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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Vanvlak on 11 April 2022, 04:07:00 PM
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The recent posts on WH community on the old Beakies and (not)Squats sent off more than a whiff of nostalgia, whatever the short and stout and bearded Legion of Somebody look like, a whiff which had already been fueled by the promise of Ash Wastes and giant leaping cockroaches. Or are they fleas?
The plan is to polish off some Necrons, a few Necromunda types, a tiny little Knight House with retinue (this will be fun!), which might bridge the 40K and 30K gap if I am careful, and then some 30K Beakie and friends fun. I'm torn between the Alpha Legion and Imperial Fists - the former because I just like the fluff, the latter because I enjoy painting yellow! Probably other stuff too, which is more fun than boxing myself in a single, disciplined commitment to a very specific force.
Whatever the case, and in spite of the work I still have to do for my BSC2022 entry (which is far too late, of course, but I still want to finish it), I started on a couple of builds (why is it never just one build?) which I hope I will complete.
These Necron types have Martian Fighting Machine written all over them - ok, 4 legs, not three, but as George Orwell once wrote, three legs good, four legs better - or something like that.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe8ExGKw-duN7iBDeOGsCdYJVJSKyeNHfXR_JFXVEQSyQxS5E2yCUcZtnwiR-ChcFPt58Itaj4x9NVF_ROZvDUFoBtfcJxo9pRz4LV4mAoWGlZFh_N4iF0rndx3qKF_K0q2iWLPFvZH9MTb6Bx6f9rXJW35soIP8MQ0Kpd2SqJ6UM4fzKORSp-fY/w426-h640/IMG_6645.JPG)
These are snap-together models, so a quick, fun build with no fiddly stressing - ideal at the moment.
I need to see how to add some variety to the other two (exchanging legs, for example); and decide on a colour scheme, as I have three very different ones and cannot seem to choose!
This is something very different - a Necromunda-Space Hulk hybrid. It's a corridor, but it's also 3D and has the old Necromunda panels at the ends. This would go at the rear end of a board, but has the added benefit of fitting easily in a display case, which would allow me to store models on foot in two levels instead of one: scenery which generates space for storage! Makes a change.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtB64REeK5i8Uxa0BSnJSJxvC0hIWuGDRfM4Q35801nbYpmecO3o4ZbIsXbC2-rJY2QXz0kpay9LJZw9AccYDMeQKwtWcYZhfUhUKkjrPjZPFA0fMqP-c5CR6lBcvjjhldgd9S3cUG4u7Hr5U3IzrpiFp374CLjPEKPRChDVNbXLsw2tsG5Ci4CME/w640-h426/IMG_6644.JPG)
Bit windy for spraying the undercoat, so that's it for today.
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never seen that necron beastie before, holy moly!
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Following with interest as this seems fun, especially that corridor section (which would also make a nice 'stage' for taking pictures of your finished models on too!).
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Following with interest as this seems fun, especially that corridor section (which would also make a nice 'stage' for taking pictures of your finished models on too!).
8) 8)
Thanks - and yes, the corridor will feature as a photo studio too. :D
never seen that necron beastie before, holy moly!
I know, right? I only came upon it by chance, it's 40K's best kept secret. It's a Necron Canoptec Doomstalker, an easy-fit model with few parts (18, I think), originally from one of the recent 40K boxed sets which features SMs vs Necrons. It's not that difficult to convert it to a tripod, if one is so inclined.