Sternguard Embiggened June 8, 2010 at 2:42 pm
An update on my current (and last) commission job, a ‘true scale’ Space Marine Sternguard squad.
Working at the moment on torsos:
For those who haven’t seen the original thread in the now closed UTC Forums, click the ‘Read more’ button for a summary of what’s been done on these guys so far…
Another commission project… I’m building a squad of Sternguard marines, in a similar style to my old Alpharius embiggening project, although without all the trimmings. These guys will be a bit more businesslike, with unadorned armour and lots of veteran-y kit and bionics.
So, starting with a whole slew of bits:
I began removing extraneous detail from the legs:
One of the design features requested on this job was lengthened bolters, possibly in the style of the M41A Pulse Rifle from Aliens.
So, I did a quick mock-up, to see if I could make something vaguely pulse-rifle-ish that still says ‘bolter’…
Extended the bolter magazine slightly, and added a scope:
And finished cleaning up torso and leg pieces… so here’s a group shot. The plastic tubing on the legs of a few of them will be flished out into bionic legs.
Started filling in the leg armour:
The filling continues…
More putty, going straight to the thighs:
Finished the thigh armour filling:
Bulking out the torso:
And adding a belt:
Chestplate started:
The hole in the middle is just a locator for a vent which will be going in next.
Added the grill to the chestplate, and started on the helmet. The inset pic sketch (not sure shows the general look I’m aiming for)
Still missing a little detail on the rebreather, and possibly some structural stuff around the eyes, but enough to give a general idea.
And the bodies all have belts…
Bolters coming together (Butt-stocks will be added once they’re sitting in place, as they may need to be sculpted straight onto the arms) … although I did just realise that I’m one short.
And heads with grills and hoses removed, ready for resculpting:
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