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Wow, great looking Thousand Sons! The jade on the chapter master specifically is really nice, I really had to look hard to convince my eye that it was painted instead of real!

Sorry if you covered this earlier in the blog, but whats your approach to making the curved blades and such? I saw the WIP of the most recent one, but have you been using some other tutorial or guide?

Cool stuff, keep it up!

@Jpogfreak886: Thank you! As for making the curved blades, I actually made a tutorial thread on that a little while ago. It doesn't cover the layered blade that I used for Akil, but that part should be easy enough to figure out from the WIP pics you saw earlier in this thread. I hope that helps, and let me know if you need any more info!

Looking good! I made some robed TSons a while back and they were great fun. Mr. Crimson Fist is also looking awesome.

@Commander Cain: Thanks! Yeah, I'm enjoying working with these guys!

Got a little more work done on my robed guys this week! Here's the five in varying stages of progress - waiting for greenstuff to dry is such a pain. XD Still a lot of work and tidy-up to do on them all!



This guy's testing out a weapon idea I'm considering:


Better look at the actual blade shape:


Also, I've decided I won't be using the hooded heads from the DA box for these guys - I'll be customising helmets for them like I've done before.

Let me know what you all think!

Looking good! I like the blade-arms, they look pretty awesome

@Ezra Tyrius: Thank you! I'm a little worried about those arm blades being too big - but they ARE marines after all, and big weapons seem to be a thing...

Amazing work mate. I really admire the patience you have to cut and extend all those minis

Also the blades look amazing, first thing that came to mind was Illidan from World of Warcraft. Get inspired

Keep up the good (smooth?) job

@ciuncky: Thank you! And ahahaha oh man I didn't even THINK of Illidan, shame on me! I was actually inspired for those blades by the temple guardians in the "egyptian" map of Heroes of the Storm. XD Still Blizzard, at least!

Blar, I don't get as much time to work on things as I would like, but oh well. Here's a bit more progress on these guys! All major torso work done now, and starting on some of the detailing! So much sanding to get the seams smooth, ugh.



I'm thinking of making these guys Librarian Conclave, and I wanted to add something to represent the psychic hoods without actually being psychic hoods (since I personally really dislike how they look, and also so I can still just use them as vet sergeants or whatever). So I'm trying out extending the collar upwards!



It's not as obvious once the head's actually in there though (at least not from this angle, and not with the gorget there as well), so the next collar I do I might try flaring out a bit more or something.



And a bit of a look at some belt buckle detail! It's a little lopsided, but eh.



Let me know what you think!

A little more progress! They now all have their book chained to their belt, and a bit more greenstuff detailing! I've also started on a couple of the helmets, though there's still a long way to go.



One day I'll figure out consistency between all those winged scarabs... one day. But today is not that day!

Looking good! cant wait to see them as a finished unit

these look great! Love loyalist K-Sons!

Making excellent progress on those truescale marines.

The robed dudes are looking good so far.

The Chapter Master you've done is great, really captures the theme.

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@everyone who's commented so far: Thank you! I'm really looking forward to getting these guys done!

Anyway, here's a bit more progress! Working on all the weapons at the moment, though I'm still trying to decide what ranged weapons to give some of them - I am not a fan of plasma pistols, just because I have TERRIBLE luck with rolling ones whenever I use plasma. I'm also trying to get my hands on a storm bolter or two, but no luck yet. :( All the arms are magnetised - not so much for actual weapon swapping, but more so I can play with poses and also make painting easier later on.

This guy's weapons are almost finalised, I think! I'm gonna chuck a holstered pistol on his belt as well. Head and pauldrons are just there for the moment to give a better idea of sizing. Still not sure if the blades are a little too large or not. Thoughts?


Still working on this guy's glaive - testing out the arm positioning at the moment before I actually start greenstuffing in the other hand, etc. What do you all think? Does this pose work?


In-progress heads, blargh.


I'm gonna be giving one of the guys a one-handed mace + pistol or stormbolter combo - here's a rough design I've come up with for the mace. Now to see if I can actually MAKE it, heh.


One guy's gonna have a khopesh+pistol or stormbolter combo, the other's gonna be given a big ol' two-handed staff (which I still need to figure out a design for).

Let me know what you all think!

Really like the pose on the glaive dude, it's like he's walking forward to deliver a killing blow on a fallen foe.

Mace looks great too.

EDC

mace looks great, think the pose on the glaive guy looks really good too. and the blades on the other guy look to be a goood size

I think the Scythes are fit very well and I like the positioning on the second marine as well! The only piece i feel doesnt fit is the chaos marine skull helmet you are working on, the other two have the right feel to me. But its your work! if you like it, roll on brother!

@evildrcheese: Thank you! That's pretty much the vibe I was hoping for with that guy - great success!

@bigfish: Thanks! Yeah, most people have commented so far that the blades look fine at that size. Cheers!

@Master Azalle: Thanks! And yeah, I agree about the chaos skull helmet, actually. I'll probably end up either using another head entirely, or carving off a lot of the stuff from that one and sculpting an entire helmet over it. Thank you for the input!

And I'm back again with some more progress!


Slowly getting closer to finishing these guys...!


Sculpted the hand on the glaive, and almost finished the mace! SIXTY gorram fething individual plasticard feathers on that mace head, aaagh. I regret all my life decisions.


Also finished the khopesh and started on the war staff! Still a bit more detailing to do on that staff head, but it's getting there. Also need to do a bit more with the khopesh arm - it was originally a chaos arm so I had to carve the 'glove' off and sculpt on the wrist cuff. Still gotta add the panelling details at some point too.

I also got my hands on the Betrayal at Calth box - trying to hold off doing anything with that until I get these five idiots finished though. Still, I couldn't refrain from chopping the Contemptor into itty bitty pieces. XD

Still not sure if I'll also chop up that right leg - depends if I can get a pose I'm happy with or not!

Let me know what you think!

Mad skills in making those weapons. That mace head. WOW.

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the Contemptor, the cutting and magnetising is a good start.

EDC

Woah, yeah that squad is really looking amazing, such patience working on each weapon...Might be worth casting them no ?

@evildrcheese: Thank you! That mace was such a pain in the ass to do, but I think it's turning out worth all the effort.

@KernelTerror: Thanks! I've considered casting before, but I honestly would have no idea where to start. From the various tutorials and stuff I've seen, it looks messy as hell. XD I also quite like just making 'em out of plasticard - I actually find it pretty relaxing to carve and whittle the larger blades! It's almost cathartic. It also gives each weapon that individual touch, hehe.

Those guys are looking fantastic Skits! The detail on those weapons is mindblowing..

@Commander Cain: Cheers man! It's taking absolutely forever, but I think it's worth the time and effort.

I'll be hella glad to finally finish these guys though!

All right! Apart from a few minor details on bases and a bit of tidy-up here and there, I think the conversion of these guys is finally pretty much done!

















Please let me know what you think, and if you see anything that might need fixing or a bit more detailing! I've been looking at these guys for so long that I've pretty much lost all perspective on them, guh. Feedback is very much welcome!

Amazing. The faceplates you've customised really fit the aesthetic.

The weapons look fantastic and I love the books and other little details like the scarabs on the belt and chest.

EDC

They are wonderful, and really fit the vibe. Now you just need to paint them!

The last guy with the two blades looks kickass! The custom helmets look awesome and I love the subtle improvements you do all over such as the scale increase - wish I had the greenstuff skills to do the same

Beautiful squad, from the helmets to the weapons to the embiggerization. Excited for paint

- Salvage