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Looking good one question what washes do you use?

Can't wait to see a battle report!

These are looking great. That outpost is very cool! Where did the generator bits come from?

Scarper wrote:

This is Redfield - my latest veteran. I put more work into the face than I usually do, do you think it shows? (Please say yes! )



Hope you like her - let me know if you do / don't!

Dude I hope you're kidding!!! If I were a Scavenger, I'd already be in love with her!!!

Her face is astonishing! How did you manage to do this?!?

@indiana1000 - Thanks again, man! The washes are pretty complicated:
- Most of the fabric gets badab black
- Metals get ogryn flesh or badab black depending on how rusty I want them to look
- Devlan mud goes over areas of cloth that would get dirty
- Skin gets washed with black, mud, or flesh depending on the tone I'm going for / how I'm feeling on the day / phase of the moon.

Hope that's helpful!

@GG - Thanks loads! The generator bits are from the same place the walls came from - there's a link somewhere in my last post. They have a TON of awesome scenery stuff, so you should give them a look!

@Yggdrasil - Thank you so much, that's a massive compliment! I can't remember exactly the steps I took on her face, but I'm pretty sure it'll be tallarn flesh, a tallarn flesh/graveyard earth combo for highlighting, a tallarn flesh/mechrite red mix for the lips, and then a wash with devlan mud. Finally, I'd redo the highlights and add some wet mud weathering powder. I'm glad you like it, but it's just luck it came out that way! Really appreciate the comment!

The weapon on this next WIP is heavily influenced by a concept I saw in endtransmission's awesome blog. He has tons of original ideas, and is building an amazing army, so check him out!
I'm still trying to improve my GS-fu, so here's a nearly complete melta gunner with an underslung gun. I've always thought the GW vanilla ones are big enough to look ridiculous on a guardsman, so cutting it down seemed like an awesome plan! I'd love to know how you think I could improve this before I paint it, so thanks in advance for any comments!

maybe a leather strap to kinda make it easier to carry?

I actually like the unique look!

Where did you get the head for the melta chick?

IronSpectre wrote:Where did you get the head for the melta chick?

I second that motion.

Thank you for the compliments
These are all looking really great and I'm going to third the motion of "where'd the female heads come from?"

The thing I found with the underslung melta was that it needed a hefty strap to keep it in place, so I took some inspiration from the terminator heavy flamers that have a large wrist brace built into the Melta so that it's securely attached to the arm

All looking good here.
Think you just need to widen the wrist brace a bit, as endtransmission says, and I have to add my name to the list of enquirers about that head

I agree, the wrist strap needs to be wider. I'd say: towards the gun, so that the small gap between the strap and the gun (almost directly under her wrist) goes away. I like the gun a lot.

The backpack is very cool too. Well done, if a bit small. Or maybe it's the body that is too thick, but in the second pic her left arm and head look too small for the rest of her.

I didn't notice it with Redfield, and it's not apparent in the first (new) pic, either. Could just be the shoulder pad, too. *shrug*

Yeah, the female heads are terrific!!!

So where did you get them?

As for the meltagun, the straps seem to be the best idea to fit "naturally" on the model...

Good work!!!

The melta chick is awesome. It reminds me of one of the Gaunt's Ghosts novels on the desert shrine world. The local PDF had specialist troops with arm mounted flamers.

@physcosamatic, endtransmission, monkeytroll, the good green and yggdrasil - Thanks so much for the input, and the comments. I've stretched out the strap a bit, and though this is a miniscule update, I thought I'd show that I'm listening!



Bearing in mind that I'll straighten the edges once it has cured a little more, do you think it fits better now? I was a bit loath to mess with the strap before because a lot of the other GS was still curing, and I have a history of mashing decent work with clumsy fingers whilst working on a different part I might add another strap too, if you think it's necessary.

The heads are from micro art studio, a small but awesome Polish company. Buy lots from them, they're awesome

@The Good Green - I really hope it's the angle of the picture (I had the camera really close up to show the handle). Both arms are from the empire archer kit, but it's possible there are some scale differences. It's not a problem I've had before though, so I hope it works out! Thanks for the compliments on the gun and the pack!

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and comments, I really appreciate them all!

Wow microart have some nice stuff! I wonder what the elf heads would look like on these?

Yeah, that works for me now There's the possibility of merging the strap with the gun to form a solid part, but I don't think that's necessary.
Been hearing good things about nmicro-art heads since hanging on dakka, will definitely try some when my wallet lets me in again

I love that meltagun, it is awsome. nice head as well.
what kind of pistol is that for the meltachick?
I really liked Lt black, that is a mean gun she has.

I'd almost add a little bit of a vertical handle to that melta, coming up into the half open hand. Between that and the strap it'd look much easier to control, sort of able to sweep it from side to side more easily. And you could say it has the trigger in it.

Commissar Agro wrote:what kind of pistol is that for the meltachick?

It seems like a Forge World hand from the Cadians sprues...

Morgrim wrote:I'd almost add a little bit of a vertical handle to that melta, coming up into the half open hand. Between that and the strap it'd look much easier to control, sort of able to sweep it from side to side more easily. And you could say it has the trigger in it.

That'd be even better!!! I second his idea!

that harker stand in is beautiful.

love the work!


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that arm melta gun is kickass as well!

Yggdrasil wrote:

Morgrim wrote:I'd almost add a little bit of a vertical handle to that melta, coming up into the half open hand. Between that and the strap it'd look much easier to control, sort of able to sweep it from side to side more easily. And you could say it has the trigger in it.

That'd be even better!!! I second his idea!

Funny you should mention that as mine have the handle in for just that reason

So that's 3 votes for the handle, 3!!!

Were waiting for your return!

Thanks for the suggestions, compliments and the comments everyone! It's hard to see, but I actually already had a handle in her hand - you can see it best in the picture:

It is a little small though, so I'll probably end up switching it out for a bigger one on your recommendations

Been a bit of a slow week or so (work has been CRAZY), but here's a little bit of a sneak peek on what I'm working on at the moment. Obviously it's work in progress, but I feel like I owe you guys an update for all your input!




As always, I'd love to hear what you think, and thanks so much for all the comments so far!

'Limp'
Looks good so far, the scavenged leg is pretty cool.

I didn't notice the handle in the first post of that pic, that's fantastic! The strap is looking better, too.

As for any scale issues, I thinks it's just the angle. I've had a few problems like that with the super grots, stick an arm to a body and it looks good, then turn it and it looks a little funny. I've decided to ignore it as much as possible, for my own sanity.

wow, that place really does have some nice minis, I hope they dont get shut down by GW though... those gobbos they had looked kinda familiar...
also, @Monkeytroll, Good to see another Eve Player.

Yay you are back! Love the sentinel and the melta looks better with the handle!

@Monkeytroll - Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
@TGG - I know what you mean. I think a lot of it has to do with some of the scale issues in GW models too - catachan hands, for example, are ridiculous; and I'm starting to wish they would drop the whole 'heroic' thing, and do a proportional human once in a while! Thanks for the compliments!
@indiana1000 - Cheers!

I've done a little more work on the sent now. Still not finished, but it's getting there!



I'd love to know what you reckon, and sorry if the pics are a little dark - it's 1 in the morning where I am. Still getting back into a normal sleep pattern after a few night shifts

Like the warning sign
Base has brought it together nicely, is that vallejo pumice you've used there?