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Post by Commisar "General" Dr Phillips on Nov 17, 2011 19:58:53 GMT -5
Ok, I know this HAD to have been brought up, I have even seen a few threads but I am not to sure how many people would answer my question on there but anywho! onto the question, I had the crazy idea to make a female medic out of a command squad (as the rest of my guardsmen aren't going to take kindly to being tested on) but before I grab an exacto knife and start sculpting and hacking away at heads and GS and the like I would like a few tips on how to do it possibly, and or on how the best way to do it is.
-Commissar General Dr. Phillips.
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Post by DadCRO on Nov 18, 2011 0:32:27 GMT -5
Just scupt a female head I guess. If you want her to have a helmet, then you can just pretend it's a girl, because it wouldn't look any different.
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Post by 3ff3ct on Nov 18, 2011 7:50:45 GMT -5
My problem is always that the 'ladies' people have converted still have big manly hands, and generally look very very wrong proportion wise. I would suggest shaving everything down and get a better shoulders/waist/hips ratio. Unless you're into the hammer-thrower look  Good luck dude! |
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Post by krasimirova on Nov 18, 2011 8:30:28 GMT -5
 In Soviet Russia.. Green stuff boobs sculpt you..! Converting females from the cadian (and catachan!:S) box is hard, you are better of trying to find some conversion bitz around ze interweb instead.. |
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Post by treadiculous on Nov 18, 2011 9:34:45 GMT -5
Shadowforge - based in australia, do loads and loads of female stuff.. worth checking out!
I've bought from them and had itt delivered to the uk, and it didn't cost much more than normal.
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Post by AshotNINJA on Nov 18, 2011 10:57:27 GMT -5
Converting females from the cadian (and catachan!:S) box is hard. challenge accepted |
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Post by Commisar "General" Dr Phillips on Nov 18, 2011 13:42:52 GMT -5
Alright, next question would be how do I work with GS? do I just take a knife and sculpt or what? and or do I actually take a head and shave it down some or just sculpt a new one from GS?
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Post by Obscura on Nov 18, 2011 17:20:07 GMT -5
Due to my past military experience, when you have a gal in BDU/ACU decked out with her pack and assorted accoutrements, you really can't tell it's a woman unless you stare at her rear. Even then, it's not even guaranteed.
Your best bet is to snag a fairly clean looking head from the Dark Eldar/High Elves range that's female, clean it up and plop it on your typical Guards person body, since it's going to be a Field Medic, paint the hands white with bloody smears or something along those lines to make it look like she's wearing gloves.
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Post by AshotNINJA on Nov 18, 2011 20:00:31 GMT -5
yeah thats true... chicks in otv's lose any kind of boob shape with the plates in the front... but obviousley cos this aint real life, i think a whole new torso will be in order...
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Post by Commisar "General" Dr Phillips on Nov 19, 2011 1:38:08 GMT -5
Ok, even though I was going well with it, I bought the mini's and the shop was out of green stuff -.- so! I managed to carve a bit from the fatigues and bring out the chest of the chestplate more so, I liked how it turned out, it wasnt too boob-a-rific as I have been told, but at the same time it gave me the feeling of knowing "its a girl" I also took a look at the elf heads and I think I might be better off crafting one out of green stuff unless I can find a suitable match so far it is an interesting project ^_^
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Post by AshotNINJA on Nov 19, 2011 16:28:21 GMT -5
im still having a go at it, but im pretty stuck for the head, as im not that skilled to scult a face so ive ordered some heads and bodies from laughing monk minitures to help cobvert ones in the future... plan on making lots more as well with the instant mold to.. hehe  |
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Nov 19, 2011 16:41:02 GMT -5
Start sculpting.
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Post by Aeon on Nov 19, 2011 17:13:51 GMT -5
Due to my past military experience, when you have a gal in BDU/ACU decked out with her pack and assorted accoutrements, you really can't tell it's a woman unless you stare at her rear. Even then, it's not even guaranteed. Your best bet is to snag a fairly clean looking head from the Dark Eldar/High Elves range that's female, clean it up and plop it on your typical Guards person body, since it's going to be a Field Medic, paint the hands white with bloody smears or something along those lines to make it look like she's wearing gloves. I'd have to agree. In MARPAT and a flak, the only way I could tell a female from a male was by staring at their butt or watching their hips sway. Hair was covered by the kevlar too. They were also much much shorter than all of us male Marines. All guardsmen are the same height however so that shant really apply here... |
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Nov 19, 2011 21:00:42 GMT -5
Check out the backside: The Solid Snake method.
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Post by Paxole on Nov 19, 2011 21:05:04 GMT -5
If yo are willing to by models then forgeworld cadians with hassle-free heads work really well. They are shorter than the GW cadians and this (along with the heads) means they are obviously female.
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Post by AshotNINJA on Nov 19, 2011 23:35:12 GMT -5
dammit, was going to post my WIP female guardsman sculpt but my card readers decided to die on me and i cant find my data transfer cable, so its gonna be a few days till you can see what ive done...
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Post by Col. Corbane on Nov 20, 2011 7:14:27 GMT -5
I've been meaning to do some female guard for a while but finding the right conversion bits can be a nightmare. The phoenix modelling club had some great parts but they've sort of disappeared now.
Anyone know of any good alternatives?
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Post by AshotNINJA on Nov 20, 2011 15:25:16 GMT -5
ok i found a crappy nikon in the house so heres the picture... sorry its kinda rubbish.. anyway my attempt at a female guardsman... i dint want her to have the burdan of a heavy lasgun so i gave her a pistol, thinking of making here a sergent or body guard or something... what you may not be able to see is she is smuggling peanuts in her top.. its subtle, but after paint it should be quite visable... ive use a eldar male head and rounded off the nose a bit... it still might look like a dude in drag but i wont know untill i paint it...  |
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Post by ulrikv on Nov 20, 2011 17:19:25 GMT -5
great work there, but must say "TINA TURNER"
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Post by Nathaniel Thorne on Nov 20, 2011 17:33:20 GMT -5
I think I dated her once.... |
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Post by Commisar "General" Dr Phillips on Nov 20, 2011 22:47:57 GMT -5
o.o why is it whenever I leave the forum and don't check my threads I get so many replies? oh well thats not the question, but the point is I was able to place a head on her body and simply put a rebreather that came with the squad over the face, at the time, you cant really tell if its a guy or a girl, now that is there only until I can get my greenstuff, she also went from being a medic to becoming a junior officer, don't ask me how, but she did it ...
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Post by Commisar "General" Dr Phillips on Nov 20, 2011 22:49:55 GMT -5
In Soviet Russia.. Green stuff boobs sculpt you..! Converting females from the cadian (and catachan!:S) box is hard, you are better of trying to find some conversion bitz around ze interweb instead.. It cant be any harder than trying to make Female Vostrians ... get it es funny because they es all guys ohohoho!! x3 (yes I know, bad grammar but meh! I am defiant! ... I think) |
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Post by AshotNINJA on Nov 27, 2011 1:07:18 GMT -5
just to finish what i started... heres the finished female model...  i dont think it looks too much like a man in drag... |
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Post by Commisar "General" Dr Phillips on Nov 27, 2011 14:59:25 GMT -5
Oh wow! she looks amazing! o.o great work I still will need help with the sculpting but other than that I shall start a new project of some kind!
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Post by Atora on Nov 27, 2011 15:44:59 GMT -5
'House Escher' work well form Necromunda its an easy way out for non sculpters
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