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Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« on: December 03, 2011, 04:09:24 PM »
Hiya, guys! I just recently discovered this part of the forum  :::cheers:::

This will be a thread for my 40k stuff, so I can stop contaminating the B&P with it :-) I might mode the stuff from my first stuff thread here but any new 40k is going here instead, easily avaliable for critique and discussion.

So.

Since my first Apocalypse battle, I've been planning the next! My tyranids all got shot to death and vortexgrenaded into oblivion. Apparently I didn't have enough models.

So I'm planning an Endless Swarm formation. For you who don't know it, it's 120+ gaunts of any flavour with the ability to re-enter play when they die. So limitless numbers of gaunts! So far I've got my 40-ish number of rippergaunts, my post-exterminatus verion of the termagaunt, and to this I've started adding others. I've got bodies to fill the empty bases and 50-60 more coming by mail anytime soon. So there is going to be a veritable sea of gaunts! (A lot to paint, though...)


As my bio-titan got vortexed, I figure I need more titans to stop it from happening again. So from my spare Hierophant body I'm building a Viragon, a creature only known from obscure gaming cards and wikis. Basically a Titan-sized Mawlock. I'm going to have to design some rules for it as well :-)

My sister donated this mosasaur to use in the conversion.


And here is progress so far, a bit enhanced by photomanipulation to show how the finished product might look.


And that's it for today :-)

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2011, 07:53:02 PM »
As I'm currently not possessing my Dremel, I've left the Viragon itself out for now. I've made the joint between his jaws and body, and kept refining the shape of the jaws, but other than that he's still the same.

I did some work on his base, though. Viry is going to be emerging like a biological earthquake through an imperial road. I've tried to create the effect of great disturbances beneath the ground before the creature itself emerges, puching everything in it's way aside.


I'm a bit hesitant to cutting off his chimneys, though. Initially I was planning to, because I don't have them all and they would hinder his underground movement. But they are such nicely sculpted features and remove a lot of the characteristic definition of it's shape. A little help here?

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2011, 08:48:52 PM »
Couldn't you make some more aerodynamic chimneys? I think they are essential to all big tyranid things, so leaving them out is a big no no!
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2011, 08:23:46 AM »
Dammit Shadowwolf! It is time for us to have more battles and you making sweet photo batreps here! Gotta work some on my orksies nd my Sisters of Battle.
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2011, 09:37:40 AM »
Couldn't you make some more aerodynamic chimneys? I think they are essential to all big tyranid things, so leaving them out is a big no no!
Yeah, I've decided to go for some kind of trygon-like chimneys. I've prepared a master cast to reproduce a few of them, but there'll be some time before you'll see any result of it, I fear :-)

And Mathi?
You're on!  :::cheers:::
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2011, 10:17:04 PM »
Swarm is growing! 91 gaunts and counting...


And aerodynamic chimneys are on the line! It really hurt my artistic soul to put the hierophant body to the saw  :icon_confused:

Their mold is hardening now and then I can start replicating a few shorter chimneys by not filling the mold completely.

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2011, 03:42:32 AM »
Kind of like a landraider? :icon_wink:

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2011, 08:21:48 AM »
Naaah, sawing the landraider apart was more "Anxious at the start, then awesome and filled with glee" :happy:

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2011, 07:54:13 PM »
Trying out some shorter chimneys :-) Sadly I have problems with bubbles forming at the tip of the chimneys' foremost tip, leaving a small gleaming hole. I can seem to evacuate that last bubble when puring in the resin... Any help here?



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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2011, 07:47:07 PM »
First time I go all out and sculpt something from armature! From various other people I remember tin foil has been used to make up the bulk, so I'm using that and some cheap clay to form the basics for the arms. I'm only sad my drill is still at home-home, so I won't be able to pin anything just yet.


Shadowwolf
On the right only red, to your left all is white
Ev'ryone's holding, stay in the fight!
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Run like the others, or you'll end up dead!
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2011, 05:01:57 PM »
Loooooots of gaunts... :P

40/120 done so far :-)

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2011, 09:44:13 PM »
Sculpting bulky, bulky arms! :-)


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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2011, 12:30:18 AM »
You're pretty damn good at all this!

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2011, 12:16:46 PM »
They do look good
There are 40 different shades of black, so many fortresses and ways to attack.

So why you complaining!

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2011, 06:29:38 PM »
I raided my parent's basement today and after some creative swashbuckling action I made off with their hand drill and could finally make some holes in this model! So now I can attach the arms and finally we get a real preview of how it's starting to look!  :::cheers:::





Note that the arms are still just roughs, missing a lot of details and the carapace of the upper arms. But you get the general idea :-)

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2011, 06:35:20 PM »
It looks like a mean queen.
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2011, 12:00:32 AM »
I remember when you talked proudly about your big beasties and mini beasties survival theme. Seems you finally feel for the hordes...
Lovely work on that Mosasaur convertion. Gotta get thumbs out too!
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2011, 05:47:29 PM »
All of them painted grey  :-P At least that was the boring part of the painting.


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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2011, 11:46:53 PM »
I'm getting all kinds of wierd cramps by now :P I think I've painted for 8-ish hours today, only gaunts. But they've gotta be done before christmas, so I'll get back into it first thing tomorrow again!

34 has progressed from grey-stage to washes and are finally starting to look good. After that it's a drybrush of blue, some graveyard and bleached, green wash on details and base and some drybrushing of the base. Phew.

The greenstuff work the Viragon is progressing, but both GW and Wizard Games have run out of liquid greenstuff so I'll be having to improvise if I want to cover up the dry cracks in the arms from the bulk-clay.


But he's starting to look good :-) Much work still, though, and so little time! :-P At least posting pics helps keep the motivation high :-)

Shadowwolf
On the right only red, to your left all is white
Ev'ryone's holding, stay in the fight!
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Run like the others, or you'll end up dead!
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2011, 09:53:50 PM »
Painting marathon is finally yielding some results! Sadly I had to pack away for my roomie to have a party here tomorrow, but after that I'll continue! RAWR! :D


Shadowwolf
On the right only red, to your left all is white
Ev'ryone's holding, stay in the fight!
White to the right side, left only red
Run like the others, or you'll end up dead!
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #20 on: December 21, 2011, 09:08:13 PM »
someone made it out of painting today! :-) At least I've come to realize exactly how bad my greenstuffing skills are...





And some swarm pics for the upcoming apocalypse! Enjoy!




Shadowwolf
On the right only red, to your left all is white
Ev'ryone's holding, stay in the fight!
White to the right side, left only red
Run like the others, or you'll end up dead!
Talabheim State Troop proverb
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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #21 on: December 21, 2011, 09:25:53 PM »
Those swarm pics are great!
 :::cheers:::

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #22 on: December 21, 2011, 10:05:14 PM »
Starcraft 2ish ...I love it.

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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #23 on: December 22, 2011, 01:15:14 AM »
Loving the 'nids. Contemplating starting my first 40k army myself and the bugs are one of my top contenders (along with Necrons, Pre-Heresy World Eaters and Dark Eldar).

Trying out some shorter chimneys :-) Sadly I have problems with bubbles forming at the tip of the chimneys' foremost tip, leaving a small gleaming hole. I can seem to evacuate that last bubble when puring in the resin... Any help here?

Try part-filling the mould while holding it on a 45 degree angle with the tips of the pieces at the lowest point so the bubbles can rise out. Once you've part-filled all of the pieces you can lay the mould flat and finish the pour.

Hope this helps.


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Re: Shadowwolf's Other Stuff
« Reply #24 on: December 22, 2011, 11:50:34 AM »
Starcraft 2ish ...I love it.

WHAT?!?!  Hell no!  Starcraft stole from Warhammer 40k who stole from Aliens/Starship Troopers.  COme on now!

That thing looks amazing and there are few things cooler than seeing gaunts moving enmasse. 
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