Here's my new take on a truescaled marine.
And, yes, I know the best way is using tartaros terminator bodies but I haven't managed to lay my grubby mitts on a full kit yet. That said I have some tartaros arms and these I combined with a deathwing legs and a grey knight torso.
There's even some grey stuff work on this one - primarily trying to bulk out the upper legs. Still learning about sculpting though - I find it terribly frustrating (well, lets be honest - it's a royal pain in the ass). Getting those smooth surfaces - just don't get how they do it...
Oh well...
Damn, that looks cool mate!
ReplyDeleteThanks mate!
DeleteI picked up some rubber tipped clay shapers really good for the smooth finish. Pretty cheap on amazon as well.
ReplyDeleteYep. Got those. Can't see how anyone could get something ecen resembling smooth surfaces without them...
DeleteGreat to see you are back to your prolific modeling schedule! I am really liking how this true-scale marine is turning out. The Grey Knight terminator body works really well.
ReplyDeleteGreenstuff work can be really frustrating. The easiest way to achieve smooth transitions and surfaces using greenstuff is through the use of Royal Sovereign Ltd Colour/Clay shapers. They work wonders and have exponentially improved my greenstuffing abilities. Here is a link to where I learned about them (thanks Lamenter!):
http://masteroftheforge.com/tutorial-artscale-space-marine-v2/
I also have something written about using them as well on my blog:
http://betweenthebolterandme.blogspot.com/2013/04/tools-of-trade-essential-modeling.html
Glad you like him, Sir! Thanks for the links! That masterforge tutorial is really great!
DeleteYou could try mixing your epoxy with a finer material. I myself use green stuff with an equal amount of yellow-grey milliput as a kind of "softener," and it blends with surfaces much more easily.
ReplyDeleteAlso, invest in some salon boards if you haven't already. They're basically very fine-grit sandpaper, and can be cut to any size or length. Wetting your model with water also can reduce the number of scratches left by filing and sanding.
Salonboards. Check!
DeleteThanks mate!
I find this inspiring! I have tried and tried (and tried) but miserably failed at making truescale marines, but you make this to look so great!
ReplyDeleteWell, I think my normal way is really easy - using a terminator legs ( and just leaving them as they are), torso and shoulderpads from the new veterans ( they are slightly bigger ) and then just inserting mm thin plastic disks at the wrists and shoulder joins to make the arms longer and shoulders broader.
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