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Hmm. I feel he's missing something. Is there any chance you could sculpt a plaster across his nose or somesuch, as if he's recently broken it? I think it'd add extra to his character.

I also think the bullet holes need to be more pronounced, possible burn marks?

@madmartykmf - Thank you, and thanks for the critique! I'll see if I can darken it up a little.

@Scrazza - Thanks so much! Really appreciate you input from earlier - you guys always manage to catch little things I'm blind too after staring at the model for so long

@PDH - I really, really wish I could say I was skilled enough to make the face look like someone in particular, but it is in fact coincidental. Though I watched Unforgiven again the other day, and I do love pretty much all of his Westerns (Paint your wagon excepted ), so maybe subconsciously, I did! Thanks for the kind words, too - maybe I should try a lighter colour for the cigar?
And damn, Godywn-Diaz was totally my first choice for bolter names - how did someone get to it first? Though I think Warden-Eastwood Pattern has quite a nice ring to it too...

@ghosty - Thanks for the input! I really like the idea of the broken nose (and I think it would fit his character really well too!) but I'm a little loathe to do any more GS work on his face after I spent so long painting it. I'll see what I can do about the scorch marks though - nice idea!


As for the fluff update promised today, yeah. I haven't had the time. Sorry! As penance, here's my current WIP head (very early WIP), and a very quick photoshop of his future pose. The colours are probably subject to change though




As always, all C&C welcomed. Thanks so much for all your support so far, and sorry for the rubbish update!

Excellent looking face! You have a very good eye for detail.

great work mate, the cap and goglles are top . and i like the fallout style pipboy clothes.

Cool, the head looks like Lloyd Bridges.

truly inspiring! Your guys have so much character and interesting things to look at. I just went through your entire thread to look at the pics but will go back to read the fluff.

Eastwood pattern works for me...I may have to get my hands on one!

You're doing alright...you've sculpted a head...which means within a week or so you'll have a new model for your gang.

I have to ask about the photoshop image....why is he wearing a frilly napkin round his neck? Now I'm sure it'll make more sense on the actual model but what is it meant to be?

Peter

Now that Peter mentions it, why not give the cigar a brightly glowing tip. He is standing on a wall, should be windy up there.

Well, the little pistol needs to be bigger, throw a couple more barrels on there while you're at it, and the tonfa needs to be replaced with a giant mechanical cla...oh wait a moment...



Good job on the helmet, the goggles look ace

@Commander Cain - Thank you!

@neil101 - Thanks a lot! Fallout is quite a big influence on my theme (along with Mad Max, the Road, Borderlands, and a ton of other cheesy post-apoc stuff ), but I didn't realise quite how much I'd ripped off the colours! Hopefully I can spread out into a wider range of blues and greens...
Also - what happened to you thread? I was thinking about bumping it the other day, but I didn't want to get yelled at for necro I was really liking what you were up to!

@The Good Green - He does, a little bit! Not quite so well-heeled though

@nerdforest - Thank you so much! That's really kind to say, and I'm really glad you like what I'm doing. Hopefully I can keep it going!

@PDH - hahaha, hopefully it'll make a little more sense further down. The model I was planning on using is from the archer kit, and had this medievally kind of neckerchief thing going on. Normally I'd carve it off and sculpt in the jacket details, but as he's going to be the sidecar gunner in a wasteland vehicle, I though maybe he could pull off a poncho-type thing. I was sadly very much mistaken, and I've since tried to turn it into a bandana.
I think a week might have been a little optimistic - hopefully next weekend?

@Baiyuan - That is an excellent idea, thank you again. I'm going to do that as soon as I've posted!

@monkeytroll - I could just use the head, right? And some kind of mechanical walker type device with some big machine guns on it? I may have read too much of your stuff
I'm glad you like the helmet - thanks for the kind words!

Now, exams exams deadlines project work exams - I'm starting to sound like a broken record. Not much progress this week, but here's an idea of how this ganger's evolving. The R hand is the first one I've ever sculpted from scratch (3 fingers and counting! ), and the L will have an oil can once it's done. Hope you like, and sorry it's a bit lame! (again)

Fingertips look a wee bit pointy, but other than that, the hand looks good so far.

Thanks Nowlan! I'll be sure to sort that out when I can.

Here's a few changes after watching some American Dad instead of studying

Some work on the hand and the fuel can:


And a sawn-off shotgun I made from a damaged larger version. With laspistol for scale!


Not much, but thought someone could maybe use the conversion

EDITED: Wrong picture

Nice conversion work here. Excellent blog.

Your work is really great, i can see the improvement in your sculpting over the blog. the fingers look better now. the jerry can is cool. a little on the small side , but still very cool , shotgun pistol is excellent mate. by the way have you seen this link , its got some pretty cool post apoc mini links.

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=203167

Ok, maybe a week was pushing it a bit when you have American Dad to watch...sorry I meant study for exams and complete non modelling projects

I see what you were going for in the picture now. The model looks good without it. In fact the model looks bloody excellent. I'm rather fond of the pose with the shotgun, sculpting a hand - kudos to you - and the head looks awesome.

Will you be building their "ride"? And is so will you make the driver and gunner again but actually in the vehicle?

Oh and the sawn off pistol is cool. I hope to see it on your next gang member.

Peter

fine new unique miniature there - the shotgun pose is great - bike is always a good idea for the post apocalypse. Can I be cheaky and request a group shot of the survivors

Scarper wrote: I could just use the head, right? And some kind of mechanical walker type device with some big machine guns on it?!

That's the attitude. My work here is done


Excellent pose with the shotty, American Dad is obviously good for you

@lilloser- Thank you so much! I'm glad you like what l'm doing

@neil101- Thanks man, I really appreciate that The links are amazing, though you're one hell of a temptress - I haven't seen most of those before, and I'm trying to cut back on my spending. Curses!

@PDH - Hey, one is an important part of the other. Just like working on new models requires messing around on Dakka Thank you so much for the kind words - I really do appreciate it. At the mo I'm actually thinking of doing a little diorama with all the QA models once they're done - A few of the juves scavenging parts from a wrecked vehicle that the group have come across while the others defend the vehicles they have. At the moment I'm thinking a truck, a buggy-type thing and maybe a few bikes if I can find them i the right scale, perhaps in a (very) small settlement. It's pretty ambitious, and with all the stuff I'm working on at the mo I doubt I'll ever get round to it, but I like having a pipe dream on the go. And it was mainly inspired by your suggestion to do a similar display board for the Jackals, so I've got you to blame if it slows me down!

@weetyskemian - Thank you! I'm working on a lightbox at the mo, but I'll be sure to post a group shot of everyone I've got so far once it's finished

@monkeytroll - Hahaha, thanks a lot. I'll just have to watch more TV

Today's update is a WIP of my reworking of Murdock, the Jackal leader. I don't like the current model, and it was annoying me in games, so I thought I'd throw together a replacement! He's obviously still WIP, but the idea is to have him leaning around a corner on uneven ground, at roughly the angle he is in the pictures. More a concept than a model at the mo, but hope you like




I really need to make a few comments on most of you lot's blogs - have been swamped lately, and I've been lurking for too long! Hopefully some time tomorrow, when I need a break from revision. Thanks for all your input!

That is cool. I've seen someone else use the Death Korps grenade launcher as a shotgun and it looks ace. What is the base model?

I'm looking for suggestions or improvements but cannot find anything....besides its still WIP.

This version of murdoch looks much more herioc.

Peter

Scarper wrote: Hopefully some time tomorrow, when I need a break from watching TV. Thanks for all your input!

Fixed.

Is that a PP warcaster you're using as the base? Concept's sound, should look very cool once based.

Good one, only a genius can make a model peek around a corner, you know what I mean.
I'm also interested in what the base model is.

Can you post a picture of the whole gang?

I like the new model, it looks great.

Thanks guys! The base model is Captain Jonas Murdoch (I only just realised he has the same name - spooky!), from Privateer Press. This guy:
NOT MY WORK

NOT MY WORK
I got the inspiration from Neil101's 'Ulsheki' model, though - an awesome conversion with a bullwhip!

@PDH - Thank you! That's pretty much exactly what I was going for. I think he has more of a 'leader' feel as well, which I'm pretty happy about

@Monkeytroll - Thank you! And ok, yes, you caught me But I'm off to the library as soon as I'm done posting here, so at leasy my intention is there, right?

@Baiyuan - Some with more impressive results than others, too Adalhard is one hell of a model to live up to!

@WillFrost - Thank you! I'm currently working on putting a lightbox together, and I should get some group shots after that. I'll finish it as soon as I can!

Thanks for the interest, guys!

Really strange, looking for my inquisitor-to-be I went through all PPminiatures and I liked this one but discarded it because of the stupid arm positions. I didn't see the potential in it, which you obviously did and successfully brought out into the light, good work. In this regard I think your alteration works just as good as Adalhards, you took a silly pose and made it a natural one with minimal changes.

Also now that you're using him I'm starting to realize, that the model doesn't look as fancy (like in too posh for a ganger) as I thought in the first place, must be the default paintjob. I can really picture him painted in your grimy color scheme, it will look great, worthy of a leader.

The only detail I would personally change is the metal lip on his tabbard, it's unfunctional and I would sand/cut it of and the cloth a ragged look in GS.

Btw what did you do with his right arm? You were intending to give it to me right?... That pistol is so sweet I could put it to good use.

Nice model choice although i still prefer the bolter and bullwhip combination The dkok arms are a perfect choice , and the mask is really great. You are pretty great at green stuffing now with all that practice
I shall be watching how you paint him up to get a heads up on Ulsheki.Are you planning on doing browns , or something a bit brighter?

@Baiyuan - Thank you for the kind words! Funny you should mention the metal lip: I actually carved that off in a raggedy way shortly after posting the pictures! I was in two minds about getting him too - I love the model but I'm not sure what they were going for with the pose. The arms were not easy to remove either, what with the thickness of those ridiculous shoulder pads: I made a bit of a mess of his shoulders and nose, but luckily I'd been planning for the scarf mask anyway
As to the pistol: Hmmm... Have you got a particular use in mind? I was planning on saving it for a role in my conceptual scavvy gang, but I might not mind donating for one of your artworks if you had any plans

@neil101 - Eh, me too, but I couldn't rip yours off completely Thanks for the compliment! I think I'm getting better at cloth, but still a long way to go. He's going to be leading the Jackals, so there will likely be a lot of khaki, brown, cream and red, but I don't have a proper scheme in mind yet. I'll have to make a mock up when I can!


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ALSO: Bonus mini update on the Jackals! I figured that while Murdock was getting his makeover, I might as well make a few changes due to injuries, new gear etc.



- Farrell got captured by the wrong people and won't be making any more appearances :(
- Crow got her hands on a needle rifle, which should be fun to play around with. (Her base will also be getting that weathering we talked about when I paint the new weapon!)
- Skragg got a haircut!
- Twitch caught one too many hand wounds and will be waiting for some mechanical parts to come up at the trader
- And Riggs already found some!

Proper update in a few days, I'm sure

It's unfortunate that Farrell is gone. Everything else is really cool, though.

Poor Farrell, lucky Crow. They look cool together btw.

Hehehe, thanks guys. Just a minor one today: I made the updates I was talking about. Colour balance in the pic isn't the best, but the gang are all correctly represented now (though technically I haven't actually acquired Twitch's bionics yet ). Hope you like!



That's also going to be my last update for the next two weeks - I really need to get into exam mode. I'm buying a new set of brushes as a reward once I'm done though - all bar 2 of mine are knackered See you on the other side!

3 days of hiatus. I'm proud of myself! Here's a potential scheme for Murdock:

No interesting news though, I'm studying!