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Thanks a lot mate - glad you like it, and honestly I like it much more my self. I find the sculpting thing quite funny to experiment with, so any suggestions are really appreciated - I'll try em all.
By white water - do you mean tap water or is it some special something? I do have both LGS and milliput so I'll give it a go.

The whole engine is from a killakan.

 Manus wrote:
Thanks a lot mate - glad you like it, and honestly I like it much more my self. I find the sculpting thing quite funny to experiment with, so any suggestions are really appreciated - I'll try em all.
By white water - do you mean tap water or is it some special something? I do have both LGS and milliput so I'll give it a go.

The whole engine is from a killakan.

LMAO it is " WITH WATER " not white water for some reason I added an e You just mix the milliput to a paste with the water paint it on and let set.

Have you considered how you are connecting the plasma cannon to the body and what gubbins you adding

Also sorry to ask again but the exhaust section at the back of the model where is it from if you don't mind sharing

Really like the new take on the guy

LDD: the engine in the back is the one from a Killa Kan with the exhausts that are on the same engine

 SelvaggioSaky wrote:
Really like the new take on the guy

LDD: the engine in the back is the one from a Killa Kan with the exhausts that are on the same engine

Thank you for that I will see if I can pick some of these bits up for me grot tanks

Thanks guys.
I have already started adding gubbins, and I have a really cool idea for the shoulder/plasmagun joint.

I do kind of wonder though what is grammatically wrong with the last line in my previous post - or perhaps it doens't show on your screen???

 Manus wrote:
Thanks guys.
I have already started adding gubbins, and I have a really cool idea for the shoulder/plasmagun joint.

I do kind of wonder though what is grammatically wrong with the last line in my previous post - or perhaps it doens't show on your screen???

Nothing some how I must have over looked it how I don't know but I did

Looking forward to the update on the shoulder join

First update will be on the other arm though.

Good start and your cables come out so much better than mine, think I will have to invest in procreate

Thanks mate. I don't know if the procreate has anything to do with it, but for these "flat" cables I have found an easier way to do them than the regular one. Instead of first making a cable with the tubetool and then flattening it, I simply use just one of the plastic pieces from the tool, and roll the cable straight on the table. That way your already flat sausage of "clay" keep the flat structure and still gets the "rippling".

 Manus wrote:
Thanks mate. I don't know if the procreate has anything to do with it, but for these "flat" cables I have found an easier way to do them than the regular one. Instead of first making a cable with the tubetool and then flattening it, I simply use just one of the plastic pieces from the tool, and roll the cable straight on the table. That way your already flat sausage of "clay" keep the flat structure and still gets the "rippling".

I will try that then we all learn something new

Glad to be of service!

A bit more bodywork. Tried out the water milliput mix - works quite well I think, some mushy stuff though.

Looking good I should have said smooth paste

Ad suddenly after a long absence from any hobby related stuff it's almost done.....

Properly meched-out now.

Thanks mate - and yes it is, glad you think so.
Gotten a little further - well actually got it finished now - tooled up and ready to follow the coded task.





a few more pics at The Forge http://forgemechanicus.blogspot.dk/

That is just such a cool looking model Manus. I'm used to seeing that kind of creativity on a large scale, but on something that small... it's really exceptional.

Some really great detail mate looks the biz totally pimped out, although I have to say every time I look at this I keep seeing Grot tank potential

Any idea on colour choices ?

Thanks guys.

As for colors, it will be the old black, red and metals.
Here is a starter.

The future is dark really dark, looks really cool especially now its all uniformed cant wait to see the paint job, skin grey or more a pink fleshy tone ?

Yep - a good coat of black always help on the sinister aspect of life
I was kind of planning to try some very pale pinkish white skin, with a chemically hue of blues and purples. Something alive but yet not in a good way - think the fat depraved monk from Name of the Rose.

Yes I see that working well especially the blue/purple veins pumping chemical around his artificially activated life, now that will be a challenge

@LDD: saw you were waiting for DreamForge 2.nd. wave as well I've got 5 15mm liviathans inbound for Knight Titan duty. Can't wait to get my converting hands on them.

 Manus wrote:
@LDD: saw you were waiting for DreamForge 2.nd. wave as well I've got 5 15mm liviathans inbound for Knight Titan duty. Can't wait to get my converting hands on them.

Still waiting for my Mortis o no wait 3 Mortises I just wish they would get sent out I nearly bought one of the 15mm liviathans but was not sure about the scale sizing.

I might have to buy one when I they get released generally

Finally a bit of progress to report. Finished the skin - or so I thought, now I'm not completely sure if I should make it even more pale. Unfortunately the skin color proved very difficult to cathc on photo but I guess it gives the genuine idea.

Looks pretty good but if you want more grey why not just give it avery thin wash of grey .

The reason I say thin is so not to over do it but rather tone the skin slightly, also it will keep the wash more translucent.

Cheers LDD, That's very the pic is pretty cheating I think - I have actually washed two time with a thinned down white to achieve more paleness. I hope that the colors will show them selves better once I get some contrast in there, that's what happened with the murder servitors anyway.

Personally I think it is pale enough and looks great but I got the impression you were not happy looks cool any way

Manus, this stuff is awesome. Keep it coming!

Thanks guys.

Here is a small update. Really bright and too colorful atm, but I'm counting on the blue to look a lot better once it's finished, as it is now, it's only base color, adn it's supposed to be light - as in the source for OSL. I'm also counting on some heavy weathering to dull the overall look some.

Blue and reddish orange are such a good combination.