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davetaylor wrote:
Great find! Nice use of bits and color scheme. I'm dying to see Dante's scheme, but I don't want to rush him too much...ssshhh...he might be coming back

Cheeky bugger!

@ Malika - Yep looks cool, the only thing I would say is that it looks too chaos cult and not enough genestealer cult in style. Nice bits bashing and painting though.

The other day I realised the left hand had gone walk about and turned up on the floor with the little finger broken off so I may actually make the hands 5 fingered now.

Things still to do sculpting-wise are:

- Fingers on hand(s).
- Something hanging from the belt (probably a pouch and some jewels on string - Jes style)
- Staff top (seriously, anyone with the old magus going spare I'd be happy to trade for it)
- Lip around bottom of tunic (to sharpen the edges up).

At the moment I'm quite into getting some Blood Bowl bits and pieces done as I have been working on this guy for so long that I was getting a bit worn out with him. Once I finish painting the Mighty Zug I'll get right back into the swing with him. Plus I will have had the chance to practice my painting in prep for him.

Cheers,

Dante

Check out ebay for the magus:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/237216.page;jsessionid=6E2EDAE1A9310D424FE197B4E407E5D8


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Oops...posted the wrong link! Here uis the link to the magus on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=170347882493&Category=44125

Right.

The new Space Hulk, what can I say, seeing the pics of the new mini's and the return of my second ever GW game sent out signals to the hive mind and rekindled my enthusiasm for this project again.

Therefore, I spent a little time this week working on the magus. Some sanding and a little repair work mainly, but I also extended the sash down his back:




The left hand (right in the pic) went missing one day a while back, when I found it, the little finger and middle finger had broken off and the little finger was gone to the evil dust world of Dyson. Hence the new finger and repair work on the hand.

Still searching for a cheap old magus figure with staff for a staff top as I've been unable to find anything else that works well. If anyone has one in good nick for trade or cheap sale, let me know please!

More on this soon....


Cheers,

Dante

Ahhh ! He's back, the model is looking very nice indeed.

Top notch, can't wait for the finished products.

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...st be some kind of Hul..........

++++Transmission ends++++

Order confirmed.... Space Hulk inbound.

Cheers,

Dante

Looking forward to more of this and all the excitement and bitz and what not the SPACE HULK will bring!

Great stuff! Although I was hoping the Shotgun guy was going to be a leader of an opposed squad of veteran 'Nid hunters like Sergeant Stone.

Finally this threads back just as the the great father(the hive mind) approaches.

And so, at last, the painting begins!

Bear in mind this is very early stage WIP, but I'm excited to be working on him at last and thought I'd share some (quite a few actually!) pics with you all:






And some close ups on the face:



"The hive fleet are coming!"

"We are already here...."

Cheers,

Dante

Damn Dante your skin tones always manage to blow my mind!Can't wait to see how this turns out,I'll be watching this one for sure.

Probably worth pointing out that the last close up of the face is the most representative of how the face actually looks. The other two the lighting is a little harsh from above on.

I tried out Vallejo White primer for the undercoating on this chap and I have to say, its the best primer I've ever used let alone the best White primer! It went on nice and evenly in 3 thin coats, didn't craze and bobble like GW's, and didn't clog any detail. Perfect!

The head and pouch are pinned so I can remove both for painting to give me better access to the other areas around them.

I've tried some liver spot type things on the back of the head but not 100% sure I like them, thoughts?

Cheers,

Dante

Uggh that old guy sure looks creepy and the liver spots definitely add to it! Brilliant work as ever.


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Is it utterly inappropriate to say that the creepy facial colours reminds me of when they pull the mask of the creature in Scooby Doo!

Really like it, it's like those stylised African hunter statues carved in ebony. Only thing perhaps might be a slight purpling or greying tint about the skin to accentuate the brows and cheekbones, to subtly reinforce the alien heritage. I just feel the current skintone is perhaps alittle too 'healthy'?

**edit** perhaps the lip colour is too full and flushed, perhaps a bit of the grey/bluish might be it.

It's quite lovely as it is and that's just my 2pennys

The skin is actually shaded with hormaguant purple at the moment, so it is actually quite purple in hue, it looks pretty clear in the pics like that on my screen, maybe ur colours are off on yours? There's definitely no browns in there.

I see what you mean about the lip colour but remember, he is still supposed to be technically no different from a regular human being in appearance, have to convey that somehow in the painting as well. I have added a really thin glaze of hawk turquoise though to get a little more alien tone.

More throughout the week.

Cheers,

Dante

I like the liver spots adds character to the head , gives it an aged look .

Cheers mate. Still not 100% sure on them yet myself but we'll see how it looks when more has been done on the body.

Started roughing in some of the colours for the torso and robes yesterday but nothing worth showing.

Cheers,

Dante

This is fantastic, Dante. Really looking forward to seeing more of this.

.... wow... I will comment when I find the words to express my feeling towards this amazing Project.

Can't wait to see more Dante, he looks great so far!

Creepy magus

I'm very impressed with the sculpt and the painting is as ever excellent.

I do however think he looks too 'human' in terms of visage and skin tone. The fluff brigade my harp on about magi blending into human society but in miniature scale his dark secret should, I feel, be a little more exaggerated.

Darker recesses could really reinforce this and would complement his atrophied skull. Also, with your skills I'm sure you could create a beautifully lined and aged face that suggests prolonged life and morbid wisdom. At the moment I think he looks way too clean but obviously you have a very definitive outcome in your mind. Also, he's far from finished so I may be getting ahead of myself in terms of the complete article.

This sort of image shows how powerful the head piece plays in a successful model. You could just stop right there, as that near finished face pulls together the entire model as a whole. Well, it appears that way to me. Naturally I don't expect an all stop here haha.

Having watched your Blood Bowl pieces progress, I look forward to this project's completion and your lovely, smooth painting style.

With regard the Liver spots, I began doing similar on my Tau over the years and my avatar even has a few. For the Tau it comes off as a G'kar (Babylon 5) inspired pattern. My only thought on your work here is using a limited number such as what you have so far, because it works very well and is a nice 'oh hey!' thing to note about the finish.

Back to lurk mode among the 'Stealers slinking about this thread..

~ Tael.

Cheers guys.

@Anti-Mag - I prefer the more subtle approach. The four fingers, tyranid emblem, accentuated skull and the general shape of the collar (styled after the head carpace of zoanthropes) are enough for me to say it is clearly a genestealer magus.

@Tael - Lol, I won't lie, I considered stopping there!

It was actually your liver spot effect on the tau that inspired me.

I actually wish the lurking stealers would get involved a bit more in the discussion, so don't be a stranger mate, your input is always valued.

Update:

Work on the collar and some roughed in colours. Also, you can see a quick test I did for the "ying yang" symbols that will decorate the robes.





I'm expecting some criticism that it's all too dark but bear in mind its very early stages, the collar is really the only area, other than the head, that's had any significant work done.

Cheers,

Dante

Looking very excellent there, I actually like him with this dark, brooding color scheme.

He´s got a nice understated feel of power about him too, really nice stuff.

Wow I love the way it looks, yes it looks dark, but as you said it is in the early stages, I can't wait to see how it looks.

Mmmmm. I like it.

I thought there was going to be a bit more purple. Something that would make that skin look a bit paler, xenos pale. I'm not sure the deep red is doing that just yet. I'm also keen to see the hands painted Dante. I know it sounds strange, but they're looking quite big at the moment against that red. I know that some shading on them will help that out.

I still like it, and the little symbol on the robe is a nice touch.

Cheers
Dave

You have 10 days- get painting!

You know what I am on about....;-P

oH, and nice work- great adherence to the original, but with a modern day pallet and the symbols could really make this piece;-)

cheers
W

That model has real presence.. loving the face espicially

warhound123 wrote:You have 10 days- get painting!

You know what I am on about....;-P

oH, and nice work- great adherence to the original, but with a modern day pallet and the symbols could really make this piece;-)

cheers
W

Actually I have more, much more.

Unfortunately I won't be making it this year, but next year I'll be better prepared.

@ Dave - The tone of the robes isn't quite there yet as its just a rough base coat, I assure you he will look genestealer enough when he's done.

Cheers,

Dante

Loving it. Truely Outstanding.