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Ok another update on the Custodes from me. I'm working on the ornaments, and things like that now too.
They are not finished yet, but you can see where it's going.

First picture is a closeup of the torso (as you can see the miniature still needs some polishing).

That custodes is awesome.

The sculpting is remarkable on the helm and the custodes spear is fantastic. You've managed to incorporate the bolter into the shaft very stylistically.

Gathering Storm wrote:That custodes is awesome.

The sculpting is remarkable on the helm and the custodes spear is fantastic. You've managed to incorporate the bolter into the shaft very stylistically.

Thank you very much feedback is very appreciated!

Ok since i'm doing mostly smaller corrections on the Custodes, I thought i could also show some progress on the Warhound.
I have finished the basic leg structure and im working on the torso.

I made some progress with the Titan i want to share with you.



I would have made the weapons today as well, but i tossed the bottle of glue on the floor... which kind of ruined this .
Oh well i have to go and buy stuff for the Warhound anyway.

Ok, I only made detail progress on the Custodes, but it might be interesting to look at.
At the moment, i'm mostly taking material away from the miniature, the cape was way to thick for example.
Also the shoulder eagles had to go, as I didn't like the way they looked (I wanted them to look like roman field signs... it was a fail i think ).

Also i started to work on the leader of my "counts as Grey Knights Custodes", Lord Kaldor Draigo.









See you next time with more news on the Warhound (i have the L profile now and more stuff to make rivets!).

love that custodian!

Sageheart wrote:love that custodian!

Thank you

I had a pretty busy day, but I managed to nearly complete the rivets on one Warhound leg.





I hope you like it, comments are always appreciated.

That custodes is very cool, didn't realise how big he really was in the first pics.

And that looks like a real titan leg now it's been riveted

That is a lot of rivets! Nice work on the custodes btw, do you have to sculpt each model individually? It may be easier to make resin casts of torsos, legs etc...

Keep up the great work!

Cain

monkeytroll wrote:That custodes is very cool, didn't realise how big he really was in the first pics.

And that looks like a real titan leg now it's been riveted

Hey thank you , I really do like rivets too.

Commander Cain wrote:That is a lot of rivets! Nice work on the custodes btw, do you have to sculpt each model individually? It may be easier to make resin casts of torsos, legs etc...

Keep up the great work!

Cain

I want to sculpt every model, because in the fluff every Custodes has his own individual looking armour. The next reason is, that I want to pose them very dynamic and I think this is not working with precasted parts.
The only thing which would be really good to cast is the weapon, which I might do.

I made new pictures of the progress I made today. The Custodes is mostly detail work of course and I hope you notice the little differences.
Draigo is taking shape and i wonder how he will work out in the end.
The Titan has many more rivets on his legs now. I haven't counted them, but it should be over a thousand now if the average rivet is 1mm in height.

Ok here is an update on the stuff im working on i started a second Custodes now, but its so very little to see atm that i did not make a picture of him.
Next time there will be a picture of him of course .

The Titan is now in playable condition, but still misses a lot of rivets and paint of course.

Oh and next time I take pictures of the Custodes and my own Draigo Custodes, I will clean them before doing so .

I hope you like the update and find it worth looking!
Let me know what you think.

Titan looks great! Wish I had the patience to make one. Custodes are looking good, but as your said, still quite rough. Keep it up!

@whalemusic360
Thanks for posting i ordered some clay shapers now. I hope i can make smoother surfaces with these tools. If not, there is still hope that a good paint job will help .

Here some progress pictures:


Im nearly finished with the rivets on the torso now .

Counts as Draigo:




Counts as Paladin Nr.2 (very early WIP):



Counts as Paladin Nr.1:







I finally managed to make better pictures of the Valten i made for a friend:








I hope you like them and thanks for watching .


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And since im making new pictures of old miniatures, here comes the Iron Angel:

mate you have some serious skills.

shingouki wrote:mate you have some serious skills.

Thank you very much

Now a picture of a Black Templar force i started with surplus minis i had. The goal was to create a fieldable force in about 2 weeks, so the paintjob is not that good (as is the picture).
But it works on the tabletop and looks good if you dont look to close.



EDIT: New picture

I want to introduce you to a new long term project of mine .
After I finished the Black Templar force, I wanted to paint something different and with a higher standard.

I checked the unused minis i have and decided to start a Deathwing force. The first miniature i will paint is the Dark Angel Dreadnought from Forge World, which is an awesome miniature, and hopefully a challenge to paint.

Here are the first pictures (comments are of course always welcome):





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The whole force will consist of:

Belial
Ezekiel

4*Terminator Squads
5* Company Veterans in Rhino
1* Dreadnought (Forge World)
2* Landspeeder Typhoon
1* Land Raider (Forge World)

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Picture of finished Shinguard

Hi all!
It seems that I fell in love with painting the Deathwing Dreadnought, so I only painted him the last days.
The scary thing about that is, that only the arm is finished so far .

But see for yourself:





The pictures are still not perfect and i apologize. The radiants are far more visible in reality and i would be grateful for any tips on taking pictures you might have .

Cheers all!


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Here comes the guy i will use as EC in my BT force. I call him Henri "the Red" (in honor of a favourite supporting role movie character of mine)

I painted an Imperial Fist Marine today to experiment with painting yellow.
I hope you like the outcome, i might make an army of them at some point as it was great fun.

Any hints on how to build a fluffy Imperial Fists force?











Base is not yet finished.

The DW Dread looks great so far!

whalemusic360 wrote:The DW Dread looks great so far!

Thank you very much!

My girlfriend took pity on me and my picture taking skills. So here's a better picture:



Cheers all

Id say the black lining around the skull on the helmet is to think, but otherwise looks great!

whalemusic360 wrote:Id say the black lining around the skull on the helmet is to think, but otherwise looks great!

Very true! I didn't notice it before the picture was taken. It will be corrected thats just way too much .
Thanks for pointing it out btw.

Hi all, I continued my work on the Custodes.
The first one is nearing completion and im working on his base mostly atm.
The base will include a vase, from which the Custodes leaps to attack his for us unseen foe! (include dramatic ooohs and aaaahs here )

Draigo had a redo of the shoulders but is not finished yet. He also got a necklace with eagle and cross pendants.

The second Custodes is gaining in mass and I look forward to start working on him fully.

I hope you like them, comments are of course always welcome!

Custodes I:








Custodes II:



Draigo:





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I painted the base of the Imperial Fist.

Hi all, i assembled the Iron Angels list i want to play in the future.
Many of them still need work but i want to share the overall look of the force with you .







The List:

Librarian with jump pack (Iron Angel)
Honor Guard with jump packs and 3 Melta

2* Priests
Corbulo

3* Assault Marines with meltas and 2 fists 1 hammer

2* Attack Bike with multi melta

1* Vanguard Veterans with jump packs 2 inferno pistols, hammer and lightning claw (they will be painted in nmm purple i think, for more slaanesh look in the force)

3* Devastators 2*4 missiles 1*4 multi melta

How do you like the look of the army? Do you notice the mutations on the Marines? What do you think of the list?


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Just some update picture on the Custodes I

Awesome stuff dude! Can't wait to see that Custodes painted!

Hey thank you

KILL MAIM BURN!!!









I thought its time to paint that dread i have made that conversion quite a while ago..

I hope to make some more, since ouze and tipios offer so much inspiration .

Great sculpting on the Custodes, and I'm loving the weathered look of the dread it really looks like it has been in many battles, nice

Thank you very much
I really like your dreads too.

the custodian is looking beautiful!

Thank you sageheart
Hi all, since I liked the work on my last dread that much I started working on a new one:





The tail will beefier and armoured of course he will get 2 CC Weapons and Bolters.