Right, got around to taking pics and here they are. First to show the bits close up, second to show em next to the space marine torso to provide a sense of scale. They look ever so vaguely tau-ish, but could be Eldar also. Not sure...
edit: Course, helps if I attach the flippin pics...
Indeed, the second part is from this thing: XV84 Crisis Battlesuits
The first would seem to be very similar. So as long as you're not missing any of the regular marine parts, no problem it seems. Perhaps it's a subtle hint from the FW guys that you need to start collecting Tau.
Hay hello
New user here.
I'm currently on the process of building this model myself and I'm seeking some inspiration but the pictures in this post are all gone...
Could you please upload again or perhaps if you be willing to share email them to me?
I'd really appreciate it if you could.
Hello, Holm76.
I may not be an admin, but I should let you know that you have just "bumped" this thread.
To put it simply, no-one's put a message in this thread in 10 months, and then you come and ask for something which people would consider to be a bit pointless. If you want something like that, go to the user in question's profile page and send them a private message.
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Actually... defibrillator powered up!
There is progress, the model's not done yet but a few weeks ago I continued a bit on the base and detail pieces.
Enjoy!
I airbrushed some Graveyard Earth and some Vallejo green, followed by a brown and a black wash, both heavily thinned down with Klear
And also two shots of a side project I'm working on. ^^
The second pic is on a 15 second shutter time to try and capture the glow-in-the-dark paint. But of course this makes the image of rather poor quality. In real life it's a lot more impressive.
Wow. nice job. I hope you get to finish this project. And thanks for bringing this thread back to life since I broke a rule I have never heard about
Great job although I will never get mine to look this great. Hell I cant even paint the small space marines to a decent standard so how could I be able to pull any kind of job on a model this size..
Thanks Freak! Although i may have been a bit quiet on the forae, I was never really gone *goes all misty-eyed*. Let's just say i got a bit sidetracked. I'm building a blood Angels army again to take on a mate in a few months time. the mini-bug bit me again. ^^
@Holm76: Two key words here. patience and an airbrush. And actually the larger surfaces of the big Marine make it easier to look good than a tiny 28mm marine. The larger surfaces create a natural highlighting that you have to fake on smaller models. And don't worry about the necro-threading. it's just considered a bit of a no-no to drag an old thread out of the ditch as it makes people all around the forum jump, throw their arms in the air and scream *updates!*, only do to have their hopes crushed by lack of actual updates.... Of course, if the thread starter actually adds updates... now that's a whole different story.
Finally, some updates! Slowly but steadily. The near completion of a commission I put in over at Coolminiornot urged me on to get that big marine finished before I start painting the even bigger guy. 'Cassar' over at CMON is sculpting me a Terminator in the same scale as this FW marine, yay! ^^
So, first up, the bolter & scope, almost there on the bolter, the scope's got some work needed still.
And second, the base. I've got the feeling that's almost done as well but I feel it still needs something. I think I'll apply some more brybrushing here and there, and maybe some weathering powders and static grass. Any other idea's or suggestions?
Finally, some updates! Slowly but steadily. The near completion of a commission I put in over at Coolminiornot urged me on to get that big marine finished before I start painting the even bigger guy. 'Cassar' over at CMON is sculpting me a Terminator in the same scale as this FW marine, yay! ^^
So, first up, the bolter & scope, almost there on the bolter, the scope's got some work needed still.
And second, the base. I've got the feeling that's almost done as well but I feel it still needs something. I think I'll apply some more brybrushing here and there, and maybe some weathering powders and static grass. Any other idea's or suggestions?
might i suggest, that instead of static grasses, you use coir from a coir mat? might give more of a scale feel to it!!
Looks fine to me as-is. I think people have a tendency to get carried away with bases and put too much detail on them. You don't want to distract from the actual figure.
Some progress on the big 'un. The bolter and scope are almost finished. I kept the dagger's simple on purpose as ot's going to be almost completely covered by the hand holding it. Just need to do the lenzes and a few touch-ups here and there.
That looks freaking sweet.
I tried my hand at some 40K years ago. it looked like a six year old had done it. If I had your skills, I most likely be still doing it.
Well... not in the very near future at least. it feels great to 'unplug' myself now and then, just put on some music and grab a paintbrush. It's quite therapeutic. ^^
I've got at least three more projects to finish and then I can take a breather from the painty painty and maybe go back to the clicky clicky.
But in the mean time... I did put in a 'commission' a while ago. Well, Tuesday went to pick up something from the post office and just spent the last 15 minutes dissecting bubble wrap like a brain surgeon. And oh joy of joys, every little tiny bit's intact! W00h00!
Courtesy of the awesome sculpting skills of Cassar over at Coolminiornot.
Heh heh... Pity, in some ways that the Termie looks a bit bigger scale than the marine (I'm assuming at least) but very impressed with the sculpt. Might not be proper to publically advise how much that sucker cost you but that's why we have PMs.
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edit: Course, helps if I attach the flippin pics...
The first would seem to be very similar. So as long as you're not missing any of the regular marine parts, no problem it seems. Perhaps it's a subtle hint from the FW guys that you need to start collecting Tau.
New user here.
I'm currently on the process of building this model myself and I'm seeking some inspiration but the pictures in this post are all gone...
Could you please upload again or perhaps if you be willing to share email them to me?
I'd really appreciate it if you could.
Thanks.
I may not be an admin, but I should let you know that you have just "bumped" this thread.
To put it simply, no-one's put a message in this thread in 10 months, and then you come and ask for something which people would consider to be a bit pointless. If you want something like that, go to the user in question's profile page and send them a private message.
I don't mean to be unkind or harsh or anything, just letting you know you've broken a rule that is universal for most forums on the internet.
Besides that, enjoy your time here!
Anyway, listen to Captain Shrike, and please do try to avoid necroposting in the future.
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There is progress, the model's not done yet but a few weeks ago I continued a bit on the base and detail pieces.
Enjoy!
I airbrushed some Graveyard Earth and some Vallejo green, followed by a brown and a black wash, both heavily thinned down with Klear
And also two shots of a side project I'm working on. ^^
The second pic is on a 15 second shutter time to try and capture the glow-in-the-dark paint. But of course this makes the image of rather poor quality. In real life it's a lot more impressive.
Nice work Mate, "Glow" pic is a little blury, I bet it looks better in person.
Great job although I will never get mine to look this great. Hell I cant even paint the small space marines to a decent standard so how could I be able to pull any kind of job on a model this size..
It will be a fun project though.
Thanks again.
@Holm76: Two key words here. patience and an airbrush. And actually the larger surfaces of the big Marine make it easier to look good than a tiny 28mm marine. The larger surfaces create a natural highlighting that you have to fake on smaller models. And don't worry about the necro-threading. it's just considered a bit of a no-no to drag an old thread out of the ditch as it makes people all around the forum jump, throw their arms in the air and scream *updates!*, only do to have their hopes crushed by lack of actual updates.... Of course, if the thread starter actually adds updates... now that's a whole different story.
So, first up, the bolter & scope, almost there on the bolter, the scope's got some work needed still.
And second, the base. I've got the feeling that's almost done as well but I feel it still needs something. I think I'll apply some more brybrushing here and there, and maybe some weathering powders and static grass. Any other idea's or suggestions?
might i suggest, that instead of static grasses, you use coir from a coir mat? might give more of a scale feel to it!!
my plan was not to fill up all the earth bits with grass, but just a tuff or two, for some slight variety.
Some progress on the big 'un. The bolter and scope are almost finished. I kept the dagger's simple on purpose as ot's going to be almost completely covered by the hand holding it. Just need to do the lenzes and a few touch-ups here and there.
And then, an afternoon's worth of saliva and a pointy young brushling.
I tried my hand at some 40K years ago. it looked like a six year old had done it. If I had your skills, I most likely be still doing it.
*drummroll*
So when are you going to get back to some 3d modeling?
Well... not in the very near future at least. it feels great to 'unplug' myself now and then, just put on some music and grab a paintbrush. It's quite therapeutic. ^^
I've got at least three more projects to finish and then I can take a breather from the painty painty and maybe go back to the clicky clicky.
Oh, and here's a high-res piccie
But in the mean time... I did put in a 'commission' a while ago. Well, Tuesday went to pick up something from the post office and just spent the last 15 minutes dissecting bubble wrap like a brain surgeon. And oh joy of joys, every little tiny bit's intact! W00h00!
Courtesy of the awesome sculpting skills of Cassar over at Coolminiornot.
There, much better.
The termie looks interesting. He's a big sucker.