Old friend...

This is my old metal dreadnought, partially buried under new plastic.

More Terminator shenanigans.

Yesterday my new Heresy style terminator shoulder pads arrived from Chapterhouse Studios, and I got right to work on this guy again.

I don't find this the most flattering angle, but I've found Ultramarine Blue is a huge help when it comes to making a dodgy looking barely-WIP into a polished semi-finished project. Like so...

But the problem remained one of stature. He's just too short compared to the new plastic version, and you can see in the first shot he's very broad for his height now. I'm going to have to try something new.

I've trimmed the 'toes' off his feet and added to segments of 1mm plasticard to bulk out his feet. I've noted the Forgeworld Contemptor dreadnoughts and Tartaros Terminator suits have very 'deep' shoes and have decided to try a similar look for this model.

This seems to have worked out well, but the lower sections will need another strip of greenstuff over them to bulk them out. I had to stop here for now to let the putty dry. Here's a comparisonside-by-side shot next to his unmodified 'twin' so we can see how much bulkier he is now. Which do you think is more intimidating?

If you say the one of the left, LEAVE NOW. Thanks.

...And the present.

This blog isn't really intended to be very pretty. I could waste time talking about a lot of different stuff, and probably will at some point, but for now I want to show what I'm working on right now.



My old school metal terminators have been through a lot over the years, and have lost a lot of the imposing presence they used to have as marines in general, and the new plastic terminators in particular, have gotten bigger. I'm going to try to bulk them out and make them stand out on the battlefield in the next week or so. Here's this test models progress.



The leather and plates are from Anvil Industries. Great marine components available there.



Plastic terminators are slightly taller and bulkier around the waist. I'm also replacing the metal arms with plastic ones, just waiting on some Chapterhouse Studios shoulderpads.



I'll also be adding a millimetre of height with some plasticard and greenstuff to bulk out his boots. More to follow...

First! The past...

Welcome to my new blog. This marks a new attempt to get my life more organised - wish me luck.

   Like a lot of us I have been quite a good consumer, spending plenty over the years on movies and games and toys. I've collected Ultramarines, Iyanden Eldar, Orks and Imperial Guard. However I haven't been a very good project manager - if this was a building site I'd be a decade behind schedule.


   The result is that I have very few models indeed I'm happy to let people see. So what I'm going to be working on here is a step-by-step journey of construction and painting - and maybe drawing - until all I own is finished, and ready to be shown off to an admiring public.

   Below I include a few snapshots of what parts of my collection look like currently, or have done in the past. More will follow, but first the Space Marines: