Captain Mike Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 *Reposting due to crash* This is an idea I've had for a while, since reading George Mann's Ghosts of Manhattan. He basically had animated "moss men" in trench coats, and something clicked in me which said "grassy space marines". The result was surprisingly close to my initial concept, which is always a nice surprise. http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr344/Captain_Mike_Parker/Moss%20Men/P1010245.jpg http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr344/Captain_Mike_Parker/Moss%20Men/P1010248.jpg http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr344/Captain_Mike_Parker/Moss%20Men/P1010247.jpg http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr344/Captain_Mike_Parker/Moss%20Men/P1010246.jpg The model is on a 2p coin. My hope is that when it's placed on a grass table it'll look like it's coming out of the table, rather than being a model on it. Some WIPS. As you can see the initial greenstuffing was very rough http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr344/Captain_Mike_Parker/Moss%20Men/P1010229.jpg http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr344/Captain_Mike_Parker/Moss%20Men/P1010232.jpg http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr344/Captain_Mike_Parker/Moss%20Men/P1010238.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 As I already said, really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mike Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 One note I've made: Does the back seem a little bare to you? I can't think of anything to place there that wouldn't just look like a plate for the sake of a plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Why not a moss covered power plant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherCaptainArkhan Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Interesting. Is the idea that it's a Marine covered in camo (a ghillie suit taken to extremes)? Because at the moment I get more of an Ork covered in moss vibe from it, chiefly because the gun is blocky and un-bolter like and the blade is a huge cleaver (both Orkoid traits). I can see this being a cool concept for a squad or two, interesting to see you take it further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Moss Marine, Mud Marine, Mason Marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpediem Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 So...a space marine in a gillie suit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Kravin Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 The cleaver and blocky riveted armour plates make me think Ork Blood Axe Commando in extreme ghillie suit. I have a nurgle chaos marine army based on the concept of a chapter corrupted via its apothecarion and basically every squad champion is a crazy apothecary and his squad are his test subjects. I like the theme of a plant matter/marine hybrid. I think you may need to start with an actual marine model or if you are on a budget chop up a marine model and spread his parts through about three of your grass marines so that you have a helm showing here, a gauntlet there, just to give the viewer an idea of what is under there without having to tell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mike Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 My original post explained it a lot better, sorry. My idea was to have a kind of nature army, Poison Ivy esque. It's not a serious idea, I'll admit, but it's fun to do. Nothing about ghillie suits or orks in camo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 My first thought was of a space marine golem. I think it's a very cool idea and maybe could be used in conjunction with a Nurgle sorcerer maybe...maybe summoning a walking army...could also be zombie "counts as". All in all, a very cool idea actually...hmm...this gives me something to think about for another project. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mike Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 That was the idea. I quite like the concept of some Chaos sorcerer summoning up an army from the earth. Pure grass would look a little bland though, so I added some metal plates for variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggnuggath Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 If Nurgle did it perhaps add some beer cans, crisp packets, toxic sludge ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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