Thousand Sons Manufactorium

[Skits]

G'day everyone! I'll be using this thread to display my Thousand Sons (both pre- and post-Heresy) projects in various stages of completion! There will also be the occasional cameo from other Chapters/Legions when the mood strikes. XD

So to start off with, just to give a demonstration of the stuff I can do, here are some of my finished models done over the past few years. Clicking the pics will take you to my relevant Facebook albums with more shots of each model, so I'm not flooding this post with too many images at once.

Niu, a Thousand Sons Forgeworld Dreadnaught. The scarabs/chain/tabard was some of my first attempts at customisations with greenstuff. One of my earliest models, but still one of my favourites.
https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/377678_179187938842407_1300047527_n.jpg?oh=cb95470 ae884feba9972176e3db8a380&oe=581C13E7 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=179187938842407&set=a.1085555448205647.1073741845.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

A squad of Thousand Sons terminators, heavily customised from a base Chaos Terminators box. Pauldrons were scratch-built from plasticard and greenstuff, helmets and armour were modified with the same, bases and tabards made from greenstuff. These guys were my first attempt at such extensive modifications.
https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13718593_1085552878205904_1717301890970158086_n.jp g?oh=04a13e06843ff7b6f76426e17791bbbf&oe=57EF495E (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1085552878205904&set=a.1085552218205970.1073741844.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

For something a little different, a Dark Angels chaplain from the Dark Vengeance set that I painted for a friend...
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... and the Chaos Lord said friend gave me in return. XD
https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1604775_725633964197799_4496496052791926374_n.jpg? oh=0074598c27225760dbd275de94e9667f&oe=582A6D5B (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=725633964197799&set=a.1085555771538948.1073741846.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

Niu again, from before he got stuck in a chunky old boxnaught and was stomping around as a happy little Contemptor before the Heresy (including WIP):
https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/377259_338782496216283_636367073_n.jpg?oh=bc415f89 3833aff9cbe910ccde3b0cb1&oe=58356523 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=338782496216283&set=a.1085570358204156.1073741848.100002536052713&type=3&theater)
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Jahi, one of my Deathwatch characters:
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For something a little more recent; my Chapter Master, Akil Amari, and a WiP shot to show the modifications.
https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/11752536_878136228947571_1164207268065996734_n.jpg ?oh=2f31dc2983fb2563beaff6056f3a1b76&oe=582590A8 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=878136228947571&set=a.878136015614259.1073741828.100002536052713&type=3&theater)
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Finally, the poor 2012 Games Day exclusive that I only just got around to painting a few months ago... XD My first go at Non-Metallic Metal, too!
https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13124813_1033514116743114_7615660308018237148_n.jp g?oh=b32d8043298cc2336895be58a529a124&oe=57EEE842 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1033514116743114&set=a.1033514010076458.1073741838.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

I hope you all like these! In my next post, I'll show some of the projects I'm currently working on, in all their WIP haphazardness. Please feel free to comment - feedback is very much appreciated! :D

[Kirsten]

very impressive indeed

[Skits]

@Kirsten: Thank you! :D

So here's one of my projects that I started sometime last year - I wanted to try true-scaling some marines to use as a veteran squad or librarian conclave or squad sergeants. They're extended at the shin, thigh, and waist to make them a little taller, and they all have customised helmets, melee weapons and a book chained to their belts.
https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/l/t1.0-9/12368999_944466162314577_7759062003344675638_n.jpg ?oh=35514b76bee69dfb73f3d7d72100ac20&oe=57ED5383 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=944466162314577&set=a.904067339687793.1073741829.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

That bloody mace has sixty individual fething feathers cut out of plasticard and glued on. SIXTY of the damn things. Aaaaaaagh.
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https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12509636_960574164037110_7010166167928138586_n.jpg ?oh=3c0a2b66a7c5e8f91935a2be686c21f6&oe=58252AFC (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=960574164037110&set=a.904067339687793.1073741829.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12400870_960574167370443_1038455246838702696_n.jpg ?oh=c839690d9b9ceeb482d2e18e8da4f573&oe=582561AE (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=960574167370443&set=a.904067339687793.1073741829.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

And then of course, soon after I'd done most of the work on these guys... Forgeworld released the Thousand Sons bits. XD OH WELL I like my stuff better anyway. One day I'll actually get around to painting all of these guys. One day...

Let me know what you think! :D

[Skits]

Another project I started sometime last year was modifying a Storm Talon to look slightly more aerodynamic and less like a space potato. XD The nose turret still rotates a full 360 degrees, the cockpit has been hinged, and I made the tail landing gear able to slide in/out (then found out that the mods I'd done to the turret meant it didn't have to slide out any more anyway, OOPS).

I haven't quite finished painting it yet, but it's getting there. Click on the images to go through the full album on Facebook!

https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13769572_1084895508271641_1242269185355755830_n.jp g?oh=e8a62f18366aafe87527860eaef73dbc&oe=5849BB6E (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1084895508271641&set=a.969177096510150.1073741831.100002536052713&type=3&theater)
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And then a few months after I'd originally posted the WiP shots on Facebook, GW released the Stormhawk Interceptor, and I went hmmm... the resemblence is almost uncanny. XD

[insaniak]

Lovely work. Particularly like the gold.

[Skits]

@insaniak: Thank you! :D

So I recently finished painting the Imperial Space Marine... and realised I'd completely forgotten to take WIP shots of him the entire time, oops. I'll get some proper photos of him soon, but in the meantime, here's some WIPs shots of the Tartaros Legion Praetor!

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https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14141640_1114544231973435_732782977035629823_n.jpg ?oh=c74b7b5b684395de02dd6c876ed8b8fb&oe=58379857 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1114544231973435&set=ms.c.eJw9yMENACAIA8CNDKXF6v6LmUj0ngdAJWUUY9oY6 KBulH~_wY71IYptiHccMDW8~-.bps.a.1084893531605172.1073741843.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

Still a long way to go, but let me know what you think so far! :D

[Kirsten]

lovely sculpting and plasticard work. very impressive.

[theHman]

WOW!!!
Love your conversions!

[Skits]

@Kirsten, @theHman: Thank you very much! :D Converting can sometimes be really frustrating, so it's great to know that it's worth the effort!

Just a little update atm, WoW:Legion has been eating into my free time lately oops. ¬_¬

Experimenting with undercoating the gold areas with Warplock Bronze first. I'm probably going to try for a TMM effect, we'll see how it goes!

https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14225375_1122963807798144_5302597871746527196_n.jp g?oh=4d7e4fbc276346c63cc9efc8559a2593&oe=5849FC49 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1122963807798144&set=ms.c.eJwzNDQysjQztjAwN7e0MDQx0TOECJhbQgRMAXJ3B sg~-.bps.a.1084893531605172.1073741843.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

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[Psychosplodge]

That's some quality work. Loving the conversions.

[Skits]

@Psychosplodge: Thank you! :D

So, progress! I recently acquired one of those little ribbed-tube-rolling things from Greenstuff World (http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/roll-maker/69-roll-maker-tube-wire-machine.html), and my initial use of it was to make the first connector thing for my jetbike guy (it really bugs me that these guys don't have backpacks like wtf). I still need to make the one for the other side, that's probably going to be fiddly as hell but oh well, I'll manage it somehow!

https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14358654_1131961770231681_533178528499402206_n.jpg ?oh=b38b0ca0bfcdad0ec9fc92da3b20a4ab&oe=587A094F (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1131961770231681&set=ms.c.eJwzNDQ2tDQzNDc3MDI2NLMw1DOECliCBcwtAXCcB qo~-.bps.a.1006395152788344.1073741833.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

And some more progress on painting the Tartaros Librarian:

https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14317377_1131930690234789_342067048116539598_n.jpg ?oh=a2844826c7cdd3835de8cab79f30bb71&oe=5847AE7C (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1131930690234789&set=ms.c.eJw9yMENACAIA8CNDKVVYP~%3BFjBK95wFE0VaZU5 E10BGnoKkf6OCL9BvyDclEDW8~-.bps.a.1084893531605172.1073741843.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

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https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14355577_1131930826901442_7766334740632140117_n.jp g?oh=1d51ac2191bfc347f50d2995e720800d&oe=58389F7B (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1131930826901442&set=ms.c.eJw9yMENACAIA8CNDKVVYP~%3BFjBK95wFE0VaZU5 E10BGnoKkf6OCL9BvyDclEDW8~-.bps.a.1084893531605172.1073741843.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

I'm pretty pleased with how the gold came out. I'm not sure what to go for with painting the force weapon, though. Leaning towards a purple-tinged blue for colours, but I'm still trying to decide what style to paint it in. Metallic with blue-purple tinting? Blue crystal? Lightning? Something else? Any suggestions or ideas, anyone? Let me know what you think! :D

[Psychosplodge]

You're welcome, I wish I could sculpt, but I'm not really willing to put the required time in to learn *shrugs*

Though I think I'll probably have a good browse of that tool website anyway :rolleyes:

[Skits]

Oh man, there is NEVER enough time! XD So many models, so little time... But I swear, at least when it comes to sculpting, 75% of that time is just waiting for the putty to dry! It's a LOT easier if you just work a little bit at a time, and work in layers and small steps. For example, that last pic of the jetbike! I COULD have attempted to do both of the cables at once... but that would have risked squashing parts I'd already done. I'd also only rolled out one cable beforehand, and let that cure first before I attached it to the model itself. I've got a second cable rolled out and cured, waiting to be attached now that everything else is dry.

A lot of sculpting is also just whacking on the putty in an approximation of what you want, letting it dry... and then shaping it further by carving it with a hobby knife and sanding it down with various grades of sandpaper. It makes it a lot easier to get a nice neat clean shape! Less frustrating, too. And if you accidentally take away too much, just slap some more putty on, let it dry, and try again!

It's a nifty little site! I was very tempted by some of the base-making rollers, but right now I have nothing I'd use them on, alas. Maybe one day!

[Psychosplodge]

It sounds so simple like that :D

[Skits]

It really is, I think! XD I believe a lot of trouble that ppl have when they first try sculpting is just trying to do too much at once (which I have also been guilty of!). Small steps and patience is one of the keys! Having to wait for those small steps to dry first before continuing does drag out the time it takes, but it really does make things overall a lot easier. Maybe give it a try sometime! :) If there's anything specific you want to do, I might be able to give some pointers/steps, too.

[Psychosplodge]

I think I'll apply what you've already said to gap filling, covering iconography and the like and see how I go. That's what I mostly use green stuff for, but it might mean that one day I get a smooth shoulder pad (http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?25013-The-Random-workings-of-Psychosplodge&p=556834&viewfull=1#post556834) :D

[Skits]

Sounds like a plan! XD Good luck with it, and I definitely recommend getting a few grades of fine sandpaper to help you out on that smooth shoulderpad quest! ;)

[Skits]

Okay, almost done! I decided to go with a blue crystal kind of blade in the end. Still need to finish up some details and add the freehand, but he's nearly complete!
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https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14358879_1137569136337611_5845651281163127565_n.jp g?oh=712fc5087790ada866bea87870b2caba&oe=583E0E36 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1137569136337611&set=a.1084893531605172.1073741843.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

Let me know what you think! :D

[Psychosplodge]

Rather nice blade. Are you adding more to the blade or the overall model?

[Skits]

Thanks! :D I still need to wash the gold detailing on the blade to make it match the rest, and I also still need to finish off his base properly, paint the jade scarab on his right pauldron, edge highlight the red armour, and then add the free-hand detailing like his legion symbol.

Still, he's getting close to done! :D

[Skits]

Update time! I didn't get to do much more on the Praetor this week, since I got a request to do a tutorial on how I sculpt my chains. So I spent most my hobby time working on that this week! If you're interested, here's the tutorial on how to make a book and chain (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1144813872279804&set=a.1144813798946478.1073741849.100002536052713&type=3&theater) for converting your model into a Librarian or somesuch!

Here's the guy I used for the tutorial:
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I also started working on the other leader guy from the BaC box a bit, since I had some leftover millistuff - I've removed the head of the crozius and will attach a glaive type blade once I get around to carving it. I've also scarab'd up his cloak clasps so far:
https://scontent.fbne1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14479750_1147339708693887_3851725141761578971_n.jp g?oh=cb3f7d49c3380bc7ded38d68f53f8f01&oe=58627C06 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1147339708693887&set=a.1147339595360565.1073741850.100002536052713&type=3&theater)

I'll be modifying the helmet as well, of course. Not sure what else I'll do to him yet though, if anything. I'm still trying to decide if I want to leave him with the pistol, or remove it and give him an open 'casting psychic powers' hand or something. Thoughts?

[Psychosplodge]

Leave the pistol. They must have some troops that still used guns :D

[Skits]

@Psychosplodge: Yeah, that's what I was thinking. XD I dunno why but I've never really been a fan of the open-hand casting pose. And hey, nothing saying they can't shoot psychic powers THROUGH their weapon, right? ;)

[Psychosplodge]

Or manifest directly at the target :D

[Skits]

@Psychosplodge: Hah, that too! XD

Okay, next update! I think I've finally finished the praetor terminator!
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/4/830939_sm-Legion%20Praetor%20Tribune%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Wor k%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/830939-Legion%20Praetor%20Tribune%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Wor k%20In%20Progress.html)
I'll get some proper photos of him eventually, once I get around to setting up the lightbox.

Now that the praetor's done, one of the next models I'll be working on is painting the Slaughterpriest, just for something different. I'm building a base for him out of spare sprue and greenstuff/milliput; here's the guts of the base before I put the coating layer of millistuff over it to properly shape it and finish it off:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/4/830938_sm-Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/830938-Work%20In%20Progress.html)

I've also started designing/building the weapon for the commander guy from the BaC set. Here's some weapon sketches I did while trying to figure out the particulars:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/4/830940_sm-Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/830940-Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.html)

And the blade so far:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/4/830942_sm-Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/830942-Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.html)
I'll also hopefully be using this guy to finally do a step by step on how I customise the helmets.

Let me know what you think! :D

[Skits]

@Captain Brown: Thank you! :D

Okay so now that I've finished painting the Praetor, I'm back to my 'augh what do I focus on now' indecision. XD So here's what I've been working on lately!

Customising this guy from the BaC set into a Thousand Sons Librarian:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/9/831835_sm-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/831835-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html)

Here's his weapon:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/9/831833_sm-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/831833-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html)

I still haven't actually glued the blade on yet because I want to work on it a bit more. Does it need more detail?
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/9/831834_sm-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/831834-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html)

Also doing a bit more detailing on the terminator guy from the BaC box:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/9/831832_sm-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/831832-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html)

Better look at the cowl detailing (though I've cleaned it up a bit more since this pic):
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/9/831829_sm-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/831829-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html)

And finally, the custom base for the SLAUGHTERPRIEST with HACKBLADE is finished!
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/9/831837_sm-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/831837-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/9/831838_sm-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/831838-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

I'll most likely be painting the SLAUGHTERPRIEST next because reasons. XD So that's what I've been up to this week - let me know what you think! :D

[Psychosplodge]

I think the blade looks plenty detailed, especially if you're going to paint it the same style as the blue one above it.

Nice detailing on the terminator as well.

[grimmas]

I'm enjoying your post Skits. They're looking really good

[Skits]

@Psychosplodge: Thanks! :D I'll probably just add some rivets to the blade and call it a day there, I think.

@grimmas: Thank you! :D

[Skits]

Finished this guy a while back, but only just got around to photographing him. So here's the 2016 Imperial Space Marine, painted up in pre-Heresy Thousand Sons colours (to nobody's surprise ever :D).

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/12/832432_sm-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/832432-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html )

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/12/832439_sm-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/832439-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html )

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/12/832438_sm-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/832438-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html )

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/12/832437_sm-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/832437-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html )

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/12/832436_sm-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/832436-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html )

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/12/832435_sm-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/832435-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html )

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/12/832434_sm-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/832434-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html )

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/12/832433_sm-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/832433-Imperial%20Space%20Marine%2C%20Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html )

Let me know what you think! :D

[Psychosplodge]

Very nice.
Sculpting and painting skills? I'm rather jealous :p

[Skits]

@Psychosplodge: Thanks! XD And heh, it all just comes down to patience, practice, and attention to detail. ;) Maybe I should post some of my drawings here as well!

[Skits]

Aright, update time!

Think I've finished this guy's weapon, finally! Rivets make everything better.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/16/833065_mb-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833065-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html) http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/16/833066_mb-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833066-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html)
I think he's just about ready to paint, unless I decide to make him a little taller somehow. Would be a pain to do though, so I'm still pondering how exactly I'd go about it, if I do at all.

And the reason I'm pondering it in the first place is because I gave the terminator a bit of a height boost! Here's the two side by side:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/16/833067_sm-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833067-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html)
Cut him in half just above the belt, added a 1.5mm thick piece of plasticard between the two halves, and I'm currently in the process of re-sculpting his midsection. Did the front hoses and was waiting for those to dry before I did anything else.

Of course, making him taller means that his cloak now looks a little short, especially from the back... :D
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/16/833068_sm-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833068-Pre-heresy%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%2 0Work%20In%20Progress.html)
I'm tossing up between leaving it as is, extending it with millistuff, or making the bottom edge look all torn and ragged and damaged to help explain why it's shorter. Please let me know your opinions on this!

Finally, I magnetised the base of the slaughterpriest and started getting some paint on him:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/16/833069_sm-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833069-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/16/833072_mb-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833072-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html) http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/16/833071_mb-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833071-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/16/833070_sm-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833070-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

As always, let me know what you think! :D

[Psychosplodge]

What about just standing the marine on something so he looks a bit taller at first glance? Stretching him might look a bit odd cause power armour doesn't have the bulk of terminator armour.

[Skits]

@Psychosplodge: Yeah, I don't think that guy really needs extending. I'll probably just leave him as he is. Thanks for the feedback! :D

Anyway! Finally got around to photographing this guy. So here he is - the Forgeworld Legion Praetor Tribune, in Tartaros Terminator armour, done up as a Librarian in pre-Heresy Thousand Sons livery. Whew, what a mouthful!

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/20/833998_sm-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833998-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/20/833999_sm-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/833999-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/20/834000_sm-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/834000-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/20/834001_sm-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/834001-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/20/834002_sm-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/834002-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/20/834003_sm-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/834003-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/20/834004_sm-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/834004-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/10/20/834005_sm-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/834005-Praetor%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Tartaros%2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20 Thousand%20Sons.html)

Let me know what you think! :D

[Nightpaw]

Looks great, very nice paint job. The only thing that I would change is that the power blade and the base show the same color. In my opinion it would look better with differing colors.

[Skits]

@Nightpaw: Thank you! And yeah, I was originally planning to make the power blade more of a blue-violet instead of straight up blue, but I was still experimenting with HOW to paint the blade, so I ended up leaving out the violet parts because I didn't want to mess up what I'd already done. XD; Next time!

[Skits]

Blar, apologies for the lack of update last week, I came down with a cold and didn't get much hobby done. :( But anyway! Made some progress on painting the Slaughterpriest:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/1/836199_sm-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/836199-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/1/836200_sm-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/836200-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/1/836198_sm-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/836198-Slaughterpriest%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

Still a lot of work to do! Especially on the skin, metal, and leather areas. I'm not entirely sure about the helmet yet - I feel like I need to make it darker overall to get the Khorne symbol to stand out better. Thoughts?

Something else I've been working on as well - magnetising my Imperial Knight!

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/1/836201_sm-Imperial%20Knight%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/836201-Imperial%20Knight%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)
The battle cannon and multi-melta magnetised to switch between the two.

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/1/836202_sm-Imperial%20Knight%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/836202-Imperial%20Knight%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/1/836203_sm-Imperial%20Knight%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/836203-Imperial%20Knight%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

I can now switch between all the weapon loadouts! I also magnetised the shield so I can switch between the two shield options as well. Still have no idea exactly how I'm gonna paint this guy up yet though, and I still need to position the legs and build the base - I have plans for that, oh yes. But it requires me cutting up one of the legs at the knee to bend it, so we'll see how that goes!

As always, let me know what you think! :D

[Psychosplodge]

I disagree with Nightpaw, to me it's almost so polished it's reflecting the ice. Plus the blues and whites stop it from getting 2nd edition too red.
Just a matter of personnel taste.

Still not a fan of the imperial knight model. *shrugs*

[Sauragnmon]

Your Praetor is exceptionally well done, the ice vs blade effect are debatable, and as Splodge pointed out, it looks like it's reflecting the ice in some ways because of where the highlights are.

The Slaughterpriest is coming along well, very nice work.

Magnetizing the Knight.. yeah, if you want to get the most bang for your buck you have to. Good idea using some 5x2mm in there, because some say 5x1 but no thanks, they don't have the hold to really do big pieces properly I found. Even then, if you start venturing into FW weapon loadouts, you'll want those 5x2's to help keep it in place, and don't settle for lightweights either. I've got a Styrix, and that volkite beast needs N52's to hold it in place, on both sides. I have an N52 on the arm itself, but it won't hold with an N35 shoulder joint. They're good enough for the plastic weapons, but not the FW ranged weapons, which are in essence solid blocks of resin.

[Skits]

@Psychosplodge: Cheers man! And yeah, a lot of it all comes down to personal taste. XD To each their own and all that, heh.

@Sauragnmon: Thank you! And yeah, nothing worse than magnets that aren't quite strong enough to hold things securely. Sometimes I'll even double-up on magnets if I've got the room to sink a pair in, instead of just one. I'm not currently planning on getting any FW weapons for this guy, but I'll definitely keep your advice in mind if I do in the future, thanks! :D

Anyway, finally finished this guy, whew! Now I can get back to all my Thousand Sons-related projects. XD

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838699_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838699-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838706_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838706-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838705_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838705-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838704_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838704-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838703_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838703-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838701_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838701-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838702_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838702-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838700_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838700-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)

Let me know what you think! :D

[Skits]

And apart from that, I've done a bit more work on the Imperial knight - I cut up the left leg for some re-posing and started building the base:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838716_sm-Imperial%20Knight.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838716-Imperial%20Knight.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838717_sm-Imperial%20Knight.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838717-Imperial%20Knight.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838718_sm-Imperial%20Knight.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838718-Imperial%20Knight.html)

Everything's still just blu-tack'd in place atm. I think I'm going to need to do some more adjustments to the left ankle to straighten up the leg a bit so the knight's not quite so splay-footed. Thoughts?

I've also started a bit on the Burning of Prospero box, to nobody's surprise ever. :D The height of Ahriman's nasal crest was seriously bugging me, so I shortened it. XD Still needs a little bit of cleaning up, but I'm happier with it this way.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838719_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Burning%20Of%20P rospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838719-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Burning%20Of%20P rospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

Gotta admit, I'm kind of tempted to leave Bjo-- I mean uh Geigor in pieces like this... maybe scattered over Ahriman's base... :D
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838720_sm-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Space%20W olves.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838720-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Space%20W olves.html)

It would've been really cool if GW had put Othere Wyrdmake as the other character in the BoP box instead of Geigor. Ah, well.

[Psychosplodge]

Anyway, finally finished this guy, whew! Now I can get back to all my Thousand Sons-related projects. XD

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/16/838699_sm-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/838699-Age%20Of%20Sigmar%2C%20Slaughterpriest%2C%20Slaugh terpriest%20With%20Hackblade.html)
Let me know what you think! :D


Is he the freebie from the other month? Looks proper mean :D

[Sauragnmon]

I know the feeling. I had to get.. creative with some of the magnetizing on my Styrix - they haven't given me the liberty of using Volkite weapons in 40K, so I went a little further and made it so I could swap the Forgeworld weapons for Standard ones. Being that the lower arms (below that rotation joint) are one of what I call "Control Bits" - the pieces that you Can't get around, that are numerically restrictive in a kit, like Space Marine Torso Backs (the fronts have variations, the legs, the backpacks, but the fixed number in a kit is most often the BACK of the torso, so a box will, by default, only build X number of Marines).

What I did is I set magnets into the elevation joint (Elbow-ish piece) on both sides so that there's a magnetic bond and I simply slot the weapon of choice into that joint. After that, with the gun arm I partial-pinned the elevating pistons to prevent the cannon slumping in its bond, and the piston on the melee arm is set up so it supports the claw/blade as well.

Loving that Slaughterpriest, looking forward to your work on Azhek. I had a Thousand Sons phase years back.. in fact my first plastic Dread, converted to Chaos, was Thousand Sons in the beginning, part of what got him the nickname Big Blue.

[Skits]

@Psychosplodge: He is indeed! Thank you! :D

@Sauragnmon: Yeah, I did something similar with magnetising my first Contemptor - magnets in the elbow joints as well as the bicep and shoulder - partly for the weapon swapping, and partly for poseability. XD Thousand Sons have been my first, main, and only army, and it's their fluff that really got me into the 40k hobby fully. They'll always be my priority focus (though if Sisters of Battle really do come out in plastic, they may get some competition! XD)

Anyway, only a small update this week - I've started painting Ahriman, yay!

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/22/839955_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/839955-Ahriman%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/22/839954_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/839954-Ahriman%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.html)

I'm still working on the red (it does NOT photograph well, ugh), need to darken some areas and up the contrast a bit.

And man, with all the Thousand Sons-related releases coming out soon, I think I might need to start trying to squeeze in more than one painting session a week... :D

[Skits]

Bit more progress on Ahriman. Hayfever attacks suck butt and make it very hard for me to focus on much for long, blargh.

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/26/840827_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/840827-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/11/26/840828_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/840828-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Pre-heresy%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progr ess.html)

Still trying to decide what colours to use for his cloak. Tabard and dangly bits will be cool white. Pondering just doing the whole cloak the same cool blue-white, but also considering doing the outside of the cloak a different colour. Not a fan of the purple that sometimes gets used though. Maybe just a dark blue?

Thoughts?

[Skits]

A little more progress on Ahriman! Mostly working on the cloth today, though I didn't get as much done as I wanted, but oh well.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/2/841981_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/841981-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

Tried something different for the back of his cloak! An attempt at a starry night sky nebulae.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/2/841982_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/841982-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/2/841983_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/841983-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

So what do you all think of the cloak? Yea or nay?

[Sauragnmon]

The cloak is gorgeous, excellent work. I love how it turned out.

[Morgrim]

The nebula worked really well.

[Psychosplodge]

Yes that cloak is brilliant.

[Meph]

Awesome work, man. Solid painting, excellent plasticard-fu. I'm a fan!

And I must say I absolutely love the conversion on the Storm Talon. That nose extension is exactly as I've been envisioning it but been a bit too daunted to start work on. It's very satisfying to find somebody has had the same idea and executed it to perfection. Immediately it looks more like an aircraft.

[Skits]

@Sauragnmon, @Morgrim, @Psychosplodge: Ahh thank you! :D

@Meph: Thank you! :D And yeah I'm really happy with how the Storm Talon turned out! If you do decide to try it yourself, I really recommend making mock-up nose cones with plain cardboard first to help get the dimensions right. And don't forget to take into account the thickness of the plasticard you're using when you get to that stage!

So anyway! A bit more progress on Ahriman:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843356_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843356-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843357_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843357-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843358_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843358-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

Still need to do his helmet, finish off other gold areas, tighten up some details, and paint the entire weapon. XD Oh and make his base. I'm still trying to decide what to DO with his weapon though, agh. Suggestions?

Also! I just realised I'd completely forgotten to show the chain axe I've been working on for a friend. So! Here we go:

Planning is important!
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843359_sm-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843359-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.html)

Axe head pieces before assembly:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843361_sm-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843361-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.html)

Axe head with rough trim, testing out fit/positioning before trimming down to shape:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843362_sm-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843362-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.html)

Trim ready for assembly - also showing the little bits of sandpaper I use for shaping:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843363_sm-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843363-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.html)

Axe head fully assembled, and the parts used to attach it to the haft:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843364_sm-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843364-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.html)

Finally finished and attached to my friend's model!
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843366_sm-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843366-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.html) http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/9/843367_sm-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/843367-Chain%20Axe%2C%20Chainaxe.html)
This guy is one of my friend's older models, repurposed to create his character from one of our Deathwatch rp games. The axe turned out a little large, but friend is still very happy with it! He ended up using an arm with a plasma pistol for the left arm, which I forgot to take pics of, but oh well. Both arms are magnetised anyway for posing and weapon swapping.

As always, let me know what you think! :D

[Meph]

Noice axe, noice!! :D

For Ahriman's weapon, why not make a blade a slightly paler shade of your decorative gold, and the staff either a pale colour (grey-white or beige), or a dark burgundy (darker than your armour). That might give you a good contrast with the rest of the staff's detailing?

For the Storm Talon, I'm no stranger to some plasticard work (my Stormraven conversion from a few years back is the best excample), so I intend to change the wings completely, and make the tail larger and longer. but that nose section is definitely the key section of the whole model, if that is off even by a tiny amount, it'll ruin the look of the whole model. And you got every angle and shape just right. *Tip-o'-the-hat*

[Skits]

@Meph: Hehe, cheers man! :D

For Ahriman's weapon, I was definitely considering some kind of creamy bone or pale beige for the staff sections! For the blade though, I'm mostly trying to decide between metallic silver (with the power pack section in gold) and the blue/gold pattern, or doing some kind of blue-white gradient with lightning effects or something equally fancy. Doing some kinda fancy effect could look really sweet, but I'm a little worried about it looking too busy and/or drawing too much attention away from the rest of the model.

As for the Storm Talon, heh, thank you! :D It took me five different cardboard mock-ups to get the right measurements for that nose cone. Definitely worth the time and effort, I think! Best of luck with your own conversion!

[Morgrim]

Adding the jewel effect to the blue parts of Ahriman's collar piece is really effective. It's subtle enough not to draw attention away from other parts of the model unnecessarily but complements them well.

[Skits]

@Morgrim: Thank you! I'm glad that effect worked out!

Update time! :D

Finally finished painting Ahriman! And then realised I didn't have his base ready, OOPS.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/17/844760_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/844760-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/17/844761_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/844761-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/17/844762_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/844762-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

So, made his base - just need to wait for it to cool down a bit before I primer it. Bloody Aussie summer, agh.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/17/844763_sm-Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/844763-Work%20In%20Progress.html)

Also cracked open the new 40k Ahriman model and put most of him together! He’s magnetised to the disc, so I can field him with or without it. Also used some greenstuff/milliput to help fill in some of the seams, just need to sand them down and smooth them out a bit, and then he’s pretty much ready for primer as well.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/17/844759_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/844759-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons% 2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

And finally, I started painting Geigor from the BoP box while I was waiting for the greenput to dry:
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/17/844764_sm-Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress .png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/844764-Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress .html)
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/12/17/844765_sm-Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress .png (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/844765-Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress .html)
I need to figure out specifically what I’m going to do for his base though - I don’t want to do snow/ice since I do that a lot already. I’m considering ruins of Tizca for his base but my TSons heart is going ‘noooooo’ and making sad faces at me. XD

So! Thoughts, suggestions?

[Morgrim]

There have been some dramatic battles in The Fang, maybe you could do stone and rune bases for the Space Wolves? Despite there being so many wargames set in fantasy or fantasy inspired settings (and lets be real, 40k is definitely the latter) castle-stone bases seem to be really rare.

[Skits]

@Morgrim: Oooh, I like that idea! Can't believe I didn't think of it myself, heh. XD Cheers man, much appreciated! :D

[helqq]

consider the space/galaxy cloak design idea 100% stolen, lol

[Skits]

@helqq: Hehehe, no worries, steal away! I'm gonna be doing a step by step on painting another space/galaxy cloak at some point soon, so keep an eye out for that!.

Anyway, been a while since my last post, apologies! I hope everyone had good holidays/New Year! I've been working on a few different things over the past few weeks, so here we go~

First off - I was commissioned to paint a Vindicare. I've since finished him but haven't gotten around to uploading the final photos yet. So in the meantime here's some WiPs of it!
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/27/853016_sm-Vindicare%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853016-Vindicare%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/27/853017_sm-Vindicare%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853017-Vindicare%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/27/853018_sm-Vindicare%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853018-Vindicare%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

I also got my hands on Canoness Veridyan, but I decided that I really needed to fix her pose and ditch the ridiculous high heels. I still need to add more detailing to her feet, but she looks a bit more comfortable now at least!
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/27/853009_sm-Canoness%20Veridyan%2C%20Sisters%20Of%20Battle.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853009-Canoness%20Veridyan%2C%20Sisters%20Of%20Battle.htm l)

Also getting close to finishing Geigor! Just his base, his right arm and a few other bits and pieces to do.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/27/853011_sm-Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853011-Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/27/853012_sm-Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853012-Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/27/853010_sm-Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853010-Geigor%20Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)

Finally, I've started on the new 40k Ahriman as well (because I forgot I was still working on Geigor at one point, oops). Just the white of his robe's done so far.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/27/853007_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853007-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

As always, let me know what you think! :D

[Morgrim]

Very nice work on the Cannoness conversion, she looks much less ridiculous. And the highlights on the Assassin are brilliantly placed.

[Skits]

@Morgrim: Ahh thank you! :D Yeah, I just had to fix the Canoness, it's such a nice sculpt other than the ridiculous pose/high heels.

Anyway, I finally got around to properly photographing Ahriman! Ugh, I hate trying to photograph red decently, it's such a pain. Trying out a white background instead of black this time.

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/29/853529_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853529-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/29/853530_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853530-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/29/853531_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853531-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/29/853532_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853532-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/29/853533_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853533-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/29/853534_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853534-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/29/853535_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853535-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/29/853536_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/853536-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Bu rning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

As always, please let me know what you think! :D

[Skits]

Update time! I finished Geigor Fell-Hand and got him photographed pretty quickly for once, just in time for the launch of Inferno! :D

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/4/854711_sm-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/854711-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/4/854712_sm-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/854712-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/4/854713_sm-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/854713-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)

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https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/4/854715_sm-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/854715-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/4/854716_sm-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/854716-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/4/854717_sm-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/854717-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/4/854718_sm-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/854718-Burning%20Of%20Prospero%2C%20Geigor%2C%20Geigor%20 Fell-hand%2C%20Space%20Wolves.html)

Let me know what you think! :D

[Skits]

So, a bit more progress!

I've been working on sculpting a new head for the legion herald, and apart from a bit of sanding to smooth out a rough spot or two, I think she's finally finished! For my first time really sculpting any faces and long hair, I'm pretty pleased with how things turned out.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/19/858229_sm-Legion%20Herald%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20I n%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/858229-Legion%20Herald%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20I n%20Progress.html)

I also finished Ahriman's book:
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/19/858231_sm-Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20I n%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/858231-Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20I n%20Progress.html)

and started work on his helmet:
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/19/858230_sm-Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20I n%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/858230-Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20I n%20Progress.html)

...but I got distracted halfway through highlighting the bone on his horns because I decided I wanted to try and make a brush holder. XD

So here it is, my cheapo brush holder made from the spiral wire from an old spiral notebook, and leftover sprue!
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/19/858232_sm-Brush%20Holder%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In %20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/858232-Brush%20Holder%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In %20Progress.html)

It's not the prettiest thing, and time will tell how sturdy it actually is, but so far it gets the job done.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/19/858234_sm-Brush%20Holder%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In %20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/858234-Brush%20Holder%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In %20Progress.html)

Here's a bit of a closer look at where I drilled through the corners of the support sprue and threaded the wire through to help hold it in place:
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/2/19/858235_sm-Brush%20Holder%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In %20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/858235-Brush%20Holder%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In %20Progress.html)

As always, let me know what you think! :D

[Skits]

Hi all! After painting my 30k Ahriman (https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/120/402822.page#9167942), I had several people asking how I painted his galaxy cloak. I finally got around to doing a tutorial on the general method with my 40k Ahriman (although I think I went a little overboard on the density of stars with this guy, oops). Anyway, here we go:

1. Black base! Although any kind of really dark colour would probably work.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861467_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861467-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

2. Dapple on your first dark colour (in this case red), in the general area/pattern you want your galaxy effect in. For this one, I decided to try a spiral galaxy effect rather than a more random nebulae like I used on my 30k Ahriman. Make sure your paint’s fairly thin, and you can let it pool in certain areas to get some variation in coverage. It helps to have reference pictures!
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861468_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861468-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

3. Continue with whatever other dark colours you want to use - for this example, I went with pretty much the full spectrum just to demonstrate the different colours and transitions between them.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861469_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861469-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

4. Once those are dry, start dappling thin layers of brighter colours a little more sparsely over the previous colours. You also don’t have to stay entirely on the previous layer, it’s okay to go over onto the black areas as well. In this particular photo, I’ve only done some red/orange and some green so far.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861470_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861470-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

5. Continue dappling those brighter colours on! Here I’ve continued with teal, purple, more red, and blue. Make sure your paint’s thin enough that it’s still a little translucent - you can also push it around a bit to leave it thinner in some areas and more concentrated in others.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861471_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861471-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

6. Keep building up thin layers of brighter colours over the previous layers. In this pic I’ve moved on to orange and yellow over the previous red areas.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861472_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861472-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

7. I kind of skipped ahead a little here and continued on right up to white in just the central area of the spiral.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861473_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861473-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

8. Once you’re up to the brightest colours, just start dotting it on in individual spots, rather than dapples like before. Here I’ve done the green, teal and blue. Make sure to rest your hand often if it start cramping up!
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861474_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861474-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

9. Here I’ve continued on with the violet, red, orange and yellow dots.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861475_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861475-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

10. Finally, carefully dot on white paint for the brightest stars, including a few larger ones with added little shine lines. Try not to go too overboard with them though (like I did here, oops) - leave some areas with not as many stars.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/3/4/861476_sm-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/861476-Star%20Cloak%2C%20Tutorial%2C%20Work%20In%20Progre ss.html)

If you’ve only used two or three colours (instead of a whole spectrum like I did here), you can also use a wash over the whole thing to help tie the different areas of colour together, then go over it with some more white dots again. I did this on my 30k Ahriman with a blue wash, since all the colours I used in that one had blue in them. You can also go back with the black to add in some more random patches with less stars to help break things up a little.

Anyway, that’s pretty much it! It does take a while (I think I spent about five hours overall on this, though it would’ve gone a lot faster if I wasn’t using so many different colours and also not stopping regularly to take photos). I hope it helps, and please let me know if you have any questions! :D

[Skits]

I finally finished painting the new Ahriman model!

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/4/12/869993_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/869993-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/4/12/869994_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/869994-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/4/12/869995_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/869995-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/4/12/869996_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/869996-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/4/12/869997_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/869997-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/4/12/869998_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/869998-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/4/12/869999_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/869999-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/4/12/870000_sm-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/870000-Ahriman%2C%20Ahzek%20Ahriman%2C%20Thousand%20Sons. html)

I spent way too long on this one, ugh. Let me know what you think!

[Skits]

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, life's been pretty hectic. But here I am again - not with a Thousand Son this time, alas, but hopefully Canoness Veridyan is awesome enough to make up for it. :D I couldn't stand her painful foot-binding-like high heeled boots, so I did some careful amputation and re-sculpting, and also adjusted her right leg at the hip to something a little more comfortable looking. I also experimented with a new method of painting NMM gold, and I'm pretty pleased with the results.

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/5/22/878597_sm-Adepta%20Sororitas%2C%20Canoness%20Veridyan%2C%20S isters%20Of%20Battle.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/878597-Adepta%20Sororitas%2C%20Canoness%20Veridyan%2C%20S isters%20Of%20Battle.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/5/22/878601_sm-Adepta%20Sororitas%2C%20Canoness%20Veridyan%2C%20S isters%20Of%20Battle.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/878601-Adepta%20Sororitas%2C%20Canoness%20Veridyan%2C%20S isters%20Of%20Battle.html)

For the rest of her pics, check her out here (http://skitsmixcommissions.tumblr.com/post/160947675877)!

Let me know what you think! :D

[Skits]

Here's some of the models I'll be working on painting next - all of them for my 30k Thousand Sons army, of course. :D

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/5/28/879870_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Wo rk%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/879870-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Wo rk%20In%20Progress.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/5/28/879869_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Wo rk%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/879869-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Wo rk%20In%20Progress.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/5/28/879871_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/879871-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/5/28/879872_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Wo rk%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/879872-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Wo rk%20In%20Progress.html)

Hopefully next time I post I'll have a bit more painting progress to show! As always, let me know what you think :D

[Skits]

I'm finally back again with another completed Thousand Son - this time it's a converted Collector's Edition space marine terminator captain, with a custom-made khopesh and book, both made from plasticard. I'm pretty pleased with how the freehand on his pauldrons and cloak came out!

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/7/9/889445_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Captain%2C%20Librarian% 2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/889445-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Captain%2C%20Librarian% 2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/7/9/889451_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Captain%2C%20Librarian% 2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/889451-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Captain%2C%20Librarian% 2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/7/9/889449_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Captain%2C%20Librarian% 2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/889449-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Captain%2C%20Librarian% 2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/7/9/889447_sm-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Captain%2C%20Librarian% 2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/889447-30k%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Captain%2C%20Librarian% 2C%20Terminator%20Armor%2C%20Thousand%20Sons.html)

More pics of Nadim here (http://skitsmixcommissions.tumblr.com/post/162746453982/collectors-edition-space-marine-terminator).

Let me know what you think! :D

[Skits]

Oh cripes, it's been a while since my last post, apologies! Life got a little hectic, especially after I tore a bunch of ligaments and majorly bruised the bones in my ankle back in July. x_x Fortunately I didn't need hospitalisation or surgery, and it's recovering pretty well, but I'm still looking at another three more months until I can even think about getting back to sports, blargh.

I've also been busy lately with doing commission painting - if you're interested, please check out my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SkitsMixCommissions/)! I'll keep this thread for showing my own WiP stuff though, unless enough people request otherwise! XD

Also! I recently got myself a pretty decent webcam, and I've been playing around with some painting vids and such. I don't have much yet - painting around the camera is a pain in the *** and I'm still getting used to it, and I also need to get some better lighting. I do intend on eventually doing some tutorial videos though! Here's my Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDyKu5aEasiqS9rM7fgMFZw) - let me know if there's any specific stuff you'd like to see me cover!

Now onto actual WiP stuff! XD Unfortunately because of commission work, I haven't had much time to work on my own stuff, but here's my progress since last post:

My converted chaplain from the BaC box! He's almost finished, I just need to do some freehand on his cloak. The glaive blade could be better but I ran out of craps to give. XD
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/9/24/905028_sm-Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/905028-Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/9/24/905029_sm-Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/905029-Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/9/24/905030_sm-Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/905030-Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.html)

I'm also experimenting with how I want to paint the new Rubricae! This is the only one I've done anything with so far though - the blue is done pretty much entirely with drybrushing, so it's pretty quick and easy!
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/9/24/905031_sm-Rubricae%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Pro gress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/905031-Rubricae%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Pro gress.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/9/24/905032_sm-Rubricae%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Pro gress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/905032-Rubricae%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Pro gress.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/9/24/905033_sm-Rubricae%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Pro gress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/905033-Rubricae%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Pro gress.html)

https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/9/24/905034_sm-Rubricae%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Pro gress.png (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/905034-Rubricae%2C%20Thousand%20Sons%2C%20Work%20In%20Pro gress.html)

I haven't done much with the gold or anything else yet, but let me know what you think so far! :D