Getting back into =][=, and starting my warband

[asmodai650]

One of the guys at my FLGS, jasdow77, told me about this site a few weeks back. Since then, I've dug out my old rulebook, played my first game in years, and managed to win a bunch of bits off of eBay. That eBay auction had enough pieces to easily make a 5 man warband. Add to that another figure given to me by jasdow77, and I've got enough parts to get creative with building these guys. I laid out all of my pieces and parts, and started assembling them this week.

Here's the first of the group, a low level Inquisitor.

[Kaled]

Welcome to the Conclave

That's a nice looking model. It's always good to see that, despite the limited range of GW models, people can still come up with great looking new characters just by combining parts in different ways.

What's your plan for the rest of your warband?

[asmodai650]

I want to give them all a mechanical look in some way. I picture my lord inquisitor having strong ties to Mars, fully embracing the Istvaanian ideals of growth through conflict.

I've also decided to go with tile bases for my warband. I'm using 3mm x 3mm plastic card tile sheeting and chipping away areas to create a worn tile floor. Hopefully it will look as good as I'm picturing it!

[Inquisitor Octavian Lars]

Did you greenstuff the belt, if so, it's great.

[asmodai650]

Did you greenstuff the belt, if so, it's great.

Yeah, I didn't want to just have pouches floating in mid air on the model. I had get out the putty anyway to fill all the gaps in model!

[Inquisitor Octavian Lars]

Great, my GS fu is pathetic (I was so embarrassed that I daren't use it again!)

[Myriad]

This, in my experience, is how it works with greenstuff.  You start out rubbish, chuck it, do it again, learning all the while.  Eventually you get to the stage of scratch building zoats and never ever actually paint anything  .  Well worth persevering though, seriously.

[Kaled]

This, in my experience, is how it works with greenstuff.  You start out rubbish, chuck it, do it again

Yep, that's how it was for me - my first few sculpting attempts were really rubbish, and I'm still far from being good, but I've got a lot better and would definitely recommend trying something complicated, failing and learning from your mistakes as the best way to learn.

[Stormgrad]

i recently attempted sculpting a hood, I followed a technique someone had used on 28mm miniatures and simply used a bit more greenstuff i used the same bit of greenstuff and i must of tried draping it and sculpting it 20 times over the course of the 2 hours just getting it to sit right and get some convincing folds. However the one i eventually ended up with wasn't the best one i did but i had learnt from my attempts and included several features i decided would make up a decent hood

[MarcoSkoll]

Might I suggest this is derailing asmodai's topic just a little bit and that giving Octavian sculpting tips might be better suited for elsewhere?

It's always good to see that, despite the limited range of GW models, people can still come up with great looking new characters just by combining parts in different ways.

True. I forget how many times I've seen things where all the parts are familiar but the result is not, and it continues to surprise me quite how many ways a relatively small range can be exploited to create unique results even ten years on!

[asmodai650]

i recently attempted sculpting a hood, I followed a technique someone had used on 28mm miniatures and simply used a bit more greenstuff i used the same bit of greenstuff and i must of tried draping it and sculpting it 20 times over the course of the 2 hours just getting it to sit right and get some convincing folds. However the one i eventually ended up with wasn't the best one i did but i had learnt from my attempts and included several features i decided would make up a decent hood

Well, to keep this on topic, here is a little advice on working with greenstuff that I have learned (but still have problems with!). Let it set up. Get the greenstuff into the basic shape, and let it set up a little and harden. As long as you keep your tools wet you should still be able to work the greenstuff into shape. You may have to make an object in sections, sculpting one fold at a time. And at this larger scale smaller mistakes are more noticable so take your time. I used sculpty air hardening clay so I was able to cut and trim areas the next day and file it smooth. Just take your time, and keep practicing!

As for the figure(s), I've gotten him primed and when time allows I'll start painting him. I'm currently trying to finish an Ork army so it's taking me a while to do that!