Here's something I've been working on for a little while - my counts-as Marbo. I wanted to get across the idea of a cold-blooded, emotionless killer as described in the background, but a slightly more twisted take on it.
The fully-enclosed face was chosen to remove personality from the model, and his poisoned weapon is a pair of wrist-mounted syringes - his victims suffer a swift, clinical death, in line with the way I imagine the character.
I used green stuff to make his wrist weapon, as well as modifying his backpack and gun. Plasticard was used for various parts.
He's made from a lot of different parts, apart from the plasticard and Green Stuff. The bits used are:
- Cadian heavy weapons helmet with visor.
- Respirator from Cadian Command Squad sprue, with hose cut off.
- Cut down lasgun.
- Catachan Vox-caster backpack (cut down).
- Catachan legs.
- Cadian Torso.
- Cadian arms (I can't remember which ones, in particular).
- His left fist is a cut-down one from the grenade launcher hand (the one holding the handle).
- His melta bomb is, as I found out afterwards, represented by a Tau Photon grenade (I've added a few bits to it, so hopefully it won't be so recognizable).
- The ripper pistol barrel is from a vox-caster's antenna.
- The round bit on the back of the ripper pistol is cut from a bipod from the heavy weapons sprue.
- The demolition charge is from Forgeworld.
- A couple of frag grenades from the Cadian troops.
Let me know what you think! I'll post an update as soon as I've painted him, but it could take a while - he doesn't currently feature in my 1,500 point list, so isn't a high priority!
6 comments:
Great use of various bits. Definately a unique take on Marbo. Much more Cadian like than many I've seen. Nicely done!
Superb!
Well done you - this is awesome!
- D.
I love the model and the bitz used to make it, but I hate the base, that barrel doesn't do it for me.
~ Pax
Thanks for the feedback all!
@Kevin: I'm glad you think he's unique - I didn't think the standard model would fit in, and I wanted to do something a bit different to the other conversions I'd seen!
@Drax: Thanks mate! I'm a big fan of your stuff, so I'm glad you like him!
@Paul: I wasn't completely sold on the barrel myself, but I wanted to make him stand out a bit and couldn't really come up with anything else. Do you have any suggestions for a different base? I'm trying to keep with a muddy, trench-warfare style theme. I'm glad you like the model itself though!
Wood planks, barbed wire, bent and cut fencing (made from a mesh bag, posts, rocks, dead tree.... the list goes on and on...
~ Pax (aka Paul)
Cheers, I'll try and come up with something more inventive. It's just that it's hard to fit a lot onto a 25mm base!
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