TrueScale BA Librarian

[tehreverend]

This is pretty much the final version of the librarian I showed in this thread. I want to add a couple of small details here and there, but this is the final product. After putting so much time into it, I really want to build something else, thinking a chaplain this time. During the course of this project, it went from "I want to try and do this" to "what can I actually get away with". For the next one, I'll probably expand upon some of the themes on this model, since I need the practice.

 

And no, I don't think the tubes are too much.

 

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/citizen113/Works/HPIM0566.jpg

 

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/citizen113/Works/HPIM0567.jpg

 

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/citizen113/Works/HPIM0568.jpg

 

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/citizen113/Works/HPIM0569.jpg

 

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/citizen113/Works/HPIM0570.jpg

 

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/citizen113/Works/HPIM0571.jpg

 

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/citizen113/Works/HPIM0572.jpg

 

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/citizen113/Works/HPIM0573.jpg

 

Images are also up in my gallery.

[GLD]

That is just beautiful - absolutely stunning and amazing work!!!

 

What plans have you got for painting it?

[Pig Of Sparta]

A true showing of what you can do with green stuff, some bits and a vision. I think it looks great. The cabling is amazing, how did you do that?

 

Can't wait to see what you do for a Chaplain...

 

Looking forward to seeing some paint on him

 

James

[greendestiny]

Awesome. I have no talent with greenstuff. I love what you have done with this model.

[Brother Kovash]

Awesome work. I say keep the tubes.

[Terminatorinhell]

That is a REALLY NICE mini, I want to try something like that myself, what tools do you use??

[wokkers]

incredible work. well done :to:

 

how did you do the wires / tubes? they look gs'ed but they are so fine that there must be some trick.....?

[Terminatorinhell]

I think he said it was a wire or a guitar string in his WIP thread.

[wokkers]

I think he said it was a wire or a guitar string in his WIP thread.

 

but....but....but....its green!

 

(please excuse my musical instrument ignorance :to: )

[EPK]

I think he said it was a wire or a guitar string in his WIP thread.

 

but....but....but....its green!

 

(please excuse my musical instrument ignorance :to: )

 

Actually, he said it's:

 

...some cheap-o metal spring bracelet my girlfriend found at the dollar store or something...

[Hyaenidae]

Holy crap...I hate you. Lol, seriously though, this is some amazing work, and I'm just jealous. awesome job.

[Zeller]

That guy is monstrous. I really like the hand and the detailing on the legs. For some reason he reminds me of Megatron or something...

[Tyrannicide]

Oh yes, quite opposite. I think those cables actually MAKE the model. It gives it a lot of character and seems to fit it, being a Librarian and all. Nicely done! :(

[cathar the great]

Just moved closer to the screen to check out all the details ^^

 

Inspiring work!

[Brother Martemis]

i did have reservations about the tubing/wires, i like them rount the torso, but the arms i wasn't sure about

 

but now

 

tell you what, that model rocks!

 

 

can't wait to see this beast painted

 

 

(or a similar one on my shelf- if thats okay?)

[Lexington]

Still great work. Love the detailing you've put on the armor - it's got an intricate feel without overwhelming the piece as a whole.

 

Need to find me some of those bracelets!

[Stu Phoenix]

That's just fantastic! Can't wait to see him in the hall of honor fully painted!

[The Damned]

Get some paint on that bad boy!

[Hubernator]

Not sure about anyone else but the chest is my only urk. Doesn't look right, slightly random. The rest of him is awesome :D

[tehreverend]

@Hubernator: I think it's because it's a recessed detailing instead of raised like so much of the rest of it. It may come out fine in paint, or I may redo it slightly.

 

@Terminatorinhell: I have the GF9 sculpting tool set (here), a couple of Color Shapers (here and here), and some clay sculpting tools (here and here). I mostly use only one or two of the metal tools, in addition to one of the clay tools (the spade tipped one). The rest are circumstantial.

 

@everyone else: I don't know if I will ever get to painting it. I haven't painted anything in almost 3 years. I stopped when my Warmachine army got stolen (over a thousand dollars in minis, all painted to competition level or damn close; there's an article in an old NQ about GenCon with my picture in it.) Since then I haven't really wanted to paint, just build.

[Vairocanum]

SO AWESOME!!!! it looks so good, i was just wondering what you used for the chest plate?

[Epistolary_Kalphanian]

That librarian is simply, well, badarse. My only gripe is that he needs a tome of some sort hanging off him by some chain. That'd put the ceramite icing on the plasma core cake.

 

I'm going to be making the same librarian from the BA codex for my terminator command squad- but as one can imagine, he'll be considerably bulkier and a little more adorned..... and less blood angel-ey, since he'll be a Praetor of Orpheus.

 

But yeah- fantastic work, kudos.

 

Love the cabling. Ask your girlfriend to buy me some. haha.

[Olgerth Istaarn]

*piles all his conversions into a waste bin and throws them out*

 

Fricking hell, man.

 

I hate you.

 

You're awesome.

 

Post a recipe for this dude?

[CREATOR_OF_ALL_SINS]

I absolutely love this model!!!

It is superbly executed and i can picture everyone drooling as you put it on the table :P

Have you done any commision work?

[Driz]

Seriously Sweet!!! ;)

 

+1 for the anticip... cip... ...pation of the paint!!!