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Redesigning Deathjack – Complete

Owen — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:00:53 +0000

Wow! He’s turned out to be some kind of monster. I’m not sure how well I like the horns on the arms, but they certainly bulk out the miniature and enhance its stature. I have just undercoated him, so I’ll reserve judgement until I apply some paint. I much prefer painting to assembling, so I’m glad that stage is finished!

Owen

PS Here’s a picture of him undercoated -

Redesigning Deathjack – Part 1 I think Privateer Press have some of the best sculpts...
Redesigning Deathjack – Part 2 In my last post I showed a jumble of bits...
Redesigning Deathjack – Part 3 More progress. It seems to be coming together quite nicely....

Redesigning Deathjack – Part 3

Owen — Fri, 28 May 2010 08:00:11 +0000

More progress. It seems to be coming together quite nicely. It’s starting to look very insect like, but it is definitely Cryxian in origin. The only thing I’m concerned with finishing off is the top part of the chassis. I’m sure I’ll figure something out! Anyway, here’s a short video update.

Owen

Redesigning Deathjack – Part 2 In my last post I showed a jumble of bits...
Redesigning Deathjack – Part 1 I think Privateer Press have some of the best sculpts...
Redesigning Deathjack – Complete Wow! He’s turned out to be some kind of monster....

Redesigning Deathjack – Part 2

Owen — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:26:44 +0000

In my last post I showed a jumble of bits and a beaufitul piece of artwork. Yesterday I got started to turn that mess into something. Hopefully that something will look a little like the picture when it’s done! Anyway, here’s a video of progress so far.

Owen

Redesigning Deathjack – Part 3 More progress. It seems to be coming together quite nicely....
Redesigning Deathjack – Part 1 I think Privateer Press have some of the best sculpts...
Redesigning Deathjack – Complete Wow! He’s turned out to be some kind of monster....

Redesigning Deathjack – Part 1

Owen — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:28:35 +0000

I think Privateer Press have some of the best sculpts of any wargames company. Deathjack, however, is not one of them – I really don’t like the shoulder skulls or the horns on the head. Of course that’s just my opinion, but I dislike the model so much I’ve not bought it and subsequently never fielded it. I’ve had an old Slayer Helljack model sitting unassembled for a number of years and the idea struck me – why don’t I convert up my own Deathjack! So, that’s pretty easy to say, but what do I know about miniature design. Nothing to tell you the truth.

I decided to do a little Internet searching and I stumbled on this picture (click on the picture for *FSitz’s Deviant Art page) -

Wow! was my first reaction. I thought this beast looked more like a Deathjack, but how could I build such a thing. I raided my bits box and came back with these pieces -

I’m going to increase the miniatures height with the pieces in the middle and broaden the shoulders to make it more imposing. The oversized horns will either look comical or work. Until I start pinning and sticking pieces together it’s hard to know what it will look like. I’d like a more dynamic pose so I’m going to try to position the helljack so it looks like it is just about to leap from a pile of rocks -

I’ve no idea how it’ll turn out. Next step is to clean off all of the components and slowly begin assembling the different parts. This could end up looking like a pile of junk, but then I’ve done no worse than buying the official Deathjack!

Owen

Redesigning Deathjack – Part 2 In my last post I showed a jumble of bits...
Redesigning Deathjack – Part 3 More progress. It seems to be coming together quite nicely....
Redesigning Deathjack – Complete Wow! He’s turned out to be some kind of monster....

Malifaux – Assembly (The Guild)

Owen — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:44:45 +0000

I’ve finally succumbed to Malifaux. I looked through the background and the rules and I liked what I read. I didn’t analyse the stats and abilities of the different factions, but decided to choose based on aesthetic. I went with The Guild, specifically Lady Justice’s crew. Here’s a short video on their assembly.

Owen

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