he merely does it for the fun and style...actually it is a fantasy game set in a futuristic surrounding...so anything goes!

love this new cannon mate , very precise work .

Yup its looking good, much liking your stuff so far!

The more pointless and non-functional the rivet pattern, the better it looks IMHO.

^that... tho that is a trade secret you just spilled there dave

dsteingass wrote:Riveting is always worth seeing.

QFT

Rogue Wolves wrote:its always a riveting sight to see indeed

Haha, very punny

Lone Cat wrote:too much rivets. siege guns are rarely rivetted due to the need of structural integrity so the gun will not break and its barrel will jerks back once fired. THIS quality is required by the artillery since WW1 so you will not need to push your cannons back to its firing position every shots. ... rivettings prevent such movements.

Thanks for the input. I would tend to agree with you if the moving parts were rivetted, but I'm trying not to do that. Also

Viktor von Domm wrote:he merely does it for the fun and style...actually it is a fantasy game set in a futuristic surrounding...so anything goes!

And then there is always

dsteingass wrote:The more pointless and non-functional the rivet pattern, the better it looks IMHO.

neil101 wrote:love this new cannon mate , very precise work .

lampy wrote:Yup its looking good, much liking your stuff so far!

Thanks, guys! Keep stopping by (even when my post frequency drops to an embarassing rate )

LC never reads any replies to anything he posts anyways, waste of time to respond.

*sniggers* would be funny if it weren´t so sad...

yeah, I think he has a modified strain of the ADD virus

sometimes i really hate that my parents tried to raise me as a nice personna...otherwise i would chime in...^^

meh..I don't have enough time for sugar-coating.

hehehe...

dsteingass wrote:meh..I don't have enough time for sugar-coating.

i bet your cakes taste terrible then!

*snort*

dsteingass wrote:LC never reads any replies to anything he posts anyways, waste of time to respond.

I am readin' it now mew!

ok...LC that was a good way of reacting to our hostilities! hat´s off to you!

Lone Cat wrote:I am readin' it now mew!

...just when you thought you had Lone Cat figured out

*sniggers*

If we are doing THIS game....

ok RW... i am totally not understanding whats with all that cat pirate latley... is it the patch?...a way of you to show you as ole one eye?

well i did add that patch to that specific eye yes, but i dunno, cat pirate is my distraction while you guys are talking about FO, a game i am not involved with atm

ok... just so you don´t feel too much non involved:


for cuteness:

for lulz:

and for actually tabletop related contens:

you are a great man

...and now we move on from the kitty theme

I got a bit of work done yesterday on the Medusa.
Here's a bit of paint (nothing so spectacular yet, but I felt the need to prove that I've been doing things.


Here's the GS work on the cannon to match with the LRBT cannons. Off to a good start, imho. I'm planning on adding a bit more detail to the Crest/Coat-of-Arms thingy.


Also, I worked on a little project for Vik: Steampunk Goggle Heads FTW!


This one didn't turn out as good, he's got a bit of a googley eye (opposed to goggle eye ), so I'll redo one half of the goggles.


As always, CC most appreciated!

Thanks for stopping by!
Rawson

Wow, that is some small GS work! Very cool!

hey rawson...good to hear from you again! how is the biggerizing family? all swelling fine? i hope your wife is getting enough sleep... if there is some issues with that... which i think could very well happen on that time...try peanuts... there is something inside them i think magnesium, that jelps calm the legs... my wife always got restless legs during that time...

your greanstuff work is truly amazing... so much work done so goodlooking is very flattering for me^^

the catachan head looks good too... i picture him wielding a giant flamer... perfect fit!

and the outrider head is simply marvelous! need to borrow a thumbs from my wife to show how good it is looking^^ thumbsup^^

the cannon barrel looks very good...specially that brim you did, will the small shieldlike structure be a regimental crest? good idea!

seeing the mainbody of your medusa i think you should consider to let the black stay black... maybe to show better that this is not infantry but here comes the big guns of the artillery^^

cheers, and hopefully you get enough hobbytime as you wish for...greetings again to your growing family^^

vik

Well, if she has a tendency to wake up and break out into the riverdance, you may need more than peanuts

ROFL...

the right decision would be to get the cam and sell the vid...depends on how much clothing she might be wearing tho as to whoom the vid could be sold to...

dsteingass wrote:Wow, that is some small GS work! Very cool!

Quite fiddley at times, but cool

Viktor von Domm wrote:your greanstuff work is truly amazing... so much work done so goodlooking is very flattering for me^^
the catachan head looks good too... i picture him wielding a giant flamer... perfect fit!
and the outrider head is simply marvelous! need to borrow a thumbs from my wife to show how good it is looking^^ thumbsup^^

My pleasure, I'm glad you like them!

Viktor von Domm wrote:the cannon barrel looks very good...specially that brim you did, will the small shieldlike structure be a regimental crest? good idea!
seeing the mainbody of your medusa i think you should consider to let the black stay black... maybe to show better that this is not infantry but here comes the big guns of the artillery^^

Thanks, buddy! I'm not sure about the details on the shield (the one on the LRBT cannon is significantly smaller ), so we'll see how it goes. I'm not sold on the black idea yet, but there is a lot of khaki left to paint before we get to gold, so we'll see what happens!

Viktor von Domm wrote:how is the biggerizing family? all swelling fine? i hope your wife is getting enough sleep... if there is some issues with that... which i think could very well happen on that time...try peanuts... there is something inside them i think magnesium, that jelps calm the legs... my wife always got restless legs during that time...

Things are progressing as well as could be hoped! The wife isn't sleeping so good these days, except for 6:30am when my alarm goes off. She always falls asleep at 6:29 after a long night. Our apartment is being invaded by small pink clothing, furniture that I cannot use, and hand-me-downs from almost everyone we know BTW, thanks for the tip, Vik! I'll certainly pass that on!

dsteingass wrote:Well, if she has a tendency to wake up and break out into the riverdance, you may need more than peanuts

Viktor von Domm wrote:the right decision would be to get the cam and sell the vid...depends on how much clothing she might be wearing tho as to whoom the vid could be sold to...

I wouldn't know actually: I've completely acclimated to her new sleep schedule (which includes many midnight pit stops ) and don't even wake up anymore. I'm not sure if that's good or bad...

HAHA It means you are exhausted! It'll get better Hang in there!

dsteingass wrote:HAHA It means you are exhausted! It'll get better Hang in there!

well as a father who has seen two birthings already...(one might never know if there won´t be another one still^^) i could probably tell some ghost stories...
but i think the whole sleeping issue could be solved by a new cushion...

it is called sideways sleeping cushion here... you will eventually need to have that later on when the new pink loving lil girl is there...for this purpose:



as that way your wife gets a use of her hands once the lil new earthdweller has fallen asleep while drinking...

also you mihgt want to rasie the amount of iron and magnesium with pills actually... tho your doc is the right one to actually give you acurate advice here!

sleeping pattern/habits/trouble we had too...lots of even... and even after the birth... eventually this subsides...but that might take it´s time...

I'm not sure if that's good or bad...

you know the answer to that one already...bad! she will tell you later on...when you have words with her...some years later even...

Dr. Von Domm has written his RX, pay the lady on the way out!

LOL... well... i had my fair share of sleeplessness... i think i had a low case of insomnia for about five years... not more than my four hours worth of sleep each night... my wife needs sleep far more than me... so after the initial need fr breast feeding was over i did the nightshifts...

and later on the diapers or the wet blankets in the night...

Hey everyone! Sorry for the increasingly less frequent posts; life is a bit interesting at the moment

A bit more paint on the Medusa. The Cannon saw a bit more GS work, but I'm not quite finished yet. Keep a lookout


I started the Vendetta Retrofit (partially by accident, since one of the wing/tailspar sections broke off ) My plan is magnets. I think two 5mm magnets in each wing should be strong enough.


And, since I can't stick with one project at a time, Plasma Vets! I'll get the one standard Vostroyan plasma gunner, but here are the other two to fill out the squad. Still a bit of GSing to do, but you get the idea of where I'm going with them.




As always, CC greatly appreciated!

Thanks for looking,
Rawson

There is a "Rawson Drive" (street name) in my town... Have any kin near Boston historically?

Nice additiion to your fuzzy hat and stache brigade by the by.

Galorn wrote:There is a "Rawson Drive" (street name) in my town... Have any kin near Boston historically?

Nope sorry. The farthest east we get historically is Texas (and they were cattle rustlers, so I hear )

Galorn wrote:Nice additiion to your fuzzy hat and stache brigade by the by.

I think "addition" is a bit generous, since everything I posted were WIPs But thanks anyway

i hope everything is fine family wise...

back to the hobby front...

shame about the broken vedetta... but if this solves your transport and storage issues it is a godsend

no more pics of the maingun barrel??? hmmm...

but the new plasma vets look very good... the first one will be the most delicate plasma gun in the whole IoM^^

and the second guy ...excellent headchoice!

Viktor von Domm wrote:i hope everything is fine family wise...

Mom and baby are doing great. Waiting game now.

Viktor von Domm wrote:shame about the broken vedetta... but if this solves your transport and storage issues it is a godsend

Scary when I first saw it, but it'll be good in the end. MUCH easier to transport like that

Viktor von Domm wrote:no more pics of the maingun barrel??? hmmm...

Not yet, but I have a date with some GS right after my Danish Level 2 exam

Viktor von Domm wrote:but the new plasma vets look very good... the first one will be the most delicate plasma gun in the whole IoM^^
and the second guy ...excellent headchoice!

Thanks! What exactly does a delicate plasmagun look like?

Thanks! What exactly does a delicate plasmagun look like?

well mostly i was referring to the vostroyan stock... makes everything weaponwise look a bit more posh than usual IG standard issue...

good to hear that everything is helathy and up and a bout 8as much as is possible...) and yep... waiting can be quite unnerving...but it has to be done... somethimes there is no way around that...

you date GS while your wife is waiting... i am at a loss of words here

Viktor von Domm wrote:

Thanks! What exactly does a delicate plasmagun look like?

well mostly i was referring to the vostroyan stock... makes everything weaponwise look a bit more posh than usual IG standard issue...

I gotcha

Viktor von Domm wrote:waiting can be quite unnerving...but it has to be done... somethimes there is no way around that...

Yep, we certainly don't want her coming early

Viktor von Domm wrote:[you date GS while your wife is waiting... i am at a loss of words here

Hmmm, you may have a point...

nice looking Plasma guys rawson! Which empire kit is that nice head from? greatswords?

Rogue Wolves wrote:nice looking Plasma guys rawson!

Thank you, Rogue!

Rogue Wolves wrote:Which empire kit is that nice head from? greatswords?

Nice try, but no cigar. It's actually a Space Wolf head!

ahh, wouldnt have guessed that, did you shave of the neck balls that are on the usual SM heads?

Rogue Wolves wrote:ahh, wouldnt have guessed that, did you shave of the neck balls that are on the usual SM heads?

Yep, makes it tough if you don't

and they are literally a pain in the neck^^ do get off...but essential for conversions...

Viktor von Domm wrote:and they are literally a pain in the neck^^ do get off...but essential for conversions...

Ah, yes. Pain in the neck. I get it.

well... it was an obvious one^^ i couldn´t refuse that one ...could have caused a serious strain ...in the neck...

ooops...

*poke poke* hey rawson thought i'd see whats happening, just a talk of moar rivets.

Our Jr. High Principal had neck Balls...we called him "Turkey Joe"

blearggggggh....

dsteingass wrote:Our Jr. High Principal had neck Balls...we called him "Turkey Joe"

well well well dave, thanks for this one

What?? He had a big sack-looking neck! LOL

lol, i of all people shouldnt blame you for saying that

Ahh, my mispent youth...

if your youth caused this "obsession" then no.. not wasted at all

dsteingass wrote:Ahh, my mispent youth...

cant be... we are what we are... and what made us to be what we are was the path that had to be taken...fact of life... if done differently ...remember my own made up rule for alternative universes where every thing is pure gold...:

you´d be dead...


don´t bother to think of things you should have done... think ahead...not sideways or backwards!

So true, Wise Vik!

*bows*

Really nice Vostroyans dude!

dsteingass wrote:Our Jr. High Principal had neck Balls...we called him "Turkey Joe"

Uh.....what he said

Viktor von Domm wrote:blearggggggh....

TH3FALL3N wrote:Really nice Vostroyans dude!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting! However, it is a bit strange to get a compliment next to the Mister Yukk face

alabamaheretic wrote:*poke poke* hey rawson thought i'd see whats happening, just a talk of moar rivets.

Hold yer horses, here's yer update

I haven't been working on the Medusa so much lately, but that's only because I've been cranking on the Vendetta!

Got the wings magnetized, and I'm pretty happy with the strength (stay tuned for the rear wing)



I went with a Fortress Grey two-tone, like we talked about earlier. You likey?


Here's a closeup of the front end. Still a lot of work to be done (especially on the pilots), but I'm happy where things are going.



A few bits of input I would like:
1)Does the vendetta need some red markings on the nose? I don't want it to too out of control, but I wasn't sure if a unit marking would be sufficient. Which brings me to my next point:
2)Where should the unit markings go? Nose? Wing? Tail? All three?
3)How should I paint the pilots goggle lenses? Doing the standard green that I've been using for the rest of the army feels too hi-tech to me, and I think the area is too small to do a proper lens effect. Any ideas?

Thanks for looking!
Rawson

I love the Vendetta! I think the red you have is perfect. Just enough to stand out with out it REALLY standing out. I would put unit markings on the red part on the pieces going to the back wings. Nice and simple and look like they would fit in there.

sparkywtf wrote:I love the Vendetta! I think the red you have is perfect. Just enough to stand out with out it REALLY standing out. I would put unit markings on the red part on the pieces going to the back wings. Nice and simple and look like they would fit in there.

Thanks for the CC, Sparky! I'll have to ponder the unit markings on the tail spars: I'm not sure that the black and red icon would show up well on the red background.
But I've been wrong before once

Man! That looks GREAT Rawson!
Excellent Color Scheme!!

yea put the unit markings on the tail fin is my thought. well you could always do a black on the lenses like a modern fighter pilot. just a thought on that too. but yea everything is looking great so far man keep it going!

You like the flowers in the background?

...

a) purge it with fire?
b) how nice...shows you have a female touch in the house...*ducks*
c) who did notice flowers in the background when a valk is in the foreground of a pic...

maybe you coudl do some small markings like numbers and such on the hatches? on the sides...
also about the goggles...mybe you could do them just balck with some grey highlights?
like



by the way... will you keep that valk rather clean and well maintained? or will it see some weathering soon? not that i might be understood wrong here... thast clean job really sits that jet very much!

oh and as for something for the nose of the valk... i think vostroyans are way to sober to do some pinups or shark teeth... so let it stay that way too...

Good scheme.
I'd paint the lenses in dark blue. Also I don't think it's too small for a proper effect. Just start with black, give it two blue increasingly bright highlights, blue wash the whole thing, white reflex point and done.
Like Vik I'm curious whether you will do weathering. So far your Vendetta is nice, but a bit flat. I always find shading/highlighting vehicles difficult, so I understand if you don't want to do it, but some weathering could add enough realism to distract from the missing shading.

lovely work on the vostroyans and the vendetta

I would be afraid to weather that nice of a paintjob myself. It's plausible to assume aircraft are much better maintained by the Imperial Navy from the facilities on-board ships (which are designed for long campaigns and crusades)

dsteingass wrote:Man! That looks GREAT Rawson! Excellent Color Scheme!!

neil101 wrote:lovely work on the vostroyans and the vendetta

Baiyuan wrote:Good scheme.

Thanks, guys! I appreciate the feedback!

alabamaheretic wrote:yea put the unit markings on the tail fin is my thought.

Viktor von Domm wrote:maybe you coudl do some small markings like numbers and such on the hatches? on the sides...

Tail Fin makes sense: maybe ID numbers? I like your idea of small markings, Vik! I'm sure I can find a lot of reference pics with fun little things to paint. Little caution signs, and "No Step" labels. Those are the things that really make things pop!

alabamaheretic wrote:well you could always do a black on the lenses like a modern fighter pilot. just a thought on that too. but yea everything is looking great so far man keep it going!

Viktor von Domm wrote:also about the goggles...mybe you could do them just balck with some grey highlights?
like

Baiyuan wrote:I'd paint the lenses in dark blue. Also I don't think it's too small for a proper effect. Just start with black, give it two blue increasingly bright highlights, blue wash the whole thing, white reflex point and done.

So I'm hearing black or blue: sounds good! And thanks for throwing down the glove, Baiyuan I don't think I would have tried the lens effect if you didn't challenge me to it

Viktor von Domm wrote:i think vostroyans are way to sober to do some pinups or shark teeth... so let it stay that way too...

I was thinking less teeth/pinups (do Vostroyan women have mustaches also?) and more the standard red Vostroyan stripes. I think I'll do something subtle...

Viktor von Domm wrote:by the way... will you keep that valk rather clean and well maintained? or will it see some weathering soon? not that i might be understood wrong here... thast clean job really sits that jet very much! oh and as for something for the nose of the valk...

Baiyuan wrote:Like Vik I'm curious whether you will do weathering. So far your Vendetta is nice, but a bit flat. I always find shading/highlighting vehicles difficult, so I understand if you don't want to do it, but some weathering could add enough realism to distract from the missing shading.

I hope that the highlighting will give it a good pop when I get around to that. I've also been rethinking my "limited weathering" stance lately. It originated partially from a fear of tearing into freshly painted tanks and partially from a "Vostroyans are proud of their mustaches and tanks" viewpoint. From a fluff perspective, newly founded Vostroyan regiments rarely ever happen: their existing regiments are continuously replentished by incomming Firstborn, so a new off the shelf look doesn't really fit (even if they take REALLY good care of things). And it helps that I'm a bit less scared of trying out some weathering techniques. So I think it safe to say that the Vendetta will see some weathering.

Thanks, everyone, for your comments! Helpful and motivating!
Rawson


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dsteingass wrote:I would be afraid to weather that nice of a paintjob myself. It's plausible to assume aircraft are much better maintained by the Imperial Navy from the facilities on-board ships (which are designed for long campaigns and crusades)

I certainly won't be trying anything crazy! But some oil streaks and chips would not be amis, methinks...

You really can't go wrong with weathering on vehicles. Once you're done with all the decals, the highlights and maybe even the shading, you take a can of gloss varnish and seal the whole thing. Now you can carelessly apply filters and weathering with washes or oil colors and pigments. If you fail to achieve the desired effect just wash the weathering off and start again. When you're done the whole thing it's matt varnished and voila!

I don't think I would have tried the lens effect if you didn't challenge me to it

heck man...you can do it!

and weathering...maybe i can learn something too...^^ just do it...

and hopefully we won´t ever see some vostroyan damsels with distressing `staches...*crossing all available fingers...*

Oh yeah! Realistic amounts of streaking, paint chips, etc. sure, but at a minimum methinks. Perhaps a well-serviced condition from lots of time spent in void travel ?

how i missed this, i dunno, but the valk is looking amazing rawson! I love the oldtimey heads (makes me want to barenuckle box!) and i also like the green lenses alot too

Rogue Wolves wrote:how i missed this, i dunno, but the valk is looking amazing rawson! I love the oldtimey heads (makes me want to barenuckle box!) and i also like the green lenses alot too

Thanks, man! I don't know how you could have missed all of this awesomeness either The heads are one of my favorite parts as well. I spent a good deal of time on them to get the feel right. I'd hate to cover them up with a full canopy!
Thanks for mentioning the lenses. I was rather pleased with how they turned out (minus the clean up on the under-chin lens that the close up shot revealed ). The left side lens I was particularly proud of

I am trying desperately to maintain painting progress before starting any new projects, but it is difficult. I had an idea today to convert a Cairn Wraith into the Astropath that I need for my 1500 pt list. In addition, I checked out the "What's New Today" article on the GW page today and saw all the new Empire stuff to be released in a week. Super sweet! I have my eye on a lot of those kits (or at least bits) to suppliment the 104th! The Witchhunter and Warrior Priest will make especially cool conversions and I'm hoping to pick up at least the telescope from the engineer for a crewman on the Medusa. Now, if only I could come up with a way to use the breastplate of Deathclaw. Now that thing is impressive!

Well after filtering my way through this I have decided to revisit my first born amazing work, My favourite by far is the ogres what a difference and works so well great job on those ……. I might borrow that idea if you don't mind it looks to good not to

Great job love the Rivets on the armour and track guards really pulls in the look better, the pilots are a nice touch to ……… love the flowers brings the organic feel to it all

I was thinking of using these for rough riders with a bit of work

lone dirty dog wrote:Well after filtering my way through this I have decided to revisit my first born amazing work, My favourite by far is the ogres what a difference and works so well great job on those ……. I might borrow that idea if you don't mind it looks to good not to
Great job love the Rivets on the armour and track guards really pulls in the look better, the pilots are a nice touch to

Thanks, LDD! Feel free to pilfer any ideas that you see here I don't require payment, but I do accept kudos

lone dirty dog wrote:I was thinking of using these for rough riders with a bit of work

The thought had crossed my mind as well, it would work really well! It didn't rank too high on my project list, as I already have my roughriders almost finished (plus I'm not really running them in my lists)

Rawson wrote:

lone dirty dog wrote:Well after filtering my way through this I have decided to revisit my first born amazing work, My favourite by far is the ogres what a difference and works so well great job on those ……. I might borrow that idea if you don't mind it looks to good not to
Great job love the Rivets on the armour and track guards really pulls in the look better, the pilots are a nice touch to

Thanks, LDD! Feel free to pilfer any ideas that you see here I don't require payment, but I do accept kudos

lone dirty dog wrote:I was thinking of using these for rough riders with a bit of work

The thought had crossed my mind as well, it would work really well! It didn't rank too high on my project list, as I already have my roughriders almost finished (plus I'm not really running them in my lists)

Kudos in mass would you like it faxed or emailed I started converting cold ones adding fur ( well one ) and some of the IG rough riders ( like yours basically ) but it was not looking right so might try these instead.

Cool that you thought the same as well , feels like I am on track then LOL

lone dirty dog wrote:
Kudos in mass would you like it faxed or emailed I started converting cold ones adding fur ( well one ) and some of the IG rough riders ( like yours basically ) but it was not looking right so might try these instead.

You can just mention me in your PMblog hen it hits the Dakka front page
What were you trying to turn them into with GS fur?

Rawson wrote:

lone dirty dog wrote:
Kudos in mass would you like it faxed or emailed I started converting cold ones adding fur ( well one ) and some of the IG rough riders ( like yours basically ) but it was not looking right so might try these instead.

You can just mention me in your PMblog hen it hits the Dakka front page
What were you trying to turn them into with GS fur?

Not really sure I just kind of thought they would work and look right, I will take a photo if you want

oo ldd, you should do some demigryph rough riders (might i add, that a majority of the =][_,= plays IG.. just thought that was cool)

Rogue Wolves wrote:might i add, that a majority of the =][_,= plays IG.. just thought that was cool

I never noticed that before, but good point! Must be a mark of genius to play IG

Rogue Wolves wrote:oo ldd, you should do some demigryph rough riders (might i add, that a majority of the =][_,= plays IG.. just thought that was cool)

Will do as soon as funds are available at the moment dusting of old projects and trying to finish them with some luck


You have to love guard as they are the underdogs, what they lack in mods and steroid induced abilities they make up with pure determination and stupidity

Demigryphs added to the to do list

Rawson we are all genius of sorts, how ever remember there is a very thin line between genius and madness, I have stepped over it several times

does the right knight wear a gasmask???

and i just got the email from GW and their new empire stuff...maybe i go to the GW shop the next week... need some paints anyway...

and i think rivets and IG just go so well together... the second best choice for a riveter is orks... after that you have to find excuses... tho max does seem the exception of the rule... as he rivets atm like a berserker and it is for SM and choas and IG...and it always looks cool and convincing^^

I agree with vik, when someone says Rivet, I think IG Superheavy!

lone dirty dog wrote:You have to love guard as they are the underdogs, what they lack in mods and steroid induced abilities they make up with pure determination and rivets

^Corrected for accuracy

aye

Except Tau, they are weak because they do not embrace the holy Rivet!

dont forget the ...well...pink looking space elves....

.. pff elves.. i've always been a dwarf man myslef.. crummy elves cant even grow a beard!

crummy elves cant even grow a beard

that!!!

Rogue Wolves wrote:.. pff elves.. i've always been a dwarf man myslef.. crummy elves cant even grow a beard!

He said "space elves" although I am with you on Dwarfs they rule

elves...they are even in fantasy too high up in the sky...whereas a good old fashioned dwarf doens´t feel above drinking beer and eating pie... but...he is just above using soap^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:elves...they are even in fantasy too high up in the sky...whereas a good old fashioned dwarf doens´t feel above drinking beer and eating pie... but...he is just above using soap^^

You cant beat a dwarf ……..


Reminds of a joke small dumb dwarf ……. it aint big and it aint clever

You cant beat a dwarf ……..

yeah...that would be cruel...ah what the heck...shortstuff...^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:

You cant beat a dwarf ……..

yeah...that would be cruel...ah what the heck...shortstuff...^^

You have heard of dwarf tossing surly

aye...tho that is yet again something only americans could have come up with...

Viktor von Domm wrote:aye...tho that is yet again something only americans could have come up with...

Not sure on that one ………. to be fair I don't think they are to blame on this one

hmmm....

A Dwarf will split your head with an axe before you get a chance to beat him!

see dwarves are short- negative but they all have giant beards! which not only brings us back to even.. but it also shoots em up into positive

Elves just build stupid looking gak and are too self-righteous. NEVER trust an elf!

I love to look in on the blog pages every now and then to get ideas of what to do with my own guard. Also Love the Creed with the Russian Hat.


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Also do the guys in the valk have mustaches?

NEVER roast an elf

they taste crapy...and after the first one you get hungry in around an hour anyway...

^ do they ever taste bad.. echh, only thing i can think of that was worse was when i ate that germa... nothing.. nevermind..

hurhurhur...


and your avartar is now like a virus bomb... it gets crazier by the day...

So does his catpirate stuff nuttier every day

oh pssh me... your making me blush!

obsessed, is he?... i think a warden with a nice cosy straight jacket should sort this out...

why is he wearing the jacket! i want it !

it gets the hose...now...!

but i put the lotion on!

*hoses*

LOLS
it DOES WHAT it IS TOLD!

.. i think within about 5 min, i posted my legal ammount of nasty jokes.. so i leave this one up to fate to turn nasty


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btw dave.. you must stay out of this, i'd rather be hosed by a man, insted of gang banged

ohoh...that smells nasty and it reads awful...

..nasty

yea well i thought i'd go of with a "bang" so now my comments are going to be tuned down.. hopefully

I just through up in my mouth

Can I get a zombie banner as I do feel I was one of the founder members

thats called young inginutiy

Rogue Wolves wrote:
thats called young inginutiy

Its just called wrong

filthy even...and thus...

wait for it...:

yea i diserve this... i'll face this hose like a man

Rogue Wolves wrote:yea i diserve this... i'll face this hose like a man

Not the first time you have said that LOL

he is serial or multiple... i have to think about that in earnest... but till then:

wtf is with the pants??

and ldd.. wont be the last either

look pants up in a german english translation site...

you sob! i get it lol

thats an intelligent funny bravo sur

Rogue Wolves wrote:wtf is with the pants??

and ldd.. wont be the last either

RW you are that strange dirty uncle that turns up at christmas, every one gives a wide birth but hell he makes you laugh ……… when you are not running from him

Rogue Wolves wrote:you sob! i get it lol

thats an intelligent funny bravo sur

thats not even possible is it??

hmmm.... practice makes perfect i guess...

by the way...i hit the hay...now...^^

see ya sir.. i want to say i'll have an update by tommorow.. but we'll see, i gotta cut some peperoni!

have fun whilst cutting^^

Sorry to miss all of the "Elf vs Dwarf" debate (though not a lot ) I've got family in town so both my Dakka and 40k time rations have been confiscated.

White Ninja wrote:I love to look in on the blog pages every now and then to get ideas of what to do with my own guard. Also Love the Creed with the Russian Hat. Also do the guys in the valk have mustaches?

Thanks for stopping by, glad I could contribute something The valk pilots of course have mustaches (though in their unpainted state, I could see how they could be missed)

Rawson wrote:Sorry to miss all of the "Elf vs Dwarf" debate (though not a lot ) I've got family in town so both my Dakka and 40k time rations have been confiscated.

White Ninja wrote:I love to look in on the blog pages every now and then to get ideas of what to do with my own guard. Also Love the Creed with the Russian Hat. Also do the guys in the valk have mustaches?

Thanks for stopping by, glad I could contribute something The valk pilots of course have mustaches (though in their unpainted state, I could see how they could be missed)

Hope it was worth the confiscated time loss when my in laws come to town i ask work for overtime I hate my job …….. no they are pretty cool to be honest nice people
Well glad you are back now, whats next on the list to do ? I keep looking at those mini griffins for rough riders but cant warrant spending the cash

well... my in laws are banned from my grounds...hehehe... family feud and all... needed to be done^^

but asking for overtime...lol...that is priceless^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:well... my in laws are banned from my grounds...hehehe... family feud and all... needed to be done^^

but asking for overtime...lol...that is priceless^^

Shh dont tell the misses I guess things were a bit bad on the in law front then, that must be a real gak to deal with

yup...was and still is... with kids in the game it gets rather messy... holidays are quite complicated that way...

Viktor von Domm wrote:yup...was and still is... with kids in the game it gets rather messy... holidays are quite complicated that way...

Dont envy you mate, sounds tricky and unpleasant

well... we thought about changing the city...thus the "grandparents" would be a bit more away... and thus regular trips would be out of question...
tho that is the way for my wife... i tend to do the upfront fighting rather... my father in-law is a very taxing and dominant figure...which is asking be to k...his teeth in... i am by far a violent man but that guy is tempting me on a very dangerous level...

Viktor von Domm wrote:well... we thought about changing the city...thus the "grandparents" would be a bit more away... and thus regular trips would be out of question...
tho that is the way for my wife... i tend to do the upfront fighting rather... my father in-law is a very taxing and dominant figure...which is asking be to k...his teeth in... i am by far a violent man but that guy is tempting me on a very dangerous level...

Dam my in laws are sounding better by the minute………. Life is hard enough as it is without that added to the recipe .

yup! totally with you there...and mind you...i think yours are far better^^ can´t get worse than mine^^

It's getting late, so I'll make this quick.

Not so much to report, but I've put in a decent amount of work on the Plasma Vets. I'm pretty happy with how their backpacks turned out! I was modeling them after the stock plasma gunner's pack, though they are nowhere near identical. Still a lot of GS to do, and I'd like to add a cable from the gun to the pack on the middle vet.

Anyone want to play "Guess Those Bits"? (Especially the Vet in the middle )

CC much appreciated!

Thanks for looking!
Rawson

ummmm plasma from the IG command sprue?

dsteingass wrote:ummmm plasma from the IG command sprue?

Sorry, not that easy though I'll take it as a compliment that you thought it was stock

Want a hint?

those backpacks look very good! and for the not too uniform look: all the better...for vostroyan this makes totaly sense for me! they are for me individuals that dress in a certain theme but nevertheless all individual...like medieval soldiers...

no idea rawson none at all! but they do look reaally awsome!

i think they are tau pieces... i think they re from that command thingy of those...

BS! THat's a stock Plasma!

*scratches head* not sure if serious???

Backpacks are looking cool mate, no idea where the bits are from.

dave are you talking about the backpack or the gun.. cause vik is talking about the pack..

^that... the gun is for sure command stuff...

Viktor von Domm wrote:those backpacks look very good! and for the not too uniform look: all the better...for vostroyan this makes totaly sense for me! they are for me individuals that dress in a certain theme but nevertheless all individual...like medieval soldiers...

Thanks, Vik!

Rogue Wolves wrote:no idea rawson none at all! but they do look reaally awsome!

Haha! Rawson 2, Dakka 0

Viktor von Domm wrote:i think they are tau pieces... i think they re from that command thingy of those...

There are some Tau bits present, but not from a command thingy.

dsteingass wrote:BS! THat's a stock Plasma!

If we we're playing BS you'd be picking up cards right now, Dave

lol ahh loved that game.... but i always lied even if i had the card (shh its my special strategy!)

Rogue Wolves wrote:lol ahh loved that game.... but i always lied even if i had the card (shh its my special strategy!)

I think thats called cheating

no that the point of bull.. well, not really... plus cheating is fun! for example... my 7-8 year old neice and nephew lived with us a while back, and they wanted to play hide and seek... they would hide behind trashcans, or in trees... i hid on our roof.... im sure it goes without saying i won

Rogue Wolves wrote:no that the point of bull.. well, not really... plus cheating is fun! for example... my 7-8 year old neice and nephew lived with us a while back, and they wanted to play hide and seek... they would hide behind trashcans, or in trees... i hid on our roof.... im sure it goes without saying i won

Well you might as well teach them young that life will find way of kicking you in the arse now I will go hide start counting

well the bad part is there was this really tall ass tree (thats how i estimate ) and since i climbed to the top one game.... my neice did the same (we both got stuck, but at different times) scared me shitless with her up there

Rogue Wolves wrote:well the bad part is there was this really tall ass tree (thats how i estimate ) and since i climbed to the top one game.... my neice did the same (we both got stuck, but at different times) scared me shitless with her up there

ROFL

i forgot.. you being a monkey, trees arnt as bad..

Rogue Wolves wrote:i forgot.. you being a monkey, trees arnt as bad..

Yes but don't forget one hand is holding the gun ……

Rogue Wolves wrote:well the bad part is there was this really tall ass tree (thats how i estimate ) and since i climbed to the top one game.... my neice did the same (we both got stuck, but at different times) scared me shitless with her up there

that´s why you have to ALWAYS remember rule one with kids...: you act like a rolemodel...wether you act in good ways or in silly/bad ways... so better make it the first one...! if she had fallen off that tree...

yea well... they always try to copy me (since i am their best rolemodel ) but that just gets my sister annoyed since they try to act like me, which is not a bad thing

Show me a pic of those plasmas from the front!!!

space marine plasma guns?

could be... i have both versions at home and i can´t tell for sure either...

How did I miss those shots?? you said they are NOT stock?

dsteingass wrote:Show me a pic of those plasmas from the front!!!

Thanks for helping, Vik

dsteingass wrote:How did I miss those shots??

I don't know. You were probably busy riveting something

sparkywtf wrote:space marine plasma guns?

Viktor von Domm wrote:could be... i have both versions at home and i can´t tell for sure either...

dsteingass wrote:you said they are NOT stock?

They certainly are stock SM plasma guns. The "not stock" parts are the backpacks. Any more bits guesses? Or should I just reveal my genius?

Dave, you had guessed "Cadian Command Plasma". Were you referring to the guns or the packs? I checked out the picture of the sprue on GW and couldn't find a plasma pack...

I got some GSing done last night. A bit of clean up on the seams of the plasma gunners (not quite finished) but I did manage to finish up the sculpting on the Medusa Cannon!

A little sanding and she'll be ready to paint! I might have to rough up the clear plastic so that paint will stick to it, though. GS hasn't had any problems. Yet.

Thanks for stopping by!
Rawson

thats a fancy barrel you have there sir, interested to see this bad boy(or girl not sure) looks with a coat of paint!

Barrel detail is looking good, like that idea of adding personal detail to the barrel, don't forget the V …… I don't mean Vik by that

Rogue Wolves wrote:thats a fancy barrel you have there sir, interested to see this bad boy(or girl not sure) looks with a coat of paint!

lone dirty dog wrote:Barrel detail is looking good, like that idea of adding personal detail to the barrel

Thanks, guys!

lone dirty dog wrote:don't forget the V …… I don't mean Vik by that

Which "V" are you referencing? You think I should sculpt a V behind the shield and banner, or just paint a V on the shield?

Ahh Yes! Sorry, I thought you MADE those Plasmas

The backpacks I could tell are your wonderful constructs!

by the way rawson...if you ever get your hands on some orky or chaosy plasma guns... i would suggest these rather than SM ones...the vostroyan look is far closer to these...

the big barrel! yes...! but you know you are again setting new standards you otherwise have to fulfill on future projects?

and i too think with a very fine grit sandpapaper you will be more secure then later on sore if the paint peels off...!

very good work mate!

dsteingass wrote:Ahh Yes! Sorry, I thought you MADE those Plasmas

Yes, my sculpting skills have improved greatly of late I'm considering going pro

Viktor von Domm wrote:by the way rawson...if you ever get your hands on some orky or chaosy plasma guns... i would suggest these rather than SM ones...the vostroyan look is far closer to these...

Pics? I couldn't find any that looked substantially different (in my 3.2 minutes of searching )

Viktor von Domm wrote:the big barrel! yes...! but you know you are again setting new standards you otherwise have to fulfill on future projects?

I know

Viktor von Domm wrote:and i too think with a very fine grit sandpapaper you will be more secure then later on sore if the paint peels off...!
very good work mate!

Thanks and thanks!

Rawson wrote:

Rogue Wolves wrote:thats a fancy barrel you have there sir, interested to see this bad boy(or girl not sure) looks with a coat of paint!

lone dirty dog wrote:Barrel detail is looking good, like that idea of adding personal detail to the barrel

Thanks, guys!

lone dirty dog wrote:don't forget the V …… I don't mean Vik by that

Which "V" are you referencing? You think I should sculpt a V behind the shield and banner, or just paint a V on the shield?

The Vostroyan V of course and you should sculpt one on the shield it will look spot on IMO.

Viktor von Domm wrote:by the way rawson...if you ever get your hands on some orky or chaosy plasma guns... i would suggest these rather than SM ones...the vostroyan look is far closer to these...

Pics? I couldn't find any that looked substantially different (in my 3.2 minutes of searching )

if you have a bit of time i raid my bitzbox... i have all the parts and may be able tomorrow to give you some cool looking pics of siad guns...you will like them!!!

Viktor von Domm wrote:the big barrel! yes...! but you know you are again setting new standards you otherwise have to fulfill on future projects?

I know

hehehe^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:and i too think with a very fine grit sandpapaper you will be more secure then later on sore if the paint peels off...!
very good work mate!

Thanks and thanks!

lone dirty dog wrote:The Vostroyan V of course and you should sculpt one on the shield it will look spot on IMO.

It was more a question of location rather than type. I was quite sure of the nature of the V

Viktor von Domm wrote:if you have a bit of time i raid my bitzbox... i have all the parts and may be able tomorrow to give you some cool looking pics of siad guns...you will like them!!!

Where could those pics be, I wonder?

In other news: Supply Drop!

I picked up the base models for a few character conversions for the 104th. The Cairn Wraith for an astropath and the new Empire Witchhunter for a commisar!

The witchhunter is my first Finecast (or Failcast, if you prefer) and I must say, I'm not so impressed. Even if you take the time to check for voids in the store, that only reveals major problems (and only on one side!). As I was cleaning up said fellow, there were many things that came to light that I couldn't see upon first inspection. Little bits of missing detail, two holes in his greatcoat (that were, of course, on the side I couldn't see), etc. Not enough to warrant the effort to exchange, but enough to frustrate me a little. Anyway, coming down now

I will shortly begin pawing through ye ole bits box for suitable components for these two gents.

Also, for anyone who cares, here is the solution to the plasma pack bits quiz:


I hope to have another update this evening with my progress for the day!

Cheers,
Rawson

Well I got 2 out of that lot right Sorry I thought you meant what V I thought you were joking

That has put me right of getting the witch hunter model now, why cant they sort this issue out

Cant wait to see what you do with these two, although the hunter I can understand the wraith is that going to be a psyker

quite interested in seeing what you do with that witch hunter!

I have really enjoyed looking through this thread. Great conversions and GS work. Looking forward to seeing more

... i try to take the ppics tomorrow...promise! too much RL (easterholidays and closed time in the nrusery school of my kids...so everyone was at home for one and a half week...)

the new minis i think will do great... the witchhunter without any doubt...the wraith will be very ineresting to see how you convert it....

looking forward to more of your stuff...

cherrs, vik

lone dirty dog wrote:That has put me right of getting the witch hunter model now, why cant they sort this issue out

I agree. I don't really see the need for resin anyways. Their new plastic injection techniques have been great! The detail gained by no means outweighs the problems...

Viktor von Domm wrote:... i try to take the ppics tomorrow...promise! too much RL (easterholidays and closed time in the nrusery school of my kids...so everyone was at home for one and a half week...)

No sweat. I just like giving you a bad time

Regnak wrote:I have really enjoyed looking through this thread. Great conversions and GS work. Looking forward to seeing more

lone dirty dog wrote:Cant wait to see what you do with these two,

Rogue Wolves wrote:quite interested in seeing what you do with that witch hunter!

Viktor von Domm wrote:the new minis i think will do great... the witchhunter without any doubt...the wraith will be very ineresting to see how you convert it....looking forward to more of your stuff..

Thanks, guys! I hope to not disappoint!

lone dirty dog wrote:although the hunter I can understand the wraith is that going to be a psyker

Astropath. I don't really like the stock one, so I thought I'd make my own darker, scarier version

Here's what I got done last night: cleaned up some of the garbage Failcast (though no GS yet), removed some of the overly Empire stuff (comets and fluffy pants), added the bolt pistol mag and the iconic commissar hat. I'm pretty happy with the results so far!

I thought about doing the secretive unveiling (a la Baiyuan), but I couldn't manage Do you think the magazine comes too far down? I thought about trimming the top section off (which would require that I commit heresy, since I would be willingly destroying rivets), but the mag might look better if it were tighter to the pistol. Thoughts?

CC most welcome!

Thanks for looking!
Rawson

i think the mag needs a bit of GS to fit more snuggly to the pistol but otherwise i think it looks great!

where did you get that hat?? don´t recognize that one...

and

*off to get hard time with the cam...^^*


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no...really the hardship begins when i have to wrestle with the bitzbox... i should be really finishing the knight^^ and bitzboxes wet the eppetite for mini assembly^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:i think the mag needs a bit of GS to fit more snuggly to the pistol but otherwise i think it looks great!

Thanks, Vik. GS will come next. I'll see what I can come up with

Viktor von Domm wrote:where did you get that hat?? don´t recognize that one...

It's a Baneblade commander's cap, and I've been saving that head for a special project. I think it does the job pretty well!

Viktor von Domm wrote: i should be really finishing the knight^^ and bitzboxes wet the eppetite for mini assembly^^

I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you looked at my workspace, I have at least 6 different projects I'm working on (Commissar, astropath, Medusa, plasmagunners, roughriders, and snipers). Do what you want to do, otherwise you get burned out. I find that going around in circles (from project to project) is the fastest way to get somewhere

yep...that project circulation aproach is quite a fruitful one^^

somehow the projects just accumulate^^

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here it is...even with a comparrision of either IG or SM plasma gun...

i dunno which one is which but on the left you have orky and chaosy plasmaguns...

I like the look of the witch hunter great idea, plus removing all that detail has worked wonders, as Vik had mentioned a little GS work might help to blend the mag better.

I like the idea of the commissar hat although it looks a little to small at the back of the head, will you be GS it out a little? It might just be the camera angle.

You could give him a fur centre band around his cap to help tie him in a little more with the First born look, but otherwise love this conversion wish I had thought of it myself as I want one now.

Really great job and looking forward to the Astropath conversion .

Interesting, even moreso considering that the model has been lying on my table for a while now and apart from considering to bring it back, because it's a terrible cast, I'm thinking about pimping it into the 41st millenium. You made some interesting decisions, by taking away the hat, but leaving the face (obviously a good choice for a commissar) and removing the detail on the pants (will you resculpt them?).
The gun looks good, but did you consider changing the hammer? It's ok, but maybe a bit too "flintlocky".

your commissar looks good. he looks like he needs a power sword or bionics. something like that. banblade hat is all kinds of win cant wait to see more man.

Thanks for all of your comments!

Viktor von Domm wrote:

here it is...even with a comparrision of either IG or SM plasma gun...

I really like the ones on the left! Do you think it's be too bulky for an IG conversion? It might be hard to get it close to the body.

lone dirty dog wrote:I like the look of the witch hunter great idea, plus removing all that detail has worked wonders, as Vik had mentioned a little GS work might help to blend the mag better.
I like the idea of the commissar hat although it looks a little to small at the back of the head, will you be GS it out a little? It might just be the camera angle.
You could give him a fur centre band around his cap to help tie him in a little more with the First born look, but otherwise love this conversion wish I had thought of it myself as I want one now.
Really great job and looking forward to the Astropath conversion .

Thanks for the compliments! (though I wouldn't say I removed all the detail ) As for the hat, what you're seeing is his ear sticking out I think. The hat is a pretty good match actually. I don't know about the fur strip. He already blends in a lot, which doesn't go so great with the fluff (as commissars are always from a different planet than the unit they're attached to). Keep your eye out for the astropath

Baiyuan wrote:Interesting, even moreso considering that the model has been lying on my table for a while now and apart from considering to bring it back, because it's a terrible cast, I'm thinking about pimping it into the 41st millenium. You made some interesting decisions, by taking away the hat, but leaving the face (obviously a good choice for a commissar) and removing the detail on the pants (will you resculpt them?).
The gun looks good, but did you consider changing the hammer? It's ok, but maybe a bit too "flintlocky".

I'd say take him back. I got a little too far into my project before taking a really good look, and now I'm regretting it. Thanks for the compliments though, Baiyuan. I appreciate it greatly, especially from you! One upside to finecast: softer material. It made hat removal possible whilst saving the face. I thought he had the perfect commissar look: dangerous and calm. He kind of reminds me of Sam Elliot in Tombstone. As for the legs, I'm going to try to get away with just resculping a bit around the knee and patching the holes higher up. We'll see how it goes. Good catch on the hammer of the pistol. It's quite similar to the Firstborn sergeant's which, point of fact, doesn't have a hammer. It's days are numbered.

alabamaheretic wrote:your commissar looks good. he looks like he needs a power sword or bionics. something like that. banblade hat is all kinds of win cant wait to see more man.

"All kinds of win" I like that! I agree on the "powersword or bionics" comment. I've been trying to figure out how to add one more "grimdark" feature, but I'm not sure what it would be. I'd like to leave the patch, so bionic eye is out (which is good, because that would be a tough area to resculpt). I thought about a sword, but the only place it would really fit would be his back (and it would be sheathed, so it would be hard to distinguish from a regular sword). Maybe a Vostroyan-esque rebreather pack on his back? Any other ideas out there?

Thanks for looking!

I think if you remove some of the outside holster and stick it on the side, with GS as all have said, it'll look more like it's meant to fit, and less like it's a conversion...it's difficult because a bolt pistol is a blunt weapon while that pistol is very streamlined.

Love the witch hunter conversion.

Imperial Monkey wrote:I think if you remove some of the outside holster and stick it on the side, with GS as all have said, it'll look more like it's meant to fit, and less like it's a conversion...it's difficult because a bolt pistol is a blunt weapon while that pistol is very streamlined.

Yeah, I had thought about shortening the overall length to get it closer to standard bolt pistol proportions. What do you guys think?

VikingScott wrote:Love the witch hunter conversion.

Thanks, Scott the Viking!

Dont mess with the face you could add some kind of digital com to his gloved hand to 40k up, I would not mess to much with the pistol myself unless you are really sure it is what you want.

I think you might be right about the hat know looking at it again, it is the angle and light that threw it off a bit.

Been a while since I had a two-update-day

Here's what I did this evening: the astropath has hands! I was going for the creepy, decrepit look.

I'd like to get the left hand a bit more angle, but that will have to wait until later, since I'm going to bed...

hmmm... should i make a test for you? by the way...the plasma guns i have are all orky ones... from different editions... i looked them up on various ebay auctions... ebay GB has quite a few of them... so you might be lucky to get them...

Like the Astropath looks creepy for sure like a school janitor LOL what head are you going to use in it then ?

wow that wraith looks creepy... really it does! i think you are onto something very good there!!!

^ agreed
btw so glad you didnt do a baiyan relese on that WH, i would have had to kill you (metaphoricaly with a knife of course ) cause he looks really cool, i might have to copy this at some point

Rawson wrote:Been a while since I had a two-update-day

Here's what I did this evening: the astropath has hands! I was going for the creepy, decrepit look.

I'd like to get the left hand a bit more angle, but that will have to wait until later, since I'm going to bed...

Reminds me of the Emperor from Star Wars

^that!

You know that was bugging me when I looked at it as to why it seemed so familiar

Rawson...you gotta check out what Flinty is doing with a Valkryie kit here- http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/390/336989.page#4147699

dsteingass wrote:Rawson...you gotta check out what Flinty is doing with a Valkryie kit here- http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/390/336989.page#4147699

Dave stop adding links I have not enough time to follow all these people that thread has all kinds of fantastic in it …….. as does your's Rawson's

After all I want to build that witch hunter character like your's as it looks to dam good not to. SO STOLEN

lone dirty dog wrote:Like the Astropath looks creepy for sure like a school janitor LOL what head are you going to use in it then ?

I was actually debating no head, just black nothingness in the hood. I'd probably have to add some more robes on the front to make it work, but what do you guys think?

Viktor von Domm wrote:wow that wraith looks creepy... really it does! i think you are onto something very good there!!!

Thank you, sir!

Rogue Wolves wrote:^ agreed
btw so glad you didnt do a baiyan relese on that WH, i would have had to kill you (metaphoricaly with a knife of course ) cause he looks really cool, i might have to copy this at some point

... I'm not sure if I'm flattered or creeped out...

Regnak wrote:Reminds me of the Emperor from Star Wars

Didn't notice that until you brought it up!

dsteingass wrote:Rawson...you gotta check out what Flinty is doing with a Valkryie kit here- http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/390/336989.page#4147699

Trust me, it's been in my subscribed threads for a while now

lone dirty dog wrote:Dave stop adding links I have not enough time to follow all these people that thread has all kinds of fantastic in it …….. as does your's Rawson's
After all I want to build that witch hunter character like your's as it looks to dam good not to. SO STOLEN

At least you had the decency to blush

i think...the no head option is a bit too far for vostroyans...in my book... a face is needed for this army... maybe you could take one of those constipated looking catchan heads.... that would add a bit of comic releave and charisma to that model...also the more robes idea i think is also a must...!

Viktor von Domm wrote:i think...the no head option is a bit too far for vostroyans...in my book... a face is needed for this army... maybe you could take one of those constipated looking catchan heads.... that would add a bit of comic releave and charisma to that model...also the more robes idea i think is also a must...!

Yes, I agree with Vik on this one a face is needed although comic relief is not the way I would go something old and serious looking .

like where this astroptah is heading, also the witch finder is great. looking forward to seeing that get the chop lol. ;-)

Superb blog - full of great ideas to steal. Great work on the witch hunter conversion - I didn't buy him yesterday because I thought he would be too hard to convert (yours looks ace!). Really looking forward to seeing how the Astropath is going to work out.

Cheers Laney

I just thought it would be fair to warn everyone: I'm saying farewell to 40k. Not that I dont enjoy the game or modeling. That's not it at all! This is very much an "It's not you, it's me" situation. As of today, I officially have no time to dedicate to it. At 12:40pm, our daughter was born! Give a warm Dakka welcome to Nora Lynn

Ok, maybe that was a little overly dramatic, but I don't really anticipate a lot of gaming in the near future, but who knows: stranger things have happened

Best Regards,
Rawson

Rawson wrote:

Here's what I got done last night: cleaned up some of the garbage Failcast (though no GS yet), removed some of the overly Empire stuff (comets and fluffy pants), added the bolt pistol mag and the iconic commissar hat. I'm pretty happy with the results so far!

I thought about doing the secretive unveiling (a la Baiyuan), but I couldn't manage Do you think the magazine comes too far down? I thought about trimming the top section off (which would require that I commit heresy, since I would be willingly destroying rivets), but the mag might look better if it were tighter to the pistol. Thoughts?

CC most welcome!

Thanks for looking!
Rawson

Amazing! I'm surprised that I have seen no witch hunter conversions yet.

Good job

Congratulations!

whoay! good to hear the lil earthdweller is finally out in the open! i hope the mother and the wee one are all in good health and spirit?

but you are kidding right? well...gaming...ok...i can see that could be complicated...for sure in the first coming days ... but everything settles after some time... status quo and so on...

and remember...all those fantastic minis... *cringes*

Well, done on the greatest creation yet and a big welcome to the world for Nora Lynn

I have to say it is a shame you're leaving the hobby however I totally understand your reason why, good luck and all the best to you and your family

O yes if you don't want the witch hunter model any longer send it this way

how selfish of me...of course you could relieve yourself of your now totally useless vostroyan army... i could lend a hand or two to help you get rid of that stuff...

Rawson,

tell the misses be well and take it easy. Glad to hear your daughter has all ten fingers and toes. really a shame about the hobby though, my personal philosophy on it is family first little plastic men (or in your case metal) second.

good luck with the family stuff my friend and hopefully we will see you all back here very soon.

Viktor von Domm wrote:how selfish of me...of course you could relieve yourself of your now totally useless vostroyan army... i could lend a hand or two to help you get rid of that stuff...

Join the cue LOL

ha...beware my pointy elbows...

A hearty congrats rawson!

Congrats Rawson! Unfortinate about the minis, but who knows what the future will hold, plus the real people are much more important than the plastic!

Could you do a step by step picture guide to making the fur hats in GS. I would love you long time, and you'd be doing a service to humanity,

Viktor von Domm wrote:but you are kidding right?

Yes, at least in the sense of finality. I'm sure things will equalize in the coming weeks and the 104th will be back up and running.

JeneralJoe117 wrote:Could you do a step by step picture guide to making the fur hats in GS. I would love you long time, and you'd be doing a service to humanity,

You'll have to remind me after the afore mentioned "back up and running", but sure, I could do a tutorial on them...

Yes, at least in the sense of finality. I'm sure things will equalize in the coming weeks and the 104th will be back up and running

*starts to breathe again*


well the personal needs sure get in the backseat when a new born is there...all pink and fresh...and that is good and all...but the more the kid is settled on this world i have come to understand that the needs of parents are important too... if one is to sacrifice too much for the sake of the kids then this leads to serious harm one day...


by the way... up till the time my oldest was around the age of four i had a sleeping count per night of four hours...so that was a timespan of almost four years with sleeping disorders due to mum coudln´t sleep because of restless legs and then because of restless junior^^

Congrats Rawson!
I knew you were BSing even before I read all the way down

Whatever you do...DO NOT SELL your minis, life will bring you back eventually.

what that man said!

Rawson wrote:

Viktor von Domm wrote:but you are kidding right?

Yes, at least in the sense of finality. I'm sure things will equalize in the coming weeks and the 104th will be back up and running.

JeneralJoe117 wrote:Could you do a step by step picture guide to making the fur hats in GS. I would love you long time, and you'd be doing a service to humanity,

You'll have to remind me after the afore mentioned "back up and running", but sure, I could do a tutorial on them...

I didn't see the aforementioned baby situation and now I feel like a bit of a plank, what with my requests for pictures when you have bigger problems concerning a tiny proto-human vomiting in you nice, clean house. Gratz on the baby, try not to keep away from 40k forever. The world needs more Vostroyans.

JeneralJoe117 wrote:I didn't see the aforementioned baby situation and now I feel like a bit of a plank, what with my requests for pictures when you have bigger problems concerning a tiny proto-human vomiting in you nice, clean house. Gratz on the baby, try not to keep away from 40k forever.

No worries, mate! We're all guilty of thread skimming not and again

JeneralJoe117 wrote:IThe world needs more Vostroyans.

That, my friend, is sig worthy.

hey well at least you can say that your time with the vost, did give the world its daily dose of handlebar mustaches, guess im just going to have to get it from beer commercials and russian circus' from now on

Don't forget the Annual -=]_,=- Bare-knuckle boxing and breakdancing competition coming up soon!

Rawson dont leave I need to steal your ideas……… I mean inspiration

is this my formal invitation??? and there i thought i would get an invitation the proper way...

I turned on the rivet-signal...didn't you see it in the sky?

darn...every night we draw the curtains in front of our windows...

I know

Viktor von Domm wrote:

What ever that was I cant see it so the answer would be

better?

Message understood ………… "hiding back in bush"

you know the old indian custom to shoot into bushes?...^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:you know the old indian custom to shoot into bushes?...^^

I thought that was an Innuendo

both^^

Hey Rawson, congratulations on the arrival of Nora Lynn, hope all is going well with her, Mum and yourself.

I'm glad you're realising that fatherhood won't mean excluding 40k or at least Dakka cos even if you don't get your own stuff done for a wee while, you'll still be a source of advice, ideas and inspiration to a lot of other folk on here

Keep safe and learn to cat-nap, right Viktor?

yup...catnaps...that is the stuff^^

DID SOMEONE SAY CAT!!!!!?!?!?!?!??!!!

Viktor von Domm wrote:

better?

He sounds like my dad saying that to my friends Lolz

lol Clint is such a badass, which to say is why im still thinking of how i want to represent him in my ig army... hmmm maybie a baneblade named Eastwood...

That. Would. Be. Epic.

that would be... eastwood

Eastwood. Clint Eastwood

doowtsaE tnilC .doowtsaE

Sdrawkcab

!BOS uoY

well eastwood is cool...writing backwards...babies...rabies babies...

Congrats to the both of you , give it a few years and you'll be back .. been a pleasure watching your blog develop.
Regards

Viktor von Domm wrote:well eastwood is cool...writing backwards...babies...rabies babies...

Babies with Rabies and Scabies??

oh yeah... add Scabies to your own needs^^

Thanks for all of the well wishes, Dakkanauts! With the gradual adjustment to the new family arrangement and generous paternity leave in Denmark, the 104th got some lovin' today.

Got a whole ton done today: lots of random detail paiting on Chimeras, Sentinels, and LRBTs (though no pics). You know those little things that you just don't seem to get around to? Today I got around to it!

The Medusa is almost finished now. I'm still working on the gunner and platform accessories, and have a few lines to clean up, but she's pretty close.


Got a bit done on the astropath. I found a suitably creepy head after the unanimous encouagement to not do the "empty hood" look. Thoughts?


Worked on the Commissar also, but mostly just filling the failcast problems that I continue to discover. Turns out that he looks prett good from the front, and only upon the following viewpoint can one truly appreciate the garbage that Finecast really can be.


CC appreciated as always

Thanks for looking,
Rawson

Love the astropath, the head is ace
also I think that the medusa looks grand!

well i wasnt expecting an update from you for a while sir, but im happy it came, the medusa is badass, obviosly ... and i loev that astropath, he's just so awsome... although the commissar is one of my favorite models you have done as of yet, so im excited for him!

I love the Medusa. Makes me want to get one!

see?! hobby and family can coexists! it has been done^^ timeschedules just have to be planned cleverly^^ well of course your lil lady has to play the game if she wants to which in most cases she will refuse to^^ but still the theory lives on^^

the mdusa looks very good... free hand is simply stunning...(with the lot of "V"s i feel somehow invited^^)


the failcast...looks somehow like an advertisment to an anti- zit formula...

but the medal goes to the astropath...!! that is a creepy splendid combo! who could ask for more on this one? now i am intrigued since you managed the head so well what you come up next with the body...

Glorious Rivets!!
..And Vik is right about the astropath!- Fantastic sir!

Good to have you back man, that medusa is aces! deff digging the astropath. yea those little things add up and become i don't want toos real fast real quick then you end up in my position and not wanting to do anything :(. I'll get there eventually. again welcome back mate! and i hope the misses and the little misses are doing well.

Capitansolstice wrote:Love the astropath, the head is ace
also I think that the medusa looks grand!

Thanks, Cap'n!

Rogue Wolves wrote:well i wasnt expecting an update from you for a while sir, but im happy it came, the medusa is badass, obviosly ... and i loev that astropath, he's just so awsome... although the commissar is one of my favorite models you have done as of yet, so im excited for him!

It surprised me as well! ;D Thanks, RW. I'll be getting back to the Commissar (who, with my knack for abbreviations, I keep trying to call Commie ) as soon as the GS is cured.

DemetriDominov wrote:I love the Medusa. Makes me want to get one!

Thanks, but you'll have to build one just like I did (unless you want to shell out for the FW one )

Viktor von Domm wrote:see?! hobby and family can coexists! it has been done^^ timeschedules just have to be planned cleverly^^ well of course your lil lady has to play the game if she wants to which in most cases she will refuse to^^ but still the theory lives on^^

the medusa looks very good... free hand is simply stunning...(with the lot of "V"s i feel somehow invited^^)

the failcast...looks somehow like an advertisment to an anti- zit formula...

but the medal goes to the astropath...!! that is a creepy splendid combo! who could ask for more on this one? now i am intrigued since you managed the head so well what you come up next with the body...

One might even say symbiosis The rest of the astropath will be a bit harder. I'm not quite sure how to start filling in the robes. I'm leaning towards gluing a bunch of sprue in the void, and then GSing more somewhat shapeless robes...

dsteingass wrote:Glorious Rivets!!
..And Vik is right about the astropath!- Fantastic sir!

Thanks, Dave!

alabamaheretic wrote:Good to have you back man, that medusa is aces! deff digging the astropath. yea those little things add up and become i don't want toos real fast real quick then you end up in my position and not wanting to do anything :(. I'll get there eventually. again welcome back mate! and i hope the misses and the little misses are doing well.

Don't succumb to the inertia, Bama! And thanks, btw

I'm leaning towards gluing a bunch of sprue in the void, and then GSing more somewhat shapeless robes...

that! i think that would be the right way... for now i couldn´t imagine something better...

I fell into a painting streak yesterday, but not much to show for it. It was more "set up the whole army and see which models need the most love" strategy, so not a lot of finished models to show, just less chaos black primer in the group shot

I've been thinking a lot about the Commissar and the Astropath.

Commissar: For a more grimdarky feel (and not a witchhunter with a new hat feel) I'm thinking about adding an aquila on his lapel and also on the front of his boots. With the hat, standard Vostroyan issue backpack thingy, and aquilas, I think that should do the trick. Thoughts? Anything I'm missing?

Astropath: The new "Illuminor Szeras" necron model is super sweet! I would love to add those spindly legs to my astropath. Then I saw that he was 140kr. On top of the 80kr I already spent on the Cairn Wraith, that would put my astropath at 220kr, or the same price as a chimera. Perhaps I'll try scratchbuilding some mech legs for the astropath. What do you guys think?

Thanks for the input!
Rawson

well you are a decent scratchbuilder. so i say give it a go and show us what happens. You already have the commisar right? if not the dkok looks pretty sweet and has the whole gas mask thing like some of the vostroyans. Eh looks like i have to reread you pages to find the commisar.

I'm afraid I'm not much help here...It took me 3 hours to sculpt a hat that was 70% styrene tube

^lol...

hey rawson... for your mech legs... do you know about these robo gear walkers? with spider legs? dead cheap...compared to some kits out there:



i dunno currently where to get them but their stuff i have seen here on dakka from time to time...

as for the commissar...why so unsure with its current looks?



it looks splendid already... and i think now is the time to paint it and see how things develop...

my opinion tho...

alabamaheretic wrote:well you are a decent scratchbuilder. so i say give it a go and show us what happens.

Yeah, but I'm more of the "turn something into something else" kind than the "build something from stock styrene" kind

dsteingass wrote:I'm afraid I'm not much help here...It took me 3 hours to sculpt a hat that was 70% styrene tube

Fair enough

Viktor von Domm wrote:hey rawson... for your mech legs... do you know about these robo gear walkers? with spider legs? dead cheap...compared to some kits out there:

i dunno currently where to get them but their stuff i have seen here on dakka from time to time...

I haven't seen them. Any idea of the scale?

Viktor von Domm wrote:as for the commissar...why so unsure with its current looks?
it looks splendid already... and i think now is the time to paint it and see how things develop...
my opinion tho...

I guess it's because I didn't put back all that much after removing the blatant WHFB stuff. There is especially a lack of details on the lower half of the model after ditching the fluffy pants and comet boot details,

now that I have seen your commisar I am sure you can gs your way to glory. Thought about putting an aquila or a pompous looking scarf around his neck? (I am sure his neck would get cold hanging out with the Vostroyans). I personally like my commisar with out a stache and a big pointy hat . any way dude well keep bouncing ideas around till something clicks

I guess it's because I didn't put back all that much after removing the blatant WHFB stuff. There is especially a lack of details on the lower half of the model after ditching the fluffy pants and comet boot details,

well actually i think this would be the strong side of the model... not everything that looks good must be overdetailed...

and this robo gear stuff is completley 28mm scale... it should be maybe just a tiny bit bigger than the legs you have envisioned... and for a tine amount of the price you don´t want to spend... if i am not mistaken i even saw some conversions of that character on google...






of course it depends on how long you need those legs... but you still can cut them down to size...

...it appears the chainsword is about to crack into some fresh crab leg

^^

I bought a huge box full of robogear kits two years ago in a sale, it was ridiculously cheap, so I can tell you, the legs are quite nice. You can buy them for 2.99$ here: http://www.hoardobits.com/

Just came to see what you've been up to Rawson, really impressed with the commissar, great idea and you've pulled it off really well. Everyone may rant alot about finecast but it makes projects like that a billion time easier, several thumbs up.

Looking forwards to more.

p.s. i can recommend Robogear stuff too, good compromise between price and quality.

J-paint wrote:Just came to see what you've been up to Rawson, really impressed with the commissar, great idea and you've pulled it off really well. Everyone may rant alot about finecast but it makes projects like that a billion time easier, several thumbs up.

Looking forwards to more.

p.s. i can recommend Robogear stuff too, good compromise between price and quality.

Thanks, J-paint! I actually was thinking about your Admech chimera when i saw those legs

I actually was thinking about your Admech chimera when i saw those legs

interesting idea....

I think they might be a little small, but it might work with lots of them, centipede style. Not sure though, i mean the defiler legs look they would support the chassis but much smaller and it might look a little odd.



Funny you should mention it actually, this has had a load more done to it recently, just getting university exams out of the way and i'll update.

oh man... seems there is another thread from now on i have to follow... thank you so very much j-paint to spent even more time on dakka to check more threads

My sincerest apologies. =p Don't worry, wont be anything till the 22nd at least.

And apologies to you Rawson for accidently hijacking your thread.
The other thing you could always do for the astropath is use guitar wire to make tendrils for him to walk on.
Just as inspiration, I think Vitruivan did something simalar for his dark mechanicus, not sure what he used for legs though:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/343570-Adeptus%20Mechanicus%2C%20Chaos%2C%20Dark%20Mechanicus%2C%20Tech%20Priest%2C%20Warhammer%2040%2C000.html

well i just had a look at your thread and subed to it^^ so that covers that^^

guitar strings as tendrils.... hmmm... that sounds like a convicing idea!

I got a bit of GS work in this morning while the girls were still sleeping.

Here's how the Commissar is coming: Aquila pin on the lapel, first of two aquilas on the boot cuffs.


Got his Vostroyan-Pattern dohicky completed. I think I stared at my bits box and a handful of bits for about three hours before I came up with something that I liked.


First round of robes for the astropath. I'm not disappointed per say, but not overly pleased with how they turned out either. I used some reference pics, but if anyone has some good CC, the astropath could certainly use it.


And on to the secret project:


Thanks for looking,
Rawson

Well apparently I'm really rather late to the party.... but fantastic stuff! Looking forward to following your developments xxx

hey rawson... the program you need is on bolter and chainsword... the army painter there...

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?s=6fa93f7bb71993d902f79cc3832ef993&autocom=pages


as for the astropath... i think he looks great... the robes go very well with the whole imperator scheme you did here...very good.!

and the new additions to the commissar are great looking too... specially the backpiece!


er... you really going now to the dogs?....poor rawson...

The aquilas on the commissar are absolutely lovely Rawson, the tiny one especially, that must have been a nightmare to do!

The astropath's robes are looking really good actually, i like the sort of pulled in belt effect, the only suggestion i can think is maybe to have a belt buckle in the middle to break it up slightly? This is just thinking in terms of the painting side of things, might just help to break it up a little? Or maybe a small waist pouch or something simalar?

And space wolves hey? Very different! look forward to seeing what you do with them, the axe guy in particular looks very promising.

bubble wrote:Well apparently I'm really rather late to the party.... but fantastic stuff! Looking forward to following your developments xxx

Better late than never Thanks for stopping by

Viktor von Domm wrote:hey rawson... the program you need is on bolter and chainsword... the army painter there...

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?s=6fa93f7bb71993d902f79cc3832ef993&autocom=pages

as for the astropath... i think he looks great... the robes go very well with the whole imperator scheme you did here...very good.!

and the new additions to the commissar are great looking too... specially the backpiece!

er... you really going now to the dogs?....poor rawson...

Thanks for the link, Vik! You're a lifesaver! And thanks for the compliments, too
No need to mock SW were my army before the 104th. Now with less actual gaming and less actual budget, I'm looking to do a wholesale repaint.

J-paint wrote:The aquilas on the commissar are absolutely lovely Rawson, the tiny one especially, that must have been a nightmare to do!

The astropath's robes are looking really good actually, i like the sort of pulled in belt effect, the only suggestion i can think is maybe to have a belt buckle in the middle to break it up slightly? This is just thinking in terms of the painting side of things, might just help to break it up a little? Or maybe a small waist pouch or something simalar?

And space wolves hey? Very different! look forward to seeing what you do with them, the axe guy in particular looks very promising.

Thanks, J! The little one was actually very easy. It's so small that you only have to give the impression of the shape. The ones on the boots are large and therefor must look nice
I've been thinking up a few dodads for the astropath, I think you're onto something.

Thanks to Vik, I've been playing around with ArmyPainter. Here are the three ideas I've had kicking around my head for the SW repaint. I don't want to stick to the standard paint scheme (that's actually what I'm stripping off )






Fluff wise, I have three ideas:
1) Standard Spacewolf company (albeit with a non-standard paintjob) with SW codex. This is the most mundane idea.
2) A White scars successor chapter that uses the BA codex to get the fast vehicles. This would take a bit of remodeling to get rid of the super-SW stuff, but there is enough carry over that it wouldn't be too crazy.
3) A Spacewolf company using the BA codex (read: DC=wulfen)

Thoughts, questions, comments, critiques, rants, raves, etc?

Cheers,
Rawson

Out of the three I quite like last one, I must admit a great deal of thought hasn't gone into my opinions but the DC=wulfen is very compelling. Always loved the wulfen models alot, but the opportunities for conversion are immense.

Looking forwards to see what you decide on here, all three have great potential.

hmmm... pretty basic schemes all around....not really anything offensive but also not really something that strikes my fancy... sorry mate... got anything else up your sleave? some lil twist? to make them a bit more unique?...

and your motivation sounds good...

that astropath looks awsome! and as i state every time, i really love the commissar!

I like the astropath but I think the folds on his robe are letting him downa bit. A look at other robed figures, I'm thinking Dark Angels here, might help you visualize how the fabric of the robe would fall around his legs (assuming he has legs )
Ref the Space Wolves based army (I used have one in 4th Edition <sighs> ) I like the centre one and the idea of a bike based, fast attack army (I'm planning something similar with my Raven Guard). Look forward to seeing how they develop

@ Victor von Domm
Basic colors schemes usually work best! And these are comp generated, the painters skill canals them totally awesome.

@OP
Love your work! awesome conversions!

Rawson wrote:I got a bit of GS work in this morning while the girls were still sleeping.

Here's how the Commissar is coming: Aquila pin on the lapel, first of two aquilas on the boot cuffs.


Got his Vostroyan-Pattern dohicky completed. I think I stared at my bits box and a handful of bits for about three hours before I came up with something that I liked.


First round of robes for the astropath. I'm not disappointed per say, but not overly pleased with how they turned out either. I used some reference pics, but if anyone has some good CC, the astropath could certainly use it.


And on to the secret project:

Spoiler:

Space Wolves!

A handful of SWs spend the evening in alcohol and are now ready for a brand spanking new paintjob. I was hoping to find whatever program it is that people use to compare paint scheme ideas. Anyone know what it is?

Thanks for looking,
Rawson

I think the problem with the astropath is that the robe has too many pleats in it...

yeah...it should be layers rather than ripples. I absolutely LOVE the commissar head/hat..total epicness!

Looking great keep up the awesome work !

Commissar eagles are looking perfect love the little eagle top job mate, the pack simple but nice job.

Astropath needs a little variation in the creases that might help, less is more sometimes if you get my gist

wonderful work on the commissar mate , and the creepy astropath.