lokkorex Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 holy crap! that is one awesome master of signal! you keep on making so awesome things! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3722465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Now that's a master of signals.Could be used as a techmarine if need be, too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3722576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 +start image upload+ ++++last image transmitted from gun cam of veteran Sargent Aqulius, Emperors Children legion++++ http://i.imgur.com/M3EFyJ3.jpg +image upload complete+ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3729115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 +start image upload+ ++++last image transmitted from internal pic recorder of veteran brother Emil, Emperors Children legio astartes++++ http://i.imgur.com/S2VZp7i.jpg +image upload complete+ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3731274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 THE HANDS OF DEATH So called for the terror markings daubed on his armour (in the ash of cremated foes), the master of signal for the 20th company is a fearsome sight to behold on the battlefield. With his axe rending apart any enemy that escapes the relentless barrages that he coordinates. The only noise to be transmitted through the vox from the grim figure is a static buzz, laced with bursts of maddening howls of joy and laughter as a missile strikes home. Many within his company say he would been better of a night lord, though the irony of their remarks was not wasted on him as the bolt shells of their cousins tore them apart. Reported m.i.a, the only piece of his armour still identifiable was his leering skull helm. (sorry for the blurry pic, will take better ones when complete.) http://i.imgur.com/esHPtoS.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3737594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 VOW III COMPLETE This is probably gonna be my last vow as real life is getting hectic and i don't have the time to paint or do anything really hobbywise. http://i.imgur.com/yLiC7z0.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3738099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 i purchased this can of spray primer the other day(after hearing good things about halfords primers), and when i tested it this evening it performed horrendously. uneven coverage and grainy, you name it. am i using the wrong kind of spray or am i using it wrong? http://i.imgur.com/qeFkO3H.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3751677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terimus Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Not for sure, but I've never had a good experience trying to spray-prime models, I've always prefered to hand prime, but that's just me Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3751683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 I used to hand prime, but I found I missed all the nooks and crannies. Might have to give it a go again if this doesn't work out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3751740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I use the grey halfords primer and couldnt recomend it enough. I get a very smooth coverage that's not to thick, and have never had any problems. Maybe take it back to the store and see if they will give you a new one? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3751794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 I'll give that a go Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3751820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Completely unrelated (to primer anyway), his would I go about painting a grey in this tone: http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee410/TheRedThirst/XIX_Legion_Vet_zpsf2a01851.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3751821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 If your in the uk you might find the changes in humidity and temp recently are not going to help with spraying. Sounds like it's either spraying too far away and the paint is drying before it hits the model. Or your spraying at the right distance but the heat we've been having is causing it too dry before it's hitting the model. Both will cause grainy texture. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3751905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Man, forget Berzerker Ravens. Imagine guerilla warfare fought in the trenches. Imagine the incredible boom and rumble of mountain range-flattening artillery going suddenly quiet as saboteurs fade into the dark. Imagine heavily fortified walls, bastions of steel and ceramite, proved inadequate as hidden agents assassinate key officers and poison the wells. Imagine the soldier culture of the Iron Warriors distilled into a commando mentality with the Raven Guard. Imagine the growing terror as the enemy watches the night slowly envelop no man's land.Or enemy sapper tunnels collapsing in on the themselves after the diggers are discovered dead just outside the enemy command post. Watch teams being found dead and put on display as scarecrows, their death's mocking their duties in life. man i can see those scarecrows now. Maybe not quite dead but missing eyes as punishment for the threat they didn't see and missing tongues to emphasise the warning they were unable to give. Imagine coming upon those moaning desperate souls in the mist rising from the battlefield.Gives ya chills man inspired by these gents i set about thinking up a background for such a force, and this is what i came up with: a predation nomad fleet, that attaches itself to a siege based iw fleet before the outset of the heresy, and in the heresy sides with them (yet to finalise reasons for this). already the combined fleets had garnered a fearsome reputation in the great crusade, which they use to their advantage in the heresy. as the hersey drags on the rg become more and more cold and clinical in their approach to warfare, a side effect of working with iw for a prolonged period. The leader for the rg side of this force is a terran born preator with an aptitude for assassination and great marksmanship abilities. in games he is a prerator with archeaotech pistol and a paragon blade, digital lasers and iron halo. smaller point games will probably see him demoted to vigilator, with combi plas and a Charnabal Sabre. Next post will be wips of him. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3755951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 i wanted to create a unique archeaotech weapon, so i trawled by bitz tubs for parts to use. 3 hours, 3 episodes of misfits (season 3) and several scalpel blades later i produced this: (multiple pics of it in progress), the only part im not sure about is the skull, any suggestions? http://i.imgur.com/t07Pg2a.jpg http://i.imgur.com/nycZxuU.jpg http://i.imgur.com/TmKw31l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/LCeF29w.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ShHnGJz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tw58u4u.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YyB0bnl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sALNwCC.jpg it on the model, still wip: any suggestions on how to represent the paragon blade? http://i.imgur.com/WwJl2Kh.jpg Which head do i use? the mk III is my favourite, but i am undecided. http://i.imgur.com/uDtm38n.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NHR4O68.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KQqMfUI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/QJhKMAi.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3755960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terimus Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I really like the mk III look out of all of those. Interesting depiction of an archaeotech pistol I will say. I personally like the skull, but it seems a bit too big for it, so I would suggest shaving it down on the back a little to help it blend more with the rest of the weapon. As for a paragon blade, I would either go for a sword or some similar type of weapon hanging at the hip or mag-locked to the backpack, or it might look pretty cool as a fancy bayonet on the end of the gun Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3756015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 I shall definetly give it a go. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3756056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terimus Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Oh I just had a thought, for the helmet, if you have any of the recon MK IV helmets, one of those my be cool and fitting for a gun-based praetor to have the lenses for aiming or whatever. My personal vote is either that or a MK III. Hope to see more soon! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3758109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 I think I do, I'll test it later. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3758158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 This thread continues to go from strength to strength. Your Praetor is excellent. My vote for what it's worth is for the bare head, although the MK3 is a good fit too. The posing on that guy is very fitting. The ideas about the background are very interesting. Two Legions fighting side by side for an extended period of time would certainly pick up aspects of warfare from one another. I can equally imagine Legions who weren't renowned for being particularly skilled as saboteurs, assassins or adept at guerrilla warfare serving alongside the likes of the Raven Guard and picking up at least a few tricks, if not quite becoming as proficient as the 'pros.' Certain detachments or groups within some Legions would also thrive fighting alongside similar groups within other Legions. Examples that spring to mind are elements of the Raven Guard working well with the Reavers of the XVIth or the White Scars. The Raven Guard and Alpha Legion could work together well in some regards, driving each other on to greater feats, as well as learning from each other. Thats if the Alpha Legion give away any secrets! On the opposite side of the spectrum you could see the World Eaters learning the finer aspects of an ambush from the Raven Guard. One of the great things about the Heresy/Pre Heresy setting is conceivably every Legion worked with each other at some point, in fact it was encouraged. Expeditionary fleets frequently consisted of more than one Legion. I can see every Legion admiring/respecting at least one aspect of another Legion, even those who didn't get along. Keep up the good work and I look forward to see where you take these guys. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3758182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 That's it. That's why I love the preheresy/ heresy era so much. Its because almost anything can happen and you can make it plausible, and often find ways to back it up in the offical lore. The only problem I can see with the bare head is that, why would a strike/stealth marine expose his nogin and start shouting? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3759539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I like to think a true hunter of Astartes caliber, especially one who grew up on Deliverance in the cold and dark would have senses even a power armoured helm couldn't replicate. Nothing is quite like seeing something with his own eyes. Nothing quite like breathing and tasting the air that hasn't filtered through a mask/helmet. To smell the rapidly cooling blood of the kill. To look him in the eye as his lights go out. A more personal touch, ha. Especially if hunting former brothers. Seriously though all options look good. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3760304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Long time, no update. Apologies for this, but i was on a 10 day holiday in iceland (which involved driving through terrain that reminds me of isstvan). in hobby related stuff I: tested the mk4 recon head, and really liked it. I made some custom steampunkish special weapons (watch parts) and modified a spare mk2 torso to make it more unique (added cogs and etch brass). onto the pics: http://i.imgur.com/D3RSDbc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/nQw5L14.jpg http://i.imgur.com/W8ne67t.jpg http://i.imgur.com/FjJLgYi.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3773127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsOfTheRaven Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 i wanted a more grimy look for this change of direction, so i tried out some weathering on: the bolter and the metals. also tried painting green for the first time and i am quite pleased with the results. any improvements on how i can improve the weathering would be greatly appreciated. also, how would i go about chipping the black? because at the moment it looks too clean. http://i.imgur.com/YC9wJ7R.jpg http://i.imgur.com/LYdztNa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3J7xSzb.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3776345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Lucian Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 A very light chipping with a sponge and some silver works well. If the metal is to much you can sponge back some black back onto it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289446-totrs-raven-guard-attempting-ad-mech/page/4/#findComment-3776351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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