very nice, maybe a spike on the shoulder pad and some flayed skin dangling down from his waste like the archon model.
A shot at Converting - Duke Sliscus
Hey Guys...
With the New DE dex out, I made a new list for my Local League... but with no duke model out I Figured I'd try and convert my own.
I started with a Yriel model that I bought at GW with a gift card for Xmas.
Forgive me as some of these early pictures are horrible... I took them with my camera phone, but they give you a general Idea of what I did.
So the model came in a lot less pieces than I thought... go figure it's a metal model...
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So using the main body as my base I dremeled the model off of the weird Tyrinid Tail looking thing.
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I didn't want to use the same head, so I dremeled that out as well... unfortunatly the head I wanted to use, from the Wyche kit didn't fit within the collar, so I had to dremel that out as well. I used some GS to fill in and put in a Hood on the back... Again forgive the bad pic, above you can see the arm I wanted to convert to a weapon hand.
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Now the Duke has a special weapon called the Serpents Bite, which is suppose to be 2 Poison blades, he also has a Blast Pistol. I wanted to be able to model both of them, but you can't unless you get Creative...
Here's a better shot of the weapon hand.
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I figure I can put 2 blades on it to make it look like the fangs of a serpent striking. I ended up with this...
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For the Gun Arm I used a Wyche Blaster and straitened the arm.
This is what I ended up with...
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Let me know how I did and what you think... I want to try painting it soon...
With the New DE dex out, I made a new list for my Local League... but with no duke model out I Figured I'd try and convert my own.
I started with a Yriel model that I bought at GW with a gift card for Xmas.
Forgive me as some of these early pictures are horrible... I took them with my camera phone, but they give you a general Idea of what I did.
So the model came in a lot less pieces than I thought... go figure it's a metal model...
So using the main body as my base I dremeled the model off of the weird Tyrinid Tail looking thing.
I didn't want to use the same head, so I dremeled that out as well... unfortunatly the head I wanted to use, from the Wyche kit didn't fit within the collar, so I had to dremel that out as well. I used some GS to fill in and put in a Hood on the back... Again forgive the bad pic, above you can see the arm I wanted to convert to a weapon hand.
Now the Duke has a special weapon called the Serpents Bite, which is suppose to be 2 Poison blades, he also has a Blast Pistol. I wanted to be able to model both of them, but you can't unless you get Creative...
Here's a better shot of the weapon hand.
I figure I can put 2 blades on it to make it look like the fangs of a serpent striking. I ended up with this...
For the Gun Arm I used a Wyche Blaster and straitened the arm.
This is what I ended up with...
Let me know how I did and what you think... I want to try painting it soon...
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I'm liking the look of this guy; I've always been a fan of Duke Slippery (and of Baron Syntax). yes, those are their names, and you heard them here first 
I hope you show him in the painting process too! (if you want any tips/recommendations from a friendly ear, hit me up dude)
I hope you show him in the painting process too! (if you want any tips/recommendations from a friendly ear, hit me up dude)
I think my photograpy skills improved a bit this time around less blurry pictures, if only the same can be said about my painting skills...
If I can get some constructive advise, as you can see I'm not really the best painter...
Primed Converted Model:
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I started with the Cape, since I thought it was the easiest, Right or Wrong? I put down a base coat of Bestial Brown because I red on various other posts that it makes Reds pop...
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I then put a base coat of scorpion Green down on the armor and put on a coat of Scorpion Green mixed with Dark Angels Green 50/50:
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As you can see my blending/painting skills are lacking... especially compared to some of the awesome paint jobs I've seen on Heresy... but I'm working on getting better...
I decided to paint the Cape, the inside was going to be orange with Red on the outside, and I had the Idea of Painting yellow around the neck area and put orange over it to give it some contrasting colors...
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I then worked on the Pistol, I decided to go black, I think it came out ok... probably the only thing I didn't screw up too bad... LOL... I also worked on the blades, I thought the "Scorpions Bite" should look like fangs dripping with poison....
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I painted the face and hair, I know how hard faces are to paint, and it came out bad, I actually work on it to make it a bit better. After I but a DA Green Ink on the armor, and Red ink on the cape, I put some gold on the trim. Here's how it ended up...
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Then I droped the model, snapped the gun arm and pinned it poorly... I've got to put some GS on it...
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Any Tips, Hints and Comments are welcome...
If I can get some constructive advise, as you can see I'm not really the best painter...
Primed Converted Model:
I started with the Cape, since I thought it was the easiest, Right or Wrong? I put down a base coat of Bestial Brown because I red on various other posts that it makes Reds pop...
I then put a base coat of scorpion Green down on the armor and put on a coat of Scorpion Green mixed with Dark Angels Green 50/50:
As you can see my blending/painting skills are lacking... especially compared to some of the awesome paint jobs I've seen on Heresy... but I'm working on getting better...
I decided to paint the Cape, the inside was going to be orange with Red on the outside, and I had the Idea of Painting yellow around the neck area and put orange over it to give it some contrasting colors...
I then worked on the Pistol, I decided to go black, I think it came out ok... probably the only thing I didn't screw up too bad... LOL... I also worked on the blades, I thought the "Scorpions Bite" should look like fangs dripping with poison....
I painted the face and hair, I know how hard faces are to paint, and it came out bad, I actually work on it to make it a bit better. After I but a DA Green Ink on the armor, and Red ink on the cape, I put some gold on the trim. Here's how it ended up...
Then I droped the model, snapped the gun arm and pinned it poorly... I've got to put some GS on it...
Any Tips, Hints and Comments are welcome...
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hmm.. let's see, during this painting process, you didn't use any 'ardcoat, did you? He looks very shiny in the last 3 pictures. If you'd like a bit more depth with your colours, especially since you are painting over white, thin out the colour you are going to paint over the white undercoat (have it be just a *bit* thicker than a wash) and then apply it over the model where you want that colour. Here's an example of what I'm talking about, using just Citadel Washes over white (you can really do a lot with it easy):
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After you do your 'wash', then go back and highlight/pick out certain details. I'm not sure how this method works for painting faces (I've never tried on faces myself), but I don't see why it wouldn't. Good luck dude.
After you do your 'wash', then go back and highlight/pick out certain details. I'm not sure how this method works for painting faces (I've never tried on faces myself), but I don't see why it wouldn't. Good luck dude.
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