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The Ordos Majoris - Hobby, Painting and Modelling => Painting and Modelling => Topic started by: Myriad on April 12, 2011, 04:16:39 PM

Title: Work in progress
Post by: Myriad on April 12, 2011, 04:16:39 PM
Well, I was staring at my eolith dracula and rummaging through the bits box looking for inspiration, when I found a skull that, I think, came with the kroot, leading to this;

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_orTPwyJEoiY/TaRogU9kGiI/AAAAAAAACVA/-j15noUXSl4/s800/DSCF5400.JPG)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_orTPwyJEoiY/TaRopIt9DpI/AAAAAAAACVE/anpP2-I8P7I/s800/DSCF5399.JPG)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_orTPwyJEoiY/TaRop1n6WZI/AAAAAAAACVI/Hk1ogmAVqkQ/s800/DSCF5398.JPG)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_orTPwyJEoiY/TaRorU7JqCI/AAAAAAAACVM/wF1YuV63s-E/s800/DSCF5397.JPG)

I'm not quite certain about this though, especially the wings on the servo skull.  I can't decide whether they add a bit of grim dark to the model or just look silly.  Any opinions?
Title: Re: Work in progress
Post by: Adlan on April 12, 2011, 04:27:30 PM
I love it, exactly the grimdark humour of 40k.

Weather it comes across more grim dark, or more humours will be in the paint job, but I love the conversion, really effective.
Title: Re: Work in progress
Post by: Dolnikan on April 12, 2011, 08:35:07 PM
I like the use of the spite wings on the skull, they do of course look a bit strange but fit perfectly with the character's style.
Title: Re: Work in progress
Post by: Alyster Wick on April 13, 2011, 01:13:02 AM
My first thought was that it looked like a very sinister water-spitting clown flower  ;)
Title: Re: Work in progress
Post by: kierkegaard on April 14, 2011, 02:16:58 AM
Quote from: Myriad on April 12, 2011, 04:16:39 PM
I can't decide whether they add a bit of grim dark to the model or just look silly.  Any opinions?

Just silly, but that is just my opinion.
Title: Re: Work in progress
Post by: Shannow on April 14, 2011, 09:21:22 AM
Quote from: kierkegaard on April 14, 2011, 02:16:58 AM
Just silly, but that is just my opinion.

I agree, BUT think it would work on another model that was macabre and silly such as a clown based psychopath  or some such.

But certainly on this model I think its a bit jarring. Very neat conversion though that I might steal for a clown base psychopath I've been wanting to do for a while...
Title: Re: Work in progress
Post by: MarcoSkoll on April 14, 2011, 10:13:19 AM
With mechanical wings, I think it'd look great. With fairy wings, I think I agree with Shannow, not quite the right model for it.
Title: Re: Work in progress
Post by: Dolnikan on April 14, 2011, 02:49:28 PM
I think it depends on how the wings will be painted, they shouldn't be in overly bright colours but more muted or metallic ones could give a good effect.