This psychos gang concept interests me, though the idea and image instantly brought to mind the Scarecrow from the latest batch of Batman movies out, especially with the idea of escaped crazies wreaking havoc.
@Baiyuan: I did it again didn't I? I always get overexcited with working with GS, and tend to forget to mind fingerprints. I hope I can file those fingerprints off. It'll have a rough texture then, but that's fine.
@Vik: haha, cold water isn't neede anymore, it just started raining like hell here
@Lord Kaesar II: I have never been a big fan of batman, or any other superheroes, so I'll have to look those scarecrows up sometime. But thanks, and I hope I can find some time to do some modeling. Exams are starting again.
Otherwise, I finished the cyber samurai this morning. C&C welcome.
cybersamurai looks good, but me thinks.,..what for? and why is he a cyber---samurai? does he wear a sort of gasmask or is it just your typical average mask?
Thanks, and yes, he is wearing a gasmask. Besides, the model's from Urban Mammoth, a company that makes Sci-Fi and cyber miniatures. This one is from the Triad range.
Viktor von Domm wrote:ups... know that range but couldn´t associate the mini with that range... looked more classic than modern...
Yes it does. But that's what the designers wanted I think. The original background of these guys are that they hold true to the old ways, and have their lives led by honor. So that means they get to have spears and gasmasks
^^ and do you just did this one model or will you make more of that range to go for a possible future necro gang? the range of these minis would definatly make that doable...
I have another one of these lying around. Also, I've got 8 triad retainers, so yes, this might be the start of a new gang. Or at least some cool gangers to spread out in other gangs.
Really like the samurai Scrazz!
Been a bit inactive on models last half year, and with my finals coming up, I don't think I will have spare time either... -_-
Oh man I understand you totally. All those big number-words are too confusing for me, what with their words with numbers and their numbers that are words.
Oh man I understand you totally. All those big number-words are too confusing for me, what with their words with numbers and their numbers that are words.
Bah, I'm glad that's over. I have Accountancy after the weekend. Yay.
that vid somehow reminds me of braveheart... some battle there^^
might get complicated if you use fire for accountancy... iirc teachers tend to get by the rule: if i cant read it it is a fault...your fault...not mine... so a black smouldering mess of charred paper where your answers should be readable might spoil your grades a bit...if i am not mistaken...tho i could be enlighted if your teachingb lot in beguim handles matters differently...
Viktor von Domm wrote:but be careful... so that you are not getting invited to dance with him^^ with fire no one can be exact enough... fire tends to spread...hur hur hur^^
I'll be carefull
Also, I just finished part three of my most recent Short story, featuring the Ousian Riverine. Check it out!
is the sword again nnm? realy convincing looking...
the ganger has three??!!! handguns? well he is the psycho type alright^^, can´t put my finger on from where the look and pose of the mini reminds me...but nevertheless i likes^^
@Neil: haha, I looked at your latest models, the lucky sevens (?, If I recall correctly) Ace looking models, and yes, I have spotted the model I think you mean.
@Vik: Yeps, the sword is NMM. I do have to improve a lot. I have to get the colors watered down more, it looks blotchy.
And yeps, three handguns. I don't know from where he's from either, just like more of them, I found him in my bitzbox.
Looking good Scrazza! Really like the colour scheme - bright, but not OTT. And as to the three handguns, he's probs been playing Necromunda: Seems to be rare for a pistol to get all the way through a fight without jamming or blowing up, so he thought ahead and jammed a spare in his shorts!
yep m113 is perfect choice i guess for troop transport...box and cheap looking al the way...just the way the imperial army works...have you considered making one of your own from card or plastic? the shape is fairly easy and could save you big time money... i think you mostly will have more than one chimera stand in...
I have considered doing it myself, but I do not have cardboard. I can only get my paws on cereal boxes. Wait, we don't eat cereal anymore... Oh well, I do not have cardboard. I don't think it would be very expensive. I expect something between €20.00 and €30.00 for a kit. That would save me money either way, as I'll be not buying the GW chimera. Plus, I doubt I can perfectly build it either way. I've never done such a thing, so I'll wont atempt it with a vital vehicle for my army, as I will likely get around 10 of these tanks.
well, have you look at lord creed´s blog? he made a not to shabby looking chimera...i myself am secretly working on a apc myself too...^^ i think it is doable... my oldest son came home once from school and brought the next following days too always a truckload of heavy cardboard from artist sketchaperblocks... this is the foundation of my current scratchbuilts... and mind you exept for glue it´s totally free...and the card is heavy duty card at that...
Yeah, I've seen it. But my scratch build skills aren't that great as his. I Might one day try my hand at scratchbuilding an M113, but only after I built at least one M113 from the kit. I need to know the scaling. I need to know the exact size of the kitted M113, or my scratchbuilt one will be bigger or smaller then the genuine article. I hope you get what I mean.
Thinking, I came up with a potential problem. The top hull mounted multilaser. where should I put that? I was thinking like in this picture.
I could put the multilaser like that. Just like where the 50 call. machine gun is positioned. I could put the hull mounted bolter just where it's located on the chimera model, as there isn't much difference with that.
LilLoser wrote:Some quality material to base your research on.
I'm a big fan of accumulating images like these. The wider spectrum of images you have, the better the outcome will be.
Can't wait to see what you produce from them.
LilLoser
Can't agree more with you. I've found a few others on the interwebz, but these were the ones worth showing.
Oh, do you have an idea on how I can put the multilaser on? I don't want to add a turret to the tank, because that would ruin the streamlined look the tank already has. Do you think I can just put it on like the 50 Call. machine gun as in that picture of last post?
get rid of the aquilla, shave it off...then cut off the muzzle...and glue it back on turnned 180° ....if you still have accesory bitz form a SM rhino then mount it on a stormbolter lafette...this could work...
Viktor von Domm wrote:want to use this thing here?
then herte is the plan:
get rid of the aquilla, shave it off...then cut off the muzzle...and glue it back on turnned 180° ....if you still have accesory bitz form a SM rhino then mount it on a stormbolter lafette...this could work...
I thought of this too, but it comes with some problems. Namely, supplies. I only have three of those multilasers. Oh, and I plan to get at least 8 of these tanks, so I'll need a lot of those guns. Ordering from a bitz site could solve my problem, but my parents won't allow me to buy things off the interwebz. Oh snap.
I could just use a modified 50Call. machine gun, but it would be very obvious and I would need to tell every oponent that those are multilasers. Oh double snap.
well then go for the scratchbuilding of the multilaser...i think someone here on the board (insaniak maybe, or hit_the_spot?) did a selfmade version...or you could make them with q-tips...after all the multilaser is a laser gatling of some sort....
Viktor von Domm wrote:well then go for the scratchbuilding of the multilaser...i think someone here on the board (insaniak maybe, or hit_the_spot?) did a selfmade version...or you could make them with q-tips...after all the multilaser is a laser gatling of some sort....
Hmm, a laser gatling.
Idea! Maybe something with three rotating barrels. Ha, got a whole look in my head for the gun now, thanks Vik.
Viks solution sound the best to me scrazza, using some rods and attacth them to the turret, the mutylaser is quite distinctive , but any multybarrel gun would do the job i reckon.
I checked his blog, but there isn't a tutorial to it or something. It looks rather simple though, so I should be able to pull that off. I just need to drop by my local hardware store to get me some of those rods.
For now, I have an update for you guys.
I 'finished' the Ousian Sergeant. Well, I still have to paint the flower on his base, but due to certain circumstances I haven't come around doing that yet.
thre is an old WWII japanese tank i find more suitable... tho in fact it is german/japanese in design but relates more to the leman russ... while the m48 is more true to the scheme, he would be for my taste be only second choice... the m113 with a heavy gun doenst fit the bill in every sense...lacks certain ring ...so you might get into lots of explaining beforehand...
the chi -ha...
Hmm, it looks too boxy to me. Note that the m48 is a complete different tank then the M113, and so I won't be converting it out of an M113. I think I can easily get my hands on an M48 Kit.
I think I'll be sticking with American tanks for my Leman Russes, but thanks for the tip. So it's update time again, and This is what I have to show to you. I've gotten some more work done on my Ousians, and I made a small piece of terrain to match my Guard. I also bhought the first of my m113. It's in the basic construction phase now.
nice work so far scrazza , the ousian swamp matches your gaurdsmen very well . the swamp colour is a rather nice turqiose. care to shar the painting process?
good luck converting that m113 mate.
The painting process of the swamp was a messy one. I just messed around with blues and greens until I came across the desired look. I then went over it with a thin layer of Dark Green Ink (I happened to have a bottle of that, GW don't sell them anymore.) After that, a light drybrush of goblin green with a blue color and then a wash of Thrakka Green mixed with some watered down Chaos Black. Hope that helped.
To finish the first veteran squad, I will need to assemble one more meltagunner, finnish assembling the APC and then paint the lot of them. Now begins the search and scavenging for the last meltagun trooper.
It's been a while since I've been here. I really like how you are going to use the M113, I always loved those models (have a few of them left from when I was a wee lad painting military models) and the recent (recent for me anyway) size creep w/ all the new stuff has made the M113 a viable model scale-wise for Rhinos and Chimera "counts as" vehicles.
The paint scheme is tight and I really like your use of colors. Everything fits together well and I'm glad to see you're back on this project.
wow, scenery look really good, tho i think it would have been better to use wood rather than cardboard....the edges are a downer for me a bit.... nice idea with the tapetree, tho i think it could do with a layer of some glue or else to make some of the edges covered.... what keeps me glues however to this thread are the great headswaps you do with your minis, always some new ones that look so cool!
Thanks everybody! I got a new guardsmen on the way, his base is moments from drying, and the result will be posted here. Alas, no further work on the M113.
also, can someone help me decide what to do for an emblem? I don't know what insignia I will put on the right shoulder plate. I'm stumped for ideas, best I can come up with is a dragon or a skull, which are both hard to paint on such a small surface. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Also, a tip from a one-time Guard player: cut off the back-pack slots on the Guardsmen's backs, it makes them look so much nicer. Smooth it down after of course. That is of course unless you're actually putting a Vox, back-pack or fuel tank on their back..
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