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very nice and if you could add me and show me your progress that would be the best thing in the universe.

You can subscribe to the thread and have yourself emailed when it changes at the bottom of the page, but unfortunately that is nullified when I update the thread title... which is kind of counterproductive lol.

Best you can do is just check back often! It will always start with Space Hulk:Complete.

Usually things are updated at least once a week, sometimes more often when work is being done on individual mini's, but right now I am production line painting the other terminators, so things will be a little slower barring updates from Inquisitor Earl or FreakForge.

Thanks for your interest though!

OK kool thank you very much. Can't wait to see the termies.

hi, me again. just wondering, i looooove that broodlor model and im lookin to do a similar thing with black carapace and tan head/arms ect. any chance of a bit of a tutorial?

Would written be good enough? I don't have any purestrain stealers left to paint :S

Ok, long time no update, but our hands have not been idle!

On my side, production lining the SH BA termies, they each have about 3 layers of reds on them, but at least 4-5 more to go. Once the red is done i'll throw up a few pics.

Dante not much progress in the past little bit, hopefully see some soon!

Hybrids are coming along, a lot of rough wips.

A 1st gen with conversion beamer - up first an old school beamer with image so you know what we are going for -



and the mini -






A very, very rough 2nd gen, you get how much sculpting goes into this particular generation though -



and the magus sprouts a pair of rough arms -



So far so good, I am pleased with how Inquisitor Earl is handling things so far compared to my prototypes and concept sketches.

Finally, this isn't exactly related, but it is for my Blood angels... wip Astorath the Grimm in NMM, being done by Pedro Rufo, an absolutely masterful painter. I do not feel like I am a slouch by any means in terms of skill, but this guy is so smooth, so tight and vibrant, I had to commision him to do a Sanguinor and Astorath for me in NMM so I could study his work.







When this is done, it will blow away just about any other Astorath I have ever seen!

On another front, I am basically making a magus coven at this point lol. With the classic metal magus, Inquisitor Earl's Magus based on my concept sketch, an empire wizard conversion by me, and then I saw this guy on Coolmini -



If this guy isn't begging for some hybrid armor and icons, I don't know what mini is! Basically there are 4 magi, so coven it is lol.

Hopefully will update a bit more often, progress is just slow at this point as things moved from 1 model at a time more or less to production line work! From now on, a few non-SH BA will be in the mix too -

Cheers!

isn't it part of the enjoyment that you paint the models yourself then? Personaly I think it feels weird to use models somebody else have painted for me, but maybe that's just me..

Well normally yes, I would have felt similarly, but these 2 commisions for painting are really to watch the process and learn... I don't play 40k, just collect and paint stuff, and in this instance, I just really want to be able to see how these guys come together and be able to study the real mini's afterwards. Plus, I have seen the final results (he already sold 2 of these guys) and they are nothing short of stunning. Like I said, I don't feel like a slouch in the modelling or painting dept, but I am not so full of myself as to think I have nothing to learn, or able to appreciate the work of real-deal masters!

That being said, there is also the time factor, I am 31 and am a partner at a busy business, got the wife, new house, a yard and all that jazz, I simply don't have enough time anymore. I am doing my share at painting over 50 models for it vs 2 I think, but for the converting, I did not want to dedicate that much time once the prototypes were finished.

In any case, comments are always welcome, hope the above explains a bit more why there are 3 commission guys working on stuff, and what I am personally working on... It's a pretty huge project, to me it is anyways!

Cheers!

Oh okey that sure does explain alot!

Looking great as usual! If you want some pics of a conversion beamer, I believe I have one lying around somewhere.

That model does look like a great basis for a Magus.

My WIP is quite similar in pose--made out of a Flagellant, the Empire wizard scythe, a Ghoul's outstretched arm and some green stuff. Am thinking of putting him on something based on a Corpse Cart or Screaming Bell and having him counts-as a Tervigon.

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Sweet first reply on my iPad, it is neither magical nor revolutionary, but it IS convenient and better than a kindle for the same price....

CommissarKhaine wrote:Looking great as usual! If you want some pics of a conversion beamer, I believe I have one lying around somewhere.

Merci mon ami, trops gentil comme toujours. Are you talking about shots of the original plastic Beamer? Not too worried about being ultra accurate to the old one, I kind of told Earl to start there and then go nuts! Kinda like you do with your awesome coptas

Magos Explorator wrote:That model does look like a great basis for a Magus.

My WIP is quite similar in pose--made out of a Flagellant, the Empire wizard scythe, a Ghoul's outstretched arm and some green stuff. Am thinking of putting him on something based on a Corpse Cart or Screaming Bell and having him counts-as a Tervigon.

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Those flaggelant bits sure do come in handy for us eh? I spent a good deal of time looking for a magus model, but couldn't find one that seemed right overall, it was always nice head, bad pose, nice pose, bad detail etc etc etc. This is the first one I saw that said magus to me immediately but didn't require much cutting, just some sculpting.... Hell, you don't even necessarily have to sculpt armor on, a creative paint job alone might do it.....

Today is going to be a painting day, so hopefully I'll be able to post some pics of red complete termies soon! cheers guys!

Just a quick note whilst I am browsing Dakka,

Just finished some more sculpting. Am doing the arms and small detail on the Magus and have finished bulking out the 2nd gen. Conversion beamer is getting there too.

Have been slack of late (unexpected trips, sickness and some procrastination), but am now in full production mode with updates required every 3 days if I can. Must get more green stuff, it's being used up rapidly!

Expect an update with pictures within 24 hours. Also will have an update for my Mechanicus Log which has been dormant for months. Am sculpting up some robed legs to fit cadian torsos so as to make some Skitarii. Will be casting them too.

MajorTom11 wrote:Sweet first reply on my iPad, it is neither magical nor revolutionary, but it IS convenient and better than a kindle for the same price....

CommissarKhaine wrote:Looking great as usual! If you want some pics of a conversion beamer, I believe I have one lying around somewhere.

Merci mon ami, trops gentil comme toujours. Are you talking about shots of the original plastic Beamer? Not too worried about being ultra accurate to the old one, I kind of told Earl to start there and then go nuts! Kinda like you do with your awesome coptas

Je sais parler Français, mais techniquement j'habite dans la Flandre, la partie Néerlandophone de la Belgique . And yes, I mean the old plastic beamer; I believe I still have one on a sprue somewhere, together with the old skool missile launcher . If you want a pic, you or Inquisitor Earl can just say the word. Glad you like the coptas, I wasn't too sure about the megadeffkopta, but a lot of people like it so I guess it's OK - this is where feedback comes quite handy!

The coptas are great dude, the whole army is huge and viciously impressive, especially with all the unique conversions you have! One day I'll get orky, but first...

Small update on Termie Dante -









The head is proving a bit troublesome, I sent on this as a suggestion for correcting it -



Basically the nose needs to be adjusted for sure, it's a bit too big of a honker lol, but the other proportional corrections may just be a result of it's wip nature, most other adjustments are additive.

I have big plans to severely convert a sanguinor into a PA Dante too, but that will have to wait till after a bunch of terms get done! I can say the pose will be greatly modified, and a lot of extras will be added, to me, it has be as far above.the sanguinary guard as they are above a normal marine in terms of artificer detail.

But first, back to painting red termies!

Expect updates from Earl shortly too, more hybrids on the way!

The coptas are great dude, the whole army is huge and viciously impressive, especially with all the unique conversions you have! One day I'll get orky, but first...

Thanks! I'm curious to see what you'd do with greenskins, but that's for your next blog

Dante's mask does look a tad like a harlequin's, in that it's more stylized then the regular Dante mask. Can't really judge till it's a bit more finished, but holding it irl always gives a better feeling of whjat nees to be changed. The body and robes are looking good, this is going to be one impressive model once finished!

I am going to put this here it might be of some use to you
http://www.hirstarts.com/hulk/hulk.html

That's an awesome link Russ thanks!

Righty ho, bit of an update for you guys:
















Few more pipes and bolts etc to put on the Beamer. Tomorrow I will do the last bit of armour and detail on the Magus and he should be just about done. I've done some sculpting on the 2nd gen but the pictures came out rubbish, will get some tomorrow when theres more light. I'm pretty happy with the 1st Gen. Certainly wouldn't want to face it if I was a poor guardsman.

Another update coming tomorrow or Friday. I'm getting into a rhythm and am getting more capable at greenstuffing at a rapid pace.

Looks Awesome dude!!!

I can't wait to see that Magus done, it is coming along perfectly so far...

Looking good, really want to see that finished termie

Things are starting to pick up nicely for our old friend Dante, rough detailing has begun!





The simultaneous projects are really starting to get moving, should have another update from Earl shortly, and an update on the non SH nmm angels as well.

Meanwhile, red is almost done on 5 termies, I hope to have Squad Lorenzo completed by the end of the weekend, I may actually play my first game of Space Hulk at that point as the models needed for the first couple of missions will be done... Imagine that! lol


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PS, comments would be great guys, response has slowed down a bit lately, but the views keep going up and up! We really appreciate hearing criticisms in order to get things as perfect as we can, so as things come along, you guys are vital!

Comment - Awesome!

Ctriticism - How am I supposed to find something to criticise?

Keep it up guys

Those will be splendid when finished. What are the ideas for the staff? I'm figuring it will be a very important part of the magus.

Commissar - I am making a greenstuff mould of the original magus staff icon and making a copy. I'll touch it up from there. It's a pretty hard thing to sculpt any other way.

Let's think about embelleshing it a bit with some kind of element, either spruce up the staff itself or possibly add elements to the top?

The only reason is I have that classic magus with the same top, so some small differentiations wouuld be good.

On the same topic, received that maow mini, looks awesome, a tad on the small side which is perfect as it keeps the stature priority on Earls Magus with the other coven members looking like juveniles. Sweet!

Can't wait to see the next update dude, I have a feeling it will be a big one!

On my side, I am really, really, really over-doing it on the red for the termie armor, the amount of blending i am doing is getting out of hand lol, need to focus on speeding up. At least I am getting through that first squad, all be it slowly...

very impressive greenstuff-fu.

cant wait to see dante when hes done ^_^

me too!

Can't wait to get these guys painted up, I know the normal Termies are a bit boring, but as someone pointed out earlier in the thread, don't want to do the hybrids and blow my load at the beginning of the scene lol.

Well, maybe not in those exact words but you get the idea

Inquisitor Earl: Sounds like a solid start

MajorTom11: Take your time man, it's not like you have a deadline. You'll be gaming with them for a long time, so make them look as good as possible!

I am taking my time, believe me! At his point though, the wife is getting antsy, and the project has been going on for 9 months, so good progress is highly desirable!

Still, can't say I'm rushing wet blending 15+ layers of red onto those damn terms lol! It's a really satisfying project in all seriousness though, it was a big goal to set, and the fact we are making it closer and closer and things are still trucking along is really great! A big part of keeping motivated and excited is friends like you who have been helpful and supportive the whole ride, so thanks man!