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Viktor von Domm wrote:the heavy is looking good... tho you need to come up with something for the ?looking chest...^^

The flat gs part is a continuation of the metal plates from the original ork torso, and there is even some chest fur peeking out of the top. Were you invisioning something different?

shasolenzabi wrote:These guys ought to do well in those small games they look tough and mean!

Thanks! I hope they can walk the walk as well as they can talk the talk

Here's what I've been working on: a Nob with a big choppa for my 40k beastmen. An Internet cookie for anyone who can figure out the head bits





He will probably turn out to be my biggest sculpt job ever: the lower half of the head, and the entire lower half of the boy below what you see here.

Any good CC out there? Love the encouragement, but helpful ideas make for beautiful models

Thanks for looking,
Rawson

Well, I am surprised the mouth is not snarling, almost looks calm for a beasty.

shasolenzabi wrote:Well, I am surprised the mouth is not snarling, almost looks calm for a beasty.

Don't worry, Shas. The head is WIP, and he'll be snarling plenty when he's done!

Thanks for the CC

^ calm as if it you where hiding from it, and you just sneezed and it turned about to attack! and i like it!

Rawson wrote:

shasolenzabi wrote:Well, I am surprised the mouth is not snarling, almost looks calm for a beasty.

Don't worry, Shas. The head is WIP, and he'll be snarling plenty when he's done!

Thanks for the CC

Cool beans! can't wait to see what sort of snarl he has when done. I also like the choice of Huge Choppa he has.

maybe its the calm before the storm.

man good looking start there rawson

Rogue Wolves wrote:^ calm as if it you where hiding from it, and you just sneezed and it turned about to attack! and i like it!

Just when you thought your allergies couldn't get any worse...

shasolenzabi wrote:

Rawson wrote:

shasolenzabi wrote:Well, I am surprised the mouth is not snarling, almost looks calm for a beasty.

Don't worry, Shas. The head is WIP, and he'll be snarling plenty when he's done!

Thanks for the CC

Cool beans! can't wait to see what sort of snarl he has when done. I also like the choice of Huge Choppa he has.

I also liked that choppa the best. I would have preferred a big, swinging pose, but that would have involved more modeling than I'm willing to do (or to purchase the new savage ork boss, which I'm also not willing to do ). So I'll go for the intimidation pose

alabamaheretic wrote:maybe its the calm before the storm.
man good looking start there rawson

Thanks, Bama!

alabamaheretic wrote:like the stubber guy looks kinda like rambo.

Don't you mean "raaa-mbo"?

>.< i feel you should be hit with the anvil of PUNishment butchey

lol

butchyboy73 wrote:

alabamaheretic wrote:like the stubber guy looks kinda like rambo.

Don't you mean "raaa-mbo"?

Nice

well if i may think aloud... looks like an WHFB horsehead?


and now i take a closer look...to see what you did with the heavy guy and the GS work there... seems i have to put afterwards my foot in my mouth ^^



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yup... mea culpa...

Would not wish to bump into those guys in the underhive!

Great idea and very well executed! I would love to see some vehicle for the beastmen, perhaps a post-apoc style buggy would look good?

Viktor von Domm wrote:well if i may think aloud... looks like an WHFB horsehead?

That's half of it. Marauder horsehead if you must know

Viktor von Domm wrote:and now i take a closer look...to see what you did with the heavy guy and the GS work there... seems i have to put afterwards my foot in my mouth ^^...yup... mea culpa...

How's it taste?

shasolenzabi wrote:Would not wish to bump into those guys in the underhive!

Commander Cain wrote:Great idea and very well executed! I would love to see some vehicle for the beastmen, perhaps a post-apoc style buggy would look good?

Thanks, Cain! I've been thinking about that myself. I haven't decided yet if I'll just use ork vehicles or do something more creative. One of the guys at the FLGS, GuitaRasmus, had a pretty sweet idea: use Ogre Kingdoms beasties as vehicles! Mournfangs as bikes, Thundertusks or Stonehorns (with howdahs) as trukks, etc. I guess we'll have to see...

How's it taste?

cheesy^^

Some fantastic ideas in here. I love seeing beastmen return to the 40k universe.

I can't help but think that of the Ork arms and bodies look a bit big compared to the heads though. I found that the Catachan bodies and arms were a perfect as they are about the same size as the fantasy bodies. You can see some examples un my Guard blog, or in the gallery.

Viktor von Domm wrote:

How's it taste?

cheesy^^

Mmmm

endtransmission wrote:Some fantastic ideas in here. I love seeing beastmen return to the 40k universe.

Thanks, endtransmission!

endtransmission wrote:I can't help but think that of the Ork arms and bodies look a bit big compared to the heads though. I found that the Catachan bodies and arms were a perfect as they are about the same size as the fantasy bodies. You can see some examples un my Guard blog, or in the gallery.

It's a fair comment. I chose the ork arms and bodies for a couple of reasons. I'm using the ork codex, so using ork weapons makes things easier. I get all the things I like about the ork models (grungy, muscular, a little ramshackle) with none of the things I hate (stooped over with big butts). Also, I'm really not a fan of catachan arms. They are a pretty old sculpt IIRC, and kind of OTT IMHO (I was trying to see how many acronyms I could fit in that sentence ). I'm glad you like them, though, just not my thing

im actually kinda excited to see your take on lootas or even flash gitz

Rawson wrote:It's a fair comment. I chose the ork arms and bodies for a couple of reasons. I'm using the ork codex, so using ork weapons makes things easier. I get all the things I like about the ork models (grungy, muscular, a little ramshackle) with none of the things I hate (stooped over with big butts). Also, I'm really not a fan of catachan arms. They are a pretty old sculpt IIRC, and kind of OTT IMHO (I was trying to see how many acronyms I could fit in that sentence ). I'm glad you like them, though, just not my thing

I know what you mean. I'm not a massive fan of the current ork duck-waddle pose either; which Arakasi isn't too keen on whenever I point it out. Can't imagine why..
I felt OTT Catachan arms worked ok for beastmen as they are pretty muscular in fantasy as well, though I can understand the choice to go with the ork parts.

Looking back over your models, it might be because they look like they don't have necks in some of the poses? Either way, I'm going to enjoy watching these guys evolve

endtransmission wrote:I know what you mean. I'm not a massive fan of the current ork duck-waddle pose either; which Arakasi isn't too keen on whenever I point it out. Can't imagine why..

Nice

endtransmission wrote:I felt OTT Catachan arms worked ok for beastmen as they are pretty muscular in fantasy as well, though I can understand the choice to go with the ork parts.
Looking back over your models, it might be because they look like they don't have necks in some of the poses? Either way, I'm going to enjoy watching these guys evolve

Yeah, the necks need work. The GSing (which includes necks) is still WIP for these guys.

actually after seeing endtransmissions catachan beastmen i think a mix of these and orky ones would be a cool way... some that way... some that... would make at least for a very cool and individual munda gang... i think i might steal that in the future^^

hmmm....inquisimunda beastmen cultist...

^ that would be cool

Viktor von Domm wrote:actually after seeing endtransmissions catachan beastmen i think a mix of these and orky ones would be a cool way... some that way... some that... would make at least for a very cool and individual munda gang... i think i might steal that in the future^^

alabamaheretic wrote:hmmm....inquisimunda beastmen cultist...

Rogue Wolves wrote:^ that would be cool

Thanks for the ideas, gentlemen! I guess the biggest things in my way would be the aforementioned dislike of catachans but also the added cost of aquiring additional pieces for a project that already combines two different boxes of troops.

er...yes costs... but since I have a ton of both unused stored here already i am set...

Viktor von Domm wrote:er...yes costs... but since I have a ton of both unused stored here already i am set...

If the rest of us could be so lucky: to have all the exact bits we need for a project lurking in the bits box... back

Yeah. If anyone feels like donating us any catachan, ork or beastmen bits that they have laying around...

endtransmission wrote:Yeah. If anyone feels like donating us any catachan, ork or beastmen bits that they have laying around...

Perfect! Just get people to donate the bits You hear that, Bama?

alabamaheretic wrote:im actually kinda excited to see your take on lootas or even flash gitz

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