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Alright I can definetely grasp the idea with the wings more with that image. I would think it would be more interesting to grasp it as a corrupted farseer. The Idea of a super psycher turned demon weapon is just too good to pass up in my eyes. As well, I think her headress or scribes on her body when painted maybe the way to determine that shee was a farseer. Possibly look at some farseer helmets and get some ideas from there, runes are always a good indication too.

Ok, that picture helps, but only to cement why I dislike the wings.

In the drawing, the ... let's say "Prego Daemon" (PD) is largely upright, sort of sitting straight up. This allows the wings to stretch back behind it. Your PD, however, is reclining very far, with her back only a few degrees off horizontal. This crams the wings into a smaller area, which makes that area very busy it seems. It also makes it look rather awkward and uncomfortable. Not so much in the "Pregnant daemon with a gun through her belly" kind of uncomfortable, but more of the "no one with wings wound lie in that sort of position" sort of way. Kind of like how the only time you see a bird lying on it's back is after it has flown into a window...

I could agree with seeing the wings mutilated in some way and chaining her to the conveyance though. Possibly cooler would be to have 6 ragged scars where her wings were ripped off, with hooked chains sunk into the flesh and holding her down to the spider walker thing. Sort of like her reclining is forced by chains pulling on hooks through her flesh, as opposed to her own doing. If you have ever seen those people with so many piercings they can suspend themselves from the ceiling with them, that sort of conveys the idea.

Wow what great work. I must say these are top of the line. I look forward to seeing them painted.

to bad she doesnt have a hand holding up like that. you could have a globe in it and when it's painted have it be a craftword or something. Definately think a corrupted farseer would be awsome and fit well into the them. If you dont want to sculpt that as much it could show out better in the painting of it with very light eldar tattos covered almost over by heavier set bleeding Slaanesh tattos.. BTW SERSI had you painted even one of them... IM DIEING TO SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!just one will make my day

I rather like the way the wings look. Although maybe have a larger pair and then the smaller pairs?

On a slightly different note, has that picture made you consider adding an alligator crotch cannon?

On a completely different thought.

Cultists. I always thought the big muscle-boy gangers from Necromunda would make excellent Slanishi cultist.
They come in both metal and plastic. They just scream
leather-boys BDSM....

or maybe it's just me (chuckle)

Commodore Perry

I Like the wings. She reminds me of an Ophanim. One of Ezekiel's Cheribum. It's a very emotive piece that seems to be in motion without moving. It also somehow manages to not seem too "busy" which is the failing of many GW sculpts. I look forward to seeing her development into a true dark mother.

Honestly I don't see why people are commenting on it like it should be a corruption of something else. I think its something onto its own right. My Emperor's Children would be honored to be torn apart in its loving embrace.

I like the wings, but you might want them to be just the slightest bit bigger.

Also, check your PMs dude, making me sad here :(

So .. when will there be paint ?

The wings are great. I can't wait to see where you go with that beast

Wow! Everything you've made so far is stunning.
If I was to criticise slightly id say you'd be better with 2 bigger wings rather than the 6 smaller ones.

That said, judging by the rest of the work you've done you can make almost anything look amazing! this is another of the many threads that make me feel like a really bad sculptor!

Keep up the amazing work, i look forward to seeing the end result.

Gorechild:

If I was to criticise slightly id say you'd be better with 2 bigger wings rather than the 6 smaller ones. That said, judging by the rest of the work you've done you can make almost anything look amazing! this is another of the many threads that make me feel like a really bad sculptor!

Keep up the amazing work, i look forward to seeing the end result.

Thanks! I'm going in a different direction but, I'll be keeping the idea on the back burner. I'm thinking about sculpting some larger Slaaneshi terrain pieces for Apocalypse.


The Good Green:

The wings are great. I can't wait to see where you go with that beast

Thanks!


gretar:

So .. when will there be paint ?

Soon. No, really. I've been working on my blending.


graypaint:

I like the wings, but you might want them to be just the slightest bit bigger.

I was originally going to go with larger wings. The Princesses for instance have wings scaled large enough to be psuedo-fuctional. Since she's not meant to fly, I went with pigmy wings.


Ironwright:

I Like the wings. She reminds me of an Ophanim. One of Ezekiel's Cheribum. It's a very emotive piece that seems to be in motion without moving. It also somehow manages to not seem too "busy" which is the failing of many GW sculpts. I look forward to seeing her development into a true dark mother.

Thank you, I was hoping that it would stir some emotion.

Honestly I don't see why people are commenting on it like it should be a corruption of something else. I think its something onto its own right. My Emperor's Children would be honored to be torn apart in its loving embrace.

See, that the sort of duality I was going for.


Commodore Perry:

Cultists. I always thought the big muscle-boy gangers from Necromunda would make excellent Slanishi cultist.
They come in both metal and plastic. They just scream
leather-boys BDSM....

I'm not familiar with those models do you have a link to them?


Sol Invictus:

I rather like the way the wings look. Although maybe have a larger pair and then the smaller pairs?

I decided against the wings. The Farseer is a much more original idea.

On a slightly different note, has that picture made you consider adding an alligator crotch cannon?

I did but common sense and decency stopped me. Their will be no genital weapons in this army, sir!


Empchild:

to bad she doesnt have a hand holding up like that. you could have a globe in it and when it's painted have it be a craftword or something. Definately think a corrupted farseer would be awsome and fit well into the them. If you dont want to sculpt that as much it could show out better in the painting of it with very light eldar tattos covered almost over by heavier set bleeding Slaanesh tattos.. BTW SERSI had you painted even one of them... IM DIEING TO SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!just one will make my day

I'm liking that idea. Say pale blue tattoos marred by carved or branded Slaanesh symbols.


capcap:

Wow what great work. I must say these are top of the line. I look forward to seeing them painted.

Thanks you.


Wehrkind:

I could agree with seeing the wings mutilated in some way and chaining her to the conveyance though. Possibly cooler would be to have 6 ragged scars where her wings were ripped off, with hooked chains sunk into the flesh and holding her down to the spider walker thing. Sort of like her reclining is forced by chains pulling on hooks through her flesh, as opposed to her own doing. If you have ever seen those people with so many piercings they can suspend themselves from the ceiling with them, that sort of conveys the idea.

She will definitely be painfully chained to the walker.


gameandwatch:

I would think it would be more interesting to grasp it as a corrupted farseer. The Idea of a super psycher turned demon weapon is just too good to pass up in my eyes. As well, I think her headress or scribes on her body when painted maybe the way to determine that shee was a farseer. Possibly look at some farseer helmets and get some ideas from there, runes are always a good indication too.

I'm going with the Eldar Farseer idea. It will tie in nicely with the "Eldar Fall" themed basing. One idea I had was having a cracked soul stone fused to her sternum. I'm thinking her throne should be constructed of corrupted Wraithbone.


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So, today's ideas:

I'm thinking of sculpting a raised Slaanesh symbol around the inset barrel of the maw cannon; like so:



Here's a better picture of the symbol.






So, I've decided to go with corrupted Farseer concept. Which lead me to a few ideas, and questions:

1. She'll have a corrupted soul stone fused to her sternum.
2. The walker will be festooned with captured soul stones that will be use to power the walker, in a complete perversion of Eldar technology.
3. I intend to paint her with Eldar symbols that have been slashed or defaced with scars of brands.

What else would work to sell the model as a Farseer?

Basing:

I plan on using the fall of Eldar as the theme for my basing: ie shattered statues, symbols inlaid into marble floors, and collapsed wraith bone structures. I'm thinking the plaster would be the most realistic way to create the originals; although I would most likely cast them in resin later for strength at the very least. So I've been making little styrene stamps to press eldar-ish symbols into wet plaster that I'll texture. When its dry I'll break the sheet up into tiles for the marble bases.

Does anyone have a reference image for what an infinity gate or world spirit are supposed to look like?

Stuff is looking great so far , can't wait to see some of it painted

So, today's ideas:

I'm thinking of sculpting a raised Slaanesh symbol around the inset barrel of the maw cannon; like so:



Here's a better picture of the symbol.






So, I've decided to go with corrupted Farseer concept. Which lead me to a few ideas, and questions:

1. She'll have a corrupted soul stone fused to her sternum.
2. The walker will be festooned with captured soul stones that will be use to power the walker, in a complete perversion of Eldar technology.
3. I intend to paint her with Eldar symbols that have been slashed or defaced with scars of brands.

What else would work to sell the model as a Farseer?

Basing:

I plan on using the fall of Eldar as the theme for my basing: ie shattered statues, symbols inlaid into marble floors, and collapsed wraith bone structures. I'm thinking the plaster would be the most realistic way to create the originals; although I would most likely cast them in resin later for strength at the very least. So I've been making little styrene stamps to press eldar-ish symbols into wet plaster that I'll texture. When its dry I'll break the sheet up into tiles for the marble bases.

Does anyone have a reference image for what an infinity gate or world spirit are supposed to look like?

why must you ask the impossible questions I personally invision something much like the the stargate fromteh show but thats just me.

How about Banshee contingent to bolster Eldar feel?

Ok, well I believe a few things will sell the farseer idea, a helmet that looks like a farseer helmet if you give her one, or runes of sometype possibly even some kind of rune armor, or former rune armor.

As far as the infinity gates go, Idk if you ever played dawn of war, dark crusade, but taking the eldar capitol you capture infinity gates, or webway gates. just search "eldar webway gates" and you should find a pic.

Hmmm...I didn't find anything inspiring, unfortunately. Free-style it is then.

Give you some idea maybe, heres a coo pic to use

http://img188.imageshack.us/i/eldarstuff.jpg/

I just stumbled across this. Holy moly! You sir, have talent. Very nice work so far.

Sersi, this is an awesome blog to read through, dude. I'm really looking forwards to the finished article.

With regards the Necromunda gang Commodore Perry mentioned, I suspect he may well mean the Goliaths, though finding decent pictures is proving trickier than I thought. I'd lean more towards the original release figures rather than the second attempt GW did a few years back, though - they look more like middle-aged punk fans.

Sorry I have to post fast I'm running late for work:




Updates to the Keeper of Secrets:









Here an idea for the walker leg configuration. I still have worked the connection between the to yet.






More later!

I WILL SLIT MY WRIST A MILIMETRE EVERY MINUTE I MUST WAIT FOR MORE!!!!!

HURRY!!!!!!

DC

have the maw/belly canon as a metal sticky out canon, pushing istelf from a slit running up her belly, and havve the skin held apart by hooks. also have the bed like a curving chir runnign up her back with her wired into it and the legs coming off tha. a very spindly writhbone chair, slightly insubstantial with clamps arounn her back. WHOOO

HURRY I'M BLLEDING OUT!!!!!

I NEED A UPDATE!!!!

THEY WON'T LET ME TAKE MY LAPTOP ON THE ABULANCE!!!!

OH GOD!!!!

DC

[slumps]

deadly chicken wrote:I WILL SLIT MY WRIST A MILIMETRE EVERY MINUTE I MUST WAIT FOR MORE!!!!!

HURRY!!!!!!

DC

deadly chicken wrote:HURRY I'M BLLEDING OUT!!!!!

I NEED A UPDATE!!!!

THEY WON'T LET ME TAKE MY LAPTOP ON THE ABULANCE!!!!

OH GOD!!!!

DC

[slumps]

Sorry, man. I'm all for twisted humour, but thats just disturbing....

Anyway, good stuff, keep it the feth up man

humour?

DC

So they let you take the computer in the ambulence? and they have an internet connection?

Im currently on blood clotters

using my dads Iphone.

God this hurts.

DC

lol.