Marbo reloaded has just won by thousand point against the original

I like the color scheme You're proposing for the DP, with your skills It should look awesome

Found it!

Here is the most important moment of the hobby for me so far, I hope you enjoy it:
Page one, two, three.

Although I'm sad to see the nipples go ....MARBO First Blood pt. II is completely BADASS!

Wow, thanks so much everyone! I feel much much better and more positive now after the faith you put in my painting skills, it's a nice feeling to have others actually WANT to see you do something, it makes me want do something spectacular (or at least as speccy as i can do it)

yes, I am a bit disapointed in myself about the Tau but there's no point doing a job when you're heart isn't in it 100% my Marines i loved, my IG I'm loving still, and the ideas I have for Slaanesh is really pumping me up like crazy, especially with the colours and my cartoony style i favor now

speaking of Slaanesh, can I tease you with some random thoughts i had for them? o.k you do want me too! that's great i'll do it later tonight lol


Marbo First Blood pt2 I feel will be pure deadly death on the table! I can't say how much more pleased i am with the paint, but can i ask if the pics of him as bright as they are were better than others? i'm trying to gauge what you guys want with them?

back laters guys, you best bump me later so i can update my slaanesh ideas for yo to feedback me! trust me you'll like the theme!

Ooh I'm excited to see your ideas! I hope that article helped!

I'm curious as well, your ideas could be my loot....

Loot Damo's Brain!!

YES YES loot my brain!

I'm a little tired and just about to head off to bed but i shall impart some of my ideas that are bouncing around in the Nerd noggin'

O.K Slaanesh are excess and pleasure right? gratuitous embellishments and colours etc. things that don't make sense in the perfection that is evil! so, sensory deprivation makes perfect sense depriving your senses makes the others heightened and that may be a good theme to explore for the army? so some having a lack or removal of sensory organs then making an example of the others? for instance perhaps a model with no eyes may have exaggerated ears for better hearing or large nostrils for scenting prey? as well as that i want things confusing the mind as to what you SHOULD expect when looking at Slaanesh, for example having a marine fully kitted but with the head of an innocent child or as mentioned an angelic face?

also, i am a HUGE fan of the Hellraiser series of movies! so of course I want to impart some of the creepy demon horrors that make it soooo good! black leathers, flayed and pinned skin flaps, piercings, no eyes, things like that (except for the movie with the guy who shoots cd's from his head! )

colour I want the normal pinks purples and blacks but with my shadowed filigree designs all over the armour and some armour blending in with the flesh of the model and having veins visible through translucent skin merging with the designs on the armour?

O.K too tired now to function..... love to see your thoughts on it guys

Marbo is excellent. He looks like he just figured out the shells (different Stallone reference )

great idea nerd! would love to see it come to fruition. good job on marboe too looks great the tat is quite awesome

 nerdfest09 wrote:
black leathers

You have my attention

I love me some brain loot and this is a good haul. Although i did just spend half an hour looking for something because of it. As soon as I read about your ideas on sensory depravation I remembered that I had read someone's thoughts on that before. I quickly found the white dwarf that article I posted was cut from and what do you know, there was another page cut out which has gone missing. I can't find it anywhere and now I'm really sad. If anyone has WD289 please do me a huge favour and post up that missing page! Oh and Damo might find it useful too...

Basically it's a great idea and you should read that article if you can get a hold of it. From the pages I've already posted you'll see the miniatures that exhibit the sensory deprivation even if that page can't be found.

Now, I wonder what he will do next?

The CD spitting Cenobite was from Hellraiser3 Hell on Earth. And I agree....he was stupid lol BUT they did have Barbie in that one, the former bartender that breathes fire and throws the Molotov cocktails. Man... I love me some Hellraiser. You're making me what to do a similar army now Keep it up Damo Cenobites would fit into a Slaanesh army perfectly

Mwahahahah! yes this is going to be quite a involved project I feel, the whole theme and ideas are going to cause me to learn GS work and conversions much more detailed than what I have done so previously, some ideas aren't suitable for Dakka but I may be able to get around it? :-)

may I also ask for a little bit of contribution from the plethora of amazing Dakka minds, would you be kind enough to post up some models (plastic or resin only) that i may not have seen that could be useful for this project? I am looking for manufacturers that are hidden away from the mainstream!

I just had a look at those pages casey! some damn cool models there that I must at least do as good as! I now have some ideas for a Dreadnought (that I haven't got in my list at the moment) the marines in my force will be fairly boring and basic but with some flair and additions but the Spawn and larger models, Daemons, Lords etc will be the focus of my attention, I can't wait to get started!

Kromlech have:
Sek'hara, handmaiden of Pain (demon princess)

Bedlam Fraternity Shoulder pads and heads
The Kromlech Legionaries Legs (standing, running, kneeling) could all work.
http://stores.ebay.com/Kromlech-Bits-and-Minis/_i.html?rt=nc&_sid=137867022&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=1


Maxmini Have:
Steel Crow heads (might fit with the sensory modification theme)
Dragonfly wings (depends what way you go)

It's worth looking through the Anvil Industries stuff to see if anything takes your fancy, both in terms of armour and also weapons and other parts (Grill heads?)

If you don't mind metal. Hell Dorado has an awesome range of parts to cannibalise, as does Malifaux.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
I am looking for manufacturers that are hidden away from the mainstream!

You hipster you!

Hmm.. Well, continuing my Helldorado pitch:

Damned ones of gluttony - all mouth!

How about this for a major Slaanesh Daemon?

I vote for the last one... for... obvious reasons.

I'm planning as well to get a couple of figures from both Anima Tactics and Helldorado.

They look very well done and I like the models all around (not all of them )

Yeah, the fact that most of the models are very good renderings of the art work made 3-d speaks tons for the artists' talent.

inmygravenimage wrote:Hmm.. Well, continuing my Helldorado pitch:

Damned ones of gluttony - all mouth!

Holy crap I'm going to end up sinking money into this stuff when I do Daemons!

shasolenzabi wrote:How about this for a major Slaanesh Daemon?

If only the sculpt matched the art behind it, I'd buy one as soon as my bank balance allowed...

Well her pose may not be exact, but is closer than many other game companies would have done for their models, At least she looks like a she,,,,,GW I am looking you with the manly SoB minis.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
I vote for the last one... for...TWO obvious reasons.

Fixed that for you Gits

You guys have shown me some really promising ideas with those models! I Luuuuuuuurve the Gluttony sculpts! I may need to visit Heldorado as well as Malifaux and have a little poke around and see what I like! I haven't felt this twinge of excitement since!....... I went to a party at an all girls private school!

Az I had already marked those Bedlam pads too! great minds i tell ya! but I hadn't considered the Steel Crow heads until you mentioned them and I think i can use them in a few ways.......


Gah! bring on my days off already!

Something to inspire you

Hmmm, so many options! That WD article inspired me to build 2000pts of extensively converted Slaanesh Marines. It was my first army and I was young so I can't bring myself to take pictures but I used a huge range of GW components. My bible was that old sticky in store Mail Order book and my specialist games catalogue.

These days we have tonnes of miniature ranges to choose from, I think the best thing to do is to first define the style you are trying to achieve. Once you know that it's easier to find the components you need.

Holy hell that Lucius the Eternal is truly amazing! and now whatever i do will look like poo! Gah! although I do intend to create my own version based on Pinhead :-)

and casey I think I have my ideas down alright? I'm going to make them quite clean and uncluttered but very intricate with extreme highlighting and lots of that boring filigree work that i'm sure I'll overdo and everyone will get sick of lol! :-)

Can't wait to see the "clean dirty ", I never watched the hell raiser movies, the first one I saw created me out too much and I never went back for more. Filigree sounds really interesting.

 GiraffeX wrote:
Something to inspire you

This...is incredible! You must tell me who/where that comes from.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
and casey I think I have my ideas down alright? I'm going to make them quite clean and uncluttered but very intricate with extreme highlighting and lots of that boring filigree work that i'm sure I'll overdo and everyone will get sick of lol! :-)

Yeh, sorry man, I was a bit tired and forgot what you had already said. You've given a fair bit of detail, I'll have a think about miniatures, ideas and such to see what what I can come up with. I should have a folder of ideas somewhere for Slaanesh.

Off the top of my head right now: The Blood Angel kits are packed full of great stuff for Slaanesh conversions. Diaz and classic Daemonettes are awesome. Pain inducing bodymods. The Prince of Excess artwork from the best codex of all time. Nudity? If you go with nudity I'd suggest male as well as female. Cheap miniature statues might be good fodder for bigger conversions.

Damo, if you ever need them, I have 9 (I think) Diaznettes looking for a suitably perverted home

Even if you don't plan on fielding a unit, if you want one or two for bits I can hook you up

Also, new Marbo looks awesome, great work, especially like the 5:00 shadow!
Sad to hear about the Tau, they were the first army I bought more then one thing for, but I never continued with them.

Yanno Casey is right, the Blood Angel kits would have some really good bits to turn into Slaanesh styled marines. Some very beautiful faces that would look perfect with pale white demonic skin. Not to mention a use for the nipple armor and it not look silly

What KingCracker said!

I'm thinking piercings will be featured a bit among the bigger models maybe some obvious scarification designs? now i need to find some good robed wizard-y type models for conversions and Pinhead work! :-) I think i've found the perfect heads for some models, the Hellstriders of Slaanesh have some great ones bare as well as helmeted which will look good good good! and my $100 order from Puppetswar will give me just enough great fiddly detail!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
I'm thinking piercings will be featured a bit among the bigger models maybe some obvious scarification designs? now i need to find some good robed wizard-y type models for conversions and Pinhead work! :-) I think i've found the perfect heads for some models, the Hellstriders of Slaanesh have some great ones bare as well as helmeted which will look good good good! and my $100 order from Puppetswar will give me just enough great fiddly detail!

You could try these as a base:

Damn straight I could! I remember those! I was going to Haemonculus the hell outta them a while ago! they'd be perfect Pinhead stand in models! lovely work!

also do you happen to know what kits from malifaux are plastic? I need some gribbly stuff.

All of the new Ten Thunders stuff is plastic.

Ah the madness has started!

These are the plastic ones I believe, I might have missed a few though

As an extremely brief Thread Hijack - I decided today to get one of my half-finished techmarines out of a case and finish it. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the little ...blighter, so I've decided to work on another one that's assembled instead. Now, he's the old Metal one with the Power Axe, but at this early stage I can easily replace the unattached left arm which currently has a plasma pistol. Since he's a techmarine, and only likely to see much action in friendly games, the exact loadout isn't going to be a huge deal, but does anyone here have a suggestion on what to arm him with to be relatively decent? I'll be painting him as a Dark Angel, FWIW. So, he's got the poweraxe, a servo-arm, and a _______(!?)

Apologies to Nerdlinger, but I'd rather just get a quick answer from one of you guys who I've been conversing with here lately than post in the larger untamed and easily-ignored parts of Dakka.

Azazelx it depends on the role you want the techmarine to fill, assault, ranged or backfield/repairs. Once decided you can choose from a ranged or special weapon to go with your power axe. PM me if you wish to discuss further.

re: GiraffeX - Those are some of the coolest, most creatively posed figs I have ever seen...

 hdbbstephen wrote:
re: GiraffeX - Those are some of the coolest, most creatively posed figs I have ever seen...

A lot of their metal minis are really nice as well, the minis from the Infinity game are fantastic as well.

The insanity has indeed started! I planned on spending time making sure i had a very unique Slaanesh force with some things I haven't done previously and while I was looking at the Daemon kit before work I thought "I know how about I sand the armour plates smooth and paint freehand on them?" then that thought turned into "I know, how about I sand the armour plates smooth and then sculpt greenstuff things on them to look really Slaaneshy?" so i chose the latter

please be aware this is only my second attempt at using GS for anything other than gap filling or bulking out something it has only taken me about 45min to get to here but I am at work so I can't spend more time yet, I've pretty much just got the bottom of the face done and started on the nose, still a long steep learning curve ahead but I hope it looks at least promising?




I'm thinking quite hooded eyes for 'her' and hair framing the face and the entire pad?

Talking of Hellraiser, this blogger (http://gmortschaotica.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Hellraiser%20for%20Malifaux) did an extended malifaux crew based on the cenobites. Might be useful?

Might beuseful? MIGHT! hell yes it'll be useful! thanks for that grrr! very much appreciated I shall go and drain it for ideas!

Nerdfest, that shoulder pad is great definitely have more skill than I do. People say to play with it then squish it into a ball when done. Mine are never round after I'm done .

Thanks theo, still a long way to go, it may or may not work in the finish but I'll have a red hot go today when i wake up and see if i can finish it, it'll be painted as metal of some kind so it can look slightly baroque out of proportion, I'm looking forward to doing the hair and eyes now, i think they'll make it tie in much better?

I originally just wanted to see if I can find some tips for using GS on youtube but found so much more..... :-)

That shoulder pad it definitely promising NF. Good Job. You seem to have quite a natural talent for putty work.

Very good beginning NF!

That's looking great Nerd!

Nice GS sculpt NF!
I think We're going in the same direction


Sorry to use your thread for the picture, but maybe It can give You an Idea or two

For "reusing" your sculpted stuff and adding additional details to flat surfaces, you might find some great details somewhere that you'd like to get a press mould of and "cast" in GS. If so, this is the stuff you want to get:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281100561033
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110677
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub70AU5RfmI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg3HxQMSE9c

Thank you so much az! that is truly a generous and thoughtful nerd gift for me to peruse! now i have all that right at my fingertips and i do think i shall use it too :-)

speaking of sculpting, I scrapped the pad i was sculpting as it didn't live up to my lofty personal expectations, but I've started re doing it with a creepy face inspired by Steve Wang's awesome work http://www.myspace.com/stevewangfx/blog/125821874 if you don't see something there to make you want to create then you should take up something boring like stamp collecting! (which i also do........ don't judge me)

I should get a fair bit through the new sculpt and pic up tomorrow.

I'll throw in and say:
1: Oyumaru (Instant Mold) is great stuff, I use it quite a lot.
2: Milliputt, while I keep singing its praises for general use over Greenstuff, for casting, Milliputt is just outright better, being you can brush a super thin layer of water over the mold and it'll make the milliputt fill the mould just that much better, resulting in greater quality / detail.
3: LEGO!
Making casting-boxes out of Lego (flat panels at the bottom, walls with bricks, pack the bottom half with soft instantmold, then press your part into it, allow bottom to harden then press more instant mold over the top, and press a flat plate on the top) makes 2 part molds, that ensure a stable, high quality cast.

I'll third the Oyumaru praise. It's one of my favourite tools and I even managed to get a crude three part mould with it when I had to cast my Tyranid Warrior torsos. It's the perfect press moulding tool, I actually have a little plastic tub I use instead of Lego so I can close it up, travel with it, make tiny moulds and apply pressure to the lid if I'm making something complex like the Warrior torsos.

And thanks for that blog link Nerd, I'm bookmarking it for a closer look later.

I'd quite like to get my hands on some of that Oyumaru. Where's the best place to get it in the UK?

Good link Nerd.

 Dr H wrote:
I'd quite like to get my hands on some of that Oyumaru. Where's the best place to get it in the UK?

Good link Nerd.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/110591348/oyumaru-reusable-molding-compound-24?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_type=all&ga_includes[0]=materials&ga_search_query=oyumaru&ga_order=price_asc&ga_page=0&ga_facet=oyumaru&ga_view_type=gallery
This was where I got mine, which is the cheapest I could find.

Cool, thanks Ovion. Saved for future use.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Thank you so much az! that is truly a generous and thoughtful nerd gift for me to peruse! now i have all that right at my fingertips and i do think i shall use it too :-)

speaking of sculpting, I scrapped the pad i was sculpting as it didn't live up to my lofty personal expectations, but I've started re doing it with a creepy face inspired by Steve Wang's awesome work http://www.myspace.com/stevewangfx/blog/125821874 if you don't see something there to make you want to create then you should take up something boring like stamp collecting! (which i also do........ don't judge me)

I should get a fair bit through the new sculpt and pic up tomorrow.

huh huh huh... you said wang.

Heh, you also said wang.

Damo is descending onto the madness of the Warp!

thats cause we have cookies punch pie and strippers and beer

 alabamaheretic wrote:
thats cause we have cookies punch pie and strippers and beer

Ah yes, Chaos bait

Hah, I seem to be rubbing off on everyone even you guys are finding childish humor in the word wang! next thing you know you'll be giggling at the work Stiffy!

and, this is what i'm working on now on the pad, I didn't like the other one but I hope this isn't too much for the prince! i'll smooth his face and add some stripping and rivets around the edge later.

That's sculpted pretty nicely already. Though I like the other one better, will have to see what you do with this first.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Hah, I seem to be rubbing off on everyone even you guys are finding childish humor in the word wang!

Just dickering with the wang.

Dickering:
Verb
Engage in petty argument or bargaining.
Treat something casually or irresponsibly; toy with something.

Nice work.

Nice sculpting, by the way.
I've asked the lady who runs the eBay store I'm getting my Oyumaru from if she can get ProCreate in as well. She's apparently getting some type(s?) of Aves Apoxy Sculpt in as well.

thanks Az, Cam & nOt! I really aren't sure about even adding the pad on the Daemon, but it gave me an excuse to do some creative work while i wait for other bits and pieces to get here :-)

Hmmm, the ProCreate sounds good Sci..... sorry.... Azazelx, should be useful to have in my box of goodies, have you ever used the instamold?

Small update for you today I have been home with a pretty nasty chest infection so even though I've got some time on my hands I'm not fully in paint mode! but I had to do something right? yeah I did! so I started working on GFX's Celestial Lions Librarian the blends are a bit rough but I managed to block in all the colours I'm using and just about finish the blue armour on him. I reckon he'll scrub up a treat for him when he's finished!






Hmmm as i typed this I had a frothing dog inform me rather loudly that someone is at the door! SOMEONE IS AT THE DOOR! WOOF WOOF WOOF! and that someone has a supply drop for me.......

That's very nice, the grey works well and the inside of the palm is very natty.

Looking very nice so far Damo

Thank you gentlemen! I should be able to do some more on him tomorrow I also opened my supply drop and got stuck right in to converting my Slaanesh Daemon prince! I couldn't wait, and i think he will look creepy and suitable!

I cut the arms from the Skaven vermin lord and cut down the weapon he had so it was shorter then added the blade from the Daemon prince box set, then I carefully cut one of the heads off Nightmaw, the one that most closely resembles a picture I saw of a Slaanesh Marine a while ago at first I thought the head would be too small but side by side it's the same size as the ones in the kit! go figure!

anyway, here's the first assembly pinned together.






and after a little bit of GreenStuffing around I got the basic body filled in and shaped, now he looks better!



more work tomorrow on him and hopefully I can get him primed and base coated so you can have a better image of him all ready to killlllll! love to know what you think so far

Nice work on the libby Damo. That demon is indeed creepy. Will be fun to see where you take it.

Thanks Gits, he looks a little 'froggy' at the moment until he gets paint :-) i'm thinking a touch of 80's rock as well with a Leopard loin cloth and leather studded wrist wraps!

The Glam-Demon! Maybe some early David Bowie hair...


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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGH! Bwahahahahahahah! now THAT is awesome and not as actually scary as the original image!

That librarian is sweet damo liking the direction of the demon prince, especially the arms choices, the spikes are a nice extra.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
The Glam-Demon! Maybe some early David Bowie hair...


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You know in a weird way that actually works

What was the supply drop? just bitz for your demon?

I love all of the things that happened here since I was last online! The Slaaneshi beast is coming on really well and that librarian looks really slick!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
thanks Az, Cam & nOt! I really aren't sure about even adding the pad on the Daemon, but it gave me an excuse to do some creative work while i wait for other bits and pieces to get here :-)

Hmmm, the ProCreate sounds good Sci..... sorry.... Azazelx, should be useful to have in my box of goodies, have you ever used the instamold?

Just a few times to see how well it works. (I got it just before I moved). I was able to make a press mould of a decorated lotr shield to replace another that had gone missing and the replacement held up all the detail. I haven't done any 2-part moulds, but if you check out the X-Wing thread, one of the posters there has done heaps with it, making damaged and destroyed X-Wings and Ties.

He's looking excellent mate, those vermin lord arms fitted perfectly. Really looking forward to seeing what you do next with this guy.

Wait no more for progress my friends! but I need to say firstly I TOTALLY LOVE THIS DAEMON PRINCE! seriously I had the image in my head but I'm pleased to say at this stage at least it's going exactly as I planned! I'll show you a few pics down the bottom of this post but firstly, what else have you done today Damo? Oh not much, just went through my supply drop and assembled some models! but what did you assemble?

well, firstly I found this beautiful lady hiding in a box, don't know if i can use her yet but I love the model!


next thing i had to build was my Slaanesh Chaos terminator squad led by a Lord suitably kitted the same! I wanted something not overly chaos-ey in looks but that i can still impress upon you how sinister they are, so I chose the new Dark Angels terminators for the task, studs and robes work for me lol!


and the Scibor body i intend to 'Lord Up'


Yeah, I can hear you saying they're good but too small do you have anything bigger? (that's what she said.... ) anyway..... yes, yes I do...


Wanna see how big he is?.....


Now for lots of pics of the Prince! I love it and can't wait to get into him some more! I've included a few shots if only to try and show you the colour more than anything, it's night now so it was a bit difficult but I think the last one should entice you for more action!




not entirely suitable for children or work.....



Yeah that last pic is closest to an accurate pic of him....

Phew! hopefully now with this update you can really see the direction I want to go with these guys? a bit of 90's GW & 80's rock interspersed with some tastefully evil conversions the normal troops and fighters will be mostly 'standard' although I will use a lot of cut & paste converting using different arms/heads pads etc. while the bigger things i want to do more with, like my 2 Maulerfiends and a Damo version Helldrake

anyway, lets see what you think so far

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.
Look forward to what you're going to do to the terminators.

I really like that big robot thing. Very cool model.
Looks like he made the Dreadnought jump with a "BOO".

Good work on the Prince. The purple fade is very cool.
He (and I can see that he definitely is a he) really looks the part of a daemon prince.

You industrious little bugger....


Love the way the demon is coming along Damo. Very nice color choices and execution.
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Ya Damo your prince is of to a fantastic start. I'm pretty excited to see this one get finished

Amazing progress! I love that purple flesh fade, great job Nerd!

Great work damo , love the skin tones. With your sculpting skills of genitals you should work for mierce miniatures . I've never been a fan of the sculpt for the decimator, but I'm sure you'll change my mind with this build.

What gear are you loading the DP up with?

Unholy Ball Sack of Clobbering by any chance

GS work, harms choice and paint are amazing Nerd

The only thing that I don't really like (personal likes, It suits the model very well) It's the head.
I was thinking of a more dragon/reptilian head

Waiting for the final product ready to be amazed again

I love the skin tone and the blend to purple. great job

Is a nice vibrant purple.

Oh yes the DP is looking excellent so far Damo and so many new toys to play with as well. I feel your embracing Slaanesh rather too easily.....

An idea you could do a marine with a cat o nine tails.

Loving all the leather and studs on the terminators they were a good choice.

Amazing work.

Oh and if that's what is in your head!!!!!!! oh boy.

Embracing Slaanesh a little too easy! yeas i will say i think I am getting into the swing of the army rather fast! I tend to have the concepts and ideas in my head for ages and then hope with my fingers crossed that i like it when i actually get building and painting, the Tau didn't work but these guys sure are!

So only one who doesn't really like the head eh! I will admit I originally thought reptilian or vermin style, but when I got my bits I couldn't go past that particular head as it spoke to me of what Slaanesh truly is, and it reminded me of these couple of pics (which i promptly can't link now.... )

I like the cat-0-nine tails idea on a marine I will certainly be adding that to someone soon! although I am having trouble deciding what to do with the Decimator? for such a large model I want it to be quite good and would like to add some conversion to him but i'm not sure what to do? perhaps one arm ending in Slaanesh type tentacles? do I make them or can I pinch them from another model range?

I'm gonna go and paint something now.......

You could sculpt him a big daemonette claw.

Or a few of them.

Sculpt him a mask.

 n0t_u wrote:
Or a few of them.

I'm going to agree with not you here

 KingCracker wrote:

 n0t_u wrote:
Or a few of them.

I'm going to agree with not you here

Yep.

You could make some of them more mechanical than others as if it sprouts or builds a new arm every now and then and they slowly become more organic and daemon-y over time...

"Hmmm, what you say is very interesting,...... in fact.... you're very interesting" "Oh Mr Bungle...."


sounds like a plan then boys! I'll get researching see what i can come up with :-)

Yeah, the crab claw has been part of the basic Slaaneshi ethos since the beginning.



Also, a breast.

And fishnets.




The pink-purple blending on the DP looks great. Very effective. The Eagle's wings in the DA iconography could be kept/worked with fluffwise if your CSM are descendants/former marines of the original Emperor's Children. You can also follow the old-school Slaanesh vibe to a greater or lesser extent by putting some Cow/Bull-type heads on some. Either from GW Beastmen, or these ones that Vic just released:
http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/7-beastmen-heads

Still, looking good there, and of course fresh corrupted Marine Librarians become the dreaded Chaos Sorcerers for their warbands!! hehehehehehehehehe!

fresh corrupted librarians! I got that covered Shas! I am beginning a 'Pinhead' sorcerer with chains snaking from him and his trademark leathers, in fact here's a work in progress shot, still a LOT to clean up but I'll get it to work


I also had a bit of a play around with the heads on my Terminators, a couple are standard PW ones with and without the crest thing on top along with a demon one and a small conversion of the standard DA robed head carved out and a demon lower half added which i think will look pretty cool





And inspiration struck with the Chaos Lord too I want him to look proper Slaanesh as well as have a power claw and a weapon to hit people with! so here's the start of him too...


and lastly for today I was thinking about my Maulerfiends and how to make them suit my force, they look too Iron Warrior-ish so I want to make them smoother and more organic with their lasher tendrils, the heads bothered me and my original idea was to make them look like the Pomeranian from Blade but this is what i've mocked up so far...







I think i'm going o.k at the moment with them, i've also been blocking in the prince but not enough to show you yet now i'm off to bed for more rest for my chest.

Damo

Very cool stuff Damo. Love the pirate hat guy.

You're having WAY too much fun with this, aren't you?

The hooded demon looks fantastic, Damo, and the Maulerfiend heads are coming along nicely. That's a great idea. Looking forward to what else you come up with

Really nice design thread bud! I luurve me some Slaaneshi goodness!

You're really in the zone here mate! Looking fiendishly good.

Very Slaaneshy look to the bunch

I'm glad they are conveying enough Slaanesh so far! I worked the tendrils today and sanded them smooth so they are more like tentacles and tomorrow I will try and add some suckers to them to complete the look.

and YES, I am having WAAAAAY too much fun with this mindset of freakish conversions, it's like I've been able to indulge a few things, I have my IG where I'm enjoying the additions of aftermarket parts which add the personality to them, I have my Marines where I love the repetition of the scheme and now I have my Slaanesh where I can let myself experiment with how i believe they should look!

so, what else should i do with the mauler heads? I'm thinking of gs'ing some organic type flesh to connect them?


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also quickly, are these shots i've been taking recently just with my good camera on the workbench better? clearer? more what you want to see?

I think your recent photos are excellent Nerdy... very clear and showing great detail. Perfect for what you're trying to convey.

Thanks gits, I've struggled with pics for awhile now, annoying myself that they aren't clear or detailed enough or even too close and showing too much detail and strokes! it's enough to make me cry! but trying it out like this seems to work at the moment ;-)

Yep, some corruption is so much more subtle than others

I dig the one with his neck showing the most. Very Palpatiney

Loving the mauler fiend heads/tongues, and the puppet war heads , didn't like the pics o them on the website as much, but they look better with the GW bits Han I thought.

Slaanesh maulerfiend number 1 I filed and sanded the tentacles to be smooth and added some suckers to them for that proper look then cut off a few spikes and added some other little bits to enhance when he gets paint! I like this guy but i can see he'll be awkward to paint, I may have to try something a little different than what i wanted stay tuned....









so, what do you think so far?

Awesome, pure awesome!

Stunning work on the tentacles Damo.

Looking good.
Just makes me want a Maulerfiend / Forgefiend to flank my Defiler even more....

Thanks guys! the tentacles were actually really hard to do! so fiddly and delicate, i'm hoping paint will hide any little flaws but they were well worth it for the look I wanted :-)

If you wanted more "organic" suckers - roll GS into small balls and apply with a cone pointed instrument (preferably a silicone clay shaper)

Suction cup rivets FTW!! That's amazig dood!

Can you temp glue in a piece of brass rod into the joint of it's abdomen? That may give you a painting handle

Very cool, although I'm less sure about circles on the carapace. I see this dude and I keep thinking of that dr zoidberg line, "Careful! He'll maul you with his fearsome gonad!"

 nerdfest09 wrote:


so, what do you think so far?

"Good puppy, wouldn't hurt a nice space marine!"

It's quite nice and reminds me of this a little.

Yes, suction cup rivets! it's new and it's exciting! :-) the circles on his back will sort of be guides for some filigree stuff at this stage but firstly I need to finish painting that Daemon Prince this week! and hopefully some more bits will arrive so i can finish putting together my termies and Lord etc......

Techno suction tentacles of doom look awesome nerdfest this army is coming along great with a nice concept leading it.

Thank you Theo I appreciate the comment :-) I plan on assembling the force and then painting it section by section, the concept is what's driving me so far! :-)

Looking good. The head, tongue and tentacles work together really well.

^That's what she said.......

It's Slaanesh after all

 nerdfest09 wrote:
^That's what they said.......

 Dr H wrote:
It's Slaanesh after all

Great job Damo! Looks great and suitably aggressive.

Actually I read something last night and thought of you. Do you have a 3e Rulebook? There is some really nice daemon fluff in it, serious grimdark stuff rather than the modern wishywashy stuff for the kiddies. It's on the two pages after the blast marker and templates. There is other stuff throughout the book too. Very 'gothic horror'!

I love the suckers on those tentacles!

Looking fantastic Damo, although it wont stand up to the Librarian I'm afraid lol

Looking very nice there Damo, seriously, tentacles creep me the fudge out.

Damo, that big doggy is Tentacool

Beautiful!
Loving the demon/cape head.
That beast is just perfect.

Thanks guys! firstly next time I Skype KC i'm totally gonna wear an Octopus costume!

Casey, no mate i haven't read the 3rd ed rulebook but I shall go and browse ebay and see if I can track it down! thanks for the heads up! I do much prefer the older fluff, writings and images they really were much much better and darker, you actually saw pics of marines getting shredded by shot or eviscerated!

Oh Shas! 'Tentacool'= 'Tentacle' looks like we're heading into bad dad pun territory ... keep it up!

GFX I'm happy to internet roll a combat with you to see who wins? although first we best find someone who can play lol!.........

and now onto some progress! I painted some more of the Daemon Prince and he is coming along nicely! suitably nasty looking, suitably creepy and exceptionally Slaanesh! I am quite proud of the paint so far and he should be finished tomorrow!








any ideas yet on what to name him? after Kitch's comment I was thinking Baal'sac?

Nice vein work... truly a disgusting beast.

Thanks Gits I am honoring the animal print loincloth to you! :-) I can totally see you in it!

do you think I should try something else different with him? I am considering trying the UHU glue saliva trick? haven't done it before but it might make him look quite slavering!

but paint should be finished tomorrow!

Is that loin cloth....cheetah print? If so...kudos to you sir Very nice looking, the more paint you put on it, the more it sells that fudged up head its grown. Very nice work

Also I had bought some springy eyed glasses for the next time we chatted as a fun way to answer with a "Gday!" but the kids thought they were too fun and broked them real good

I think you should call him "pinky", now you just need "the brain" and you'll be ready to take over the world Narf! Love the veins rippling all over him, like a lab rat of slaanesh hopped up on so many chemicals that he's about to explode.

Narf! not a good cartoon if it featured this guy! :-)

yes, i am going to aim for a cheetah esque skin on his loins, as Slaanesh are known for being a very swift fighting force and it adds to the old school style :-)

do you think I should add some softer veins on him as well? or will that overdo him? i'm liking the head more myself now as the darker mouth is drawing the eye giving him a focal point, when the teeth get done it should be spot on! :-) any thoughts on the tongue? should it stay dark or fade to purple on the end?

Looking suitably creepy now. When he's done he's probably going to be the stuff of nightmares.

Ugh... that's vile, Nerd, mate.

Great job! Love that translucent effect you've given it with those veins. Eugh, makes my skin crawl!

As for 3rd e, I might be biased because it's when I started but I think it was the pinnacle of grimdark. Before and after it the theme waters down a bit. The rulebook is a glorious tome of gothic horror, my absolute favourite aspect of 40k. I hope you find a copy, it's comparably as brilliant as the indulgently complex 3rd CSM 'dex.

whoa... now that is what I call a true demon... the veins look really creepy...I dunno how thin you can get the thought about smaller veins... depends on your skill... but if you feel more are needed... do it...that thing reminds me of that overkill monster of the league of the extra ordinary gentlemen... almost to the end of the movie...remember?

Hmmm, all of those veins painted, looks good! Hmmm, Turgidius comes to mind for a name

Vaneous Maximus....well maybe if he was from ultramarine stock.

Great work on the DP! The pink & purple veiny look has some suitable ...overtones. Veins also look nicely subdermal.

Maulerfiend is looking great, as well.

Thanks Az and everyone :-) I'm pretty chuffed that the veins look good and sub dermal, I have actually just finished him tonight but I don't have enough good light to get a photo or twelve! I darkened some purples and added some darker veins as well as painted the wrist wraps as leather and glossed them for a subtle sheen, lets hope it comes together as a whole, his head is my favorite part but also the most concern as far as detail goes :-) but you can have a look in a few short hours!

Can't wait!

Veins do look badass man! for real!

Got plenty of daylight to spare on this side of the planet

Righto! the Daemon Prince is finally done! finished, wrapped up! I could have kept going with him but then i'd end up overdoing it and I didn't want that so this is the final result of a shallow corner of my creativity the veins turned out better than I'd hoped and somehow each time i look at him i imagine his roar of defiance sounding like a deep popping bleating which is kinda cool I also did the shaft of his axe as aged bone, doesn't show up too well in the pics but it does look quite aged, I used the myriad of large bones littering my backyard as reference! I have added a heap of images because some show parts that other shots don't I hope that's o.k?

Oh enough of me blabbering, I think he looks good and I hope you guys like him

Daemon Prince 'Baal'sak'










Catch you tonight dudes!

Very nicely done Nerdy. Going to be a fantastic centerpiece for your army!

That's amazing, NF. Very creepy, but the painting is just outstanding. The veins are very well done, as everyone else has commented, but I really like the shading from purple to pink. Very nice work.

I think since you've named him so obviously, the parts in question should be more obvious as well. They blend in much too well with their surroundings.

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Righto! the Daemon Prince is finally done! finished, wrapped up! I could have kept going with him but then i'd end up overdoing it and I didn't want that so this is the final result of a shallow corner of my creativity the veins turned out better than I'd hoped and somehow each time i look at him i imagine his roar of defiance sounding like a deep popping bleating which is kinda cool I also did the shaft of his axe as aged bone, doesn't show up too well in the pics but it does look quite aged, I used the myriad of large bones littering my backyard as reference! I have added a heap of images because some show parts that other shots don't I hope that's o.k?

Oh enough of me blabbering, I think he looks good and I hope you guys like him

Daemon Prince 'Baal'sak'










Catch you tonight dudes!

That is one massive sack...
Nice job, he looks like something a pleasure and lust god would gak out.
I am impressed - and a little threatened...

Good Job NF. He looks great.

He makes me want to start worshipping chaos just for the cool veins , I'm sure my wife would disapprove though as she is morally offended by the trucks we see with the dangling ball sacks.

Lol thanks guys! now he's done i can move on to other cool models for the army! I should really put him on the gallery now shouldn't I? I can't wait to see what else I can imagine for the Slaaneshi minions! I think the veins are going to carry through on larger models, I'm still struggling to get the lines cut into 'Pinheads' head I had an attempt at one and the hard part is getting the lines deep enough to see without deleting the details of his face, any suggestions?


....... Oh, what's this in my pocket?.......




........MODELS! The Lord's other arm arrived this arvo, had to get it ON!







So, yeah, big day dudes for me but pretty excited about finishing him and actually liking the result especially as i've been crook lately so after i primed assembled painted and posted i thought i'd have a bit of a snooze with my best mate! captured by Nerdwench

Saw the name in your subject header and just had to say that

Beautiful work as ever though buddy

Fantastic Sack Damo!

aww puppy nap!

Brilliant mate! I can't wait to see that style on something bigger, it'll look even more awesome!

Outstanding job NF!
really like the color blending and the axe is just right.

It is awesome that your creativity extends to the naming, as much as the construction and painting... "Daemon Prince 'Baal'sak' " indeed!

You really have been a busy chap, haven't you ?!

beautiful : )
(but how do you work so quickly?! /sobs with despair)

Spurts of creative insane genius is how

^please... In the context of slaanesh... Don't say spurts...

 inmygravenimage wrote:
^please... In the context of slaanesh... Don't say spurts...

Why not? Is so appropriate!

Yup, pretty much that

Lol Oh you guys! looks like the next big guy is gonna be named 'Spurt'aan'

and I started more on him today actually wanted to go a bit darker overall than Baal'sak as I want more filigree than veins on the daemon engine, the termie lord is started too but not enough paint yet to be interesting!

so, here's the start of Spurt'aan

Needs testicles...

 Gitsplitta wrote:
Needs testicles...

Lol first you get all huffy over my nipples and NOW you tell me I need testicles!

LMAO! It will look also awesome.

These names...... friggen hilarious

Looking nice (well, you know what I mean ) and the circles on the back make more sense now.

Another small update on Spurt'aan the Maulerfiend! I washed him with purple and Baal red washes to smooth the blends in and detail the smaller intricacies, I am torn between doing more on him or starting in earnest on the termie lord? opinions?

also I am desperately searching for some bits sites I can grab a few sets of the Talos tentacle arms from I tried ebay but it'd cost a small fortune sadly so I now turn to my trusty companions to enlighten me! they shall be used for my take on a Heldrake and hopefully the Decimator







now this gak's getting exciting!

Testicles?? Sorry, I meant TENTACLES. My bad.

lol, Gits.

Fantastic work, Nerd, even if I disagree with the aspect of Slaanesh you are actively pursuing

How can you "disagree" with creatures sporting various sexual organs spawned from the warp?

Good job NF. Like the dark purple head...

 dsteingass wrote:
How can you "disagree" with creatures sporting various sexual organs spawned from the warp?

As Medusa the Gorgon from Dota 2 said:
"The only real beauty is power"

Slaanesh flavor is definitely captured in these models Damo.

Enough to seep out to certain people even.

Dude, that's looking brilliant. I'm sure you're using an airbrush but how are you building up that blending and fading?

I love the colour, Excellent Stuff, I cant wait for the veins!

This clinches it. I must get an airbrush...

Seeing this stuff I'm really really afraid that my future Slaanesh will be so so...

I'm taking a total different approach tough.

Anyway, great job as usual and as hdbbstephen said:
I need an airbrush.

Wow you've been busy since I last looked in.

Baal'sak is looking amazing love all the pulsating veins, you can really tell you enjoyed painting him.

Spurt'aan is looking really good so far as well, I think all that hard work on smoothing out the tentacles really paid off.

Keep up the great work mate

Edit: double checks spelling of tentacles

 dsteingass wrote:
How can you "disagree" with creatures sporting various sexual organs spawned from the warp?

Some people are in to Nerdy's Baal'Sak, some people just don't swing that way.

Leave Nerdy's Baal' Sak alooooone!

Did you notice there's not a hair in sight on my Baal'Sak which is my it has divided so many of you!

and it looks like a couple of hours and i've pretty much got the filigree done on Spurt'aan! looks good and will look better when he's done and all the parts come together nicely

Yes, I do use an airbrush but only VERY basically my method of madness is use Army Painter Primer for my base colour then my dodgy old airbrush to only shade the darker parts I want, everything else is washes and brushes, the washes connect the two shades and the details bring it home!

I hope you can see what i'm doing on Spurt'aan? took a few pics to try and show you all.....






any ideas if or where I should add a darker or lighter shade to the designs on him? or am I in danger of going ott? and I should wait until he's all done for an opinion?

I see it and I like it the way it is so far.

Oh good! thanks nOt_u I was a little worried the design wasn't sharp enough at this stage? but if I keep going I reckon I can stuff it pretty quick lol! in fact it was reading your thread that made me decide on a few parts for my army :-) when you were talking about the golds and i mentioned the pale gold! it kinda clicked for me and I now will do that as the banding on the big beastie!

You, sir, have excelled yourself. That is some exquisite freehand. Exquisite.

That's going to be very nice with that palette.

Give eyes a soft purple glow?

Are you fething kidding me, I did not expect to see such awesome free hand on this monster. Very nicely done, very nicely done indeed!

Ditto everything said, just amazing.

Perfect Damo, that's just how I imagined it would look

Holhumanebunimbnhinuvgdsrjyt...

That's...that's truly some nice freehand there...

Wow, thank you guys! honestly thank you I am so stoked you like it so far makes me want to finish him even more now! I think i'll add some darker lines underneath to make the lines pop and with the rest done....

I may try glowy purple eyes too.......

now I need ideas for Maulerfiend number 2? poses conversions etc? come on guys I know you want to encourage me! and anyone got a handle on those tentacles I need? i'm still struggling to find any online! and I have money burning a hole in my wallet

So, what's everyone else been up to? I've been a bit quiet staying online recently but I haven't forgotten about everyone!

Really amazing job on the scrollwork there Damo. I may have to nick that idea. What kind of brush are you using there?

Echoing everyone else, but good job on the freehand NF.

I just put myself in line to shake your hand for the amazing stuff You're doing.

NEXT!

 nerdfest09 wrote:
Wow, thank you guys! honestly thank you I am so stoked you like it so far makes me want to finish him even more now! I think i'll add some darker lines underneath to make the lines pop and with the rest done....
I may try glowy purple eyes too.......
now I need ideas for Maulerfiend number 2? poses conversions etc? come on guys I know you want to encourage me! and anyone got a handle on those tentacles I need? i'm still struggling to find any online! and I have money burning a hole in my wallet
So, what's everyone else been up to? I've been a bit quiet staying online recently but I haven't forgotten about everyone!

Freehand looks great. Really good. Pale gold will go very well with it.

Pale (glowing, cold, ice-white) blue for the eyes.

Mix up some PVA with ivory paint and trail the mixture on the finished base for some ...milky ...discharge.

Baal sacs and scroll work?!? Man youve been a busy dog napper!

Really liking the filigree work you have going there. Shows the power seeping through nicely.

This army will wow the opponents and they will be too mesmerized by the detail to actually fight right!

 Gitsplitta wrote:
I may have to nick that idea. What kind of brush are you using there?

..... A paintbrush...... (i'll check & get back to you)

Well, I need to echo myself again and say thank you to everyone I really enjoy doing bits and pieces that people actually like and look forward to seeing the progression especially when i'm so passionate about painting the models with all the help and ideas that you have given me over the last few years, it's been a huge help to keep me inspired and I can definitely feel myself getting stronger and more impassioned with ideas I am already beginning to toss around ideas for my next force I may 'collect' them but won't start until my other ones are done! either going to be Tyranids or a converted Mechanicus army? thoughts?

I have started the gold banding on the armour of the fiend but not enough to show yet as it's just base coating tomorrow should see a pic update and I must say it will look great! it helps the purple and pinks shine! SHINE I TELL YOU! Bwahahahahahah!

Humility... thy name is Damo.

*sigh*

All members of the League of Extraordinary Riveters are extremely, Openly and proudly InSaNE!!!!!!

 nerdfest09 wrote:

 Gitsplitta wrote:
I may have to nick that idea. What kind of brush are you using there?

..... A paintbrush...... (i'll check & get back to you)

Well, I need to echo myself again and say thank you to everyone I really enjoy doing bits and pieces that people actually like and look forward to seeing the progression especially when i'm so passionate about painting the models with all the help and ideas that you have given me over the last few years, it's been a huge help to keep me inspired and I can definitely feel myself getting stronger and more impassioned with ideas I am already beginning to toss around ideas for my next force I may 'collect' them but won't start until my other ones are done! either going to be Tyranids or a converted Mechanicus army? thoughts?

I have started the gold banding on the armour of the fiend but not enough to show yet as it's just base coating tomorrow should see a pic update and I must say it will look great! it helps the purple and pinks shine! SHINE I TELL YOU! Bwahahahahahah!

Thats a tough choice to be totally honest. Some of the absolute coolest armies Ive seen were nicely done Nid forces. Those bugs just take paint like nothing else. Then again, a Mechanicus army is an entire one off build where EVERYTHING needs to be planned and built. So could be very cool, or incredibly too much to tackle.

Finished Spurt'aan today totally love him too! such a fun model to paint and I am pretty happy with how I did the freehand stuff I didn't pick out every single cable and detail as I didn't think he needed it done, with 2 of these guys, a Decimator and a Contemptor this army will be looking pretty BIG!

so, what do you think so far? I have some ideas for a Heldrake too which I shall be working on when a few bits arrive! (still need tentacles though ..... Gits I said 'Tentacles'!)

enough blabbering i'm too excited to show you this guy sorry for so many pics.....












can't wait to see how he's recieved catch you tonight dudes!

Wow
That is awesome! Great job!

This time I decided to wait a tad so you could actually read what I was typing...

Nerdfest, he is exquisite!

Astounding. Absolutely astounding. Really want to redo my Slaanesh now!

Is nice.

Oh wow Spurt'aan is totally amazing, I love everything about him, the mottle effect on the tentacles is lovely. Makes me want to go back and paint filigree on my Slaanesh terminators as they look rather boring now lol

Wonderful work! The freehand is indeed excellent and the color scheme is very solid. It works!

That actually looks beautiful Damian. And Im not talking pretty because its ugly either. Talk about bang on

Yeah, really nice NF. The gold work goes nicely with the pink/purple and your freehand and the little details are really well done. Good job.

Cheers dudes! he was very enjoyable to paint! ;-) and I'm pleased he works together as a whole model, from these two models i've recently done will be the same colours all through my force now!

I'm working on the Termie Lord tomorrow and hopefully I can finish him this week too! as well as get some more assembling and converting done!

Oh and Gits...... I used a 5/0 brush!

Got it, thanks Nerdy.

Great work on the Maulerfiend. It's come up really nicely indeed. That gold sets off the pink really well..

beautiful : ) /two thumbs up

I am absolutely loving your Maulerfiend and its ornate symbols and design great colour contrast throughout. You should be honored, well done!

Absolutely beautiful and amazing dude, fantastic.

Words are not enough.

I think Spuurt' an has won over the site

That's sublime mate!

Nothing else.

Far and away your best work. Outstanding.

That walker is really, really good.

Love the vibrant colour and additional "texture" you added to this model by freehanding. Most of the time, this one looks like a big machine but you made it look overwhelmingly organic. Good stuff!

Thanks Pyriel & Siggy, big praise from you two heavy hitters of the paint world! my plan was to get him to look more organic and if he looks it to you then i've succeeded!

I have NEARLY finished the Terminator Lord but I don't want to show you and then show you something that looks nearly the same tomorrow! so, I've decided to just give you a teaser pic of a bad quality phone photo Bwahahahahahaha!



he shall be named and properly done in the morning

Y you so eevl?

Well then, I am yet again left hanging on dakka...
Can't wait to see the actual pics of him!

That's actually a pretty good quality phone photo.

BTW, Mantis Maker Challenge results are up. *yawn* long night putting that post together...

Well, two things at the moment that i'm happy about! number one and the most important bit of information is this........



.... I came first in Gits Mantis Maker challenge! I am so proud right now! I hope he likes it when I mail it to him!



and secondly..... I caved..... yep, GiraffeX I need to include 10 Daemonettes now in a list just bought the Raging Heroes Mantis Warriors so much MANTIS right now!

Only 10?

Hey congrats on a first place win there, thats awesome.


And you simply cant go wrong with zebra print am I right? Guys?.....oh cmon its ZEBRA PRINT!!...........swine......that lot of you

Congrats Damo, well done!

Congratulations, Damo!

Yeah you just can't go past Zebra print can you! or if you're American Zeeebra print lol! I have a quirky idea of doing different prints on their robes and tabards ;-) snakeskin, leopard, croc? any others?

and thanks for the congrats guys! I am pretty chuffed :-)

Tiger?

oh yeah... duh! tiger of course! lol! and are you serious that i need more than 10 Daemonettes? :-) they were expensive little buggers!

Well if you're going to actually use them.

Ha,..... yeah was planning on using them

Congratulation for the comp Nerdfest, awesome job.

And yes... Tiger is way better

Congrats on Gits' competition, Nerdy! Well deserved!

Now let's see that Lord of yours.

Well done on the win

lol I thought we might see the some friends for the scarlet harlot at some point but as pointed out 10 isnt going to do much, very nice models though

I need to look into those boob horses for you as well...

Nerdy, congrats on the win, and also, 6 is the sacred number of Slaanesh, so 6-12-18 Daemonettes is right

I dunno if you can pull it off but full on velvet would look pretty Slaanesh-y if you asked me. But again I'm not sure how well that would work with paints. Either way I love the idea of the different prints. It's cool and different not to mention very old school feeling

Reaper has paints that have a kind of soft texture look to them.

Thanks everyone for the congrats on the win! I am honored & proud as punch!

The ideas behind the different robes is going to be awesome! I have a few cool quirky themes to go for and maybe one or two funny ones! not to mention I may like to try and paint one like the description of the Emperors children in the Eisenhorn trilogy

and speaking of nasty debauched marines I now would like to present to you all my Terminator Lord of Slaanesh!


Lord Azreema







and you would be correct if you assumed i got inspired to paint his face after watching re runs of Star Trek Voyager!

Ah, Star Trek Voyager, been watching it recently, too.
Definitely not as good as Next Gen or even the original, I feel..

The Lord is great, I love his head, excellent details!

Wow! Beautiful work,Damo. The whole model is fantastic, but the painting on the head is astounding! Nice work.

You... are a mental case. Azreema...

Gotta love how he gets those past the checker eh?

the skin is stunning. Loving all this recent work Nerd. I'm definitely not worthy!
/bows

That trek skin is a work of art mate

Just see some filigree or scroll work left to bling, after all, excess is also part of Slaaneshi motif

That face is perfect!
You were alredy a very good painter, but the last models are a step above anything else You did IMHO

Also, Nerd, would you be willing to share your recipe for pink?
I'd like to know what you did to get such a nice pastel-ly shade

Good head nerd

Really nice work all over. Nice pattern on the black/white zebra-print thing.

Awww shucks guys i seem to be feeling that a bit lately! I am just in the mood for paint lately and it seems to just be working well in my favor and i'm more than happy to show you all my 'pink' secret (yes it is strange no one has pulled me up on my names yet..... yet) it's actually very easy and not tricky at all, I was really happy with how it turned out today as it was the first time i'd painted the pink as it would be on my troops etc. I followed my usual technique and gave him a base coat of 'the army painter' Barbarian flesh then washed it with Baal red (or Carroburg crimson) watered down some Barbarian flesh and started highlighting and tidying the armour up, then i added P3 Carnal pink (appropriate eh!) and kept highlighting finishing with pure carnal pink, and that's all not hard and blends really easily which helps a lot.

Well, what do i paint next? still waiting on some marines to use for my troops as well as some bits (still!) for my termies but I have my Slaanesh herald who shall be slicing and dicing with my Daemonettes i can probably paint? or hopefully my parts turn up then it'll be termie squad awaaaaay!

thanks again for all the positive feedback lets hope my next ones are just as nice! i'm looking forward to doing something decent with the Decimator!

that lord is looking sweet, especially like the skin on his head, nice effect

Holy gak Damo that lord is fantastic! Seriously thinking that's one if the best mini's you've painted so far mate. You know I speak the truth and am not just jiggling your manhood because we live to far away from one Another AND Skype hasn't invented a peripheral for such wonders yet

Seriously though that it's some really top notch painting

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No idea what that is, but it needs more highlighting

What an excellent first post for the top of my 100th page lol! :-) that my friends is a Roly-Poly Pudding and it's my go to indulgent sweet when I want something tasty and.... well,... indulgent!

Pudding? I thought it was an omelet with the bacon inside and soaking in bacon grease

Congrats on 100 page , sounds delicious, now back to painting (whip cracking sound). Seems very appropriate here

At least give it some more weathering.

I vote for Demonettes.


I want some Roly Poly now.
Some pudding would be nice too fnar fnar.

Can I say again (after looking at it again) how truly stupendous the skin is on that last model? Jawdropping.

Thats amazing oh great Nerdy one, love the head its a really nice effect, I also really like the zebra skin cloth, came out really well.

If you can paint heads that well I cant wait to see the Daemonettes painted. Thinks of all the bare skin waiting for a lick.............of paint

Comp win, your best work so far and page 100! You're on a roll sir!

I love your work on the lord although I'm not sure I dig the zebra skin as a concept. Still, the painting is wonderful. You must have leveled up when I wasn't looking!

Ha, leveled up nah I reckon I just found an army that lends itself well to my particular style of painting them try me with something I don't really like and it'll be noob level soon enough

still waiting for my supplies to drop! hopefully tomorrow or even this arvo? and i'm also still looking for tentacles if anyone has some? either the Talos ones preferably or the Maulerfiend ones if someone's not needing them? I'm happy to pay whatever! (shrill voice of desperation there )

I did do something today but not my usual thing, I was fiddling around with my art stuff and it's been literally 12 years or so since I sat and did any sketching or painting, I thought i'd just rough up and see how my skills are not as good as i'd hoped but I just went with the flow and ended up drawing this which i'm going to gift to Gitsplitta as he's the most Mantis-ey guy I know and it may end up on the wall in his nerd room! anyway I hope you like it, my style is strange I know......

He can paint, model and draw! is there anything you can't do?

That's incredible Nerdy... I don't know what to say. Wall, t shirt, lunch box, anything I can get it on!

Thank you!

Yes.... I can't take good pics of my models :-) or lick my elbow!


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That's alright Gits :-) glad you like him, I'll add some darker shading after having another look at it and send it with the other stuff! i'd be happy with wall but lunchbox could be cool!

Nice work and congratulations on the Mantis as well. I especially like the mottled head on the Lord, I may have to rip that idea off myself down the line.

Oh I have started a folder in my gallery page for my Slaanesh stuff if anyone would be so kind as to view & or comment? :-)

Happy 100 Damo! The purple spotted head is amazeballs!

 Knightley wrote:
He can paint, model and draw! is there anything you can't do?

Yes he's a triple threat. Damo can woo the boys for sure..... er women woo women

Also happy100 pages duder, and that picture you drew was friggin awesome sauce, you need to do smore that have a bit more Ork to them

Nice picture NF and congratulations on 100. Here's to the next 100.

Oh, indeed, welcome to the 100 club!

100 pages at last! Congrats Nerdy!

What a great setup for the 100th page, kudos!

The head looks amazing. I'm going to guess you didn't use the GW stippling brush for that (wish I hadn't bought that without seeing it). Any tips on how to achieve that nice mottled effect? Where is the head from?

Thanks guys! 100 pages and i don't feel old at all! lol! and you can quote me right now that there WILL be at least another 100 pages! I promise!

Bruticus the model is a Scibor one with the head already attached, to get the mottled look I washed it with purple ink and at different times during the drying i just dotted some more ink on to darken spots on his head, when I do my Demonettes I'll be using the effect on their exposed skin so I might try a little tute if you want?

!00 pages.......you a big hitter now sir. Congrats.

Love the skin. Oh and rolypoly pud mmmmmm...

Man 100 pages! is it a bit weird having felt like you only just started this blog like just over 2 years ago and having it hit 100 pages?

Edit: Also I subscribed to this blog back when you started it - Second post on your front page so I knew you had something worth while to keep an eye on

Wow... triple digits. Very impressive. Especially given the amazing quality of this bog! Congrats nerdy!

And he draws? I'm feeling more incompetent by the second!

Haha, seriously though that's great, I wish I had kept it up too. You should definitely get back into it.

Damo is a one-man talent powerhouse!

More practice today set myself an hour total to see what KingCracker would perhaps look like if he were actually an Ork?

I'm so gay for You Damo
for reals though that looks awesome wrapped in a tortilla of awesome gravy. Because tortillas are made of gravy apparently

LOL!