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A few weeks back I started a thread in the tutorials section involving the molding and casting of some resin bases and a Disk of Tzeentch conversion. I really don't like GW's current disk design. I find it uninspired so I designed, molded, and cast my own. (Link's in my signature)

Now that my disk/bases are done I've started to put them to use. The bases will get their debut here in a few days. My first (and easiest) project will be a new Herald of Tzeentch on a disk. I'm also designing some modularization into this project to allow me to transfer the disk/rider to a large base to serve as a chariot.




I sat down this weekend and hammered out a paint scheme for these resin disks of mine. I think it will take a few more attempts before I have something satisfactory but this design looks solid.








After painting, I mounted the disk on a Dragon Forge base I had waiting. 60mm Sanctuary in case you are wondering. Prior to painting a drilled/Dremel'd a two holes in the top and bottom to accommodate magnets for the rider and base. Unfortunately my dremel'ing was not level so the magnet set at a slight angle. It looks cool but it's not ideal.








The Herald is made from the new plastic Pink Horror kit. I chose the champion and tweeked it to my liking. I added some brown apoxy putty to the bottom of his tail for the magnet. I filed it level and added the magnet. The polarity is aligned to the magnets installed in the acrylic rod of the base and the one in the disk. They should hold nicely.

The herald will be white so he stands out but I could not wash him on the disk so I set this little rig up.




Here's the resin base I'll be using for this new disk design. Again of Dragon Forge make, Temple 60x100mm this time. Damn I love his bases!!

I'll need to place another resin base order this week come to think of it...

Stay tuned!

The resin disk looks really slick!

Great looking stuff so far dude,welcome to dakka and I look forward to more of your work!

@tinfoil: Thanks dude. Here's the master and the first casting (this one that I painted).



@MajorTom11: Thank as well. You sir are a great inspiration. Love your work.

Hail, fellow Virginian.

I just wanted to give this thread a little nudge to show that some of us are still very interested in this project now that your NecroSphinx is complete.

Ah! I had forgotten about this. Thanks for the reminder!

I will be nice to finish this. It has a lot of potential. Allow me to reorganize my desk for this. I have 30 TK skeletons there at the moment.

Shawn G. (SoI)


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Ok. Now that I've gotten my desk organized it's time to revisit this project I started back in February.

For the new readers – I came up with a new design for the Disk of Tzeentch as the current model is uninspired. After a few attempts, one successful, I came up with a design that I had to replicate. And I did!

A modular disk rider that can be converted to a chariot on a whim. If this works out, and it should, it will be pretty cool. Here are some new pics:







And since we are on the topic of Disk Riders here’s a new scheme/rider for a chaos mortal’s army that I’ve been playing with. (Aekold Helbrass was the coolest character evar…)




Shawn G. (SoI)

This is a really dumb question I'm sure, but where did you get the daemonic shield next to the Hellbrass model?

You certainly like floating things soul.... I approve of this thread as well, shame there isn't more of it.

The_Chaplain wrote:This is a really dumb question I'm sure, but where did you get the daemonic shield next to the Hellbrass model?

Chaos Knights kit.

@ Chaplain - The shield comes from the Chaos Knight sprue.

@ Perkustin - Floaty stuff are fun. To be honest I'm kind of burned out on Chaos. It has been my primary focus on all projects in one way or another for the last 4 years. It's a little hard to drum up motivation at times.

I have this project sitting on my desk and I've put a few more layers of blue highlighting on the herald (needs 1 more I think). The weather has finally broken around here so I can prime the screamers today.

I will finish this project. It just may take some time.

Shawn G. (SoI)

Soul, could you post up all your painting schemes for your disk?
The GF was wanting some reference pics to use for inspiration.
=)

Well, it’s been a while and I’m back into painting. I kind of burned through that plethora of hobby mojo with my Tomb Kings army and knocked out a good 2200pts. I still have a great deal to do with that army but WHF isn’t doing anything for me at them moment.

To alleviate my boredom I’ve gone back to my old faithful army: Daemons (40K this time). I have been a fantasy buff for so long and found 40k boring but I have to say that Fantasy has gotten somewhat crazy at the moment and the game is not challenging anymore.

So I’ve been painting/playing Daemons lately for 40k and it’s been great. Here are few models that I’ve completed recently.




Here are two heralds I did using my my disk design. I was really happy on how they came out. I mounted them on my resin bases as well. Sadly the heralds I got for these two heralds came from the Blue Scribes conversion I made last year. I found the conversion broken in the case it had been resting in for months. The original herald I built for this project has been completed as well but I need to replenish my resin supplies so I can make more bases.








Here’s one of those new sorcerers from the Storm of Chaos WHF event. It makes for a damn good looking herald!




Pink Horror I did. Easy to do too!

Shawn G. (SoI)

@Matphat - Sorry I missed this post! I was knee deep in TK when you posted it.