DG army v.3.0 maybe I will finish it this time?

[Animerik]

So here we go once again to many projects at once so why not start another one?

The aim: To finish a decent looking army by the end of summer painted, based and done (except the 4 rhinos as I will not have the money to buy them during summer so the plan is to finish them before x-mas)

Army list: Will include 4 oblits, at least one DP 4 squads of 7 PMs in rhinos the rest I'm unsure about so far..

Concept:I want a nurgly army but not OTT I will try and add some convertions on every mini and scratch build other. To stay away from the traditional DG even more I paint my DG grey (also becuase I'm a John Thompson fanboy and loved his concept DG that are so much better than these *ramble ramble*)

As I want this army done pretty fast speed painting is a must and remember that the aim is to be pretty good TT standard if I fail to achive that please smack me in the right direction.

Well no more talk on to the pics I say:
Squad 1


Squad 2


Wip squad 3


Very much wip home brewn oblit

size comparison
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21.../DSC017781.jpg

Well hope you like it, the pics are as said to bright but I will try and take some more the next time I finish a squad.

C&C Welcome, Cheers
//Erik

[Maggotscreech]

Brilliant, you work is amazing and that obliterator is pure win!
How long does it take you to paint one Death guard?
I will be following intently and good luck.

Maggot out.

[Animerik]

well placed my two squads in my glasscabinet I leand back in my chair and saing "jobs a good ´un" but as soon as the words left my lips I started to doubt them. The minis looks very grey from afar and after some feedback at forums I decided that I should try some more colour on the minis (as it is mainly grey and the base is greyish as well....).

I went for scortched brown asI already have used it on the base trim and it works with the colours. It also makes the white freehand pop a bit more.
The brown was highlighted with bestial brown and washed with badab black. I´m now unsure if this is the way to go, so easy question:

Brown pads yay or nay?



C&C needed folks.

[jonnyrawkus]

deffo brown pads

[daemonkin]

Lovely work there Animerik. Fantastic used of muted colours to accentuate the DG.

D.

[the-skylord]

Brown pads, they break up the grey.

[Animerik]

Well after some feedback on the shoulder pads colour from friends/forums and some painters/sculptors that I really respect I decided taht brown was the way to go and after painting only the first layer of brown on all the pads I to was convinced. So here´s the pics, the freehand is a bit weak on some but that is one of those things I intend to go back and fix/redo later when everything is done to the same standard.

Pics are as usual wierd, my camera hates me and I hate it..



And some smaller progress on the oblit, detailing started on body and legs now only awaits some small gs work and riverts. Arms basic stuff is started but nothing worth showing so far..




Cheers for the feedback folks and hope you like the new scheme as I'm happy with it.

[Izzy Logan]

That Obliterator is ace man. i never really liked the bare face on the gw one but i thought all the marine helmets looked wrong, urs fits though. plus it looks chunk, ready to...well, obliterate seems appropriate. keep up the good stuff mate.

[whitewookiee]

ahhhh more impressive corrosive decayed figures from the gods own incarnation animerik i love seeing your figures dude. and these do not dissopoint its awsome.

[taphos]

Looking really good, especially love the green stuff work on your oblit.

[Animerik]

Izzy Logan: Thanks man, I never liked GW's oblit faces either. They look far t osmall and the streched skin might work on the armour (in fact I like it there) but faces looks more like dark eldar experiments gone wrong. I think I will add some mor stuff to the face like some metal banding and a breather in front but that will be later on today.

Thanks people for your kind words more of the oblit will be posted today

[Animerik]

Here we go again, more updates.

More work on the oblit, mainly adding one arm and the first shoulder pad. The pad itself is only basics it will have timming and some spikes as well.

For the gun I went for a different look than gw and many other oblits I've seen. As they are in the fluff deamonic cyborgs I thought that it would make more sence that they shoot demonic energy, in this case they could alter the energy to act as a flamer, lascannon and what nots. So that´s why I went for the slimmer look. The chainsword will get more attached once the arm is completly dry and the armour plating will recive some gs love with trims, spikes and such.

On the torso I added abit of detail, tubing, streched skin (oblit tm) and some boils to show his allaience to nurgle.

The back is not done yet, it needs more detail and proboably a spine in the mid section and some more works with the wires and such.

The head will get more attention like a arrow on the forhead and some breathing device... not sure yet .. any ideas welcome

If you see any black spots it's me painting on some spots to remind me of things I should add. now onto the pics





and size comparison with a PM
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21...k/DSC01791.jpg

C&C welcome
//Erik

[Animerik]

So I´m a bit stuck here. What should I put on top of the oblit.

a)Vents (typhus style)
b)Vents more like industrial ones ,exhaust if you will.
c)Oblit thingies, the type of fleshy stuff that GWs oblits have?
d)something else?

C&C welcome

[Nocturn]

i would go for ventsm typhus style.
but maybe soem nurgling on top or some spikes (only a few) would make a good start...
or maybe 2 cables/wires from top to the back...

Noc

[the-skylord]

Go for vents like the Typhus style. They look super cool.

[JCOLL]

Those scartchbuilt Obliterators are fantastic! Bigger than the original, and twice as bad looking! Bad as in bad ass. This is one of the best looking Death Guard logs in a while. Can't wait for more! Do you plan on scratchbuiling a Typhus model?

[Animerik]

Updates again. Well been dedicating my time to the oblit and now it is pretty close to being done. Did try typhus vents, but it did not look good. Then came the oblit style vents with a twist. This looked better but still not what I had in mind. I added some cut up plstic tubes for vents and I think it looks good now. Did add a horn on top as well, this will be built up a bit to make it look more like a part of the armour, I´m not 100% that it will stay on the final mini but time will tell. I added the fist and it still needs some work but is overall pretty much done. The face got more detail now but it will get one more round of detail mainly some work on the wires and the rebreather device. His left shoulder pad is done and will be freehand area later so only some sanding left to do there. Right shoulderpad is only started with the gs work but will be a tri-arrow noting very fancy. Some more work on top needs to be done and some work on the back. And then some moe work on the gunsheild as well. after that it is pretty much done:





And last some wip of the oblit #2, only basics so far but I think it will be good, he will be aiming with his gun and the other arm relaxed by his right side.


C&C welcome and thanks for looking

[eltanko]

hey, looking reall good, great work with the green stuff. im betting they will look real good painted up

ElTanko

[Mr Feral]

Good stuff, it's nice you can do Nurgle just as much justice as you can for WHFB!

I think the choice to change the shoulder pads to brown was a clever decision, it looks better for it.

...not to mention the scratch-build Obliterators = wonderful!

[sLai]

Great convertions and a unique and fitting DG colour scheme, the dark grey and brown with white accents looks very good.