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Yggdrasil wrote:Wow, now THAT's a good idea !

Nice to hear from you !!

Thanks! I'm curious to see what I'll get in the end, perhaps it will be ugly, but at least it made me think more seriously of casting my own creations for press-molding.

Loricatus Aurora wrote:Great thread, grats on the win.

Lost mini deserves a bollocking! Especially at sanctioned event.

Rhino is looking awesome.

Thanks man! Yes I'd have been glad to bring the model back home, but I still have the trophy

So, after the test with the vortex will be done, I'll work on the wizzards shooting positions. I'm thinking of using a new material for it, but you'll see about it later.

A la prochaine!

Joe

I promise that in 2013 I'll try as hard as possible to present more mediocre work

Thank you Skalk!

Here's the first test of a press moulded soul vortex:


The result seems to be far less detailed than the original sculpt, but I'm still going to try to paint it (just in case it would look better).

I've also added a little something to the door:


What do you think?

Hey guys!

It's been more than four months since I last updated this thread, I think I've beaten my own record!

Nothing new about the silver tower, however, I've found a material that will be very helpful on this project.

I've done a little work on the Thousand Sons:


And I've started a sorcerer to use as HQ (combined with Zahak, the Daemon Prince, it should work just fine)

It's just a regular CSM sorcerer, with the left arm of the Doomrider on which I've opened the hand.

I've also started to work on twelve more Noise marines (since with the new codex, I can't use blastmasters in squads of less than ten men).
For some of them I've ordered some Kromlech heads:
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Now something completely different.

Now that I have a basement in which I have installed a working space, I've started to work on something I wished to do for a while:
rebuilding the old cardboard Imperial Bastion.

A while ago, a good soul had provided to me the pdf scans of the elements, and I really wanted to give it a try, but it would have implied far too much plasticard.
Recently I've discovered a variant of styrene sheet used to make commercial signs. It's cheap, easy to cut and perfect to build the main structures of such a building.


Here are the first pics of the bastion:



(note on this last pic, the platform is perpendicular to th rest of the building, it's a problem with the angle of the pic)

This original building implied the use of bulkheads, but since I ran low on these (and keeping the last ones I have for when I'll really need them) I'm building an alternative:




Any advice or opinion?

Since I'll soon have holidays, you can expect more to come soon!

Thank you for the replies guys

This styrene sheets are a wonder to work with, so easier to cut than the classic plasticard, ans cheaper too! It would be perfect to build eldar terrain!
I'll use some on the silver tower after the bastion will be finished.

Here are the latest progress on the bastion:

I've added walls on the rear:


The first layer of the "proto-bulkehead" has been glued:


The rear platform/walkway will be made of textured plasticard reinforced with styrene:

like this:


and placed here:


I think I'll add some pilars under the platform. Any suggestion?

Briancj wrote:

1) Can you identify/show us where you get the signage sheets?

In a local generalist hardware supermarket in the 'cut on demand' aisle with the mdf boards.

Theophony wrote:That bastion is coming along quickly. Thanks for the PDFs again.

What thickness are those sheets. Might have to try them out after I work through my plastic arid pile?

It's 3mm thick sheet. As Blachand said, it's worth gold (not in price ) but working with it is wonderful!

Here are my latest progress on the bastion:
I've finished the second part of the main walkway



I've also built the other walkways:


and started to hide the gaps in the main walls at the rear of the bastion, using plasticard to make some extra armor:



Now, I'll have to work seriously on the replacement of the external bulkheads. I'll try to get some inspiration from the original bulkheads (and might give a try at the plans Dave posted on my Gorkamorka thead.
If anyone has any idea, please, tell me.

 RSJake wrote:
I love the look of the building, but I wanted to comment on your Noise Marines. They've been FAQ'd, and you can take one Blast Master with less than 10 models, and another at 10 models. Just thought you'd like to know! Carry on then!

Thank you for the info Jake, one of my problem is solved (making my new noise marines to fit the look of my squads). I'll reconsider all my new noise marines according to this, whith probably a new squad (with the Kromlech heads), and reinforcements for two of the existing squads. I've also got some new WHFB forsaken heads I wished to use on my Emp Kids. I'll soon show you what's the result's going to be.

@Nathanie1: Thank you man!

Since I'm not working today and tomorrow, expect some new stuff to pop very soon

 Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
Is it very soon yet?

It is!

Here are some new noise marines:



I've also made progress on my entry for the -=]_,=- contest.


I've even started another shrine. One of them will be for my sisters of battle, the other one will be a corrupted shrine dedicated to Grandpa Nurgle (I think you'll love this one Skalk, I have a LOT of ideas for this one).

I will try to work on some handrails for the walkways of the bastion tomorrow.

Cheers!

@GiraffeX: Yes I think that broken stain glass would be the kind of details that make the difference

@Vik: welcome on board (again )

@Dave: Yes! that's it, PVC foam sheet! I wasn't sure of the name of the material, but that's it. As I already mentioned it, it's wonderfull to work with, it's so easy to cut.

@Skalk: nice temple indeed! I like his stain glass work. While I think intact windows are not to be seen on a ruin, I'll take a closer look at his technique to see what I can do.

No pics today, since the only thing I've done is another shrine and that it's the exact replica of the first one.
This second shrine will be my temple of Nurgle. I already have some braseros an a couple of nurgle icons from the warshrine. I could probably use half a load of the vampire counts corpse cart too.
What do you think?

For the SoB Shrine, I'll use instant mold to make a GS statue for the saint's tomb, and I still have some Icons and even a Fleur de Lys panel from the immolator.

I have thought about the stain glass question, and I will go for partially intact glass in the upper parts and the corners of the windows, and a special one for the nurgle shrine.

I've carved a stonewall patern on the walls of the shrine:


Doing this is quite easy, the PVC foam is soft enough to keep the motives I've applied with a nail-like tool.

However, I managed to do a complete mess on the second attempt on the first piece of wall:


I'll have to draw more irregular lines to hide the I've done in the upper part, and I'll have to do the same irregular job on the whole second shrine.

About the bastion, I thought I could use the pieces of PVC foam I've made by cutting out the windows of the shrines on the proto-bulkheads, like this:

With rivets, plasticard stripes, and some GS and bits, I might end up with something not too bad, what do you guys think?

Well, I think I could ultimately blow the miscarved part, but the vines equivalent or battle damages could do the trick.

@OneManNoodles: what do you mean by covering the joints and windows?

@theophony: I'll use the nurgle icons from the warshrine as ornaments on the nurgle shrine, I have a special stain glass idea for the round window. Marines heads, blood pools and rotten pieces of corpes would be nice details.

I've finished to carve the walls of the first shrine, I've also finished the ground and the platforms.








What do you think?

On the third pic you see the empty space of the tomb in which I'll put the statue of the saint.
The statue will be made of GS, using a instant mold of this model:


I'll try to make some similar progress on the shrine of Nurgle this evening, and to have some work done ont the bastion. I'm on holiday until friday, so I think I would have no excuse for not finishing at least one of these projects.

Patience? I wouldn't say that, but since you're living on a distant continent, it justifies the fact that you didn't hear me swear (I'm pretty sure Vik has heard something )

I'm glad you like the textures, it was a completely new way of working for me, and I feared to screw it.

Here are the latest progress on the SoB shrine.

The statue (with one missing leg - the GS is still curing)


Now in place:


All the platforms are in place:


The outside steps are in place too:


Now I have to do add some columns to the arks before working on the base. Then it will be time for some paint.

Yggdrasil wrote:Looks awesome mate, but... Ain't that waaaayyyyy too much work ???

You're right, I'm probably loosing my time on this. I should do something more constructive, like... no, I can't see what

Viktor von Domm wrote:cool statue there hyenajoe!... would love to get my hands on such things

and the ruin is coming along very cool looking! great looking progress monsieur!

Thank you Vik, perhaps, since I have some free time ahead and a decent quantity of GS, I might try to make a second statue for exportation (and why not a third, just in case )

inmygravenimage wrote:In no way would I like a copy of that gs molded figure for my sob Shrine...

In no way you would get one (except if you ask for it )

Theophony wrote:Excellent work n the temple and the stone . Are you going with more of a grey stone color, white, or tan for he building?

I'll try to reproduce the original colours of the shrine, a greenish grey for the outside, and a warmer colour for the inside (is it what you suggest by 'tan'?) and a classic marble on the floor.

dsteingass wrote:You can also make a really nice pitted effect to the stone by just hammering an awl or other pointy or blunt metal object against it. I did that with this Fallout dio

This was before the final paintjob, the pitting takes shade really well.

Awesome , I will try this on a test piece of pvc to see how it works and if I manage to do something correct, I'll try this on the stonewalls.

This afternoon I took a break from the shrine to have something done on the bastion.
I've added a handrail on the main rear walkway:


I'll try to finish the main tower of the bastion to see where else I could do the same thing.

Guys, after working on PVC foam sheet for some time, I almost forgot how hard it can be to cut small surfaces out of 1.25mm plasticard.

I've been working on the replacement for the external bulkheads since yesterday, here is the result (it's not finished, but at least I finally know where I'm goingwith these)




Any advice or opinion?

@Dave: The butresses took quite some time and blades (the first side layers were made out of a too thick plasticard). I'd really like to be able to cast such things and make some resin copies, but I'm affraid it's far above my actual skills (plus the resin and silicon I'd need are not so easy to find around here...). Since you've posted the necromunda bulkhead plans on my ork terrain thread, I kept in mind that one day I should try to build my own bulkheads and to cast them, but the problem would be casting it.

@Theophony: If only you had some bastion plans to use them on

@Inmygravenimage: I'll use as many elements from this etched brass kit as I can. There are so many possibilities with it!

@Yggs: Well, I have more time and room to practice, which is helpful if you want to practice I hope you'll like the final result.

Here's just a test assembling of the left side of the bastion:



More to come soon!

@Skalk: Thanks man! I would really like to see your take on the arches.

@Yggs: Yep, I've moved into a house in January, after nearly three months at my parents place. I now have a gaming room in the basement, and a permanent painting and modelling desk (plus enough space for all the terrain I was dreaming of).

Here is the latest progress on the bastion.
I've made another bulkhead replacement (the HJ Pattern Bulkhead Mk3 )



There is still much more work to do, but now that I've solved the bulkheads problem, I feel it's far easier to work on the bastion.

@Dave: Galorn is an option and I'll probably try to contact him, but soon or later, I'll have to find a way to cast my own stuff myself (especially considering cost of shipping to and from the USA which recently increased)

About the Aquilla, keep in mind that the bulkheads I've done until now are just prototypes made for the bastion, and while I could sculpt an icon of my own as Vik suggested it, when I'll build some more definitive versions, for casting purpose, I think I'll avoid any determined symbol, leaving blank spaces to allow people to use the symbol of their choice (aquillas, chaos stars, or a symbol I'll make).

To build more precise bulkheads I need to find sone new cutting tools, to make straight and precise cuts. Any recommandations?

A straightedge? What kind of tool is it?

I use such a steel ruler, but it's not as wide as those you've shown and my main problem is that it's constantly slipping... I had never thought of adding some anti-slipping material beneath...

I'm curious to see you're device Vik.

This was a crappy week-end, both my daughter and my wife were sick and I had no more than an hour for me.
However, I managed to start a new and more precise bulkhead using the same base as on the bastion side entries:
(which looked like that)


The new one has been more precisely cut and I've started to work on the stripes and layers of plasticard which will give it its texture.
I've no pic of this new bulkhead yet but you can expect one during the next days.

Thank you Vik.

As promised, here's a first WIP pic of the bulkhead I wish to cast:

I've cut enough small rivet to glue between thin stripes of card all along the edges.

Here's also the rear side of the first bulkheads (those with the butresses)

Any idea of what I could add to the bottom to make it less...empty?

Guys, I had a long and productive modeling evening!

First, the 'to-be-casted' bulkhead has evolved since you've seen it the last time.
I've added smaller stripes of plasticard on it, but I wasn't happy with the door (not straight enouh)


So I've removed the door and replaced it with thicker plasticard before adding rivets and some thin stripes to build a small metallic structure at the top of the bulkhead.
Now it's looking like that:


After that, I've decided to try somehting similar on the two side doors of the bastion:

But after that it was nearly midnight so I've left the rest of the riveting job for later (tonight if possible).
You'll notice on this last pic that the wall on the left is not straight. It will be covered with a L shaped piece of plasticard.

Now it's time for my sunday breakfast: Bacon, eggs, molten cheddar and coffee, me voila!

Guys, after a busy and terrible week, I've finally managed to assemble the tower!

Of course there are still many things to fix (the walkways are too long and I have to hide it), plus many things to add to the main structure to make it less...empty. But I feel satisfied to see a project advancing at a (nearly) regular pace!

Here are the latest pics:




I have to build some ladders between the 1st and 2nd floor on each side, and more details almost everywhere on the main structure.
I also have to build at least three more bulkhead like doors (the front and rear entrances + the 2nd floor entrance), and I'm serioulsy thinking of giving a try at casting with the material I have gathered (I have some silicone for the mold, but I only have some cristal resin to pour into.).

Once all this will be done, I'll give it a base and airbrush it.

@Ruglud: Merci monsieur Ruglud.

@Vik: Thank you. You are right, once the bastion will be done, I will re-build some more precise butresses and bulkheads for casting, with the intention of ending with a modular kit.
It will be helpful for the firebase to come and if the result is satisfying, I could try to send some across the world .

More to come soon

Thank you guys! Your comments are really motivating!

Sorry for the late reply, I was driven away from modelling by other hobbies: RPG and LARP. I have to build a scarab mask and a cybernetic arm for a Dark Earth LARP in september, and it takes time.

I've added some details on the bastion, but I need to make two more doors. About the casting project, I'm getting in contact with a man who could teach me all I need to now about casting.

I have also started to paint the shrine yesterday.

Tomorrow will be a very cool day. I'll have a 40k Game with Vim_the_good (Check his galeries, it's really worth it!) and I'll play my Thousand sons for the second time, along with a small detachment of Tzeentch Daemons. Wish me luck!

Cheers!

Joe

Hey guys!

It's been a busy month for me, with two 40K games (which I've lost) and many new things including some improvements for my CSM army for the next games.

Let's start with a transport for my TS termies:




I've also worked on my obliterators. These are second hand models which came whithout the weapons on the arms, so I have to add some myself (still a lot to do on this point). As the obliterators head are probably one of the worst mistake GW made, I've used some GS replicas of the hellbrute head which is far better (I posted a test conversion of the head last year).
Here's what they're looking like:





I've also worked on my Dark Vengeance models:



and a shameless theft of KrautScientist's awesome traitor commissar (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/412445-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Cultists%2C%20Dark%20Vengeance%2C%20Lord%20Commissar%2C%20Renegades%2C%20Starter%20Box.html)



And finally, I've started a new Nurgle terminator:


Comments, critics and advices welcome!

Thank you guys!

@Graven: We both know press moulding is the first step to drug dealing

I'm trying to paint de DV models the best I can. As I already said it, I'm not a really good painter, but I'm trying to improve my skills. The DA are a test for the day I will start to repaint my old DA army (with which I started to play 40k in 96), and the cultist should be a good exercise for my necromunda models.

Any idea of what I should add to the land raider?

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Big fanged jaws for doors?

Thanks for the idea! I can use some blades on the front doors in a metal jaw style!

I've finally worked on the same extra armor as on my rhinos. No rivets yet, but it's the next step!


I've also started some kind of gunner sorcerer with a spellbook from the WoC war altar:



I've nearly finished the obilterators' arms




And just for the fun of it, I bought myself a Nurgle blood bowl team
4 Nurgle rottens, 4 pestigors and 4 common gors.

Since it's now impossible to play commo gors in a nurgle team, Ibougt some Avatars of War not-Nurgle warriors:


More to come soon!

Hey guys, time for an update!

@Graven: I've made some tests with the blades to build some jaws, but I ended up with something terrible... However, I've used some skaven bits and here it is:


I've finished the gunner (count as combi melta)


and I've added the last final thing that makes me say the conversion job is finished: Rivets!




The land raider is now undercoated and waiting for a first layer of Regal Blue.

Cheers!

@Dave: Thank you!

@GiraffeX: ...I hate you sir... ... Well, obviously, it's violently thrust into the ground and acts as a six blades plough!
More seriously, you're right on this point, but I didn't know how else I could represent the vehicule option that improves the tank ramming attack on footsoldiers.

inmygravenimage wrote:Small hinge -even just a bit of rod either side- to show that it goes flat as the hatch opens would work if you're being obsessive about such things

Brilliant!

inmygravenimage wrote:So what's going over the "empty" doors then?

Twin linked lascannons with riveted housings. I've added some dragon headed gargoyles ont the canons.

GiraffeX wrote:Thats not going to be an easy one to model on a LR. I like the first option, ram it into the ground / enemy. The transported troops could be told to use the side doors only

Or they could be told to crawl through the half opened hatch and fall on the ground with the typical elegance of a termie armor bearer (I guess it's valid fom some kind of strategic point of view...or not)

Sorry for the late reply but I just get back from holidays

Yggdrasil wrote:Any progress on the soon-to-be-looking-awesome LR ,§?

Most of the blue is done now.

jeeb_sound wrote:

a good place to hide a c'tan?

just kidding seriously though maybe move the spikes up a little have them all on one pinned rack that can flatten out when the door is open

Good Idea, but I went for graven's solution earlier.

Here's what the Land raider looks like now:



Sadly the pics are not showing what the airbrushing job really looks like. The next step is the gold and perhaps some OSL (and the gunner of course).

On a different subject, I'm preparing the board for the next game Vim_the_good and I are going to play in October (sorry if the pics are blurry):




I'll add some more ruins in the middle of the board, and at least one passageway between the manufactorum and the basilica. Any suggestions on the central ruins?

I'm also working on some Blood bowl models for a small league I might set up in the next months (if I can motivate enough players around here).

A la prochaine!