Modelling: simple servo skulls

[smelly_squig]

today is my birthday ;) (19)

and my mum gave me a camera

so i thought i would write a tutorial to test how my camera works

if you want any more pictures just ask and i will try to get them

 

these are designed to be used in my dark mechanicus army which i am planning

 

to start with you will need

1. a necron head

2. a paper clip

3. a small drill

4. a scalpel(or similar cutting tool)

5. a base to put it on

 

 

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0020.jpg

 

grab the necron head and cut the chin off

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/untitled.jpg

you may notice the bits where it was attached to the sprue after this picture was taken i removed them

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0028.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0027.jpg

 

then drill a hole on the bottom behind the top lip(the picture should explain a bit better)

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0029.jpg

 

then get the paper clip and bend it strait

now glue the head onto it

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0031.jpg

 

and cut the paper clip so it is a little bit bigger than what you want

then bend the end to a right angle

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0032.jpg

 

then drill a hole in the base then push the paper clip in the hole and glue it

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0033.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0034.jpg

 

now you just need to paint it

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0019.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0016.jpg

(i still need to paint the paper clips black in these pictures but you get the idea)

 

to paint them:

black undercoat

codex grey higlighted with fortress grey for the front metal bit

then bleached bone with a little highlight of white for the back of the skull

then the eyes are ultramarines blue highlighted with ice blue

 

the necron destroyer heads work too

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0022.jpg

i am using them to represent the more techy servo skulls

 

and a scale picture

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/smelly_squig/DSCN0025.jpg

[wiplash]

look pretty good is the head with the extra eyes in the warrior box?

[smelly_squig]

i dont play necrons so i dont know if it is(i bought them from bitzbox)

http://www.bitzbox.co.uk/index.php?cPath=21_28_168

i know its from the destroyer box but i dont know if its in the warrior box

as bitzbox doesnt show them on the warrior page i would guess no but i dont know as i have never bought the box

[Divergent Reality]

its a destroyer / heavy destroyer head.

 

its only in the destroyer boxes.

[Amon-Chakay]

At my local store there are two necron players, i'll ask them for some heads, and if you don't mind i'll use your tutorial.

 

i love it! ^^

[smelly_squig]

the first head i did it on came from a guy at my local club who was giving away some spare bits he didnt want(mainly orks and necrons)

i have about 17 heads which i got from bitzbox

which if they had any left in stock(i bought them :nuke: ) i would advise people to use that as they where really good

 

the reason i wanted them to be so simple was because i think my troops will be complicated

and when i get the bits i have ordered from forgeworld and gamesworkshop(which i ordered long before i did the bitzbox order) i may do a tutorial on them too

 

if anyone wants to steal my ideas then please steal away

[Divergent Reality]

At my local store there are two necron players, i'll ask them for some heads, and if you don't mind i'll use your tutorial.

 

i love it! ^^

 

generally necron players have no spare bits unless they convert a bit.

 

unless you consider spare green rods bits.

 

good luck.

[The Emperor's Chosen]

Yes, all the necron kits come with exactly the number of parts you'll need (heads, arms, etc) for the models.

[smelly_squig]

if you dont have access to necron heads you can do it with normal skulls

 

the very first ones i did was made from normal skulls

i cut the chins off them just like in these then i started adding little techy bits to them

but i found it really hard to add the detail

i put wire into the eyes to look like cameras

i cut the back half off the skulls and added auspex scanner screen to it

 

i also tried some with chaos warrior helmets but i couldnt find any way to make them look like chaos servo skulls and less like floating helmets

i gave up that idea because i wanted to use the helmets for my mechanicus troops and i thought it would look silly but i since then have changed the heads on my mechanicus which i will post pictures of when forgeworld hurry up and send my order and when i have finished all my assignments

 

 

 

edit:sorry it posted before i was finished typing