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In general terms... all marine arms... especially terminators... need to be closer to the body... the GW figure dynamics / body mechanics for marines are ridiculous.

Looking forward to weeing more pics!

looking good graven. although i agree the arm looks a little dislocated at this stage. fully prepared to believe its just the photo though.

Gitsplitta wrote:Looking forward to weeing more pics!

Just wanted to bring attention to this....arent typos fun?

I won't even dignify that by fixing the original post...

Sorry Gits, had to be done....lol

(and as if i havent made my own fair share of typing fails )

Great work again Graven. Looking good.

No piddling on my figs!

Anyway, some odds and ends - it's #2's 2nd birthday Tuesday, and there's a lot going on with the wife's cakes (www.facebook.com/aweecake) so it is basically a madhouse here.

I have this box of stuff to base:

That's interceptors and 2 halberdy purifiers. I have enough bits to build another 10 man unit; should I do a second purifier/falchion squad (which would be my 5th purifier squad) or a second interceptor squad, possibly with something other than swords? Opinions please! I'd be especially interested in the view from those of you who play more competitively.

Leadlegion's chaos commissar has now a trenchcoat and - just cos - a noose:

Generally chuffed - C&C? - the noose was a whole Judas thing (been reading way too much Jim Butcher, actually).

More on =][= Grimdarkius:


Much happier, although still no clue at all what weapon to put in his left hand (or just leave the plas). Also, I really love chaos pack on him. What, he's pure?! Shut it, or He'll smite you with his mighty book-fu!

I meant to post this up the other day, the reverse of the ghost knight banner:


And here's the other paladin standard bearer:


So, might be a bit of a lull over the next wee while, at least on terms of building, but you keep posting, I'll keep replying!

Graven

I really love it when people put stuff on the BACK of their banners. Because that's what you're going to see on the table!

Great work as always, Graven. I say leave the plasma pistol. Also, the book should have foul symbols. But he's pure. No, really. Pure as the driven snow*.

--B.

*In London. After rush hour.

The chaos commissar is still looking a tad out of proportion but otherwise he's a really nice mini. He Incorperates a truck load of bits, but where did you get all of them? You must have a never ending bits box.

Grimaldus looks a tad Chaosy to me now.... NOoo don't smite me with your mighty book-fu Grimaldus!
I just don't like the chaos backpacks (personal taste). Otherwise he's looking really good.

Those banner bearers are looking great too. The one with regular terminator armour looks like he'll fit in fine.

@Briancj thanks for that! It also helps cover dodgy metal-plastic joins!

@flying_pooo: I figure =][= grim for Ordo Hetericus! As for Captain Chaos, I might add toe-caps with gs to add more eye-balance then. I do have a ridiculously random bitsbox, he is made from:
Mantic Zombie head
CSM torso
IG legs
Ig power sword
(from leadlegion)
Chaos warrior cloak
Csm bolt pistol arm
Chaos vehicle star
Ig accesories
(im)purity seal
Ig vehicle aquilla
Empire flagellant noose.

Oh and the base is by Uncle Truth, another of our cadre.

Very pleased with how the termie>gk chop job has turned out; I think the key was detailing, like the brass =][= logo on the shield.

Also, I have green (like, Hulk green) snot today. Wife's learning to use airbrush for cakes. Still, better than sparkly snot from doing gks - looked like I'd been grinding up fairies into powder and snorting them.

I've quite inadvertently acquired the recent horde of pagk above - metals from trades and then (bizarrely) plastics for some yugioh promo cards I got from our school librarian; to quote flgs, "Well you used to get £60 for them, but I can give you £20 still in trade?" gee, what a shame. Free toys. I needed more fiddly bits to accessorise.

Currently, for the remaining 10 man, I'm going to make 2 psycannons and try to forget until the Planetary Empires campaign kicks off at our club. I'll write a list and inevitably realise that I need to build something!

Loving the noose! Wonderful touch. And very impressive standard bearers as always. I know you've already painted up 1500pts. How many more are you going for?

Thanks matey. The 1500 painted is psilencer heavy anti daemon list. Playable/versatile 1500 would be good - everything currently half-painted!

I actually quite like how the Chaos Commissar looks slightly...podgy. Im imagining his armour fusing to his flesh and swelling with whatever grotesque-ness is happening inside him....Nurgle or Tzeentch...fits either way i feel. Of course, feel free to tell me im being silly

Otherwise, great work as ever graven! i too would like to see just how deep your bits box goes... impressive builds my friend

I can think of soooo many filthy comments that involve rummaging and bits boxes. But still, I am hopelessly knackered having just spent 2 hrs building a 6' trampoline with instructions that make GW look like master draftsmen. I do feel rather manly, however. Grr, and so forth. So no other geekery from me till Thursday, mes amis, alas. After that, I hope, some paint. Got that gms star scorpion to do and ooh, stuff.
Graven

Some work, albeit very little:


Needs eyes, script, metals on the hand and bp. But I love him, and love the look for my Mentors.

Anyway, more to follow,
Apols for brevity,
Graven

He's looking really nice graven, his head gives him a Rouge Trader look I think.

A whole army of models like that would be amazing.

That model is just really pleasing to look at! I love the tones on him and the sword is such a nice contrast with that paint style, I also have to give him more points because he has a bare head :-) and I do love a good bare head! especially a beardy one!

Outstanding work graven... the off white, the green and the excellent job on the sword... all the colors and forms just go together in such a good way. Excellent job on the head too. I'm very jealous!

/that head is really well painted Love the sword too!

GiraffeX wrote:He's looking really nice graven, his head gives him a Rouge Trader look I think.

A whole army of models like that would be amazing.

Ah, rouge trader, when we painted models with make-up I love that head, and hopefully my mentor legion will come together in that scheme overall.

nerdfest09 wrote:That model is just really pleasing to look at! I love the tones on him and the sword is such a nice contrast with that paint style, I also have to give him more points because he has a bare head :-) and I do love a good bare head! especially a beardy one!

Why thankyou I hate doing bareheaded guys, so moving towards what scares me!

Gitsplitta wrote:Outstanding work graven... the off white, the green and the excellent job on the sword... all the colors and forms just go together in such a good way. Excellent job on the head too. I'm very jealous!

You jealous of me? P'shaw. But compliments gratefully received!

Also, today was a good day: great day at the beach with kids (and some very pleasant views too), a fine piece of pork on the BBQ, and the full range of transformers animated toys of a mate who's kids grown out of it and into 40k (there go all my ba bits, ah well, good cause!)

Not sure when next proper update will be - jubilee weekend I imagine!

Sayonara,
Graven

Great work, Graven! I love the beard and the character it gives the model. The sword is great, but I really love the shield and its position. I think it speaks volumes about this marine's rxperience and maybe a little abput his fatigue. The model really telks a story.

Been a while since I dropped in and what a treat! That marine is really cool, I love the greens and white. As some Yellowbeard said it really tells a story, lots of feeling and character!

@tipios: Oh shush. This is all an elaborate ruse to get me to do my bare-headed paladins, isn't it?! This guy's hair/beard is a test for Mordrak, as it happens. Love them Hairy Heads!

@Yellowbeard: it really pleases me that you get a sense of the narrative I was aiming for with this guy. Also, thanks for swinging by!

@RM2020: hey bud, great to have you by once more! Getting the green and white balance right is really important to me as it's the only way I'll move forward on my Mentors, though they are so very much on the back burner just now (and indeed till 6th). Still, Stormtalon with big feathers attached...

I think one thing that's helped tbh is using the giant light tent I bought the wife for taking wedding cake pics! When she saw me using it her comment was, "Seriously? For that little thing?" Thanks love, can always count on your support

The light diffuses wonderfully; also, I have worked our how to adjust depth of field on it. Possibly decent unit pics will follow!

And, to illustrate contrast with lacklustre iPhone camera, metals(first stage, need washes) and script:



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What you can't see is that pistons are muted gold and raised metal work has been hit with p3 brass balls.

Also, I hate autocorrect like the plaque.

You'll love bare heads when you get into the swing of them! even though a lot of people don't like them fluff wise I think they really add character to a force :-)

He's looking really good. It'll be hard to match that when painting your GMS marine... I better get my paint on.

Jubilee Weekend! God shave the Queen!

--B

...

Wait.

The hell is Jubliee Weekend?

Quuen's 60th year of ruthless tyranny. We get an extra day's holiday week-on Tuesday.

inmygravenimage wrote:@tipios: Oh shush. This is all an elaborate ruse to get me to do my bare-headed paladins, isn't it?! This guy's hair/beard is a test for Mordrak, as it happens. Love them Hairy Heads!

Ruse or not, it still looks very good!!

Yes more hairy heads please

Well they all got primed last night after kids crashed out. I also want to get them done as they're the Corpses of Chaos chappies. I also want to be able to justice to the converted sword brethren/interceptors. Would it be excessive to do all GKs hairies as various greys?

If you do them as well as the first one, I would have thought it would be ok