Topic: U Jelly?

[Darknight]

Look at what I got in the mail today . . .

[Quickbeam]

I demand pictures of whatever comes out of this project 

[steveb]

my mind just flashed on about 14 different projects, and I bet that you will still surprise me with what you come up with.  Have fun.  steveb

[JAK]

I don’t like the stance of the originals as they’re too alike, to have so many in a unit would look odd I think - unless you got these to pull your siege cannon in this month’s painting competition.


But as I’ve got 6 of them myself  I also look forward to what you do with them, particularly if you do a few conversions –  otherwise it’s the Ankh-Morpork Dressage and Formation Heavy Dragoons?

[Darknight]

I'll be converting them up a bit - mixing and matching the halves and so forth - so they shouldn't be too similar (and, of course, there are only two poses in our current armored horses!)

I have just placed an order with Tiny for bases for this project, and am waiting for eBay stuff to sell so I can buy more components!

But I did manage to source these . . .

[Captain Schweinkreiger]

Do I smell imperial centaur poop on the winds of conversion?   

[Darknight]

It's certainly possible.

[Darknight]

[steveb]

is greek centaur, no?  too bad (not really, actually magnificent) but if it was roman, you could have; a centurion centaur cantering in center of cavalry column and so on.......  steveb

[Darknight]

Is Greek style, yes. They are worried about the Germanic empire taking 10% of their money, though.

[DariusZero]

Yes, I'm very jelly of those nice horses, where did you get them?

and this is progressing nicely.

[mr chumley warner]

Wow niceee

[theorox]

So jelly.

Theo

[Darknight]

Yes, I'm very jelly of those nice horses, where did you get them?

Bits company on eBay - I fear they may have scuppered themselves, though. They were selling many different horses and other animals from GW kits but were selling them separately; one order for the bodies, another for the heads. Doubtless, this was an attempt to generate more revenue - but it worked out perfectly for me! Now, alas, that company has 10 Hurricanum horse heads . . .

[Zak]

not hip to jelly ( is that mean it looks good?) haha 
very cool looking model dude 

[steveb]

why havent you got them finished yet? it has been at least a whole day.  steveb

[Midaski]

why havent you got them finished yet? it has been at least a whole day.  steveb

Well Steve you are the old nag aren't you   

This is obviously the centaur of his universe, and it takes time to work up to a centaur canter carolling through the countryside

Good job we're typing not talking ........... otherwise we might all get hoarse. 

 


What does surprise me with this figure though, as it is one of DK's, is that it hasn't got large breasts ...................................

 

[Darknight]

Not all of my figures have the mahousive bewbs!

Although I am the only person so far to put cleavage on demigryphs, so take that as you will.

[Alleton]

Although I am the only person so far to put cleavage on demigryphs,

That we KNOW of.

Very nice work here, I would normally be jelly, but It would only mean more work that I wouldn't do, so I'll pass on that particular emotion. Can't wait to see these finished.

[JAK]

Darknight – how are you progressing with the horse conversions?  I’ve just been having a look at my six and have realised that a simple swop of halves doesn’t work – result is one tail-less horse and one with two tails that also needs work to fix together – so any advice or examples to show what you’ve done so far.

[Darknight]

I've not done anything with them except the one you see (and some preliminary work on one other) but I have thought about how I am going to do it.

I am going to cut the rumps off, following the line between the barding and the saddle, moving around the chainmail. I think a good sharp no 11 and a razor saw will enable me to do that. Then, the fronts and backs can be swapped.

I will have nine models in my unit, so I will have five (three of one, two of the other) standard and four "swapped".

I think it should work fairly well - not as good as having more variations, but that will give me four variations, which is all you get with the existing Heavy Cav horses from GW.

[JAK]

I am going to cut the rumps off, following the line between the barding and the saddle, moving around the chainmail. I think a good sharp no 11 and a razor saw will enable me to do that. Then, the fronts and backs can be swapped.

Thanks – I hadn’t fully discounted this method but as it isn’t a straight cut trying to avoid it.

Looks like I’ll go for the normal variations of 2 original builds, 2 swopped side halves (will need a little work to remove and transfer a tail but will give the obligatory rearing stance) and 2 swopped front and back halves.

As I’ll only need 5 the non-rearing one of the swopped sides will probably go for spares as I don’t like the stance but we’ll see how it all goes.

[Darknight]

I might be inspired to do some half-swapping too, to give a bit more variation. I'll get some pics when I get around to it.