jah-joshua Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 hey B&C... i've been hired to take the old metal Mephiston mini, and give him a makeover for the new millenium... the task is to get rid of the old "Joe Dirt" mullethead look he's got, and give him a badass vampire look... to bring some action and motion to such a static mini, i will base the build around one of the Dark Angel plastic bodies... this is the stockpile of parts, and the original mini: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/wips/Mephparts.jpg the metal Meph mini will be used to provide parts such as the sword and high collar... the rest of the details will be copied with a greenstuff pressmould, and scratch sculptin'... before i could start to cut any parts off the metal Meph mini, i needed to mould the details... makin' a few pressmoulds of the shoulder pad details, and the chest will save me a lot of sculptin' time, and let me get to the paintjob quicker... i make a mould of the syringes as well, and one for the blood drops... here's the moulds: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/wips/BAmoulds.jpg this is the result after the first bit of trimmin' and clean-up: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/wips/BAmoulds1.jpg a little more prep to go on the casts, and i'll be ready to glue them to the body and the shoulder pads... then i'll use some more green stuff to blend them into the plastic parts, and we will have the base to start buildin' Mephiston's signature look... i hope this project will make some BA players very happy... it's been a long time since the characters for this army have been givin' an update... the action-packed poses of the new Space Hulk Termies are definitely an inspiration... thanks for lookin'... cheers jah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeller Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I like where this is going. That is also a shockingly simple way of doing a mould. Question: After the initial gs mould has dried how do you prevent the gs you place into the mould from sticking to the mould? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberious Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Very nice, will be following your progress. Should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I like where this is going. That is also a shockingly simple way of doing a mould. Question: After the initial gs mould has dried how do you prevent the gs you place into the mould from sticking to the mould? use a type of lubricant such as vaseline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtNACHO Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 :lol: ... ... ... How much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Marshal Sigfeird Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Sorry to but, in but i can field this one. As i use this process myself, vasiline is the best as stated and the most to use would be a small amount. I.e a pin head usually does me for the molds i make, sorry to but in but i hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seva Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I will be following this thread with great interest. This mini needs to be done. At least that awful head needs to be redone. Good luck! Obey the Emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen-Shugar Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Looking good so far Jah. That cast idea is cool - I'll have to try it sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tancred Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Fantastic idea by using molds, how did you stop the model sticking when your pressed them? Vasiline again? I'm tempted to do the same for Danta and Corbulo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Haha Joe Dirt! I hadn't even thought of that one. Do you suppose he likes Van Halen or Van Haggar? Now on to the modelling, awesome. He needs an update and this looks promising. Will keep an eye on this. Of course once you've sorted Mephi out you'll have to sort out Lemartes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah-joshua Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 i'm glad this has got people's interest... this will be a fun little project for me, as i have always found the Meph mini to be a great sculpt, with a horrid pose... Tycho's static pose works, and Dante is awesome, Corbulo is OK, but Meph just never did it for me... i have to finish a couple pieces for Dragonblood Miniatures tonight (unfortunately, fantasy minis don't wear power armour)... then i can get a bit of work done on this guy while i prep some more studio minis... it will be a couple weeks of slow sculptin' before i get to paint, as there are 4 more studio pieces to finish before this guy... since everyone asked, the best thing for greenstuff work is vaseline, but i didn't have any on hand last weekend... i just used water to keep stuff from stickin'... not as dependable as lube (i said lube :confused:) , but it worked a treat... luckily it's been humid (or should i say moist...hahahaha)... one thing i have to experiment with, is the ratio of blue to yellow in mixin' the greenstuff... as it is, the mix cures a little too rubbery when you use the mix as it comes in the strip... i think i need a little less yellow, and a bit more blue, in the mix... should have some new pics this weekend... thanks for all the interest... cheers jah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoby Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Great idea with the greenstuff moulds, I've used it for shoulderpads but wouldn't have thought of using it for things like the torso, will have to look at using it for some techmarine details for my Iron Hands. This was the first special charactor model I painted so I look forward to seeing a more dynamic version :rolleyes:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 a noble cause my friend, a noble cause. it really is a said day, when a regular marine is less static and has an over all better model than a special character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtNACHO Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 it really is a said day, when a regular marine is less static and has an over all better model than a special character. Welcome to the land of Blood Angel Miniatures <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Aye, when you consider that Tycho is/was suppossed to be permanently assigned to combat duty, you would have thought they would give him a slightly more...athletic pose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alys Dwr Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 one thing i have to experiment with, is the ratio of blue to yellow in mixin' the greenstuff... I like to use a litle more yellow when making the mould and then a little more blue when making the cast. And i too vouch for the vaseline method. I bought a pocket sized tin of the stuff as it lasts ages used in small amounts. I'm joining the line of people anticipating further work on this model, it should turn out great. A question though: if you want a less static pose, why are you using the DA legs? Those ones are rather static in themself and the running ones are a bit too active for Mephiston IMO. Would a scratch sculpt be out of the question? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 it really is a said day, when a regular marine is less static and has an over all better model than a special character. Welcome to the land of Blood Angel Miniatures :D well, the regular BA metals in the old blisters had pretty dynamic poses. so do the DC models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Marshal Sigfeird Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Well good news is, so i've heard from a reliable source our fav BA's gonan have a few new models out fairly soon, But this looks great though already looking forward to see new Millenium Mephiston in action here =]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah-joshua Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 hey B&C... my first WIP update ever!!! got some work done last night... first up is the chest plate on the D.A. body... this is the more dynamic of the two leg-sets that resemble the Meph sculpt... http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/wips/Mephbody.jpg the flow of the body and the robes will be enhanced by the outstretched plasma pistol in his left hand... the sword will be switched over to the right hand, held at the ready... the right arm plasma pistol has been snipped off, and a hole drilled for the sword... the sword was clipped off of the left hand, and a pin put in for the switch... a new handle and pommel will be sculpted on... i've also carved the wrist away on the arms, so i can sculpt some armoured gauntlets... Meph has gloves, which just don't work for me on marines... armoured gauntlets all the way:cool:... http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/wips/Mepharms.jpg lastly, i got the icons glued to the shoulder pads... they need some clean-up, and some GS blending to smooth everything out... for the skull, i took the rim off the shoulder pad to match the original sculpt, MK6 stylee... http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/jah-minis/wips/Mephpads.jpg we'll see what else i can get done this weekend, and get some more shots on monday... thanks for lookin'... cheers jah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Marshal Sigfeird Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Look real sweet atm dude excited too see more =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuNCHBiZZLe Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 have you thought about CSM arms for him and just filling off the star points that way you can get the armoured gauntlet look with less GS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Blade Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Brilliant work!!!!!!!! I am looking forward to seeing this guy progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Sha'son Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Sorry but it looks as though he is really going into the same pose he was before, just with the weapons switching sides... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah-joshua Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 trust me, there is about a half an inch difference in the positioning of the feet... the forward motion will be more visible when he's assembled and painted... cheers jah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan0775 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 it really is a said day, when a regular marine is less static and has an over all better model than a special character. Welcome to the land of Blood Angel Miniatures :D i second that, i am really interested in the moulding technique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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