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Ides · 08-08-2007

Hmmm...I may try this later myself... Do you plan on GSing over the spacers at the shoulders or are those fully hidden?

hairyyahoo · 08-08-2007

i'll probably gs them. it would be a shame to have that one flaw spoil a good job, although the oversized shoulder guards do hide it quite a bit.

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 08-08-2007

the legs look great, nice pose, and they should be good once GSed.

the shoulder pads look really big, i think a bit too big, but theyre cool!

any plans for wolf bitz on him? if so, what?

hairyyahoo · 08-08-2007

there shall be wolfy bits, oh yes, there shall. he'll get some hair and braids, talismans, charms and teeth on a string, company markings from a gs mold. he'll be pretty much festooned!

as for the shoulder pads i know what you mean, he could probably wrestle a terminator and win

but they should look more proportioned when the legs are finished and bulked out a bit.

do you think that the legs could stand to be a little taller? or they ok as they are?

wolfpack · 08-09-2007

Hairy, I must say...you have surpassed even my own meager assumptions on this project...I believe you have a bit of work cut out for you in maintaining the standards you have set for yourself...so I will bow out and let you get started...just one final note...here here...

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 08-09-2007

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Originally Posted by hairyyahoo

do you think that the legs could stand to be a little taller? or they ok as they are?

legs look good as they are, but its hard to say until i see the finished thing - it depends on how much you bulk them out. if you want really fat legs, i suggest making them taller, but i think they should be ok as is.

Lord Commander Erus · 08-09-2007

I actually love that. I'll try this on a spare chaos marine soon, see how it goes.

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 08-09-2007

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Originally Posted by hairyyahoo

there shall be wolfy bits, oh yes, there shall. he'll get some hair and braids, talismans, charms and teeth on a string, company markings from a gs mold. he'll be pretty much festooned!

great. i just hope you have the stamina to make a whole army of them

good luck, and great job so far

Ides · 08-09-2007

I may try it too...just as soon as I start working on new chosen models.... and as soon as I find sandpaper to smooth out my GS work.

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 08-11-2007

so any progress on the 'wolf front?

hairyyahoo · 08-11-2007

yep. i've finished gsing the legs and i'm just plucking up the guts to add the wolfy type bits. i've had a couple of goes at molding something for the shoulder using dans stencil idea but i'm having limited success. the first try was based off one of the sw decal designs but ended up looking like a womble!

my main problem at the moment is the fact that i can't tear myself away from the key board for long enough to do any modelling. if you guys don't stop being so bleedin interesting i'll never get any work done!

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 08-11-2007

do what i do and do both at once. on my desk is my laptop. and all my modelling stuff. at the moment im waiting for a GS layer to cure, so im occupying myself sufing for inspirational pics of marines and bowsing Terra

so, will those wolf scouts be converted/truescaled in any way? im interested in what other people do wit hscouts in a TS army

hairyyahoo · 08-11-2007

i'll answer you questions but first off...more pics!

i'm well pleased with the legs but not 100% happy with the shoulder thing. its not bad, but then its not good enough to earn the hairy seal of approval.

d_c; i'd find it very hard to follow your example as my computer is a full tower unit and is situated in my living room while my modelling gear is in the kitchen (?!?) at the other end of the house.

as for the scouts i'll be using the plastics and i won't be true scaling them at all other than the wolf guard as i wan't to really show the difference that being in a suit of power armour makes to your stature. i will be modelling them fairly extensively though. i'm gonna have them armed with twin pistols sporting combat attachments and i want them in more dynamic conbat poses. one will be crouching and aiming to the right, another will be kicking someone in front of him and a third will be diving to the side firing both of his pistols at a target in front of him (very john woo style stuff). as for the other two i'm not too sure yet. one might be armed with a melta gun (depende onthe feed back i get on the list) and i'm sure i can find something for the other.

does that answer your questions?

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 08-11-2007

cool, thanks!

the legs look really good! i hope they werent too hard to put you off doing the rest of the army!

the spacers between the body and arms i dont like - it makes them too wide, but thats just personal tastes: it looks good!

the shoulder pad rims came smooth, which is great though again, not to my tastes

though i think the shoulder pad design came prett good: id be pleased with that. just some careful painting and it will be fine.

so was that made in a mould or was it free hand, if it was freehand, Great stuff!

hairyyahoo · 08-11-2007

nope, not free hand. i cheated outrageously and molded it but i didn't do the mold very well and had some trouble getting the gs out. i'll redo the mold and have another go. does anyone know whats the best/cheapest/easiest type of lube to use on a gs mold?

the legs were gs'ed in one part at a time, letting that one part totally dry before moving on to the next. i know that this is the long assed way to do it but if i speed up i always end up with finger prints in the sculpt.

Lord Commander Erus · 08-11-2007

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Originally Posted by hairyyahoo

nope, not free hand. i cheated outrageously and molded it but i didn't do the mold very well and had some trouble getting the gs out. i'll redo the mold and have another go. does anyone know whats the best/cheapest/easiest type of lube to use on a gs mold?

the legs were gs'ed in one part at a time, letting that one part totally dry before moving on to the next. i know that this is the long assed way to do it but if i speed up i always end up with finger prints in the sculpt.

Vegetable oil usually works for me.

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 08-11-2007

vaseline. ive experimented with moulds before, and found that GS moulds, with milliput is the best use.

the important thing is making the mould. really cover the icon with vaseline, dont be sparing

and really push the GS around it, making sure youve got no air bubbles and you have all the detail on it. id try make a few moulds, to see which comes out best

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 08-11-2007

example of a mould ive made in the past that has served me well

Ides · 08-11-2007

I'd keep the scouts standard size, or make them smaller TS than the marines, as they aren't in power armour, but should still be taller than your average.

hairyyahoo · 08-12-2007

ok chaps i think this guys just about finished modelling wise. i might add a bit more but i'm happy with him at the mo so meh...

EDIT: crap on a stick! having just looked at these pics i realise i've forgotten to gs under the armpits. good thing i'm still using blu-tac to stick him together for these snaps

Ides · 08-12-2007

Liking the rodent under his nose...not sure about the ponytails...

And this is just a standard trooper you say?

hairyyahoo · 08-12-2007

yup, just a grey hunter. nothing too special.

Ides · 08-12-2007

hmmm. I'm tempted to try some of this hairy stuff... though minus a magnifyng glass it may be missing one or two things...

hairyyahoo · 08-12-2007

if you like i could knock up a bit of a tutorial thread on doing braids.

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Lord Commander Erus First Chaplain Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 6,395 Rep Power: 6 Thanks: 170 Thanked 344 Times in 223 Posts Blog Entries: 5	I actually love that. I'll try this on a spare chaos marine soon, see how it goes. __________________ "Truth is infinite. It is defined by our perception of the facts; therefore we can never know absolute truth, we can only guess at it. A man who knows he has done no wrong needs no redemption, regardless of the views of others. The truth is what he believes it to be. A man who knows he has done wrong can only be redeemed when he chooses to forgive himself." -Lord Inquisitor Balkoth Black Saints Adeptus Astartes Chapter

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Ides Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,099 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 19 Thanked 49 Times in 47 Posts Blog Entries: 4	I may try it too...just as soon as I start working on new chosen models.... and as soon as I find sandpaper to smooth out my GS work. __________________ The opinions posted above are solely the property of the Ides account and are in no way representative of those views held by the staff of this forum. For sale: One soul. Mint Condition, never been used.

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Ides Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,099 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 19 Thanked 49 Times in 47 Posts Blog Entries: 4	I'd keep the scouts standard size, or make them smaller TS than the marines, as they aren't in power armour, but should still be taller than your average. __________________ The opinions posted above are solely the property of the Ides account and are in no way representative of those views held by the staff of this forum. For sale: One soul. Mint Condition, never been used.

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DeAd_cOmMaNdO Conscript Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 88 Thanked 62 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 5	the legs look great, nice pose, and they should be good once GSed. the shoulder pads look really big, i think a bit too big, but theyre cool! any plans for wolf bitz on him? if so, what?

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DeAd_cOmMaNdO Conscript Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 88 Thanked 62 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 5	so any progress on the 'wolf front?

08-11-2007	#72 (permalink)
DeAd_cOmMaNdO Conscript Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 88 Thanked 62 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 5	do what i do and do both at once. on my desk is my laptop. and all my modelling stuff. at the moment im waiting for a GS layer to cure, so im occupying myself sufing for inspirational pics of marines and bowsing Terra so, will those wolf scouts be converted/truescaled in any way? im interested in what other people do wit hscouts in a TS army

08-11-2007	#74 (permalink)
DeAd_cOmMaNdO Conscript Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 88 Thanked 62 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 5	cool, thanks! the legs look really good! i hope they werent too hard to put you off doing the rest of the army! the spacers between the body and arms i dont like - it makes them too wide, but thats just personal tastes: it looks good! the shoulder pad rims came smooth, which is great though again, not to my tastes though i think the shoulder pad design came prett good: id be pleased with that. just some careful painting and it will be fine. so was that made in a mould or was it free hand, if it was freehand, Great stuff!

08-11-2007	#77 (permalink)
DeAd_cOmMaNdO Conscript Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 88 Thanked 62 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 5	vaseline. ive experimented with moulds before, and found that GS moulds, with milliput is the best use. the important thing is making the mould. really cover the icon with vaseline, dont be sparing and really push the GS around it, making sure youve got no air bubbles and you have all the detail on it. id try make a few moulds, to see which comes out best

08-11-2007	#78 (permalink)
DeAd_cOmMaNdO Conscript Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 88 Thanked 62 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 5	example of a mould ive made in the past that has served me well

08-12-2007	#81 (permalink)
Ides Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,099 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 19 Thanked 49 Times in 47 Posts Blog Entries: 4	Liking the rodent under his nose...not sure about the ponytails... And this is just a standard trooper you say? __________________ The opinions posted above are solely the property of the Ides account and are in no way representative of those views held by the staff of this forum. For sale: One soul. Mint Condition, never been used.

08-12-2007	#83 (permalink)
Ides Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,099 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 19 Thanked 49 Times in 47 Posts Blog Entries: 4	hmmm. I'm tempted to try some of this hairy stuff... though minus a magnifyng glass it may be missing one or two things... __________________ The opinions posted above are solely the property of the Ides account and are in no way representative of those views held by the staff of this forum. For sale: One soul. Mint Condition, never been used.