I'M STARTING AN ARMY! How to pick an Army Theme + Crazy Conversions | Lockdown Warhammer Army #1

[@simonleach6632]

This is going to be an interesting series for sure! Unfortunately I have got zero ideas for stuff to include, however I am sure all the more creative minds in the comment section will have thousands! What I will say is try using a more aggressive plastic cement on large parts with potentially visible join seams, something like Revell contacta or humbrol liquid polly (my personal favourite) if you run them right round the join then clamp the two parts together tightly you get plastic gunk that oozes out of the join which you can scrape off like a mold seam when it dries, it's basically a self-filling seam! Also if you want to add some super subtle texture to armour plates, like you see on tanks, you can spread a bit of liquid polly on the surface and then stipple it with a really coarse, stuff bristled brush to create that rolled steel armour look, it's pretty quick and super easy! Also, I had to watch the end of the video about 5 times because I thought I saw my comment appear, I thought nah, can't be me, is it me? Was that my comment? Bugger me sideways it was! Thank you very much, it is very kind of you, I have a decision to make now!

[@visuellegedanken]

Oh man, you speak to my heart. I hate cleaning, assembly, sub-assembly preparations and all that. Base building and converting can be fun from time to time, but I really really like painting the most, with gaming in a close second. I know people who buy stuff and in an amazingly short time the army is ready to be played (without paint). Even if I buy a whole bunch of stuff at once, it takes me forever to have it all assembled.

[@ArtisOpus]

Amen, dude! Exactly the same 😅

[@stefanholgersson4282]

Im personally in love with the Ogroid Myrmidon model, I would love to see what you can make of it!. For conversion ideas it is easy enough to replace his weapon with whatever suits the army narrative. This shield can be pimped out with some feathers to give it a shamanistic feel, hell, you can even give the guy wings and he wont look out of place! Love your videos man, keep it up!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much, dude! He's a great model that I already own😊Thanks for the suggestion!

[@MentoliptusBanko]

Yes yes yes! Converting videos from Artis Opus! This will be epic! And the fact that this will be a Chaos army is a huge bonus for me :) I mixed all the battleline demons together, mixing heads and arms and weapons to get a "chaos blend" for my chaos ascendant army. They spend so much time together...they should mix at some point (especially Slaanesh ;)) So an idea for you is to go for a chaos undivided army, but have all the chaos gods represented. e.g. on the big models have those Nurgle wings, Khorne axes, Tzeench bird head and some fancy Slaanesh cloth wrapped around

[@ArtisOpus]

This sounds legit dude, oldschool with newschool models! LOvely ideas, keep them coming

[@WizardOfDC]

So excited to see this as you build. Much of the style and vibe you have beginning I immediately saw adding Morghast Archai and a corpse cart .

[@ArtisOpus]

They're both great kits, I'm really loving people suggesting stuff as I think fr no reason everyone puts even their own ideas in too-small boxes, so the suggestions are ensuring mine stays wide-open! Cheers, dude

[@ashton7742]

Man this army is going to be a great project to witness. You had me laughing my head off with that short stick animation.

[@ArtisOpus]

:D Glad you're enjoying it dude, Ronan's got credit for that one, I didn't notice it until the premier myself, cheeky boy!

[@MirelurkCakes]

Gotta say this is one of the most well-edited, instructional and interesting build videos i've ever seen. Learnt so many little tidbits of hobby knowledge!

[@ArtisOpus]

Great to hear bud! Thanks so much for your kind words ❤🤩

[@cabe_bedlam]

Loving it, some great prep tips. The better the prep the better the paint as they say. Look forward to following the new army journey.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much dude! Super excited here too🤩🤘

[@BMacAttack]

I'm 100% in agreement with you on assembly being my least favorite part of the hobby. Painting is my favorite part, though just buying the models might be a very close second. Sometimes I never even get past that bit. Really looking forward to this. Don't have any ideas for you, but I'm looking forward to what everyone suggests and what comes of it all.

[@ArtisOpus]

Truth, Bryan, similar for me, I've more and more realised that a huge part for me is the 'Planning' too, so thinking about the hobby may just be my 2nd favourite part of it :D. Thanks for the kind words mate, hope you enjoy the next one! Possibly out Sunday

[@martymilligan9153]

Great video, with some handy tips! Ive never seen the sanding sponge before! Thank you, and looking forward to seeing the project grow!

[@ArtisOpus]

My pleasure, Marty! Regarding the sponges you should absolutely grab some - 1000-2000 grit is where I get the most use from them

[@garyknight3018]

Really appreciate the editing in this video, made me laugh twice!! Super informative as usual and liked the commentary on the process and the tools... I’m off to get some 2000 grit sponges, cheers Artis Opus, stay safe over there!!

[@ArtisOpus]

😁Pleased to hear buddy! Thank you! Amazing, you won't regret it! If you need to cut it simple turn it over and cut it from the back with a knife. Take care❤

[@MiyoMotonaga]

The Spirit of Durthu head/mask is quite creepy, as well as the Spite Revenant faces. Privateer Press have a Hordes faction named Grymkin, which I was reminded of when you described what you were looking for in your army. Basically several beings headed for godhood who are suppressed and banished by the other gods to a nightmare realm, until they're released by a witch in preparation to fight a bigger evil.

[@ArtisOpus]

The sylvaneth and Idoneth really are scary elves, good call on the spite's faces, too! The Grymkin are something I didn't know about until I just googled, great touchstone for the theme :) thanks dude

[@marcolai9735]

Exciting project and it’s great to see the behind the scenes thought process of coming up with a new concept. From a hobby perspective, one of the hacks I like is the use of Tamiya extra thin cement to remove thin mould lines or to close gaps: brush on, let it melt the plastic without touching it. Wait for it to dry and repeat if necessary. As to the models, I’m a big fan of the chimera tail and also would love for you to integrate either pumpkins 🎃 (or in general possessed vegetables/plants - the new blood bowl team or the Mantic kits work too) or take the Disney nightmare before Xmas vive with Jack skellington or rug-dolls

[@jamesgoodwin5360]

Quickly becoming my favourite KZbin channel 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@ArtisOpus]

Amazing to hear buddy, thanks for the support 😊❤

[@thejonsonator]

Aaaahh mate.... Building and converting us my fav aspect by far! Love it. I can't paint if too tired etc but trimming plastic I can do all day long lol. I've used this verminlord as a base for a bloodthirster, it's a great model. Can't wait to see more.

[@ArtisOpus]

That sounds amazing! Can we see it anywhere? ^_^

[@tlerotha1564]

Looking forward to it. My lockdown painting is being my command edition set. Slowly getting there. Good luck with the AoS, looking forward to seeing what craziness you get up to.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much bud! Very excited about the results too😊Hope you enjoy painting your set as well!

[@cameronarmitage6565]

YES! First thing I thought was some kind of Tzeench demon. And then you showed the Corvus cabal models which reinforced this with birds and feathers... but you mentioned Khorne a few times, and I was thinking a reddish brown colour scheme could work. I'm thinking Shrike birds or "Butcher" birds as they are sometimes known, the colours are pretty awesome and in keeping as well. They're known for impaling their victims on thorns... or spears? Also, many, many moons ago I used one of the Treelord kits to make a bone giant, snipping off all the living stuff and adding additional bones. Half a rib cage from a skeleton horse make a wonderful armour section for models that size, shoulders and thighs particularly.

[@marcinstangel9277]

Love your concept - really great work kitbashing all these guys - brilliant idea with Verminlord's body ! I literally just started working on the Black Coach model, which I think is quite unique - love the looks of it. It also comes with a massive base, so plenty of opportunity to do some cool stuff there. That's my little project for now.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much, dude! The Black Coach is incredible, so much scope for doing anything that you want to do with it. Let us know how it goes🤩

[@marcinstangel9277]

@@ArtisOpus Will do, in due time. It's probably going to take a while - especially the base, and what i planned for it. I'm sure my Artis Opus Series D brushes will come in handy on this project (at least parts of it).

[@demonic2174]

Loving the direction your taking with this. The sneak first look you posted in pic form had my curiosity from the off. Im a huge fan of large demonic looking models so this is gonna look amazing once the army is set up. I'd love to see some form of converted terrorgheist. They've got the look going on and with a bit of converting would slot right in! I'm sure whatever you pick, it'll look epic!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks a ton dude! Amazing idea and one of my favourite all time models🤩... Jabberwocky style?😊

[@demonic2174]

A Jabberwocky style model would be next level, easily one of my favourite dragon like abominations 😍 the newest depiction of it was amazing. Got to agree on one of the all time favs too, there is so much potential on the model, those wings are screaming for something fancy!

[@jaredhair9781]

bringing the heat man! these conversions will be FIRE

[@ArtisOpus]

And they are ready! Check out the newer Episode 2, 3 and 4👀

[@egiljo72]

For ideas, the heads on some of the Morghast are awesome. Would love to see a crazy conversation with the Morghast.

[@ArtisOpus]

Goood call! They are fantastic, plus the weapon blades are legiiitt

[@egiljo72]

@@ArtisOpus They really are wicked I'm thinking of using some of the ekstra heads I have on the Necrons, I think they would be awesome.

[@grimbostink7607]

Those models look awesome so far! I think sticking with an avian theme would be your best bet for freaky scary cultists! Have you considered using an Owl as your motif? Tons of freaky owl masks out there and they can look so alien yet so ferocious when used properly! Owls and Moths would be my go-to. Spooky night time cultists worshipping an insectoid/owl themed lesser chaos god with shimmering spears and ethereal torches and fire! TRUST ME BROTHAH!

[@ArtisOpus]

Now this is an amazing set of suggestions, thanks so much dude! Plus feathers + airbrush drybrush wash = hobby heaven as far as I am concerned :). I'm going to lose a lot of time to deviant art/pintrest researching I feel!

[@grimbostink7607]

Make something that makes you happy! I cannot wait to see what you do!!

[@archfrank]

So stoked to see what comes out of this I liked before even starting the video!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much for your support dude! We're super excited about the outcome of this project too🤩😊

[@nickdidlick9138]

You the man! Can’t wait to see your lock down army. I was shielding before and I got loads done and I’m really not a fast painter! I love your speed painting ideas with the D brushes but would love to see some really high end stuff with some of the characters. I think this series would be perfect for that!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much Nick! Absolutely, not having 'submission' deadlines or 'recording' deadlines opens up a world of possibilities for me 😊😁

[@MrDjpaulh1982]

I’ve only just stumbled onto your videos. Love the content. Such a different way to dry brush.

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you like them! Thanks so much😊And Happy NY🥳

[@DaHobbles]

The crypt flayer’s wings are sweet if you need some more wings for smaller units

[@ArtisOpus]

Thank you for reminding me of this... that's a perfect suggestion, thanks!

[@lgargallo]

With that piece of scenery, yes or yes you must build a ogroid myrmidon with wings (maybe crypt flayer, manticore, quimera...) Skull face/mask, massive axe and half body chained to the shield. Also the helm of Knight of shrouds fit really well in normal units.

[@ArtisOpus]

All amazing ideas🤩I wanted an excuse to use that Ogroid model since forever😁

[@DwellerfromtheNorth01]

Awesome idea! Something that I personally always had in mind if I ever where to make a "grotesque" or scary army is using the Arachnarok-body as a base then bring something like a Giant or Cygor torso and make it centaur-ish. Could work very well as a Great Unclean One and I imagine it would be really cool to paint.

[@ArtisOpus]

Great idea, dude! Making it look smooth would be the biggest issue for me. I wonder how I can get around this😊

[@bevanwilson8820]

Great Idea!. Watching you strip the chaos icons like the horned rat rune off the models and I couldn't help but think you should come up with your own rune/s for your army! that would be awesome and you could show us how it's done ;P I'd also love to see a hermit type cultist with a crooked staff and a little familiar that tells a story within the army whilst still belonging to the army. Challenge mode!

[@ArtisOpus]

Great ideas as ever, Bevan, one of my favourite minis from my childhood is the old, hunched Orc Shaman (Nazgub mini IIRC). he could almost fit right in, vanilla!

[@bevanwilson8820]

@@ArtisOpus aww yes that sounds awesome!

[@xSirMayhemx]

So glad I found this channel gave me some great insight

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you find it useful bud! Thanks so much 🤩

[@stepan.tichyy]

I love this idea for a video series. Really enjoyed it. Maybe you could use the Drukhari mandrakes weapons! They look very menacing but, just for a smaller unit of course

[@ArtisOpus]

Really interesting idea! Maybe I could mess them up a bit to help them fit 😁

[@gwebber33]

hey Byron Keep going with this mate.. i work in the food distribution industry in the UK so don't get a lot of free time at the moment but these videos are great... a suggestion you may consider is i always think of Beastmen armies as very ad hoc / crude in their equipment and as such i liked the look of the Urak Hai weapons and armour from Lord of the Rings... very crude but effective.... and for shields maybe you could try just using some lolly sticks and snap the ends to give a rough look like .. not sure that comes across well anyways great job and looking forward to the next instalment

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey Geoff, you've got my sympathy dude, glad you're in a good industry in the UK at these times, but that means that like me you're probably working pretty long shifts! That's a brilliant suggestion... and would also let me show people how you can make weapons (or at least crude blades, etc) from plasticard. Big love, dude

[@13Robzilla]

Honestly, when you said you were going to do a conversion the first thing that came to mind was mixing Necrons and Nids. Something about mixing the best tech with the best flesh evolution can produce seems like it should have been done before.

[@ArtisOpus]

That'd make such an interesting painting project! What's not to like about semi-bionic aliens😊

[@Kaddith]

Love this project. Can't wait to see how it evolves.

[@ArtisOpus]

You and me both!😊❤

[@egiljo72]

Man, I'm so excited for this series. I'm a newbie on conversation, and it really helpful to see your work and tips. The models and ideas on the stuff your working on look AWESOME so far. Looking forward to next episode 👍 And how is it possible you got some thumbs down on this 🤯 Must be envy 🤪

[@ArtisOpus]

Always going to be some dude! Perhaps they don't agree with my skaven desecration :D Thanks for the kind words, the idea with this is that it's a longhaul approach, so you'll have plenty of further opportunity to pick up tips!

[@patpaints9813]

Looking forward to seeing this project progress! I think the big scary winged demon things need a goofy little brother that's always trying to tag along - got a spare Hero Quest gargoyle lying around?

[@ArtisOpus]

Haaa, lolloping along in his wake, jealous of his reputation and splendour? :D

[@berserker173]

LOVE THIS! There's not enough conversion vids on KZbin :D

[@ArtisOpus]

Oh dude, you wait until Sunday :D Thanks!

[@Somerset363]

This video alone has given me the push to carry on with my Chaos army for AoS. Next step, giant mutant Spider using the Arachnarock and Vortex Mutalith set. Think big ass Spider with tentacles rather than fangs, plus a few more eyes haha

[@ArtisOpus]

What an amazing thing to be encouraging! Oddly I know this will work, because my friend made exactly that conversion for a soulgrinder, it looks the bomb! Hope it goes well mate, let me know in my net lockdown video how your progress goes, loving the momentum :D

[@Somerset363]

@@ArtisOpus now you've made me want to convert another but into Soulgrinder! Keep up the great work mate, your tip videos are helping massively with my Greyshields for 40k too 👍

[@TBrand5]

Considering you already have a few center piece models, might wanna try Escher Death-maidens for some ladies or the Cawdor Gang and combine those with some gor herd bits. One of the Gotrek books describes a herd stone converting people to beastmen, don't know if this is a thing in game / current lore but it should result in cool models...

[@ArtisOpus]

I'm literally listening bck through the slayer series on audible at the moment for reasons like this! :) Great suggestions dude, just a matter of ensuring the scale works, luckily beastmen have several infantry sizes available...

[@benmckenzie234]

If you haven’t decided on the paint scheme yet then I recommend looking in the Leshen from Witcher 3 as it a woods/forest monster similar theme to the sylvaneth models and has an affinity with crows which could work with the Corvus Cabal

[@ryansargent661]

If you are going Chaos beastmen/cultists here are some different bits you may not think about but will work in the kinda steam/technomagic setting of AOS. Heads/faces: Imperial knights and armigers both come with extra face plates these can be modified into helmets for larger models. The Stormcast heads, if you remove the halos can give a man in the iron mask look. (I actually used one for a Imperial Guard character to make him look like Destro from GI Joe) Wings: There are a lot of different options for wings Tyranids have loads of models with bat like wings (and the exoskeletons on the bodied would give a cool look to some cultists or creatures that are more gaunt, so as not to waste bits). Bodies/arms/legs: Seraphon, Tzangors, Skaven, Beastmen, and the gryphon hounds/mounts that the Stormcast use all can be kit bashed together to give a unique looking force. (I used Cadian torsos and arms, and Beastmen Lower halves and heads to make a Beastmen Imperial Guard unit a few years ago. Also used space marine scout arms and weapons for the heavy weapons) Hope some of these ideas inspire something awesome. This will be a great project.

[@S2uBuGaming]

Excellent video yet again Byron. Sorry I missed the Premiere. I would suggest going with axes AND scythes, ut gives you more options and also allows for a hierarchy, leaders get Scythes and regulars get axes for instance. You could try the Morghast Archai as they seem amazing models and their weapons would not take much to convert to Scythes (or axes) The mortisan Southwater also could be great with a bit of conversion the ghosts could be turned into blood or even removed. Really looking to this project moving forward. Cannot wait until the next video on it. Keep up the great work dude!

[@srsgoblin]

I have been suggesting this to people for years: just use the non-cutting side of a hobby knife to remove mold lines. Much easier than making sure your blade isn't too sharp. Obviously you need to be careful handling your knife this way, but not necessarily any more so than you should already be whenever handling a blade.

[@ArtisOpus]

Not too blunt though? I'd end up sharpening that a little I think 😅

[@srsgoblin]

@@ArtisOpus it's really not. It works extremely well. You really don't need too sharp an edge for removing moldlines unless the miniature is extremely miscast.

[@viperbsg62]

@@srsgoblin Yeah, I use the back of the blade, doesn't need to be sharp to scrape off mould lines

[@ger5956]

More more Skaven parts, yes yes! Currently working on my ultramarines and waiting on a delivery of the Skaven warcry warband which should be a fun project 😁

[@ArtisOpus]

😅😅Absolutely awesome dude! They're really are a fantastic range of minis! Any excuse for their plastics is a good one! Enjoy painting😊

[@Godonstilts]

Mutalith Vortex Beast - Take the Vortex, use that as the Axe head. Boom - giant vortex axe. Or, have it coming off of a staff like you are launching a mad fireball. You will also have some bad ass tentacles to play around with later down the line.

[@ArtisOpus]

I have a method for making my own tentacles, I need to test out some of the rollers you can get nowdays actually!

[@johnhanley5546]

I think one or two tears started to trickle down my cheek when I saw you cherry picking bits out of some of those kits.I almost had one of those surprised face outstretched hand moments when you plucked mortarions wings. Having said that I'm in the process of doing something similar with the treeman.

[@ArtisOpus]

:D My hobby cupboard's time to shine! If there's ever a time for overclocking escapism I think 2020 is it! Sounds sweet dude - can you share progress?

Super Nice vidéo as always ! If you want creepy bits you should take a look at the flesh eaters to. I would love to see you convert and paint a zombie dragon and some goules in a grim dark bloody style !

[@ArtisOpus]

I think there's a good chance that this is exactly the direction I end up going in, they really would look amazing!

@@ArtisOpus can’t wait to see this !

[@Marwolaeth_Miniatures]

Totally agree... hate prepping models!

[@ArtisOpus]

Truth, worst bit! >;

[@oddsideddicepodcast5327]

Hope you're able to inspire others to start and build along in line with the videos. I know a lot of people who have ideas to do army builds last lockdown but struggled with momentum and eventually back burnered the project. It would be good to see you step out into other manufacturers kits maybe, and for cultist types the frostgrave barbarian set has great ragged torso and legs that work scale wise. I am a fan of individual armies through kitbashing and conversion and try to do a little bit on my channel. Keep up the great work.

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much for your kind words and suggestions bud

[@oddsideddicepodcast5327]

@@ArtisOpus not a problem, and always up for a challenge and maybe something I can do as part of my channels stuff if you want any converted or kitbashes for the army then I am willing to take up a challenge 👍

[@Dethcapp]

blightlords have some awesome bits and shapes

[@ArtisOpus]

They certainly do! Good idea! I love their armour too😊

[@patricktomblin9658]

New texture palate design? Looks really cool and would love to get my hands on one!

[@ArtisOpus]

Yeah dude, we're testing out some cool themes at the moment! Our designer's ran with a fantastic concept, pretty stuff in the works, plus following feedback we've got different textures for different styles of painter! :)

[@kosachilles2504]

This army will look great!

[@ArtisOpus]

I hope so, dude, thanks!

[@rinaskela]

Ripperdactyls is fantastic models, you definitely should use it!

[@ArtisOpus]

That's a good call! I wouldn't have considered it but they can make really good Harpies though😊

[@Schrodingers_catgirl]

Absolutely love the content this channel puts out. Massively helps me with my painting. Could you add maybe a corrupt manticore that looks a bit more rotten and evil

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much for the kind words mate! Amazing idea, what about a Chimera? They are in Beast of Chaos, so it'd fit nicely😊

[@alvisecattaruzzo9863]

I get that you don't like it but I could watch you cleaning mold lines all day. Like an ASMR series :^) Oh and for the project I would go for the scythe road, like some kind of coven that focus arround crows of death (grimreaper-ish)

[@ArtisOpus]

There's certainly a great appeal to this! It's such a 'classic' evil look😊Thank you for the suggestion!

[@alvisecattaruzzo9863]

@@ArtisOpus yeah I know it may sound repetitive as an idea but hey! You can't beat the classic 😎

[@90hans09]

The idea to use necron bits for nighthaunts is great! That never came to my mind, oh Well seems like my pile of shame will be getting a new addition 😁 I could imagine the New shadow elf warcry warband for some hero conversions, if you Plan on a more sinister Look maybe the unmade would be a nice fit aswell. Did you already decide in the head for "drycha" the one of the Lord of changr came instantly to my mind for it. I'm already so excited to see what you will come up with, the start looks already really really promising! Cheers and keep up the good work! 😊

[@martynzuidema]

Can’t wait how it will come along byron :)

[@ArtisOpus]

I am also super excited😊Will do my best not to disappoint!

[@martynzuidema]

@@ArtisOpus looking forward to the new video :)

[@adam3088]

Hahaha using a verminlord because you want it to look like a 'scary furry', love it. Would like to see you do a heretic (heretek?) adeptus mechanicus force, lots of grimdark colours and converted infantry+vehicles, cawdor models would work great for that. More on the theme of that model though, a heavily skaven influenced nurgle deamon army would be fantastic.

[@ArtisOpus]

I'm going to see if I can go down that route for sure, I didn't realise until someone pointed it out that this guy could even be a LOC! If this one goes well I'll very possibly try out doing 500 point mini series in the future, to cover 40k's 1million armies ^^

[@iamtib]

Very interesting concept and army. I'm keeping things much more humble and will try to finish and paint my Galadhrim and Lothlorien army for Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game. Additional challenge : all Galadhrim armors in NMM. Let's go!

[@ArtisOpus]

Oh man, that wasn't too difficult until 'NMM' I'm sure they're going to look amazing when they're done though!

[@iamtib]

@@ArtisOpus It"s coming along quite well 😁😁instagram.com/p/CHZ22NOH_K6/

[@thejellyranger7679]

I’m still slowly cobbling a SCE army together...the knight-incantor that came with the intro magazine is a great mini. Sigmar provides. 🔨

[@ArtisOpus]

He really is dude, I painted one in a weekend for an event I ran online due to lockdown recently, gorgeous figure!SCE are a lovely painter's army, hope they go well!

[@thejellyranger7679]

Word! I actually replaced the head on him with the female head included in the Sequitors box...I guess that counts as a kitbash 😄 Sticking with default SC color scheme but they are rad. 🤙🏼

[@Fenaughty]

Get those Corvus Cabal in, they go perfect with the big guys wings! and for the Fairy wings on the Verminlord, I've been thinking the colour shifters for bug wings would look real nice

[@ArtisOpus]

They absolutely do! Regarding the colour shifters I have yet to use any. Do you have any particular recommended brands? 😊

[@Fenaughty]

@@ArtisOpus I have the Vallejo ones, used them on the Cypher lords war band, they work best in an airbrush over black gloss. I’m going to try them on Marvel Crisis Protocol space terrain next

[@spookiness7768]

I think a cool conversion would be the new mega gargant kit with some giant wings (perhaps bloodthirster?) would make an awesome 'giant' centrepiece

[@ArtisOpus]

Wow, that wound be distinctive! Not sure if I can handle a 2nd gargant though :D

[@spookiness7768]

@@ArtisOpus yeah not painted one myself but I can imagine they take a lot. Would look so cool with giant wings and maybe a bird cage type helm like out of the silent hill film :D

[@michawegrzyniak6122]

Some very good ideas - another great video! ^_^

[@ArtisOpus]

Glad you think so! Many thanks😁

[@FlappyTheSpybot]

Without a clear idea as to where this is going, here's a few ideas. 1: combo Skaven plague monks with flesh-eater crypt ghouls for a horde of monstrous, twisted mutants. 2: Combine the corvus cabal with another warcry faction for a more unique look. I think the unmade could be great for this. 3: Look into the dark eldar range. Mandrakes w/ Scourge wings could be super cool as a specialist unit. 4: for another character, combine Valkia the Bloody w/ Druanti the Arch-Revenant. Use the Arch-Revenant as the core of the model, and swap out his shield, spear blade, wings and head for Valkia's.

[@dylanbrad5695]

i really think you should create some sort of flying units! maybe use the khinerai as a base, or warcry furies! and use bonesplitter or beastmen bitz to add that cultist attitude! they could be scouts or something for a larger, wandering force. oh and plenty of tribal icons!

[@ArtisOpus]

This is fantastic dude, perfect suggestion, thanks so much

[@callumcornelius4443]

A while back I was thinking of doing a Thunderscorn army with all converted minis. I did like my idea for my Shaggoth, maybe you could use it. I would use Morathi’s tail and add lots of legs like a centipede or a behir from D&D. You could just go draconic or if you want it to look more far out you could use humanoid legs or even arms. For the torso I would use Syll'Esske. I still haven’t locked down the head. My first thought would be something eyeless in a pan’s labyrinth/gaunt summoner kind of way but there are lots of options. I do keep coming back to a big fan of antlers of a bone ridge. What do you think. Oh and if you want creepy ungor types you can’t go wrong with head swapped goblin town goblins from the Hobbit range. Bonus points for using the Silver tower fish familiar for a great head swap. Hope this helps. Love what you’ve done so far.

[@ArtisOpus]

Great suggestions, dude, I love all of them! Your conversion idea would perhaps be perfect for a slightly large Cochatrice😁

[@callumcornelius4443]

Cheers, what about a Kharibdyss head?

[@keysersozie3312]

As a skaven player and converted my own vermin lord i love the addition of those wings, will look terrific. Also if i may point out that model comes with more then 1 set of arms for more weapon options

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks very much, dude!

[@sigmonlocke6781]

My friend and I have recently committed to WH40k. I decided to go with Genestealer Cults and lean heavily into their wild west feel. I bought some Cerberys Riders from Adeptus Mechanicus and put my Atalan Jackals on the horse/dog robots and now I have some space cowboys and cowgirls! It seems like you are going for a big winged feel, maybe a cultist that is in the middle of "ascending" could be represented by a Vampire Lord or some a Vargheist?

[@ArtisOpus]

Love that suggestion dude, any excuse for those minis, I actually already have various vamp lords and vargheists in my cupboard of shame :D. Your army idea is great, too :)

[@rntankie4922]

How Do matey, watching your tutorials is simply inspirational. I'll be looking forward to grabbing some biscuits and a low cal fizzy pop sitting back and enjoying the shows. Also First to comment again lol. Lastly to all those out there, I'm an old fart in his 60's, tight as a ducks ass and set in my way. This company is by far the best I have ever dealt with in regards to product and customer service, (not even getting any kickbacks for this grade A ass-kissing) seriously I have in my many years of modeling (still old and crap) found none better. Keep up the great work. Regards Steven.

[@te9591]

Hullo guvnah, Is "tight as a ducks arse and set in ways" a common saying from across the pond, lol?

[@rntankie4922]

How Do matey if you mean the village pond near my home in Cambridgeshire, Yes Hope to see you live tonite Steven

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much for the kind words dude! I'll pass this on to the team, I am sure it will mean a lot to them❤

[@greyknightsmk]

I am the exact same actually enjoy painting now a days but effin hate putting stuff together.

[@ArtisOpus]

So many of us already😅

[@ExhibitedDrip]

Man you are killing me! Haha. I have got so many models on the way to me from your different videos it's not funny. Firstly, love the idea and execution of this series. It's going to be really fun going through it. I can take some solace in the fact that this project is going to cost you a pretty penny, consider it payback for the 3 mega gargants and box of mancrushers I have purchased all down to your flesh video. I bid you good day sir 😂

[@ArtisOpus]

Wooopsieeee :D. The plus side of this spending is that your bits box is going to be 🤘🤘🤘 and then one day you'll be in a position like I was when I needed wings and had mortarion spare ^^. How're the big-boys going? Assembly wasn't too bad for me, but it did take some time.

[@ExhibitedDrip]

@@ArtisOpus ooh you aren't wrong! I've got drawers and big 60 litre storage tubs full of sprues and bits haha. I'll be very interested to see what happens with Morty once the wings have been used on the verminlord. They are coming along, I'm contemplating magnetizing the 3 mega gargants, outside of that propping everything as I go. I ended up ordering some of the Exacto no 10 blades and the sanding sponges that you recommended in this video. For my knife I've only ever used 11s and I have little valljo sanding sticks, but the sponge is going to be much better. You should be getting a commission off any purchases I make, you would be rolling in the dough at the moment haha 😂

[@durzod2052]

For my old Beasts of Chaos army I really didn't like the centigor models (neither the sculpt nor the price). My solution? I used Dire Wolves and Gors. Assemble the Dire wolves, leaving off the heads, then remove the legs from the Gors .Trim the torso to match the Dire Wolf head opening and glue in place. The Gors all have a hairy lower torso that matches well with the ruff of fur around the Dire Wolves; shoulders. You can then finish the upper torso with the usual Gor heads, horns, and weapon arms Another trick I used when I ran out of shields for my skeleton horde was to take a strip of balsa wood, score two parallel lines lengthwise and then break them off at random lengths. Don't be neat! the ragged ends make it look like they just ripped up some wooden walls (or a cheap coffin?) and strapped it to their arm (I used strips of thin typing paper pre-painted in a dark leather color for the straps.) It can give a ramshackle look to your troops if you want. Especially if you mix them in randomly with regular shields. Scoring horizontal lines at irregular intervals can enhance the look of boards nailed together.

[@eagleace5430]

Have you looked into Creature Caster? I have been eyeing their Lord of Sorrows model for awhile now with thoughts of converting it into a centerpiece Nurgle Daemon Prince. My other army is Sylvaneth and if you could convert it to match your amazing Drycha, perhaps using bits from a Spirit of Durthu (which was the model that made me start collecting Sylvaneth and could be another source of bits), I'd love to see what you come up with. Just a thought, but the back carapace of the model could be painted to look like a bug spawned from Drycha or swap them out with wings to match the rest of your conversions. Lastly, it could work really well as a base for a Tyranid monster if you go that route too! If you want troops, you could look into Warcry warbands. The Corvus Cabal are prefect for shadowy cabal! You could also look into the Unmade as they are a creepy pain cult or the the new Khainite Shadowstalkers who are literally a shadow cult. I've been building the Shadowstalkers this weekend and they've got a ton of extra daggers and spears that look cult-like.

[@wickedcool4559]

So glad I'm not the only one who hates assembling

[@ArtisOpus]

It's always been my least favourite bit 😅I'm sure many others would agree

[@bobvanemmerik4378]

Just got into aos, starting with a nighthaunt army. I would like to see you use the endless spell shyish reaper as an actual weapon, maybe on a evil cultist centaur inspired model. Maybe with torso of a tree Lord and body of the sphiranx ? Anyway like your work and look forward to the series... scythes are awesome.

[@ArtisOpus]

Sounds exciting dude! 🤩Thanks very much, that's a great idea! I love the Endless spell models, so any excuse to get them on my table is a good one.

[@bobvanemmerik4378]

Thank you! Also think the hexgorger skulls would make a great head for a unit!

[@Eywalion]

I guess the Heartsbane Coven and the Drust from World of Warcraft would be a perfect inspiration for the theme you are going for.

[@ArtisOpus]

Perfect, I've given them a google! Thanks for the inspiration 🤩

[@Machnarl]

Holy crap! Never knew Martin Freeman was this talented :D

[@ArtisOpus]

HAA. “There is always more about you than anyone expects!”

[@panduran2]

Since you recently talked about the pro acryl white color I would like to hear/see your thoughts on the rest of the paint line, especially about their transparent paints. Have heard very good things about them and would love to see what kind of magic you can pull off with them 😉

[@ArtisOpus]

I didn't know they were a thing, you're costing me money here, Jan! :D

[@GlobbitsGaming]

'Chanting' 'Nids 'Nids 'Nids 😁😁😁 I will even donate some spare gribblies from my own genepool 😍😍😍

[@ArtisOpus]

Tyranids stock has definitely risen recently! People going crazy for them :)

[@bjrnmartinlarsen5525]

Just got both your M and D sets of brushes, and just started trying out the D set, after being inspired by the drybrushing/stipling video. However i'm (trying to) painting small'ish robots/battlemechs from the new Clan Invasion kickstarter for Battletech, and was wondering if there is any chance that you guys will make a video showing some techniques on painting those, since they have a fair bit of nooks & crannies and some harder to reach spots. Also i was a bit worried about the treatment i gave the D-brushes due to all these nooks & crannies, though i think the cleaning process seems to have helped a with the brush looking like it had a really bad hair day after i was done :-)

[@ArtisOpus]

Hey dude, I'm a huge proponent of 'during session' cleaning, check out our complete guide to drybrushing and give it a nose, they're all the good habits to get into which'll pay dividends in the long term! Access is always an issue, if you can have parts non-glued it's invaluable (why my space marine arms are always popping off mid-recording). Another tip is to use slightly wetter, thinner stippling on your basecoats, as it's easier to smush it into where it needs to get. Report back, here to help!

[@bjrnmartinlarsen5525]

@@ArtisOpus I did try to get rid of most of the paint during the painting with the use of a textured cutting board :P So the paint was pretty much gone, it was just that the brush itself looked like a really bad hair day, but once i used the soap/conditioner on it, and shaped the brush it looked perfectly fine again :-) As for the mini's, they are in one piece, so taking arms off and such is probably a bit more than i am willing to try at my current skill level atleast.... but it should improve with practise. And thanks for the tip. Have thinned my paints for regular brushes, but must admit i did not really thin them much if any when using the D-brush. Keep making those gorgeous videos, lots of inspiration, tips & hints in them, and one day perhaps you'll get a box of these (www.waylandgames.co.uk/specialist-miniatures/79842-battletech-inner-sphere-command-lance?search_query=battletech&results=107) and show how it's done :D

[@nandinokrimmer2168]

Allready stoked

[@ArtisOpus]

🤩🤩🤩We are too!

[@martinwells9221]

I personally used a hive tyrant tail a daemon prince body and Shakaxi hellblane spear with some claws which I forgot where from lol but it looks cool

[@ArtisOpus]

This is a great combo! Definitely given me some foodfor thought!

[@Sethronskillz]

You could try to use tyranid chitin as armour plates although I’ll admit I’m not sure how feasible that’d be as I’m not to familiar with tyranid sculpts, but it’d surely look cool and hint that your beast men have been hunting real big creatures to make armour out of them

[@ArtisOpus]

Cool idea dude! I am a real fan, aesthetically of stepped armour plates😊And Tyranids are covered in them🙄

[@Sethronskillz]

@@ArtisOpus yeah exactly that look is what I was suggesting aha, although it’d seem my idea isn’t as unique as I thought when I posted it lol 😂

[@wolfbytes8787]

LOVE IT , there's a really weird kinda cool model from the lord of the rings kits called The Watcher in the Water might be interesting to play with at some point probs not for the army your doing for the army your doing i say the dweller in the dark , archon or the new lumineth mountain dude could be really cool to see done it a method like this im really loving th Drycha Hamadreth conversion😍😍😍

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks, mate! It just kind of worked, sometimes thing balance out nicely visually! Great ideas, although if I touched that mountain mini I'd have to remove his mountains, they upset me a lot :D

[@wolfbytes8787]

@@ArtisOpus yeah you should remove it and whack it on the base

[@shazarn1]

The more cool conversions the better

[@ArtisOpus]

100% agreed😁🤘

[@thelubbe24]

I went with Kharadron Overlords. Can't pass up Steam Punk Pirate Dwarves, but certainly not going to be an easy army to dry brush :)

[@ArtisOpus]

You'd be surprised actually! So much of them is armour. You can actually use quite a lot of efficient painting techniques😊

[@xlegion89x48]

I finished my lockdown 1.0 necrons 2 weeks ago and lockdown 2.0 is the start of my minotaurs

[@ArtisOpus]

Wow dude, safe to say you're in the minority of people that productive, hope they went well, nice variety between the two :)

[@xlegion89x48]

@@ArtisOpus I have a big pile of primaris and spare bits all sat waiting to start my conversions all be it nothing to complicated but I'm looking forward to the challenge :D

[@Steelphoenix77.]

I had a plan converting the Corvus Cabal to Dark Eldar Witches and a Delaque Gang to Mandraks

[@ArtisOpus]

That sounds perfect, they're all so evil!

[@martynzuidema]

Have you thought about using Cawdor bodies with like animal skull heads to reinforce the cultist type feeling?

[@ArtisOpus]

I hadn't considered that! Interesting suggestion, thank you😊

[@Neves1789]

Mantic have a great Kings of War Nightmares army that would fit the theme, but I'm guessing you'll stick to GW ^^ Great tip with the burr on the blades, will use that in the future!

[@ArtisOpus]

I'm not against other manufacturers, GW's quality, and my love of plastic just generally pushes me in that direction, plus if this were ever to be coherent enough to go to an event to enter for a painting trophy it'd be nice if it didn't have to lose miniatures!

[@dominicdo2719]

Evolution of palettes Noob: dollar store palette Intermediate: store bought wet palette Expert: DIY custom wet palette This guy: thumbnail

[@ArtisOpus]

HAAA, got a laugh out of me there Dominic! Apparently everyone else, too :D

[@Erooo]

Intermediate Noob, DIY a shitty wet palette and don't know how to use it in the right way and think a store bought will solve that.

[@yotamys8405]

In order to make this a real lockdown series you must not shave and get an hair cut through all of it :) Ps: Really like you did conversation video, making your own minis customized and more "your" model is one of the best things in this hobby. Great job!!

[@ArtisOpus]

Thanks so much for your kind words my friend!

[@yotamys8405]

@@ArtisOpus Well in case you want an haircut you can always try to do an home haircut and feel the gaps with greenstuff ;)

[@georgemilward9200]

I feel like sisters of slaughter would work well and have good poses :)

[@ArtisOpus]

Not a bad point, I hadn't considered them :) Thank you!

[@spookiness7768]

Totally with you, can't stand assembly and mould line removal etc, I just want to crack on and paint! :D

[@ArtisOpus]

Sameee😫always been my least favourite bit😅

[@spookiness7768]

@@ArtisOpus yet to find that mythical local person that loves assembly and would trade painting their minis for painting them, I'm sure they exist but seemingly not round here :D

[@EssexBoyz]

I’m so with you on hating the construction part of the hobby, can’t wait to get it done so I can get to the best bit...the painting 😃👍🏼

[@ArtisOpus]

Absolutely dude, it'll be interesting to see how that happens, I guess I should start ASAP, even if it's on 1 dude, just so it can help inform the ongoing theme of the project!

[@roybrewster1837]

would love to see some goatmen that have been nurgled up!

[@ArtisOpus]

Solid idea, dude! What model should we use as a base though?😊

[@harrisonlorens3585]

I also hate assembling models. I have been doing it for too many years. Today I spent ~9 hours assembling the entire Warcry: Catacombs box set and it was the worst Sunday I've had in a long while lmao.

[@ArtisOpus]

OH NO! You poor, poor man, my condolences, luckily you now get to paint a lovely set! I really don't find it theraputic, and my time is very lacking, so whenever I am hobbying I'd rather be recording painting, as opposed to building...

[@benmatthews9176]

Are you going to be using the nurglings from morty? If not are they going to be given away?

[@ArtisOpus]

Probably, or they'll go in my bits box. I love these little guys😁

[@benmatthews9176]

@@ArtisOpus they are amazing I agree

[@visuellegedanken]

I was wondering, will this just be a hobby army project or do you want every model to represent a warscroll and in the end have a playable army of one specific faction? Or maybe just grand alliance?

[@visuellegedanken]

Oh, I figured it out, it's beastmen. Sorry! :D

[@ArtisOpus]

Roughly.... something Chaosy🙄

[@tomasevans8129]

You could put the bird wings on some heroes, the wings could represent rank or power

[@ArtisOpus]

Great call, I need to get my different sized wings list populated :D