I created some Voidsmen for my upcoming Rogue Trader Kill Team. They should
look like a very good equipped squad and have a spec ops like appearance. I guess most
Rogue Trader have the credits and connections to get just the best stuff for their
crews and retinues.
I’ve
kit-bashed
them about 2 month ago. In time with my death cult assassin. One more,
with a
rotary cannon will be next. Actually these are really simple
conversions. I used Neophyte Hybrid bodys, legs and arms are from the
Imperial Guard kits and the heads are from the Van Saar gangers. I used
also several bits for tactical pouches, mag pouches on their front and reasonable stuff like grenades, ropes and holsters. The leaders shotgun is from a Space Marine Scout, combined with a Lasgun. I think it looks bad-ass, but a little oversized.
Voidsmen Leader
Voidsmen Recon-Specialist
Voidsmen Coms-Specialist
Voidsmen Sharpshooter
Painting these models was really nice. The Armour and gun casings were based with a khakiish (?) brown, shaded and simply edge highlighted with that same base colour. Nice, effective and a fast job. So far so good. I really like the 'worn / used' look of a shaded surface, but this is just a personal preference. However their dark suits were a hard one for me. I started with a dark grey, shaded with black and again with brown. Then I've done an edge highlight with the base colour and a second highlight with a mid-grey. For my style of painting it was a challanging task. But in the end I'm very pleased with how they turned out and think I gained a lot of expirience by pushing myself forward. Hopefully I can redo this on the next Voidsmen.
Stay tuned and thanks for your visit!
Like these a lot. The colour scheme works a treat. The heads are from the Van Saar box?
ReplyDeleteNice to hear. You're right, the heads are from the Van Saar Gangers. The leaders mask was added from the Astra Militarum Command kit.
DeleteHm, I think my earlier comment may have been swallowed by Google, so here I go again:
ReplyDeleteWonderful work, this blog really keeps going from strength to strenght -- and so relatively early in its life cycle, no less! :)
Everybody and their cousin seem to be throwing around those new fangled Necromunda bitz these days, but I think your use of the Van Saar masks has got to be one of my favourite ideas so far! Brilliant! I am getting such a Moebius and Valérien vibe from those models, both regarding the conversion and the paintjob. I wonder if the models might look even cooler with some scuffed markings in off white or orange? Nothing big, just a shoulder pad marking here or there...
Also, on a completely unrelated note, could you maybe change your blog settings so people without a Google/Blogger-account can also comment? I think that would make it easier for more Instagram-abstainers like me to interact with your work! :)
Thanks again mate. I'm trying to reduce my lazyness to a minimum and want to realize my projects without beeing distracted by the next cool idea. And (luckily) I have a lot of 'ohh, that we be cool' things in mind ;-).
DeleteSometimes it is hard for me to resist, but I want to keep my output this way.
I absolutly love the new necromunda kits and I just realize (in this moment) that I've used them on nearly every single miniature here on my blog.
I actually thought to add squad markings, numbers, etc. on these models. And there is a high confidence I'll add them later to the Voidsmen. At this moment I think a dirty white or grey stripe on the shoulder pads would be nice, but for now I'll keep the opportunity for a later improvement of this project. I get used to the idea to create a very small expedition force for 40K, which will be lead by a Rogue Trader. So I can use this force in KillTeam, 40K, Inquisimunda or any INQ28 ruleset. I want to finish some more models and look what seems to be the best match in colour and style.
Thanks for the suggestion about the comments. I've immediatly changed the settings and hope it's easier now.
Love this :)
ReplyDeletelooking forward to see more.
Thank you very much! Expect more of them, but may it will take a while. Cheers
DeleteI looove that green/brown you used for the armour. Could you tell me what paint you used?
ReplyDeleteThese models look awesome dude. What brand is the brown/karki paint ?
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