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Hello, sorry for the bad enlish hope you understande what i tell u.
i'm new to converting and such so hope you like what i made in 3 hours.
Painting is not finished, what you see now is chaos black ontop camo green and than rotting flesh.
I was hoping for somepanting tips so i can finish it
sorry that i dont have pictures of the work in progress, enjoy !!

Very cool, love how large the bore is on the cannon

Great conversion, Alaindassen. Is that the barrel from the Hellcannon? It looks perfect in the Russ hull. I may have to steal this idea...

Thx yeait is from the hellcannon found it in a box whit bits in my local shop.
perfect to use it as a nugle cannon
Fell free 2 use the idea take it as a compliment!

Very awesome work.

Looks Great.

I personally would make the banner a dark red then wash with black to keep it shaded correctly.

So-Gnar wrote:Looks Great.

I personally would make the banner a dark red then wash with black to keep it shaded correctly.

No offense but IMO painting the banner red will make this excellent conversion look like a decayed mantidore...

I'd save the reds for washes and highlight and use either a gray(highlighting up and washing) or a brown (highlighting up to Bleached Bone and washing with Devilin Mud or Gryphonne Sepia) for the banner (with appropriate Nurgle markings added of course)..
I'd also insure a lot of rusted worn areas be added,it will really make this model come together nicely..

Fantastic conversion...I look forward to seeing how it turns out.

Ill post update on the tank later, and thx for the painting tips. But how 2 get a cool rusted look and how can i get it on the right spot so it doest look maked.
And first ill post some other conversions i made yesterday.
on the dread iwould like some tips for the gun dunno how 2 make that nurglis.

Enjoy!!









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Update !! started painting the dread and the flag on the tank.
But i'm stuck i dont know how i can get a nice mark of nurgle on the flag ??

Great work. the colours are looking great

I think the green's would benefit greatly for some different shades , or a wash in the least, right now they lack definition as a whole - A nice base coat, but not as the finished deal.

what wash do you think i need 2 use ??

The four washes I used most on my Death Guard were Devilin Mud,Gryphonne Sepia,Baal Red and a watered down brown ink wash...(all for different areas /aplications mind you).

For an overall wash,Devilin mud is always good...but I'd compliment it with hitting certian areas (around door hatches,coils,bolts..etc) with very small aplications of watered down brown inks.

For rust effects,I use Dark Flesh as a base coat and then mix in a bit of blazing orange for highlights,followed by pure blazing orange for stippling (very lightly...akin to light drybrushing)...I would apply the rust effects to the areas around the door hatches,joins on armour plates..larger bolts..rear engine screen...banding on the canon...and the tank treads themselves..

For the "flesh areas" I'd drybrush up with a mix of bleached bone and rotten flesh or elf flesh (very lightly) followed by a light wash with baal red (again very lighty)....this will help your "large areas of decay" stand out from the rest of the tank...

Now,I would strongly advise getting an old test mini and playing around with these techniqiues before going strait for doing them on your tank...just so your sure you'll like the end results before you apply them to your model.

Great green stuff work, I love how the dread has like 3 faces.

FITZZ wrote: The four washes I used most on my Death Guard were Devilin Mud,Gryphonne Sepia,Baal Red and a watered down brown ink wash...(all for different areas /aplications mind you).

For an overall wash,Devilin mud is always good...but I'd compliment it with hitting certian areas (around door hatches,coils,bolts..etc) with very small aplications of watered down brown inks.

For rust effects,I use Dark Flesh as a base coat and then mix in a bit of blazing orange for highlights,followed by pure blazing orange for stippling (very lightly...akin to light drybrushing)...I would apply the rust effects to the areas around the door hatches,joins on armour plates..larger bolts..rear engine screen...banding on the canon...and the tank treads themselves..

For the "flesh areas" I'd drybrush up with a mix of bleached bone and rotten flesh or elf flesh (very lightly) followed by a light wash with baal red (again very lighty)....this will help your "large areas of decay" stand out from the rest of the tank...

Now,I would strongly advise getting an old test mini and playing around with these techniqiues before going strait for doing them on your tank...just so your sure you'll like the end results before you apply them to your model.

Thanks verry mutch really helpful,gonna do it as you say take an old miniyure and try out.
And post the complete tank as soon as posible!!

alaindassen wrote:

FITZZ wrote: The four washes I used most on my Death Guard were Devilin Mud,Gryphonne Sepia,Baal Red and a watered down brown ink wash...(all for different areas /aplications mind you).

For an overall wash,Devilin mud is always good...but I'd compliment it with hitting certian areas (around door hatches,coils,bolts..etc) with very small aplications of watered down brown inks.

For rust effects,I use Dark Flesh as a base coat and then mix in a bit of blazing orange for highlights,followed by pure blazing orange for stippling (very lightly...akin to light drybrushing)...I would apply the rust effects to the areas around the door hatches,joins on armour plates..larger bolts..rear engine screen...banding on the canon...and the tank treads themselves..

For the "flesh areas" I'd drybrush up with a mix of bleached bone and rotten flesh or elf flesh (very lightly) followed by a light wash with baal red (again very lighty)....this will help your "large areas of decay" stand out from the rest of the tank...

Now,I would strongly advise getting an old test mini and playing around with these techniqiues before going strait for doing them on your tank...just so your sure you'll like the end results before you apply them to your model.

Thanks verry mutch really helpful,gonna do it as you say take an old miniyure and try out.
And post the complete tank as soon as posible!!

Happy to be of help and will be looking forward to seeing the finished tank.. ...

...Also,on your Dreadnaught Multi-Melta...you should just utilize the same sort of GS tecniques you have been...they look great...but make sure you remove the purity seal..

FITZZ wrote: The four washes I used most on my Death Guard were Devilin Mud,Gryphonne Sepia,Baal Red and a watered down brown ink wash...(all for different areas /aplications mind you).

For an overall wash,Devilin mud is always good...but I'd compliment it with hitting certian areas (around door hatches,coils,bolts..etc) with very small aplications of watered down brown inks.

For rust effects,I use Dark Flesh as a base coat and then mix in a bit of blazing orange for highlights,followed by pure blazing orange for stippling (very lightly...akin to light drybrushing)...I would apply the rust effects to the areas around the door hatches,joins on armour plates..larger bolts..rear engine screen...banding on the canon...and the tank treads themselves..

For the "flesh areas" I'd drybrush up with a mix of bleached bone and rotten flesh or elf flesh (very lightly) followed by a light wash with baal red (again very lighty)....this will help your "large areas of decay" stand out from the rest of the tank...

Now,I would strongly advise getting an old test mini and playing around with these techniqiues before going strait for doing them on your tank...just so your sure you'll like the end results before you apply them to your model.

Solid advise, I prefer brosn rather than dark flesh for my rusts, and build up to reds/oranges, but everything is good.


Also reference pictures for rust and anything else really also help massively, in terms of placement and sometimes even colour effect. My Reference and cool stuff folder is jam packed with ideas and pictures.

FITZZ wrote:

alaindassen wrote:

FITZZ wrote: The four washes I used most on my Death Guard were Devilin Mud,Gryphonne Sepia,Baal Red and a watered down brown ink wash...(all for different areas /aplications mind you).

For an overall wash,Devilin mud is always good...but I'd compliment it with hitting certian areas (around door hatches,coils,bolts..etc) with very small aplications of watered down brown inks.

For rust effects,I use Dark Flesh as a base coat and then mix in a bit of blazing orange for highlights,followed by pure blazing orange for stippling (very lightly...akin to light drybrushing)...I would apply the rust effects to the areas around the door hatches,joins on armour plates..larger bolts..rear engine screen...banding on the canon...and the tank treads themselves..

For the "flesh areas" I'd drybrush up with a mix of bleached bone and rotten flesh or elf flesh (very lightly) followed by a light wash with baal red (again very lighty)....this will help your "large areas of decay" stand out from the rest of the tank...

Now,I would strongly advise getting an old test mini and playing around with these techniqiues before going strait for doing them on your tank...just so your sure you'll like the end results before you apply them to your model.

Thanks verry mutch really helpful,gonna do it as you say take an old miniyure and try out.
And post the complete tank as soon as posible!!

Happy to be of help and will be looking forward to seeing the finished tank.. ...

...Also,on your Dreadnaught Multi-Melta...you should just utilize the same sort of GS tecniques you have been...they look great...but make sure you remove the purity seal..

yea ill keep the multi melta simpel. thinking of making him a close combad dread and make him another claw.
Think ill start working on a boss tomorrow, some tips of what moddel i could use and convert ?

Earthbeard thx for the advice !



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Started doing all corners on the tank whit brown ink mixed whit water, nowu see more texture.




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Started painting whole tank whit brwon in corners and red light ontop of the flesh i used red ink.
Think it tuned out nice hope you like it, and tips are welcome 2 improve it

Looking good man...

A bit of rust effects and you should be basicly squared away..

I'd also try a bit of variant highlights and washes on the "coils" near the bottom front of the tank...

Very nice work.

THX , you mean the air vent ?

Wow!

Your green stuff skills are amazing.

alaindassen wrote:THX , you mean the air vent ?

...Is that what it is?... ...yes the air vent then...the coiled area near the bottom front of the Russ...as well as the screened area and braces around the rear egine and moulding around the door hatches.

sorry english is not that good keep it simpel please

alaindassen wrote:sorry english is not that good keep it simpel please

Ahh...sorry...I'll attempt to keep that in mind..

The mesh area covering the engine on the back of the tank on top and the area around it could benifit from a rust effect..(Painting it in dark browns and highlihting up using blazing orange then washing with brown ink or Devilin Mud)
The same effects could be used on the air vents and Larger bolts...just to add some extra contrast..

I'll attempt to copy some of you pictures and show you what I mean a bit later...

aah okj thx ill try that.

U maybe have an idea for a nurgle lord ?
Like to convert it so dont have to be a chaos model.

All of my Death Guard Lords/Sorcerer's are made from Chaos Terminators (Lords) and my DPs and GUO are a combination of spawn,Gs and various Scratch builds and bits.

What sort of Lord are you trying to build?

I always thought a Plague Comisar would look cool.

comisar is indeed a good idea and a challenge to convert.

i had in mind , terminator armour becouse most of my armey will be terminators. and a demon weapon.

think ill make my dread a close combad one so i have my lord and 5 close combad termies + dread together.

That dreadnought is so awesome ! I love the claw you made !

thx the dread is gona get a simular arm on the other side

working on my termies atm i think the comming out real nice will uploud foto tomorrow becouse there is something wrong whit my camera.