Chimeras done!

Well, it took a long time but I'm finally done with my Chimeras for Astronomi-con.  My list hasn't been finalized yet, but I'll probably bring at least 2 of these.  Armour plates were fun to do, and it was a great exercise on learning about molds and casting.  Kind of wished the washes went on better but I'm very happy with the end result, nevertheless!

In the girm darkness of the future, there is only grimdark humour

Spotted on the DakkaDakka forums in a thread about pre-made gameboards and Games Workshop's offering, the Realm of Battle Board:

"There's a difference between grimdark and farce. If I wanted skulls, I'd add them myself in a way that actually makes sense, not as a rich vein of cranium."

Yup, that pretty much sums it up:

I guess in Warhammer (both Fantasy and 40k) skulls are a dime a dozen if you can just mine them from the ground like that... ^_^;;

WIP IG Chimera w/extra armour skirts

Just spent the evening putting together one of several Chimeras that I'll use for my army, the Arborealis 317th Regiment.  Track guards are from Forgeworld, but the armour skirts themselves were inspired by a Forgeworld design.  I used plasticard sheets with a tile pattern for the reactive panels.  The panels were then molded in silicone rubber and then I made resin casts of them, and mounted them on a plasticard beam assembly.  The assembly was then magnetized so that I could remove the armour when the scenario doesn't call for it.  Had lots of fun making this, but obviously still lots of touchups to be made, not to mention the paint job.  ^_^;;  Fun times!