Wicked scouts and oh my wicked death watch marine. I like neck guard. Very cool. Any chance of a reference pic next to a standard power armoured marine.

Cool stuff as always.

Really like that HB Scout, very old school. Looking forward to seeing these minis painted up.

Aye up dak dak ,

@dantay_xv cheers mate, i want them to be roughnecks

@Pdh thanks pete neck guard is terminator hood thing , sorry i forgot to take a pic against normal marines , though you can see him next to a regular ig guy who although is more true scale is actually the same size as aregular space marine

@Lindsay 40k glad that came across, thats what i was aiming for , not sure when i will have chance to paint them up now though ,

Sooo, being having a play today with some ideas for the liliith coven , made up some nice inspirational reference sheets for myself , and then did some blue tacking

I tried top create The Lillin , the three dauters of Lillitu, I wanted to use the mythology that i had researched but also wanted to incorporate a human / space marine geanology , along with a healthy does of slannesh ruinous gifts

I am particullarly proud of the Marilith , as i thought creating a marilith would be tricky to do with the tiny deamonette bodies . But also like their father the tormented Brother Samael. I thought a Harpy and a spider woman shelobby type thing would also make good archetypes too.

Looks like a nasty bunch to run across Neil!

Ohh, very nice!

I'm liking these a lot, think you've certainly captured a slaanesh type aspect of the Lilin there.

Beautiful reference work as usual.

I'll come back and check these again later, when I'm not so shattered

@ shazo yes i wouldnt want to meet them in the underhive , with a trusty flintlock or mashed up stubber

@monkey thanks mate, i am rwally enjoying my reseach into this mini project , i think a escher gang will come out of this as as well as two more harpies if i can find some gargoyle wings and at least one more spider arachne. i have beeng adding more research links to the original post as i find them.

had a cool idea to make a map of the under hive where these hail from , i think it might incorporate some of my reseacrh too.

Oooh. Hot damn....I like Samael.

....

And now I want to convert some sort of Tyranid to be like the Hellboy version of Samael.

The whole lot look very nice indeed!

Those guys are looking fantastic! Always really impressed with the amount of research that you put into a new project. Have you considered using the Spyrer ruleset though? Seems like it might fit them a little bit better than Escher...

They look mean enough to be a bad thing to run across even with a Bolter or heavy stubber! They exude slaaneshi speed and agility.

The first three are cool. I'm liking the four armed one the most. Did you buy a load of Predator toys in bulk?

I'm not convinced by the fourth model I'm afraid. She looks like she is taking a poop from a great height. Lets see BS3, long range -1 to hit. The target is in the open. So that will be a 5 to hit. If you hit the target he doesn't take damage just a vomit test. lol.....if you roll a 6 you have to take an ammo test to see if she's run out of ammo or maybe her sphincter is jammed.

So that's not the pin to fix her to the base?! Is Neil going to sculpt a more splattering texture on top of the diarrhoea stream?
Idk Peter, it doesn't look like she's taking a poop imo, but I agree with you, the pin is too high and her pose is too static to look airborne.
I'd change that, but considering the great poses Neil gave his recent scouts, I'm confident, that once she is past the bluetack stage, she will look good. Right Neil?...

have to agree that I''m not digging the last one, the rest are awesome! Do youknow what colors you're going to go with? purple, white, a bit of all...

This is a mega blog.

So many cool converted minis.

It was great conversion. Can't wait for paint

Het guys thanks for the crits , i thought she looked a bit off , although i did plan on giving her a loincloth, i was going for the "trying to evade the enemies spears look

I have since added two more sisters and slightly redone her too, but she still needs work.

@darksabre , thanks mate, i was trying for a tortured soul , look , anguish and sorrow. a liitle bit of montarion , gabriel , and phineas all rolled into one hermaphrodite sm.
hope to see your nid version when done

@ hey scarper cheers . The spyere ruleset would be perfect for these, but i dont plan on actually doing any proper ruleset gaming with just a bit of fun with the boys probably.
i also want to create a regular escher gang and a , slightly corrupted escher gang or jsut mix em up a bit.

@shazo , just as well the goliaths have the stubbers then . Its the first time i have baught any 40k females , and i am adamant that they come across hard arses. i like that gw have made their female 40k counter parts hard as nails , even if they do all wear tight fitting outfights i think the escher feamle worshipping cult will sit well with slaaneshes suductive charms too. and lilith is the original femminist . " fancy an apple eve "

@pdh hey Peter , the pred toys were Rohans , i keep reusing them . the fourth one has being changed , she was only a place holder really, infact they all are place holders untill i start work on them proper. i like to get my research done before commiting to any pose. and i only had a cursery idea for these guys. but i might just do her taking a dump now for the hell of it holy crap... incomming..... crap !!

@Baiyuan ecuse me whilst i fall down Was that a compliment and a defend , surely you are not feeling right , to qoute monkey where has the real you Baiyuan gone!! jokes aside mate , the pose is poop and its already changed thanks for the vote of confidence though , it made me smile

@sageheart Aye up mate ,thanks though i am pretty sure the poses will change when i come to green stuff em. I haev had a few thoughts on colour , i am really tempted to goo all pinks and purples becuase they will be fun to paint , but i ma pretty sure i will end up doing a grimdark version, pale whites and dark purple goth style.
but i am also tempted to paint them up individually , so i can get the best of both.

@Tipios thanks man, glad you like

@Wolferine59 i am a bit slow when it comes to paint aplication thanks anyway

As i said thanks again for the crits

So i have manged to do a bit more research into the harpies. Instead of having one i will have three. Just like in the mythology I am really feeling the greek mythology comming through with this project. and its plenty fun doing the research too. if you missed it , i have all the links i have related to this project on the previous page and reproduced here


So it turn out there are three Harpies from antiquity . Aello ("storm swift") - Celaeno ("the dark") — also known as Podarge ("fleet-foot") - and Ocypete ("the swift wing").

i thought i would try to recrate these whilst paying attention to their names , still all wip , but crits most welcome

some harpie pics for your perusal..
the comedic. This made me lol so hard

and the classic


the classical scary from dantes inferno thedivine comedy Forest Of Suicides


the contemporary from god of war 3


and some more just because





and mine so far

Nice, the one coming in for the kill with the gargoyle wings is cool, and the last one which has landed is convincing.

You know what I really like about these models the wings look big enough.Sammael is awesme looking like a daemonically posessed Sanguinius really getting the horror of a Chaos Marine through. Tiny seems fine to me as if I recall there was a battle brother called Biff in the original Space Marine Novel.

those new ones look much better, I really like the pics you are using as well.

I like the idea of going for a dark goth look to them, with pale whites, but it might be nice to let in a bit of that flashy pink and purple, it could make parts of them stand out and work well with the pale grimdark feel the rest of the model has. In particular I was thinking a very pale white and grays for the models, then the wings could be bright colors like those last three pictures you showed, I would stick with purple, and pinks thought since that would work with their god, also it could be a way to have each of the creatures work off of the old greek myths.

also didn't know GOW3 was coming out....damn my wallet hates me

Neil you must have missed the pure evil sarcasm between the lines...







When did monkey say that?

Oh and btw if you make the flying bases any higher you will not only need to buy a van for transport, the harpies will also automatically become noise marines because you can receive signals on every wavelengths with them.

My god there is a Baldwin in every gakky flick ever made it seems. I actually couldn't laugh about until I watched the classic scene from 1963 which had way better animations! Shame on you Z-movie! There is something below B-movie, right?...

Love the 3 different heights, and especially the harpy coming in for the kill! The pun in the title, however, made me die a little inside, so now you have that on your conscience. I hope you're happy.

Your ts marine and scouts are amazing, may I ask where you get your GS from it looks so much more user firendly and greener than the cheap stuff I have.

Neil, as per usual, everything is looking amazing. I can't recall where I saw it, but somewhere back in time there was a game or a picture or something else that had pregnant harpies and they had an extra creepy feeling to them. I'm probably late in posting this, as I've been more or less off dakka the past few days, but it's just a thought.

dude this is uterly amazing...

subscribed!

man did i miss so much of that wonderful thread here....

new comicpages look terrific! great graphic novel art!

the harpies.... man what really are you not into....this would be way easier to describe than all the big and mindboggling stuff you come up with... haven´t had the time to klick all your great research material but will later look into these....

the harpies will be nice to see getting a painttreatment from you... remembering how you did with fur with your wolf and reindeer i say these will look tremendeously!

i am glad to witness such cool out of the box artistic views!

cheers, vik

:O this is just awesome after awesome after awesome. i found this because i commented on a dino ad mech pic in the gallery and you commented back saying you had a project blog, was not expecting this.

VERY COOL
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mmmh, i really like this harpie work! really!

Those harpies are really awesome, and the 6-arms serpentine daemonette is even more amazing!!

Also, the harpies in the film with *whatever* Baldwin was one of the dumbest films I have ever seen... For both the Harpies, and the unique sequence when one of the bad scums takes hold of a spear that is thrown at him, tugs it underneath his armpit, and awfully mimics as if he was being skewered... Fond memories lol...

Just found this and thought you'd like it http://www.artificialowl.net/

Realy impressed by your conversions. Fantastic work!

Cilithan

cool, rusty heaven^^

Hey up guys thanks for the support@ lamahead cheers thats a cool website , i have seen that hotel in a korean war movie ;-) , just wanted to share some cool blanche work with you guys , its what i am using as reference work in the pimp my wizard competition.

ahhh...dune....that were the days!^^

Hey Dakka , good to see you all again

Finally finished a pretty sub par Pimp My wizard entry , had lots on my plate this summer and i never really got going with the project like i wished i could have. Having said that , i do like the model , its sloppy and lazy , but i still think it captures a feeling and evokes a mood that i wanted to convey , painting and modelling wise and unfortunately photography wise she is pretty bleh my camera died on me and i had to use a video stills

I think she will make a fine succubus for samael though and i am looking forward to finishing off the lillin to go with her . I had some cool ideas throughout the project for their under-hive enemies the Herakles Goliath's who sail the sump in an old barge named the Arga








Lilitu

Chapter One “pick a card, any card”

The Psyker pulled a third card from the deck , the psychoactive liquid-crystal wafer glowed a deep blue before crackling into bright white... The Lost Child . Four Acolytes watched intently as the old man methodically arranged the incomprehensible pack in front of him. The Inquistorial training barely holding back their rampant probing thoughts. “ A mariner always checks the weather before he sets sail ” The Venerable Inquisitors Vendrakes words formed a collective memory amongst his disciples.

“Next card, hurry “ Uxley gibbed, as impatient as ever .

“Some things cannot be rushed child ” , the Primaris chastised .
“Would you rather I make some mistake , perhaps read the cards inverted?”

“No Primaris “ Please forgive our enthusiasm, we only wish to bring an end to this puzzle.....for the Emperors sake. “ added belatedly.

“I understand that you are anxious to complete your task, I even find you ambition refreshing, But overeagerness can lead to mistakes … And I wouldn’t want any of you to come to harm from an over zealous reading. Don’t hurry to your deaths so easily, You best serve the emperor in life.”

Now this is interesting... The Great Eye ! I haven’t seen that one in a while. The acolytes pallor dropped from pale to deathly white.

“Make no assumptions yet … the reading is far from over”

“And finally .. The daemon “

The room fell silent, You didn’t have to be a to be a Psyker to realise that this was not a good omen.

“The Great Eye signifier holds that , you will be facing one of the ruinous powers , the fallen angel and lost child indicate , an Astartes is involved .The seeded Chalice hmm.. of that I am not too sure. I presume the “beast with two backs” is at play. And finally the Deamon card. Well that is plainly obvious, alongside the Great Eye. “ The Primaris lowered his tone and turned to face the Acolytes, This is going to be very tough for you, I suggest extreme caution. The cards were not clear about which powers are involved, but you must assume it could be all four of them, although I sense a female is involved somehow. I suggest you hold prayer before descending into the hive.

May the Emperor have mercy on your souls.






Chapter Two succubus

Tears rolled down the old warriors cheek whilst silent sobs echoed forlornly in his stalwart heart.

“Their, their dear.. No need for the tears, this is a joyous occasion. “

Her silky words ran viscous sweet honey through his thoughts. Dripping warmth like a hot tap in a cold bath, whilst clouding his mind and beguiling his senses.

“But..”

“No need to think darling, just enjoy the fruits of our endeavours. Your a great man , and you will be a great father.

“Fa..ther...” the words seemed distant and yet still familiar....Patriarch...?

Look Samael we have a lovely baby girl, what shall we call her?

“G..i..rl...err..er..”

“Never mind dear. You rest yourself, you have worked hard. I shall do the thinking for both of us..
how about..... marilitu ?

Err....okay...if you think that's for the best...

“Lilitu always knows best”




Chapter Three “if you go down to the woods tonight your sure to get a surprise”


Uxley thumbed the Auspex, and watched as it flickered into life. The static green screen giving an ominous glow in the darkness of the under hive.

Uxley “Where are the Arbites?” The young Acolytes impatience getting the better of him again.

Sung “ They said they will be here , so they will be here. I doubt even Lord Helmawr would dare to incur the wrath of Vendrake.”

Loxez rubbed a mail gloved hand over his carbine, Clearing the dust and grime that had accumulated during the firefight.
“Where the feth , did those Escher spring from ? I knew we couldn’t trust Jerico.”

Socrates “We had no choice “. Their was no way of getting this far into their territory without his help, we would have ended up like those Goliaths we saw by the sump.”

Uxley “ Well , unless you were asleep these last ten minutes, you may have noticed we just nearly did!!”

Loxez “ Sung's right , all we have to do is wait , Uxley sent the vox, now we just sit on our hand and wait for back up.


Socrates “I don’t think waiting is an option.. look up there!”

The group turned to Socrates and strained their eyes into the gloom. Beyond the Waste and slag, where the ancient corroding plasteel struts gave way to pitch blackness , The group eyed movement. A feeling first, dark and unpleasant , like a nothing they felt before. Nausea washed over them and they did all they could not to turn their heads and scream! It came too fast for an Escher, too fast for a human! Baleful eyes peircing at their souls, through murky sub light world.

Socrates “Run or fight ? “

“RUN!”

i bet this is only the merest tip of the iceberg... i didn´t follow the pimp my wizard contest as i was ocupied you could say myself...^^
i think there is no point in telling the artist otherwise if he states himself that his creation is sub par... so i wont do that^^

is the fullf part of the contest or is this finally neil coming back for good and getting his on blog rollin`, i sincerely hope so^^

cheers mate and put your best foot forward!

vik

That's a nice piece neil, shame you didn't get the time you wanted on her, but she's come out fine

Thanks for putting the progress shots and fluff up here as well, nice to see it all together.


Now, haven't you got a manufactorum to finish?

Glad the Manufactorum is back. I'm looking forward to seeing another picture of her when you have another living camera.

wow, imperesive

Neil's back! And with a really long post! How exciting, I can't wait to see what he's -

neil101 wrote:
Finally finished a pretty sub par Pimp My wizard entry

Wait, that can't be what he -

neil101 wrote:
a pretty sub par Pimp My wizard entry

I -

neil101 wrote:
sub par

No!
Lilitu looks incredible, end of. No more of this 'sub par' nonsense

Really glad to see you back though, and the barge sounds really exciting. Hope everything's going good!

Wow the sketches are fantastic. Am inrigued by Sammael. A good intepretation of Sammael starred in the computer game 'Darksiders', the art style of that particular game palled after a time but he looked pretty cool. He had cool ott horns and upside down wings.

I also love your entry, the head in particular is a creepy delight.

Thanks for continued the support guys all my boys are at high school now so i have more time to indulge myself although i have just applied for a job at an art gallery fingers crossed , so i dont go stir crazy with no kids to chase after and reprimand

@Vik Hey matey , yep definitely feeling the mini love again , although i don't have to much time this week as i am having new windows fitted in the house :-( (-:

@Monkey cheers mate, the manufactorum is somewhere round ere... wheres did i puts it

@PDH Thanks PDH qoute " I'm looking forward to seeing another picture of her when you have another living camera. " me too

@Big fish I thank you..

@Scarper cheers mate ok no more sump fishing for compliments from on this page Things are cool thanks for asking getting excited to start painting somethings again.

@Perkustin Hey matey ,good to see you again , sorry i still haven't posted the sewerage works i am so lazy i shall check out darksiders now you mention it , upside down wings sound interesting

Grand stuff as per usual!

Which art gallery Neil if you don't mind me asking? Good luck with the application.

A great eye feast right there Neil! Loving the extra details you go through to present the mini, did you design the badge? It looks pretty cool whatever the case!

Oi, none of this job-seeking business. You've got a manufactorum to build

Good luck with the application, hope it works out for you.

Awesome chaosy stuff Neil

Hey guys and gals

So was feeling some paint love today and i thought i would try and splash some of that acrylic love on one of my mini men, Vanheimer the deathwatch marine was the lucky so an so , been wanting to do something to him after a nasty blue metallic car spray accident. i thought it was all over for him but felt like a challenge.

@Chibi thanks matey , qoute "Which art gallery Neil if you don't mind me asking? Good luck with the application" it was Leeds art gallery but i haven't heard from them so i think i missed that boat never mind being doing some graphics for cold hard cash and it just means more modeling time right

@Commander Cain Hey fella , glad to see your still around matey thanks for the the comments , i did design the badge for the comp. Based it on a postage one i found during a google search

@Monkey qoute "Oi, none of this job-seeking business. You've got a manufactorum to build " Never fear looks like i will be digging back out now

@Shazo Thanks Shazo, still not pumping out nearly enough finished work these days though , unlike you matey


some shots of the marine , i only spent today on him i dont have much patience for long winded painting sessions . Qiute happy with the over all look , of him , he is a bit messy , but i kinda like that about him would be happier if i had more patience for painting glowing eyes though.

wip

For your Lilittu have you considered the malifaux lillitu?

https://wyrd-games.net/shop/images/P/p-16337.jpg

You stuff looks great btw

i hope you will never get past my bitz box matey, it would soon be empty beyond recognition^^
a very good looking marine you have there, the billowing cape- look is definatly right up your alley, specially like the skull on the chest, for all those out there that a simple human sull is not grim dark enough^^ very classy paintscheme, one thing i have to ask but: the claw, is there a fluffy explanation for it? would like to here that...

at moonshine: the name lilitu sounds for very much like lilith and thus some other comapnies are bound to use that name but i think neil is one of those peeps that would not want to go for a mere simple mini, cobbling diffrent bitz together to form a whole new mini that creates a complete story around itself is more up his alley...well maybe i am only talking here about my own modelinginterests but i think neil is also more in to the exploration and extrapolation and explanation of bitz and odd ends^^

cheers, vik

Commiserations if you had no joy with the application Neil

Nice gallery, and they used to have free lunchtime recitals on Wednesdays which were wonderful

Bad time for applying for such a job with many many students not long fresh off the art school production line!

Vanheimer looks great neil A huge tattered wolf looking for xenos scum.

And thanks for the fashion shots, but I'm sure silver with hint of red was last season's nail colour wasn't it?

Well, if you've not heard back from them yet, that means they haven't said no to you yet.

That DW marine looks freakin' awesome! Are you doing them for a squad, or for the DW RPG? Either way... please bring out more of these fellows- I'll be requiring a bit of inspiration to do my game club's models...

LOL @ "Sub par"... put that fishing pole away. I'm seriously afraid of you if that is what you consider your "sub par" work, brother. Imagine what your "kickass" work would look like at that standard...

Either way, more DW, please! That guy is looking suitably amazing, as is the mini-insert of the WIP shot. Any tips for doing that crazy GS cloth? I think that and the red was the strong suite of your PMW entry: the folds, the mess-but-neat of the cloth... and the consistency of it. Seriously- check out my Thousand Sons... the "cloth" I make for them is pretty gak in comparision... Lumpy, and the folds are very simple compared to that work. Same thing I see from the DW marine. GS tips, please!

-Remi

The 3 Daemonettes look awesome...

I prefer the 3-armed one, with the spear & DE whip, but the 2 others are great !

The painted one, also, is far from sub-par... TBH, I think it oozes seduction & feminity... Yeah, even though it's a mini ! (It might be time for me to come home, lol)

Some great things in here, keep it up !

Love the painted up Perry Minis...HIghly envious!

Really like the black grey armour you've achieved on the marine. The gold wings on his chest make a really nice contrast and is a beautiful shade.

Peter

looking great love the power calw

Aye up Dakkaaaaa

Thank you all for taking an interest. i Hope you forgive me not replying to your comments this time individually , its just i have a rather large post , promise to do it in the morning
edit did before the morning Keerrching!

@moonshine , Yes i did see that mini thanks but no i didn't consider her , as this model was for the pimp my wizard thread , and only the wizards from gw storm of magic were allowed . i do like malifaux stuff though, and viks right i am all about the creativity if not the painting

@Vik i would certainly love to take a peep in your bits box.. did that come out sounding right ? glad you like him matey . and thanks for stepping in above

@No worries chibi , i after working this week i don't want to work anymore i forgot what a chore it is , it should be called ...er...work !
when did the gallery do the recitals , must have been be a while back sounds like something i would have liked , now they have a great Victorian tiled cafe . looks expensive though

@Cheers monkey , and yes your right of course that was last seasons look , i was just trying on before i put on my real nail colour

@Hey Izanagi , thanks mate , don't worry the fishing is gone for now :thumbs up: i did take inspiration for him from the death watch material by fantasy flight, but i don't plan on making more , i was thinking he could be part of My inquisition war-band of inquisitor Vendrake, when i get around to doing a suitably gothic war-band. i don't game that much nut wish i do get the chance to use him.

@Yggs Get thee home young man before that harpy temptress seduces you as well , obviously being so far from home has forced you to seek solace in the depraved sub depths of dakka . you are lost child , turn back to the emperors light before its too late i liked the 3 armed one too , they are all prototypes for the how she is now .

@Manoknok hey it feels good to type that again, i know i have been a bit slack painting up the Praxian guard , get painting your redcoats and give me some inspiration

@Cheers pete, i wanted a grey ish wolf i don't know why but i think its more appropriate than the jet black for him , that and i cant paint black to good

@Rogue wolves Thanks mate.


sorry for the absence i have been working I know its hard to believe i hardly believe it myself, and no its not the art gallery , but it is arty, i have been doing some corporate graphics for some local business's , i actually thought i had forgotten how to work its been so long. But the upside is i made a bit of spending money , which is going straight back to dakka well forgeworld to be exact. I have been really wanting to do some more work on the Cadian Lucky 7's and i came up with a cool idea.. well cool to me
I have been wanting to do some imperial army guys for a long time , but after the nostalgia wore off i was less than impressed with the sculpts from yesteryear, so i decide to see if i could kitbash a retro. modern command HQ section together , and its got me really excited tbh. I am thinking commissar , general , captain , lieutenant sergeant medic standard ogryn and beastman, They will have a slightly corrupted appearance as these poor pups have been chasing papa nurgle too long , but not fully turned yet
i have ordered the ogryn today and will pick up the beast man tomorrow hopefully , i have enough bits to pull off the rest i think.



























anyhow just wanted to share some stuff thats been going on my noggin this past few weeks and months ,
I have been working on and off on the Alien board game after another dakkite contacted me , who was doing the same thing, kinda inspired me again , and during my research i found this cool website that belongs to the stupidly talented Dennis Lowe who has worked on a tremendous amount of films including Alien , he has some great art work and nostaligic film memorabilia and photos on his site , well worth a look. http://www.zen171398.zen.co.uk/Alien.html












Also been working on some ideas with the Eye of Horus freindly dakkite who ran the poetry comp a while back who gave me an idea to use sound in the presentation of miniatures
Thought i would do a test run with the lucky sevens . I had been researching the experimental sound artists of the 60's by coincidence and have done a little sound expirimentation whilst at uni but nothing recently , so back to audacity i went cap in hand not sure how it turned out , but you can tell for yourself if your interested . at the bottom of the page.

also did a little illustration and graphics and writing to introduce the new guys.

so Me and Bailey my eldest son , finally managed to get a game down a few months back , i was going to do a battle report but never got around to it , we used house rules and it was Bailey's great unwashed against the noble 9th , to cut a long story short he just beat me after his goilaths with shotguns got into the range of my tender nobles , Actaeon did manage to take out his bounty hunter leader first though and i wiped the floor with his ratskin scouts with my old guard heavy weapons. but alas the fair Artemis and her hounds were no match for his brutal hive bottom scum. it was a thoroughly fun game and i wish we could do it more often , normally by the time we have set up the will to play has vanished



















Gas Mask with Mark VIII filter

(i)General Introduction

After the lasgun , your gas mask is the most important item in you possession. Ensure it is within easy reach at all times. The enemy may use such despicable methods as gas or chemical attack at any time, and without warning. A confident trooper can put his mask on in a matter of about seven seconds. This target you should aim to achieve. It will save your life. ( For further details refer to chapter 3 , section 13, “Protection against Gas, Chemical and Bio Weapons.')

Whilst wearing the mask recite continually the Possession of Faith and the litany of protection ( Refer to Emperor's Benediction ) to ensure the seal remains intact. The Emperor protects.


Diary entry I medical officer Descartes CADIAN 7TH company COMMAND HQ

It's been Two weeks since we defeated the Volscani Cataphracts at The battle of Tyrok Fields ,
We have recovered our colours thankfully but not our numbers.
Commander Kropotkin refuses to let us push back the remainder of the traitorous wretches. We are at the front line and dangerously spread thin , I worry if we don’t move soon we shall loose the impetus we have garnered crossing this deserted and desolate landscape.


Diary entry II medical officer Descartes CADIAN 7TH company COMMAND HQ
We are at our wits end. No supplies have been delivered since my last entry ,six days. six fething days with out rations or fresh medical supplies, The men have started wilt like the decaying flowers that once blanketed these forests, a rash has spread amongst the weaker ones like wildfire , its like nothing I have witnessed before, black and green boils ravage the once proud soldiers. The few stims I have wont last long ,..please Emperor have mercy ..we are rotting here.


Diary entry III medical officer Descartes CADIAN VIITH company COMMAND HQ
The droning, droning, of those blighted beasts, teasing us with their sweet cacophony of chaos,
the promises, Oh the promises... awash the land with poisonous rapture , seeping into our souls the
pain will be gone , the pain will be gone , emperor help me , give me the strength I need to withstand this torture , We must move ..we must ...must.






The blighted drones


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ok thanks for stopping by folks
would appreciate to know what you think of the sound art if you have time.

that sounds sends shivers down my spine... and still i listened to it two times! guess i can´t blame you for all my insomnia then this night^^

ok...this fluff part of decartes sounds like a WWI scenario...trenchers not able to move and stuck in their trenches without suplies and any help... i think an easy prey for father nurgle...well this is exactly the right time someone in high command had better learn the word human rescources...but i think for them it is just deployment material...and there is enough to chucked out into the fray after the other lot...thats generals for you right there...

new minis look expensive.. to say the least... hmmm... first slaanesh and now nurgle... i think the IoM has lost a valuable player/modeler to the filthy gods...such a shame^^

looks like a nice game... well one of these days maybe my sons will be able to battle with me too...^^ i envy you^^

hmmm... working what was that again...? well i had a bite of that too recently and ruined my left shoulder to a point that i am still feeling aches there, whenever i use it in a certain way...but then again i worked with my body and not my brain... should have done other work...so congrats to you for doing better´n me^^ hope this will lead to further employments...ross fingers for you!


vik

wow yarrek conversion top notchim gonna have to use it for imunda!

Hey vik cheers mate, sorry for the nightmares , i was inspired by pachendale for this story , i think it fits with the nurgle theme, so spot on mate, glad that came through without being obviously trench warfare.

The minis where pricy but we all deserve a treat every now and then don't we Dont worry the emperors gaze has not fallen to far away this disciple. back with the all new inquisitor vendrake war band anytime soon.

as for the game , that was the first in a long long time mate , but it was fun. no doubt your boys will be wiping the floor with you too in the near future

@rogue wolves cheers mate , i do like that conversion , but think it needs changing a little more maybe some green stuff hear and their , or a weapon swap

Wow, nice pieces of fluff around here...

Love the blight drone artworks, they make me think of Invasion : Battle Los Angeles (which I've only watched recently), in a way...

Also, Papa Nurgle loves us all !

[edit : damn, I hadn't understood the harpies were 3 concepts that turned into a single piece... I'm sad now, I had hoped we would see all three finished !]

as for the game , that was the first in a long long time mate , but it was fun. no doubt your boys will be wiping the floor with you too in the near future

rofl!!! yup thats a good way to get even with your dad then... this could be a great motivation for them then^^

yep the battle of paschendale.... i had someting like that exactly in mind....there was once this horror movie about a smallish warband that got stuck in foreign trnches and got decimated one by one... all save one survived the evil spirit that lurked there and tested them all... forgot the name...was a classy as hell skinrippler of a movie...my mind is sometimes like a sieve.... must be all that plastic glue^^

i really liked your idea of going to do sound matching minis and fluff.... this is a step greatly overdue if you ask me and sice you done the first step i hope you will be getting that on with!!! i like that holistic touch!^^

Plenty of nice stuff there neil. Glad to hear you got yourself a bit of spending money too

The retro guard are looking nice so far, and what's that yarrick's standing on?

Nice to see you thinking about the game again, and nice pics of your game with Bailey - I'd forgotten about your drop-ship till I saw it in one of the shots.

Nice fluff and art as always.

For the next mini's you post we expect a 360 vid accompanied by sound.

second the 360° vid!!! with matching sounds...who knows what carrer moves this might lead to^^

How did I miss this thread?!? Simply Epic!!

Just to get you in the mood I looted a couple of your pics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKm0RVCPLZY

That's actually got me in the mood to spend a bit more time on it

Really nice art work!!!

@monkeytroll - wow nice vid

yup that vid is something i want to see more off^^

@Monkey THANK YOU SO MUCH ! That is simply awesome ! It actually freaked me out quite a bit , really haunting the way you splice the pics together, like a horror movie..
I really dont know what to say , .. i guess i better break out the video editing suite . Its pretty cool seeing another interpretation of the audio .
so when is the next one out .. we demand a sequal .. in 3d..

how did you edit it ? with what software.

@Tipios and @ozymandias cheers guys , you better stick around we go 3d next

@ vik yup that vid is something i want to see more off^^ yep me too, i say now he has revealed this kinetic creativity we dont let him stop .. cyborks in 3d pleae monkey.

Heh, 3D cyborks is a little beyond my ability I think you'll find, that was just a few of your pics shoved into Windows Movie Maker, all I have available on my laptop.

I'd been toying with the idea of a fig-vid for a while, I might play with that a little more, get some more minis in there.

Oh, and what did you use for your audio? Software or synth?

@Monkey i think video of figs has its place , especially for capturing those tricky to photo minis , and for creating mood.

"Oh, and what did you use for your audio? Software or synth? "

I recorded my voice making suitably deep noises , as well as a little key board synth , i am a big fan of the mini moog

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimoog

and there has been a free digital version around for a while

http://glenstegner.com/softsynths.html

but just used an old Yamaha organ that the kids have.
then imported into audacity for a play

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

if we are talking vids here.... with so many great minis around i demand you to make a movie like in the WW reviews you got in cinemas...with a yelling speaker...hard rolled "R"s and all the crappy pics that you got there... anyone kow how you achive these errors in ..possibly GIMP? that would be very apreciated...





note that this is just for showing and not that i am feeling related to the portrayed opinions in this vid...for all that i care the brownshirts got it way to easy in those days...

Wow, Neil, talk about feast and famine! So many nice things at once

I'm really impressed with the Yarrik conversion - finecast has been around for a while now, and I'm a little disappointed that people haven't been REALLY taking the models apart. He looks great, really good choice with the legs (or are they sculpted?)

The others from the squad (though your picture is tiiiny!) look good too - like you've got the character of the older models with the dynamism of the new ones! Do I spy some FW hazardous environment stuff in there? Ace use of the ancient HB!

I am also a big fan of bits like this:
"Whilst wearing the mask recite continually the Possession of Faith and the litany of protection ( Refer to Emperor's Benediction ) to ensure the seal remains intact. The Emperor protects."
Just so imperial - your technique for putting on the mask is to tighten straps A and B, then pray the damn thing works. And it's totally what you'd be doing in that situation anyway

Your ambient sound is fantastic too - really creepy. I'm writing a little bit of fluff at the moment about an unlucky jackal team exploring a vast underground storage facility. I played your little excerpt quite a few times for inspiration of vast industrial emptiness. I don't know what you've done, but it just seems really mechanical! hope that's what you were going for, anyway

Sorry if that's a all a bit bitty - just wanted to comment on all the new stuff! Great work, and keep it up! Great to see you producing again

Aye up dakka

Thanks all for the comments guys , really cool to see the sound stuff went down well , keeps me on my toes doing new stuff.

@Monkey thanks again for the vid , i have watched it several times now , hope to see the cybork version soon mate


@Vik Hey mate , unfortunately my video editing software , is now vaporware until i reinstall it , then achieving those errors is rather easy as they come as plugin filters , i think its possible to create an image in Photoshop or gimp at the same resolution as the vid then overlay it.

@scarper Hey mate , Glad you like the audio .. the mechanical sound you described was exactly what i had hoped for .. i think the blight drones would be quite mechanical and clanking beasts.

Yarrick still needs work but i am still very excited about this little project , the cadian lucky sevens or unlucky sevens have really captured my imagination , , i long to see them as they might appear in some Hollywood movie all dirty and disheveled during battle, they are as close as i will get to the old imperial army idea i think.



So been working on the Lucky seven Regimental command squad , I have played around with lots of permutations and i have settled i think for a five man squad , that should enable me to go to town on each model and really personalize them . i doubt this squad will be rules correct as i am going for a more artistic vibe rather than game ready.
I thought it would be cool to use at least two abhumans , and i opted for an Ogryn and a beastman, as they scream imperial army to me. i noticed though the newer ogryns use automatic shotgun ripper guns where as the old ones used a gun that resembled the autogun but bigger , i know this was also called a ripper gun , but is obviously not a shotgun , ?

that beastman looks cool, love the fur you GSed...
the standard bearer... why has he cloth or something else around his lasgun? poses are all very scenic! but for some resons the mini of the bearer doenst work for me as i cant really understand him...there seems to be some undecernible features around his head which makes it hard for me to picture what is what... maybe a better pic of his face head section?

the medic looks super cool and reminds me a lot of the vostroyan one ... that because i think the arms are from that one?^^

oh and i spotted a powerarmor bit on the beastmans back...will he be getting a backpack of some sort? as again for the standard bearer... i guess priming will sort some problems of my imagination^^

@Vik The standard bearer is my usual raggedy style, i wanted to recreate the imperial army , so i used a old lasgun , they used to have triangle banners on them, but i rehashed the idea in my own style.. the headress is just some toweling wrapped around his head under his helmet
like in these pics

ah ok, i had thought that it is something like cloth underneath the helmet...didn´t know and hadn´t realized the old imps used to have small banners attached to their guns...ratger stange idea... but old style is old style and you can´t argue with that^^

New additions look sweet. You really have a knack for those ragged, flowing bits of material

Glad you liked the vid, I'm actually playing with another version of that one, it was the sound that inspired me, and I've not got anything else useful/inspiring to hand. Go make some more audio I ripped a few more pics from your gallery and did a bit of re-mixing on your file, so if anything comes of it, it's all your work

And now I need time to watch the rest of Kin Dza Dza too

Viktor von Domm wrote:didn´t know and hadn´t realized the old imps used to have small banners attached to their guns...ratger stange idea... but old style is old style and you can´t argue with that^^

True, don't get me wrong most didn't , its just the old plastic las gun was so long (like the old muskets i imagine was the look they were going for) that they looked a bit strange just by themselves , especially as they didn't come with a stock. I added a stock to the banner guy but because he was holding the gun single handed, i thought it looked over long , i enlarged the banner to compensate for this. But having said all that , I am not overly happy with him , i like the loose raggedy feel , but i think the pose isn't classic enough for a regimental HQ command squad. i think a less busy model would work better probably. Gonna look at the old banner guys again to try and capture that feeling. I appreciate the crits mate as i am pretty proud of the beastman as i think it looks quite a lot like the original packmaster and wouldn't want to drag the rest of the squad down , with a poor banner guy .


@monkey i actually made a tutorial this time fro the raggedy green stuff as a few people have mentioned how i achieve that effect. just dint have time to post it up last time.

qoute "
Glad you liked the vid, I'm actually playing with another version of that one, it was the sound that inspired me, and I've not got anything else useful/inspiring to hand. Go make some more audio I ripped a few more pics from your gallery and did a bit of re-mixing on your file, so if anything comes of it, it's all your work "

Cool i shall start tinkering again , i was thinking of trying to get an orky sound next , as it could be used with your guys and GDCK at some point. think it might be tricky though without it sounding too silly tbh.

and for all those who don't know what kin dza dza is .. shame on you


wrote some stuff for The Grim Dark Cookie Kronikles today , playing around with a format change and swatting up on what has gone before to get me in the mood
GDCK 1 here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/210/318718.page
GDCK 2 here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/270/318718.page

also managed to prime he beastman before the weather changed for the worse.

so I have been thinking about board games space crusade and advanced space crusade/tyranid attack or space hulk to be precise, for a while i have wished that GW would reissue space crusade and its squeal, as i really liked its all in a box mentality, i think there is something about boarding actions in space that is eternally exciting.. in fact a game combining a tactical element like BFG and a boarding action would probably be my favorite thing tbh , A five man squad pf hard arses , either inquisitorial henchmen , dark eldar raiders , space marine tactical squads terminators , orky pirates even nids etc.. would all work very well in my opinion ,for small skirmish based battles , i a thinking of making a simple rule set for this idea , but my biggest stumbling block is the actual board .. I would prefer a simple all in a box affair that takes only minutes to set up , i think the simplicity is the key factor in what i like about this idea, no setting up that takes an age , just quick fun battles with exciting narratives . I suppose this is the game i would want to play with my boys in an ideal world. But i Know there are rule sets that cover this in the present 40k but i find it difficult to learn new rules , and i guess they are not narrative driven. Maybe i should just cherish the memories i have at playing the scouts vs nids, or imperial fist vs chaos dreadnought instead of trying to reinvent the wheel and do it all again.. then again there is that amazing sm assault pod on forge world now
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/CAESTUS-ASSAULT-RAM.html

found this link to a guy who is blogging his painting the original game http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62952



also found this brilliant log that is doing a great job of bringing the board game advanced space crusade up to date

http://s3.zetaboards.com/The_Ammobunker/topic/7349062/1/

drool... too many ideas not enough hands









green stuff mini tut.

That beastman is really nice, feels like a big improvement on the original. Is that part of a marine you've used as the chest plate?

I've wanted to do a beastman guard army for a while and that is very inspiring, I did have it down as a project in the long distant future but your making it get closer and closer....

The beastman looks great! The original is one of my favourite IG models (I can't believe you can't use them anymore D, and I genuinely feel like you've improved on it! An awesome homage, and some really nice incorporation of the marine parts. Plus some grade A fur sculpting!

The standard bearer is also ace! The flag looks brilliant and the posing is top notch. The head wrap is a nice idea, but I'm still unsure at the mo - I'm sure painting / a few more angles will bring me round to the idea though Really love all the true scale stuff you're throwing out at the mo

i see, too long for an undressed look... talking about the lasgun lol...

well i still think the baerer could be saved... something fishy is maybe the pose of both arms "highfiving" doulbehanded with full hands... mebe bring the gunarm down and the standard arm is high for morale...you cant have both...^^

the assault ram is a verrrry interesting pice for a starting position for a boardgame... of course with sufficient 3D aproach...like the starting field of the monopoly...potentially looming this idea....if it werent for the hefty price...


as for my criticism... i really know i couldn´t best you in a tight corner if my life would be hanging on a thread^^ but i see when something is good and when something could be better...doens´t make me a nice person, but thats just me.... but WHEN something IS good.... and believe me this thread is full of that stuff....then my laymen eye is directly conected to the typy fingers and lets everyone know...thats just two sides of the saim coin... the false penny that i am^^ peeps by the way that i don´t critizise i have deemed unworthy and not up to betterment... so feel privileged about me pouting about your work^^
mate you know i love your stuff^^

cheers, vik...

For the standard bearer how about just removing the bayonet and gun-banner? That might clean it up a bit, and reduce the length of the right side.


Heh, I know what you mean about an orky sound. I grabbed Audacity and the minimoog emulator, been playing around but nothing really works (of course I was never a genius at beat-creation and it's been many years since I've played about). I need to re-build some adio/visual clip libraries. I was thinking of just some background industrial and battle noises in the end.

@ GiraffeX Cheers Mate , yes the chest plate is from a chaos marine and the back ids from a space wolf , although i have changed the front now to a imperial Aquila as the emperor dictates the beast men are really nice , but they are rather small , i have lengthened mini considerably to make the heads look in proportion, although the space wolf heads suit them great at regular size did another one earlier but will post it when its out of the blue tack stage

@scarper thanks scarps.. I never owned one so its like a homage for me , i have really tried to up my game with this squad i am getting tired of rushing through the models and not really pushing myself. I consider this to be my attempt to improve and slow down phase i enjoyed making it so much i have decide to create the original three but a twist going from really feral to grim-dark , the pack master is in the middle

@Hey vik , that asault ram would look cool art scale with a bunch of heresy era troops jumping out the back into a space hulk.
I have remoddled the standard bearer twice now and i am now satisfied with the pose , i think although the look was too busy before and the head too small. will post pics of the new pose when on to the green stuffing as it will probably change again before that

@monkey i did remove the bayonet , and it was an improvement but it was still too busy and not dramatic enough for a regimental bearer , more like a standard infantry guy tbh. so he is redone , much happier with the new pose , now i just need to replace the blue stuff with green

that mini moog is great fun, john carpenter did assault on precinct 13 with one i think and probably all his other synthy sounds but you will probably be better creating you own sounds, just grab the mike and get wailing i found gverb in audacity to be the most useful effect.
have you checked out
James Tenney

Steve Reich
Harry Partch




really proud of the work i am doing on these guys , i have never worked as diligently as i am on these five. i hope i can learn a few painting techniques so i can do them proud
thanks for looking peeps!

like i said before i love this commisar conversion i'll probibly take the bases of it and expand apon it, also thats one of the best imperial beast man ive seen it looks exaclty like the classics just amped up you know

@rogue wolves Cheers mate its been a bit of a learning curves for me , patience is my worst enemy , every time i think i have finished i think no go back change something for the better , take your time still rushing through , by most peoples standards, but for me its an age would like to see what you do with yours when you do it

Aye up dakka. did a little more with the regimental standard , not happy with the right arm length and will make it shorter and better proportioned.

still some tidying up to do , but i think its a better pose now, especially given the importance of the regimental colours in the caddian 7th fluff

The ogre heads arrived today so i can start playing around with the ogryn now , well after i finish up the apothecary.

cheers .

Nice work.

The first bearer had a kind of ragged last-stand feel to him, which I liked, but didn't really do justice to the company colours like this guy

Oh, and that beastmen is looking sweet.

Great updates, love the GS works, and thanks for the TUT

Neil Mate



Yarrick really is simply immense!

The Cadian Lucky Seven's standard bearer is wicked.

The beastman is pretty much a taller version of the original.

Looking forward to some paint on these boys.

now that standard bearer me likes^^ the double handed hold to the banner is much more realistic! also i like how you yet again (?) used a wolven head? they seem to be so versatile in your hands!!!

the GS work is really something you have a hand for! the chestplate of the beastman is now a really cool version i like very much!


as for the music shown.... the remind me a bit of the music from planet of the apes.... the real thing and not the new versions...

this stuff back then creeped me out quite a lot.... which means it is a good choice...^^





vik

Aye up dakka

@monkey thanks mate , i redid the flag bearers arm so its not as long now

@Tipios cheers mate , be warned the green stuff messes up your table doing that tut

@PDH Thanks Pete , gonna paint em up in muted blacks and greys with a hint of white and red i think . either that or faded camo green with orange

@VIk Cheers matey that vid me me smile from ear to ear, and yes that music is quite chilling.


update time .. still working on the HQ guys , but progress as slowed due to a pretty nasty chest infection , could be from chopping up that FW Ogryn without due care
So i messed up the medic and might bin him , or do a different model maybe radio guy? but i am pretty happy with the ogryn .. not ecstatic but pleased , i think the head could have been better in hindsight , The ogryn's muscles are massive and i had to re sculpt a whole side of him from scratch. I opted for a twin drum barrel for his ripper . which turned out quite nice . Also redid the standards arm to make it shorter.

going for the not quite renegade ogryn look , but on the way there for sure . those nurglings can be pretty persuasive

painting next , think german ww2 meets killzone helghast , for these puppies .

Nice looking ogryns you have there!

Standard bearer is massively improved, and that's a fantastic pose you've got going on! Good choice of head for ferocity, I think, and the tubework you've done is really cohesive.

As for the ogryn -

Love love love the mask, all the tubes and cloth suit him perfectly. Your GS work is amazing as always - don't think I've seen you tackle that much musculature before though. Ace job! They look great as a bunch!

Liking the watermarks too - a professional touch!

He still seems to be lacking something though... Hmmm... Give me a few minutes.


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Fixed it for you!

Doesn't that feel... safer somehow?

And, as a side note - he's still got a chaos star on his belt plates. Just in case you'd missed it!

Your command section looks stunning.

Agreed with GiraffeX! Neil, that ogryn is so intense. I love it!

Yep, great looking command group there neil

Really like what you did with the ogryn, I think the mask looks great, and obviously I love the cabling Good work on the re-sculpt too.

Think Scarper's onto something with the beard/sweater combo though, that's a vital bit of wargear right there.

LMAO

you think the work on the ogryn might have caused the chest infection....man.... now you frightened me good for further work with resin....this shooves me even more into the realm of carboard work...urgh....i hope you are feeling better tho now...

the ogryn is really serious looking.... if i had to be in the same team as that abomination ...i wouldn´t be searching for enemies anymore.... him would suffice^^ he is packing some fiecre punch i would think.,...

the group shot is so cineastic yet again...like a star wars movie poster^^...you truly are a kid of the 70s/80s generation^^

and that beard and sweater somehow gets me some vibes of king cracker some how...dunno why... he certainly doensn´t wear those^^

as for the doc... would you mind showing him to us?... sounds like he did a selfexperiment and now look like frankensteins monster...^^

keep well mate


vik

Wow, that command group looks good! Damn Good!

Hello again

Thanks for all the feedback peeps , its appreciated

@Speedfreak Thanks matey i do however only have one Ogryn just lots of pics of him

@Shazo Cheers shazo !

@Viktor Von Domm well vik you are getting pretty damn good at cardboard work , i don't have your patience to be honest , i marvel at how you can create a tank from nothing, and then even add all the details , hats off to you sir wanted a grimdark feel for this ogryn like he is in the process of being corrupted but doesn't know why or how, and yep i am truly a boy of my time , that pose reminds me of several iconic film posters, i will probably make a diorama stand for them when done. here is the medic in all his glory i killed him with too much paint and sloppy green stuff work ..



@Dteingass

@monkey cheers monks gotta love those 40k cables, are the ones you bought pewter ?

@moltar Cheers Mate tbh i was very unsure of his pose , a bit too static after the movement of the original, and he is quite tricky to photograph ,, so glad you like him mate.

@GiraffeX Thanks mate , well all except the ,medic.. curses! gonna try and give them a cool scenic base when done , was thinking the broken aquilla or some such ?

@scarper methinks i got a taste of my own medicine, i have to admit he looks much more approachable this way , and i am seriously tempted to do a re sculpt now
your right about the muscles , its the first time , i think i messed them up though , they looked pretty good until i base coated them. i should probably invest in those clay shapers tbh
although i don't think this model was ever intended to have an arm and he looks too top heavy with one , but never mind lesson learnt. as for the water marks still not sure about them as they make it look a bit too serious , must do GDCK to make up for that

thanks for all the comments folks , so i spent some time trying to paint the Ogryn , trying to learn some new techniques since i only know the basics , gonna try out chipping on his Armour plate and some blended highlights on his skin and maybe some tats ? would certainly appreciate critical feedback , don't be kind as i know this is my weakest part of the hobby and i am really gonna tr and do the command guys justice if i can learn patience I popped into gw yesterday and tried to take on some advice about skin tones ,i left thinking that i need darker shadows and generally more contrast , i was unsure of the colour scheme for the whole cohesive bunch but decided after a rather large even by my standards research trawl of images , to go with light grey dark grey black white muted green and red for accents mainly grey and black with red spot colours though. because i was late to the party deciding , i went ahead and started the ogryn with purple and blue , skin only to have to repaint him grey . although he still needs highlighting something i have never done before any advice on the painting side would be apreciated folks especially highlighting and shading grey ?

pics ?

research trawl 1


research trawl 2


research trawl 3


research trawl 4


and wip painting pics

Still loving your little colour boards. Definitely not just inspiration for yourself, i am sure anyone looking at those would be inspired, me included. Great minis so far, looking forward to some painting think it will really show off the conversion work. I might also recommend some gryscaling of the fotos as the lurid colour of greenstuff tends to obscure detail.

That WIP Ogryn looks fantastic. Really glad to hear that you are willing to try different painting techniques; the moment we stop learning is the moment we start to stagnate.

Very much looking forward to see this painting project progress.

LilLoser

that ogryn is coming along quite nicely i like the grey skin

well i can see now that the doc is beyond help^^

the ogryn is a pice that frightens me^^ scary fellow to have in your team...and then to think that he is all muscles and litterally no brains... that is some ally that makes foes absolte^^

Ogryns with a commissar are an awesome force!

Helloooo! its me again

finally fished the Ogryn pretty pleased with most parts of him , i did really try and take my time , it was sooo difficult , and i have a new found respect for all you brilliant painters out there , who can wait and do something properly , how it should be done. those brilliant weathering techniques and skillfull blending i have seen you all render so faithfully true.
Well i really did have a break through moment when painting him , i realized that i have never actually blended up a or lightened a colour with out dry brushing or if i did i didnt really know why i was doing it ,i was always scared of making a model look too cartyoony , now i realize you need a lot of boldness in colour to the minis as well as thin paints
any way enough of that ..thanks for the comments folks hope you enjoyed the reference art, i know i did

@Cheers perky , nice to see you on dakka again, i will definatley take note of the gretyscaling green stuff pics in the future mate, good tip glad you enjoyed the images, wish i could paint like that .

@lillooser
Hey LL , i have problems with learning ,because i think i know everything not really but i do have problems grasping fairly basic ideas , i am just a big slacker to be honest i know i should really push my self , but i just think meh..! most times . well that and i have no impulse control for starting new projects and not finishing anything i have started properly.
glad you like the mini , i was very unsure of his pose , still am really , just got fed up of trying to find obne that worked better than the mechanical arm.

@Rogue wolves Thanks Rogue I was going to try the pale deathly look more DE than ogryn , but that looked too chaos tbh , then i noticed some ogryns in GW that were painted in this skin tone , its a mix of ermm. i forget i wrote down the recipe somewhere will check later sorry

@Victor Yep all brain and no brawn the Ogryn and the doc is a gonna ..MEDIC!!

@Shazo funny you should ay that i just swapped the medic for a new commissar update coming soon

so here are the pics .. the bases probably still needs some work and i know there are a few mold lines bloody bloody hell pretty proud of the veins on his arms and back though thanks for looking folks

That is just gorgeous...really.

That is so awesome

Wow, Neil, this is incredible. Absolutely incredible. The skin - the veins, the pinks on the face, just, just wow! I'm genuinely speechless. The grey tone is fantastic - any chance at all of a walkthrough?



(Still needs a beard and jumper combo though)

He's looking very nice, how do that say it...very grim dark

Oi you. What's all this guff you've been giving us about being a slapdash painter

That skin is fantastic, and lovely weathered metal.

Excellent job mate

fantastic fantastic work and just like you said the way you painted the skin it looks like a sickly color that could actually be someones skin

Really nice ogryns sir! Great work!

whoa... i have to say i get a slight vibe from some videogames from that ogryn...like a tad resident evil cobbled with some duke inside^^ i rellay like the gasmask... that bleached leather style is very cool looking... reminds me of fallout...somehow...

the blood on the blade is very good looking...will this model count as a bone`ead? i think the gear and look fully provide that position!
the pose has it all... the :" come and git some more..." and the humiliation of the casulaity beneath his feets...like a trophy of a hunter but with a even more carless feel to it...he is litterally stepping over someones lifeless corpse...a killer and he is only heading forwards...by the way... talking about corpses... where is that one from... i wouldn´t be too surprised if you did some serios coverting on that guy to make him look tallarn...

a very good work and as other stated as well you really shouldn´t humble your paintstyle...since your early pics i think your skills have vastly improved and this should be recognized even by you! *stamps feet*

vik

Yep, you've been warned neil, vik's stamping his feet. Bow to his demands or we'll have a full blown Teutonic Tantrum on our hands.

Aye up dak dak

Thank you for all the supportive comments , it was a real pleasure to read and i felt really proud that you guys like him, Its really nice to get positive feedback when your proud of something

@Dsteingass Thanks matey really appreciate you taking time to comment.

@Bigfish cheers ,glad you like the big smurf.

@Scarper look he took off his jumper because his mum bought him it for xmas and he doesn't want to get blood on it and rest assured he has a full beard under that mask.
Thanks mate, i did really try not to be lazy on him though i got a bit slack towards the end. the veins were painted on then washed over when dry with light layers of paint to subdue them. will do a tut if you really want mate.

@Giraffex , yep hes pretty grim , probably barbecue he shares his quarters with a half goat man

@Monkey .. Guff .. ( looks around )..Me lol , its all a ruse i really have several golden deamons resting at my feet as i type .. hang on a min.. no.. not deamons .. grotlings!.. bloody hell monkey keep em on a lead mate.
cheers mate, i did have a eureka moment with regards to lightening , and shading though , still need plenty of practice of weathering , and lets not forget this mini is a bit of a monster in figure terms

@Rogue wolves Thanks mate , i messed up a fair few times , but fortunately i had kept the paint thin enough to do a few more layers of correcting

@Bebopdrums2424 Thanks bebop.. cool name

@Vik well he kinda reminds me of rogue trooper to be honest , not intentional though. but it is a good colour choice him. The tallern is actually a tallern an injured one from ebay like the pretorian guys

now no more feet stomping , or i shall have to set my ogryn on you mate, and he doesn't take kindly to threats especially if he has his jumper on. My paint style is grotty and dirty ,(john blanche is my art hero ) but i have always being jealous of people who have a tight/smooth style , not that i would wish to change just , be able to do both to be honest, but i guess that's where patience and practice comes in. thanks for the kind words matey.

@monkey I think i might have calmed him down .. quick get the super glue on his boots before he moves again

Thanks all again for the encouraging words peeps.

Here are few ideas i had when building the Ogryn

an updated version of the autogun beastman

and a cybermut monkey would be proud of



I am working on a new member of the comand squad since the doc went tits up i picked up The commisar lord to replace him , so now its captain commisar ogryn and flag bearer.
and maybe one super secret guy

Feel sorry for the other mutts when he sniffs their butts!!!
Mind you could be self inflicted problems when he cleans his own pantry in the way that dogs do!

Great stuff Neil
I can't add to what has already been said but will echo the sentiments
Great work!

Crazy cool and creative,i love your work.

me stomp is so severe that no super glue woulda hold me down...er... sounds like a song from johnny cash now...

as for the elk...my brother was once bitten by an elk...these are nasty critters, them leks... don´t cross them!

and the doggy actually has some weird potential...the outline works...but it is rather strange...*shudders*

^^

It's okay neil, I've got me trusty rivet-gun, don't need that pansy supa-gluez.

Elk-boy looks cool, but only if his antlers get painted up as light-bulbs

Cyber-mutt's nice too, like the fact he's got a handle for his..err..handler to grasp.

And you're adding secret-squirrel to the command group? Good choice

whats that on the beastmans head? other than that part i love this one even better then i loved the last

Beautiful ogryn there - made my awsome mini detector beep

Converted renegade ogryn with custom weapon and lots of sculpted detail, reminds me off someone... so it's right up my alley! Like always good job, Neil. The commissar is also stunning.

Man, I need to find some time for the hobby...


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P.S. /nitpicking: Shame on you for not resculpting the orkhand, while keeping one from the original. Not only is one hand bigger than the other, it also has crude sausage fingers, while the ork hand has finer fingers with pointy nails. It's still lovely though and I only mention it because I resculpted the fingers and the nails on mine, you know my obsession with details.

Very good looking stuff there Neil! I wish my own sculpting skills allowed me to do with the greenstuff you have done!

Baiyuan! You're alive! I was genuinely going to ask if anyone had heard from you next time I posted on my blog. Hope you're doing well!

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@Chibi trust you to think of that gonna have to get him a muzzle

@Roguewolves thanks mate i thinkmhis pose is quite natural the antlers are from the DE flying things i quite like antlers in general , still wip though .. he could be bare after all..

@Shingouku thankyou kind sir

@Weety cheers weets

@Vik right monkey get the rivets whilst he is busy making his tin man

@Monkey thanks monks , cyber squirrel it is then..

@Shazo Thanks shazo, , i pushed my boundaries with him , but still a fair ways to go , live and learn eh ?

@ baiyuan hey mate , glad business is going well for you mate, and yep i am pretty sure that your wonderful Ogryn inspired some lights in my noggin when coming up with this , of course its not in the same league as you detailed behemoth...well in the fact that its painted at least and thanks for pointing out that one hand is massively smaller than the other .. i am going to have to close one eye when i look at him now...if only i had you patience mate eagerly awaiting to see some more of your stuff .. but as always RL comes first

@Scarper He's back ! and he has an arm full of crits to point out your worst green stuff nightmares , One cybernetcially enhanced eye with a 500x optical zoom and bucket load of patience the Biayuanator !!!!


so mini update , all wip..

Working on painting up the GDCK crew ( if i can find em all ) Bashed first in a tank girl homage style , rough and ready and bad pics sorry in advance

and a super secret project with a super .. secret mini ..that even i didnt know about until i came to upload him.. sh..!!! don't tell a soul.. or your next!

Chasing to the left, chasing to the right....it's more like Scooby Doo than Tank Girl

Nice work on the assassin. I looked at the first pic for a while trying to figure where the pistol had come from Some lovely use of bits in that guy.

Nice lil' devil outfit he's wearing Pics a bit dark though, but looks very nice.

Squirrels have fluffy tails though, don't they?

WOW i think your assasin looks better than GW's nice work man!

Ya, I'll never be able to paint my GW assasain now (not like I have gotten to it in the past 10 years), but amazing work!

Great work dude! The Ogryn looks great, I always forget how good of a painter you are, every time you finish something I am always wowed by it!

amazing! and disturbing... hand in hand!
is that a heroclix pair of legs with the assasin? he looks very good and is oozing certainand silent death!!! and i really like how the skull came out... and you are truly a guy of secrets... showing a wip and then chucking the painted and done mini just after we had collapesed and got up from the WIP and then we get knocked down again by the painted one!!! sadist you are^^

yep definatly some tank girl hommage on that cooky thief!
and unusually bright as a neil product^^

and what is that on the last pic...a grim dark batman of the future? that smallish cameo shot is such a teaser^^

and ho said RL always comes first...? not to a true hobbiest...er..."no kids! not now....papa is writing some serious ranting to some of his firends about dedication...yes i know your hungry and thirsty...but you have to understand about priorities here..." *um*

Dammit, Neil. Here I was feeling good that I'd actually posted half a semi green stuffed soldier, and here you go just casually posting up a completely unique assassin, brilliantly painted, like it ain't no thing. And worse, no wip or warning or anything, you just spring him on us. Which, I guess.. Kind of suits. But still!

Love the terrain, love the action pose, love everything.

and I too am curious about the raggedy shadow descending on the assassin attacking your captain - got to be someone incredibly stealthy to get the drop on an eversor...

pleasebeagrimdarkbatmanpleasebeagrimdarkbatman

so lol....

Hey Neil, I was given an old catalogue and I was browsing.

Saw this and remembered your guys are the lucky sevens too!!

EVESOR ASSASSIN

I think that sums it up....just in case it doesn't utterly wicked mate.

Peter

Nice work on that cool Ogryn, and all others have said it before me on that Eversor Neil! wow.......!

Wow! Neil that assassin looks incredible!

Hey peeps, its half term at the moment so i have much less hobby time , thought i would share some stuff i have been up to though. First off thanks for stopping by

@Monkey cheers mate , scooby snacks are on me folks just need the cyber squirrels on a stick and were all set

@Rogue wolves , Wow , that's a big compliment fella , thank you very much

@Dsteingass sorry would love to see him skulking around the shadows of your terrain

@Commander cain Hey Cain, hows tricks ? thanks for the support matey , i did try my very hardest on this model , i doubt i will try that hard again for a while

@Vik thanks Matey, the cookie thief has more friends now and the flying thing is the servo skull from the old ulsheki rogue trader wish it was batman though , i think i have a minature batman somewhere and yes hobby time comes first , just trying not to look like a completely selfish gakker thats all

@Scarper Hey scarps just noticed you have posted an update will check it out after i finish typing up this . thanks for the support , the mystery winged thing is a servo skull from another model , rogue trader ulsheki.

@dantay_xvHey dantay ,thanks for sharing mate , i knew i had heard of them before , i think i first saw them on a rhino actually must try and find that pic , back in wd 101 i think ?
edit found them here take a look..



and a few more for fun These were the coolest things i had ever seen when they were published , i remember thinking man i wish i could afford those... notice the prototype predator tank on the last page






@Pdh that was alot of Thanks Pete he hasn't got a great paint job , but i think he is alright for now

@Shazo hey Shazo cheers me old mucker Mucker means mate by the way

@MadMartyKmf Hey fella , nice to see you posting regularly again, the city of death is looking pretty boss mate




So I have been working on the grim dark cookie chronicles , not finished yet though ... infact not started yet actually i would like the new ep to be in glorious technicolour , so i have been trying to get some minis in paint for that, also thought the rubbish oop inquisitor Vendrake (if anyone can remember that far back ) with no arms looked rather pants and needed an update, got a little distarcted whilst making him though , and created bits of his henchman too. all the work is wip still unsure of how to proceed with the inquisitor , robes or armour mmm , i had thought both and made up a few versions of him , but still undecided , will probably end up being the guy with the vostroyan hat i think , but may redo him from scratch tbh.

The cookie monsters!

That assassin is incredible! As are the Inquisitorial crew.

I really like the tank girl ork. Great paint job!

wow so much colors... and different at that... i think you are really into that comic feel here for the chroniclers^^

the gretchkin siblings are atm my favorites^^

as for your pictue updates, one by one theme^^:

the research and the conseptart is looking very promising or rather stunning^^

the guy with the vostroyan hat is looking very good! i like him already...
the inquisitor looks serious and all but i think i am way out of touch atm with SM looking guys so i am not any help anymore^^
the vet is looking best in my view...really cool looking! one day when i actually got away with breaking in in a bank i think i will go for vostroyans^^

the acolytes gun in my opinion is fitting...40k and too big handguns...you getting serious in your old age or what?^^
the Arbitrator definatly with helmet on in my opinion...the unhelmeted doesn´t have the right feel about him...
as for the cadian... where did you get that lasgun from??? wanna wanna wanna^^

so i hope you will update soonish again^^

cheers, vik !

@The Good Green thanks matey , now wishing i thought of the cookie crew instead of cookie monsters first :-)

@Vik hey mate , ilike the vostroyan vendrake too, will probably go for helmet on for the arbite , just wanted to chop his head off and see if i could do better ;-)

the las gun came from RJ's goliath set from gw its pretty cool eh! i want more too.

i like the position it gives the guardsman... i imagine a squad posed like that going all hut hut hut...^^

You are really a dab hand at this converting stuff, I really like the Acolyte I think the gun looks fine. Is the top half a PP model?

wow thats a nice section of minis i love what your doing with the Vost. and i absolutly love the one guardsmen one lasgun ( what lasgun hands did you use on that ) also is that Acolyte supposed to look like that guy from devil may cry?

More cool figures worked by you Neil! that should make one awe inspiring army on the table when you field 'em!

So, new Brit-slang for mate is Mucker eh? short for mucking about?

@Vik Oh yeh i guess it does , could have a whole sqaud on the quick march, would look pretty cool.

@Giraffex hey mate , as you you my friend the acolyte is from warmachine alister caine he was my rogue traders senchal for a while , now his legs are the eversor and his body the acolyte, better to have two modles than one need another one now though



@rogue wolves cheers matey, he is my fave guardsman of all time now the gun is from the goliaths necromunda sprue gw boxset , and not intentionally regarding the scolyte , but i do see the resemblance



@shazo cheers mate , and yep it does mean that


Hey guys , i was just playing around with online gif animations after seeing the 360 necron ship on the gw website and i found a cool site to mimic the effect

http://gickr.com/





its really simple and hosts the pics too.

I also like how you incorporated the Dust Tactics bits into your army there.

oh yea the way he uses those bases is sweet, and thanks for the help alot of great models/bits come from those munda packs im going to have to buy alot of them once i get the money away from spending it on other conversion bits and 2 40k and 1 fantasy armys from the start.... also thanks for that link i will try to use this 360 thing when i start my blog


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omg i just went to gickr and its unnaturaly easy thanks alot man!


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i dont mean to post after post but im going through your whole thread again and i wanted to ask how you made your LMG lasgun on the catachan from page 1?


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btw i like the use of heroscape in your terrain, the only reason why i havent wanted to reuse any of mine is that it was my first miniature game and i dont want to mess with them

I'm going to have to check out the gickr site that looks quite cool and saves on having to spam with loads of pics per model.

yep i second the usefullnes of that site... i have to invest in some time to get the knowing of those gif making tool...seems this offers plenty of uses...

oh and the backpack is looking real nice!

what you now need for this idea tho is a turning disk and a tripod for your cam and you are set for 360° shots or even short movies^^

You're cutting up Vostroyans?!?!? The horror!

In all seriousness, I love your retinue conversions! I actually think Vostroyans make great base models for conversions because they have so much character.

Will you be GSing some more armor on Vendrake? You concept art looks a bit more heavily armored than your model.

Good luck!

Rawson

Hey guys its pretty late but , I'm a rebel

Thanks for stopping by

@shazo the dust tactics legs are really nice , not too dumpy , but , they are pricy per squad if you add the gw ig to them though serves me right for meddling

@Rogue wolves Glad that gickr might help out in future the lmg las gun ..erm , i actually knicked him and he is a cadian now cant quite remeber how i did him , ? will have to get back you on that

@Giraffex

@Vik cheers mate, i think lego should make a good turn table , one of the spinny ones .. will ahve to check the toy boxes .. rubs hands

@Rawson yep no mini is safe in this house , infact nothing is safe fullstop , i even dried out some fried rice and potted it for basing materiel still unsure on vendrake , will probably get armoured shoulders tbh. although he is not how i imagined him , i do like the model this way. i wanted a more sinister eisenhorn style inquisitor , maybe its better this way less formulaic


just wanted to share a vehicle wip i made tonight , only blu tacked for now..

A while back right at the start of this blog .. i started a comic ..Praxus i did all the prep and the story but haven't get around to illustrating it yet during one of the chapters the main character rides a jet bike . So i scoured the net for cool looking 40k jetbikes to draw.. now as yuo all lmow there are loads of scratch builds out there.. but i fell in love with one built right here on dakka by the extremely talented Xanthos
NOT MY WORK




http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-3468-11519_Imperial%20Jetbike%20Concept.html


I asked his permission to use his design in the comic and he kindly agreed unfortunately i haven't got around to doing that yet but i was thinking about it today and got rather inspired again by his design . I decided to have ago at doing one myself , i didn't want to copy his design too much , but i did love the heavy front end look.
so i made this , it wont ahve the space marine on when complete as i like my marines full size , maybe an arbite or ash waste trader zooming out over the frozen chem sands of necorumanda though

sorry for the dark pics . but hey its late

HOLY gak! That is like the Harley Davidson of speeders. Kudos Neil

Ah, the old days when Marines did in fact have jet-bikes.

nice choice for jetbike, it dosent look unrealistic for imperium to use

wow... that is a beefed up jetbike!!! also a nice choice of weaponry on the bike!...

groovy jetbike dude. Looks fast and powerful and I like the idea of the ash waste trader!

Hey folks , had a little play today and managed to add some more bits to the bike , trying to find a good balance between chunky but nimble, i think i went too far , and will strip away most of what i added today in the final version.

@MadmartyKmf Cheers Mike , just needs a ww2 German helmet and fat belly ...... Check

@Shazo, tthose old imperial bikes are soooo cool, although i do like the new raven wing master version.

@Rogue wolves Thanks matey , i think i had the 40k planes in mind when putting it together.

@Vik Beefy ...but i'm a veggie

@Weety , I think you have persuaded me to go down the trader route i always fancied doing a waste land trader after seeing the john Blanche art of one years back

I did a bit of research just i case this turns into another side tracked hobby session with more than one bike. I a have an old Alien vs Predator comic that has some nice designs for similar stuff, so I popped it together for a print out..

reference art ...






today's changes

Man that looks badass Neil!

bike looks sweet, and nice use of the 360

sweet bike!

may i add a comment that can be easyly forgotten when not really needed...

i know jetbikes have too small wings and that is a concept of the whole thing... but seeing your referrence vids and pics i need to point out the bigger wingspan of the given images there in the vids...to be your cool jetbike would gain more look! when you widen a thing the wings...


oh and about the beefy..well since you don´t eat meat i think you stuff all your unused pork in your models

cheers mate... by the way.... is there a possible way to enlarge the gif to better see the stuff you´ve done?

Hey guys ,
@Dsteingass , Cheers mate i think he needs a cyber mastif on the back

@Rogue wolves thanks Rogue , it cropped my images too much though

@Shazo

@Vik , uploaded as per and there's me not trying to spam up my own thread

I think you may be right vik , the wings do look small now i have porked him up , Gonna do a photo shop and see what it looks like . cheers mate

the changes i made were

1 added a siren

2 added a light

3 added a longer tail booster

4 added more armour around the sides

5 added cabling underneath

6 added front bumper and and engine protector

I am going to green stuff and glue it to day , do you guys think it looks better with or with out the added stuff ?

It looks like it could eat Pod-Racers for breakfast!

definatly with... now i had a good look and i really are twosplit here^^ froma realistic point of view i say the cables undernath would be a hazard... but who cares when reality is in the backseat and coolness is driving^^ keep all and maybe get some bigger wings to be done...i am especially interrested how the fenders will look painted in this arangement...i guess they will be subject to some severe weathering...^^

also nice scene with your inquisitorial guys there... reminds me a bit of a tombstone shootout^^


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shasolenzabi wrote:It looks like it could eat Pod-Racers for breakfast!

LOL!!!!!!!

Qoute Shazza " It looks like it could eat Pod-Racers for breakfast!"

i did have those in mind actually , but couldn't really remember how they looked ..




dont really like the look of them now tbh

@Vik i see what you mean about the cables , but i will keep them for style , besides , this is no hi tec equipment , were talking hive world maintenance

i redid the wings in paper and a 2d graphic , they look much better larger , definitely going to do them this size now, many thanks Vik

yeah definatly... also i like the fins on them now... those upwards bitz! nice idea!

Looks almost ready for the painters' shop!

looks awsome and i love the use of Mighty Zug as a rider

Looking very cool neil, like it a lot. There's just one little thing I think needs changing. Why's there a steenkin' humie drivin' dat fing?

monkeytroll wrote:Looking very cool neil, like it a lot. There's just one little thing I think needs changing. Why's there a steenkin' humie drivin' dat fing?

Hey guys sorry my cam has died so no wip pics tonight

@Vik tried them down like the marauder bomber but it didn't work for me.

@Shazo not quite matey haven't managed to do much more work on him yet unfortunately.

@rogure wolves , cheers Rogue , Yep zug nearly won out , but its execution team Arbite Lyonas's bike now

@Monkey I have to admit one of them black reach ork fly-boys would look pretty fine sat up there

@rawson

Hey guys really exited about this bike thing ... from here on to be named "The Lance" thinking how to base him made several ideas rush forward in my nogging. A diorama
is now in the planning stages I really digged the idea of using the Ash waste as a starting point. And i have been wanting to create some ahs waste traders since they firts came out back in ..erm 1991 so i will finally use this opportunity to kill several birds with one bolt round i have already stared work on the Trader , and its so much fun , will pots some pics when my cam has new batteries but for now i wanted to share with you the concept art from confrontation that has me giddy like a kid on christmas eve.
catch ya later


some inspiring links
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Necromunda_First_Releases_%28Confrontation%29_-_Collectors_Guide
http://easternfringe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6832

thanks for the top link i'll be looking at that. and am arbite is probibly the better choice anyway

Love that Eversor. I need to take some time to check out this entire thread. Subscribed.

Ah such good art Neil! One reminds me of the great coats I am working on!

Fantastic work on the bike. Great inspiration you've got there. A diorama with the ash traders in mind is very exciting!

holy diversion^^ well... ashwastes sounds cool imidiatly...and the minis look quite good though i bet definatly hard to come by...

http://www.ebay.de/itm/220875579281?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649


these habe been on my doorstep today so to speak...they would do nie for you raiders ...er...traders...with their padded looking clothes...

I LOVE that bike!

I really like your design ideas for this, and where it´s taken you. Funny that some of the images you drew from are also in the image folder i used for mine.

Hey guys i have been a bit busy lately trying to finish off the Ashwaste Diorama, I wanted to see if i could combine the Jes Goodwine greatcoat ig picture along with the John Blanche Ash waste Nomad picture , lots of fun so far, haven't had time to post , but i did take snaps along the way if you would like a look see
Still lots to do adding chemical oily sump water , really like the effect of the Ash though and i made a tut if anyone is interested to doing it themselves

@Roguewolves Arbite did get the bike after all.

@inquisitorlewis I wanted to give him a red skull like er.. redskull but i think that would look cool on the renegade guys with skull heads instead.

@Shazo, yep very much so , would surprise me if they took the idea from that pic tbh.

@the good green , hey matey thanks for that , i am pretty excited myself still tbh

@Vik They look cool matey , you have so many mini men are they bretonians?

@Xanthos , hey fell glad you like and many thanks fro the inspiration

pics

WOW! On every possible level just..WOW!

yep bretonians!^^

wow...again...^^ that dio is coming along more than nice...

that tut is very welcome... what ingredients did you use? that hairy substance looks like some kind of byproduct of kokonuts?
and you are a yucky modeler^^ that liquide nail is a blessing in your hands^^

also i really like your ash waste IGs... they look like they have jumped straight from the pages...you´ve got some very good eyes there^^


and where did you get that buffalo type animal for your cart from? i see some very good mad max referrences on that model...

this is the tough stuff matey!

vik

That guard conversion is wonderful an epic example of modelling to depict an art piece thats great!

Neil - Mate every time I look in here I find something cool. Be it beautiful idea boards or really inspiring conversions. I really want to have a game of Inquisitor against you at some point.

The nomad is just fantastic. I think his back is marvellous. I really see the John Blanche illustration in there. I got a nice little bonus at work and bought the Emperor's Will which is full of inspiration.

Like the guardsman in cold weather gear too. It looks just like Jes's(?) picture. The helmet is spot on.

I'm not a fan of the jet bike...There is nothing wrong with it just personal taste. Though the flying brick aspect is quite accurate for 40k lol.

Some sweet looking ig conversions you have here I can't Waite to see it all finished

Man that's some great stuff you got going on there neil. Loving the guard and the nomad in particular - loads of character and straight from the source

Has anyone asked you for a commission yet..?

Aye up , have some time now thanks fro the feedback peeps. Going to work on the toxic pipe runoff today.

@Dst hey fella glad you like , i nearly added a building at the start of this project because you architectural work kida got me fired up , think i will save that for a another project though.

@Vik Thank you kind sir the stringy thing is from those exterior hanging basket liners, i could very well be coconut husk tough i cant really tell , its definitely natural though, i added it for volume, but i had to cut it up rather small , which was a pain ! and it still looks a little too long in places , kinda different though, i didn't think it would show through in the end but after drying you can see every mistake

The other ingrediants are filtered "hardcore" builders sand , left over from an unfinished fence

lots of pva

cotton wool balls

toilet roll

cork block from a D I Y store used as a sanding block

Broken up slate form my back yard

poster paint blue and a white

Liquid nails ,

white spray paint

its actually pretty heavy , i have been looking for a uk distributor of extruded polystyrene, so i can make light stuff and sell it on ebay , but have had no luck so far..

the texture looks pretty good for ash especially since it slooped down the hill as ash would, unfortunatrely it left areas uncovered that may need a recover

The Rhinox is one of those cheap dinos i picked up , this one is a diplodocus

@Llamahead thank you mate , it was a bit of a bugger tbh, i used these bits yarrick long coat , crashed aquilla pilot top and boots, cadian arms , goliath lasgun, forgeworld enviromental suit head. and catatchan backpack ;-)

i did see a few other versions too

one here

http://cadian512.blogspot.com/2011/04/plastic-fantastic-stormtroopers.html
and a 54mm one here
http://www.the-conclave.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=28.0

@PDH Hey matey , thanks for the kind words fella , your wife will be getting jealous qoute "I really want to have a game of Inquisitor against you at some point. " you and me both mate. would be cool to design some scenery with a specific point in mind.

Glad the Blanhe is comming through , that nomad always reminded me of this blanche pic in the Fighting fantasy book shamuntanti hills sorceryseries , it was the first book i remember buying and the first JB pic i ever saw. I dont think i have that JB book ,I must be slipping thanks for the heads up. i have the inquisitors sketchbook and Ratspike . BTW have seen all the fantastic stuff on the gothic punk site , some nice minis on there too.
http://gothicpunk.tumblr.com/



@Rogue wolves Thanks matey , neither can i , but i am dreading a little all the paint work to come

@MonkeyTroll Cheers monks, He is a bit messy but i think he captures the spirit of the thing , hoping to paint him up in really bright colours , African Peruvian tribal style , in the fluff it mention that they wear bright clothes to reflect the lurid colours of the man made ash wastes, or something like that ..

I was originally going to make the wastes bright but thought that the contrast between monotone and garish could be quite nice.

@manoknok hey mate , Nah , well i did do a scenery trade with Perkustin a while back , I actually would like to start making smaller pieces to sell on ebay , like Terraformer does , but i dont really have the space to do it commercially , i need a shed and i also need to find a uk distibutor of extruded polystyrene (pink blue/ foam) not had any luck yet , then i could really go to town with some gaming terrain . rubs hands ... but if your offering

Nothing to see down here .. go home to your wives, you lousy lot.

do you really think you could make money with say plieboxes or bridges and such things??? hmmm.... have you searched ebay sellers yet? maybe you get a distributer that way...


thanks mate for the list... really nice how you choose your materials... i imagine you scurring in your backyard sniffing beadyeyed looking around to search for new stuff to use for projects... well actually that is a fitting description of me rather^^

and seeing your competition of your ash waste IG... i think yours is miles superior looking... tho this might be due to the fact that you modeled it and you searched the pics^^ eh`^^

I think its ok Neil In think we can play Inquisitor...I've never been married and I think I'm recently single.... Eight minutes ago:

Abi just finished watching 'Don't Tell The Bride' and I asked "Honey I have a really important question to ask you."
Abi looks round with hope in her eyes "Yes?"
"Will you play Inquisitor with me?" whilst holding the rulebook so she knows which game I'm talking about.
"No No No.....Peter why would you ask that?! " flounces out of the living room and is now in a huff.

Hmmmm I think her reaction is telling me something? Maybe she wanted me to pop another question?

Thanks Mate

that made my day mate... a classical situation... to to make it better you have only one option... make it worse for you^^

Oh yeah..you're in deep d00d.

as long as you keep pumping out the models dakka will be ok

phew... i realized at least i´m out if that trap...as i am already married^^

Oh man,,,,,,,watch out for flying rolling pins dstein.

me? I've got nothing to be scared of! PDH does tho!

Wow! you've been busy. Amazing - you've brought it all to life!

Hey peeps , just a quick one haven't had the mojo for painting , lately , i think i need a good daylight bulb , i cant see anything in my dining room (where i paint), after 4pm and the days have been taken up with real life shame on me.


I have been playing around with the lilith coven though , those deldar make great Escher. no pics as yet though , i did however manage to get a lick of paint on the board along with some woodland scenics wet effect. really tried to capture the effect of an oily water pipe leakage that has a recent ash fall over it. I think the effect works okay, i did it by spraying white gw spray onto the still wet wet effect along with some inks , then creating a current through the sump. Unfortunately since taking these pics the wet effect has dried out fully and split in several places will need a new covering i stink now. Edit "i stink now." I meant to say Think

And before i forget i started a off dakka blog for my less wargaming related ideas , i have only one post so far , and i wont be repeating myself with either blog , so feel free to see if my unrestricted ramblings are to your taste, i doubt it will be updated regularly as here though , as i find the camaraderie in dakka much more fun.

http://opusmaius.blogspot.com/

@Vik , i don't think i could make much money, but as long as it covered materials and gave me a few pounds spending money i would be happy. i don't have the room to store the stuff i create unfortunately, this seems like a good way of getting rid of the stuff i make so it doesn't end up getting wrecked around the house. I did find a retailer of the extruded polystyrene now , in the UK i found it comes under yellow foam , more regularly .

@PDH Obviously you should have suggested Necromuda I insist you start an all female army SOB Gang for her right away. Only converted minis mind you





@Dst , rogue wolves , Vik &Shazo, His thread has been very quiet since that last post , maybe she did him in

@Weets Hey Weety see what you started Thanks weets , all the painting to do now


ooh nearly forgot i used these for references

pics

very ashy - I can imagine a constant low howling wind - tiny ash dust devils whirling about, a hazy sky full of corrosive fog banks, the sound of a giger counter clicking like hell.

That looks so desolate, and cold../Shiver

I need to have some stern words with you Mr Neil, you built all this and did not make a tutorial for it? Gah, I demand you tell me how you made it, I will not get any sleep until you do!

Great work dude, it looks so very lifelike... in a barren, deserted way of course!

looks sweet neil, looks realistic

Very very cool stuff. I'm gonna have to pay attention to this.

That looks very ashy. The liquid came out great, with bits of ash clinging to the surface, having just been blown onto it. It doesn't seem colorful enough, though. I guess the colors would happen in different areas... this just happens to be a mostly grey ash area. Those figures AND the jetbike are incredible! Your reproduction of that old drawing is remarkable. I can't wait to see them painted.

i second commander cains comment for you to make a tut on working with watereffects at least... i saw in my time here at dalla quite a bit of that watereffects done by you and i would love to one day use that stuff but not ruin it in the first go^^ so a bit of helping from your part would be greatly apreciated^^

..And I second Vik's Second.

that´d be a third then^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:that´d be a third then^^

Vik here knows what he is talking about!


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Dang, I just love that ash waste! Can't stop looking at it!

Hi folks , still working on the dio , I havent done too much though , just painting up the minis so i can photo. Thought i would share the progress as it goes , as i think it will take a while to paint them all

@Weety quote " very ashy - I can imagine a constant low howling wind - tiny ash dust devils whirling about, a hazy sky full of corrosive fog banks, the sound of a giger counter clicking like hell." sounds about right to me , very evocative weets , you really should consider writing up some fluff for your gangers , You have a great knack with words

@Dst Aye glad that comes across , explains why those troopers need them heavy greatcoats.

@Commander Hey matey , sorry , i did kinda do a mini tutorial on the previous page , but somethingtells me you want MORE !! Consider it on the list , although it pretty straight forward mate , just regular painting then a layer of wet effect or two or three Glad you like matey, i was pretty unsure weather or not to add more colour into it , but the monotone seems to work with the idea of ash , nearer the hives, where i imagine this to be, just on the outskirts .

@Rogue Thanks Fella

@Iandroid , Cheers ,

@The Good Green , Funny should mention the colour thing as i never intended it to be grey , it just kinda happened , i think i was more trying to capture the feeling of the pictures by goodwin and Blanche , keeping the monotone feeling as much as i could tbh. although i know in the deeper wastes bright and varied colours would work better . I always wanted this to be almost a 3d version of the pictures, well kinda Cheers matey

@Vik Water effect tut is on the list matey , but i guess you would prefer one , that doesn't end up splitting when drying though

@ Vik Dst and CC


so not much progress , but a little reveal of a few more minis that will be in the scene , try to guess where the critter will be , grimdark cookie kronikle episode 3 for the winner



I also would like to thank My dakka friends in this post , as I noticed its been about a year just over since i first posted , i was pretty down ( after being unemployed for a rather long time ) and rather arrogant ( because i am a knob ), and all you guys have helped me get over my self , i feel much more positive these days..Still an arrogant knob though .. whatyagonnado But seriously This blog and the friends i have made since i started it here on dakka have greatly improved my mental health , and for that i humbley thank you ,
special thanks must go of course to Vik who has stoically supported and encouraged me ( some would say trolled ) from day one . Many thanks vik , Monkey, weets Pdh Commader cain, MadMartyKMF, scarper ,Chibi , Perkustin manoknok , The good green , baiyuan Dst , Hangfire , Shazo , Scrazza, silverMk2, rogue wolves et al.. who has ever commented here ( please dont be offended if i didnt mention your name I like you too

Congrats on passing the year mark, Neil! Pretty sure we should be thanking you for all the ideas, inspiration and amazing work you put out for people to ogle over, and at such an awesome rate too. This is by far and away (IMHO) the most original and varied blog on here. Absolutely love all the ash wastes stuff you're producing at the mo (seriously inspiring for what I'm doing too, as you can imagine ), but I haven't had the time I'd like to comment on it all :( Doesn't mean I am not checking it out when I can though!

The standard bearer is a work of art - The standard itself is brilliant and the colour scheme you've used is ideal: cohesive, while keeping the ragtag theme. Speaking of rags, the rags are perfect, and I might be stealing the textures for a few of my own models, if you don't mind

Would love to see your inspirational stuff coming for at least another year! (and sorry for inflating your ego a little )

well... i think i have to go on with me trolling you^^ lol... a year...bloddy hell...well time stops for no one^^

the glow effect i see on those goggles...hmmm... one of these days...one of these days...i have to try that too... looks almost as if they would be capable to light up a room in total darkeness... also they are a very cool contrast to the muted scheme of the wastland IG...
also i spotted a hair on the shovel...^^ it is a phobic reaction of mine... sorry mate^^

that standard bearer here now really looks like a 3D version of a blanche...also reminds me somehow of dark crystal and other `80s movies of that sort...that is quite a model that needs to be put on a plinth...yep i mean it!

that big besty being chased by the dgs is getting along most nicley...

and so we are in for a GDCK3 soon? that would be lovley... and just about time to be read under the christmas tree^^

keep well mate and treat your brushes better... they look like mine lol

The ash waste nomad is looking great. I'm looking forward to seeing him finished and photographed on the excellent ash waste terrain

weetyskemian44 is bang on and I couldn't say it better

I can imagine a constant low howling wind - tiny ash dust devils whirling about, a hazy sky full of corrosive fog banks, the sound of a giger counter clicking like hell.

wow! i really love what you did with those models, i especialy love the one holding the flag, it makes me think of some old dark scavenger of some sort

Hey Neil!

This is starting to get to another level...I'm going to put it out there that I think you should seriously start thinking about entering comps...i.e. GD the models you are producing are really immense.......

Have you tried doing a model from Scratch...i.e. scuplting?

The Great and All Powerful Manok

Hey folks just a little heads up , to say i am nearly done with the dio , just a a few little bits and bobs , i have to learn how to paint lenses never really done that before properly wish me luck , hopefully i can have it done and dusted by tomorrow. Thanks for all the congrats on achieving a year at dakka

i have being researching again , mainly 40k arbites and there is a reference sheet under PDH's answer if your interested , but also Ralph Mohr http://rolfmohr.com/GamesWorkshop.html The legendary British sci fi artist, I hadn't realised that Ralph Mohr had penciled THE eponymous necomunda hive drawing top right in this pic


he also penned some ship designs for the prototype battlefield gothic game space fleet, http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5465/space-fleet i never owned this but i did like the designs for some of the ships , this style died off i think with BFG









NOT MY WORK
gothic battleship
ironclad battleship
firestorm cruiser
http://www.solegends.com/citsfleet/index.htm
SPACE CRUSADE RULEBOOK

I have been fancying creating a 40k space/naval themed retinue for a while now with some void suited exlporatus as well as the usaul navy types and grunts , i did this reference art a while back , and i am in the process of creating another naval themed one , now i type it the idea seems pretty good so i think i will commit myself to it now
void suits

@ scarper Hi mate , hope your enjoying the weather down under , its turning pretty awful over here. Thank you for the congrats I am glad you like the Ash waste stuff , i think i was pretty inspired by your 40k civilians quite a lot too , Its cool to know that i am not the only one out there who likes the more obscure 40k elements. The paint job on the Nomad is disappointing though , i like where the banner went kinda i was inspired by the seal folk tribe in the film the eagle. but the rest of his out fit was let down by messy and rushed paintwork , still struggling, but with every miniature i paint i feel one step closer to what i want to convey. I Think i will really try and focus on my painting instead of modeling for a while , i have too many techniques that i need to try out


@Vik Hi mate , off course your right i mistreat my brushes somewhat terrible and thanks for the heads up on the hair too I am pretty sure i have seen your RPG guys sun glasses , I thought you did a glow effect of sorts on them i remember thinking very nice , i wish i could do that and off course this blog wouldn't be the same without a good deal of monkeys and trolls And i am glad the dio feels to you like dark crystal , that's a pretty cool movie ,, a Ridley scott if i am not mistaken , we just need the huge horny devil now GDCK is still on hold due to this taking over my life , but as soon as i am done and i have some spare daylight


@PDH Hey Pete, thanks mate, Getting there , only a few things left now i finished up work pretty much on the cart and the bike i have been researching arbites for funky colour schemes , and i made a nice reference sheet to play with. Weeties comment has made me want to create some more sound art . Hope you didn't mind me referencing your work here


@Manoknok Hey mate , Thank you for the compliments matey I think i still have a quite a way to go before i could consider entering any comps , my style of painting is so loose and undefined i really doubt it would hold up against , the great stuff i see out there , having said that , i am trying to tighten up somewhat , and maybe one day in a few more years time i might get there. For me the John Blanche painting style is the epitome of miniature painting , its not about looking too clean or too dirty, it also is fantastical and somewhat brighter than i produce stuff with a lot more depth. I really respect the clean cut look and even some airbrushed stuff that can be produced by people but I doubt i would ever go down this route , its far too precise for my limited patience and not real enough .. on the other hand the uber real ww2 model brigade is a little too far in the other direction , i need to find a happy medium where i can produce somewhat realistic looking models with the hint of bright fantasy. Cm Dante and Migsula and PDH do this the best i think

I would be more than happy to be able to paint like these. NOT MY WORK
PDH

CM Dante


John Blanche

Migsula


But as of yet i am no where near this ability , i hope that one day it will come we'll see. As for sculpting i think i could get the basics down , but i would be lying if i said i don't struggle with the scale of miniatures , i really think my strengths lay in terrain/ architecture . I think i have turned a corner in my understanding of how to paint miniatures, if i look back at the start of the blog , i can see a pretty big improvement over the year. But i am still miles away with the application of paint and the brush control.


@rogue Glad you like mate, In the beginning this guy was going to be a genestrealer hybrid , smuggling a baby purestarine out of the hive , his third clawed arm hidden beneath the multiple layers of his clothing, i left it so you could imagine his 2nd right hand still holding the lasgun under his shawl.

seeya later folks