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  1. JackStreicher
    Hello there,
    this is my small painting log to keep myself motivated and, maybe, I might inspire some of you to get your Backlog cleared as well.
    Enough said, let the images flow!

     
    next up:

     
    And a side Project (WIP):

     
  2. JackStreicher
    Hello,
    I‘ve got my hands on a unit of Vanari Dawnriders which I intended to convert. Wait, past tense? More about that later.
     
     The Vanari Dawnrider Kit consists of three Sprues holding 5 Knights and Horses.
    The Assembly is pretty straight forward as every Knight consists of 14 parts (2 Horse halves, each consisting of the Armour and the legs, the Horse Head, Front and back of the Knight‘s Torso, Front and back of the Head, two legs, two arms, one holding the reigns and one holding the weapon and the shield.)
    The kit is easily assembled, while the biggest hassle is the removal of mold-lines which are surprisingly thick (at least on my sprues) 

    Some Tipps while assembling:
    prepare all 5 horse parts, then try to glue the horse in one go (legs to Armour parts, head inbetween and then glue and press the two halves together), this will make sure that your model won‘t have a gap running along the middle
    Btw: All horse parts are labeled so you know in an instant which parts belong together (most rider parts are also labeled)
    Also be cautious while clipping and handling the reigns. *snap*

    Oh well. At least it‘s mostly easy to fix if a reign breaks since these are attached to the horse’s head.
    Moving on. 
    Instead of glueing the torso to the saddle I only glued the legs to the torso (in theory this enables me to remove the whole rider when it comes to painting)
    so push the rider to the horse and only glue the legs onto the torso-leg-stumps 
    For the Shield and the head I‘d advise to use some non-hardening putty (in Germany it is called patafix) to temporarily attach said parts. This makes painting easier.
    Conversion time!
    I planned to use the Vanari as Cities of Sigmar Drakespawn Knights (I really have a longing for ordinary Knights! Why did the Lady betray Bretonnia!?)
    I tried to put some Incubi Heads onto the Vanari Dawnriders but...

    ... these are way too big. This was surprising  since all 40K and AoS Aelf/Elf kits had the same propositions and used to be cross-compatible (works just fine with Idoneth, Sisters of the Watch etc.). Even after trimming the sphere-neck-part of the Incubi Head it looked like a bubble-head. So I examined the differences a bit further and realized that the Dawnriders had overal slightly different proportions (thinner arms, less broad Torso etc).
    For further comparisons I took some pictures
    So I switched back to the standard heads and decided to paint them alike to my other Knights instead of converting (the white head is from Eltharion and that one is also too big, which isn‘t too bad since the helmet hides this rather well).
    Final thoughts:
    The kit is not for beginners: It consists of too many easily breakable parts and mold-lines running along these parts. Yet the kit is a great joy to assemble (though said mold-lines are quite annoying at times and produce a lot of waste - just look at the table on the pictures above xD)
    There are also some bits left:

    Ratings 0-10:
    Details: 10
    Easy to build (amount of parts, naming of parts and fitting of parts) : 8
    Placement of mold-lines: 4
    Convertibility: 2
    Poses: 9 
    overall a great and fun Box with really cool and dynamic looking Knights! I bought mine for 38€ on eBay (Second hand). My estimated retail value (which feels fair) for this box  would be 32,5-35€. But let‘s be realistic, GW will charge 45€ for these...😵 which is too much imo so I‘ll skip the final box once it is released 
    Some final images
    They also looked pretty nice (unpainted) in my Mixed CoS Army as Drakespawn Knights alongside actual Drakespawn Knights.
    All of this was written on my Smartphone, my fingers need a break 🤣.
     
    Tell me what you think!
  4. JackStreicher
    Hello,
    on this blog I am sharing my WIP concerning my Slaves to Darkness Army.
    16 Marauders done, another 24 to go!

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    The shields arrived from Shapeways, I am not satisfied with the print quality (usually the quality is superb), but they‘ll do. 

  5. JackStreicher

    Bitz and Bits

    By JackStreicher,

    Hello, 
    as some might know I am running a Shapeways Page for bits (mostly but also Miniatures) and I am currently testing new Barbarian Shields which are meant to be universally usable, meaning for Chaos, Cities of Sigmar etc.
    I would love to hear some Feedback on the Designs on my page (thx in advance!) Click me
    Latest Addition:

  6. JackStreicher
    Hello,
    I programmed a little AoS Mission Helper App for Android a while ago which my friends and I use to generate our games.
    I'll upload the app for anyone to use for free on this forum once I can make sure I don't violate any rights of Games Workshop.
     
    Since I've checked everything thoroughly and all the art is either copyright free (background image) or self-made (the rest) this app should not violate any rights.

    You can get your free Android App here:
    Click Me
     
    Also if you'd like to support me consider becoming a patreon.

    Kind regards
    Jack
  7. JackStreicher
    Hello!
    I've finally decided to start a Patreon page! There I'll upload STL files to Models, Units, Monsters,  Bits and Terrain so you can print them at home (or directly at printing Service)!
    All my Shapeways bits will also be uploaded there in due time.
    On Patreon you can participate in the creation process and you have a voice to vote for the next Model(s) to be made!

    So if you are interested please become a patreon and share this link:

    https://www.patreon.com/MadCake

    Cheers
    Jack
  8. JackStreicher
    The armor was successfully printed. It's a bit of a hassle to place it and you should cut off the big spike-heads in order for it to fit perfectly (also works without cutting but looks less good).

    In the images the armor has been dry-fitted, glued with super-glue and it has already been primed
     
    https://www.shapeways.com/shops/mad-cake
     






  11. JackStreicher
    The print of the ghould shoulders worked like a charm though there are two major issues I'd like to correct:
     - They are big. This might not me an issue to some people but I'll release a version that is about 20-30% smaller.
     - They are too thin: I'll double their thickness since the material is too brittle. (Most of them are rather stable but some experience some damage if you don't handle them          with care...well this still fits the theme of the FeC but it shouldn't happen without you activeley trying to damage it).

    Overall:
    I relabelled them as Knee and Elbow armor for Horrors and Flayers. They are still shoulders (and Helmets) for the Ghouls. And they are magnificent Pauldrons for Ghould Kings!
    Updated files will follow either this evening or at the Weekend.

    https://www.shapeways.com/shops/mad-cake
     
















  13. JackStreicher
    Here are the pictures of the testprint. They fit like a charm. For all the poses which have one leg up you'll need to manually adjust the torso. 😃
    From here on more intricate armor designs will follow soon(ish).

    Breastplate

    Pauldrons
    I am happy for any feedback! 😃


    The Armor parts are temporarily glued via miliput, that's why you can see the yellow dots 😃 (yup the material is transparent)

  15. JackStreicher

    40x Ghoul Pauldrons

    By JackStreicher,

    Here you can find the first version of the Ghoul Pauldrons.
    It's 40x (!!) Pauldrons. I didn't manage to keep the price at 10$ though I doubled the amount of Pauldrons without doubling the price. They‘re at about 15 $ now.
     
    Beware: The size hasn't been tested (yet).
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