As I mentioned in my post about Deathjack, I got a sweet deal on Terminus in the used models selection of MetaGames Unlimited in Springfield, MO.  After sitting on the shelf for 8 months, I called in a favor from AK and got him stripped down and ready for reassembly and painting. Holy crap, Terminus has lots of parts!

While I did not go into this particular model with more than a desire to make Terminus stand “Captain Morgan” style on a treasure chest, after I inspected the model and how he went together I came up with the following list of changes:

1. Position of the legs. This was necessary to perch one leg on a chest.
2. Replacement of the hunk of metal that serves as a waist cloak. I don’t like it at all. I will replace it with something not so bulky.
3. Pointing his sword the other direction. I don’t think he looks very aggressive holding his sword behind him.
   
4. Change/replace his wings. With the release of the new conversion rules, I had high hopes I would be able to replace them with big bone wings.
5. Remove the head from the “frame” that is attached. I really like the frame attached to the head, but his head is incredibly unattractive, even for an undead model.
6. Reposition/alter the head…or just replace it. With the stock pose, Terminus’ head is tilted and looks like he is terrible depressed. Or needs to take a serious growler of a poop.
7. Incorporate a treasure chest. Oh it is happening. If by any chance it can’t he will be perched atop 2 rock pillars.
8. More Soul Cages. For a feat that focuses on the collection of souls, he sure doesn’t have nearly enough.
9. Even more Soul Cages. He might have one cool one, but with cutting off that huge chunk of waist cloak, so are the few cages he had.
10. Did I mention more Soul Cages. I wanna attach them with chain and have a them in several places on the model

So I set off to work. First, I took a jeweler’s saw to his waist cloak. 3 blades later, I was left with a right leg and a need to calm down. It wasn’t easy and I will have to cover up some of the damage with the new waist cloak I will have to create later. I bent the right leg to “Captain Morgan” standards with no real problem.

Next I cut the left leg in half and pinned it back together straight. This too was done for the “Captain Morgan” pose. After I had that assembled. I drilled pin holes in both legs and completely through the waist to attach the legs but I didn’t glue them down. I needed to be able to work with them to position them for the treasure chest and hopefully, make him stand a bit more upright than the stock pose. Like the Deathjack his stock pose is a pointed a bit oddly for an abomination and needs to be adjusted to properly convey the abject horrifying terror he should bring forth from his living enemies.

Try as I might, I simply could not get the treasure chest to work out. Sad as that is, I had to move on from the disappointment. Terminus is perched ever so angrily on two pillars of rocks. With some Flotsam and Jetsam, the base will look amazing. His stance is swept forward some what and his sword points forward as he seems to be picking out his next victim. On the side of his Withering Claw, it will get removed so I can replace it with a hook. The images below show the various conversion portions. Even the hook. I am very happy with it.

Tags: assembly, conversion, Cryx, Fight Club, greenstuff, IABN, MKII, OotB, Order of the Brush, Terminus, Warmachine

Lilith Day Two

After the end of painting on Day Two, I got even more base coats completed. For her cloak, I chose the Reaper Master Series Rose Triad. I plan to allow this color to flow through the entire crew. While it is not necessarily a statement of “Pink for a Cure”, it is fitting and not completely out of line to say breast cancer has nothing to do with it. Breast cancer runs in my mother’s side of the family and most of my female relatives from that side are breast cancer survivors. But the color was not chosen for that specific reason, it is a reasonable benefit thereof.

Additionally, I have selected a Reaper Master Series Marine Triad to have a secondary color in the crew. This allows for easy recognition of multiple models of the same sculpt. It also hops up that feel of garish dress that is better fit for a stripper or seductress than your typical bad girl.

Let’s take a moment and discuss her lack of a top. It is a very minor conversion that I decided to do. I filed a bit and then used greenstuff to fill in the cracks from the top. Her looking topless fits her role of Mother of Monsters. She needs to look like a seductress and this allows that to happen very apparently.

Tags: Color Selection, GameStLouis.com, GStL, Lilith, OotB, Order of the Bursh, Painting, Reaper Master Series

Lilith Day One

After the first night of painting, Lilith wasn’t too attractive. I hadn’t decided what the paint scheme was going to be for her and her Brood, but I had settled on the notion that she would have very light skin. After several coats of the Reaper Master Series Fair skin base, I added a layer of Fair Shadow to get an idea of where the fleshtone was headed. Honestly, with how light the flesh tone is, I would have been better off priming her white or gray. No worries though. I will just add a few extra layers and all will be good.

Tags: GStL, Lilith, OotB, Order of the Brush, Reaper Master Series