GMMStudios Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (I first want to note I hope it is okay I hop over here and post this. I thought many might like it. I do not post on BnC as much as I would like as I tend to get so busy and paint so many varying armies. I do enjoy lurking and checking out regular user work, and thought to add mine to the mix. I hope you all enjoy the pictures or at least being a pain for other internet users in the area.) Hey all! Every year I do a large scale project for Adepticon, a convention in early April in Chicago IL. This year I did two! This is the 40k display. If you are interested in any of the WIP images, I have them all on Facebook my Blog , and a blog here on Dakka. The title "Memento In Utero" is latin for "remember, in the womb." It is a snapshot of the horrific memories the Emperor's Scythes retain of the initial attack of Hive Fleet Kraken, which almost wiped them out. At the birth of the Tyranids, was the death of the Scythes. But it is also a literal image of the few existing "Salvation Teams" - small groups of hardened veterans that have no home, but wander the galaxy fighting the Tyranids in some of the most terrible places imaginable. Kraken and the Scythes' destinies are completely entangled in every sense - time, mortality, beginning to end. There are also other subtle themes. The birth and regret of something created which ultimately takes life. The Tyranids may have been a created weapon, something designed to kill in a controlled manner, which ultimately had a much bigger impact than the creators could imagine. They may have been an experimental weapon gone awry. An experiment aborted in every sense that takes a life of it's own and changes the destiny of man. The display itself is based on an egg chair. I havent measured it, but I am about 5'11'' (almost two meters for the metric folks? Average male height) and I stand eye to eye with the skull. The chair is not only an original but a pre-production prototype model from the original design. This made it not great as a chair - no cushion and a large mold line, but for me it was perfect and that gave it an extra bit of story. The inside is all scratch built out of various parts. and you can find tons of images in building it on links above. I have many WIP images of it bare and being built. There are so many parts and types of materials used it is impossible to list them all, but in the images they are fairly easy to identify. I tried to avoid actual 40k parts as much as possible, unless they were from more obscure FW kits such as the Thunderhawk and the Titans. I did not want any parts to be instantly recognizable. I could go on and on about the how it was built, but really all the images in the WIP tell it so much better. But let's get on to the pictures! http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb1.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb2.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb3.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb4.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb5.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb6.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb7.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb8.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb9.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb10.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb11.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb12.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb13.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb14.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb15.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb16.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb17.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb18.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb19.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb20.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb21.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb22.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb23.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb24.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb25.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb26.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb27.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb28.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb29.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb30.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb31.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb32.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb33.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb34.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb35.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb36.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb37.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb38.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb39.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb40.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb41.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb42.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb43.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb44.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb45.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb46.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb47.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb48.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb49.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb50.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb51.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb52.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb53.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb54.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb55.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb56.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb57.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb58.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb59.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb60.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb61.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb62.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb63.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb64.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb65.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb66.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb67.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb68.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb70.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb71.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb72.jpg http://www.gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/bbb73.jpg Thanks as always for checking it out! 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Kilofix Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I'm, I'm....not sure what to say. In a totally amazed, in awe, way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMMStudios Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Well thank you :) I am off to go pack! I should have time to answer questions in a while if anyone has any. And as always thanks for checking it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helterskelter Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 You are a genius sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben rolls Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 stunning! and is that an actual engine you used or just parts from one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Wow, the outside of that chair looks like it crawled out of an H.R. Geiger artwork....I approve! How is one supposed to sit in said chair however without the scythes going on a scouting mission to Uranus? In all honesty though, fantastic piece- and the bikers are extremely characterful as well; the ultramarine dread banner on the back of the one bike is just classy. Can you share the recipe for the brass/metallic color on the scythe's bikes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 JUST PLAIN AWESOME !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMMStudios Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 stunning! and is that an actual engine you used or just parts from one? No metal parts in the inside really. I kept everything I could as light as possible. It is formed of resin stuff. I will post a few images from the WIP, but if you want to see more there are links above. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7mLb8OeWIww/UwqPXTsxdII/AAAAAAAAGcM/cUNgDfm__d0/s1600/Bg-6yFfCUAARasy.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fcXun8lkD7k/UwqPYJFw1xI/AAAAAAAAGck/rOV6KL7I2zg/s1600/BhBjsSnCcAA8Kst.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wyY9f_IQA6M/UwqTBVba7YI/AAAAAAAAGdk/tusbZRkkQTs/s1600/BhHP2PBCIAEmakB.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I-2sC7pv7kE/UwqUOJq-_eI/AAAAAAAAGeU/qipqs_pUyqA/s1600/BhMLFsZCEAE-IxC.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NXiU6p16OCc/UwqUPA0ey9I/AAAAAAAAGew/U3CILJhGqZU/s1600/BhMLtV1CcAA1MNN.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3ilmphx8EKE/UwqUQJutsnI/AAAAAAAAGfA/3qCtOMjjWL0/s1600/BhMXOLYCIAAiaQk+(1).jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sopFM6W85ok/UxOAPRsdpVI/AAAAAAAAGzg/I9urhJmFbV8/s1600/BhibOPqIMAA_pa4.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gZau-Km4vCE/UxpjTuWHnsI/AAAAAAAAG2M/2qRjUojB60s/s1600/BiKY9bLCQAAAATT.jpg Wow, the outside of that chair looks like it crawled out of an H.R. Geiger artwork....I approve! How is one supposed to sit in said chair however without the scythes going on a scouting mission to Uranus? In all honesty though, fantastic piece- and the bikers are extremely characterful as well; the ultramarine dread banner on the back of the one bike is just classy. Can you share the recipe for the brass/metallic color on the scythe's bikes? Haha, that joke made me literally laugh out loud. But actually, the guts of the chair do come out. You could sit in it still. I would be afraid for the exterior. The army painting was actually very simple as I only had 3 days to do it. The color is P3 brass, washed and highlighted with silver. Thanks for all the kind words guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 MAN you have put a lot of work into this. Its awesome, its brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DAN+ Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 That is INSANE! Now that's what i call art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I like the extreme highlighting. Looks striking. Also Scythes are a nice choice. With if I understand Lamenters tagging along. Pretty cool. I also imagine the photos don't do it justice in its full display. Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I can see elements of HR Giger, Jon Blanche and even elements of Tim Burton's Batman throughout this. Just a very cleverly executed, unique and interesting idea. All I would say, is that the terrain steals the show. The models, while well converted and nicely themed, could do with the highlights being a little more subtle IMO. Other than that very minor thing, an excellent "army on parade". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMMStudios Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 MAN you have put a lot of work into this. Its awesome, its brilliant! That is INSANE! Now that's what i call art! Thanks guys! I like the extreme highlighting. Looks striking. Also Scythes are a nice choice. With if I understand Lamenters tagging along. Pretty cool. I also imagine the photos don't do it justice in its full display. Awesome I figured of all the forums, you guys would appreciate the Scythes and Lamenters background the most I can see elements of HR Giger, Jon Blanche and even elements of Tim Burton's Batman throughout this. Just a very cleverly executed, unique and interesting idea. All I would say, is that the terrain steals the show. The models, while well converted and nicely themed, could do with the highlights being a little more subtle IMO. Other than that very minor thing, an excellent "army on parade". Thank you! Oh yes, the minis I just wanted something relatively solid. I also did this army at the same time in the past month: http://gmmstudios.blogspot.com/2014/03/ride-of-worm-king-adepticon-2014-army.html Which I wanted to put the most effort into the painting since this army is covered mostly in shadow anyway. I also only had literally 3 days to paint the marine army and give a commission I had right before the con justice as well. So this was the weakest link in all the things I had to do before the convention. So I went for a solid (in my humble opinion) but bare bones paint job. If this were a commission or I had more time I would have gone back and done a lot more and slowed down in some areas. Thanks for your comments guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMMStudios Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Someone on another forum had asked for the tablet gif, so I thought I would post it over here too. It will probably play either way too slow or way too fast. It plays differently on everything which was very annoying, it took me hours to tweak it :( http://gmmstudios.com/pictures/modelphotos/mementoinutero.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 The .gif is a tad fast, but its readable after three run-by's :) The first post is probably the most image-heavy post I've ever seen. Totally worth it. And I'm amazed at the fact that it took you only three days to paint those models. Anyway, outstanding stuff, I look forward to seeing more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmaster damion Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Wow just wow stunning piece you are a very very talented Frater Cheers GMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olgerth Istaarn Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Now THAT's a diorama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat33.1 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Shine on you crazy diamond! That and the linked diorama has to be the most inventive work I've seen in a very long time, if I wore a hat I'd take it off to you sir. Inspiring work indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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