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Love this!

The whole crew is great, but I think I like Crow the best. She just screams "Post-Apoc" with her respirator and wire stock, beat up looking lasgun. Nice work all around!

Cheers,
Rawson

Thanks a ton for the responses guys, as always, they are hugely appreciated

@monkeytroll - Hahaha, thanks a ton. You might be a little disappointed though, Elara's getting a fetching 'weatherproof jacket / tattered remains of jeans' combo. All the rage in Milan, I hear.

@Rogue wolves - Thanks, man, I think they might be some of my favourites too And cheers for the kind words - it's nice to know you think I've improved!

@weetyskemian - Thank you so much! I have played a fair bit of fallout and metro 2033 (awesome if you haven't played it and are looking for inspiration!), but I'm a big fan of loads of the 'dystopian society' kind of things in general: took a few pointers from books like 'the road' and films like the Mad Max ones as well

@ghosty - Thanks a ton, I really appreciate that And yeah, I was pretty gutted myself. Amount of time spent on a conversion and painting seems to inversely fit with how long they survive in game, tbh. But it does free up space for new conversions, so silver linings and all!

@bigmek35 - Thanks for the encouragement!

@Rawson - Thanks for the compliments! I do have a soft spot for crow myself - she's mostly vanilla, but I like that the small changes can have a big effect.



Now, in case anyone wasn't following Baiyuan and PDH's awesome 'Pimp my Wizard' thread - get over there now, what are you doing?! There are some seriously amazing things goign on in that thread. But just in case you weren't, here's my entry and the first model in my 'Hollows' gang.



I've also got the individual images, in case that doesn't come out properly:


Photographing her proved surprisingly difficult! She comes with a little fluff, which I don't think I've posted here before:





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ALSO!

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME -
Just ordered these guys:

The two guys on the right I assume are the father and son from Cormac McArthy's The Road, and are hence the best things ever to be made at 28mm scale, ever. The other two I recognised are, I guess, Eli (The Book of Eli) and that resident evil woman. Haven't seen either movie, but they both look like interesting models. Not sure who the guy on the end is! Not sure what I'll do with the others, but the characters from one of my favourite novels were just too cool to pass up!

Also got these unlucky fellows as some nice thematic scavengy loot markers for my Jackals. They fit the random nature of necromunda loot pretty well - who knows what they were carrying?!


That's all I ordered (well, except a SUPER SECRET MODEL I plan to convert, but enough about that ), but there are some other amazing models on the site too - check out these guys for ash waste gangers:

Complete with heavy stubber and a flamer! And seriously - check out the attitude on the guy with the stubber...

Or even these guys:

Not really my thing, but so much character!

Sculpting quality looks a little variable, but here's hoping they're as awesome as I'm expecting them to be! Here's the store, if anyone else fancies a look
http://www.lead-adventure.com/

I'm excited! (in case that wasn't clear)

Aaaand hopefully rid of the auto-append?


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Ace! Hate when that happens

Hmm, I'm guessing the 'tattered remains of jeans' part of the combo isn't going to look like a tiny pair of denim hotpants

Not sure if I commented over on the PMW thread, but good job on the sculpting involved on that one. And is that decking from Antenociti's Workshop?

Very nice bit of fluff (I haven't gone through that thread yet, just looked at the pwetty pictures ), informative and teasing at the same time, just as I like it

Looking forward to seeing what you make of the Lead Adventures figs, lots of character in their stuff.

thats a nice conversion, is it the vampirecounts one?

Hey guys! Thanks a ton for the comments.

@monkeytroll - Hehehe, thanks so much for the kind words! I'm glad you like the fluff, she went through a fair few iterations before I found something i was happy with. The Hollows will eventually have a pretty twisty back story, but I just want to reveal a little at a time as I finish them - hope you'll still enjoy! Lead adventures stuff is here now and it's AWESOME. Some of the faces are a bit off on a few, but nothing I can't fix I reckon. Can't wait to get em sorted!

@Rogue Wolves - Cheers man! It is indeed, the hunched over necromancer. Sex change and time travel tends to make people a little less recognisable

Just a quick update on what I'm working on atm. Very early green of another QA member. Almost done with the faction backgrounds for both the Remnants and the QA now, but as I can't remember what I've posted on them already and too tired to check, here are some salient points for the QA:
- All ex-cons, ex-factory workers or ex-miners
- Jumpsuits required for all (this guy was clearly too hot, so the top half of his is wrapped round his waist
- Mostly shunned by society for their past actions, so generally very poorly equipped / undersupplied

The gang themselves are going to make up a mini-diorama where they are scavenging the remains of a long-dead convoy in the wastes. Looks like this guy just found the cargo manifest! He's letting the others know what should still be around that's worth having.

Stuff still to do: Clean up bandana, gap filling, goggles get lenses and a strap, ditch the dog tags for a pendant, gap filling, basing (obvs!). Hope you like, and please let me know what you think!

that looks great catachans are always great in conversions (when you take off their arms) the beard isnt over done as many do goggles or sunglasses or whatnot look nicely sculpted looking foward to seeing the rest of this squad

This is one hell of a inspiring and joyful to see and read thread! Love the attention to detail and the great fluff, and nice GS work too. Keep it up, i'll follow this thread from now on.

@Rogue Wolves - I know, right? The heads, once you shave off some of the really exaggerated features, actually have a lot of potential, and some of the legs and torsos are great for (bulky!) civvie stuff. The goggles will eventually have a strap and hopefully angled lenses - kind of like old-style aviator goggles. Cheers for the compliments!

@LordofMuck - Welcome! Thank you so much for the kind words, that's one hell of a thing to read Hope I can keep you coming, and feel free to wade in if there's something you do / don't like!

Scarper..... his pose is my favourite so far. Love his beardy beard.

one question as i just bought some of those nice renegade arms as well how do the arms line up against the body is it thiner, could i just cut it off at the hand and gs it to a cadian arm?

@scarper.. Love this latest guy mate, the beard is really nice,
still haven't had chance to read all the latest stuff you have been up to just yet , but look forward to digging into the backgrounds you posted up on the last page . as soon as i can .

Hey Scarper, that Pimped Necromancer looks fanstastic... It really captures the grimdark feel of the 40k universe... in an almost-John Blanche kind of way, if you see what I mean !

The addition of the baby makes it look really unusual, and the bionic parts really add up to the character...

Amazing execution overall.

Also great job on your latest dude, the beard is nicely sculpted, looks as if it's real ! And the pose is dramatic, we can really see the scene unravel under our eyes.

As for the bunch you ordered, the "Last Heroes" look promising. But my favourite is the gasmask dude with ammo belt & machinegun from the "Ruin Raiders". Where did you get those?

Wow, a few responses! Sorry, should keep a better eye on my own threads

@PDH - Ace! Thank you, and I'm really glad you like him. I was a big fan of how the beard came out too: I'd never tried one before, and I liked the kind of 'biker' look it gave him - perfect for the QA!

@Rogue Wolves - Good call! They're really great to work with - loads of uses you can't get from the other IG kits. They fit pretty flush with cadians, I think, though you have to be careful about switching hands. FW tend to be a little more towards realistic scale than GW's 'heroic' models, so some of the older catachan hands, for example, will look like those foam '#1' fingers. That being said though, they have some bulky armoured gloves, so if you painted them the same way it might work. Only way to really know is try it out when they arrive!
...so I'm entirely unhelpful, in conclusion. Sorry about that!

@neil - Thanks! And no worries on the fluff, it's not going anywhere. Though I am nearly finished with both the QA and Remnant background write-ups, so the longer you leave it, the more you'll have to read at once!

@Yggdrasil - Wow, thank you so much for all the kind words. And John Blanche-esque is a massive compliment in my book, so thank you for that, totally made my day! Glad you like the beard too - I often struggle with sculpting hair, so I'm glad I've found somehting that seems to work.
As to the new figs, they're all from the lead adventure post-apoc line. The guy with the hoodie and stubber is my fave too - so much attitude in the pose! Unfortunately that set is still on my 'crave' list, rather than my 'impulse bought in a moment of weakness' list. Still, give it time!

Thanks a ton to all of you for the comments - nearly done on sculpting the beardy bloke now, will sure to get some pics up once I finish his base too. Plus maybe a fluff update in the next few days. Stay tuned!

QA beardy bloke is bloomin' boss! Some nice work on the beard and boiler suit, looking forward to finished build and some more fluff.

Beards are great...his turned out really well. I think every real man should try a beard once in their life. The only disappointment for me was finding out mine is ginger and not blonde! Still hasn't stopped me from keeping it though.

So guys it looks like the next random topic is beards

im really liking the body on that model for the dad from "the road" im just hoping to see a nice scale shot in your pics to see how it fits up plus with a head change and maybie a shoulder pad that guy on the left could be a convincing undercover guardsmen

I am bearded as well, just goateed, which I like to paint onto miniatures.

Those lead adventure guys are sooooo cool. I want to buy them as well but I have run out of fiat currency and I'm hungry...

The beard on your latest is spot on. And dead people are a great idea for loot markers - maybe you can sell their boots and gas masks. They would be bound to have a little ammo and some creds unless they've already been picked over

dsteingass wrote:I am bearded as well, just goateed, with which I like to paint the miniatures.

Me too!

You sold a Fiat? The 500 is a nice car.

Monkeytroll asked about the decking on the walkway...what is that made of?

I think it's the sci-fi decking from Antenociti's Workshop, but not sure.

My current facial hair of choice is a small set of mutton chops, occasionally I'll add a moustache, and sometimes trim it down to thinner extended sideburns.

Superb! Love em all... hope my gangs will turn out to be half that cool.

grrr...Why is all the best stuff only available in the UK or Europe?

i know what your talking about us converters in usa must spend a little more time and $ to get what it takes but i think its worth it

PDH wrote:. So guys it looks like the next random topic is beards

We're talking about beards now? I've pretty much had a beard ever since I could grow a decent one.

Are we posting beard pics as well?


Too late!

Probably my fave blog at all of Dakka this one!! I wish I had more time to read and comment at the moment. I would love to feature these guys in my blog soon. It'd then be John Blanche and you as the first two featured artists

Wow, Migs, are you serious? That would be absolutely amazing, and thank you so so much for the enormous compliment! Talk about following someone onto the stage though... Seriously, I'm crimson right now, thank you!




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To everyone else: hey, at leasts it's not daniel craig in drag this time.

@Monkeytroll - Thank you! I'm quite proud of how the boiler suit came out: I was looking at reference pics to try and see how it would fold.

@PDH - You sly dog, I can't believe this actually worked. One little initiator and then you step aside with an evil grin
But if we MUST talk about beards, I've had a go myself - looked good until it got away from the stubbly stage, and BAM, hobo. Not really something I could pull off in my line of work, anyway!

@Rogue wolves - It's great, isn't it? They're unfortunately a little small for 40k scale though, as evidenced here by an old friend (he was the closest guard scale model I had to hand!)

I wasn't really planning on using that particular set for gaming though, more just somehting interesting to paint. The other sets are closer to GW scale.

@dsteingass - I had a go at painting that waaaay back when I was first starting! It looked awful back then, but I think my fine control's a little better now. Hmmm... maybe another try at some point? And the decking is indeed Antenociti's. You don't get much for the money, so it may not be great for big walkway sections, but it works great for basing! And things only come to the uk because clearly we are the best.

@weetyskemian44 - I really like them too! Can't remember the last time I saw something that I would consider keeping completely unaltered, but with some of these I just feel like I'll be making them worse Seriously, don't look at the site if you're short on cash - I can hear them all whispering to me... Thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad they're thematic. What you described is pretty much exactly what i was thinking. No-one would ever have walked the wastes without some kind of ammo!

@Chibi - Is it weird that I kind of picture you as the cat thing in your avatar? It has a goatee now

@Monkeytroll - And your avatar with muttonchops is now my mental image for yourself. Sorry!

@Storag - Thank you, that's really kind! And based on your upright orks and those WoW models you converted (seriously: whoa), I reckon you could pull off something far superior!

@Cadaver - And just like that, it's the new "show yourself" thread Here's a product that allows all the ruggedness of a beard whilst remaining conveniently detachable:


And I think that's enough derailing my own thread Work has been crazy at the moment, so not much progress on the scavengy ganger. Hopefully some progress over the weekend!

And seriously, thank you so much for all the interest guys, I really really appreciate it.

Scarp

A detachable beard you say? There's a faintly heretical tinge to that idea


And you know, if you really don't want to talk about beards all you'd have to do was mention something along the lines of, oh, I don't know, let's say knitwear for example. And then link the knitwear to....say..a female maybe? And perhaps some sort of ..hmm..umm...an angling reference perhaps? I'm not sure, maybe that would do it, maybe not, just plucked it out of the ether like.

But why would you not want to talk beards?


And the thought of Raque (my avatar) with mutton-chops is a bit weird, but does seem to fit in with your thread somehow