MaliGn's Litany of Hate - Lord Discordant finished

[Bjorn Firewalker]

You're a skilled modeler and painter, but as these are Chaos worshippers, shouldn't you add bloodstains while weathering the models?

[The Pounder]

Looking great! Really nice work.

I especially like the fleshy tubes, just warped enough!

[MaliGn]

That's the Dark Vengeance chosen champion's mace yes? The skulls look to be moulded into the mace head to me rather than an attached trophy or something, so I would do it all gold.

That's the route I've opted for as you will see in a second.

You're a skilled modeler and painter, but as these are Chaos worshippers, shouldn't you add bloodstains while weathering the models?

Thanks, but when it comes to blood effects I do wonder about that but I find it difficult to make blood effect look convincing, and so to avoid ruining the rest of my work I tend to leave them alone.

Looking great! Really nice work.

I especially like the fleshy tubes, just warped enough!

Thanks, it's the technique I've been using across the range, works nearly on this model.

Back on track after a period of time working on a different project, made some progress on the warlord. Got plenty left to do but now he's a bit more complete, let me know what you think.

[The Pounder]

Looking good!

[Lord_Starscream]

That's the Dark Vengeance chosen champion's mace yes? The skulls look to be moulded into the mace head to me rather than an attached trophy or something, so I would do it all gold.

That's the route I've opted for as you will see in a second.

You're a skilled modeler and painter, but as these are Chaos worshippers, shouldn't you add bloodstains while weathering the models?

Thanks, but when it comes to blood effects I do wonder about that but I find it difficult to make blood effect look convincing, and so to avoid ruining the rest of my work I tend to leave them alone.

Looking great! Really nice work.

I especially like the fleshy tubes, just warped enough!

Thanks, it's the technique I've been using across the range, works nearly on this model.

Back on track after a period of time working on a different project, made some progress on the warlord. Got plenty left to do but now he's a bit more complete, let me know what you think.

Head and staff from the old 6th ed starter kit Chosen leader I'm guessing?

[MaliGn]

Head and staff from the old 6th ed starter kit Chosen leader I'm guessing?

Yeah that's where they're from.

[MaliGn]

Looking good!

Cheers, I got some work done on the backpack... Still a few stages of highlights to go to finish him off, plus book and base. I'm struggling with what to go with the orb thing inset into his right pauldron, anyone got any ideas?

[Naryn]

:cuss: that's a gorgeous model. Such a menacing pose, and the different bits work perfectly. That red is dreamy and the fleshy tubes freak me out.

 

To be honest I like the shoulder orb being dark like it is now, sort of a sooty extra exhaust for the armour or the sinister warp energies within. Maybe done up like the metal detailing on the backpack, with lots of black?

[Dr_Ruminahui]

You could do it dark green and glowey - like how I did the fists on these hellbrutes (http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346143-the-judgment-on-kadeth-dr-ruminahuis-emperors-children/?p=5053619).

Edited October 26, 2019 by Dr_Ruminahui

[MaliGn]

:cuss: that's a gorgeous model. Such a menacing pose, and the different bits work perfectly. That red is dreamy and the fleshy tubes freak me out.

To be honest I like the shoulder orb being dark like it is now, sort of a sooty extra exhaust for the armour or the sinister warp energies within. Maybe done up like the metal detailing on the backpack, with lots of black?

Thanks, the pose mostly comes from GW! But that was why I chose him as the base model to get that air of menace.

You could do it dark green and glowey - like how I did the fists on these hellbrutes (http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346143-the-judgment-on-kadeth-dr-ruminahuis-emperors-children/?p=5053619).

That could work, but I'm a little nervous about adding another spot colour to him, I'll keep thinking.

Spent time last night working on the base for my word bearers warlord, i've adapted my normal basing method to create this set of stairs. I would normally just edge with black and be done, which is what I have done here, I'm just wondering if anyone has any bright ideas for other things I could do with the quite large solid block of black that this has created.

Ps. Internet cookies for anyone who can I'd the chapter for the marine helmet.

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

Ran out of likes for the day lol but the Warlord looks amazing!

[MaliGn]

Test fitted the Warlord onto his base to see if that helped me work out what to do:

[MaliGn]

Pushed on a bit, got construction finished, and did the highlights on the metal trim, I still need to do runes and so on and the orb thingy on his shoulder that I still haven't decided what to do with.

Bit dark when I took the photos, but hey.

[Gederas]

Very nice, he's looking good! :tu:

 

Also, I like the Emperor's Spears marine helmet on the base. Nice one there. :tu:

[Bjorn Firewalker]

You're a skilled painter. I think bloody boots and footprints, plus a bloodstained weapon and blood splatter on the ground underneath that weapon, will greatly add to the menacing air the model exudes.

[MaliGn]

Here goes, I'm calling him done for now:

[Freakshow668]

Stunning work as always mate.

[MaliGn]

Stunning work as always mate.

Thanks Freakshow, I've already made a start on a new project, I know I still need to finish the raptors but the lure of the Venom crawler was too great.

Also I entered the Warlord in my local Warhammer store's anniversary open competition and this happened:

Pretty pleased as it was a public vote, and I'm not known to most of the patrons of the shop as I don't really play, so can't rely on friends voting for me in the general popularity contest.

[MaliGn]

Ok, so here goes nothing...

[MaliGn]

Ok, so while I was waiting for some materials for the venom crawler I thought I should go back to the raptors I was working on and finished up the second guy, here's some photos of the pair I have finished so far....

The pair

The newly finished guy:

And the older one:

Next up I'm going to try and finish up my old krannon sorcerer conversion for another local painting competition.

[MaliGn]

Gone back to working on this conversion I built a while ago and never got finished, hoping to get it done for a painting comp at the end of the month. I got fed up originally as I went awry somewhere with the cloak on this model, but I think I've pulled it back now.

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent work on the Raptors.

[MaliGn]

Excellent work on the Raptors.

Thanks, 6 to go!

As I seem to be in the middle of about 4 things at the moment this update is on the Venomcrawler, been working on getting the base ready, which will help me get everything in the right place for the next stage.

[MaliGn]

Took some advice on a Facebook group and then ended up... Here...

[MaliGn]

So after further feedback I realised that I was perhaps being too conservative in my approach and I needed to push it further, I also realised that cutting away the circular vents being the back legs would create a new place to attach the back legs... This is where I ended up.

I think I may be starting to get somewhere...