Argyle Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Well here goes. I think I've finally finished this guy off, although I'm sure I've missed something.Comments and criticism would be very much appreciated. My apologies for the finger tips and background. I wanted some natural lighting to take the pics with and the way the sun was shining I had no choice but to hold him angled this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgar 2.0 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Wow! The base is awesome, along with the fur banner. Cn't wait to see the rest of your army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Rolunde Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 nice! Â I really like the dark colors. Â Eye glow and plasma look good too, and the base is ace! Â Well done, Â Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Very cool. Â Love the fur and plasma cannon glow in particular. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Angel Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Where did that pelt come from? ^_^ ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thank you very much for the comments guys. Â The pelt can be seen in my vlka fenryka wip thread. It was cut out of plasticatd, shaped with a bic lighter and then the fur was gs'd. The head is a left over from the twc sprue. Â Upon looking at my pics i do infact see 2 items i left incomplete. The purity seals on his right shoulder and the wolf head icon on his right leg wwhich was intended to be brass not black. Will adress this when im off work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Awesome, really nice. They pelt is really well done, and I like the detail that is hidden underneath. That is a really nice touch. The OSL work is also really well done, and not too strong so works really well. Lastly your base is fantastic, I really like that effect you have managed with the snow. Can you reveal how you achieved that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 The base was my first attemp using the materials i did and all credit must go to secret weapon miniatures for their crushed glass and realistic water. Very simple to use and i was quite happy with the result being my first attempt. No learning curve really, just watched the how to video on youtube and away i went. Honestly almost felt like cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I love it! The details are very good. Â I wish I could free hand like that :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Love the added details on this guy. Â The only thing that stood out as a bit odd to me, and it may just be the way the light is hitting the model in the pictures, is that it looks more silver than grey, and with the yellow and black decorations, Iron Warriors kinda came to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 The only thing that stood out as a bit odd to me, and it may just be the way the light is hitting the model in the pictures, is that it looks more silver than grey, and with the yellow and black decorations, Iron Warriors kinda came to mind. Â Yeah looking at the pics it does appear this way in some of them. Having direct sunlight hitting the model for pics maybe wasn't such a great idea. Ill build up a proper photo box some time soon for future pics as this thread will become on ongoing 'completed wolves' thread. I assure you however the model is in fact gray! lol. Eshin grey was the primary color used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Honestly the fingers just make it more awesome ... it shows the real size of the work. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsbane Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Would you mind giving a run through on the base? I really enjoy the slushy snow effect. Great dread otherwise, I would be proud to fight beside another ancient of the wolf king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retributis Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Now that's a Bjorn ;) Great work, looking forward to seeing the rest of the army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Brother 92 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 looking ace there chap -_- and welcome to the wolf pack ;) *slides over a tankard of ale* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassWave Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 The level of detail on this dread is incredible! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Would you mind giving a run through on the base? I really enjoy the slushy snow effect. Great dread otherwise, I would be proud to fight beside another ancient of the wolf king. Â Â Their was really no trick in achieving the slushy snow effect. As I posted above all the credit goes to Secret Weapon for their crushed glass and realistic water kit. Â Here is the video providing a visual demonstration far better than I could put into words: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaton666 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Amazing stuff, really like the wolf pelt. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Brother 92 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 @Argyle - how quickly does the glass/water effects take to dry and solidify? I'm just thinking as it really does look brilliant, especially with that 1k Sons torso/head semi-buried and on their (secret weapon) youtube it doesn't say :) thanks and keep up the good work :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfLordKejl Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Well done, Brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WG Vrox Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Outstanding, very cool stuff, the glow on the front of the plasma cannon is superb. Oh and welcome to the fang wolfbrother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 @Argyle - how quickly does the glass/water effects take to dry and solidify? I'm just thinking as it really does look brilliant, especially with that 1k Sons torso/head semi-buried and on their (secret weapon) youtube it doesn't say :( thanks and keep up the good work ;) Â Â Less than an hour. Thats about as accurate as i can be since this was my first/only attempt so far. When applying it, it is thick enough to hold what ever shape you mould it into without running or slumping. I left the model in my garage for an hour and when i came back it was completely dry to the touch but i was still able to trim down a few areas i wasnt happy with, and using the handle end of my brush i could still force a few depressions into it in the thicker areas but i had to puch quite hard. Â One thing off topic, it looks quite different when it sets as opposed to when its applied. When i put it on it was very translucent and when i came back after an hour it had changed to whats in the pics. I thought i had ruined the base when i first applied it, just saving you from sharing my hour of torment heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Well My contemptor is no longer a Lone Wolf! Decided to give Njal Stormcaller a go. I've always loved the Njal model but hated the staff posed across his chest. It looked to 'defensive' for me and I wanted him to have something more angry, more agressive. After completing this (much of which was experimental for me having never tried OSL like this before - and for the record not at all happy with my result =(), I love his pose and hate the model lol. This was a pewter version of the model and had it been the finecast one I may have shaved out some of the details. It was very frustrating how small some of the things on here were, example being the leather thong that holds the teeth on his front tabard. So hard to get that even when you did get it it was almost impossible to make stand out. Oh well. I'm trying to convince myself that the OSL is convincing. I think I would have been better served to have the staff and opposite hand glowing as they are with their respective reflected light and I should have left the runes on the armor painted without any glow. I'm a bit worried that having that much 'glow' is washing him out and putting it to the point of too much. Any opinions? Painting the runes on his armor to not have glow would be very quick and easy to accomplish so I might take this rout. Another convern is that although I love his new pose, the head of the staff in the general area its in has made it quite a congested spot between the raven, the wolf pelt head and the staff head now. I'm thinking I should have resculpted the ravens claws on the opposite shoulder and perched it there. Overall, this was a learning excercise but I've frustrated myself enough with it so hes going on the completed shelf! Hope you guys like him. C&C always appreciated. If its tough to tell in the pic angles, the idea here is that he's just Gandalf'd his stuff down in front of him, slamming a hole into the rock and sending cracks through it, and he's kinda supposed to be drawing energy from those old runes...or something like that =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Good grief these are amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Nothing short of works of art. Stunning to put it mildly. That contemptor is just epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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