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Hello all:

Been away since 6th. Started a reboot in 7th working on KDK but got sidetracked.
Dunno exactly what my list will end up looking like in 8th but I'm just having fun modeling an alternative to a skull cannon that I started on a couple of years back.
Its too big and idc lol. I got the kit cheap off of ebay or something and wanted to do this with it.








I think he certainly needs some more cables filling in the neck cavity and maybe some hydraulics attaching to the chamber area of the cannon.



I'm not entirely sure on the front shield or not. I think it looks a little bare without it.

I'm planning on one bloodletter on the platform, another riding the boom grot-style.

Thoughts, ideas?

-Z

So I loathe the segway skullcannon but am a big fan of beastly versions of the unit, so While your lad is quite large I think that just adds to the badassery. FWIW I'd ditch the wheely bit from the original model hanging off the front and just give him some blades (buzzsaws, drills, choppy bits) on those arm stumps to rep the few attaks it has in combat. Frankly at that point you don't really need any bloodletter crew, the beast clearly can rep their hellblade swipes just fine. Although the platform you've built is nifty and can hold a token driver 'letter just fine if you'd like.

- Salvage

Thanks for the feedback!

Yeah I totally know its ridiculously OTT but its really meant to be fun. The deffrolla is unfortunately a non-negotiable. Its kindof in jest as I imagine the cannon itself will be rather underwhelming so Ill anticipate making liberal use of the crushing impact ability for better or worse.

I was hoping someone might chime in with any ideas on filling in the neck area (though Im waiting on the textured tubing tool from GSworld) and maybe what I might do to integrate the cannon a bit better.

Still, thanks heartily for the words of support!

Looks awesome


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You could jam the neck with green stuff. Make it look like muscle bulging out.

Thanks mate.

I could do that, couldnt I..m

I was thinking of going for a look similar to the blood slaughterer and I just had this arrive in the mail:
http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/roll-maker/69-roll-maker-tube-wire-machine.html
So maybe a bit of both will manifest in the final work.

All that armored bulk totally counts when it comes to crushingly impacting things, just saying

And tentacles are often the answer. Enjoy your new tool, it's lots of fun and GSW is great.

- Salvage

I love this thing! It's so OTT and brilliant, and looks proper menacing.I'm also a big fan of the death seqway.

Two ideas, for the neck I'd greenstuff it like ShadowCaptainMathius said but I'd line the muscle or flesh with skulls so it looks like the thing is literally made of skulls and contained by the armour. GSW has some good bits http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/scenery-accessories/350-100x-resin-skulls-sack-skulls.html. I'd also do that on the exposed fleshy bits. Second idea, have one of the bloodletters riding it popping skulls into the exhausts like he's loading the cannon. That might be a bit much, but skulls!

Thanks for the support everyone

So after a holiday hiatus, I'm back to report that I've gotten a bit more done on this beast, but I've hit a snag in that I can't decide if I like what I've done or if I should redo part of it, or something else entirely.

Bossman: The gsw tentacles kit was a breeze to use and a lot of fun. My cavity filling problems went away in about a half hour and I'm really pleased with the way the cables turned out.

Boundless: you've inspired a change in direction for me. I would love to model a bloodletter placing skulls into the cannon somehow, but can't think of how I might model the daemon holding a skull and a sword and still holding onto the machine somehow. I've decided to remove most of the undivided symbol on the front plate and make that into an orifice of khorne

The plan is to have the skulls visible inside painted and then using a blood effect I found somewhere online (using some obscure glue that we don't have in the states) to make it look like the front portion of the beast is basically a cauldron filled with blood and skulls. I want to have it leaking down the front of the plate.

In achieving this, I attempted to create a heavily stylized khornate symbol that incorporates a circle with eight teeth instead of the triangular portion. I'm completely unsure if I like it, or if it is as unrecognizable as a Khorne symbol as currently I perceive it to be.



Here's a quick mspaint of what I think might be an improvement, the one on the left being current and the center being what might be more Khorne-like.



Does anyone have some thoughts about how this is looking, if my idea for an improvement would be better, or something altogether different that I might do to pull off an obvious, yet sylized khorne symbol on what will be a centerpiece in my army?

Don't let me down Dakkanauts




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Also, to further elaborate on the design elements I'm attempting to represent...

This:

The big guy's 90% completed modeling-wise.

Note that some of the components aren't actually attached (like the rider, the rolla and the spiked poles surrounding the platform) because it's going to be a to paint.

Yet to be done are some miscellaneous filling and filing, adding some skulls around the base and, of course modeling the driver.







'ee's gotta vendetta


And here's the basic concept for how this behemoth will be 'driven'



So do all but like 5 people on the site still hate this thing or what?

I'm actually really digging this. It's a solid conversion and just the right amount of over-the-top, please keep updating!

Aye Cap'n Birdman!

Amazing man. He's a beast! I can picture him just lumbering through the battlefield with the dude on top screaming and firing burning skulls at people. The flattened marine looks great as well