Popular Post Loftybloke Posted December 15, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Hi All I have lurked on the forums for a long time, and have finally mustered the courage to share my models with you all. I haven't got photos worth sharing other than my Brutal Emissary for whom I made a custom 'gunblade' type weapon to replace the simplistic blade it has as standard. Hopefully will be photographing the rest of my miniatures over the weekend/Xmas holiday days. I looked around at great knives on the internet, and ended up being heavily influenced by Pyramid head's knife from Silent Hill. I measured out the existing blade and marked off the dimensions on some thin plasticard. I sketched out what I wanted and cut the first layer of card to this shape. I repeated the process with two thicker pieces of plastic and glued them to either side to give me a rough shape. From here, I started to carve and file the contours into the blade to give it an edge and tip. I wanted to represent the ‘never bluff a six gun’ ability so I added more plasticard pipe, cut and greenstuffed until I was happy. At this stage, I'm still so shocked that I haven't completely ruined the model and been left with no weapon for him, so I forge ahead and start to embellish with greenstuff and attach it to the miniature. And here is the finished product, of which I’m immensely proud Thanks Lofty 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDAntoine Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted December 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Thanks very much. I think it definitely looks better than the stock sword. In my opinion it always looked like a placeholder in the digital sculpt that never got finished. Lofty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarSol Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 6 hours ago, Loftybloke said: Thanks very much. I think it definitely looks better than the stock sword. In my opinion it always looked like a placeholder in the digital sculpt that never got finished. Lofty I doubt that's the case. The sword is just like the art, where it wasn't given a lot of detail because its in the background. Wyrd just sometimes has issues where colorization and perspective that looks fine in the art fails to translate into detail on a 3D model. :\ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted December 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 I Just found it quite plain for something I guess is intended to be a centerpiece. All's well that ends well, it was fun to convert and I think it looks pretty good if I say so myself. Hoping to get some half decent photos taken this weekend so will Update Sunday most likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDAntoine Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Looking forward to it! I personally dont mind the sword at all. But I see room for improvement. Perhaps Ill convert another one aswell someday. If only because Never Bluff A Six gun doesnt feel in line with his massive sword. Like you Id probably try to insert a revolver into the design. Be it like The Judge or have the sword be a massive bayonet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted December 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 I wanted to try and replicate the old metal Judge's weapon, but then inspiration took me down and alternative route I've got a couple of days home by myself before Xmas, so hoping to also get my Peacekeeper, Lone Marshall and Pale Rider finally complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinTailDragon Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Truely inspiring work my friend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted December 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Thanks very much. Felt like a bit of a gamble but it seems to have paid off ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tris Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Great take on the sword, I just don`t like it on a model which doesn`t have a sword, but a sh attack printed on the card, cool conversion and thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted December 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 I took 'Rule of law' to represent the honking great sword (range 2) , and the 'Never Bluff a Six-gun' to be the same concept as the Judges gunblade trigger? But you're right, it does have the Sh skill attached. *shrug Thanks for the kind words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelaminator Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Very nice conversion. I like your choice of colours too. Are the base your own creation too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted December 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Thank you Yes, the base is cork sheet with greenstuff over the top, which I then shape in to flagstones. My other Guild miniatures also have cobbles which i press into greenstuff. I will try and get some more pictures up today which will show this. For now, see below pic of pre-paint bases i prepared for my Lady Justice crew. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted December 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 As promised, I've taken some photos of my current Guild collection. The only things not featured here are a Lone Marshall, the Pale Rider, Peacekeeper, Alternative Francisco and the Brutal Effigy. I will hopefully have time to finish a few of them soon enough, and they may well end up in a WIP post before then Excuse the makeshift light box. First up, my favourite Crew box (minus totem which I've never used but is at least part way painted) Lady Justice. This was my first crew and the master I've played the most with and learned the game with. Next we Have Sonnia Criid. I really like the shift in play style from melee aggression to powerful caster Next up is Dashel and the Guild Guards from Lucius' box. No real interest in playing Lucius really, but he can apparently run a Nephilim grow list reasonably successfully. (Have I alluded to future revelation?. quell horreur). Anyway, Dashel works well with the Guards and riflemen. Yes I know the raptor isn't attached the Austringer properly. I'm not yet ready to talk about Austringer assembly I've yet to use the exorcists successfully but the riflemen consistently do well when I bring them The mainstays of my Justice/Sonnia crews the 0 upgrade on the executioner is ridiculous Lastly I have the starter box Guild miniatures. My wife and I bought the starter box to help her learn the game :). I really like the dirty white on these guys. Just need to decide what a hospital floor colour would be in Malifaux :/ More to follow as I finish them Lofty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelaminator Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Sweet. You have a nice grasp of the dark and gritty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 That's definitely the intention. I'm glad that comes across, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 I've got a WIP Peacekeeper that I thought I would share (he's been at this stage for a month or so im ashamed to say) as well as the beginning of my Hoffman crew. The Peacekeeper is based on a sewer style of base, and I will carry this throughout the Guild Constructs. The idea of Hoffman working on his creations in some kind of mad engineer's laboratory, is one that I really like I also added some 'charging points' to the Peacekeeper, as he was giving me a very 'Igor' vibe, and I love the idea of him getting recharge via some mad lightning conducting thing… I like the background/character of Hoffman and his constructs and I caved in and bought with some cash I received from family at Xmas. I went ahead and made Ryle and the Guardian first, along with their bases. Just missing greenstuff topping to take flagstone details. I'll post more WIP and progress as soon as I get time to work on things a little more. I also have a Lilith crew that's taking at least some of my hobby time at the moment too Cheers Lofty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I've got all the models I have for Hoffman assembled I was a little worried about pulling the Hunters/Watcher up from the magnetic storage I use as they all have a small point of contact with the base and I only just manage to pin the watcher through the straight leg, so I used the pipes in a workaround which I describe in detail here. Just to add some liquid greenstuff to the Hunters and everyone is ready to be sprayed to paint I would share the progress I've made with my Neverborn, but maybe I should do that in a new thread. Cheers Lofty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted January 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Slow progress with Hoffman. I've not painted metallics on so much of so many models for a while... They are pretty much ready to start adding the dark grey/red colours which I use throughout my guild models, and then I can add weathering. I've been using my incomplete Peacekeeper as a reference to this point, but I'm nearly at the stage with the rest of them that he is at so I'll be doing it all together. Might switch to do some Neverborn painting at some point soon though to avoid any more metals Cheers Lofty 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnin' Coal Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 These are looking very good !....it is a shame the photo is not of better quality as there looks to be some great brushwork on display Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Thanks. Sorry about the picture quality, the WIP shots (with the keyboard in the background) I just snap at my desk in whatever light there is in the evening to show progress. I did try and take the crew shots in natural light with a white background to light them better, im not sure what else I could to to improve picture quality on my mobile phone. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Finally got Hoffman pretty much done it's been a labour of love certainly. There are a couple of tiny finishing touches to do to these, like the wash on the base I mentioned, some stitching on the watcher's wings and probably a dab of wash on each rivet, but it's less than a half hour of work total Excuse what is hopefully the last in a long line of crappy photos, I did order some parts to hold my phone ion a tripod, and need to fond some lamps. I also only just discovered the crop function,m but of course only realised that I was saving over the top of the originals by the time I realised I could dictate the size of the crop and have all the images the same... Learning curve I wont make a massive post with individual shots, unless otherwise requested. they can be found on photobucket/my blog if any one is interested though Cheers 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted April 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 I've been working on my Lilith crew mainly recently but I managed to finally finish assembling my backlog of guild and get them sprayed up this weekend I also made a test base for my Ortega crew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftybloke Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I managed to snag myself a Nightmare McCabe crew from a trading group on Facebook! However after opening it up in a mad rush of excitement, it was the transparent set... After having paid Import fees and postage etc I decided it wasn't worth arguing with the seller and Paypal for refunds, and to just get on with it. I asked in a few places for advice about the brittle plastics etc and got the same feedback: Yes it's brittle but isn't glass, & if you're painting it anyway, prime on the sprue to make it easier to see the attachment points etc. Fast forward after a weekend away, and I've assembled the dismounted Rollins, and primed the other frames 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maulwurfmann Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I´m excited to see your version of McGabe. Back to your Hoffmann Crew: I would really like to see a bright light effect on that blue lenses of the crew. Just like you keyboard in the background. The whole crew is that grim dark metal theme and that dark red doesn´t really shine because its dark in dark. Maybe its the picture but if you made some bright highlights or light effects they would look even more astonishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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