Relictors Scout Squad Kill Team

[Taarnak]

Well, just the Sgt so far.

I haven\'t posted anything here in awhile so I thought I would throw this out there for you fine folks to tear apart for me. This is the first time that I have done such extensive weathering on an infantry figure, so comments on that would be particularly appreciated.

Ok, now to the Sgt. He still needs his power weapon and camo cloak, and after those are added he needs varnished. Everything else is done on him.



I decided on a marking scheme for these guys. Left shoulder will have Chapter symbol. Right shoulder will display squad number and the type of squad that the member used to belong to (Veteran, Tactical, Assault, Devastator). Left knee will display any specialty markings.

In the case of the Sgt. here, he has the Crux (Veteran) and an \"I\" on his Right shoulder for the 1st scout squad, and a skull on his left knee to indicate that he is a member of the Chaplain corpse. I know this is unorthodox, but I like it.

On a somewhat related note, I did the decals on paper that I got from Micro Mark awhile back. It is kinda thick and I was having a helluva time getting the decals to set on the curved surface (and to keep them from sticking up from the surface of the model so much.) I picked up some Micro Sol and Micro Set while I was at the hobby shop the other day. Dear gods that is some amazing stuff! Once you get the hang of using it, you can get the decals to conform to just about any surface. Highly recommended!

Just thought I would share that.

Thanks,
Eric

 

[WingZ]

i like the converson but the paint isa bit thick & flacky looking.. maybe try putting a wash on it to get it to smooth out some.. otherwise good work

 

[Taarnak]

WingZ: Yeah the grey that I used crapped up on me. I have washed over it several times and am convinced that this is the smoothest that I will get it. I will be getting a new bottle of grey paint this week so I will hopefully not have this issue again.

 

[DaN]

LOVING: The bolter conversion ...

Or is it a drum fed combat shotty...?
How did you make it please?

ALSO LOVING: The camo trousers - Nice.

Qaulity of the photos doesn\'t really show much else, although it looks as though it\'s coming along really well - the dirt and grime on the legs looks good.

 

[Taarnak]

DaN: Thanks a bunch!

I was going for an Urban/Desert camo mix on the pants.

The gun is actually a drum fed Stormbolter.

Here is a picture of it without paint:


What I did is cut a bolter at the foregrip (to be used on another weapon) then cut the forward part of another bolter completely off. Remove the barrels from both parts. Glue the forward part where the grip was removed from the first bolter. Once that is done, add barrels (I used plastic rod) and the magazine (again plastic rod for my drum.)

The strap was made from a strip of plasticard and the fastener pieces were from a banner pole top cut in half.

Clear as mud?

Here are some of the other weapons that I converted for the squad:


Sniper Rifle detail:



~Eric


Edit:
Yeah, the photo white balance is way blasted out and the highlights are all exaggerated. I will get better pictures when he is finished and given a coat of Matte Varnish.

 

[DaN]

I like the simple conversions - those are very well thought out - once you see them without paint it becomes obvious how you did them

Brilliant.
Will be watching this WIP thread

 

[Bignastyshark]

Consider you gun conversion well and truley pinched!!!!

Great convertions dude i really like em.

Cheers

Iain Hale
Bignastyshark

 

[Taarnak]

Bignastyshark: Thanks! Hope to see what you do with the weapon ideas.

Here is a small update on the squad:


Sorry for the blurry pic.

I will hopefully get another pair of lower legs prepared and all of the lower legs attached this weekend. If things go my way I will get to start on the arms as well this weekend.

More when I have something interesting to show.

~Eric

 

[mud duck]

Originally posted by Bignastyshark
Consider you gun conversion well and truley pinched!!!!

Great convertions dude i really like em.

Cheers

Iain Hale
Bignastyshark

Ditto on that, especial the sniper rifle

 

[Taarnak]

mud duck: Thanks, I am glad that you like them.


Ok, update time. I got the legs mostly done on the next 5 guys. Still have to do some sculpting to make them 100% but they are getting there.



I will be working on them some more tonight and hope to have another update for you before I go away tomorrow.

~Eric

 

[Larre]

looks cool those shotguns are awsome!

// Larre

 

[Taarnak]

Larre: Thanks, glad you like them. Added a rack of shells to the side of one of the shotguns for the Apothecary.

Here is the current progress:


Got the poses mostly done. Just some touching up to do.

Didn\'t get as much done as I wanted this weekend due to a death in the family. I did get started on some of their arms, and got the camo cloak put onto the Sgt.

As always, comments and criticism welcome.

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Taarnak]

Another update. The Apothecary is nearly finished (the body, anyway.) The others still have various amounts of work to be done on them, but they are progressing fairly steadily now.

Slightly crappy pics since I am in a bit of a rush.



As always, comments and criticism welcome.

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Taarnak]

Update:




Apothecary finished and close combat specialist paint in progress.

~Eric