Vamp's Call of the Imperium thread...

[turelhim vampire]

I love how this is coming along, can you tell us how you made the Vanguard Sergeant?

 

I already said earlier in the thread. :P

 

Here you go: LINK

[turelhim vampire]

Very mild progress report, no pictures yet, though that will change.

 

The Terminators are so very close to being painted, the bases are almost finished and there are a couple of tiny touch ups to do on the termies themselves before I get the old chaos black around them.

 

The Dreadnought - Panoptes - is coming along nicely, though isn't as far along as the other squads.

 

More photos tomorrow before the spray goes on them.

[Hasoroth]

I love how this is coming along, can you tell us how you made the Vanguard Sergeant?

 

I already said earlier in the thread. :)

 

Here you go: LINK

 

Whoops I skipped right over that earlier! I do have a suggestion though, one of your terminators (the one with the spines); its a good conversion concept butI think the spines are too long and droopy they kind of look like random tentacles, maybe you could shorten them a little?

[turelhim vampire]

One last update for the Terminator Squad before I add flock to the bases and put paint on them:

[turelhim vampire]

Latest update:

The Terminators are based and base coated - though the black spray was applied in the evening and the photo's show area's that looked black in the twilight as actually not having spray on them. I'll remedy this before my next update.

Still, here they are, (almost) ready for painting:

Sergeant Aigaion

Brother Cottus

Brother Gyges

Brother Hecaton

I realise from the photos that I have forgotten to blend his thumb claws into his fists, I'll fix that before the next update as well.

Brother Briareus

[commander alexander]

I do quite like Brother Briareus, the "horn-claws" are very cool. I had a similar idea myself, but instead with tyranid claws and stuff.

[turelhim vampire]

Update time! :blink:

Update on the Vanguard - my progress has slowed considerably as I am currently working on a similar style challenge as here but on a Warhammer Fantasy Beastmen army, so I have to split my time between the two.

Still, Vanguard, hooooooooooooooooooooo! ;)

Sergeant Enceladus

Power Weapon Marines

Power Fist/Storm Shield Marine

Storm Shield Marines

Ablative Wound Marines

Let me know what you think Brothers!

[turelhim vampire]

Well... the Ironclad Dreadnought I was working on is not progressing to my liking. I have a love/hate relationship with it - sometimes I like it, other times I just wonder why I bothered with the pose. As such I am getting frustrated with the model, so checked with the Admin staff here and I have been allowed to substitute another WIP Ironclad Dreadnought for it - some of you will remember this guy from when I first converted him. Well, he was basecoated black for a game way back when and then forgotten about. Well today that changed. I have done most of the green, washed him and highlighted the edges, and now have started on the hazard stripes and the sarcophagus front. See what you think so far:

[Brother Icarus]

Firstly; my favorite Terminator is Brother Cottus. He's the least extravagant, but I feel he's got a simple hardcore feel about him.

 

Secondly; whenever I look at your Vangaurd I hear action movie music and picture them moving in slow motion while stuff explodes behind them. This is awesome.

 

Thirdly; while I understand why you've abandoned, (temporarily?), your original Ironclad, I'm still somewhat disappointed. I felt he was coming along rather well, and was looking forward to seeing the finished product. Issues were addressed, and I believe you dealt with them well. However, I understand the lack of motivation that comes from working on a peice that you've come to dislike, and I accept that you had a deadline you wanted to adhere to.

All that said, I like your new, (old), Ironclad as well. Excellent pose and supercool siesmic hammer. Looks good so far.

[Kid Famous The Punch]

It's good you abandoned the first iron clad, this one is much more readable. I can clearly see what's going on, he's got a drill and a hammer, and is not a midget.

As far as the vanguard go, some of them are pretty...good. I'm not seeing a space marine no matter how furious floating through the air in a 4 ft vertical leap. I especially don't like the one's who've apparently been tripped up by errant terrain which has been thrown at their feet. LESS is MORE, when it comes to bases and dramatic poses. Some of them are looking good, some of them look like you need to bring it back in a lot. For help, take a look at the GW assault marines, though they aren't falling over pesky crates, they are sprinting or leaping, and with proper bending are repositioning of their toes (that are touching the ground) and the right arms they could look like they are in an all out charge.

[musliisafish]

mind if I steal the hands idea for the ironclads? looking nice :angry:

[turelhim vampire]

UPDATE!

It's been a while since I updated this thread, however I want to prove to you all that I have not been idle. As it was my camera batteries died and I couldn't find the charger for them. Well, now I have, the batteries are fully charged and pictures have been taken.

Firstly though...

@ Icarus - I fully intend to finish the dreadnought however not in the near future. I like Brother Cottus as well, he was the first member of the unit I put together and I am so very pleased with his pose.

@ Kid Famous - Thanks for the constructive feedback, it is greatly appreciated. I know not every likes over-the-top poses on models, but I really do. I am firmly in the MORE is MORE camp, and don't see me changing anytime soon. :D

But like I said, thank you. I am glad that you took the time to offer advice on models you dislike - not many people would, and that is why I love the B&C, as it has members like you in abundance.

@ musliisafish - of course you can, it's not like I can copyright it! :)

Now, onto the photos!

Here's a little teaser on the progress of the Vanguard - the rest will come in time, though I am working mainly on the Terminators atm.

Now, the Terminators:

Squad Aigaion, the Hundred Handed:

Sergeant Aigaion (will be in Badab Veterans colours):

Brother Cottus:

Brother Gyges:

Brother Briareus:

Brother Hecaton:

Finally, Ancient Brother Val'nir:

Comments and critique welcome.

[turelhim vampire]

UPDATE time! :(

Progress is steady on the Terminators and the Dreadnought - the Vanguard are coming along albeit much more slowly.

On a positive note, I used all three units in a game of Apocalypse last week and they all did well, the Terminators even managed to destroy an Ork Stompa in combat! They will be getting a suitable kill marker on their armour just as soon as I figure out what to use to represent it.

Updated pictures below:

Dreadnought

Terminators

[turelhim vampire]

Any comments, critique? B)

[Mac the knife]

The conversions are impressive and the paint job looks like it will look great when its finshed. I would like to see what you give the terminators as kill markers as well. I'll definately be following this thread.

[turelhim vampire]

UPDATE TIME!

After a couple of days of hard work, Brother Cottus and Brother Gyges are complete - except for painting the edges of their bases black, adding the Titan kill marker and sealing them.

See what you think:

Brother Cottus

Brother Gyges

[Brother Caedrius]

I hope you don't totally abandon the crouching Dread holding the staff weapon, I thought it was an amazingly dramatic pose and looked forward to seeing it finished. What is the Grey stuff you are using over the green stuff? It appears to have a much crisper edged finish than GS

[turelhim vampire]

It is literally called 'Grey Stuff' by Gale Force Nine. I am not sure how easy it is to get a hold of, but I get mine from Maelstrom Games:

 

GREY STUFF

[turelhim vampire]

Next up is Brother Briareus, all done and ready for battle:

Comments and Critique welcome and encouraged!

[Brother Caedrius]

It is literally called 'Grey Stuff' by Gale Force Nine. I am not sure how easy it is to get a hold of, but I get mine from Maelstrom Games:

 

GREY STUFF

 

Haha, cool, thanks for the linky, will look into that, is it easier to work with detail wise than Green Stuff?

[turelhim vampire]

It gives much smoother edges, but tends to start to 'flake' apart if you get too much water on it, and is VERY sticky. I would suggest green stuff for details, but grey stuff for smooth, flowing sections or hard edges.

 

I'm told mixing the two together makes for a very good all round putty, though have never tried it myself.

[turelhim vampire]

UPDATE

Work progresses on Sergeant Aigaion and Brother Hecaton, they are almost done, pending feedback of anything you guys and gals spot that needs work.

Sergeant Aigaion

Brother Hecaton

As always, comments and critique welcome.

[turelhim vampire]

UPDATE TIME! :lol:

Here are finished pictures of the Ironclad, Terminators still to come once I finish editing the photos:

[turelhim vampire]

EDIT: Double Post - oops :P

[turelhim vampire]

Finished Terminators:

Sergeant Aigaion

Brother Gyges

Brother Cottus

Brother Briarius

Brother Hecaton