Lestat Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 For those whos spotted the sporting references in the topic title, you may have already guessed that this is my little homage to my home Nations Rugby team. I was inspired to convert this model after watching an absolutely brilliant game of classic Rugby when England played Wales during the opening weekend of the 6 Nations tournament. Anyway, thats the background and inspiration behind this model. At the moment it is WIP and needs some work done on the paint - which I hope to do whilst watching the games this weekend. I tried to get a dirty look for the armour because I have never seen a Rugby player come out of a match with pristine kit! As you may have noticed, he is in Englands colours. Any C&C is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Glorious! :) But where's the Welsh Guardsman being piled into the floor?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Glorious! :) But where's the Welsh Guardsman being piled into the floor?????? Â Well I am actually tampted to do a "battle" scene with the English Marine fending off other Marines representing the other members of the 6 Nations while he scores a Try. You can't actually see it that well in the pics due to the angle, but he is just about to cross the 22 yard line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoulius Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 lol! played rugby once...and yea its IMPOSSIBLE to get out clean <_< Â great model m8 :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood_Angel17 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 great model, you just need to add a few little things to make it perfect... Â firstly you need to paint a rose on the pad, if thats possible :S Â and then you should put a number on the back pack, in the little square... Â Â and just for laughs you could put some blood around the mouth then you could call him Tom Williams... HAHA only joking, u need to put fake blood there... Â but i do love your model very original <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefireinferno Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Digging the model will wait for the All Black Mini since there the only team better than england in rugby :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIST_OF_DORN Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Quality model mate, thats what this hobby is about...FUN. Some people seem to forget that. :rolleyes: Â Great work :blink: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirax Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot... Â Ahem :D Â Seriously nice idea man, is this gunna be a fun army? Or is it going to be competitive like the actual team? :devil: Â And are we going to be seeing models for different teams also? Because, if you could devise a system of rules for you to play Rugby with these models, I might look into doing this :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDuke Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 haha that is excellent! Lovely idea and execution. Make moar! ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Lord Captain Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Looks like Sergeant Dallaglio! Nice work mate :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine God Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot... Ahem :)  Seriously nice idea man, is this gunna be a fun army? Or is it going to be competitive like the actual team? :P  And are we going to be seeing models for different teams also? Because, if you could devise a system of rules for you to play Rugby with these models, I might look into doing this :D  Competitive?? Are you joking? What a thoroughly disappointing game Vs Italy. WE're not going to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 great model, you just need to add a few little things to make it perfect...  firstly you need to paint a rose on the pad, if thats possible :S  and then you should put a number on the back pack, in the little square...   and just for laughs you could put some blood around the mouth then you could call him Tom Williams... HAHA only joking, u need to put fake blood there...  but i do love your model very original :D  I'm going to try and make a wateeslide transfer for the pad. Just need to find a decent Rose pic.  As for the Bloodgate reference, maybe he should be a Death Company Marine!  Digging the model will wait for the All Black Mini since there the only team better than england in rugby :P  Only one problem with that, the All Blacks aren't in the 6 Nations!  Quality model mate, thats what this hobby is about...FUN. Some people seem to forget that. :P  Great work :D :tu:  It's always about FUN! This was just a quick conversion thats a tribute to one of my favourite sports.  Swing Low, Sweet Chariot... Ahem :D  Seriously nice idea man, is this gunna be a fun army? Or is it going to be competitive like the actual team? :)  And are we going to be seeing models for different teams also? Because, if you could devise a system of rules for you to play Rugby with these models, I might look into doing this :D  No intention for a full rules set or anything. This was just a fun conversion. Maybe Blood Bowl rules could be tailored for 40K Rugby?  If I have time, I might do the other members of the 6 Nations at some point. Just need to find more running legs too............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Where's the blood jetting from his scalp!? Â I attempted to join the rugby team during college, only to have my head lacerated on someone's teeth as I attempted a tackle. Blood spray everywhere. The resulting emergency room visit forced me off the team, and into apart-time job to pay the bill! Â Nice conversion. I like the use of the meltabomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonkin Arenis Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Nice conversion. I like the use of the meltabomb. Â This comment made me remember something... Â erm... Â Hah! here: http://1d4chan.org/wiki/HS40K Â do a full diorama, so he's putting a melta bomb on the hull of a Rhino (cuz they're so expendable :) ) in the colours of Wales, with the 5 other nations chacing after our Englishman ;) Â Awesome 'conversion' :huh: (god the rugby puns are growing on me - damn youuuuu ;) ) Â Arenis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 IF I had thought about it beforehand, I should have given him a jump pack so he could be a Fly Half :huh: Â You're not the only one with the bad pun Dragonkin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 :huh: this is very clever. I'm liking the dirty look though really that could do with drybrushing of a brown to give that muddy look :) Have you got any more like this one planned? Say a termi squad as the scrum and perhaps assault marines as "Fly Halves" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistinthunder Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 man these puns are terrible, at least the 'conversions' are making up for them, oh noes now im doing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 :) this is very clever. I'm liking the dirty look though really that could do with drybrushing of a brown to give that muddy look :D Have you got any more like this one planned? Say a termi squad as the scrum and perhaps assault marines as "Fly Halves" :D Â I am going to try a brown and green stippled effect on the legs and other parts of the armour to give a nice muddy/grassy look. Â As for plans for any more, if I get time I may end up doing the members of the 6 Nations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 If you wanted to create a whole team, surely you'd need Terminators for the pack and Eldars for the backs? :mellow: Â Great model, the melta-bomb ball is a nice touch too! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 Well folks, I've added some mud and grass stains to my Rugby Marine. Hopefully I will have more pics up this afternoon - if my cameras batteries last that long (forgot to pick some more up yesterday :D ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 As mentioned earlier, heres some updated pics of my Rugby Marine. I used a stippling effect to achieve the dirty, muddy look. Any C&C are greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirax Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Very dirty, reminds me of my weekends :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood_Angel17 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 nicely done, and number 10... very nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDuke Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Very nice mud effects. But number 10? Really? With a strong handoff like that he should be in the pack, thats where the cool kids are :D ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempronius Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Is Australia in the 6 Nations? If so, do an Aussie one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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