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Hey guys, Finished Marneus and am working on my chapter Champ, just him and an honour guard to go now!

For those who wonders, the gorgon pistol:


Gears of War is just an inexhaustible source of inspiration due to the awesome design of its weapons, buildings, armours... well, pretty much everything

And i agree with everyone else, the do-rag looks like commando beret from my poin of view, but overall the model looks nice anyway.

ishkatar wrote:
Gears of War is just an inexhaustible source of inspiration due to the awesome design of its weapons, buildings, armours... well, pretty much everything

Got that right.

I'm pretty much inspired by the Locust when working on my orcs. Keep it up susejo!

The model looks quite fine for a first try, but, if I may advise, take your time looking at an object you are copying to study it.
For example, lets look at this picture

You can see that there are several distinctive traits that define the shape of Marcus's do-rag
- It's slick and covers the head tightly as a second skim so a thinner layer of GS will suffice
- The horizontal folds on the forehead are easy to sculpt but they are what gives life to it, and the grim determinated expression

No one here mentioned it, but kudos for his styled armor! You've done a good job with it!
Hope my blabber be of any use

Intense face...
Anyway, thanks. Will try that next time.

Sorry for the size of it =( it looked smaller where I saw it.

Whoa, it was smaller before. Strange.

What do you guys think of a jet black power weapon?, kind of like [url] http://media.photobucket.com/image/black+sword+/333666/Black_Sword_by_DarkXStrike.jpg

Capitansolstice wrote:What do you guys think of a jet black power weapon?

Quite a nice colour for the blade, but doesn't seem to looks like the power field to me.

Capitansolstice wrote:What do you guys think of a jet black power weapon?, kind of like [url] http://media.photobucket.com/image/black+sword+/333666/Black_Sword_by_DarkXStrike.jpg

I think it could look sweet, but I agree with ishkatar. You would need to have some electric effects or something to spice it up a bit.

third that^^

On one hand I think it could look good if you go glossy and try to add some purple or dark blue OSL around it. On the other hand, osl off of a black weapon could end up being incomprehensible.

@Everyone I did do the black sword, with some light turquoise accents, and super high gloss finish. I tried to use some black osl, but it just looked bad. Pics later

Bah, I need to get me arse in gear if Im ever gonna get my entry in on time, its only half way there :( and looking nowhere near as good as some of the other models you guys are producing!!!!! Keep it up guys!!!!

FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will post pics ASAP

Well, the moment you have all been waiting for!!!!!!!!!! I am uploading my movie as I type... done!

Nicely done, Capitansolstice!

And my update:



Personally, I think the conversion is finished and I can start torture him with my brush at last.

Looking great ishkatar, can't wait to see him finished.

I sadly have lost my model . So until I find it I will no longer be using him . Luckily I have a back up model that I'll be posting pictures of tomorrow.

Good luck everyone!

@farty: That really must stink.

Awesome model, ishkatar!

Wait, what? Another painter who doesn't prime? Interesting.... Otherwise, it looks like it's working for you. Can't wait to see the finished product.

@Farty:
Thank you!
And it's realy sad to hear about your model. I usually lose a lot of small bits, but ocasionally I find them on the soles of my slippers

@susejo239:
Thanks!

@Sentinel:
Why? I prime... There are four parts of the model - head, body with the base, backpack and hands with the gun and ammo belt - all to be primed and painted separately. On the photo the model is just pre-assembled on blue-tack, and the body with the base and head are primed.

Ahh, gotcha. So that's just a mockup. Looks like you do this in a much more professional way than I do

My update: unfortunately during my lack of updates I have already finished two so I can't give you much in the way of wip photos. On the third, hopefully I'll get myself to update more often so you can track his progress.

Here's a sneak peak of the finished ones: (notice in the background Susejo239's Gears of Waaaagh!-ork)

And then the current state of the last kommando:

Alright, here's the weekly update from Rawson:

I think I've finished Petr Ychenko (baring any last minute CC from all of you ). There were a few little details to finish and I've been putting it off for so long... But not tonight! Unfortunately, it's pitch black out now and the pictures look like garbage. So you shall have pictures tomorrow!

Good luck everyone!
Rawson

I present to you the final (I hope) version of Sergeant Petr Ychenko!

Front


Good shot of the OSL


Rear


I washed the hilt of the combat knife, tidied up some of the highlights on his boots and pouch, and added a bit of weathering on his armor.

As much as I feel that I am finished with the model, the whole reason I keep joining these painting compititions is to push myself, so: Any last bits of CC?

Good luck, everyone!
Rawson

see your blog mate...^^

So the Chaplain is 98% complete, just a final coat of varnish and I will get some pics up, probably Saturday night.
The Librarian...slooow going haha there`s so much to paint on him!! It`s a lot of fun though and I will get at least one more section of him done Saturday.

Here's my new entry:



The eye is halfway through having OSL done to it so it does look pretty awful at the moment!
Comments and critisicm is always welcome!

i guess i need another angle to even give any ideas about the mini^^ for now i am just curious where your journey will take you...

@ Ishkatar , great conversion , The gun is fantastic , and nice sculpting on the fingers too.

@Rawson , good job on finishing him up , i love the osl and matching green purity seal.

@susejo239 nice work , very characterful.

lots of cool stuff in here.