Vash Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 That sounds like good idea. Been over doing a bit last week. I'll look into some conversions. Loving this thread Vash, especially the kit bashing/conversions. Keeping a keen eye for ideas to ninja! Thanks mate. I try to do what I can to make the miniatures look unique and different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Once I get the big lump of plastic on my painting table sorted out for Big Guns I will be stealing some of your ideas ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatmandoo Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Those Veterans are great. Really like how individual they are. Jealous of your talents and ability for quick turnaround it must be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 The veterans are great. Very characterful. At the rate you're working I'd expect to see mould lines everywhere, but there aren't! It's irritating! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 We've been over this Elmo, it's called inspiration not theft :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thanks all for the kind words. Having someone looking at my my work motivates me to complete my army faster. So thanks to you all. The veterans are great. Very characterful.At the rate you're working I'd expect to see mould lines everywhere, but there aren't!It's irritating! Mould lines are number one to to be removed before I paint. If the mould lines are gone my speed painting technique goes so much faster. Mould lines suck up all the shade and stops the free flow of the shade. So if anything, cleaning the model from mould lines actually saves me time ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Median Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 They are all really amazing, excellent conversions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 They are all really amazing, excellent conversions. Ran out of likes :) So I guess I'll make it personal. Thanks mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 My field Agents (officio Assassins) are done. I kept them in the same theme and quality, as I don't want some models to be "centre pieces". The short story behind them: Ordo Xenos has direct control over Ceria (my guards home planet) and the radical xenos Inquisitors there are doing heavy experiments on highly trained soldiers. Using alien tech, and augmentations to improve the normal human into a killing machine. Only around 1 out of 50 survive the process and out of those who do survive, 9 out of 10 only live for around 3-5 years. Their enhancements are way beyond mere humans. They need a constant stream of stims and other chemicals to constantly maintain their abilities and to be kept alive. Their masks is where all the stims and chemicals enter their system, and no one has ever seen them taken of their masks. There are three paths so far that has been successfully trained. - The Lone Wolf (Vindicare) - The Exterminator (Eversor) - The Infiltrator (Calidus) - The Predator (Culexus) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Astra%20Militarum/assassins1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Astra%20Militarum/Assassins2.jpg Also I have a WIP picture of the Valkyrie Gunship. Had to add a black background to it... because the rotor blades disappeared with the white. So sorry for the low quality picture. I have also masked the heavy bolters coming out of the side doors. So its kinda blurry there. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Astra%20Militarum/Valkyriegunshipwip.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatmandoo Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 The Valkyrie looks good though i feel it deserves more rotor blades due to its size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 The Valkyrie looks good though i feel it deserves more rotor blades due to its size. I'll try to fit it in, but it is hard. It will be to weak and fall of to often. I want more blades as you say, but practically I can't make it work at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Yeah, the Pudgy Pigeon, (Storm Talon,) suits smaller rotors, but it's tough on the chunky Valkyrie chassis. Nice work though, it's hardly the first time a GW model has requested a suspension of disbelief! :) The Assassins are looking excellent, and still recognisable which represents which Temple. Liking the way you integrated them into your overall look, I was debating a fairly drastic Vindicare conversion counts-as until someone offered me the OOP model for cheap. I especially like your Eversor, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Yeah, the Pudgy Pigeon, (Storm Talon,) suits smaller rotors, but it's tough on the chunky Valkyrie chassis. Nice work though, it's hardly the first time a GW model has requested a suspension of disbelief! The Assassins are looking excellent, and still recognisable which represents which Temple. Liking the way you integrated them into your overall look, I was debating a fairly drastic Vindicare conversion counts-as until someone offered me the OOP model for cheap. I especially like your Eversor, though! Thing is, these rotors are wider and longer. But, still... it needs two more to be realistic :) But then again... as you say GW models are not really realistic. Thanks on the kind comment on the assassins. I love the Vindicare and Culexus original models, even the Eversor with some minor changes. But, I wanted to make something unique. My Eversor, the one you liked the most, is the one that has the most thought behind it. Its not showing in the picture, but he has a needle pistol. Its actually the medic arm from the Scions box. So it has a saw attached too. This saw will count as his gauntlet that inflicts poison attacks. So... needle pistol and saw are poisonous. Adding them to the same system made sense to me. Also chose to have him dual wield pistols, as I love dual wielding when it comes to games. But also because of his rules. "Fast shot" allows him to shoot twice with each pistol... actually 4 times with any pistol... as long its a maximum of 4 shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Very, very nice work, as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 The valkyrie looks a bit like the mil-24 hind. That has 5 rotor blades and yours definitely look too small for the mass. I would go for 4 thicker blades. But still impressive work ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Thanks. And I will now take you guys advice and make an effort to add two more blades. @Elmo. You sure do know your way around helicopters. :) I better research more before I make more of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I used to teach vehicle/aircraft recognition as a job ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatmandoo Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I used to teach vehicle/aircraft recognition as a job ;) What an awesome job! I just work on them and done a few comps in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I really like the assassins, a great choice of head! Valkyrie is looking quite meaty, good work as ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Yeah, the Pudgy Pigeon, (Storm Talon,) suits smaller rotors, but it's tough on the chunky Valkyrie chassis. Nice work though, it's hardly the first time a GW model has requested a suspension of disbelief! The Assassins are looking excellent, and still recognisable which represents which Temple. Liking the way you integrated them into your overall look, I was debating a fairly drastic Vindicare conversion counts-as until someone offered me the OOP model for cheap. I especially like your Eversor, though! Thing is, these rotors are wider and longer. But, still... it needs two more to be realistic But then again... as you say GW models are not really realistic. Thanks on the kind comment on the assassins. I love the Vindicare and Culexus original models, even the Eversor with some minor changes. But, I wanted to make something unique. My Eversor, the one you liked the most, is the one that has the most thought behind it. Its not showing in the picture, but he has a needle pistol. Its actually the medic arm from the Scions box. So it has a saw attached too. This saw will count as his gauntlet that inflicts poison attacks. So... needle pistol and saw are poisonous. Adding them to the same system made sense to me. Also chose to have him dual wield pistols, as I love dual wielding when it comes to games. But also because of his rules. "Fast shot" allows him to shoot twice with each pistol... actually 4 times with any pistol... as long its a maximum of 4 shots. Nice details now that you mention it. I might keep something like that in mind for the Medic's kit, as I never had much use for it tbh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Yeah, the Pudgy Pigeon, (Storm Talon,) suits smaller rotors, but it's tough on the chunky Valkyrie chassis. Nice work though, it's hardly the first time a GW model has requested a suspension of disbelief! The Assassins are looking excellent, and still recognisable which represents which Temple. Liking the way you integrated them into your overall look, I was debating a fairly drastic Vindicare conversion counts-as until someone offered me the OOP model for cheap. I especially like your Eversor, though! Thing is, these rotors are wider and longer. But, still... it needs two more to be realistic But then again... as you say GW models are not really realistic. Thanks on the kind comment on the assassins. I love the Vindicare and Culexus original models, even the Eversor with some minor changes. But, I wanted to make something unique. My Eversor, the one you liked the most, is the one that has the most thought behind it. Its not showing in the picture, but he has a needle pistol. Its actually the medic arm from the Scions box. So it has a saw attached too. This saw will count as his gauntlet that inflicts poison attacks. So... needle pistol and saw are poisonous. Adding them to the same system made sense to me. Also chose to have him dual wield pistols, as I love dual wielding when it comes to games. But also because of his rules. "Fast shot" allows him to shoot twice with each pistol... actually 4 times with any pistol... as long its a maximum of 4 shots. Nice details now that you mention it. I might keep something like that in mind for the Medic's kit, as I never had much use for it tbh! Yah do so :) The medic setup has so many things. A bag, needle pistol/saw. You only need one of those really. And I hate to think that the medic uses that crude saw on some one :) I used to teach vehicle/aircraft recognition as a job Ah great! Maybe I'll come over to you and be one of your students... I am currently looking for a job as a commercial pilot. But one of my biggest issues is aircraft recongnition. I really like the assassins, a great choice of head! Valkyrie is looking quite meaty, good work as ever! Thanks mate. Not much is done to the Valkyrie really. Just slabbed the tail together, and shortened the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Doesn't make it any less good for it :P Sometimes less is more. Mostly more is more though such as more guns, more Guardsmen, more tanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 You are a madman Vash. Save some for next years ETL lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Doesn't make it any less good for it Sometimes less is more. Mostly more is more though such as more guns, more Guardsmen, more tanks... Now thats true! Well I tried to add more blades and saw a design flaw... I have placed the rotors to low... If I add some along the longitudal axis of the aircraft it will hit the tail/roof. So It will be 2-bladed and unrealistic ;) Also there is the case of transporting the darn thing. You are a madman Vash. Save some for next years ETL lol! Hmm ETL. I'll look into that. Not really sure what it is. But I am guessing its a challenge of sorts :) And yes, I am a madman I guess :) But Ia not alone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 It's not madness if everyone has it :lol: but yes, save a Baneblade or two for ETL IV ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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