The cultists are modelled with a marked forward stoop. Didn´t really notice just how stooping his gait was until I had finished the model and took these pictures. I might go back and straight him up a bit.
Here he is next to Clavius. I think the dark paintscheme works quite well on these guys.
Really nice conversion, the Greatsword-face (isn´t it?) fits so beautifully. As always, the painting is superb, both fit very well together.
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DeleteYep - it's a greatsword head. Love 'em - some of the most characterful human heads GWs produced, apart from the flagellants.
Great conversion.
ReplyDeleteReminds me Morbak's pilot : Lukas Kupferberg. Great stuff !
ReplyDeleteI gotta admit I was a tad inspired by Morbäcks pilot - the pose is very similar. Tried to keep this one a bit more grounded though.
DeleteGreat model! The dark colour scheme works perfectly on these guys. You really made him look like a pilot. It's nice to se a model just carrying a sidearm, instead of some incredibly huge weapon, which makes him look more like a pilot than a soldier.
ReplyDeleteThanks mate! I always try to do characters without drawn weapons whenever possible - makes 'em feel more real somehow.
DeleteThe Genecultist bodies work like a charm. You announced that you would make a black ship crew before they were released, did you ditch any ideas in favour of the genecultists?
ReplyDeleteThe strealer cultists are great aren't they?
DeleteI had plans for a few characters - but there was some wiggle room for a few additional ones. When the cultists came out they fitted the role of spacemen perfectly, so I didn't really ditch ideas. Rather found a better bade to work from.
Your brush work is just exquisite! The skin is so smooth and the reddish nose & ears add so much depth. Can't wait to see the full retinue
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DeleteLovely work, man! Both the conversion and the paint scheme are sublime as always - great stuff!
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DeleteJust superb! He really looks the part.
ReplyDeleteThanks mate!
DeleteThat's the best mug I've seen you paint! The rest is great as well ;)
ReplyDeleteHaha! I think it's more down to the original head bit actually. It's got so much character...
DeleteI would never have thought that those Genestealer cultist minis had so much potential for converting. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThey are extremely versatile - just like the chaos cultists they're a dream for Inq28 converters.
DeleteI think the forward lean looks just fine and adds superbly to the model as a whole. He's on his way to his craft, to pilot Clavius to his next investigation site.
ReplyDeleteThe moustache is what makes the figure for me. It the kind of detail I wasn't expecting, yet love seeing and makes him stand out otherwise.
I love his hipster haircut as well...
DeleteWonderful conversion and stunning paint-job as always. I like the pose, it looks like he is striding forward with determination and also lends weight to all the equipment around his torso.
ReplyDeleteYeah - you may be right. Perhaps the stoop works to the mini's favour ...
DeleteLovely job again mate - inspired choice of helmet there, and the new cultist bodies work very nicely for space crew! Again, love the pallete - very somber, just like the QM. Cracking :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks! The helmet was shamelessly stolen from Morbäcks brilliant spacepilot.
DeleteI think this is my favourite to date. That dark tones make the fantastic job you have done on the face stand out really well. I love this piece
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Naf Naf!
DeleteI gotta admit I'm rather pleased with how this paintscheme is working out.
That's a fantastic looking figure, well done!
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