Feed Your Nerd
  • Home
    • Contact Us
  • Comics
    • Panoramic Enlightenment
    • Tales of the Dice
  • Greggles-Tabletop
    • Tournaments >
      • Nova Open 2018 >
        • 40k/30k Army Photos
        • Bat Rep: Knights vs Orks
        • Bat Rep: Tau vs Orks
        • Bat Rep: Nids vs Orks
      • Adepticon 2018 >
        • 40k GT Photos
        • 40k Team/AOS/30k/Titans
        • AOS, Friendly, Misc, Zoomed
      • Nova Open 2017 >
        • 40k Grand Tournament Photos
        • 40k Invitational/30k/Trios Photos
        • 40k Narrative and Cell Photos
        • 40k Battle Reports
      • Adepticon 2017 >
        • Championship Photos
        • 40k Team, AOS, 30k, Friendly
        • Cell Phone Shots!
      • Nova Open 2016 >
        • Army Photos
      • Adepticon 2016 >
        • Singles Tournament Photos
        • Doubles Tournament and Displays
        • Friendly, Long War, 30k
        • Adeptus Titanicus, Glowpocalypse
        • Wrapping Up Adepticon!
      • Nova Open 2015 >
        • Grand Tournament Photos Part 1
        • Grand Tournament Photos Part 2
        • Invitational, Narrative, Trios, GT Part 3
        • Trios Trust in Rust Walkers vs Dark Angels
        • Narrative Trust in Rust vs Colin's Daemonic Walkers
        • Narrative Trust in Rust vs Steel Legion Tanks!
      • Nova Charity BBQ 2015 >
        • Round 1 Orks vs Necrons
        • Round 2 Orks vs Ultramarines
      • Adepticon 2015 >
        • GT Army Photos
        • 30k, Highlander, Classic, Draft, Combat Patrol, Titans
        • Friendly and Team Tournament Photos
        • Beauty Shots
        • Tabletop Battle Photos
        • People, Painting, Classes, and Community
        • A Dreadpticon 2015
      • Las Vegas Open 2015 >
        • Friendly Round 1
        • Friendly Round 2
        • Friendly Round 3
        • Friendly Round 4
        • Army Photos
        • Battle Photos 1
        • Battle Photos 2
      • Nova Open 2014 >
        • Army Photos 1
        • Army Photos 2
        • Army Photos 3
        • Army Photos 4
    • Hondas Blog
    • Painting Events >
      • DreadTober 2015
    • Blogger Recommendations
    • Reviews >
      • Foldio2 Review
      • Battle Foam Black Label RJ-16 Review
      • Foldio Review
      • Triple Bright Lamp Review
      • Mekanika Studio Spectrum Paint Rack
      • The Frontline Gaming Mat
    • Paints and Pots >
      • Weathering Textures from San Juan
      • Catacomb Command Barge and Immortals
      • Night Scythe and Necron Lord
      • Ork Deff Dreads
      • Ork Nobs
      • Wasteland Dragonforge Bases
    • Battle Reports 7th Edition >
      • Sincain40k Eldar vs Dread Mob, Rematch Nova Open GT Practice
      • Trust in Rust vs SinCain40k's Titan and Eldar!
      • Trust in Rust Walkers vs New Necrons!
    • Battle Reports 6th Edition >
      • Orks/Dark Eldar vs Necrons
      • Soritas/BT vs Necrons/DE
      • Dark Eldar vs Necrons
      • Tyranids and Space Marines vs Necrons
      • Black Templars vs Necrons
      • Black Templars vs Dark Eldar
  • FYN Blog
    • Write Ups >
      • Magfest 2016
      • Magfest 2015 - Part 3
      • Magfest 2015 - Part Two
      • Magfest 2015 - Part One
      • Nova Open 2014
      • Awesome Con 2014
      • awesome Con 2015
      • Awesomecon 2015 cosplays
      • awesomecon 2017 cosplays
      • AnimeUSA 2015 Cosplay
    • Reviews >
      • Amazon Games
      • Elder Scrolls Online
    • Updates >
      • We are off to Magfest 2016!
      • Happy Holidays!
      • Happy Thanksgiving 2015!
      • Goodbye
  • Podcasts
    • Tuesday Night Gaming Podcast >
      • PICARD
      • BLACK MIRROR
      • THE BOYS
      • WATCHMEN
      • TITANS season 2 and Stargirl

Hondas Blog: Flensing Scarabs

3/21/2016

Comments

 
Def. Flensing Scarabs are swarms of specifically designed Scarabs designed to swiftly and violently separate flesh from bone. Although no more than mere insects in size, in large groups they can nonetheless reduce organisms down to bone with terrifying speed.
​
Picture
Greg: Side note. I actually have seen army ants at work in person, when I visited Belize for a research project. They are no joke terrifyingly effective. The natives love it when they go through a village, as they clean out all the insects from inside the houses!
​Imperial Armour Volume Twelve pg.105
 
Yeah, I'm back and it's bugs again.
 
While I was doing research for the Children of the Dragon and Necrons in general, I came upon the above  entry in the 40K Lexicanum awhile ago.
 
At the time I didn't think a lot about it, but while I was putting together the cultists I was suddenly struck by an idea. Small as insects, reduces organisms to bone with terrifying speed and all of a sudden this happened...
​Then I got the idea of modeling that and I was off to the races.
 
I started off with some old skeleton sprues I had back from a long time ago...like when Warhammer 1st edition came out. I bought a jillion of these (skeletons were 1.5 points) and traded a lot of them away, but still have quite a few.
 
So with that as a base, I modeled the "bones" in what I'm calling agony poses. I figure, just like being eaten by army ants, that there are too many worse ways to go and that the victims wouldn't just lay down and go peacefully. So there needed to be some energy there.
​After that was accomplished, then I glued sand to them to represent the insect sized scarabs. I think it sort of works as an effect and will allow me to make lots of these scarab bases should I need/want to.
 
From there I base coated them in black, dry brushed them with P3 Pig Iron and Radiant Platinum, followed by a blue wash. They needed something and the blue wash just seemed to be the best way to add a little color.
Picture
​Then I dry brushed them with Platinum again.
 
Next up came the...fun stuff.
 
Flensing. Doesn't seem like a bad word. What it means is to strip the skin from an organism. That just seems pretty horrifying.
Now for this unit, I opted to go with the straight bones, but in the next unit I build, I'll most likely do a "flense" effect, i.e. revealing the muscle under the skin. When I mix the two units then I'll have a representation of flensing in various stages.
 
Ok, enough of that, I think I'm going to talk about daisies next week.
 
In the meantime, here's a little more unattractiveness
Picture
​The GW Technical Blood paint turned out a little heavy, so I will fiddle with that a little more before finalizing.
 
I think that's it for now. When I finish basing them I'll post updated pictures.

+++
 
Startled, the Por'O struggled to climb out of a deep, disturbed slumber.
 
Calling the lights on in his quarters, his eyes quickly scanned his surroundings and confirmed that he was alone. HIs retina security panel confirmed that the portal locks to his quarters remained in place...and yet he found himself shaking, in an extremely agitated state of mind.
 
And then, he was no longer alone.
 
Materializing before him, a tall, thin figure wrapped in robes the color of deepest night, it's helm adorned with jewels that sparkled like the stars.
 
In its left hand, a long, elegant sword.
 
The figure stood and stared at him for too many silent, uncomfortable moments.
 
"W-who are you? How did you enter my quarters? Identify yourself immediately!" he finally stammered, while using an eye blink to activate his personal security alarm.
 
[silence}
 
The figure raised its empty right hand, palm up, and extended it out towards the prone Tau, slowly clenching its fingers.
 
The Tau curled up in extreme pain as his pulmonary system began to suffer extreme arrhythmia.
 
As he was losing consciousness, he heard, though no one spoke, "A blade lays against your heart".
 
+++
 
Alerted by the Por'O's medical implants, nearby med-tech drones rushed into his quarters and began resuscitation protocols immediately.
 
Days later, he angrily questioned the ship's Fire Caste Security Command.
 
"What do you mean, there was no one in my room?"
 
"Sir, we have no visual nor biometric evidence showing that anyone other than yourself was present in your quarters for more than 0.75 rotaa that evening. Even the Med-drones' vid captures show the room empty except for yourself."
 
"EXCEPT THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE THERE! I SAW HIM!" screamed the Por'O.
 
"Yes sir...we still have no evidence confirming that. Perhaps you merely experience a difficult sleep cycle?"
 
Calming himself, "I know what I saw and I know what I heard. It was real. It happened."
 
[silence]
 
"Yes sir."

Back to Blog
Comments
comments powered by Disqus
    Picture
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Click Here to join the TWG Blog Network

    Categories

    All
    30k
    Adepta Sororitas
    Adepticon 2016
    Adepticon 2017
    Adepticon 2018
    Adepticon 2019
    Battle Report
    Black Templar
    Bolt Action
    Building
    Campaign
    Competition
    Dark Eldar
    Deathguard
    Death Skulls
    Dreadtober 2015
    Eldar
    Emperors Children
    Gaming
    Guest Blog
    Malifaux
    Narrative
    Necron
    Nova Open 2017
    Nova Open 2018
    Nova Open 2019
    Nova Open Charity
    Ork
    Painting
    Reviews
    Tournament
    Tutorial
    Tyranid
    Video Games

    Archives

    August 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
 © Copyright 2013-2014 Feed Your Nerd.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
 | Contact Us
Support Us!
Picture
BACK TO TOP
If you like what you see - please donate to allow us to keep blogging for you!

 © 2013-2018 Feed Your Nerd
Contact Us