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Viktor von Domm wrote:that would be so funny if i knew what you are gibbering about^^ remember noob...me?

Sorry, forgot Weapon stats for a 40k 'stache gun

that at least was clear to me... the effect of said front spoiler is what i didn´t get... but let´s not totally ruin the joke...






...............er.....................anyway...

my tuppence worth (I'll get a name for myself at this rate; a Scotsman throwing tuppennies about without a care!! ) anyway, I like the general look of thon sergeant however I think he might be improved with a sword from the White Scars
http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1850167_99060101404_BitzWhiteScarConversionMain_445x319.jpg
or something similar. As for his head I would, if I were you, sculpt ears, full Vostroyan tasche and either long hair tied back in a pony tail, something like Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York, or a teeny, tiny pony tail on a bald heid!

although i see a white scar pattern in your post i am not sure the pony tail is a good decision...^^

tho i think rawson already had subconciously that sabreof the white scars in mind...

hey Rawson, saw these while going through my links and thought it had a vost feeling... http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=57

Liking the last three mini convesions , the head on the shako vostroyan is perfect.

butchyboy73 wrote:my tuppence worth (I'll get a name for myself at this rate; a Scotsman throwing tuppennies about without a care!! ) anyway, I like the general look of thon sergeant however I think he might be improved with a sword from the White Scars
http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1850167_99060101404_BitzWhiteScarConversionMain_445x319.jpg
or something similar. As for his head I would, if I were you, sculpt ears, full Vostroyan tasche and either long hair tied back in a pony tail, something like Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York, or a teeny, tiny pony tail on a bald heid!

One more vote for "Hat off", check. I'll have to make a final decision on whether to give him a hat or not before I get into hair style (though I hadn't really considered anything but shaved before now)
I started work on the guard for the sword last night, so I probably won't be changing the sword, thought the blade is certainly still modifiable. I'm trying to not have it look like a large SM combat blade, though, so I need to use some caution Thanks for the ideas, Mr. Tuppence

Viktor von Domm wrote:although i see a white scar pattern in your post i am not sure the pony tail is a good decision...^^

tho i think rawson already had subconciously that sabreof the white scars in mind...

Yeah, the styles are similar, I think.

Rogue Wolves wrote:hey Rawson, saw these while going through my links and thought it had a vost feeling... http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=57

The certainly do, though with a more gas mask than rebreather look. If I ever get tired of sculpting my own, I might have to check them out!

neil101 wrote:Liking the last three mini convesions , the head on the shako vostroyan is perfect.

Thanks for the comments and for stopping by!

I figured out what I don't like about that head. It's too thick and needs to be shaped / trimmed (something like pic below):



An ear would probably help as well

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:I figured out what I don't like about that head. It's too thick and needs to be shaped / trimmed (something like pic below):



An ear would probably help as well

Thanks for the pic! I think that saying "A picture is worth 1000 words" probably originated in the PMblogs somewhere

I've shaved a bit off his neck already, I'll get a little more off the back and see how it looks. I'm not very confident in my ability to sculpt plastic, so I might end up giving him a hat anyways, but I'll give it a go!

Thanks again, Skalk!

HAHAHA! the 'stache is OP!! But awesome!

I used that Empire head on my mustachioed Catachan Standard Bearer. I shaved the rivets off of his skullcap to look more like a do-rag.

ahh, it could be a dorag type thing..

I'm not a huge fan of the basilisks, the 36" minimum range. That is only for indirect fire you can direct fire from the muzzle to the max range if you have LOS.

shaved the rivets off of his skullcap to look more like a do-rag.

...i let this sentence just hang here in the air...anyone can see my point....

Hehe-like the rocking of facial hair.

Stonelessword wrote:I'm not a huge fan of the basilisks, the 36" minimum range. That is only for indirect fire you can direct fire from the muzzle to the max range if you have LOS.

Hmmm, thanks for the tip. I'll have to check this out...

Viktor von Domm wrote:

shaved the rivets off of his skullcap to look more like a do-rag.

...i let this sentence just hang here in the air...anyone can see my point....

Priceless!

So, my loyal followers, DST is not the only Dakkanaught to get new toys this week! I received my newly purchased colour shapers (firm, size 2) in the mail the other day and I have been putting them to good use.

I began work on the kneeling sniper, cleaning up the transition between the two halves.

The colour shapers take a little getting used to, but I'm pretty happy with the results so far!

Next up were the pilot heads for the Valk. Now that the attached squad has been scrapped for an all Vostroyan crew, the Valk needed some appropriate pilot heads.

This one is just about done, I'm pretty excited about how the goggles came out! Colour shapers ftw!


This guy will have the goggles over his eyes, so his moustache needs to dry before I do any more sculpting.


If you're wondering where the Sergeant is, he is not forgotten. I've gotten a little GS work done, but not really enough to warrant a picture yet. Keep a lookout in the future!

As always, love to know your thoughts

Thanks for looking!
Rawson

hell...the shapers are a true blessing it seems... seems you are now one step closer to becoming a steam- punk now even more... those goggles look super! how long did they take you to make? also you are very good in making mustaches now...

the kneeling sniper looks very good...if it werent for the greenness he would look seamless...

Viktor von Domm wrote:hell...the shapers are a true blessing it seems... seems you are now one step closer to becoming a steam- punk now even more... those goggles look super! how long did they take you to make? also you are very good in making mustaches now...

A blessing indeed! As I said, they take a little getting used to, but the results are great. The goggles took about 30 minutes to sculpt I think. I've sculpted a few moustaches now

Viktor von Domm wrote:the kneeling sniper looks very good...if it werent for the greenness he would look seamless...

Thanks! Now for the finishing touches: cloak and long las barrel... (though not tonight)

The Omnirivet giveth, and the Omnirivet taketh away as he sees fit!

hey i told you paint shapers are AMAZING!! guys stache looks great along with the goggles nice work

dsteingass wrote:The Omnirivet giveth, and the Omnirivet taketh away as he sees fit!

Does that come right before "Rivets to rivets, and dust to dust"?

Rogue Wolves wrote:hey i told you paint shapers are AMAZING!! guys stache looks great along with the goggles nice work

Thanks! I'm quite proud of the result. The Colour Shapers (or paint shapers or whatever) are great, but I can't really figure out how to use any of them except the conical point. There's a wedge and a chisel and a scoop... What the heack do I do with those?

What are these colour shapers?

I had a thought about the Valk. After all this work on the pilots' heads it would be a shame to hide them under the normal Valk cockpit. What about something like this:

Wouldn't be too hard to do, I think. Just use the front part of the normal canopy. CC much appreciated...

Thanks for looking
Rawson

Definately, i think it would look good, there is probably some fluff reason about the speed its going at meaning its not overly sensible, but with a mustache like that i'm sure he can take it, besides, he has goggles.

Imperial Monkey wrote:What are these colour shapers?

They are used in painting mostly to acheive a different effect than with a brush. They have a silicone (or similar) head.

They work really well for some GS work because they have a little give to them, so you don't end up with any hard lines.

J-paint wrote:Definately, i think it would look good, there is probably some fluff reason about the speed its going at meaning its not overly sensible,

Thanks for the input, J-paint. I think it will be okay fluff wise. The turbine engines prevent it from going anywhere that would require environmental control, and you can pretty much go as fast as you want with goggles on and still see.

J-paint wrote:but with a mustache like that i'm sure he can take it

Read: Moustache FTW

I knew I wasn't wrong! i typed moustache originally and dakka flagged it up and recommended mustache, last time I trust spelling suggestions. =s

J-paint wrote:I knew I wasn't wrong! i typed moustache originally and dakka flagged it up and recommended mustache, last time I trust spelling suggestions. =s

I actually think it can be either (though I have been wrong before ) My comment was actually not a spelling critique, but a lauding of the mighty man-fur of the upper lip

All praise its furry goodness.

i would love to see this cockpit makeup to be seen on a valk...tho i am totally at a lack of ideas how to achieve that...

and about those different colorshapers...they are too in that pic of yours? i guess you could use them for uses you have not thought of...texturizing your GS work for instance...or bigger sclae works...whatever then rings your bell i guess...

Viktor von Domm wrote:i would love to see this cockpit makeup to be seen on a valk...tho i am totally at a lack of ideas how to achieve that...

So far it's unanimous! I think I'll take a look tomorrow, I have a few ideas floating about...

Viktor von Domm wrote:and about those different colorshapers...they are too in that pic of yours? i guess you could use them for uses you have not thought of...texturizing your GS work for instance...or bigger sclae works...whatever then rings your bell i guess...

So far I haven't tried any large scale works yet. Maybe that's the problem

well... it remains to be seen...^^ on both^^