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I was recently commissioned to sculpt and cast some custom marine heads, torsos and helmet plumes.

The commission consists of standard helmets, some with plumes, and a heavier helmet for sergeants.

The client specified he wanted a more aggressive, snarling look than standard marines (and originally wanted to use modified FW Khorne Berzerker heads).

As this is a build-only commission (not construction of one-off completed miniatures), we can't recast GW parts, modified or not, so the sculpt was necessary. All sculpt here is from scratch.

Here's my take on it. The plume is a separate part (and fits standard marine helmets too). The helmet is upscaled very slighlty (taller, but not so long to allow the plume to fit easier in front of backpacks). The sergeant's helmet will have a barbutte style 'over helmet' and will be a modification of this one. Again, the plume will be a separate part.



As I'd like to be able to retail the helmets when they're done, I may try to move it a little further from standard Space Marine design, possibly by flaring out the bottom (where the cheek pipes are) in a more Star Wars Stormtrooper / Clone trooper style.

Nice!

Not to critique your work because it's awesome as it is, but if I were to seek out a helmet of this type, I'd like one that's closer to a spartan look. Slots for eyes, a vertical slit down the center. Kinda like this:

That's what the Sergeant's helmet will be like. The client specified it be a marine helmet, but snarling for the base design. The plume is a separate item.

I like what you've done! I would be interested in using something that looked that good myself! brilliant work.

Please tell me you will be selling the plumes!!! They would look great on my Red Hunters!!!

Yeah, I'll sell the plumes separately. I'll also do a transverse one (Romanesque style) set.

Excellent work! I like the more aggressive look you went with!