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Maybe if you had your guy out front and Gits guy behind (cuz he looks like hes jumping, like over a wall) coming out to meet the enemies head on.

Isn't the idea that he will eventually replace el duce in the diorama with Bennedictus? Or have I misinterpreted? If so, I need to pay careful attention to how I do the base so it doesn't conflict with the diorama.

whalemusic360 wrote:Depends what you want the story to be. If he still has legions of marines baring down on him, behind for cover. If he has killed most of them and has just jumped over to confront the few remaining marines alive, infront. I'd do some dead Corsairs behind the wall, some dead MWs in front and him in front killing the last one or two guys.

I thinking that he is part of a Chosen squad of 5. and well he's the last marine standing, out gunned and out numbered. So I guess I'll put him in front then? In the Diorama I will have the 4 bodies scattered in the bunker and filled with bullet casings and empty guns. As for the Mantis warriors bodies I'm not sure if I should have too many? at least not that close. I was thinking just the one close for the challenge of one on one. So If he is in front then there won't have much in front or on his base.

What about battle damage? Should I have no mark on him and the sand bag wall filled with bullet holes? or pump him full of lead? although blood wont be visible. and i don't want to crowd the model

Gitsplitta wrote:Styro, when we're both done, don't send me your figure until you have mine and can take a photo of them both together on your diorama!

That sounds pretty cool. But this is going to take me a long time




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Gitsplitta wrote:Isn't the idea that he will eventually replace el duce in the diorama with Bennedictus? Or have I misinterpreted? If so, I need to pay careful attention to how I do the base so it doesn't conflict with the diorama.

Actually the guy your making for me has been part of my army since the beginning. Mine will be a marker for your army as a Corsair to capture for intel. My diorama is for me of that moment (since I will no longer have the model). I will make a marker for when a squadron of Corsairs come to investigate the disappearance of the missing Chosen. In that Squadron will be your Mantis Warrior and his squad of Raptors. But all he will find there Is the dead a mantis warror (or more) and 4 dead Chosen. That Raptor squad would then have to defend that marker to the death.

Oh, that's way cooler than my idea...

so I worked on the terrain. and decided that he will be in front here the progress so far:


I have too wait for it to dry then I'll start on the sand Bags. Another question should the bunker be semi-circle, fully round or square?

It should be a wide semi circle. That would tie it together nicely

Done.

Didn't realize it when I was taking pictures but his back foot is standing on an extra clip I put behind the rock wall. He can be repositioned on his post freely so he is entirely suspended above the wall, or not as you prefer.

Looks fantastic Git, though I gotta say the tusks remind me of warcraft trolls, so all I can imagine is this guy talking with a heavy Jamaican accent,lol.

Loving the base, what is made from? Cork?

Looks like the gf9 plaster urban basing.

GF9 "Urban Rubble"

Really nice stuff, use it for all kinds of things.


"Eyyy mon, 'e stole mey ganja mon..... get 'im!!!"

woot this is the 100th post on my thread!


I love it. But I feel sorry for the little marine head

Why ... WHY! He was soo young


<== Troll quest

Nastingoes!

amazing wrk!

alright guys I need some help here. I have the terrain set up and I'm going to start working on a sand bag wall. but I need help with the bodies.
Im not sure where to start. I haven't really modeled them before. I've read a few tuts. but If you have any ideas or any links that could help please post them. Post as many as you can the more info I get the better this will turn out. Thanks

Just an update so you don't think I'm slacking off. I have finish the sand bag wall. Sorry no pics. Turns out the Old Crow threw dirt in my eyes and took the camera... for some wedding. And I haven't seen it since?! Hopefully I'll find it and take some pics.

I'm really having a hard time with making bodies. Does any one know of a good tut?

You're looking for armored SM bodies correct? Just some thoughts... keep in mind what weapons he's using to kill the opposition, and the types of damage those weapons will do. Were the first kills with something more powerful, like a melta gun that would do massive damage? He's got bolt pistols now... so I wouldn't really expect lots of limbs lying around, but perhaps at one point he used a combat knife, so you could have a body with a blade sticking out of a critical point. People also don't necessarily die (violently) in very natural poses, so you could have bodies draped over the bags, arms or legs twisted & broken. Perhaps one half buried in the mud.

I guess that doesn't help you with how to make the bodies... but it may give you some ideas for setting the scene.

I got a camera its not the best but it will get the job done. I'm still looking for my camera so far no luck

Anyway time for some pics:






Next I'm going to try making some bodies. But I'm going to need more parts. So it might take a bit.

Coming along great Styro! Wow, what a scene! Really looking forward to watching it develop.

What did you make the ground out of? Looks like the same thing I made the road on my board out of, which is scary.

I don't remember what it is called but it's like an air drying plaster clay bar. It shrinks when it dries and that forms the cracks. For the sandbags I used milliputt and after about 10mins of drying time i would use a fine thread shirt and press down to make a pattern.

Should I flock the base before or after I make the bodies and lay the magazines and bolters?

Next question bullet holes in sandbags, would they be just small slits with soot around it or actual holes? Or does the sand escaping keep the hole open? or would the pressure eventually stop the leak?

Want me to fill a sand bag and shoot it?

See now that's the kind of comment that make me want to live in the states, lol.

whalemusic360 wrote:Want me to fill a sand bag and shoot it?

LOL! Can you? Don't forget to take pictures!


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Lennysmash wrote:See now that's the kind of comment that make me want to live in the states, lol.

Ya pretty much. The most I can do is hit it with a stick, throw rocks at it... and then say 'Sorry'

I think it would depend on the physics of the sand bags involved... are they plump and tighly packed? Rather loose? Is the sand wet or dry, etc... In general, you'd probably end up with a roundish hole in the bag with a dribble of sand beneath it where the sand disturbed by the passing of the round beneath it slid out. Pretty low-key I'd think, at least for a standard ballistic round. No idea what an explosive round would do... probably blow a pretty good divot in the wall.

We gotta have some soldiers on dakka somewhere who can answer this question definitively...

I'll fill up one this weekend and blow a hole in it. Any requests on the type of gun used or anything?

I'm guessing most 40k rounds are pretty beefy, low velocity things. round nose 30/30 or 45 cal perhaps?

We just sold the .50 BMG, which would be perfect, I'll get something good tho. .50 Beowulf maybe, or .45 or 12 gauge slug if I can't find any ammo for it.

The slug would work if you can't find the others... I think too small a round would just get absorbed by the bags and you wouldn't see anything at all.

I am moving. So everything has been packed. but before packing I started gathering bits to start making bodies. When I unpack I will have to figure out how each of the Chosen died. And I'm still trying to figure out what sandbags look like shot

So I'm finally all moved in and I'm mostly unpacked. I pulled out this project and I'm gonna to try to get it done. I have gathered bits for bodies and I have a few ideas. but nothing is concrete so far.


I have taken a skull of the Chaos vehicle sprue. I cut off the chain bits and with some GS I started to sculpt a lower jaw. This is my first attempt at sculpting and I believe it turned out pretty well. Mind you I must have dropped it 100 times!! I'm am trying to add a spine to it but I'm having troubles





After it cures I plan to do a cast of it. Then add a thin layer of GS over the cast skulls for skin and maybe little GS eyeballs. Then score up the GS skin an hopfully get the effect I'm looking for.


As for some of my Dead Chosen ideas here are a few:

1) cut in half by a power sword. Cauterizing the Wound. The cut will be on a angle from just under the shoulder to the waist on the opposite side. I will have the cut arm drop and the upper body slide then fall back.

2) Direct hit from a missile launcher. All that remain would be a crater, a set of boots and splatter

3) multiple small wounds and slow death of bleeding out.

4) .... no Idea yet

The only survivor Il Duce making his last stand