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Very nice! The daemon prince looks so much better than the standard out-of-the-kit one. For the sword you could do it either like the bloodletter's swords or do it glowing a malevolent and sinister colour.

Great stuff so far. I've done all my power weapons with a green gradient, since it gives a nice contrast to all the red, and makes the red seem "more red".

You've got some absolutely gorgeous minis there - that's one of the coolest DPs I've ever seen - but those mould lines are really jarring and it's sad to see them on such lovingly built models

I agree with green. Maybe some green OSL coming from the center "crack" in the sword?

Yeah I noticed the mould lines halfway through painting. I decided not to bother starting again as I was on a bit of a roll with him but my next 2-3 DPs will be a lot cleaner. They are bothering me a bit so i may actually sort out the worst ones before finishing him though.

Your work looks remarkable, and very familiar to me. Are you Warmaster Wade by chance?

Cheers,

FFX

No Im not Wade but I am very much influenced by Teethgrinda. He is the main reason I got back into the hobby a few years back when I stumbled across the old Throne of Blood. I saw his Khorne conversions of the Imperial Terminators and I was blown away.

I found this on the GW site, I think it would suit your taste...

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1120048a_Bloodletter_SBS4.jpg

Great conversions! That DP is great, original head idea and great use of parts. Have you thought about using plasticard to make your own sword for the DP?

@StasisNid That may be the kind of thing Ill go for. Possibly with Greens instead of reds though. I have to wait till later in the week though as I only have Goblin Green and dont fancy mixing up a load of different shades from that.
@Killmaimburn Ive never used Plasticard so have no idea if id be able to pull off anything decent. Thanks for the idea though.
ps love the screen name

those are looking good, the red seems a bit flat though

Captain Solstice, How do you mean the red looks flat? The pics arent the greatest tbh and have washed out some of the transitions on the highlights but any suggestions to improve it are welcomed.

Its been a while since I worked on these guys but Im hoping to have a slight update on this DP and a WIP of my 2nd DP over the weekend.

You have some great stuff here! I love your foreshadowed titan foot (or whatever that thing was )

Great work on the DP, especially the head!

I do have to agree with Ghost on this one, though

A Kvlt Ghost wrote:You've got some absolutely gorgeous minis there - that's one of the coolest DPs I've ever seen - but those mould lines are really jarring and it's sad to see them on such lovingly built models

Biohazard wrote: That may be the kind of thing Ill go for. Possibly with Greens instead of reds though. I have to wait till later in the week though as I only have Goblin Green and dont fancy mixing up a load of different shades from that.

I think green for the sword is a great idea. You need something to break up all the red. Have you chosen a primary spot color for your army?

Keep up the great work!
Rawson

Honestly now that I look at the minis again, I dont see any flat-ness, I see nice shading and highlights!

Rawson, I have taken care of the worst mould lines on this DP as they did really start to annoy me. Its not perfect but it is a little better. Ill take extra care during assembling my next one.
Ps I think I am going to go with green for the spot colour. Ill try and work on the sword over the weekend and see how I get on.

Pps Captain Solstice, like I say the pics kind washed the transitions out a little but Im always open to suggestions.

I love the Daemon Prince, but i think the base could do with a little more 'stuff' on it. You could have blood running from the edges of the raised platforms or something. Maybe a dead/dying marine?

I agree about the base needing something else. I am planning on adding hazard markings or hangar numbers to the bases but I want to wait till I have them all completed. I did look at the dead/dying marine etc but it just seemed to really crowd the base and detract from the Prince. I'll keep playing around with it.

Well I didnt get to work on the DP's at all last month. Had an hour to spare earlier though so only have a very minor update on the Dred. It still needs quite a bit of GS'ing to tidy up the right shoulder and add the WE symbol on the left.




The pics arent great. Usual excuse I know but hopefully you can see what Im going for.

I really like the dreads power claw

These are looking great, keep up the good work.

Really nice conversions man. That is the kind of stuff that got me into this game and keeps me coming back!

Lovely work on the demon prince, and the dred looks promising too.

What did you use for that DP's head? It's phenomenal.

I'm glad to see your work again.

Your dread is of the same quality as your other conversions (that is excellent). The CCW would'nt look better if it was a GW release.
The hanging skulls, ammo belt and orientation of the head are also emphasizing the dynamic of the model. Great job.

@Masterslowpoke. The DP head was made with two defiler face plates and a set of Ork jaws with green stuff botching it all together. While I like it I have another couple of ideas so will have more DP soon. (hopefully)

@Hyenajoe thank you very much for the kind words. Its nice to see my efforts appreciated.

Right guys. Not an update as such but a little sneak peak.
I've been wanting to start a small Imperial force for a while mainly because I've been working on my WE on and off for years now. When I first started the hobby with the 2nd Edition box set I used to play Ultramarines. As soon as I found out about the first tyrannic war etc I was hooked. Those guys fell by the wayside as I picked up on Chaos but I've always loved that part of their history.
Over time I heard more and more about the Scythes of the Emperor who were almost wiped out entirely in the 2nd Tyrannic war. Even better! I decided a few years back that these were the marines for me I also found a website dedicated to these lost souls namely TheScythes.com On here I read about the Salvation teams. Small hard hitting units whose soul purpose was to chase down any rumours of surviving Scythes in the galaxy in hopes of rebuilding and re armouring. This is what I want to start modelling. I also really liked the alternative colour scheme found on here, I personally feel it looks a lot better than the one piece swimsuit.

Right now that healthy text block is out the way it's down to business. Sitting tonight suffering another regular bout of insomnia I decided to get up and do some work on the Black Reach marines I'd bought for the purpose of testing colour schemes. I did hit one problem though. I only own Sunburst yellow and Iyanden Darksun. This is a problem at 02:30 when you're all fired up for painting yellow. Bollox! I decided to use the Oyanden as a basecoat though and see how I got on i have taken one marine up to Sunburst level and i do quite like the look. I'll pick up some more paints later today to try other schemes.
Anyway heres a quick squint at what I roughed out this a.m.




These are just TEST models. When I work on my full Salvation Squad it will be fairly conversion heavy. I'll start a WIP for them once I have a bit more to show.

I love having free time after a dayshift.
Today I started mocking up my 2nd Daemon Prince who may end up being my version of Doombreed. Im not 100% sure yet. One thing I am sure of is I want this guy to have heavier armour than my first attempt.

Let me know what you think. I will be working on the horns so they look more part of his skull.

Very promising start on the DP! What is that facemask? Is it one of the new Ogre Kingdoms helmets? Looks great!

It is from one of the new Ogre kits. I dont know which one as I got it from a bitz site. I cut away the Ogres lower jaw and replaced it with one form an orc boy. I lowered the jaw a little more to make it look like he is roaring a bit more. Will need a fair bit of Greenstuff to fix this all up but Im liking how its going.