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I think I may have th rebuild my Iron Warriors in this manner - this just looks too damned good! XD How do you do your rivets?

From the conversions to the painting I'm blown away!

Thank you everyone. Your comments and kind words are greatly appreciated.

 Kepora wrote:
I think I may have th rebuild my Iron Warriors in this manner - this just looks too damned good! XD How do you do your rivets?

The rivets are done using the small beads from a cheap water filter refill. It's an old technique. I'm sure if you google ( or bing) water filter rivets you'll quite easily find a tutorial or two. However, basically a lot of water filters contain these tiny ceramic beads. With a bit of care and a good pair of tweezers, they can be either squashed into greenstuff, or in the case of plasticard, glued into pre-drilled recesses.

Ahhh, alright! I've always meant to try that, but never got around to it....

I must confess that, when I began the ‘Euripides’ project, I had only the vaguest of ideas of what I wanted to do. I certainly had no definite end product in mind. I knew I wanted to explore the Age of Darkness. I also knew that the idea of a rag-tag group of shattered survivors appealed more to me that the full glory of an Astartes Legion in all its strength. Like everyone who starts a project without a plan, I suffered false starts and dead ends, but recently I have begun to feel shapes, structure and themes emerging organically from the chaos.

My last finished model, the Astropath Jaysha Kree, now feels like a turning point. She is a miniature that grew and evolved and took on a life of her own. It almost feels like I built her and then worked out what she is. I fear now I may have been slightly wrong in saying she is of the Mechanicum. Time to rewrite history, or at least tinker with it.

In the last few days, I built a new miniature and again, I’ve had to work out what it is I have built. The answer feels like for the first time, I know what I’m doing.

This is Duke Ko, the Herald of Myleth.

The Knight World Orasto was discovered late in the Great Crusade. A Mechanicum Explorator fleet made first contact and were welcomed as long lost brothers. Orasto had been isolated so long that they were surprised to learn that other humans existed. When these new machine-men were able to repair ancient, long dormant knights, surprise turned to delight. Treaties were signed, oaths sworn and the Mechanicum established an embassy in Orasto’s chief city.

Now, a mere twenty five years later, the Knights of Orasto find themselves caught up in the wars of the Age of Darkness. Their loyalty is to the Omnissiah and they eagerly joined the forces who combat the Traitor. Given the short time that the Mechanicum has been on Orasto, the Knight Houses still enjoy a large degree of independence. Unlike other Mechanicum aligned houses, which have become virtual thralls to their Forge Worlds, the men and women of Orasto regard the Mechanicum as allies and brothers in arms rather than overlords.

The Euripides found a small group of battered and bloodied Orastian Knights, survivors of a massacre, and rescued them to fight another day. Their leader is Yol Myleth and Duke Ko is his herald. Proudly displaying the colours of his house (now incorporating the symbol of their Mechanicum allies), Duke Ko announces his leader, reciting the litanies of blessing, the lineage of his house and the deeds of notable ancestors: all of this amplified through the speaker of the cyberskull which never leaves his side.

Right now ideas are coming thick and fast of things to build. I feel like I have to get them started, so painting might be put on hold for a while as I concentrate on forming plastic and resin into interesting shapes. I’m really quite excited.

Fantastic conversion! Can't wait to see paint on him!

I just love that pose. Wow.

Duke Ko looks fantastic, really nice pose and the head fits great!

Just a quick update. It's been a long time, but I've not been completely idle.



I've started to paint my second art-scale marine, being very careful to make sure he matches the style of the first. Duke Ko has also had a touch of paint. Still early days with him, but I'll get there.

Love the way the new additions are coming along. The colors on the marines are just so nice.

Splendid work!

Brilliant does this mean your doing a knight?

 Llamahead wrote:
Brilliant does this mean your doing a knight?

At some point yes, I'm working up to it. I doubt it'll be the first thing I do though. I'd rather spend some time working on the members of the Household first.

Superb stuff, keep going good sir !

I seem to have a problem actually finishing miniatures at the moment. Very good at starting new ones, but not very good at finishing ones I've started.









This mini was something of a test. He's one of the foot soldiers of my Knight Household. Converted from a Solar Auxilia rifleman, I wanted to create a fusion of the deiselpunk style of the Solar Auxilia and the gothic design of Imperial Knights. I'm very happy with the way he's worked out so I'll be making some more to create a small squad.

Very nice indeed!

Nice convertion ! And good call starting him before finishing the rest, never let a good idea go to waste. Now that he is started, you don't have a choice and must finish him as well ^^ !

It's been far too long since I posted anything on here and it's high time I got this thread back up to date. After the last post I made here, I was invited to an Inquisitor event at Warhammer World. It was fantastic to be invited and a joy to take part, but it led to weeks of frenetic building, painting and mild panic to get a decent warband together - hence my neglect of this thread.

So, first up is a companion to my Household Armsman. Ultimately I'd like to have a small squad of these chaps, but they're not a quick and easy conversion and the squad will grow slowly.









I also finally finished Duke Ko. This mini had been sitting half painted on my desk for far too long.



To round off the warband, I continued in the same vein and completed another mini that I'd actually started months ago. This tech-assassin was inspired by the assassin in the Horus Heresy novel 'Mechanicum'.







... and the final warband for the event;



The chap at the back, with the gold breastplate was a hastily kitbashed mini to make up the numbers. We don't talk about him .. shhhh!

Beautiful warband, really embodies what makes 40k cool

Hopefully the event was a smash? And if it hasn't happened, here's to it going smashingly? Recap if you got 'em? I miss 28mm INQ, great times.

- Salvage

Brilliant update full of brilliant models. Plussing the event going smashingly !

Those are sick, in a very positive way!

Beautiful work... very inspiring.

The duke and armsmen are just perfect!

Any pics of the WHW event?

Thanks all! The event was great fun, but sadly I was so involved in the games I totally forgot to take any pictures.

Moving on ... latest work in progress is a swordmaster for the Knight Household.

That is one badass dude, especially liking that prosthetic hand, a bad memory from a duel fought long ago ? Very nice touch anyway.

Brilliant work, can't believe I missed this thread.

How to did you achieve that bluish look on the Iron Hands. It came out beautiful!

Looks fantastic MB! Excellent pose & build.

Beautiful stuff.