More Purple!

I purpled the red areas a bit. I like it. It looks much more bruised injury. I also put a thin layer of yellow on the wings only. I don't think you can tell in the pictures...Not 100% sure where I'm going from here, but I do think it was a good step :)

RAWR!!!...And I need help with color

First, the RAWR!

I did a bit more sword work, finished gluing him together, and now he needs wings. I'm still really not at all sure where I'm going with those :( And he's still missing shoulder pads. I'm contemplating leaving them off and/or making it look like they fell off his shoulders (from rot) onto the base.


Now onto the color issues. I like the fleshy armour, but I can't get over how incredibly not Nurgle it all looks. I'm planning on going back over the red areas with some kind of dead flesh. A pale white, maybe with a tinge of green, to try to make it look more like rot and less like bright red doom. I need a different trim color too. That green is just...bad. Overall I'm incredibly un-happy with the colors so far. My big problem is I can't figure out where to go and I keep putting it off in favor of converting new models.

I might end up painting a few tester Plague Marines, or maybe even more converted raptors that aren't so heavily converted. This guy doesn't have much left in the way of power armour that isn't deformed in some way and I think it's throwing me off.

Updated sword

I re-did the cross guard. I linked the last post to a friend, and he concurred with myself and my roommate that just scaling it up would make it much better. I was a bit worried about it going too far up the blade (to make it more gladius like and less long-sword like).

This one on the left pressed in a bit, but the detail came out much more clearly. This one on the right just barely (we're talking maybe 3mm) into the foam to show the length.What do you think?

Nurgle Daemon Prince

This is what I've been up to this weekend:

I also assembled the Plague Marines you see in the background (2x7 squads), 2 Rhinos, a Baneblade (I'm really excited about this one once I get into Plaguereapering it), and 4 bikes (no riders yet).

I came to the conclusion I'm not going to be able to all out convert my raptors like I did the first test model. It's just too much. I also think smaller conversions across all 14 will make them more unique and interesting per model.

Back to the prince: I would really like opinions on the sword. I don't like it...I think the symbol of Nurgle might just be too small? Maybe a "disc" looking bit behind it to sort of bulk it out into more of a cross piece?

I'm also not at all sure what to do about wings... Do I make my own? Should the be decayed into a sort of skeletal state with scraps of membrane hanging on? I've seen a lot with full on blood thirster size wings. They look cool, but they just don't feel quite right.

This is probably one of the sexiest models I've ever seen:

It's so cleanly, awesomely painted. I'm not sure what the wings are from but they're pretty sweet and blend well with the back that's already there.

Thoughts?

So eBay is awesome...

I've been lurking in eBay for a while now. Basically bidding $1.00-$2.00 on everything Warhammer related I might want hoping one day to get lucky. I realized that probably wasn't ever going to happen, so I started upping it to $10.01-15.01 depending on what it was. It has yielded some nice results.

So far I've managed (all with free shipping):

40k

CSM Attack Squad (5 CSM, no special weapons or champion): $5.51 (Normally $20.00)

2x CSM Rhino: $20.01 (Normally $30 each!)

Fantasy

Chaos Warhounds: $10.01 (Normally $22.00)
Nurgle Champion: $2.00 (Normally $15.00)

I'm really happy about one little thing I treated myself to, a Baneblade. $52.25 (including shipping). It's a $99.00 model, so really it's a damn fine deal. I'm going to attempt a Plaguereaper with it! Very exciting!

So the point of all this wasn't really to brag, so much as to inspire you guys to look around. If there is something you know you want, but aren't really concerned with getting it right now or even at all really, eBay is a great place to go. Listings go up for $0.99 everyday. Bidding $5-$10 on a $50 model is just....so satisfying when it comes through. Not to mention the new toy you won :)

Here's hoping this Venerable Dreadnought comes though at $7.51...23hours left! It probably won't. Someone will snipe it up to a good $20 at least, but that's okay. For now my problem is I need to go  back to $1-$2 for a month or so. That way I'll actually take me time to do the ones I've won right and avoid spending too much money.

Buying a $99 model for half price is cool, but, if you also spend ~$50 on other models, you still spent $100!

The old Flesh Reaper!

I realized I hadn't posted pictures of the textured wings! BEHOLD!!!
(As usual, click the images for a closer look)

A new Flesh Reaper!

This is my first Chaos Marine. I've begun converting him into a Flesh Reaper (Raptor). His feet are rotting away. The left (his left) foot is, ideally, going to end up as an intestine tube looking thing, most likely spewing the same filth the first one had coming from the vents on his pack. The idea is to try to mix up how they're suspended in mid air. I'm also liking the rotting horns, especially the one that's rotting close to the head and almost falling off.

The guts are what he was really a test of, and they came out perfect. I cut into the hollow middle where the body halves met and stuck some rolls of "organ" shaped green stuff in there. Then I drilled some matching holes on the top and bottom, and stuck some green stuffed wire in there. I think for the next one, instead of hollowing it out, I'm just going to cut straight across like he's rotted straight through, his body only held together by some remaining tendrils of flesh, bone, and/or muscle.

Further plans for this one: Bore out some holes going up the leg to sort of show that the leg is rotting all the way up in the armor. Some general texture-ing to make it a bit less smooth and more Nurgley. Still not 100% on what I'm doing with the arms or the backpack. He is going to have a bolt pistol and a hand scythe (think Kama, Wikipedia: Kama (weapon)). I'm also not looking forward to making anymore wings...But I shall carry on!

Coming up next: the first Flesh Reaper....PAINTED! *Gasp!*