The Conclave

Well, almost finished anyway (I have to get some wire mesh for the base.) I hope you like it.

If I am entirely honest, at first glance, I assumed this was still WIP and awaiting a "weathering stage".

I wouldn't really imagine an amalgamation of industrial machine and chemically soaked flesh to be quite so clean and shiny - if it's meant to look like it's just come out of the manufactorum rather than than having seen any service, I suppose it's fine, but I think it might look somewhat out of place on a tabletop warehouse floor.

I agree with Marco, sorry but servitors are supposed to be dirty things which do all the hard work. Whilst i LOVE the concept and excecution of the model i think the paint job should be dirtyer.

I'm afraid I agree with the others - it's a fantastic model but too clean. However, it's nothing a few washes won't solve, maybe some drybrushing, a few scratches and oil leaks painted on, and his skin reddened around the implants. A few transfers - warning signs and stencilled lettering would look really good as well.

Yup, it needs "grimdarking," Nick. Though you could argue that this is factory-finished, I can't actually imagine that your average Imperial Servitor Manufactory really produces them in a shiny state.

On the plus side, if you treat this a a basecoated piece awaiting washes, chipping, transfers and some depth being added to the skin, then it's a lovely, neat basecoat indeed, and shouldn't be too difficult to grime up!

I have to agree, while he is very much in your trademark crisp style, he's just too clean and shiny.

I would only make the flesh look a bit necrotic, the shiny metal could fit well for a well-maintained servitor.

Sorry to agree with every-one, but I think they're correct. He's less Grim Dark 40K and more Star Trek borg - Get some dirt on him!

Dunk him in a bucket of used motor oil.  That should sort it out.

R.

Ok, you want him 'grimdarkened?' Is this better? (Thanks for the compliments and suggestions.)






Dave - where would you put transfers on him (I like the suggestion, I am just not sure how to proceed.)

Looks a really good model but definately needs some weathering on the steel and maybe a few washes on the cloth and face.

That's looking better. I'd put transfers with warning signs and triangles and the like around the mechanical parts with maybe some letters and numbers stencilled on the metal plates on his shoulders, wrists, legs etc. I've found that transfer sheets from aircraft kits are very useful in this regard as they tend to have loads of bits of text and warnings and you can often pick them up on eBay pretty cheaply.

I think that's a perfect balance between too shiny and the normal very dirty, beast of a model!

I've never been sold on muck on minis.. Imperial Guardsmen would be flogged for ill-maintained kit while Marines and Mechanicus view gear (and theoretically servitors) as holy artifacts, so wouldnt it make sense to have 'im clean now and then?

I like the change.  It's worth remembering that the rest of Nick's collection is painted in a comparatively "clean", unfussy fashion, so this model should fit in with the rest of it.

Main thing I would observe is that the pale flesh of the face is just crying out for a tattoo of some sort.  Not sure how your freehand is.

R.

I agree with Kaled and Precintomega - I think he looks great now, but a bar-code tattoo on the forehead and a yellow triangle stencil/sticker would set him off, perfectly.

I agree, a little something on the head would look great.

I appreciate the suggestions, but I am sure that I have mentioned on here that I can't freehand worth a damn, and am unwilling to risk ruining paintjobs that I am reasonably happy with by attempting it.

I have, however, applied some more shading and a bluish tinge to the flesh on the servitor's head, another layer of Devlan Mud to the metal, and some depth to the red of the bodysuit making him look more 'grimdark' (I hope.)



I hope you like it. I think it fits pretty well with the style of the other servitor in the warband.

Looks great to me Nick! Love the skin tone in particular.

It looks very good.

The finish on the metal is that of a more this is something that is being maintained rather than this is a freshly machined part.  I work on ships and the engines on board are a prime example of this, there is a slight hint of grease and oil on them after a while that adds character to the look.

Definetly not the sort of encounter most characters would like to have in a dark alley somewhere.

Regards

Blacknight/Marc

It really looks great now,
This model, compared to your older Servitor , has the problem of having too many flat areas with little detail and suffer a little from your very clean painting style. the floating servitor had tons of rivets, and mechanidrites and small arms etc, which made it look a little messier and realistic (as much as a floating half man half machine can be realistic  ;D).

Don't get me wrong, I always loved everything you ever did and this is no exception so keep it coming and I will try to do the same

I really like how the metal looks now. He really is a servitor which has been well-maintained and had some proper mind-wiping.