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The tower is beast!


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I seem to be doing that a lot these days

lol its funny cause its true..

Hey folks sorry for the absence.. I have been working on a few projects though I finally got around to putting form to character i created for Praxus , Hopefully he will be taking part in Molotovs Inqivitational.. in june so he has a retinue to come asap then paint, working on that as i type.

anyone who has followed this blog will know Vendrake from GDCK as the Ordo Xenos responsible for capturing those cookie thief's, also appears in some of the Praxus fiction and the story from pimp my wizard.. I had always envisioned him as a Eisonhorn type character ,, surrounded with nobles and diplomats. but some other nastiness too.

sorry i don't have time to comment on all the great feedback at the moment , needless to say , many thanks

More to follow time permitting



edited added bigger picture ..

I can see you're in a hurry... at least with all the typos on the picture, the miniature on the other hand is terrific!
A little bit hard to figure out all the details though, the picture isn't ideal for that.
I'd enjoy better pictures, just to see what's what.

aye! we the people demand more and better pics...! after all today is labor day here in germany! so the masses have spoken!

Aye, this miniature looks wonderful. Will be nice to see more detailed picture

@ Baiyuan Size not usually my problem honest, ;-) but there you go . ( spelling is though , no spell checker in my photoshop )

@ Vik ..look no paint , now you can see all my liitle mistakes :-(

@ Ishkatar okay i okay i get the message

Cheers folks , I have some more pics now. will post em in a bit

Ooh I like your earthshaking ordinance piece. the ground trembles with every shot!
Your terrain is awesome too, I wish I had the time to build like that! Its the sort of thing I'd want to play necromunda on.
The latest miniature look pretty cool too, not so much a soldier but an armed administrator.

Nice to see Vendrake getting some love

Looks good, but yeah, let's see some details

And I do like that base.

So good. Just so, so good.

Yes, Neil... I do believe that's the most typo-filled picture I've seen from your lot. But I'm glad you got it out there. The guy totally does ooze Eisenhorn. The stride, the mechanically-assisted legs, and the head. And despite the typos (last mention, promise), I like the accompanying text for his pic providing a background.

As always, excited to see him move forward and get painted! Great miniature, good sir!

-Remi

geez, what a tough crowd...typos..really?

I think the mini looks great Neil!!


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Are those nut/bolt combos Grandt line?

Nice! What's he made of? I don't really know a lot about Ordo Xenos. Who are their "troops'?

Looks ace here too!

hey neil^^ only teasing you mate! great to have you back... hopefully you let us in on all the work you must have been done in the past months...

and yep...that mini is a sure worthy deed for a honorable return of you^^

very menacing looking...yet still noble...!

Hey folks , thanks for the feedback , and you know it wouldn't be a post by me if I wasn't corrected on my poor grammar I was gonna change it but then I thought , arh bugger it

@all now you made me cry

@DJ that cannon has good memories for me , it blew an ostentatious airship out of the skies , and forged a new friendship with an angry squat Time is something I have on my hands more than most round these ere parts, If i had as little time as everyone else does I would still be on page five , always impresser's me how much all you guys get done with the time you have available .. well except Vik , he's just lazy ( just kidding )

@Monkey cheers , Details "why I oughtta " I'll give you details You Damn Dirty Ape!


@LL hey mate , cheers man.

@Izanagi hah ha ha you do realise I was typing blindfolded right .. because I want to suffer for my art Paint yep I know just I am getting lazy again on the way thinking of this as a colour scheme red power fist what do you think ?

@Dst Innit D@Ve , i cub be tiping like dis den day wud av aproblem

Cheers Dave he was a really tricky build tbh and only came together at the end , really pleased with him though, although his back legis slightly off centre and his backpack needs to be higher I think .

funny you should mention the bolts , becuase it was your custom basing i thought of when doing these , i rembered the palsticard you used and thought yep that would work, the bolts are off ork's axes from boxeset.

@Jackanory hey matey good to see you again. Their isn't much about them that I can find , regarding troop types ect.. (if anyone knows more I would appreciate it ) The Puritan Amalthian sect are allied with planetary defence forces a lot of the time , and have the ear of the arbitraters because of their roll in keeping the status qou. bits are :
DKOK flame team bottom coat.
Fogeworld edition princeps torso and boots
DKOK death rider ride captain right arm ( the one that usually hold the lance upright )
Elysian command power fist.
Legbrace made from the cyberscroll of inquisitor Lok
Backpack = chaos renegade torso
Staff not sure .. dark eldar witches I think
=][= symbol inquisitor corteaz
base palsticard and rhino door

@ just missing a sweater , thanks for the leg brace idea too.

@Vik hey mate , tease away its Biayuan I am scared off..
glad you approve mate , he wouldn't even exists with your continued support over the year/s i will one day finish Praxus I swear it You know how i like my nobles vik. me being a royalist an all

And just for you Vik some more Praxus

[i]First up Duke Adalaise

The youngest of two brothers , son to Louis de le mar Adalaise , Planetary governor of Praxus , and aggri-dustrial planet proto forgeworld in the local hydra system within the Dalthus sector .
As the youngest heir , his Older brother Xavius Adalaise is next in line of succession . Schooled in the finest nobilite ways of treachery and deceipt, Duke Louis Fournier - Adalaise was a rash an impulsive youth , unlike his brother , he was reckless in his pursuit of adventure and deviations. In His lust for excitement , the young man, took up duelling as a pass time. His chances better than most due to his custom force shield generator. His dead eye aim was the talk of the sector for many years , leaving a trail of blue blood in his wake . His new life suited him deadly ,dashing and handsome , the ladies of Dalthus swooned, he had nearly forgot he wasn't the actual heir to Praxus. This worked in his favour until a fateful chance encounter with Inquisitor Vendrake in the Governors palace.

Fournier, displeased with Vendrakes treatment of his elderly father challenged the ageing and unassuming Inquisitor to a duel. The whiley Amalthian Inquisitor took this chance to gain leverage over the ageing Governor, agreeing to the young man's terms ,the pair met at dawn atop the massive imperial dwarfing the surround buildings of Praxus Prime.

A light wind swept over the balustrades whipping there hair in frenzy of static life. Cold steel blue eyes stared the young man down , but he had faith in his aim. The invisible forcefield crackled the air around him , lifting the hairs on his arms to attention.

Plantery commander Louis his first born son Xavius and his grandson Antal watched nervously as Fournier loaded and cocked the heavy duelling pistol.

steady .. aim .. He felt the muscles in his arm tense as he brought the iron-sights of his bulky naval pistol to bear over his brothers heart .. kill him and you shall be governor

One shot rang out over the city that morning .. but the effects have echoed through time .
Convinced Fournier had tried to assassinate his only brother , the governor banished him from the imperial palace..
Ashamed and confused , Louis took solace in the soothing words of the Inquisitor , the wind can play havoc up here , this was not your fault .. you are a talented man .. your skills are wasted hear .. put your faith in the emperor child .. if you want to kill , we have plenty of enemies.. come where you are most appreciated.

Xavius was critically wounded. his only chance of survival was to be fitted with an iron heart. The inquisitor's personal servitor was sanctioned to perform the operation .. bed bound the oldest brother grew bitter with resentment. The Imperial Governor died not long after .. leaving a vulnerable and subservient Xavius in control.

The duke has served alongside Vendrake for two score and four years .. and never in that time has he missed a shot due to the wind.[/i]





cheers all Good to be back good night

lol...yeah... if i live the day to see you wave proudly a flag on a royal day i say the end is nigh^^
lol

that dueloist is looking very cool...the small banner as a means to show the element of wind in his life? good idea!
the gun...what IS the final version... i am confused now... while the sixshooter version has its merits i must say i like the broomhandle inspiration that influenced the numbers 6-8 with the number seven as my own personal favorite! you jsut gotta love the old mauser! the sash by the way suits him very well... and gives off that duelist look very good!

and man... was it long ago to read some of your fluff...! too good to be dosed so seldomly...!!!

daaamn neil you never sease to amaze me, im going to have to go all the way through again, because your models are highly original and inspirational!

Nice!

I love the Inquisitor and I love that powerfist bit, not seen that before. You're very brave about hacking up FW resin.

With regards to the duellist's pistol, I think that the quintessential duelling pistol would have a long barrel and would (at least look like) a single shot weapon. The six-shooter looks a little chunky, like it would fire giant slugs that would make a real mess. If I could pick, I think I'd go for option 2, it looks really elegant

Bruticus wrote:If I could pick, I think I'd go for option 2, it looks really elegant

^ Second that

2 or 7(with the flag) are my favorites

My faves are two and six but six is a tad long and want to stick to gw only parts for these guys, i have beeing wodring if i could make a version of 2 , i guess Baiyuan is the go to guy in this respect !

what do you say baiyuan is it possible , what bits would you use ?

@Vik , the fluff not to my usual standard but you get the jist..
felt good to write about Praxus again tbh, love the mauser. might make a return ..


@Rogue hey mate , I f you do read through , can you tell how many times i bitch about life and feel sorry for myself ,
actually scrub that on every page ;-)

@ Biayuan Thanks mate , would really appreciate you weapons knowledge on the pistol if you get chance.. its bugging me no end.

@Bruticus Toys are for breaking , was my motto as a child ,hasn't changed much , just I have to pay for them now .
I agree with you single shot is the best option , not gameplay wise though , i would dearly like to get that efecct but .. cant see how .. 2 is my fave also , But these guys will be off to game at warhammer world , so GW parts only is what I am after.

@Rawson and Rogue , Third that !

Wowzers, Neil, he's awesome! Love the pose - the tilt in the hips and the jazz hand is exactly the right level of flair to suggest supreme arrogance
Great writing piece too, love the subtlety! It's been too long since I've had a chance to read some fluff of yours.


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(Though now I've said 'jazz hand', I can't get the image of him being super camp out of my head, quietly whispering 'pow' every time he fires his pistol)

Neil, I hate both you, and your talent, good day.


Kidding of course, excellent stuff, I've only managed the last ten pages so far, but I'm in awe. I'll also be pinching many of your ideas

I think he needs a hat of some sort.


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#3 pistol is my choice.

neil101 wrote:My faves are two and six but six is a tad long and want to stick to gw only parts for these guys, i have beeing wodring if i could make a version of 2 , i guess Baiyuan is the go to guy in this respect !
what do you say baiyuan is it possible , what bits would you use ?
@ Biayuan Thanks mate , would really appreciate you weapons knowledge on the pistol if you get chance.. its bugging me no end.

How could I not help!? So here's my two cents:

1. You already fixed the position of the head after version 2, that was definitely the right step. Such a small difference in posture makes all the difference in attitude. Like Scarper said, now he has the right hint of arrogance.
Another matter of posture, make sure the barrel doesn't point upwards, like in 1,3,6,7,8. To me he looks more like he's taking aim, rather than already firing.

2. For more inspiration you can obviously google "duelling pistols", but I found the results to be unfruitful. "olympic pistol shooting" on the other hand grants you a wealth of shooters in the same position and their sophisticated equipment.
Some examples:
Regarding the second and fourth picture, please try to focus on the "equipment".

How about giving him such goggles with a clear and an opaque lense? I think that would be quite cool.

3. I think scopes are out of question here. If he's a duellist/sportsman there are no scopes, just iron sights and the most accurate custom-made weapon he can come by. Such a weapon obviously has a longer barrel (I agree 2 is good, 6 is too long) and would normally be single shot. A las weapon with a power-pack on the back would be a nice workaround. I like sixshooters, but they would be style-wise inappropriate here. A semi-automatic could work.

4. I can't really tell you how I'd build such a weapon for your guy, I would have to actually do it myself and would end up with something I couldn't have imagined before, but I think the tallarn las pistol could be my starting point.
Shave off the mag replace it or leave it as oneshot.
Replace the las-style muzzle with a more sophisticated-looking one.
Either sculpt a hand around the grip or replace the whole grip with a similar one from one of the many WHFB percussion pistols.
Add proper iron sights.
Any element that says "custom" could be a nice touch, like one of those strange grips, or a nice pistolstock.
The detailling is hard to discuss in advance, ask yourself whether you could make it look any cooler, but try to stop before you push it too far.

Hope that helped a little, it's hard to give any further advice, I can only really do what I do when I have things right in front of me.



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dsteingass wrote:I think he needs a hat of some sort.
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#3 pistol is my choice.

Not too sure about number three, it's bland and doesn't look like it meets the quality/technical standard of the dude. Again it's of course mainly a matter of taste.

Technical??..He's totally Baroque!

Hey man,

As you know I've been keenly following this. But I shall declare if for all of dakka to see. Each time I see Vendrake I get that "I've just seen a cool model feeling." Along same lines as each time I see Mig's Inquisitor Haag.

If we're voting I rather like number 7.

Björn - nice errr pistol!

Two fantastic miniatures. Love the cocksure pose on the second guy, speaks of a certain strutting arrogance.