Black Templarised Huron and Claudio

Eeesh, I've not updated the blog in a while (check out our facebook page for more frequent updates).

Anyway, I recently converted up a Forgeworld Lugft Huron into a Black Templar marshal, and a Claudio from Space Hulk into a Templar Assault Terminator. These were based and painted to match a previous commission from the same client. Click the images for larger views.

Death Company and Lemartes finished

These were finished off today (but still need to be varnished); the blue glow added to the jump packs as a client request. I'm pretty happy with the results.

As ever you can click on any of the images for a larger view.

WIP Death Company and Lemartes

Very little work remains on these; just the foliage on the bases and varnishing. The client's also requested OSL on the jump pack exhausts.
The black on these is achieved with the same method as the Black Templars terminators I did a while back - rough highlights, followed by glazing back. It's a quick technique that results in a fairly smooth look with less effort than a full-on blending method.
Conversions in the squad are mostly simple reposes and kitbashes between normal Space Marine Assault Marines and the Death Company box set.

As ever you can click on any of the images for a larger view.

Mephiston Resculpt

A last few tweaks, and Mephiston is, I think, done. Varnish still to go on, but that will be later, with the rest of the small army that he will be leading. I'm really quite pleased with how he's come out as a sculpt and I'm especially fond of the shelf fungus on the tree stump. I think I'll do those a lot more, they're really easy. This is a potential entry for GDUK2012. As ever, you can click on the images for larger views.

WIP Mephiston Sculpt / Conversion (4)

More progress on the Mephiston sculpt / conversion. I'm now fairly pleased with where this is going; the face is smoother, the freehand is progressing nicely and just needs a few tweaks to highlights and the OSL from the sword has come out nice and subtle. Click the images for larger views.

WIP Mephiston Sculpt / Conversion (3)

The Mephiston sculpt is now pretty much done and ready for primer. I'm fairly pleased with how this has come out, once it's painted up and based it should be pretty good. The paintwork will be to competition level. You can click the image for a larger view.

WIP Mephiston Sculpt / Conversion (2)

More progress on the Mephiston sculpt. The skull shoulder pad is from the same Astorath I used the wings from for the Sanguinary Phalanx commission a while back, dremelled out to fit on the plastic Chaos Marine arms I used. The cloak's not finished yet; I still need to finishing skimming over the cardboard and plasticard form. Maybe another day, perhaps a day and a half to finish it off. Click the images for larger views.

WIP Mephiston Sculpt / Conversion

One of the HQ choices for the small Blood Angels army I'm building for a regular client. The client likes the existing Mephiston sculpt, but we both agree it's a little small and not very dynamic. This WIP of the sculpt shows the new pose I've gone for with this sculpt. The psychic hood is a little smaller and I feel less awkward looking, and I've added a little more motion to the piece. I was hoping to keep it to a 25mm base, but the stump is a little large. At least it'll balance this way. The overcoat will be longer and more billowing than the GW version of this figure. The only original Mephiston part is his sword. Click the image for a larger view.

Chris Straw Joins WCM - Showcase

I'm very pleased to introduce Chris Straw to our clients and blog followers. Chris is available for painting and sculpting commissions, and has previously done work for both Mantic Games and Games Workshop. Some rather nice examples of his work are shown here. As ever, you can click the images for larger views.

Chris is interested in a varied workload, aimed at higher end tabletop and above. This falls in line with our standard services, perhaps with a few additional characters to test him.

Slann Mage Priest on Stegadon - GDUK2011 Finalist

... and this morning, finished. Damn close to the wire.

A close 4th place I think (as in there was this, and the three placed winners on the table at the end), coupled with a heart-stopping moment as Darren Latham fumbled the piece (possibly as a result of it not being secured to the plinth) and snapped the skink priest off. Nothing not fixable within 2 minutes of getting home. 2 pins for me this year, the other being the Mordheim Freelancer. As ever, click the images for a larger view.

Alpharius Sword Fix by Maz

Ok, I've had a chance to fix the sword on this chap. Looks a bit scrappy with just an ink wash on it, but painted it should come up fine I think. It may be that we add a gorget around the neck. As ever, click on the images for a larger view.

WIP Vermin Lord (4)

Mark's work on the Verminlord continues. Mark explains:

'The verminlord is starting to get close to being finished. The major sections are now done, With just some final texturing to do on the head, a little more fur on the neck and a couple more spikes to add onto the glaive's counterweight.

He's also missing a finger and there are a few sigil shaped scars to put on his body, and then it's onto the base. Because of his impressive size, I've included a close up of the head so the details can be seen.'

As ever you can click on the images for a larger view.

Sanguinary Phalanx HQ

The sanguinary phalanx commission is finally done. I'm fairly pleased with how the candy-coat effect has come out, especially when contrasted against the flat wings and banner. Some subtle OSL on the plasma pistols has also worked well (I don't often use Hawk Turquoise, but it's really a nice paint!). Base rims have been knocked back to matt as the gloss was a bit much I think.

As usual, click the images for a larger view.

Alpharius Update 0/08/2011

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Added trims to shoulder pads.