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Okay here's a minor update on the Grinder:


I went ahead and cut off the horns.





I then went in an bored out new sockets for the horn to plug into.








I also bored tunnel through the neck and out through the mouth. This will prevent the sculpt from being locked into the mold, will help preserve the details.









I then added a plug to the end of the neck.





I made the plug slightly under sized, so that the head can be posed.









Is she writhing in pain or esctacy? Who can say with Slaanesh.




...And some scale pictures:










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Okay here's a minor update on the Grinder:


I went ahead and cut off the horns.





I then went in an bored out new sockets for the horn to plug into.








I also bored tunnel through the neck and out through the mouth. This will prevent the sculpt from being locked into the mold, will help preserve the details.









I then added a plug to the end of the neck.





I made the plug slightly under sized, so that the head can be posed.









Is she writhing in pain or esctacy? Who can say with Slaanesh.




And some scale pictures:

Looking great... when are you going pro?

Wow... It been a while since I started this guy. but he's sure come along way.






Lets take a stroll down memory lane:


















And...Finally the completed Keeper of Secrets:




























And a couple of other pics:




























So this guy is done. Please comment and let me know what you guy think. I started on the box molds today, so I'll document the entire molding and casting process, soon.



More Later!

Very impressive!

Freaking awesome, can we get a shot to show the scale with something please??

Looks better than the artwork!!

Astonishing work, and the antomical accuracy (if that's the best phrase for demon musculature) is fantastic. Can't see anything that looks out of place...

Arakasi wrote:Very impressive!

I fully agree! well done, Sersi!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Freaking awesome, can we get a shot to show the scale with something please??

Looks better than the artwork!!

I'll take some new scale pictures today, but this is about a week old.

Looks great, but it looks like some of the edges could use some smoothing, like where the legs intersect the torso. Great work, though!

Hello,
I really like that the claws while the same shape are different in form. The muscles in the back look great .

Regards,
Carl

Thanks guys!


Here's a Wip for ya. Anyone want take a guess as to what these are for?





I'm sculpting some bigger legs & feet based of those of the new Seeker models. I planning making some alternate fiend models that actually look fast.



I'm also still working on the Soulgrinder:


I'm getting better at hiding the seems between parts. By breaking the model down so much I'll be able to make the molds smaller, simpler, and more cost effective.

Hello,
I am axiously awaiting her casting ), I saw the seeker legs, I like the fiend idea, as it can look more like a seeker that way, keeping with the tone and feel of a unified army. I must admit I liked your seekers to begin with

Regards,
Carl

Hey Ghiest1,

It won't be much longer before she takes a silicon bath. I'm just getting her nice and smooth, at this point I've actually had dreams where I sanding.


On to other things:


Fiends:

I'm thinking a cross between this:









and this...





So, um yeah...I don't know how it'll turn out either. My first attempt was this:




Which, was mostly a failure...so yeah.




Seekers:


These are still in the planning stages. While I love the new plastic models, they aren't really dynamic looking. They appear to be out for a leisurely walk? I'm talking about the mounts here not the riders, which are a universally acknowledged failure.


Compare that to the last generation seekers:







The actually appear to be charging.


So, thats what I'm aiming for. They'll also be armed with Dark Elves lances and shields, as the oversized claws the come with look stupid on daemonettes. Although they look great on GW Fiends:





Other Things:


I need some giant tentacles...well...just because. Some thing like these:




1. Its Slaaneshi
2. Tentacles bursting out of the ground, fits the armies deep striking theme.
3. Their giant tentacles, whats not to love?


I also bought this yesterday, I have no idea what to use it for yet though:



An objective maybe? something for apocalypse?






Anyway I'm supposed to be casting....later!

Heh, heh, Tentacles. I see where this is all going. Anyway, I agree that these current seekers really have no speed to them, though I personally fancy the idea of damonettes just on a leisurely stroll down Main St. of Imperialville. But, I am at the same time excited about what you might do for some different seekers, as, though I have yet to buy your work (funds are down, but once I have some....), I really do love the skill you have in putting ideas into action and the beautiful monsters you've created so far. Keep doing what you do, and I will be glad.

Slaanesh demands, Kaesar II

Wow awesome stuff so far man. What model is that at the end there? And where did you get it? And can you PM me the links to where you buy those?

I definitely agree with you on the superiority of the older seekers. I think their long, leaning look really adds to the sense of motion, as they look like they are trying to be sleek and leaning forward a bit as they move. GW seems to have forgotten that people/animals only stand directly upright when they are standing still, and lean forwards when they run.

That is good inspiration from WAR as well... makes me want to pick the game back up and run some raid content in a way that WoW's critters never did.

I love that soul grinder.

I just want to know,will there be a gun barrel coming out of the hole in her belly? Or is that the barrel itself?

As for the daemonettes around it,maybe have one with a calice to catch the tears and blood of the big momma.

Or maybe a Daemonette with a Hookah pipe somewhere on the throne.


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Oh and just one last thing,might I suggest you use the White Lions from the High Elf chariot for your Fiends.
Maybe add horns and tentacles.

I was going to get two,keep one as a pet for my Slaanesh Lord,and with the other give it goat horns,a snake as a tail and a pair of small feathered wings,and make a nice Chimera.

OH I KNOW. Something like that could make a great Slaanesh Flesh Hound or maybe as Karnak and have normal lions as Flesh Hounds.

Feth, the scale of this project is more than I've ever seen. Can't wait to see some painted versions. Possibly the best scratch built sculpting I've laid eyes on.

For Wehrkind
That last model is an "action figure" from Mcfarlane Toys
{designed by Clive Barker) -- makes a great stocking stuffer

Amazing project, I've never seen anything this amazing. You have some tremendous skill, I can only hope to be that good at something one day. I'll be watching this very closely!

I love the theme of them, the design is wonderful. Keep it up!

This is still the creepiest Chaos army I've seen..... good show.

wow very cool, where did you find that last thing? very cool model

wow thats beautiful if only i had the talent to convert and paint my armies but nobody ever really showed me starting to think about selling my army on ebay

I loved the Todd MacFarlane's Twisted Side Show (I think it is called) set. That model should be awesome.

Great work. Can't wait to see this stuff painted.

see, ive always wanted to convert a keeper of secrets so that s/he was holding an eldar warrior (female) in one hand, and the other arm is made up of hundereds (well, possibly 20) of writing tentacles. just for the inuendo if for nothing else. (that was all a joke by the way)
anyway, great stuff, it's really coming along!

walker90234 wrote:see, ive always wanted to convert a keeper of secrets so that s/he was holding an eldar warrior (female) in one hand, and the other arm is made up of hundereds (well, possibly 20) of writing tentacles. just for the inuendo if for nothing else. (that was all a joke by the way)
anyway, great stuff, it's really coming along!

Joke? It's a great idea. Perverted like Slaanesh, but all innuendo, to not disturb the kiddies.... love it.

This thread, as always, impresses me greatly with the scratch built models.

I only hope to run into a force much like this someday.

Done.

Hello,
Was definatly a labor of love on that one, good to see you got it done , personally I have around 45 items in que for paint, so my personal princess has been on hold due to school, and commisions. I can't wait to see the Grinder finshed!

Regards,
Carl

No freakin' way man. That Keeper of Secrets is wickedly awesome!

I must say good buddy, that I was a little worried with how that keeper was going to turn out, but you, my friend, have proved me wrong in my predictions. The peice is really quite beautiful, the musculature in the legs and the final head composition. My only criticism would be this: I wish the head was looking more towards the floor (and that may be due to the fact I am seeing it at eye level and not on a table, which messes with perspective considerably. Good to see your stilll at it, keep it up!