ephrael Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I would suggest that you remove the Crux Terminatus badge from the left shoulder pads of the terminators. They are cast very poorly and no amount of cleaning is going to fix them. I received two sets like that from FW when they first released the Tartaros kits and was disgusted with the quality. You should also get one of those tri-colored emery boards that girls use on their nails. You use the white and orange sections to sand down any plastic or resin areas you shave with your x-acto knife. They work much better than a needle file and won't cut into the soft material as quickly. I like what you are doing with the NL from the stories to the conversions and paint, keep it up. As a side note thanks for posting the pics of the buttons FW sent you. It's bad enough that I had to scour ebay for the WB pin, now I'll hunt forever to find a "For the Emperor" one to go with my AL. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 First off, Yay! fifteen followers! Second, I once again require the helpful abetments of the denizens of B&C. Before I put primer to my Master of the Forge, which head looks best. A http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC020003_zpseef9d288.jpg B http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC020004_zps23514597.jpg or his "original" http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC020006_zps39d88304.jpg I do like his current helm a lot. I think the "grate" of the muzzle looks pretty cool and Forgelord-esque. But I am slllllllowly leaning towards Option A. Buddy of mine had a bunch of venerable dread heads lying around, and I feel like I should do something with them. and replies! @Chaptermasterdemon - Thanks! I think I still need to pull his pad off and shave the shoulder down a bit. Don't worry, a bias towards the best legion isn't an actual bias, its just forward thinking with regards to preserving your own hide ^_^ @Mikhail - An emery board you say? Girls use them? ... I am both baffled and stumped in equal measure. I know nothing on either of these subjects And as to my buttons, I still think someone at FW was messing with me... In seriousness though, thanks for the tips. I think I will have to yank the cruxes. A few came out acceptably, but I'll agree, most look pretty ratchet. That's why they ended up on the "experimental" lighting claw guys. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaptermasterDemon7 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I am in a tie for heads A and the original. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 @Flint13. Maybe my comment should have been mmmmmm...more Night Lord's. You make them look tasty. Think I was very tired when I posted. But you do have some mean looking minis. Those latest you've posted really look the part. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon0321 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Figured it out.....regular tech marine with full harness and sons of horus reaver squad head.....sweet conversion Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I honestly never noticed your gender before your reply. I was baffled by that sentence until I looked at your profile. It's a space marine forum I think of everyone as a "brother" to different degrees. I suggest you leave the SoH head on the techmarine or post pics of him with all three helmets if you really have your heart set on changing him. I would use the plastic heads on MK III armored marines myself. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 First off, Yay! fifteen followers! Congratulations! But your count is off, because now you have 16 (figured out how to follow threads finally!) I suggest you leave the SoH head on the techmarine or post pics of him with all three helmets if you really have your heart set on changing him. I would use the plastic heads on MK III armored marines myself. Seconded. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I vote the original head too. A & B look too wide personally. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vazzy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Having tried using those Ven dread heads I've found they don't quite fit right. A bit too large for my taste. In any case the original seems like a much better choice to me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nephilim Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I have a terrible habit of bookmarking threads to read later on my phone and never actually getting around to reading them until I'm sifting through a dataslate's memory archive worth of hyperlinked read-me-laters. That said, whhhaaaat?! How could I have gone so long missing this? I can't tell what I like more, the conversions or the character blurbs between your pics. Whatever madness drives you, keep it up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Personally, big fan of the original. However, if I had to pick a new head, I'd say A. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barabbas Sogalon Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I prefer the original. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhaunter Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well to me it is the one with big wide spread grill, it gives you opportunity to paint inside of the grill in some glowing inner fire color. Hope you understood what I am trying to say (not native English speaker so sometimes I have problems finding adequate words in English; Slavic languages are much more colorful :D ). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Rage Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Fan of studded armour but would have to say the original helmet looks awesome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Wow, thanks for the replies guys! After that consensus, I do think I'll have to stick with the original conversion. I suppose I just felt like I needed to do something different just b/c I had some awesome new parts lying around. Maybe I need to drum up a lower level techmarine for my elite slot though ^_^ Replies! @ Forte - Thanks! Anything in particular you think I could improve on? @ Recon - You are correct, sir. I have a ton of spare SoH reaver parts lying around after a hilarious botched order from FW. @ mikhail - Not a problem, I was just having a bit of good-natured fun at your expense ^_^ I suppose I'm my own tiny sorority @ Chaplain - Yay! now 18... holy crap. I have to start wondering if people are accidentally clicking the wrong "subscribe to" button @ Vazzy - Oh contraire, Ser Vazzy. I didn't actually realize it, but my first Librarian (the divinitatus) has a venerable dread head. Its one of my favorite helms ever, and I thought it was from a black templar sprue. @ Nephilim - Glad to see you stop by and thanks for the praise! I like to keep folks entertained between pics. Plus, I apparently have a decent talent for spouting Warhammer themed dogma. I'm a blast at Dark Heresy get togethers. @ nhaunter - Yep, understand perfectly. What native tongue do you speak? I miss Darkven since he was the only other person on here who spoke Russian, so I don't have anyone left to practice with. Again, thanks to everyone for the input! I'll see what I can paint up in the next few days. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vazzy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hmmm. Definitely did not notice that. I assumed it was BT head as well. I stand corrected. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhaunter Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 My native is Croatian (so I can "speak" and "understand" Bosnian, Serbian, Montenegrin - for a foreign readers those are almost the same languages, for example we have much more differences in Croatia between dialects then lets say Croatian language to Serbian), I can also understand Slovenian which is a bit different to before mentioned and because of its similarities with Slovakian I can understand it too pretty well, although I dont know how to write it or read it. With Russian I have problems with reading and understanding because our Slavic went different directions and I dont know hot to read Cyrillic letters. We southern Slavs have much more linguistic influences from Ottoman empire and Austrian - Hungarian words. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 @Flint13. Talk about put me on the spot ;) Only things I can think is watch your mould lines. We all miss them and it's annoying when you spot them when you're half way through. When removing details go slow, bit at a time and file the last bit so it's as smooth as possible. I'm going to be trying something lightning wise. Been looking at a fair few photos but I'll post what I do if it works. Keep going though. You have your own style which is really working as you can tell by the number of people taking interest :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hey guys! Short diversion (read: procrastination) from painting on my day off. I wanted to see what I could do with a box of terminator parts and a time limit of 90 minutes. I tried to re purpose a few gray knight parts since I seem to have a ton of them lying around. Here are my results http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC030001_zps200d665c.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC030002_zpsdfeaecab.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC030004_zps1c253bfe.jpg http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b533/Flint1324/PC030003_zpsbe5ed196.jpg Not my best work, but I'm starting to like him. On the downside, he's a bit messy still. On the upside, I think I may have found a purpose for all those pairs of warptalon wings I have in the bits box. As soon as he has a cool name and a few ideas for fluff, he'll probably end up as a champion for my Atramentar. @ Vazzy - Yup, surprised me too. @ nhaunter - That's so cool! I admit I am completely clueless when it comes to Croatian and Serbian. I minored in Russian culture and language, which required a near fluent level of Russian and Belarussian, and conversational levels of Chechan, Tartar and Bashir. @ Forte - Sweet! I'll be looking forward to any and all lightning tips. Mine has wildly varying results as you can see Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vissah Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Sweet stuff Flint! I vote for the original head and I am liking the terminator. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon0321 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 That terminator looks pretty evil! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3559969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
disease Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I really approve the number and quality of conversions in this thread. Top stuff ! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3560100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Digging the terminator Flint- though I have an idea for it if I may be so bold? Why not add some kind of plasticard to the warp talon wings on his top, and turn them into scabbards for backup weapons like flaying/flensing knives? All you would need to do then is add something like chainsword hilts to make it work. Just a thought. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3560106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The Terminator looks Great .Polish is where its at. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3560125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Not being funny Flint but where your painting improves, your conversion skills are already way ahead of most. So much character in every model. I hate your models. But only because I see the bits you've used so well and I never thought of it first :tu: Only thing I will say is give that left pad a bit of a rub down. Looks a little rough as it is there. That'll help your paint go on smoother too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282556-savage-midnight-armored-up-an-rolling-heavy-for-etl-pg109/page/11/#findComment-3560537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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