Rogue Trader Eldar and a Squat!

Wilbur the Red said:
Yeah, that looks suspicious as hell.

EDIT: I did my homework and checked their socials (Insta) and there'a picture of that Minotaur Lord next to other Minotaurs. Check the shiny metal, the huge mold line in 3 of 4 models...

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I really want that mutant minotaur to chop it into a Dragon Ogre conversion so I don't need a complete model, but 30€ plus shipping (and customs) for a recast doesn't look fair to me.
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There's quite a few of this model on ebay.
 
So finally had the urge to pick up a brush and slap some paint on one of my many undercoated squats. First time using a sponge to create the worn out damaged paint work and its real fun ! Anyway here you go...

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A poor picture of them all so far.
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Thanks for all the kind comments. I'm hoping this will inspire me to crack on with more squat painting.

Eric said:
Damn, that looks fine. I can feel my acquisition of thud gun resolve weakening even more now.
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Its a nice little model and fun to paint. My only real issue is with the platform the squat stands on. You can see that its too small for both feet to be on so his right foot is hanging in mid air which I think is stupid and also not keen on the hole on each platform. Obviously its used to attach the squat on the left one but just seems weird to me and I thought about trying to fill and greenstuff the other side to make it a solid piece but quickly realised I didn't stand a chance. !

Now I'm wondering if I should start looking out for another and maybe a mole mortar ???
 
Slave to Darkness said:
Choice of left or right standing?
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yeah, I think it's to give choice.. also it balances the model out (not in real weight but design). I mean, I can't add myself to it, but how many people can't stand the look of the VW Beetle because of it only having one wing mirror? people often want them on both sides, not just for driving, but to balance the look.
 
ManicMan said:
yeah, I think it's to give choice.. also it balances the model out (not in real weight but design). I mean, I can't add myself to it, but how many people can't stand the look of the VW Beetle because of it only having one wing mirror? people often want them on both sides, not just for driving, but to balance the look.
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If you placed model on other side he would literally be floating in mind air. I just think they sculpted the base for him to stand on and then instead of making another without the hole they just made a copy and flipped to other side. Maybe the original plan was for model to be next to gun and then right at last moment they went for him being on it ? Whatever the reason it bugs me !
 
if i ever put together my fantasy squat (not in the sense of sci-fi dwarves), i'd definitely want to include one of these.
 
Finally finished this guy. Spent along time trying to work out what to do with the power axe and finally went with the molten metal look as I think the colours complement the colour scheme of the squats I've painted. I'm happy with outcome but can also see things I would do slightly different next time around.

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He looks great - and nothing wrong with the power Axe (I've always found them a pain to paint - probably just too many possible ways to do them) . I do like your basing and how it contrasts with the green armour.
 
Painted up this beauty to add to the ranks. Both this and the Thudd gun have a symbol on front as a sort of military marking.

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Also took a better group shot.

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Not exactly prolific but I'm happy with the results. I'm trying to resist the urge to buy many more as I would really like to get back to my Skaven at some point. Saying that still got a couple of bikes plus 6 more squats to paint and would still like to get my hads on a loader for my heavy weapons team and a standard bearer.
 
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