GuitaRasmus' Kill Team Projects - Now making... Noise Marines!

[GuitaRasmus]

Hi guys - looooong time, no post. Last time I updated one of my threads was 2017.  A lot has happened in the meantime - I've had two kids, and quit the big wargames like 40k and AoS - however, I've fallen in love with Warcry and especially Kill Team. I've done lot's of hobbying, but have mostly been active on social media - however, I kinda miss the old forums' feedback, so I thought I'd try making a WIP Kill Team thread here. 

At the moment I'm working on a Noise Marines Kill Team (counts as Warp Coven - yes, I DO think it works. ;) ), and I wanted to make some really cool Noise Marines. That, however, was not an easy task. I spent many evenings scouring the internet, and eventually giving up my search for cool 3rd party bits to make some. Everything I've found was either "boobs! Boobs everywhere!", missing the 40k aesthetic or just plain bad. I don't like the 80's guitar hero thing for Noise Marines at all. I want them to be freaky, twisted and really really scary. 

 

I took a deep breath, sketched some things on paper, installed Blender (free 3d sculpting software) on my computer, and set to work trying to learn how to use the software, and making my own bits. It took 2-3 weeks of using most of my evenings on it (it is a STEEP learning curve), but I think I've managed getting some stuff done that I'm very happy with. I got them printed by a guy I found on FB, and it was SO cool to get physical copies of the stuff I'd done. 

Here are the parts I've done: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the miniatures (mostly based on Chaos Havocs bodies), with the bits added: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm putting paint on them at the moment, and really liking where they are going - hopefully I'll be able to post some finished pics in a few weeks. :) 

As always, comments and questions are most appreciated. :) 

 

[INKS]

They look awesome!!!

[KaosRaptor]

Oh dude I remember your Death Guard and World Eaters stuff from back in the day, glad to see you're still around hobbying!

 

These Noise Marines look cool as hell, if GW's inevitable EC refresh is even remotely close to these I'd be stoked personally, you've nailed the aesthetic IMO.

 

Can't wait to see more!

[Xin Ceithan]

Now that is  one awesome return to the stage! Excellent work on those Noise Marines 

 

Welcome back to the B&C! 

[One-eye]

I am VERY impressed by what you achieved there ! Amazing noise marines, I will follow closely :)

[Crusader Reborn]

These guys look great, can't wait to see them painted 

[Firedrake Cordova]

As everyone else has said, nice work!

[Volgon]

I think I saw you post these on Reddit, can't wait to see them painted! Wonderful sculpts.

[Stef Coudou]

I'm now looking forward to see those buggers painted...

[KrautScientist]

Just saw these a moment ago at your blog -- cannot tell you how happy I am that a) you are still around and b) your content is just as freaking amazing as it ever was!

The bitz are absolutely fantastic -- loving those bare heads in particular! And that mutated CSM looks brilliant with the head swap and the massive Slaaneshi backpack.

 

More, please!

[Pearson73]

Top notch! I öarticularly like the one based off the possessed with the Doom Siren, the pose and head match so well. Looks like he's really hooting/screaming waves of sonic hell at some poor unfortunates. The jump pack trooper with the claw is another favourite. Brilliant posing.

 

I used to struggle in the past to get anything apporaching how I envisioned Noise Marines. Really cool that you could develop your own designs and get them printed. Must be a really nice feeling!

[Cenobite Terminator]

Wow these conversions are great.

[GuitaRasmus]

On 7/14/2024 at 12:38 AM, INKS said:

They look awesome!!!

 

Thanks a lot!

 

On 7/14/2024 at 1:00 AM, KaosRaptor said:

Oh dude I remember your Death Guard and World Eaters stuff from back in the day, glad to see you're still around hobbying!

 

These Noise Marines look cool as hell, if GW's inevitable EC refresh is even remotely close to these I'd be stoked personally, you've nailed the aesthetic IMO.

 

Can't wait to see more!

 

Cool - yup, I made a lot of those back in the day. I can't imagine quitting the hobby completely - I am way too fond of little plastic monsters. ;) 

And thanks a lot, I really tried my best at nailing the style, while reimagining what the noise marines could look like, based on artwork I've found. 

 

On 7/14/2024 at 12:04 PM, Xin Ceithan said:

Now that is  one awesome return to the stage! Excellent work on those Noise Marines 

 

Welcome back to the B&C! 

 

Thanks a lot on both accounts! 

 

On 7/14/2024 at 4:15 PM, One-eye said:

I am VERY impressed by what you achieved there ! Amazing noise marines, I will follow closely :)

 

Thanks man! 

 

On 7/14/2024 at 4:44 PM, Crusader Reborn said:

These guys look great, can't wait to see them painted 

 

Neither can I - working on them whenever I can, not easy with the kids on summer vacation. ;) 

 

On 7/14/2024 at 7:21 PM, Firedrake Cordova said:

As everyone else has said, nice work!

 

Thanks! 

 

On 7/15/2024 at 12:26 AM, Volgon said:

I think I saw you post these on Reddit, can't wait to see them painted! Wonderful sculpts.

Hmmm... I don't think I've posted these on reddit? Got a link? Anyway, thanks a lot! 
 

On 7/15/2024 at 8:18 AM, Stef Coudou said:

I'm now looking forward to see those buggers painted...

So am I, so am I... 
 

On 7/17/2024 at 4:19 PM, KrautScientist said:

Just saw these a moment ago at your blog -- cannot tell you how happy I am that a) you are still around and b) your content is just as freaking amazing as it ever was!

The bitz are absolutely fantastic -- loving those bare heads in particular! And that mutated CSM looks brilliant with the head swap and the massive Slaaneshi backpack.

 

More, please!

 

Ah, good old Kraut - nice to see you around too! Very happy to still be around myself as well - and planning on staying that way. ;) Thanks a lot for the kind words - unfortunately I'm not really planning on more (except some Daemonette dancers for the band), since it's just a Kill Team - but I'm working on putting paint on them. :) 

 

On 7/17/2024 at 4:42 PM, Pearson73 said:

Top notch! I öarticularly like the one based off the possessed with the Doom Siren, the pose and head match so well. Looks like he's really hooting/screaming waves of sonic hell at some poor unfortunates. The jump pack trooper with the claw is another favourite. Brilliant posing.

 

I used to struggle in the past to get anything apporaching how I envisioned Noise Marines. Really cool that you could develop your own designs and get them printed. Must be a really nice feeling!

 

Oh man, really appreciate the kind words. I read the coolest description of a Noise Marine with a Doom Siren, Ramos, in the Fabius Bile trilogy, and he was basically the inspiration for the project. So cool. And yes, I struggled as well, and just couldnt find the bits that I wanted - but I WANTED that Kill Team, so I had to do them myself - and yes, it's VERY satisfying. :) 

 

 

On 7/18/2024 at 2:31 PM, Cenobite Terminator said:

Wow these conversions are great.

 

Thanks a lot! 

[Evil Eye]

Oh wow, the legend returns! Your stuff was always an absolute inspiration, so it's great to see you back!

Those Noise Marine parts are fantastic by the way.

[mel_danes]

These are exceptionally well done. Solid design, interesting forms, and it nails the aesthetic.

Have you considered selling the STL's through one of the printing sites?

 

I'd love to print a set of these.

[GuitaRasmus]

On 7/28/2024 at 10:13 PM, Evil Eye said:

Oh wow, the legend returns! Your stuff was always an absolute inspiration, so it's great to see you back!

Those Noise Marine parts are fantastic by the way.

 

Wow, thanks a lot - a "legend"? I'll have to tell my wife that someone, somewhere, called me a legend. I'm sure she'll see how right you are, and start treating me accordingly - you know, bow when I enter the living room, adress me "Your Excellence", etc. ;) 

Seriously though, thanks a lot. :) 

 

15 hours ago, mel_danes said:

These are exceptionally well done. Solid design, interesting forms, and it nails the aesthetic.

Have you considered selling the STL's through one of the printing sites?

 

I'd love to print a set of these.

Thanks a lot, I'm really happy that people like them - I really did my best. :) 

Yup, they're available if anyone wants them here: 

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/sonic-marine-parts

[ThePenitentOne]

You've set the bar very high; I think it's going to be hard for GW to top that.

[mel_danes]

@GuitaRasmus

May the Blessing of the Dark Gods be upon you.

Thank you for uploading your work.

[GuitaRasmus]

On 7/30/2024 at 4:23 AM, ThePenitentOne said:

You've set the bar very high; I think it's going to be hard for GW to top that.

 

Thanks a lot - I'm humbled by your praise. :) 

 

On 7/30/2024 at 10:14 AM, mel_danes said:

@GuitaRasmus

May the Blessing of the Dark Gods be upon you.

Thank you for uploading your work.

You're welcome. :) 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

As an emperor's children's player, my only "complaints" are a) not enough capes (for reference, you can see my own caped noise marine conversions), and b) the noise weapons are a bit too big for my own personal tastes.

 

Other than that, they are golden and I would be more than happy to add your parts to my own force - in particular, your heads are gorgeous (well, not "gorgeous" per se, but really, really good)  Also love that 3 "fingered" claw on the jump trooper - awesomely creepy and creepily awesome.

Edited August 7, 2024 by Dr_Ruminahui

[GuitaRasmus]

 

As an emperor's children's player, my only "complaints" are a) not enough capes (for reference, you can see my own caped noise marine conversions), and b) the noise weapons are a bit too big for my own personal tastes.

 

Other than that, they are golden and I would be more than happy to add your parts to my own force - in particular, your heads are gorgeous (well, not "gorgeous" per se, but really, really good)  Also love that 3 "fingered" claw on the jump trooper - awesomely creepy and creepily awesome.

Thanks a lot! I kinda like big guns, hence the size of them - and I'm not really big on capes on miniatures - they tend to hide a lot of the back, and are quite dominating, imo - but to each his own, and thanks again for the kind words. :) You are hereby cordially invited to purchase a set, if you are so inclined. 

[GuitaRasmus]

I've made a change of plans - originally I was planning on using them as Warp Coven (for Kill Team - Thousand Sons), but some things weren't really gelling with me - 3 champions (sorcerers), psychic powers for all of them, only APL2 for the "grunts", etc - and I got to reading about Nemesis Claw, and the more I read about their rules, the better they fit into the theme of Noise Marines - but I had to make some changes, amongst others my leader - he is going to be armed with a (badass) chainsword and a plasma pistol, so I had to make a new model to fit this. I whipped this guy up, and actually like him more than my first version (the jump pack guy). 

 

 

 

 

I'm very busy getting paint on them, and hoping to get them done for our (my gaming groups) Kill Team weekend in the start of september - I'll be sure to post some pics as soon as they're done. Very happy with the colour scheme so far. 

Oh, and here's a couple of pics of our terrain from our last weekend-getaway; very cool stuff. I've done the green-ish imperial city and a couple of the other guys have painted the incredible OSL-heavy boarding actions terrain: 

 

 

 

 

 

[INKS]

Really great job on the model and the terrain.

[Firedrake Cordova]

Those boards look great!  

[KrautScientist]

Love the tweaked champion! The difference in size between both arms is immediately noticeable, although easily explained away by it being a chaos mutation. I wonder if a different left shoulder pad might work better (and remove the arm further from its Eightbound origins). As for the right arm, I love the stylings of the arm itself, but there's something bothering me about that shape of the blade, although I cannot quite put it into words. And in any case, I have zero doubts that the model will end up looking amazing once it's been painted.