Cadmus Tyro Xth and XXth blog: Terror Squad

[Cadmus Tyro]

Hey all,

Just waiting for the basing material to dry before finishing up and weathering the recon team. Thought I would load a few images:

Slowly but surely......so glad the gloss stage is over.......

[Cadmus Tyro]

Evening guys,

I've finally finished my recon squad! Its been a interesting/slightly frustrating but also rewarding journey, as I've been experimenting with a new scheme. I'm happy with the results, but it took a few stages to get there:

I like how different lighting effects the tone of the armor, if you're interested here's a couple of shots under lower lighting:

A few detail close ups:

Hope you like them!

Cadmus

[Knight of the Raven]

Now those are some kickass recon marines.

[Pearson73]

Nice job.

[sockwithaticket]

Oh my word those recon marines are excellent. Cracking work with the bolters.

[Cadmus Tyro]

Now those are some kickass recon marines.

Nice job.

Oh my word those recon marines are excellent. Cracking work with the bolters.

Thanks guys, appreciate the comments! Now it's onto project almost-typhon....

 

Cadmus

[betrayer41]

I absolutely love them in low light!

[terminatorAM]

Wow, amazing job on getting the color so dark that it almost looks black. Very stealthy and loaded with great bits!

[Cadmus Tyro]

I absolutely love them in low light!

Cheers bud, I can't even remember how many stages it took to achieve the look!!!

 

Wow, amazing job on getting the color so dark that it almost looks black. Very stealthy and loaded with great bits!

Thanks man, picked up some new colours/technical products for my Flesh tearers, bring on heavy weathering and OSL effects!

[Cadmus Tyro]

Hi all,

I want to introduce you to my next heresy project (if I don't get too side tracked with updating my flesh tearers). I've always wanted a Typhon heavy siege tank, I remember the first images of the world eater typhon released by forgeworld at the start of heresy journey. Time went on, I bought a primarch and he needed a ride, so I shelled out for a spartan instead and painted up for the iron Xth.

However, I have a spare Spartan chassis lying around which I was intending to turn into an awesome piece of terrain:

It felt like a waste though, so I've decide to turn it into a typhon! There's a lot of work to be done, I need to remould a number of track sections and build up the front of the tank. I'll probably need to scratch build the siege shield. I picked up this sprue recently:

I intend to use the armour plates to build up the front of the tank, I will use the stormsword main gun as the dreadhammer siege cannon. Having received the sprue it is a fair bit smaller than the original dreadhammer cannon, but I think it will look ok?? Game wise, the stormsword cannon has very similar rules, so I may make up a piece of fluff to justify it in game.

This is going to take some effort! Wish me luck.

Cadmus

[Jüffös]

That recon squad of yours is beautiful, great subtle tones on their armor!

I wish you luck for converting the typhon, though more for the tracks than anything else.

 

Cheers,

Yves

[Kordhal]

That recon squad is great especially their muted colour scheme, really getting a sense of purpose from them! Also excited to see how you turn the spartan into a Typhon.

[Lord Commander Eidolon]

Allo allo allo!

 

Can't believe I've missed this thread until now! Some really great Alphas knocking around, the recon squad is particularly impressive but I'm all about the tanks! Looking forward to seeing the Typhon progress!!

[Cadmus Tyro]

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[Cadmus Tyro]

Morning all,

Managed to get the first set of tracks done, I've tried to keep as much of the original resin as possible. The cast segments are far from perfect but I don't think they will stand out when the tank is painted and weathered. It was much easier working with individual track sections:

What do you think?

Cadmus

[Jüffös]

Perfect, looks much better than the hot mess that was the original. I'd say I'll copy your approach, but nowadays the tracks aren't separate anymore, are they?

 

Cheers,

Yves

[Brother Aiwass]

Looking good mate, those wouldn't be noticeable when painted. Looking forward to see this monstrosity taking shape.

[Dosjetka]

Looking good, mate. You're doing the Omnissiah proud with your work. :tu:

[Cadmus Tyro]

Dosjetka, Trixie and Brother Aiwass

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[Cadmus Tyro]

Hi all,

So with the tracks finished I've re-built the hull, minus the assault ramp! (That was a pain to remove!). I've fitted the siege gun and I'm starting to rebuild the front of the hull, the picture below gives you a sense of the weapons scale:

What do you think? Is the gun looking the right scale? Still needs so mch work!

Cadmus

[Cadmus Tyro]

Front hull done! Next up, the scratch built siege shield!

[hushrong]

Went through the whole log finallly and must say I'm lovin' it!

 

Love the color you have, especially on the recon marines. I may be copying stuff from ya...

Also, the spartan turned typhus is sweet!

[Cadmus Tyro]

Went through the whole log finallly and must say I'm lovin' it!

Love the color you have, especially on the recon marines. I may be copying stuff from ya...

Also, the spartan turned typhus is sweet!

Thanks. You've made a good start with your alphas already, I'm looking forward to more progress posts! Feel free to steal what you like!

 

Cadmus

[Cadmus Tyro]

Siege shield scratch built and fitted;

I'll probably remove it when painting, any thoughts?

Cadmus

[The Yak]

Yea I've got some thoughts...

 

Its a beast.

Its even better than the actual FW Typhon!

Can't wait to see it painted up. Great job Brother.