15 Shades of Grey, A new start.... with Primaris,

[Dantay VI]

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20151223_202949.jpg

 

This is the first very rough pass of the design I am considering for the as yet un-named Spartan. If you look at most of the vehicles I have done thus far, the designs have been a mix of tribal and celtic/norse, quite big and bold, and fairly detailed.

 

I want to try something different with the Spartan. She is a venerable lady and been around from the very inception of the legion. While this kind of design would look cool  on her, I wanted to give her something older and dare I say intricate. 

 

For a big vehicle the Spartan is broken up into lots of small areas which may not suit a large design, making it look "bitty". So I have decide to go smaller, then it can be framed. I also wanted a much older look, so I went in search of saxon/norse/ viking designs, much of which is a bit like line art. I could fill in the gaps and swirls with colour, but I doubt I will, I think the design gives a nice ancient look to her something dainty, elegant yet quite frightening also (the design not my painting). For me it also represents an older simpler time for the legion,

 

What do you think? Like it or loathe it? More colour or stick to minimalist pallette and lines?

 

Still tons to do....

Edited December 23, 2015 by dantay_xv

[Fytharin]

I don't give my opinion twice.

 

Looking at it though on a computer instead of my phone, I would definitely add some thin black lines to separate some of the lines that are really close together. Just so you can distinguish that separation.

Edited December 23, 2015 by Fytharin

[Dantay VI]

You mean like this? 

 

Think I might have overdone it a bit?

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20151223_233503.jpg

 

Still needs a good bit of tidying up... MIght re-do the golds as I used the stupid AoS gold which does not compliment gehennas gold at all

Edited December 23, 2015 by dantay_xv

[Fytharin]

Yup, looks great

[RedInventor]

I actually loke the golds personally and your freehand as always is excellent. I'm hoping I can get my skills to your level at some point. I always enjoy looking at your stuff so please keep it coming!

[Dantay VI]

I didnt want to spam my own thread with posts and pictures, but above was after the sepia wash which really saved the design.

 

Prior to the wash it looked bad, the sepia brought the colours together nicely.

 

It was a bit of a hail Mary!

 

This is what it looked like prior to the sepia wash

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20151223_225247.jpg

 

I am buying shares in the stuff!!

 

PS, it was painted using a mechanical pencil

Edited December 24, 2015 by dantay_xv

[Fytharin]

Spam away. I love the step by steps because often times, it saves me time in the trial and error department. I eventually want to try knot work....some day.

[Rune_Priest_Rhapsody]

The wash really did wonders for the design, Dantay!! Really looks good and the colors are quite striking.

 

I know everyone says it, but your knot-work is inspiring, to say the least!! Keep up the updates, it's always a pleasure to see what you're up to.

 

End of Line

[Dantay VI]

Thanks guys & ladies...

 

Yes RPR, the wash really saved my bacon on this one.

 

I really appreciate the feedback.

 

Merry Christmas to you all, and may the Allfather favour you in the coming year

 

My 24 hour boxing day bash model, IF I get the time off to do it

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20151224_225912.jpg

Edited December 24, 2015 by dantay_xv

[Dantay VI]

I managed to get Angron done!!

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000668.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000666.jpg

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http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000664.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/P1000669.jpg

 

Now normal service can be resumed I got a bit more work done on the Spartan. Things got a bit loopy on the hatch, but I think it worked out okay, a few bits to tidy off

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20151227_225700.jpg

 

By a vote of 8:1:1, Geironul was the victor, and so the runes of naming have been struck... It got a bit loopy on the legs and some bits need tidying, but overall not bad..

 

Thoughts?

[Dantay VI]

Making a slow start on my B@C models

My conversion skills are almost nil, so generally models are stock, but thought I would have some fun.

 

 

Welcome Jorgmundr, the twin blades of Fenris, from the story Prospero burns.

This is just a jumping off point, arms are tacked in place for now and need a good bit of filling, I also need to do some fur trim on the cloak.

 

I haven't also decided whether to stick with power blades or the chainswords from left over from my assault marines. A 3rd alternative would be to use the power swords from the B@C box set.

 

Also choosing a head.

First head or:

Second left for the "pretty boy" look?

 

Also trying to work out how to make sword scabbard for going on his back...

 

Thoughts hints and tips welcome...

 

[MaveriK]

If you're going to use a non helmet head, I would suggest going with the bottom end head. Why? Because the hair flowing fits with the motion of the body movement, giving the overall model a fluid motion/flow/look.

 

Also putting a scabbard over a cape is silly to me!

Edited January 22, 2016 by MaveriK

[Dantay VI]

Found this head in my bits box... A bit of tidying but maybe??

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160122_1936041.jpg

 

Maverik, the scabbards are probably a silly idea... I am just trying to wok out how he would stow the swords if he wasn't using them.

 

Btw Ithink your Skorpa is amazing!! Your Wolves have a very strong identity.

[MaveriK]

I have that head bit, forgeworld tank crew. I wasn't sure until now but I though mine was just a resin mold issue. It didn't look right. Yours is a little better than what I had, but I think that head itself was just an early cast. Shame really, the design itself looked really cool. Yea I get it with the scabbard, but again with the cape, it limits your options.

 

Either way, keep up the great work!

[Dantay VI]

Thanks Maverik. I have ssen tat head used a lot and it is a really nice design. I think the mohawk will allow me to try doing some form of tattoo on his shaved head. We will see how adventurous I decide to get :)

 

I got bored waiting for greenstuff to dry on Jorgmundr's cloak, so did a little dissection of a dread

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160122_2305191.jpg

 

Hopefully he can be a bit less static now..

Edited January 23, 2016 by dantay_xv

[Dantay VI]

This is going to be a bit photo heavy, but today I am proud to have finished the conversion of my dreadnaught

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_1953261.jpg

 

I finally managed to get his chopped up leg done :)

 

No longer is he named Hoppy-Stomp

Yah! Jazz-hand(s)

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_2113591.jpg

 

I can't find his base, but I need to work out if I want him to have his foot planted

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_2112271.jpg

 

Or stepping on something about to make a lunge for someone/something. 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_2134381.jpg

I want to hug you & squeeze you & call you George!! :D

 

I also swapped out this guys sword for a mighty axe!!

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_2114461.jpg

I didn't realise how Portly he looks with the shoulderguard-belt buckle. He is going to need a suitable name and back-story. Any ideas??

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_2114541.jpg

Also onky put small pelts under the shoulderpads. Figured it would give a nice layered effect to the armour and alsohelps stop the armour plates rubbing n making excess noise. He may be big, but he is still a silent killer :D

He is not done. Working on a gorget  and some doodahs

 

Lastly Is Jorgmundr, the twin blades of Fenris

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_2139531.jpg

Then I figured it out, his sword had no pommel, so a few snips later and

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_2139441.jpg

Looks a bit better, again I think he needs something to make him a bit more Fenryka.

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160128_2140031.jpg

 

He has a little potential to make a half decent Ragnar conversion/kitbash :)

 

So what do you think?

[RedInventor]

Your contemptor is looking good! I wasn't sure about the claws at firs but that pose looks awesome! Your praetor looks good and the head for the chaplain conversion is perfect

[Dantay VI]

Thanks RedInventor.

 

I am in something of a quandary. I am making seekers for my 30K army, but wihout too much reference to the rulebooks.

 

Probably a silly thing to do. I always imagine the Seekers as a unit sent in to take out a specific target, tracking them  and then dispatching them before sowing mayhem amongsth the nemy or disappearing like mist on a spring morning.

 

With this in mind, I had envisaged making them striding across the battlefield, sweeping their cloaks back behind them to reveal their presence before gunning down their target. I wanted to load them up with combat blades and the like to make it look like they had been on a hunt.

 

However to read the rules entry they get a bolter which can be upgraded and  a bolt pistol, but no close combat weapons of any kind.

 

So do I stick to my plan and go with them loaded up and looking aggressive, or do I go with the book and make them Fenryka, but with no axe by their side?

 

Also, to stop my dread falling over I have tacked the spare dread shoulder under his foot. I might replace it and have the base trophy-less just like the other marines. However if I keep it, should I make it a Thousand Son or Alpha Legion dread that got wrecked?!?

 

T-Son is the easy option because of Prospero, but I want to try out an Alpha Legion colour scheme and this could be an easy way to try it.

Edited January 31, 2016 by dantay_xv

[RedInventor]

I'd just stick with your original plan for the seekers, they sound a lot fluffier and just cooler that way. As for the shoulder I would say Alpha Legion because their paint scheme is fun and looks amazing.

[RikuEru]

I would keep them menacing and dangerous aswell. It just sounds like something the Wolves would do - and they will be great that way.

 

Hm, yes... Thousand Sons are always degraded to be our decorative base-pieces.

And if its suits another use for you - in trying out a pattern for the Alpha Legion - why not go with that?

[Dantay VI]

Thanks Red & Riku.

 

Started a very rough model mock up of the first 3 seekers. Sarge, comms and the knife guy.

 

 

Not sure if I should maglock the combi plasma to his thigh and give him an open hand, as if he is about to spin round a corner grab & stab, or leave as-is. Love the destroyer helmets. Blooming intimidating!!

 

 

Sarge. Actually really not sure aout this one. Might move him to the veteran tactical sniper squad as he looks like a spotter.

 

Comms guy. Using the recon marine comms model. No aerials and the like. These gys sneak in, blow stuff up and leave.

 

Let me know what you think.

 

And Alphas to die at the feet of the might dread!!

[Dantay VI]

I wasn't really feeling the leader vibe from him so a bit of chopping took place.

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3069.jpg

 

He has aged a wee bit, plus lost the axe. He is now Nuncio vox for the as yet un-named veteran tactical squad, which will act as suppressor/sniper team. He lost the axe arm which was replaced with an augmetic.

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3071.jpg

 

The twins, who benefit from the nuncio vox's guidance :)

 

(Need names)

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3070.jpg

 

Sargeant for the assault based veteran tactical squad. Do I go with melta guns in the squad or volkite chargers, as I seem to have found 2 of them? :)

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3072.jpg

 

Kegslayer... I put a gorget on him, but his head didnt fit, so also a head swap. The shadow makes the join look really bad, but it is an almost perfect fit.

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3074.jpg

 

Trying to make some custom bolt guns for my veterans.. I like them except for the bottom right. Looks like a Dyson hand held vacuum. So much for a sniiper variant eh?

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3075.jpg

 

Lastly combi-meltas for the boys... Did a re-pose on the middle guy as he looked quite "startled" before. Unfortunately his head got badly damaged. I think the cataphract heda looks quite decent. Almost knightly.

 

 

Thoughts?!?

[Dantay VI]

A bit more WIP.

Tried out the Big bolter. What do you think, does it work?

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3077.jpg

I might swap the head out for a mark5, a mark 3 or a bare head. I like this style of mark 4, but hate the stupid skull.OPinions?

Saving the destroyer helm for another model.

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3076.jpg

I am aware that there is still a way to go with filling etc. I also nibbled a little too much off of the rifle butt, which can be fixed.

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3078.jpg

Another thought was to see if a Heavy Bolter drum might fit this bad boy, and run it as a HB with suspensor web?

 

I'll do another one tonight to get a size comparison.

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3079.jpg

Still a very rough WIP, Thanks for looking and please any thoughts would be gratefully appreciated.

[Dantay VI]

 Making the guns was fun, the square barrels were an idea from EdT. The big gun is a sniper rifle, tigris bolter comb, the other is a seeker boltgun.

 

I wanted to give the veterans something to make them stand out from the standard tacticals, so upgraded hardware seemed the way to go. Just as long as None of them start screaming Game over man, game over!!  :D

 

So I have the veterans up to 7 men now. I need to do one for the vevilla. I am tempted to do a small pennant, a sort of "we have planted our flag on this spot and we will not take single step backwards".

 

Also what do I give the last 2 guys, Melts-guns, or volkite chargers or flamers? ... I want to go Volkite, but I think that melta might be the best option for taking down hard targets... Their poses are quite samey, but I wanted to get across that they are a pack of veterans who have worked closely for decades or even centuries, so they move, act and fight as one. One I get home and get in amongst my proper bits box I can individualise them more :)

 

Oh these guys are going to need names and a bit of a back-story.

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3098.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3097.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3095.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3094.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3092.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3091.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3090.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3088.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3087.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3086.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/SAM_3085.jpg

 

Thoughts?

 

[Vykryl]

Like that 3rd one down on right. Which ever aspirent made the lower right one is bound for servitor status :D