A Time of Reaving Interest

[Lysimachus]

Very nice! Was thinking about putting an Elvrit together with one of these:
https://tortuga-gamestable.top/index.php?route=product/product&path=223&product_id=3460

 

and one of these:
https://tortuga-gamestable.top/index.php?route=product/product&path=223&product_id=3758

 

and a power sword arm from the MkIV plastic kit. But those Tortuga Bay bits aren't easy to get hold of in the UK, and most of the kit would go to waste, as I only need one Body and one Shield. Ah well, maybe I'll see if I can convert some of my spare Primaris bits…?

[Machine God]

I got a set of Mk III from Tortuga for Draak, so I have 4 spare. 

PM me your address and I'll send you one. 

 

I've got shields from FW too somewhere in my Box of Shame 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2023 by Machine God
FW Shields

[Trokair]

18 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

Very nice! Was thinking about putting an Elvrit together with one of these:
https://tortuga-gamestable.top/index.php?route=product/product&path=223&product_id=3460

 

and one of these:
https://tortuga-gamestable.top/index.php?route=product/product&path=223&product_id=3758

 

and a power sword arm from the MkIV plastic kit. But those Tortuga Bay bits aren't easy to get hold of in the UK, and most of the kit would go to waste, as I only need one Body and one Shield. Ah well, maybe I'll see if I can convert some of my spare Primaris bits…?

 

Those do look good. Will have to keep that in mind.

[Mazer Rackham]

I'm wondering, if, for the first time in ages (since Lysi's KT Paint comp yesteryear) should I lay blade to plastic, brush to paint.

 

I'm kinda getting hard.

 

For Raven Gaurd.

[Trokair]

Go on, do it. :D

[Mazer Rackham]

*Drybrushing intensifies*

 

Edited December 1, 2023 by Mazer Rackham

[Black Cohort]

go post in the IC thread

[Machine God]

1 hour ago, Lysimachus said:

Very nice! Was thinking about putting an Elvrit together with one of these:
https://tortuga-gamestable.top/index.php?route=product/product&path=223&product_id=3460

 

and one of these:
https://tortuga-gamestable.top/index.php?route=product/product&path=223&product_id=3758

 

and a power sword arm from the MkIV plastic kit. But those Tortuga Bay bits aren't easy to get hold of in the UK, and most of the kit would go to waste, as I only need one Body and one Shield. Ah well, maybe I'll see if I can convert some of my spare Primaris bits…?

@Lysimachus - well they're from the Ukraine.

I bought mine before

[Mazer Rackham]

@Lysimachus

 

There's a 3d print shop in the UK that does 'Bolterjugend' stuff which come in three flavours - Firstborn, Primaris and Truespec.

 

I found these shields: Heavy Shield x5 | Bolter Jugend – 3DGamesShop

 

Just as an alternative to the Tortuga, but a touch warm on the wallet.

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by Mazer Rackham

[Black Cohort]

If nothing further is added in the next couple of hours I keep moving things ahead.

[Xin Ceithan]

Aside from musing that this seems like an excellent time to get into some „Victory is Vengeance“ / HH style Killteam shenanigans  

[Mazer Rackham]

2 hours ago, Xin Ceithan said:

Aside from musing that this seems like an excellent time to get into some „Victory is Vengeance“ / HH style Killteam shenanigans  

 

Where have I heard this before...? ;)

[Urauloth]

Going to use this thread to ask OOC questions I guess: @Black Cohort what are the chances I know anyone aboard the frigate? I'd assume extremely low, as Sul is a line legionary and there are a lot of frigates. Assuming the command crew are from Nocturne, though, there might be someone from Heliosa if that becomes relevant to interacting aboard ship, so I thought I'd raise it.

Do I know the ship itself, or anything about it?

[Black Cohort]

lets assume not

[Mazer Rackham]

Don't know if I'll finish him, but here's a Jackdaw prototype.

 

 

Also, because I'm a masochist, and Ravyx had a right-handed narthecium in the profile portrait, I kit-built this absolute unit.

 

 

Trust me, it won't hurt a bit....

[Mazer Rackham]

Dislike double posting, albeit several hours apart:

 

Here's Ravyx in a blu-tack mockup.

 

  

 

Apothecaries (in this case a Special Operations Forces Combat Medic/Battlefield Surgeon) carry a lot of gear, so Ravyx is carrying mag and utility pouches around the waist, plus more med gear and a holstered pistol at left hip. On his standard issue medical backpack he's got his multi-spectra illuminator and augurs, plus a bloody great machete and a smaller ruck for even MOAR stuff.

 

The Narthecium on his right wrist boasts a reductor, injector and saw, with geneseed storage pod, and on his left arm he carries a brace of armacrystal flasks/canopic jars (á la Primaris apothecary).

 

Bits list available on request, and still needs a bit of tweaking, but I'm surprised it all worked TBH.

[Black Cohort]

what are you using to make the straps over the wrist?

[Mazer Rackham]

It's styrene strips, 0.10mm thick. I still have to bend them a bit under the arm so they snug up, and hang slightly better.

[Machine God]

A busy model with a Machete that he could never reach without taking his backpack off

[Trokair]

6 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Dislike double posting, albeit several hours apart:

 

Here's Ravyx in a blu-tack mockup.

 

  

 

Apothecaries (in this case a Special Operations Forces Combat Medic/Battlefield Surgeon) carry a lot of gear, so Ravyx is carrying mag and utility pouches around the waist, plus more med gear and a holstered pistol at left hip. On his standard issue medical backpack he's got his multi-spectra illuminator and augurs, plus a bloody great machete and a smaller ruck for even MOAR stuff.

 

The Narthecium on his right wrist boasts a reductor, injector and saw, with geneseed storage pod, and on his left arm he carries a brace of armacrystal flasks/canopic jars (á la Primaris apothecary).

 

Bits list available on request, and still needs a bit of tweaking, but I'm surprised it all worked TBH.

 

Looking good overall, but I do have to say I am not a fan of the belts and jars just hanging there on the left arm. The rest of the pose is as if he is striding forward at speed and with internet, and they are just hanging there as if he had been standing still for a while. If you can make it so they look like they are swaying a bit as he strides then that might work better.

[Mazer Rackham]

5 hours ago, Machine God said:

A busy model with a Machete that he could never reach without taking his backpack off

 

True...and it's absolutely dumb as a can of spam, but one pouch and a hand grenade never did it for me! I think it's why I like the Primaris Incusors/Reivers so much. Here it also covers a deformation on the exhaust grille...

 

2 hours ago, Trokair said:

Looking good overall, but I do have to say I am not a fan of the belts and jars just hanging there on the left arm. The rest of the pose is as if he is striding forward at speed and with internet, and they are just hanging there as if he had been standing still for a while. If you can make it so they look like they are swaying a bit as he strides then that might work better.

 

Cheers - I'll see what I can do about pushing the jars around.

Edited December 5, 2023 by Mazer Rackham

[Black Cohort]

definately need Urauloth to reply to the Ensign before I push things ahead, but others are certainly welcome to post if they want as well before I reply.

[Lysimachus]

I get what MG is saying... but I think sometimes you have to ignore what might actually 'work' practically if it was real, in favour of adding to the theme of a mini? I get the feeling Istvaan survivors might well take along whatever extra gear they could pick up, so for my money the big knife works.

 

I do agree on the straps, maybe if you very carefully heat them with a lighter or something, you can then bend the plastic backwards (very slightly, I don't think it needs much?)

 

Great looking mini, anyway!

 

I've just started doing some GS work to turn a plastic MkIII pad into one of the Medusan Immortal style FW pads with the extra layers.

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by Lysimachus

[Urauloth]

1 hour ago, Black Cohort said:

definately need Urauloth to reply to the Ensign before I push things ahead, but others are certainly welcome to post if they want as well before I reply.

 

I'll have a post up in a few hours, once I get some keyboard time.

[Mazer Rackham]

1 hour ago, Lysimachus said:

I do agree on the straps, maybe if you very carefully heat them with a lighter or something, you can then bend the plastic backwards (very slightly, I don't think it needs much?

 

A tip given to me by an old hand - immersion in boiled water. Pipes, blades, anything small or brittle that's plastic or resin.