Heru Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Some of the new AdMech walkers might give you a head start on the Gekko. Great thread! I think minus the rider/gunner from the new skitarii walker they are very much the same. The ironstrider even has the pilot wired into the same spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Thanks guys. I'll have to think about getting that. I am tempted just to sculpt it all from scratch. It seems like a waste to cover the legs up with greenstuff. It might help with sizing though I've started on something new, hooray for holidays! I was inspired by this picture by Bloommer on deviantart http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/314/7/7/space_jockey_ii_by_bloommer-d32jg3r.jpg It is a very rough mock up of "The Sherpa", because some one needs to carry all the stuff! It's also the first time I've used milliput, I mixed it with a little greenstuff but I can't say I am initially overly enamoured... http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5111_zpswq4zrzyx.jpg ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 I have done some more work on this creature. After fixing the legs to the torso, the model looked weird, the limbs looked gangly, the stomach long and the bottom flat! In the inspiration picture the buttocks are quite high up and this was not the case with my initial mock up. The only way I felt I could rectify this was by re-sculpting the thighs. This was the first work properly sculpting limbs. It really helped having the plastic underneath. The muscles won't be anatomically correct because I just made it up, I figured it could all be synthetic muscle stitched into place to help him lift the great thing on his back! http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5125_zpsbi3zyowi.jpg http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5126_zps07rejhzt.jpg ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Slow progress on this one I've decided I'm going to sculpt a lot of it and unfortunately that means a lot of drying time. I can't work on the arms until I've done the legs and I don't really want to work on the top until the arms and head are done... But thankfully the legs are pretty much done! I'm waiting on some bits, I've ordered from france before and even they have arrived sooner! But the plan is to have piping from the white tube on his right hand side up to a gas mask on one of the ghoul heads. I'm also going to add further detail to the loin cloth at the top. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5133_zpstewqrvfd.jpg http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5132_zpsqyvsyc45.jpg ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 I've finished the legs now, unfortunately the left leg broke at the ankle to I had to pin it back. Once I'm back at uni where most of my supplies are I think I'll add a strip of plasticard to the front to hopefully provide a bit more support. I've added the arms and started to sculpt them, although at the moment they look like arm bands! I've added some detail to the loin cloth and also started word on the head and back http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5138_zpspc8ccp8j.jpg http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5139_zps9fd74pwg.jpg I think I might take a little break from this guy and work on something else for a while because although I do enjoy sculpting little bits. I'm finding it a bit taxing sculpting so much. I'm going to go back to kit bashing for a while! ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Looks great so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesGunn Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Top thread this. It's impressive enough you've come that far along with the sculpting process! I can barely stop myself getting frustrated trying to sculpt cloaks properly let alone an entire model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 @MosesGunn - thanks, yeah it's been tough to stay motivated! Thanks guys :) I've done a bit more. Not much but i think I've decided on a head. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5174_zpss0omhc9k.jpg I've started a couple of other conversions but my phone died before I could take photos of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 LOOKS GREAT !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionofjudah Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Wow... Brilliant work man!! Wish I had your patience and attention to detail:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battybattybats Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Perfect head choice! Seriously cool figure. I'm watching this progress most eagerly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 He's looking very interesting now that the finer details are beginning to appear. What's going to happen with those pipes coming from the gasmask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Pretty cool chain of thought -> model progress going on in this thread! I love how you draw to concept and then actually work through making what you want, while doing a shift here or there to account for style and model/part availability. It definitely seems like a challenging project, but I hope you keep at it for our sakes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The Sherpa is terrifying! I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 @Olis - I was planning to have a main tube coming from the white plastic tubing on his right hand side connecting to the bottom of the mouth piece and then leaving those two side parts unattached or replacing them with plain plastic tubes again unattached Thank you guys :) Rogue Trader - Inspired by some of Blanche's work. He's going to hold a cane in his right hand. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5188_zpswr0qhway.jpg Advisor - head is blue tacked will be trimmed so the model is not so tall. Thinking of using a different head. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5187_zpsrnvnehy0.jpg Crusader - a simple idea for a crusader. Waiting for the ad mech troops kit to arrive and I am planning to use the helmet from there. The body is a cast converted imperial guard torso. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5189_zpsnho4rarz.jpg ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 I've repositioned it and theres another photo with the hair removed. Can't decide which I prefer. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5210_zpst6a8eupb.jpg http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5212_zpswphtmkk4.jpg I've started some arcoflagellants, inspired by the arcoflagellants of others. Very WIP but would really appreciate input on the poses of these models. 1. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5200_zpsfz3c9ytp.jpg http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5202_zps1im6o96u.jpg 2. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5203_zpsa1s9xs0y.jpg 3. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5205_zpsmgvrwtjg.jpg 4. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5206_zps3xpqor91.jpg 5. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5207_zpsc6a3kjuo.jpg Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battybattybats Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I like the arcoflagellant poses thus far, though depending on what you do with the weapons it can have a big impact on the value of each pose. Those do look like good starting points though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathus Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I like the one with hair the best! The second one looks like he's missing something. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 @Battybattybats - yes agreed! Planning to use chain swords, and might make them myself Thanks guys. It's such a pain the top know changes the look of the model so much! He's either sleek and sophisticated or rough and aged. I've started on an interrogator, it's an evolution of the Leeloo conversion I failed to make. http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5219_zpsz1lpwlie.jpg http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5220_zpstilho3ou.jpg http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_5214_zps9bj2pj2i.jpg I was thinking of having her lean over, as if she was turning whilst running. ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Perhaps lean her the other way to make her look like she is spinning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 @Teetengee - yes going to rethink pose, cant ever seem to get it right with that model! :P I've drawn some concept art for the arcoflagellants: http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/Arcoflagellant%20concept%20art2%20copy_zpswrrsoox9.jpg ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 @Teetengee - yes going to rethink pose, cant ever seem to get it right with that model! -snip- ~M I think it is the legs that are the issue, they are very strangely posed just as bits, so hard to work with. I am sure you can figure it out. Maybe a just having leapt forward type pose could work too/instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 @Teetengee - yes going to rethink pose, cant ever seem to get it right with that model! -snip- ~M I think it is the legs that are the issue, they are very strangely posed just as bits, so hard to work with. I am sure you can figure it out. Maybe a just having leapt forward type pose could work too/instead. Yeah they are just weird, such a shame because I love the high boot I think I might try that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHVB Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Im BACK! I've started work on an acolyte/priest for the ordo hereticus warband. Simple conversion so far. "Blind Faith" http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p646/MHVB/IMG_6627_zpsokzpjri3.jpg ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Very nice. I shall always remain in awe of people who make "simple" conversions look so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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