Tich's Prospero Project - (Back in the groove, March 2024)

[hushrong]

Awesome start on the knights. Are you using the bottom of a DE raider/ravager for the head piece on one of your knights? It looks awesome!

[Tichinde]

Indeed I am, I saw it a while back and got a crazy idea about using it as a Thousand Sons style head piece on a knight. it was one of those ideas that wouldn't go away and then they released Renegade again....

 

It's actually worked pretty well, I've boosted his height with a torso extender and used thermal cannons to increase the height of the exhaust stacks (I figure he as been altered/swelled by the warp).

 

its more or less constructed now so will get some blu-tac and see how it looks all together before painting. Also doing a similar one to my previous knight at the same time but magnetised  with a lot of options.

[hushrong]

That is a sweet idea and from I can see it looks good! Bulking it up just adds to the intimidation of the knight :)

 

Interested in seeing it put together before you start hitting it with paint!

[Tichinde]

Straight outta Sortiarius:

 

and the "good" guy (should have probably used a darker background...):

 

 

swapped out the heavy flamers for the Leviathan ones (allowing me to use them on the Renegade):

 

[hushrong]

HOLY -SNACKS! That's awesome!

 

Seriously awesome work, bud! I love the big headdress and weirdly the bigger feet used on the first knight with all the warp armor! My only critique is maybe get a bigger emblem for the headdress instead of the force staff topping. It looks great as is but I wonder if you could get the staff piece from the Lord of Change...that would look so much more dominating. Or maybe the burning standard from the horrors.

 

The 'good guy' is sweet too! I have to say the shield plate and the should pads are rad as hell on that beast! I also like the emblem on its neck and the bits added to the pilot's cockpit (I really do not know the proper term for those or anything remotely Egyptian). There did you get all these goodies?

[Tichinde]

Most of it is from shapeways (gadgets plus), some bits borrowed from a warex rhino conversion kit (doors used on the Repulsor), the cockpit decor was from another guy on shapeways (I'll find out who). I see what you mean about the staff top. I used a better one on the back but might have a look for something more "Tzeentch". And bigger :-)

 

 

edit: the Cartouches on the hatch are from "Prop Replica Forge" on shapeways, he made them for a Magnus conversion but they are great for decorating vehicles. he also makes a few knight compatible parts.

Edited August 9, 2018 by Tichinde

[Quixus]

Both Knights are awesome. I cannot wait to see them painted.

[Tichinde]

I learned a few lessons painting the last one that should hopefully speed things up a bit :-)

[hushrong]

The shapeways and other bits are pretty sweet! I definitely love how it adds a real TS touch to your second knight! I'll have to make a note of where those cartouches are from. I day dream about doing some HH TS and those are perfect.

 

Are these two ready for paint?

[Tichinde]

Yeah, just need to find where I packed my paints! (We are sort of still in the middle of trying to sell/move house) but I am keen to get started on them.

[BadgersinHills]

The knights look great! My only criticism is that imo, the crest on the first knight is way too big and throws off the proportions.

[ElDuderino]

Super cool Knights, very nice parts usage. The disks used as shields for the weapons especially. And all the custom parts of course.

 

I looked back a bit and saw your painted knight, these will be beautiful with some paint on them!

[Tichinde]

Thanks for the feedback, I did think it was a little on the big side but hopefully the waist extension and taller exhaust stacks will balance it out, and hey, it's Chaos :-)

[Tichinde]

The once peaceful rivers of Tizca shattered by the arrival of the Wolves and the Warp, still held a few surprises within the architecture.....

 

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Impressive.

[Tichinde]

Quick update. 

 

putting together something a bit more traditional for a kill team:

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Your Thousand Sons are well done.

[Tichinde]

Kill Team:

 

 

House move is next week, so hopefully once everything is unpacked I can get back to more regular updates,

 

Tich.

[Tichinde]

still here!

 

taking longer than I hoped to get everything sorted out and back to some painting, but hopefully get some more pics up soon.

 

in the interim I have been making a Deathwatch kill team using mainly Primaris Lt's.....

[Tichinde]

got Tooth & Claw to use mainly for the future GSC I've always wanted but found a use for some of those other miniatures in the box:

 

Experimental Aggressor #1:

 

[Tichinde]

hoping to get a more permanent painting station set up soon so I can get back to regular updates. 

 

in the meantime:

 

Now there are three of them:

 

 

and some "Conquest" extras:

 

 

also started seriously working on the cult (other thread).

[noigrim]

Now that's a hat

[ranulf the revenant]

After catching up, I gotta say I love this project. So much character and detail... Edited February 13, 2019 by ranulf the revenant

[Tichinde]

Thanks! I have been a bit of a hobby butterfly of late (my painting station has models from about 5-6 different armies at the moment) but I really enjoy working on the Thousand Sons (from any era).

[Tichinde]

well, 

 

first up, I managed to get a permanent painting area:

 

 

so hopefully I can get through the 101 projects and ideas I have amassed..

 

like these guys:

 

 

and him:

 

 

who is now going to be part of a diorama/duel in a homage to the Russ/Magnus one (which I also still have to finish...)