= hole.

Wait, that sounded less awful in my head.

Oh well.

inmygravenimage wrote:How about defacing a Nemesis Great Sword from an NDK? I'll chum you one if you need.

Suspended Hellblade out of Nemesis Greatsword. Make it happen.

desecration of the =][= hole, coming soon

Well, I feel soiled. The star at the base of the weapon would seem to lend itself to the whole desecration methinks.

I think maybe you have been thinking about this too much!!!

Desecration? Hell yeah stuff's in the post btw. I'm now going to have to make some iron warriors just to trample underfoot, you realise.

Thanks Graven!!!

Gona have to have the defiler chopping up some GK's me thinks

Defilers looking fan-dabby-dozy!

Good start on painting the IW dread! Glad to see yellow, not red helmets up there on the racks! unless of course they were Assault marines? Then "How very dare you!"

Thanks Emp's champ They are IF, hopes that ok

Stuck on how to do the defiler feet ATM!!!!!!!!

Cloven

Yeah Cloven sounds good

Graven and giraff, any ideas of how I should/could make them?

Hmm. This is an odd idea, but bear with me. You could use the NDK foot and not glue; instead, splay it open at the front, attach the outer toes to either side flush, and then gs over to provide a smooth cleft hoof.

Mebbe.

Thanks graven, will have a go at that later, and see what happens

I received the head for my defiler today!! and it looks nice





IW got some more weather effects, with running rust marks.

That head looks cool! What is it from?

tipios wrote:

This looks awesome! Is it possible to cram a bunch of guitar strings or other various wires behind the head? So that his head is plugged in to the main structure? Right now it looks like there's some empty space behind it. Which may not matter if it's all black, but I think if you could toss on more detail than it just would look even more cohesive.

IW dread is coming along very nicely.

Exciting to see all these awesome ideas coming together, Tipios. Keep it up.

@monkeyh - is thehead from warhammer chaos lord on manticore model.

@moltar - thanks!, I gona try and have lots of chains, keeping him from getting out and maybe some hands eitherside of the head trying to pull him self out!!

tipios wrote: I gona try and have lots of chains, keeping him from getting out and maybe some hands eitherside of the head trying to pull him self out!!

That sounds like an excellent idea.

Thanks GiraffeX, I really hope I can get it to look like what is in my tiny mind

Its looks like it's going to be another epic model (not in scale ).
When I first saw the legs, I thought hooves would be the way, but now that I see this little bugger with his head on, it screams "sharp mechanical talons" to me.

May I ask what you have in your tiny mind for the arms ?

Thanks alot joe!!

"Sharp mechanical talons" sounds good to me

For the arms, I'm gona try and make a hell blade, and I need to fit the cannon on some where. I'm not sure on the main part of the arms yet, whether I use the defiler legs, or get more monstrous arms.

I'm glad you like the idea

tipios wrote: I need to fit the cannon on some where.

The cannon is a real problem on most of these defilers. Some are making an arm of it, others make a shoulder weapon... I didn't know what to do myself (I was going for a 4 ccw defiler), so finally I gave up on this point. I'd be interested to see how you'll deal with this.

tipios wrote:I'm not sure on the main part of the arms yet, whether I use the defiler legs, or get more monstrous arms.

I've tried the defiler leg as an arm for mine, but I felt the proportions were not right with such a bulky torso. I think if you want to go this way, you'll have to work on some extra plasticard armor plates.The monstrous arm is a classic, no risk here.

Great Rust effect BTW!
Cheers!

thanks for those tips joe!! I'll try some stuff tonight.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
thanks for those tips joe!! I'll try some stuff tonight.

Have only recently joined this site and just spent the past hour going through this log. Your dread ideas are inspired. Im working on a Khorne one at the moment and wish I had thought of some of the things you added. Also Im planning a Defiler/walker thingy next as well so will be watching yours closely.

tipios wrote: ...and I need to fit the cannon on some where.

Crotch Cannon FTW.

@biohazard - Welcome to the dakka thanks for comments. You'll get a lot of help and ideas on this wicked site

@moltar - I see a pattern emerging here

Moltar wrote:

tipios wrote: ...and I need to fit the cannon on some where.

Crotch Cannon FTW.

Sex Machine...

Ha Graven. Maybe I'll use that on the dreadlord, and with the arse cannon, all areas would be covered

inmygravenimage wrote:

Moltar wrote:

tipios wrote: ...and I need to fit the cannon on some where.

Crotch Cannon FTW.

Sex Machine...

Now you now why mine has a loincloth:

@ joe - Ha took the easy way out I see!!!

You know, I was just about to suggest a Groin Cannon myself...

If I make a model with a massive crouch cannon, I think my wife will definitely not want me doing any modelling again

What she doesn't know......

tipios wrote:If I make a model with a massive crouch cannon, I think my wife will definitely not want me doing any modelling again

Just don't paint the end red hot!

Why not try and shoulder mount the cannon? Kinda like a massive version of the Predators plasma caster?

@limbo - Keeping things from the wife is the hardest thing in the univers!!

@emps champ - HAhahahah!!!

@biohazard - thats a good option, and on the other shoulder I want to have a missile launcher

You can never have enough Missile Launchers

You could try adding a turret above its head with the battle cannon inside or turn it into an arm weapon.

If you go for the second option I'm going to suggest something I have my eye on for a Khorne vindicator that you can pick up on ebay, search for Ironblaster cannon on worldwide as they are in the States.

Just don't bid on the same one as me lol

@bio - you know that

@giraffe - That is a cool cannon! I was thinking of a whirlwind turret for the centre hatch, and a cannon arm but also I was thinking of the reaper cannons as top turret also. So many ideas!!!!!

Would a whirlwind turret fit? would look really cool if it did.

The turrent might not fit, but I'm sure I can come up with something just need to find one on ebay!!

Arm-mount the cannon-try using a Vanquisher cannon and spike it up. Make it look big and bulky, a bit like the Ork Mega Dread cannon arm you can get form Forge World.

Also, whilst the Hellblade is a good idea, how about a giant Chainaxe?

Man, that defiler looks nothing short of horrifying tipios. Gods I'd hate to meet that thing on the battlefield...and it's not even finished being built much less painted.

@squigs - I love ammo drums, so making it look like the ork gun will be fun

@gits - thanks alot still away to go, so it might be hide behind the couch time when it's finished

Man! So much action in that Defiler's pose already! That head is pure win! I love it! I would think there would be room for at least 3 ranged weapons on the shoulders, one on each side and one in the middle. I'm sure you'll figure out something great. Can't wait to see more!

Thanks Jake. Gona try out many ideas but ATM I'm trying to make the battle cannon in a similar way to forges world Mega Dread cannon as suggested by Squigsquasher.

I had to go look that one up. Yup, that would look sweet! Kind of like a really big grenade launcher then?

Yes with big shells

Awesome! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Why not give it hands, then have the cannon be a two-handed weapon? You could have the CC weapons be sheathed or whatnot then.

With all these ideas coming in, I might have to nake more than 1

Finally ordered a load of plastic tube and stuff, with some other bitz order for the cannon!! so waiting for that to make it.

Tried the hand idea today, only have a daemon prince hand but I think it can work after some more bending.





Any thoughts?

Hmmmm.... not sure. Might just distract from the head which I don't think you'd want.

I quite like it, but, yeah, the hand does need some cutting and reshaping like you said

THAT HEAD LOOKS AWSOME

If this was a small dread or deamon price concept then I would jump all over the hand with head, but as a defiler I think the hand is out of place.

The entire concept is the kind of thing that my nightmares are subconciously intervined with, yes as my dreams get nasty I have something like this jump in and make all the bad stuff go away or at least seem less bad.

I almost feel like I should just convert all my marines to chaos so I can have this much fun with some concept builds, but I wont.

Giant ChainAxe sounds like a wonderfully twisted and fitting weapon for this guy.

I like the hand. It needs some work but I can really see this working. Will you be adding cables and things like that to show that the daemon is hardwired to the defiler?

@gits - Thats a good point, looking at it this morning it is taking away from the awesome head! and also I've got to get a load of chains on him some how, and the hand may get in the way:(

@matt - It's an idea I've had for ages, I want to do it on a dread, maybe a Word Bearer.

@1-i - You gona have to just start a chaos army as well Then you can bring your nightmares to life!! if there that scary your conversions would look awesome

This head has had a real impact, so I don't want to take anything away from it. Hand will not stay!! it will be back though, on another project


Automatically Appended Next Post:
@biohazard - he will be chained in and I'll add pipes also.

Not overly keen on the hand but i'm sure you'll make it work.

Coming back to the cannon, have you thought of Armorcast? They have quite a few large cannon/turret things on their website and not bad prices either. I looked at getting one for my Titan but decided they were too small but might work for a defiler.

Emperors_Champion wrote:

tipios wrote:If I make a model with a massive crouch cannon, I think my wife will definitely not want me doing any modelling again

Just don't paint the end red hot!

Haha. Just caught up again with this most awesome Blog. I'm glad that you have a nice work desk now My Wife would let me use the dining room table but i had to put everything away each night *sigh*. But then for christmas she got me a artists / tackle box, to put my paint and tools in, and the GW Workstation lap tray. So i used to paint sat in the lounge infront of the TV. But now My son is 1 years old and all inquisitive, its all moved upstairs. But i have a lovely big desk i got for free from work as they were chucking it out. So now i get to paint infront of my PC, once everyone else is in bed.

The defiler legs looke awesome, having him up on 2 feet looks incredibly imposing. I agree that the hand detracts from the head, but cables / wires behind it, will fill the gap and add to it. :thumbs up: :thumbs up:

It must be hard to clear up all that awesome sauce every night, it just gets every where

@emps champ - Hand is on hold for another project looking at that site nowthanks!

@Mordain - Getting your own desk really gets rid of alot of tension in the house Thanks about the legs although the feet are taking a while to get my head around.

Well, my bitz arrived for me to start the big cannon but have not started it yet!! because, I've been a bit occupied these last 2 days with the fun waaaaaaagh project. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/399636.page It's perfect for chaps or chapess's who love the converting business!!

I counld not help myself, I had to do a mini dread contraption

So cool... what do you hae planned for his other arm?

Tanx Gits !!! I'm trying to scatch build a mini big shooter, or what ever the dreads arm is called(if that makes sence ) I'm enjoying this so much, I may have to start doing a big looted dread conversion, which will make GirrafeX happy

Sounds great tipios. Very inspiring!

That's awesome! I can't wait to see the other arm!

I have been working on mine, but I don't have any grot bits, so I am building a cyber grot from scratch. I hope it works. How tall are these little buggers anyway?

Damn, those are few of the funniest and best conversions I have ever seen. Keep up the good work!

@gits - Dakka is just one big inspiration looop!! We love it

@rsjake - ooooh another sculpt job? they are about half way up a space marine in height, although I did cut mine in half so can't give a real good size comparison!!! good luck with yours!

@epic - thanks alot!!!

tipios wrote: they are about half way up a space marine in height,

Dang! That's going to be tough!

Fantastic mate - and just seeing the thread name made me grin

HAH! I love it, esp the little feet hanging down!!!

tipios wrote: I may have to start doing a big looted dread conversion, which will make GirrafeX happy

lol sounds good, the little grot dread is really cool love his legs hanging down.

@RSjake - you could just sculpt a head, and make up a robot body! or even a flying grot, I havn't seen one yet

@graven - thanks mate oh and the right arm goes out to you, as I was stuck when making the big shooter. To keep it in with the GK looted body, I konverted a GK psycannon into the shooter, which you sent me

@More Dakka - thanks!!

@GiraaX- Yeah I've really enjoyed doing this conversion, so on a bigger scale I think I could go made. Thanks, I was going to have the upper part of the body hanging out the top of the termi torso, but after I chopped the legs of it just made sense having them hanging down, and just have the head on top I might go out and get a set of grots, and make a squad of mini deff dreads


After HF Izanagi told me how he did his rivets. (just roll out GS thin then slice up) it's so easy, I'm putting them every where

I failed at making a scratch build mini big shooter, but I'm happy with the GK themed looted parts.

The DoomGrot....

Outstanding!!

That is amazing! Well done tipios! That is going to look great painted up!

@gits - I'm gona have to do a whole squad of Doomgrots

@RSjake - Thanks matey!! Yes painting next, my nemesis!!!

aww how cute haha thats a nice dread

@rogue Wolve - ha thanks!! cute until he chops your nuts off

He's finally ready for paint, I'll post pics up of the primer for you giraffeX so you can see how it turns out.



Not forgeting the defiler, this is his cannon started, a demolisher and vanquisher stuck together. The demolisher gives me the body to attach to the arm, and the pistons give the nice detail of recoil.

Like the grot mini dread - cool!

Thanks monkeyh!! this may be the fastest mini I've every done.

Nearly finished in less than a week I would have got it done today, but I'm helping my dad finish the painting of the outside of his house!!! Last bit to do, so I should have tomorrow free yey!!

Nice work as always! Loving the mini dread! Good start on the cannon!

I'm waiting on a few bits for my next Tau project and I really must give you mountains of credit for being a massive inspiration!

Keep it coming mate!

@EMp's Champ - Thanks alot mate!! Can't wait to see that hammerhead the inpiration is going both ways, with your painting and posing


@Giraffex this is how that primer comes out when you paint it on.



I started to rush the job when I got home, and messed up the teeth and glasses lense:(






So thats it so far, the hazard stripes will be on the chain saw!

Lookin' good tipios!

(read out loud in a girlish ahh its soo cute tone)

Ahhh he is Sooo CUTE!

Fudging heck that is outstanding work mate!

Thanks guys!!!!

I got him finished today

Freakin' sweet. Great hazard stripes and osl, particularly.

Thanks Graven mate!!! It took bloody ages

Lovely work. Nice OSL as well, I'm always scared to try that...

Thanks Commissar, yes it was scary just had to go for it

The grot looks excellent tipios, I really love how you've done the OSL on the face

The Doomgrot has arrived! (eeek! flee, flee in fear!)

And, again, gits gets his name in a thread that isn't his...

Meh, it's a living...

He is awesome

Grot is great!I love a bit of humor every now and then! :-) and i know i'm a few pages late, but with the head with the hand coming around next to it, have you considered making him look really eerie and having a heap of hands maybe from ghouls etc trying to pull him back into the sarcophogus? like a soul trying to escape and being restrained by lesser daemons within the construct? just a thought!

Nerdfest09

That grot rules, tipios!! Great job all around. Sometimes I forget how good you are at painting.

Grot is awesome! Great job on the paint!

I have a "leg" started on my cyber-grot, but I have a grot coming in the mail, so I will have something to use as scale! It's actually the same grot you used in yours...it's the only one I won an auction for!

@matt - gits is the herder, he forced me

@Mordain - Thanks!!!

@nerdfest - You won't be laughing if you face him in a dark alley On the defiler, that sound like a really cool idea, I'll have to use that another time, as I've gone for chains holding him in this time.

@moltar - Thanks moltar, my painting has definitely improved in the last few models, thanks to dakka

@rsjake - thanks matey. Thats cool, I got that grot because it was the only one available too! and it turned out to be a great buy Can't wait to see your grot

Loving the doomgrot...

NOW GET BACK TO WORK!

(Snigger! Just kidding!)

Thanks!!

Ha thats cool. I've just got a load of plastic, so I'm gona get on with the cannon tonight

Grot is brilliant!

tipios wrote:@Ishkatar - If you want to add that style off leg to your ven dread, you could use sentinal legs then beef up with armour plates! Glad I could inspired you!! don't forget to blog your progress

Thank for the tip, Tipios =)
That was exectly I was thinking about and I'll give it a try for sure. Unfortunately, it won't happen soon =/

Ah, and your grot is hilarious. Keep this great ideas comming!

Doomgrot will end all you love!

@monkeyh - Cheers!!

@ishkatar - Thanks, when you get round to that dread, I would like to see how it turns out

@chaoslooksgood - lock away your loved ones


Just got the barrels together, and deciding how too do the ammon drum.


I'm off to South Korea on Wednesday for holiday yey!!! I hope I can get more done before that, and post it before I go.

That's a nice gun - may have to loot it

Yeah, like where that gun's going - assuming it's not the aforementioned crotch cannon. Enjoy your hols - mmm, lettuce wrapped popcorn beef cravings now *insert drooling homer orkmoticon*

Great OSL on the Doomgrot eye

tipios wrote: I'm off to South Korea on Wednesday for holiday yey!!!

Enjoy your holidays, and don't forget to watch as many movies as you can on the plane!

tipios wrote:I'm off to South Korea on Wednesday for holiday yey!!!

I assume this on purpose? Not a hostage trade or something?

Like where the cannon is going, can't wait to see more.

@commissar - You could stick it on your mega stompa

@graven - ha I'm gona be fatter when I get back

@joe - It's a 12 hour flight, so I should should get plentey of films in, as long as there not all rom-coms

@rsjake - There maybe a war, as I'm going to visit the In-laws

tipios wrote:@rsjake - There maybe a war, as I'm going to visit the In-laws

Ahahahahahahaha! Good luck!

Oooh, oooh! I'm quoted in someone's sig! Woooot!

Had to sig it, for the waaaagh dakka fun!

I really like the "claw" idea on the Defiler, a bound Daemon that may not be as "bound" as previously thought looking to escape and wreak havoc the old-fashioned way. Another absolutely brilliant concept from one of the Dakka Masters of Conversion.

The Mega-Grot is hilarious! It totally deserves a stat line. Great paint job, too.

Hey Skalk, good to hear from you Thanks for the comments mate!!!

Those hazard stripes are to nice!! The sutble orange...how did you make em?

Hey limbo thanks, I did them free hand, it's Bubonic Brown over Bestial Brown.

Back from hols!!! booooooooooooooooooo! can get on with some modeling yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!

*does the happy dance*

Welcome back! I know it always sucks to come home from a great vacation, but they have to end sometime!

Me, I'm living my holiday every day! WooHoo! ...not really...

At last! Now we can see some more great work from you...

NOW GET KONVERTIN!

That Grot is fantastic! Like the sourcing from his eye!

That is one awesome Grot. I'd love to see more photos taken in more ideal light; there's a lot of detail being obscured by heavy shadow. (I recommend shooting outside on grey overcast day - you get soft white light that way.)

I took the liberty of saving your photos and simulating higher lens exposure in Preview:

Oh, S-nap! That's the business!

wow thats an hour of painting time i will never get back but well worth it subscribed now off to convert an orky dread because of how inspiring this thread is cant wait too see the standing defiler done

@rsjake - 1 week at work, and I need another holiday

@Squigsquasher - sorry for the lack of progress, I need to get back into the flow of it.

@Tortured-Robot - thanks, I hop my next OSL job will bee even better on the IW dread.

@lindsay40k - Thank you very much for going to the effort of sorting my pics out. That is awesome. I really need to make a light box, and get a tripod. Glad you like the grot

@dakkagrot187 - Thanks, now get converting

i have made good progress on it

Awesome

Looks like a fun project and you are doing a great job. A suggestion for the top mounted speakers: you could use multiple speakers on each side, in multiple sizes, so that it looks a little like a pipe organ. Then you could find some heavy pipe organ music for to use for background music during your battles.

tipios wrote:
I've started constructing the mouth of the slaanesh dread. This is a big sculped job, and I'm taken it slow, I hope it turtns out ok, or I will have to buy more dread parts and start again lol.

^ that not only would look cool, but its quite funny

I'm getting back on the models soon, sorry for the long wait!!!!!

You're back! Yay!

I'm glad to see you're back mate!

Exciting stuff tipios, welcome back

Thanks guys I'm trying to catch up on all your blogs, lots of reading to do

Superb Tipios is back. Looking forward to your updates.

Welcome back, Tipios! Excited to see what's in store from your workbench.

^^^

Hooray! The thread is back!...

NOW GET ON WIV IT!!!

Just kidding!

Welcome back, mate!

Thanks everyone!

Just to get back into things, I thought I'd try another fun model.

The Doom grot 2.

he looks really cool! nice head choice!

Its like you've never been away, the grot looks great tipios

Looking great, as usual Come to think of it, the new grot looks a lot like a swim coach of mine. The more I look at it the uncannier it gets.....

Doomgrot 2 is looking good. Have you thought of turning the termie legs to stilts? Like by having the tip of the grot's feet appearing just above the knee junction?

@Rogue Wolves - thanks, that is my fav grot head

@GiraffeX - thanks mate, I can't believe i stopped for so long.

@prime - thanks does your swim coach flame you up, if you don't train hard enough?

@joe - The termie legs are temporary. I was gona do the legs like my last one, but I like your idea and I will do it woooo yeah, really getting back into it!!!!

Just a couple of addons so far.

i can see him saying " im a led farmer mother fether "!!! ahh.. linkin osiris is awsome...

@Rogue Wolves - LOL

Trying to get a feel of what I want the defiler cannon to look like.







Also looking for legs for Doom grot!! As Joe suggested, his little grot legs will be attached like stilts. Gona cut them in half and give them knees too.

i like the look of that one

Pretty sweet dreads. I can't wait to see some more work done on them.