Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Rogue Wolves wrote:when I said they won, I mean they won one round of combat 1-0.. next round they where whiped....

Dumbass

Viktor von Domm wrote:i am a bit late in this discussion it seems...

You know what they say, better late than never...

mawloc is looking good... i don´t think the pins for getting the stones into position is much of a problem... if in doubt you could always sculpt some tiny stones around the pins to obscure them even further...IF!

Well as I said to RW, I'm probably being overly picky tbh...

what i am not totally sold of is the pose of the head... for maximum threatening look i imagine it would look down rather then up... but that depends on the moment of time this model features... if it is just "bulleting" through the surface then the head probably would be facing up rather then down... so well...^^

The post is, "I've just burst through the ground, hear me rawr" aka "boo"

my second ? is for the shape of the debris... is it more softer silt and earth or is it supposed to look like solid rock? if the later it could have been a bit rougher looking... if the former... well done... all will depend on your paintjob then i think

it's 50/50 lols... anything that has a flat area will have about 3mm of it painted to be concrete, then the subsoil will be just that, soil.

i bet that took ages to sculp mister... the best feature by the way...the stony surface you did on these debris pieces... that will be the major seller for that model!!!

Well I can't take all the credit I'm afraid. I used to a model railway mould for small rocks. but, as I didnt want repetition of them all, I took to moulding sub sections of the mould and began sticking two halves together and creating "new" peices.

but, thank you for he words of praise, its always appreciated

lone dirty dog wrote:Well, I have to say it looks pretty dam fantastic and the dynamic pose is bloody awesome so much so I wish I had thought of it.

Well I always loved the artwork I linked above, so it seemed natural for me to try and do it as a model. Plus you know me... never leave a model unconverted

Now as to the picky points, the pins are not that visible really unless looking for them, however as Vik mentioned you could sculpt some smaller rocks or even add some PVA and use small grit to disguise them further.

Well firstly once painted, the little rods will be black, secondly, I think If I added grit or small rocks it would draw attention unnecessarily to those areas... I guess time will tell when it comes to painting it.

Maybe add some small grit to some of the bigger ripped ground sections as well, how are you going to design the other Mawlocs will they be displayed in similar fashion ?

Well I only plan on one more Mawloc, unless I get rid of the Trygon-Prime out of the list and have Mawloc-spam.... but to answer your question, I plan on the second one to be hurtling through the air, beginning its impact into the ground to burrow again. and If I keep the Prime, I will be extending its tail considerably to make it more serpent like to make it different to the Mawloc's

Great work mate and glad to see you are feeling better.

Thanks for the kind words. Well I'm feeling a little better... Got my ECG today lols, so time will tell



Automatically Appended Next Post:


P.S. SHAME ON YOU ALL!!! for not noticing I forgot to GS the eyes to be in keeping with the Army theme...

I think I need to go to spec savers I missed that, will you be using the out stretched tail on the second for the support to the base then ?

When you said it will be flying through the air I kind of figured it will be in an almost curled up position, if you see what I mean as to get more impact to the ground.

Also I praised you on the rock shapes but you used a mould …….. CRAFTY however I have to ask who ate they made by and where can I get them

Also a while ago you gave me a link to some resin supplier that had resin like FW, I don't suppose you still have it I lost it

Well good luck with the ECG mate and hope you get better soon

Coolest. Mawloc. Ever.

Glad to see you're back!

Now I just need to make a Vocaloid themed Tau army to top this level of awesomeness.

what i am not totally sold of is the pose of the head... for maximum threatening look i imagine it would look down rather then up... but that depends on the moment of time this model features... if it is just "bulleting" through the surface then the head probably would be facing up rather then down... so well...^^

The post is, "I've just burst through the ground, hear me rawr" aka "boo"
that solves that question and quite good by the way

my second ? is for the shape of the debris... is it more softer silt and earth or is it supposed to look like solid rock? if the later it could have been a bit rougher looking... if the former... well done... all will depend on your paintjob then i think

it's 50/50 lols... anything that has a flat area will have about 3mm of it painted to be concrete, then the subsoil will be just that, soil.
cool! thought so! and tho a mawloc might be able to push his way rock and concrete it gives the model a more RL approach...even tho it is a giant bug^^

i bet that took ages to sculp mister... the best feature by the way...the stony surface you did on these debris pieces... that will be the major seller for that model!!!

Well I can't take all the credit I'm afraid. I used to a model railway mould for small rocks. but, as I didnt want repetition of them all, I took to moulding sub sections of the mould and began sticking two halves together and creating "new" peices.

but, thank you for he words of praise, its always appreciated

well having the tool is the first step i´ve heard... without the right mindset (sorry lame pun) you can then only get the things in the shape you want them to be! so not the tools make the artist but the mind!!!

lone dirty dog wrote:Well, I have to say it looks pretty dam fantastic and the dynamic pose is bloody awesome so much so I wish I had thought of it.

Well I always loved the artwork I linked above, so it seemed natural for me to try and do it as a model. Plus you know me... never leave a model unconverted

Now as to the picky points, the pins are not that visible really unless looking for them, however as Vik mentioned you could sculpt some smaller rocks or even add some PVA and use small grit to disguise them further.

Well firstly once painted, the little rods will be black, secondly, I think If I added grit or small rocks it would draw attention unnecessarily to those areas... I guess time will tell when it comes to painting it.

Maybe add some small grit to some of the bigger ripped ground sections as well, how are you going to design the other Mawlocs will they be displayed in similar fashion ?

Well I only plan on one more Mawloc, unless I get rid of the Trygon-Prime out of the list and have Mawloc-spam.... but to answer your question, I plan on the second one to be hurtling through the air, beginning its impact into the ground to burrow again. and If I keep the Prime, I will be extending its tail considerably to make it more serpent like to make it different to the Mawloc's

THAT i wanna see!!!!

Great work mate and glad to see you are feeling better.

Thanks for the kind words. Well I'm feeling a little better... Got my ECG today lols, so time will tell

i assumed as much too... and forgot to mention that too...

Automatically Appended Next Post:


P.S. SHAME ON YOU ALL!!! for not noticing I forgot to GS the eyes to be in keeping with the Army theme...

lone dirty dog wrote:I think I need to go to spec savers I missed that, will you be using the out stretched tail on the second for the support to the base then ?

No it'll actually be the head... when possible I try and do "pairs" in opposite poses. So where the first is bursting from the ground, the other is plowing head first into it.

When you said it will be flying through the air I kind of figured it will be in an almost curled up position, if you see what I mean as to get more impact to the ground.

I see where your coming from, but the logic of something like this is more snake like. It's already used the power it needs to launch itself into the air, so now it is aiming itself as well as creating aerodynamics to better manage its speed for impact.

Also I praised you on the rock shapes but you used a mould …….. CRAFTY however I have to ask who ate they made by and where can I get them

lols, I honestly don't know the maker. BUT. you can get them from Hobbycraft and Model Zone. look for the scenery sections in the model railways.

Also a while ago you gave me a link to some resin supplier that had resin like FW, I don't suppose you still have it I lost it

It was probably Alec Tiranti iirc. If you google the name and do a sub search on his site you'll find it easily enough. they have different types of Resin on there, just search for what type you need. but they do do a booklet for sale which gives advice and a guide on resin and silicone use. Its worth checking out and getting even just to keep on a shelf.

if you want a general resin, just search for GP (General Purpose) resin.

Well good luck with the ECG mate and hope you get better soon

Thanks dude, had it now, just need to see the doc monday for results

Squigsquasher wrote:Coolest. Mawloc. Ever.

Glad to see you're back!

Now I just need to make a Vocaloid themed Tau army to top this level of awesomeness.

I think that tau reference thingamabob is lost on me lols...

Viktor von Domm wrote:

what i am not totally sold of is the pose of the head... for maximum threatening look i imagine it would look down rather then up... but that depends on the moment of time this model features... if it is just "bulleting" through the surface then the head probably would be facing up rather then down... so well...^^

The post is, "I've just burst through the ground, hear me rawr" aka "boo"
that solves that question and quite good by the way

Lol

my second ? is for the shape of the debris... is it more softer silt and earth or is it supposed to look like solid rock? if the later it could have been a bit rougher looking... if the former... well done... all will depend on your paintjob then i think

it's 50/50 lols... anything that has a flat area will have about 3mm of it painted to be concrete, then the subsoil will be just that, soil.
cool! thought so! and tho a mawloc might be able to push his way rock and concrete it gives the model a more RL approach...even tho it is a giant bug^^

hehe, glad you agree

i bet that took ages to sculp mister... the best feature by the way...the stony surface you did on these debris pieces... that will be the major seller for that model!!!

Well I can't take all the credit I'm afraid. I used to a model railway mould for small rocks. but, as I didnt want repetition of them all, I took to moulding sub sections of the mould and began sticking two halves together and creating "new" peices.

but, thank you for he words of praise, its always appreciated

well having the tool is the first step i´ve heard... without the right mindset (sorry lame pun) you can then only get the things in the shape you want them to be! so not the tools make the artist but the mind!!!

Thats very true... the mould cost me £10 some time ago, and I've never had need for it until now. I tend to buy things that I might find useful at some point, even if that means I don't need it right now... tis a bit of a throwback from my uni days lols.

lone dirty dog wrote:Well, I have to say it looks pretty dam fantastic and the dynamic pose is bloody awesome so much so I wish I had thought of it.

Well I always loved the artwork I linked above, so it seemed natural for me to try and do it as a model. Plus you know me... never leave a model unconverted

Now as to the picky points, the pins are not that visible really unless looking for them, however as Vik mentioned you could sculpt some smaller rocks or even add some PVA and use small grit to disguise them further.

Well firstly once painted, the little rods will be black, secondly, I think If I added grit or small rocks it would draw attention unnecessarily to those areas... I guess time will tell when it comes to painting it.

Maybe add some small grit to some of the bigger ripped ground sections as well, how are you going to design the other Mawlocs will they be displayed in similar fashion ?

Well I only plan on one more Mawloc, unless I get rid of the Trygon-Prime out of the list and have Mawloc-spam.... but to answer your question, I plan on the second one to be hurtling through the air, beginning its impact into the ground to burrow again. and If I keep the Prime, I will be extending its tail considerably to make it more serpent like to make it different to the Mawloc's

THAT i wanna see!!!!

You will, In time... I'm still having problems with Dark Sphere in getting my refund, which is fracking annoying me...

Great work mate and glad to see you are feeling better.

Thanks for the kind words. Well I'm feeling a little better... Got my ECG today lols, so time will tell

i assumed as much too... and forgot to mention that too...

Lols

P.S. SHAME ON YOU ALL!!! for not noticing I forgot to GS the eyes to be in keeping with the Army theme...

*hides in shame*

Thanks for the info will take a look when I get home tonight work is calling

I see what you mean now with number 2 that will look great along side the other, kind of before and after look

and back from shame heaven!!!

and buying stuff you don´t need atm is practically a sideeffect of the whole hobby...or if you are a more zynic man... the main thing

I have been to Heresy Minis, and seen their line of TV show look alike minis, Including Chris Eccleston/David Tennant and Matt Smith imaged minis, oh and their gal is Emily Lake!!! And they have the laser pistol wielding Roman Legionnaire/Rory


Automatically Appended Next Post:
And their version of the Firefly crew as well as Dr. Who

lone dirty dog wrote:Thanks for the info will take a look when I get home tonight work is calling

I see what you mean now with number 2 that will look great along side the other, kind of before and after look

Lols yup, thats half the idea... but, I am planning doing some "Burrow" Markers for thematic narrative during games. I want to have markers for when they elect to burrow, so I can replace the model with the marker. I was also possibly considering having some 5" blast marker damage scenery things, for once its popped up, kind of like an evolving narative for the game. I have always liked the idea of putting difficult terrain markers down each time a blast marker was used.

Viktor von Domm wrote:and back from shame heaven!!!

and buying stuff you don´t need atm is practically a sideeffect of the whole hobby...or if you are a more zynic man... the main thing

lmao, very true

shasolenzabi wrote:I have been to Heresy Minis, and seen their line of TV show look alike minis, Including Chris Eccleston/David Tennant and Matt Smith imaged minis, oh and their gal is Emily Lake!!! And they have the laser pistol wielding Roman Legionnaire/Rory

And their version of the Firefly crew as well as Dr. Who

Yeah I had seen those, I really love them. Most likely I'll have to pick some up some time to bolster the TARDIS and K9 lols





Automatically Appended Next Post:

I want one... I WANT ONE NOW!!!

what FW crack is that now?

the drum mags on those bolters are a nice twist...

That my friend is a Typhon Heavy Siege tank, built on the order of Perturabo himself during great crusade

and it is AWESOME!

p.s. the drum mags on the Hv B's was something they did on the pre heresy Predators

ah i see... those PH tracks should have been a giveaway...

PH Tracks?

Oh also... they are releasing SM Jetbikes

Coulda used alot more pins then covered them in sand near finish.
Would have made it look like loose earth between the rocks
Failing that, leave em black and you will probs not see them

 Jackal wrote:

Failing that, leave em black and you will probs not see them

thats the plan

But dont you find it funny?
Only the large, heavy rocks are being thrown up in the air
No smaller ones or some dust lol.


Also, started taking pics of the swarm last night.
Found out ive got 195 termigants, 90 gargs, 120 horms and 150 stealers with 12 broodlords.
Troop choices, im now fine for a while

 Jackal wrote:
But dont you find it funny?
Only the large, heavy rocks are being thrown up in the air
No smaller ones or some dust lol.

There are smaller rocks there. I did the legwork on this and researched blasts/explosions, the size of the debris is proportional to the cause of the blast. Large creature = Large Rocks.

Also. doing dust debris is nigh on impossible to do on a model. I have yet to find or see a way of doing it that is realistic and doesn't look utter GAK.

btw, anything positive to say about it?

Also, started taking pics of the swarm last night.
Found out ive got 195 termigants, 90 gargs, 120 horms and 150 stealers with 12 broodlords.
Troop choices, im now fine for a while

I think I have about 100 Termagants. I don't have any of the Gargoyles yet. I have most of my Nidzillas though

btw, anything positive to say about it?

that´s like fishing for compliments with a clenched fist

and could you do a dust cloud with cotton wool... well i know it would obscure almost the whole model then...which would make the painting process simpler and quicker...instant win

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

btw, anything positive to say about it?

that´s like fishing for compliments with a clenched fist

and could you do a dust cloud with cotton wool... well i know it would obscure almost the whole model then...which would make the painting process simpler and quicker...instant win

I hope you joke there Vik... because Cotton wool is one thing I will NEVER use on my miniatures... EVER.

Its just something that makes me shudder at the thought of me using it.

Just, no. really. no.

....




....



....

yeah ... well... it was a thought....

this is a game after all, and well... imagination is a necessity of it

and....


shiver!

I was joking bud
We both know its impossible to make it dead on, but does look quality.
Most people that base a try/maw comming through the ground just make it look like a pre-dug hole


If you want to research explosions though, me, you and vik with a few pints and some C4.
Sure we can make something more true to form


Oh i got nid zilla too, and midzilla.
That was just the little guys
However, want to add some shrikes into the arm (Gasp! a unit i dont actually have)
But the cost is a bloody joke

For 6 shrikes:

2 Box's of warriors - £57
2 packs of lash/swords - £24
6 sets of dark pegasus wings - £39.90
£120.90 total for 6 shrikes!
I was 2 units of 9 :(


Might just buy more. ravs instead lol.

hey jackal... give me a nice rifle and i am a happy man for a long time... i don´t always use my TNT but when i do... i listen to AC/DC

 Jackal wrote:
I was joking bud
We both know its impossible to make it dead on, but does look quality.
Most people that base a try/maw comming through the ground just make it look like a pre-dug hole

I couldn't find anyone who'd done one like the image in the Codex... I only found one which someone made look like a genestealer appearing through metal deck... it looked good as a genestealer worm... but the deck needed a lot more work...

If you want to research explosions though, me, you and vik with a few pints and some C4.
Sure we can make something more true to form

Don't tempt me... I need a way to get rid of the ex... who is stirring some gak up with friends atm...

Oh i got nid zilla too, and midzilla.
That was just the little guys
However, want to add some shrikes into the arm (Gasp! a unit i dont actually have)
But the cost is a bloody joke

For 6 shrikes:

2 Box's of warriors - £57
2 packs of lash/swords - £24
6 sets of dark pegasus wings - £39.90
£120.90 total for 6 shrikes!
I was 2 units of 9 :(


Might just buy more. ravs instead lol.

I really don't want to take my list above 3k in points... because I just don't have the storage space to keep a Tyranid list of any bigger points size... it's bad enough I'm toying about the the 3k version of the list lols... stupid brain having ideas... I must kill it with more alcohol...


Automatically Appended Next Post:

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
hey jackal... give me a nice rifle and i am a happy man for a long time... i don´t always use my TNT but when i do... i listen to AC/DC

QFT

who is stirring some gak up with friends atm...

...i think at least a bruning bag of gak is in order here...

I was thinking through the day and was going to suggest markers but guess you new that all ready.

This cotton wall thing is it because of the texture or because you think it looks gak

As for alcohol and C4 don't think it's a good combo, done a risk assessment = fething dangerous

These are the bikes to be released

hmmm... for me... they look akward... as if they just took a BFG ship and put a SM torso ontop...

lone dirty dog wrote:I was thinking through the day and was going to suggest markers but guess you new that all ready.

This cotton wall thing is it because of the texture or because you think it looks gak

As for alcohol and C4 don't think it's a good combo, done a risk assessment = fething dangerous

These are the bikes to be released

Lols I'm always a billion steps ahead of myself... currently my head is planning my FW cathedral that I want to make... the second mawloc is being thought about as well as the Trygon and Shrikes...

I honestly think cotton wool looks absolute GAK... except when used as smoke, when done properly and time is taken with it. But the major downside with it is, it crumples, it gathers dust, you can't clean it at all in any way... there's just too many negatives to it to zero positives.

Viktor von Domm wrote:hmmm... for me... they look akward... as if they just took a BFG ship and put a SM torso ontop...

These are the heavy weapon Jetbikes Vik, note all of them have prow mounted Hv wepons. the smaller, faster variants will come later, as they are doing a series of IA style books for the Horus Heresy. so EVERYTHING that was/is pre heresy will get done 40k styleeeee