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I remember seeing 2 other variants, H.B.M.C, so I'd hope so.

I think it's like 3 or 4 variants.

There are 3 total.

Hi guys i have showed these pics a couple weeks back but here they are again.

Note that the bug head showed on this thread has changed ( more detailed and holes instead of protuberances)

first wip


finished head and variants
its the final thingy. ;D






Xenomorph



Just to let everyone know this weekend I managed to make a crater for the pod... its huge and took me 2 full GS big tubes. the cratter hole alone is about 5 inches. 2 big tubes in a couple days thats a record for me.

Can't wait to see that pod, either. I noticed the spores can take weapons in the codex, will there be a mounting point for them anywhere? How much are you thinking of charging for the finished pod?

Our goal is a $30-35 Price for the pod, it really depends on the cost to produce though, I dont want to go any higher then that.

As a bonus we are trying to keep the crater a correct size for the Trygon emergence hole

I love the xenomorph heads.

What are those meant to fit on?

Also, are the Boneswords ONLY meant for the Tyrant or will their also be Warrior size swords as well? I'm also to assume that there will be left and right boneswords as well for those of us wanting to make a Swarmlord.

I'm too assume LW get a similar treatment?

I think we will have 2 different sizes, Warrior and Tyrant, same deal with the Lashwhips.

The xeno heads are sized for Gaunts

Chapterhouse wrote:

John,

It is more a shipping issue as well, I try to pack as much stuff as we can using Bubble envelopes and wrap. I have yet to hear of anything breaking with this method and it keeps the shipping pretty low for everyone. If we have to start boxing small bits due to resin breakage, then it becomes a nightmare for everyone. (I can ship anywhere pretty much anything for max of $12.50, cheapest is $5.00).

Nick

Good point. Everything from the pod comes in blisters or boxes. I wouldn't trust USPS or anyone else shipping resin in a bubble wrapper.

-John

Sweet. You'll get plenty of money from me.

Sidstyler wrote:Can't wait to see that pod, either. I noticed the spores can take weapons in the codex, will there be a mounting point for them anywhere? How much are you thinking of charging for the finished pod?

I'm working to add a place so you can magnetize any weapon you want. And wil post pics of the cratter later today.


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Here is the cratter for the biopod... as you can notice is quite big.







At the begining I considered having details like some small skull or bugs but If you are going to get multiple pods you would end up with a very boring and reconizable features so I tried to make a generic cratter that can go in any terrain and get away with multiples... also the 5inches of interior can give interesting terrain and game options also.
Pod wise the cratter will be mostly covered by pod but I think the extra detailing inside cratter can give you more modelling options.
Hope you folks like it.

wow, can't wait to see the pod!!

Bang-up works, fellas. Thanks for extending the range of xeno bits available! I'll be ordering a few of each for sure.

Very nice! My first look at the crater

The xenomorph head doesnt really look like aliens , is it made to look different deliberately for copy right reasons? (im aliens fan )

Um what aliens movie were you watching?

Besides the inner mouth it looks pretty much the same.

Chapterhouse wrote:Um what aliens movie were you watching?

Besides the inner mouth it looks pretty much the same.

all of them have a distinct shape to their head:
Alien

Aliens

Alien 3

Alien 4

Total droolage over the jetseers!!

Can't wait to see what you come up with for the new bugs as well.

GG

Absolutely love your work..

Well, I certainly think the greenstuff "alien" heads look better then the movie alien heads.
In fact I´m so pleased with Navarros work on them that they will most probably be the sole reason for me starting a warrior based Nid army.

some thing i shut up now going on

Those heads for tyranids are incredible! Man... awesome, awesome work!!

Revliss is working on a very feminine Farseer at the moment. I cant wait to see how that turns out.

Great looking pose on the female seer - can't wait to see how the detail turns out!

OK I have the 28mm resin female Imperial Guard human heads back from the painter.

Honestly I think they look pretty decent. Is there room for improvement, yeah, but I think for a first try they are good.

If you dont like them, well, I cant take the money out of your pocket

If you do like them, they are available for sale.

These are resin and come on a sprue of 6 heads.

You can buy them from our site here.

Nick
Chapterhousestudios.com

Pretty good imo.. I mean since GW doesnt sculpt female models you got a monopoly


(yes i know GW does sculpt male models with breasts and long hair.. those dont qualify as female due to the heads being basically the same as the men!)

These are the very same heads as back in the sculpting phase right?

Hmm. I watched these on the other thread, and was with most everyone else in saying they needed some major work. Now... I'd say they still need improvement, but a good paintjob can do wonders. I still think that some more practice should've been put into it before anything was released (and personally, wouldn't buy these), but not nearly as bad as I expected. Good on you for that.

(And certainly, better than almost anything GW has done in the way of female faces)

I like the mark one rhino parts! Really takes me back to when a box of three rhinos was £10! Man I'm old!

Wow. Gonna be honest, because I like your stuff a lot"

The female heads really, really stink. The previous criticisms of them still stand when painted- even moreso, actually, as the asymmetry and mishapenness of the eyes is more apparent. No offense to the sculptor, I hope- these are an okay starting point, were the eyes, noses and the flattop hair totally redone. The rest of the hair is good, though.

I really hope you didn't sink much money into these. The rest of your line is really good, and none of us would like to see sculpts like these bring you down, either in quality or financially.