Dantay's VI Legion. Hvarls Headtakers

[Doctor Perils]

[totallyhumblevoice]I have to say, that looks much better ![totallyhumble voice]

 

Properly threatening now, just imagine being the poor soul who's the target of those claws !

[Dantay VI]

Lord Thorn, no need to be humble :)

You are a brother wolf, so be loud and proud!!

 

I do not ask for thoughts to get smoke blown up my bum. I actually like input, such as yours. It is from a fresh pair of eyes, that mistakes or sometimes improvements can be seen that the creator has missed.

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160125_1206541.jpg

 

I was re-examining the claw and while I like it, something seems a little un-natural.

 

I think it is where the claws come from the fingers... Nobody bends their fingers back like that, certainly not the tips anyway.

Maybe go back a few millimetres and remove the finger so it is purely claw?

 

As always folks, let me know what you think? 

[Barabbas Sogalon]

Yeah, removing the fingers as much as possible should do the trick.

[Doctor Perils]

I'd actually bend them back inwards, so that the main part of the claw is parallel to the arm, rather than the tip.

The problem isn't the bent tips, it's the bent back "fingers" : straight claws might, if anything, make it look weirder

I've done a quick photoshop of the two ideas, the quality is bad but you should get the idea.

What you seem to be proposing:

My idea:

Edited January 25, 2016 by Lord Thørn

[Dantay VI]

Lord Thorn: Not 100% sure what you mean and I may have done the opposite. Are you suggesting to bring the claws closer?

 

I have ended up cutting the fingers close to the knuckle joint, which has helped get rid of the green stuff.

 

I also opened up the lower claw, so they mirror each other more

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160125_1206541.jpg

Before

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160125_1303061.jpg

After

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160125_1302461.jpg

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160125_1302081.jpg

 

I want to grab you and hug you and call you George!!!

[Doctor Perils]

Actually that probably looks better :)

[Dantay VI]

Maybe it was the thumb claw?

Because it was not open like the others it made it look odd?

 

Now that it is more open, it looks more symmetrical as if he is gong to grab you :)

[Memento Of Prospero]

I would keep the length, but articulate it half way with a joint.

[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?

[Dantay VI]

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

[Doctor Perils]

Run with rule of cool, best rule in the book, and suiting the wolves perfectly :P

 

Have you thought about giving them a boltgun in one hand and a close combat weapon in the other ? Harken back to the good old days of true grit, looks cool, and would represent the attack the model would have normally in any case.

[Luna707]

Rule of cool! Maybe the knives aren't for combat (so they don't impact the rules) but are instead skinning knives for collecting scalps and trophies

[Dantay VI]

Okay, thanks guys. So lets see what we can do with the rule of cool.

 

I do not have a massive amount of bits with me, so these will be quite basic, and when I get home I can get a bit more involved with them.

 

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!!

[Lord Blackwood]

I mean everything weve read about the legion sort of hints toward the idea of them commonly keeping blades I  dont see why you would have to compromise yer artistic vision just because they dont take CCW.  I  would say just make sure they have  the hardware to gun people down as well  and youll be fine.  The stuff ive seen so far doesn't lead me to believe they are any less seekers. 

[Memento Of Prospero]

Portly Belly : Arnulf Kegslayer

 

Arnulf earned his title of Kegslayer by attempting to defeat his primarch in a drinking contest. That night, he had already drank under the table 3 of the primarch's Wolf Guard. He attempted to surpass the feat by challenging Russ himself, who laughed and promptly accepted. After 6 hours of non-stop Mjod consumption, Russ and to punch the challenger out cold for fear that the legionnary would drink himself to death before admitting defeat to the night invicible primarch constitution.

[Hesh Kadesh]

All space marines carry a combat dagger. A combat dagger being a 30cm short sword in this manner. So, yeah, why not?

[Charlo]

All space marines carry a combat dagger. A combat dagger being a 30cm short sword in this manner. So, yeah, why not?

That cuts just as effectively as a 4 odd foot chainsaw with a sword handle... Who knew?

[Doctor Perils]

Portly Belly : Arnulf Kegslayer

 

Arnulf earned his title of Kegslayer by attempting to defeat his primarch in a drinking contest. That night, he had already drank under the table 3 of the primarch's Wolf Guard. He attempted to surpass the feat by challenging Russ himself, who laughed and promptly accepted. After 6 hours of non-stop Mjod consumption, Russ and to punch the challenger out cold for fear that the legionnary would drink himself to death before admitting defeat to the night invicible primarch constitution.

 

6 hours may be a bit much, even for a space marine, but I like the Kegslayer :) is that how he becomes a Wolf Guard ?

[Dantay VI]

You would imagine that to be the case, however, seekers carry bolter, bolt pistol and grenades, with no option to carry a close combat weapon.U

Unless the wargear was updated (I am looking in book 1).

[Dantay VI]

Forgot to say, love the story Wolf_Pack, it stays... Kegslayer, the only thing mightier than his sword-arm is his thirst for mjod!!

[Hesh Kadesh]

 

All space marines carry a combat dagger. A combat dagger being a 30cm short sword in this manner. So, yeah, why not?

That cuts just as effectively as a 4 odd foot chainsaw with a sword handle... Who knew?

Being fair, a Chainsword does grant ana additional attack when paired with a Bolt pistol etc.

[Memento Of Prospero]

A combat blade is the staple of a space marine's wargear. That's how the model gets his base melee attack basically. It's just not good enough to be used with in consert with another CCW.

[Dantay VI]

I think blades all round of some sort will have to be done.

 

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?!?

 

Personally I think they all look too "clean" to be Wolves. Maybe when I get home to the proper bits box I can dirty them up?

[Legionary Pallas]

The cata head looks really good on a Tartaros termie, something to remember so I can shamelessly steal borrow it later.

[Dantay VI]

Borrow away Pallas. It was a lucky find from breaking a head :D

 

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.