KrautScientist Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Aw, shucks guys: That is so awfully nice of you to say :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Now I've missed a mass of updates, great work all round brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Cheers, mate! ;) So here's a small teaser for you all: No what could this be...? ;) Teetengee 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 That's your mini-me Knight isn't it? Are you finishing that bad boy up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Right on the money, Jeff! :) Expect to see more of the little guy soon: Augustus b'Raass, Raztalin, Kizzdougs and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Fear the crotch-blade, weaklings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Cool. I love the little space marine statue you included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctus Cornix Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Awww he's so adorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I love how your tiny Knight is booting over a tinier space marine monument. He is enacting teeny, adorable retribution for a Gawaxy in Fwames. Perfection :D DarkApostle7 and Augustus b'Raass 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the emperor is scottish Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Good to see you updating again Kraut. Was sorry to hear about your recent hardship and hope everything has started to level itself out. As always loving your stuff bud and cant wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Oh, this widdle lad is fun! Ingenious, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 HE IS BLOODY ADORABLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Haha, cheers, guys! And here he is, like I promised! Bwood for the Bwood God! ;) http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755472-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755474-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755475-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755476-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg So, let’s take a closer look at the Chibi-Knight all by itself (I’ve arranged the pictures just like those of the bigger version of Gilgamesh in the earlier post, by the way, in case you want a side by side comparison ;) http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755479-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755480-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755481-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755482-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755483-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755484-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755485-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg All in all, I think it’s a fairly close fit. However, I did have to make some small allowances due to the differences in scale: The legs and feet are a bit different, for one, although they were still quite a bit of work: As you can see, I used a pair of Raptor legs as the base, but then I cut off the feet and tried to make something as close as possible to the original Knight’s feet. I also made some concessions when building the torso: The carapace doesn’t quite look like the original, but it’s still close enough to be recognisable, I believe — as I have learned from the great Ron Saikowski, the most important part of a conversion like this is to get enough parts right that the elements that aren’t quite perfect will still work in the context of the whole model. So let’s take a closer look at the parts that did up looking rather close to the bigger version of the model: One thing I am really happy with is the smaller version of the daemonic breastplate — it was really fortunate that the warshrine of chaos kit basically contained two very similar daemonic faces at wildly different scales ;) http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755488-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg Oh, and I definitely had to replicate the heraldic plate with the World Eaters legion badge on it, of course, (even if working with those FW decals almost drove me up the wall yet again ;) I also tried to closely recreate the designs on the pauldrons: The right one still has a World Eaters legion badge (albeit of a slightly different design), as well as a hint of the legion and company markings underneath: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755487-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg While the right was done using some bitz for a pretty close recreation of the bigger version: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755489-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg There is another World Eaters symbol on the leg banner, thanks to one of the really tiny decals from FW’s World Eaters decal sheet: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755491-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg And I even managed to squeeze in a smaller version of the battle honours on the rear side of the banner as well: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755490-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg One element that is slightly different from the original model is the base: It still features fallen Space Marine statuary, but instead of a crumbled statue, I decided to use the one legitimate Epic 40k model actually in my possession (kindly provided, once again, by Drone21c) and paint it up as a heavily verdigrised statue: http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755486-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg I rather like this element, and it provides a hint as to the model’s actual scale. Plus when it came to building the bigger Knight’s base, this little statue was the most important influence that actually inspired me to use the Space Marine statue from the Honoured Imperium kit in the first place! So yeah, that’s the little guy. I am really rather stupidly happy with the model, to tell you the truth, even if there’s not even a real use for it ;) As always, let me know what you think! :) http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/11/4/755477-Chaos%20Knight%2C%20Chibi-knight%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Knight%2C%20Epic%2040k%2C%20Harrowthorne.jpg Soulcrusher6669, Lexington, Space Truckin and 17 others 20 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 That little Knight is not only adorable, but quite a clever conversion. The use of the terminator body was inspired, and the weapon arms in particular are incredibly well done. Even the armpit heavy stubber looks great. The weakest bit are the legs, but I have no idea how else you could have done them short of scratch building. All in all, it's fantastic and whimsical in a way that I wish 40K still was at large. Excellent, sir. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanist Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Brilliant, brings a smile to my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus b'Raass Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I strongly echo Jeff and Mechanist, above, K-Sci. The Chibi Knight is cute, smart, and very well executed. Such a fun project to have seen develop and come to completion - and complement its bigger brother!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Eyes Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So glad we got to see more of him. Just ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abraxus Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 MY only complaint comes from seeing them together... mini-me needs to be on an oval base ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Uveron Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) so yeah, that’s the little guy. I am really rather stupidly happy with the model, to tell you the truth, even if there’s not even a real use for it You just need to convince your local gaming group to have a map campaign, and he can be used as the counter for your army! Or other such similar use! He looks great by the way, Edited November 5, 2015 by Uveron Teetengee and Quixus 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Haha, cheers, guys! And here he is, like I promised! Bwood for the Bwood God! Shkulls for the Shkull throne! So yeah, that’s the little guy. I am really rather stupidly happy with the model, to tell you the truth, even if there’s not even a real use for it If the little guy fits the terminator scale, maybe use him as TDA Chosen with chainfist and autocannon. Otherwise he could make a nice objective marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 obliterator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Cheers for the positive feedback, everyone! Glad to hear you seem to like Chibi-Gilgamesh as much as I do! :) As for a possible use for he model: The aesthete in me bristles at the thought of using him as a Terminator or Obliterator, even though the scale might work: It would seem a little goofy, I fear. But I suppose using him as an objective marker or something of the like would be fair game. Or maybe I will get my redesigned Adeptus Titanicus from GW one of these days...? One can always dream ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Eyes Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Always keep dreaming KS, it seems to work and people now have plastic 30K minis. They even get a bonus game to play with it. So what is next in store for the Eternal Hunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 So what is next in store for the Eternal Hunt? Well, since you're asking... There are always several projects going on at the same time, of course, and that's just talking about my World Eaters. Of course there's also my INQ28 stuff, for one, and whatever else may strike my fancy. That said, here's a small sneak peek at something that may or may not become a secret project connected to the Hunt in the near future... K0rtmer, Lexington, Augustus b'Raass and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 The tag says Praetor-early. This intrigues me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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