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Thanks, Gits! Hoping to get more work done on him and the chosen now that I've finished most of my assignments!

No updates as I've been working on my assignments for the most part, but a hint of what may come (if I can get some more info)

Hint:

The Inquisition surveys the battle field from afar as a warp storm blows across the planet code-named ".8PBPAG"

I finished this yesterday but forgot to put pics up here..

but, anyway, here's my completes Mantis Maker Challenge mini, Veteran Sergeant Lazran!








Certainly better than my last attempt, hey



Well, thanks for looking!
M.K

Aces Matt, aces!

Nice work, Matt! I really like the Mantis emblem!

Thanks, Yellow! Thanks, Gits!
Currently posting this on a freeway between Newcastle and Sydney. I'm on holidays now so I should be able to paint more often and hopefully post more updates.
Can't paint until I get back on Tuesday. Hopefully I don't get carried away playing video games like I did last holidays... especially since I fixed my Steam client and got Dota 2...

So, a while ago I was thinking about fiends and what I could do to convert them, since then I've gotten more ideas...
Previous ideas:

Anyway... after making the seeker herald, I have 4 spare steed bodies left... Deciding whether I want more seekers or if I should just convert them into fiend, or leave them for later
Fiend conversion idea below (not my models!):

Spoiler:

Though there is another fiend conversion I'd like to do, using nid raveners, similar to this (but probably with steed heads, unsure) (not my model!):

Spoiler:

Now, onto the new ones...

I've seen other people use Cold Ones from the DElf Cold One Knights kit, similar to the steed conversion but it requires less work (only need to remove the saddle, not add arms)

Another one I've seen recently was this:

Unsure if it's too big, though. Certainly looks cool, though


Oh course, I could always use the base fiends, but make them look pretty, would cost a lot though.

I could also just use Chaos Spawn... but eh... unsure


Then there's always spider-nettes:


So, yeah, unsure. Help please?





Back now, planning to paint some more daemons this week (hopefully tomorrow). As well as work on the Chosen a bit more (didn't make it in time for the comp, but it allows me to take more time on smaller details I wouldn't have been able to add otherwise)

M.K

Oooh, Driders! Wiil we get to Lolth, too!

Seriously, though, I like the spider-nettes quite a bit.

I think "Arachnettes" would be the appropriate term...

So... Arach-ettes so far...

On second thoughts, though, they may be confused with seekers, with the Daemonette bits and all...

Anyway, took better pics of the Mantis Warrior! (and woo! 5000+ posts )








Thanks,
M.K

Congratulations Matt! And great job again on the MW.

Thanks, Gits!

Just realised by looking at the pictures that there's a few details I missed... such as the skull on his knee and the armour joints. Oh well.

Also, with Comrade and Ruglud's Round 5 :Tank Round: in progress, and non-flying MCs being allowed (and building prior to the cmp no mattering) I finally have an excuse to continue work on my KoS conversion I started awhile back.

And yes, he's still headless and doesn't have a right arm...

Still, perfect excuse, as I said!

Now, the head is the main reason I haven't done much. The head is one of the (if not THE) most important part(s) of a model, I feel, and the head has to be just right. he DP heads look too big (and the only ones left don't really suit the aesthetic I want, anyway) and I can't find an appropriately sized head that I like... I thought about sculpting one.

However, my previous attempts of sculpting anything aside from non-living objects have all proven in failure...So I'm sure I'd do terribly sculpting a face.

However... when thinking later on (i.e., over the weekend when I was in Sydney) I had, what I believe, anyway, to be a brilliant idea. Give him a mask!

It suits the main Slaanesh aesthetic (The Masque) as well as the one I'm going for.

Now I need to decide on what sort of mask to give him. I could give him a simple one, similar to this:


or a more fancy one, similar to the ones worn by 'The Masked Ones' in the Deltora Quest book series:




I'm thinking simple for now, just because I'm less likely to screw it up.
Because of The Masque, I feel like using Comedy or Tragedy as the mask is good idea, although something like this

would be cool, too. It would also add more character to he model.

Of course, I could always make a mask similar to Guy Fawkes':


so, yeah... thinking to be done, but it least it means I'll get (one of) my centrepiece model(s) for my Slaanesh Daemons done, all being well.

M.K

Sounds like a plan to me!

Yes, yes it does
Also, I know this is a while ago, but if I seemed ungrateful for your comment about me and my miniature and my skills improving, believe me, I wasn't and thank you for that comment.


Now then, back to the KoS!
He (she/it?) now has a left arm! With a whip, oc, what else, lol!

I used one of the hand from the Hellstriders of Slaanesh kit, god that kit is becoming my favorite for Slaanesh Marine and Daemon pieces
Even before I got that kit I was planning to use a whip, planning to use the one from the Seeker Chariot kit, though I was unsure how I was going to do such a thing, the hand on the seeker whip is way too small!

Also worked on the head, made using Greenstuff, spare horns form the seekers of slaanesh kit and, believe it or not, a Gretchin head!

Well, enough of me blabbering, here are the pics! (Maybe I'll finish in time? I hope I do, hard to beleive it's just over 6 months since I started converting the Deciever into a KoS!)

The mask is going to be the hard bit... unsure how I'm going to do that yet... maybe paper as a base with a bit of greenstuff to add detail/bulk it out?

Well, pics! (I know, second time I've said that... hey! I get distracted... a lot...)

Nice conversion so far Matt. I think you're on to something.

Thanks, Gits!

Well, I'm getting very close to then line, but my KoS is ready to spray black... almost.

That goddamn mask... got the shape right twice yesterday then ruined it when trying to add eyes/mouth... after 3 more attempts I decided to just paint those details on if it was going to be that much trouble... but now I can't get the shape right...

So, I'm spraying everything but the head, at least I'll get most of it done...


So, then, any ideas on how I could make this mask?


Thanks,
M.K

Boy, that's out of my realm of expertise.

Oh well...

Also, forget to mention before, twas my Birthday last Tuesday, so happy birthday to me!
Didn't get anything wargaming related, unless you count money... because inevitably that's probably what I'll end up spending it on...

Any, painting work done so far of the KoS, skin isn't as blue as it seems in the pics, but oh well.

Really, the skin is the only thing done, base is still WIP, cloth is still WIP, claw is still WIP and the actual whip... well, you can guess that

Pics, and before I forget:

Regards,
M.K

k, now pics:

Really liking this model, Matt. Nice work.

Oh, and happy belated birthday!

Thanks, Yellow

Anyway, I've bought the Apoc rulebook and the Apoc Templates. Rulebook should arrive in the next fortnight

Forgot to mention before, at my gaming clubs monthly meet I played another game, a double battle. Daemons (me) and Tau vs DA and BA. We won in the end

Went to GW today. They had a special mission, bring 750pts and try to kill the new Apoc C'tan thing, I failed twice to do so. That thing is tough!

Small break on the painting the KoS while I work on something else. A new seeker chariot. Also hoping to convert The Masque so I can field the Grand Promenade in Apoc

Thanks for looking,
M.K

Hello again! Long time no see!

Over a month since my last post... slack me.

Last club meet had another double battle, this time Daemons and DE vs Tau and 'crons, needless to say the Tau/Cron combo won, lol.

Worked on building the new seeker chariot, hopefully pic later. Did a small bit of work on the KoS... not enough worth showing, though.

Also, I'm starting to get distracted again... going to try and hold off until Christmas before I start a new project, though.

A few friends and I are attempting to play some dark heresy, and that's about it.

About it, still one other thing. Started work painting a mini I got a while ago, the LE 40k Anniversary model, hopefully I can do it justice!

Stayed tuned for more, eventually,

M.K

Heh Heh... Well, I'm back from the grav...tomb and back into some modelling action!

So, what's happened since last post?

Admittedly, probably not as much as I should have done....
But, some stuff did happen!

Firstly, around the end of September/star of October, my local GW store had its birthday. I won 2 things there, 1 of the minor prizes and the main prize, a box of seekers (minus the bases) and the LE Salamanders Codex! (which I have no use for currently )

2 months of little progress (final term, many assignments, you know the deal), fast forward to December.

Got some wargaming stuff for Christmas from my parents.
Next day, GW had their Christmas party, I went to it and won some stuff (some artwork & some skinks, may come in handy if I start a Salamanders army ) and has a good game. For the first time ever I won a speed painting competition! Huzzah, I'm getting faster/better!



Ok, so what have I been working on exactly? Well, I've started Tomb Kings. I've been working on them for a few months (very slowly) but still working on them none-the-less. So why haven't I been posting updates, you may ask?
2 main reasons:
a) I'm slack... as always
and b) for once, a legitimate reason! My camera's charger has gone missing... and I still haven't found it. (But I found the charging cord for my other camera recently, hence this update!)

So, here are a few pics! (more pics to come later, hopefully)



5 of my Characters.
From left to right:
Arkhan the Black (Special Character), Grand Heirophant Khatep (Special Character), Tomb Prince, Necrotect (missing an arm) & a Liche Priest




And one of Tomb Guard, who I've been testing my colour scheme on (only thing you van really test on a skeleton warrior is bone and the base, not the fancy stuff)



Well, that's enough from me, sorry for how long it took to update!
Hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thanks for looking,
M.K

I quite like the painted guy. You *are* getting better! Looking forward to seeing all the figures you'll be churning out with your new-found skills!

Thanks Gits! I hope I'm able to fulfill that

Well, I didn't do anything major after the last update. Really, all I did was attach the Necrotects arm.
However, I did go to see Desolation of Smaug and I enjoyed it!


Will slowly get picks of the other stuff I worked on previously, but for now here's the Necrotect, as well as progress on the Casket of Souls, Sphinx (unsure which sphinx I should make, thinking Necro at the moment, though) and some more tomb guard (lighting isn't the best, sorry!)

Thanks,
M.K

More painted goodness. You're doing great Matt, keep at it!

Welcome to the Sand of Nehekhara! Make sure to check out the Tomb Kings of Khemri forums!

On the Sphinx- make the Warsphinx for your first- the bits from the Necrosphinx are usable to create a Heirotitan or Necrolith Colossus- the Titan especially is very useful, as Tomb Kings are heavily reliant on their magic phase.

Liking your kitbashes already!

Thanks Gits! I will

Thanks for the welcome, Anvil! I have checked of the Khemri forums, great for tips and inspiration

Sounds like a plan with the sphinx/titan!

EDIT: Well, I've made my goals for 2014. First post has been updated but for completeness' sake, here are the goals:

With my Tomb Kings, I'm going to make it my goal to do the following in 2014:

-> Finish M/P/B all 22 of my Tomb Guard -- 21 fully assembled, 5 PIP
-> Finish M/P/B AT LEAST 25 Skeleton Warriors with Sword and Shield (Hopefully all 40+ of them) -- 30 fully assembled
-> Finish M/P/B AT LEAST 15 Skeleton Archers (Hopefully all 30+ of them) -- 9 fully assembled, 1 PIP
-> Finish M/P/B my 5 Characters for my Tomb Kings (Arkhan the Black, Grand Heirophant Khatep, Tomb Prince, Necrotect & Liche Priest) -- All 5 fully assembled
-> Finish M/P/B my Casket of Souls -- Casket + Keeper Assembled, Guard MIP

For my Daemons, I'm going to try and do the following:

-> Finish M/P/B my Keeper of Secrets -- Head MIP, Rest PIP
-> Finish M/P/B my Heralds -- 1 Done, 1 PIP, 1 MIP
-> Finish M/P/B 5 Seekers of Slaanesh (Hopefully all 15-20 of them) -- 15 MIP

Hopefully I can complete all this by 2015!

M.K

Got some more progress done! 21 of mt Tomb Guard are now in the PIP stage! ok... I've only done the bone but still, pretty good for me!

Hoping to get some more work done on them later today, we'll see how that goes, though!

You'll notice 1 unpainted guy with no arms in the front rank, he's my 22nd Tomb Guard. Unsure if I want him to be a musician or not, so I've left him as is for the time being.

So, here they are!

Matt.Kingsley's 2014 Goals wrote:
-> Finish M/P/B all 22 of my Tomb Guard -- 21 PIP

Thanks for looking!
M.K

Very intimidating. Great looking unit!

Thanks, Gits!

Ok, no pictures for now, mainly because I don't feel they're that necessary at this stage.

However, I've just finished basecoating the blue areas on the Tomb Guard. I'm starting to regret the body I chose for Captain and the heads I chose for the first rank, though

Thanks for looking!
M.K

Hello again everyone!

Been working on my Tomb Guard (slowly, but not as slow as normal) for the past few days. They still aren't complete, but I've done a good amount on them!

The blue (and yellow) have been given a wash and only need a few small highlights, the bandages are done, the bases have been basecoated and they are looking far more complete than before!

Still need to paint the metals (gold and copper/bronze) as well as the weapon hafts, as well as complete the bases and do a few touch-ups, but that should be it! (I may have missed something, but I think that's all I need to do!)

Still haven't finished assembling the last guy, he looks kind of sad among his fellows... Will need to decide if I want a musician soon.

Well, here they are:





I should probably be concentrating on finishing the assembly of my warriors/archers/horse archers so I can at least have a game with them, but I'm (finally ) having fun painting...

Thanks for looking!
M.K