Dahlvash's WIP log

[Dahlvash]

HI all.

Iv decided to set up a thread where i can log my progress and gain valuable C&C from all you lovely people ^^

Currently im working on my terminator squad. Making them true-scale (seems to be the in thing at the mo ) and also building a 'Brothers in arms' diorama for my local Games Workshop competiton.

I'm actually on my 4th Termi ( 2 are up in my gallery and the other was stolen by the manager of my games workshop after winning a competition with it >.<).

Il get some photos up later today or tomorrow of my current Termi-in-progress, as well as my other next to a normal marine.

Cheers, Dahl.

 

[Dahlvash]

Ok, heres a few (dodgy quality) images of the current project.

Hes more of an industrial Terminator rather than the regular ornate jobbie. The scale is 2mm above what would be concidered truescale, but i think it looks a bit better.

The light green putty is Milliput, Brown is brown-stuff, and the dark green is Games Workshop green-stuff.
I find that the brown-stuff gives a better finish when filling a gap on a smooth surface.

The plastikard for the shin guards is heated over a toaster and molded around a spatula handle that just to happens to be the exact 'roundness' as the terminators shin ^^.

Im not entirely sure what to do for the bare surfaces on the chest and legs. I want to keep it more industrial rather than eagles and funky stuff all over the place. The current skulls on the left shin are there just to test looks.

some edges are still rough and need cleaning up, but im enjoying making him as i have the previous two.

Anywho, tell me what you think and any criticism is more than welcome.

Dahl.

 

[freakinacage]

a great start. love the vent bits on the back, mixing milliput with gs works nicely for smoothing

 

[Dahlvash]

Iv experimented with mixing different modeling putties and found that brown stuff and green-stuff to a roughly 2:1 mix, makes for great free hand sculpting as the brown-stuff helps keep the putty from warping as you work on a nearby part.

 

[Dahlvash]

added to the chest a little with my chapter symbol and some tech, still thinking what to do to the legs.

slight side shot to see the wire on the chest a bit better:

 

[Dahlvash]

will have painted pictures up as soon as i magnetize the torso and finish the head. Been a fun mini to convert

Edit:

Here is the finished product before painting.

Arms are drilled out and magnetized and im very happy with how much fun he was to create.
Gallery link: http://www.coolminiornot.com/273317

 

[cassar]

the piping on the thighs might bulk up the legs, just roll out the milliput to the desired thickness:bulgy-eyes:

 

[Dahlvash]

i should have posted pictures of him before i put plastikard around the upper leg, looked very silly ^^
but its indeed a good idea, iv almost finished painting him put il make some mock-ups to test the look. Cheers!

 

[Dahlvash]

Update:
almost finished Brother Zosimus and thought id post an update.
gallery link:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/273860

 

[Empchild]

You probably shouldn't post a wip into the gallery but nice work none the less.

 

[Dahlvash]

Been remodeling my other two terminators to follow Zosimus's template as i really like the proportions that he ended up with.

also managed to get the basics down on my Predator

Sponsons are magnetized and there are LED's in the head lights

 

[SkelettetS]

nice chips! great weather beaten look on these marines.

you should try fixing the colour levels in your pics though, these are yellow!

 

[Dahlvash]

aye, i could do with anactual camera as well. all of mine are taken on a 5Mp camera on my phone >.<

 

[freakinacage]

tbh for a phone, they seem good. you should be able to do an auto levels on your comp. i think even photobucket has an auto levels function now (i could be wrong)

 

[Dahlvash]

a couple of updates, been a while due to college work :<

First off is this fella

still working on detailing the chest and legs plus need to add rivets here and there.

Secondly is this guy

Note: the image makes the eagle on his chest look really short of detail due to the bad camera, but it is there.
he also has a magnet set into the top of hos armour for the Cyclone missile launcher, which also has a magnet set it its underneath.
thinking of trying something different with the shins compared to the others, not sure what yet though.
bodies are of course magnetized.

C&C of course welcome!