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I like the spawn a lot. Completely random and punishing. I haven't done much w/ spawn in 40K but did use them a few times in WFB, they do make good tar pits.

While I wait for the ink wash to dry on the Spawn I decided to do a little work on the Deathshroud Termies. the story behind them is that they got lost in the Warp for a while after the battle on Istvaan and turned up again in modern times to link up with Typhus.

They will simply be 'counts as' termies in the original bone-colored armor, and I am going to try to do some OSL around a glowing skull (where their helmets were pre-change):



The skulls will be mounted on wire, painted separately, then glued into the armor after they are complete.

Thoughts?

The skull works on that finely crafted termie armor. The wire and the glow may be the breaking point, however, in terms of whether or not it looks natural.

Thanks for your comment, I think that if I paint most of the cavity and the wire black no one will ever see it, then the glow can be upon the rim of the helmet cavity...

OK, the Deathshroud are primed and drying right now, so while they do I am working on some Oblits that I put together years ago. The model in the center is the original, 3rd-edition Oblit, he is flanked by some off-brand armor suits that have been converted to look 40k.



C&C welcome.

The offbrand looks better than the original. Man, those models were terrible.

These are the final Obliterator figs

Any particular reason for the elevated bases?

I had originally made these during 3rd Edition, so they were on 25mm bases... to update to 6th they are supposed to be Terminator-sized and on the 40mm bases. It was mostly just for convenience-sake that I just glued them to the new bases.

They will look just fine after the bases get flocked.

Well, I got a good sized supply drop yesterday:

Chaos and Steampunk bits for converting the FMC into a Nurgle-y monster



and some OOP CSM terminators that I picked up on the auction site for a steal



I think that I want to do these guys up in the same color scheme as the Deathshroud...

These mechanical spider legs were dirt-cheap too, I just grabbed them, not sure what I will do with them

Back to work on the Deathshroud today, will add some WIP pics later.

Update:

This is as far as I got yesterday, just waiting now for the light to get better so I can get back to it!







The color scheme is going to be 'mostly' like the 'official' scheme on the Forge World website, with a few alterations to help them fit into the rest of my army. The skulls that replace the helmets are going to be green, a sickly yellow-green, and I am going to work on an OSL effect on the carapace.

I think he looks pretty sweet, Stephen.

love the skull in the term armor look. where'd you get said skull?

@moltar: thank you, I am working on a new painting technique (for me, at least), where I am going to do most of the blocking in, then a targeted dark wash to get the shadows and weathering.

@rayphoton: I found them on the auction site, they are resin and come from China, very inexpensive (I got 4 packets of 15). Search "Warhammer 40K Resin kit human skull B 28mm x 15 caomao1122"

Got some more work done today, the heads look mighty fine, and the new arms for the FMC Daemon Prince are pretty cool, too.





I am going to add some buboes and battle damage to the FMC, should be pretty cool.


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So far this morning I have been able to hit the Deathshrouds with a wash and then do some sculpting on the FMC Daemon Prince...



Here is a close up of that sculpt, the mouth on top will be getting some teeth (little tiny peg-like toofs), I need to let the GS firm up before I cut them. I may or may not add an eye next to the Nurgle icon, and perhaps a couple of fangs in the top of the lower mouth.



I am trying some different things with these, getting out of my 'comfort zone', if you will.



As always C&C welcome.

Your Terminator w/ the skull reminded me of this:



It's a villan from the original Scooby Doo series and it isn't meant as an insult at all. When I was a little kid that character terrified me. Thanks for triggering the PTSD.

that's awesome, I love the old Scooby Doo


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Today's update:

Washes done, and highlighting coming along nicely. I added a few spots using a red wash, as the transformation is still "new" and their bodies and armor are maladjusted. I think it looks interesting. Next up is the metal and some weathering.





Tuesday afternoon I'll prime the FMC Daemon Prince and get going on that monstrosity!

Here is a quick Wednesday update for you, the Deathshroud are getting very close to being done:



The Aspiring Champion here has his head installed, and you should be able to see the OSL around his collar. I think these guys are coming out appropriately dirty and beat-up in the midst of their transformation to full-on Plague Marines.

The the Deathshroud Teminators are complete!

Looking good! The white armor's weathering turned out great.

Thanks Moltar!

Agreed, the white armor is excellent.

Awesome Really like the Daemon prince

Thanks, Skalk and Happy, I am going to practice some rust and corrosion effects on my junk pile project, then apply what I learn to the Daemon Prince.

 hdbbstephen wrote:
I am going to practice some rust and corrosion effects on my junk pile project, then apply what I learn to the Daemon Prince.

That is great. Practice junk weathering on junk, learn a technique from the practice, and then try the same weathering technique on a vehicle or a model.

So here is the final result of the rust and corrosion practice. I think these pieces turned out pretty good.

Here is a rusty old barrel:



and here is a barrel full of Nurgle's Rot, with buboes erupting from the side!



I used the new "Nurgle's Rot Technical" paint from GW, it's really thick and snot-like, which makes for a pretty darn good effect!

This looks almost exactly what I wanted to achieve, I learned a couple of things about using the 'Salt & Hairspray' method. There are some GS spots I added to the Daemon Prince and these effects will make them look awesome.

Dude that is stunning. You went from novice to awesome in a scarily short period of time. Unless you're a ringer and have been playing us the entire time. Ha.

Does is still count as awesome if I tell you that this is the result of four full attempts on three separate barrels over the course of three full days?

Also, I think I put the hairspray on too thick, then used Kosher salt instead of granulated, then made the error of letting it set for about 36 hours, so the salt was a real bear to remove... but when it did it left those lovely raised areas around the chipped-off undercoat. Plus the new Technical paints from GW are a HUGE help.

Thank you though, for your compliment, I am just praying (to Nurgle ) that I have enough time to complete the weathering on the junkpile/bathtub madonna!

Those barrels look really good, dude! I'm quite fond of the yellow one!