gil galed Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 These are fantastic, the marine on the left is just awesome!!! I've always wanted to have a marine in that pose, just never quite had the skills to pull it off, plus I always found a helmet looked just a little big on a regular sized marine when it wasn't being 'worn'. On true scale it looks ace. ~Gil :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathar the great Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 It's probably because I hate those heads with a passion, but they do look like the same guy in different poses. Maybe you could replace one of the heads with a bald one or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 lol i actually chose those heads as i really like them. they seem knight errantish which i thought would be good for howling griffons. so, some slight progress on these guys: http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3168.jpg the start of another 5 truescale guys. one is set to be a mentor legionnaire attached to a 5-man IG veteran squad in carapae armour. lots of conversion opportunities there, plus some truescale IG action (slightly longer legs etc). theres a bolter arm (with ammo drum, sight and silencer [however that works on a bolter...]) to be used on the mentor dude. the other 4 are chapterless as of now - usually as i work on the pose and start putting bits together i start to get an idea for the models. some of you might remember me saying one of the 5 howling griffons was going to be carrying a flamer, though as i assembled the models it became apparent that none of the poses i came up with would work with a flamer so i just didnt make on. might keep the idea for another model. also, here's something else: http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3163.jpg what could it be? dont want to say too much about this project as im not sure ill ever get round to making it but if i do, it should be cool also. i ordered an airbrush for these guys (though it hasnt been posted yet) so hopefully ill start mesing around with that in the coming weeks. ive been wanting to order one for ages, and when i came to prime the first 5 marines and found the can spraying a weird snow-like substance i decided to bite the bullet and order one. so ill be messing about with some test models (normal marines probably) once it arrives, before using it on the griffons. i only plan on using it for priming and basecoating for now and maybe some minor highlighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 so first thing's first - these pictures are boring! but im just trying to show that im making progress on the next 5 models. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3170.jpg man 1: soon to be an ultramarine veteran tyrannic war veteran with tyranid skull thunder hammer and hive tyrant head-crest storm-shield and various out bits and baubles http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3172.jpg man 2: will become the fifth Howling Griffon, so i can 'promote' the guy with the lion head/cloak to company captain. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3179.jpg man 3: what could this be? what could that chopped up shoulder pad be doing on his back? http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3178.jpg man 4: will become a mentor legion veteran leading a squad of carapace-armoured IG vets... when i get around to making them. he's equipped with a drum-mag bolter with silencer and scope and will have errant armour and lots of pouches and equipment. looking forward to painting this one. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3171.jpg man 5: no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Looking good. :P That Libby looks interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Gotta say the head on the Mentor looks a little odd, maybe its just the angle. Lovely work as always anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 @Synapse - Always love your work mate as you know, but i have to ask why do you still put your marines in that cocked pose? The feet are generally turning outward, the knees are bent and it makes the shins look like the face outward and seems to give them an awkward stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verpine Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I think Pulse is right, the mentor guy looks a bit funny the way his legs are positioned. Great work though. Looking forward to some paint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmande Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 If you're looking for suitably-sized chainswords, you might want to give Kromlech's a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 Gotta say the head on the Mentor looks a little odd, maybe its just the angle. your'e right there - it seems to stick out a bit too much to the front, though thats just because the body hasnt been built up yet (well at the time it wasnt; ive since added the GS to the body and its a lot better - ill take pics as soon as im back home, and leave it to you to judge :( - the good thing about posting pics is that other people can pick out things ive missed out, which is a great help... The feet are generally turning outward, the knees are bent and it makes the shins look like the face outward and seems to give them an awkward stance. I think Pulse is right, the mentor guy looks a bit funny the way his legs are positioned. Great work though. Looking forward to some paint! case in point! i never took any notice of this and, especially as seeing how the pose on the legs of 4 of the models looks very similar in the pics, i can see it now. the appear to be at an angle to the knees due to the restrictive nature of the arnmour - the greaves go down below the ankle, preventing a wide range of movement of the feet. ill take some more pics from different angles once ive made more progress on them,and see if they still look back - repositioning the legs shouldnt be too difficult. If you're looking for suitably-sized chainswords, you might want to give Kromlech's a look. those swords (and the stygian ones) are great, really good detail. might have to get some of those if i need any more large blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 so a small update on these; getting closer to completion. they just need some small GS details (piping on chest, filling in dents in the armour etc), and addition of equipment and pouches etc. brother shooty (howling griffon) http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3188.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3187.jpg quite pleased with the pose on this one. will probably add a tabard to him and the same sort of pouches that featured on the other griffons. unfortunately, though, like most of these new models, i dont think the poses are quite as good as the first batch, thats probably as i made these as more of an assembly-line rather than one-at-a-time liek the others. i tried the assembly line to save some time but think ill go back to individually making them in the future (the bodies at least - the arms and fiddly bits can always be done together) Mentor Legionnaire http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3186.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3185.jpg im gonna flat out say it - my fave of these guys so far, though unfortunately the pics are not coming out well - they all look somewhat squashed and the pose is not translating well to a flat image - looks a lot better when you can rotate the base in your hands. maybea vid? :huh: librarian http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3182.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3184.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3183.jpg the model with the most amount of work left to do - cloak, tabbard, lots of work on the staff, more GS detail on the torso and random gubbinz. those shoulder pads are just placeholders - ill be adding slightly more ornate ones with rims. corvus tyranid veteran http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/HPIM3181.jpg still need to do the last of the piping detail on the torso and trophies and equipment as well as the tyranid details (head-crest shield, skull-thunder hammer and other details). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 ok, im pretty much done on these guys now: Epistolary Balaam http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/howling%20griffons/HPIM3190.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/howling%20griffons/HPIM3191.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/howling%20griffons/HPIM3192.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/howling%20griffons/HPIM3193.jpg i'm really pleased with the way he turned out - the tabard, the details on the waist, the hood (which i was dubious about at first). just need to wait for the staff to dry so i an bend it back into the proper angle. Veteran Brother Venator, Ultramarines Tyrannic War Veteran, First Company http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/truescale%20marines/HPIM3198.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/truescale%20marines/HPIM3200.jpg still missing some detail-work on the hammer and, of course, the storm shield, which is going to be based on a cast i made using an instant-mold of this: http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/tyranids/HPIM3206.jpg ill be adding a chain and lots of parchment and purity seals to it, thoughthe whole head crest will be the shield, which i think is quite cool 9i know ultramarines arent much for keeping trophies but i figured it wasnt entirely out of character Brother Vassago of the Howling Griffons, & Brother captain Nelchael of the Mentors http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/howling%20griffons/HPIM3194.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/howling%20griffons/HPIM3195.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/howling%20griffons/HPIM3196.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/howling%20griffons/HPIM3197.jpg Vassago is still missing equipment, but is otherwise done and Nelchael is ready to be primed (really looking forward to painting the Mentor colours on this guy too. again, im pleased with the tabbard on the first model - i think im finally getting the hand of cloth (to a certain extent... see below :)) and finally... Nathanael Garro my namesake in the 40k world (well, apart from the surname...) here he is, mostly done - just needing more detail-work on the loincloth, cloak and greaves. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/deathguard/HPIM3208.jpg more pics of him here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 These guys are awesome, nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I was going to say "HE LOOKS LIKE GARRO!" And then I actually read your post. Derp. :( Very nice work, brother. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozris Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Those models are absolutely fantastic! The first batch of 5 were pretty much the best I'd say, followed by the libby, Garro and the Tyrannic War veteran (except for the MK6 helmet, which I personally never liked :) ). Now, when you're gonna start painting these beauties? About time to get that compressor started up I'd say.... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 yes well, regarding the airbush... i broke the tip of airbrush - i screwed it i to tightly and the screw piece broke and got stuck in it, so basically i had to order a replacement... annoying i know. so the replacement should be arriving soon. as soon as i get it, ill carry on testing some models and then get sgtarted on these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferro Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 If I may humbly offer a suggestion which you are free to discard: On the Tyrannic war vet, have you considered removing the tongues from the thunderhammer? Personally, I think they look odd, and structually weak. Love your work. Simply brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 If I may humbly offer a suggestion which you are free to discard: On the Tyrannic war vet, have you considered removing the tongues from the thunderhammer? Personally, I think they look odd, and structually weak. wasnt too sure about them myself though thought id leave them for the time being (easy enough to cut off if i changed my mind). ill do that, thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natanael Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Some of the best true scale I've seen. Way better then mine, anyway =) Keep up the good work, it is inspiring (sp?). - Natanael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 due to a recent reshuffle of my PB folders pics in the first 2 pages of this thread are no longer visible. you can click the link in my sig for more pics, check out the more recent posts on this thread or click this link to access my howling griffons folder of my PB account. all pics from this point onwards will be visible in the threads as normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 finally... some paint :D and its not a howling griffon: http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/mentors/HPIM3216.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/mentors/HPIM3210.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/mentors/HPIM3211.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/mentors/HPIM3223.jpg http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/mentors/HPIM3213.jpg paint could be better, i have to admit, though its my first time using a brush in well over a year so im not too peeved with the result. i also experimented a bit with weathering powders - its still a learning process, though i like what can be done with them with more experience! painted him in about 4 hours including some repaints on the chapter symbol and tactical symbol and mesing about with base colours and the weathering powders. if i had to paint another it would probably be quicker. ive always liked mentors and i really enjoyed painting the colours on this guy and would not mind painting a full unit of these guys. maybe soon :) also, more details and a list of colours used etc can be found on my blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Looking damn fine mate, damn fine! What airbrush to you use, just out of curiosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan the Lurker Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 You may want to make use of your gallery space here at the B&C Synapse as it seems your Photobucket pics are going over their bandwidth limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synapse Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 here's some more shots of the tyrannic war veterans storm shield: lots of fiddly PC work here to show the gubbinz of the storm shield - dont want it just looking like a tyranid head. needs a slight bit of GS to fill in the gaps and its good to go. also, u removed the tongues from the ripper heads on the storm shield http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/truescale%20marines/HPIM3227.jpghttp://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x15/voropohaiah/truescale%20marines/HPIM3226.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Dude, total awesomness, I love the approach of every mini has character. Far be it for me to criticize, just a mere suggestion to make the termi arms less termi-armish, its as simple as removing the bolt-like-thingy and piston from the outside of the elbow, basically you've done it on the legs, maybe try one to see how you like it? Anyhooo, never stop your TS goodness, without yourself, Doghouse and Lamenter we'd all be lost! Cheers, Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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