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Ok, seems I'm a bit late to the party (you could have send an invite or something )
What can I say... Damn good that you've stayed away from those dull SMs! And beastmen is a great choice! A really poorly explored area where much can be done. And you're doing great so far! As much as I like mayajid's beasties they are too tech-advanced for my liking. With those Orky parts you're making nice tribalish theme!
I'll keep a close eye on this project mate, keep it going!

Rawson wrote:Well, that was stupid...

I was on eBay, picking up a few bits for the 104th, and I thought I'd make use of the combined shipping that so many bits dealers offer. I decided to pick up a few extra bits for a random side project that I've been kicking around. Let's just say it got a little out of control. To make matters worse, the original item I was actually needing got sniped at the last second. Long story short, I've won about $60 worth of bits, for a side project that isn't very well thought out, because I wanted to make use of the $2.99 shipping that I was going to pay on the bit that I didn't win. I guess that's what I get for staying up late...

In other words, keep an eye out for my Tertiary Diversionary Project

lol.... did happen to me too every now and then... tho not to that vast extent

Well, here is an update. This isn't even about that ill fated tertiary project that I mentioned before (for which all of the bits have arrived, and a little work has begun)

One of my good friends has caught an interest in Bloodbowl, a specialist game that I know almost less than nothing about. However, I do know that my friend likes orks, and that bloodbowl bears a slight semblance to American football. Thus began work on a Christmas present (I must say, one of the presents that I'm most excited to give )

Here's what I have so far:

Still needs a bit more GS work, especially the football. Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out.

CC always appreciated!

Cheers,
Rawson

looking good rawson i play blood bowl on the computer its a load of fun. thats one awesome orc passer.

Very nicely done rawson! Great use of that model

alabamaheretic wrote:looking good rawson i play blood bowl on the computer its a load of fun. thats one awesome orc passer.

Thanks! There are some guys at the FLGS that play. Now that one of my best mates is starting, I'm feeling the pull

Rogue Wolves wrote:Very nicely done rawson! Great use of that model

It was a bit tougher than I expected. There was a lot of accessories that needed to be removed, and the left arm needed to be repositioned (which was the hardest part).

Thanks for looking!

gotta agree... nice present... very good work on this player... will you complete the present with a paint job or will it be an unpainted present?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
gotta agree... nice present... very good work on this player... will you complete the present with a paint job or will it be an unpainted present?

Painted. Though I'm in need of some practice, since I've never paited ork hide before...

well.... this is always highly educational then

There are certainly things that attract me to the =][=munda world: the progression of the troops (I grew up on D&D after all), the low model count (allowing for great conversions without taking 10 years to finish an army), and now a friend has become a bit interested in it! I've finally gotten around to reading the ruleset, and (fueled by the plethora of spectacular =][=munda projects on Dakka) this is what my ill-fated eBay purchase has become (though not the original idea): my first =][=munda warband!

There is a painting/modeling challenge in one of the Danish forums to build and paint and play a warband, and I thought I would give it a go. Now, the concept that I'm going with isn't true to the classic =][=munda vibe (every model a crazy conversion of some unlikely character from the far reaches of the universe and even more gothic than normal 40k), but I'm on a budget and I think it works from a fluff perspective. I'll use the IG Kill Team roster, and field it as an inquisition stormtrooper squad let by an interrogator.

Here's my basic list:
Sergeant (Wyrd) - Powersword and plasma pistol
Gunner (Ogryn) - Rippergun
Gunner (Human) - Heavy Stubber
Trooper (Human) - Shotgun
Trooper (Human) - Hellgun
Trooper (Human) - Hellgun

Here is the beginning of my Interrogator (because I guess Inquisitors are too powerful?)

I'm excited where he's going! I've loved the DV Librarian ever since it came out, so I bought one for conversion fodder. What do you guys think of the powersword? It seems a bit undersized for heroic scale, but maybe it looks elegant or something? I have some deathwatch shoulderpads on the way for him...

Stormtrooper with hellgun.

What do you guys think of this concept? I'm planning on adding a bunch of =][= icons on the helmet and shoulderpads and such.

And every good =][= warband needs some sort of crazy element. Mine is the Ogryn gunner

Unfortunately, he is cannibalized from my Vostroyan army, but it's okay. I never fielded them anyway. Now he's getting an IG helmet and scout armor. This is some of the more ambitious sculpting that I've undertaken.

CC always appreciated!

Thanks for looking
Rawson

good start to the band there rawson im to scared to convert so your doing better than me. i'm really interested in the ogryn that is going to be a doozy when you get it done.

 alabamaheretic wrote:
good start to the band there rawson im to scared to convert so your doing better than me. i'm really interested in the ogryn that is going to be a doozy when you get it done.

Sooner or later you'll have to go for it, Bama Let me know if you have any thoughts for the guys thus far

I'm a bit wary of your inquisitor if I'm honest. Inquisitor is very different to 40k, in that the norms of the latter, like power armour and plasma pistols, are bloody rare, and very, very powerful. Take Molotovs blog



None of the Inquisitors have power armour, simply because its painfully overpowered. It's almost an unspoken rule not to use it. Now obviously, there's nothing stopping you modelling it if it's just a personal project, but if its for gaming, you might run into a few issues later down the line.

As for the modelling, it's very nice. I'm a fan of the Inquisitor in itself, he's pretty gorgeous all round, and it's a nice use of the Librarian. The Storm trooper looks a little plain, and could do with some personalization. Inquisitor is all about the characters, and they don't have to be overly flamboyant, just individual, afterall,they're going to be roleplayed, and need some character.

Ogryn, I am excited about. I love Ogryns. I just, love them, and am eagerly waiting to see how he progresses.

On the board, I imagine you gang will be a nightmare to face in a full out firefight. Plasma Pistols, hellguns and a giant rippergun? No thanks! My gang consists of two shotguns and a couple of stub pistols. I fear mine might be flattened by everyone and everything when i get down to play!

Hope this is some cc you can work with, and please don't be upset if it offends, I'm just trying to help! *ducks*

I'm a bit wary of your inquisitor if I'm honest. Inquisitor is very different to 40k, in that the norms of the latter, like power armour and plasma pistols, are bloody rare, and very, very powerful.

Ah yeah but Inquisimunda is a different game from Inquisitor. Inquisimunda is really just a mod for Necromunda that has a bunch of rules and stats for things other than gangs and you would be OK with Power Armour there, there are a bunch of ways to have space marines, heavy weapons etc. I'd imagine it would be more fun with some limits on the best gear, like in Necromunda games are just more fun the closer to vanilla you keep everything.

Here is the beginning of my Interrogator (because I guess Inquisitors are too powerful?)

I never noticed that Interrogators were the highest ranked in the book. Maybe the idea is that at starting XP he is just a rookie, but level him up a bit and you can call him an Inquisitor. I would say that the IG kill team is a bit of a boring team to pick compared to some of the others, I always figured it was really just a way to get a NPC gang or something into games and that most people would want to play with the Inquisition Cell or something similar. Even on a budget you could do that by have various scum and hired guns. Up to you of course, but it might be a bit more fun to game with and paint

I'm glad to see your talents placed at something rather than Vostroyans will keep an eye on what's to come of them and while I don't share common fascination with ogryns it'll be interesting to see one in a regular IG outfit, if that's what you're aiming for with that helmet etc.

ghosty wrote:I'm a bit wary of your inquisitor if I'm honest. Inquisitor is very different to 40k, in that the norms of the latter, like power armour and plasma pistols, are bloody rare, and very, very powerful. Take Molotovs blog

Spoiler:

http://inq28.blogspot.co.uk/

None of the Inquisitors have power armour, simply because its painfully overpowered. It's almost an unspoken rule not to use it. Now obviously, there's nothing stopping you modelling it if it's just a personal project, but if its for gaming, you might run into a few issues later down the line.

As for the modelling, it's very nice. I'm a fan of the Inquisitor in itself, he's pretty gorgeous all round, and it's a nice use of the Librarian. The Storm trooper looks a little plain, and could do with some personalization. Inquisitor is all about the characters, and they don't have to be overly flamboyant, just individual, afterall,they're going to be roleplayed, and need some character.

Ogryn, I am excited about. I love Ogryns. I just, love them, and am eagerly waiting to see how he progresses.

On the board, I imagine you gang will be a nightmare to face in a full out firefight. Plasma Pistols, hellguns and a giant rippergun? No thanks! My gang consists of two shotguns and a couple of stub pistols. I fear mine might be flattened by everyone and everything when i get down to play!

Hope this is some cc you can work with, and please don't be upset if it offends, I'm just trying to help! *ducks*

Thanks for the heads up, Ghosty! No need to duck I've actually never played, so the game mechanics are a bit lost on me We'll have to see how it goes. Thanks for your thoughts on the guys thus far the stormtrooper will get some GS work shortly, I was kind of waiting to see what I thought of the concept before going all out. I also love ogryns (even if they're not so cost effective in game), especially this particular model. I think he will look super cool with some bigger sized IoM gear I agree with you on the "individual" nature of =][=munda characters. I'm trying to figure out how to do that while running troops (i.e. they look cohesive and have a lot of the same gear) One thing I'd like to try is to use some other faces and get them into IG helmets. We'll see how that goes.

Bruticus wrote:

I'm a bit wary of your inquisitor if I'm honest. Inquisitor is very different to 40k, in that the norms of the latter, like power armour and plasma pistols, are bloody rare, and very, very powerful.

Ah yeah but Inquisimunda is a different game from Inquisitor. Inquisimunda is really just a mod for Necromunda that has a bunch of rules and stats for things other than gangs and you would be OK with Power Armour there, there are a bunch of ways to have space marines, heavy weapons etc. I'd imagine it would be more fun with some limits on the best gear, like in Necromunda games are just more fun the closer to vanilla you keep everything.

Here is the beginning of my Interrogator (because I guess Inquisitors are too powerful?)

I never noticed that Interrogators were the highest ranked in the book. Maybe the idea is that at starting XP he is just a rookie, but level him up a bit and you can call him an Inquisitor. I would say that the IG kill team is a bit of a boring team to pick compared to some of the others, I always figured it was really just a way to get a NPC gang or something into games and that most people would want to play with the Inquisition Cell or something similar. Even on a budget you could do that by have various scum and hired guns. Up to you of course, but it might be a bit more fun to game with and paint

I've also heard that Necromunda is more fun with less power, but it doesn't fit the fluff of =][=munda IMHO. Inquisitors are the long arm of the Emperor, after all, and have near endless resources. I'm hoping for a game in the next two weeks, so we'll see how it goes. The Kill Team list is a bit boring, but it was the most bang for the buck ($7 on eBay for the Librarian and 150dkk for the scouts). I would have to pick up so many unique figures to make up a "normal" warband that I'd be spending a fortune!

storag wrote:I'm glad to see your talents placed at something rather than Vostroyans will keep an eye on what's to come of them and while I don't share common fascination with ogryns it'll be interesting to see one in a regular IG outfit, if that's what you're aiming for with that helmet etc.

Haha, everyone needs a good side project. The ogryn will, in fact, be getting the standard issue IG helmet and SM scout armor to match the other troops. And while I'm answering your comments, I also wll shoot you some kudos:

I give you my work from last night: the shotgun for my warband.

I was cetainly inspired by your SS shotgun, though a bit different in construction.

I hope to have more pics for you all tonight!

Cheers,
Rawson

Hehe =) You made a right move with the barrel grip by making it the same width. Those I made are to wide for standard hands making it necessary to resculpt the palm... Looking nice so far, but the clip is bid and segmented creating a feel of kinda big ammo loaded in, while the barrel might look to small for it.. You may safely replace that default lazgun piece of barrel with a tiny pimp by a wider barrel. That imo will make it look ehm... holistically? (not sure that's the right term)

 storag wrote:
Hehe =) You made a right move with the barrel grip by making it the same width. Those I made are to wide for standard hands making it necessary to resculpt the palm... Looking nice so far, but the clip is bid and segmented creating a feel of kinda big ammo loaded in, while the barrel might look to small for it.. You may safely replace that default lazgun piece of barrel with a tiny pimp by a wider barrel. That imo will make it look ehm... holistically? (not sure that's the right term)

Thanks for the comments, Storag! The grip is cannibalized (I've been using that word a lot lately ) from a scout shotgun, not sculpted. The drum mag is big, but then again, it's got manstoppers in it. Muah ha ha Not sure if I get your comment on the barrel yet, though...

Stormtrooper with hellgun.

So I'm going to start working on the other hellgun trooper today (I hope). Any comments on the concept? I'd like to hear them before I start cutting things up. Ghosty said "more flare", (which I plan to accomplish with GS and bits). Is this a believable hellgun? I think it resembles the Kasrkin Hellguns at least a little bit

Thanks in advance!
Rawson

Looks believable enough. And if anyone gives you a hard time its a MK-summin version hehehe

that warband has sure enough a good start... the powersword of that Interrogator is looking quite delicate... i think very fitting... i am very exited to see how this model is tuning out once done.
the stormtrooper is also a nice conversion...and the ogryn i am eager too to see where he is heading...tho i think that helmet needs a bit more work! too bland as of now...

MauS wrote:Looks believable enough. And if anyone gives you a hard time its a MK-summin version hehehe

Haha Good point Thanks, Maus

Viktor von Domm wrote:that warband has sure enough a good start... the powersword of that Interrogator is looking quite delicate... i think very fitting... i am very exited to see how this model is tuning out once done.
the stormtrooper is also a nice conversion...and the ogryn i am eager too to see where he is heading...tho i think that helmet needs a bit more work! too bland as of now...

Progress will be made on all fronts

well then...charge !

It's nice to see the fruits of ones labor

Here's the interrogator

SO much work to get that new chestpiece to fit and even more work to get the loincloth to look right after the new chest piece was on! But I'm really pleased with how it turned out The powersword will have to go on his back; the position of his left arm prohibits the sword hanging from his waist.

Here's what the shotgun looks like attached to a body.

A bit of fiddly pinning at both wrists, but I'm pretty happy with how its going. I'm searching for the right head for him currently. I'm thinking about trying to replace some of the standard IF faces with more characterful SW and BA faces that I have. Putting a new face in an existing IG helmet is a bit intimidating though...

Gunner

My heavy stubber trooper. Super pumped how he's turning out so far.

CC always appreciated!

Thanks for looking!
Rawson

the interogator looks very good... the powersword is a bit wasted on his back tho... maybe skip it completly?

the pic of your shotgunner looks almost as if you manipulated the pic via PS ...so brutally cut off is his former head

as for the heavy... the fireing arm still needs a bit of work... handle and such things i think...

but again... most stunning work mister!

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
the interogator looks very good... the powersword is a bit wasted on his back tho... maybe skip it completly?

the pic of your shotgunner looks almost as if you manipulated the pic via PS ...so brutally cut off is his former head

as for the heavy... the fireing arm still needs a bit of work... handle and such things i think...

but again... most stunning work mister!

Wasted on the back, you say? Hmm, maybe I'll look into moving the book on his right side.

The shotgun troopers head hasn't been removed, the top of the SM scout torso is completely flat.

The stubber isn't even blu-tacked, it's kind of just laying there supported by the ammo can

The shotgun troopers head hasn't been removed, the top of the SM scout torso is completely flat.

oh... i didn´t knew that...never had one of those in bitz...

Wasted on the back, you say? Hmm, maybe I'll look into moving the book on his right side

if this is doable... yeah... then go for it! the good looking and rather frailer looking sword should be placed on a fitting position... my two cents only^^

this bands looking great already, the interogator is way cool, and im excited to see your sculpting skills on this ogryn!

Ok, you brought it on yourself mate here I go, hoping I'm not late again
1) back to the shotgun, I meant the left over part of the original lazgun barrel that you left. I think its too small in diameter for the supposed (from the clip's look) ammo size. I'd replace it with some larger piece of cylinder. Did it make sense this time?

2) I kinda agree with Vik about the sword. I think it's because of the size: the blade is too light looking for his bulky back. But I think you can just stick it on his butt as most versions of waist harness had the ability to be pulled back for easier movement. You'll just have to sculpt the harness, which is pretty easy imo.

3) the stubber... Please STOP! and reconsider the left hand grip! This default GW grip is a blasphemy IMO, I've never seen an actual weapon designed to be used in such unnatural way. Remember Ish's SM with assault cannon? Half his coolness comes from realistic pose built around physiologically right grip on the gun. I believe you're skilled enough to make this right

 storag wrote:

3) the stubber... Please STOP! and reconsider the left hand grip! This default GW grip is a blasphemy IMO, I've never seen an actual weapon designed to be used in such unnatural way. Remember Ish's SM with assault cannon? Half his coolness comes from realistic pose built around physiologically right grip on the gun. I believe you're skilled enough to make this right