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This is definetly some crazy stuff you have posted on here.

Malika, I'm going to have to agree with you there. The mouth piece seems off and somewhat low-tech, almost like it was placed there as an afterthought.

Group shot of what's done so far. Collecting bitz for infantry now. I really want to paint some heavy IG armor and apply what I've learned with this project + new experiments...hance my thoughts in the Legion Blog.



Malika and Valhallan: I've taken the OTT route with my decisions in this army - the most brutal typologies, but I agree, that some small detail where the part joins the head would've been nice.

Ok, I got to put a lid on Legion for a while. Less than month to go until the tournament

The Gene-Stealers will be based on the Tau stealth suit kit. I'm thinking of buying 3 boxes for a squad of nine. Gets me some more drones too?? My friends are helping me out with excess drones too. They will be converted into spinefist ai.

I've been looking at the models, and it should be a fairly simple conversion. Wolverine style claws, new mono sight eye and some of those mouth cables that my Lictor also has. Some filing down of detail and panels into more fitting to TWAR and nice scenic bases of course.

Darker scheme like on the Lictor, but with little bit of the light greyblue and flat blue for marking them out. Possibly some blood on the wolverine claws.

great job, can't wait for more progress.

Holy robotic Mary mother of a mechanical Jesus, that is one of the best looking armies I've ever seen.

Thanks guys - for tonight's progress, here's phase one of the basing factory. 4 object markers, 2 times 10 gaunts and 6 stealers (is the current plan)

Next comes the models on, in poses fitting the basing, then detail on bases and finally sand and sandy paste.

I'm now super excited to get those Stealth suits and to get converting. I have the concept worked out in my head. I also need to dug out my Hierophant sketches and go to work after the tournament. There's going to be a Summercalypse trio of weekends this summer where we will go totally into town with 40k.

As soon as I get the models, I'll convert them and post pics.

Great work as always Migsula, certainly is impressive to see all of those lined up together like that!

I also agree on the mouthpeice on the Screamer Killer, will it have anything else like amplifiers or more cabling? The funnel seems like it's lacking something. Perhaps this is still WIP?

Wonderful painting though, great shade of blue, it that Model Colour or a mix?

Looks really good.

Gundam-Mecha wrote:
Wonderful painting though, great shade of blue, it that Model Colour or a mix?

Model Color "Azure".

Cheers guys. Pics of the stealers by Sunday evening

migsula wrote:

Gundam-Mecha wrote:
Wonderful painting though, great shade of blue, it that Model Colour or a mix?

Model Color "Azure".

Cheers guys. Pics of the stealers by Sunday evening

Thanks Migsula, thats a great shade. Have to try it myself on something one day.

I'm looking forward to seeing how those genestealers come out!

The Stealer desig fits in great with the rest of the AI, but looks a little too sympathic for a killing tool.

Here's progress so far. More agressive poses in order, but mostly it is going to be a neat paint job and off to the tournament during Easter.

I'm really interested to see where you go with those stealth suits and upside-down Tau drones. After looking through this log all the way through + having been a humongous fan of Jade Vessel & Legion I'm going to have to say....it's high time that you put together a tutorial so we can see how you developed that incredible painting style of yours
(If this has already been done/discussed then I apologize for bringing it up)

To make the stealers a little less Teddy-bearish, how about putting some of the tendrils to come from their back, pointing forward and full of sharp emplements (I am thinking ala Fabius Bile)? Should make them touchy-feely.

The only other thought I have is that currently they don't look... fast enough?

Loving the concept though. You do have a grace that touches inanimate objects and makes them... somehow different.

Piousman

Piousman wrote:To make the stealers a little less Teddy-bearish, how about putting some of the tendrils to come from their back, pointing forward and full of sharp emplements (I am thinking ala Fabius Bile)? Should make them touchy-feely.

I was thinking the same but was thinking more of the ID4 aliens.

Yeah, I'll try more tentacles + more hunched, stalking poses.

I like where you are going with these so far, because if nothing else tentacles hey! However, you might want more tentacles and more claws on them, as right now it is not looking like I5 with 100004 attacks.

Had two good games this weekend. Very good practice for the tournament and great fun too - one vs. Tau one vs. SWs. Those 3 kitted out Hammer heads, with the obscured toy from toy heaven and the twin Land Raiders proved more than I simply could handle.

I did manage a narrow win and a tie, so the TWAR remain unbeaten! If not exactly excelling. Few minor swaps to the list and a few more practice games and I should be ok.

This is awesome! Your painting is really unique and natural!

migsula wrote:DAKKADAKKADAKKAAA!!!

Arsenal System "Rampart".
The biggest, baddest TWAR in the army list. It was a *female dog* to photograph because of the size actually.

I tried to work in a feel he's just been through a serious firefight and come up on top. Notice the smoking, still smouldering Baneblade track!



more pics @:
www.pbase.com/migsula/mechzilla

LMK what you think!

Hi Mig! i was wondering is the model in the pic ^ painted by air brush on any parts? or all paint brush?

and also was wondering how did you do the markings? ( blue one / greyish ones )

Thanks!

No airbrush and all markings also hand painted.

I do hope to get an airbrush though. It's more about finding the space to use it though than the purchase that is taking the time

Read through this today after seeing it on the hot threads section (I was actually avoiding it for a while for some reason that seems absolutly absurd now, can't actually remember it now lol) and I have this to say about your modeling Migsula.





Holy.



crap.


Thats about all I can muster after my mind being blown so hard by this. I'm a ravid mecha fan, Armored core, Gundam, Transformers, etc. You name it, I've probably had or have a toy or two from it or build a model (Or 12 as in gundams case ;p). I do however have a suggestion for your Heirophant. I think the leg systems from the 1/100 Seravee Gundam would be perfect (provided my figuring of your Apoc scale is correct)

http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN958433

Not sure if you've seen 00 but the Seravee is an insane heavy weapons platform, and the legs would be a good match to the feel I'm getting from your Heriophant ideas thus far (If the 1/100 Serpent customs Gats are any indication that is). ALso if you feel the need for any more Assualty Carnifexs, 00 has some of the better designed close combat gundams that I've seen in a long time (The titular 00 gundam, the Arche Gundam, and their predesores the Exia and Throne Zwei respectivly, both of the later I 've built in the 1/144 scale )

But enough rambling, good stuff. I hope to see more as the weeks progress. Subb'd

Migsula,

How did you come up with the idea for this to begin with? I have been looking at your TWAR thread for a long time now and would love to do something similar (But I would use 5 star story mechs for the base). How do you alter them enough so that it's not just Gundam models painted differently, but still have that unique flavor.

Do you have any suggestions that someone like myself could pick up a kit and do something like this??

Thanks,
Chappy P!

Breaker,

Thanks man. For the Hierophant, I'm building a set of four legs, to make that instant WYSIWYG link to the biological equivalent. I do love the kit your suggesting though, so may get something like that at some point anyway.


Chappy P,

I liked the way Nids list is built and plays, never could connect with the hive mind though. I had picked up some super nice Gundam from Tokyo and then saw Transformers in theaters. Well what else could happen with those ingredients. It's been two years in the making due to several other projects, and now the secon Transformers movie is about to inspire me for Apocalypse.

My only suggestion is to "just do it". Just pick up a kit you like, bring out your 40k bitz box and see where it goes.

I just have one question about this stuff, if you showed up at a GW store or a GT or whatnot, would they allow you to play with it? I know you have a lot of GW bits etc in there but what is their policy on that?

I hope you don't take this the wrong way... I think if GW doesn't allow this kind of creativity they are totally off their rockers, but is this the kind of thing they would frown upon for tournament play?

The reason I ask is because it is SO inspiring I would love to be able to do a similar project (not mecha 'nids, but just some really crazy counts as army) and I'm wondering how much of the model has to be GW, how much can be scratch, how much can be other kits, etc?

This is one of those projects that keeps luring me back into the hobby. I'm still very tempted to one day work on some BFG scaled stuff in this style, or maybe give it a go with a TWAR machine of my own...it's just that I refuse to spend much money on it so it will be very ghetto. I guess I just need to improve my greenstuff and plastic card skills!

Looking forward to seeing this force done and dusted both because the modelling here is awesome, and I can't wait to see what you do with the Legion!

Be sure to let us know how they fair in the tournament.

Cheers,

Dante

All 16 gaunts, 8 stealers and 3more objective markers are done and based, waiting for primer (tommorw)

Yes. Then a week of painting and a weekend of gaming and TWAR is off for a holiday until circa 24th of June when a certain movie hits and I'm expecting an urge to build the hierophant

Oh, by the way, maybe you should also go see the new Terminator Salvation movie when it comes out. I've got a certain feeling that it might give you more ideas!