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Post by tiamat on Mar 9, 2015 10:07:03 GMT -5
>right, so i've been talking to "the man" lately about some kustom 'nid projekts, including my Broodlord, a Dactylis, a Malefactor, and a Dominatrix. but i've also been kinda bored, and i had some Polyform Air-Dry clay, so i figured i'd try sculpting something big, but easy - the malefactor. i'll post the pic/design i'm working from (not mine, found it online, but it's cooler than mine was.), followed by the preliminary pics of the brood sac (back half - it'll make sense once you see the pics.).<
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Post by tiamat on Mar 9, 2015 10:08:29 GMT -5
>found online - Malefactor.< Attachments:
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Post by tiamat on Mar 9, 2015 10:10:11 GMT -5
>the brood sac is complete - our water pipes broke at the house (again), so i've been sculpting at my mother-in-law's place the past few nights. here come the results!< Attachments:
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Post by tiamat on Mar 9, 2015 10:11:35 GMT -5
>with a carnifex for size comparison - that carnifex will be in another thread here in a few minutes, btw.< Attachments:
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Post by tiamat on Mar 9, 2015 10:12:20 GMT -5
>and a last one, top view.< Attachments:
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 12:51:06 GMT -5
>okay, so a lot of progress has been made in the past few days, so here come some pics. btw, Servo - it needs a name. i considered "Hermes," as he was the messenger of the gods, but 20 years ago you shot down my idea for Hive Fleet Athena, as it sounded too "good." which i agreed with. recently, i've also given thought to renaming my hive fleet to "Chimaera." opinions? right, time to upload...<  >these are my converted/sculpted gribbly claws for motion. they come from the Mawloc sprue, since for some reason, a Mawloc has short, stubby talons. the upper spikes are sculpted/converted from some of the hundreds of "useless" spiky bitz in my bitbox.< |
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 12:55:28 GMT -5
>here's a closeup of the larger talon - taken from my original FW Trygon. i had to do some creative clipping and gluing to make it.<  |
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 12:57:58 GMT -5
 >another shot. the "non-spikey" part is from the tip of a Carnifex' armour plate, trimmed to fit. there's a slight gap in the fit between it and the blade, but glue and paint will cover it, i hope. oh, the blade itself comes from the (what i consider) useless HUGE (and smooth) scything talons that come from the Tyranid Warriors sprue. the only reason i consider them useless is that they don't look like all the rest of the available scything talon options.< |
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 13:07:53 GMT -5
 >okay, this bit i'm not sure about. it will be placed atop the brood sac, but i'm not sure if i like it. pics with it placed will follow after the thing itself. also, the ends of the (human) ribs will have claws, once i trim down enough and glue them on.< |
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 13:09:35 GMT -5
 >slightly side view...it'll make sense in the next few pics...< |
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 13:12:17 GMT -5
>this is how it will be placed. if i decide to use it. i just realized, it looks like a big face-hugger from "Alien". oh well.<  |
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 13:14:41 GMT -5
 >man, i need to vacuum the carpet in here. but here's the side view.< |
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 13:16:35 GMT -5
>did anyone notice i left this thing hollow? there's a reason i'll get to later. anyways, let me go find more pics - i hate my camera sometimes...<
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 13:20:00 GMT -5
>now we're starting to build up the meat of this bastard. i used a styrofoam half-sphere on the brood sac, then melted it out with a cigarette lighter. again, reason for that later. i'm using a severely truncated foam cone for the front half of the malefactor.<  |
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Post by tiamat on Mar 27, 2015 13:21:35 GMT -5
 >front view.< |
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