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**FantasyBob**

tipios wrote:@bunnygurl - thanks, I hope I can paint them to your standard oneday

@hyena - Yes it does

Now a quick TUT of the legs pose, with normal feet, to help Limbo finnish his cool looking sorcerer

First carefully cut out the foot.

Then add a pin.

Now you can pose the foot at any angel you want.

Now cut the leg into section.

Carefully cut into the only the joints of the leg without touching the armour.

Now you can pin the leg parts.

Yoy can now pose any way you want, then just GS the joints in

Hope this helps out.

I'm off to do the claws and jumppack for this raptor.

this is interessing!

**bunnygurl**

tipios wrote:@bunnygurl - thanks bunnygurl, but as you painting is so good, the next level for you is convert your own stuff, and I have faith that you will be able to do it when the time comes

I tried making a conversion once, a couple months ago actually. Man was that a flop. I find I just don't have the drive to convert, kinda like people who play the game but don't wanna paint. Maybe when I get my pile down I'll grab some GS (that might've been my problem last time as I didn't use any) and give it another go. But you'll have to promise to help as I'll have no idea what I'll be doing. Koo?

**BLACKHAND**

Tipios your Raptors are awesome, I wish I could find something more to say but the conversion is so clean and classy I've got nothing.

Can't wait to see the whole squad up in the air!

Oh, and would love to see one perched on a dead tree or piece of rubble ready to take flight!

**bra'tac**

I really like that termie fanged helmet, and I'm definitely going to steal your Raptor design

**tipios**

@bunnygurl - I'd be happy to help you on the path to coversion land

@blackhand - thanks

the aspiring chanpion is gona be perched on something, not sure what yet.

@bra'tac - thanks, the termie head is gona be a lord with jump pack head.

Here's pic of the legs I've just done, but with claws on.

I started this sorcerer ages ago, so I thought I'd take some pics, and see what you thought.

I started a robe, which needs finishing. I chose the tau legs because I wanted the feet to look a bit daemony.

It's a grey night's arm with a chaos nurgle knights shoulder.

**BLACKHAND**

Sorceror's cool, really nice helmet. Legs are a bit short though, since you are GS'ing a robe anyway I would suggest cutting and extending them.

**Hyenajoe**

I agree with Blackhand, the sorceror's legs are too short. Otherwise, it's a great conversion!

**tipios**

No problem I can make him taller at the waist. Now I got to GS a big robe, blowing in the wind, LOL. That will be fun.

**Limbo**

I...LOVE...THE SORCERER!! The pose is so brutal and his weapon fits perfectly! Can't wait to see him finished. Got any idea for how you're gonna pose his left arm? I imagine him having his arm stretched out, palm open, shooting some doombolts at something

**tipios**

I did not have any ideas for his left arm, but know I do, thanks Limbo

**Killmaimburnkillmaimburn**

The GW Barbed wire makes cheap easy lightning or doombolts like on my daemon prince:

**tipios**

That is cool, nice job.

**tinfoil**

I'm chiming in late here I know, but I have to say, there's some wicked, wicked work here. I particularly like the raptor conversions. Very evocative. Tipios, you're just a font of ideas.

**tipios**

Thanks tinfoil

I wish I had a font of cash to keep up with the ideas

**RSJake**

Love the raptors! I was going to try something like this, but I was going to make my own wings 'cause it's cheaper!

but I don't like how they came out, so I'm going to try my hand at scratch building Pre-Heresy style jet packs and chaosify them.
I want to try repositioning the legs like you did, but most of my models are old metal ones, and will take considerably more work to do...I'll most likely still try...I don't seem to like to do anyhting that is easy!

Thanks for the inspiration! Keep up the awesome!

**tipios**

@RSjake - I have to say the job you have done on the wings is fantastic, if you just make thewing span a bit bigger and add them the pre heresy jumpack, they will look awesome

**RSJake**

Thanks! I had been thinking of making the wings out of GS, that might look better, and yes bigger, they need to be bigger...the one shown was made out of paper, with paperclips for support, and toilet paper for the "fingers". GS would definately be more detailed. I've started on the Jet Packs, but I might save those for a Pre Heresy World Eaters army I want to do. We'll see!

Also, I have to say all of your work is top notch! I love all the demon heads on the weapons!

**tipios**

Well I've seen you GS skills on your world eaters, and other cool suff, so I know you can do it

**RSJake**

Thanks! I'll get to work on that...
Speaking of which....shouldn't you be getting to work on YOUR raptors?

**tipios**

Yes RSjake

and here we go

Flamer guy, has his wings now

I also have done a test pose of sorcerer shoot lightning bolt from his palm, as suggested by Limbo

What do you recon Dakka

**RSJake**

I can just picture the flamer raptor strafing the enemies! Looks great! Sorcerer looks good too! Are you planning to model lightning or something? And if so, what are you going to use?

**tipios**

Thanks Jake, Yeah I'm gona try some sort of lightning, killmaimburn posted his daemon prince with barbwire as lighning which looks good

**RSJake**

That's gonna look sweet!

I missed some of what you said before...

tipios wrote:...if you just make thewing span a bit bigger and add them to the pre heresy jumpack...

Put them together!!! That's brilliant! I might just use one jet per, and make the intake look like a demon's mouth!
I gotta get to work on this!

Have a great weekend! Hopefully I'll post some progress on these guys monday in my Raptor thread! Thanks for the ideas!

**Killmaimburnkillmaimburn**

Just thought of an alternative for your sorceror arm

. You could try the possessed arm with the flame coming off of it. Its a left arm that sticks out like the one you have sculpted or you culd just chop the flame part off and use that with your arm.

**Hyenajoe**

I think that with some GS, this test arm would be just fine, the problem of the posessed arm is its lack of hand from where the energy bolts would spring.

The flamer raptor is great too.

**tipios**

I'm gona stick with this arm, and I have moved the thumb over, also I want to cut the fingers and spread them apart too. I may have to GS fingers in if it goes wrong.

**Reanimator**

Simply awesome tipios, as always! They dynamism in your posing is a benchmark for all flying/rapidly moving models. The garg wings and clawed feet are the icing on the cake for me. Can't wait to see some paint bring it all together.

**tipios**

Thanks alot Reanimator

Ok I've cut inbetween the fingers so the hand looks more dynamic.

So now he is ready for GS deteails, and GS robe which will be intresting to do

**Killmaimburnkillmaimburn**

That is such a cool pose! Seriously well done

How are the dreads coming along? Can't wait to see these guys all finished and painted.

**c0un7_z3r0**

Very useful "marine legs repositioning" tutorial you made! Will check it out next time I'll reposition any of my marines legs! On top of that, your work on your CSM are really nice! A little notion about your sorcerer though (which gets more awesome for every update) is that it might benefit from having it's legs a little bit extended. I believe it might give him a more superior or majestic look.