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Title: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on September 04, 2011, 12:49:56 pm Hi all,
I thought I'd share a pic of the start of my 500pt Carcharodon force. (http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/CarcharodonTacSqd1A.jpg) I started these guys a while ago but waited till Forge World made a transfer sheet as I really didn't fancy painting the chapter symbols. It took a while to finish them as they went on the back burner while I've been working on the house over the summer. I should be starting the rest of the 500pt force today so hopefully I can finish them soon and make a start on my Empire Knights and one of Brandlins lovely stable models. HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Carcharoth on September 12, 2011, 09:15:10 pm Fun to see the mix of new marines and old style equipment - are those conversions or forge world (or something else)? I like what you've done with them so far - the white beaks work well.
Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on September 13, 2011, 03:52:34 pm Cheers Mike. I used FW parts which work well. Fairly limited conversion work with these guys just kit-bashing. I used the FW colour-scheme (with a few of my own ideas thrown in) and transfers as well. I am working to get 500pts made up, just got to finish painting the other 5 Tac squad members (inc. flamer guy), a termie captain (with magnetic arms to swap wargear) and the first 5 guys of an assault squad.
Once thats done I need to paint up 5 assault marines, a chaplain and a storm raven...thoguh I will probably paint my Fubarnii knights and build a stables first. HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Megatron0 on September 13, 2011, 08:21:46 pm I really like the colour scheme. I want to own some marines one day.
Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on September 14, 2011, 04:32:10 pm Cheers Megatron. I'm surprised you don't as most gamers seem to have been born with them, lol.
HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Pyre on September 15, 2011, 10:03:01 am Awesome work. I certainly like your scheme more than the original (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_slXCSGiDrnA/TP7_vU-LsfI/AAAAAAAAAck/_2sxrjZd9V0/s1600/SpaceSharksColours.jpg) way back in WD 101. The contrasting beaks are fab.
My sister got me some FW marines which I'm hoping to get up and running in 2012. I was thinking about painting them up as Flesheaters. Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on September 15, 2011, 03:44:47 pm Thanks Pyre.
Flesheaters? I do like the old-school chapters, any idea which codex you would use? HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Pyre on September 15, 2011, 04:12:41 pm Probably I'll probably go for the BA codex lists them as named as a BA successor but straight codex is viable too. They were mentioned in WD98 (http://www.gamehobby.net/white_dwarf_magazine/white_dwarf_098.html)in relation to the Mentor Legion. Might be something I can do mirror the fluff, Mentor Legion sternguard or Vet sergeants.
I've just looked at your pic again. it that damage on the legs or is it the oceanic style images the chapter uses? Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on September 15, 2011, 06:12:55 pm Coolies.
The red-striped knee pads have some of the FW transfers on them but the rest is battle damage on the legs. HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Taelan on September 16, 2011, 01:34:25 am Lovely work Norse. The wear effects are well detailed. :)
I have also picked up these retro-heavy weapons from FW. Working on classic Space Crusade era scouts for my chapter. A fair bit of chopping and refitting going on I must say. This has encouraged me to do some more this weekend methinks! - Taelan. Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Geckilian on September 16, 2011, 04:07:24 pm Very nice figures there. Shame they're not all in MKIII. ;)
Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on September 16, 2011, 08:41:32 pm Cheers chaps.
All Mk3...I'm not made of money ;) HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on October 03, 2011, 07:48:55 pm ----------INCOMING TRANSMISSION---------- Thunder rolled out at cold, hard fury unleashed. Gene-stock giants driving ever onwards barking from steel arms and crushing all beneath iron boots. Tempered in the heart of a God-King, death forged in the gloom of the void these Savage Angels, always hunting, always swimming.From the saga of Carcharodon Astra, as sung by Herald Makaio and transcribed by Aku From the dawn of history a predatory hunter swims; its body a perfect bullet, its senses keen and its maw filled with razor sharp teeth. This ancient breed, carcharodus now only resides in private collections of aquaria or locked in the code of its gene-stock descendants carried out from Ancient Terra long ago by the fleets of man. Ancient myth says these hunters were always on the move for should they become still then death soon envelops them. But, their spirit lives on in the depths of the void. Like the great predators of old the Carcharodons are a pack of lethal hunters, each company a great death-shadow swimming in the void. Each hunter bares countless teeth as each company bares countless battle brothers. When a tooth is lost, a brother falls to be replaced with another in an unceasing attack on its prey; remorseless; ever swimming; ever hunting. Aku the Chronicler, from her work Swimming Amongst the Sharks ----------END OF TRANSMISSION---------- Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on November 28, 2011, 09:54:58 pm Behold Carcharodons...
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/Tactical1B.jpg) The other half of the Tactical Squad. (http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/TacticalSquad1.jpg) The full Tactical Squad. (http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/Assault1A.jpg) The first half of the Assault Squad. Close up of the sergeants shield... (http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/Assault1CU.jpg) More to follow... Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on November 28, 2011, 09:57:00 pm ...Tyberos the Red Wake...
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/TyberosClaws.jpg) Here's his incarnation in my 500pt force... (http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/TyberosCaptain.jpg) Close up of his arms... (http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/TyberosArms.jpg) (http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/Carcharodons/Carcharodons500pts.jpg) And finally my finished 500pt force! HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Taelan on November 28, 2011, 10:28:57 pm Holy.. Norse, you should put a PG rating on this force :D
Particularly like the spray across the leg armor of the boltgun/chainblade wielding marine. The detail underneath really makes the viscera fresh and slick by comparison. Quite definitely qualifying for their namesake. Do you have a recipe for the gore at all? Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on November 28, 2011, 10:43:47 pm Thanks Taelan, twas the look I was going for.
The gore is Tamiya Clear Red stippled on with a bit of blister foam then a second layer with a mix of TCR and Chaos Black. The stippling gives it that icky texture. HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Carcharoth on November 28, 2011, 10:45:26 pm Oooh, gorey!
Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Megatron0 on November 28, 2011, 11:54:50 pm That's a cool looking force right there. As mentioned the blood is impressive
Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on November 29, 2011, 08:09:19 am Merci chaps, I wanted to go more savage and less noble as marines would be very brutal "in real-life".
HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Taelan on November 29, 2011, 08:34:11 am I think these and Space Marine : The Game are pummelling that truth home with every page view and mouse click :D
Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Pyre on November 29, 2011, 08:37:59 am You should do a step by step for this technique. It's very effective and would look great on devanu!
Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on November 29, 2011, 04:54:49 pm Cheers chaps. I can give a step by step a go but you will have to wait till my next batch of marines.
HN Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Ritualnet on April 24, 2012, 12:00:11 pm I love the blood effects. To often blood is reserved for Khorne/Chaos, where SMs are all squeeky clean, or a little bit battle worn. The reality is, in worlds where they must put down cultist uprisings, they are going to end up wading through masses of people, chainsword cutting swathes through the tainted population.
I do love the one shoulder pad that's gore'd up. Like he shoulder barged a cultist into a wall, and left most of his face on the pad! Title: Re: Carcharodon Astra - These Savage Weapons Post by: Lost Egg on April 24, 2012, 06:18:03 pm Merci Sir! I did want to try and show the brutal nature of marines. ;D
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