maverike_prime Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 So, the Army builder attention deficient disorder kicking in again. I was surfing around the net and happened upon an image that just hit my mindwith an instant "OHH!" Must make that as a daemon prince!" http://pgwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Anubis-god-afterlife-Egyptian-mythology-digital-art.jpg The image is of the Egyptian god, Anubas as done by the super-talented digital artist known as Gencoman. If you're interested in checking out more work from him, I would strongly advise you to checkout his deviant art page.But wait! Deamon Princes basically HAVE to have wings to be useful in the game. Anubas doesn't have wings. So what do I do? Add wings? Eh...no. not so much. I had a different idea: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/maverike_prime/Warhammer/Chaos%20Space%20Marines/SAM_0874_zps1f7f73f5.jpg So I built a sort of floating base that will be mounted on a flight stand. 3 layers of insulation foam glued together and then carved downforms the basis of the base. The base itself is from Dragon Forge Designs. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/maverike_prime/Warhammer/Chaos%20Space%20Marines/SAM_0875_zpsf1fd6f3e.jpg I applied a layer of sheet styreen with a tile etched pattern on it to the top of the foam, making this look like the Daemon used a spell orpower of some form to raise up a portion of the ground he was standing on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrundle87 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Man, I'm pretty keen to see this thing come along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 This is going to be such a breath of fresh air considering all Tzeentch DPs tend to go for the avian feel. Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Looking forward to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 May or may not be useful but have you seen this: http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?art=1273#i/2012/big/egyptian_sf_warrior_2_01.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Can't wait to see how this goes it's going to be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Brutus- Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 that's an awesome idea! lloking forward to seeing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Stoked for this! Will certainly be something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBuilder Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Anubis... Important to get it right if your a Thousand Sons player! Interesting mythology on the afterlife tradition of Anubis, he was said to weigh the hearts of the dead on a scales to decide if theor hearts were light enough to be deserving of rebirth in the stars, or if their heart weighed heavy and dragged them into the underworld to be devoured and sent to a form of purgatory. Well worth researching your Egyptian mythology, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing the progress on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 The jackal headed Ushabti may or may not be useful for you: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1230026a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverike_prime Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 May or may not be useful but have you seen this: http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?art=1273#i/2012/big/egyptian_sf_warrior_2_01.jpg nice to know about. Not sure it's of any value to this current project. But if I do an egyptian themed Chaos army that will certainly be in my ranks. Thanks for the link. The jackal headed Ushabti may or may not be useful for you: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1230026a Yeah... not totally sold on the Ushabti models. For the moment I'm gonna try and go with modifying a Thunderwolf head. We'll see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrundle87 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I like that idea, God luck convertin the head should look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Not sure if the scale is right, but maybe puppetswar's Anubis Heads would interest you. I really like the idea of a floating rock, but I think you could make the underside of the rock a bit more jagged and flatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverike_prime Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Not sure if the scale is right, but maybe puppetswar's Anubis Heads would interest you. I really like the idea of a floating rock, but I think you could make the underside of the rock a bit more jagged and flatter. the puppetWar heads are more space marine sized. Too small for a daemon prince. And how can something be jagged and flat? Those are literally opposite concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricPaladin Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I think what he means is a lower profile (ie. less space between the platform and the lowermost edge) and a more broken-looking jagged bottom. I think it's ok as it is, but I see where he's coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 A floating platform to count as wings....great idea brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I think what he means is a lower profile (ie. less space between the platform and the lowermost edge) and a more broken-looking jagged bottom. I think it's ok as it is, but I see where he's coming from.That's exactly what I meant. Sorry for causing confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverike_prime Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 I think what he means is a lower profile (ie. less space between the platform and the lowermost edge) and a more broken-looking jagged bottom. I think it's ok as it is, but I see where he's coming from.That's exactly what I meant. Sorry for causing confusion. ah gotcha. I am going for more of a jagged rock bottom, but it's pretty much a no-go with the foam. So I'm going to be building it up with green stuff and other materials to get the rocky effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 What about a head from the Tomb Kings ushabti mini? Those are DP sized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulfir Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 A friend of mine used http://www.kabukimodels.com/en/dark-messiah/60-anubis.html as the base for his TS daemon prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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