Tims necron lord (not finished) - 40K Terra

timjonesiddqd · 11-19-2006

well i got bored, had a couple spare parts laying around. ive only just started learning how to use green stuff and whatnot :P itll be better when im finished (i hope) :P

i still have to fill in some gaps with some green stuff, and i might make a greenstuff cape, i dont know :P ill see how i go :P

experiment 626 · 11-20-2006

looking good mate

if trying to green stuff a cloak seems a bit daunting (and let's face it, it is!) why not take a look around and see if you have any spare tabberds or such laying around? (or else bug your buddies and see iy the have any promising bitz!!!)

a hint for the green stuff though - always mix up a little more blue than yellow. this stops it from becoming super sticky and un-workable even when wet!

keep up the good work and post some more photos once it done eh!

cheers!

MarksmanCypher · 11-20-2006

Looks awesome. Is he a little bit heavy with his warscythe (I assume) extended out like that? How did you get him weighted down? I use 5cent pieces and glue them to the bottom of the base but if you have a better idea (since 5c pieces don't work well with slottabases) I'd like to hear it!

experiment 626 · 11-20-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarksmanCypher

Looks awesome. Is he a little bit heavy with his warscythe (I assume) extended out like that? How did you get him weighted down? I use 5cent pieces and glue them to the bottom of the base but if you have a better idea (since 5c pieces don't work well with slottabases) I'd like to hear it!

looking at the staff, it looks like there's still the clear green plastic rod to go on the end???
might help counter balance a bit depending on how much it sticks out at the back?!

otherwise, hopefully you have some tabs from pewter sprues that you can cut up and glue under the base!

cheers!

timjonesiddqd · 11-21-2006

i havnt put anything under to keep it balanced :P thats been pretty cool so far :P the green rod will go on after i finish painting it, and i cant wait to get started. ive tried to make a cape before, i put one on my destroyer on foot (lol more spare parts) it came out ok for a first try. heres one had made earlier lol...

oh this model was already painted before i put the cape on, and i was too lazy to do a good job at painting the cape... ill get rid of those green spots when i get a chance

experiment 626 · 11-21-2006

that's not bad for a 1st try at sculpting cloth... honestly, i have to try my hand it either, so i'm very leery about the prospect of having to try it for my new inquisitor model... (i'll be taking a few lessons from a mate who's a multiple demon winner

)
i think the main thing to work on is to flaten out the huge bulge on his back... the cape should ideally lay fairly flat across the shoulders of a model.

btw, do you use that model as an immortal or as another lord?

i also wanted to point out that i really like the blades on the back of your lord conversion

nice touch that!

keep up the good work,
cheers!

Cagarner · 11-21-2006

I find the best way for capes is to make a square sheet of greenstuff thats quite thin (Not to thin else you will never pick it of the worksurface in one piece). Then squash the top corners slightly together, so the cape folds a bit. Then put it on the model wherever its suposed to go, and add some more folds to the cape, but make it look natural. And finally, curve up the botom of the cape a bit, making it look like there is a breaze blowing it a bit.

Thats what works for me anyways!

experiment 626 · 11-21-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cagarner

I find the best way for capes is to make a square sheet of greenstuff thats quite thin (Not to thin else you will never pick it of the worksurface in one piece). Then squash the top corners slightly together, so the cape folds a bit. Then put it on the model wherever its suposed to go, and add some more folds to the cape, but make it look natural. And finally, curve up the botom of the cape a bit, making it look like there is a breaze blowing it a bit.

Thats what works for me anyways!

thanx for the tips

i've found a good way to stop the putty from sticking to your work surface is to lay down a little bit plastic wrap... (the kind you use for wraping your nightly left-overs!)
works a treat! also, mix-up a little more blue than yellow as that will also help to keep the putty from sticking to your scuplting tool!

cheers!

timjonesiddqd · 11-22-2006

hey thanks for the tips :P :P yeah i think ill be using it as a immortal for now (an immortal lord would be pretty cool tho)

i think the blades rock :P they kinda look like little evil wings of doom :P i dont know if it would have looked better with a warscythe instead of the staff of light, but i didnt have a spare warscythe on me to see what it would have looked like

but im happy with what i got :P ill start painting on sun when i have some spare time :P

experiment 626 · 11-22-2006

hmmmm... well, if you *really* want the warscythe, then tomb king swords are the bit you're looking for to convert one! (hopefully you have a friend you can go bum one off of

)
just snip the top off the staff of light and replace it the blade portion only (ie; remove the hilt!) of a plastic TK sword! you can still leave the green rod at the bottom as not all necron tech has to look 100% identicle

(hey, this isn't the imperium with their stc's!)
you might need just a wee bit of green stuff depening on the join - though if you want to avoid any pinning, just add a tiny amount of green stuff to the join and glue it with super glue!!! honestly, you litterly need some explosive to undo a green stuff - super glue join

while a warsycthe makes the lord a deadly fighter, you do lose your ranged attack... so there is some better tactical flexability in the staff.

cheers!

timjonesiddqd · 12-24-2006

i ended up giving up on my necron lord at the moment.. i didnt like the paint job

i should be getting a couple more necron bits for xmas so ill screw around and make something better :P

timjonesiddqd · 01-15-2007

here are some more unfinished necron lords :P the one on the right is the new one i am converting and the one on the left is almost painted (no conversinon tho, apart from the crappy little bit on its warscythe)

masterofweirdness · 01-15-2007

+rep
cool models, I like both, the purple cape is cool.

Cagarner · 01-15-2007

I like the energy effect around the staff. nice clean colours generally. I shall also bless you with 1 Rep point.

experiment 626 · 01-15-2007

hehehe... we are always our own harshest critics!

the staff is quite cool mate! overall it's a great looking lord. (and the creativity is worth a bit of rep!)
the only thing i can suggest is to add another contrasting colour to break up the large amounts of metal... (i can see the gold shoulders, but a 2nd darker colours could really set the model off!)

keep up the good work!
cheers!

Inquisitor Rosenadel · 01-15-2007

Wow! Well I must say that I can paint lightning fairly well, but the wires are something else!

You could simply get some black ink, or use watered-down chaos black in the cracks of the model. Or if you want a sort of dirty, not-quite-rust-but-still-ancient-looking effect, you could use flesh wash. It looks really good on gold to make it tarnished.

timjonesiddqd · 01-29-2007

i didnt really know wich thread to put this in, its a bit of everything i guess. so ill just use this thread so i dont make things messy. Check out my paint job,my army has a purple theme i guess (Painting), and check out my new base for my nightbringer... i didnt like that crappy one i got in the set so i just made my own (Modeling & Scenery, Conversion) oh and the arms will go back on tomorrow... i didnt pin them and i dropped it lol

timjonesiddqd · 01-29-2007

i didnt really know wich thread to put this in, its a bit of everything i guess. so ill just use this thread so i dont make things messy. Check out my paint job,my army has a purple theme i guess (Painting), and check out my new base for my nightbringer... i didnt like that crappy one i got in the set so i just made my own (Modeling & Scenery, Conversion) oh and the arms will go back on tomorrow... i didnt pin them and i dropped it lol

Inquisitor Rosenadel · 01-29-2007

The purple is interesting! Cool and unique take! And the base is very well done!

11-19-2006	#1 (permalink)
timjonesiddqd Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle, Aus Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Tims necron lord (not finished) well i got bored, had a couple spare parts laying around. ive only just started learning how to use green stuff and whatnot :P itll be better when im finished (i hope) :P i still have to fill in some gaps with some green stuff, and i might make a greenstuff cape, i dont know :P ill see how i go :P __________________

11-20-2006	#2 (permalink)
experiment 626 Filthy, Dirty Radical Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lost in a blizzard, somewhere near toronto! Posts: 3,148 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 40 Thanked 310 Times in 223 Posts	looking good mate if trying to green stuff a cloak seems a bit daunting (and let's face it, it is!) why not take a look around and see if you have any spare tabberds or such laying around? (or else bug your buddies and see iy the have any promising bitz!!!) a hint for the green stuff though - always mix up a little more blue than yellow. this stops it from becoming super sticky and un-workable even when wet! keep up the good work and post some more photos once it done eh! cheers! __________________ "Who are you to question my methods?! A 'Puritan' is simply a coward who hides behind a veil of pretended faith and denounces his loyal brother as a traitor out of simple jealousy!" - Inquisitor Odion

11-20-2006	#3 (permalink)
MarksmanCypher Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Looks awesome. Is he a little bit heavy with his warscythe (I assume) extended out like that? How did you get him weighted down? I use 5cent pieces and glue them to the bottom of the base but if you have a better idea (since 5c pieces don't work well with slottabases) I'd like to hear it! __________________ Lurking in the Shadows of 40k Terra.

11-21-2006	#5 (permalink)
timjonesiddqd Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle, Aus Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i havnt put anything under to keep it balanced :P thats been pretty cool so far :P the green rod will go on after i finish painting it, and i cant wait to get started. ive tried to make a cape before, i put one on my destroyer on foot (lol more spare parts) it came out ok for a first try. heres one had made earlier lol... oh this model was already painted before i put the cape on, and i was too lazy to do a good job at painting the cape... ill get rid of those green spots when i get a chance __________________

11-21-2006	#6 (permalink)
experiment 626 Filthy, Dirty Radical Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lost in a blizzard, somewhere near toronto! Posts: 3,148 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 40 Thanked 310 Times in 223 Posts	that's not bad for a 1st try at sculpting cloth... honestly, i have to try my hand it either, so i'm very leery about the prospect of having to try it for my new inquisitor model... (i'll be taking a few lessons from a mate who's a multiple demon winner ) i think the main thing to work on is to flaten out the huge bulge on his back... the cape should ideally lay fairly flat across the shoulders of a model. btw, do you use that model as an immortal or as another lord? i also wanted to point out that i really like the blades on the back of your lord conversion nice touch that! keep up the good work, cheers! __________________ "Who are you to question my methods?! A 'Puritan' is simply a coward who hides behind a veil of pretended faith and denounces his loyal brother as a traitor out of simple jealousy!" - Inquisitor Odion

11-21-2006	#7 (permalink)
Cagarner The Omnissiah Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,429 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 46 Thanked 51 Times in 22 Posts	I find the best way for capes is to make a square sheet of greenstuff thats quite thin (Not to thin else you will never pick it of the worksurface in one piece). Then squash the top corners slightly together, so the cape folds a bit. Then put it on the model wherever its suposed to go, and add some more folds to the cape, but make it look natural. And finally, curve up the botom of the cape a bit, making it look like there is a breaze blowing it a bit. Thats what works for me anyways! __________________

11-22-2006	#9 (permalink)
timjonesiddqd Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle, Aus Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	hey thanks for the tips :P :P yeah i think ill be using it as a immortal for now (an immortal lord would be pretty cool tho) i think the blades rock :P they kinda look like little evil wings of doom :P i dont know if it would have looked better with a warscythe instead of the staff of light, but i didnt have a spare warscythe on me to see what it would have looked like but im happy with what i got :P ill start painting on sun when i have some spare time :P __________________

11-22-2006	#10 (permalink)
experiment 626 Filthy, Dirty Radical Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lost in a blizzard, somewhere near toronto! Posts: 3,148 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 40 Thanked 310 Times in 223 Posts	hmmmm... well, if you really want the warscythe, then tomb king swords are the bit you're looking for to convert one! (hopefully you have a friend you can go bum one off of ) just snip the top off the staff of light and replace it the blade portion only (ie; remove the hilt!) of a plastic TK sword! you can still leave the green rod at the bottom as not all necron tech has to look 100% identicle (hey, this isn't the imperium with their stc's!) you might need just a wee bit of green stuff depening on the join - though if you want to avoid any pinning, just add a tiny amount of green stuff to the join and glue it with super glue!!! honestly, you litterly need some explosive to undo a green stuff - super glue join while a warsycthe makes the lord a deadly fighter, you do lose your ranged attack... so there is some better tactical flexability in the staff. cheers! __________________ "Who are you to question my methods?! A 'Puritan' is simply a coward who hides behind a veil of pretended faith and denounces his loyal brother as a traitor out of simple jealousy!" - Inquisitor Odion

12-24-2006	#11 (permalink)
timjonesiddqd Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle, Aus Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i ended up giving up on my necron lord at the moment.. i didnt like the paint job i should be getting a couple more necron bits for xmas so ill screw around and make something better :P __________________

01-15-2007	#12 (permalink)
timjonesiddqd Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle, Aus Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	here are some more unfinished necron lords :P the one on the right is the new one i am converting and the one on the left is almost painted (no conversinon tho, apart from the crappy little bit on its warscythe) __________________

01-15-2007	#13 (permalink)
masterofweirdness One of strangess Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Turn around... (if I'm not there I'm usually in Bangladesh) Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 251 Thanked 65 Times in 58 Posts	+rep cool models, I like both, the purple cape is cool. __________________ Proud member of the FSBGEBS: Feed Stitch Before Getting Eaten By Stitch, Protecting the 40kterra community from a ravenous Stitch. My Blog, my life, my strangeness He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose - Jim Elliot Life, don't me started on life - Marvin the Robot

01-15-2007	#14 (permalink)
Cagarner The Omnissiah Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,429 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 46 Thanked 51 Times in 22 Posts	I like the energy effect around the staff. nice clean colours generally. I shall also bless you with 1 Rep point. __________________

01-15-2007	#15 (permalink)
experiment 626 Filthy, Dirty Radical Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lost in a blizzard, somewhere near toronto! Posts: 3,148 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 40 Thanked 310 Times in 223 Posts	hehehe... we are always our own harshest critics! the staff is quite cool mate! overall it's a great looking lord. (and the creativity is worth a bit of rep!) the only thing i can suggest is to add another contrasting colour to break up the large amounts of metal... (i can see the gold shoulders, but a 2nd darker colours could really set the model off!) keep up the good work! cheers! __________________ "Who are you to question my methods?! A 'Puritan' is simply a coward who hides behind a veil of pretended faith and denounces his loyal brother as a traitor out of simple jealousy!" - Inquisitor Odion

01-15-2007	#16 (permalink)
Inquisitor Rosenadel Extremis Diabolus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in the shadows Posts: 1,277 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 55 Thanked 24 Times in 21 Posts	Wow! Well I must say that I can paint lightning fairly well, but the wires are something else! You could simply get some black ink, or use watered-down chaos black in the cracks of the model. Or if you want a sort of dirty, not-quite-rust-but-still-ancient-looking effect, you could use flesh wash. It looks really good on gold to make it tarnished. __________________ Lord of Fluff and Blood Angels Herald of Nurgle "I wield my power with the Emperor's Authority. Those who would say that I am 'radical' merely have minds too small and impotent to realize all the weapons at their disposal. Do not question my methods on account of these so-called 'Puritans'." -Inquisitor Mathias Rosenadel

01-29-2007	#17 (permalink)
timjonesiddqd Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle, Aus Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i didnt really know wich thread to put this in, its a bit of everything i guess. so ill just use this thread so i dont make things messy. Check out my paint job,my army has a purple theme i guess (Painting), and check out my new base for my nightbringer... i didnt like that crappy one i got in the set so i just made my own (Modeling & Scenery, Conversion) oh and the arms will go back on tomorrow... i didnt pin them and i dropped it lol __________________

01-29-2007	#18 (permalink)
timjonesiddqd Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle, Aus Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i didnt really know wich thread to put this in, its a bit of everything i guess. so ill just use this thread so i dont make things messy. Check out my paint job,my army has a purple theme i guess (Painting), and check out my new base for my nightbringer... i didnt like that crappy one i got in the set so i just made my own (Modeling & Scenery, Conversion) oh and the arms will go back on tomorrow... i didnt pin them and i dropped it lol __________________

01-29-2007	#19 (permalink)
Inquisitor Rosenadel Extremis Diabolus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in the shadows Posts: 1,277 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 55 Thanked 24 Times in 21 Posts	The purple is interesting! Cool and unique take! And the base is very well done! __________________ Lord of Fluff and Blood Angels Herald of Nurgle "I wield my power with the Emperor's Authority. Those who would say that I am 'radical' merely have minds too small and impotent to realize all the weapons at their disposal. Do not question my methods on account of these so-called 'Puritans'." -Inquisitor Mathias Rosenadel

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