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 lone dirty dog wrote:
Look forward to the new pics also are they scout arms you are using

Not scout arms - Tau Pathfinder arms with Space Marine hands - the one holding the rifle is a standard 'gun-grip' hand and the other one is from the Sanguinary Guard sprue.

Sorry, no pics - dead camera battery

Never would have got that in a million years and great idea also shame on the pics get that camera charged

 lone dirty dog wrote:
Never would have got that in a million years and great idea also shame on the pics get that camera charged

Haha - to be honest, I was going to use the whole Tau arm including the hands but then noticed Tau have only 3 fingers! So off they came, replaced with SM hands, which are technically probably out of scale ...

No looks cool to me not out of scale

 lone dirty dog wrote:
No looks cool to me not out of scale

Cheers mate.


So, Kruger's been to the armoury and has a tricked-out new weapon:




And a funky new undercoat, zenithal style:

Nice love the flow of the new improved weapon love the underside great idea indeed.

I take it back now glad you altered it, I was not sure at the start but convinced now this is one dam fine conversion.

I like it that much if you ever want rid let me know just one thing the marine hand gripping the weapon, did you alter it to that angle or is there a hand angled already ?

Agreed, the gun is indeed an improvement!

lone dirty dog wrote:Nice love the flow of the new improved weapon love the underside great idea indeed.

I take it back now glad you altered it, I was not sure at the start but convinced now this is one dam fine conversion.

I like it that much if you ever want rid let me know just one thing the marine hand gripping the weapon, did you alter it to that angle or is there a hand angled already ?

lone dirty dog - Thanks! - hand angle is always tricky, here the trick is in the careful cut and then hiding it behind the wrist-computer thingy

MauS wrote:Agreed, the gun is indeed an improvement!

MauS - Thanks!

Kruger paintjob attempt 2:

i really like it! looks really sand raider.... lets hope he doesnt attack Luke!

It's early days on the paint scheme so holding back with any real comment, although I like the tone so far as mentioned has a slightly outlander desert roamer feel to it

The slightly rusty weathered armour is a nice touch though, also the weapon looks great how did you paint the coloured section of it ?

Somedude593 wrote:i really like it! looks really sand raider.... lets hope he doesnt attack Luke!

Somedude - Thanks - never thought of it but you're right, he's Tusken!

lone dirty dog wrote:It's early days on the paint scheme so holding back with any real comment, although I like the tone so far as mentioned has a slightly outlander desert roamer feel to it

The slightly rusty weathered armour is a nice touch though, also the weapon looks great how did you paint the coloured section of it ?

LDD - Thanks - desert feel was the intention, might have gone a bit dark too early on the brown, but we'll see… when I get time to get back to him!
- The weapon received the same yellow coat as the trousers, then I dry-stippled Boltgun Metal over it, trying to hit the edges to get a scratch effect


Had an 8 month old visitor and his mum for the last 2 weeks so hobby time has been sporadic… in the few ten minute periods I've managed to do a little bit of converting:

WIPs:
- The Redeemer has found himself a new hand and stabby flaming torch to light his way:


- This pile of bits is on its way to becoming my vision of a Helbrute… cos every Inquisitor needs a boss fight!


- And the final member of the Brimstone Inquisitor's retinue is about to get herself some arms and new boots… I said BOOTS people!

Nice work and great possibilities there

Yes I read that wrong at first

 lone dirty dog wrote:
Nice work and great possibilities there

Yes I read that wrong at first

LDD - Thanks - of them all the female gunslinger has me most excited about modelling and the most worried about painting... the Helbrute-variant is the opposite, so far a re-modelling nightmare (in it's original form its a very fixed-position model,) but paint wise I have an exciting scheme to attempt and fluff-wise he is pretty solid too.


The Redeemer is an NPC and will be a robe-painting exercise... cream perhaps?


Thanks for looking!

where did you get those sweet gun arms from? i need a dirty harry in my army after all!

Wow really impressive work, wish I had just a smidge of your skill. Looking forward to seeing th female member of your team come to life...cuz you know boots >.>!

 Somedude593 wrote:
where did you get those sweet gun arms from? i need a dirty harry in my army after all!

I think they are dark eldar arms with pistoliers pistols, but I could be wrong

VeteranSgt.Ryokai wrote:Wow really impressive work, wish I had just a smidge of your skill. Looking forward to seeing th female member of your team come to life...cuz you know boots >.>!

VeteranSgt.Ryokai - Thanks! - it's mostly cutting in more or less the right place really… and a good bitz collection!

lone dirty dog wrote:

 Somedude593 wrote:
where did you get those sweet gun arms from? i need a dirty harry in my army after all!

I think they are dark eldar arms with pistoliers pistols, but I could be wrong

Somedude593 - Thanks! - and LDD has has it right - Dark Eldar wych arms, with Empire pistolier hands and pistol.

YES I love the bits game

I've moved the Redeemer's head a few mm to the left, after PDH's comment in another forum about the 'slightly off' pose... now his head is coming out fo the centre of his body, not his right shoulder!

Pics soon...

Meanwhile PIP Kruger - post oil washes and re-highlighting the yellow:


Due to some careless lighting had to cut two pics in half to get 'natural' colour on top and bottom...



Next up - highlighting the browns and metals

After a lengthy hiatus, completed Kruger:















Kruger runs with the Skeleton Crew, a loose band of ex-military mercenaries known for getting the hard jobs done without questions, so long as the pay is good.
Kruger is the Point Man who walks softly and knows his way around the quiet weapons, and can sniff out a trail or trap where others see naught.

The Brimstone Inquisitor has been known to employ the Skeleton Crew when in need of additional muscle outside the scope of his retinue.
Kruger is pic-captured here about to commence the final assault on the Cult of Skvorax...

I like him. You've done a great job capturing the dark and gritty setting for him. His modded gun looks good and I like the way you have done his backpack.

First of love the colour scheme soooooo outworld desert terrific no seriously great job that is almost the exact scheme I wanted for my ash waste minis ( do tell what you used )

Overall great job but can I ask did you flick paint at the clothing to get that dotted effect ?

Moltar wrote:I like him. You've done a great job capturing the dark and gritty setting for him. His modded gun looks good and I like the way you have done his backpack.

Moltar - Thanks!

lone dirty dog wrote:First of love the colour scheme soooooo outworld desert terrific no seriously great job that is almost the exact scheme I wanted for my ash waste minis ( do tell what you used )

Overall great job but can I ask did you flick paint at the clothing to get that dotted effect ?

LDD - Thanks!
- I jump back and forth between steps because I use washes, both oil and acylic, but here's a basic run down:
- Spray with Krylon Brown undercoat then zenithal spray with GW White
- Iyanden Darksun wash over whole model, probably twice
- Tan Brown (Vallejo) wash over all the metal and brown bits - except black over the gun's suppressor
- Flicked Tan Brown over the whole model with a toothbrush
- Drybrush Boltgun on the metals
- Probably a second brown wash on the leather
- Brown Oil wash all over, working it into the shadows created by the zenithal spray
- Worked some Black Oil into the leathers
- Iyanden Darksun and Ivory mix wash on the yellow as highlights - maybe did this three times, very light wash so as not to lose the speckle effect
- Little bit of Space Wolf Grey drybrushing, very light, to get some sharper highlights - I hate hard line highlights
- More Tan Brown washing, added some purple here and there, knocked back the drybrushing a bit
- More purple into the shadows
- Mithril Silver highlights on the metals, some purple shading added
- Used some Nuln Oil to knock back some of the Mithril where it was popping too much, and did the same with some Tan Brown where the SWG highlight was popping
- Added the Turquoise to the eye and the sight

Cheers!

Progress on the Helbrute:


And a re-do on the Redeemer:

Redeemer painting underway:








- Didn't go with the shoulder armour, it looked a bit out of place on a preacher-type
- Repositioned the head, and re-sculpted the neck of the robe
- Added a hose and a canister (I forget whose idea that was, but thanks!) to the Flaming Brazier of Fiery Death!
- The small purity seal (without paper) is to hide a hole I drilled up thru the foot and through the boot strapping...
- Black and white zenithal undercoat to get underway

Cheers!

Good work. Cool model.

 Dr H wrote:
Good work. Cool model.

Dr H - Thanks!

Stage 1 - colour blocking:




Stage 2 - rough metallics and some spatter on the robe:




Stage 3 - first attempt at flames and added reds:




Next up - oil washing the robe and metallics, and then highlighting.

Thanks for looking!

Nice start on the Redeemer!