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Santo, dont get me wrong that is amazing work
but idk there not my style

BUT STILL LOOK AMAZING!

Yeah they are not the most traditional assault troops but I really want to break the mold with a few select units these being one of them.
The Battlewagon will be another you wont recognise it.

Every army (nearly) sports some kind of jump troop just seemed right for the Skave to do the exact opposite, These guys are part of my Eshin Syndicate, as a highlight here is the breadown.

Eshin Syndicate:
Storm Boyz - Shadow Vemrin
Commandos - Nightrunners

The Moulder Organization:
Def Dreads - Cricetomys Cyborg (named after the largest rat in the world)
Killer Kans - Rat Orgyn Hybrids
Grots - Giant Rats

The Rictus authority (make up about 70% of the Skave race):
Boyz - Cut throats
Ard Boyz - Storm Vermin
Mega Nobz - Council Guard
Warboss - Warlords

The Skyre:
All Vehicles
MekBoyz - Enginseers
Mad Doks - Physicians
Tankbustas - Associates (as in if you have trouble repaying your loan my associates here will come pay you a visit).
FlashGitz - Tithe Collectors
Looters - Repomen

HMMM that sounds cooL!

and "physicians" lol

ratysicians or Vermysicians maybe lol

Mini Update - Mega Nob

Green Concept of the Mega Nob, still no idea if I'll make a unit of these he can be dissasembled into body back arms and head for casting but hmm not sure.
C n C welcome.

Also 4 out of 5 Shadow Vermin are done and I will start on the Nob soon, still no casting supplies Aust Post lost it so I wait... more... I'm goping to post some weapon options
for the Clan rats soon and you guys can tell me which one I should use then I'm really going to put my GS skills to the test as I have to sculpt the resting hand on the barrel.

Now here be the Nob!

Great work! Your gs work is getting really good!

I like it, cant help but feel its a bit too orky still. Mainly the Power Klaw, but the legs to a certain extent as well.

I dont mean to be overly criticising, its just i feel the others have been 'Skave' whereas this one has a bit to go imo.

The gs work is really great though!!

Commander Cain wrote:Great work! Your gs work is getting really good!

Still got a ways tog o though but thanks matey!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:I like it, cant help but feel its a bit too orky still. Mainly the Power Klaw, but the legs to a certain extent as well.

I dont mean to be overly criticising, its just i feel the others have been 'Skave' whereas this one has a bit to go imo.

The gs work is really great though!!

No No I compeltely agree thats why I may not go ahead with this comcept though I am open to new avenues for the mega armored rats if anyone
has suggestions?

I'm tyring to figure out what to change but it's not coming to me at the moment.

Some very interesting conversion work here!

Very creative!

Addon to the before I changed his legs and tail.




photos a little blurry sorry was in a rush taking them (the wife was kicking me out of the desk space).

Need to redo the GS on his legs now ... sigh

Now to me thats looking better already! I think the boots didnt help the 1st version.

The Klaw seems a bit too familiar as is but its vastly better imo

It would be nice to see a pic alongside others for sizing - he looks a bit big and/or the head is too small.

Minus size issues - he looks more 'eavy armourish than mega-armour. I'd be inclined to take a normal size Stormvermin and build him into a mechanical, warpstone powered, steam-punkish walking suit - use the suit to give him the appropriate dimensions rather than a rat ogre sized body... Maybe something clockworkish, powered by running rats? GS work *is* nice though

First off, he is awesome!

Second I have to agree with Araksi that he is more a giant heavy armoured Nob then a mega nob. I personally would add more curved plates to his shoulders to echo the stormvermin armour and then go to town with a big armoured skaven kit for a mega-nob.

But feel free to ignore me because that guy is fantastic.
Impressed once again with your GS skills!

Amazing GS work, supurb work all around

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Now to me thats looking better already! I think the boots didnt help the 1st version.

The Klaw seems a bit too familiar as is but its vastly better imo

Yeah it is and I'm looking at ways to un Ork it, but the legs and tail did make a massive improvment didn't they.

Arakasi wrote:It would be nice to see a pic alongside others for sizing - he looks a bit big and/or the head is too small.

Minus size issues - he looks more 'eavy armourish than mega-armour. I'd be inclined to take a normal size Stormvermin and build him into a mechanical, warpstone powered, steam-punkish walking suit - use the suit to give him the appropriate dimensions rather than a rat ogre sized body... Maybe something clockworkish, powered by running rats? GS work *is* nice though

Did a small head on purpose I wanted him to look out of proportion to make you wonder whats actually under the robes but yeah he does feel not so mega, he's just a tester really I'll probably make a few more and I'm contemplating building a mega rat form plastic card and GS so that he's all rat just wasn't sure my skill was up to it, all things considered he took just over an hour to get right so with a little more time investment I think I could do it.

BLACKHAND wrote:First off, he is awesome!

Second I have to agree with Araksi that he is more a giant heavy armoured Nob then a mega nob. I personally would add more curved plates to his shoulders to echo the stormvermin armour and then go to town with a big armoured skaven kit for a mega-nob.

But feel free to ignore me because that guy is fantastic.
Impressed once again with your GS skills!

Yeah if nothing else I made a great Nob mini lol and thanks I'm really egtting a feel for the GS now and have been messing about with different mixes of blue to yellow etc.

medabee wrote:Amazing GS work, supurb work all around

Hey thanks mate keep an eye here some nifty stuff is just around the bend.

Size shot!

Have you actually tried a rat head in a mega nob armour suit?

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BLACKHAND wrote:Have you actually tried a rat head in a mega nob armour suit?

Yes out of the box the rat ogre head was too big but I cut one back and it fits pretty well.

The Humungus wrote:AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why thank you matey check below for continued Awesomeness





I'm waiting for the gs to cure so I can file and cut at the moment but thats the transformation so far his armor is based on Ikit claws and the predators film armor. (which I might add
is an excellent inspiration for futuristic banded armor like the skaven wear).

His right arm, I will be removing the cloth and adding in pipes and metal joints liek a dreadnaught arm he still has his claw for the moment but I'm thinking about changin it to a fist blade
like the rat ogres often have, just make it a gnarley one with chips missing and a horrid shaped head.

Mini Update - As a lot of you guys know I've been giving some love to my LEgion project the last couple of days so not much new has happened.
What I have done though is put the first basic coat of paint on the finished Doom Vermin now lots to do but you can see the new CC weapon replacing the claw
and some of the details better with some colour.





He's looking much more Skave to me, let me knwo what you guys think? He's a concept afterall

Zero highlights zero details and messy paint job I'll clean him up later probably tomorrow.

Amazing how much better he looks with even just a start of paint! - I had to check back it was the same mini!

I was just about to ask what mini that was as well!

Looks wicked, the Klaw change really works

beautiful beautiful stuff!! I know I haven't been to this blog for a while, and lord knows I haven't had any time to model or paint, but I wanted you to know that you're still a huge inspiration for my army!!

Just a quick note to say not a dead army, I will be picking up some of the completed models which have been on display at my local stores for the last month next week and will likely be finihsing off some of the concept units so things will continue to slowly tack along in here.

Also I am split between my other two blogs and projects plus I have a few commission works under way at the moment and it's all time I have to steal away from three adorable kids (I wait till they
are alseep).

In other updates my Aussie IG blog is now up (not alot on there yet, still waiting for parts mostly). And my Legion of the damned army is 3 Terminators away from being finished as well.

As far as comissions I am working on some Night lords bits for a fello Dakite, a unit of Grey Knights for display not gaming, restoring a FW Baneblade for a buddy and there is more but it's a secret
so Shhhhhh!

What Skave thing am I working on? The screaming bell at the moment when I'm happy with how it's coming along I'll post some pics.

Love that signature pic... makes me smile.
Looking forward to more space-rats!

It's been a long time coming and I'm sorry it's such a small update but... I have finally desided on the config for my Clanrats (Ork Boyz)

and here is a a little pic, more to come I assure you I have to cast some more weaponsbut have enough rats for 20 to 25 of these fellas.

Yes!!! The brother-swarm lives!

Update - yay!

Great work as always bud

I love this army! I saw it a while ago and really liked it, but then forgot to comment on it and lost touch.. I'm very glad I rediscovered this thread! That airship really turned out amazing. Truly a work of art! Your Skave in general are just great, I kinda want to make a squad of them to be in my ork army. Thanks for the fantastic work and I look forward to more in the future!

Rumors of this armies demise, are greatly over estimated.

New stuff next week, some more painted pics and some more clanrats and finally the Airship is returning home from it's store tour.

My biggest problem with the amry at the moment is I have scrapted about 3 version (plans) for my Screaming Bell (battle wagon) and it's holding me back on
a lot of the army.

Anyway I think what I'll do is throw together some rough scetches to outline the ideas and you guys can pick the one you like the most and thats
the way I will build it. (the style of the Bell will determine the style of the trukks in the army as well, which other that finishing the casting and painting
of the Clan Rats is all thats bascially left. Though I think I will be building a techy version of the Vermin lord to use as Gaskull.

Family has been my priority lately which has pushed a few things aside but I am hoping to make a little extra time to complete this and my other projects
by the end of next month.