Dantay's VI Legion. Hvarls Headtakers

[Dantay VI]

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Well, after the pigs breakfast I had made of the armour, I think I may have redeemed myself.

 

The models are functionally done. As in they are tabletop ready, but to me they are 95% there. However I leave the rig tomorrow, so I need to pack up tonight.

 

So what is left to do?

 

Tidy the paint, Some has rubbed off where I have held the models, so re highlight afew patches, then matte varnish them to stop the paint coming off. The last big detail will be to do a personal design on the left leg of each suit of armour. 

 

Oh and Runfyre... I will paint the studs, I promise ;)

 

Each  model was destined to receive a shield with their personal mark, as they are Wolf Guard and entitled to display their symbol at arms. However in 30K this may not be legal. So until such time I will paint the design, or part of the design on the leg armour. When I get home I will look out the magnets and see if there is a way to attach the shields without ruining the models.

 

So onwards to pictures, his will be split over 2 posts:

 

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His fist is marked with an ancient norse symbol, of unknown provenance....

 

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Fist marked with the celtic symbol for mother earth or life? Cogitators to investigate and confirm.......

 

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Assault termintor carrying the devastating plasma blaster... The fist markings display the ancient norse Tri-horn. A symbol of the mythical God Odin... 

 

 

More to follow

[Dantay VI]

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Squad leader. Unusually he bears no personal affectation on his gauntlet like his squad-mates, however what is also unusual is the gauntlet itself, which is of unknown configuration. Imbedded within seems to be the blade of a sword (possibly former weapon of the gauntlet bearer). Also a new symbol adorns the left shoulder which is usually reserved for the Legion symbol. Why has this been displaced? Does this represent a higher power?

 

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Severl tings of note. Unusual use of Cataphractii helm with Tartaros plate, also the Ancient Norse symbol of the Valknut which adorns the fist... Another symbol within the squad of the Mythical Norse god Odin... Possible divergence from the Secular truth.... Does the squad require enlightenment

 

Other things to note.... The squad seems to lack squad markings or any other form of identifier (intentional?) PLus the use of the Imperiial Eagle on the chest of the armour. Tis is highly unusual and possibly a cause for investigation... Is it an outward symbol of fealty to the Imperium?

 

Addendum: Vehicles found working alongside the unknown squad which appear to originate from the 6th Legionnes Astartes.

 

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Designated Herja, in Futhark... meaning: Devastation.

Newer Achilles class Land Raider. Runes on the flannk are denoted as a Ginfaxi, which is said to award courage in battle, the smaller rune on the front is siad to put fear into the enemy.

 

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Designated: Geironul Meaning, Ancient Futhark Spear carrier or Spear thrower.This vehicle is of early crusade design and is likely used to bear the terminator squad to war. The name sems appropriate as by previous reports Geironul was used as the spear tip for many of Russ' legendary assaults as the 6th Legio fought to reclai the lost worlds of man.

 

Report end :)

[Skalpynock]

Tartaros with Cata helm looks ace. As do the power-sword-fists. And mostly everything in your thread.

[Dantay VI]

Thanks Skalpynock. Yes the cata head was a happy accident.

 

I think it would look really cool for som Dark Angel Tartaros termis.. Makes them seem quite knightly :)

[captainblow]

I'll have to remember that cata helmet in the tartaros body, looks good man.

[RedInventor]

Looking great dantay, your freehand is still ridiculous. Happy to see you still grinding away brother!

[Brother Pheidias]

Thanks Skalpynock. Yes the cata head was a happy accident.

 

I think it would look really cool for som Dark Angel Tartaros termis.. Makes them seem quite knightly

I put a modified Mk. 3 helmet on a Tartaros-sergeant, it really does change the feel immensely. Tremendously well done symbols as ever.

[Charlo]

Don't know if you've seen these yet Dantay...

 

Kromlech just dropped them, perfect for your Wolves :D

 

http://bitsofwar.com/home/453-sons-of-thor-torsos.html

 

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[Dantay VI]

Oooh those are nice. I also saw the sneak peak from FW of their upgrade torso's for the Wolves. Thinking of mixing them with DA torsos (DA icons deleted) and would look cool too.

 

On to the next wee side project for my Wolves allies.

 

The knight Lancer.

 

My fevered brain has been working on an idea and I want to incorporate a rock I found in my garden.

 

This is my idea:

 

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And this is the rock :)

 

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/dantay_xv/20160324_170930.jpg

 

Am I going mad, is it too dynamic a pose for the Knight, or is it something which will work and look cool?

[Skalpynock]

I don't think this would be a very stable pose, but this rock looks soooo nice.

[Doctor Perils]

If you had any way of drilling into the rock it might be all right, but I'm not sure if the glue will provide a good bond with the rock without it being pinned.

 

How heavy is the rock compared to the model ? The weight of it might just bring the center of gravity down far enough to be able to pose the model like this.

[Dantay VI]

The model will certainly be heavy. The stone will be around 1.5 times heavier than the model itself, so balance shouldn't be too much of an issue.
 
To give the model more strength I will double pin the leg joints etc, as glue alone may not be a good idea. This model is going to be 90% display, as I only get to play a few times per year and I doubt I will get the chance to put everything on the table at once  
I always imagine these engines of war as being quite big & clunky rather than dynamically mobile.

I am wondering if something like an 8mm masonry drill bit would do the job, fill the hole with milliputt/green stuff wit something like a 2-3mm rod running through the foot and into the leg itself.
 
A nice chunk of granite would be cool, but I may end up painting the stone, especially if any drilling is totally obvious. This one does have some really nice quartz shiny bits through it though. If I can get away with it, then I do not want to paint the stone at all
 
I like the stone on the base as-is because the chips etc will make for fun & interesting painting, plus I can match the stone to the other models bases.However I took the stone off the base and turned it over.
 
The other side is much smoother and has a nice drop off, a bit like a cliff
 
So, like this:
 
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Front
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Back
 
Or as before:
 
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[Lord Blackwood]

where are you finding these rocks ?

of the choices the first one is by far my favorite. 

[Dantay VI]

Hey Bladewolf, the rock was one my son found while we were out and about. The pictures are all the same rock from different angles. Being in a rural town it isn't too hard to come by useful stuff like this, and now that slate is the in-thing for garden decoration, finding that has become quite easy too :D

 

That rock is tough!! I just knackered, the smallest masonry drill bit, so will need to butter up the old man to see if I can borrow his hammer action drill :(

 

If not will have to buy one, so looking like the construction of the knight will go on hold while I am offshore... I could take the stone with me, but I would risk odd looks from security when my bags get checked.

 

In other news I got over the fear of using the airbrush, gave it a good clean and Oh man am I about to have some fun. Dual action is a bit fiddly to get used to, plus the gravity feed goes into the side of the brush, not the top lol.

 

If I can get enough grey then this could be the year of the wolf as far as painting goes :D

 

May even get up to1/2 of Wolfblades speed of painting, which considering my glacial speed would be like going at warp speed 9 for me

 

Got the predators primed, the seekers primed, sprayed the Typhon and Caestus with matte varnish ready for priming, next up will be the veterans to prime and the above vehicles.

 

Would putting the first grey down after priming be cheating for ETL purposes?

[Machine God]

Hey Bladewolf, the rock was one my son found while we were out and about. The pictures are all the same rock from different angles. Being in a rural town it isn't too hard to come by useful stuff like this, and now that slate is the in-thing for garden decoration, finding that has become quite easy too

 

Would putting the first grey down after priming be cheating for ETL purposes?

@dantay_xv - Yes it would be cheating, it's only up to built and base coated models that can be vowed or painted ones that are paint stripped.

 

I prefer the the first look of the rock so that it has that overhang that some wee beastie could hide under.

[Doctor Perils]

If you've already broken a drill bit on the rock, I'd stop now, as it'll just be more work then it is worth.

 

What about moulding it an making a plaster cast of it: it'll be more easier to pin, though of course it'll be less heavy. I'm sure you'd still be able to add some amount of weight on the inside with metal or somesuch. Of course, it'll be less solid then the rock, but for the sake of your tools and especially your fingers, thinking of ways round the problem is important.

 

EDIT: plus, this way you'll have a new scenery rock :)

Edited March 28, 2016 by Lord Thørn

[Charlo]

Boy.

 

That is a nice rock.

[Dantay VI]

Thanks for the compliment on the rock.. It is a tough wee beastie, but I'll have another crack with a hammer drill.

The casting idea is something to think of, but I do not have the kit to try it yet... An alternative might be to crack the rock, fill the fissure with putty and run the rod through it?

 

Anyways back offshore and trying to get my half-done Wolves finished. They got pretty banged up, so while waiting for glue to arrive, I made a quick start on this bad boy!!

 

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He has been intimidating me for ages and I keep promising to buy the FW paints, but never getting to it. 

 

I have 3 weeks on this tub, so thought, why not make a start?

 

Every Horus I have seen is pale grey of the Luna Wolves or Black because he has turned. I thought I would try something different. In False Gods, when Horus is considered to be arond the zenith of his powers, he goes to Davin to put down the insurrection there. He presents himself in the sea green plate of his legion with a regal purple cloak.

So that is what I am shooting for. Hopefully I can do the model justice.

My idea is that if I he can be both loyalist Horus or traitor Horus (early heresy, before putting on the black terminator suit gifted to him by the dark mechanicum).

[Lord Blackwood]

I mean ..... uh ... anything to deal with the boredom  ? 

[Dantay VI]

LOl, He has been sitting in the house for about 6 months and up until yesterday ht most productive thing I did was drop him on the garages concrete floor and cip off one of his wolf's ears :(

 

I am wondering though, would the gold be a bit too bling-bling on him and make him look like Vulkan-Lite

 

Considering usingblack/dark silvers on the legs and use more of the golds on the torso and arms, a bit like how I do my cataphractii?

 

I reckon Horus was a general who liked to be seen as one of his men so he would wear armour to match, just more ornate.

 

Thoughts?

[Jarl Kjaran Coldheart]

I personally feel as if his ego would demand that he be the bell of the ball, and as his armor would reflect that.

[Brother Pheidias]

I agree with Kieran, blinged up the wazzoo, Horus won't stand for anything less :lol:

[Dantay VI]

Hmmm... Okay, so platinum instead of gold!!

[Dantay VI]

Okay, so not too much done.

 

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Laid down the base coat of Dryad bark on to the resin base sections. The resin was washed etc before painting but I still found the paint to go on a bit funny in patches.

 

It is possible that I didn't get all the release agent off, as the base has a lot of texture to it, so what I learned from BnC, is that it can be advantageous to give your models a coat of matte varnish prior to priming, which helps the paint adhere better to the model

 

Gave it a go, and jobs a good'un. If the varnish will go through the airbrush okay, I'll be prepping all my resin in this way in the future.

 

Back to the base. Still waiting for glue. The rubble sectons will be a darker  colour to the main statue, which I am going to try and get a sandstone like colour. I am hoping this will help it to match the Wolves base colour. It will help unify all my models, as I used this on AngryRon. Plus as BCK said it helps the colder colours of the model stand out more and not blend into the bases so much :)

 

I have also done the first very sloppy run of metallics.

In my defence, my son has broken both pairs of my glasses, (tried to catch him when he fell out of a tree, see Wolves can't climb trees) and I am forced to rely on a pair from 5 years ago with a slightly different prescription till I get my new ones.

 

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The metal parts are leadbelcher, but will be hit with agrax earthshade to dull them down, the silver parts are iron breaker, I will gaze them with Guillemann blue, then highlight them up. I am hoping that will help distinguish between the functional and the decorative.

 

So have I got the balance of the bling correct?

Is the sea green too green?

I had considered a glaze of Guillemann blue or a wash of drakenhoff, but not sure (did the drakenhof on the left shoulder around the Luna Wolves emblem)

 

What are your thoughts?

 

Thanks for looking :)

[Memento Of Prospero]

The light conditions are not perfect, but from what I can see, you nailed the sea green. However, Horus wears the Black of his Justaerins in Canon, but that's not really an issue. I would put a little more brightness in the armour bling.

 

Good job overall, keep on truckin'