laundry hamper Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hi everyone, after recently posting my Vulkan He'stan in various places I've had a few tutorial requests, and after making it figured I'd share it here too (you can also see it in my blog - just click the banner in my sig). I hope you enjoy it. :) With this I set out to reproduce the artwork depicted in the codex as closely as possible. I must warn you now, if you're gaming on a budget this conversion probably isn't for you! The part list is as follows: Techmarine body Grey Knight Terminator right arm with halberd Terminator left Lightning Claw arm Dark Elf Corsair cloak Space Marine backpack MkV Power Armour helmet (Assault on Black Reach missile launcher marine) Forge World Salamander Terminator Shoulder Pads Plastic tubing (I took mine from headphone wire) Green stuff 40mm round base Wire for pinning Okay, let's get started. Note that since finishing the conversion I have swapped out the previous head for one more faithful to the artwork, as you can see in the final image. Step 1: Main Body prep First, trim all the mould lines, flash and such from everything. Take the Techmarine body and remove the head and Ad-mech iconography. I highly recommend using the dremel to do this, otherwise it'll be long, difficult, messy work - especially for the head. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/01.jpg Step 2: Right Arm Take the Grey Knight Terminator arm and trim the shoulder detail off until it fits the Forge World shoulder pads. Again, a dremel would make quicker work of this. Keep your shoulder pads handy to check the fit. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/02.jpg Step 3: Left Arm Take the left Lightning Claw arm and trim off the claws. In their place, glue four small pieces of plastic tubing, about 2mm long or so. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/03.jpg Step 4: Backpack and Cloak Remove the collar and torso parts from the Dark Elf Corsair cloak. Cut off the bottom section of the Space Marine backpack, and glue the remaining part to the top of the cloak. You will see in the last picture that I pinned them together for security (as I did with every joint in this conversion). http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/04.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/05.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/06.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/07.jpg Step 5: Basic Assembly Pin the backpack and cloak to the body, and pin the body to the base. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/08.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/09.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/10.jpg Step 6: Basic Sculpting Extend the cloak around the sides and add a tabard using green stuff. Since we will be sculpting scale details over these, they don't need to be incredibly detailed or perfectly smooth. You will also see that I have added pins for the arms. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/11.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/12.jpg Step 7: Sculpting Scales Now we sculpt the scales on the cloak and the tabard. To do this, spread a 1mm layer of green stuff over the surface. Next, press in the outline of a scale using the scupting tool. I tend to make irregular 5-6 sided shapes for the scales. Continue pressing in the lines, building up each scale from those already created. I recommend working on a small patch at a time instead of doing the whole surface in one go. I will be writing a more detailed tutorial for this shortly, so if you're not sure about the technique wait until then. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/13.jpg Step 8: Final Assembly Attach the arms, pinning them in place to make sure they are firm. Finally, remove the head from the AoBR missile launcher marine and trim it until it fits in place, then stick it on. All that remains now is to attach the shoulder pads and paint him up! I have decided to paint the shoulder pads separately, letting me get into the difficult areas of the model more easily. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/14.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/VulkanHeStanfront.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/VulkanHeStanleft.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/VulkanHeStanright.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/VulkanHeStanback.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/Tutorials/Vulkan%20Hestan/18.jpg And there we have it, a quick guide on how to create a Vulkan He'stan miniature which, in my opinion, is very faithful to his depiction in the codex artwork. I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial! Please feel free to ask for more detailed descriptions or pictures if you need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuck_ Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Looking forward to seeing him painted(we gonna see that?) I really like the scales as well. However the termie fist/arm looks wierd; if i where you chop the fist off and stick to a pa arm and then add electric guitar string for cables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundry hamper Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Looking forward to seeing him painted(we gonna see that?) I really like the scales as well. However the termie fist/arm looks wierd; if i where you chop the fist off and stick to a pa arm and then add electric guitar string for cables Thanks! I'll be adding him to the Hall of Honour when he's done. I did have a spare PA LC which I tried but it looked a little wimpy compared to the picture in the codex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Daxam Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Absolutely loving the model. One tiny little annoyance: The Helmet looks a little bland. I knew that's how it looked in the Codex, but I would like to see a little detailing on it, like laurels or a skull or somekind. Otherwise, awesome and keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortsonfire79 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Wow thats really good looking! Great tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundry hamper Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thank you both! Absolutely loving the model. One tiny little annoyance: The Helmet looks a little bland. I knew that's how it looked in the Codex, but I would like to see a little detailing on it, like laurels or a skull or somekind. Otherwise, awesome and keep up the good work! The detailing on the helmet is going to be painted on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Daxam Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Fair enough. Post it when it's painted, and I'm sure it'll look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.(Space)Marine Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Very good tutorial. Looks great. If I were to get Sallies then I would definitly remember to check this tutorial out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drake of Nocturne Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Librarium material me thinks ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Very good tut im sure i gonna use it if i make a sallie army once :tu: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyang28 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi, great tutorial! I was actually wondering about how you extracted that head from the "Assault on Black Reach" missile launcher marine and used it in your last photo? I have been looking everywhere to find someone who has done exactly this, and you are the first and only person I know that has. This is incredible! I have long wondered if it was possible, given the fact that this particular head bit is very set into the body of the original miniature that it comes from. I have seen other tutorials where the body of an “aobr” marine was used with the head removed, but there are no tutorials on how to extract the head of an aobr marine, particularly of that unique head from the aobr missile launcher marine. In fact, after much research, that head is actually an mk5 head! You can tell if you cross reference it with the OOP mk5 marine currently being sold as part of the "Armour of the Ages" line. Although mk5 armor was built from spare parts and it is said that no two suits are identical, the similarities between this head and the “Armour of the Ages” mk5 marine are uncanny. I would be eternally grateful if you could please post a tutorial or describe how you accomplished this difficult task! I am already so happy to have at least found an image of this endeavor done and finished. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 that is one handsome vulkan, very accurate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell93 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Hi, great tutorial! I was actually wondering about how you extracted that head from the "Assault on Black Reach" missile launcher marine and used it in your last photo? I have been looking everywhere to find someone who has done exactly this, and you are the first and only person I know that has. This is incredible! I have long wondered if it was possible, given the fact that this particular head bit is very set into the body of the original miniature that it comes from. I have seen other tutorials where the body of an “aobr” marine was used with the head removed, but there are no tutorials on how to extract the head of an aobr marine, particularly of that unique head from the aobr missile launcher marine. In fact, after much research, that head is actually an mk5 head! You can tell if you cross reference it with the OOP mk5 marine currently being sold as part of the "Armour of the Ages" line. Although mk5 armor was built from spare parts and it is said that no two suits are identical, the similarities between this head and the “Armour of the Ages” mk5 marine are uncanny. I would be eternally grateful if you could please post a tutorial or describe how you accomplished this difficult task! I am already so happy to have at least found an image of this endeavor done and finished. Thanks! I second this (very long) post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundry hamper Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Thanks folks! Hi, great tutorial! I was actually wondering about how you extracted that head from the "Assault on Black Reach" missile launcher marine and used it in your last photo? I have been looking everywhere to find someone who has done exactly this, and you are the first and only person I know that has. This is incredible! I have long wondered if it was possible, given the fact that this particular head bit is very set into the body of the original miniature that it comes from. I have seen other tutorials where the body of an “aobr” marine was used with the head removed, but there are no tutorials on how to extract the head of an aobr marine, particularly of that unique head from the aobr missile launcher marine. In fact, after much research, that head is actually an mk5 head! You can tell if you cross reference it with the OOP mk5 marine currently being sold as part of the "Armour of the Ages" line. Although mk5 armor was built from spare parts and it is said that no two suits are identical, the similarities between this head and the “Armour of the Ages” mk5 marine are uncanny. I would be eternally grateful if you could please post a tutorial or describe how you accomplished this difficult task! I am already so happy to have at least found an image of this endeavor done and finished. Thanks! It doesn't take too much work, all you'll need is a saw and a knife. First, cut it with the saw like so to remove it from the main body: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a321/eek_107/Heroes%20of%20Armageddon/Salamanders/missilecuts.jpg (you'll probably have to make the horizontal cut right across from the shoulder) Trim around the bottom with the knife until it fits whatever neck area you're attaching it to. Pay particular attention to the back of the head, at the bottom. You might also need a touch of green stuff to patch up any gaps. Of course, this is likely to leave the body useless without a lot of repair work, but I didn't really need it anyway. Hope this helps. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyang28 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Thank you so much for your help! I have just ordered a citadel hobby saw off ebay and will be grabbing an assault on black reach missile marine asap. I never thought of simply sawing at the shoulder line to ensure that nothing of the head becomes missing! Because I havent actually seen the model in person, I could only speculate how the process is done from pictures. I was wondering, is the back of the head partially covered like the back of this aobr marine's head? http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss128/tanem315/aobrmarinebackofhead.jpg Did you have to touchup the back of his head with green stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundry hamper Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Thank you so much for your help! I have just ordered a citadel hobby saw off ebay and will be grabbing an assault on black reach missile marine asap. I never thought of simply sawing at the shoulder line to ensure that nothing of the head becomes missing! Because I havent actually seen the model in person, I could only speculate how the process is done from pictures. I was wondering, is the back of the head partially covered like the back of this aobr marine's head? http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss128/tanem315/aobrmarinebackofhead.jpg Did you have to touchup the back of his head with green stuff? No problem. :) Yes, his head is also covered like that. However, the Techmarine's armour on the neck/shoulder is more built up so I didn't have to fill in extra detail at the back. On a regular torso you probably will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSIM Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Question for you. How did you do the greenstuff scales? those are really nicely done with a lot of detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundry hamper Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Thanks! I've covered it briefly in step 7, but I'll try and get up a specific tutorial for sculpting them as soon as I can. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundry hamper Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Here it is: http://eek107.blogspot.com/2009/03/convers...ing-scales.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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