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

[Augustus b'Raass]

Well, DuskRaider, your wish apparently is my command, as Necrosius is done!

Picture time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition, it happened. IT HAPPENED!

 

I finally started working on my Chaos Knight. I've had this bad boy since it came out - since about mid-2005 I think. For some reason, it never appealed to me to start building it, let alone fielding it in a game. But now, I've seen a Chaos Knight with dual Avenger Cannons in action, and I just got inspired. Plus, I've been able to get my hands on a Russian made, Chinese copied, pair of posable Knight Legs. 

 

So there!

Cheers!

Replies:

 

@ KrautScientist: Hey buddy! What have you been up to! I started to miss you around these here parts. I also send you a PM, as I have a fresh pot of Blood Red I want you to have - and two more incoming. So that you can get back to painting World Eaters. Specifically, that recast FW World Eaters Dreadnought I gave you last year. About your comments - thanks for all the positive feedback! About the Daemon Prince's mouth though: that's seriously nothing else than FLayed One Flesh followed by a wash of thinned down BFTBG. That's it. I also think it's so interesting that you find Gulk's pose so cool - I find it a bit bland to be honest. It makes me interested to ask what exactly you find so cool about him?! I promise tomorrow I'll do the first DP's face and post it here. 

 

@ Mechanist: That thing by Jens Sentenceinger is insane. WOW! Very cool concept and execution. It's not my cup of tea to build one though, so I'm not promising anything. To be honest about the one from Dakka - and not (just) because it's from our rival forum, to be a bit meh. Sure, the GS work is done well, but the pose as well as the plasticard work leaves a lot to be desired.... 

 

@ Bjorn Firewalker: Hurray! I made someone sick again! ;) 

 

@ DuskRaider: Thanks! Yes, the red pops a lot, no? I plan on using a lot more red for the rest of the army. 

[Biohazard]

That Necrosius looks awesome! Love the use of the Tallyman as a base. :tu: Looking forward to what you come up with in regards to the Knight as well.

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

 

@ BCK: Anyway, say hi to your friend. A propos, how did you two get acquainted?

 

I met him when I was a kid. Always had these cool stories about fighting monsters and stuff. 

[DuskRaider]

You obey well, I appreciate that.

 

I'm interested to see what you do with the Knight. I like the use of the Maulerfiend pipes, I couldn't find the bits myself. NEED MORE CHAOS KNIGHTS.

[Subtle Discord]

And you! You!! What you get done 'in a little hobby time'... I swear, I'm going to figure out where you live so I can catch you in a trap and distill down whatever magic you have in your blood and consume it so I can absorb even a fraction of your ability to get amazing done in such a timely manner. ... errr... heh... umm... Was that too dark?

[Augustus b'Raass]

Cheers, guys!!

 

The army shot! I had made it just when I finished ETL VI - but I got so caught up with the last touches on the Daemon Prince that I forgot to post it. So here it is - but mind you, this is pre- Feculant Gnarlmaw, Daemon Prince, 3x Plague Burst Crawlers, 5 Plague Marines and Necrosius...

 

 

Pretty insane, given that I started building the first miniature - a poxwalker straight from the DI box - on the Ides of March of this year (on the anniversary of Julius Caesar's assassination!).

 

Hope you like!

 

Cheers

 

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@ Biohazard: Ooooh the Knight... soooo many ideas!

 

@ BCK: Wait, I believe I have footage of that meeting! You're the kid in the robot suit made of cardboard, right?

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Crap, after rewatching that video for the first time in many years, I realize that they're actually battling a Cthulhu and not a Godzilla. Of well, there goes my joke...

 

 

 

@DuskRaider: I aim to please, so I'll get a move on with the Knight.

 

@ Subtle Discord: I swear, if I lived in the Chaos Wastes of Canada instead of the Hive Slums of Amsterdam, I'd team up with you. I'd accept the plumbing situation and be your ideal partner. ]

Edited September 8, 2018 by Augustus b'Raass

[sockwithaticket]

These group shots are always incredible reminders of your frequency of output and all your other updates emphasise the quality.

[KrautScientist]

Necrosius is looking great -- with two small cavaeats: One, I think I spy another small (cat) hair on the right side of his face (starting in the corner of his eye). Two, I think this is one case where picking out his three eyes in a different colour - or at least giving them a slight hue - would go a long way!

 

And maybe, just maybe, that red fly icon on his backpack could do with another higlight...?

 

@ KrautScientist: I also think it's so interesting that you find Gulk's pose so cool - I find it a bit bland to be honest. It makes me interested to ask what exactly you find so cool about him?!

 

 

I think there's a lovely, subtle touch of movement about the model that makes it look as though Gulk were just swinging around to train his weapon on a new opponent. At the same time, the small motion also communicates the weight of the weapon and the ponderous nature I'd expect of a Plague Marine -- that's just a great bit of visual storytelling, even moreso if it should have been unintentional

 

Reeeallly looking forward to seeing you tackle that Knight -- although I have to admit I find myself stifling a groan whenever I see those tacky teeth on the Forgeworld Renegade Knight carapace...

 

Will reply to your PM ASAP...with a PM of my own

Edited September 8, 2018 by KrautScientist

[DuskRaider]

I just mean in general man, I want to see more Chaos Knight representation. Maybe it'll get GW to give us a proper codex. Maybe.

[Deadass]

Those DG models are stellar, man! Did you decide the Plague Sergeant's name by happenstance, or is that a reference to Flight of the Eisenstein?

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

 

I think there's a lovely, subtle touch of movement about the model that makes it look as though Gulk were just swinging around to train his weapon on a new opponent. At the same time, the small motion also communicates the weight of the weapon and the ponderous nature I'd expect of a Plague Marine -- that's just a great bit of visual storytelling, even moreso if it should have been unintentional

 

Maybe he should be The Incredible Gulk after that. 

[Augustus b'Raass]

Another Plague Marine Squad in the making (as well as a quirky little Daemon Bagpiper)

 

Squad Ukobach

 

 

Plague Sergeant Ukobach

I did a marine aiming a Plasmagun before, but I'm most fond of this one - I love the movement that his legs' stance conveys, which is only enhanced by his cloak. 

 

Vexilarius Rahub

This is the most convoluted conversion in the squad. It uses the standard DI bolter guy's legs. I dremelled most of his cloak away and sculpted it so that the marine arm with a FW DG pauldron could be inserted. I then sculpted some new cloak to merge the cloak and the pauldron. The staff is just layers of microbeads and PVA glue, topped with some liqud greenstuff. It took crazy long to do and in hindsight I think I would have been better off just scultping right on top of the SM staff. But oh well, the effect is there.

 

Melee Specialist Mammun

Not a lot going on here except that I dremeled his mouth-bely ayway and added some greenstuff to mask the damage. Also, his head is the DI standard head minus a lot of that ridiculous icon merged into the horns.

 

Weapon Specialist Infritu

A stange pose, but actually one of my most favourite guys - mostly because of the Space Crusade backpack which a frater sent me years ago! I can't remember who it was but a massive THANKS AGAIN! His plasma weapon and the hands holding it are all from the standard DI plasma gunner - I just sculpted a bare arm to match the vambrace.

 

 

Weapon Specialist Beluth

This is the guy with the most sculpting. He connsists of the DI guy's frontal bit, including his left leg, which I bought from a buddy for 50 cents. This left me with a bit that needed a right leg. So I thought why not try and sculpt one yourself? I took the lessons from the sculpting of the Bloodthirster's legs I did about a year ago.  The claws are just shaved down pieces of sprue!

 

And yes, it's Sloppity Bilepiper! The weirdest miniature on the GW market at the moment! His facial expression is like he can scantly believe his name either!

 

Hope you like!

Cheers.

 

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@ Skimaskmohawk: Well, this has been an insane army. THe 105 poxwalkers in 11 days make the army seem huge too.

 

@ KrautScientist: Huh, the funny thing is, that was unintentional! The intent was for him to look like he was looking at his weapon - at which I failed, in my opinion. Your explanation is far more suitable to the mini's pose, though, so I'm going with that! Now, re: the suspected cat hair: NO! It's not that - it's a miniature cut that the face incurred when I was putting in the mini's head. You see, I made the head fit too snugly, so I needed to press really hard to get it in... ABout the eyes' colour, my buddy Dean said the same thing, but that's just a side effect of the photo editing process: in real life, all three eyes have that light teint of blue that comes with blindness/death... And last but not least re: the Knight: you know I like that tackyness. I think it has that Master of the Universe flair I so adore...

 

@ DuskRaider: Well, it's coming up. It's an interesting process for sure to figure out how to combine all those kits together. I quite like that kind of challenge.

 

@ AHorriblePerson: Thanks! The name is a fruit of my naming process: I just think of a sound or look up some historic/religious demon's name and then alter some letter into a 'u' for the Death Guard. I have no idea what the reference to Fliht of the Eisenstein should be. It has been almost eight years since I read that book!

 

@ Brother Chaplain Kage: Hahahah you slay me!

Edited September 9, 2018 by Augustus b'Raass

[Gederas]

 

And yes, it's Sloppity Bilepiper! The weirdest miniature on the GW market at the moment! His facial expression is like he can scantly believe his name either!

That's the Spoilpox Scrivener mate

 

I do like the Plague Marines though

Edited September 9, 2018 by Gederas

[Augustus b'Raass]

No need to quote the entire picture, bud! But right, your right and when you're right you're right. Still, also a ridiculous name. 

[DuskRaider]

Jeez, I think you have more Plague Marines than me. Most impressive. I love the customization you're doing to each, it makes them all feel like individual parts to a whole force.

 

And yes, there's definitely a challenge to building Chaos Knights. More so than Loyalists because each one has to be an individual as well.

[Gederas]

No need to quote the entire picture, bud! But right, your right and when you're right you're right. Still, also a ridiculous name. 

 

I took all the time to remove all the pictures, only to realize that one was still in there. Whoops :lol:

 

My bad! :lol:

[Augustus b'Raass]

Thanks, you two. I added some explanations behind the conversions of each marine in the post above. :tu:

 

Cheers!
 

@ DuskRaider: I might? I have 35 painted now, with another 15 build (among which are the above five). About Chaos Knights, aren't Imperial Knights just as much individuals? Or do you mean that Imperial Houses don't exist as much for Chaos Knights anymore? :)

 

@ Gederas: That's totally fair. No worries, mate! I always appreciate you commenting :D

[Deadass]

@ AHorriblePerson: Thanks! The name is a fruit of my naming process: I just think of a sound or look up some historic/religious demon's name and then alter some letter into a 'u' for the Death Guard. I have no idea what the reference to Fliht of the Eisenstein should be. It has been almost eight years since I read that book!

Ah, fair enough. One of the more prominent side characters in Flight is a DG Veteran Sergeant named Andus Hakur, I thought you might've thrown in a little Easter Egg!

[DuskRaider]

I've got 50 overall so we're even, haha.

And what I mean is you can build a Loyalist Knight right from the box and differentiate them with simple paint schemes for heraldry, with Chaos Knights... especially the more corrupt... It takes a lot more thought and a lot of bits from other kits / sculpting work to make them look the part. Sure you can slap one together from the box and say it's Chaos, but to make it truly look like it's a slave to the Dark Gods takes a lot more.

Edited September 10, 2018 by DuskRaider

[Honda]

Where do the King Giddorah mouths on your new DP come from? My friend says they look very usable.

 

Outstanding work, which you already know. The one part that I'm not entirely sold on yet, and it could be the light used or some other  photographic effect is the red.

 

The level of saturation and brightness of the red on his knee pad seems correct to me. You are working with a very subdued palette, which I really like btw, and all the colors appear to be in the same tone, if that is the correct term.

 

Melee Specialist Dasudo

 

Now  look at the red in the banner. It seems off to me (and it might be me). The red seems too saturated. Everything else has a soft contrast, but the red really sticks out. I first noticed it on Necrosius, then did some backtracking.

 

Vexilarius Adid

 

Now it could just be the light that the figures are sitting in for the pics, but when I noticed the effect a couple of times (your tanks too), I wondered if you had used the same technique for the red on all of them.

 

It is all sterling work, so this isn't intended to be a criticism, more of a question based on an observation.

 

Cheers!

[Hungry Nostraman Lizard]

It's unfair how fast you paint! All that since March! Oof. 

[Augustus b'Raass]

I finished the main build of the legs of the Chaos Knight yesterday. 

 

Wow, what a trip - it's a very interesting design. I really don't like the standard leg pose of the GW Knight kit - so much so that it has kept me from building one ever since it came out. Then about 18 months ago I discovered a Russian company that makes a fuly posable Knight legs kit - but asked way too much money for it - around $60. So I was thrilled to see a recaster offer a recast of that third party kit for $8, including a GW Knight base!  What a strange world we live in, no? :D It's a very smart and practical build. They solved the problem with the pistons in the ankels in such a smart way: just provide pistons that you have to shorten yourself, and then just glue them on the ball joints in the ankle. I'll probably fix it up with a little greenstuff work today (and make pictures). But wow, the Russion designer deserves a ton of kudos - it's a simple, yet elegant solution to a difficult question. Reminds me of the story that the USA spent millions trying to design a ballpoint that would work in zero g, while the Russians just brought a pencil.

 

 

I'm enjoying this Knight build and will update more regularly on it.

 

Cheers!

 

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@ AHrriblePerson: Ha! I had no idea, but hey, let's go with that. This is the exact same space marine! :tu: :D

 

@ DuskRaider: Even Steven it is! :) And yeah I get what you're saying about how difficult it is to make a standard Knight look Chaotic without making it look like you just slapped on some spikes and stuff. KrautScientist's Gilgamesh is an excellent example of a Chaos Knight done rigth. I'll be doing this FW Knight first, though, as a practice run, and will do a second custom one later.

 

@ Honda: What's this asking for a friend business everyone is doing lately? Have them ask themselves! ;) The mouths are Pink Horror heads with the eyes and nostrils scraped off, and then turned upside down. Hopefully 'your friend' can do something with it. :) About the level of brightness/saturation of the red issue: Do me a favour and put the pictures you quoted in hidden brackets? I'm sorry but it's a pet peeve of mine... THat being said, I have been going a tad brighter in red colour lately. As always I hate painting this colour so it keeps evolving. I'm quite happy with this recipe, though. I like that it stands out so much. Also, the picture editting program I use (comes standard with Windows 10) has an ' enhance'  button which is the only editting I do besides cropping. Maybe it makes it a little brigther? I don't know. They look good enough right?  

 

@ Hungry Nostraman Lion: Nu-uh! It is fair! But you know I cheat, right? ;)

[DuskRaider]

Looking good so far! And just remember, I have a FW Chaos Knight as well so it's not like you have to go balls to the wall with every single one.

[Marshal Rohr]

The leg reposing is really well done. Makes the model look so much more natural. 

[rednekkboss]

Hmmmm  Ya know what it needs.... it needs a great big eyeball where its head should be. ;)