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Rakariel
Shade
Joined: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm Posts: 120
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Thanks alot guys!  I was actually thinking of putting a High Elf on the base who is being shot but I ran out of space and it would have looked crowed. But then again maybe I will just build another three cav bases infront of this one featureing two HE being shot hmmm .... First I have to finish my third Hydra however 
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Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:03 pm |
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Rakariel
Shade
Joined: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm Posts: 120
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Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:46 pm |
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Amboadine
Miscast into the Warp
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:07 am Posts: 3510 Location: Investigating Mantica
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Great update. Looks excellent.
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Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:01 pm |
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T.D.
Killed by Khorne
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:51 pm Posts: 2818 Location: Hinterlands of Khuresh; The Lost City of the Angels
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I've experimented with putting a metal hydra "Rampant" like this, so I have an idea of how much work is involved Lovely tones on the finished paint jobs & a very nice "Family" you have there 
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Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:15 pm |
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Rakariel
Shade
Joined: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm Posts: 120
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Thanks  Hehe yeah it wasn`t that easy doing all the necessary repositioning. I used the Finceast Hydra for the last one (the other two are metal) because I thought using the metal ones would be quite a nightmare. Honestly though, I hate Finecast in all other matters. I was fortunate to still have some older metal Hydra heads so I could swap them for the Finecast ones because the latter had some truly horrible warped frames and missing details. Am really getting into the whole conversion stuff now because I feel it makes the whole model look even cooler if there are some additional ideas here and there. At the moment I have the FW Curs`d Ettin on my desk and the Kharibdyss. Lets see how they come along 
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:38 am |
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Rowena
Highborn
Joined: Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:30 pm Posts: 665
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Awesome conversions! The repositioning makes the hydra much more dynamic looking and I guess significantly bigger too (any chance to see the whole family together?), the poor high elf is a great touch, if maybe a bit too gory for me, so are the severed regrowing heads. So... simply brilliant stuff. 
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:48 am |
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Rakariel
Shade
Joined: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm Posts: 120
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Thanks!  Am usually holding back with the goriness but I thought if they are fighting over some HE scraps its gonna get dirty in any case. The Hydra with the regrowing heads was the first time I was trying to do blood (a mixture of color and glue). The female is significantly larger (well she looks larger due to the posture). No probs, here you go   Btw the next "famlily" am gonna do is a giant one - Ettin, normal Giant and Bonecrusher Giant. 
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:58 pm |
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Amboadine
Miscast into the Warp
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:07 am Posts: 3510 Location: Investigating Mantica
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That is a fine looking zoo you are building there 
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:10 pm |
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Rowena
Highborn
Joined: Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:30 pm Posts: 665
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Thank you for the family photo, they look awesome together, especially with the colour scheme. I think the female stands out just perfectly.
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 2:36 pm |
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flatworldsedge
Chosen of Khaine
Joined: Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:35 am Posts: 416 Location: London
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Love the group shot - the turquoise highlighting is so striking, and the extra height and variation it brings to the trio really lifts the drama.
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:52 pm |
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CitizenKhaine
Beastmaster
Joined: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:04 pm Posts: 330 Location: New Zealand
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Just catching up with your updates! Fantastic work, especially the HE dinner and the dark rider leaping the wall - very cinematic
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Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:39 am |
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Rakariel
Shade
Joined: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm Posts: 120
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:22 pm |
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Amboadine
Miscast into the Warp
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:07 am Posts: 3510 Location: Investigating Mantica
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Great collection of Giants there. Didn't realise the original forgeworld model was quite that big. Impressive.
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:41 pm |
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T.D.
Killed by Khorne
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:51 pm Posts: 2818 Location: Hinterlands of Khuresh; The Lost City of the Angels
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Middle giant is seriously terrifying 
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:49 pm |
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Lion of flanders
Brush Master
Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2002 12:42 am Posts: 1085 Location: Oregon, USA
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All of these look really great. The Trebuchet arm weapon is a great idea! I have that FW giant and have been building up the inspiration to paint it. it's so cool that my first thought is to not convert it at all, but then a subtle conversion like yours comes along which is so awesome that I think I should modify mine a bit.
Speaking of that awesome giant...I think it's time to take a deep breath and mount that thing on a decent size base before it crushes something when (not if) it falls over. If your opponent is quoting rules on you, they will tell you that the figure should be on the base that it came with, which is a lot bigger than that lil' thing that he is teetering on.
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Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:55 am |
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flatworldsedge
Chosen of Khaine
Joined: Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:35 am Posts: 416 Location: London
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Great work - the properly giant giant is superb. That's the first giant model I've seen where the special attack table moves feel like they could actually happen scale wise.
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Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:20 am |
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Rakariel
Shade
Joined: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm Posts: 120
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Thanks! Glad you like them  You`re right Lion, next thing I do is to mount the Bonecrusher on a proper base. Is just strange that he was delivered with that small one as he is so top heavy that he falls over VERY easily. Gonna think of something, maybe I come up with an idea to include on that larger base. For gaming purposes am gonna mark the spots where the original base would be I think.
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Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:51 am |
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Rakariel
Shade
Joined: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm Posts: 120
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Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:47 am |
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Amboadine
Miscast into the Warp
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:07 am Posts: 3510 Location: Investigating Mantica
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That is lovely work. Great conversion and those wings look excellent.
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Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:03 pm |
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T.D.
Killed by Khorne
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:51 pm Posts: 2818 Location: Hinterlands of Khuresh; The Lost City of the Angels
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I'm thinking of using Neferata as the basis of a Dark Peg Sorceress too!
Beautiful work.
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Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:29 pm |
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Rowena
Highborn
Joined: Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:30 pm Posts: 665
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She looks truly stunning, I think I must google this model. 
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Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:34 pm |
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cultofkhaine
Chief Cultist
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:45 am Posts: 1962 Location: Being tempted by the Cult of Pleasure!
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Mmmmm - eye candy!
Yes that would make a great dark peg alternative.
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Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:26 pm |
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Rakariel
Shade
Joined: Sat May 10, 2014 6:16 pm Posts: 120
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Thanks guys!  The parts are very well suited to build a DE sorceress on a peg. The best thing is, its a plastic model therefore very easy to position even in very steep flying positions without falling over or breaking off (damn those metal pegasi!). The only thing I would change for a DE sorceress if using the Neferata model would be the head because the hat is very Nehekaran and wouldn`t really fit for DE, just my opinion of course  The wings and parts of the dress are painted with an airbrush, really love using that where I can.
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Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:17 am |
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flatworldsedge
Chosen of Khaine
Joined: Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:35 am Posts: 416 Location: London
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Awesome - love the combination of the red flow of robes and the evil green glow of the staff - nicely counterbalanced with one another.
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Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:55 pm |
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Lion of flanders
Brush Master
Joined: Tue Dec 03, 2002 12:42 am Posts: 1085 Location: Oregon, USA
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OK so I was mistaken in my post about the base that it comes with! I didn't realize that the newer one is repositioned to fit on an "official" monster base. I have the older one which comes with a large fairly tip proof base. I think the best way to go is build yours into a large base with the excess area fairly flat and sturdy so that in the game, other units could be places on top of it up the outlines of the "official" base area. Perhaps the broken corners of a fence or low wall to define the "official" base size. I'm working on mine at present and am considering doing something similar. Meanwhile, all three look great 
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