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The Ordos Majoris - Hobby, Painting and Modelling => Painting and Modelling => Topic started by: Van Helser on December 19, 2011, 11:18:51 AM

Title: Tech Guard
Post by: Van Helser on December 19, 2011, 11:18:51 AM
In order to progress onto some new builds, I have told myself that I must finish the multitude of models I have built over the last year.  As I want to get a new warband together for the IGT I am about to enter a painting frenzy!

Here then is as yet nameless tech guard model:

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/vanhelser/Finished%20Models/DSCN3541.jpg)

Right (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/vanhelser/Finished%20Models/DSCN3542.jpg)  Rear (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/vanhelser/Finished%20Models/DSCN3543.jpg)  Left (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/vanhelser/Finished%20Models/DSCN3544.jpg)

He'll serve as a faceless mook for someone or other I'm sure!

Ruaridh
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: Dolnikan on December 19, 2011, 11:21:27 AM
He does look very good, his face has an unnatural look which I think fits for a tech guard.
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: Ynek on December 21, 2011, 01:42:46 AM
Nice job on the hazard stripes! And is that a self-sculpted head I see?
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: Van Helser on December 21, 2011, 07:45:03 AM
Thanks fellas.

The head is a self sculpt. I wanted a real fusion of man and machine and built the respirator directly into his face. I don't know how he drinks from the canteen on his belt though!

Ruaridh
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: DapperAnarchist on December 21, 2011, 10:51:38 AM
Either the canteen actually contains oil for the respirator, or he has a stomach port...
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: Heroka Vendile on December 21, 2011, 02:29:32 PM
nice stuff as always Ruaridh. I like the matrix-style MIU port.
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: kierkegaard on December 22, 2011, 01:19:44 AM
I hate to be rude, but the head looks a bit big, and the mouth filter has the appearance of some sort of 40K dummy, giving the model the look of a giant baby!

Other than that, it is very cool. I also love the hazard stripes - very neat job. And a neat job too on replacing the lasgun with the boltgun.
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: Van Helser on December 22, 2011, 08:10:46 AM
Well, I imagine he was vat grown, so probably is only a year old... The mechanicus pacify their babies with respirator shaped dummies!

The head probably is a bit oversized. It's a problem I've been trying to counter with all the heads I've been sculpting. Need to keep to the proportions!

Ruaridh
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: Necris on December 25, 2011, 10:46:04 PM
I like him

Would look creepier if he had a set of goggle lenses over his eyes

(A little bit of the mummy monster from Dr Who)
Title: Re: Tech Guard
Post by: Stormgrad on December 27, 2011, 07:10:59 PM
i don't know if the respirator  looks like a dummy so much as it looks like a babies head i mean babies heads are abit over sized and bald