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slorak · April 23rd, 2008, 08:32

Took me a little bit to decide on what I was going to do and after about a week I think I have come up with a solid plan.

I didn't want to just do a plain vanilla marine so I decided on posing the marine as such to where it could be used as a special marker for the game. Hopefully it will be a bit more interesting this way...

Definitely a rough fit at the moment. Plan on altering it a bit further and cleaning it up. More pictures will be forthcoming as I get more work put in...

Cheers,

-Mike

Tsele · April 23rd, 2008, 14:23

@Slorak you have made a wonderful piece... that's one nice marker!

@hazzbob: Nice to meet another Harry in here!

Thirdeye · April 26th, 2008, 18:02

Hey Gang:

So, what do ya think, standing or on bike?

slorak · May 1st, 2008, 23:09

Finally in the home stretch of construction. I should be priming and starting the painting tonight. Woot!

Sorry for the dark pics (I did not use my light box!

) I finished cutting the buildings on the base and roughing them up a bit. Glued down the slate on the base and adorned it a bit further with a leaning bolter, helmet, and some purity seals.

I know it is dark but my goal was to showcase a marine that was injured and calling in assistance. I thought it told an interesting narrative that would work well into a special objective counter.

Here is a brighter picture of the base itself:

Cheers,

-Mike

Tsele · May 1st, 2008, 23:18

@Thirdeye: The bike is awesome... truly... but he sits on it as in the end of the battle relaxing. Just my thought. If you made the pose more dynamic would be super!

@slorak: What can I say?

Jaffar_Hasad · May 2nd, 2008, 01:03

SUPER LINK!

Well that is my progress thus far.

Thirdeye · May 2nd, 2008, 05:58

@ Tsele: Yeah, he's kinda laid back, and no hands on the bars either! LOL!

Well, understand I wasn’t planning on putting him on the bike. I just kinda stuck him on there as an afterthought. But he doesn’t look half bad. What do ya think, should I do him on the bike or standing? If I do him on the bike I’ll pose him better, for sure.

About the bike: If you want the bits to build your own I can send them to ya. The one in the pic is one of the test-beds I built when I was working-out the conversion. I used it to see how all the parts fit together. As you can see it got kinda beat-up in the process. If I were to put the Techmarine on a bike I’d build a new one.

@slorak: I like it. Nice little vignette. Only thing not quite working for me is the grip on the knife, doesn’t look quite right. And you need to reposition the thumb on the left hand so he’s holding the Auspex more natural like.

slorak · May 2nd, 2008, 07:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thirdeye

@slorak: I like it. Nice little vignette. Only thing not quite working for me is the grip on the knife, doesn’t look quite right. And you need to reposition the thumb on the left hand so he’s holding the Auspex more natural like.

Yeah I am not 100% satisfied with the knife either. I chopped up the hand a fair bit but even so it just didn't position quite right after assembly. The legs probably needed to be adjusted even more. Personally I wanted the knife to be angled down more in a "casual defense" type position but the legs are in the way and even with the arm chopped up as I did it wasn't going to work within the space.

As it is though the arm is wresting on the leg and the blade actualy goes over the foot so it doesn't look so obtrusive as it does in this angle...

I may adjust the thumb if I can (already primed) as I see your point. If not no real big deal.

Thank you for the comments.

Tsele · May 2nd, 2008, 20:15

What I post after slorak? Nice... not for my mini though...

Since it will be a surprise for the receiver I will add only this pictures

Then I will start painting and when the person gets it I will surely post pictures of the finished mini! I have gathered all my intelligence needed to start painting...

The pictures are not the best but unfortunately I'm not a photographer of quality...

Jaffar_Hasad · May 16th, 2008, 04:42

LO exchange update. I'm praying that this is still going to happen, but with the recent dead and resurrection of LO, I feel many people have given up on it. I guess it's just the LOser luck.

..and here are the links to anyone who wants a clearer quality picture.
Front
Right
Left
Back

April 23rd, 2008, 08:32	#91 (permalink)
slorak Thread Killer! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 35 Posts: 2,406 Blog Entries: 7 Rep Power: 81	Took me a little bit to decide on what I was going to do and after about a week I think I have come up with a solid plan. I didn't want to just do a plain vanilla marine so I decided on posing the marine as such to where it could be used as a special marker for the game. Hopefully it will be a bit more interesting this way... Definitely a rough fit at the moment. Plan on altering it a bit further and cleaning it up. More pictures will be forthcoming as I get more work put in... Cheers, -Mike __________________ Now offering an affordable Tournament Legal Quality Commission pricing. Find out more here!

April 23rd, 2008, 14:23	#92 (permalink)
Tsele LO Zealot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Age: 28 Posts: 1,510 Rep Power: 49	@Slorak you have made a wonderful piece... that's one nice marker! @hazzbob: Nice to meet another Harry in here! __________________ Thanks to all the people showing faith in me I sometimes feel that everyone will leave me and they will be on their own...

May 1st, 2008, 23:09	#94 (permalink)
slorak Thread Killer! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 35 Posts: 2,406 Blog Entries: 7 Rep Power: 81	Finally in the home stretch of construction. I should be priming and starting the painting tonight. Woot! Sorry for the dark pics (I did not use my light box! ) I finished cutting the buildings on the base and roughing them up a bit. Glued down the slate on the base and adorned it a bit further with a leaning bolter, helmet, and some purity seals. I know it is dark but my goal was to showcase a marine that was injured and calling in assistance. I thought it told an interesting narrative that would work well into a special objective counter. Here is a brighter picture of the base itself: Cheers, -Mike __________________ Now offering an affordable Tournament Legal Quality Commission pricing. Find out more here!

May 1st, 2008, 23:18	#95 (permalink)
Tsele LO Zealot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Age: 28 Posts: 1,510 Rep Power: 49	@Thirdeye: The bike is awesome... truly... but he sits on it as in the end of the battle relaxing. Just my thought. If you made the pose more dynamic would be super! @slorak: What can I say? __________________ Thanks to all the people showing faith in me I sometimes feel that everyone will leave me and they will be on their own...

May 2nd, 2008, 01:03	#96 (permalink)
Jaffar_Hasad Consumer of Christmas Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,376 Rep Power: 55	SUPER LINK! Well that is my progress thus far. __________________ Member of the Brutally Honest Critics Society-"Telling you what others are really thinking" If someone helps you over and over again and you Forget to rep them, Remember: This cat has claws Removed by the moderators.

April 26th, 2008, 18:02	#93 (permalink)
Thirdeye Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 26	Hey Gang: So, what do ya think, standing or on bike?

May 2nd, 2008, 05:58	#97 (permalink)
Thirdeye Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 26	@ Tsele: Yeah, he's kinda laid back, and no hands on the bars either! LOL! Well, understand I wasn’t planning on putting him on the bike. I just kinda stuck him on there as an afterthought. But he doesn’t look half bad. What do ya think, should I do him on the bike or standing? If I do him on the bike I’ll pose him better, for sure. About the bike: If you want the bits to build your own I can send them to ya. The one in the pic is one of the test-beds I built when I was working-out the conversion. I used it to see how all the parts fit together. As you can see it got kinda beat-up in the process. If I were to put the Techmarine on a bike I’d build a new one. @slorak: I like it. Nice little vignette. Only thing not quite working for me is the grip on the knife, doesn’t look quite right. And you need to reposition the thumb on the left hand so he’s holding the Auspex more natural like.

May 2nd, 2008, 20:15	#99 (permalink)
Tsele LO Zealot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Age: 28 Posts: 1,510 Rep Power: 49	What I post after slorak? Nice... not for my mini though... Since it will be a surprise for the receiver I will add only this pictures Then I will start painting and when the person gets it I will surely post pictures of the finished mini! I have gathered all my intelligence needed to start painting... The pictures are not the best but unfortunately I'm not a photographer of quality... __________________ Thanks to all the people showing faith in me I sometimes feel that everyone will leave me and they will be on their own...

May 16th, 2008, 04:42	#100 (permalink)
Jaffar_Hasad Consumer of Christmas Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,376 Rep Power: 55	LO exchange update. I'm praying that this is still going to happen, but with the recent dead and resurrection of LO, I feel many people have given up on it. I guess it's just the LOser luck. ..and here are the links to anyone who wants a clearer quality picture. Front Right Left Back __________________ Member of the Brutally Honest Critics Society-"Telling you what others are really thinking" If someone helps you over and over again and you Forget to rep them, Remember: This cat has claws Removed by the moderators.

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