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Sorry for the bad pic quality, I´m not good at taking pics.
These are going into the mail today.

I put them up on SM torsos for stability and angles when taking pics and for scale. They are slightly more lowered in reality since I used a blob of greenstuff to hold them in place in the torso so it raised the helmets a little bit.

I used some WW2 german helmet and old preussan helmet concept ideas and after sculpting up a bunch of those I added various things like rebreather filters with different patterns on them etc etc.

I also made something that can be used as an old styled chaplain helmet.

Hope you like some of those.





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I

If you could make some of the Skull Helmets WITHOUT the 'cap' aspect, I'd buy a lot!

Please?

I think they all look really great.

Although the last one does kinda have a goofy "cap-placed-too-high-on-the-head-look".

Frankly, they look more like something you'd see on Traitor Guardsmen than Astartes.

Liking C, E, and F. I could see outfitting a Deathguard army with those bad boys.

second the 'cap' comment...
they all look sweet though, especially E...
i feel like some could look better without the spikes on top, and A kinda looks to snarling-ie...

Amen on the no cap comment. I like a few, but just from me - I've never been a chaos player.

If you could make some of the Skull Helmets WITHOUT the 'cap' aspect, I'd buy a lot!

Please?

Dont quite get you. Elaborate.

i feel like some could look better without the spikes on top, and A kinda looks to snarling-ie...

That is really no problem. If the spikes are not needed it is a simple matter to remove them with a knife.
Better they be there for those that like them as it is harder to add spikes then to remove them.


Also, tell me more about the "cap" thing. There is still time to hold them back one more day in order to do changes.
I guess you would like to see a plain, round helmet on the skull instead of a german typed one?
Maybe with some kind of traditional air intake on top?

Well, its up to you guys, no feedback means no changes.

I would get 50 of A and G - A for some pre heresy marines, G I would use for storm troopers.

i think what they mean by cap is in picture "I", the front shot on the left looks like a cool skull helmet that someone laid a beenie on his head as a practical joke. it seems to sit way too high on his head.

it looks out of place.

Pyriel- wrote:

If you could make some of the Skull Helmets WITHOUT the 'cap' aspect, I'd buy a lot!

Please?

Dont quite get you. Elaborate.

He means the part that looks like a German Stahlhelm. If you blended the helmet a few mm back and made it all one flat feature it would give it more of an Astartes look than "Guardsman wearing a Gas Mask" look.

These would make a great ww2/ww1 aesthetic. Good accompaniment for a krieg or steel legion force.

Nice heads looks sweet!


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These fit in well with a great crusade, personally I would get rid of the spikes myself. On the side I agree with alpharius as I don't like the helment on the skull.

I really like them overall.

The first one would make an awesome base to go off of for some generic pre-heresy heads. I'd personally like to see some Thousand Sons ones

I'd also like to echo that these would make AWESOME traitor guard heads. It might be easy, the neck just sits differently for IG. It's a bit tough converting SM heads to fit IG bodies.

What I think the others meant on the last head was removing the head altogether. But, I think you could also go a different route. I believe the issue people are seeing is that the rim in the front is pretty high. If you can, either lower the brim to right at brow level, or remove the helm altogether.

Kind of like this:

I think that all the heads look a little too much like a facemask and helmet deal instead of the astares 'one piece' helmet look. The bill in front looks fine, but I think reducing the bill around the sides and back and blending with the back of the head would look more astares-ish.

Ah ok, I might remake it fast for tomorrow.

Nice heads looks sweet!


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I think that all the heads look a little too much like a facemask and helmet deal instead of the astares 'one piece' helmet look. The bill in front looks fine, but I think reducing the bill around the sides and back and blending with the back of the head would look more astares-ish.

You obviously have not looked into the HH artbooks

Usually a fan of your work but I’m not so sure of these. I think they would look better without the German style helmet bit on the top. Maybe more like the helmets in the visions of heresy art books.

However these will really look good as traitor guard heads as mentioned earlier.

Looking good man! keep up the good work!

The helmets are fantastic. Seriously cool.

Although I will echo the comment on the skull helm. The helmet on top is sitting too high. That, combined with the apparent lack of a lower jaw (which gives a bit of a grinning aspect) makes it look a little goofy. I think it would look much better without the added helmet.


The others, though... great work.

I'm going to have to agree with the "half ww2 half spacemarine" looks weird. They aren't quite right for traitor guardsmen, and aren't quite right for SM. I would tone down the "stahlhelm" aspect.

Pyriel- wrote:You obviously have not looked into the HH artbooks

You're right, I haven't. But, I'd rather look cool and not match the artbooks than match and not look as good.

Hmm, they were meant for traitor usage so I guess I hit right somewhere.
The germen helmets are actually found in HH artbooks as well.

Anyway, other helmet types are in making so there will be plenty for all kinds of tastes, remember, these are just the first and all "series" will have a theme, this was the german WW2 theme.

As for the skull helmet, there cant be a lower jaw since in that case the helmet wont fit on a torso. In the place of a jaw there are cables and such.
But you guys have convinced me, I mean when everyone says A and I say B I am hardly in a position to argue that I am right now am I
The skull helmet will be removed then and remade to a smooth skull-alike helmet.
It will be finished by tomorrow.


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You're right, I haven't. But, I'd rather look cool and not match the artbooks than match and not look as good.

True.
Well, maybe you´ll find the later helmets more to your taste.

Yeah most of the face plates look good.its just the ww2 helmet part.

but as you say will suit traitor marines.

It's always nice when feedback is actually taken into account. Thanks.

insaniak wrote:

Although I will echo the comment on the skull helm. The helmet on top is sitting too high. That, combined with the apparent lack of a lower jaw (which gives a bit of a grinning aspect) makes it look a little goofy. I think it would look much better without the added helmet.

Agreed!

I was hoping for a Skull Helmet a lot closer to this:



The 'helmet on top of a skull' isn't something I'd want.

JUST the Skull helmet, scaled for a marine body? (Even with no lower jaw!)

Yes please!

I was hoping for a Skull Helmet a lot closer to this:

Then that is what you will get!

A = AWESOME.
B = Not 100% sold on the WW2 style helmets on SM.
C = Same.
D = Same, but I like the front.
E = Not bad on this one,
F = nice.
G = Not my tastes.
H = Nice.
I = Lose the cap!...



(BTW - how about Roman /Greek / Spartan (Whatever!) Style helmets ;P)

Hey Pyriel- perhaps you could keep the cap on that skull, and just model up another skull instead? I for one like the cap/skull combo, as there are already quite a few skull-helmet options out there from GW (all the chaplain minis, the WHFB Chaos Warrior one, berzerkers, etc. etc.).


And really, really nice work here, man. Can't wait to see these on some traitors!

I second the Greek style helmet I love that mini.