Ap0k Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Some of you guys may remember these guys from a few years ago. Well, I was recently contacted about doing another squad as a commission project, and here we are! Made from a mixture of Goliath Ganger heads, Beastmen Gors Torsos/arms, various marine bits, and a good amount of greenstuff, it gave me the opportunity to fix up a few of the blunders I made on the original squad (such as that horrible skin tone!). Some weeks later, and many dozens of hours, we're finally done! I'd planned on adding some tattoo's/blood/armour runes at the end of the project, but the client expressed an interest in backing out of the deal at the last minute, if an alternate buyer could be found, so we decided there was no point in adding a bunch of extra stuff in and increasing the cost. Either way, I'm pretty happy with the result. The lack of end-of-project details gives them a more striking and clean look when compared to the original unit, and on the whole, I think they're an improvement! http://www.hero-forge.com/gallery/singles/zerkers2012/cmonimage.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Carnelian Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 These are grotesque and horrifying. And I mean that in the most awesome way. Scary stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivepointedstar Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 those are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Nice table top quality World Eaters you have there... :D Seriously though, they are fantastic!! Awesome work Ap0k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Sgt. Steine Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I think I just pooped myself... BSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMoon Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 what torso's did you do for those been thinking of something similar myself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Holy crap! Can that Chainsword get any bigger? After all, you know what they say about men with big toys. :teehee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Absolutely outstanding! I particularly love the hammered brass (bronze?) sections around their legs. The poses are extremely dynamic and the pale skin tones really go well with the armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I loved the original squad and these guys look great too. I think I prefered one or two poses from the original squad though, particularly the guy flying through the air with an axe :) And what about the ogryn?! :P I took inspiration from the original squad when I built my own 'zerkers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ75Steve Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Just awsome... Love the whole powerfist/chainsword/flesh conversion. If you dont mind me asking how did you create the blood effect on your 1st squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ap0k Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Redmoon - The torso's are from the Beastmen Gors fantasy boxed set (arms from the same place). They suit marine scale pretty well, but leave a huge problem finding suitably scaled heads, since I found that power armour helms look like big bobble heads compared to the slightly finer scale of the torso's. Might be something to bear in mind if/when you're going through the process yourself. Bare IG heads might be a suitable scale, or very maybe Scouts? Spiny Norman - The original poses that got dropped for this squad were either dropped because the client wasn't fussed on that particular pose (the 300-esque SPARTA! pose, for example), because it's practically impossible to get the parts (the crouching guy), or due to the cost (the Ogryn would have added a big cost in terms of the actual parts, and then further cost simply because it would take much longer to convert and paint). Since the client wanted a unit he could use for gaming purposes, we figured we'd go with some more standard, less fragile posing, or, in the Orgyns case, something that wasn't going to stick out like a sore thumb from half way across the table :D HJ75Steve - Original blood effects were Tamiya Clear Red applied straight from the bottle by being flicked on with the bristles of a toothbrush. It's pretty awesome stuff for doing that kind of fresh blood effect! Thanks for all the feedback guys. It's great to see them so well recieved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Taint Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 on the whole, I think they're an improvement! An improvement?! You're kidding me, mate. Your first batch is frankly awesome already -- and these are yet much, much better! Simply amazing! Consider myself a fan of your's. Cheers, JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqatone Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Link to the picture isn't working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ap0k Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Yeah, I'm not suite sure why that is, Aqatone. I've had a couple of people mention having that problem. Could be my webhost freaking out or something. The CMON link finally got verified though, so you should be able to check them out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr tough guy Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 They look great, though I have to admit overall I prefer your original squad, especially when it comes to the skin tone and the split scheme I prefer the old guys, though the Red armour on these guys is just gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Underbelly Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 These are ace. Would you mind sharing the recipe for the red? It's just right! Cheers bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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