Dosjetka Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I'm blown away. I knew you had talent, but this is on a different level. Seriously man, you've gotta let me come over to Texas one of these days to see how you do these things. Brother-Chaplain Kage 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Dude! That blade is amazing! I would have never thought of using a paperclip, brilliant! The respirator really helps to give the mini a much more sinister feel, perfect for a member of the Ordos. Brother-Chaplain Kage 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Whenever you wanna stop by, just lemme know, Ludo. :) Â Kizz - the blade's cool but it's a very fragile thing even with the one hammered from a paper clip. I'm sure you could not hammer it out as much and make it thicker and easier to work with, but I specifically wanted this one to be very thin. Now I just gotta figure out a way to build a fancy basket hilt for it. Dosjetka 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 It is apity you do not have the Imperial Guard Colonel model, holding the sabre vertically. It has a basket hilt (I think). You could press mould one from that.  Another insane thought I had.... Small gauge multi strand cable. Strip the sheath off and solder or glue all the strands on one end. you could then splay the strands to make the hilt and coat in very runny glue to help it hold its shape. Maybe solder or glue the other end to keep it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Good worn with the blade, I would personally make it a tad shorter. I'm going to have to give it a go now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Kage, your miniature forge-mastery is a sight to behold. Great work buddy! Â You're like a tiny Ferrus Manus :D Augustus b'Raass, Dosjetka and Brother-Chaplain Kage 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 For a long time I've wanted to do a Sons of Sek figure and I just pledged to make a Damogaur (counts as Company Commander) for the Heroes of the Guard challenge. We serve the word of the Anarch, whose voice drowns out all others.  I'm using this Vostroyan as the base for the conversion:  http://i.imgur.com/5MjbKJO.png  I've seen a ton of conversion made out of that guy, so I guess it's my turn now. I've already removed the head and left arm, and you can bet that there's gonna be a hand-shaped rebreather on him. I'm not sure what to do with the arms just yet, but for a long time I've wanted to make a larger kukri sort of blade for a figure and it's difficult to do in sheet plastic because of its narrow waist unless you want to make it ridiculously large. Yup, that's right, paperclip blade #2.  http://i.imgur.com/yxhBoFt.png  Pointing forward with the blade, like he's ordering his troops into the fight? Holding up a severed head with the blade at his side in the other hand? Decisions, decisions.  I was smarter this time and didn't cut the blade away from the paperclip to do the shaping and filing and since I started right in at the beginning with my Dremel, it took all of 5-10 minutes to get the shape pretty much where you see it in the picture. I did some fine tuning with files and lower grit sandpaper wrapped around various things and then worked down most of the hammer marks, but I'm gonna leave a few in there to show that it's had some wear and tear. reckoning, Checkmate, Kizzdougs and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Are the sons of Sek a renegade militia company? I love that vostroyan sniper mini and Im looking forward to see you convert it. I would say the pose depends a bit on what kind of soldiers they are. For profesional soldiers I would say leading the troops is a good pose. For a blood-thirsty band of warriors holding the head is a nice and gruesome touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Emperor's armpits, man, that's a pretty good kukri (or some such). I can't wait to see how you fare with the rebreather. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 My vote is totes for a severed head. Â Bonus points for a really creative decapitation victim :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Going to be interesting to see a Son of Sek, their uniform is yellow in colour is it not? The blade looks good, looking forward to seeing the hand shaped rebreather. That's one of my fav models your converting there, make it good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razerz Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 What is the base model for the Inqusitor? I totally have to steal that conversion for myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 +10 for using a kukri  Holding up a severed head with the blade at his side in the other hand? Decisions, decisions.   This seems like a no brainer to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 That paper clip blade is awesome, but much too long IMO. As it is right now, you have a "rapier" style weapon that appears to be as long as she is, shoulders to ground, when it would be more realistic that the blade is about 2/3rds that length at most. It does look fantastic though. Â I like to believe that the thicker weapon blades for the Marines is due to the need for them to be thicker and more brutal. Doesn't work well for justifying the AM stuff with normal humans though... Augustus b'Raass 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Are the sons of Sek a renegade militia company?  Oh no, the Sons of Sek are much more than some ragtag traitor militia. They are the elite, ordered, regimented forces of Magister Anakwanar Sek. http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Sons_of_Sek  Emperor's armpits, man, that's a pretty good kukri (or some such). I can't wait to see how you fare with the rebreather.  Thanks, Olis. I gotta try for the rebreather and hope I can pull it off.  My vote is totes for a severed head. Bonus points for a really creative decapitation victim  Maybe I shouldn't have suggested that, 'cause I've never liked doing the figures with some kind of trophy head or dead body on the base.  Going to be interesting to see a Son of Sek, their uniform is yellow in colour is it not? The blade looks good, looking forward to seeing the hand shaped rebreather. That's one of my fav models your converting there, make it good!  Their uniforms are described as ochre, which is light brown-yellow.  What is the base model for the Inqusitor? I totally have to steal that conversion for myself...  A limited edition Victoria Haley figure from Warmachine.  That paper clip blade is awesome, but much too long IMO. As it is right now, you have a "rapier" style weapon that appears to be as long as she is, shoulders to ground, when it would be more realistic that the blade is about 2/3rds that length at most. It does look fantastic though.  I like to believe that the thicker weapon blades for the Marines is due to the need for them to be thicker and more brutal. Doesn't work well for justifying the AM stuff with normal humans though...  You're right, it might be a bit too long. I can see the thicker blades for the marines but they're still huge. One of those combat blades from the tac squad is almost as thick as a Cadian lasrifle.  So, as mentioned above, I won't be going with the the severed head idea and instead going with the other idea of a commander ordering his men forward into the fray. The more I thought about the idea, the more it seemed like a funny reversal where you have this commander of Chaos troops striking a pose like something you'd see on a Guard recruitment poster.  http://i.imgur.com/tALVc4D.png  Still got a lot to do with the chest and I know that the blade is a little off from the handle, but I like the overall feel of the pose. Edited September 15, 2015 by Brother Chaplain Kage WarriorFish, Checkmate and Olis 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I think the kukri looks fantastic and is just below ridiculously long (meaning I at least still believe it'd be possible). Fantastic pose. The head is not my cup of tea at all, though. I've always found it bland. How about a scion head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 The blade length can be cut back, but as for the head, I'm already using Scion heads for my Crimson Sons scouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 How about one of the heads from the Cadian Command Squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Top job on the kukri. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 How about one of the heads from the Cadian Command Squad? Â My first idea with this guy was to give him a peaked hat, so... maybe? What about one of the unmasked Scions heads with a beret? Â Top job on the kukri. Â Thanks! Augustus b'Raass 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphariusOmegon108 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 So, I posted Maestoros to the conversion challenge thread, being at a happy place with him for now, but I do still plan on doing more work on him. Here's the post with the photos for the competition: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/278051-grotsmashas-conversion-challenge-3-captains-completions/?p=3436225  To finish him up for the competition, I finally did a rear tabard that I liked, put a new hilt on the sword, added a riveted crest to the helmet, and made the elbow armor on his left arm look a little closer to the one from the Praetor. Here's some detail pics:  http://i.imgur.com/CuBq6XI.jpg  http://i.imgur.com/BFn42qT.jpg  http://i.imgur.com/hDSiAQC.jpg   What a amazing tread! I know the thing I quoted is a few years old already, but what did you use for the studs on this AMAZING figure? I am pretty intrested to know ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Â Â How about one of the heads from the Cadian Command Squad? My first idea with this guy was to give him a peaked hat, so... maybe? What about one of the unmasked Scions heads with a beret? I'm not too knowledgeable with the Scion heads, so I'll go and have a look. If you need some Scion heads, I have a few kicking around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I feel the blade could be made a little smaller. Also looks slightly like a hint boomerang to me so maybe it's a little symmetrical. Not sure a beret head will work, how about the rebreather head from the FW cadian kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 What a amazing tread! I know the thing I quoted is a few years old already, but what did you use for the studs on this AMAZING figure? I am pretty intrested to know ^^ Â They're plastic rivets made mostly for the model train builders. Â Â I'm not too knowledgeable with the Scion heads, so I'll go and have a look. If you need some Scion heads, I have a few kicking around. Â I might take you up on that. Â I feel the blade could be made a little smaller. Also looks slightly like a hint boomerang to me so maybe it's a little symmetrical. Not sure a beret head will work, how about the rebreather head from the FW cadian kit? Â The blade came out at a sharper angle than I intended. I bent the paperclip to the angle I wanted and when I started hammering it flat, it bent more and once it's flat there's nothing you can do about it. As for the size, I wanted it to be a larger version of a kukri, but I may shorten it a little. And I really want to stay away from the Cadian helmets with this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 No there is one without a helmet, bare head with a rebreather. Ill see if I can find a link: Top right on http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-IE/Cadian-Infantry-Squad-with-Respirators-Upgrade-Pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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