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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.