BB - Conversions/Sculpting: Luna Wolves Test Model 17/11

[Blissful Brushes]

The Praetor pattern helmet is awesome, though the crown is a little too pointy for my tastes. Keep at it, man!

Thanks I'll probably be doing variants so I'll make sure I knock up a potato-pattern for you ^.^

I say spot on.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Ultramarines/Tactical%20Squad%20I/WIPs/DSCN1958_zps1910f9de.jpg

Thanks, I appreciate it

So it would appear that the internet has stolen my last few updates, I updated this in the brief period it was working over that fateful weekend, and I can't entirely remember what I uploaded, but no matter!

My Ultramarine is proceeding quite nicely, and having made sure he didn't miss leg day during his transformation, he looks a lot more Ronnie Coleman and less generic chicken-leg lifter.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Ultramarines/Tactical%20Squad%20I/WIPs/DSCN1988_zpsbf3eeb3f.jpg

Is this more in line with what people have been suggesting then?

Luna Wolves-wise, there's progress on my ETL vow. A fairly well progressed WIP of the Praetor.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Custom%20Reaver/DSCN1984_zps4c8cb693.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Custom%20Reaver/DSCN1987_zps906c11b9.jpg

The pose is just tacked in at the moment, and a lot of work is needed on his arms, and the helmet needs a crest. Also, if anyone's interested in how much resin is left visible...look no further!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Custom%20Reaver/DSCN1983_zpsb47e447d.jpg

The armour will be getting a lot more detail to bring it in line with its artificer stats and I'm still pondering what blade to give him; I'd like a double-edged sword but I need to give my bitz boxes a good 'ole search for one - I don't want hand-and-a-half to two hand, I'm looking more gladius size, so it'll be a hefty search!

Any comments, criticism, questions and suggestions are more than welcome!!

[deathspectersgt7]

Got distracted, Looking Good, looking forward to seeing him done and some paint.

[Blissful Brushes]

Right then, so it's been quite a while since I've done anything to this blog; much of the modelling that I have done has been fairly minimal and not really worth writing or photographing to be honest.

Now that I've got to get 600 points built and painted for a campaign at the end of September I've got back into the swing of things with 10 marines at various stages of completion. I present to you today the first of said marines.

Proportionally, this is what I'm settling with. The legs have been bulked up as suggested, and I've built up the arms so that the look a little bit less spindly. Whether I do anything with the hands remains to be seen. I'm personally not in favour of resculpting/buying a load of GK terminator hands to use because it'll be a right pain, but if it's necessary, it's necessary.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/dbc3c6b4-9a0b-4e35-a20b-959c5d36fc7e_zps2c10c484.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/f52f024d-b2bd-4a9c-ab87-00055692714c_zps0450f443.jpg

I've decided that I'd sculpt the lower plates of shoulder armour in because the terminator pad doesn't quite fit as snug as I'd like. To which end, I'll probably have to have a little play to try and make it a bit better. On a practical note, however, the pad would need to be able to move with the shoulder in order to be remotely effective and thus could not be as tight to the rest of the armour as the standard models imply. That's what I'm going with anyway.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/3a2ca40c-30aa-445a-a94a-e9dbf3856743_zps650f43e7.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/dbc3c6b4-9a0b-4e35-a20b-959c5d36fc7e_zps2c10c484.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/DSCN2274_zps8eebb8e4.jpg

On the whole I'm pretty chuffed with it, he looks massive compared to a normal marine/human let alone Tau. My biggest conundrum is basing: 25mm or 40. In gaming terms, is a 40mm ok for PA marines?

List-wise for the campaign my options are pretty limited. What I think is the best option is:

Master of Signal

naked 15 man Tactical Squad. (M.O.S will sit with these and give them his signum for the +1 BS) - 5BS Fury of the legion

15 man Tactical Squad with vex, vox extra cb weapons, artificer armour

naked Predator

I don't think I can do much with 600, but that's 31 3+ saves and a pred so should be viable if not awesome.

Any modelling/gaming comments, criticism and platitudes are more than welcome! I bid you all good evening

[deathspectersgt7]

WOW!!!!

[Blissful Brushes]

WOW!!!!

Cheers, a bit more of him for you now

This is my Tactical Squad Sergeant coming along quite nicely now I think. The cape needs some touching up, though for a first go I'm pretty happy with it, a right pain in the...though!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/eec94ef8-2c4b-4663-aaf9-22e261e1c5f0_zps72b78a87.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/9e0a47dd-55c4-4e1a-836f-d260b4b9f62b_zps38c42aad.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/1227e02d-4066-4d43-9dfd-0d029ab5a5ed_zps7d2f32ac.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/4d10070a-8cd6-4c56-8cbb-fa0d7b917c49_zps8389a024.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/DSCN2290_zpsaf0bbfe7.jpg

Here he is now, almost ready to paint! Just a bit of tidying up with the cloak to go. Hopefully painting will start sometime next week Not sure whether or not I should sculpt something over where the cape attaches on his bolted arm though, maybe wrap it so it goes underneath the shield on his right? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated!

There will be miracles today it seems...I have been painting! This is something that almost never happens...but I like tanks, it's just getting around to doing it...

This is the first of what is probably going to be an unhealthy fleet of tanks. As you'll see from the pictures there's still a hell of a lot of work to go, the sponsons, heavy bolters and the tracks need some more work as well as the roof and exhausts.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Land%20Raider%20Phobos/d12a6e67-912a-4c17-9e65-31d98f858b0a_zps4961770a.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Land%20Raider%20Phobos/66ebf2de-57bc-4b0e-82dd-59f066fcd591_zpse3910dfa.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Land%20Raider%20Phobos/a03f4a0e-378d-4dab-ad55-51aa2895daea_zps4e443bd9.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Land%20Raider%20Phobos/4d455654-bde3-449b-ba58-e9cf5398bce4_zps48eecdd8.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Land%20Raider%20Phobos/9d15f182-b966-4201-b9d7-f7e34f12e334_zpsf297ef5c.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Land%20Raider%20Phobos/8695911a-fb7b-40bb-8908-669fc7212da3_zpscdcd9e1c.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Land%20Raider%20Phobos/5e9a7764-31e9-4566-8f34-b6f008cde44f_zps27a9e304.jpg

Any comments/criticism and suggestions or questions are more than welcome!!

Until next time I suppose - which, hopefully will be quite soon, getting into it all again now.

[deathspectersgt7]

Damn!!!! looking Good!!!

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

Nice! That armor style looks familiar... ;)

[Blissful Brushes]

Damn!!!! looking Good!!!

Cheers man!

Nice! That armor style looks familiar...

To what may I ask? 'Tis based off a MkIII marine's legs and MkIV body...ish.

Today's update then. I've been doing a bit more painting, this is serving as the test model for my force, so feedback would be nice!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/de18fe91-578b-483b-8e6b-d4e6f370c91f_zpsf398d545.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/c0892f82-4f91-4734-aaee-159bc80c915b_zps907ee94f.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/c9d73de6-c219-4bab-87e2-14b7f2e8a962_zpsccca31c3.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Luna%20Wolves/Tactical%20Squad%20I/8161ad7f-8873-4f85-a418-a574fef9885f_zps140c0400.jpg

Obviously still a lot to do - weathering powders, the cape and base, and some highlighting. It is, however, a good representation of the sort of style I'm after - dark and gritty. The nasty side of the angels of death.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, hoping he'll be done by the end of the week.

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[Blissful Brushes]

This is the start of a commission that I'm doing: putting Kranon the Relentless onto a bike.

 

So far, the bike is virtually done - bad pictures I know but once it's closer to completion I'll break out the lightbox.

 

I've kitbashed a Chaos Bike and the Outrider bike to come out with this!

 

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Commissions/4c53d976-d14e-4ad8-8755-86f0c8d27f82_zpsbde63607.jpg

 

This is another angle of the Chaos star:

 

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/blissfulbrushes/Commissions/ace21e3d-c2db-4638-9718-3c6579b57f9f_zps4c256e07.jpg

 

Kranon is currently lying in pieces on my desk, one leg complete, the others roughly pinned.

 

More to follow over the weekend I hope!

 

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[BLOODSAINT]

Your conversions are great! And that Land Raider is Proper Muddy™! Thumbs up for dirty and grimy marines :tu: