Lestat Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 your librarian is just awesome! Many thanks for the compliment - thanks for everyones compliments. But any constructive criticisms are also more than welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDuke Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Right now my only criticism is that you are letting an Ireland fan into your house, brother or not... :lol: Nah in all seriousness, that is a really cool custom librarian. I may be inclined to give the chest eagle a wash to help define it a bit, and go over the red of the chapter symbol and tear drop once more, as the black of the checkerboard is showing through slightly. Aside from that, cool conversion and I really like how the rest of the mini looks! Cheers, ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Right now my only criticism is that you are letting an Ireland fan into your house, brother or not... :lol: Nah in all seriousness, that is a really cool custom librarian. I may be inclined to give the chest eagle a wash to help define it a bit, and go over the red of the chapter symbol and tear drop once more, as the black of the checkerboard is showing through slightly. Aside from that, cool conversion and I really like how the rest of the mini looks! Cheers, ID I know, but his girlfriends even worse - she's a Wales supporter! :wub: The Chapter Symbol and blood drop are on my to do list. My freehands not great so I'm trying to work on that. Not going to try it tonight after a couple of drinks though :wub: See what you mean about the chest eagle - might try adding some purple into the red wash just to darken up the recesses a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lysander Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I like it! You're missing his librarian's hood though <_<. Besides that nitpicking, it's pretty good. Nice and solid conversion as well as paintjob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 I like it! You're missing his librarian's hood though ;). Besides that nitpicking, it's pretty good. Nice and solid conversion as well as paintjob. Thanks for the compliments. For all those that have missed the fluff I have included in this thread, there are one or two reasons that I have not sculpted a physical psychic hood. 1) Fluff-wise, the hood is incorporated into the helmet - that is why there are various wires sticking out. The "hood" doesn't actually need to be a hood at all. Check Mephiston for example, or even Ezekiel (though his is a cloth hood rather than a standard Marine psychic hood) 2) The last time I attempted to sculpt my own hood out of a spare shoulder pad, I ended up with severe lacerations in the tips of my thumbs. Not a good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lysander Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I like it! You're missing his librarian's hood though :lol:. Besides that nitpicking, it's pretty good. Nice and solid conversion as well as paintjob. Thanks for the compliments. For all those that have missed the fluff I have included in this thread, there are one or two reasons that I have not sculpted a physical psychic hood. 1) Fluff-wise, the hood is incorporated into the helmet - that is why there are various wires sticking out. The "hood" doesn't actually need to be a hood at all. Check Mephiston for example, or even Ezekiel (though his is a cloth hood rather than a standard Marine psychic hood) 2) The last time I attempted to sculpt my own hood out of a spare shoulder pad, I ended up with severe lacerations in the tips of my thumbs. Not a good look. Ah that clears things out! Sorry about that: I think that's the only post I missed; my fault for not reading more slowly :rolleyes:. I'm just used to staring at the ones GW makes. In that case, your librarian is really unique! It's rare to see one without a psychic hood, and looking so much more like a warrior/champion then a librarian. I really like his left arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 I like it! You're missing his librarian's hood though <_<. Besides that nitpicking, it's pretty good. Nice and solid conversion as well as paintjob. Thanks for the compliments. For all those that have missed the fluff I have included in this thread, there are one or two reasons that I have not sculpted a physical psychic hood. 1) Fluff-wise, the hood is incorporated into the helmet - that is why there are various wires sticking out. The "hood" doesn't actually need to be a hood at all. Check Mephiston for example, or even Ezekiel (though his is a cloth hood rather than a standard Marine psychic hood) 2) The last time I attempted to sculpt my own hood out of a spare shoulder pad, I ended up with severe lacerations in the tips of my thumbs. Not a good look. Ah that clears things out! Sorry about that: I think that's the only post I missed; my fault for not reading more slowly <_<. I'm just used to staring at the ones GW makes. In that case, your librarian is really unique! It's rare to see one without a psychic hood, and looking so much more like a warrior/champion then a librarian. I really like his left arm. No problem - I miss stuff all the time! The left arm was easier to do then it looks. I plan in the future to buy a mail glove - like the ones butchers use - to help prevent lacerations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Hi folks, just to keep you updated, I have been working on my Chaplain on and off over this weekend (in between watching the Rugby - what a score for England!) Anyway, hope to have some WIP shots up soon in the next day or two. I'll keep you posted Lestat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolakhs Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Its good so far, the one quirk I have with it is that the colors of the fire should be the other way around, going: (from the skull up) yellow/light (hottest) to red/dark (coolest). Example: http://www.laflame.com/images/LF_Logset.jpg Other than that though, keep it going! -Nikolakhs- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Its good so far, the one quirk I have with it is that the colors of the fire should be the other way around, going: (from the skull up) yellow/light (hottest) to red/dark (coolest). Example: http://www.laflame.com/images/LF_Logset.jpg Other than that though, keep it going! -Nikolakhs- Nikolakhs - Thanks for the compliments. Just to point out my reasons for painting fire the way I do, heres a brief explanation. I'm using my college science as reference for the flames. On a Bunsen Burner - or even a lighter - the hottest part of the flame was always the tip of the inner cone (i.e. the blue bit - or, in the case of my Librarian, the darker red bit) Besides, it's "magical" fire. As it's an extension of the Librarians psychic will, it could feasably be any colour he wishes ;) But I decided to go with the colours that best complement the armour. I've also used reference materials - examples of which I have linked too below. The first pic clearly shows that the lighter colour is at the tips of the flames, but the darker colour is the centre. http://scavenging.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fire.jpg http://www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/signatur...gpic15887_7.gif http://www.jonesactmaritimelawblog.com/upl...TugboatFire.jpg Hope that explains why I have painted the colours the way I have. Now, I know that there will probably be a whole host of people saying that I have got it wrong, but it's down to personal preference at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Just a quick update on my Chaplain. He has finally got some paint on him, but still needs a lot of work. Heres a couple of pics. Any C&C is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtySixNights Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Great work! fantastic use of bitz once again! although may i suggest some brighter highlights on that black armour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Great work! fantastic use of bitz once again! although may i suggest some brighter highlights on that black armour! Duely noted - he's still not finished yet so the armour highlights are still to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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