Undivided Renegade Knight - Petey returns to Chaos

[PeteySödes]

Thanks everyone! Yea it’s funny, I tend to have an initial image in my head but then start to overthink. One of the downsides of being a slower modeler, though it least I either get good advice or can talk myself down, since I’ll spend ages deciding, taking pics and ruminating on direction.

 

I had planned on doing the porcelain effect though I was planning on freehanding rather than crackle paint just for control reasons. When you say expanding the cable effect, I assume you mean more cables? I was likely going to add maybe one more and an almost service stud looking thing on the forehead just for a bit of visual interest and weathering territory (esp if I’m skipping the crown).

 

Deciding now if I want to make the transition mimic cable going into flesh or a metal fitting.

Edited February 15, 2020 by PeteySödes

[PeteySödes]

Ok here's a think a nice middleground:

Still have to clean up the structures behind the masks edge on the right side but I think we're in a good spot. Once thats taken care of though next step is to prime (again) to check the sculpting for seams etc.

I've also started on the armor plating as you can see from the careless structure layer :lol:

Also a nice big sis/ lil' sis shot:

[Pulse]

Oh wow, that looks amazing the calm serenity on the face certainly suits, fantastic detail on the cabling and wires aswell!

Edited February 15, 2020 by Pulse

[Lexington]

I know I'm just commenting with every damned post you make here, but this is one of the finest, creepiest projects I've seen in a while, you magnificent bastard.

[DuskRaider]

I really like this a lot so far. Jesus, your cabling is so clean.

 

I would say if you wanted to do a "crown" type decoration, consider using wrapped barbed wire. Have it more toward the top, spiral around the cabling perhaps (also holding it in place). Make it look as though it were nailed in and when you get to painting, perhaps make it look like it's bleeding from where it's nailed in.

 

Although I think it's really nice as-is. Maybe just do some cracks like an old porcelain doll face.

[PeteySödes]

Thanks guys!

 

@Lex I appreciate it! That’s definitely what I’m going for so that makes me feel great!

 

@Dusk Thanks man! Some of the cables are ones I make out of spare GS when I’m done with stuff so I have a tone of spares lying around that are allowed to cure without any real handling. I’ve also been mixing up 60/40 with miliput so it sticks less and cures harder.

 

I’m liking t without the crown though, I think the forehead has enough visual interest and enough space to flex in the paint phase as you say!

Edited February 16, 2020 by PeteySödes

[Frostbit3]

I did a fully converted knight army as well, and you are in the phase I enjoyed the most. No matter how slow it feels, just remember you only have to do like 4 of them so it still doesn’t take as long as to convert a whole army of anything else

[Dagoth Ur]

Well that's just unsettling in all the best ways.

[Frostbit3]

Oooo, just saw your other thread and you really can paint Haha. An idea that you might be able to pull off would be to keep the face porcelain and do the chaos star as a reflection in the eyes.

[PeteySödes]

Yea for sure Frostbit13, I’m in no rush, just really enjoying it!

 

Thing is though if I were to do an army rather than just a one off, I was thinking of taking it more the Renegades and Heretics route. Castigator with 4-6 Armigers of different flavors as vassals with a ludicrous number of cultists. I just think it’d be fun and look really awesome on the table visually.

[KrautScientist]

Brilliant! :)

[ElDuderino]

This is one of the most impressive projects I've seen. Using rowboat as basing sets the bar pretty high:D

 

Lovely work!

[ranulf the revenant]

Where is the face plate/mask from again :)?

[PeteySödes]

Where is the face plate/mask from again ?

 

Its a 3d print I altered a bit with GS

[Lucerne]

For the "prongs" on either side of the face, have you considered plasticard and/or brownstuff instead of gs?

[PeteySödes]

For the "prongs" on either side of the face, have you considered plasticard and/or brownstuff instead of gs?

 

I use a mixture of GS and miliput actually so its a pretty similar consistency to brown stuff! In the pics i haven't sanded it down yet to re-trim it. I still have to do it so it's possible i'll use plasticard though, its a medium i like working in. :)

[Guest Triszin]

Woot woot! Amazing stuff

[PeteySödes]

Been super busy so progress has been slow. Also kind of still just toying around with the armor shapes and seeing what i like. Still obviously pretty rough but I think I'm getting there.

[ranulf the revenant]

Is there more of a backstory to her, than what you mentioned in the first post? Like is she alligned to a Chaos legion? Or a mercenary? Or is she just a little crazy and/or on her personal quest for revenge ?
 

Edited March 1, 2020 by ranulf the revenant

[PeteySödes]

Is there more of a backstory to her, than what you mentioned in the first post? Like is she alligned to a Chaos legion? Or a mercenary? Or is she just a little crazy and/or on her personal quest for revenge ?

 

Yea! I’m still working it up “officially” but the elevator pitch is it’s a Knight World that was reclaimed during the crusade, one of the older but lesser households turned traitor in the heresy. Through maneuvering and brutal betrayals were able to cover their crimes and use the chaos to eliminate the other houses either by force or laying the blame on them in the aftermath when the Warmaster was slain.

 

When the great rift opened House Sabanth took the opportunity to finally throw off the last vestiges of their Imperial fronts and minders.

 

Baroness Regia Sabanth is bonded to the archaic Knight Castigator “The Curse of Decceon”. The cruelest of the Houses warmachines, it’s bolt cannon does not pause or discriminate during battle and at some point in the systems dark history was was fitted with the *TBD. A weapon with so dark a history it is impossible to separate the fact from the myth, of any separation exists.

 

Still fleshing it out but yea, dark mech, knights, and renegades and heretics!

[ranulf the revenant]

That sounds delightfully devilish, Petey

[+Chaplain Matthias+]

I'm very excited to watch this progress

[PeteySödes]

Been chipping away on a bunch of fronts so i didnt feel like updates wold be particularly interesting buuuuut, i think I've hit a few good milestones.

First up, armor! Keeping my changes focussed on the trim. I feel like this works to keep the knight recognizable but also really pushes the artificer and menace of the thing. Really happy with how weird the sword was turning out so i tried to bring some of those shapes into it.

This was my solution to making the identical panels, literally gluing them together to mirror it. It's not stupid if it works right?

Did some painting too, trying a lot of new techniques and styles. This was my first go at using some metallic wax and oil paints, it was super fun and looks pretty damn convincing at least in person. I already learned a ton and think the other leg test will look even better.

First tests on primary armor colors! Oils are really fun but learning new stuff after all these years can be a challenge! Going for a dirty mottled black, and once i get that down will play around with doing some chaos wards etc.

Its been super fun so far and am pretty close to feeling comfortable at least getting the mechanicals and base started properly!

[jeremy1391]

This is shaping up to be amazing!

[Pulse]

wow wow wow!