The Fitch is Back- Bitz and Bobz and a Dwarf

[fitch-face]

You sir, have an incredible amount of what I like to call 'Toomuchtime.'

Haha yeah I do, graduating university is about the worst career move you can make in England at the minute.
But... I've been offered a job as the skipper of a barge in Warwick so in a couple weeks, I'll have far less time due to work and gym. And modelling might be difficult while living on a boat So gotta get the work in now!

Good news is, I hear there's a BBL in Warwick so if I get the team done I can play once a week without having to pressgang my friends.


@Shteve0 Cheers! I hope your travels go well! That head looks brilliant for a yeti and the wendigos as ulfs fit great. I'm having some trouble coming up with an ulf conversion idea that looks ST4 and feels right to me actually. I'm toying with the idea of Khorne blood letters with lots of GS'd fur all over them.

@Barnacle111 Thanks mate. Yeah I noticed the abs actually protrude a little more than the pecs at certain angles, I will be filing them down. The definition is because at this stage he is literally just muscle without any skin to help me sculpt the right shapes and proportions. He'll have fur covering some of his body and the hard definitions will not be as noticeable as I smooth them over.

[Norse]

I'm rocking the Wolverine look you have going there mate..

[fitch-face]

I'm rocking the Wolverine look you have going there mate..

Haha I have no idea how I didn't notice this comment. Thanks man, I am the best at what I do... But what I do ain't very nice

Haven't been able to do much in the last week but I've got a question for anyone who's about. Do you think this forearm arm looks the right length? I'm pretty happy because any longer and he looks ridiculous, but I wanted another opinion. Also, what kinda ears shall I do? I'm stuck between barely visible gorilla ears or pointed 'elfin' kind of ears.



I'm feeling better about his size now. He's big but I don't think he's anywhere near as big as Willy's yeti. And I'll create a stunned/down counter for him.


Also, I've barely done any work on other players because I'm currently debating buying a box of Gors for my Norsemen's torsos. I just don't think the marauder torsos look right. Any suggestions? Anyone done this before or have any tips?

Sorry for the lack of progress and the abundance of questions.

[Shteve0]

I think the arms look about right, in that they lend an orangutan look (unless that's really not what you're after). Might help to see it from a few more angles?

I don't evisage bigfoot with pointy ears - how about cauliflower ears?

I've seen Gor torsos used to convert pretty cool ulfs (though can't find the pics anywhere online). My thinking is that they may be a little large. Could be wrong though, and if you already feel the yeti is oversized, you may be happy with the scale

[Shteve0]

Perhaps check out this thread for Ulf ideas; i've got a couple of these guys and I'm mulling over the size of them, but against a larger yeti they may well fit!

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=19287&start=15

[fitch-face]

Cheers buddy, the orangutan look was indeed the one I'm going for I know his arms will be a little long to some people's taste but I'm happy with it so far.

Nice ulfs idea! My worry would be that they're quite bulky whereas my yeti is quite skinny. We'll see!

Anyway here's a progress shot:

He needs major work on his abs, as well as his mouth and feet. I haven't finished the left arm but I'm happy with the proportions

Here's another (with an accidental preview of a prototype for the team I'd like to do after Norse)


Wish I coulda been at Nottingham yesterday but I was at a bodybuilding expo. Complete dichotomy of my life all on one Sunday but the choice was easy because I don't have a legal BB team yet. I hope that everyone who went had a great day and hopefully I'll see some of you blaggards there next year.

[fitch-face]

I was rummaging around in some drawers at my dad's house the other day and came across this old chap. I think he'd look great as a ST5 werewolf, should I ever get one. That does mean I'd quite like some ST 4 wolves with a similar feel to him so I've been lookin around for some.




So far for my regular werewolves, I'm stuck between 2 of these from Reaper:
http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/we ... test/02747
or some of these guys from West Wind Productions:
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/ca ... ts_id=1189
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/ca ... ts_id=1188

Which do you guys think? Or do ya have a different suggestion? I'm still stuck for GW legal werewolves because I'd like to take part in tourneys but the necromantic wolves are ugly as sin. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,
Fitch-Face.

[MattDakka]

Get yourself a Warhammer Chaos Marauder, swap his head with a Warhammer Wolf head (Goblin Wolf Riders set), use the green stuff to "merge" the Wolf head with the Marauder torso, add a bit of green stuff fur and you have a quick Norse Werewolf.

[fitch-face]

Get yourself a Warhammer Chaos Marauder, swap his head with a Warhammer Wolf head ... and you have a quick Norse Werewolf.

Cheers but I don't like that idea. I have all the parts you said but the wolf head is just too large. The goblin wolf heads are actually bigger than the wolf head used on the ST5 werewolf above!

I may try using a Warhammer gor without the horns and with ork arms. Obviously I'd greenstuff paws instead of hooves.

[Shteve0]

You could try looking at Willy's miniatures, Impact sells them. The minis are slightly overscale compared to GW, so these wolves may do the trick for S4:

http://www.impactminiatures.com/minis/b ... ewolf1.jpg
http://www.impactminiatures.com/minis/b ... ewolf2.jpg

[fitch-face]

You could try looking at Willy's miniatures, Impact sells them. The minis are slightly overscale compared to GW, so these wolves may do the trick for S4:

Cheers Shteve0! These'd probably fit the bill for resembling the larger werewolf and they look awesome. As it stands, I've ordered some of West Wind's Jager Hunden. I like the look of them and they're inexpensive (2 are the same price as one of Willy's) but if they don't fit with the team, I'll put them aside and order Willy's I think. I may make a Necromantic team next where the Jager Hunden will definitely get used if not here.

Right now, I'm working on some positionals and wanted everyone's opinion on the pose of my berserker. Here's the original intended pose:

And here's a different pose I thought might look good. Anyone got any opinions on these? Which one is better?

[sparkydave]

I'm a fan of the first pose purely from the standpoint models leaning forward are bathed in shadow on the tabletop and dont show off so well... but both look great from a modeling point of view

[Lunchab1es]

I'm a fan of the first pose purely from the standpoint models leaning forward are bathed in shadow on the tabletop and dont show off so well... but both look great from a modeling point of view

I've got to play contrarion here and say I prefer the second pose... while the first might show off the paint job better, the second looks more like he is actively making some sort of play on the pitch.

[sparkydave]

That sums it up in a nutshell...

pose 1 shows off your skills better, pose 2 is a better footballer

[fitch-face]

Thanks guys, great feedback as always. My dilemma was exactly what you've both said. I'd like to do something to distinguish my berserkers from my linemen but I also plan to have the runners running. It's a tough one. And if I went with the original pose, I'd have no idea how to pose the other berserker...

One thing I've learned; scale-creep does not apply to marauder horsemen. They have tiny arms compared to regular marauders. I guess because Granny Wendy is getting nearer to true-scale these days.