Chest of Colors forum

Evening all :hello:

First of all, Hi, am Dark, first post here so be gentle :p

Iv been working on this fella for the last 3 weeks, he is around 75% done at the moment, am hoping to get him finished for the 28th, as my local GW is running a comp so, any large donations of caffine or sugar would be greatly appreciated

how he looked a week or so ago

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and how he looks now!
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all comments and crits will be apppreciated

Dark

welcome to the forum
as for the model I like it - "sharp" design of power armour; waiting to see paining progress on this piece!

You surely know how to handle greenstuff and other putties! Good job and very smooth sculpt.
I agree that the design is very unique and sharp. Looks a bit slaaneshi to me, but also reminds of the pre-heresy beakie armor.

I just think you need to bulk him up a bit. He seems to be a bit too thin for my taste. But the proportions look a lot better the way you made them than on the original GW marines. Good job, keep it coming!

Now all it needs is some more bulkiness and details to make him look more like other Space Marines.

Very nice. I like the slender and smooth look. The only thing that is bugging me are his feet. They look too small from the front for me. I mean, too pointy to fit a foot in

Good luck with getting him completed before the 28th
And welcome!!

Very nice, very nice mate The armour looks like taken from transformers but I really like it, especially due to its smooth and sharp shape. Are you planning to add some details on armour? I would be nice eye-catching thing.

mahon wrote:I just think you need to bulk him up a bit. He seems to be a bit too thin for my taste.

ToMaZ wrote:The only thing that is bugging me are his feet. They look too small from the front for me.

yea, i agree with both points, at the moment this is only a test peice for a GD project. Unfortunatly because of the tight schedule I havnt got the time to widen his hips or widen his ankles, but this will definitily be corrected when I do my next PH marine.

Thanks for all the replies guys, appreciated

alrite guys update time!

iv managed to resolve the issue i had with hi left elbow, iv just made it really chunky and added a nice spike to it. the cloak am not entirely happy with, but am a little out of my depth with fabrics so it will have to do for this piece, still to add a fir trim at the bottom. backpack still needs alot of work, id like to make the central bit really chunky by adding a large turbine or somethin, not sure yet.
the base is another sticking point, considering painting the rock in obsidian colours to contrast with the purples and golds, with a banner of a loyalist legion draped on the steps, I also want the inscription 'Oh how my noble deeds are smeared with the blood of Heroes', some where on the base to really sell the loyalist turned traitor idea and the moral dilemma u get in the novels. although, i think i might be over complicating the base so iv also been considering these ideas but on a simple flat tiled floor to keep the emphasis on the mini, ill prob do some more drawing and see wot ideas everyone comes up with.
I also want to sculpt a partial eagle on his left shin and add some square studs on his other shin
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Update time!

Finished working on the legs, the eagle is a replication of the Vet Serg's, although its not obvious because the other half is 'hidden', i think the studs help balance the top and the bottom out. I also put some nicks into the bottom of the cloak to balance out the damage the banner has took.

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