[Commission] (Custom Chapter) Sanguinary Phalanx HQ

[Blindhamster]

great job, the OSL looks much better now. He's very impressive, and definitely an inspiration to get my own Dante finished

[Andrew J]

Winterdyne your work makes me want to strip all my stuff and start over. I love everything about this guy, pose, parts, and especially painting. Picture saved.

[winterdyne]

Chapter master done and varnished:

 

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissons/sanguinaryphalanx/chapter_master_blog.jpg

[Glendor]

I really love that model. The paint job, pose, and converted shield make it one of my favorite models ever.

[Olis]

Masterful work, brother. I'm going to be jealous of the owner now. :woot:

[black.water]

Might i ask which colours you used for the armour? Some of the best SENNM i have seen in a long time.

[winterdyne]

It's metallic. Mostly.

 

The progression is:

Scorched Brown,

VMC Bronze

Devlan Mud wash

VMC Black horizon blend to VMC Leather Brown blend to VMC Old Gold blend to VMC Silver/VMC Old Gold mix. Extreme higlights with VMC Silver.

Work back from the horizon, VMC Silver, Old Gold, Bronze, Bronze + Leather Brown but blend in specular highlight at this point.

 

Reads harder than it is to do.

 

Edit: Check post #61 in this thread.

[winterdyne]

Moving on with the honour guard, here's a first take. This guy will eventually be the equivalent of a company champion. I'll probably swap the shield out for a bigger one and use this to make the rest with a press mould.

 

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard1_wip1.jpg

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard1_wip2.jpg

[Glendor]

Amazing the converted legs make it look like he is actually plunging the spear into an enemy. That is one of the best poses I have ever seen.

[winterdyne]

This guy's pretty much built. The wings are attached to the JP rather than the back, same as the Chapter Master. Will help with painting (the JP/wings are just tacked on):

 

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard1_wip3.jpg

 

And the Sanguinary Novitiate (Apothecary) - just his spear to finish off:

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard2_wip1.jpg

 

I may remove the decoration from the discs on the left shoulders and paint the chapter icon there instead... not sure yet.

[subtlebrush]

So incredibly awesome. I hope hes paying you good for these because they are beyond words.

[Marshal Rohr]

The speartips look empty compared to the rest of the model. Almost too big and too flat. Will you be making it more 3d with green stuff? Or is it a place holder?

[winterdyne]

Nah, they'll just have the brace running up the centre of the blade, as on the champion.

[winterdyne]

Bit more progress. May redo the counterweight on the Apothecary's spear. It's a bit messy.

 

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard1_wip4.jpg

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard2_wip2.jpg

[winterdyne]

Conversion work's pretty much done. Some chopped up sprue rubble and gritted sand will go on the bases later tonight. Should be set to prime and start painting tomorrow.

 

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard3_wip1.jpg

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard4_wip1.jpg

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard5_wip1.jpg

 

And a group shot:

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guardall_wip1.jpg

[SCC]

That is a wonderfully characterful squad, each Marine tells a story that combine (like Voltron!) to form a bigger story. Wonderful :D

[MagicMan]

They're going to be hell to play with, each time the squad loses a member you'd be biting your nails about which awesome hero to remove.

 

 

Awesome work, man.

[Evil eyeball]

Where in the heck do those wings come from, the plastic ones, I MUST HAVE THEM!!!

[popkhorne]

you mean the ones that come with the sanguinary guard set?

[Watcher in the Dark]

I've....gotta ask. How much was the commission on this set?

 

You've done some impressive work on these miniatures, both with the paint and conversion.

[winterdyne]

I've done some extra work as this job was delayed by previous bookings overrunning, and the client had paid in full in advance.

 

If I were to take a fresh booking to repeat this job, It'd be along the following lines:

 

Chapter Master (competition standard) - £200 (£25 assembly / conversion, £175 paint)

Honour Guard (tabletop character standard) - 5x £75 = £375 (£25 assembly / conversion, £50 paint)

Parts cost (2 Sanguinary Guard sets, write off the astorath and other bits, I keep excess bits) = £41

 

So a total of around £616, plus postage and paypal fees etc which should (providing the shipment isn't to be insured for the full value) make the total outlay for the client just under £650. Model cost plus 10% deposit in advance, remainder on satisfactory photos for completion.

[winterdyne]

Basic candy coat done, this is pretty much what the finished tone will be. There'll be a layer of gloss over the top of it though.

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/sanguinaryphalanx/honour_guard3_wip2.jpg

[Rafen_2]

These guys are looking great so far can't wait to see them done. :P

[Olis]

That is... a fair wad of cash, I must say. But you get what you pay for. Sterling work, brother. ;)

[winterdyne]

That is... a fair wad of cash, I must say. But you get what you pay for. Sterling work, brother. :P

 

Considering the Master took around 35 hours, and the others are looking to be about 12-15 hours each, it's still under minimum wage. For the standard though, it's about what the market dictates. Not a game to get into if you're looking to get rich. :-)