darkartminiatures
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This is going to be a very cool conversion. We need more pics already 
Warboss conversion - he\'s big an\' mean!
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philologus
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Great idea! I will definitely keep up with this. Please update the gargant thread as I am having withdrawal symptoms.
jamsessionein
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Had a bit more time to dremel away at things. I\'ve shaved all of the spikes off the back and tried to leave the musculature intact, though it\'s a difficult task as the body\'s muscles seem so random and wonky in some places. I\'m pretty sure the back will be a fairly large sculpting job - not just to close that seam, but to proper smooth out all of the musculature.
I have just the arm and face left to dremel down before the sculpting begins, I think, though I\'m about to glue the torso halves together and try to putty along the inside to try and cement it together.
I think shoulder armor and back armor will help cover most of the awful sculpting I plan on doing
I have just the arm and face left to dremel down before the sculpting begins, I think, though I\'m about to glue the torso halves together and try to putty along the inside to try and cement it together.
I think shoulder armor and back armor will help cover most of the awful sculpting I plan on doing
just a thought here you could always add a nice orky baner pole to his back, with armor plates on his shoulder(blades) a it would look cool and bossy and b would break up the large \'flat\' back area of the model...keep going on this one looking forward to the end result cheers!
jamsessionein
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A bit more of an assembled look.
I\'ve pinned the torso in a slightly elevated position that I think it\'ll be staying in - he\'s more upright and looks a bit better, in my opinion, when straightened out like that.He\'s certainly big. Dreadnought-sized, I think.
I won\'t be leaving him on that base - I am just using it to prop him up as I could drill holes all over it without a problem.
james sequeira
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Which sets are these plastic orks you are using for comparison from ?
jamsessionein
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Just the normal 40k sluggas, why?
james sequeira
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Just curious, cheers.
jamsessionein
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Dremelled the other arm down. The only spikes left are on the edges of the face.
Got a couple of different angle shots, as well.
What do you guys think? The new arm definitely needs resurfacing.
Got a couple of different angle shots, as well.
What do you guys think? The new arm definitely needs resurfacing.
jamsessionein
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I\'ve been looking a lot at a warboss model on CoolMiniorNot I\'ve been enamored with - Ragnar Skulleater. The mini in that is pretty much inquisitor-scale, but I see a lot of similarities in general body structure.
Though of course I am not nearly anything of an accomplished sculptor, I\'ve been thinking about what I want to do with this model. I\'d like to sculpt pants on him, really - I\'ve been thinking I might be able to do it, actually, if I try doing something along the same lines as that Skullork miniature has - just the upper leg, and the rest is boot. Same with the shirt - it\'d be nice to have, but I\'m not sure I could sculpt anything that looks even reasonably close...
Suggestions would be highly appreciated for both the sculpting of clothing and the resurfacing of the musculature.
Still, it\'s given me a bit of inspiration I wanted to ask about. Looking at that power klaw, I really like the design - it looks dangerous enough, to be sure. It actually reminded me of the power klaw that one of the Inquisitor models weilds - Witch Hunter Tyrus.
Take a look at the bit on GW\'s bits page.
I\'m not sure if it\'s too big, but it might be a decent foundation for a looted power klaw. Can anyone help me figure out if it\'s too large? Maybe give me dimensions?
What do you guys think of that idea?
Though of course I am not nearly anything of an accomplished sculptor, I\'ve been thinking about what I want to do with this model. I\'d like to sculpt pants on him, really - I\'ve been thinking I might be able to do it, actually, if I try doing something along the same lines as that Skullork miniature has - just the upper leg, and the rest is boot. Same with the shirt - it\'d be nice to have, but I\'m not sure I could sculpt anything that looks even reasonably close...
Suggestions would be highly appreciated for both the sculpting of clothing and the resurfacing of the musculature.
Still, it\'s given me a bit of inspiration I wanted to ask about. Looking at that power klaw, I really like the design - it looks dangerous enough, to be sure. It actually reminded me of the power klaw that one of the Inquisitor models weilds - Witch Hunter Tyrus.
Take a look at the bit on GW\'s bits page.
I\'m not sure if it\'s too big, but it might be a decent foundation for a looted power klaw. Can anyone help me figure out if it\'s too large? Maybe give me dimensions?
What do you guys think of that idea?
jamsessionein
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Some more progress, though nothing to write home about. The internet, however, is another matter!
First off, you\'ll notice he now has his head.
This may be subject to change, pending on how well I can resculpt this head into more orklike features. He is missing his fangs at the moment - those will come later.
The more astute of you might have noticed that just off-camera is a different looking choppa. Congratulations! I will reward you with a better image of it.
The old choppa is there for scale comparison. This one is much bigger and better suited for the boss, I think - it is also far from done. I need to properly join the axe head (it\'s all pinned, but putty will help) and add the propper detailing. I took a whack at re-doing the handle strap, and while I don\'t think it looks as good as on the other one, I\'ve consoled myself with the opinion that most of the handle just won\'t be visible in his hands anyway - least, not enough to stress out over this. It needs more details - skulls, in particular, I think. I\'m going to smack one at the bottom of the handle, if I can find it, and orkify the whole thing up a bit with some rivets when I next get the chance.
Suitably choppy?
Also, I apologize if these images occasionally don\'t show - I am currently engaged in an epic battle with my web host\'s customer service. Stories will be told for millenia of \'the man that would not stop calling\'.
First off, you\'ll notice he now has his head.
This may be subject to change, pending on how well I can resculpt this head into more orklike features. He is missing his fangs at the moment - those will come later.
The more astute of you might have noticed that just off-camera is a different looking choppa. Congratulations! I will reward you with a better image of it.
The old choppa is there for scale comparison. This one is much bigger and better suited for the boss, I think - it is also far from done. I need to properly join the axe head (it\'s all pinned, but putty will help) and add the propper detailing. I took a whack at re-doing the handle strap, and while I don\'t think it looks as good as on the other one, I\'ve consoled myself with the opinion that most of the handle just won\'t be visible in his hands anyway - least, not enough to stress out over this. It needs more details - skulls, in particular, I think. I\'m going to smack one at the bottom of the handle, if I can find it, and orkify the whole thing up a bit with some rivets when I next get the chance.
Suitably choppy?
Also, I apologize if these images occasionally don\'t show - I am currently engaged in an epic battle with my web host\'s customer service. Stories will be told for millenia of \'the man that would not stop calling\'.
i think i actually like the wraps on the new choppa better.
as for the clothing, i\'d say go for your sculpting of pants, but perhaps consider just using metal plates held together by chain for armor on his torso, instead of a shirt? or perhaps some old-fashioned chainmail? i dunno...i like the idea of having the bulging musculature from his torso still sticking out in places.
anyway, i agree with the above post...update the gargant...withdrawels and giddiness await its completion.
as for the clothing, i\'d say go for your sculpting of pants, but perhaps consider just using metal plates held together by chain for armor on his torso, instead of a shirt? or perhaps some old-fashioned chainmail? i dunno...i like the idea of having the bulging musculature from his torso still sticking out in places.
anyway, i agree with the above post...update the gargant...withdrawels and giddiness await its completion.
jamsessionein
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I think I\'m going to leave the choppa like this. I haven\'t made my mind up on the glyphs yet - they\'re not attached - but the rest of it looks decent enough to leave.
Not sure what\'s next. I imagine the power klaw will probably be!
Not sure what\'s next. I imagine the power klaw will probably be!
