@Ice - Hahah I know right, I'm letting the side down with the lack of squiggles.
@SW - Yep, still WIP, they'll all get a wash and highlights shortly, not sure on the flamer though, his face seems a bit miscast, maybe I can do something with it.
I think a group of vehicles depends on the kind of vehicle. For example, a large unit of Eldar Falcons, is a Zoom of Falcons. However a large unit of wave serpents is a Crash of Serpents. A large unit of Piranhas is of course a Bite of Piranhas. When we discuss the terminology around Imperial Vehicles and their squadrons, they are typically kept with squadrons, except Rhino's and Razorbacks are of course Herds. Now if we were orks, of course, every group of any kind of vehicle would simply be a Bunch of (insert name of tank).
@Mad - Cheers man, you see the AB's game on Sunday, what great game!
@Ice - Hahah, that got a great laugh out of me, a zoom of falcons! what would you call a group of Necron Fliers, a bakery of Doomscythes? what about a bunch of Tyranid fliers being a birth of harpys? I wish to know more
Update: Blacks blues and browns all taken care of should be all done tomorrow
Looking brilliant, yeah you probably had fun doing those ears, but definitely worth it. And loving the expression on the flamer's face, like he is muttering to himself "burn, buuuuuurn, buurrrrrnnn...."
Ooosh! Those have come out lovely. A straightforward yet carefully executed paintjob has really brought out the character of those guys. Great work on a great looking bunch of lads They really suit your style.
@KT - Thanks mate, he has a crazed look to him and I think the miscast really makes it work like a crazy man
@Graven - Yes I am, being able to lavish some details on each henchman is very refreshing, having had these guys looking at me for so long being able to paint them is well worth the wait.
@Januine - Ah Gaunt's Ghosts, this guy would fit right in! I wish I had remembered the book as I think it would have been a fitting touch to have the flamer in the old yellow style of 2nd edition
@LDP - Cheers buddy, I have to be careful not to peak to early I have over 30 of these guys to paint and I want each one to look amazing, I'd hate to burn out quickly.
@Mad - Thank you, do they at least look to fit together as a squad?
@EDC - Perhaps I should be come a plastic surgeon (get it?? god I crack my self up some times)
Update: The kit bashed Coteaz is up next base colours, no washes yet. As always I am open for comments
@Gits - Thanks Gits, If wanted to I'd dedicate more time to blending the cloak a bit more, but time is money and I want these guys done by Christmas
@Ice - Yeah basically, the hammer, arm and should are all metal, when it was higher the model tipped and was a bit unbalanced, so I have it just resting on the ground (just the tip) and it sits much better
@WW - I know, skill wash was by far the best thing GW ever came out with
Update: Bronze mixed with silver applied, inside cloak done
Coteaz looks pretty good already, I can hardly wait until he's finished! That cloak is exceptional, how did you do it? I'm still trying to figure out how to get cloaks and stuff to look right.
@SW - Thanks man, I wasn't a fan of the GW model either, but after using him in a game or two I very quickly realised I needed this guy on my side. Then with some bits from Graven the idea was born.
@ZG - The outside of the cloak was just the base red paint (can't recall the name at the moment) then a brown wash, then the same base red leaving the shade in the darker areas, then a mid red for most of the raised areas, then blood red for the very raised areas then finally a light brown to top it off.
Update: Model done C&C welcome. If I wasn't in such a rush I would do the armour highlights again and give it a final mithril silver final highlight
@Bash the Bosh - Thanks dude, I was worried the lightning would look terrible as the opposing corners ran together in the middle.
@ZG - Happy to help bud. Let me know when you give a cloak a bash and I'll see how you go
@Graven - Cheers mate. I tried a different paint for the highlight, typically I would use gold to highlight but added mithril to bronze, gotta be very careful though, a little silver goes a LONG way.
@Gits - Thank you dude. I liked your yearly recap so much awesome models done!
@LT - Thanks
@Ice - Thanks man, every lightning attempt is different and sometime I worry it looks like pants (which is fine if you are looking for trousers to wear. Not so much for smiting deamons)
She really does look quite Noble. I love the last variant of her Knightley, the writing isn't OTT and rounds her out quite nice. Meant to post to this last night when I saw her, her pony tail is superb!
I never thought I'd say this... too many squiggles. I really liked the colors playing off one another with his garments and robes in the front. I think the large patch of squiggles on his under-robe really eliminated this interplay and in many ways the definition of the sculpting of the figure.
Oooh, I never noticed how subtly cool his armour was until you did a great ol' job picking it out . Good work! He looks really neat, reminds me of something out of halo for some reason.
@ZG - Thank you, I wouldn't say this is my best work, I still firmly believe either Abbadon, Fabius bile or my commission of Fulgrim to be some of my best work.
@W_W - Cheers, its partly why I took up the moniker of Papa Squiggles
@Gits - To many squiggles?? what is this blasphemy! I get what you mean though, the angle in the picture doesn't show that there is a little bit more balance in the center (there is more space around the side of the loincloth) However there might be a bit to much squiggles on the loincloth as well.
@LDP - Yeah I hadn't really noticed it too until I had some washes on it and could see a lot more of what was going on.
@EDC - Free hand my friend, most of the cloak based stuff is all freehand. Some times you just have to spice up a blank canvas a bit
Update: now that all the Inquisitors are done, now its time to get on and paint some henchmen, I like painting three at a time so expect that going forwards!
So first up we have an acolyte with las pistol and power sword, A Arco-flagellant counts as and a Mystic/psyker
Love Lok's sword Knightley, your scripture work adds a really nice touch. Interesting use of a Kroot, helmet really does wonders on him to transform him. Thanks for sharing as always!
@SW - Cheers, I had look locally for some cheap arco's but people were wanting $25+ NZD for them, so scratch build ftw
@Mad - Yep, the lightening on the front is pretty bad compared to the rear, I tried to do something a little different, it didn't pay off that well. Good eye though
They are looking really good Knightley. Never been a big fan of green on Kroot but I like the way yours turned out. Your whites as always look great! Love the little puggy scribe
Always nice to see your painting in progress updates, very precise and effective. The mechanicum went berzerk when improving that kroot though, and the inquisition says we chaos dudes are heartless !
@SW - Thanks mate, I was really struggling to come up with a colour that would fit in with the black, White and red, but then quickly realised that it wouldn't matter so long as there was something to tie him to the Inquisition.
@KT - They certainly did, cut of his spines and put a bronze helmet over his head, I'd be pissed as well
inmygravenimage wrote: I just love your mad skills. They make the models look the way they should
Exactly, especially in the facial expressions, I was very fond of the previously finished flamer dude, and now that scribe's face expresses so much. Like he is tired of writing centuries of inquisitorial purges yet still fulfills his duty. Or actually more like he just met an obscene twisted mutant scum and "Do I really have to describe that on paper ?"
@Gits - Well just squiggles can get a little boring right? so I add something to mix it up a little
@Graven - Thank you for the kind comments mate, I guess you would have to be a little mad to paint white right?
@KT - Hahah you can imagine he's having to note down everything that happens as well "oh, you killed another one, surprise, surprise. I'll add it to the list"
@SW - He is my fav from this little warband as well
@ZS - Thanks, I liked the way those models came out as well.
@EDC - Cheers buddy
Update: Next up we have 3 acolytes as I need some chaff to protect the actual useful units
@Mad - Hahah I bet, how did you find painting WE's? I don't think I'd risk trying to paint white on such a large scale, just a small inquisitor retinue is just fine for me
@EDC - Course just check out below
Update: done, however as I am now working to a fast approaching deadline these guys aren't as crisp as I would like :S
Knightley wrote: @Mad - Hahah I bet, how did you find painting WE's? I don't think I'd risk trying to paint white on such a large scale, just a small inquisitor retinue is just fine for me
I actually didn't find painting the white that bad, just had to be really careful not to make a mistake and it is a bit strange not being able to highlight the armour. The yellow marine on the other hand, was a lot trickier to get looking how I wanted.
That little freehand sword on the second hellgun is awesome. It's these little details that I love to find
@Gits - If only I was that good at sculpting I would have put a beard on right now. Sadly its tennis shoes, a big chain blade and mummy wrappings over the head
@LDP - This was exactly what I was expecting you never fail to disappoint my man!
Love the piercing blue eyes on Dr. Zeus & the job overall on the assassin. Very nice fig. The Sister Repentia (?) is just too wierd. No negative comment on your painting Knightley, it's just bizarre.
Nice looking figs! I think in this latest batch I like Zaius the best! All these guys would mean even more to me if I knew anything about the Inquisition codex. Beautiful models, though!
Love the way Jokaero count as came out. The Repentia came out so good! I think the Assassin looks like a Japanese anime character, he came out very good, just not my cup of tea for the model.
Very nicely done, although you might want to tell your veteran to not stand so close to the flamer servant. That dude is a gigantic fire hazard ! Really loving the servant's cloth too !
Sounds good. I could be keen for a couple smallish games (1000-1500?) with fully painted forces on a fully painted table if you're able? I've been meaning to try my hands at a batrep for a good while now. Great work on the models by the way. Those flames look rich and sinister and the reds are good as ever.
@KT - Yep, technically I've completed two full squads and two left to go
@Bash - Combination of both, I used the airbrush to put down white onto the armour to make it smooth and uniform, I then put washes in the recesses and tidied it up with white on a brush. It's a change from how I used to do it when I would cover the entire model in wash then paint 4-5 coats of white back over the top.
@Mad - Thanks dude, I put the two squad next to each other and they look amazing
@EDC - Cheers man!
@Graven - I couldn't have done it without you buddy, some of these models have come from you and it gave me the inspiration to flesh them out as a whole.
Update: On to the next retinue for Valeria first group started
Nice work! It for some reason dawned on me only now that the scheme for those acolytes is really damn tasty! I can imagine some Hoth-esque ice world IG army using it. Looking forward to your next endeavour
It's interesting to see a Fire Warrior with those squiggles all over it! So, seeing as I know nothing about the Inquisition's forces, do they get actual xenos and stuff to work for them, or are most of those models just "counts as" models?
That Fire warrior is awesome, grenade, knife and lasgun... looks great. The other two look good as well, in particular I like the backpacks and the drum on the grenade launcher.
@LDP - Noooo! don't paint white, it drives you mental, trust me on this (however, if you follow thy hallowed Duncan Rhodes painting white tutorial do it that way!)
@Wolvy - Cheers, some times the odd spot colour does come into play and in this case it was a brown
@Zerg - Tough to say, I have the image in my head that an inquisitor will do what ever it takes to get the job done, even if that involves some xenos being his meat shields. the 40k wiki does say that most acolytes are human, however they do employ jokaero who are clearly techno-savant monkeys, so have at it I say!
@Mad - Thanks for the comments dude, I like hearing what people like on models.
Update: smashed out some more henchmen tonight, washes, then whites, then blacks all done
@Waaazag - The loose fluff is my mates Tau force got split and rather than knock them off the silver tounged inquisitors 'convinced' them this was the next thing to the greater good.
@Mad - Cheers dude. There are a bunch of weird and wonderfull models I wanted in the mix. These three are a prime example.
I do too... I think two toning his man skirt would make it pop and jive better though. It would give it that proper Romanesque feel. Love the second one too, that model is just ridiculously cool. You know what ima say about the Tau... More bits bashing! The helmet on his base is that extra touch and completes the model. Love it brother.
Yet more great models to add to your Inquisition force, Knightley! Must be easy for you since each model is different. That difference is what makes the army so cool!
I think the middle guy is the one of the proper =I box when you could buy an inquisitor and henchmen models that came in the box, I think it was called a Penitent.
Cheers EDC, I remember getting the model back in the late nineties and could never find a place to put him, being A: a Catachan and B: supposed to be riding a tank
The succession and speed at which you're pumping out these guys makes me forget how many you've actually done - would love to see a group shot at some stage
I love Lazy Joe. Reminds me of the general from Avatar, and it's the little things I love on the models, like the knife sticking into the sand bags behind Joe. Always more than meets the first glance.
@LDP - Fingers crossed they will all be done or mostly done by the time our game rocks around, I have like a week and a bit, will paint till my fingers bleed!
@Cam - Haha, Makes me wish I included the other Ork in the team now, Perhaps next year?
@Nerdy - Cheers mate, always appreciate it when you stop by
@LT - Thanks, looks like every one is getting a look in today!
@Zerg - Umm, I used old paints from a previous list, but the base was Charadon Granite, Then did a 50/50 Base/Khaki Brown, then a final highlight of Khaki Brown. Hope that helps.
@Mad - Heh, are they transformers? He's going to transform into a riptide next muhahah
That acolyte looks superb! I wish I could do squiggles like you. I do like the Ork a lot. Very well done conversion. The group pic is awesome Knightley!!
Noooice, good stuff - have to agree with everybody that the masked henchmen looks extra neat. Also i'm loving the use of the old pewter Cadian command squad, used to have them way back when...for some reason the memories are fond so consider me a fan
This is one awesome looking Inquisitorial force! I love the individuality you've given each and every model, and all of the very clever and creative conversions look outstanding as well. I think we need an army-in-progress shot soon!
Awesome work as usual, Knightley! As with your other models, what stands out to me is how good you make the cloth parts look. Lots of depth, which is something I'm only beginning to be able to pull off. And like the others, I want to see a group shot of the whole force!
That crusader looks cool... a little bit like a Darth Stormtrooper
And, I'm going to show my ignorance a little bit here... what's the deal with the monkey Jokaeros? How do they fit into W40k? Are they some sort of inquisition thing? Your space monkeys look great!
Jakero is a weaponsmith for the inquisition. I forget his exact rules but pretty much that's how it works out. He looks brilliant, not a fan of GWs model but you make me like it Knightley. Well done! That crusader definitely looks very sinister too. Making good progress my friend.
@Zerg - Yep, Worked my butt off leading up to Xmas, but it paid off I'm just taking stock of what I would like to paint this year but you guys will be the first to know!
@KT - Cheers mate, Appreciate the comments.
Update: Happy New years and I'm not dead, I swear (however the hangover this morning begs to differ) and I haven't been idle either, I've just been away from a computer that I can use to upload pictures. It's that time of year where I go back over the year and see how productive I have been and how many of my goals I achieved from 2015
1. Completed my Necron Force
Smashed this out in the beginning of the year and quite quickly, loved the colour scheme and the weathering and was very different than my normal clean and grey
2. Finish up enough Terrain for my gaming table
With help from my brother over my birthday period I was able to get this done and dusted. Having a fully painted terrain + Table makes all the games I've had on the table that much cooler
3. Complete an Inquisitorial henchmen force (3 squads of 12 guys + Inquisitors and Chimera's for each squad)
In the run up to Xmas I managed to power through this force and then some, I set a first goal of only 3 squad + transports, but very quickly expanded to include another complete squad
4. Make general progress on the Grey Knights and Gray Nights.
It seemed 2015 was the year of everything but Gray Knights with only the Devastators and Assassins being completed, it was an increase in models, just not one I was happy with
5. Get faster at commission work.
I was only tasked with a single Sanguinary Priest and four Assassins so I can't say for certain I was quicker this time around, I felt quicker.
6. Finally get around to repainting the 10 devastators from my old paint style.
It was great to get these 10 guys all finished up mid-year and now I have no old paint style models left, quite the achievement.
All in all a very good year, got all the major goals completed, all up I painted 299 models this year, which actually is quite a large amount when I see it written down. Whats next I hear you cry?
Well lets list it out
1. Complete a Tau Army
2. Do a Large Lord of War model (possibly a Forgeworld model)
3. Clear out my Assembled/unprimed Box and paint those models
4. Make Markers for stunned/Shaken/Immobilized/Hull points for the table
5. Play More games vs mates
6. Get Faster at Commission work
Some easy wins in there I think but there are some harder things I need to focus on as well. As part of the year in review here are the painted models on the table 2015 Picture
2016 Picture (this may look like less, however this is only models with paint on them, no unprimed/primed models
I like your inquisition a lot, there's plenty of uniqueness in ther, but overall a very unified look like a para-military force rather than a bunch of assorted zealots/mercenaries.
That's an amazing amount of productivity Knightley. Puts my own efforts to shame. Congratulations on an amazing job well done! Here's looking forward to 2016.
Well done, Knightley. That's a lot of stuff painted. I'll echo Gits and say that it dwarfs my own crude efforts to insignificance. Looking forward to your next big thing in 2016!
@Sockwithaticket - Thank you, over the year it didn't seem like that much, but when you go back through it really adds up, do you have a favorite Inquisition model from the ones that I painted?
@Gits - As always, I feel your productivity far surpasses my own, I suspect that the quick job on the Necrons really helped me.
@Zerg - Cheers buddy, I wish you all the best as well.
Update: Well I figured I'd bring you up to date with the Tau army, there is about 60 odd Kroot to get through and that it the biggest amount of models, so they are getting the quick treatment now, will try to do it in three batches.
Excellent stuff, Knightly. A bloody nice number of models done, and just as importantly, you kicked so many of your goals that your year has to be an unequivocal success. I really do love the army of Inquisitorial warbands. So much character on each and every model. Great work!
@Wolvy - Cheers man, kind words are always appreciated, on to the new year eh?
@Azazelx - Thanks!
Update: Batrep for you! I would add more but my new years has fuddled my memory
Demons Vs Utramarines
Spoiler:
1500 points, Maelstrom of war – Tactical Escalation
Force compositions:
Demons
1 x Kairos Fateweaver
2 x Heralds of Tzeentch, ML 3, Rewards
11 x Horrors
11 x Horrors
1 x Soul Grinder, Gaze
1 x Demon Prince of Tzeentch, ML 3, Wings, Rewards
1 x Demon Prince of Tzeentch, ML 3, Wings, Rewards
Ultramarines
Captain
Command squad + Razorback
Autocannon Predator with Heavy Bolter Sponsons
Sternguard – Combi-meltas Drop pod
Devastator squad + Rhino (Lascannons)
2 x Tactical Marines + Rhinos (MM + PG, Grav Cannon + Grav Gun)
1 x Scouts
Map + Objectives
6 objectives spattered around the map, Objective Marker 1 right on a Bunker, 4 out in the open, 2 near some ruins, 3 between the ruins and bastion, 6 out in the open and 5 near the other Bunker
Deployment:
Marines:
Demons:
Turn 1 Marines: Drew two cards due to the warlord trait for an additional Tactical Card
The Two Tactical Rhinos moved forwards and the lead rhino disgorges lead squad who move forward to Objective 4 (one of the cards) but are short an inch
The Captains Razorback moves forward and the Command Squad get out the back, LDP forgets that Orbital bombard is an Ordinance weapon and can’t shoot this turn.
The Tactical Squad run forward the one inch he needs for the objective…. Just.
The Devastators can just see the Demon Prince, shoot and manage to do a wound due to cover saves.
The Predator shoots and glances the Soul Grinder once.
Demons:
Kairos and the princes surge forwards on wings of pain!
Horrors decide hiding is the better part of valor and run into the bunker, they also summon a herald!
Portal Glyph tries to arrive next to the Soul Grinder, but scatters
And ends up on the far side of the table
Psychic Phase has two units of Horror summoned and a Herald mentioned earlier
Then run around a little
Turn 2 Marines:
LDP forgets Pods can come in turn 1, also has his scouts outflank
Chapter Master Draws LoS the summon horrors
And Hits
The Sternguard and Pod wreak some havoc, but don’t manage to kill the Soul Grinder, his demonic save was on form
All tactical’s shoot into the sky and take some wounds off the Demon Prince
Demons:
Demon Prince Wings his way over the Devastators and vector strikes the sergeant off the back the group, then in the following psychic phase yells at them really loud and all but two die, must have been bad breath
The Horrors in the bunker try to hide further in
The Soul Grinder moves menacingly towards the Sternguard
Then shoots and charges them only to die to Krak Grenades in the First round of combat (we counted the Drop pod as difficult terrain and therefore he struck last)
Kairos and the other Demon Prince narrowly avoid each other while flying around
Another Herald is summoned near the middle ruins group of Horrors
Turn 3 Marines:
The last two remaining Devastators pile into the Rhino and bug out, the Command Squad and Razorback head back to shoot at the prince, hoping to ground him, they don’t.
The Scouts Conga line to get more shots at the Horrors, only because LDP didn’t know how weak they really are in combat. The Sternguard head around to get a line on the Horrors.
The Predator and rotates on the spot and aims at the flying Prince, fails to hit.
All the Marines take aim at the wounded prince and manage to wound him, he fails his grounding test and plummets to earth, taking another wound in the process.
Sternguard head over to the horrors in the ruins
Sternguard Charge into the horrors hiding in the ruins
Demons:
Demon Prince Flys away without a care in the world
The Horrors in the bunker hide further back as they can, away from the drop pod and scouts
The grounded prince takes off again and flies over the rear tactical squad with Karios doing the same, casualties were had, Psychic phase has Kairos beam attach the forward most tactical squad, hitting both transports and blowing one up!
The Assaulted Horrors die quickly, the Summoned herald thinks long and hard about what might happen next
In the Psychic phase the herald manages to become a Bloodthirster who then scatters onto impassable terrain and on to ongoing reserves!
Turn 4 Marines:
Command Squad alight their ride and head over to the objectives, Followed closely by the remnants of the Devastator Squad
The Scouts get closer to the Horrors in the bunker, ready for the assault
Who then promptly fail the charge
The Sterngaurd move closer to the objective having nothing to shoot at
The Predator boosts over to the tactical squad to add fire support to try take out that one Hitpoint Prince, but fails to do anything
Demons:
The one HP Prince flies off the table, the prince from the far side swoops over the tactical squad failing to hurt anything with the fly over, Kairos heads back to his rear lines.
The Portal Glyph finally summons something! And the Blood Thirster walks on the board, no sense taking a chance with another deep strike mishap!
Another group of Horrors is summoned
Who then run around a bit?
Turn 5 Marines:
Realising that hes been shooting the wrong targets all this time LDP goes into offensive mode and starts targeting the ground troops. The Devastator remnants bail out on to an objective, the command squad also move and disembark to shoot some horrors
The Command squad start to take some names
The Sternguard get up close and personal with the summoned unit of Horrors
The rear most tactical squad embark for protection, protection from what though? The forward most squad march forward and take aim at the bastion group of Horrors
The Predator adds his weight of fire and the horrors are gone
The scouts continue the butchering of the horrors in the bunker
A lonely pair of Horrors on an objective contemplate life, love and all that jazz
The Sterngaurd almost destroy the summoned Horrors
Demons:
The Prince on one HP comes back on and vector strikes the Scouts but fails. The Blood Thirster gets all up in the grill of the Sterngaurd
Kairos flies over also failing his strike, the portal Glyph also manages another single summon
In something that will go down in history, there is one remaining sterngaurd left alive after the blood thirster flies in and takes some names!
The game ends at the end of turn 5 with a Marine Victory.
@Gits - No worries, If I had been smarter I would have had a note pad to note down the psychic phase and who kill who etc. Perhaps next time
@Cam - Yeah it really was, the 'only' detractor was my Marine Drop pod was the wrong colour for LDP's army.
@Zerg - Cheers!
@EDC - Thanks, these kroot are already doing my head in, they have the promise to be so full of detail, yet are so weak on the table they will get taken off to quickly and thus.... don't warrant a done of detail.
@Gits - Indeed it does, I guess a blob is a shape right
@Solar - Lucky for me I was only the remembrancer, my brother owns the demons and he was the one playing, he really enjoyed the game and learnt quite a bit.
@Mad - Happy new year bro, I would thoroughly enjoy a game, one I think we could document as well and provide for our fellow readers what do you think?
Update: So went a bit overboard and did all the bases on the kroot...
It is painful when the models that require lots of attention to detail are so easily removed from the tabletop, I find that true to a similar extent with Sternguard.
@Mad - Happy new year bro, I would thoroughly enjoy a game, one I think we could document as well and provide for our fellow readers what do you think?
@EDC - I think you jinxed me dude, I've got fed up doing these guys and its only the beginning!
@Azaz - They are old 25mm ones, IMO they don't need 32's as they are weak and in my view only big hitters get 32's
@Mad - Excellent, we shall stay in touch then
Update: Just the grass to do now and these ones will be done, I think I've burnt my self out batch painting 25 of them so next up will be a real treat as I have wanted to paint this next one for a while now
Repainting my kroot later this year, very interesting to see what your upto.
These look great,and I know exactly what you mean they are really, REALLY samey and difficult to batch paint in large numbers, remind me of the old days with the goff ork army a million gretchin all identical.
@Graven - Yeah, now I'm a Maniac depressive, man what a mind bender doing all these at once, next time it'll be squads of ten for sure.
@Cam - Ahh second edition, all the Grots had wooden autoguns across their chests and spiky helmets, /shudder I remember those times, I remember them well.
Kroot came out well Knightley. When you said something big this way comes was thinking a Knarloc not a Knight! Excited to see it done. It is such a pretty model.
@Wolvey - oh yes, it fits my GK army so well as well, big sword, big gun, whats not to like!
Update: So lots of work done, this is the skeleton, arms are magnetised, torso is also magnetised still wondering if I should do the shoulder pads, time will tell
The problem with the model is that the weight is much too far backward. If you actually mimicked that, you'd fall over backwards. Either the legs need to be straighter or the body itself needs to be leaning forward to adjust the center of balance for the figure.
@Gits - I do like the look of the Titan as well, it perfectly fits my GK army with the sword and face, I agree the pose is lacking, and as it was my first attempt at a knight I wasn't overly surprised it happened, It sits on flat ground without its base just fine so I did manage to get it a little balanced
@Mad - Haha yep, or two Nemesis DreadKnights I'm sure they'll be able to take it on.
@EDC - Still 35 left to do, the curse is upon me, I don't want to do any more of them now!
@Solar - Good point, I the should has magnets so I can position it forward or backwards should the need take me, thanks for the suggestion!
Update: so taking all your feed back in, this happened. Please note I will only be painting one this time, the other will be done later this year. I have some GK bits and brass etch to add, but one is almost ready for priming!
Knightley wrote: Update: so taking all your feed back in, this happened. Please note I will only be painting one this time, the other will be done later this year. I have some GK bits and brass etch to add, but one is almost ready for priming!
Personally, I like the guy on the right a lot more. The stance looks more realistic and active like he is firing and dodging incoming fire. The guy on the left looks more like he is on guard duty.
@Wolvey - Fear not, give me patience and all will be revealed, I wouldn't leave a base looking like that
@Cam - They are quite strong, I can lift the body and the legs stay well attached, in some cases I have to hold the legs and tilt the body just to break the contact, the arms are strong and I can position the sword arm in any direction and it will stay there.
Update: More on the base done, Finished the Necron bit (matching my paint scheme and got all the base colours on the wall bit
I'm not sure that isn't a bit too much debris on the base. Could distract the eye from the model a bit. It's well painted so far though. Of course, if you do a really snazzy paintjob on the Knight, people won't want to look at the base, they'll be too busy gawking at the Knight!
@Zerg - This is a good point, I hadn't thought about it that way. Hopefully the Knight will be interesting enough that you wont want to look at the base, here's hoping!
@Gits - Cheers man, I've always had a soft spot for the way you do your bases, the techmarine on the DocOct tentacles has an amazing base
Update: Pretty much done, bar the grass and the odd bit of chipping
Update: This guy is huge, I didn't really understand how big he is until I started on the legs, All I managed to get through was a tiny bit of blue on the power cables, a tiny bit of black on the hip joints, a medium amount of red and khaki on the toilet paper and a decent amount of bronze on some other bits, all that in like two hours, this is going to take a long time I think.
I just can't get over the "I need to poop" pose on some of the knights/titans. I realize it won't be noticeable once the models are complete... but at the legs stage it's just too obvious!
Gitsplitta wrote: I just can't get over the "I need to poop" pose on some of the knights/titans. I realize it won't be noticeable once the models are complete... but at the legs stage it's just too obvious!
@Solar - Yep agreed, at that stage I had just painted the base colours, check below for the finished bronze
@Gits - Hahaha yes, things I wish I could go back and change, the poop pose is definitely it!
@Briancj - It's all in good fun, I don't mind this guy was my trial as the next one (with the better pose) should be much better looking as well who knows there might be something even bigger on the horizon?
Update: pretty much finished the legs minus the plates, here he is on the base, just standing there.
Knight is coming along nice knightly! About the pooping pose...don't worry too much about it. I'm sure once it's all painted and based up no one will notice (except us on the forums that read the initial post )
@Eggroll - True, but its mainly people on Dakka who will see it (bar the few people I have games against) btw loving your warhound, it edged me a bit closer to getting one myself
Update: Started on the shin armour, base colours laid out, needs to be shaded then highlighted, but shouldn't take long
You know I do not mind the position of the legs, but then I am used to looking at GW Ork legs, very similar pose!
Paint is beautiful and crisp as usual and excellent squiggle work, nice balance, not too much.
The only thing bothering me a little is the rubble at his feet is mostly stuff from his own side, his allies? Maybe with the pose etc, he is a looted Knightly Knight, Just stick a Orky platform on top of those legs with a flamer and your golden!
JK I really like the base, it's excellent but not too much that it draws you away from those ankles.
The only thing bothering me a little is the rubble at his feet is mostly stuff from his own side, his allies? Maybe with the pose etc, he is a looted Knightly Knight, Just stick a Orky platform on top of those legs with a flamer and your golden!
It is VENGEANCE debris, Cam. the Knight is moving through the ruins of its allies, in order to dish out...JUSTICE.
@Januine - Love it, if I had any skill in 3d modelling and animation I would totally do a Knight twerking just for the lols
@Azazelx - Cheers, anything to break up the large area of bland space right?
@Cam - There is a 'technically' only one item from a force on his side, that being the GK shoulder pad right in the centre, there is a coupe of allied rubble being the Dark Angel helmet and rhino hatch combined with the ultramarine helmet and rhino door. The rest is either Chaos (Word bearer Rhino door, skull pile area and spikes, and the Necron Bit (NFI what it is) Still thank you very much for the kind words
@hk1x1 - Cheers, it is an 'old' titan, however its had a rather nice new paint job
@Gits - Thanks man!
@Briancj - I like this idea and will use it if ever I get questioned on it again
Update: Started on the head, moving on up as they say
He is coming along quite nicely Knightley. I love the way his legs and base came out. The ammo links look great and love the detail on the engine vents and wires. Next time I paint up a Knight I will have to do it the way you have done this one.
@Briancj - You know what, I believe there is only one skull on the entire model, and its at the rear, all the rest have been added by me, I actually had to check this.
@Ice - I know right, that ammo hopper is off the charts!
@Zerg - You could also take our a small house loan, float your mortgage and eat instant noodles for a year
@Solar - Thanks man
@Wolvey - It was a great milestone getting the legs on the base, seeing that much already done really helped me get cracking on the rest of him!
That's the toilet paper stuck to his bum from last time.
