Beastmen spacemarines wip/pl

johnny889

johnny889

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Where to start,

Well ill start by saying Hi, im john and this is my first wip/pl/blog of any sort,

Hope you guys like it, and most of all leave a lot of feedback!!!

Although i have painted a mini or two ive never actualy had a game, So heres where it begins!

Buy an army, paint an army, play a game! Simples! Or so it could be!

But who are we to take the easy road! And so my project begins.

First: What army, Well its Marines all the way for me!

Second: Image, And this is where the pain kicks in : ( . I couldnt have a normal Space marine army could i! Nooo, that would be just way to easy!!! So after seeing some inspirational pictures on cmon ive decided to go for a Beastman space marine converted army!

Third: Execution, Finances (check), Image (check), Colour scheme (check), Time (Well, we all know how this one goes!!!).

AND SO IT BEGINS!
 
johnny889

johnny889

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So, ive come up with a prototype, wanted a realistic look with a hint of manga thrown in for good measure. What u guys think, Is it there, or am i a million miles from home!

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johnny889

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Anyone know how many points i need for a half decent S/M Army ?
(Not lookin for massive army, just enough to play a game on veterens night at Games workshop n' not be embarresed!)

Anyone know a good army list/rollout for Space Marines?
(Im not gonna win anyways! Just dont want to get slaughtered!)

Anyone know if you are aloud to play modified armies in Games Workshop tournaments?
(Should i ever want to enter one?) Id play the army under S/M rules for all weapons!
 
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Wicksy

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That guy looks really good! Reminds me of when IG could take beastmen in their armies. You want perhaps 750 - 1000pts for a small force. As for a list.....1000pts isnt too much to work with. Go for a librarian for HQ, a tactical squad for the 1st troop choice and perhaps a scout squad for the 2nd. After that, maybe some anti tank in there somewheres.....

That'll be a nice lookin army painted like that. It'll certainly turn heads. Is it going to be a chaos force or a loyalist force?
 
johnny889

johnny889

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Was hoping for an army that could swing both ways, if you pardon the pun!

Want to put more pics on here as im hackin marines to death! but seems i need a html: address for each pic!

Anyone know where i can upload my pics for free to get one?
 
johnny889

johnny889

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And heres what we end up with, Someone has sat down for week to sculpt and press these mini's . . .

And tomorrow ill take a saw to them . . . : (
 
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SkelettetS

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looks cool, im not usually a space marine fan but its great to see someting different :good:

...terminators with minotaur heads? ;)
 
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Torn blue sky

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And you were getting at me for fluffy things, Skelly?! FIE I say! Ok so they're fluffy things with bigger guns, but that doesn't negate the point i'm making. Why? because I say so ,damnit! >: (
Good job though, this is a cool project.
 
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GTherk

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The test model looks great. I really like the distressed armor - especially the bolter casing - it fits the feral look of the beastmen well. Any ideas about customizing vehicles or are you planning on leaving those pretty much as-is? If you're planning on including a unit of scouts as a troops choice, whole beastmen figures with shaved down SM shoulder pads would probably look pretty good and convey that light armor-look. As for competitive lists, I hear Razorback spamming is all the rage these days. Bigger close-up photos of whatever you do down the line for this project would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the interesting work.
 
freakinacage

freakinacage

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fluff wise, tis a terrible idea, unless they are chaos. but i love what you have done with the test and whole army of them would look brill. got a bigger pic?
 
johnny889

johnny889

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Thanks for the positive comments, gives me a lil more motivation on the project.

'Freak' Ill post bigger pics as i get to the detail work, ill do a walk through on one mini, is takin a while as im doin 5 at the mo'

'GT' Vehicles will also be custom jobbies but not thought bout that too much at the mo', scouts however . . . i have been pondering, and your not far off, think i gonna opt for small shoulder pad,knee pad,sniper rifles on those!
 
johnny889

johnny889

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Break down of bits to throw together a beastmarine!

This is all ive done at the mo' works been real busy, ive tried to mach leg stance and arm curvature as best i can, to make sculpting that bit easier in the later stages. And NO! hes not gonna have three arms!
 
Pyre

Pyre

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I really like your test mini, its first impression was "tech-savage" ... Will you be adding any kind of fetish/totems to it a la the space wolves? Will you be using the Ungor heads for the scouts or regular Gor heads?

can't wait to see more.
 
johnny889

johnny889

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Well, as i mentioned previously work has been real busy, i now have a few days off so ill try n get the ten of these guys together!

I aint done much on them, but have done a little LEG WORK! litterally!

So after hacking n slashing (n' nearly removing a finger!) here are the leg variants that ill be using!

Any further ideas would be greatly appreciated!
 
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SkelettetS

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i guess all true hobbyists have scars on their fingers :) i nearly had one removed realising the material gw use for terrain objects (orc barricades in my case) are slightly harder and more crisp than the usual plastic they use for minis.

anyway im eager to find out how this army will turn out!
 
johnny889

johnny889

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I know where ur coming from Skelettet, put a scalpel to the bone once cutting minis, still got damn scar, (We live n' learn)

Lil update coming once the glue dries, then thats it for today!
 
johnny889

johnny889

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'GT' These photos big enough, or u want me to go the whole hog (Screen size!)

So heres where im upto with the one ill talk through (the rest are just bits in a box at the mo'

Beast men legs have been cut for best fit and applied to the SM legs with greenstuff n duper glue, further covering of green stuff on the leg furr ( cos im not too happy with the leg fur from games workshop, it looks a lil . . . Well! un furr like!) then sculpted to resemble . . . well . . .furr hopefully!!! a few respirator pack mods, pack legs and torso stuck together!

Till tomorow gents! J.
 
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