Easy MkIV Maximus Assault Marines Torso Tutorial

[alejandrinus]

Here's my tutorial on how to convert a assault space marine torso to a mk IV, I already posted it in my WIP BA blog but i think this is a better place to share it.

The pictures may seems a little rough, this is due of doing various thing at the same time :D , but if you take your time the end product would be smooth and look great once painted.

Well less talk....

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FW mkIV Maximus Chest - Black Templar mkIV chest - Blood Angels mkIV chest

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Make a V-cut below the aquila with a hobby knife

Cut a little area and file/sand it a little

File the belt, first with the hobby knife then filers/sandpaper

File the Aquila first with the hobby knife then filers/sandpaper

STEP 2: Modeling MkIV Torso

Ready?

First fill with GS below the aguila, smooth the area keeping wet the your modeling tool,

Its easier if you have at hand a rubber shaper.

Then fill the chest aquila maintaining the level of GS under the belt

*you can skip this last step keeping the aquila for variety

When you do the first and feel confident you can batch modelling...

STEP 3: More details (optional)

With a little of GS and a mechanical pencil you can do rivets

First put a bit of GS, push the point of the mechanical pencil

then carefully quit the excess of GS

Be very patience with this...

From left to right:

- Normal mkIV Assault Marine Chest

- Normal mkIV Assault Marine Chest with Aquila

- Black Templar mkIV style(extended with plasticard before GS work)

- Blood Angel mkIV style(GS pressmould)

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I hope you find this useful, i'll try my best to write it and to be understable. Maybe next time when I refine the technique, i'll make another tutorial for MkIV legs. Thanks for reading.

alejandrinus

[Brother Nihm]

That's just cool beans!

 

Thank you for sharing. :)

[Romulas]

Excellent.

 

made a torso for a chaplain for my Red Scorpions. (yup just nipped the bunnyears off a 'zerker skull)

 

Thanks

[alejandrinus]

Im glad you like it :D , and Romulas feel free to post a picture here just to see how its your chaplain

 

Thanks for reading.

[Romulas]

I've magnetized the backpacks but here he is.

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/Romulas/Red%20Scorpions/PICT0151.jpg

 

i used grey stuff, didn't have green stuff

enjoy

[Fury_of_Fenris]

Thank you shall use this