54mm Pre-Heresy Dark Angel

[precinctomega]

I'm sure a lot of you have seen this already over at Warseer or Ammobunker, but as D_C is posting all his stuff here, too, I thought I'd join in.

This is a piece I was commissioned to do. First, the conceptual pieces that I used in consultation with the client:













Then I started work on the model itself:













I should finish the building in the next seven days or so.

R.

[DeAd_cOmMaNdO]

nice to see this guy here!

the cloak is looking really cool, as is the shield. the shield on the left shoulder is cool, evokes the HHartwork of pre heresy dark angels, and the wings actually look good on a helmet that size too!

is that an old HK missile kauncher on the base? havent seen one of those in ages!

[precinctomega]

Well spotted, D_C. I've got about a dozen of 'em. Although it's not definitely going to be part of the base, it is exactly the right height for his foot and looks like a nice, generic piece of junk. If I use it, I'll chop it up a bit so it isn't sticking out to the sides too awkwardly.

I've nearly finished the shield - I've built a grip for his left hand to hold and a strap to go around his forearm. I'm just constructing a few pieces to make it look a bit more "techy" - so it looks like it's actually energised in some fashion.

I've also - rather nervously - started work on the mace. I'll try to take a new photo today.

R.

[Brother Warchild]

Looking pretty cool.Cant wait to see some more of this guy.

[Rellik]

wow very cool stuff man!

[munkey joe paints]

HOLY CRAP!!!! Thats one cool lookin guy!

[inquisitor_lord_chris]

wow thats is one cool man!

[Four20edLogan]

Looks cool, interested in seeing how it turns out

[TerminatorinHell]

is it an inquisitor model? im thinking of something similar (not DA) following the helmet idea and the shield is that ok? oooops yes it is, where can i get a basic INQ marine?

[BrainDeleted]

What is he going to be wielding? (Flail Flail Flail Flail)

I love a lot about this model though the chest plate is lacking something for me...I think it is a little too smooth, perhaps you should put a few nicks or dents or even TINY microscopic (exaggeration) holes just so it doesn't look so sculpted you know?

^Just my two cents on an awesome model! MAKE NO MISTAKE! I love the concept and execution of this guy!

[precinctomega]

Latest update: I'm really approaching the end, now. The shield is nearly done. I've still got one half of the rim to do and I'm still working out exactly how I'm going to attack the shield to his left arm effectively.

I've started work on the mace. Now, when I put this together, I thought it was a little short. Looking at this pic, it looks a little long. What do you think?

The blob of ProCreate on the end is probably just a placeholder for the moment - I think the head of the mace needs to be bigger (you guys haven't seen the concept sketch for it, yet, of course).

The banding on the legs is all but finished, the cape is done and the backpack is done.



Meanwhile, I've started work on his sidearm and, for fun, put together a couple of scratchbuilt 54mm weapons, too. These are a double-barreled shotgun and a handcannon.



The bolt pistol is based on a sponson-mounted heavy bolter from the old Demolisher set. It's not finished, I hasten to add. But I thought I'd show you it anyway.

Originally, I was going to put this in a holster, but I think now that a holster for this monster pistol would look a bit silly. Instead, I'm going to use some sort of strap, I think.

R.

[Krom_stormbrow]

Hey PrecintO

Which model store in York are you using to get your modelling supplies from?

[Dragoon King]

Pretty darn cool! Keep up the good work, and keep us updated.

[precinctomega]

Krom - I go to two places. There's a model (mostly railways) shop under Monkgate Bar; plus there's a model (mostly military) shop by the Fossgate Bridge.

That and GW, of course. But I got my ProC from eBay.

R.

[munkey joe paints]

Originally Posted by precinctomega

There's a model (mostly railways) shop under Monkgate Bar
R.

Man I could get nothing done there!!!

[Krom_stormbrow]

Curses... both places I haunt, I was hoping for some kind of extra special place that was a true aladdins cave.

Good stores though.

[Warmaster Romulas]

my old hooby store outside of Fort Bragg NC in Fayetteville
was right next to a bar
when the shop opened it was biker bar
by the time i moved nobody but gamers and their wives and parents
wentin there to wait
during tourneys we used to go there between rounds (back to the shop i mean)

[precinctomega]

@munkey joe paints - "Bar" is the York term for a gate in the ancient city walls. In York, a "gate" is a "street", whilst a "bar" is a "gate". Places for convivial consumption of alcohol are "pubs".

Hence, Monkgate is the name of the street. Monkgate Bar is the old gate in the city walls at the end of Monkgate. Follow? No? It took me two years to work it out, so don't feel too bad...

R.

[munkey joe paints]

OOOHHHHH OK Pardon my American/Canadian ignorance......

[Baron von Lexus]

Ohh my god man that is awesome... you will definitely be helping me with Konrad Curze...

Great Work,
BvL

[Warmaster Romulas]

Originally Posted by precinctomega

@munkey joe paints - "Bar" is the York term for a gate in the ancient city walls. In York, a "gate" is a "street", whilst a "bar" is a "gate". Places for convivial consumption of alcohol are "pubs".

Hence, Monkgate is the name of the street. Monkgate Bar is the old gate in the city walls at the end of Monkgate. Follow? No? It took me two years to work it out, so don't feel too bad...

R.

DOOOOHHHH
im with you one that american ignorance
i saw bar i thougt drinking next to the hobby shop
forgetting you call it pub

so bar = gate
got it

[precinctomega]

To be fair, there's a pub on the other side of the road.

@von Lexus - I'm intrigued. Tell me more.

R.

[precinctomega]

I hope you can see the changes. The helmet isn't finished: the front plate needs tidying and sharpening. But I think it shows improvement over the greenstuff original. You can also see that I've reduced the overall length of the mace and added and extension to the length below his hand. I've rebuilt the index finger on the right hand (as previously, it was holding a trigger and so protruded more than was natural). I've also added a piece from the 28mm mace as the decorative collar of the mace. Not what I originally planned, but I think it looks pretty cool. The mace need the tips of some plastic cocktail sticks to finish it off, which are on my shopping list for tomorrow.

You can also see the studs under the cape on his left shoulder. These are still a wee bit prominent and need filing down a touch, but otherwise I'm quite happy with them.

I've removed the exhaust vents from the backpack. I'll be rebuilding these out of several diameters of plastic tube to make them more elegant - I'm also hoping I might be able to find a plastic replacement for the "blob of ProC" that's current sitting in as the mace's head.

The other point to note is the holstered bolt pistol on his right hip. I was going to put it on his left hip but (a) it didn't fit comfortably under the shield arm and (b) he's right-handed, as evinced by the arrangement of his shield and mace! This is just held on with blu-tak ATM. I want to make a nice strap to go around his leg and to attach it to his waist belt. I like how this holster came out. It look sufficiently robust to contain the bulk of the bolt pistol without being stupidly large.



Here's a better shot of the holster. There will also be a strap running under the pistol grip to keep the pistol secure and to cover the absence of a trigger guard.



Here's a shot of the shield. I'm sure some will think it's too large, but the size was specified in the client's original brief and the size of this shield is more historically faithful to the historical origins of the design. Warriors on foot carried shields as large as they could get away with, for the most part.

The shield rim is still a little rough (not as rough as it looks in the photo, though!) and I'll be trimming and filing that today.

R.

[Rellik]

very cool stuff dude