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It would certainly be cool to see two converted armies fighting... but I don't game... I just collect, convert, sculpt and paint


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Here's a WIP Beastman Primaris Psyker with a touch of the Jedi about him :



The head obviously needs finishing... but then it's mostly detailing and tidying up the missed bits. He's going to get a holstered laspistol and his hooves will be in boots or will have spats on them. He'll also get the Tau powerpack on his back to power the refractor field. The head is going to be the classic goat style... if I can get it right

I don't think I have words for how much I love those servitors...

Well, all they are are converted Necrons with tracked units from here:

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/AFTERLIFE/Republic-Taurus-Gun-Tractors

As for the other servitors... same again with the Necron conversion but they go a bit further... here is a how to for the bodies (three pages):

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d161/Inso/Beetlebots/BotHowTo1.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d161/Inso/Beetlebots/BotHowTo2.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d161/Inso/Beetlebots/BotHowTo3.jpg

Not too difficult but a little time consuming. Making the arms was just a bits-box grab and the main part of the Necron Gauss Gun.

More progress on the Beastman (still WIP):



Horns and tidying things up now.

I think it's finished now:

Oh wow, I feel bad having somehow missed this topic, your stuff is amazing!
On the plus side, backlog of awesome to look through. [Hops to it]

(hi, by the way, assuming you're Inso from the FoD?)

Cheers

...and yes I am that Inso

After a few comments I've received about things that could be better, I have updated the Beastman to have a bit of hair and a line down his top lip:



Hopefully, it looks a bit better

Wow! that skill with Green Stuff!

Thank you

Hopefully, there will be more soon... a heavy weapon squad for the first platoon

The sculpting work here is very impressive!
Do you mind sharing with us what tools you use to get the smooth muscles/creases and faces??

I have a photo of the tools I use for sculpting that I will post up, however, the main tools are a standard metal sculpting tool, a 'clayshaper' and a lot of patience.

To get a smooth finish, you need to keep your sculpting tool moist (I use my own saliva/spit but other people use water, vaseline or even the grease from the side of their nose), you need to work the area in question until it is relatively smooth with your metal tool and then carefully use clay shapers on the area (not always necessary). Let things sit for about 20 miniutes and if it isn't smooth enough, rework the area and this will smooth things up nicely.

But remember that a sulpt needs a firm foundation so work in layers on to a solid armature. Make sure that you have your sculpt fitted to a firm base so that you can hold on to the base rather than putting finger prints on your sculpt.

Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day so if you are working an area and you are getting finger prints on it because you keep forgetting you've worked that area after you've moved on to the next one, STOP! Little and often but allow things to dry.

The biggest thing to remember about sculpting is to keep practicing. The more you sculpt, the more you will build up your own techniques and the better you will become.


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As promised, here is a picture of the tools I use for my conversion work. Not pictured is glue and needle nosed pliers:



Items 2,3,4 and 5 are what I use to sculpt with.

Back with some squats... a finished heavy weapon squad:

God, I'm in love with this blog

If you ever decide to part with those squats, Inso, you just let me know! That aside though, how were you able to acquire so many squats, and did it cost you your firstborn child?

Cheers I'm glad you like them.

I have many plastic Squats and most have come from EBay. Even the expensive ones were less than £2.00 each...the cheapest ones were less than £1.00 (but needed a bit of paint stripping).

It is very much a case of looking every day at random times to see what is about on EBay

(I have over 150).

As ever, I am still plodding along with this project and have updated my blog with a few bits and bobs... here's a teaser (the first completed platoon - apart from vehicles):



For what's coming up and other stuff besides, pop along to my blog:

http://insosworld.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/what-eclectic-week.html

Just caught up with the blog, very impressed with the level of sculpting, makes me feel very amateurish! The amount of work to do every set of arms (not to mention everything else) is prettys staggering. Looking forward to seeing them painted.

Cheers

Painting will come when the novelty of sculpting all those arms wears off !

Amazed it hasn't already!

I have at least another 35 to go before I can lay down my sculpting tools and start painting... I need to finish the second platoon and the army command squad yet.

I have plans for other stuff but if I can get the two platoons and command squad finished, I'll be happy

I ended up shortening the arms a little on these but here is the finished command squad for the second platoon:

Absolutely beautiful. Do you take commissions?

I occasionally take commissions (I have two at the moment) but I am very unreliable...

These are absolutely fantastic! Makes me want some chaos squats in my Iron Warriors!

Really impressive green stuff work, I like how these are coming on.

Cheers

I have the next squad on the table; the first of the infantry squads for the second platoon.

Fortunately, I started all of the base work a while ago so it is mostly just a case of arms, hands and the odd backpack strap.

I robbed the second platoon of its heavy weapons teams for the first platoon so I need to start those from scratch... but I'll do all five teams once I have sorted out the bulk of the infantry squads (mostly because I haven't decided how the loader's ammunition will look - it will be small missiles but I haven't decided on tubes or boxes for the storage).

So... cheers again things are ticking along

But... SQUATS DONT EXIST! Great work man!

Everything exists... you just have to open your eyes to see it

Looking fantastic! I've never felt the need to compliment a beard before, but you've done a cracking job! They do look very well proportioned with the arm adjustments.

Cheers

This week has been one of consolidation and badgers:



As usual, there is more information on my blog; here:

http://insosworld.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/a-rainy-summers-day.html