I plan to build a chaos knight army over the next few years, probably gunna build a list once 11th ed comes around (and I move out). Definitely want one of these, they're so cool.
Cerastus are my favorite knights as well. These were some of the original models that I fell in love with when I started out in the hobby. The Cerastus Castigator was the first big resin kits I put together, and I still loge that model to bits :D With these plastic kits, it is so much easier and cheaper to get yourself a Cerastus. I am sure you will love yours as well, when you get it.
when it comes to glueing the legs into a pose you are better off getting the raught idea of what pose you want first, then putting a single drop on the underside of each joint and move it into place while the glue is drying. it will slowly lock up the position as it drys so you have more control of the pose, but it wont be enough glue to lock it fully into place so you can crack it if you dont like it and start again.
I considered doing it this way, but I thought it could create more problems than it solves, to be honest. What do you do with the joint once you are happy with the result for example? If you leave it with only a drop of glue dried, the structural integrity of the model will be worse, and if you try to add glue later on it will be messy and still less effective than drying properly.
@@ph3lansminiatures once im happy with the look you can actually get away with basically injecting glue into the joint from a point it wont be easily visible. those plastic glues love to travel. you can also get mr cement extra thin and that will travel like water. that way you get the best of both worlds. it never looks ugly because it drys flush with the model :P no one is really going to look at the joints in the end of the model, the are not the focal points unless you make them. you could, and i have done this in the past, kink the leg just slightly so there is a small opening in the joint before it sets. when you lay new glue behind it the original glue that was there holding it will melt slightly and you can push it down into its final form. when i do models and i have never seen anyone els do this i always add way more glue then i need to and smash my parts together. it effecivly makes no seam lines at all and if there is one it will be raised slighty so you can use a soft file to just smooth it out. i find that a lot of people dont use plastic glue to its strengths and just stick things together instead of making it work for you with the least effort. :P but in the end just do you my guy. you are insainly talented. just some wisdom from a fool like me :P heh
@max16 I am completely with you with adding more glue and scraping away the excess. It is a super easy way to avoid gap filling on plastic minies, I even have a segment in this video trying to explain it. Your method for the joints is also totally valid, I think, I just prefer mine mostly because it is less fussy and it gets the results I want, but I might try yours on a future model to see how it works. There is always more than just one way of doing things, and I am super happy when you or other commenters share their approach. It is always a chance for me and the other viewers to learn something new or different.
It's great to hear that it was helpful 😊 Unfortunately, mine is still waiting on the shelf to be painted. I wanted to paint it up for a video, but it is quite a big project, and I haven't managed to it it into the schedule so far. But one day :) Good luck with your first build, I am sure you will be happy with it, these models are great!
Not a fan of holding the lance/spear right by the tip, but tbh it's never gonna look amazing bc it too short, if you look at sanginius' model you can see how big a lance/spear should be. But I really love the look of the knight crouching with the shield! Thanks for the vid you get to appreciate the model so much more seeing it from all these odd angles when you're posing it that you don't really see when it's finished/the 369 view on the website
Hey all! What do you think about the new plastic cerastus knight? Which one are you going for?
I'm getting ready to pick up a Knight Casitgator, and this video is extremely helpful. Thanks for making it!
I plan to build a chaos knight army over the next few years, probably gunna build a list once 11th ed comes around (and I move out).
Definitely want one of these, they're so cool.
Cerastus are my favorite knights as well. These were some of the original models that I fell in love with when I started out in the hobby. The Cerastus Castigator was the first big resin kits I put together, and I still loge that model to bits :D With these plastic kits, it is so much easier and cheaper to get yourself a Cerastus. I am sure you will love yours as well, when you get it.
I appreciate this very much
This is going to be my first knight! So this was verry helpful!
That's awesome to hear! :) Are you also going for the lancer or pre-ordered one of the other two?
Same as @kennymartin5976 This will be my first knight. I'm trading my roommate for it by buying him an archeron.
when it comes to glueing the legs into a pose you are better off getting the raught idea of what pose you want first, then putting a single drop on the underside of each joint and move it into place while the glue is drying. it will slowly lock up the position as it drys so you have more control of the pose, but it wont be enough glue to lock it fully into place so you can crack it if you dont like it and start again.
I considered doing it this way, but I thought it could create more problems than it solves, to be honest. What do you do with the joint once you are happy with the result for example? If you leave it with only a drop of glue dried, the structural integrity of the model will be worse, and if you try to add glue later on it will be messy and still less effective than drying properly.
@@ph3lansminiatures once im happy with the look you can actually get away with basically injecting glue into the joint from a point it wont be easily visible. those plastic glues love to travel. you can also get mr cement extra thin and that will travel like water. that way you get the best of both worlds. it never looks ugly because it drys flush with the model :P no one is really going to look at the joints in the end of the model, the are not the focal points unless you make them. you could, and i have done this in the past, kink the leg just slightly so there is a small opening in the joint before it sets. when you lay new glue behind it the original glue that was there holding it will melt slightly and you can push it down into its final form. when i do models and i have never seen anyone els do this i always add way more glue then i need to and smash my parts together. it effecivly makes no seam lines at all and if there is one it will be raised slighty so you can use a soft file to just smooth it out.
i find that a lot of people dont use plastic glue to its strengths and just stick things together instead of making it work for you with the least effort. :P but in the end just do you my guy. you are insainly talented. just some wisdom from a fool like me :P heh
@max16 I am completely with you with adding more glue and scraping away the excess. It is a super easy way to avoid gap filling on plastic minies, I even have a segment in this video trying to explain it. Your method for the joints is also totally valid, I think, I just prefer mine mostly because it is less fussy and it gets the results I want, but I might try yours on a future model to see how it works.
There is always more than just one way of doing things, and I am super happy when you or other commenters share their approach. It is always a chance for me and the other viewers to learn something new or different.
I've magnetised my hips by putting larger magnets inside the hip assembly, no cutting required!
Thanks for the video. I’ll be building my first knight and this is very helpful. How did the paint job turn out?
It's great to hear that it was helpful 😊 Unfortunately, mine is still waiting on the shelf to be painted. I wanted to paint it up for a video, but it is quite a big project, and I haven't managed to it it into the schedule so far. But one day :)
Good luck with your first build, I am sure you will be happy with it, these models are great!
Not a fan of holding the lance/spear right by the tip, but tbh it's never gonna look amazing bc it too short, if you look at sanginius' model you can see how big a lance/spear should be.
But I really love the look of the knight crouching with the shield!
Thanks for the vid you get to appreciate the model so much more seeing it from all these odd angles when you're posing it that you don't really see when it's finished/the 369 view on the website
Did you end up using the base or he stands without it?
He is still unfinished/unpainted, unfortunately. But I intend to base and paint him at some point, so he will stand on his base.
Use gunpla snips wo much easier, safer and faster
I use god hand and they’re absolutely fantastic but expensive
I just use generic flush cutters and they work fine