Dam13n Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Work In Progress Pics: http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WIPFront.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WIPBack.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WIPRight.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/WIPLeft.jpg Finished Pics: http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/FinalFront.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/FinalBack.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/FinalRight.jpg http://i352.photobucket.com/albums/r358/MatthewDaunt/FinalLeft.jpg Comments and Criticism Welcome (although the photos were taken with my phone, in bad lighting (hence the flash distortion) so will update when possible) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trajan Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Wicked marine, brother. well done. really like the painting style, seems almost like a drawing. -Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thats an impressive first attempt at a true scale marine, i agree with Trajan the painting style is really good. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ompfris Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 wow so much gs! what happened to his chest eagle? I thought it looked great, did you not like it? as for painting - I really like the shading on the blue... its awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Wow 3 responses in as many minutes... Thanks Trajan, the colours look smoother in real life, the flash from my camera-phone kind of washed it out, glad you like it. Cheers Pulse. Ompfris - The Chest Eagle wasn't symmetrical, and my OCD refused to accept it, the piping worked better for a pure Mk 6 look to the armour. Glad you like the blue, FYI the badab black wash is your friend, and is great for adding depth and definition. Laterz Guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thraximus Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Dude that is awesome. You took those pictures with a phone?! Those pictures are better than what my camera can do! :cry: Can we get a size comparison? Cause he looks honkin' huge, kinda like that Space Marine statue from Forge World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain maximus Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 for a minute i thought you meant life size..... and you have the same scheme as my lightning lords... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 and you have the same scheme as my lightning lords... The Eagle Warriors are a GW Official 2nd Founding Successor to the Ultramarines. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisowen Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thats very nice, i like the bolter with the shoulder rest from plasma gun very cool. Also i really like the comic book style paint scheme, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousFerret Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 ! MARRY ME! Alright, no, the missus wouldn't like that. But your work is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCrute Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Well this is jolly magnificent! Is this one of a kind or do you have plans for more of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Right here goes... Thraximus - Yes I have a 3 megapixel camera on my phone... it's rather handy for taking pics of minis... A standard marine on a similar height base comes up to his mid chest... (about the level of the midpoint on the venting) so he's pretty big. Captain Maximus - no not life size, actual scale is in proportion to a guardsman (6 foot tall) when a marine is near 9 foot tall (according to fluff)... It is a cool scheme, I liked the contrast, and the eagle warriors in the new sm codex pushed me just far enough I had to try one... Heru Talon - You are correct sir... (cookie to whoever gets the quote...) Mynameisowen - Yep, I had to try and make the bolter look larger to fit with his size, and a shoulder rest plus the sight and the storm bolter drum did the trick. Gotta love the comic book stylee.. RRChristensen - Hmmm while an interesting offer I must decline... Thanks for the compliment none the less... Alexcrute - Cheers... He was a test model to try out actual scale... so no plans to do more like him, I must admit to being very tempted to get the chaos terminator apocalypse box set and turn them into a set of actual scale plague marines... but I have to be careful not to let ambition cloud my judgement on that one... I'd hate to ruin a whole load of chaos termies... Laterz dudes, and keep the comments coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momento Mori Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Thats some sweet sculpting skills there! well done! can you enlighten us on your GS-ing? I seem to have a hard time trying to sculpt robes >scratches chin thoughtfully< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid hal Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 GNARLEY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossco Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I know everyone else has already said it but that is awesome work ! the stock is an awesome idea BTW ! if I had enough spare plasma's my vets would definitely get those ! anyway great work, I'm off to rumage through my bitz box ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamenter Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Excellent work. The chest piece looks different in the unpainted/painted pics. Very impressive. Edit: I only just noticed that this also uses NMM. Are we going to see more of these? I always liked Eagle Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Ooh more responses... @Momento Mori - Sculpting Robes - I have two different ways of doing it depending on the model. Method 1: - Use a moderately thick "rod" of GS and attach it to the back leg running up to the groin plate and down to the ankle - Sculpt the rear folds but leave the front blank, the best way to sculpt is to use the spatula end of the tool and score curved vertical lines toward the rear leg, then use the round end to flatten one side of the scoring to create a wavy effect - Allow 2-3 hours to dry (place in a warm place to speed up the drying process) - Roll out a smaller "rod of green stuff and flatten it out - Place over the front extending up to the belt and down to the ankle over the previous GS - Start with the groin using the spatula end create a V shape, then using the round end push the V into the shape you see on my model - then do the folds extending out from the centre using the above method. - Smooth and play until happy then leave to dry thoroughly (overnight is best) Method 2: - essentially the same just all done in one go, with no break, from one peice of GS, a little quicker but more likely to go wrong. @Paranoid Hal - Thanks Muchly Dude... @Rossco - You may steal... have fun! @Lamenter - I wasn't too happy with the chest eagle, so pulled it off and started again, and decided on venting for a more true Mk6 look rather than a mixed set. Yes, a little NMM, not my best ever but looks OK, suitably dark to contrast with the bright white... No more planned... I may head down the Actual Scale route again, but it probably won't be an eagle warrior... the white armour is very time consuming to paint... Laterz Guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Very nice. That is all. Move along. Nothing to see here. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Angelus Sanctus Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 A very impressive miniature, well done :) I really like how you have actively painted the graduation between dark to light, especially on the blue armor. It just really provides that visual "pop" and looks quite stunning (and makes the mini seem a lot more natural). Keep up the great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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