Sunday, October 14, 2012

He Will Bug You & Hug You: Genestealer Cult Character

Work continues on the Genestealer Cult.. here's a tidbit to share... a character: could be a commander, psyker, atsropath.. just about anything the army might need, he could fill those shoes.. with his slimy tentacles.

A Bathalian Drone from Reaper.

I love this sculpt- very alien & creepy.  Done up in the army's colors, he's a good fit I think with the rest. 
I couldn't get him on one of the sculpted microart bases, not the way he's sculpted, so I texturized a standard base and sculpted some nodules and little tentacles to match the style. 


He's also a bit top heavy, so the underneath of the base is filled with left-over white metal: makes good ballast : all those clippings from removing metal sprue, slotta tabs, and integrated bases comes in handy!

More to come...

10 comments:

Paul´s Bods said...

That has to be the scariest sculpt I´ve seen. Imagine if it came alive..even at the size it is it would be a bit.."get it away from my soft body parts!!"
Great brushwork.
Cheers
paul

Simon Quinton said...

Cracking paint job and I never realised how big this guy was until I saw him in his blister pack

Michael Awdry said...

Oh my goodness that is superb! What a piece of outstanding work.

Paul O'G said...

Oh yes indeed! Very Cthulhu-esque and once again fantastic in that pink/red scheme. I would never have tried that combo but it looks superb. Would you mind sharing the secret of your colour mixes for the fleshy areas?

Scottswargaming said...

Wonderfully disgusting if I may put it like that!? Strong Cthulhu theme there.

styx said...

Sweet Jesus! Great work!

Anonymous said...

That is a really cool sculpt and I really like how you painted it up!

Laughing Ferret said...

Thanks all for the very kind remarks!

Paul: Yeah, if I saw him moving around, even at that size I'd be leaving the house, one cat under each arm!

Brummie: yeah, first one I bought I was surprised it was so big, but happily so.

Paul: skin.. I start with a mix of the older GW foundation red & dhenab stone, then layer up adding more d.stone & reaper ivory, then wash with a glaze made with the red,more highlights with more ivory added. on tentacles, will add some white to the mix for final highlights.

Minitrol said...

That's ...beautiful...?!

Superlatives are hard with such a creepy subject matter. I love the pink tones it seems like a shade which could occur in the real world.

"That has to be the scariest sculpt I´ve seen. Imagine if it came alive..even at the size it is it would be a bit.."get it away from my soft body parts!!"

Thanks Paul - there goes sleep!

MrLee said...

Love it.. great job as always! Just great that it could fit into a variety of different sections of the army also!

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