Hey guys, Xend here!

Some of you might remember my custom Legion of the Damned squad from my showcase thread. Unfortunately they were not considered complete and while I did gain some very helpful tips (special shout out to those guys) the thread was ultimately closed.

Well they're back and with with some considerable improvement thanks to the advice given
I just wanted to get a last opinion on them from you guys before I base and complete them.

Skull-face


Candle Guy


BonePantsGuy


Skeleton Dude


Sgt. Sarge


As well as picking out the highlights I also touched up the shading of the bones and such. I also printed a photography backdrop and experimented with my camera till I found the right settings.
Anyway let me know what you think.
Cheers

You missed the purity seal on the first model's right calf. Aside from that, they look fantastic. What are you thinking of doing for the bases?

Looking good! I love LotD, I wish they had better rules, especially for fielding a whole army of them, not just a bunch of halloween Ultramarines.

Oh & kudos for getting the flames right! I see people far too often paint fire like GW who have it in reverse: red at the base, yellow at the fingers of the flames.

I've done something similar ish, i need to get off my lazy behind and start getting these pics posted....

LotD aren't really halloween UM. I use them as cheap one-trick terminators since I've never had terminators survive past the first trick anyway. At 200 points, they come with a multi melta, whereas terminators still need more points to get goodies.

 noneoftheabove0 wrote:
You missed the purity seal on the first model's right calf. Aside from that, they look fantastic. What are you thinking of doing for the bases?

Yikes! Nice spot. Thanks
For the bases I'm tossing up between a graveyard theme, classic lava, or clear bases.
One day I do want to use Clear bases for an entire army but I'm not sure if it will be these guys.

Very nice. Plans on a whole army?

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Very nice. Plans on a whole army?

Plans indeed

I'd think a graveyard theme would work well. A lava theme would probably be too close to their paint scheme. Maybe sort of an ashland theme would work well. Rather than a lava base where it's rivers of lava, perhaps sort of an ash thing where most of the base is ashy, burnt vegetation and corpses with occasional embers. I don't think I've ever seen something like that, though it does sound like sort of a pain in the tuchus. Basically, I'm thinking of the scene from Terminator 2 when the nuke hits turning people into piles of ash.

 Xendarc wrote:

 whalemusic360 wrote:
Very nice. Plans on a whole army?

Plans indeed

I'd recommend asking a mod to move you to the p&m blog section, you will get considerably more hits.

Totally epic! Props on the green stuff sculpting. Great work!

Alrighty...
I've started working on my Termies.
So far I've sculpted an nice skull over the front of the captain's breastplate. I've also cut the feet and hands to a more skeletal look.
I'm looking forward to the heavy flamer Termie as I will be sculpting a brazier on him somewhere.So if anyone knows any good fire sculpting tutorials it would be much appreciated.
It's too late at night right now but I will throw in some pictures tomorrow asap.
Cheers

Awesome job Xendarc. Legion of the Damned were my first love and it's great to see someone working on them like this. I have to say, I still prefer the flame colouration the other way around, i.e. orange at the base worked up to yellow tips, EVEN though it is ridiculously unscientific. It has something to do with the contrast with the black being a bit clearer. Regardless, this is great stuff, I can't wait to see more.

 M4cr0Dutch wrote:
I have to say, I still prefer the flame colouration the other way around, i.e. orange at the base worked up to yellow tips, EVEN though it is ridiculously unscientific. It has something to do with the contrast with the black being a bit clearer.

Yes, I somewhat agree about the contrast however I do not wish to reverse the flames since, as several good people (including yourself), have pointed out that the fames run yellow to red not the other way around.

I'm thinking that instead I will paint the first layer of flames in yellow then paint the red, orange and finally yellow again. This way I hope to outline the flames and give them some depth.
If anyone has any other good ideas give a shout!

Cheers

Time for an update!

Here is me Terminator Sergeant

Still not fully painted as you can see but the majority of the work is done.

Unsure of how to go about doing up the banner.

I will post more pics once completed

Nice you could do an tutorial on GS'ing skulls

 Jehan-reznor wrote:
Nice you could do an tutorial on GS'ing skulls

It's actually been a while since I did a GS Skull (the termie skull was done a while back) but you have to do it in layers. the first layer should form a basic outline for the eye sockets, nose bridge and upper jaw.
With each different layer add more detail. Looking at lots of different pictures of skulls from all angles helps you to know what shape you're aiming for.

For a better idea on what I mean by layers, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq_GMIAEHqk
different material, different size, but the fundamentals are the same.

Finally, don't be afraid to just give it a shot. if you're worried about ruining a model do some practice skulls on other things till you feel up to it.
Not exactly a tutorial I know but there are others (better than I could do) out there and this is the best advice I can give.

These are great, always love seeing LOTD forces.

Lovely conversions, cant wait to see an army of these guys!

Progress update on my Terminators


The sergeant is all painted (albeit a bit rushed)

Base-coated this guy a bit hastily. Still some green-stuff'ing to do.

Can counts as both a Power Fist and Chain Fist

BLING!

Since the candles on the regular PA marine seemed to be fairly popular I put some on this guy

Not sure if I'm over-doing it or not...
Tell me what you think!

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Slightly clearer (not really) picture of the Skull-Dude. sculpted the skull a little more and thickened the top brow with GS.


Much clearer picture of Fire-Guy. Added a bone on the left shin and replaced the cloth with armour plate. Not sure if this looks better or not (suggestions?)

So I decided to lend my completed LotD guys to the flgs to put on display in the hope I'll attract some commission work. After all, it would be great if this hobby could pay for itself

But for some reason I feel uncomfortable thinking about them being there... I mean it's not like I have a lot of models (especially not complete ones) And the shop manager is well... awkwardly intimidating? I haven't spent much time in that shop and I always get a bad vibe from the dude, despite trying to be friendly.

I think I gotta get em' back. I don't want to risk them getting damaged by him or anyone else taking them down from the shelf to look at.
Feels a bit embarrassing though. I'll just tell him I wanna use them in a game.

Update!

Finished the Skull-Dude. I decided to replace the GS skull I made with one I sculpted from a Corvis helmet.

TBH I'm not a fan of the Corvis helmet so I was not worried about destroying the helm while trying to sculpt it. The whole front cone of the face was chopped off and under the eyes carved out. carved in some teeth and nose holes then shaped the cheek bones and eye sockets with GS...

ANYWAY

here he is

More GS shenanigans


I'll file the fingers a little thinner once the GS has set.
Also managed to get my hands on 4 small horned skulls that came with the WE Glade Guard box which my GF bought a while ago.
They're small but fit the theme fairly well. This guy actually has one on top of his armour however it is blocked by the sensors in this photo.
I would take a better shot but I barely managed to get this one before my camera died

Update time!

Just finished painting this guy tonight.


Please click and rate image

The helmet is a conversion I did inspired by FW's Terminator Lord Zhufor. I cut away a good portion of the front of the helm before adding a the GS. I then worked with it in stages to get the jaw and teeth the right shape.

Comments and criticism would be much appreciated


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Aaaaand I just realised that the image is flipped the wrong way... Ah you get the idea

These terminators look awesome dude, big fan of the last one's helmet, the gaping maw looks so good!

Nice work, i like all the extra sculpted details.

Taken a break from painting for a bit but I'm starting to feel the itch again. Here's a group shot of what I have so far.



I think I need to stop taking such close photos as my camera isn't too great at handling close-ups. Really need to do something about the lighting too.
Once I've completed the other Termies 2 I'm gunna base all I've done so far.
Oh and here's a sneak-peak of something else I've been working on.



Yes/No to the Aux Grenade Launcher?
Peace out

I love it! On a diffrent note, I have to agree with the burnt ashe one, plus seeing embers would be neat!

Haha okay I can give it a shot but I'm not sure if I can pull it off.

Just painted this badass

Amendments have been made to the paint job.

Here's my first attempt at replicating glowing embers.
I wanted to give the base a sort of scorched concrete look however I think it looks too monotone atm so I'll be giving it another shot some time soon

Just finished my final terminator (for now )
I had a lot more fun converting this guy than I though I would and I think I did a pretty decent job especially considering this was my first attempt at painting sculpted flames.
It was also my first attempt at sculpting a more detailed fire and I am fairly happy with my result.

Unfortunately my photography is not on par with my painting/sculpting and these pictures have not been doing my models the justice I feel they deserve. After all, what's the point in painting them so carefully if the camera just sucks the detail right out?
My photos always tend to come out too grainy, washed out, or overly dark in places. I'm not sure if it's the lighting, camera settings, or my backdrop that is causing these problems.
possibly all 3

As always C&C is much appreciated and I would also love to hear some tips on photography!
Cheers

Nice job customising each model, my favorite is the bones on the power fist.

I am loving this. I love the LotD. Your GS skills are pretty darn good! I love how you cut the back of their legs to look like bones.

Really great job and can't wait to see the rest.

Okay warhams (that's you )
Here's what I've been working on.

I'm pushing my GS'ing to the limit with this guy. Once it's dry and hardened I will file/sand certain areas to look neat and smooth. I tend to use more GS than necessary for most details so some parts will need to be filed down to size.

I'm thinking about using the eagle-head backpack and putting a few candles on it.
My only concern is that it might look a bit ott with the eagle crest at the back of his head (Too much eagle??)
I'm also considering removing the pouch from his waist and adding in a small link of chains to the belt buckle, maybe something can hang from the chain?

SmallVictory wrote:Nice job customising each model, my favorite is the bones on the power fist.

Thank you, and yeah, he's my favourite too.

SickSix wrote:I am loving this. I love the LotD. Your GS skills are pretty darn good! I love how you cut the back of their legs to look like bones.

Really great job and can't wait to see the rest.

Thanks buddy, I feel my skills coming along steadily but with each model I can see the improvements in my ability. Hopefully one day I will be able to sculpt especially awesome models

Anyways, C&C and new ideas are much appreciated.
Cheers

Quick update here.
Captain is all green'd up and ready for paint (OR IS HE!?)


I like him but something feels like it's missing.
Maybe I should do something more with his Bolter? Or possibly give his cape a more torn/ragged look?
Also I'm still not entirely sure about the eagle head backpack
Decisions, decisions...

Drop me a comment and let me know what you think.
C&C welcomed and appreciated!

Cheers

After a while of trying to figure out exactly what I wanted to do with the Bolter I decided to experiment with different arm poses.
I decided that if I can find a decent pose then I'd swap the Bolter for a Storm Bolter. (I dig Storm Bolters )

I wanna know which pose people prefer. I can easily change arm positioning at this point so your oppinions are greatly appreciated.


A part of me still feels that the original Bolter brings more character to the model but I'd first like to experiment with the SB and see if I can make it work.


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Thinking that I might go with this



I personally do not mind this pose. I just have to decide between this and the regular bolter. I shall address the issue in the morning.
As for now... sleepytimes

Okay guys, here's where I'm at.

I made a press mould of a little skull so I could have a few lining his shoulder pad separated by studs, added more dripping wax to the candles and fixed up several damaged areas of the model (particularly the SB) with GS too.

I'm thinking I could give him a hood but is that too much?
Also I'm still trying to decide on what to do (if anything) to his other shoulder pad. I could repeat the pattern or do something different.
Suggestions?

This is just a test hood. the final thing would be better sculpted.

C&C welcomed
Cheers

I think the hood is a bit much, you want to make a model look cool without overdoing it on customisation :/ I way overdid my first few space marines, and I now regret it because I don't repaint them as a keepsake, and they still feature on the board occasionally xD

Painting has begun. I don't really like painting as much as sculpting so progress has slowed to a degree.
Anways, here's where I'm at:


Bone parts and metallic parts are done aside from the bone handle which I somehow missed completely I'll have to make a few touch-ups here and there but that will come later.
It is only now that I fully realise how difficult it's going to be to paint certain parts of this model, such as the inside of the cloak and the underside of his arms. Granted these are areas that are not usually closely inspected I still like to get a bit of paint down in those areas if just to please critical eyes

 BrotherOfBone wrote:
I think the hood is a bit much, you want to make a model look cool without overdoing it on customisation :/ I way overdid my first few space marines, and I now regret it because I don't repaint them as a keepsake, and they still feature on the board occasionally xD

Yeah I completely agree. I used to have that problem as well when it came to customising. There would just be too many ideas to play with but no real structure or ultimate design to work with.
I think (I hope) that I've learned to control this and mediate my creativity.
That is unless I ever make an Emperor's Children army in which case I won't hold back

Anyway, I would like to hear what you all think would be the best way to go about painting the cloak and tabard.
C&C welcomed and appreciated.

Cheers

This is looking fantastic so far mate, keep up the good work The obvious option would be to go for some flames on the bottom edges of the cloak etc. but feel free to do whatever

 BrotherOfBone wrote:
This is looking fantastic so far mate, keep up the good work The obvious option would be to go for some flames on the bottom edges of the cloak etc. but feel free to do whatever

Thanks
And yeah flames from the bottom is what I'm going to do it is just what colour to paint the actual cloth that I am struggling with.

 Xendarc wrote:

 BrotherOfBone wrote:
This is looking fantastic so far mate, keep up the good work The obvious option would be to go for some flames on the bottom edges of the cloak etc. but feel free to do whatever

Thanks
And yeah flames from the bottom is what I'm going to do it is just what colour to paint the actual cloth that I am struggling with.

Well, I guess black xD Or bleached bone (or whatever that is now) to contrast with the darkness of his armour ;D

 BrotherOfBone wrote:

 Xendarc wrote:

 BrotherOfBone wrote:
This is looking fantastic so far mate, keep up the good work The obvious option would be to go for some flames on the bottom edges of the cloak etc. but feel free to do whatever

Thanks
And yeah flames from the bottom is what I'm going to do it is just what colour to paint the actual cloth that I am struggling with.

Well, I guess black xD Or bleached bone (or whatever that is now) to contrast with the darkness of his armour ;D

Well I would have gone for a bone colour however, the majority of the surface area of this model is cloth and I think that bone coloured cloth would not contrast so well with all the bone coloured bone.

 Xendarc wrote:

 BrotherOfBone wrote:

 Xendarc wrote:

 BrotherOfBone wrote:
This is looking fantastic so far mate, keep up the good work The obvious option would be to go for some flames on the bottom edges of the cloak etc. but feel free to do whatever

Thanks
And yeah flames from the bottom is what I'm going to do it is just what colour to paint the actual cloth that I am struggling with.

Well, I guess black xD Or bleached bone (or whatever that is now) to contrast with the darkness of his armour ;D

Well I would have gone for a bone colour however, the majority of the surface area of this model is cloth and I think that bone coloured cloth would not contrast so well with all the bone coloured bone.

Why not go for a really deep, musty, royal red.. Like a crimson or something, to help him stand apart from the rest of the models, especially considering he is a *Legion of the Damned Captain*, you don't want him to blend in with the rest of the models ;D

How's this? Royal enough for you?

I'm thinking it could go for another wash to make it a bit darker and then maybe some additional highlighting.

Also, excuse the shiny patches. The wash is still wet in places

You're doing a great job on these so far. I'll definitely be watching this one

 Xendarc wrote:
How's this? Royal enough for you?

I'm thinking it could go for another wash to make it a bit darker and then maybe some additional highlighting.

Also, excuse the shiny patches. The wash is still wet in places

Wow, that looks excellent mate ;D As I said, it'll really make him stand out from the rest of the army, and that's what you want in a commander

KingCracker wrote:You're doing a great job on these so far. I'll definitely be watching this one

Cheers buddy! I promise you more, progressively better conversions in the near/distant future

BrotherOfBone wrote:Wow, that looks excellent mate ;D As I said, it'll really make him stand out from the rest of the army, and that's what you want in a commander

Thanks BoneBro I appreciate the colour advice.
Sometimes I feel a bit colour dyslexic


I think I might hit the cloth parts with a wash of Agrax Earthshade to really bring it closer to the musty/dirty look I'm going for. Hopefully the ropes will look good in contrast to the darker cloth if I leave them as they are since at the moment they're looking a bit ordinary and don't stand apart from the cloth.
Before I do this though I'm going to test it on a piece of sprue as I do not wish to ruin what I've got going on already.

Anyone, please let me know if you think the Earthshade wash is a bad idea. I'd hate to go through with it if there is a better alternative.

On a completely unrelated note; At first I hated the Helldrake model, but after seeing so many awesome conversions people have been compelled (by the ugliness) to make, I'm starting to appreciate it as a means of encouraging people to give it their best shot and whip up something truly unique to themselves.
Also has me contemplating making one for myself one of these days.

Cheers

 Xendarc wrote:

KingCracker wrote:You're doing a great job on these so far. I'll definitely be watching this one

Cheers buddy! I promise you more, progressively better conversions in the near/distant future

BrotherOfBone wrote:Wow, that looks excellent mate ;D As I said, it'll really make him stand out from the rest of the army, and that's what you want in a commander

Thanks BoneBro I appreciate the colour advice.
Sometimes I feel a bit colour dyslexic


I think I might hit the cloth parts with a wash of Agrax Earthshade to really bring it closer to the musty/dirty look I'm going for. Hopefully the ropes will look good in contrast to the darker cloth if I leave them as they are since at the moment they're looking a bit ordinary and don't stand apart from the cloth.
Before I do this though I'm going to test it on a piece of sprue as I do not wish to ruin what I've got going on already.

Anyone, please let me know if you think the Earthshade wash is a bad idea. I'd hate to go through with it if there is a better alternative.

On a completely unrelated note; At first I hated the Helldrake model, but after seeing so many awesome conversions people have been compelled (by the ugliness) to make, I'm starting to appreciate it as a means of encouraging people to give it their best shot and whip up something truly unique to themselves.
Also has me contemplating making one for myself one of these days.

Cheers

I think that the earthshade wash would certainly give it more of a dirty effect, but is that what you're aiming for with this model? He's a Legion of the Damned, the Emperor's Finest, and you also have to consider that they're speculated to be souls, so is there even any chance that their cloaks would get dirty? But yeah, if you think it looks good, then check it out mate, and definitely test it on something if you want to do it first, because that looks excellent

Well it's been some time but I've stirred from my skeletal slumber and got some painting down.

Unfortunately I've not finished painting him yet. I am still to paint flames on his front cloth and various spaces on his armour.
The cloth is the part I'm avoiding as it with be difficult to manoeuvre the brush in behind his weapons. Alas this is a problem I've created for myself due to my lack of insight


My lack of focus has been in part due to receiving the Dark Angels half of a DV box my friend and I split
In relation to that, who can guess what I'm working on next for my LotD?

Hello again Dakkadakka

I thought it was about time for me to announce my new project.
You can follow it more closely and better offer feedback here in the P&M thread
I will be shelving my LotD Captain for now until I can work up a desire to paint again.


Skull has replaced his regular head and the wheels have been completely removed.

I took the wheel from earlier and made a press mold


At the moment I am letting some GS cure a gap in the mold from the wire that I'd fed through the centre of the wheel.
After that I'll be doing a press of the mold and probably let that cure overnight.
I will only be making one side of the second wheel as only half will be exposed from under the bike. I will cut the wheel in half then fit the two faces back to back.

Please, if you have any questions, comments, or criticism drop me a comment.
Cheers

Xend here, back with some sweet, juicy progress

I finally cobbled some handlebars together. The bits on the end are pieces that I cut from the inside of the handle, then decided to stick on the outside and the pieces I stuck in their place I can't even remember where I found
Actually most of the handlebars was a matter of cutting bits off then sticking them back on in a better position.
Anyway, I'm just glad it's out of the way...



I'm unsure of what to do about the wings on the back. I think they're chapter specific to DA but either way they don't really match with my LotD.
Right now I'm torn between cutting off the feathers and using the posts for something or just cutting it all off at the base of the posts.

Let me know what you reckon.
Cheers

Awesome! You have some pretty cool GS skills too.

This army is looking fantastic, keep up the excellent work

This is on of the most crative SM bikers I have seen. Great stuff.

Turn the feathers into flames! You know it makes sense!

These are still amazing! And I love the Ghost Rider style for the biker!

Small, overdue update.
Nothing major here really as I've been helping to look after my partners younger siblings for the past week (Children... Bless my bones ) Nothing new here really just a couple of bits tacked on.
I cut off the wings from the headlight bit and am contemplating attaching it to the front tyre. While I'm not 100% on this idea it does give me a place to mount the twin-linked bolters. I've two iterations of this.
One using the original bolter pieces from the bike and Two using a couple of bolt pistols cut to fit.
Which one looks better?

If there's somewhere else on the bike you think the TL bolters would look better drop a comment
Still contemplating what to do with the back wings.
I've had bone wing suggested as well as flames. Both sound good but I've not thought of a way I would like to portray either of them.
I'm still open for ideas as far as that's concerned as at this stage I'm also considering simply cutting them off and replacing it with a simple support bar.
For those who desperately want to see bone wings/wings of fire; If I don't use either concept on this guy I'll use them on the other two bikers

Anyway, C&C welcome
Peace out

One, Definitely one. This stuff is awesome, got some pretty cool greenstuff skills also!

Found some really cheep toys at the candy factory and thought they might have some conversion potential.
sorry for the poor choice of font/font size in the pictures. Please don't strain yourselves trying to read it

I'm thinking that with a bit of work I could turn this into a viable Stormtalon conversion.
I'm not really sure about the scale of the model and while aware that I will have to shorten it by a considerable amount I'm not sure by how much exactly or even if this is feasible.
It's about 22cm long and the wings can be easily removed (I'll probably ditch them and attempt to build my own.)
So what do you think? Do-able or..err... don't-able...(?)

My plans for this are a little different. To be honest this thing may not see any conversion action for quite some time (or possibly never).
The moment I saw this thing though I instantly thought of how potentially Orky it could get.
I'm talkin' Boyz hanging out windows taking potshots and bullets blazing from a turret on the roof. Top it off with some Orky reinforcement and effigies
One day when I eventually get into Orks I'll be using this as my Ork Trukk (providing I still have it around).

Peace

This looks Awesome, I wanna see these! Good luck Man!

 Tyranidcrusher wrote:
This looks Awesome, I wanna see these! Good luck Man!

Hey thanks buddy
I'm interested to see what I can come up with as well

Quick progress update before I slumber
Just gunna leave this here:


Peace out dakka dakka

I love the doomrider! Are you doing a whole bike squad?

Great models here, the sculpting is on point!

 Sageheart wrote:
I love the doomrider! Are you doing a whole bike squad?

Great models here, the sculpting is on point!

Thank you!
Yes I do plan on converting a 3-man bike squad. The three from the DV box to be precise.
I have not yet put any thought into the other two though except that they'll follow a similar theme.

Been a bit since I've last updated.
I've had a lot of life come a long and smack me up-side the skull

Here is a picture of some rocks.

I've been living here for 6 months now and have only just now started plundering the driveway for basing materials (and there's more where that came from).
The cars going in and out grind the rocks down into various sizes and shapes including some nice flat stones for standing models on.

Anyway, here's what I scrapped together with the materials

In hindsight I should have taken a pic before sticking ol' mate and his bike down on the base however I'm sure you get the idea.
I'm shelving this dude for now while I work on converting the rest of the squad. Once they're all lookin' pretty I'll paint them all together.

On a non-bike related matter, here's something else I've been messing about with.

This is my first time building mechanical parts and joints but I'm pretty happy with the result.
I decided to attempt to create a reloading arm-thingy like the ML Marine in the new tactical marines kit. I was trying to keep it small and compact so it would not be mistaken for a Techmarine servo-arm I think, however, I failed in that regard and have instead created a Techmarine with a ML (not rule-savvy unfortunately).
I'm now considering giving that backpack to a future Techmarine and giving the reloading arm another crack however I have to say I'm rather fond of the look of this guy now

Anyways, let me know what you think and drop me some C&C

Peace

Progress progress progress...



Here's the next Biker I'm working on as well as his completed base. I wish I'd taken the time to chip at the tombstone a bit more as for a ruined slab of stone it looks fairly intact.

I've also cut away part of the Plasma Gun and replaced it with a Melta. I left some of the PG as I liked how it made the Melta look.

Next up for this guy is a Green Stuff makeover
I'll be patching the Melta and Plasma guns together properly as well as fixing up the front wheel.

At the moment I'm not sure how to go about making the handlebar grips. Maybe bone handles like on my captain's sword?
I'm also struggling (again) with what I should do with the back of the bike. I thought to load it up with pouches and packs but that's not really thematic with the LotD (could still look good though ).
I'm pretty happy with how the back of the Sgt's bike turned out but I want to avoid copy/pasting.

Hit me with some ideas if you have any.

Peace

Progress update!
Here what I've whipped up on the back end of this bike.


I guess it's a sort of a skull shrine thing complimented by munitions.
Still a bit more GSing to go on it, just to sharpen a few details, particularly on the skull.
I've been fighting the temptation to stick some candles on these bikes as they're an element of my army that's fairly consistent (plus I think they look cool). Obviously they're not normal candles and stay alight despite being blown around during combat and general movement however I don't think they'd work well on bikes. I'd have to sculpt the flames practically horizontally and streaked out to represent the effects of the fast moving bike.
IDK It could possibly work...



Decided to slightly extend the exhaust pipes as well.
I'll be adding some additional detail to them before finally priming the model black

I like the idea of candles, I don't know if they would look good on bikes or not, got to try to find out, maybe put some sort of alter on back of a bike and then it could work, or maybe put them in a lantern of some sorts?


I like the extended exhaust pipes, cool stuff!


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Really like the rocket launcher guy too.

 Sageheart wrote:

Really like the rocket launcher guy too.

Haha thanks!
I'm glad someone noticed him

Yeah took me a second look over hence the edit to my previous message

Hey Dakkadakka

Been a while since my last update but I bring with me my latest work.
Here are 6 tactical LotD marines including a PW Sargent and ML marine

Let's take a closer look shall we?
...



Only the first two marines have had a GS treatment but once I'm motivated I'll tend to the rest of the squad.
I should mention that I plan on filling the squad out to 10 models which will most likely be fielded as two 5-man units (That is until I build more).

Let me know what you think, also any ideas you might have for how to GS the rest of the models.
Obviously being standard troops they won't be receiving much more treatment than the two I've already done.
I realised that I tend to clutter my models with too many random details so I'm trying really hard to restrain myself when it comes to keeping within a constant theme and then not over doing it.
I'm thinking I might keep the candles as a recurring theme in the army. I also like the chains. Obviously bones/skeletons and fire should be a constant theme too.

Anyway, hit me with some C&C

Peace


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Here's a little something else I've got goin' on

I also want to do up a plasma cannon friend to keep him company

These are absolutely amazing.

 Feasible wrote:
These are absolutely amazing.

Thanksabunch!

Early WIP of a Tactical Sgt. with a Power Axe.


I'm still unsure if I like or dislike the axe, which was made using a skeleton warrior sword.
I do however like the exposed, gloveless battle damage look

Let me know what you think.
Peace

Okay so I've been really slack with keeping this blog up to date. While progress is as steady as it ever is I've neglected to keep this thread up to date with my progress.
I still have been posting in the P&M forum with updates but feel that I still owe something to this blog.

Anyway, without further adieu.



And here are some others.


I've actually recently decided that I'd like to field them as BA Death Company troops as I feel the rules are slightly fitting and so am thinking about buying the recently released Lord Executioner SM to convert as Count As Astaroth the Grim.
I reckon I'd give him a 'Grim Reaper' like aspect, including a nice, fat scythe to represent Astaroth's axe.

What do you guys think?
Peace

Wow, it's been a while since I commented on this thread but these are looking fantastic! You've come a long way since your first few models as these are just getting better and better, your biker conversion is an absolute beaut and I love the half face, half skull sergeant (they are immortal after all ;D). I think a Chaplain would look good in this army, as he would fit in with the baroque, skull and bone theme. I'd also love to see what you could do with one of those models..

Also what are you thinking for assault marine jump packs? I'd also like to see some of those floating about ;3 Or dreadnoughts, or vehicles or something, just everything has so much potential!
Good luck buddy :3

~BoB

Here's what I'm working on at present.
My LotD Astorath counts as:

Still needs much work but you can see where I'm going with it.
I'm not sure what to have him holding in his outstretched hand. I'm thinking either a skull, an hourglass or a rosarius (as Astorath has one)

New scythe blade. Still working on it.
Thinking about adding those dangly skull bits so I've blue-tac'd them on for this photo.


I'm thinking about re-building the robe on the back of his legs to be sweeping in the opposite direction and having it more covering his right leg.
Aside from that, no major progress, mostly been shaping the scythe which is now on the verge of snapping. I'll look at ways to reinforce it to prevent this while also improving it aesthetically.

Peace

I'm not sure if this counts as progress since pretty much everything different about the model has only been blue-tac'd on, but here's what I got:


The custom jump pack is made from a teleport homer, a Stormboyz Accessory, two bits I have no idea what they are but they're from the Contemptor Dread kit, and finally, the lid from a generic fish-shaped soy sauce thing.

Wings are from a Sang Guard but I wanna find something a little more... Idk... thematic?
It would be cool to find some skeletal wings of suitable size. So far all the ones I've found were slightly too big.
I'm also going to be resculpting the lower half of the robe. I want it too flow in the other direction with a little more wind kicking it up.

As always comments and criticisms are welcome.

Peace

What about Gargoyle or Scourge wings (the bat kind) to give him that more devilish look hes got going on?

I think I'll stick with those wings unless I stumble upon something more appeasing.
Gunna order a set tomorrow.

Also...

New legs!


The head is purely temporary, I have no intention of using that one.
I know they look a bit scrawny atm but once I robe it up they'll be sufficiently bulky.
The robe will be sweeping out behind him to his left. His right leg will be largely covered by the robe being blown across it.

Peace

Looking good. Like the wings find. What's the plan with the handless arm?

Excellent conversion work on those models,
especially the skeletal servitor, great sculpting work too .

I like the new legs much better.

New GS cloth over the new legs.

as you can see I've done two layers of cloth in an attempt to give more detail and make his robe that much more tattered however I'm not so sure on the execution.

As usual, let me know what you think.

Peace

Really like the double layered clothe

The double layered cloth looks great, and the flow of the cloak works really well.
The one little thing that sticks out to me is how the cloth is hugging to the shape of his raised knee,
as i think the cloth (depending on the material) would flow from the top of the thigh to the knee cap.

I could be wrong, but I would put a tiny bit more Green Stuff in the dip between the knee and the thigh.
But like I said I could be wrong, it might just be the angle of the pic .

It's been quite a while since I've posted here on Dakka Dakka. It's also been some time since I've put in any time to work on my Legion.

I actually suffered quite a serious hand injury while using my x-acto blade.

(for those who like gore)

I somehow managed to sever the tendon in my pinky-finger and had to go to hospital for surgery to get it re-attached. Took about 6 weeks to get about 80% movement back during which I had to wear a very uncomfortable splint. luckily I now have about 95% movement
Please learn from my mistake. Cut away from any and all of your body, use fresh blades, and do not use excessive force to achieve what you are trying to do.

Now for the good news

Before I injured myself I was working on a conversion I was honestly hoping to complete before presenting it to you all. However with my hand being injured and restrained I was unable to finish it in the time-frame I wished I was able to.
And so here it is! My very own custom Legion of the Damned Venerable Dreadnought


I built the Multi-Melta myself and carved the bones on the other arm from the pre-existing hand.
As it is I am not ready to start painting it just yet. there is still a degree of GS'ing but after that it will be ready for the next stage in it's creation.
It's pose is also not currently set. It's joints are mostly unglued except for it's legs which are set in place.

Let me know what you think, whether you think I should try a different pose or it lacks a particular detail you think it needs.
Personally I feel like I need a couple of chains hanging off him not just wrapped around.

enjoy, Peace

:EDIT:
Here's a closeup of the sarcophagus

Such dedication!

You put blood, sweat, and tears into that dread.

Well literally with the finger. Sorry to hear that. Subbed due to sheer manliness.

 Stormwall wrote:
Such dedication!

You put blood, sweat, and tears into that dread.

Well literally with the finger. Sorry to hear that. Subbed due to sheer manliness.

Appreciate the sub! As manly as surviving and recovering from injuries might be I hope not to have to go through that again any time soon!

Blood for the Emprah. Shh, it's okay.

Seriously though, it looks painful. Also, the Stormtalon conversion is totally do-able. I hope you pick that back up.

I am thinking of doing a LOTD squad, this is giving me a lot of ideas. Keep it up! (Once you heal.)

How much force were you using that you get a cut like that, i had some drills in my finger and the top of my fingers look like a cutting board but nothing like what you had.

Wicked greenstuff skills by the way