Let The Galaxy Burn! Balefire Legion: 40k again!

[Teetengee]

I have to disagree, I think that the model looks absolutely spectacular in no small part because of that lack of contrast. It looks one member of a legion, not a collection of individuals. On an army level, I think this scheme will be more powerful. The legions are bigger, and I think you should keep high contrast on an army level rather than a model level to help give that feel.

[KrautScientist]

@ Teetengee: Just to clarify: I wasn't arguing in favour of changing anything about the model itself, but rather about its base. Such a change wouldn't impact the legionary look in the slightest, but would nevertheless provide a bit of contrast, which I think an army needs if you don't want the whole collection to just blur together when seen from farther away -- just my two cents.

[Teetengee]

@ Teetengee: Just to clarify: I wasn't arguing in favour of changing anything about the model itself, but rather about its base. Such a change wouldn't impact the legionary look in the slightest, but would nevertheless provide a bit of contrast, which I think an army needs if you don't want the whole collection to just blur together when seen from farther away -- just my two cents.

Idk, I think some of the allure of the heresy is large enough armies that they would blur. Plus, I think the base as it is looks more sinister than a ruddier base would.

[thamier]

hanks you guys, it is quite right that i did the green plasma and eyes and the grey weapon colour to tie it in with my balefire legion.

 

its even basd the same way, so i purpusly avoided the reds that standard for so s of horus.

 

considered adding some gore or red thropys to do a bit of spot colour that would contrast, but its is just a test model so will have to see, i do like the idea of them being legion, should be able to build just over 100mk 4 Sons of Horus, and gonna convert 15 justtarin and then later gonna take my time and coasy a bit and paint up my Horus model.

[Pearson73]

The green of the eyes and coils works well with the rest of the model, nice to see a slightly different take on the Sons.

[Doctor Perils]

That eye on the chest ! that eye that eye that eye !

 

It's absolutely beautiful !

 

The paint scheme is great, looking forward to this thamier :)

[Eldrick Shadowblade]

i really like the paint job as is thamier. I'm jealous!

[BrotherCaptainArkhan]

Amazing Son of Horus. Clean and eye-catching.

[thamier]

thanks for the kind words, next ones should be alot better hopefully

[thamier]

im really lucky, a friend of mine let me brorrow a few of his justaerin terminators, so i been working on converting the betryal at calth terminators, also did a few press moulds of the eye of horus decorations and the spikey bits.

 

so here is the firdt wip shots for comparrisson of before and after i filed a bit on the chest pice.

 

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad269/thamier/work%20in%20progress/F0BDA0DF-5E29-4DCC-837A-5676D265ED20.jpg

 

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad269/thamier/work%20in%20progress/225A8F96-71AD-4B22-9A36-0DE1FA399730.jpg

[thamier]

here is my justarin terminator test model, hopefully it will look better after some paint, all converted from betrual at calth terminator.

 

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad269/thamier/work%20in%20progress/EBF428C3-3E47-4517-83A5-0E61BCEDEE8B.jpg

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad269/thamier/work%20in%20progress/4D050B8B-8C25-4C75-9E55-C1985DD0217E.jpg

 

what do you think? is it okay?

[Augustus b'Raass]

OKay? Dude it looks great. Well done indeed on the press molds. Was it hard to get those spikes on the kneepads? 

[thamier]

OKay? Dude it looks great. Well done indeed on the press molds. Was it hard to get those spikes on the kneepads?

 

a little, was tricky to get them placed and not shooting them across the room when they slipped from my twesers. had to make a tiny puddle of glue dipnthemmthen apply, gonna be fun to do the big areas like legs or shoulder plate ... :p

[DimDim]

Only thing I would reccomend is to bring in the arms a bit, to close the large gap between the shoulder pads and the torso. Other than that, the conversion is ace!

DimDim

[thamier]

gonna try, tje arms are magnetized and i have tryed to make the shoulder pads fit more snugly on the others, you are right it dosent look great

[WilhelMiniatures]

The head looks like one of the original ones from FW. Is it? If not, how did you make it?

[thamier]

The head looks like one of the original ones from FW. Is it? If not, how did you make it?

again used press mould to do that too, at first i considered filing down a mk 4 helmet, but it seemed to look okay with the instamould version

[SalvationOfReason]

For the kneepad spikes, have you considered using an accelerant? Use the accelerator on the kneepad, superglue on the spikes, should help them set fast ^^ Edited February 26, 2016 by SalvationOfReason

[Teetengee]

could work, but something that small will dry basically instantly, so make sure you place them correctly at first contact

[Eldrick Shadowblade]

looks really good thamier

[thamier]

used superglue for the spikes, and it drys fast enough, the problem is my had is a little shakey and its very small spikes ;)

 

 

looks really good thamier

thanks mate!

[thamier]

fist batch of converted justarin terminators done, well missing a multimelta on one but otherwise oh and a few riviets but added those now.

 

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad269/thamier/work%20in%20progress/791CEDED-DF6D-4C9B-8B46-D39E36169938_1.jpg

 

what do you guys think?

[DimDim]

perfection.

[thamier]

perfection.

that might make the emperors children jelous :)

[Augustus b'Raass]

Awesome job, dude. Well done. They look ace. :tu: