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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: eMills on October 26, 2018, 07:28:57 AM
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Hello again everyone. I have been absent from the forums and the hobby in general for awhile. Real life sucks sometimes though, and I needed a little bit of a distraction from some of said suck...
I was inspired by the Kill Team release: Solid rules, lots of options, and best of all small teams mean I can go all out on the models. Plus, they can all do double duty in Inq28 and RPG sessions. So, here is the first Kill Team that I am making, the Grey Knights.
1. Justicar
(https://i.imgur.com/tGpBikT.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/lnyX96Z.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vF7pWzk.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/j9flKN3.jpg)
2. Zealot
(https://i.imgur.com/0T6mS7B.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XAPYvM6.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/eUXnT4X.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/960xLxv.jpg)
3. Knight
(https://i.imgur.com/TC8aqW2.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hgRyrNm.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7HMSBLM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/MV8GH1q.jpg)
4. Psycannon
(https://i.imgur.com/m4hpn8b.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/d9wHmbt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/moBtkxU.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/jrzX9SQ.jpg)
5. Incinerator
(https://i.imgur.com/3BUfpma.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/IdTkiYe.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/gQqV5Gt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cqsVjLD.jpg)
Group:
(https://i.imgur.com/GE8gJRZ.jpg)
All are in various stages of WIP, but all will have a dagger, a tilt shield, a book, and a helmet as standard. I'm still deciding whether I want to use the tilt shields they are shown with here or use blank ones to have individual, painted heraldry on them. All of the melee focused will have a vambrace from the Stormcast Eternal line to act as a sort of shield, and another place for detailing. I will eventually add sculpted detail onto their legs as well.
For paint, I am thinking of forgoing the traditional scheme and painting them somewhat darker. I intend these to be a sort of Knights Errant group, and hell, maybe even a test run for Primaris Knights, who knows. I am thinking a darker silver for the base armor, a metallic black for the lettering and most of the detailing and a dark bronze for some details. Black and red as supplemental colors for some details. Not sure yet, and that is honestly awhile off, so I have lots of time to think.
Bodies are Primaris Intercessors from the Dark Imperium or Know No Fear boxed sets. GK details are from the Grey Knights Strike Squad or Paladins. Knives are from the Death Company set. Zealot's head is a modified Blood Angel Sgt (I think) and the Incense burner detail on his backpack is from a Dark Angels kit (again, I think...) Lots of bits seller purchases over the course of this year, lol.
Next to be built will be another Knight with Falchions, a Knight with a Psilencer, and a Knight Commander.
I can promise updates will be slow and sporadic, but will happen. My wife has been in the hospital since February and won't be home for a couple months yet. She is getting better but there is still a long difficult road ahead of us so my time for hobby will be limited.
As always, I'd love to hear what you folks think. Thanks for looking.
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Sorry to hear about your wife, mine was in hospital a lot last year, and as you say real life sucks. I wasn’t able to fit any hobby stuff in for quite some time. But once I felt able to do some it did help with having something relaxing to do.
On to the figures, these look really good, lots of thought has gone into all the bits for them. Kill Team is my first foray into full size 40k (I’ve done lots of epic) and its a good game, and the teams are small enough that they are quick to assemble and paint.
Looking forward to seeing progress on these.
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Primaris Grey Knights... Nice work on those. And I'm sorry to hear about your wife - that's a tough stretch of road to have to walk.
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Sounds like a rough time for your wife and for you.
Great work on the grey knights, though. They really look the part.
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Sorry to hear about your wife, mine was in hospital a lot last year, and as you say real life sucks. I wasn’t able to fit any hobby stuff in for quite some time. But once I felt able to do some it did help with having something relaxing to do.
On to the figures, these look really good, lots of thought has gone into all the bits for them. Kill Team is my first foray into full size 40k (I’ve done lots of epic) and its a good game, and the teams are small enough that they are quick to assemble and paint.
Looking forward to seeing progress on these.
Thanks Fred. I dearly hope your wife is in better health these days. I constantly have people telling me not to forget to take care of myself, but it is hard to justify it. Things are improving though, so the pressure will be let off a bit and I should get a little more hobby time in.
I have always like the Grey Knights and was super excited when GW released plastic kits for them. I really couldn't get into them as is though. They just felt so bland compared to the old metal RT era Grey Knight and the artwork. My loading up of bits is an effort to get the feel of the artworks, if that makes sense.
Primaris Grey Knights... Nice work on those. And I'm sorry to hear about your wife - that's a tough stretch of road to have to walk.
Thanks Dentatus. It really is.
Hope you like the finished article (and hope you are still interested by the time I have meandered to the finish line. lol.)
Sounds like a rough time for your wife and for you.
Great work on the grey knights, though. They really look the part.
Thanks Bill. It has been tough, but I finally see light at the end of the tunnel for us.
Glad you are liking the figures.
I hope to have a small update later, time permitting. Thanks again everyone.
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I dearly hope your wife is in better health these days. I constantly have people telling me not to forget to take care of myself, but it is hard to justify it.
She is, so much better than a year ago. You do need to take time to look after yourself, if you don't then you can't look after other people. You need some down time to recharge your own batteries. But I do get that is can feel hard to justify doing hobby stuff, but you do need stop and relax, hobby stuff is good for this, but sometimes just taking some time to sit down and relax is just as useful and important.
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She is, so much better than a year ago. You do need to take time to look after yourself, if you don't then you can't look after other people. You need some down time to recharge your own batteries. But I do get that is can feel hard to justify doing hobby stuff, but you do need stop and relax, hobby stuff is good for this, but sometimes just taking some time to sit down and relax is just as useful and important.
I'm very happy to hear that Fred.
I know all of that intellectually, but boy is it still hard to do sometimes.
Anyway, an update:
This, boys and girls, is why you don't forget your plastic miniatures in your putty oven.
(https://i.imgur.com/22IyX1V.jpg)
I think I can salvage the bodies, and maybe the Psychic Hoods, but the Daemonhammer, the Force Sword, the Daggers, and the GK collars are toast. *sigh*
Not exactly the kind of update I wanted to post...
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Oh no! :(
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Oops!
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Oh no! :(
Oops!
I know, right? Very frustrating. So frustrating, I still haven't fixed the bodies yet. lol
Update:
Brotherhood Champion
(https://i.imgur.com/dFiFyD9.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0SDMUgC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iIa9uvX.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WWjwAJ5.jpg)
Got my KT Commanders expansion and decided to make this guy now instead of later. He will be painted in a more traditional GK scheme of silver, gold, black, white, and red. He will have the accessories common to all my GK though: Book, Helmet, Dagger. Still not entirely sure about the hooded head. I think I am keeping it. Or at least one like it. Need to find or make a shouty hooded head. He is the leader after all. lol His pose is also temporary and will change a little bit once I get more of his parts done.
Zealot
(https://i.imgur.com/UhdgY36.jpg)
Not a terrible lot of change there. I have always found it a tiny bit odd that the Grey Knights didn't have Aquila on them anywhere really, so I decided to add them. Since he is the religious nut, this guy will get one of the more obvious ones.
Justicar
(https://i.imgur.com/660wMO0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Rsso5D8.jpg)
Switched the Iron Halo from his backpack to his Psychic Hood. You can also see the magazine that I will be using on all of the team's Storm Bolters. It is a magazine from a Primaris Intercessor.
That's it for now. As always, thanks everyone for looking.
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Nice work.
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Nice work.
Thanks UVS. Hope to have a little more to show later today, time permitting.
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That Brotherhood Champion - - :o
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That Brotherhood Champion - - :o
Thanks Dentatus. :D
A little later than I had hoped, but a small update:
(https://i.imgur.com/oBtUHss.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/gqGKPtt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/gGqhOu4.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Zbdk5NV.jpg)
Pretty much what the final pose will be. Lots of little details left to sculpt, but I am pretty happy with where he is at now. I normally hate tabards on figures, but I wanted some cloth to tie in with the hood, and I think this will work well.
I think he is obviously GK enough to keep the hood, but I am afraid of him having too much the look of the Dark Angels about him. Perhaps when I use another head under the hood I won't need to worry so much about that. We'll see I guess.
Thanks everyone for stopping by.
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All looking great - and standing upright too! Shame about the ones that got lost in the warp though.
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So, I haven't had any time to do physical hobby work, since my wife was back in the hospital for a bit and work has ramped up. I have, however, had plenty of spare time for 3D modelling since I can take my tablet anywhere pretty much.
Ganger:
(https://i.imgur.com/Cz0vVK1.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/vNluuF2.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/uYASYDy.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/SOgCMyr.jpg)
Inspired by this piece of JB's artwork:
(https://i.imgur.com/GzKdYWx.jpg)
I imagine he is a former Goliath ganger turned Bounty Hunter. Or perhaps he is a member of a Venator gang.
Not looking to be 100% accurate to the art, but to make a piece inspired by it that fits into the modern N17 aesthetic. Still very early WIP.
I would love to have some ideas on what to do for his off hand. I was thinking of making it some sort of gauntlet that could serve as a power weapon or power fist. Thoughts?
Arbites:
(https://i.imgur.com/lyJIiiM.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/d4QxMy5.jpg)
Going to try to mix and update the original Confrontation Arbites and Necromunda Arbites. Very early WIP.
One of my all time favorite game systems is Supersystem and I have used the supers from that game as creative exercise material. Redesigns and updates to the original figures, but trying where possible to include some aspect of the original.
Artemis:
(https://i.imgur.com/sSBiCAF.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/C83sfwc.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/EZ7UJcA.jpg)
I'm thinking that some of the Supers of the world are actually Avatars of various Gods running around once more. I've tried to incorporate some of the historical symbols of Artemis. Currently shown is the belt with the phases of the moon. I want to incorporate a stag somehow too.
Original Figure:
(https://i.imgur.com/sUMD28S.jpg)
Perun:
(https://i.imgur.com/nDSCCh2.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/nCUiTMh.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/5y9TMB0.jpg)
As with Artemis, so with Perun. I tried to make the costume a bit more medieval Rus (but only a bit). Oak leaves shown here, and a few other symbols to come.
Original Figure:
(https://i.imgur.com/jfnN9E1.jpg)
The Siberian:
(https://i.imgur.com/yIObGsf.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/HiqWBf4.jpg)
Leader of The Red Patriot movement and fan of 80's era USSR. I'm trying for a pseudo Spetznaz look for him.
Original Figure:
(https://i.imgur.com/uaVopBc.jpg)
Bertha Bestraufung from Mordheim:
(https://i.imgur.com/JY0RqIT.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/Irmh1Je.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/Lm8lCgk.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/Lz2k9Ew.jpg)
I want to add a touch of AoS to her and her Sisters.
And last for now, the Cavalier:
(https://i.imgur.com/CjjJQ1b.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/QiLEDo2.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/ns2PzQO.jpg)
Like many here I was an huge fan of the D&D cartoon when I was young. This is my idea what an older more experienced Eric might look like.
That's it for now. Thanks everyone for stopping by.
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Really liking these alot.
Especially Bertha. Need to get her into release.
Grimm
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@Grimmnar: Thanks. Not sure how I could go about putting Bertha out without getting the attention of GW. I'll have to think about that a bit.
Update on the Ganger:
(https://i.imgur.com/23vR6jy.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/SECto1K.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/078d2Uy.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/hOFv1nb.jpg)
That's it for now. Thanks everyone for stopping by.
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@Grimmnar: Thanks. Not sure how I could go about putting Bertha out without getting the attention of GW. I'll have to think about that a bit.
Well, as it obvious to see the inspiration of the model she is far from what GW has released. For one, your model is wearing armor head to toe.
No assless chaps for example.
Grimm
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That ganger looks ace, well done man!!
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Well, as it obvious to see the inspiration of the model she is far from what GW has released. For one, your model is wearing armor head to toe.
No assless chaps for example.
Grimm
I'll look into putting her up on Thingiverse or Shapeways. I'll let you know if I do.
That ganger looks ace, well done man!!
Thank you Dr M, much appreciated.
Speaking of the ganger:
(https://i.imgur.com/s0eH0i8.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/Hcjf4YV.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/218xWXl.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/nL2vZvW.jpg)
Almost done. Still need to figure out the close combat weapon on his right hand. Some little details left to do as well.
Started working on some bits to use on my Grey Knight killteam:
(https://i.imgur.com/uIvcL1D.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/WkcpFNc.jpg)
Looking forward to printing these out and sticking them on to see how they look. Lots left to do on all of these bits.
Thanks everyone for stopping by.
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Worked a bit more on the GK bits:
(https://i.imgur.com/37OEPuX.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/YWQuon8.jpg)
And I started work on an idea that I have had for sometime. I even started on a physical conversion for this at one point, but that stalled awhile ago. Anyway, this is an idea of how Sigvald the Magnificent might look if he were resurrected into the AoS setting:
(https://i.imgur.com/dBQXPvV.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/hoqXkPg.jpg)
I am trying to take his classic look, merge a bit of the greek(ish) Slaanesh look, and add a touch of the look of Stormcast Eternals. I figure Slaanesh would get a kick out of one of his/her champions being mistaken for one of Sigmar's golden horde.
Not sure about the helmet. Might do a mask to make him that much more Stormcast-like. Also considering bare headed like the original.
Edit: Maybe this thread should be moved to the Workbench section since I am mixing genres quite a bit. Mods?
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Cool sculpts! :o
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Started a new thread in the Workbench section for stuff that isn't strictly the SciFi/Future Wars genre.
New thread located here (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=117241.0).
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So since I now have some physical stuff to post that relates to the original purpose of this thread, I thought I would enact some threadomancy.
(https://i.imgur.com/tRO2MSU.jpg)
Ecstatic with how well the torso printed. Type is crisp and clear.
This torso and tassets are in what I consider their 100% finished form. Very happy with them.
(https://i.imgur.com/mTwnTig.jpg)
Torso comparison shot. Old sculpt-New sculpt-GK Terminator-Primaris Intercessor. Angle makes it a little hard to see. They are pretty much the same bulk as the Terminator torso, and just a little bulkier than the Intercessor one.
(https://i.imgur.com/v0phiq6.jpg)
Head details were re-worked to make the prints sharper and more defined.
(https://i.imgur.com/3bUbdNz.jpg)
GW-Print__Print-GW-Print__Print-GW-Print.
Everything looks good on the prints. Detail is distinct and should paint up well. I might have to reduce the size of the helmets just a bit. I need to dig out a Primaris helmet and compare to it first.
Here are some shots of the 3D from inside zBrush:
(https://i.imgur.com/56xunO2.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/31IM91V.jpg)
C&C welcome. Thanks everyone for stopping by.
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Good to see this project underway again.
I still want one of the masked Ganger figures if you ever get him done, I have liked him since you first showed his concept on the other thread.
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Good to see this project underway again.
I still want one of the masked Ganger figures if you ever get him done, I have liked him since you first showed his concept on the other thread.
Thanks robh. Really looking forward to getting all the parts finished and getting some paint on the Knights.
I need to re-work parts of that ganger now that I have made more prints and learned more about what works or doesn't. Once I have a workable file, I'll be sure to let you know.
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More sculpt work done on the Grey Knight bits:
(https://i.imgur.com/4kj1D8u.jpg)
Modified the Justicar torso to add the laurel wreath. Added another basic torso. I'll make a couple more of those so that I have 5 varieties or so.
(https://i.imgur.com/vxaApJd.jpg)
Couple modifications to the old helmets, and added a new type. As with the torsos, I'll make another few variants.
(https://i.imgur.com/WYfuQHN.jpg)
Weapon ideas. Will develop a couple more versions of the halberd and the 2H sword. Then a few variations of hammer and 1H sword.
Also decided to develop parts to make a version of Castellan Crowe:
(https://i.imgur.com/SdCmjPW.jpg)
Test prints soon, hopefully.
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Haven't had a chance to do prints yet, but I did finish some more parts:
(https://i.imgur.com/JLJWYJ2.jpg)
Final Head and Helmet sculpts.
(https://i.imgur.com/B9CPmac.jpg)
Final torso variations.
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So, I am trying to avoid posting unless I have something physical to show instead of only digital stuff.
To that end, I decided to completely sculpt the Grey Knights figures that I started making conversion pieces for. Sculpting the whole figure is in some ways easier, and in some ways more difficult. But it does let me control the entire design.
(https://i.imgur.com/SFTSQ39.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/zgkw2VA.jpg)
There were some proportion and sizing issues that need to be reworked, but I wanted to slap some paint on it anyway. The design is pretty well final.
Pictures are kinda blown out, but it is all I have time for right now, sorry.