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

[Tanhausen]

3h to pump out that quality has to be the best ratio effort/result EBAH!

 

I also use AB and vallejo gold...and it certainly took me WAY more to do the Hellbrute in my signature...specially the gold part.

 

Congrats on a really stream lined method ;)

[Tekman]

The dreadnought society applauds you for your efforts.Please keep up the awesome work!

[Brother Ambroz]

Holy   man Uzas takes the cake for me so far. That is like the perfect representation of him, very nice job. Awesome job there Augustus.

[sockwithaticket]

I'm going to come back when I've got more time, but from a cursory glance these guys look the business.

[Urauloth]

That's a fantastic heavy bolter, and I like that gladius even more now that it's painted. That ubiquitous holstered pistol also looks good with its backing cloth painted as flayed skin, and it seems a lot more at home on a truscale mini. I'd like at least one of these posts, but I burned through my allowance of those looking back over your World Eaters. :p

 

Speaking of those, what did you use for the red on your 'zerks, and do you have more of them planned when you've completed your first claw?

[MrBear]

Splendid work on both of them! I wish I could pick a favourite so far but it's impossible

[sockwithaticket]

Ok, I've had time to take a longer look and just wow. I'm not overly familiar with First Claw, but these guys are doing a great job at representing the artwork I've seen. Variel is my favourite so far, that terror mask!

I'm not much of a fan of truescaling as quite often it results in some very odd proportions (yeah I know, we're talking GW here...), but you've avoided that very well. No one looks like a power-armoured marshmallow man .

[sheep]

Best. First. Claw. Ever.

[Daemon2027]

Dude I go away for a few days and you churn out 3 members of first claw, and I've run out of likes!

 

Ok, all 3 are brilliant, cant really find a fault. You have really given me a big motivational boost to keep going with my own Night Lords.

[Augustus b'Raass]

First Claw update time. New headgear for Cyrion. Bits are in for Talos and Xarl.

 

First up, Cyrion's new headgear. I couldn't resist and ordered an original MkII helmet and a WE alternative MkII from eBay. Now before I post them and there's screams of 'that helmet makes him look like a second Uzas' ( ), I'd like you all to remember these pictures are without paint. I will give subtle (and not so subtle) hints towards Cyrion's Slaaneshi corruption. The subtle hints will be that I'm going to paint the eyes of his breast plate's daemonic visage a bright pinl, and the eyes of the daemonic visage on his left knee a bright blue. The not-so-subtle hint will be the slaaneshi symbol dangling from his belt chain (oh and I've also outfitted his bolter with a nice curved bayonet): 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Night%20Lords%20WIP/Cyrion%2032_zpsvjktiqux.jpg

 

Now, here's the comparative pictures between the different MkII helmets he'll wear. He *will* wear MkII, so the previous MkIV helmet with terror markings is out of the question anyway. Which do you prefer? 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Night%20Lords%20WIP/Cyrion%203_zpsljsmafiy.jpg

I have to admit the one on the right is mine - by a long shot. 

 

OK, on to Xarl and Talos. My bits order came in today, so I fiddled around a little. 

 

First up, Xarl. 

He wields a giant chainsword. Now, I don't have any eviscerators left as I spend all those on my 'zerkers lately. So I thought perhaps it'd be a good idea to deviate slightly onto that most NIght Lordy of Night Lords weapons: the chain glaive. Made from a Grey Knights Nemesis Force Halberd and a raptor chainsword, I have high hopes of this winning.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Night%20Lords%20WIP/2015-03-03%2016.17.32_zps8wu2lgze.jpg

 

Next, Talos. I got some bits in, most importantly some apothecary equipment and some Blood Angel swords (the tactical squad sword turned out to be about as small as Uzas' gladius, so that was ruled out immediately). I'm thinking of creating a one handed version of the Sanguinary guard's glaive encarmine by cutting away the arm part (cleaning the other side of the guard with some green stuff, and attaching it to a chaos warriors champion's arm-and-axe, like so:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Night%20Lords%20WIP/2015-03-03%2016.17.47_zpsl98bisxe.jpg

 

Finally, I collected the bits I have for Talos and Xarl up to now, and put them together. Xarl does indeed have a bolter, but that will be mag-clamped to his right leg most likely. By a lucky coincidence, the last Night Lords FW Raptor head I had left turned out to be a MkVII helmet, just like in the fluff. Yay me!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Night%20Lords%20WIP/2015-03-03%2016.26.58_zpsri5t852l.jpg

 

What do you think? As always, feebback more than welcome!

 

Replies!

 

@KrautScientist: First off: thanks for your continuing support and help mate. I truly appreciate it, even though I don't always agree with your heretical Khornate ways... But seriously, thanks. Even though we sometimes disagree, I really appreciate how we bounce ideas off each other. To reply to your latest ideas: The visor is not covered in BFTBG, but painted like a normal visor - with a blob of orange in the one corner and a spot of white in the other - which made it look like the actual shiny BFTBG in the picture... Now on to your two helmet suggestions: 1. I kinda see the WE helmets as MkII variants, which they are I believe? I dunno for sure, but I'm counting them as MkII anyway. The Grey Knight helmet look is a bit too much 'medieval tourney knight' and too little 'crusade knight' though, if that makes sense. 2. That Skullcrusher helmet DOES look more crusader, but also a little too much Khorne to me. Sorry I'm such a pain. I'd love to hear your opinion's on the two new variants I've put up ^^

 

@GrandMagnus: Indeed - that's exactly the look I was going for, so yay!

 

@Atia: Cheers Atia! Thanks for the continued support as my Arena sponsor! 

 

@Flint13: That shorty chaos sword is super easy to do (just cut the top off in a wedged angle and sand to a decent sword tip) and I love it too. It looks just brutal. I dig your fleshy cloak critique and will do another once I get around to using putty for Talos' backpack again. Thanks!

 

@Wicced: Aha but you are only half right, my friend. It says in the fluff on p155 of the omnibus that Uzas painted the hand with his own hand after dipping it in the blood of a woman.

 

@kizzdougs: Well thanks very much buddy! I will indeed steal your backpack idea, and don;t worry: I already have some medical tools for Kraut's apothecary.

 

@Argent aquila: More finished First Claw members are inbound.

 

@Tanhausen: Haha yes. Didn't Steve Jobs say that lazy people always find the most efficient way to do something?

 

@Tekman: Yup, four down. Two more to go.

 

@Tanith Ghost: Thanks to you too, buddy! Me, I'm inclined to vouch for Variel at the moment, but I like that you dig Uzas so much. 

 

@A Kvlt Ghost: Yes, I love the holstered pistol bit, and I cannot understand why I didn't paint it as flayed flesh before! The red recipe on the zerkers is as follows: GW Khorne Red base all over, then shaded with an upward zenithal spray of GW Rhinox Hide, then highlighted with a downwards zenithal spray of GW Mephiston Red, and then a top highlight with GW Jokaero Orange. Hope that helps.

 

@MrBear: Wait with picking a favourite untill they're all done, the six of them. 

 

@sockwithaticket: haha thakns mate, I'm glad you like them. Indeed Variel is my favourite too. I'm curious how a power armoured marchmallow man looks like, now!

 

@sheep: Best. Compliment. Ever.

 

@The Hydra: Yup that's me. I stay quiet for a while and the BOOM! Some models. I'm happy you're going back to your NLs mate, there can never be too many finished Night lords miniatures!

 

EDIT: changed a picture.

Edited March 3, 2015 by Augustus b'Raass

[Black_out]

Ok so first, hell yes to the right helmet for Cyrion!

 

Xarl, didn't he use a 2 handed chainsword? Not a chainaxe?

 

Talos, that sword and arm will be spot on IMO. The glaive encarmine should be perfectly scaled as a 1 handed true scale sword.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Oh yeah sorry - I meant to write chainsword. Editted to correct that mistake. Thanks for the heads-up!

[Atia]

i would use the right helmet :P it has a classic chaos knight feeling :)

[KrautScientist]

I love how you absolutely want to stay 100% true to canon on Cyrion's helmet mark and then go and change around Xarl's weapon :D Just kidding!

 

But seriously, I agree that the right helmet is a pretty great fit -- and possibly the best of the three options. Although the bog standard Mk. 2 does have a certain promise. One spontaneous idea I got was: What about adding some kind of topknot and/or horsehair crest on top, in order to give it a bit of a classical, hoplite look? I think this could be an option of making it somewhat less blunt and brutal, and of subtly channelling a slaaneshi vibe without stating it outright.

 

Whatever you do, don't use the earless zerker helmet -- it's cool, but it's definitely not Cyrion.

 

As for Xarl's weapon, I think you should really roll with the punches here, and when all is said and done, if you want a chain glaive in the squad, then Xarl is probably the best bet for wielding it.

 

Let me finish by saying that, even if I may seem a bit nitpicky every now and then, I really enjoy the exchange of ideas as well, and it's actually pretty sweet that my remarks directly influence models as awesome as these without any actual work for me whatsoever! :)

 

Looking forward to the next update!

[Eldrick Shadowblade]

Cheers! Loving the models. The trim on the power armour is very nice. What's your color palate for the models? Also what bit is the skull on heavy bolter? When you get a min I have some new oath broken I'd love your feedback on.

[Teetengee]

Rightmost head or middle with modifications.

[Augustus b'Raass]

@Atia: Thanks, that's my first choice too. Phew! ;)

 

@KrautSCientist: Wow wow wow, buddy: the fluff says 'huge chainsword'. Not 'eviscerator'. A  huge sword could be interpreted as a chain glaive... I mean, the raptor chaiswords are already bigger than normal plastic chainswords, so why not add a huge handle on it too? ;) Also: I hate you with your awesome ideas. I immediately went looking for abby's topknot, which I know I still have somewhere. Luckily I couldn't find it, so that plan was dead in the water before it swam. Phew! The right one it will be! :tu:

 

@Eldrick Shadowblade: Cheers yourself buddy. Recipes for my painting can be found here. The heavy bolter daemon head bit is the end of the Chaos Knights musician's horn. And where can I find your oath broken?

 

@Teetengee: Rightmost it is! :tu:

[Tanhausen]

Not happy with putting us to shame with your brushing skills, now you actually do a walk through the GS+bits part and make us feel "fools" for just building the darn models...

 

SHAME ON YOU! :P

[Augustus b'Raass]

OK, so Flint was totally (totes) right when she said Uzas' fleshy cloack wasn't ragged enough. I also thought it was kinda small. So I made a new one. Is this too thick or wlll it make do?

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Night%20Lords%20WIP/2015-03-04%2017.57.02_zpsulhssyrx.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Night%20Lords%20WIP/2015-03-04%2017.57.06_zps3ol3sfze.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Night%20Lords%20WIP/2015-03-04%2017.56.52_zpsy6dudnmi.jpg

 

@Tanhausen: It's not just me. All us chaos kids are like this. And we'll show you during this year's ETL. Again. 

[KrautScientist]

It's kinda hard to say, actually: It does look a bit like a particularly distressed eiderdown duvet right now, but that may just be the fact that it's not painted...? In any case, it does seem a bit too thick for my taste. ! I'll be honest: I think it was fine before...

 

...

 

...sorry, I'm not helping right now, am I?

Edited March 4, 2015 by KrautScientist

[Augustus b'Raass]

You really are. I still have the original, so no worries there. I just wanted to see if I could pull off something better. Guess not, or I didn't try hard enough. I'll give it another try.

[Flint13]

Certainly pointed in the right direction! The ragged part looks much better. I think it would be perfect if it were half as thick.

 

Right now it looks like rhino hide ^_^

[KrautScientist]

Oh, and I think it should maybe cover less of the arm. Maybe you could move it a bit more towards the backpack? I think it should look as though it isn't in Uzas' way during battles.

[Quixus]

Right now it looks like rhino hide

It's ork hide. It's even green already.

[Flint13]

^^Point. 

 

You know, we never actually asked.

 

Hey Auggie, what species of flayed skin are you going for?