Kay Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So, i had a moment of inspiration today, so i picked my brand new finecast Stern that i was saving to build me a librarian, and came up with this guy: I'm not really sure what to think about him. On one side, i like his pose, his character. On the other side, i feel he is a bit too... "cartoonish" maybe is the sword, i dont really know... What do you guys think of him? Fire at will! Thanks buddies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_hhh Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 looks great too me , only thing is if he is a Librarian he probably should have a psychic hood.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I like it. You could use him as a 'counts as' model. Whack some paint on him - he'll look better in your eyes once the primer goes on, I promise! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 no no, he WAS going to be a librarian. But he is a GM in the end xDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_hhh Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 oh i see , my bad , well he is great then , Â did you have any isses with the finecast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 not at all. while i dont see any major difference between the metal one and the resin one regarding quality, i am aware that i would have been unable to make this conversion without the resin model. The quality is not as "oh my god!!!" as GW pretends us to think (ok, MAYBE is a bit better, but thats it...) but working with resin is much much easier than working with metal imho. I had no mistcast, no bubbles and no bent parts. Cleaning up the model was piece of cake, just a few mold residues here and there, mostly on the sword (mold residue is what i call that thin layer of resin you can find on most finecast models, regarding mold LINES, i found none, or almost none) Â The details are not better. The miniature is not better scpult or such things. It is just that maybe resin is a thinner material, and it fills the mold more nicely. Maybe the edges are sharper, and maybe the details are more remarkables, but not as much as the say on their publicity. Â Cutting and carving through it is a pleasure, and the glueing is much easier and solid than it was with metal. The price rise is an issue, yes. But i gladly pay those extra 2euros for the pleasure of working with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Task Force Gauntlet Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 He looks like an image out of the GK Codex, truely awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverike_prime Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Okay, I'm not such a fan of the current Grey Knight models and I always thought the stern model looked dorky. But THAT is an awesome Grand Master. He just looks like he's saying... no not even saying. He's displaying to a daemon "Hey, daemon. Get over and get :o slapped! No? fine then I'll come over there and :D slap you there!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.doobie Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I've been waiting to see some conversions for a Grey Knight Grandmaster and this introduced some interesting ideas. I think your model looks great! How big is your model in relation to other models? The Stern model always appeared a little small to me, but I'm not sure. Â Also something else I have to put out there, this is a very expensive conversion. Stern and Draco are like $39 in Australia.... unbelievable to pay that much for such a small amount of resin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric the Silvercoat Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 It awesome I only have one problem and that is the head for some reason it looks weird I think it maybe the angle or the lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 First of all for your kind responses. I really appreciate all of them. This is a closeup of the head, from a different angle: This is a size comparison with a regular termi. Now that you mention it, yes, it seems like Stern is slightly smaller... I'll try to change the left arm for a new termi left arm, to see if it changes anything: Size compared with my "Thawn" Justicar. With this one, it seems like they are more in proportion. The GM seems a bit taller but it is due to the base, but on the overall I THINK they fit just fine... And lastly, this is (was) my previous GM. He was in a ort of steady position, half steady, half defying... i think i was not able to catch the expression xD Wich one u like the most? Once again, thank all of you for your nice comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric the Silvercoat Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Yea it was the angle of the first pictures. All the models all awesome but I like your new GM better he seem more prepared and the first one just looks like he doesn't want to be there if you know what I mean ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Definitely the first one you showed - his pose is more definitive and dramatic (plus he has a kisk ass 'tache). ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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