Pyriel Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I´we been going greenstuff crazy and another firedrake squad is up and running. This one however is an effort job though. First of all, is it only me who thinks the 3+ storm shields are to whimpy? I´m leaning more towards the roman legion shields covering more and being sturdier when I think 3+inv saves. But then roman stuff is far from flames, drakes and salamanders so I went nutts and sculpted something more suited for the 18:th legion where artifice and quality wargear are important. I also used another kind of shoulderpads to separate each squad from the one before. And then I went and made some thunder hammer experiments with greenstuff, I´m keen on giving the minis a feeling of unique mastercrafted weaponry (as it should be when Vulkan is leading them). The hammers were simply done by removing the original head and replacing it with one of my new pinned. The shields have knuckle guards and I had to take the original shield arms with shields and cut away the shields around the fists, sand down the outer edge and simply put my shields on the original fists. Whole squad: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te2.jpg Closeup on some: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te5.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te4.jpg Hope you like them as more and even weirder squads are coming up with HQs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Till Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 -Love- the shields. If you made them from scratch you're the man. They're great even if you didnt. Wonderful painting as well. Generally I'm not a fan of salimander stuff; I think it looks goofy, but these look good. the bases are are little over the top for me, but nothing that would take away from the model. These are the nicest Terminators I've seen in a good bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Andrecus Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 You, sir, are a genius. A genius. Give us more. MORE I SAY!!! MOOOOOORE!!! I love those shields... Reminds me of a mix of the shield of the Saurus shields and the shields on the Dragon Prince minis from Warhammer Fantasy... Perhaps you could use those as components??? Anyhow, keep it up!!! Glad to see a Brother who's enthusiastic about the "green goo of life" (That is, greenstuff...) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 absolutely AMAZING!!!!! these are the best sallies i have ever seen!!! great job and keep it up. don't forget to post more of these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drizzt73 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Nice work as usual Pyriel. I love your sallies and you have inspired me to do a successor chapter. I notice that the shields are now done- are they and the other varient for sale yet? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Toddius Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 The best Sallies termie squad i've seen on the board. Absolutely stunning. Don't know what else to add. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hida Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Really nice <DELETED BY THE INQUISITION> m8, as a demon player we dont got alot of armor but sure as hell they love to be pounded by youre teries really love the bases 2. Keep it comming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 too much salamandery awesomeness *head explodes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Kashnizel Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 The shields are awesome! The paintjob is sweet to! I like the little conversions you did like changing the hammers and gthe shoulder pads. The bases are great aswell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyriel Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Till: Yeah I made them alright. Here is a wip of one (I made 3 different all in all, they are fun to sculpt): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/Greenstuff/Picture349.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/Greenstuff/Picture351.jpg I also repositioned the arms a bit, here are some more close ups: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te7.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te6.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Dropout Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Agreed, they're awesome and done very well :lol: Keep it up! :D Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 haha Nice, i wish I could sculpt like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother of the Temple Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Those aren't models those are works of art. All of your stuff is great, thanks for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmyrick Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Absolutely frickin beautiful. I love your Firedrakes. I've always liked the look of Salamanders, and yours are the nicest I've seen. You have a clean natural style that must look spectacular on the table top. Kudos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarclaw Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 This is really some great model you've got there mate, nice work ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grevious Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Sublime. I wish I could do stuff like that. Simply awsome. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volchek Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Out-freakin-standing work! You sir, have conviced me to paint my SM figs as Salamanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLARGAG!!! Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 those look bad ass! possibly the coolest termis that i have laid eyes upon. great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike22 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Till:Yeah I made them alright. Here is a wip of one (I made 3 different all in all, they are fun to sculpt): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/Greenstuff/Picture349.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/Greenstuff/Picture351.jpg I also repositioned the arms a bit, here are some more close ups: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te7.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te6.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/Pyriel/1st%20comp/te8.jpg I hope that one day my salamanders would be half as good as those, i also wish i could sculp 1/12 as good. In case you didnt get the message. They are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folded Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Truly beautiful stuff... where do the bases come from? Are they hand made or commercially available casts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandalphon Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Those Sir are amazing. The multitude of subtle conversions and brilliant paintjob really make them stand-outs :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyescrossed Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I just wish chaos could have storm shields, then I'd pay you a crapload for 5 of them, because as shrike22 said, THEY ARE AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaStone Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Those are soooooo awesome, i mean yeah, im not even a huge fan of salamanders :P. But yeah, those are seriously kick-a** XD. You're a ninja. ;) Cheers, Ninjastone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryJohnny Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 :D Those are really amazing. I'm eager to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Engel Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 These are fantastic! Had I seen these to steal the ideas before I started my current army, I'd probably be playing Salamanders. ;) Seriously, these are outstanding. Every single one is a work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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