<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Ashenwyte's Plog o' Random Stuff - Dark Angels Champion."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/56.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Ashenwyte's Plog o' Random Stuff - Dark Angels Champion. ,

I'm Ashenwyte, and I've decided to give this Plog thing a go again, after a few other attempts ended in disaster. I play AoS and 40k, so there shall be quite a bit of stuff from both games. I do also buy stuff for the hell of it, and there'll be all sorts of assorted historicals and minis of other genres in this plog too. Let's get started, shall we?

This is a WiP Custodian I'm painting up as a test for what will eventually become an entire host of the Emperor's Talons (and perhaps even the Emperor himself, but that's a project for later.) I've gone for a different look for my Custodes, modifying Amy Snuggs' excellent gold recipe on her Stormcast, which heavily utilises washes and ends up a fantastic weathered look. While most painted Custodes are bright and gleaming knights clad in gold, I chose to make them darker for two reasons. The first of which is that the Horus Heresy is the death of the Great Crusade, and by extension the death of the dream of humanity. It is an age bloody and brutal, where demigod fights demigod he once called brother in a conflict that spans the galaxy, a scale truly mind boggling. Hope died when the virus bombs fell upon Istvaan III, and to reflect that my 30k minis will be far darker in tone that my usual minis.

And the second reason is that I'm far too lazy to layer all of those metallic paints. Well, enough of my endless rambling. Here is the first WiP Custodian in Squad Aman-Helios, Varna-Hyksosian.





The mini is darker in real life, but such are the downsides of using phone camera. I do endeavour to get my camera fixed, but it will be a fair while before that so I shall make do with this camera on my phone. (Which is not bad compared to other phone cameras, it is no comparison to a proper camera.)

And here are some Sisters of Silence, basecoated with Retributor Armour. While not showing much, these are proof of an idea I have to unify the Custodes and the Silent Sisters. While I normally dislike Sisters of Silence painted gold, as I feel it removes their sinister aspect, a dark, subdued gold could quite possibly make them look very grim and menacing as soulless humans should be.



Golly gosh I've typed a lot.

Cheers,

Ashenwyte.

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9377103.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9377103.page GMT Re:Ashenwyte's Plog o' Random Stuff - Night Lords
After a lot of thinking and procrastinating, I've decided to paint my Chaos space marines as Night Lords, mostly because of ADB's excellent Night Lords trilogy and Prince of Crows. The characters are splendid, some of the worst traits of humanity personified as superhuman demigods. Curze is also one of my favourite primarchs, a tortured god that loathes himself and the poison that has corrupted him and his legion.

Here are two models I've converted today, to be used as Berzerkers. I'll be using Nostraman chainglaives to represent chainaxes, but until I can get some it'll be chainswords and bolt pistols for now.
These are some of my favourite models I've converted, they just ooze character and they should look great when painted up.







(Do excuse the terrible pictures, I need to get a tripod and a lightbox soon.)

Here's a test model. Not entirely satisfied with him, the Drakenhof Nightshade wash has made the extreme drybrushi highlights really subtle.



That's all for now. Cheers! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9389318.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9389318.page GMT Ashenwyte's Plog o' Random Stuff - A Beginning and the Talons of the Emperor CSM conversions, what are they, mk3 armor with CSM weapons and heads?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9389353.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9389353.page GMT Ashenwyte's Plog o' Random Stuff - A Beginning and the Talons of the Emperor
Wayniac wrote:
I really like the CSM conversions, what are they, mk3 armor with CSM weapons and heads?


Thank you. They're MKIII with arms from the Raptor and SW Grey Hunter kits and the heads are CSM heads with the silly horns removed.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9389361.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9389361.page GMT Re:Ashenwyte's Plog o' Random Stuff - Dark Angels Champion
I'm converting a Dark Angels champion as a gift to a friend, and I've written a bit of fluff for him.

From the land of sorrow,
Will you find a warrior bold.
A knight clad in black faith,
Armed with blade of shimmering gold.
Watch to the skies traitor and heretic ye,
Quake and tremble in fear.
Here comes forth Manakel,
Know peace in the kiss of his sword.

-A prophecy uttered by Librarian Ksenas Tyr of the Dark Angels, a few moments before his death.

I wanted to make him look suitably imposing as a master swordsman should be, so I went with plastic MKIII from the Burning of Prospero set to add bulk to his figure. I used bits from the ever useful Grey Knights Strike Squad kit for his helmet and sword hit, and bits from the Dark Angels Veteran kit for the blade of his sword, grenades, backpack (Not pictured, I'll be painting it separately.) and the shoulder pads. The blade at his side comes from the Empire state troops kit, which has quite a few bits that look very knightly. I'm at a choice for what hand to use for his outstretch right arm, a hand holding the head of a daemonette or a hand pointing forward.



I like the look of him holding aloft the head of a foul daemon, but there's also this.



I like this as it looks like he's issuing a challenge to some vile xenos warlord or traitor marine, and fits his character. What do you guys think?

Feedback appreciated. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9423028.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/726343/9423028.page GMT