The Warhammer Models Thread III: A Brush With Death

[Gruffard]

Neat. Like the white coat, highlighting worked well there, Same with Perdita's top.

On the ronin, going punk colors? I think you blended the not natural hair color of pinkish purple well.

[dsmiles]

Neat. Like the white coat, highlighting worked well there, Same with Perdita's top.

On the ronin, going punk colors? I think you blended the not natural hair color of pinkish purple well.

Thanks.
Not necessarily "punk" colors, the picture on the card for that one had pinkish-purple hair, so I thought, "Why not," and gave it a try.

EDIT: I'm hoping to finish the other two Ronin, and the three Death Marshals today. They're all pretty close to being done, but I have to go out and buy Rising Powers (and hopefully Wrath) a bit later.

[Klose_the_Sith]

Some part of my Dystopian Wars bombers seems a little off ... does camouflage just not go with gleaming brass or something?

[dsmiles]

Look, more Malifaux!

Ronin:

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Oops, I just realized I forgot to paint her face.

Death Marshals:

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More Unused Bases:

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[Gruffard]

Some part of my Dystopian Wars bombers seems a little off ... does camouflage just not go with gleaming brass or something?

If the brass is small or dull maybe... but yea I don't think really shiny and camo go well.

Overall, like the new work too, but the glasses/goggles on the ronin looks like it bled a little onto the rims, you might be able to correct that with a sharpie, or a quick brush work.

[Closet_Skeleton]

Brass and camo looks fine on my Hunter Warjack but its not exactly "shiny".

[dsmiles]

Overall, like the new work too, but the glasses/goggles on the ronin looks like it bled a little onto the rims, you might be able to correct that with a sharpie, or a quick brush work.

Yeah, I saw that after I posted the pics. There's this tiny rim between the glass and leather. I'm going to try to make it brass again.

EDIT: Also, the first of three color schemes for my (currently) six Witchling Stalkers:

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[Klose_the_Sith]

Brass and camo looks fine on my Hunter Warjack but its not exactly "shiny".

You're talking about the Federated States of America Royal Dominion of the Americas, son. We don't use non-shiny brass.

Anyway, I'll try and upload some more decent pictures of my fleet and bombers later. Then you can all judge me as harshly as you want!

[dsmiles]

Anyone got any suggestions for making old, crusty looking blood stains on bandages? I used Bleached Bone (with a Gryphonne Sepia wash and Bleached Bone highlights) for the bandages.
For reference, I'm working on Ryle, Guild Pawn:

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EDIT: Nevermind, I got it.

[Ninja Chocobo]

Space Shark conversions!

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Seeing the ease of which the teeth of the fearsome Oothecan sharks pierced and ripped the flesh of its victims, the Space Shark artificers decided to incorporate the designs into their weapons.
(it's a katar. it's a bad angle.)

A feeding frenzy on Ootheca is a sight incomparable to any other in nature, and several of the Charcharodons who observe one are never quite the same afterwards. They adopt the ferocity of the sharks and the lethality to go with it; they are bestowed the Mark of the Sharkin and are unleashed into battle at the first opportunity.

With his great shield, Ajax Sharkfist (working title) commands respect from his comrades. With his mighty hammer, he demands it from his enemies.

[Borgh]

Ajarc Reeffist?

Otherwise, extremely cool stuff.

[dsmiles]

Space Shark conversions!

Nice work, NC! Can't wait to see the finished products.

[Zorg]

EDIT: Also, the first of three color schemes for my (currently) six Witchling Stalkers:

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I really like him! Though it looks like his slotta-tab is exposed.

Space Shark conversions!

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Seeing the ease of which the teeth of the fearsome Oothecan sharks pierced and ripped the flesh of its victims, the Space Shark artificers decided to incorporate the designs into their weapons.
(it's a katar. it's a bad angle.)

A feeding frenzy on Ootheca is a sight incomparable to any other in nature, and several of the Charcharodons who observe one are never quite the same afterwards. They adopt the ferocity of the sharks and the lethality to go with it; they are bestowed the Mark of the Sharkin and are unleashed into battle at the first opportunity.

With his great shield, Ajax Sharkfist (working title) commands respect from his comrades. With his mighty hammer, he demands it from his enemies.

I love the little arm fins on the power armour guy. Only commentary on Arjac is that in the picture he looks to be hiding behind the shield too much. Is it possible to lower the arm slightly to show more of his face?


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I'm waiting on some Infinity miniatures at the moment, to convert them into the crew of the SSV Normandy
What do you guys think of this APC as a Mako stand in? It might need the suspension jacked up a bit. Otherwise there's this one, which is pretty similar in height but the turret is too far back and the body too tall.

[dsmiles]

I really like him!

Thanks!

Though it looks like his slotta-tab is exposed.

Cleanthoughtscleanthoughtscleanthoughts.
Crap. I knew I forgot something.

EDIT: Another pair of Witchling Stalkers: (Bases weren't finished at time of photo.)

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Iron Arachnid (Brass Arachnid):

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[dsmiles]

Gonna give these a new post, just to shake things up.

Ryle, Guild Pawn:

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Huh. Just realized I forgot to highlight his pants and boot.

Steampunk Arachnid Swarm:

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I tried to do some weird multi-source lighting on these, with the head of each spider being a light source. I don't think it turned out well, remind me not to try it again.

[Winterwind]

I tried to do some weird multi-source lighting on these, with the head of each spider being a light source. I don't think it turned out well, remind me not to try it again.

And here I was about to comment that precisely that seems totally awesome about them.
(Though all of your steampunk-y robot thingies always look great no matter what, so I may be biased here. )

[dsmiles]

And here I was about to comment that precisely that seems totally awesome about them.
(Though all of your steampunk-y robot thingies always look great no matter what, so I may be biased here. )

Thanks.
People are always the most critical of their own work, so I'm heavily biased in the other direction.

EDIT: Next up, the Invincible IRON MAN! (pics later, just thought you needed a heads-up.)

[CreganTur]

Managed to finish my last contest entry. This is something I've wanted to do for over a year. My wife gave me this Dark Sword Hunting Wolf mini for my birthday last year. I'm really happy to have a chance to paint him up. I styled him after a Red Wolf. The bushes were fun to make and turned out better than I expected. The unfortunate bunny is a Reaper mini.

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[dsmiles]

Outstanding! What did you use for the shrubbery?

[Winterwind]

Virtually lifelike. Magnificent.

[CreganTur]

Thanks guys

For the bushes I did the following:

1. pulled apart some steel wool to gather some strands
2. twist the center of the bunch together to create a trunk for the bush
3. superglue and let dry
4. cut the bundle in half at the glue point to create 2 bush armatures
5. arrange the steel fibers to create arough bush and clip away wild strands
6. airbrushed the wire armatures brown, then washed with Babab Black for the bark
7. use spray adhesive on the top and sides
8. quickly dip the armature into some flock

Once that was done I airbrushed some green in successively lighter shades to create the look I wanted for the foliage. I also suggest wrapping the trunk of the bush with masking tape so you have a larger handle to hold onto and to protect it from the green paint when you do the leaves.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I must post here to say.
That is beautiful. Really gorgeous.

[Eldan]

I'd call it one of the best minis I've ever seen.

[Gruffard]

Nice work as always CreganTur, curious do you sculpt your rocks or find real ones?

[CreganTur]

The rocks are actually pine bark mulch- it's an old railroad trick, because it look like shale. Once I glued the bark in place I created a paste using white glue and some basing sand, about a 1:1 mix, and spread it over the whole area where I wanted soil.

[Gruffard]

Thanks for the tip. Always up for cheap on the wallet basing tips.

[Ninjaman]

Creantur that is magnificent.

[Ichneumon]

So, I have an old incomplete (missing 1 pawn) plastic chess set and I was wondering if I could use it for something Warhammer 40k-related. Any ideas? I've thought about just glueing them to bases and using them as miniature proxies or objective markers or some such, but there should be something more fun to do with them, right?

[Tome]

So, I have an old incomplete (missing 1 pawn) plastic chess set and I was wondering if I could use it for something Warhammer 40k-related. Any ideas? I've thought about just glueing them to bases and using them as miniature proxies or objective markers or some such, but there should be something more fun to do with them, right?

Use them as decoration for anything where a giant chess piece might fit in. A Lord of Change, maybe?

[Zorg]

CT, amazing work on the wolf and rabbit. What was your process for the fur, or more specifically where the red meets the balck?


Ichneumon, you could do an urban bit of terrain where it's one of those novelty giant chess sets they have in parks. Make it a full terrain piece with a game in progress (preferably one move from mate) with a few pieces scattered about the board and the rest piled up in a couple of big bunches for more significant cover.


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Working on my Mass Effect minis - Tali's mostly done, just some cleanup of the putty, her left hand and attaching her right arm. Shepard needs her hair re-attached. Liara's head's curing as we speak , and her body's completly almost done save her neck, due to her head not being attached (sounding a little too creepy there).

So here's Tali:




I'll be doind Shepard, Liara, Tali, Garrus, Kaiden, Ashley, Jacob, Miranda, Kasumi and Thane. The Krogans and Mordin are problematic as finding a suitable base is proving tricky. I also haven't found a good one for Zaeed yet.
I'm waiting to see Jack's ME3 look before I do her, as I think her current look is stupid. I'd like to do Kelly, Joker, and Anderson, but they're lower on the list