Showing posts with label scratchbuilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scratchbuilt. Show all posts

Monday, August 21, 2017

Warzone Resurrection Emancipator Combat Aircraft finished


Hello everyone!

I have finally got around finishing the Emancipator Combat aircraft for Warzone Resurrection and I would like to share it with you. I am quite pleased with the end result and it was a really fun model to build and paint.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Space Orks Evil Sunz Mek on deff-jetbike



Hello everyone!

Being on a creative spree I have decided to finish my latest project, something which I had a hard time deciding what eventually is, untill you people gave me a revelation. I present to you Mek Gitfixa on his deff-jetbike.







This model has started as a project more than 10 years ago. Yes, you heard that right. It has been sitting on my bench on various stages for more than a decade. It originally started as a count as deffcopta, back when they were first introduced as a unit choice. I wanted to field some but it was impossible to find a model since the only alternative was the original gorkamorka model which was even then extremely rare and oop.

I had always a great thing for conversions, especially orky ones. Orks were my very first Warhammer army and it really got me into modelling and converting all sorts of waky vehicles and individuals. So I decided to rummage my bits box for suitable bits to create a deffcopta model to use in my games.

The main model I used was an old Warzone jeep model (I really don't remember what model though, I will make my research and I will edit this article so keep an eye on this space, unless someone out there finds out earlier so please comment below if you remember :) ). The jet packs are 2nd edition ork pulsa rokkits, the chainsaws in front are Catachan saws from the Catachan Sentinel set, Rokkets are from an 1:48 figher jet kit and various bits from the ork boys sprue, includng the Mek boy itself, with sculpted googles to add character. There are various sculpted parts in the model to integrate all bits seamlessly in the final model.

I went with a typical Evil Sunz paint sceme, staying true to the mythos that Red ones go fasta, a machine like this must definitely go faster than anything else this Mek has ever created, although it will probably kill him eventually. I have tried some flame patterns and checkers both freehand and transfers to add to the final orkyness.

So there you have it. My first finished ork project for a long time, and I hope definitely not the last. I would love to hear what you people think. If you have any questions concerning the overall conversion process I would be happy to help so feel free to hit me with anything in the comments below. As always I would love to see your votes on CoolMiniOrNot

Till next time, take care! 

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Carnival of Chaos Plague Cart

Hello everyone



Quite a few time ago, I had a small talk with a friend of mine about how great Mordheim really is. He and his local club had just started a small campaign and I thought that it would be really nice to jump into action and remember the good old days. My all time favorite Witch Hunter warband would be glad to burn some witches once more but I thought that a new one would be much better. In our talk we also discussed about the ridiculus prices Mordheim models and warbands are sold on ebay and the discussion ended on the Plague Cart of the Carnival of Chaos.
the original model that Games Workshop released
This model goes for prices of up to 150 Pounds on ebay and I really didn't want to spend all these money on such a (not so great after all) model. Therefore, the idea really came into my mind, I should make one of my own.

Not so long ago, I have purchased my own 3D printer and since then I had a ton of fun creating all sorts of things, so I have decided to use it for this project as well. 

I have found a nice file over the internet for a carnival cart and I decided to use this as a base model.


After quite a few hours of printing the end result is the following



The end model have been extensively converted and modelled to create that slimey and rotted look that papa Nurgle always favors. The driver is based on a plastic Skaven model with lots of sculpting to create the robes. Tiny bits and pieces were added to the cart, trying to avoid going overboard. I wanted to keep that one simple yet full of character. 



clickie for biggie ;)

The paint scheme is mostly based on the original model. I liked the contrast of the boney white areas with the dark brown ones. 

I hope I you like the model as much as I do, I would love to hear your comments and see your votes on CoolMiniOrNot.

Thank you, till next time, take care! :)

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Skaven Chief Warlord Engineer Ikit Claw

It has been such a long long time since I posted anything on this blog. I hope there are still people seeing my updates :P

Anyways, here I am once again, finally managing to finish something off. Something I was building for quite a while now. You have probably by now seen my Skaven army building up through the pages of this blog. If not, do so now ;)

In any case, I have always been fascinated with one of the most infamous Warhammer characters, the great Skaven Chief Warlord Engineer of Clan Skyre, Ikit Claw. Being a long time Skaven collector, I happen to have the old model of him, not that I dislike the newer version but as I always like to say, no school like old school! I always loved the character and the extreme details that this model have.

But let the pictures just do the talking, I guess





The model stands on a resin Armorcast base. I don't think they made these anymore, if they do please let me know as they are really great! I think it really makes the model stand even more out of the ordinary and it really suits well with the general archaic industrial feeling. I decided to go with a slightlty different color sceme than the original model, mostly because I wanted it to have a more fresh look, using metallics and washes to create this gritty and mechanical feeling. The banner is completely scratchbuilt from greenstuff and hand painted, using the original banner as a model.The base is finished with a pool of green shiny slime because... well nothing shouts out loud that an experiment went wrong more than green shiny slime ;)

As always I would love to hear your comments, remarks and anything else you would like to share with me, plus if you have the time, leave a vote for this fella on CoolMiniOrNot! 

Till next time, take care! 

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

M5 British Halftrack 3D printed

Hello everyone!

Following my last post on my 3D printer I am happy to give you an update on my progress so far with this wonderful machine.

After many test prints I have managed to build my first fully 3D printed model. The M5 British Halftrack.



The main problem with 3D prints are the printing lines that are clearly visible, especially on the flat surfaces. I have tried removing them with putty and sanding them but they have been preserved. The 3D model was quite plain as well, not many details to be seen so I have decided to add some stowage for extra detailing. You can see some WIP pics below:





I am currently working on more 3D printed WW2 models so expect more in the near future, as well as uploading some videos on my brand new YouTube channel, so keep an eye on this space for more! 

I would love to hear what you think and as always check my CoolMiniOrNot entry for your votes and comments.

Till next time, take care!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Nurgle Rhino, who said paper tanks can't be sexy?!


Heya all! 

As far as you can see I am getting my hands very dirty the past 2 weeks getting prepared for the tournament this Sunday! I had some changes in my Chaos Army list, so I had to build myself a Rhino for my Nurgle Chaos Marines (thats right, I didn't say Plague Marines as these are just Chaos marines with Mark of Nurgle, they are cheaper and still tough as nails... hope they serve me right!)


So following my latest post about pimping my old paper Rhino I stayed up late tonight to finish painting the little fella. Yeah, thats right, this is a paper model made from scratch using some online templates I have long lost (although I'm sure that a google search would bring up quite a few results) and a raid over my bitz box! I think I'm gonna try making a Vindicator as well! :P






I used the same recipe as in my Helldrake  for painting it as I was really happy with the results and I must say that I am happy with this one as well!

So there you go! Hope you like it as much as I do! Any comments are more than welcome! Don't forget to pop me a vote on CoolMiniOrNot as always!

Take care and listen to great music!!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Our new Warhammer table and Terrain!

Hello again! This time I would like to share with you the progress of a table that I am building with a friend.

It has always been a dream to build my own table one day, in a place where I could spread all my bits and pieces of modelling activity. A place where I could create all these terrain pieces I always wanted and play battles the way I would like.

This childhood dream has finally come to life in the past few months where I am in the process of building a Warhammer table along with a friend.



You could try and guess what is the next terrain piece prepared on the back table...not the big board, that is something for future posts to discuss... :P








As you can see we've started by creating a generic table with lots of woods and hills, some craters and of course the regular ruins. I am really pleased with the way these pieces came out and I can't wait to play my first battle in it! Unfortunately most pics are not so good as they were taken in a hurry but I will definitely get some more good shots when I get the chance! Hopefully this will happen tomorrow so keep an eye for an update, maybe a battle report but definitely some pics.

So what do you think so far? Any terrain ideas you would like to share?

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Battlefortress WIP Part 4, time to throw some paint...!


Hi there everyone! I thought that I shoould post the next part of my Battlefortress WIP and this time is painting! 

I thought that from the way the construction went and the shape of the vehicle finalized to a racing overall pattern (you know with the racing fin at the back - hope that I got this correct :P ) I thought that a GO FASTA red Evil Sunz pattern with some nice flames would be appropriate! So there it is, the monstrosity painted up! 

Still there are quite a few things to be touched up and finish the project but more on this on the final part of this WIP marathon! :P

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The crew :

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Would love to hear your comments!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Ork Battlefortress part 2

As promised, here are some more WIP pics on my Battlefortress. The thing with this construction (as with all of my constructions as a matter of fact :P ) is that I didn't have a specific plan in my mind so I cannot post a reliable step by step guide. You'll have to figure things out of the pictures. 

To make things a little bit easier I have dug out some older WIPs (before the armor plates were fixed) to give you an idea what I mean. 


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As you can see I have used a ton of bits from various sources including some 1:35 kits (the track system of a Sherman, a british WWII transport (I always forget its name :S) and some Panther tracks (kudos to the Antipope that figured out how I have created the deffrolla with the upside tracks. The thing that he couldn't figure out (and I bet noone can) is the fact that the main body of the deffrolla is taken from AXE Deodorant bottles :P 


yes, its the top of the bottle ... :P


Hmmm, what else I can remember, ah yes... There is also a toy bulldozer in it, its the yellow parts and I must say that it fit the built perfectly.


So stay tuned for more updates as I continue the search of my Battlefortress dark history... :P