Obviously the wings aren't done, and I think I'll have to greenstuff the magnet area some, but the model itself is finished. That is, finished in the sense I can't do more without ruining it. I can see areas where I could do more, but at my level of ability it would just be diminishing returns.
Brent
No offense, but I just dont see how those wings could even come close to making that prince fly. lol. They just look puny in comparison. Have you tried the balrog or dragon wings?
ReplyDeleteLooks great, Brent! A little greenstuff around the magnets are definitely needed though. Just a little too mechanical, while it should be more organic in my opiniom.
ReplyDeleteTyler: we play in a game where almost everyone seems to have psychic powers, travel through the warp to other planets and summon daemons.... I can deal with cute little Pete's Dragon sized wings to represent a model :)
Hey Brent, have you considered bending the wings a bit--making them look a little less flat?
ReplyDeleteYour going to have to GS the crap out of the magnet sockets, the whole curved sunk in area needs done to make it look right.
ReplyDeleteThose sockets are meant to hold over sized pack exhausts and the have to be completely packed and sculpted to make the wing housing work.
I know the Pegasus wings are easy to work with and aren't so heavy that the magnets don't hold but they do look small.
The only small wings I've ever seen work with that model are the carrion wings from the Tomb Kings range and even those don't look great.
Paint job looks great!
ReplyDeletePaint job looks great. Are the wings metal? If not you should think about making them look like Mike's D.P. that Larry has up at the store.
ReplyDeleteHe needs a lot of Devlan Mud. Your Eldar painting is showing through here - Nurgle him up a bit.
ReplyDeleteTyler, believe me, I thought about it. I've got the Bloodthirster in the queue and I'm curious if the bigger sized magnets will hold them in place. I had the option of something larger, since I'd originally intended to use plastic dragon wings, but...
ReplyDeleteI've seen Shannon struggle with making those wings work on the gaming table. They get in the way; I've seen countless games were he put them on to show you the DP had 'em then took them off again.
Also even the larger wings couldn't come close to lifting the DP off the ground. Too big. Too dense. I don't think it's possible, even if you gave him a wingspan a meter across; you'd have to add the muscle to support the structure and still probably have to hollow him out.
Not that your point isn't welcome or understood, but in the end I decided on something more workable than realistic. I think of him as jumping and using the wings to steer!
JWolf, I agree. Dark and dirty is my normal method of painting, but I've learned over the years at tournaments people always pick the yellow army. The flash made him look brighter than he is IRL, but I decided before starting the army to avoid mud'n'blood and toning down.
That said, I don't know - I may ultimately end up washing him again.
and then I dropped the whole magnet idea and stuck the balrog wings on forever. Except for a few storage concerns (easily solved now) I've never regretted permanently attaching mine. And mine looks badass with them big ass wings.
ReplyDeleteA movie made me think about one of the original comments(Bee movie), how the hell do bee's fly?? If a bee can fly so can a fat DP with half his guts hanging out!!
ReplyDelete'Fraid it's not the same thing at all, Mo... A bee is small, obviously; the rules are different. Air pressure and gravity affect it less. Density is the main issue though. Exoskeleton is much lighter than skeleton.
ReplyDeleteThink about it this way - could an airplane get off the ground if it had to flap?
Yes, the airplane probably could if it flaped fast enough!!
ReplyDeleteI have to tell ya...you show up at the store with wings that look like that..... its on!!!
ReplyDeleteThe paint job is not bad, but I will withhold judgment until I see it in person.
For many years it was believed that even a bumblebee defied the laws of aerodynamics. Personally, I like to believe that the bulk of my mass exists on another plane...maybe it's the same for you DP?
ReplyDeleteNice looking nurgle d.p brent ;)
ReplyDeleteTo the MM (esno):
ReplyDelete...I hate you...
He's fine with that.
ReplyDeleteThat's because, in place of a heart, he has an evil computer pre-loaded with Satan's flowchart.
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't talk Homer (at least not where he can hear you...). You're his favorite project. When you're alone at night and feeling down about yourself -
THAT'S HIM.
I think we should stake him now before the evil spreads.
Before you stake him, I'll warn you that we tried that with Mkerr. We struck him down, but he became more powerful than we could possibly imagine.
ReplyDelete...I see...
ReplyDelete...their fire has gone out of the universe. He is all that remains of their religion.
I must face him alone.
It is all so clear now.
Did I hear someone say they were gonna give me some wood?
ReplyDeleteI could swear that's what I heard!!!
Oh and like most people and their deamons...you asked me here....muhahha!!
What's with all of the vampire crap? Have you lades been getting your panties wet over the new twilight movie?
ReplyDeleteI am SOOOO team Jacob.
ReplyDelete...
No Bruce, just coincidence and my sense of humor.
So, I learned today that Wichita Falls has the highest percentage of smokers in the country. More than North Carolina, where they give cigarettes to babies instead of bottles.
ReplyDeleteSo MM has been hard at work corrupting the youth up there, I guess.
Everyone has to have a hobby, his isn't restricted to youth....
ReplyDeleteThat's an awful thing to be known for, but it doesn't surprise me. This place is a sinkhole of evil, and I don't just mean the Master Manipulator (every store needs one)'s home. His wife is naughty at best, so it reduces said levels of evil quite considerably, I'd think.
ReplyDeleteI've heard other parts of the country are places of hope, where people enjoy what they do and spend time with friends and family.
As you've seen, my friends don't even like me much, but that's okay 'cause they don't like each other much either.
I'm considered the nice one.
Really??? You're the one who nearly leaped over three tables to choke the life out of a young child's dad when he smarted off (which at the time I wasn't sure whether to fall on the floor laughing or switch to defuse-a-conflict mode).
ReplyDeletehehehehe
Yes, we're evil.... but at least none of our regular group smokes anymore.
That kid would have been better off.
ReplyDeleteExcept for that, I've mellowed in my old age.