SkimaskMohawk Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Whipped this guy up in a day for a game last night. Can touch up a few things here and there but very pleased in the end. Photo credits to Crablezworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I want a brighter gold, so I primed in chaos black, sprayed with retributor, and am yet to decide if I want to dry brush with ironbreaker or auric gold? What do you think? I plan to do the "leather" in black, the plumes in purple, and wash them in gloss reikland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion El Josh Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I want a brighter gold, so I primed in chaos black, sprayed with retributor, and am yet to decide if I want to dry brush with ironbreaker or auric gold? What do you think? I plan to do the "leather" in black, the plumes in purple, and wash them in gloss reikland. The GW recipe is pretty bright and that uses retributor followed by reikland wash, highlights of auric gold, liberator gold and edge highlight of runefang steel. I’d follow that for bright gold whether drybrushing or layering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crizza Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 For my Custodes I go the Gehenna Gold way, I don't like retributor armor... need to finish my test figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion El Josh Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I use p3 Rhulic gold for my base colour. Seems really good through the airbrush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildweasel Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just got my Achillus - and it turns out the wrist gun mounts are designed to accept magnets right out of the box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just got my Achillus - and it turns out the wrist gun mounts are designed to accept magnets right out of the box! Nice! FW seem to be doing that these days :) What size magnets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildweasel Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1/8” by 1/32” A couple of sockets required a quick touch up with a pin vise but that’s to be expected with the slight distortion that happens with resin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 That pose definitely says, "Don't mess with me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Yes that pose is just full of awesome. So is that a 'legal' choice for the Custodes 40K? Or is it being used 'counts as'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadnaughty Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 FW has put out Beta rules (you can find them in this forum) for some of the 30k Custodes stuff to use in 40k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildweasel Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Direct link! https://whc-cdn.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/AdeptusCustodes-Preview-Feb2018.pdf And yeaterday’s progress: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I ended up doing this for mine: Prime: Chaos Black Spray: Retributor Gold Drybrush: Auric Armor Wash: Reikland Gloss Soft Armor: Bathasar Gold and Nuln Oil Gems: Ironbreaker I have three partially through the process, once they are done(with the gold and such, I need to learn how to do glow effects) I will through them up for you guys to comment on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildweasel Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Reikland Gloss is seriously the magic sauce for these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahkris Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildweasel Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Ready to beat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crizza Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I really struggle with my Achillus. I want a pose looking like he is stabbing something with his spear twohanden, but I can't get the arms right. Guess I will magnetize first and then try again... problem is the connector between shoulder an lower arm. I hope bluetack will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormLion Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I need opinions for my bikers, specifically on colors for their pants and leathers. I'm planning on a Kantor Blue shoulder pad trim with storm host silver accent and Spirit Stone Red gems. However, I am torn between black leathers and khorne red pants, vice versa, or possibly doing khorne red leathers with grey pants. My issue is I want to do the cape (?) (the cloth off the hip shield) blue, but I don't want them to look buffoony(?) (too big of a color pallet) or overly "American" (red and blue) or get too dark. Thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbit3 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I’d be tempted to go black leather black pants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildweasel Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I really struggle with my Achillus. I want a pose looking like he is stabbing something with his spear twohanden, but I can't get the arms right. Guess I will magnetize first and then try again... problem is the connector between shoulder an lower arm. I hope bluetack will That was my initial thought as well, but after about an hour of fiddling with blu-tac and such I gave up on it. I'm sure someone out there can make it work - but it'll be very tough. The problem is there's no real rotation of the forearm below the shoulder joint possible, and the large extension of the forearm at the wrist joint limits hand positions (as well as needing to clear the wrist mount weapons with the spear). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betrayer41 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I need opinions for my bikers, specifically on colors for their pants and leathers. I'm planning on a Kantor Blue shoulder pad trim with storm host silver accent and Spirit Stone Red gems. However, I am torn between black leathers and khorne red pants, vice versa, or possibly doing khorne red leathers with grey pants. My issue is I want to do the cape (?) (the cloth off the hip shield) blue, but I don't want them to look buffoony(?) (too big of a color pallet) or overly "American" (red and blue) or get too dark. Thought? Im doing gal vorbak red for leathers and black for pants and cloaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharrowkyn Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 My first Custodes built and it had to be a Shield Captain conversation I’ve been thinking about since I read the Codex! Here’s my attempt at Lockwarden Borsa Thursk of the Shadow Keepers, armed with the Veiled Blade, bestowed on him to help him recover that which should remain hidden from Humanity and return it to the Dark Cells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombatwombat Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I really struggle with my Achillus. I want a pose looking like he is stabbing something with his spear twohanden, but I can't get the arms right. Guess I will magnetize first and then try again... problem is the connector between shoulder an lower arm. I hope bluetack will That was my initial thought as well, but after about an hour of fiddling with blu-tac and such I gave up on it. I'm sure someone out there can make it work - but it'll be very tough. The problem is there's no real rotation of the forearm below the shoulder joint possible, and the large extension of the forearm at the wrist joint limits hand positions (as well as needing to clear the wrist mount weapons with the spear).Hang in there! I love how it looks with two hands on the spear. Here’s my work in progress: http://i.imgur.com/ZCTWaZR.jpg http://imgur.com/fhisfng The second one should also show better how the arms are positioned. Three big tips: - Just the yellow part of greenstuff does the job of blu tack much better - it’s a lot stickier - but be careful how you use it because it can gum up the gears in some joints. What I ended up doing was using yellow greenstuff to hold it until I had a best guess, then put a tiny drop of superglue on one joint at a time, which you can then snap without damaging the model if it doesn’t fit and reposition. Then once you’re done you can put a few more drops of glue into each joint for strength. - The spear rotates freely inside the hands until you glue it down, so carefully glue the fingers closed around the spear first as it removes one point of flexibility. Also, attach the wrist guns before positioning the arms - I didn’t and I ended up having to trim down one of the flamers. - Use your own body as a guide. Stand in the position you want it to be and use a broom as a spear - then pay attention to how your arms are positioned. The big realisation for me was that the hand closer to the blade has to be upside down! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellex_The_Thanatar Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I really struggle with my Achillus. I want a pose looking like he is stabbing something with his spear twohanden, but I can't get the arms right. Guess I will magnetize first and then try again... problem is the connector between shoulder an lower arm. I hope bluetack will How I did it: https://i.imgur.com/rXiGh0J.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Reikland Gloss is seriously the magic sauce for these guys. Absolutely. I've never been this glad to have the stuff until Custodes. I use p3 Rhulic gold for my base colour. In my opinion, Rhulic Gold is one of the more beautiful gold colors I've worked with - especially over brown. It's right up there with Vallejo Glorious Gold for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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