Genestealer Cultist with Grenade Launcher

The Cultist with a heavy weapon is finished!
This model was originally supposed to wield a mining laser, but the mining laser was way too big. It just looked stupid. But the model still looked like it was supposed to be wielding a heavy weapon, so I swapped the laser for a grenade launcher. The painting was done in the same way as I painted the first cultist.

Genestealer Cult Magus

I finished my Genestealer Magus and made him a Servo-Skull yesterday.
I really like how the Magus looks straight out of the box, so I didn't do any major changes on the model. The only thing I did was giving him another head, and removing some minor details I didn't like.
I originally planned to use a Genestealer skull when I made the Servo-Skull, but I found another skull that I thought was more fitting. It has some sort of parchment in its mouth, which I thought was more appropriate to go with the Magus than a dead Genestealer.

I've also started to paint the Genestealer Beast. Instead of painting the whole model in a skin colour, like I did on the Genestealer Hybrid, I decided to give this model armoured areas to have more contrast. I was inspired by how GW paint their new Genesealers when I decided where to put the blue-purple armour. What do you think about it so far?

WIP: Massive Voodoo's Mad Max Car Contest, part II

Today I have a quick update on my Mad Max themed car for Massive Voodoo's painting competition. I still have a to do a lot of work, but the car is really starting to look interesting.

Genestealer Hybrid

I've painted up the Genestealer Hybrid/Mutant that I converted about a week ago. The model is based on a Khorne Bloodletter, with hands and arms from fantasy Ghouls, and the Tyranid arm and head are from a 1st generation Genestealer Hybrid. The models back and face are sculpted. I made it blind, like I did on the Genestealer Beast that I'm working on. It was quite easy and effective to make eye sockets, but leave out the eyes.

I decided to go with a quite pale skin colour, which tuned out quite nice. This is however a completely naked model, with very few details that are not part of the skin. To make it look more interesting I gave it some dots and veins. But I wasn't quite happy with the model until I gave it a base. This one has some extra details on the base, and more orange than the other members of the Cult. The orange on the base makes the model blend a lot better with the ones in orange clothing.

Bloodletters are one of my favourite GW kits. The legs and hunched forward torsos work great for all kinds on models. Here I have a couple of pictures of the same base model used in three different projects. They all even have arms from the fantasy Ghoul kit! 

On the left I have a member of a radical Inquisitorial Warband. I'm not completely sure what this model is supposed to be. But the thought behind it is that he originally was a human, before the Inquisitor he serves had him turned into a monster. 

In the middle is the Genestealer Hybrid. The Bloodletter is a perfect base model for a sneaky looking alien. 

On the right is one of my Slaaneshi Brutes, that I made earlier this year. 

Thanks for looking!

WIP: Massive Voodoo's Mad Max Car Contest

I started a little late, but I have however started working on my entry for Massive Voodoo's Mad Max Car Contest Issue 2. If you don't know about it yet, you should definitely check it out: http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.no/2015/11/mvs-mad-max-car-contest-issue-2.html

I bought a toy car for the project several months ago, but didn't start working on it until now. I guess I was more motivated with my current project, the Genestealer Cult. But at the moment I'm not sure how to paint the Genestealer Beast, so I started working on the car while I think about how to approach the model.

I have to do a lot more work on this model, but I think it's going to be an interesting project. 

The first Cultist

The first member of the Genestealer Cult is complete! I've painted the models and made bases partly in batches, so the rest of the squad will follow soon. Usually I don't use any strong colours when I paint, so painting orange was a bit challenging.

I experimented a lot on these guys, so when I post a couple more miniatures, you'll see that the orange and sepia are done slightly different. 

I'm especially happy with the base. Since this is a new project, I wanted to create some new types of bases. I tried out textured plastic card, shaped like floor tiles. The result made me think of the basement of a long abandoned and ruined hospital. 

WIP: Deathwach, Imperial Fist

As you know, if you have followed my blog for the past couple of weeks, I'm working on a Genestealer Cult. This Cult is however part of a bigger project I'm doing with my fellow Norwegian Warhammer Blogger Bigbossredskullz. The theme for the project were working on is Genestealers VS. Deathwatch. And I've just started working on my Deathwach Killteam for the project. 

The first model of the Killteam is an imperial Fist. Or at least that's the plan so far. The heavy looking armour made me think of an IF, but I'm not a 100% sure. Maybe he'll be part of a IF successor chapter. I am also working on changing the Space Wolf Wulfen I converted a while ago into other members of the Killteam!

I've also made bases for my first couple of Genestealer Cult modes, and primed the Genestealer Beast! So hopefully I'll have something finished to show you next time.