Raven Guard Shadow Captain Lanius

[ravenguard2010]

Hey guys, after the interest shown in my assault squad sergeant a few days ago, I thought I'd share my Raven Guard Shadow Captain conversion model with you all. I've spent a good while on these new models trying to get my painting up to a good level, and I've really experimented with getting a 'realistic' effect with this army. He has the name Lanius at the moment, named after a genus of the shrike family. Hope you like it:

Thanks for looking, and all comments welcome!

Rob

[Aramis_the_Red]

I like it over all. Good paint job, and the battle damage effects are pretty top notch. My only critique would be the gun(angelus boltgun?) mounted on the pack. it really just looks kinda tacked on and strange.

[Terminatorinhell]

Its an auxillary grenade launcher.

[ravenguard2010]

Its an auxillary grenade launcher.

 

It is indeed. I'm not sure myself how much I like that, but I don't know.. it kinda works? In the codex it says about it sometimes being mounted off different places such as the shoulder or wrist, so I thought why not the jump pack?

[mega_marines]

The model is excellent, and pretty much inspired to start my Raven Guard back up. ope you didn't mind that I jacked your Auxiliary Grenade Launcher setup, simply because it looks so nice. <_<

[Dosjetka]

I do like the model and you've done a great job on the paint! ;) But I do agree with the fact that the AGL looks a bit strange on the jump pack.

Also, could we have some more angles please? ;)

 

Ludovic

[tiny sam]

the backpack grenade launcher is a good idea. however, you already have stuff on the jump-pack making it too cumbersome.

 

maybe stick with something like the M203 http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl07-e.htm

or maybe "Servo skull mounted" ;) like floating around

 

the paint job is awesome by the way! realy inspiring, particularly the white (even more since I have to paint an apothicary soon ;) )

[ravenguard2010]

Cheers for the kind words guys, the servo skull is definately a good idea, I'll talk about that in a sec. I've taken the AGL off now, I'm pretty finicky with my models and won't stop until I'm 100% happy with them. So I've actually ordered the scout bike grenade launcher and grenade feed off ebay to see if I could pull something off with that, but if not I'll definately look into the servo skull idea. I quite like the idea of a servo raven, it would suit fluff wise perfectly, but I have no idea what model could do a decent representation? Anyone any ideas?

 

Also, could we have some more angles please? :D

 

Ludovic

 

Oh and when I've sorted out a decent AGL conversion I'll post them up on here!

[tiny sam]

somthing like this?

http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/raven/latest/02969

[ravenguard2010]

Hell yeah, that raven is pretty damn cool. I'll definately pick up one or two of them. Cheers man!!

I even just started a new thread to ask about that and you just solved it for me.

 

 

Any idea about flying ones for if I decide to try out the servo-raven idea?

[tiny sam]

maybe use the bird on this

http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/bird...etail/03456_w_1

 

and chop the tree and put it on a rod, it look like it's flying.

 

even if it's an eagle, painted black only an ornithologist would see the difference

[ravenguard2010]

Tiny Sam you genius. Perfect. Never seen this site before, I'm trying to find a UK stockist of this stuff, just to save it being shipped over, but if it has to be no problem. Thanks dude, owe you one.

[Captain Mick]

Great model and nice painted, well done :D .

[tiny sam]

Tiny Sam you genius. Perfect. Never seen this site before, I'm trying to find a UK stockist of this stuff, just to save it being shipped over, but if it has to be no problem. Thanks dude, owe you one.

 

 

no problem, I'm sure you would have done the same :P

[The Emperor's Champion]

Power Armored Njal Stormcaller has a cyber-Raven with its wings spread, and Terminator armored Njal has one perched on his shoulder.

 

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/0/0c/Njal_Sturmbringer.jpg

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/thumb/b/b7/New_Njal.jpg/800px-New_Njal.jpg

 

I don't know how easy it would be to find Power Armored Njal tho.

[Keyoz Devastrius]

FB's Empire General kit has a raven attached to one of the shields:

http://www.bitzbox.co.uk/product_info.php?...roducts_id=1848

[SCC]

I don't think the problem with the AGL is the placement, I think it's the size. The one you've used is just too big to go on the backpack, it just looks odd. I think the Scout GL will have the same problem.

 

What I'd suggest is a more subtle approach, something more like the old Terminator Captain grenade launcher setup:

 

You'll need to magnify the image/page to make out any detail on the PF w/grenade launcher, but I'd be aiming for something like that. Think the pop-up guns on Tony Stark's Iron Man suit (in the movie), a pop-up GL would be a heck of a surprise which is quite RG-ish and could be mounted on a JP.

 

The other thing to remember is that in the olden days Marines had 'coin-sized' frag grenades and other cool los-tech equipment. Captains and senior members of a Chapter are likely to have access to that kind of previous generation of gear (like digi-weapons) which should open up some more subtle modelling possibilities.

[ravenguard2010]

The other thing to remember is that in the olden days Marines had 'coin-sized' frag grenades and other cool los-tech equipment.

 

That's interesting.. I didn't know that.. I wouldn't have been paranoid and gone into using the IG one before if I'd known that. The scout bike launcher came today, and while it looks the bees knees, like u said it's still a bit big to look at home on the pack sadly, I'm gutted about that though because it looks great.. I'm going to experiment with some sort of smoke launcher/ bolter scope conversion tomorrow now.

 

Oh and thanks for the raven links guys, much appreciated!

[Metal Apostle]

I love the painting on this!!!

 

Could we get a shot of how he's holding the storm bolter?

[Centurion Tom]

I think this model is great. Brilliant painting. Will agree with everyone else, the grenade launcher is a bit bit, I think it makes the model look unbalanced. I hope you don't mind but Lanius was part of the inspiration for my own shadow captain.

[ravenguard2010]

Thanks for the praise guys, I've taken the AGL off it now, and made a servo-skull conversion on the base to represent it instead. I haven't painted it up yet though, so when I have I'll get some more angles up for you.

[ravenguard2010]

Hey guys, after much thought and deliberation I decided to go with the servo skull AGL conversion idea, and I quite like how its come out. I figured a raven would clutter up the model a little bit too much at this point, but there is definately going to be one or two featuring in the army somewhere. Hope you all like it!

Oh and there's one or two different angles in my gallery for those who were interested above.

[The Damned]

I like it much better. Great paint job too.

[Machinepriest]

Looks very nice.

A third option for the AGL would be to mount it in the top middle of the Jump pack, like a small smoke launcher.

Just like the Shrike model has.

But having a personal grenadeskull is groovy too!

 

I like the weathering on the white parts.

Got any more Raven Guard stuff coming up?

Would be nice to see more ;)

[ravenguard2010]

Got any more Raven Guard stuff coming up?

Would be nice to see more ;)

 

 

Definately man, got about 1000 points of these babies on the go (in various stages). I'm half way through my first assault squad now. The sergeant is up in the hall of honour already if your interested :)