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You need to quit thinking inside the case. The most important part is that you have the foam tray to protect it sufficiently. Then, the case doesn't really matter. Feel free to mix foam types/mfrs of trays, hell even a cardboard box will suffice to hold the foam tray.

as i have nothing productive to say about transportation issues i will comment on the marbo one...

i have to second MauS comment here... yeah do him in parade uniform...that would look nice... tho then you could probably use a different head...oh fear i am stuck again^^...

dsteingass wrote:You need to quit thinking inside the case.

Is that like thinking outside the box I'm with you on the protection, no matter what the solution is, she'll be surrounded by warm and loving foam.

Viktor von Domm wrote:as i have nothing productive to say about transportation issues i will comment on the marbo one...

Having nothing productive to say has never stopped you before

Viktor von Domm wrote:i have to second MauS comment here... yeah do him in parade uniform...that would look nice... tho then you could probably use a different head...oh fear i am stuck again^^...

I certainly am tempted. We'll see what happens.

Having nothing productive to say has never stopped you before

says the man that doesn´t show us new updates...d´oh...

Viktor von Domm wrote:

Having nothing productive to say has never stopped you before

says the man that doesn´t show us new updates...d´oh...

I think the lowpoint of any day would be being compared to Homer Simpson

would you rather prefer al bundy...?

How about you Magnetize the wings and the tail? Then you could literally just stuff it in the case

Problem is, on a Valk, the wings really do make up the structural strength of the model. IMHO, I think the Valk deserves to be in-tact, just for the "whoa factor" when you take it from it's case and place it on a table for competition. I only magnetized the hardpoints/weapon mounts on my Valk.

Viktor von Domm wrote:would you rather prefer al bundy...?

This is a dark path you travel down, Von Domm. Tread carefully.

Capitansolstice wrote:How about you Magnetize the wings and the tail? Then you could literally just stuff it in the case

That would have been the ideal solution. The problem lies in my already assembled Valk, and how to remove the wings for magnetization. I tried tearing them off to no avail, so removal would include (but not be limited to) cutting, chopping, and probably breaking.

i couldn´t bear you cutting off those beautiful wings...
i say, make your own case...foam won´t be that hard to find.. and cutting it to shape...well...

the base issue of yours is much more interesting.... if i were you...i would do a scenic base for that valk... one with big oily clouds and some nice debris at the base...this all could cover up some serious mounting devices...like:

Rawson wrote:

Viktor von Domm wrote:congratz for that nice winning record!

Thank you! I'm quite proud of the 104th!

Hmelrose wrote:Excellent and simple work on that melta conversion! Keep up the great work!

Mantle wrote:Cool models and conversions, love your tanks!

Thanks, guys! I appreciate the encouragement!

Viktor von Domm wrote:as for the meltas... the conversions looks convincing and pretty good! but could you give us another shot of that one GS head? the fur looks great...how did you do that? it is very good looking and not overdone...looks rather fluffy^^ and even more interresting... would love to see the face...

Rogue Wolves wrote:VICTORY FOR THE IG!!! and im liking the looks of the new airborn, is there a way i can see the face of the gs hat one?

"Ask and ye shall receive"

It's an Empire outrider head. The cheek guards don't really follow the Vostroyan theme, but they're not too far off, so I left them. The GS hats I make with an exacto knife instead of a sculpting tool. The sharp point makes it easy to make small, raised shapes (like, fur for example). I make small "V"s to create the texture. Hope the pic and explanation were satisfying to all!

Thanks for looking!
Rawson

you did use the "Imperial Cuirassier" head. do you intend ya vostroyans to wear metal helmet covered w/ furs?

Lone Cat wrote:you did use the "Imperial Cuirassier" head. do you intend ya vostroyans to wear metal helmet covered w/ furs?

I don't think I thought it through that far I liked the face, and the cheek plates would have been hard to remove.

i like the cheaky plates^^ gives them a nice addition... maybe they even could count as some kind of wysiwyg extra armor...

My Fellow Dakkanauts!

A long day at work today, but I squeezed in some modeling after I got home.

I have a game tomorrow to prepare for, and I need a sergeant who can lead his troopers into holy battle armed with the very might of the emperor himself!
(Read: blob squad needs a power weapon)



After getting 4 boxes of firstborn, the same 10 models start getting a bit old, and I dream up sweet (if complicated) conversions. Here is the latest! He still needs some GS and cleaning up, but he's well on his way. I am pretty happy with how he is turning out! A couple of thoughts running through my mind: is the sword too big? And I was contemplating heresy (read: no Vostroyan hat). GASP! I don't know, just an idea, but his head has so much character, I thought it could be cool without it... CC much desired on both thoughts and whatever else you all might dream up.

Well, it's late here. I'm headed to bed.

Thanks for looking,
Rawson

for the sword you should at least make a guard...without it looks odd... the shape of it looks very much cleaver like... something definatly not often to be seen as a powerweapon^^

as for the bald head... could work...if you like that you should go for it...on my part i probably would do the fur head ...but that is just me as i think this is one major part why i like your vostroyans... but to have something new once a time is also nice... so i am rather not helpful here i see LOL

if your not going fur hat, i would at least do a fur colar of some sorts

D you have this magic endless bin of metal minis! lol

Viktor von Domm wrote:for the sword you should at least make a guard...without it looks odd... the shape of it looks very much cleaver like... something definatly not often to be seen as a powerweapon^^

On my to-do list. I am debating shaving off the back spike thing, so the sword would be straight on the back and a bit curved at the tip on the front.

Viktor von Domm wrote:as for the bald head... could work...if you like that you should go for it...on my part i probably would do the fur head ...but that is just me as i think this is one major part why i like your vostroyans... but to have something new once a time is also nice... so i am rather not helpful here i see LOL

Okay. The hat would certainly be eaisier, as I would need to GS ears and neck muscles and whatnot. So we'll see. Just a random 2am thought I had

Rogue Wolves wrote:if your not going fur hat, i would at least do a fur colar of some sorts

Good point, he might need something to tie him in to the others...

dsteingass wrote:D you have this magic endless bin of metal minis! lol

and everyone knows the metal minis are the bestest! Such a pain to convert!

or place the hat on the ground, i like the bald head

you could cover up the muscles on the neck with a fur collar...and i like that idea of sageheart to have the furhat laying on th base... as if he had to draw in a hurry and now in all that hussle he lost it...

as for the sword... either you want a more sabre like or falchion like sword... either option would suit the fluff well... but i think getting rid of the backspike thingy would look better... a real cossak sabre...

as for ears... as a layman... somehow that diesn´t sound too complicated... i think ears could /should be fairly easy... but then again...^^

Sageheart wrote:or place the hat on the ground, i like the bald head

I was going to say something like this, or else have it hanging from his belt or off the back of his head via a strap, or you could put a hat rack on his base and hang a hat from there.

The sword needs a hand guard, kinda like Jacobean ones.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=jacobean+sword&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1366&bih=643&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=Bzhq6MGDpzkKaM:&imgrefurl=http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php%3Ff%3D4%26t%3D26898&docid=UKfSmsk5tVP_VM&imgurl=http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i295/buggersgrips/Swords%252520C16th/guardoutside.jpg&w=640&h=480&ei=_4EeT4fPPMy_8gPlm9yoDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=345&vpy=147&dur=2128&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=156&ty=131&sig=116392471324893647801&page=1&tbnh=130&tbnw=162&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0
Like this, that would look good!

I hate saying this because I'm all about support, but that's my least favorite model you've done so far. The head looks huge, way out of proportion to the rest of the model. It's neck looks too long, the head is scaled significantly larger than the rest of the model, and based on the rest of your work overall I know you can do much better than that.

The concept is solid, and I think a bald-headed Sergeant w/ his hat on the ground (blown off by a close shot perhaps?) would look very cool and add some character for sure.

i would like to see this head used... i shaved off the helmet/hat of this one and the mustache is something your current head lacks...

Had a game at the FLGS tonight. Always a good time!

Vs Grey Knights Highlights:
Scout move Vendetta to his board edge. SEIZE THE INITIATIVE! Vendetta drops meltavets next to his dakka dread. Two penetrating hits: and of course he has the psychic power to shrug off crew stunned results. So he turns and blows my Vendetta out of the sky.
His dreadknight shunt moves into combat with my Armored Sentinels which manage to keep him tied up for the rest of the game (especially since he was about 18" from my blob squad )
My chimera get immobilized (by a heavy bolter of all things) even with smoke. Turns around and blows up a nearby rhino (carrying marines hurrying to attack my other vet squad holding an objective) with the turret multilaser. Karma.
And the showstopper of the night: His terminator librarian (whose 5 terminator body guards had already been dispatched and who already had suffered a wound from perils of the warp) stood in the face of a 20 man combined squad (thats 18 lasguns and 2 las pistols) who had successfully received a FRFSRF order (thats 56 las shots), suffered 15 wounds, and saved every last one of them. So much for statistics.

Sageheart wrote:or place the hat on the ground, i like the bald head

Hmelrose wrote:I was going to say something like this, or else have it hanging from his belt or off the back of his head via a strap, or you could put a hat rack on his base and hang a hat from there.

Viktor von Domm wrote:you could cover up the muscles on the neck with a fur collar...and i like that idea of sageheart to have the furhat laying on th base... as if he had to draw in a hurry and now in all that hussle he lost it...

Well, I worked on the base some before I saw these ideas. Now he looks like this:

I like the chaos termie head (because it's the power armor stuff that makes the power sword useful). But it wouldn't be hard to remove if the hat idea is better. (I guess this is kind of related to the head discussion further down) Thoughts?

Viktor von Domm wrote:as for the sword... either you want a more sabre like or falchion like sword... either option would suit the fluff well... but i think getting rid of the backspike thingy would look better... a real cossak sabre...

Imperial Monkey wrote:The sword needs a hand guard, kinda like Jacobean ones.

I haven't started working on the GS yet, but I added a little curveture to the top section (to get rid of the cleaver feel ) I like it better this way, but it still seems too broad. What do you guys think? Should I make it narrower?

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
I hate saying this because I'm all about support, but that's my least favorite model you've done so far. The head looks huge, way out of proportion to the rest of the model. It's neck looks too long, the head is scaled significantly larger than the rest of the model, and based on the rest of your work overall I know you can do much better than that.

The concept is solid, and I think a bald-headed Sergeant w/ his hat on the ground (blown off by a close shot perhaps?) would look very cool and add some character for sure.

Nothing wrong with a little tough love I appreciate the critique. I don't think it's the proportion of the head that is bad. Here's a pic with another guard head (with which I will shortly begin work on pilots for the Valk )

I think they are pretty dang close. I think you may be on to something with the neck comment though. The head I'm using is a cut down SW head, so the neck section was super long (if you include the spherical part underneath). Could that be the problem here?

Viktor von Domm wrote:i would like to see this head used... i shaved off the helmet/hat of this one and the mustache is something your current head lacks...

Not bad, but if I end up changing it, I think I'll look for another yelling head. I like the idea of a sergeant yelling out battle cries and orders.

Thanks for looking and for all of the great CC!
Rawson

i like the basing idea of yours... tho it creeps me out to just slice a marine head for basing material^^

it does help to sell the powersword for the mini quite good...!
and a bit of further shaving should solve the neck issue with your SW head...and yeah... sarges that aren´t yelling....what are they good for? absolutly nothing...say it again...^^


but i´d still ad a big `stach...^^

if you do the guard you will get a nice individual sword...so keep the pointy bit on... and let it be a bit bulier...after all a sarge would ask for a more menacing weapon and not a weapon that would fit an officer...after all sergeant are real soldiers...and not pimps in uniform^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:i like the basing idea of yours... tho it creeps me out to just slice a marine head for basing material^^

it does help to sell the powersword for the mini quite good...!
and a bit of further shaving should solve the neck issue with your SW head...and yeah... sarges that aren´t yelling....what are they good for? absolutly nothing...say it again...^^


but i´d still ad a big `stach...^^

if you do the guard you will get a nice individual sword...so keep the pointy bit on... and let it be a bit bulier...after all a sarge would ask for a more menacing weapon and not a weapon that would fit an officer...after all sergeant are real soldiers...and not pimps in uniform^^

Fair enough on all accounts. I'll try taking a few inches out of his neck to fix the proportion problem. And don't worry, the 'stache is incoming

ohoh...take cover mates... we got `staches incoming....

Viktor von Domm wrote:ohoh...take cover mates... we got `staches incoming....

Weapon Range Str AP Type
'Stache 36" 5 3 Ordnance Barrage 5, Large Blast

that would be so funny if i knew what you are gibbering about^^ remember noob...me?