30k Hobby Chat

[Corswain]

5 hours ago, sarabando said:

nearly finished on the first 5, lots of learning on how to improve the workflow. 

Wish i had some BA decals for them.  I think il build the next 5 and the sentinel. 

Love the pink. It really makes them pop and takes them to a whole 'nother level.

 

No offence intended there, just looks like one of those schemes that comes together with one or two last stages - I love/hate those. 

 

Edited April 5 by Corswain

[Hungry Nostraman Lizard]

This is a very nice cohort scheme mate. Love the excellent combination of colors!

[sarabando]

20 hours ago, Corswain said:

Love the pink. It really makes them pop and takes them to a whole 'nother level.

 

No offence intended there, just looks like one of those schemes that comes together with one or two last stages - I love/hate those. 

 

thanks it was magenta or just black and that might have been a little bland. also i have an unhealthy love with doomfire magenta .

[sarabando]

i have too many armies and i keep flitting between projects and cant finish anything. XD

Im desperately trying to get some of these projects crossed off the list before plastic mechanicum release and i get all robo fever. 

5 heavy weapons nearly done. 

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

I converted this guy with an Anvilus-Pattern Heavy Flamer, than the usual Phaestos. I like more some of the weapons of the Tartaros' box than the Cataphractii's.

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

I made from scratch this past weekend, a Tarantula sentry gun with heavy bolters. I think is a bit small compared with FW's and other alternative models. What do you think? Something to add or is fine?

[Noserenda]

Looks good! There have been like 4 different tarantula designs over the years  so i think its safe to say there are a few STCs for point defence guns :) 

[lansalt]

2 hours ago, Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf said:

Something to add or is fine?

As a rivet counting guy, I think it looks great and something that could exist in universe! I don't think you should have any problem if you use the correct base size.
The only changes I'd suggest:

• Remove the hanging ammo belts. They're redundant and do not make sense when those Voss heavy bolters  already have ammo drums.
• Fill out with putty the top of the battery pack used as the central case mechanism to make it flat, and hide the original purpose of that bit.
   

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

4 hours ago, lansalt said:

As a rivet counting guy, I think it looks great and something that could exist in universe! I don't think you should have any problem if you use the correct base size.
The only changes I'd suggest:

• Remove the hanging ammo belts. They're redundant and do not make sense when those Voss heavy bolters  already have ammo drums.
• Fill out with putty the top of the battery pack used as the central case mechanism to make it flat, and hide the original purpose of that bit.
   

I'm going to do that. I like redundancies but you're right about cover the battery. I'll left the buttons

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

20 hours ago, Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf said:

I'm going to do that. I like redundancies but you're right about cover the battery. I'll left the buttons

Done, and added some extra details.

 

Edited April 16 by Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf

[Torbenos]

After a break and not feeling motivated to paint my possessed units I decided to just try and bash some cooler miniatures together. So here is the first man in a new veteran squad.

 

[Pearson73]

Nice work on the sentry gun @Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf.

 

Great pose on the veteran @Torbenos. The pistol is a nice touch to indicate his legion. Love a slung bolter too.

[Loquille]

Great progress as always guys. 

 

On my end, finished off the Lord Marshal this morning.

Lord Marshal Amatheia, Commander of the 22nd Sub-Cohort, of the 145th Cohort of the Nereids Cluster.

 

 

 

 

 

[Torbenos]

She looks great Loquille Really like the cloak and the blue, where's the head from?

 

 

I threw together another veteran, not quite as good of a result as the first. 

 

Edited April 18 by Torbenos

[WAR]

Slowly painting my Sicaran.  Hopefully I can speed up at the techniques when I move to the infantry. Still have a tone of plastic Jump infantry to build. 

[Loquille]

2 hours ago, Torbenos said:

She looks great Loquille Really like the cloak and the blue, where's the head from?

 

 

Thankyou, the head is from the Escher resin head upgrade set, just with the feather removed. 

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

 

An acceptable proxy of Loken? I was trying to make an overseer but suddenly I realised I made a Loken with helmet... a left-handed Loken I mean.

All plastic bits. Maybe I keep it in this way, as a generic praetor/centurion.

Opinions?

 

Edited April 22 by Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf

[TheArtilleryman]

20 minutes ago, Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf said:

 

An acceptable proxy of Loken? I was trying to make an overseer but suddenly I realised I made a Loken with helmet... a left-handed Loken I mean.

All plastic bits. Maybe I keep it in this way, as a generic praetor/centurion.

Opinions?

 

Like it a lot! Only thing I would change, if it’s not too difficult, would be to angle the pistol up a little higher. Unless he is aiming for the kneecaps 

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

I raised a little bit more. When I took the first pictures, the glue was still fresh and the weight of the arm pulled it down. Now I think is better.

There is nothing wrong aiming for the enemy's knees...

 

37 minutes ago, TheArtilleryman said:

Like it a lot! Only thing I would change, if it’s not too difficult, would be to angle the pistol up a little higher. Unless he is aiming for the kneecaps 

 

[Cruor Vault]

Spent this afternoon doing a test model for my Deathguard project.  I'm really happy with how its come out so far. 

 

Still paralyzed about what to do for their bases, but at least the models are going to look great!

 

 

[jaxom]

Looking good. I’ve always been a fan of darker bases for the 14th. I think the contrast makes them pop a bit more.

[TheArtilleryman]

8 minutes ago, jaxom said:

Looking good. I’ve always been a fan of darker bases for the 14th. I think the contrast makes them pop a bit more.

Yeah maybe like an ash waste or something?

[StratoKhan]

Nice Deathguard dread! Really like the weathering etc.
 

I opted for a dark churned earth for my deathguard, I felt like it would help add some contrast with the bone armour scheme.

 

Is it just me or are those lascannons enormous btw?

[LameBeard]

9 hours ago, Cruor Vault said:

Spent this afternoon doing a test model for my Deathguard project.  I'm really happy with how its come out so far. 

 

Still paralyzed about what to do for their bases, but at least the models are going to look great!

 

 

you had a mk iv dreadnought lying around to use as a test model!? I’m so jealous I almost didn’t give it a like.  
 

I thought a desert base like zandri dust might be nice - usually I go for maximum contrasting bases, but here I think the warmth closer to your white could work - it will be a more subtle effect in a more limited palette.

[StratoKhan]

Here’s half of a Blackshield squad I put together a few days ago. These guys are massive brutes, they really tower over the stock MkVI marines.