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Only the BA codex could have something as winsauce in it as a psychic tank powered by a half-dead space marine.



(on a side note, this is my 1,300th post! )

If I may, you should add eyes to the angel on the shoulder.

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:If I may, you should add eyes to the angel on the shoulder.

They're missing because I haven't finished highlighting it yet! Still have wings, head, hands and blood drop to finish off tonight. Thanks for the reminder though!

Looks Great Man!

Can't wait for the finished product!

alexneufeld wrote:

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:If I may, you should add eyes to the angel on the shoulder.

They're missing because I haven't finished highlighting it yet! Still have wings, head, hands and blood drop to finish off tonight. Thanks for the reminder though!

No prob. I can't wait to see your libby dred finished. It puts mine to shame.

How did I miss this! Amazing conversion work and painting!

jaw-dropping amazing !

Whenever I think Dakka is going into a lull something like this appears.

Your scratchbuilding and converting skills are excellent, the stormraven and furioso are both great.

Not to mention the painting on the sanguinary guard is fantastic too.

I really should get painting.... *sigh*

Damn lighting effects....

Keep it up :thumbs up:

I love the conversion and the paint job is very good. My only critism is minor and that is that the lighting effects on the guantlet seam a bit too opaque.

wyomingfox wrote:the lighting effects on the guantlet seam a bit too opaque.

Any ideas anyone as to how to fix this? I also think it's a bit to dark, had it a lot lighter at first but then it looked to purple and didn't look at all right.

Might try a blue wash over the top, very thin and paint based rather than a thinned GW wash. This might tone it down a bit.


In other news, confirmed shipment of a whole new sets of bits, might be a week or so for delivery but then will be building Chaplain, Death Company etc. Also two sets of dread legs as I used the others on the Stormraven landing gear, I'll then have enough for another 3 dreads.

Mephiston conversion also started last night from Astorath model (i used the wings on the captain, still no more progress on that by the way, got distracted by the dread), needs a lot of work, removing both arms etc etc. When it looks a bit more than a concept I'll post some photos.

Enough rambling at work! Will get dread done tonight hopefully then finished photos tomorrow or Monday.

alexneufeld wrote:

wyomingfox wrote:the lighting effects on the guantlet seam a bit too opaque.

Any ideas anyone as to how to fix this? I also think it's a bit to dark, had it a lot lighter at first but then it looked to purple and didn't look at all right.

I know WD had a mastercalss tutorial on lighting effects when they did thier step by step paint tutorial on the Vermin Lord (back when Skaven was released this year).

If I remember correctly, it involved building up several glazes starting with the darker glazes that covered the most area and working up to the lighter glazes as he got closer to the source of light. He was working with green light source that started out with glazes of bluish green that eventually worked up to spot highlights of yellow.

Given that you have a red light source that is reflecting off of a blue surface, naturally, as you work away from the light source, the reflections will fade into purple.

wyomingfox wrote:I know WD had a mastercalss tutorial on lighting effects when they did thier step by step paint tutorial on the Vermin Lord (back when Skaven was released this year).

Cool. thanks for this, will chase the article down. I think re-painting is in order.

Stormraven is awsome. I love the look of the guys.

Dam you Alex! Your making me envious as all hell! I wish I had half the time or even a QUARTER! of the skill you have!

OH your second line in your signature is deciving me! I was so hoping you posted the Tutorial for your still so amazing Stormraven!

That is one amazing looking dreadnought. Is that angel on the right shoulder from the baal pred sprue?

Lysenis wrote:OH your second line in your signature is deciving me! I was so hoping you posted the Tutorial for your still so amazing Stormraven!

Ooops! Didn't ever read it as a link to the currently non existent tutorial! For me to write a tutorial it would help if I finished the thing sometime! got distracted with the dread and now Mephiston. Oh well that seems to be the way most things of mine turn out.

On a brighter note, no pics yet, but dread is nearly nearly almost done! Only force weapon to do then finished. Mep might be a while as there's a lot of GS on it and I need to wait for my new colour shaper tools for the cloak so maybe the Stormraven might see some highlights this week, certainly planning on doing the metal bits tonight after finishing the dread. We'll have to see if the wife is in a cooperative mood for me to paint all night!

Reprisal wrote:That is one amazing looking dreadnought. Is that angel on the right shoulder from the baal pred sprue?

Yep certainly is, trimmed down every so slightly, even then it still not in the middle of the armour plate.

To all who were concerned about the bare head, it's turned out pretty good. Left the glowing eyes well alone as I think it will ruin the model and kept them black. Purple and red veins on the top coming from the cables. Def. looks like he's been there a while!

Photos of dread tomorrow, also will post Mep photos of GS so far (how to build Mephiston without using any of the model - pain in the a**, especially the psychic hood). Head based on plastic SG one, shaved off to be pointy and then eyebrows and cheekbones enlarged with GS. Looks a bit like a marine who's mother spent too much time in a Dark Eldar brothel and then came home via the Eye of Terror, very demonic. My thoughts were given his new stat line something a little more extreme was neccessary!

alexneufeld wrote:

Lysenis wrote:OH your second line in your signature is deciving me! I was so hoping you posted the Tutorial for your still so amazing Stormraven!

Ooops! Didn't ever read it as a link to the currently non existent tutorial! For me to write a tutorial it would help if I finished the thing sometime!

Please do finish it I want to see the awesomesauce creation in all its glory!, and then I want to make my own >.>

Progress pics from yesterday, all last nights planned work put off until today, had to work late. Took some pics this morning to show head, right arm and Mephiston WIP. Enjoy.

My god man! Both of them look really good and your work on Mephiston could be stunning!

Looks great, keep it up!

Finished Furioso Librarian, completed up the force weapon blade, chopped the legs in half (it was a bit wobbly with all the handling, those round GW joints at the bottom of the legs aren't too strong, so pinned it properly) Added some grass to the base too while it was off, along with a little wash shading under the grassy patches.

Enjoy!

Wow. That looks great! I particularly like the force blade and its shoulder joint. Really good work Alex!
next?

Dreadnought and GS build look excellent. Love all the detailing on both.

How did you get the studs on the two plasticard spires you've built on either side of mephiston's head?

Captain Klaw wrote:Dreadnought and GS build look excellent. Love all the detailing on both.

How did you get the studs on the two plasticard spires you've built on either side of mephiston's head?

Cut them off any spare SM plastic bit with a scalpel, in this case one of the spare armour plates from a venerable dread.

Oh god I love it! How much time did you spend on painting it? Must've taken hours!

Everything that you have done so far is stunning! That Mephiston is looking really promising and so much better than the GW figure and he does not even have arms yet!

Woohoo all my stuff just arrived from the UK and South Africa, that means a whole load more bits to build. Already dug out more bits for Mephiston and the Stormraven turrets.

Pics coming over the next few days completely unrelated to Blood Angels, but old Golden Demon and Dark Angels stuff.

Quality work man! Building a Librarian Dread myself right now (progress at knightsofbaal.blogspot.com). Paint scheme looks great.

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These models are FANTASTIC!

Wow that guys really dead, reminds you that the 'nought is really a sarcophagus, not just some big bad robot guy.
I like it!

Great thread Alex. Your models, especially the dread and stormraven are fantastic. Keep it up and looking forward to seeing more pictures!