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Oh, he's really good Yggs. I don't think I've ever seen a heavy weapon scout posed remotely close to that but it's very realistic. Very nice.

I agree, the heavy gunner is coming together nicely.

Very original posing on the scout, really nice job........ as usual

Great position!

Thank you guys!

Doesn't the Ork tyre look weird? I had no other idea for a cover, that would go that far from the base, without being too ridiculous (oh, and if it could remind us of the Orky environment, all the better!)?

I think it looks fine Yggs... huge, but fine.

My only suggestion would be to cut off the tire at an angle, as if it was sticking up from being partially buried in the dirt. Given the pose and position, I suspect you'd need about 1/3rd of the tire, cut off at a 60 degree angle, give or take.

Gitsplitta wrote:I think it looks fine Yggs... huge, but fine.

Yeah, I had no other idea for a suitable cover lol...

Briancj wrote:My only suggestion would be to cut off the tire at an angle, as if it was sticking up from being partially buried in the dirt. Given the pose and position, I suspect you'd need about 1/3rd of the tire, cut off at a 60 degree angle, give or take.

I had thought about that too Brian, but as you can see the bipod's already resting at the far end of the tyre / tire (spelling?), and I reluctantly had to add a few tiles at the back for the Scout to put his feet on...
On top of that, I've already been struggling to get everything on the same level for gluing everything together (bipod on ti... ty... wheel (!), feet on base), it would've been a nightmare is the cover was half buried at an angle!

Now for sageheart, a quick composition picture, depicting the squad in action!


Sorry for the bad lighting, it was late at night and only had a lamp!

You may notice the bases are done, I just need to add a few bits here & there, which is taking me forever : adding pistol grips in the empty holsters, a few pouches & grenades, sculpting a few forefingers, etc...

It's "tire". :-)

They look great together... really nicely done. Did you have them in mind for a squad-based painting competition or are you just over-achieving as usual?

They arre very great together! WIthout even trying they have a great look as a squad

I like the wat the "TYRE" is, I don't think you need to do anything else to the "TYRE"

Great group shot, nice work Yggs!!

The heavy bolter guy looks great with that tyre( ), fits in really well with the other squad members.

The scouts look awesome together!! The attention to the posing and basing makes for a super-realistic group, you should be proud bud

Love the Inquisitor as well, something so grimdark about him (?), it just fits perfectly into the backdrop.

Gitsplitta wrote:It's "tire". :-)
They look great together... really nicely done. Did you have them in mind for a squad-based painting competition or are you just over-achieving as usual?

Ha ha, you must be kidding uh... Is there any chance of a painting competition out there lol? I'm just trying to give them a "soul", that is all... But I'll take that as a nice compliment of course!!!

@ Gitsplitta, Sageheart, tipios, monkeytroll : Thanks!
As for the tyre / tire struggle, I think it must be the same kind of argument as the armour / armor argument, between the UK & US traditionalists lol...
So ok, since I'm writing the British "Armour", I guess I'll write the other word "Tyre", but no offence to you guys, uh?

Vitruvian XVII wrote:The scouts look awesome together!! The attention to the posing and basing makes for a super-realistic group, you should be proud bud

Love the Inquisitor as well, something so grimdark about him (?), it just fits perfectly into the backdrop.

Thanks Vitruvian... As usual it's taking me forever for a few bunch of guys, but I like to convince myself they will be at least quite original...
What does "backdrop" mean, btw?

As for today's updates... There is an update!!! (Though small, I'll give you that...)

Scouts : I've worked a bit on the Heavy Bolter Gunner, greenstuffing his forefinger & the lens of the scope...

And put together another Scout, a signals specialist :



So, I am now cursing all of you guys who yelled at the "clone" Scout heads : I've been struggling to find replacement heads, and now I feel that guy has an oversized head! Am I the only one seeing that, or is it just an impression?

Pimp My Inquisitor :

After looking back (again) at my Inquisitor, and having a bit of GS left from the three forefingers I had sculpted, I thought over the "scarf" idea, and then came to mind.... "What the hell?!?"

So I had a go at stuffing the collar with small GS blobs, and here is the result :







I'm... not so sure it is better, but I don't know how to improve the whole thing... Still, I don't think it is worse, so at least I'm not sad...

What do you guys think? Better, worse, just different?

I kind of like it. It adds to the mystery behind him and solves his missing neck issue.

As for the scout, I have to agree, I think his head does look kind of big. Especially in the 2nd pic.

Really dig the scarf. It's a great detail that isn't used enough around the 40k-verse imo.

Scarf is the nuts! Scout head is too big... *all* of the scout heads made by GW are too big. Take a look at other manufacturers for options. They're out there. That's why my scout bikes have the heads that they do.

I agree the scarf is cool, blends everything together.

By 'backdrop' i meant the 40k universe.

Unfortunately i think im seeing the large-head syndrome as well, whether its because you mentioned it before i saw the pics i dont know

Great job on the scarf!!! Yggs! looks spot on. I look forward to seeing the glow effect on the scouts scanner, you can make it light up his massive head

I still think the Pneu is great

Well done with the scarf! It's really good looking. Your inquisitor is one of my favorite conversion in the Pimp my Sorcerer contest

I'm not a fan of the BA head of the scout...it makes me think of a 40K version of...

(and you should be glad I don't suggest a song of the day )

Is that a man or a woman?

I like the scarf, but the Scout's head does seem too large.

grey_death wrote:Really dig the scarf. It's a great detail that isn't used enough around the 40k-verse imo.

Thanks for stopping by, g_d! I agree with you... I could probably have done it better, if I had had some skill, but it's not that bad!

Gitsplitta wrote:Scarf is the nuts! Scout head is too big... *all* of the scout heads made by GW are too big. Take a look at other manufacturers for options.

Well, yeah.... The usual thing, ordering, waiting for a long time, bla bla... lol

Vitruvian XVII wrote:By 'backdrop' i meant the 40k universe.

That's what I thought, just wanted to make sure I had understood, thanks!

tipios wrote:Great job on the scarf!!! Yggs! looks spot on. I look forward to seeing the glow effect on the scouts scanner, you can make it light up his massive head
I still think the Pneu is great

Teasing me uh? (oh and pneu(FR)=tire(US)=tyre(UK) lol)

Hyenajoe wrote:Well done with the scarf! It's really good looking. Your inquisitor is one of my favorite conversion in the Pimp my Sorcerer contest

I'm not a fan of the BA head of the scout...it makes me think of a 40K version of...
++++ RECORDS EXPUNGED ++++
(and you should be glad I don't suggest a song of the day )

Please... How dare you post such a pic im MY thread?!?

Gitsplitta wrote:Is that a man or a woman?

Don't you worry about that... He's a famous (in France) singer from the... 70's? 80's? Don't remember, but... I don't care!

@ Moltar, Sageheart & friends : Ok, I get it. That head is too big. So, since I don't have any other than SM ones in here, please let me use the Scout heads without moaning

Minor update of the day :
Begun work on the base for the Inquisitor. Here's a first shot :

I'll be trying to picture some daemonic tentacles sprouting out from underneath the tile floor, just in front of the Inquisitor...
I'll be adding broken tiles & a pile of sand around the tentacles...
Any comment before I go further?
Is that a bit too much, maybe? Should I just stay true to my "usual" basing : sand / small rocks / tiles / rusted fence?
I'm still wondering...

Oh, and thanks for the comments on that scarf, it seems I didn't screw it that much after all

Oh, btw, Hyenajoe, since you so gently offered to link a song for us, please go ahead!

Yggdrasil wrote: Please... How dare you post such a pic im MY thread?!?

Sorry mate, I couldn't resist It's just that the BA haircut, well...

Yggdrasil wrote:
Oh, btw, Hyenajoe, since you so gently offered to link a song for us, please go ahead!

From him? I've got my own limits!
But since you ask, here's something I've always (curiously) associated with a bunch of orks in their truck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHmsMh2eLUo&feature=player_detailpage

The base is looking great and will accompany the inquisitor nicely. Is he/she/it trying to summon or banish the tentacled beast?

endtransmission wrote:The base is looking great and will accompany the inquisitor nicely. Is he/she/it trying to summon or banish the tentacled beast?

Kudos to you, good Sire... Actually that's what I had in mind : I want the "audience" to wonder about whether he's summoning a Daemon to his side ( Heretic!!! ) or uttering words of power to ward it off!!!

So... Am I on the right track?

Great scout squad!! Makes me want to buy a box to do similar work... but all my money is already called out for this month... (so sayeth the Iron Claw, aka the wife)

Also, great look for the Inq- I think the GS scarf really works on him! I'm lookin' forward to the paint job!

-Remi

I love the base idea. Is there a way we can get a shot of the inquisitor standing on it (even if it's just you holding him there with a pair of tweezers or something)? Would like to see how he relates physically to the tentacles.

I agree with Gits. Can we get a mock up shot of him? And you know he's totally summoning it.

HF Izanagi wrote:Great scout squad!! Makes me want to buy a box to do similar work... but all my money is already called out for this month... (so sayeth the Iron Claw, aka the wife)

Also, great look for the Inq- I think the GS scarf really works on him! I'm lookin' forward to the paint job!

-Remi

As for the Scouts, please keep in myind that all those dynamic poses were made possible thanks to the Land Speeder Storm & Bike kits!! Otherwise they'd just be your average scout squad...
But thanks!
As for the Inquisitor being painted... Well... Still the same old problem... What colours?

Gitsplitta wrote:I love the base idea. Is there a way we can get a shot of the inquisitor standing on it (even if it's just you holding him there with a pair of tweezers or something)? Would like to see how he relates physically to the tentacles.

Moltar wrote:I agree with Gits. Can we get a mock up shot of him? And you know he's totally summoning it.

Ok, I'll try & do that - though not until tomorrow!
@ Moltar : that's your point. Even Radical Inquisitor do banish Daemons sometimes, you know?