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Don't stress. I would have bought it but I was too late, then Theophony. It seems that Damo has a conga line of people happy to take these things off his hands, so it depends a lot on what "world time" he posts...

Just a little afternoon update today! my Armorcast order finally arrived after nearly 10 weeks! but on the plus side it's really nice stuff and I think it will be totally awesome for it's purpose now on my own Zone Mortalis board build! a couple generators some pipe endings and a bunch of computer consoles should work well with the 'Mules' I bought to make into medi bay beds in an apothicarian?

if you can look at the stuff and think 'hey, that's be great as a ?' or 'that should totally go...?' then let me know and together we shall churn ideas into tangible designs for battle!

My bags of resin goodies!


after a wash


some close ups of randomness!




and finally....... a Pumpkin on a dog!

That looks like a butternut squash Damo... well, sort of. Excellent if baked with brown sugar and butter.

I like those computer wall pieces.
I keep forgetting about this ZM board until you mention it again, then I get a little excited again. Look forward to seeing it built.

I just don't know how you are going to get the dog to stay put while you integrate it into the ZM board. Seems like a really tricky conversion, good luck.

 nerdfest09 wrote:


and finally....... a Pumpkin on a dog!

I dunno if that was just the right amount of random, but that made me crack up something fierce!

Hello there! I got a little package!.......(don't go there!)

turns out it was a finecast lord executioner! also turns out I did my little conversion I had planned to make him into my counts as DANTE! I like the way he looks, the head isn't the one I'm using as i'm still deciding which way to go with it? any suggestion? bare or death mask style? i'm hoping to use the Korvydae head at this stage!

anyway guys here he is so far!




next to old faithful Howling Griffon he looks suitably regal!

and now he's primed and ready for next time....



and a little more of GFX's Celestial Lions today, a bit more base coating and washing and the next stage in the golds is done!


So, reddish gold armour on Dante? bare head or shall I try and custom a death head mask?

Jesus that head is tiny. Who's is it?

I like the conversion. Looks real good.

I'd say at least try the custom death mask. Just because if you pull it off it'll look mighty for sure

Shouldn't you fill those f***ing bubbles (TM finecast ) on the backpack ?

Yes, that's it... Paint JUST the face so you can show off how damn good you are at doing it and we're not.




Anything that covers up one of your faces is a bad idea.

 Minus wrote:
Shouldn't you fill those f***ing bubbles (TM finecast ) on the backpack ?

Yup, bugging the hell outta me too.

I've never bought finecast, and now its going away I miss the bubbles already

As for the head, how about the old half bionic face one. If he's Dante then that might help to show tough as nails he is, and since he's flesh tearers you could show some rough flesh to cybernetics

Awesome array of stuff, nerdy.

Yes yes yes, in the words of Mr T " Bubbles be gone! Fool!" never saw how much they showed until the pics! so don't stress!

and the head is actually from the FW Commander Culln from the Red Scorpions! I find I can happily use GW heads or FW or even the Mad Robot heads even though they're all slightly different in sizing, but my feel is that even us humans have differing bonce sizes and bodies so some differences are fine!

and I re took some pics of the 'counts as' models i have already done a while ago that may have been too long for memory

So, here's my counts as 'Seth' his twin claws count as blood reaver nicely!




and here's my counts as 'Mephiston' a pretty smooth look I might add! I was pretty happy the blending



I'll chuck a link up when i put them in the gallery

"Electric" is the word that comes to mind... especially on Mephy. Nicely done Nerdy.

Yea... the blending on Mephistons..... dress? That looks excellent, almost velvety.

Lions are coming along nicely

Astounding work as ever nerdy

Why not just do a half death mask on dante? One side of the face or maybe a masquerade ball eyes-only thing? It'd tie him in whilst also making him stand out.

And it'd give me more awesome hobby material to jack my hammer over. Everyone wins.

Such brilliance. Turns away sobbing....

 Camkierhi wrote:
Such brilliance. Turns away sobbing....

Right?! I'm not sure whether to burn my brushes or be inspired to greater feats.

Brothers, do not burn your brushes! a burnt brush is the anathema to the Nerd lifestyle! we must keep our brushes MOIST! remember the age old adage, " A dry brush gathers no paint"

and today I kept mine in a constant state of moistness ............. with lots of little projects!


to begin today's collection for the spring collection we have some Terminators from the Emperors chapter of the Celestial Lions, these hardy and regal brothers are clad in the latest of finished Golden armor, their helms a beautiful shade of turquoise blue, lenses in this seasons color of choice which is a complimentary red, soon they shall be detailed and have weapons properly finished to produce a squad which is first amongst the Astartes trend setters...






next out along the gilded catwalk of is a designer who has been quiet for much too long! Orar! after a great start in last season he disappeared thought retired, we were wrong and after much dusting off of his previous designs he has now shown us some nearly completed fashion, this banner is thought to be freehand and made from pure silks each design containing the hair from a departed battle brother, it is being shown to us tonight for the purpose of feedback and direction where should he take the design now? does it look good enough to be finished or is it in need of more light or dark? a good designer only gets better with help and progression so lets help.





The catwalk will now be graced by a nearly completed design in blocked in colour by our favored Sanguinius yes that's right people, it's counts as Dante with some basic colours put down on his armour, I think you'll agree it's direction will be regal and striking when it debuts next season.





now for a subtle difference in the boys from the Flesh eaters! these lads have always been a standard to aspire to when it comes to savage brutality, but they're always top of the pack when it comes to winning battles and proving themselves loyal to the emperor in an Imperium hell bent on tarring them as loose minded barbarians! today they received some weathering in the form of subtle weathering powders on the lower legs which sadly was all but dissolved when sealant was applied so now the head designer needs to re visit the drawing board to work out a fix to that problem. But it the interim some images in technicolor to whet your appetites for what will be a large part of the entirety of the 2014 range.






now for the final fashion for today, yes, terrain, Oh my! this is inspired by a fellow Dakkaite's work here who's name shall be transferred to you as soon as I remember it his work with hot glue and foliage was the spark I needed to produce my own take on the much needed lush vegetation areas of the home world of the Flesh Eaters when they weren't traversing the barren and arid areas of dusty death!








Hope you enjoyed the show!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Yes yes yes, in the words of Mr T " Bubbles be gone! Fool!" never saw how much they showed until the pics! so don't stress!

and the head is actually from the FW Commander Culln from the Red Scorpions! I find I can happily use GW heads or FW or even the Mad Robot heads even though they're all slightly different in sizing, but my feel is that even us humans have differing bonce sizes and bodies so some differences are fine!

and I re took some pics of the 'counts as' models i have already done a while ago that may have been too long for memory


and here's my counts as 'Mephiston' a pretty smooth look I might add! I was pretty happy the blending

Spoiler:

I'll chuck a link up when i put them in the gallery

Who took my surfboard! couldn't resist.

Nice work, lots of good stuff.

That gold armour is so good it makes me want to cry.

As for the hot glue and flowers technique, I believe the name you are looking for is Warboss_Waaazag, whose terrain thread is here.

That post is filled with great stuff Nerdy. The Lions look great, the Turquoise helmets are just beautiful. The counts as Dante looks really good with a coat of paint. Shame about the weathering powders on the flesh eaters though.

*applause* "Bravo!" "Bravo!"


Those terminators are fantastic Nerdy, just can't get over the efficacy of the color combo.

Love the sig on the banner... such a wonderful conceit!

Very creative use of foliage and glue there... excellent terrain.

Air smooches and golf claps darling, your the talk of the dakkadakka community.

Beautiful celestial lions, they just pop! No wonder those jealous inquisition divas had them eradicated, they steal the show every time.

That piece of terrain is sooooo cool.

And where did you get the head for Seth?

Good show. I think my favorite is the FE actually. Dante is looking solid, though his axe appears to be bented.

I never thought Celestial Lions could look so good! Great job all around, Damo!