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@KingCracker:

@Casey's Law: Awesome - looking forward to seeing the results. (BTW, will get back to your PM soon - but I think the answer is going to include lots and lots of plasticard...)

@Gitsplitta: I'll help by posting more updates

Okay, so work has been progressing consistently, even if updating the blog hasn't. On the upside - you get a bigger update! (Assuming I can remember what I did in the pictures...)


"Finished" left side of Warboss hole.


From the underside.


Matching for the Warboss base.


And some work on the side of the Warboss base.


Slotted together.


And again for some reason (can anyone see anything different apart from a slight angle change?)


Coming together...


Coming together again - this time with Attack Squig.


Start on top and right of Warboss hole, plus some more details on the left.


With the lid on


Bottom and right of Warboss hole.


Bottom and right of Warboss hole - now with more detail!


"Finished" top of Warboss hole.


"Finished" right of Warboss hole.

Now, for those of you who saw my previous question regarding the tank tracks, and were thinking, no, I don't need to improve them further - but you didn't speak up - well, now it's too late. I finally bit the bullet...


This way lies madness!


But it looks a lot better I think. I've also added some bits to the attack squig mouth to try to tie it in better...


Elevated view.


"Finished" Warboss base - front.


Right.


Back.


Left.


He still fits! Yay!

I think I might finally progress back to the Grotz next!

Catchya!

That's a pretty epic project Arakasi... stick with it mate!

Amazing update! Do you research machinery or something for adding in those details or is it just a natural process? The answer will come up in your pm reply no doubt so feel free to consider that rhetorical.

 Arakasi wrote:
Casey's Law: Awesome - looking forward to seeing the results. (BTW, will get back to your PM soon - but I think the answer is going to include lots and lots of plasticard...)

The results weren't as fruitful as I hoped, it turned into a session of sorting out my various projects. The good thing is, it's given me quite a bit of clarity as to what needs done. Since then I've been casting up some custom bits I need to finish my 'Nids while I've gone through many different 'sketches' of the project which led me to pm you.

More plasticard?! And there was me hoping there was a secret trick to it!

Awesome!! Everytime you update this guy I love him more and more!

Cant believe you added more detail to the treads... You're going insane, man!

Boy...
And the game gets upped even further....

Great work, fantastic job with fitting the bases in and the 'unbased' LR...details are beautiful, you've added a whole other layer to the stuff.

Excellent choice with the tread teeth..I'd have encouraged that if I'd been on sooner...but no need, you did it yourself. You'd have regretted missing those with all the other detailing you've done.

Absolutely impressed with the detailing...can't say that enough

Huge amount of kudos heading your way, looking forward immensely to progress on the little guys....

Big up....

I think you need to do something extra with the hammer's handle. Right now it's kinda plain- either see about extending the 'leather wrap' all the way up, or maybe some bits and bobs slapped on to make it look more mechanical or drive-shaft-y?

@Gitsplitta: Do I have any other choice

@Casey's Law: Not much in the way of Landraider internals to research, and it's a bit of artistic license anyway given how much of the existing model I'm using and leaving holes for plugin bases - so mostly just a natural process. However, I did go google image searching for tracks and links to do the tracks. Generally I'm of the opinion if it looks like it will work, it probably will look good, but never rule out the rule of cool

I find organisation helpful towards being productive - so no loss in my eyes there!

@Ramos Asura: Insane, or InSaNe

@monkeytroll: I knew you would have encouraged the tread teeth. Little guys incoming....

@Anvildude: Noted, agreed, and well, he isn't close to finished and that is one of the more glaringly obvious areas in need of attention - so never fear, but thanks for pointing it out (as you never know when I might miss something...) Certainly I'll consider your ideas when I get there (soon, I hope...)

Right, so *more* progress (shocking, I know) - and things seems to be stepping up a gear, which is nice! So here we go!


Do you remember this guy? The bearer of the Banna ov awesomeness - all cleaned up and slotted in. Some GS work still to do to connect the two parts of the hanging cloth.


Panned out.


Sans diorama base.


Helmet bearer joins the crowd.


Extreme close up.


Panned out again.


Another close up (honestly, sometimes I wonder what I was thinking when I take these...)


Ammo Runt and Sword Bearer join the group, sans diorama base.


Ammo Runt close up, front.


Ammor runt close up, back, sporting a hurricane bolter from the Landraider.


Sword Bearer close up.


From the left.


From the right.


Diorama base. (Boring, I know )


Plus stage one.


Plus stage two.


Plus entourage - just one grot missing (Book ov Sekrits bearer)


Close up of Sword Bearer on the diorama base.


Close up of Ammor Runt on the diorama base - and another Hurricane Bolter from the Landraider lying around.


Close up of the entire crew so far.


Again, but from a different angle.


Waaagh!

Catchya!

INCREDIBLE! That's a lot of work. All of it amazing.

That's a GD worthy build my friend...

Wow! Just wow! This has honestly made me think I need to make a diorama for my boss as well. AND you also just solved my question of where to put his shootas on him, as currently I dont like ANY place Ive put it. Ill just build a grot to hold it! BRILLIANT!

Damn...


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Fantastic work man.....looking VERY cool...

Love the ammo runt, nicely loaded down.

And great work on the sword, that's a blade worthy of Morgrimm....

I completely agree with Gits, your halfway to a Golden Daemon there bud. Mind blowingly good, a lot better than most of the GD conversions I've seen.

But, as they say, the proof is in the puddin'! Your painting is already beautiful but, from what I hear, getting your grubby green mitts on one of those trophies requires something a little more than a fancy red paint job.

So I pose you to questions...
a) Are you going to enter this at the next Aussie Games Day?
and b) If you do, what kind of exciting painting techniques are you going to bring to the party, if any?

P.S. Thanks for the reply! You knocked it out of my mind with those pics. Working on the project now and musing on your thoughts.

Just simply AMAZING!!!!!!!!

OMG the amount of detail. I keep covering it all up on my stuff to avoid that level of detail, but this is truly beautiful art man.

Track detail was needed, you would have always looked at it and thought "should have" else.


You are inspiring me again to higher heights.

That banner looks cool as hell. The whole grots idea is brilliant, doing a project right now with your idea, sorry had to steal it, its sooo good.

Thank you dude.

Hi
Loving your work so far cat wait to see more love the diroram that you are doing love that the bases will be part of the diroma too!!!! possabily fisrt time back on dakka for months!!! Btw blog has had update….
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/810/357188.page

This is one of the best diorama builds I've ever seen. Keep up the good work, Arakasi!

Fan-WAAARGGIN-tastic! All the models are looking great and then there's all the detail in the display base! WOW!! Gits has it right: GD all the way!

That is really impressive detail work you've done there... it's a perfect execution of the original idea

The one (very tiny) niggle I've got is the sword bearer. Currently it doesn't look like he's got a grip on the sword at all as the brain sees that there's not guard going up and assumes there's nothing going down as well. If you added some sort of guard extension on the top it will make it look more like he has something underneath to grab hold of?

Now that is when hard work pays off. Well done lad! very well done. Painting will be something to really see, and if your interested i will help ya out with it! nice to see you really stuck with the project.

So, I've been busy, but obviously not updating the blog - though modelling, so... anyway, I seem to have got a lot of responses from the last update - better sort that first...

@Artsoldier35: Thanks, and long time no see. I still haven't forgotten that Trukk...

@Gitsplitta: GD worthy build huh? I wasn't setting my sights quite that high....

@KingCracker: Every Boss appreciates a diorama. Glad to help (even found your Boss thread!)

@monkeytroll: Thanks as always.

@Casey's Law: GD mention number 2. A third time and I'll have to worry . I hadn't "planned" on entering GD, and I'm not sure of the chances of completing for Aussie Games Day 2013 (2014 might be more realistic) - but it's now on my mind... Haven't even thought about painting yet, well, other than finishing the Deffwing and putting together my Dark Vengeance Deathwing as "practise". I'll have to get back to you on potential exciting painting techniques... Though it does need to fit in with the rest of my army... open to suggestion as always!

Hope my more detailed PM wasn't too depressing

@Camkierhi: Thanks. It's not stealing, it's looting! (and it's very Orky). Looking forward to seeing your project.

@HAZZER: Welcome back! Saw your update. Didn't feel I had anything to add that others haven't so far. Keep working on that lighting/photography.

@Moltar: Thanks again. Not sure if it's the best, but I reckon I have a shot at the longest... Will do!

@The Good Green: Everyone's popping in this week. And there is the 3rd GD mention, I guess I'll have to take it seriously now...

@endtransmission: Trust you to mention a niggle! (That's okay, Slice'n'dice mentioned it in person too). I think I can see the problem, but I'm not sure extending the top of the guard is going to be enough - going to have to give that one some more thought. Don't want to break the immersion if I can help it!

@cormadepanda: Someone was bound to mention the P word. What did you have in mind "I will help ya out with it!"?

Anyway, I know you all want to see more progress, so here you go!


Book 'o sekritz bearer out front.


Up close.


Da trappin'z ov office.


So, not enough detail before - lets add some more!


And the same for the Book ov Sekritz bearer.


The diorama marches on...


First Dark Vengeance Deathwing Terminator. I forgot to do the base before attaching the model, so had to work "around" him...


Trimmed.


Second DV DW Terminator. This time I remembered to start the based before attaching him.

Catchya!

Pretty incredible work Arakasi...

More stunning work! Will your warboss ever see paint?

man i cant stop watching this thread loving that diroma keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, I'm almost done with my time in the sand. So, I guess I need to get some paint on the two bikes also. Anyway, happy new Year and keep up the inspiring work.

Happy new year,

Very very cool.

Nice!

Book ov Sekritz looking sweet, all coming together nicely...

Good job on that termie base, especially for working round him....and I'm going to have to grab DV at some point, love that PF.

@Gitsplitta: You know, you don't have to keep coming up with new original praises (unless you want to) - I will keep posting!

@Zwan1One: Yes - but not before the modelling is complete! Of course, the real question should be (based on past experience) - which takes longer? The modelling or the painting?

@HAZZER: Will do!

@Artsoldier35: No rush - I wouldn't even worry about starting until I start paint on yours (or like Gits, you will complete so far ahead of me...)

@Camkierhi: Happy new year, to you and everyone else!

@monkeytroll: DV is a nice set - and I'm sure you would love the Chaos (including cultists!). Like the "Crusade of Fire" though, there is a disturbing lack of greenskins...

So, the problem with the Sword Bearer, it turns out, is that I had simply sliced off the bomb he was carrying, and attached the sword on top. I removed the sword (yay brittle superglue), dug out most of the bomb, shaved down the underside hilt, and re-attached. Looks a lot better to me - what say you Dakka?


Left...


Right...


Front...


Back...


Left on scenic base...

Morgrimm has been broken down into his constituent parts ready for more detailing:



A before photo, without an after yet - what is going to go here?


The second Deathwing base. It has since been trimmed and had it's Terminator attached - but apparently I didn't take a photo of that yet...

Catchya!

Sword bearer looks better, must admit did not notice until it was pointed out, but now it looks correct.

Looking good dude

This is awesome!

looking good i think the bonmb dug out looks much better! caqnt wait to see this finished this is amsing stuf!!!

@Camkierhi: Neither did I

@Awesomesauce: Thanks.

@HAZZER: Me too!

So, some more progress...


Can you see what was added? That hose was *very* fiddly. Basically, because the arms have been repositioned, the two connecting cables, well, no longer connect. This hose (guitar wire) now fills the gap.


Not content with the fiddliness of the front, I decided I could do the same for the Shoota as well... My other option here is more of a servo arm arrangement, I don't know


The fist looks a bit odd being one piece and holding a Thundahamma, so here is the start of detailing some digits...


Continued...


Another angle...


Completed. Well, I may need to GS some of the gaps. Plastic glue is very forgiving, superglue less so - especially with such small pieces of plasticard! Oh, and I still need to add rivets, so not completed at all...


Another angle...


Remember the number one complaint with the shield?


Fixed!


Much better, huh?

Catchya!