Gargantuan Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Everyone is saying OH WOW AWESOME BEST EVAR!Indeed they are awesome, better than i could ever do, but i'd like to point those of you who said "best evar" to dog houses true scale. they are by far the best evar. I'm not belittling these in any way though. they are exceptional. I've only seen Doghouse's true scale marines in his tutorial thread and I have to say that Lamenter's look better in my opinion. These are less plain. but doghouse does make some awesome true scale marines. The greenstuff looks a bit rough in places though, like for example the neck guard on the tactical marine. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1685892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch«•»Angel Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 really nice true scaling. only thing i dunt really like is the fatness of the power backpack. the lower half could be slightly thinner and maybe a bit longer towards the bum slightly. but u HAVE TO paint one soon! i think they would looks really awesome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1687025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilla Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I must say they do look nice, :tu: however, I think you could bulk up the torso a little more to balance the effect. To me they look a little bottom heavy at the moment. Keep up the good work! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1687068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I disagree, they look far more in proportion that Doghouse jobs, and I like the 'phat' back pack too, it looks more like a proper back pack! But I digress, and agree, paint one!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1687164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamenter Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 The issue of the back pack size seems to have divided opinion, but I like the bigger packs. I wish I didn't cause they're a pain to do, but still. I like the bottom heavy look as it implies a certain weight/stability. I think with something like this you have to decide on a compromise between accuracy of proportion and practicality in producing them en-masse. Sure the shoulder pads aren't perfect, they're still posed unnaturally (like most marines) and the greenstuff will be a bit dodgy in some areas, but I'm gonna forge ahead anyway. I'm hoping the greenstuff work will improve with practise. I think I've been using too much blue and not had the mix soft enough to get a really smooth finish. We'll see how things go as I make more of them. Difficulties are no doubt going to arise with having varied poses and the heavy weapons marines, but I'll be trying to make these one at a time and I think that'll help. My current marine will be carrying the tac squad's missile launcher. There aren't a great variety of terminator arms that'll be suitable, so I think this'll be quite difficult. To keep everyone happy, I'll try and have at least one painted by the end of the week. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1687613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I've found that the storm shield arms are probably one of the most useful pieces for this type of truescaling and the hands from a regular plastic marine (the left one that grips the main body of the bolter) fit onto it really well quite easily. You could have him carrying the missile launcher by a handle on top. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1687706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamenter Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 Couple of bits to show. First up, the hand sculpt on the bolter carrying tactical marine. It's not perfect, I think the fingers are a little flat, but otherwise I'm happy with this. Also proved to myself that I can sculpt hands (at least armoured hands) and I won't have to rely solely on terminator bits. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/IMG_1305.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/IMG_1306.jpg Secondly, here's the not far from completion missile launcher marine for the same squad. Still need to sort out his sidearm, pads, hand and do some work on the launcher itself. When I looked at the regular launcher it just didn't seem big enough(plus I only had one) so I decided to try scratch building it instead. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/IMG_1302.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/IMG_1303.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/IMG_1304.jpg Comments & criticisms welcome. I might see if I can start painting one of these today. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 ;) one of the best true-scale minis i've seen ;) very very very clean modeling BTW nice work and keep it up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Looks fantastic mate! Great job on the hand, looks really good and the missile launcher is excellent! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Bloody awesome! Love the missile launcher pose :> And like Dog house said, the hand is very well done indeed. Is this difficult to do? I wouldn't mind doing just the one as a space wolf... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 looks very very good, especially the rocket marine. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilla Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Ha, the whole time I was reading this I somehow never noticed these would become blood angels! Anyway, great work so far, I particularly like what you have done with the missile launcher marine. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamenter Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 Thanks guys. nurglepuss: I'd say if you're just doing one or two they not difficult at all. Very time consuming and the more you aim to do the harder it'll be to create variation. I'd imagine Space Wolves would be a perfect choice. Lots of details, chance to add furs to cover dodgy areas. Give it a go. The idea of doing forty more of these is becoming a little less likely as time goes on :D . But for now I'll stick to the plan. I've been considering what allies to add to this army. I want to include regular human sized minis to highlight the marine's stature. My options include =I= stormtroopers, sisters, or perhaps ad mech (using WH codex). Plenty of time to think about this though. Next up: RED PAINT! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Cool cheers Lamenter! Yes I think one as a vet sergeant would stand out (have too look up the name of that big space wolf on Terra.. Ranulf? Olaf? bleh). Cheers :> Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch«•»Angel Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 oh my gosh!!! *screams like a little girl* looks awesome!! esp like the missle launcher dude. has a really nice pose and expression. it would be really awesome to see some paint getting slapped on these guys. with the look at your yellow armor goodness, i think it will come awesome with the red. keep up the good work Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronowraith Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Once again, awesome job. You've really done great at scaling them up in every way and don't sell yurself short on the hand sculpt. Hands are the hardest part to scuplt and you did great. Looking forward to seeing paint on these models! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Very nice! It's all fantastic looking work. While I really like the great work you did on the wide backpack, I think it's unnecessary. Look at the TS marines DH does with big burly chests and the normal packs look fine. Again I do think they look great. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1693954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamenter Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Well here's my first painted truescale marine. I still need to add transfers. I also forgot how difficult painting red over black can be. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/painted1.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/painted2.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/painted3.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/lamenter76/Blood%20Angels/painted4.jpg I'm hoping to finish a 5 man squad of these by the end of the week. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1702888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maratheus Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hehe, I'm also using spaced power armour torsos. I really like where these are going, keep it up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1702975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-chaplain Astador Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Very nice. Really like how you did the rocket launcher And excellent cleaning up & shaping of the green stuff Could almost forgive you for making blood angels <_< Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1702988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnought Baraziel Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 They look awesome, although the robed one looks born to be a Dark Angel... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/145075-more-truescale-madness/page/2/#findComment-1703114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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