GhostMalone Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I approve :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 I approve Yes! Thanks Jaspcat. Just the right height to be mulched by chain axes on Istvaan V? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 If your game to run into a shield wall of ceramite chain axes and blood thirsty psychos. You could always make an oath of moment to fight me on istvaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Much better. The one on the left, I mean. With just the torso spacer and the thigh spacers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Finished! Shadow Captain Korvidd, Lord Executioner of Adeptus Astartes Raven Guard, 8th Company, 16th Steward of The Court of Crows. http://imageshack.us/a/img21/8710/uj2e.jpg Can I be cheeky as ask for a shopping list please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 List O' Stuff: 1x Astroth The Grim broken down into Torso/Head, Wings, and the Skull on the knee pad 1x FW MK II Jump Pack 2x FW MK III legs - 1 set with the feet burrowed out, 1 set with the feet preserved to be repositioned 8x FW Etched Brass Raven Guard symbols - 2 fast attack emblems, 2 small emblems on the belt buckle and shin, 4 medium emblems on the thruster packs and ontop of the fist and claw 1x FW Raven Guard 'Winged' Torso 1x FW Raven Guard 'Raven Skull' Shoulder pad 3x FW Cataphractii Lightning claw arms - 1 kept in tact, 1 shaved apart for crotch pturges, and one cut at elbow for the power fist 1x FW Powerfist 1x FW Korvydae 'Winged' Shoulder pad cut apart for jump pack detail 4x FW assorted grenades 1x Grey Knight Tabbard cut apart for the elite emblem placed on the shin 1x Green Stuff for gap filling/hairstyling 1x sheet of 1mm thick plasticard used to lengthen the MK III legs 1x bottomless well of patience EDIT: 1x vehicle purity seal bundle 1x awesome forum full of brothers willing to help out when stuck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 You forgot 1x empty bank account... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Wow...wow... All I see is $$$ $$$$$$ $$ $$$$$$$$ $$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$ Well, that, and a lot of tasty awesomeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 While I'd like to fool myself into thinking 'It's not the size of your bitz box -- it's how you use it', as in life, I suppose size matters On another forum, for another hobby, there was once a kitbashing contest that had $$$ stipulations, ie: Make xx using only xx dollars, with the point of it all being an economical kitbash. It would be hard to regulate something like that here considering the bitz market, but it sure would be interesting. Green Stuff masters would clean house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Been a while but with the weather turning, I'm finding more time to throw at this hobby! I've wanted to tackle cents for a while now. The kits look like they have potential, but they're so stiff and awkward. I remember finding the codex art for them early and shopping up the comparison photo below: http://imageshack.us/a/img856/4104/6x4s.jpg Such a big difference from concept to reality, and not in a good way I think. Normally when GW shortens up on scale, it's not too too noticeable, but they really fell short here. The biggest thing to change in my opinion was to set the head in the shoulders by raising the back half of the torso up, so the head sits in like the art. For the pose, I drew up inspiration from The Hulk, specifically the statue below: http://imageshack.us/a/img199/2037/ceaw.jpg WIP shots: http://imageshack.us/a/img208/4927/b9ic.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img191/3831/ohjo.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img59/2382/znrd.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img513/9738/8zcg.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img6/231/9dl2.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img69/1255/9vgn.jpg Still missing the crotch and ass covers. I extended the marine's legs, re-cut them, and reposed them. I cut the harness around the head apart and glued it downward to fit the new shape. Still need to greenstuff the waist, but I like where I'm headed EDIT: Apologies for the amount of shots, but the lack of depth perception in the photos and with those damn siege drills being so long, it's really hard to get a good representation of what's going on in reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hopefully that missing armor will help take care of how silly the wasp waist looks right now. Aside from that, it's epic. I still loathe the mega-mittens, but what are you gonna do :P Things like this give me hope for the Centurion models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyall Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 KBA, you never fail to exceed expectations. Go you, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakiq Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Yes! Looks so awesome! Always said they'd look much better with MKIV helmets, a much better blend of Power and Terminator armour style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Looks great KBA hope when painted this will appear on the fig some where (Hulk Angry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'm going to be watching that Centurion conversion/repose. That's pretty close to what I was thinking of doing. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Your bringing me around to these centurions. I'll never by one but they don't look as stupid when you've assembled them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 Thanks for the comments guys! Yeah, those Cents could have been so much more I feel if GW got the design right. Still fun to play with though :)Paint Test Time! Yep, I actually painted something . http://imageshack.us/a/img713/1307/bdsa.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img13/285/utvx.jpg PAINT: First off, there's quite a few black space marine armys around, and two big ones in Iron Hands and Templars that use white as a secondary color, so I went for something a little more unique in highlighting to a blue grey instead of a white grey. A big factor in this was the spec ops, night operations feel it gives to the armor, so I'm happy I at least got that down. It's my first go at painting in a few years, and I'm excited to grow on the brushes. I've (tried to) followed SCC's painting guide tic for tac with a few color substitutions here and there. MODEL: For this guy, I wanted a neat armor mash-up that suggested ad hoc. I chopped off the cables on the Mk V legs for the reason that when I extended the legs, the cables looked really odd climbing up mid-thigh only. Some might find the Justarian helmet a little odd, but I love the story it suggests --fit for a veteran of Istvaan! I've also added the checkered knee pad, as it always suggested heresy era for me. Yes, this is a survivor! Which means I'm going heresy-era :) Just too hard to resist after biting into Massacre. Should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCC Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Looks good KBA, looking forward to the finished piece. The kneepad markings are nice too, is it a Company marking on his left knee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disruptor_fe404 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I'm not sure I've seen that helmet before. Did you make it yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 The marking on the knee pad looks good .The Justarian helmet looks right on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 About time KBA keep it coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 He looks fantastic. Glad to see you getting some paint on these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I'm not sure I've seen that helmet before. Did you make it yourself? That's a helmet from the Justaerin Terminators without the topknot. They fit power armored marines quite nicely and they come with the ball part molded onto the bottom of the helmet unlike the Cataphractii and Tartaros versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disruptor_fe404 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 That's a helmet from the Justaerin Terminators without the topknot. They fit power armored marines quite nicely and they come with the ball part molded onto the bottom of the helmet unlike the Cataphractii and Tartaros versions. Thanks! I honestly hadn't the faintest clue that they were full helmets, and just assumed they were halfsies like Cat and Tart helmets. Now I'm wondering the the Deathshroud ones are full helmets too... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 Thanks guys! The quarter pattern on the knee pad, SCC, denotes the honor of serving alongside his Primarch and the contingent of Custodes in the successful procurement of +++REDACTED+++ in the +++REDACTED+++. ;) EDIT: The Deathshroud ones come with the balled neck too, Disruptor :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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