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Post by: Chaos Raptor
Perhaps put lighting on both sides of the model? And wow, I love that guy on that lamp-post-thingy. "MORE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!.. BUT FIRST- LET ME FIND THEM"
Is it just me or have you left the bagpack-thing of the last 'serker unpainted?
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Post by: Biohazard
Man you're on fire with these guys. Mega inspiring. I had wondered how the GK head would look on WE Termis and you have shown me that they look awesome. The 2nd Slaughterfiend is looking great as well just needs some trophy racks.  The zerker on the lamppost has to be my fav conversion yet. Awesome.
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Post by: Gitsplitta
Beautiful work G Ras... as Biohazard says, very inspiring. Definitely have the right feel to them.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks, man - I'm definitely going for a very specific feel.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I really like the poses and how they feel almost natural for the berserkers to be acting that way!
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Post by: Kepora
If you've got cash or interesting bits, I have a defiler that's seen better days but could possibly be of use to someone of your talent level!
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Post by: NakedBatBoy
I love the scar like mark around the eye of the first berzerker. He's very cool. The one hanging from the lantern is super well done. The pose is very well done! The two handed chainsaw halberd with the chain wrapping down it is definitely my favorite weapon though! I will likely steal that for some of my orks. It's suuuuper cool!
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NakedBatBoy wrote:The two handed chainsaw halberd with the chain wrapping down it is definitely my favorite weapon though! I will likely steal that for some of my orks. It's suuuuper cool!
I concur and will also be doing the same thing!
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Post by: StasisNid95
More amazing conversions fresh from the forge! Loving it so far 
If you have a couple of zerkers left. You should really try to make some arm blades, something coming out of the forearms.
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Post by: Nightfall
Ohh two handed chainsword, hihihi, (<- evil little laugh)
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Post by: Dreadnought96
Bloody awesome... nuff said
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Post by: medabee
Any word on the progress of the other slaughterfeind and the storm-raven conversion you are working on?
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Post by: Lord Magnus
Like Spider Zerker (The one on the street light)
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medabee wrote:Any word on the progress of the other slaughterfeind and the storm-raven conversion you are working on?
Nope - I'm hard at work on the raptors - I really want to get them and the display board ready for armies on parade.
StasisNid95 wrote:More amazing conversions fresh from the forge! Loving it so far
If you have a couple of zerkers left. You should really try to make some arm blades, something coming out of the forearms.
Thanks, thats a pretty good idea. I'll do that.
NakedBatBoy wrote:I love the scar like mark around the eye of the first berzerker. He's very cool. The one hanging from the lantern is super well done. The pose is very well done! The two handed chainsaw halberd with the chain wrapping down it is definitely my favorite weapon though! I will likely steal that for some of my orks. It's suuuuper cool!
Thanks a lot - regarding the first berzerker, it's actually his helmet thats missing a piece - pretty cool detail.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Hooray! Inspiration for the daemon prince has finally struck, and this is the progress so far:
Still needs a lot of work, but the basic pose is getting there. I need just the right head (suggestions are kindly recieved), and he's going to have 4 arms, which I'm thinking of replacing the hands with large tyranid talons. Also lots of green stuffing, making some hooves, and a giant jump pack as a sub for wings.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I think the heads off the Khorne Bloodcrushers is pretty sweet! I do like the idea of the 4 arms, and maybe make something using multiple rending claws and some talons.
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Post by: Astelan
That Khorne Berzerker on the lamp post is really well done.
Easy to imagine him climbing over everything looking for targets for his bloodlust!
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Post by: Biohazard
I've been planning a similar lunging pose for my next DP. I'm glad to see it is fairly easy to achieve. As for heads I just looked for any interesting heads that were around the same size and started cutting them up until I had something I liked. What kind of look are you aiming for on him?
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Thanks a lot!
Biohazard: I'm not completely sure - either a raging psycopath, or a more sinister "silent" killer.
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Post by: Vitruvian XVII
Great posing and conversion!
Slaughterfiends are v. cool too!
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Post by: Biohazard
Sinister enough?
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Biohazard wrote:Sinister enough?
Hmmm... Too fantasy-like. It's really hard coming up with just the right idea, since the head can make or break this model.
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I see your point. Although I always see the daemons as blurring the lines between fantasy/40k.
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Post by: nerdfest09
Looks fantastic! love the pose! i'm getting a very strong Goro vibe from him though, not that that's a bad thing by far! at least it's not the same 'ol giving the finger pose! I can't wait to see him painted up, you've got some mad skills! well done on him so far, I bet more than a few people are jealous of what you have done!
Nerdfest09
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot - really appreciate it.
There's a definite Goro inspiration going on - also, I think multiple limps seem more demonic. I just need to make him not look like a keeper of secrets.
I've pinned the arms in place, and started to give him weapons, and I might have found the head - pics tomorrow. I could still use suggestions for the head, though.
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Post by: Farty Wiffmas
Really like the pose for a head how about this:
I assume you have it because you've got the defiler kit!
Also can we (well me!) have a tutorial on how you paint your red?
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Post by: Farty Wiffmas
Looks really good! I like how you seem to have a scorpion theme in your army, a great idea for khorne!
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Post by: Vitruvian XVII
No tail, he seems far meaner and has more energy without one.
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Post by: Gerner
I would say go with the tail. In my opinion it brings more balance to the figure.
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I'm still pondering about the tail - anyway, the back is pretty much done, it was quite a bit of work, but turned out pretty good, I think:
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Post by: poipo32
I'd go without tail it looks too Dark Eldar.
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Post by: Kepora
I say tail, but re-position it.
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
personally, i feel the DP is a bit too heavily Dark Eldar looking. The head is perfect, but my issue comes in with the Dark Eldar talos arms on him. While they are appropriately brutal for world eaters, i feel they look too surgical to be appropriate. Other than that he is an awesome mini.
Personally, id leave off the tail and do some modifications on the Talos arms to make them look less like surgical tools and more like weaponry.
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Post by: bigfish
defonatly no tail, it looks too slanneshy with the tail
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
I'll probably go with no tail for now, I can always put it on later if I decide to - it's harder taking it off.
Obidian Raven: I can see where you're going, but I kinda like the weapons - I think they'll stay.
I could really use some ideas for the flesh colour, though - anyone? Should I just use the same (very pale-ish) skin tone as my berzerkers? Or?
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Post by: Killmaimburnkillmaimburn
Excellent work again! I love the DP so different looking but great pose compared to the normal DP kit. How about adding Khorne 'bunny ears' to the DP mask, since you have used the traditional helmets for a lot of your berzerkers, also a few khorne symbols or chains may finish him off nicely?
Can't wait to see more progress.
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Post by: Killmaimburnkillmaimburn
Nice sculpting! I really like the hooves, he looks badass. By bunny ears I meant the crests on khorne berzerker helmets (dunno the real name for them  ) Some chains would look cool like he has just been set free to cause mayhem.
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Post by: Biohazard
This guy is amazing. He just reeks if pure aggression. Nice job on the sculpting as well. I'm not to sure the Khorne head dress would really work on this model. Personally I would go with either a simple Khorne symbol on the forehead or maybe add some horns.
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Post by: bigfish
defonatly the pale skin tone you used on your berzerkers but maybe with a red tone in the receases?
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Post by: megabambam
This is the kind of blogs that gives me inspiration to continue collecting! Thank you!
Even though i do envy your modelling skills way to much..
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Post by: Vitruvian XVII
Yeah, a pale red tone for the skin. The musculature sculpting is very good as well.
Perhaps you could fill in the three arrowhead "vents" in his helmet and change them to a khorne symbol cut-out? Either way it looks great.
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Post by: whalemusic360
Great use of the old raider bits! Everything looks amazing as usual.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I love the Scorpion Look, you get this army and board finished and I would not be surprised to see it featured on Armies on Parade!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Cutthroatcure wrote:I love the Scorpion Look, you get this army and board finished and I would not be surprised to see it featured on Armies on Parade!
Thanks a lot! However, I've unfortunately decided that I don't have the time to finish these guys in time for the danish armies on parade (26th this month) - it would be a rush job, and I really want them to look the absolute best they can - including the display board. Also, I'll probably have a few more great ideas before the next one, so it'll be next year. Oh well, lots of time to work on it then.
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Post by: FantasyBob
love this concept! really amazing!
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Post by: lindsay40k
Ooh, new stuff!
RE photography: I go outdoors, on a day with a white overcast sky, and take loads of shots with a macro lens, delete the bad ones, and increase the exposure with iPhoto on the remainder. That usually gets me enough good shots to work with
RE Daemon Prince tail: bit late, but I'd have gone for a rudder-like tail extended behind him. Look at velociraptors and greyhounds; they use this to throw their bodyweight around breakneck turns. Tyrannosaurs would also be a good reference point.
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lindsay40k wrote:Ooh, new stuff!
RE photography: I go outdoors, on a day with a white overcast sky, and take loads of shots with a macro lens, delete the bad ones, and increase the exposure with iPhoto on the remainder. That usually gets me enough good shots to work with
RE Daemon Prince tail: bit late, but I'd have gone for a rudder-like tail extended behind him. Look at velociraptors and greyhounds; they use this to throw their bodyweight around breakneck turns. Tyrannosaurs would also be a good reference point.
Thanks - unfortunately it's starting to turn to winter here in Denmark, so we only get a few hours of daylight, inconveniently the same time I'm at work, so I have to find other ways.
Reg the tail: I know what you mean, but I think that sort of tail would make him too reptilianlike - he needs to look like a daemon, thats also the reason why I avoided the talos tail.
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Post by: McNinja
A tail could work, but it would have to be posed differently. I'm loving the face mask and the whole four arms thing. It looks pretty fly for a demon guy.
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Post by: neil101
Cool thread , lots of vibrancy and movement in your models , great sculpts/ conversions and even better paint work , hard to choose a fave so far , but i think the green stuff cable guy is pretty cool. and of course the champion riding the mechanical spider thingumabob. Ohh yes and the latest dudes back is fantastic.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks - I appreciate the kind words.
I've gotten a lot done on the slaughterfiend tonight, and am almost done on the basecoat - it went a lot faster than the last one, probably because I learnt a lot on that.
Oh, and if these rumours are true, I will be such a happy chaos-camper:
Quote from: theDarkGeneral
I'm glad ghost21 was able to confirm my early reply about Warsmiths and Dark Apostles, and World Eaters w/Bolters...
Here's more tidbits over a few shots of bourbon and some cigars...
*Chaos Dreads: No longer crazed or deranged, and new plastic (FINALLY) sprue to incorporate some new/old dreadnought close combat weapons types (chainfist, thunderhammer, power scourge, etc.)...but i'm more excited about being able to have Marked Dreads!!!
*Assault Berzerkers! Finally, Berzerkers with jump packs counting as Fast Attack!
*Slaughterfiends from Apoc will make their way into the Codex, along with versions for "Marked" type ones for other Legions.
* HQs making a return (lil' salt): Droomrider, Doombreed, Cypher :eek:, along with 5 newish guys.
*Unit size changes: Oblitz can come in up to 4, while most Daemon Engines can be 3 for 1...
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might have to start buying some chaos stuff of my own then
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Okay, I know chaos bikes sucks, but I've just come up with an idea for them that is so cool, that I HAVE to make some. 
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Post by: Rogue Wolves
I think for this guy, it will look much more realistic/cool if the hand that was holding the chain is turned fingerside up
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Rogue Wolves wrote:GuitaRasmus wrote:Thanks a lot guys! I'll try the pale red-ish skin tone on him.
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Oh yeah, and I've finished the second slaughterfiend - I really like it - it's such a beast:
I think for this guy, it will look much more realistic/cool if the hand that was holding the chain is turned fingerside up
By golly, you're right! I'll have to fix that! Thanks for the idea.
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Post by: Lord Kaesar II
If it weren't for being a spot late on this, I'd be inclined to suggest 2 tails, to bring the appendage count up to 8- ever a sacred number, which would also move from keeper of secrets look with extra arms. Otherwise, that's one nice DP with some very nice gs work.
Kaesar II
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Lord Kaesar II wrote:If it weren't for being a spot late on this, I'd be inclined to suggest 2 tails, to bring the appendage count up to 8- ever a sacred number, which would also move from keeper of secrets look with extra arms. Otherwise, that's one nice DP with some very nice gs work.
Kaesar II
Thanks! I don't think I'll go with two tails, but I'm still thinking about giving him one. I'll have to experiment a bit.
Btw, Slaughterfiend nr. 2 is almost finished! I'm slowly but surely nearing completion - I still need to finish and paint my dreadclaw, landraider and 14 berzerkers, but then it's time for my first 1750 points game.
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Post by: Gitsplitta
A+
Outstanding work.
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
The carrions look 100% awesome!
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Post by: happygolucky
Really, Really nice work.
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Post by: nerdfest09
Far out dude! these ALL look bloody amazing! I think it's a combo of the outstanding poses which give them such dynamism and a great simple but beautifully executed paintjob, and your conversion skills are really something else! to see these ideas in your mind and bring them to life so well is a skill a lot of people can only dream about!
inspirational stuff!
Nerdfest09
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Thanks for the truly kind words, guys - I really appreciate it. It definitely makes it worth the effort to take the pics, etc.
I'll try to convert up some new berzerkers tomorrow.
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Post by: Biohazard
The Slaughterfiend looks amazing and I love the poses you have achieved with your Carrion. The sense of motion and brutality is brilliant. As said above your paint job really brings these guys to life. Looking forward to your next project youre a constant inspiration.
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Biohazard wrote:The Slaughterfiend looks amazing and I love the poses you have achieved with your Carrion. The sense of motion and brutality is brilliant. As said above your paint job really brings these guys to life. Looking forward to your next project youre a constant inspiration.
Thanks! I really like your stuff as well - your dreadnought (as I mentioned before) was a great inspiration. Here's to hoping that a dreadnought with ranged weapons will actually be usable in the new codex.
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GuitaRasmus wrote:
And my Carrions of Khorne:
I LOVE these, I must know what those jump packs are made from..!?
And... also, this..
GuitaRasmus wrote:Oh, and if these rumours are true, I will be such a happy chaos-camper:
Quote from: theDarkGeneral
I'm glad ghost21 was able to confirm my early reply about Warsmiths and Dark Apostles, and World Eaters w/Bolters...
Here's more tidbits over a few shots of bourbon and some cigars...
*Chaos Dreads: No longer crazed or deranged, and new plastic (FINALLY) sprue to incorporate some new/old dreadnought close combat weapons types (chainfist, thunderhammer, power scourge, etc.)...but i'm more excited about being able to have Marked Dreads!!!
*Assault Berzerkers! Finally, Berzerkers with jump packs counting as Fast Attack!
*Slaughterfiends from Apoc will make their way into the Codex, along with versions for "Marked" type ones for other Legions.
*HQs making a return (lil' salt): Droomrider, Doombreed, Cypher :eek:, along with 5 newish guys.
*Unit size changes: Oblitz can come in up to 4, while most Daemon Engines can be 3 for 1...
What/where has this info come from? This is amazing news! (Assuming you're talking about a new Chaos Codex here..?)
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JBrehaut wrote:GuitaRasmus wrote:
And my Carrions of Khorne:
I LOVE these, I must know what those jump packs are made from..!?
And... also, this..
GuitaRasmus wrote:Oh, and if these rumours are true, I will be such a happy chaos-camper:
Quote from: theDarkGeneral
I'm glad ghost21 was able to confirm my early reply about Warsmiths and Dark Apostles, and World Eaters w/Bolters...
Here's more tidbits over a few shots of bourbon and some cigars...
*Chaos Dreads: No longer crazed or deranged, and new plastic (FINALLY) sprue to incorporate some new/old dreadnought close combat weapons types (chainfist, thunderhammer, power scourge, etc.)...but i'm more excited about being able to have Marked Dreads!!!
*Assault Berzerkers! Finally, Berzerkers with jump packs counting as Fast Attack!
*Slaughterfiends from Apoc will make their way into the Codex, along with versions for "Marked" type ones for other Legions.
*HQs making a return (lil' salt): Droomrider, Doombreed, Cypher :eek:, along with 5 newish guys.
*Unit size changes: Oblitz can come in up to 4, while most Daemon Engines can be 3 for 1...
What/where has this info come from? This is amazing news! (Assuming you're talking about a new Chaos Codex here..?)
Thanks! I can't take credit for the jump packs - they're from maxmini.eu - be wary though - they're great parts, but I also ordered some shoulder pads, they sent the wrong ones, and I sent them an email. I sent another email. 5 emails later, no response. Really crappy customer service.
The rumours are from warseer, and I'm quite excited about them myself.
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Post by: Hologram
Cheers brother, that's a sexy Slaughterfiend! Keep up the great work, I will look forward to your future posts eagerly!
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Post by: BloodGenisis
Amazing work, and it only got better with the fluff!
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
What paints did you use from start to finish to get the skull/tusks to that color? I really like the effect it has and mine are close, just looking to see what may be different
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BloodGenisis wrote:Amazing work, and it only got better with the fluff!
Thanks a lot - I'm glad that people enjoy it. I'll probably do a couple more.
Cutthroatcure wrote:What paints did you use from start to finish to get the skull/tusks to that color? I really like the effect it has and mine are close, just looking to see what may be different
Thanks. I started with 2 THIN coats of dheneb stone, washed in devlan mud, and highlighted up there with a mix of bleached bone and devlan mud, working all the way up to pure bleached bone. I like darkening colours with washes - it makes them nice and thin, and keeps the surface tension in check.
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Post by: Ailaros
Wow, I'm very impressed by all of this. I especially like the GS work and the painting. All in all, very well executed.
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Thanks, man!
As a little diversion, I just did a Chief librarian for a buddy of mine - the assignment was a cool librarian, in power armour with lots of purity seals. Here's the result:
He's standing on my worktable, and my berzerkers are throwing him some pretty mean looks.
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Post by: RustyKnight
That librarian looks amazing. That's not the chaos book bit, is it?
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That librarian is sick!
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Post by: combat engineer
Nice work on the World Eaters army.
Mat
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GuitaRasmus wrote:
I freaking love this conversion, your green-fu is outstanding. One complaint though, the G-string looks so wierd on him. Perhaps a loin cloth or something?
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Post by: dbsamurai
That is amazing work...I am soooo jealous
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RustyKnight wrote:That librarian looks amazing. That's not the chaos book bit, is it?
Shhhh! Don't say it out loud! The inquisition will hear you! (yes, it is, with the details scraped off)
Thanks for the kind words, guys. I've built three more berzerkers and a raptor, I'll do a couple more and post pics.
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Post by: Veteran Sergeant
GuitaRasmus wrote:
It's a great looking model, though I'm laughing trying to figure why there's a Khorne Berzerker up a lamp post. You need to model one of the Skaven large rats at the base or something.
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LOL, thanks! I was trying to convey some sort of "scouting for skulls" thing, but your idea is great too!
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Post by: megabambam
Wow, Rasmus you have some skill... Each time i am impressed!
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Post by: Biohazard
Nice use of parts there. He's looking pretty good. Only thing I'm not sure of is the head but the rest is looking very nice.
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Post by: prime12357
I think I'll have to agree with biohazard on the head. Also, I think that the braziers should be put directly mounted on his back, as the trophy rack that they're currently attached to looks sort of flimsy. Maybe if you cut away the first spine of the racks (the vertical ones) but kept the others, the torches could be moved down some.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I also concur on the head, but love and I repeat love the whole Fire and Brimestone look!
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Post by: JBrehaut
GuitaRasmus wrote:
I've been commissioned to do a Dark Apostle - the assignment said terminator armour, dark crozius and a book of lorgar, and I have pretty much free rein from there. I got really inspired tonight and worked up this guy. He's still a work in progress, but I like it a lot so far.
Wow, very cool! Where did you get those braziers from!?
I really like the crozius also, great model!
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Thanks guys! I'll take a look at the head - and see if the customer likes it.
JB: It's two bells from the flagellant set, turned upside down and carved free of the "ringer" (or whatever it's called), and some flames from the torches from said set glued on.
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Post by: ArchaonSon
All this is amazing makes me want to get my Zerkers back and get on with making them into a force.
On the second Prince those are Talos parts right? the mask and the hooks they all work that pose is immense I will keep a close eye on this thread full of wholesome win! 
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Post by: Tortured-Robot
Amazing stuff, always a joy to see more.
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Thats some action marines!, they were looking for the camera in some of these poses
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Post by: ArchaonSon
Great work
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Post by: bigfish
really liking this new Dark Apostle your doing very cool
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Post by: Lord Magnus
The Dark Apostle looks really good!
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
GuitaRAsmus, i gotta say, your models drop my jaw every time. Out of all the modellers i have seen, i really believe you manage to capture the personality of khorne perfectly. you manage to make models with fantastic personality, and yet they are not one dimensional as khorne sometimes tends to be.
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Thanks everyone!
Obsidian Raven wrote:GuitaRAsmus, i gotta say, your models drop my jaw every time. Out of all the modellers i have seen, i really believe you manage to capture the personality of khorne perfectly. you manage to make models with fantastic personality, and yet they are not one dimensional as khorne sometimes tends to be.
What a wonderful compliment. My deepest thanks.
I've drawn, painted and modeled (clay, stone, etc) since I was very young, and my main interest have always been to convey "personality" in my works. When I came back to the hobby, I pondered a bit on what to collect (I use the word collect, since I'm not much of a gamer - my main focus is to model and paint - they WILL be fielded, but my main joy is creating the miniatures), and I looked at orks (they have a wonderful personality), Grey knights (great models, but not much possibility for conversions) and Death Guard. I really like the nurgle aesthetic (if one can call it "aesthetic" ), but there wasn't much scope for giving them a sense of action on the battlefield, and I've always liked Khorne, so I went for World Eaters. I find immense satisfaction in converting the models, and "making them come to life". I spend at least 30 minutes on each pose, often more, but I definitely think it's worth it, when I look a the army as a whole - they really look alive, each taking part in a massive diorama. I'm really looking forward to making the display board for the army - I can't wait to see them as whole force, on the board.
Sorry for the rant. Once again, thanks for the nice compliment.
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Post by: GiraffeX
The movement you capture in your minis is truly amazing.
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Post by: Limbo
Your poses are as inspiring and great as always, thanks for uploading them!
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
GuitaRasmus wrote:]
What a wonderful compliment. My deepest thanks.
I've drawn, painted and modeled (clay, stone, etc) since I was very young, and my main interest have always been to convey "personality" in my works. When I came back to the hobby, I pondered a bit on what to collect (I use the word collect, since I'm not much of a gamer - my main focus is to model and paint - they WILL be fielded, but my main joy is creating the miniatures), and I looked at orks (they have a wonderful personality), Grey knights (great models, but not much possibility for conversions) and Death Guard. I really like the nurgle aesthetic (if one can call it "aesthetic" ), but there wasn't much scope for giving them a sense of action on the battlefield, and I've always liked Khorne, so I went for World Eaters. I find immense satisfaction in converting the models, and "making them come to life". I spend at least 30 minutes on each pose, often more, but I definitely think it's worth it, when I look a the army as a whole - they really look alive, each taking part in a massive diorama. I'm really looking forward to making the display board for the army - I can't wait to see them as whole force, on the board.
Sorry for the rant. Once again, thanks for the nice compliment.
It's no problem. let me give you a little background on myself. I've had a pretty dominant creative side my whole life, but have never found the way to express it and bring my ideas to life. My writing never managed to reach the level i wanted. I could never draw, no matter how hard i tried. My musical talent is non-existent. Then i found warhammer, and its been the creative outlet I've been searching for my entire life. I'm not at the level you are yet, but that is my goal. I want models that are able to capture personality as great as you can. Like you, my focus on the hobby will be the painting and modelling, which is wear my true love lies. Svartmetall is the modeler who brought me into the game with his amazing nurgle conversions, which showed me the things i would be able to do with the models if i put time, work and love into them.
I would absolutely love if you took a look at my models and critiqued me, and gave me advice (my blog is in my sig).
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Obsidian Raven wrote:GuitaRasmus wrote:]
What a wonderful compliment. My deepest thanks.
I've drawn, painted and modeled (clay, stone, etc) since I was very young, and my main interest have always been to convey "personality" in my works. When I came back to the hobby, I pondered a bit on what to collect (I use the word collect, since I'm not much of a gamer - my main focus is to model and paint - they WILL be fielded, but my main joy is creating the miniatures), and I looked at orks (they have a wonderful personality), Grey knights (great models, but not much possibility for conversions) and Death Guard. I really like the nurgle aesthetic (if one can call it "aesthetic" ), but there wasn't much scope for giving them a sense of action on the battlefield, and I've always liked Khorne, so I went for World Eaters. I find immense satisfaction in converting the models, and "making them come to life". I spend at least 30 minutes on each pose, often more, but I definitely think it's worth it, when I look a the army as a whole - they really look alive, each taking part in a massive diorama. I'm really looking forward to making the display board for the army - I can't wait to see them as whole force, on the board.
Sorry for the rant. Once again, thanks for the nice compliment.
It's no problem. let me give you a little background on myself. I've had a pretty dominant creative side my whole life, but have never found the way to express it and bring my ideas to life. My writing never managed to reach the level i wanted. I could never draw, no matter how hard i tried. My musical talent is non-existent. Then i found warhammer, and its been the creative outlet I've been searching for my entire life. I'm not at the level you are yet, but that is my goal. I want models that are able to capture personality as great as you can. Like you, my focus on the hobby will be the painting and modelling, which is wear my true love lies. Svartmetall is the modeler who brought me into the game with his amazing nurgle conversions, which showed me the things i would be able to do with the models if i put time, work and love into them.
I would absolutely love if you took a look at my models and critiqued me, and gave me advice (my blog is in my sig).
Funny - the reason I stopped messing with 40k 15 years ago, was because I got into music and playing guitar, which has been my main hobby (and line of work) for the past 10 years. I love playing music, couldn't imagine not being an active musician, and play at least a couple of shows a month, but it is very much a "team-sport" - with the miniatures I can indulge myself, not compromise on anything and do it whenever I like. I know it's expensive and kind of strange (no, it is - grown men playing with plastic dolls ), but I can't help falling in love with the hobby again in these past 4 months I've been back into it. Funny thing is, one of the things that really got me inspired to surf the web for hours, was Svartmetalls work too - somebody give that guy a medal! Automatically Appended Next Post: GiraffeX wrote:The movement you capture in your minis is truly amazing.
Thanks a lot - I'm really inspired by your work as well - I love the lit up Khorne rhino.
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And I've just ordered another set of Berzerker parts from forgeworld... Mwahahaha... Soooo close to completion... The followers of the false emperor will bleed for the true god...
Ahem. I'm okay now.
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
GuitaRasmus wrote:And I've just ordered another set of Berzerker parts from forgeworld... Mwahahaha... Soooo close to completion... The followers of the false emperor will bleed for the true god...
Ahem. I'm okay now.
Im making an order from forgeworld tomorrow, and am debating getting the bezerker parts. But for me, the GW kit is just fine. Are they really worth ordering when i have an entire berserker kit at my disposal?
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
I dont use the torsos or shoulder pads, since I really like most of the plastic pads, especially when I mix them up with possessed pads. However I think that the heads are SO FREAKIN' GOOD, that I'm buying the kit for them alone. The GW heads just don't rock my boat. The forgeworld ones are incredible - exactly what a berzerker should look like.
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
GuitaRasmus wrote:I dont use the torsos or shoulder pads, since I really like most of the plastic pads, especially when I mix them up with possessed pads. However I think that the heads are SO FREAKIN' GOOD, that I'm buying the kit for them alone. The GW heads just don't rock my boat. The forgeworld ones are incredible - exactly what a berzerker should look like.
Im not really planning on using the GW heads as-they-are on my berserkers. I chop off the ears, and stick them on a different helmet like from the warriors of chaos, or i will use a different helmet like one from the CSM set
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Post by: Norn King
These conversions truly deserve an internet cookie.
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Post by: LoneLictor
One of the best things about yer army is that its clear you spent a ton of time on every model. Even the lowliest, standard Berzerkers have converted poses, unique weaponry and jaw dropping paint schemes so that the whole army looks even better all together.
Now make more, I'm tired of browsing through yer old ones!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
LoneLictor wrote:One of the best things about yer army is that its clear you spent a ton of time on every model. Even the lowliest, standard Berzerkers have converted poses, unique weaponry and jaw dropping paint schemes so that the whole army looks even better all together.
Now make more, I'm tired of browsing through yer old ones!
*Growling voice of Lord Khelok on*
"Call a single one of my most dedicated slaughterbrothers, an astartes of unmatched rage and savagery, a spectacle of Khornes glory, a "lowly, standard berzerker" again, and I will add your skull to my lords throne."
I'm reading too much fluff at the moment. Thanks a lot - and your compliment is duly noted. I definitely wanted every single warrior of this army to have personality and character.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
GuitaRasmus wrote:Obsidian Raven wrote:GuitaRasmus wrote:]
(no, it is - grown men playing with plastic dolls )
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Action Figures! Automatically Appended Next Post: Action Figures!
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GuitaRasmus wrote:LoneLictor wrote:One of the best things about yer army is that its clear you spent a ton of time on every model. Even the lowliest, standard Berzerkers have converted poses, unique weaponry and jaw dropping paint schemes so that the whole army looks even better all together.
Now make more, I'm tired of browsing through yer old ones!
*Growling voice of Lord Khelok on*
"Call a single one of my most dedicated slaughterbrothers, an astartes of unmatched rage and savagery, a spectacle of Khornes glory, a "lowly, standard berzerker" again, and I will add your skull to my lords throne."
I'm reading too much fluff at the moment. Thanks a lot - and your compliment is duly noted. I definitely wanted every single warrior of this army to have personality and character.
"Eep. Whatever you say Mr. Khorne Lord Sir."
If you wanted every warrior to have personality and character, its clear you accomplished your goal, especially with the Carrions and the Terminators.
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GuitaRasmus wrote:Thanks guys! I'll take a look at the head - and see if the customer likes it.
JB: It's two bells from the flagellant set, turned upside down and carved free of the "ringer" (or whatever it's called), and some flames from the torches from said set glued on.
It's called a clapper! Couldn't resist
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I am pretty sure your Beserkers are apart of a Parkour Clan, as they jump over every wall they come to! 
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Cutthroatcure wrote:I am pretty sure your Beserkers are apart of a Parkour Clan, as they jump over every wall they come to!
Hehe, they sure are - one has to have a hobby. They can't be killing all the time, and 10.000 years in the warp is a long time.
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The Official Parkour Clan of the Chaos Legions!
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I've gotten the last berzerkers built - now I've got 2 x 8 man units and 8 raptors for my 1750 point army - nice and fluffy.
Now, I've just got to paint them!
(The heads are temporary, until the FW berzerker parts arrive)
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Post by: ArchaonSon
Looking very good and I second Obsidian Ravens comments
This army utterly inspires the time that is taken with every model to allow for fludity of movement and interaction with the scenery on their bases the bigger models also kick ass instead of being just pieces slapped together on a base.
Keep up the good work man cant wait to see them painted.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot!
I written a bit more fluff, this time about my dreadnought. I hope you enjoy it.
Sounds of screaming, bombshells, bolters and chainswords whirring all around. Nestley saw a squad of guardsmen, using the hull of an exploded russ tank as cover, taking aim at the squad of terminators running forward, towards another squad. Kheloks bodyguard, mad with bloodrage, were oblivious to the small figures hiding in the wreckage pieces. Nestley felt the drug injectors and neurostimulators kicking into action, as he had so many times before. He welcomed the rush of cold, then warmth, rolling over his body. His muscles tightened and burned, and his vision and sense of smell heightened. He felt an incredible rage churning in his body, and with a flash his vision turned blurry, save for the guardsmen that stood out in the darkness of the dusk, as clearly as if they were lit by daylight.
“How dare they even think about defiling the ancient armour of the great lords chosen warriors, with their puny las-sticks?!” He thought to himself – and before he had the chance to elaborate on the thought he lunged forward towards them, as if driven by the spirit of the lord of skulls himself. He skipped and jumped across the wreckage on the battlefield, more nimble than one would expect of his size, and when he was a few metres from the guardsmen, he trigged his chainaxe, the familiar sound of its roaring like an old friend – “For the blood god!” he yelled, and took immense pleasure in the sight of the squad leaders terrified visage, as the chainaxe tore off his entire left side, splattering entrails and blood on his platoon. The shocked guardsmen tried to break away, to swing their lasguns around, but Nestley was already too close. He hacked and carved his way through them like reeds, splattering his armour as fountains of blood whirred from the chainaxe. In a matter of seconds the entire squad was transformed into piles of bloody ruin, shattered bodies and… He caught sight of a guardsman still breathing.
He walked over to the twisted figure on the ground, relishing the sight of terror in the guardsman eyes as he saw Nestleys grinning features, unhelmeted, but wearing a mouthpiece that revealed row upon row of razor sharp teeth. The guardsman was bleeding heavily, his left leg cut clean off, now only a stump pulsating with blood, and large gash in his chest. Nestley kneeled beside him. “H.. h… Have mercy, by the Emperor!” the guardsman stuttered. Nestley angered by the word, but calmed himself. “Mercy?” Nestley growled – “Mercy is for the weak, the feeble. A true warrior would never utter such a word. And you deserve NOTHING.” He grabbed the guardsman by the neck, and drew his knife, easily the length of the guardsmans legs, and plunged it into his stomach, his white pupil less eyes staring into the guardsmans. The guardsman gargled as Nestley gutted the him alive. Nestley threw the corpse to the ground and considered for at moment taking the mans skull as a trophy, but he was not worthy of such…
His thoughts were disrupted by the sound of a hissing bolter shell, rocketing through the air, and a split second later, a searing pain in his left shoulder. He roared as he turned around, infuriated by the shot, and saw a unit of Imperial Fists standing a hundred metres from him – he lunged towards the, bolter rounds tearing into his armour as he ran, chainaxe raised. As he closed in, a heavy support marine, wielding a heavy bolter, swung it around, and pulled the trigger. A rain of bullets the size of a guardsmans wrist tore into Nestleys body, and exploded on and inside his ceramite armour. He felt his anger turn to anguish as the shells turned his insides to bloody mush – he tried to keep running, but fell to his knees, and roared in frustration. “So, this is the end”, he thought –“ I will offer Khorne one last victim.” He raised his chainaxe to his neck, and began to speak; “Accept this humble offer, my lo…”. His words were interrupted by a last bolter shell, tearing into his chest, that exploded within his fused ribcage, tearing apart his two hearts. Nestley fell to the ground as a glimpse of light flashed before his eyes.
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A sharp, blinding light tore into Nestleys retinas. He tried to close his eyes, but could not. He raised his arm to shield his eyes, but his arm did not as adhere to his will. His eyes began to accustom to the light, and he heard chattering voices and shades walking around the dimly lit room – save for the blinding light directed at his face. His vision was blurry, and he uttered, with great effort, a few words; “Where am I?”
“So, he awakens.” a rusty voice spoke. Nestley found it familiar, but couldn’t place it. “My noble Nestley, you have been wounded in battle, bringing glory to our lord. Nabiskho dragged your husk to the Stormbid shuttle, in the hopes that you could be saved.”
Thoughts whirred around Nestleys head, his eyes stinging from the blinding light, and tried to blink again, to no effort – had he only been knocked unconscious?
“I see you’re trying to get a grasp of what happened, Nestley” the voice continued – “You were hit by no less than 26 bolter rounds – how you managed to still be breathing is nothing short of an act of intervention by the blood god himself.” At last, Nestley remembered whose voice it was – it was that of master black surgeon, Kroenen – he was in the surgery chambers of Lord Kheloks battlebarge. A chill, something Nestley hadn’t felt in more than 3 centuries, ran down his spine.
He began to be able to pick out the shapes in the room – a plethora of surgical instruments adorned the walls, and laid on the table, soaked with thick red blood – the blood of an astartes. The other shapes in the room, cowled hunched figures scurrying around, deep in concentration, doing some unknown task. And he saw Kroenens face, hunched over Nestley, laying on the table. Kroenens face was mutilated, even by the standards of a dedicated follower of Khorne. His mouth was all but covered with a blood and mucous stained piece of cloth, that had once been white, and his eyes were gleaming white, devoid of any pupils – this was the mark of their god, and not unnerving in itself, had it not been for the fact that they sat deeper than Nestley had ever seen before. His scalp was completely bare, a pale sickly colour, and adorned with dozens of open scores in his flesh, each bleeding faintly – forming the ancient patterns of the dark gods. He was wearing full plate, but instead of a power pack on his back, spindly gothic arms emanated from his shoulders, whirring and buzzing, ending in tips forming scalpels, drills and syringes. Nestley wondered for a second what they were working on, when he realised that they were cutting and grinding in him as Kroenen spoke. Another chill ran down his spine. He felt cold.
“I told Khelok that you were unsalvageable, but he and Nabiskho insisted that I kept you alive while…”
“While what?!” Nestley almost yelled.
“While the Dark Mechanicus of the barge prepared.”
Now Nestley felt ice cold. Visions of blackness, horror and an eternity of entrapment flashed before his eyes. “No, anything but that!” Nestley cried – “Anything but that!”
“Alas, my noble Nestley – it is not my decision to make. Khelok has ordered that a venerable sarcophagus be prepared for your body, so that your skill and devotion may continue to serve our Lord and Khorne.”
Nestley screamed in frustration, terror, resentment, and tried to rise from the cold steel table on which he lay, but not a single muscle in his body responded. “Calm him” Kroenens voice said, and a cowled figure rushed over and pushed a syringe with black liquid into Nestley. Nestleys vision blurred again, and he drifted away.
Kroenen stood at the operating table, as the chirurgeon on his back laid bare the last few neural receptors in Nestleys brain. He took a step back, and admired his work. What once had been Nestley, an unusually large astartes of the world eaters, now was a torso, devoid of any extremities, bar the head. The arms and legs had been amputated, to prepare him for the sarcophagus of the ancient dreadnought, and wires and tubes writhed from the stumps, pumping in white ichor. Nestleys face was calm at last, though Kroenen wondered what he dreamt of. Nestleys savage features were still imposing, was it not for the fact that the cap of his skull was removed, baring his brain, now bristling with wires connected to his neural receptors. His eyelids had been removed, in preparation for the interocular connecters of the sarcophagus. For a second, Kroenen wondered how it felt, to be a living machine, devoted to the carnage of battle and spilling of blood – but judging by the insanity most dreadnoughts eventually contracted, Kroenen had no intention of ever becoming one.
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Nestley opened his eyes again – or where they? His sight, keener and sharper than ever before, was all in shades of green – as if seeing through the visor lenses of his old helmet – however he hadn’t worn a helmet for decades, and certainly wasn’t wearing one now. A series of ancient runes began to appear in the uppermost corner of his vision, and he recognized them easily from his days as a heavy support marine – it was an ammo counter for a bolter, and fuel inspector for a heavy flamer. “Strange” Nestley thought – “Why would there be counters for both weapons?”
Nabiskho and Khelok stood in the shadows of the armoury, watching Nestley awaken, in safe distance, should he repel his new body and run amok. They walked slowly towards him, Khelok in his massive terminator armour towering over Nabiskho.
Nestleys greenish sight suddenly blinked and two targeting circles spun into action, zooming in on the two figures walking towards him – a whirr and creaking of servos confused him, as a groaning noise involuntarily brought a massive ceramite claden power claw into his sight. The sparking mechanism of the heavy flamer mounted on the wrist of the arm clicked, and a small blue flame emerged.
“Brace yourself, old friend” Khelok spoke, as he walked towards the massive hull. The dreadnought was indeed a masterpiece of the Dark Mechanicus – a hulking creation. A ten ton machine, in gleaming dark red ceramite, decorated with dozens of heavy brass rims, spikes extruding from every surface. A powerclaw the size of an astartes on the right side, and a circular saw more than 2 metres across on the left. In the centre of the hull a sneering face of their lords chosen steeds, the head of a juggernaut, sat, eyes glowing bright green, and white teeth glistening in the green glow.
“What have you done to me??!!” Nestley roared in an inhuman vox-voice, taking a step forward, the walls of the armoury resonating with his heavy step – servos and engines whirred and stabilised his stance.
“We have saved you from your dishonourable death, so that you may continue to slaughter in our lords name” Khelok calmly said, this not being the first time he had primed a champion for his new metal body.
“You should have left me to rot on the battlefield!” Nestley roared again, clenching his fists. As he did so the air around the powerfist begun to simmer with electricity and the circular saw spinned into action, engine roaring. Engines and cogwheels in the floors of the armoury quickly spun, and drew the massive chains on the dreadnoughts body and legs taut.
“Brace yourself.” Khelok calmly repeated. “It is natural for you to feel confused and angered by your new body. But you must embrace it. In time you will come to accept this as one of the greatest honours to be bestowed upon a champion of the World Eaters. You will bring untold skulls to our lords throne, and reap terror unto the battlefield. You will slay thousands, and shake off bolter shells as were they pebbles thrown at you. You have been reborn a legend – and as such should bear a name that suits your fate. You will no longer be known as Nestley - take on the name Ragnarok. This is your destiny, as the Lord of skulls have willed it.”
“Yes… Yes, my lord… “ Nestley growled through the ancient rattling speakervox, eyes glowing brightly green and the jaws of the juggernaut head creaking as they moved with the words spoken. “I will embrace this.fate. I will reap skulls for you, my lord. For I am hence forth Ragnarok.”
“Good.” Khelok spoke – “Now, get familiar with your new body and weaponry – I have prepared a practice cage with a few… opponents for you.” he said with a grin, his features all too visible in Nestleys keen lens-sight. “Come with me.”
The dreadnought lumbered down the halls of the battlebarge, following Khelok and Nabiskho, towards the practice chambers Nestley knew so well – here he had slaughtered many a prisoner of war. The blast doors creaked as they opened, revealing the bloodspattered floors and walls of ancient thick steel, spikes and chains protruding from every wall. In the midst of the room, entrapped within force field cage, stood four Imperial Fists marines, still armed with their chainswords. They froze at the sight of the terrifying giant, as the dreadnought entered the chamber, walls ringing with each step.
“I believe you have an old score to settle?” Khelok said to the dreadnought, and laughed a growling laughter.
“I do, my lord.” Ragnarok said throught grinding jaws and gleaming teeth.
Khelok and Nabiskho walked up the stairs of the room to the balcony, to revel in the slaughter to come. With a touch of a screen, the blast doors creaked shut, and the force field cage bars disappeared. Nestley clenched his fists, or so he thought, and the power claw and circular saw activated with a deafening roar. One of the loyalist marines, the squad leader, muttered beneath his helmet; “Know no fear, for the Emperor protects.”
The dying scream of the last marine still rung in the chamber, as Ragnarok stood, weapons still brimming with power, and searched for more enemies to slay. “A fine display” Khelok remarked – “Now, deactivate your weapons, and let us gather these, the first skulls to adorn your blessed body. This is your baptism in blood – Ragnarok.”
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Post by: bigfish
Epppppiiiiiiiccccccc!!!!!
your fluff is just so suited to the models your making. keep it up
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot, man. It's really good fun, writing your own fluff.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
See with Chaos you need a brutal yet refined edge...But with orks I need to make sure I go out of my way to misspell words in my fluff and I don't hear about to many Ork Historians! :p
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Hehehe, yeah, I can imagine that one actually has to concentrate on spelling words wrong the right way.
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It is quite the chore lolz
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I want to be the first to say Congrats on having one of your models featured on the GW official site!
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogPost.jsp?aId=19600016a
That is flipping awesome!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks! Though whoever did the photoshopping should get beat up with a stick.
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
GuitaRasmus wrote:
Thanks! Though whoever did the photoshopping should get beat up with a stick.
lol!
Major congrats! you totally Deserve it
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Post by: ArchaonSon
Congrats dude you deserve the spot on GW website.
The Fluff is awesome any chance when its finished we could have a collected volume? failing that post it to Black Library they will eat that up man real top quality stuff.
I feel this has given me ample inspiration to get my ass in gear to get my DE up and going.
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Post by: bigfish
Very Awesome! congrats
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Post by: The Son Of Russ
Congrats bud on making the games workshop homepage!!! Go Guita!
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Post by: Hyenajoe
I was taking a look at the latest days on the GW blog when I recognized your Slaughterfiend.
Gongratulations man, it's fully deserved! (and I agree that the mad photoshoper should be beaten!)
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Post by: happygolucky
Congrats on the slaughter fiend, a very well done job it is .
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Post by: prime12357
The pose is fantastic, really evil looking. How are you going to paint him?
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Post by: bigfish
It seems you have a knack for this whole converting thing, good show! loving the new demon prince, and the dreadlocks just makes it so original. nice stuff
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Post by: LoneLictor
That Daemon Prince looks like a Khorne Daemon Prince should; Massive, intimidating and angry. Can't wait to see him painted, even if it will make me feel bad about my own painting abilities.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
prime12357 wrote:The pose is fantastic, really evil looking. How are you going to paint him?
Thanks a lot guys!
I've already done all the armour tonight, same colours as my World Eaters (but more highlights, more blending), but I'm completely stumped about his skin colour. Any ideas? I was thinking about pale skintone, but that seems a bit boring, and I'm afraid that black skin will be too dark.
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Post by: bigfish
brown?
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with redy crimsony dreadlocks
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Post by: Gitsplitta
That's some mighty fine work there Guita...
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Gitsplitta wrote:A+
Outstanding work.
Forget the A+. You just aced out of college. Great job.
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Post by: acidwap
This is so so so so nice.
I love the pose of the berserkers... they are all so dynamic!
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I really enjoy the dreds that DP is sporting!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks guys! I always appreciate the comments.
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Post by: Hologram
Man Rasmus, your stuff is amazing...I really wish I could work GS like you have on that Prince. Freaking awesome.
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Those look great Guita! Nice touch on the washes.
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Post by: GiraffeX
The Death Guard are looking very nice, I'll be starting a small Nurgle force next year but I've decided on doing The Reborn.
Edit: Just realised I never commented on your Daemon Prince, it looks really stunning. I love the way he's running forward and the dreads are excellent.
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Thanks a lot guys, and merry christmas to all.
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Just a quick progress pic of my Death Guard Dread in progress - there's still a lot of work to do, but you can see where I'm heading.
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Post by: Begel Dverl
Nice!
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Post by: acidwap
woh!... that would give you a headache if you got hit with it i think... hahaha
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Post by: spudkins
this blog is amazing. keep it up please
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Post by: JBrehaut
I really really like the paint scheme for the plague marines there... Really like it
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Post by: omgitsduane
I LOVE EVERYTHING I HAVE SAVED SO MUCH OF THIS FOR THE GLORY OF THE DARK GODS.
All the khorne leaping over stuff, the dreadnought conversions, the defilers with the bad-ass riders. The beastly termie lord... just everything. Wow.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot guys! I've finished converting and greenstuffing the dread, so it's ready for primer - I will begin painting it tonight, really looking forward to it.
Apologize the poor pic, it's been cloudy all day. I'm really happy with it so far - It's become really disgusting!
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Post by: RSJake
Wow! That is REALLY amazing Guita! Holy Moly! 
I am sad that not ALL of your creativity goes towards Khorne...but alas, I will be satisfied with the awesomeness in whatever form it takes!
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Post by: Gitsplitta
Pretty freakin' amazing... wow... base suits it perfectly too. Nice work man.
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Post by: Moltar
That is one menacing looking dread!! 100% Khorne! I love the motion in the mini and agree with Gits, that the base really suits it.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Moltar wrote:That is one menacing looking dread!! 100% Khorne! I love the motion in the mini and agree with Gits, that the base really suits it.
Bummer... Papa Nurgle will be sad to hear that.
Thanks a lot, guys - really appreciate the kind response. The painting is going well - I love this colour scheme - it's sooooo quick and easy.
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Post by: Moltar
Haha not sure how I missed that blatant Nurgle icon on the chest. Whoops! The face looked Khornate to me so I just assumed. Either way it's totally awesome.
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Post by: bigfish
really liking the addition of the deff dread parts on the back, also liking the head. Very cool as usual
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Post by: Tortured-Robot
Amazing stuff!
Wish I had started with a plastic dread - I cant seem to stop the metal one chipping before i've finished painting it!
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Post by: Killmaimburnkillmaimburn
Just stupidly awesome stuff again! Love the modelling and painting everything is so good, definitely my favourite blog to follow.
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Post by: RSJake
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!
That Nurgle Lord almost made me want to switch from Khorne to Nurgle!
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Post by: GiraffeX
Wow on all accounts in all ways amazing modelling and painting
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Post by: LoneLictor
Holy feth.
I just started up my own Death Guard army and was all proud of the six minis I converted and painted. Then I looked at your thread. Your minis make me feel very bad about mine, XD.
Keep up the amazing work! I'm eager to see more Death Guard and World Eaters from you!
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Post by: Gitsplitta
*Insert 6" tall jaw-dropping orkmoticon here.*
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot guys - as always, I really appreciate the response.
Lonelictor: Don't put yourself down - I just checked them out, and that's pretty good greenstuffing.
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Post by: JBrehaut
Oh. My. God.
Almost speechless. I love so much of your stuff. The khorne prince is looking especially amazing, and as I said earlier, really really diiggin the nurgle scheme.
MOOAAAAAR!
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Post by: Biohazard
Your Khorne stuff is awesome but your Nurgle stuff is crazy good! Love your work buddy
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I just love the use of the spine on the rear of the dread, it's an excellent addition and it really just looks cool! makes me want to spine all my dreads! .... if i was a traitor that is!
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Post by: CommissarKhaine
Awesome. Love your red; can we find a tut somewhere?
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Post by: Tjyven
Awesome stuff!
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I already love the paintwork on your new dred and the spinal cord is brilliant IMO! I really like the ideas that are coming alive in that model!
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Post by: Lint
Outstanding work yet again! Your Khorne stuff looks amazing, but this is some of the best Nurgle I've seen. Are you using NMM? It looks great.
You are one of the guys here on Dakka that push me to be a better painter.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot guys - I love getting your comments.
I'm working at painting the terminators, the lord, and the dreadnought, and busy working on the daemon prince - he's finished pretty soon, and he has a BIG scythe.
I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow.
Lint: Nope, no NMM - just thinned metallic paints over a white undercoat - the white shines through on the edges, giving it automatic highlights. The I just wash with badab black all over, and give devlan mud detailing for dirt.
The paint scheme for the armour is really simple: White undercoat, knarloc green edge trims (again thinned for "auto-highlights), washed with devlan mud (thinned), and all recesses are picked out in badab black. Then I use baal red, badab black and leviathan purple for dirt and running slime.
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Post by: Chris P Bacon
Well then, this is easily my favourite thread on Dakka.
Absolutely lovin' the new Death Guard conversions, damnit this makes me want to buy those sets off Forgeworld!
Sub'd.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks for the kind words.
A small update from the snot factory:
Finished the Daemon prince - ready for paint:
A size comparizon - he's a big boy:
A bit of progress on the dreadnought:
A bit of progress on the lord and a couple of new termies:
Keep in mind that they're only works in progress, but critique, praise and ideas are welcomed as usual.
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Post by: Gitsplitta
Holy smokes Guita.... the GS work is amazing on that Demon Prince.... wow!
Too bad your painting sucks.
(that part's a joke obviously)
I really like the "dirty pastel" look of the paint jobs... you see plenty of pastels in chaos armies, but not done in an earthy fashion like you have... and the dark green is a really nice counterpoint.
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Post by: Tjyven
I really like all of those models and the Dreadnought is by far my favorite! And even though I like the Daemon Prince I can't help but to feel AND think... ... why those raven wings? He looks so much like a Tzeentch Daemon Prince!
Also, about the mace/weapon/slunger on your Dreadnought - where is it from?
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Post by: risewiththefallen
Man ur an amazing painter
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
Hey manz, sorry to pick your brain again but...Can you throw me the painting Recipe for the Claw, Flames from the ball and the Top of the Dred gun...I am doing my WOC army in a purple motif and I really like the way those purples came out so any help or tips would be outstanding for me!
Thanks
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Post by: ArchaonSon
Awesome stuff first a awesome looking zerker army now a equally awesome looking Death Guard army in the making this keeps getting better and better...
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot, everyone. I've just primed the Daemon Prince, so he's about ready for paint. Perhaps you can help me decide - dark robes or light robes? I'm thinking a very pale sickly colour for the skin, DG shoulder pads, and black strips on his arms and the skythe... Or? Any suggestions are welcomed.
Cutthroatcure wrote:Hey manz, sorry to pick your brain again but...Can you throw me the painting Recipe for the Claw, Flames from the ball and the Top of the Dred gun...I am doing my WOC army in a purple motif and I really like the way those purples came out so any help or tips would be outstanding for me!
Thanks
Sure thing. The plasme cannon "power strip" is washed with badab black first, and then washed with a thinned down liche purple. The ball is washed in the recesses with badab black, and then washed with thinned down leviathan purple (not finished though). The claws, which I wanted more toned down, were washed with leviathan purple first, then devlan mud for toning down, and badab black for recesses.
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Post by: GiraffeX
The lord is looking very nice and so is the DP.
The benefits of using a white undercoat and then painting with washes is very interesting and really does look fantastic.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
GiraffeX wrote:The lord is looking very nice and so is the DP.
The benefits of using a white undercoat and then painting with washes is very interesting and really does look fantastic.
Thanks! Yep, I have never done white undercoat before, always been a big fan of black undercoats (I found them much easier to paint on), but with the new citadel washes (miles better than the old inks), white undercoat is such a pleasure to paint on - I really like how you can blend and control nuances, and I find it really natural, having done watercolour paintings my whole life. I think it's great fun, and MUCH quicker than black undercoat.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
So what your saying is all you did was Base white and then use washes to get that effect on the claw? Any other tips cause that looks way to good to be that easy!
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Post by: IPS
Ok, most of your models are really great,
but that deamon prince really stands out.
The pose, the feeling, everything fits perfectly.
Looks like you put quite some thought into it.
For the paint I would definitely go for light robes,
make it look like an angle of death.
It's an enlighted creature after all,
contrary to that dark grim 40k world.^^
Also a color fade could look really badass.
Bright colors on the head, that fade to darker tones on the wings and bottom of the rope.
Or make him glow from within?
Just some thoughts
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Cutthroatcure wrote:So what your saying is all you did was Base white and then use washes to get that effect on the claw? Any other tips cause that looks way to good to be that easy!
Right on. Pretty much everything on these guys, including the metals and knarloc green, is watered down paints and washes. Try it - it's great fun and crazy fast.
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Post by: Tortured-Robot
Lord is great, the Claw is uber fantastico!
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I am super stoked and consider your method borrowed, but Ill make sure to give you plenty of credit and will show you how it comes out...What White Primer did you use?
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Post by: walker90234
Is it just me or (at least if his skin was red) does that Khorne demon prince look like the demon-primarch of the world eaters?
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Post by: STC_LogisEngine
Very, Very nice conversion-work and painting. I really like how you managed to nail the sense of motion and direction in the Dreadnought with the wreckingball. Topnotch GS-work too, it's a joy to watch.
Also your ability to keep the colours dark and dirty yet still clearly distinct in a pastel-ish way is impressive, dirtily clean one might say! I take my hat off for you good sir, keep up the good work.
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Post by: Kepora
I'm loving this thread, but could you PLEASE give your image files more original names than jsut numbers? It's a pain having to re-name each image for my collection! XD
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot guys.
Cutthroatcure: Just plain old Citadel white primer.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
Well good cause thats what I am using and am going to be playing with paints all day. So how many layers did you throw down or did you just paint till it was a darker purple?
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Cutthroatcure wrote:Well good cause thats what I am using and am going to be playing with paints all day. So how many layers did you throw down or did you just paint till it was a darker purple?
Well, with washes you get to a point where more washes will just end up like a layer of paint. If you want a darker contrast between the light and dark areas, it can be a good idea to either give it a black wash first (for example, and then purple) or mix black with blue wash (first giving a dark blue wash), and then a regular blue wash. Remember to thin the washes for more control, although they can lose their flowing ability if you thin them too much. I hope this makes sense.
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Post by: spudkins
easy brother your work is actually beatiful its got a real feel to it. do you cast your own parts?
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
Check out my P&M Guita and tell me what you think of my first test honestly! It's in my sig.
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I am going to go another shade darker but wanted to try it out before I fully committed but I can tell you right now i am sold!
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Post by: spudkins
which one brother?
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
spudkins wrote:easy brother your work is actually beatiful its got a real feel to it. do you cast your own parts?
Thanks a lot. No, I don't cast anything - everything is made from plastic parts, green stuff or plasticard.
Cutthroat: You're definitely getting there - but I would suggest being more generous with the wash - It looks like quite a thin layer. Don't be afraid to splosh it on - it flows better that way.
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Post by: spudkins
I'm Loving the robed demon prince soooooo much. how yo do it?
peace
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
spudkins wrote:I'm Loving the robed demon prince soooooo much. how yo do it?
peace
Thanks a lot - it's a dark eldar talos torso (back cut off) and head, with skaven hellpit abomination arms, daemon prince shoulders and cocatrice wings. The robes were first formed with aluminum foil wrapped around a piece of sprue glued to the torso, and then greenstuffed up. Same with the back.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
What IS he doing now?
I've been thinking about some nurgle obliterator concepts. The first concept is to basically make a big daddy, from the game bioshock:
The other concept is somewhat similar to this:
Ideas? Comments?
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Post by: RSJake
GuitaRasmus wrote:What IS he doing now?
This is awesome work! What are the teeth made out of? It looks like it will be some sort of Defiler/Soul Grinder from the chassis on the bottom. Great work on the gums! Sounds silly, but it's true!
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
There is a P&M where a guy made an entire Malifaux Army based on Bioshock and the Big Daddies looked spot on!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/383763.page
Check it out, you might get a few cool ideas from it and I can't wait to see what you end up doing!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
RSJake wrote:GuitaRasmus wrote:What IS he doing now?
This is awesome work! What are the teeth made out of? It looks like it will be some sort of Defiler/Soul Grinder from the chassis on the bottom. Great work on the gums! Sounds silly, but it's true!
Thanks a lot - the teeth are made from fimo - much easier and quicker to make teeth with than greenstuff.
Cutthroat: Thanks for the link, great inspiration there.
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Post by: spudkins
Maybe there something else out there thts not GW that looks big daddy.
Maybe warmachine figures.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
GuitaRasmus wrote:RSJake wrote:GuitaRasmus wrote:What IS he doing now?
This is awesome work! What are the teeth made out of? It looks like it will be some sort of Defiler/Soul Grinder from the chassis on the bottom. Great work on the gums! Sounds silly, but it's true!
Thanks a lot - the teeth are made from fimo - much easier and quicker to make teeth with than greenstuff.
Cutthroat: Thanks for the link, great inspiration there.
NP, always happy to try and help!
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Post by: Gitsplitta
That torso(?) is horrific! Remarkable bit of modeling there.
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Post by: GiraffeX
Beaten to it again 
I know which model that is based on, I've been dreaming about it for months. I've been planning on using the same model for a defiler conversion as well
Looking forward to seeing how your version takes off, mines not planned for a few months yet.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
Is it Kugath?
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Post by: Vitruvian XVII
Its a hellpit isnt it?
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Post by: Semper
Brilliant conversion work, truly fantastic imagination. Admittedly i'm not too keen on your khornate painting style, but it's still exceptional and the plague marines look awesome.
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Post by: FantasyBob
It seems a defiler.......a nurgle version maybe!?
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Post by: tme0003
Your entire Army...everything is so exquisitely converted and exceptionally painted it literally makes me ache with envy for want of your talents and the dough to invest in all the fine bits. Your personal vision of Chaos is so unique and vividly stirring as well disturbingly brilliant, so fantastic my words can't do it justice. Bravo sir, glory to Chaos  *tear*
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Post by: Deathshead420
They gave away a big daddy resin statue with bioshock 1, i have one and was going to sell it on ebay but when i looked they were going for cheap. They are big and heavy and I often thought it would look great as a nurgle DP. Worth a look.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FIGURE-Big-Daddy-Bioshock-2-Neca-NEW-/320700727275?pt=UK_ToysGames_ActionFigures_ActionFigures_JN&hash=item4aab40bfeb
And btw your painting is some of the best there is, cant say enough good things.Bravo!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Yup, it's a defiler - right you are. Sorry, not much progress this week, since I've been busy playing the first few games for 16 years. I got ripped to shards by Dark Eldar, and tore an army of Blood Ravens to a pulp - all good fun. I did find out that I need a lascannon for the dread, so I'm converting that at the moment.
tme0003 wrote:Your entire Army...everything is so exquisitely converted and exceptionally painted it literally makes me ache with envy for want of your talents and the dough to invest in all the fine bits. Your personal vision of Chaos is so unique and vividly stirring as well disturbingly brilliant, so fantastic my words can't do it justice. Bravo sir, glory to Chaos *tear*
Thank you very much for this really nice compliment - it means a lot. Actually, I haven't really invested all that much money in bits - I'm fortunate to be a member of a local gaming club, that has a really nice tradition of swapping and donating bits - many of the cool bits I use are either donated or traded with others. But, you're on to something - I did use 3 sets of 12 berzerkers to get enough running legs for 2 8 man squads. And 5 terminator lords to make my Khorne terminators.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
DE will do that sometimes! What kind of army was it?
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Post by: RSJake
GuitaRasmus wrote: - the teeth are made from fimo - much easier and quicker to make teeth with than greenstuff.
Deosn't Fimo have to bake to cure? I should get some and play around with it. I do hear good things about it.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
RSJake wrote:GuitaRasmus wrote: - the teeth are made from fimo - much easier and quicker to make teeth with than greenstuff.
Deosn't Fimo have to bake to cure? I should get some and play around with it. I do hear good things about it.
Yup - that's what makes it easier. I just roll out about 20-30 teeth, bake 'em for half an hour, and I can get to sculpting - it dries much harder than greenstuff too. I've experimented a bit on sculpting with it, but it doesn't seem to hold detail that well - however, it's pretty cheap, so probably a good way to make the bulk of a sculpts.
Cutthroat: A sneaky one. All mech, a couple of ravagers, the big jet thing with missiles, 4+ invulnerable on all vechicles, and takes 6" off my range. Oh, and 2 raiders filled with bloodbrides, wyches and hesperax. 
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Post by: cordan123
Coolest chaos blog ever!!!!!!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks for the kind words.
A few updates.
A bit of progress on the Dreadnought - After my first few games, I found out that I need the lascannon as a can-opener.
The Daemon prince
And the delicious spine:
Terminators coming along nicely as well:
And I present to you, this weekends main project; The Corpse Grinder:
I've used the corpse cart for a lot of parts, and it's still a work in progress, but it's coming along nicely, and I really like it so far - LOTS of battledamage - took about 2 hours. The banners are magnetized for easy transport.
As always comments and critique is welcomed. I'm a bit on the fence regarding the bell on the top.
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Post by: Begel Dverl
NICE WORK!
I love how the Dreadnought came out!
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Post by: Vitruvian XVII
Dread looks ace and that DP is the shizz! Especially that bloody arm effect.
Nice work on the LR as well, i quite like the bell, fills the void in between the two banners, the teeth are sweet too, i like that theyre on most of the army as well, ties everything in together.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
OMFG
Everything you do comes out a work of f***ing art!
That DP is jaw dropping and everything else looks so amazing, I am quite jealous of your army and must say touche my friend touche!
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Post by: LoneLictor
Holy gak, this Death Guard stuff is amazing. I demand that you make moar!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot, guys.
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Post by: Swordwind
Oh wow, these dreads and Chaosy goodness are great.
Hopefully we can see some Tzeentch in the future?
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Post by: nerdfest09
That thing's gonna be a bitch to paint dude! but i can tell you right now i'm waiting anxiously already! it looks fantastic even in bare plastic!
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
As always, Amazing work, Guita.
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Post by: Gitsplitta
Man those are coming along beautifully.... if such a word can be applied to such horrific images.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks guys!
nerdfest09 wrote:That thing's gonna be a bitch to paint dude! but i can tell you right now i'm waiting anxiously already! it looks fantastic even in bare plastic!
Actually, I don't think it'll be that bad - the corpses will probably take a while, but the main paint scheme is pretty much just knarloc green edges and straight skull white primer, with a devlan wash, so that'll be pretty quick.
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Post by: GiraffeX
Everything is looking truly epic. They are all so good a cant even pick a favourite.
I have to start putting my Death Guard together soon but they are going to be no comparison to these guys.
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Post by: Chris P Bacon
Oh my Blood God this just keeps getting better and better.
Those Death Guard termies look absolute boss, and that dreadnought looks amazing, as does the Daemon Prince... As well as everything else on this blog.
Can't wait to see the Land Raider finished, keep up the good work!
P.s. Give me some of your talent please.
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Post by: Killmaimburnkillmaimburn
Pure awesome! Are you going to make Tzeentch and Slaanesh themed armies as well since I would love to see how you tackle them?
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
Killmaimburnkillmaimburn wrote:Pure awesome! Are you going to make Tzeentch and Slaanesh themed armies as well since I would love to see how you tackle them?
I also would be on board to see such undertakings!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks for the kind words, all. I've gotten the land raider built, and am starting to get paint on it - It'll look good, but it's been many years since I painted a tank - I forgot how big a project it is.
Cutthroatcure wrote:Killmaimburnkillmaimburn wrote:Pure awesome! Are you going to make Tzeentch and Slaanesh themed armies as well since I would love to see how you tackle them?
I also would be on board to see such undertakings!
Perhaps - we'll see. A buddy of mine wants to start Slaanesh and Tzeentch armies, to compliment mine, with a little help from me - he's a very good painter, but doesn't have too much experience with conversions. He's just ordered parts for the Slaanesh daemon prince I'm making for him, which will consist of no less than 4(!) GW kits. Manticore wings, Daemon prince torso/arms, Trygon tail, and a Talos kit, thrown in for good measure and cutty parts.
So, we'll see - I could see them in the future, but right now I want to focus on Khorne and Nurgle. I still have a long way to go on the death guard army, but I'm loving it - it's great to be back in the hobby.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I guess my comment was to see if you had some aversion to doing them or if you had plans, but trust me I won't complain because I rather enjoy the work I see on this page!
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Post by: Boss Salvage
GuitaRasmus wrote:
I've been quiet and lurked, absorbing the brilliance of your blog, but this DP has pushed me over. Awesome sculpting backed up with rock solid painting and started off with inspired bits selection means you're putting out some of the most amazing chaos dudes I've seen in some time - thank you sir (Side comment: I now have to find a use for that HPA claw. I liked it before but I have no choice any longer  ) - Salvage
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Post by: Red Corsair
Wow, truely amazing stuff! I am totally jealous of your bitz box though, it appears to be bottomless!!!!!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot.
As mentioned before, I'm lucky to be a part of a gaming community that's very keen on sharing bits, and some kits I buy just for bitz - I'm lucky to be an adult with a reasonable income, and not too many expenses, so I can indulge and build the army I couldn't when I was a kid.
I'm busy painting the land raider at the moment - I forgot how big a project such a vehicle is, but I think it'll look great.
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Post by: Farty Wiffmas
Awesome daemon prince, land raider, dreadnought and everything else you've made! I'm drooling at the thought of the painted raider and daemon prince!
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Post by: RSJake
Wow, just wow. I'm loving the DP! That spine looks great, I don't remember reading about it, did you sculpt it?
Still waiting to see the torso with the teeth!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks RSJake. I didn't sculpt it, only the back and flesh surrounding it - I think it's a nice theme for the dread and the DP.
I'm doing great painting the land raider - the basic colours are blotted in, and washed - I'm getting to the fun stuff now; drips, runs, goo, dirt, and corpses!
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
<-----Excited!
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Post by: lindsay40k
That DP is excellent, I'm not a big fan of the recent flying WFB monsters but that's a great use of those wings.
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Post by: Gerner
I thought you did amazing with those Khorne units. Then you show up and make these brilliant Nurgle units!
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Post by: Starfarer
Your army is absolutely amazing!
It's been a bit tough for me to get motivated to build a new CSM army with the current codex, but seeing your work reminds me the fun of Chaos is the conversions, and a unit's effectiveness in-game should come second. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation! Automatically Appended Next Post: Your army is absolutely amazing!
It's been a bit tough for me to get motivated to build a new CSM army with the current codex, but seeing your work reminds me the fun of Chaos is the conversions, and a unit's effectiveness in-game should come second. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!
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Cadaver wrote:Your army is absolutely amazing!
It's been a bit tough for me to get motivated to build a new CSM army with the current codex, but seeing your work reminds me the fun of Chaos is the conversions, and a unit's effectiveness in-game should come second. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!
Thanks a lot! Yup, I also had to remind myself of that. I originally planned on using the BA codex for my World Eaters, since I thought the chaos dex was so dull, but some of the guys at the gaming community I'm part of convinced me that I should be true to the Chaos dex - there's a lot of stuff in the chaos dex that can't be properly represented by the BA dex. Besides, it'll be so much cooler that I stick to the chaos dex until the new one comes out.
Yep, the best thing about chaos is the possibility of the conversions - I couldn't see myself modelling, painting and playing any other army.
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Post by: spudkins
Your becoming my favourite bloggers to date. loving how you model and paint.
Peace
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot man, really appreciate the kind words.
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Post by: LoneLictor
Bah, it's been 3 weeks since the last update! I demand moar Death Guard! You can't just make something that awesome and leave us hanging!
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
How do 4 days become 3 weeks?
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Post by: muffinlove
the demon prins was awsome, good job on him. and i like the easy paint style you are doing on them.
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Post by: LoneLictor
GuitaRasmus wrote:How do 4 days become 3 weeks?
Oops, I mistyped that. I meant 3 days. And now it's 4 days. XD.
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A new bit of fluff, this time DG inspired.
Kant looked at the sky, dark with clouds and except for the sparse light coming from the two moons of Skylaxis, this hellridden planet, it was pitch black. The heavy rain that soaked his trenchcoat had been coming down on them for 3 weeks straight. He felt the sticky, smelly mud of the trenches give in to his combat boots. The air was thick with gunsmoke from mortars and autocannons, and the smell of rotting corpses of their enemies, lying massacred in piles in front of the trenches. Kant could smell it, even through his rebreather unit. “Well, I won’t live long enough to get a lung infection anyway”, Kant callously thought. The sergeant of the 534th infantry battalion was only 34 standard years, but he looked at least 20 older. Years of exposure to the elements of countless battlefields on forsaken planets had taken its toll, and his face bore marks of toxic rain, freezing wind and frag shrapnel in equal measure. A guardsmans life was short and brutal. For a moment Kant felt compelled to compare his life to an ancient citate from Terra; “It is better to burn bright and briefly, than to...” He shrugged and collected his thoughts – If he was to survive this hellhole, he had better get his gak together, and focus on the job at hand.
Their enemies were nothing like what he had fought before. Pre battle mass briefings had informed him that these foes were once guardsmen like himself, traitors, turned away from the Emperors light, and were to be purged to the very last one. He had seen the orbital picts and the once beautiful fields of Skylaxis were a mockery of what once was – every plant, tree and patch of grass rotted away, the skies blackened with clouds of dust, smog and rain, and not a sight of living creature anywere. They had barely been deployed before meeting the first assailants. They had obviously been human, once, but now a shadow of their former selves. Kant had heard tales of walking corpses before, victims of some nightmarish plague virus, but had dismissed them as old wives tales. Until 3 weeks ago. Until he had seen corpses of long dead planetary defense guards, limbering, crawling and running towards them, a moving mockery of life. The first drop troops had barely touched ground before he had heard the gargling yells of his troopers in utter terror, as they had seen the undying, as they had dubbed them, take dozens of las shots, without flinching. Holes had burst through head, chest, and belly, entrails scorched or hanging out, arms blasted off, and still they had kept coming towards them, like a wave of death. Worst of all was the stench. The horrible stench of death, rot and disease. It hung in the air everywhere, and Kant could barely stand it anymore. The drop troopers that had ripped off their rebreathers to vomit at the sight, had, almost instantly, choked on the vile air, and Kant had fought the urge to empty his stomach himself, as he saw some of his veteran troopers throw up their own intestines. The vision still plagued him in his sleep – scarce as it was. He rarely slept more than an hour at most, his dreams interrupted by nightmarish visions of sickness, disease and the rotting corpses of his former platoon members, calling out to him; “Join us, sarge. You will never feel pain, cold or burn again.”
The dreams unnerved him, but he was a soldier of the Emperor, having met more Xenos than most his age, and he’d be damned if he’d let a dream get to him.
“Incoming!” a voice shouted.
A heavy shell hissed through the air, lunging into a trench 50 metres from him, and a bilious green gas cloud exploded out of it. Kant gasped as he saw the guardsmen in it, running out, screaming in pain as the cloud entered every orifice in their bodies. The mens screams turned to gargles as their larynxes turned to liquid and they ripped at their boiling skin, tearing it from their rotting muscles and bones.
“Emperor save us”, Kant whispered underneath his rebreather mask.
The terror unfolding in the trench had blocked out a sound unfamiliar in this hellhole of a warzone. It was distant, but unmistakable; the sound of a bell. Slow, ponderous and dissonant. Kant peeked out of the trench. At first he saw nothing but darkness, but he saw what appeared to be shades walking in the distance. He heard the bell draw closer, and it rang much louder than it should have, from this far away. He saw his platoon next to him looking transfixed at the shades in the distance as well, and snapped to attention.
“Be ready, men!” he yelled “Enemies approaching!”
As they levelled their lasguns at the approaching figures, Kant heard the roar of an engine and a massive tank, looking like an Astartes pattern vehicle raced towards another trench. As it drew closer, he saw a large bell mounted at the top of the hull, and Kant realised that it was the origin of the bell sound he had heard. The vehicle was huge, looking like a moving fortress, second in size only to a Baneblade. However, that was the only thing about it that was remotely Astartes. The hull was scarred, blown apart and rusty to such a degree that he found himself wondering how it could even move. The tracks were ridden with spikes and blades and protruding from the front was two massive maws, impossibly growing straight out of the ceramite itself. This disturbing image, however, paled at the sight of dozens of bodies, impaled and lying on large wooden stakes on both sides of the tank. Some were actually moving and writhing, their bodies contorted in agony – entrails and blood leaking out them, eyeless sockets and mouths open, wrenched in pain.
The tank, utterly ignoring the countless lasgun and autocannon shots ripping at it, ground to a halt right in front of the trench, and the front door rammed open. Massive figures roared out of it, some twice the height of a guardsman. “A...Astartes...” Kant gasped. The figures were huge, wearing rotted filthy bone and green armour, but their heads were without helmets and bald, skin in sickly colours. Masks connected to big tubes connected to tanks with fluorescent liquid on their backs, and arms brandishing crude swordlike weapons, attached to their wrists like xenos claws. They launched towards the poor guardsmen in the trench, ripping them to pieces with the crude weapons, slicing several in half, blood splattering everywhere. A gaunt figure wandered calmly out of the vehicle, almost curiously observing the slaughter – another Astartes, that appeared to be their leader – wearing a rotten cowl and strange mechanical arms, laden with blades and syringes filled with foul liquid, emerging from his back. The guardsmens screams silenced, but the warriors kept hacking at the corpses, chomping the remains to pieces. With a silent wave, the leader sent the warriors storming towards a trench further away, the leader calmly walking behind.
As Kant fell down into the trench, sick to his stomach, he heard a buzzing. A big wasplike creature appeared in front of him, almost the size of his hand – startled, he waved it away, trying to smash it, but it evaded and flew away. Now he heard the buzzing turn into a roar, and saw the air above him fill with thousands of the disgusting creatures, hovering around him, as waiting for a chance to strike. He saw a massive shadow blocking the light, and instinctively turned around, bringing his bolt pistol to aim. He was frozen with terror at the sight.
More to come.
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I like how you approached from a third party viewing your army from afar, adds a more sinister feeling!
I like it!
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
Awesome fluff there. Its a great story.
I would like to ask for you advice, Guita. I am building a khorne lord, and want to know how to "fix" him so to speak. Sorry to plug like this, but i believe you would be perfect to help X3
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/426524.page
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot - I've just commented in your thread.
Unfortunately there's not been a lot of progress this week - I've been quite busy at work, and played two concerts this weekend, but I'll try to make up for it this week.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
A bit of progress.
I'm busy painting my terminators, a unit of plague marines I put together, and my land raider. Everything is starting to look pretty good, but all the details are taking longer than I expected - anyway, these are MUCH more enjoyable to paint than my Khorne army - mainly because the colour scheme means I don't have to be so careful not to mess up the highlights.
The land raider is starting to look really good as well - I'm looking forward to showing it off.
I also had a great idea (or so I think). Remember the movie 28 days later? I want to have rage-zombie-space marines! I'm thinking about taking a 7 man unit, and using them as Berzerkers - I'll be converting some really crazy running space marines, with disgusting masks with tubes running out from them, and savage blades chained to their forearms.
Anyway, I got inspired with the defiler project, and got a lot further - this time I based it on the soul grinder, since I wanted fleshy parts on the legs, and the jaws are two different trygon lower jaws glued together:
I'm in doubt as what to do with the battlecannon. Wrist mounted? Shoulder Mounted? Other?
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Post by: Biohazard
Your imagination is crazy good buddy. i love the look of this defiler just as I love most of your conversions. A man after my own heart who doesnt look at a bit as it is but what it CAN be.
Is there any way of making the battle cannon mounted in the jaws of that beast? Failing that I would go for shoulder mounted. I reckon you can come up with something pretty sweet for that.........no pressure
*edit*
Looking at it again the defilers left arm looks like its in a prime position to act as a cradle for the cannon. I would work around that.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot - yeah, I've probably got a pretty twisted imagination.
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Post by: Begel Dverl
Jeez...that thing scared me when I saw the face...nice work!
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
I would go with tail mounted or maybe a giant hand cannon for your Defiler! Such as a 6-shooter of sorts cannon held on one of the arms...
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Post by: LoneLictor
Holy gak, that Defiler is badass.
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Post by: Swordwind
I think if I faced that on the table I'd just forfeit.
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Post by: Obsidian Raven
It looks awesome!
I would say go for a cannon mounted in the Maw (if possible) or if not, go for a cannon replacing one of the hands, with all sorts of tubing and such nurgley things.
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Post by: Gitsplitta
That's horribly disgusting....
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Post by: IPS
Come at me bro?^^
Me likes. : )
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Post by: spudkins
Truly awsome work again brother looking forward to see a lick or two of paint on it.
peace
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Post by: RSJake
That is AWESOME! I have to echo others who have said a jaw mounted cannon, but like a fleshy large tube coming from the mouth, maybe with smaller teeth in it!
But if that doesn't work, mounted on the left arm there! Great stuff!
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Post by: whalemusic360
I kinda hate you...
...keep it up!
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
Wow that is some amazing work, I always feel so jealous at the quality of the work that you put out!
I can not wait to see it painted!
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Post by: Norn King
Its as if every single cool bit from any kit fits perfectly into anything you make. You sir, are an artist.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
Thanks a lot guys.
Norn King wrote:Its as if every single cool bit from any kit fits perfectly into anything you make. You sir, are an artist.
That is probably the nicest thing anyone has written in this thread - thank you very much.
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Post by: RSJake
I would just say that the mouth that is already on it would be a good cannon! The head mouth, not the belly mouth.
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Post by: J-paint
Just read through all 20 pages of this and genuinely cant decide if i'm really inspired or totally deflated to know that whatever i do it will never be as good as this stuff. I may have to make another account so i can subscribe twice
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Post by: ThatEdGuy
Im going to steal your color scheme from your deathguard. I like it much better than the traditional.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
J-paint wrote:Just read through all 20 pages of this and genuinely cant decide if i'm really inspired or totally deflated to know that whatever i do it will never be as good as this stuff. I may have to make another account so i can subscribe twice
J-paint wrote:
Ermmmm... Concluding? You're doing it wrong. This model is awesome! Consider me inspired.
ThatEdGuy: Thanks a lot - I can't really see why their preheresy colour scheme should change, except for being much more dirty, since Mortarion was never a fan of decorations and such.
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Post by: Begel Dverl
GuitaRasmus wrote:J-paint wrote:Just read through all 20 pages of this and genuinely cant decide if i'm really inspired or totally deflated to know that whatever i do it will never be as good as this stuff. I may have to make another account so i can subscribe twice
J-paint wrote:
Ermmmm... Concluding? You're doing it wrong. This model is awesome! Consider me inspired.
ThatEdGuy: Thanks a lot - I can't really see why their preheresy colour scheme should change, except for being much more dirty, since Mortarion was never a fan of decorations and such.
What is this? Looks cool.
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Post by: spudkins
I'm soooooo looking forward to see some paint on that soulgrinder.
peace
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Post by: Ailaros
I continue to love your work, as usual.
As for the defiler, unless you want to make major changes, I think you're stuck with something back-mounted, or a dick gun. I'd actually go for the latter, as it would sort of de-emphasize the shooty while keeping the eyes up on the shiny demon parts on top.
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Post by: J-paint
Thanks GuitaRadmus, lol, but in terms of the game of who inspired who more you are definately flying ahead, have to knuckle down! And derailing this thread would be a crime against nature so begel, just check the ad mech link in my signiature, its just a kitbashed techmarine really.
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
I'm pretty stuck on the defiler battlecannon thing, so I'll let it rest for a few days.
Anyway, I got inspired to start on a commission for a buddy. He's starting a Slaanesh CSM warband, and I've long been wanting to make a Slaanesh DP using a trygon tail, amongst other things, and he loved the idea. He works at a GW store, and gets a nice discount, so he allowed me to order any kits I wanted for it - so I did.
A manticore, a Talos, a Daemon Prince and a Trygon - it will be expensive, but very cool.
Here it is, so far - theres a lot of greenstuffing to be done, but the basics are in place - I'm pretty happy with it.
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Post by: Swordwind
Ooo lala. Looks suitable Slaaneshy. Wonder what a Tzeentch GD would look like made by you. No doubt awesome.
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Post by: spudkins
WOW as usual another awsome mini.
Peace
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Post by: 1-i
Well.
Clearly I need to pay attention to this tread.
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Post by: th3maninblak
1-i wrote:Well.
Clearly I need to pay attention to this tread.
Clearly. This is art at its horrifying finest.
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Post by: 1-i
1-i wrote:
Well.
Clearly I need to pay attention to this tread.
Clearly. This is art at its horrifying finest.
Im still trying to find word to help process what Ive witnessed in this thread.
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Post by: GiraffeX
Slaanesh DP is looking most excellent, will you be painting this one or just doing the modelling?
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Post by: GuitaRasmus
I am humbled by your comments guys - the kind words are definitely a big motivator to keep taking pics.
GiraffeX: Nope, just the modelling. He is a really good painter, so I'm looking quite a bit forward to seeing what he'll do with it.
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Post by: Tobber1202
Holy armageddon this thread is awesome
The creativity and unique posing of almost every model is great!
I'm getting so much inspiration from this, keep up the good work
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Post by: Cutthroatcure
Well damn, that DP looks amazing and once again Guita you outdid yourself...
Touche!
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Post by: Begel Dverl
No one seems to have answered my question about the Librarian/Techamrine thing...
Amazing DP, btw.
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