Trashers Nurgle cult

[Kaled]

I live in Stockholm, Sweden

According to the list of where everyone lives, we have someone in Stockholm - Psycho. Plus Bergtorp said he's in Sweden somewhere - maybe you could see how close he is to you...

[Trasher]

Unfortunately Kaled, there's a bit that says "(Borlange, Dalarna)". Borlänge is quite far from where I live. As far as I know, GW Stockholm is the only one in Sweden, and therefore his "local" GW. But thanks for the help, maybe I should contact those guys! Let's just say though, I'll build these models simply for modellings sake.

Any more opinions as to how I should base my Quovandius model? Right now I'm thinking metal plates with rust/scratches/maybe some water effect or mud/moss or a small shrub to reflect an overgrown factory deep in the woods/jungle.

As far as naming him goes, what do you guys think about Clairvius Narcisse?

[Kaled]

That's a shame - I just saw the Stockholm bit and assumed he must be pretty close. Still, if the are three of you looking for players then there may well be more. And the distance between you two is only a little further than the distance I travel when I play at GWHQ - maybe you three could meet up and start a Swedish Conclave once or twice a year.

[Trasher]

As always in this thread, progress is slow. Yesterday I accidentally tore Clairvius(formerly known as Quovandius) right arm and rocket off, when I was fitting his left arm, instead of gluing again, I made sure every part of him was pinned, here's his current status:


Then, I set about to dry fit some pieces to my two spawn models, here's Beastman, armed with an autogun, and a big-ass claw:





And here's Quovandiusface, armed with a heavy stubber and a small pistol:








OBVIOUSLY these two were standing just a little bit too close when their leader, Filthoos was doing a bit of magic, resulting in them mutating even further. I might try my hands at sculpting some rags on these two to separate them from the spawn models. Any thoughts?

[Dolnikan]

Rags would certainly look good on them, it would add quite a bit of character I think. The ork arms fit on really well, but will the autogun get some sort of strap to keep it in place?

[DapperAnarchist]

Spawn box plus ork stuff really works, doesn't it? I also recommend the upper bodies of the Rat Ogres - some really nice diseased bits there.

[Trasher]

Both the autogun and the backpack will certainly get slings or straps before I call the models done! Not sure what to do with some of the holes though, some options are:

• Smooth out with GS
• Fill with a spike from the spawn sprue
• Fill with GS to create boils
• Leave alone and paint as an errupted boil

DapperAnarchist: Yeah I've been eyeing the Rat Ogres and the new Vampire Counts Vargheists / Crypt Horrors, there are some great bits in those kits!

[Dolnikan]

I would go for a combination of boils and erupted boils, to add a bit more life to the model, and to have a good excuse to paint pus, always a good thing for Nurgle worshippers.

[psycho]

Love this thread the whole nurgle thing has always been my favpurite chaos god, hes not evil as such...kinda
As for a swedish conclave, I moved back to the uk a year ago so thats out the window as far as I'm concerned but I did find several 40k players that seemed interested in inquisitor in vasteras, if your on warseer have a gander on there mate.

Keep it up

[Trasher]

Thanks for all the replies! I haven't worked much on the spawn models, but there's still been progress! Clairvius should now be ready for paint!



I've started with the base for the rat, that'll probably accompany the Beastman I've got in store..



And, lo and behold, the Cave Troll is shaping up! Need some input on the tail though...




Thanks for looking! 

Edit: Oh, now I see I used the same picture twice when I was in a bit of a hurry to post the pictures, oh well, there wasn't a big difference between the one I posted and the one I wanted to post. Can you spot which picture is wrong?

[Dolnikan]

Thecleaver looks very good, it has a nice battered feel. About the tail, I would try to make it a bit clunkier if that is the word, meaning that it could become a bit thicker to make it fit better with the heavy model. Added to that it would probably fit better if it was very warty.

[Van Helser]

I agree largely with Dolnikan about better combining the tail with the body.  Thicken it up where it meets the body and add some pits and boils.  I think it looks good at the angle in the side view though.

Can't wait to see your beastman.  I've been cooking one up which I'll probably have done by the end of the day.  There aren't enough around!

Ruaridh

[Trasher]

INCOMING PROGRESS REPORT!



Cave Troll front, showing my attempt at boils.


Cave Troll front, showing my attempt at sculpting chain. Not the best I've seen, but I feel it'll suffice.


Cave Troll back, showing a pouch I made.


Clairvius back, showing the knife and two pouches I added. Also in picture: Two pieces of green stuff, indented by the grooves of my sculpting tools, I think it looks a lot like metal flooring and will probably use bits of this strewn across the bases of my models, and probably as some crude armour.

I'm thinking I should do something to the head/face of the Cave Troll, maybe a bowler hat or a horn, any suggestions? Now that the tail is glued to the Cave Troll I can start beefing it up and adding some texture, akin to that of his back.

Ruaridh: About the Beastman I'm afraid I have to tell you I haven't gotten anywhere with him yet. I tried sculpting some fur but failed miserably. Now I've seen a picture on a forum with Beastmen acting as Penal Legionares. These models have pants, which intrigued me, might it be easier to sculpt convincing looking pants than fur?

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[Quickdraw McGraw]

Great looking Chaos mutants!  Good Idea using the cave troll too.  I also love the look of the clever!  How big is the cave troll compared to
Clairvius, by the way?  I'm glad to see boils and other nurgly stuff other than just mutation.   

I'll be waiting for painted pics now.   
Josh

[Trasher]

Josh: Here's a comparison shot Slightly taller than the hunched over Clairvius. I'm sorry but don't hold your breath for the painted pictures I work really slow, haven't painted in years and I'm about to move out of my parents house again, to an apartment nearby. Also, school starts soon so I'll have a lot to do. I will post pictures when there's more to show!



EDIT: Silly mistake.