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Superglue in pva huh? That sounds like a great idea. I'm going to try that right now before I go to work!



Thanks for the comments folks. I realize this isn't exactly the master class of Nurgle making but its good to see at least a little interest. I kind of have this sneakng suspicion that these Marines will turn out much better than I am anticipating.

I kind of have this sneakng suspicion that these Marines will turn out much better than I am anticipating.

turning the poster boys into lil pusbags is doomed for win

and good luck with the bases...you´ll love it...

Um yeah Vik, that was a great idea, like seriously have an exalt!

The pva does something horrible to the superglue and I can tell already this is exactly how the bases will get done. Very good tip!

Do you know those air soft balls? Lil yellow greenish plastic balls...stick them in for additional yuckyness

Well Vik, let's have a look at those bases now!

Next time more glue!

The airsoft pellets sound like a good idea too!

Nurgle Marines by Darkcloak, bases by Vik. Lol!


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I'm gonna just do the rest of the bases up now, feth it!

The varying stages of basing.

I'm listening to Nuclear Assault, it just seems so fitting...

Excellent reclamation work!

Thank you good sir!

Two and a half mini tubes of superglue later...

Bases for both Lords.

Here I've thrown on a wash of AP Strong Tone. Here they are beside some freshly greened fellows.

And the first 7 with strong tone...

Without flash this time, ha-ha!

crusty bases! the strong tone is really making it´s effort! the hue you´ve created looks nurgleperfect^^
what other colour will you use for the lot? i am thinking of a faded red?

the big bubble on the lord base...is it strong enough to stay as a bubble or might it collapse? the other lord base looks cool too...was always a fan of cork!

Okay, here are some more wip shots. Enjoy!

Also cat auto-fellatio...

Whoops! Lol


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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
crusty bases! the strong tone is really making it´s effort! the hue you´ve created looks nurgleperfect^^
what other colour will you use for the lot? i am thinking of a faded red?

the big bubble on the lord base...is it strong enough to stay as a bubble or might it collapse? the other lord base looks cool too...was always a fan of cork!

That big juicy bubble on Lord base 1 did pop, but I have plenty of time to try again.

I went with some purple and yellow for the clay bits, gives them a nice snotty vibe. I am not sure how to do the rest of the armour though. I may do a coat of that same yellow over the green, but thinned down even more to give only a slight hue.

The guns I simply washed a few times with a black. I did a light coat over the backpacks too and I will probably try to make them match the weapons later on.

I really want to stick to using washes only but I am really tempted to do some drybrushing on the wargear. Nothing much, just a scrape of silver, just on the guns and packs and little bits like the rebreather tubes and maybe a few sigils. I may do a bit of bronze colour too, just on the pauldron edges.

hadn´t thought about going purple...but with the yellow ...this looks really good... the black washed guns is a cool idea! all in all you really go for the faded beach bleached look of a corpse...i like that!
if you feel comfortable ...maybe some rust to the silverstreaks...but all in all this is really shaping up!

Definitely need rust!

I had wondered at the logic of using purple, but in nature purple and yellow and green are quite prevalent in decomposition of material. I was relieved when the yellow went on and they immediately looked like something pulled out of a dirty nose.

I was relieved when the yellow went on and they immediately looked like something pulled out of a dirty nose.

LOOOL....

and yep... i see zombies and so on in that colour scheme...

And the more I look at the pics, the more I see the need for some browns and beiges in there.

Thanks for the tips Vik, I'm glad you are enjoying this project as much as I am! I get more and more excited to finish this army and give it a battle as the days go on.

i was always hesitant to make some Z´s myself... but seeing your success i feel kinda motivated...(tho time forbids^^) and well... if you add browns and a bit beiges...probably with drybrushing over the flat surfaces like belly and so on you´ll create the effect you got with the flash pic...




and this will be the stuff probably you want to have...

With a very subtle yellow wash over top everything...

well.... OBVIOUSLY you wont let the bases stay as frozen yoghurt...so... any plans in scheme for these?...

Well Vik, I'm just not sure yet. I tend to do my basing afterwards so that I can choose base colours that compliment the piece. Normally I'll do something nature themed like grass or snow, but I've never done anything like this before so I'll admit. I am kinda stumped!

I was thinking gore would be a nice contrast and it would allow me to use some of the greens and purples too. That way the mini will stand apart from the base but still have some cohesion.

I want to use those pellets you mentioned but I have to go buy some first, so until then these Plague Marines are fighting on Planet Yoghurt, ha-ha!


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Also, what do you think of the Marines so far? I like the subtle yellow, but now I think a final heavy brown wash, followed by a bit of light grey drybrushing should do it. After I do the silver and copper bits of course!

could be worse than planet yoghurt

i think a gory base later on will look nice... either way i think ou will need a bit of spot colour...on the baase the soon to happen pellets could be done in a bright yellow...in a "puddle" of red something...

There is a shop across the way that sells airsoft guns... Maybe they will have a few dozen I can just have. If I tell them about my project they may be more inclined to let them go for free. Its not like I need a whole ammo box full! Lol

Though mind you, they may come in handy for other things...


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Lol, pellets, maybe they will give me free pellets. Sounded like I wanted free guns! Lol

well i got me 200 just for the sake of having them and bang! i used them to make my own scratchbuilt tech joints...they´re very versatile...(at first i only used the ones my kids found in sandboxes on playgrounds...)

Went down to that rc shop. Staffed by some really chill folks, though they did try to sell me a gundam model... Lol.

I asked about pellets and the guy only sells them by the pound. Thankfully he was a hobbyist too so when I told him what I wanted pellets for he told me I could have as many as I wanted. The floor was littered with them! Ha-ha! They do in store fps tests!

I really like these! What exactly is darwi clay though? How is it to work with and where do you buy it?

Oh wow, so much progress in such a short time. Looking disgusting, fella.

 Lord Corellia wrote:
I really like these! What exactly is darwi clay though? How is it to work with and where do you buy it?

Well I'm not sure really what it is exactly. Darwi is a brand name and they make a few different clays. Mine came in a gold wrapping which I tossed awhile back so I could store the stuff in a sandwich bag. It should be easy enough to find online or at an art shop. I can't recall the price exactly but rest assured if I spent money on it, it was cheap!

From what I can recall/have experienced, its an air dry polymer that takes about 48 hours to cure. You treat it like any other clay, working it with damp fingers until you have a smooth feeling putty. This putty can then be applied to virtually any surface, though you may want to abrade the area a bit first.

Now be warned, its not like greenstuff! There is no rolling out little tubes and making ropes or etching in patterns, this kind of darwi is more for something akin to pottery. They do make a stiffer more detailed clay, but this is not that clay. A lot of the fine details I managed came about more so because of the nature of the clay itself rather than any applied ability. On page 1 I did a little step by step series and in it you can see that basically what I'm doing is just making random holes and marks in rather wet clay. Someone who uses darwi for its intended use will probably tell you I had it much too moist, but it seems to have worked!

One near trick I noticed was to take a very small amount of darwi, just enough to cover the tip of a tool, and put it down somewhere, then soak it so it's nearly broken right down. Then just smear it around leaving little tiny lumps. When it dries that area will be noticeably textured, but not so bulky. You can see an example of this on the Bike Lords bike, the pages of the book on the front cowling show you exactly what I mean.


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Also!

Having said that darwi is not capable of the same level of detail as gs, you can still get some details by carving the darwi a bit with a knife after its dried.

I'll post some pics of the Termie Lord to show what I mean.

Though you know... This is my very first big sculpting project so I don't know how to sculpt anything anyways! Lol

Though I did manage to make a pretty convincing hat for a Mordheim mini once. Maybe I can dig her out and snap a pic or two...

And thanks for all the comments guys! I am always eager to blather on endlessly about gribbly bits and paint so I appreciate the feedback!