Ratboy1664 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hello all. Last year I set out to recreate the scene at Gaius Point during the 3rd war for Armageddon where the Flesh Tearers went beserk, massacred the orks and then carried on and massacred the militia force. I got quite far but ran in to a problem, the humans were the same size as the Astartes and it all looked wrong. I scoured the internet for suitable figures but failed. I recently came across Doghouse and Apologists true scale Calth blog which got me thinking why not have ago yourself. So I did, and this wip is to help me iron out some of the mistakes rookie truescalers make. Oh and before I start, all my images are hosted here on the B&C but I would like to make the pictures bigger in this blog, how do I do this? Anyway onto the pics. This is the base I am using. It is from Forgeworld and I am happy with 95% of the painting on it. Gaius Point is described as being in the Sulphur wastes of Armageddon so I am trying to create the effect of yellow sulphur powder coating everything. This time I have decided to add some artillery to absorb some of the big space that made my last attempt seem a bit sparce. Again this gun is from Forgeworld and so far has been assembled and primed without any conversions. And here is my first attempt at a Truescale Flesh Tearer. The legs are from the Forgeworld red butcher World Eater kit as are the arms, the backpack is from a Forgeworld Sons of Horus kit and the Flesh Tearers details are from the etched brass kit. Please share your thoughts and advice with me on this, hope you enjoy. Much love x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Wow, this guy looks brutal, any chance of a size comparison with a regular marine or guardsman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent aquila Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 the terrain looks awesome, although i can't safely comment on the paint job 'cuz i'm yellow green color blind (in addition to blue purple and green brown...) as far as the flesh tearer, he's an excellent kitbash model, great posing, and an overall really cool concept! agreed on the request for comparison, otherwise he'll just look like a regular sized marine. can't help ya with the pic size issue, i only upload straight from my iphone camera by email. i'm sure a mod can help though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Here is a comparison shot. Remember the Flesh Tearer is leaning forwards. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Rage Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I like it, looks really well done, think the backpack may need to be raised up a bit or made slightly bigger to match the proportions but other than that, that's a very nice true scale mini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Long time no post! I have to admit I have been distracted by my Blood Bowl mini's but they are now done and the plog crawls on. So what have I done? Well I have given the base another couple of drybrushings with Hexos Paleson to really try and create the look of yellow sulphur dust covering the reddy/brown earth of Armageddon. And some close ups. I have yet to work out how to weather the sandbags and how high the weathering should go but I think I am heading in the right direction. My Flesh Tearer is now also about 80% complete And I have made and primed the next one Thank you for looking, c+c most welcome. Much love x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Loving that first Flesh Tearer and the second one looks promising. :tu: Okay, now here's a test of posting up a larger picture. This is a method I have not tried before but, logically, it should work. First go to your gallery and open up the image you want. Next, go to your options button and 'View all sizes'. Choose the size you want, click the picture itself and you should have a page with just the picture and a white background. Copy the address, use the 'Image' button in the posting window and paste that address into the URL box. If I've done this right, a 'Large' version of the picture labelled as 'SAM 1506' should appear below... And success! Hope that helps, Ratboy. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hmm still not working. Do I have to add any code like ? I am stuck on the grey screen that says image properties and when I click ok nothing happens. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hmm still not working. Do I have to add any code like ? Nope, no code needed using the method I mentioned, just scripted functions. However if you want to do it manually, enter BBCode Mode when you post (that light switch button in the top left of the posting window), add [img= before the relevant address of the image and close with an end square bracket (leaving no spaces, of course). I am stuck on the grey screen that says image properties and when I click ok nothing happens. Any ideas? A grey screen? Hmm. I didn't see a grey screen when I did it. What steps did you follow to get to that point? Also, what skin are you viewing B&C as? I'm using the black and red skin, if that is of any significance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathbyWes Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Really cool! Where are the chain fists from, those are killer! -W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Olis Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Whatever you did, brother, it worked! :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ratboy1664 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 yay sorted! @DeathbyWes the chainfists are from the Forge World Red Butchers kit with Flesh Tearers etched brass detail added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Small update, first Flesh Tearer finished and in position, all he needs now is weathering and battle damage. Much lovex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 The first casualty! Needs decals, weathering and a bucket of blood but what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighGothic Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 That casualty looks like Chris Evans in plastic Marines look really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Finished another casualty And the backAnd how he will be posed, sat up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionofjudah Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Might need some tread on his boot- otherwise I know exactly how he fell over;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Finished the artillery piece, weathering will be applied at the end along with the rest. Much love x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Got another member of the milita finished and glued in place, I was trying to capture a look of shock and awe on his face as the Flesh Tearer comes onwards to kill him. Much love x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikhalLeNoir Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Oh boy.... Don't want to switch places with the soldier..... Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 I had a go at creating some spent artillery cases, let me know what you think. Much love x Step 1. You need a plastic paint brush bristle protector and some thin card, like the stuff you use as dividers in folders. Step 2. Cut the tube into small pieces and pva glue them at one end onto the card. Step 3. Paint 'em! I have glued them in place and applied an incomplete base coat so you can see what I am doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 This diorama has a lot going on for it brother. The converted space marines are making excellent work of the butcher forgeworld parts. Are you using gw paints for the flesh tearers or is it another company? Care to link the recipes regardless? (Always on the hunt for color recipes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 It's all GW paints. I am following the painting guide in the Sons of Sanguinius Blood Angels Painting Guide so I am unsure as to whether I can post the details for fear of breaching GW ip, can a Mod clear this up for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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