Don the Oiler Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Have done enough Bolters i think, i'll try something bigger. 5min work so far, but enough to guess what it is i think. It's big, it's boxy, and it's from Forgeworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightyc Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 is it a dread drop pod :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 is it a dread drop pod :) Kudos to your grasp, though the Forgeworld part kinda gave it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Oooh, a Dreadclaw. If this anything like your bolt weapons, I'm going to be spending a lot of time cleaning drool off my keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hehe, don't hold your breath, i have no idea how this'll turn out. I chose the Dreadclaw because it has a few advantages: 1. it's boxy. I use Google Sketchup, and round shapes are a pain in the rectum to do there. 2. it's axially symmetric. The basic layout is an octagon, so i just have to model about 12.5%. 3. i haven't seen anyone else do one, so i'm not at risk of being compared to a much superior model. The Dreadclaw i do will actually be a pre-heresy, non-chaotic model, from the time before the loyalist legions ditched them because of their loony machine spirits. Current progress doesn't look like much, but it took quite some time to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Quick render to see if the basic look is right. Now comes the tedious part, adding all the small bolts and details and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Ooooooooooh....Aaaaaaaaaaaaah. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipolian Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 It's big, it's boxy, and it's from Forgeworld. All you really had to say was that it was from Forgeworld (the rest is assumed) But great work looks really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Thanks. I think Sketchup really wasn't designed for this, my processor and RAM should be enough but it still takes Sketchup ages to make even the slightest changes. Have to hide most of the geometry while editing. Luckily my rendering program handles it quite fast. I'm having a hard time deciding which things to change to make it less chaotic-looking. The whole design is spiky, can't just leave that out, and there's little room to add Aquilas or other "loyal" icons. This is the last image, now i'll have to sleep a couple of hours and go to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Small update. I was thinking about removing the secondary claws to make it less spiky and tone done the chaotic feel a bit, but according to Forgeworld they are all pretty much essential for the Dreadclaw's mode of operation.I guess it's ok since the design was considered to be tainted from the beginning, so i left them in (or put them in to begin with). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander S. Caesare Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Dam, i want to use that. I know a guy who makes moulds. Wanna send me that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'll upload it somewhere once its finished, it's up to you what you do with it. Though i suppose Forgeworld would miss the 90£. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Ultramarine colour test. Mostly finished now, only the top exhausts and some minor details at the bottom to do. I'll consider doing the interior as well, but i'll have to be creative with that. Any particular Legion colour wishes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Night Lords and Salamanders. Beautiful, by the way. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 OK, modelling is finished. Now i want to map it so the big empty side panel is compatible with Dawn of War Badges, that way it'll be much easier to show it in all the different Legion colours. http://www.deviantart.com/download/243932522/warhammer_dreadclaw_assaultpod_by_clairegrube-d418bje.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 That's looking pretty damned swish, brother. Bravo. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thanks. Hehe, couldn't resist. The one loyal chapter i could image still using the Dreadclaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Heh, that, strangely, fits them to a T. Good call. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Behold! The Angrinator! :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Thanks, i still owe you this one i think. The Salamanders Dreadclaw just landed, the one from the Nightlords has already raised and unleashed its cargo. http://www.deviantart.com/download/251940583/warhammer_dreadclaw_2_by_clairegrube-d45zylj.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Ooooh. I need to get you to paint things for me if you're anywhere near as good as with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bava Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Very nice Dreadclaw, the amount of detail is nothing but amazing. Impressive modelling, Dan! And a big thumbs up for the NL version :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Heh, bad idea, why do you think i ended up making models at the PC? Interior will be next, but in the meantime i'll make something smaller again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Hmmm. -The haft of a weapon. -A javelin. -A wall decoration. EDIT: IT's gone! EDITED EDIT: It's back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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