Brother Zarepheth

Description	:	This was new for me in a number of ways. It was my first time working with GW plastics and only my second attempt at a space marine. I wanted something more dynamic than the regular SM pose, so I experimented and made about 8 pairs of legs, chopped up into multiple pieces, repositioned, pinned and re-sculpted. I'd always loved the round mace head so I bought two of them and chopped it up to make this weapon. The colors came about mostly by mistake. I was just mixing them up randomly until I came up with one I liked. This particular combination is a dark blue mixed with a black green. The gold is also a bit more brown than I usually do, a bit of an experiment. Anyway, it all worked out, this won gold for me in the 40k single category at Baltimore a couple of weeks ago. There are more pictures at my (still under construction) new site www.crookedeye.net. Any comments are appreciated.

Poll results:
Number 3 overall.
First Place: 4 votes
Second Place: 7 votes
Third Place: 11 votes

From:	orctrader (orctrader)	(Wed 25 May 2005 07:28:47 AM CDT)
I like the choice of colours and the base, the way the mini balances on the girder, really lifts an already exceptional piece.

From:	Mengu Gungor (Mengu)	(Wed 25 May 2005 03:54:21 PM CDT)
Wonderful painting Zach. My only complaint would be the impossibly twisted waist line. Of course that may just be how a spacemarine body works, I couldn't say. Congrats on the win.

From:	Michal Machowski (mahon)	(Thu 26 May 2005 03:14:02 PM CDT)
Congratulations, the paintjob is wonderful. The only complaint is the pose: the waist is unnaturally twisted...

From:	jimbob1066e (jimbob1066e)	(Thu 26 May 2005 06:03:56 PM CDT)
Howdy - Very well executed. There are many ways to explain the pose, so it does not bother me at all. For some reason the checkerboards stick out as a nice touch. Maybe because it contrasts so well. peace

From:	Michael Stubbs` (LavronYor)	(Fri 27 May 2005 02:19:10 PM CDT)
To quote the painter himself, Insane! The blending on the leg and the eagles is flawless. You should have used a frontal view to show off the face which can be tough even for some of the masters here. Superb work.

From:	Przemyslaw Jeske (Przemas)	(Sun 29 May 2005 02:54:45 PM CDT)
great blending, nmm, freehand scratches and dynamic pose (but a little bit overworked IMHO). Even though I`m not too happy about color of the armour, it goes along well with the warm gold tones. Excellent model!

From:	John Lavery (JayeL)	(Tue 31 May 2005 03:59:20 AM CDT)
Love the blending on this piece, and the weapon conversion superb. But as has been pointed out, the pose is very unnatural.