Unit Discussion/Previews

[Stormrage]

Hmm.. if you guys are for it, then I agree.

 

[aaglo]

Well, I think I could add a bit more civ-colour replacing the general dark greys... but I figured, that since these chaos dreads might be pretty old, and they're not like SM-dreads (dying soldiers willing to fight for the emperor), but rather dying soldiers gone totally insane, killing anything that moves - including friendly units... I guess nobody would be willing to fix the paint job on these guys, and most of the chapter colouring would have been chipped or burnt away... thus showing a lot of charred metal

yeah, that's my explanation

 

[aaglo]

Well, I think I could add a bit more civ-colour replacing the general dark greys... but I figured, that since these chaos dreads might be pretty old, and they're not like SM-dreads (dying soldiers willing to fight for the emperor), but rather dying soldiers gone totally insane, killing anything that moves - including friendly units... I guess nobody would be willing to fix the paint job on these guys, and most of the chapter colouring would have been chipped or burnt away... thus showing a lot of charred metal

yeah, that's my explanation

 

[Stormrage]

LOL, OK, OK, nutcases without a paintjob, I can go with that , haha.

 

[aaglo]

Nuts, cases... potaytoes - potahtoes

and sorry 'bout the double-post.

 

[Dark Crusader]

Have you been on youtube to long? Boil'em mash'em stick em in stew?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr_01rYKQLg&feature=related

The Chaos dread looks good. I think if you put any more iconography it will just get lost at civ scale.

 

[aaglo]

That "boil'em, smash'em, stick'em in a stew" was pretty awful. thanks


Okay, back to business. Imperial guard business.

Here's a comissar with chainsword (yep, I used gaunt as a base - not yarrick with his orky powerclaw) - blue is civ-colour. The smaller preview pics are the game size - they're just about the same size as the civ3 infantryman.

What do you think? Suggestions? Would a power sword be better instead of that chainsword?

 

[Quinzy]

I think... it's perfect! Really, he's perfect!

 

[Dark Crusader]

I like the chainsword, he looks good as is.

That "boil'em, smash'em, stick'em in a stew" was pretty awful. thanks

It was that. A buddy had sent it to me, and I had happily forgotten about it till I saw your post.

 

[egroen]

I find it hilarious those things even have close-combat weapons. So just in case you get by the missiles, lasers and mini-gun -- he will chop you up with his chainsaw

 

[aaglo]

Yeah, nothing puts the message through like a good old blaster.
Well, except a big-ass chainsword

 

[Yoda Power]

Maybe make the sword longer? It's kinda hard to see it in civ scale. If it was longer it would be more sword like.

 

[LMR]

I would have prefered a power sword, just looks more "officery". but the chainsword is fine, but it does need to be a bit longer.

And I think you should add some red to his uniform and hat. most of the commissars i have seen have red on them http://uk.games-workshop.com/imperialguard/miniature-gallery/4/

thanks for the chaos dread, btw

 

[aaglo]

Well, I could make it a power sword if needed. Does it have to glow?

Well, gaunt's hat has only red trims - and I made the trims in civ-colour. Maybe I should make the hat in "red+black+gold". Yep, I'll try that and post new previews later.

 

[LMR]

The reason i said red is that Gaunt is a special character, and i think a generic commissar would be better, thats all

and the chainsword is fine, but could it be made more like these? i.e. extend the cover all the way along the top of the sword

The one he has at the moment looks like an ork chainsword more than an imperial one

 

[aaglo]

HAha, you got me - it is the ork nob's chainsword
Ok, I'll extend the cover, lenghten the blade and add some red to the hat.

 

[LMR]

I thought i'd seen it somewhere before

 

[aaglo]

Here's a preview of the comissar with slimmed down & elongated chainsword & recoloured hat

 

[Stormrage]

Much betta!

But aaglo, you were doing so well with vehicles and monstas, leave something for us (present and future) Poser artists

 

[aaglo]

Uhh... well, okay.
I was just thinking about finishing the IG-lines (comissar, psyker, guardsman & rough rider). I think that the psyker would be hardest for me to do (long robes & pov-ray don't get along very well with each other).

But... ummm. Okay. How about space marines and chaos marines? Will you poser artists make those too?

Well, what should I do next then... chaos fliers & boats I guess?