++ AUGUSTUS b'RAASS ++ pre-heresy BRASS SCORPION p.247

[Mechanist]

The Plague Marine squad is looking awesome, buddy! And the way you've painted the axe on Brother Guggen is exactly what I would love to see you do with the axe on the LoC!

Seconded.

That new squad look great and the extra colours on the axe make it look finished look forward to seeing the LoC finished.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Cheers, guys! I finally, finally finished the Lord of Corruption. In the end, I went for green - both because it looks suitable corrupted, and also because it matches my colour scheme the best - the glow on the plasma guns use the same colour, so I don't have to introduce yet another colour to the army. 

 

I also did some more work on the axe head - both in dulling down the metal, adding some rust, and getting some more detail on the Axe's engine part. 

 

What do you think?

 

Mind you, I'm calling this guy finished: As the rules for an LoC are crap compared to other HQ choices, I just painted this guy for the ETL and because I like the miniature. I need to prioritize my painting time now that I have a busier life, and there's a tournament coming, for which I need specific miniatures. The LoC is not part of them, so he'll have to do with the colours he has. ;)

 

In addition, I started painting the Daemon Prince!

I already finished his base! :D

 

 

Cheers!:)

 

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@ KrautScientist: well then I'm confident the final LoC will get your official TEH Seal of Approval! ;)

 

@ Pearson73: Cheers, that's a great point you're making - I don't think Nurgle Daemons are all frolicking around, giggling and going all carnival on us - they're daemons, after all. They're supposed to represent the god of entropy and decay.  There's nothing more destructive than entropy, so why not reflect that in their miniatures?

 

@ Krakendoomcool: First off, welcome to my thread! Second, you have a cool Frater name! :D Have fun browsing the 178 pages of this thread and if you have any questions, please let me know - I answer them all :)

 

@ Mechanist: Cheers! I hope the LoC meets your standards :tu: ;)

[Verux]

Loving the daemon Prince and can't wait to see him painted.

[DuskRaider]

Jesus man, you're flying through these models. I expect to come on tomorrow and see another 10 more done. Even better they all come out excellent! I'm really happy to see the Daemon Prince has made an appearance, I love that dude.

[malcharion]

Hey Aug ! I like the way you use the green for the lords of corruption, he really stand out this way and if you follow the same scheme with the DP it will be outstanding !

I was waiting for Vulgon and Guggen and I'm not disponted !

If I may, the sol thing that bother me on those death guard models is the metalics. Do you drybrush theme or use the sponge technics maybe ? Because you got a lot of shiny dot over totaly black parts like hole etc and it look weird to me.

You could either

1) put the shade after the last hightlight

Or

2) put the last highlights only at key location on the blade (on the hedge) or drybruching it avoiding the holes.

Or

3) use more corosive effects with dumbull Brown (witch would look good with your red fly theme going around) and orange in the hole especially to ovoid them to be shiny.

 

Hope it help :)

 

Malchy

Edited May 14, 2018 by malcharion

[hushrong]

The Plague Marine squad looks great! The paint job looks on point and those third company bits fit right on in!

 

The Lord also looks good. I miss his old smoke colors but cannot deny the fact that I would be worried if something burned and left green and yellow smoke.

 

Also excited to see some progress on the Prince!

[Augustus b'Raass]

Cheers, guys!
 

@ Verux: Cheers! I'm looking forward to painting it too. :)

 

@ DuskRaider: Haha well I'm not that fast. Glad you like the DP! Also, would you be interested in some GW OOP Gors, to convert them into your beastmen-lague bearers?

 

@ malcharion: Cheers! Yes, I'm happy with the green too - it looks particularly sickly. You reference the metallics on the Death Guard, but which ones do you mean? The Steel Trim, the Bronze Trim, or the rusted weapons and exhausts? Either way, I agree the LoC is far too sharply highlighted, so please look at the recent marines for reference. I already apply all your tips, except that indeed I might put a little bright brown into the holes. 

 

@ hushrong: Cheers! Yes, those third party bits look cool huh? I agree that the old smoke looked more realistic, but it just wasnt working with the rest of the composition - so I had to change it and I really like these colours - because as you say it looks worrisome. ;)
 

[Kizzdougs]

Dude!!! That Daemon Prince is off the chain! I'm a major fan. The jump-packs are particularly inspired and awesome. Looking forward to seeing him fully painted :tu:

[gaurdian31]

Everything is look great so far, and I can't wait to see that daemon prince completed!

[DuskRaider]

Haha, well you go so fast it wouldn't surprise me. You knocked out 100 Poxwalkers in less than a week. As far as Beastmen, the only thing I'm really using from the kit are the heads. I may do some kind of Ungor / Crypt Ghoul conversion but I'm unsure what they would actually be in a game (maybe Cultists?) and I don't know where I want to go with the Tribe from here, if anywhere at all.

[Sagentus]

Just amazing as always. And im very eager to see how the dp turns out. Great work on the build of it and i dare say the painting will be as good

[Vairocanum]

Oh man, so excited to see that daemon prince getting painted up! Squad Graltun is looking fantastic as well!

[malcharion]

Hey sorry mate you're right I was unprecise I was talking about the steel trim and rusted weapons. In fact the sol things that bother me is that we can see shiny dots of paint where they shouldn't. When you put the shade the holes in the weapon should go dark and they shouldn't shine anymore. If after that part you highlight again with a silver paint (mayby with a sponge ?) without avoiding the holes, it could explain why you have those shiny dots over black/brown shadows. That's why I was suggesting those solutions.

 

Anyway that's not a big deal ... BUT this DP surely is !!! It already look amazing mate ! Keep on !

 

Malchy

[SkimaskMohawk]

I kind of agree with malchy, imo the weapons could have a bit more corrosion in the rust-pits. Anything to give them more contrast.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Daemon Prince DOOOHOOOOOONE! Brother Chaplain Kage, where's your Khornate Prince now, huh?

Eight hours of painting. Hot damn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incidentally, I've had the idea of doing this guy ever since I saw this picture on Imgur five years or so ago.

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Hope you like

 

Cheers!

@ Kizzdougs: Tadaaaa! What do you think?

 

@ guardian31: Cheers, buddy! I hope you like him!

 

@ DuskRaider: Nono, it was 105 poxwalkers, and it took me eleven days. That's twice as slow as you're suggesting!! A shame you have no use for the beastmen bodies...

 

@ Sagentus: I hope he meets your expectations!

 

@ Vairocanum: Thank you a lot, mate!  I really appreciate the continued support of the thread

 

@ malcharion: No worries, buddy! I drybrush Leadbelecher over Typhus Corrosion and Riza Rust for the metal. I'll see if I can ut some browns in the holes.

 

@ SkimaskMohwk: Rust pits it'll be!

Edited June 27, 2018 by Augustus b'Raass

[Dragonlover]

Mate. That is stunning. I love the plague censer smoke.

 

Also, that cements it. I just don't like the GW Death Guard stuff, cause that model makes me want to build a Death Guard army in a way that none of the official stuff does.

 

Dragonlover

[Trixie]

Amazing conversion and paint job, you should be very happy with your results !

[Lord Commander Eidolon]

Stunning work dude! I must say I was a little apprehensive with the bulging neck when it was just bare putty, but the paint job and extra boils really blend it in nicely. It is stunning that you can get this stuff painted so quickly - I really need to just focus more on my stuff to get it done!!

 

I think my only criticism, is not enough grime, steaks and other nastiness on the armour, but that is with me looking to give you something constructive. Otherwise, I love it, especially the green smoke from the brazier!!

[DuskRaider]

Whoa, that thing is an absolute beast! Great finished product, plenty of color to make the whole model pop.

 

Eidolon is right, it needs more steaks. I'd suggest ribeye.

[Bjorn Firewalker]

The paint job makes him look absolutely disgusting, as appropriate for the Plague God's followers. Grandfather Nurgle surely smiles upon your work. Did the morningstar come from a Fantasy Battle model?

[Augustus b'Raass]

Thanks, guys!

I want to ask you something. It has come to my attention that one frater Bania has started this thread, wherein he posts a video of his painting service and a couple pictures of his incarnatino of ADB's First Claw. They are quite indisputably based on my designs from way back in 2015. 

 

Now, as Oscar Wilde said, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". I am flattered, but I'm a bit miffed that he doesn't give me any credit at all - and am actually a bit pissed off that he's now monetizing my designs without giving me credit. 

 

What do you guys think I should do? 

 

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@ Dragonlover: haha go for it! And thanks!

 

@ Trixie: I love your frater name! 

 

@ LCE: Cheers! Glad you've come to appreciate the neck. I do like some steaks with grime, but perhaps I should go for rust streaks for this DP's meal. ;)

 

@ DuskRaider: hahaha oh you!

 

@ Bjorn Firewalker: The cencer on a chain is from the old GW Skaven Plague Censer/Furnace kit.

 

[hushrong]

First off that Daemon Prince is balls to the wall! Wrecking balls to the walls! Paint job and the green-yellow smoke just ties into the army well! Love to see a pic of him lording over the troops one day!

 

As for the copycat 1st claw at first glance it seems kinda F’ed up. Yet I shouldn’t judge not knowing their side of the story. Maybe they had seen a pic on google that had been passed around on Pinterest or something where there was no real source and went from there. Did you contact him about this and see if he will give credit where credit is due?

[Kizzdougs]

Yeah, that looks fantastic bro! He turned out really nicely :tu:

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

My demon prince is still unfinished, and we both failed that challenge, m8. 

[DuskRaider]

Meh... I mean, copycats will always exist in this hobby. Look at Wilhelm and how much his designs are swiped. I know I've had some of mine copied and I've also taken inspiration from other hobbyists (PDH was a big inspiration for my Minotaur, for example). That said it's obvious he copied yours almost bit for bit, but in the end it's not like you own a copyright to them. I think if anything you could do a better job now than before with models like the Primaris or Bloodwrath, I also hated the semi-squatted and blocky look (especially in the sides) of the GW Chaos Terminator legs.