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Wet sanding does the sanding in a small stream of running water, and is usually used (in my experience) on hard plastics that scratch easily. Go 8th grade shop class!

As for one's application for hobbying over another, I ain't got a clue, lol

Depends on the sanding paper you use, by rule of thumb wet sanding is used for very fine ones and makes the surface even smoother. In extreme cases it's more like polishing than sanding. Btw I normally never sand my GS, the only exception would be large pieces of armor/weapons, but even that isn't necessary with clay shapers in most cases.

Oh before I forget, so I'm the Icetruck-Killer of pinning now ... I felt a little bit like the Dr. Danko of pinning too. (That's the guy from the second book who used to be a specialist for torture techniques for the CIA in south america and whose speciality it was to gradually cut down his "patients" leaving behind a perfectly healthy torso without any limbs, tongue, lips or eyelids. Hence the name Danko after the kitchen tool, because he turns them into screaming vegetables. For the TV series they decided that Dr. Danko was to disturbing for the HBO watching population and replaced him with that evil evil evil illegal immigrant who took a tiny piece of skin as a trophy from his victims. )

@ DeathGod/Baiyuan- Thanks! I'll probably experiment with it tonight (er, whenever I have time, actually, after studies). I use shapers as well, but I always add "more" than necessary, so I can cut and file/sand it away later.

Baiyuan wrote:Oh before I forget, so I'm the Icetruck-Killer of pinning now ...

LOL, c'mon now... you don't see the semblance at all?

Your work:



Ice Truck Killer:


Note, that I meant that in the most polite way possible- your work is meticulous. That's all.

And yikes for Dr. Danko. No, thank you. I could barely stomach Nip-Tuck's operation scenes, much less when Dexter goes to work. I'm a squeamish girly-man, and I rightfully admit it.

-Remi

Ravenor trilogy has some of the best villains ever. I love both trilogies. I've read Eisenhorn three times and am midway for a rerun of Ravenor just now.

But here be pics. (I need to start a blog for the =I= triogy soon)

I've since added serious Blanchesque detail on him (spikes and purity seals) concentrating on the shoulder guards, fixed a few details + primed the model.

Shortly: I wanted the model to turn from wizard to psyker, to maintain that magic wibe and to be as different as I could do while following the letter of the rules. Waist down original model, elbows down original model, original sword = rest from the box of bitz

I'm entertaining a scheme of black and bone with red detail or super red with bone. He will later get a very very disturbing retinue made from the rest of wizards and the two new undead single mini frames (and the box)

Super ! great use of that chest piece mate , like all the inquisitor details too. are they from the grey knights kit?

he looks like he has that chest pice over robes which is a nice effect to achieve . is there still something to come on the end of the hammer ?

@HF: There is semblance, but don't tell anyone, I wouldn't want them to draw (the right) conclusions.

@Neil:Judging by the drops on the gorget the torso is from the sanguinary guard. The inquisitorial heraldy is of course from the GK boxes.

@Migs: And I agree with Neil, the hammer looks like there is something missing.
Overall a very nice conversion and the mentioned colorscheme sounds =I= classic and will work great.
The only point that bothers me is...well... that you're already done with the conversion. Makes me feel slow.

Update:

The progress is, like I said, sloooooow, but existent. You know Rome wasn't build in a day...

The good news is that I came up with a first prototype for the rifle today. First of all I canceled the plan to build an arquebuse, because I decided it would make her look like an ordo hereticus inquisitor, which is not the goal (she just serves one).

It still had to be grimdark, exquisite and oldfashioned, but a little more practical. These thoughts brought me back to my original idea of giving her a shotgun and that's what it will be. A huge ornate artificer shotgun/hunting rifle.

There is still a lot to do, but the core is almost there. I'll work on the barrel, muzzle, scope, stock etc. tomorrow.

The more important part is that her right arm's position is final and I can start the sculpting soon. I'm looking forward to it, as it might be my most ambitious sculpting attempt yet and because it's the beginning of the more visible part of the conversion.

Another little preview:

LOL... I second the "Super" comment by Neil!

I like that the conversion uses power armour (GK?), but it doesn't really have that feel of the bulk at all. And yes, the hammer seems unfinished at the moment- what're the plans for that portion?

Either way, great stuff... and dammit. You're already done, if not completely done. I'd like to step mine up as well so I can get to painting!

-Remi

-EDIT- (because Baiyuan is too quick a gun for me and my posts!)

@ Baiyuan, lookin' good!! You said arquebus (having seen some of the copies made by the samurai when their Portuguese guests left some behind while living abroad), and damn it all... you're delivering. It definitely is a great start to the weapon... will you be incorporating the intricate details of said-arquebues weapons too? (aka gold-inlay, or in your pic with the blue-grey engraving/laquering/design-detailed-into-the-rifle-butt) For my own mini, I'm almost tempted to buy the AB Bounty weapon pack, but I have some old first-ed Dark Eldar splinter rifles waiting to make alien CQC sidearms out of... gotta try it, at least once.

-Remi

-EDIT 2/3- Mispelled arquebus.

HF Izanagi it's at the finishing off deciding whether it's worked and neatening stuff up stage.

migsula wrote:

he needs a ball of psycic energy in that hand!

Looks cool. I can't wait to see this painted.

Is it too late to enter this fun competition? As I have done a wizard conversion...then I saw this...though now i see entry's I dunno how much of a chance I have. :/

Im really digging that tyranid looking one, what exactly was it meant to be?

@ Imperial Monkey- Welcome. Apologies, mate, but this is a closed-group project between a few friends. There's an open one you want to check out by Panic- http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/378516.page Basically the same, but open to all.

@Moartiki- That tyranid-looking thingy would be mine, I assume. Uh... don't really know what it is. At first, my entry was supposed to be a grimdark version of Garrus Vakarian from the Mass Effect Series. A present to my older brother, who works in the videogame audio design business.



However, after a lot of thought and discussion with members, I decided to stray... and now, it's some sort of tru-scale vespid, with Hive Fleet Izanagi Flavor. Basically, stingwing with a lot of my art-anime influences and preference for dynamic figures.(yea... didn't ever know what that HF meant, did you all?? Restarted the hobby with 'nids. And no thanks, auto-term function... definitely NOT Heavy Flamer )

...ending result is some sort of cyber-ninja/grasshopper from hell representing a Vespid Merc/Assassin.

-Remi

@Migs: wow! I'm not worthy!

Migs -That is really impressive, thank you. The pose is spot on. The choice of armament is particularly menacing. One thing you have down to a tee, with all your models, is the choice of belt accessories. Have you used a chain sword engine for the respirator?

Baiyuan - I like the rifle, good start and reasoning behind changing it. A rifle is not the armament I would have thought of (along with patting the dog). Her arms look good on her body too.

As for progress of my own life is really getting in the way at the moment (Almost in laws visiting for four days and after that my sister breaking up with her bf, of two years, and coming to stay). I'm looking forward to getting some modelling done this week, I hope!

yeah,
I think the riffle grip is very clever.

Ok this is maybe a bit of a stretch but... the way the model looks like without a face really reminds me of this...
“There’s something wrong out there, sir. Everybody’s losing their faces!”

ahem... carry on...

Panic..

I always wanted to like Atari Teenage Riot because the band has such a good name.

Quick update:

Samarianne is still faceless, but I've practically finished the rifle itself (it almost turned as bad as Cortaro's buzzsaw, too many ideas, too many parts, but I kept it below 50 parts this time).

When the GS has cured I'll only have to sand the butt of it into shape and install the sockets for the power cables, then it's time for sculpting Samarianne's armor.

I thought about a preview of the finished weapon, but I think it would hurt the final "aaaaw"-effect if I show you finished pieces before everything else is in place.

@ Baiyuan- looking forward to it! Under 50 pieces... I consider anything over 10 to be a lot...


As for myself, I actually have pics for an update, but no time to load as I'm leaving very soon.

The head and arms have been attached and GS'd to cover up any gaps. I'm amazed at how many pins are in such a small body. Head, both wings-things, arms, legs, tail... How I managed NOT to hit other pins while drilling into it... I have no clue...

I'm out of the office in the morning til late afternoon, but I should have pictures when I return.

-Remi

Looking great guys! Baiyuan's looks good so far, but I still feel is a little early to comment on. I'm sure it'll be fantastic in the end, as always

And migs: Fantastic. Almost didn't recognise the base wizard in there, amazing job!

My progress is rather painfully slow at the moment - general surgery exams tend to cut down on my modelling time :( Hopefully some progress this weekend though!

I'm starting to paint mine

A month to go, right??

Some very bad pics that I'm pretty sure give away what the character will be.

Anyway must dash I'm already 4 mins past my finish all modelling etc by 10 deadline.

Peter

Didn't I say tainted navigator right from the beginning? I guess I was right.
Btw it looks like you're as far away from finishing your conversion as I am, I like that.
I also like the work on the robes/coat, looks strenuous.

Edit:
Off topic, just found these goodies!
http://www.brueckenkopf-online.com/?p=41458

Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone! Now that you put it like, "5 weeks"... it seems I haven't done enough yet.

Sad to say, he's still got quite a ways away to go before getting finished. He's looking alright, and I think I'll be fine for time... but what I DON'T want is to skimp on the base because I'm short of time.

Anyways, here's the progress so far:

As I said, he got his head on, his arms, and GS to cover any gaps. The head was a bit too big (still looks to be so by my count) the torso was a bit too small...and the standard wizard arms too short and thin. Taking this into account, I pinned the head and arms, and the arms a bit wider out to add more GS for slightly bigger, sinewy-strong shoulders.

I love the look from the front. Very Iron Man/superhero-esque pose.



And from the sides. The GS on the shoulders isn't the best out there, but they're to be covered with more GS to create shoulder-armor and widen him out a bit.





And this is about the point when I wish I had Baiyuan's gift for weaponry. I'm going to give it a shot, but I'm a bit apprehensive about the results. Also, have a bunch of bits to put on him, to put him more in the position of a Merc-Assassin that travels the universe instead of a wayward greenhorn from his planet.

To be finished: Shoulder pads, forearm guards, twin pistol/compact machine gun-type weaponry, detailing, and base. Yup... I'd say he's at... 60% or so?

Thanks for stopping by! Comments and critiques always welcome.

-Remi

Its good to be back on Dakka! Seriously pumped now, but cant get at my stuff till Thursday, i think im going to pull out my hair!!

Have read through till im up to date, but i'll only comment on the most recent pics, as i'm lazy and dont really want to quote 30 odd posts....

@Migs: Just beautiful, the parts are seamless and it seems as if they couldnt possibly go together any other way. Im always impressed with your speed and execution and this is no exception. Also intrigued to see the finishing touches go on him.

@Peter: Nice work on the cloak, a good start. I must confess i still dont know who he is, whether its cos i didnt read your fluff properly or cos im slow i dont know!

@Baiyuan: Im always in awe of the weapons you make, and that teasing shot of the rifle is no different. Looking great and i cant wait to see more.

@Remi: You've made major inroads bud! Glad to see you moved away from Terran insect head, the shredder-esque alien head/helmet thing looks very cool and strange and just enforces its oddities compared to common insects. The body armour is similarly awesome, love the organic look and it complements the GW sculpt perfectly. Looking forward to seeing how the wings take shape.

@HF

Remi I agree with Vit, the evolution of your alien looks good. The chest armor is especially convincing and I hope you'll do a similarly good job on the rest of its armor.

There is only one part that looks strange to me and that's the bumps on his helmet next to his antenna. Those are not eyes, are they? The head looks good, but I don't get that part yet.

Also I agree, that it's very important to give him a look like he's come around. I suggest giving him some utilities from different races of the 40k universe. You could give him an imperial waterbottle he scavenged from one of his victims too survive. Some eldar equipment, like a targeter, scope or some grenades. Maybe even a gaunt's scythe attached to a grip as melee weapon, but that might be more in line with my initial conversion idea when I saw the model for the first time, alien bounty hunter.

About the weapons: If you want any advice or have any ideas you'd like to discuss, just send me a pm, I'll gladly try to help. Had an idea for alien technology just yesterday.

@Vit

The teasing shot of the weapon is nothing, that was merely a mockup! It hasn't got any of the cogwork detailing, the six parted giant scope, the three parted muzzle,...

Update:

I started sculpting on the body, but it's painfully slow since I'm not sure about my designplans anymore. It's about the degree of how heavily armored I want her to be. I want a light combat armor that keeps her agile and doesn't cover too much of her hot body, but I also don't want her to look naked.

The face is another problem, I couldn't find a good female face yet. The DE heads I have left all look like trannies and are to big anyway. Any ideas on female heads, that don't look that ugly, are rather small and won't force me to spend too much money? Help! In the meantime I'll be trying to sculpt a face that loos halfway decent.

Vitruvian XVII wrote:
@Migs: Just beautiful, the parts are seamless and it seems as if they couldnt possibly go together any other way. Im always impressed with your speed and execution and this is no exception. Also intrigued to see the finishing touches go on him.
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Thank you kind sir!

I started painting today. "look ma no hands". It's been a while. I have some great reference material for my reds and the feel of the model/imagery. A combination of Blanche, Allan Carcasso, Goodbrush and Fichtenfoo. All artists from different genres that I admire deeply.

I'm so happy to do bright, deep reds after the whole moon light saga with the legion!

@Baiyuan: Female heads continue to be a bane to me im afraid, i cant help you there.

@Migs: No problem!


Did a bit of fluff writing while ive been sunning myself, going to be quite long in the making this story.. Will probably shoehorn in the other characters as well should i choose to make a warband. For now here's the first few chapters spoilered for those who havent read it yet, and the next chapter after them....




Chapter III - A Death Most Foul

Trooper Zandros was fed up. He'd been a green recruit, eager to get away from the Hive at Kryglaak Prime, yet he never thought it would be worse in the Gurad. He was stationed on Nova Lustia, in a reserve battalion of 79th Company. So far the fighting had taken a heavy toll on the Kryglaakan Kataphrakts, and still Trooper Zandros didn't know what they were up against. He sat back against a broken hab-block and tried to sleep amidst the deafening cacophony of war.

Las fire whined down the street, a volley of fire cutting into the enemy grunts and scything them down in a mist of blood. Trooper Feglan tried to stop shaking as he fired, but it was no use. Once again he rued the day he joined the Kryglaakan Guard, but at least he wasn't dead like those poor sods in 54th Company. He heard the Platoon Officer give the cease fire order and slumped back against a shattered ferrocrete pillar in relief. He still hadn't got a good look at what he was shooting, all he could make out through the smoke was a lot of dark red robes, the colour of long dried blood. With a heavy heart and heavier feet he pulled himself up and moved forward with the rest of D Platoon. "Cautious advance. Set up fire lanes. 4th Squad sweep right." came the voice of the Offficer through the Vox. Sergeant Dreys motioned for caution then led Feglan and his comrades on a wide sweep right, through a long abandoned Ministratum Complex, where discarded and destroyed data-machines lay under layers of dust. A grim fellow in a long black trench-coat and peaked cap followed closely behind.

Dreys rose his hand, signalling the stop. "Auspex is picking up a contact, be wary..." He moved slowly round the corner, then disappeared. "Clear.." crackled through the Vox. Feglan sighed in relief and followed round the corner. What he saw would scar him for the scant few seconds that remained of his life. Crouched over the prostrate form of the Sergeant was a creature fresh out of the realms of nightmare and horror. Feglan felt urine soak his fatigues, and he ran way shrieking in abject terror. Commissar Lamine raise his bolt pistol as Feglan rounded the corner and shot him point blank between the eyes. He shouted the charge, and the rest of 4th squad ran with him, even as Feglan's blood trickled down the wall.

The creature that lay crouched over Dreys, like one of the hunchbacked cripples that lined the Traversa Cardinal back on Kryglaak Prime, was over ten feet tall. It had no lower body, so to speak, instead a strange amalgamation of mechanical limbs were fused with vile sorceries to it's torso. It was hard to say whether it possessed seven or nine limbs, for the exact angles between limbs and even the number seemed to change of their own accord, making watching them a sickening feat. Closer inspection would reveal that what was taken at first glance to be a torso was in actuality hundreds of decapitated heads sewn together, the cracks filled with molten metal, each decomposing face wearing a visage of pure and utter terror. Tubes and limbs and pistons sprouted from many of the heads. Here a tube carrying a sickening green liquid wormed into an eye socket, there a monstrous mechanical limb splintered a jaw at the point where it escaped, the end capped with a wickedly barbed flail. Atop the 'torso' a misshapen lump of flesh turned to regard the newcomers with curiosity, the sole features a pair of slitted deep nostrils. With a speed belying it's bulk it leapt upon them.

Feglan was the lucky one.

These all are looking really good. It will be a close competition.

Updated my post above to put the rest of the fluff in