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Okay so here is the recast Obliterator turned Nurgle Terminator Lord.

As you can see the clay is workable when dried. And again I'm not very good at this yet so maybe the clay is better than I can tell. That's probably true...

And here is that Mordheim Mini I was talking about. I completely forgot that I had made her a little shoulder pauldon too!

But again, you can see that the clay does hold well. This is just the regular darwi clay too, they make a harder compound as well.

Interestingly enough, in a thread full of minis painted entirely with only washes, this one was painted using only drybrushing!


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Anyways, back to work on those Marines!

That's a cool mini, I've never seen her before.

Thanks for the tips, I might have to nick a few of them and try to find some beat-up old Marines for cheap!

She is just a Wood Elf Glade Guard model with a few gear swaps. She's nicked herself a few dwarven goods along the way! Lol

Yes, I would definitely recommend darwi for use in budget projects! If you can find some really awful Marines for cheap, but maybe not a brand new kit.

That being said though... I have a video to show you if I can get it to work...

Yeah...

Yeah, I got an Assault Squad and a Dreadbought off eBay about a year back and it looks like whatever primer was originally used kind of ate away at the plastic a little. No good for Crimson Fists, but rather perfect for Papa Nurgle!

Does that video work?


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 Lord Corellia wrote:
Yeah, I got an Assault Squad and a Dreadbought off eBay about a year back and it looks like whatever primer was originally used kind of ate away at the plastic a little. No good for Crimson Fists, but rather perfect for Papa Nurgle!

I would recommend darwi. It will work for you and you don't have to feel bad about wasting expensive greenstuff on wrecked minis.

Yeah it does. Tough as Nurgle!

Thanks a lot for all the insight.

Lol! Good! The video is a bit blurry, but not even the little fiddly bits were damaged.


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Conversely, once you sculpt them up for Grandfather, they won't be damaged minis, they'll be custom made minis! Bwing!

Here are some shots of the bases with the airsoft pellets attached. I think some smaller ones may be in order, to help give it a bit more range. Beads perhaps?

Yellow wash on the first 7, green wash on the bike Lord...

Man you sure do churn units out. I've got to get going over here. Love how the plague marines are coming together.

A little teaser of the Bike Lord...


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 Eldarain wrote:
Man you sure do churn units out. I've got to get going over here. Love how the plague marines are coming together.

Thanks Elds! I hardly do much for entertainment anymore, its kind of sad really. And it comes in spurts, those CsMs sat in a jug of water for about a week and a half before I decided to do them.

There is still a raft of unpainted IoB minis left to do. One day I'll crank out a dozen or so of those and then they'll sit for another 4 months...

Put some copper down, as well as a bit of silver on the guns and packs.

Again, washes.

I don't even know how many layers of wash this is now...

More strong tone on the first 7, some on the bike Lord.

lol... what a cruel vid...

and... i am trying to figure out f this is a case of unthought heresy to have the lord on a bike with treads...

Hey man I tired to trade those Ork bikes! No one wanted em! Ha-ha!

No but seriously, I had been trying to get rid of them for 2 years. I gave away my Ork codex, but it was only last week that someone finally wanted to trade. I am eagerly awaiting two metal Chaos dreads.

You wanna talk about heresy, I have 4 more bikes done up as Space Marine bikes. 3 got turned into RG Scout Bikes and one is a Chapter Master! How's that for heresy?


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Also, about the video...

That poor PM... He was actually one of the first models I sculpted and I made the mistake of touching the clay while it was wet and didn't notice. His right shoulder had some nice bubbly gunk there but when I looked awhile later I noticed the smudge. Before I took the video I tested my theory a few times, so in reality that darwi is probably stronger than most mediums. That PM hit the ground about 7 times in total.

Would I perform the same test with either Lord? Probably not, but at least this way I can be satisfied that an accidental fall will result in only minimal damage at best.

well...actually i understand the urge to convert the ork bikes for marines... in the same way that i think most of the CSM stuff looks better for loyal marines too, than vanilla bitz^^

Funny you should say that. Most of my elite units in my Sons of Medusa army are repurposed Chaos Marines!

well, i just love the more gothic look of the backpacks ....they have a more pre heresy look to them in my imagination...

I agree some of the Chaos heads are just too cool. There is a lot of crossover potential between Chaos and Marines.

I had always wanted to do Alpha Legion but run them through the SM codex. They would have very subtle hints of Chaos but not be immediately identifiable as such. The surprise would be when I put a heldrake down as a Stormtalon and go "gotcha! Alpha Legion baby!". Lol

Okay so here is the first 7 again. This time I've gone over select areas with an Ushabti Bone wash, giving the models a nice overall effect.

I think I may be ready to call it. What say you? I'm going to start basing these blokes tomorrow, maaaaybe tonight. Also, duh, their eye lenses! What colour? I'm thinking a bright yellow maybe?

For the bases I have decided on a deep lustrous gore and rot theme. I'll start with black this time and layer the colours just like normal.

I think I may allow myself to use another technique, but I am really digging this wash only gimmick. I would love to point to these models and be able to say this was a single technique.

Went with red eyes. Inside joke.

Figured I'd prime the bases too while I'm at it. This way tomorrow can just be... All about the base!

Started with imperial primer. Washed with AP Alien Purple.

Oh by the way, the eyes were done with... You guessed it wash! This time Valejo Red Ink...

Got a bit more done...

Not basing I know, I know. I'm waiting for wash to dry.




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Ibwant this fellow to be a bit brighter so I've gone a little heavier on the purple and will do so with the yellow too. The main guy should pop out at you right?

Okay so.
Yellow highlight on the green base bits. Red and blue ink on the top of the bases, edges done with waagh flesh and then washed with same + blue ink.

Next step one final red ink on the bloody parts of the bases.

Red ink done.

I'm thinking a blue ink on the base edge.....

i am a bit biased when it comes to base edges...there is only one colour there acceptable to me...black^^...baised^^

but the base scheme looks gruesome...well done
what are these yellow bitz supposed to be?

Pusssssssss...... Ugh gross!

I never did hold with the traditional black base edges. On some minis it looks good but I like to take the opportunity to spice things up.

Thanks for the tips BTW, those bases are like 90% your idea!