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Let me think on that... I wasn't planning on mailing him out until tomorrow, so I shall contemplate your advice in the nonce.


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Hey Blackhand!

I figured out a stupid simple way to make a long bone (like in the leg). After 1 practice run the second took roughly 1 minute (and I'm not exaggerating). Just used a little ball of green stuff on the end of a piece of piano wire, smoothed it down onto he wire, then with a hobby knife gently split the ball into two parts. Didn't even have to do much shaping as the splitting process pretty much produces nobs that are already shaped.

I'm just waiting for the green stuff to cure so I can prime and paint it. I'll take a photo if you're curious (but you can probably do just as well from the description above). The only "trick" really is that I have those neat little Teflon sculpting tools which makes smoothing the base of the GS pellet onto the wire very easy. Aside from that, it's like a "no-tech" process.

I've been toying around with this when I've had the time recently. I was actually just doing it for fun before this thread came along, but I figured it would be a good place to move it. I'm not totally done yet, still have a few purity seals to finish up and some stuff for the base.

I'm holding off on sculpting the shoulder pads. I figured that I'd let whoever I'm sending it to dictate what was on them, that way it would match their army or whatever.



I have a few more pics if people are interested.

PS: I won't ruin him with my awful painting skills, so he'll come as-is.

Interesting..//I'm so gonna go on an objective marker creating spree when I get some spare cash.

Nice Stok... you should place the figure so he looks like he's reaching out to the banner as he's slipping away... as if he's reaching out with his last breath for the Emperor himself.

Cool Gitsplitta, will be watching to see dem bones

There are some great markers on here, maybe I willl make a few myself!

Gitsplitta wrote:Nice Stok... you should place the figure so he looks like he's reaching out to the banner as he's slipping away...

Capture the flag! (seconded)

Very cool markers, both of you.

Gitsplitta, I think a shoulder bone might benefit the old beeky, if you were so inclined.

Gitsplitta wrote:Nice Stok... you should place the figure so he looks like he's reaching out to the banner as he's slipping away... as if he's reaching out with his last breath for the Emperor himself.

Great idea! I'll consider repositioning the head and maybe the PF tonight!

The Good Green wrote:Gitsplitta, I think a shoulder bone might benefit the old beeky, if you were so inclined.

Ask and ye shall receive... (and I did this *before* reading TGG's post). Not exactly a shoulder bone... but it's the arm bone leading into the shoulder, does that count?


'Ere you go Blackhand.... did this just for you!



This was originally designed to be the thigh bone as it's a little big for the humerus, but I must have placed it in two dozen places on the model before deciding that this is the only place where it made sense and looked good. In non-zoom mode, the fact that it's probably about 50% too large really doesn't show. I actually think a correctly proportioned bone would be really tough to see. With a bit more practice I think I could scale it down nearer to scale... but if no one can see it, what's the point of doing it?

Looks good Git!

Here's another "sewer rat" marker in the works:

and there's another, better, pic of the first one in the gallery. I'll save room on this thread until it's closer to finished.

Nice Git, adds to the Nurgly aspect of the marker

I like it when my nagging bears fruit

Yeah, it's amazing how so small a design element can make a difference.

Love that concept TGG. Will definitely get stolen.

beautiful work git. i dont think you need to add anything

Thanks Gitsplitta, but I wouldn't presume to have come up with the idea. Just some fungus growing out of old plumbing.

Here's some pics with the basing:




What do you think? Any preferences Sum1?

Well, that explains why I like it... spent a lot of time in college studying fungi...

OMG the second one is hilarious!!

So do you have a bunch of random legs laying around now?

I'll play.

I have one or two IG's that I would make something out of. I also have billions of SM parts and some 40k orks to do something.

I'll throw in WIP pictures later tonight(and if you know me, that will be a day or two..)

Yeah, I've got two pairs of legs now, but I've got plenty of things to do with them...

Do join the fun, Gretar. I've seen your support of the marine swap that inspired this one. Good work.

Also, if anyone would like to trade, pm's work, or post here. I've got a few more ideas for markers before I have time for my own terrain again.

The second one is my favorite. Hes really funny. Ill try to get some pics up byy wednesday TGG.

My WIP's for IG. on the right is a Guardsman waiting with some importand information. On the left is an abandoned mortar position. Will also work on some SM's and Orkz once I'm done painting these

Looking good gretar. Are they part of the same objective, or two different objectives?

Gitsplitta wrote:Looking good gretar. Are they part of the same objective, or two different objectives?

Thank you. They are two different objectives

Just a reminder that the standard size for an objective is 40mm (terminator base). For friendly games it doesn't matter, but if you're involved in something official base size can actually effect the outcome of the game by changing the radius where-in someone can be seen to control/contest the objective. So, if you want to trade these you might think about increasing the base size accordingly (plus it gives you a little extra room to "set the scene").

My other thought was that if you do increase the base size of the guardsman objective, you might leave him on the normal base, then leave a spot on the 40mm base for him to sit. That way the recipient can either use him as an objective, or can take the guardsman off and use him as a trooper.

Hmm.... I was wondering about that. The base size that is. Two of my tunnel rats are on termy bases, but the favorite (the ork peaking out wiff his shoota) is on a regular troops base.

gretar wrote:Will also work on some SM's and Orkz once I'm done painting these

What!!! That's so well organized of you. I can't help myself with all the modelers ADD I have. I'm gonna try to get these three painted before I start on something else. I'll have to get them GSed first (and some of us know how fast I work with GS... )

Your IG markers are looking good, if not a bit too much like normal trooper. The mortar, on the other hand, stands out because it's not on a larger bass. The larger bases are a lot of fun to use though, because you really get to have fun with the environment of the piece.

Gitsplitta wrote:Just a reminder that the standard size for an objective is 40mm (terminator base).

DOH!

Well, now I'll have to find myself some terminator bases..

I think you can buy them from the GW website.. I dunno though. They do sell flying bases and the like, so maybe they will sell 40mm bases.

Gitsplitta wrote:Just a reminder that the standard size for an objective is 40mm (terminator base). For friendly games it doesn't matter, but if you're involved in something official base size can actually effect the outcome of the game by changing the radius where-in someone can be seen to control/contest the objective. So, if you want to trade these you might think about increasing the base size accordingly (plus it gives you a little extra room to "set the scene").

My other thought was that if you do increase the base size of the guardsman objective, you might leave him on the normal base, then leave a spot on the 40mm base for him to sit. That way the recipient can either use him as an objective, or can take the guardsman off and use him as a trooper.

Where do you get that the "official" objective size is 40mm? Just took a look thru the BBB and didn't see it.

There's a couple of bits on it in the BRB, and it says you have to agree with the opponant before the game about what counts as what and where it's measured from.

I honestly just think it's become the norm and tournament organisers probably just prefer to use 40mm as a standard.

I think Dav's right... I don't remember reading it.. just being told so by the guys at our FLGS who are pretty widely traveled so I'm come to trust their judgement when it comes to "norms" accepted across-the-board, at least in the US gaming circuit.

I apologize however if it was not correct information. I certainly wouldn't object to different sized objectives as long as they weren't played to take advantage of their size (i.e modeling for advantage).

Don't believe what redshirts say to easily. I was once told not too long ago I couldn't assault out of my Land Raider. Annoyed me, but for the sake of the other three players I ignored it. Plus the store was great and so was the redshirt, asides from that rule slip.