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Hi guys, sorry it has been a while, I’ve been a bit slow this last week or so… slow, but not completely idle. I have mostly been cranking out yet more trees – pretty standard fare for the most part, although there is one piece that is a wee bit special… I’m pretty sure that you’ll like it, but you’ll have to wait and see until it’s finished ;-)
However, I do have a few more test wips for my warband that I want to share:
These two are henchmen bodyguards for my Spiritseer – they are basically Striking Scorpion proxies, and are intended to represent the spirits of long-dead warriors that are occupying small Wraithwood construct bodies in order to serve in un-life. Hmmm… I’m not really sure how I feel about these two… I’m going to play with the posing a bit, shorten the necks, and refine the head shape to look more like mini-wraithlords and less like daemons or xenomorphs! They may get mandibles, I’m also going to give them loincloths & nodules to bring them back into Eldar territory… I’m not sure if I like them or not at the moment – I think they are ok, but I’m aiming for excellence with this project, and ok isn’t going to cut it… I will reserve judgement until they are finished, but I’d love to hear your thoughts in the meantime.
I think I’m on firmer ground with this fella – he will fill my Walker slot, (fnarr), and he is coming along very nicely in my opinion. He’s basically a Warwalker proxy, but piloted by the dead rather than the living. I’m much happier with this build, and I particularly love the pose on this guy – he reminds me of an old ‘eavy metal pic of an Adeptus Titanicus Phantom, which makes me very happy :-) Again, there is a bit to do – I’m planning a loincloth & nodules again, and the gun-arms will have vines holding them on to the chassis.
So that’s it for the time being – slow progress, but progress nonetheless! Let me know what you think guys – I don’t want to be ‘barking’ up the wrong tree ;-)
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I love the Walker mate. You’re right with the pose. Where did you get the antlers from? All coming along very nicely mate. I can’t wait to see more trees!!!
Thanks mate, he’s got a good look about him hasn’t he? The antlers are from the treelord kit, and there will certainly be more trees :-)
The walker looks great. I’ve always wanted to make one out of that model and you’ve really made a good start with it. It suits your warband down to the ground ;) The other two do need something, maybe roots coming out of their legs or something like that as it will give them balance. IRO sent the buildings so hopefully we can arrange a meeting to create the Albino Woods. I can’t wait to see more trees!
Thanks mate, yeah, I’m digging the walker – the tree thingy is a heck of a model! The other two definitely need work though… we’ll see how they shape up. More trees & tree related stuff to come, and yeah, we should meet & plan. Next two weekends are busy, but after that is possible. Drop me an email mate & we’ll sort something out
Sounds like a plan.
Great work! Am I the only one getting an alien from Alien feeling?
Deffo mate – unfortunately not the look I was going for :-/
I’m sure it’ll go away with the paint :)
lol – hope so, plus some re-posing should help :-)
Very cool, mate! The walker construct is great. I would try drop the guns down a bit, they look a bit jammed onto the hives. You could do that with the vines you were talking about.
Over to the striking scorpions, first, my first thought was just that – Look Scorpions! The one to the left got a pose that works, it moves with a purpose. But the one to the right is a bit too static. The arms don’t work like that.
But overall, great stuff. Great stuff.
Thanks mate, and yes, the posing on the Scorpions needs some work for sure. The Dryads are strange models to work with tbh – they look dynamic if made as instructed, but it’s a struggle to do much with the arms :-/ We will persevere :-)
Walker is great fun, and anything that takes its posing from the old Phantom is great in my book. Perhaps give it some gun banners to really get there…
The wooden scorpions really need the mani-blasters, or similar. Maybe go wtih hives like the shoulders of the walker? They need to crouch more too.
Oh man – good call!!! Gun banners for the win :-) I really like the idea of shoulder hives on the Scorpions – that would be tricky to do, but I think it could look awesome… I’ll have a play – thanks mate, wise words as always :-)
Looking good once more! Only comment on the walker is that it needs something to blur the lines between the organic and the inorganic but your vines on the guns should cover that.
Thanks mate, and yeah, that is my hope. Also some more non-organic bits on the main body should help to further blur the boundaries – or that’s the theory anyway! :-)
Nice work on these guys. I know the pic you’re referring to, and the Walker definitely echoes it. I like the heads on the Dryads as well. They have the “eldar” shape to them while the roughness works to keep them in with the “wooden” nature. I wonder if it might also be worth adding in a very subtle texture to the walker’s head as well?
The scorpions probably need something else? They’re a bit thin, while the Striking Scorpion models have a little more bulk to them. Literal “Scorpion” tails made of branches? Or just bulked-up chest/shoulders?
Cheers mate, and you are spot on – I’m planning to roughen up the walker’s head a little. I’ve also had a fiddle with the scorpions and refined the head shape somewhat, (less xenomorph, more Eldar), as well as changing some of the posing and adding some shoulder bulk. I’m going to break out the putty & play with them some more tomorrow, so hopefully there will be a progress update for the weekend :-)
Sounds good. I think the scorpion tails suggestion might work a little against avoiding the Xenomorph look. ;)
yeah, I thought that too ;-)
Wooo, these turned out exceptionally well, I love the vibe they all instil. Good job, mate!
Thanks dude, they are pretty unusual aren’t they? :-)