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Very cool, the design is based on the old 40k crux / mechanicus skull based on Mr Blanch's small designs in the second ed rulebooks.
Congratulations, dare we ask what you had to do to win such a thing?

Personally, depending on size and weight I'd be tempted to make it fly, or mount it on a hex or quadrupedal set up.

Many are the deformed followers of the corpse god emperor , at least it might explain the eye. though I hint it needs to push a broom and be the larger brother for my league of extraordinary servo-skull janitors. never did I expect to take on a janitorial job just months after building them irony, thy name is theo.

Finished painting up one of the resin Dwarf statue's,
It could need a little more weathering maybe some moss here or there, but for now it'll do.

I've also taken this chance to show you all the small grass board and rock scenery I've been working on.
It's mainly for display purposes, so I can take photos of my finished projects against a much more interesting background,
which will eventually include a variety of different backdrops, Mountains, Forests etc.

Im currently rearangeing my workspace, trying to find places for all my projects (most of them unfinished)
but I'll start painting the next statue asap, pics to follow shortly .

Looks nice atop that rocky outcrop.

That looks great! Really, really awesome.

Looks perfect nice dry brushing as well, really looks the part nice work

So I've spent the weekend casting up the first batch of Dwarf Statue's,
and while I was waiting for the resin to cure I started work on a piece of 40k background terrain,
Something to photograph my 40k project's against rather than a plain white background.

Once it's finished I'll post up the final piece along with a few WIP shots,
but for now here's a little WIP teaser of a large metal door .

Looks good. Can't wait to see complete.

Done this kind of thing myself, does work well.

I recently finished painting some of the new Resin Dwarf Statue's, which you can see below in my little Mine Terrain setup.

I've also been building a 40k Background Display piece,
this will give me something more interesting to photograph my projects against rather than a plain white background.
It's given me a chance to use up a lot of my old plaster and Resin casts, which I stumbled across (fell over ) during a recent tidy up.

Here's a pic below of the background,
plus another showing how it all comes apart and folds together for easy storage (which is always a problem)

In case anyone's interested, I'll post some WIP pics in my next update .

Looks very nice, hk.

Always interested in wip.

Really nice!

The mine entrance is really stunning.

But a suggestion. Perhaps something metallic on the statues? Or just a bit of color for contrast?

These are fricking awesome!
Yes, I DEMAND WIP images
Really nice work.
That bronze door is absolutley stunning - will you add some green rust?
Cheers
Klaus

Suddenly Gigantic terrain?

looks great! I really don't know what else to say ... it's bloody huge.

@ Red Harvest: Yeah a lot of my Terrain does end up looking all samey and grey,
I think I need to experiment with a few painting techniques, so I can change things up a bit,
paintings never been my strong point .

@ Klaus, not Santa: I did have a go at weathering and rusting up the door, but it didn't work out the first time round so I painted over it.
I might give it another go soon, as it does need aging and toning down a bit.

@ OneManNoodles: lol, I do seem to have this thing about building massive projects, I don't know why,
even when they start of as a simple idea I do have the tendency to over complicate it.
Which is probably one of the reasons I find myself surrounded by unfinished projects .

Thank you everyone for the comments, and keep them coming as they really do help my motivation .

As requested here are the WIP pics of my 40k background wall, starting with the dry fit mock up.

Speechless...

You make awesome terrain!

This is fabulous!

Finally my first Resin Terrain kit, the Ancient Dwarf Statue is now available on eBay,
and not only has it taken me ages to get finished, it's also been quite a steep learning curve.
But I have learnt a massive amount, which will come in useful on my next project, starting monday.

I wont go in to too much detail about it yet, just to say that it's another Terrain piece, and like the Dwarf it will be a fantasy based statue,
only this one will be very different .

I'll post an update when the Master Sculpts finished,
for now here's a few more pic's of the Resin Dwarfs (I promise no more dwarfs after this )
and a link to my eBay page, as I know a few of you wanted to see the final product.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281303270791?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I think I'll be hitting you up once I get back to my bloodbowl dwarf team. I may need a giant barrel of bugmans best beer to go where you have the hammer and axe. Possibly have a spigot on it where I can do a water effect/beer pouring out of it.

WWWOOWW!!!! Amazing work!! really impressive work!

Thanks guys,

And @ Theophony: That sounds like a fantastic idea with the barrel and the beer pouring out,
It's good to know there's still plenty of original ideas out there .

With the new Warhammer wood elves release coming up, I decided to base my next resin Terrain kit around a forest elf theme.
The result is 2 separate kits (soon to be 3), one Is the "Guardian of the Forest",
the other a Woodland Spirit (still needs a decent name).

The master Sculpt for the Guardian is just about finished,
I only have a few more details to add to the other one, so Here are some WIP pics of the sculpt,
and I'll post up the finished version as soon as it's ready.

I hope to start making the molds for the kits later this week, and begin casting sometime next week.
I'll post updates as I go.

hk. Great work. Really liking that hooded one.
Nice wood texture too.

Looking amazing. Will you paint them as wooden?

wow...I have missed out on so much....you sir are not a talented sculptor... that would be the understatement of the year...

@ Camkierhi: Yeah, I'll be painting them basically like trees, so lots of browns and greens.
The hooded ones shield is like a standing stone, so it will receive a weathered stone effect.

@ Vik: Thanks Vik, I appreciate that .

As I've just finished pouring the molds for my wood elves terrain, I thought I'd throw together a very quick and simple guide,
showing the mold making process. This is a very basic example, but it gives you an idea.

Also here's a pic of the molds for for my Wood Elves terrain kit.
There's 12 molds, with a total of 32 individual parts.

I'll post another guide once I've opened up the molds, and started casting the resin.
I'm no expert on mold making and casting, but if anyone has any questions I'll do my best to answer them .

That's a lot of moulds. Good luck.

great job! Love the idea!