Lysimachus Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) Hello Fraters! So, this is a bit of a one off, a build of my Player Character for @Black Cohort's ‘A Time of Reaving’ PBP Deathwatch rpg game. The game is set in the Horus Heresy in the aftermath of the Istvaan Massacre. My character is an Iron Hands Breacher (built from the Assault Marine archetype, for anyone who is interested!) called Elvrit Sharr. Elvrit wears MkIII armour and is supposed to be big and brutal, so I wanted to have a go at true-scaling him. Like many others I decided to use Cataphractii TDA legs as a starting point, because they have the segmented rear sections, but I also wanted to try to get closer to the classic frontal armour too. Here's how it’s gone: It was actually simpler than I thought! I started by filing down all of the detail on the front of the Cataphractii legs. Then I used a spare pair of knee pads cut out from the Intercessor greaves bit (though a cheaper method would be a blob of GS!) and stuck them on. The body is just a MkIII body front chopped apart and combined with an Intercessor rear torso for width. (The gap between the armour plates is a bit non-standard for MkIII, but I think the exposed tubes look like the Medusan Immortals torso, so it works for me!) Then I used 0.5mm plastic rod to create the trims and define the shape of the armour panels. Tip: cut the right length of rod, and use a paint brush to create a u-shaped bend in the middle. Then plastic glue them on at the center above/below the knee pad, then once it has set, bend the rod the rest of the way around the sides of the leg and glue it in place. It takes a bit of holding while it sets, but otherwise no problem! Finally, I took the same 0.5mm rod and cut off very thin circular cross sections, these were glued in place to make the rivets. And voila, plastic truescale MkIII with all the trims! (Shoulder pad details are just plasticard cut to shape, and the shield is a 3d print bought on Ebay) C+C very welcome as always, or if you have questions, feel free! Cheers for looking! Lysimachus Edited December 13, 2023 by Lysimachus Raziel-TX, BadgersinHills, Brother Dallo and 17 others 9 11 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Fabulous work. Lysimachus 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Really nice - there's a definite sense of motion and power in the posing Lysimachus 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 That is really nice work. I especially like the additional trim you've added and that you've put so much thought into him. Firedrake Cordova and Lysimachus 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urauloth Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Fantastic! Love the rivetwork. Lysimachus and Firedrake Cordova 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Excellent build and posing. Firedrake Cordova and Lysimachus 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 Thanks for all the nice comments, gents! A quick update, as I've had some time over the hols for painting: The tank wreckage on the base of course had to be IIIrd Legion… Mazer Rackham, Xin Ceithan, Machine God and 3 others 2 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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