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I have been working on two things recently. One is a pirate. The other, a diorama.

The pirate is fairly simple. I took a Imperial Guard Conscript tunic and slapped it on some Tank commander legs (I think, they were just in my bitz box). I then made a sash out of GS and put that on the tunic, covering the stubborn button that just wouldn't be filed off. For the boots, I wanted them to look swashbuckle-y so I made a sausage of GS and after filing off the bootstraps on the sides I wrapped the GS around the middle of the calves. I will need to file them so they are more straight and do not have wavy edges. For the coat, I made an ellipse of sorts which I wrapped around the back of the model. I left a collar and I left the coat open in the front, and I shall make some buttons later on (probably by next update). I cut out a small triangle on the back bottom of the coat.



Regarding my diorama, I thought it would just look badass if I had a Catachan emerging from the water, dripping weeds and tendrils of flora. I changed this idea as I worked on the project, adding a ghillie suit made out of GS. I will add some lichen to the suit, and am debating on whether I should add some weeds to the suit that will look as if they are being dragged out of the water.
To form the body of the figure, I took a Catachan body, a left-handed sword arm, and a lasgun arm with the gun being cradled in one arm and the strap slung around the forearm. I trimmed off about half of the sword arm, and just let it hang down. I trimmed away the lasgun in the right arm, leaving the butt of the gun (it will be taken care of later). I then trimmed down a bolter to fit and attached it to the arm, because frankly, bolters > lasguns every day of the week. They just look cooler, if nothing else. Next, I took some rough sandpaper and sanded down the model, maybe two or three millimeters. This removed the elbow, butt of the lasgun, and smoothed the bottom of the figure. I glued it to a cork circle (probably not the best of bases but it works) right between some jungle tree parts. I made vines out of GS based on a back-order of White Dwarf, where the ends are twisted until an optimal length and amount of detail has been reached. I made more vines and wrapped them around my tree. I took the mantrap from the HWT sprue and put it on a shoreline made of GS. I added lichen and a jungle tree, and made some quicksand using a needle. A guardsman's helmet provided tangible proof of the quicksand's danger.
I also intend to sand down the very visible fingerprints on the shore.





Input and comments are greatly appreciated. I will add more pictures as I paint them and add goodies.
SORRY about the occasional flash and blur. The camera is fine, I am just not good at taking pictures.

Hmm. On the diorama, I suggest doing something around the soldier, so it looks like he is not just sprouting up out of the water. make little waves or ripples, or better, go to your local hobby shop and buy some of that see through water stuff (can't remember name.). Its seriously awesome stuff when used right.

Hmm, I will do that, thanks! I wanted to do something so he wasn't just an oversized vine sprouting up from the water but I wasn't really sure what to do. I shall raid Michaels later this week.