Grazcruzk Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Hello again everyone, been a while since I've posted anything. I was finally able to get my hands on the new BA codex and I fell in love with the Flak Cannon. I don't know how well it holds up in game but I've always been one to put together fluffy or fun models and I rarely actually play anymore. Maybe I haven't been looking hard enough but I haven't really seen any of them around. So anyways, I set to work on an old Dread that was equiped with lascannons and a missile launcher. I wanted to use the base of the launcher for the flak cannon which meant making the lascannon arm into the cc weapon. So with nothing more than a little green stuff and various left over scraps from other vehicle kits I set to work. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1419.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1420.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1423.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1424.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1422.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1426.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1428.jpg I think the cc arm is a little bit big and almost too chaos-y but I'm going to add some purity seals and I've got a combat shield that I'm going to turn into a heraldry shield as well. Hopefully that ends up looking OK. I would like to something more dynamic with the legs but I'm running out of suitable bits and greenstuff so I don't think I'm up to that challenge at this point. There is still plenty to do. The greenstuff is drying right now. I'll post some more as I go, cc is always welcome. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asrech Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Heck I think it came out damn good my friend! I like the way you converted the exhausts on the ML, very nice touch. The arm is good, the fingers might be a little clonky but mainly I think they just need to be evened out ( getting rid of the highs and lows ) then it ought to be ace ;) Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazcruzk Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 Heck I think it came out damn good my friend! I like the way you converted the exhausts on the ML, very nice touch.The arm is good, the fingers might be a little clonky but mainly I think they just need to be evened out ( getting rid of the highs and lows ) then it ought to be ace ;) Cheers! Thanks for the comments. I was kind of playing around with the fingers and going for something a little bit different, but I agree it might look better if all four were the same instead of two pairs the way it is now. I couldn't bear to file down the ml ports even though as I understand it the casing from the cannon shells is also part of the flak when it actually fires. Gotta have heat vents though, I figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazcruzk Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 Small update. I've finished the modeling phase and started on to the painting. I got the cc arm based and and started working on the red parts of the main body because I wasn't quite ready to stop yet. I kinda messed up a bit of the base coat on the Frag Cannon arm and had to clean it off so nothing new there. (also I feel silly for calling it a flak cannon in my first post, I guess it reminded me too much of unreal) Not the best picture, even brightened up a bit. Camera is a turd. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1436.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1441.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1442.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazcruzk Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 Another picture today. Nothing special just a shot of the cc arm with a little paint on it. Should get it finished sometime this week. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1450.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RC71C FOXX Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Very nice, I like how you've done the frag cannon, looks good, and I also like the shield on the Dread's arm, adds some nice character to the model :-) FOXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazcruzk Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 Thanks for the compliment! In the initial stages of the kit bashing I had something entirely different going on for it and I ended up getting stuck until I came up with this idea. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. And now for the update. I found myself more motivated than usual so I set to work with the paints and a while later here I am, dread all but finished. I haven't decided on a name yet so the shield and sarcophagus are blank for now. Not exactly up to par with a lot of the you guys, but I have grown to love my method for red. It feels very gritty and moody to me. The red is over all a little bit darker than the pictures show. Almost Flesh Tearers dark. Ive tried different lighting, flash, no flash, etc. I ought to try a light box I think. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1463.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1462.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1460.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/loki114/warhammer%20stuff/IMG_1464.jpg cc are always welcome! Expect to see counts-as Mephy and Seth conversions sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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