Filling Gaps On Space Marine Legs With Gs, Reposing the legs of a marine

You’ve ever tried manipulating Space Marine legs? If you have then you know how many small gaps and holes that appear everywhere, they aren’t precisely beautiful… So in order to help all of you who are having (or thinking about having) a go at repositioning SM legs (or arms) I thought that I may just as well give you some advice and warn you of possible problems. I will however only cover the green-stuffing part in this tutorial. I use only basic techniques, nothing advanced here (since I'm not that good with green stuff myself), if you are a seasoned green-stuffer you probably don’t even need to read this.

What you need (or rather; what I used):



- Games Workshop sculpting tool
- Green stuff
- A model in (desperate) need of green stuff
- Some water (for your convenience preferably in a small cup or jar)

Step 1:
Ugh, look at that ugly gap!



Notice that the parts are pinned together (using pieces from a paperclip), I recommend that you pin all the leg pieces in place or they might brake when you are handling them while green stuffing.

First of all mix some green stuff (no need to bother trying to mix up precisely as much as you need, it’s impossible, you’ll end up with either too much or too little. One of the many mysteries of this hobby) and apply it to the gap:




Now try to make it a bit more even, shape it so that it bulges slightly outwards, don’t make a flat surface. Use the sculpting tool, remember to dip it in water then and then (otherwise the green stuff will stick to your tool, you don’t want that).




Step 2 (final):
Now start making the recesses using the end of the sculpting tool that’s kind of spoon-shaped. Don’t drag the sculpting tool in the green stuff, instead gently push it into the green stuff and make the lines by “stabbing” the green stuff (this gives you more control, and it gives a better result). It’s hard to explain but I hope that you are following me at least a bit.




Step 3 (if it should happen…)
Well, while making the arm (found below) this happened:



Luckily it’s easily fixed by repeating step two where needed, just push your sculpting tool in the rivets.

Ok, here’s the same technique but used for an arm:








It’s the same principle but there’s no need to be as detailed as when fixing the leg gaps. This armpit filling is noticed when it’s not there but once in place you don’t really look at it (after all the armpits aren’t what you look at first when you see a Space Marine). Also as you can tell from the pictures, you don’t need to work at the top since the shoulder pad will cover that area.




So as I said, not that advanced, right? Good luck making those legs and arms!
And by the way, if you know of a better method go ahead and post it here!

sweet tutorial, dont suppose you could go into chopping up the legs could you? I'm having a little trouble with reposing them

Mmmm nice buddy... easy to follow... now all i have to do is try it out myself

Thanks Weasel.

Sure as soon as I get my command squad, won't be too long.

By the way here's the finished model, painted and all:

wow, awesome painting!

Thanks, if you haven't already you can check out my entire chapter in here, this particular guy and his squad mates is on page 3.

It's still work in progress...

i literally just found them before you posted awesome stuff!

oh you just had to do the lighting effetcs didnt you perhaps a tutorial on that too ? as i have a few spare models id like to try it on and i agree this tutorial is easy to follow as i did it today very well done mate

You're welcome terrorbore, I'm glad that you find some use of the tutorial! I'll do a plasmagun-source-lighting-tutorial as soon as I get my hands on a plasma gunner, it'll be a little while though. I still have the rest of my command squad to paint (I've only done the standard bearer, I know, I'm terribly slow ) and a devastator squad then I'll make another tactical squad with a plasma gunner...

heres a link to a thread on warseer where the guy shows how to reposition marine legs a little way down
link

He uses the same method and techniques that I use, exept I don't cut the lines in the ribbing. I guess that I no longer need to write a repositioning guide sinsce that is the exakt same technique I use as well.

This is great, thanks! I wanted to do somethinglike this, but just didn't know where to start. I didn't think the legs could be made into something more interesting... and you showed you could! I have got to try this now.

And painting the PG light reflections are a work of genoius!