Firepower Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I'm still not sold on the mask. It seems stuck at an unpleasant spot between two different styles- Raptor sleek and Predator mask. If you're really going for the predator look, I would flatten the top a bit to give it a broader look. The opposite choice of a sleek and pointy raptor aesthetic won't really fit the blunt, wide front of the mask very well. Coming to a perfectly rounded end in the back seems a bit weird, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyall Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Agree with Firepower here, flatten the top and maybe extend the back. I'm assuming you're yet to do the front grill, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 I'm still not sold on the mask. It seems stuck at an unpleasant spot between two different styles- Raptor sleek and Predator mask. If you're really going for the predator look, I would flatten the top a bit to give it a broader look. The opposite choice of a sleek and pointy raptor aesthetic won't really fit the blunt, wide front of the mask very well. Coming to a perfectly rounded end in the back seems a bit weird, too. Agree with Firepower here, flatten the top and maybe extend the back. I'm assuming you're yet to do the front grill, right? It's not flat and wide on top because he's not actually a Predator... zarkkarn 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronotonic Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I like where this is going a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyall Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I meant extend, mate, beyond the back of the head. actually, if you do that, it might not need any flattening. I wasn'ttalking from a yautja POV, but from a Raptor's.Good luck on that, however you choose to do it Firepower 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 I like where this is going a lot Thanks. I hope I can get this close to what I'm seeing in my head. I meant extend, mate, beyond the back of the head. actually, if you do that, it might not need any flattening. I wasn't talking from a yautja POV, but from a Raptor's.Good luck on that, however you choose to do it Ah, that makes more sense. I have another update with the Raptor legs that comes a little closer to what I have in mind: http://i.imgur.com/1zIftW7.jpg Without pinning him to something, it's still not the angle I'm going for - he'll be damn near horizontal. KBA and GrandMagnus 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Looks alot better kage! So the chest is still going to be a converted BA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Naw, that BA chest is out. It didn't fit the idea but might make another appearance on a different figure in the future. What you see here is the exact same thing I did when I started building Maestoros but I never got a picture of it in this very early phase without greenstuff on it. The piece of plastic tubing makes it very easy to elongate the abdomen as part of the BCK Scaled™ process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 May I ask with the thighs what detailing your looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Not sure yet, Jasp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Maybe something scaly, sharp. I could imagine three large plates laid on to of eachother, each one ending in a sharp scale/blade kind of edge. Just an idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Have you seen the armours from the Predator Concrete Jungle Xbox game. There was a properly spiky brutal looking suit of armour as well as fairly sleek high tech looking one. They could be good for reference? I'm really curious to see how you're going to tackle the torso. Great work as always mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) Maybe something scaly, sharp. I could imagine three large plates laid on to of eachother, each one ending in a sharp scale/blade kind of edge. Just an idea... Have you seen the armours from the Predator Concrete Jungle Xbox game. There was a properly spiky brutal looking suit of armour as well as fairly sleek high tech looking one. They could be good for reference? I'm really curious to see how you're going to tackle the torso. Great work as always mate. I'll see what I can from the Concrete Jungle game, but honestly, I think I'm losing steam on the Predator idea. In other news, as I recently announced in Jasp's Battle For Humanity thread, I will be trying to do a Pre-Heresy army of the V Legion. As always, I look to art and other modelers to get some inspiration and direction, and here's some of the stuff I found: First was the standard marine template pic: http://i.imgur.com/JuVVP7U.jpg?1 Some artwork: http://i.imgur.com/lXYiywK.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/fONUVVT.jpg?1 Some models, first by Aventine: http://i.imgur.com/9ninxMg.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/2Sd4KaI.jpg?1 And James Wappell: http://i.imgur.com/FTKmxeJ.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/5OgIeA5.jpg My White Scars won't be nearly as shiny as Wappell's, but man, do they look nice! Since I currently have nothing in the way of Pre-Heresy armor marks to work with, I wanted to try something out in the modeling department, and remembered that one of the Masters of the Chapter is wearing modified MK III, so out came the knives, files, and greenstuff. http://i.imgur.com/FilUwfH.jpg The lightning bolt icon on the chest looked a lot better before I saw it in the photographs. But, in my defense, it was a real PITA to sculpt that in-between the wings. And I just now noticed the facial hair makes him look an awful lot like a power armored Vladimir Lenin... Edited September 6, 2013 by Brother Chaplain Kage KBA 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellChyld Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 no complaints! lets see him with paint! while running out of steam on something is something i know to well just wait something will jump outta the dark and reignite the flames that started the idea in the first place. looking forward to more!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 I still have some more stuff to add, like a topknot and some blades before I get to painting. I have 3 of these figures because of bad finecasting and the right hand with the sword is a mess. The sword is completely mangled, but I was going to make a curved sword for him anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptus-Alaska Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 lookin good so far, I will be proud to stand with you. I'll dig around for for some mongolian bits the XVIIIth is watching prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 You couldn't wait one day for some Pre-Heresy bits to work with. Looks good so far though I'll say. I really like the artwork you posted of the marine with the two red arms. I hope we see some marines painted in that livery in your army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) lookin good so far, I will be proud to stand with you. I'll dig around for for some mongolian bits the XVIIIth is watching prime Thanks, brother! You couldn't wait one day for some Pre-Heresy bits to work with. Looks good so far though I'll say. I really like the artwork you posted of the marine with the two red arms. I hope we see some marines painted in that livery in your army. The itch... I had to scratch... I have an illness. OK? But seriously, yeah, I really like the red arms on that illustration and plan to include that somewhere in the army. Edited September 6, 2013 by Brother Chaplain Kage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Where did you find the pic of the marine with the red arms? The more I look at him the more he looks like a Dusk Raider without iconagrophy. Calgar 2.0 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 ^What I thought too. Love the Whitescars art. Good choice brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Where did you find the pic of the marine with the red arms? The more I look at him the more he looks like a Dusk Raider without iconagrophy. I did a search on Deviant Art for White Scars. ^What I thought too. Love the Whitescars art. Good choice brother! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 God I love those Scars Yours is off to a good start, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state. Khanrade Lenin of the White Scars 5th Workers Brotherhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 (edited) You couldn't wait one day for some Pre-Heresy bits to work with. Wait, the bits are going to be here tomorrow? Errr... Saturday? God I love those Scars Yours is off to a good start, too I hope to do them justice. I'm not happy with the lightning bolt on his chest(go figure) and will probably redo it tomorrow. When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state. Khanrade Lenin of the White Scars 5th Workers Brotherhood. Oh, found another White Scars pic from Aventine that I liked: http://i.imgur.com/pMUn3tR.jpg?1 I'm thinking some TDA would look great with the all-red arms paint scheme. Edited September 7, 2013 by Brother Chaplain Kage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Yes, there should be some bits there Saturday. Barring USPS mishaps. I forgot to send you a tracking #, pm sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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