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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Inso on July 06, 2017, 05:10:48 PM
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Seeing as the Tyranids tried to wipe out these stout warriors , but failed... and then Photobucket tried again, but failed:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=70087.0
... the Dwarfs of Inso's Reach, have banded together again and will be reborn in a new topic with no Photobucket placeholders. This will effectively be a topic with completed (sculpting/converting wise) units, rather than being filled with WIP posts.
The WIP aspects of this project will be posted over at:
http://insosworld.blogspot.co.uk/
As it stands, the Army is composed of two main detachments; One from Astra Militarum and one from Adeptus Astartes. The upper, elite leadership (which includes Exo Squats and Hearthguard) will be made up of 'counts as' Adeptus Astartes units and the rest of the army will made up of 'counts as' Astra Militarum units.
This army will not be an 8th edition WH40K, army because I won't be buying the rules or codexes for 8th edition. It will be geared towards the rules and organisation of 7th edition.
The Exo units of the Dwarfs of Inso's Reach are the highest level of warrior that the army has. The leader and his captain are joined by a host of Exo armoured warriors as they take to the field. These 'count as' a Chapter Master, Captain Lysander and a Terminator squad (From the Adeptus Astartes codex):
(http://i.imgur.com/zLjmEQ5.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/vhjdN7k.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Q5MUrZW.jpg)
The main components for these are Bodies from Mantic Forge Guard ( http://www.manticgames.com/mantic-shop/deadzone/forge-fathers/product/forge-guard-wpu.html ), chain-blades from Anvil Industry ( http://anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Close-Combat-Weapons/Chain-Glaives ), a head from Statuesque Miniatures ( http://www.statuesqueminiatures.co.uk/p/9064683/sma304-heroic-scale-female-heads---veterans.html ) and some GW terminator weapons.
Here is a scale comparison with a space marine and a squat:
(http://i.imgur.com/r4Aa9L5.jpg)
At the moment, I don't have any finished Hearthguard units but they will be made up of 'counts as' Scouts from the Astartes codex.
The core of this army is the stalwart Squat warrior. These stout warriors form into the squads, platoons, companies and regiments of the grand armies of the Squat home-worlds. Normally, they will have been selected from the mining communities and inducted into the military but there are also many soldiers who forego their traditional path in favour of a military career. Needless to say, the Squat armies are full of hardy fighters that shouldn't be taken lightly.
The basic building block of the army, is the company. A Company consists of a company command squad and a number of platoons, dependent on the task at hand. For heavy fighting, there are more likely to be less platoons in a company so that there is a strong leadership base. When simple garrison work is required, a company may have many platoons.
The Infantry companies will be made up of old Squat plastics (from GW) with special weapons from GW Imperial troops and heavy weapons from Anvil Industry ( http://anvilindustry.co.uk/AFTERLIFE/Republic-Taurus-Gun-Tractors ). Comms packs are from Mad Robot ( https://madrobotminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_17&products_id=168 ). The Squats will have sculpted arms and additional features. The Sentinel Squadrons are converted from Vulkan Battlesuits ( http://shop.prodosgames.com/en/bauhaus/49-vulkan-battlesuit.html] ) with additional weapons from GW Centurion kits or Anvil Industry.
The core of this army will 'count as' units from the Astra Militarum Codex (in this case, company command squads, platoons and armoured sentinel squadrons).
This company will have three platoons of troops but at the moment, only two are finished:
Company Command Squad:
(http://i.imgur.com/UtMGVYL.jpg)
First Infantry Platoon:
(http://i.imgur.com/znjSivl.jpg)
Second Infantry Platoon:
(http://i.imgur.com/QT0ALbi.jpg)
Normally, the platoons will consist of infantry squads with support elements consisting of heavy weapon squads. In addition, further support elements may be added and this company has two Armoured Sentinel Squadrons to enable a little bit of extra tactical flexibility:
First Sentinel Squadron:
(http://i.imgur.com/i0GzSxX.jpg)
Second Sentinel Squadron:
(http://i.imgur.com/Ds5m7dl.jpg)
The third platoon is being assembled at the moment and will consist of assault infantry with support from Rough Riders. This will enable the two infantry platoons to form effective fire-bases while the assault squads and rough riders are able to take the fight to the enemy.
As with all armies, there are those among them who have survived many conflicts and have honed their skills to the next level. Those warriors are the veterans.
This army has two veteran squads. The first is made up of enigmatic warriors from a bygone era who have survived far too long as a result of the substantial repairs that were made to them, after they barely survived the Tyranid incursion into their original home-world. Sadly, they were horrendously wounded with amputation and acid burning being the most prevalent wounds. As their home-world died in the cataclysm of self detonated plasma reactors, these mortally wounded warriors were barrelling away from the planet in giant ARK ships, along with all the other survivors. The wounded were so close to death that the Squat medics were powerless to save them but managed to chance upon a Mechanicus world. Bargains were made and the mechanicus took the wounded away. Soon, they returned with many cybernetic replacements and enhancements that would enable them to not only survive, but become the mentors for future soldiers who may have to face the same terrors that these stout veterans did.
These veterans are the Veteran Tyranid Hunters. They are converted from GW Skitarii with self cast helmets:
(http://i.imgur.com/bhFM0vX.jpg)
The females of the Dwarfs of Inso's Reach choose to fight together in their own groups and use their cunning and ingenuity to get the best results. While the men waste good time and money drinking, these tough, merciless warriors hone their skill at arms and have become some of the best fighters in the army. They are made from standard Squat bodies with GW imperial special weapons, a Mantic hammer and heads from Statuesque Miniatures ( http://www.statuesqueminiatures.co.uk/p/9036653/sma303-heroic-scale-female-heads---berets.html ):
(http://i.imgur.com/xeNd4uL.jpg)
There are plans to add a further veteran squad of male Squats but they haven't been started yet.
Support is an important part of any army and the Squats of Inso's Reach are no exception. As well as the veterans and sentinels, there is a need for more specialised units.
The berserkers take the field as 'counts as' ministorum priests. They don't wave around a book and chant litanies like the priests do... they just go berserk and charge headlong into the enemy; inciting blood-lust in their brothers and sisters and encouraging them to fight harder (some parts are from Mantic Games Fantasy/sci-fi Dwarf sets):
(http://i.imgur.com/Y262Mhn.jpg)
There are times when there is also a need for psychic abilities and the Squats in this army don't have any. This is where their allies, the Beastmen, step forward to fill the gap. The Beastmen shamans have joined the Squats of Inso's Reach for fame, travel and the opportunity to hone their abilities on the field of battle. They are proud warriors who are more than willing to fight along side the long suffering Squats because they feel a shared past of mockery and ridicule and want very much to prove that they are worthy of so much more (these are heavily converted GW Tau with imperial kit):
(http://i.imgur.com/2IjXmvk.jpg)
Where there are machines, there will always be the need for engineers and this army is always accompanied by the engineers guild, in some form or another. The engineers are able to repair, rebuild or repurpose all sorts of machines and are accompanied by their trusty robots who aid them with heavy lifting and close support. This is a 'counts as' Engineseer with servitors and gun servitors (Parts are a mix of GW Imperial, Tau and Necron with the tracked units coming from Anvil Industry):
(http://i.imgur.com/4WvCQo2.jpg)
The engineseer is particularly helpful when armoured vehicles take to the field. They enable them to continue fighting when other armies would be unable to repair them. Here is a Leman Russ 'counts as' and a Chimera 'counts as' (both are converted 1/35th scale Tamiya kits):
(http://i.imgur.com/Xu1CmvI.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/m5L2ftl.jpg)
That is this little topic all up to date now. I have left the standard hearthguard out because full units haven't been finished yet. I expect that the next unit to arrive will be some more abhumans... namely Halflings :)
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Glad to see this back - also loving the VOTOMS-esque helmets on your walkerydudes.
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Cheers :) .
The good thing is that all of the complete units are gathered together so that they are easy to find. That way, it saves people trawling through lots of pages :) .
The VOTOMs heads are plastic jumping beanz cases, chopped in half with plastic card/tubes added. Relatively simple and better than the tiny head that the suits come with :) .
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They are really good.
I love the sentinels.
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Superb GS work & conversions Inso.
Keep it up.I like especially the beastmen & gun servitors.
Most probably you'll be finishing your primaris first
Before painting these. ;)
All you need is an engineer.You might convert
One of the new Aos dwarves for this as they have
Some great minis
Z
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Fabulous work as ever.
We're progressing well on those snipers! ;)
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Fabulous work as ever.
We're progressing well on those snipers! ;)
Cool :) . I am really looking forward to getting those :)
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Superb GS work & conversions Inso.
Keep it up.I like especially the beastmen & gun servitors.
Most probably you'll be finishing your primaris first
Before painting these. ;)
All you need is an engineer.You might convert
One of the new Aos dwarves for this as they have
Some great minis
Z
Cheers :)
I already have an engineer... he's in the middle of these Servitors:
(http://i.imgur.com/4WvCQo2.jpg)
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Haha
You do indeed, i was so looking at the servitors, I didn't
Even see him !!!
I was expecting the usual bulkier mini.
Z
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He isn't wearing the bulky power armour of the traditional 'tech marine' Squat... he has been trading with many alien races and has learned all about liquid metal construction... so he has an armoured suit that stretches and flexes when he moves but still offers him the protection of power armour :)
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Excellent.
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These are fantastic. A very coherent look and some, no, lots of amazing sculpting. I really like the robots too, really unique.
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Better pix of the Engineseer:
(http://i.imgur.com/ntQtRfe.jpg)
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Some serious creativity on the sentinels.
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Good to see these again :)
cheers
James
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good to have it back
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Thanks for the enginseer pics.. much better..... great mini
Hey Inso are you aware of these Resin Dwarves at Ramschackle.
If you are going the rogue trader way then you would need bikes & trikes.
He has some serious looking stuff & he's a great guy to do business with.
http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?id_category=26&controller=category (http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?id_category=26&controller=category)
(http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/img/p/1/3/7/1/1371-large_default.jpg)
I like especially the standing Dwarf Battle Mage, Kool funny pose.... like a dwarf fonzie
(http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/img/p/4/8/1/481-large_default.jpg)
Z
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Yep, I've seen those.
I have always hated the bikes/trikes for the old Squat armies so won't be having any in my army. I am also not a fan of the resin that Ramshackle uses... so it's a double no.
This army is geared around the Imperial Guard codex with only the high echelon leadership coming from the Space Marine Codex... in order to have bikes, they would need to be Space Marine Scouts at a minimum... and I don't plan on having mounted Hearthguard.
My mounted troops will be Badger riding Rough Riders :) (when I pull my finger out :o ).
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Been 8 days w/o an update. What you been doing, sleeping? :-)
Always love your stuff. Just need to make more.
I stopped looking at threads because of the dam Photobucket fiasco waiting on a fix. Glad to see they are happening.
Grimm
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Yes! Squats! Well-converted Squats!
Obviously plenty of care and attention to detail gone into these chaps, can't wait to see them painted.
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Inso, you are The Man when it comes to Squats. No doubt. Er ..incidentally...how tall are you?
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8 days? It'll be a while longer yet :)
I have been distracted... with... PAINTING :o :o :o
I needed to get back into familiar territory so I dug out a few Grymn. It gives me a chance to see some of the colours I have recently bought and also to try out my GW crackle paint (I have never used it before)... so some Grymn (from here: http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?category=sci%252dfi-%26%0D%0Aweird-war ):
(http://i.imgur.com/N5k6vFE.jpg)
For the record, i am around 175cm tall, do not currently have a beard and only have a hatchet for chopping wood (not for killing orcs...) .
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Here's something that happened today... some nice fresh casts of my Ratling Snipers that are part of my Squat army :) :
(http://i.imgur.com/NwipVpu.jpg)
I have another 49 of them as well :)
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They're looking very professional - well done! :D
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Cheers :) . They were cast by a professional and not by me.
In case anyone is interested, they arrived yesterday and I have only checked one of the castings... which was of exceptional casting quality. If the rest are of the same standard I will be very happy indeed.
I will be keeping one or two sets for myself but the rest will be going up for sale at some point. Obviously, I need to inspect them and work out how I am going to do it... but I have a new blog which will act as the front to my little adventure so if you would like to purchase these in the future, keep an eye on it. Here's the link:
https://insoemporium.blogspot.co.uk/
I will also be selling the spare sets of these legs (from the same place) along with other bits and bobs in the future:
(http://i.imgur.com/XhYnaZP.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/9AKm5lf.jpg)
I think that the next item will be the Ogre sniper... but it will be a way off yet.
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Well, if you ever get into doing fantasy Squa-, er, Dwarves, I think you'd have a customer here for sure! ;)
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Well, if you ever get into doing fantasy Squa-, er, Dwarves, I think you'd have a customer here for sure! ;)
Very unlikely, I'm afraid... not enough 'PEW...PEW...' for me :)
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They've turned out nice and best of luck with your venture 8)
cheers
James
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I've been painting a set. Just leaves and bases to go :) :
(http://i.imgur.com/rykydGX.jpg)
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Very unlikely, I'm afraid... not enough 'PEW...PEW...' for me :)
Oh do fantasy dwarves, put a pew pew 8n there hand, think He-man, and those who want can remove said item. :-)
Grimm
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Oh do fantasy dwarves, put a pew pew 8n there hand, think He-man, and those who want can remove said item. :-)
Grimm
No.
I have far too much sci-fi on the go and fantasy isn't a genre I have anything to do with (apart from Reptiliad and conversions).
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The snipers are finished:
(http://i.imgur.com/Vo5ozwG.jpg)
and this is what 254 of them look like :) :
(http://i.imgur.com/tjklS8O.jpg)
Almost at a point where I can start selling a few :)
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So, now I must follow this topic, I guess! lol
Wonderful, wonderful army. I can't wait to see the ogre sniper!
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Ratlings snipers have always been some of my favorite troops. I'm so sad they are not official cannon anymore.
If you want to part with some, please send me a PM, but with postage costs in the UK being so expensive lately, I'm afraid it will be outside of my budget.
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The latest update on the Halfling Snipers is that I should be getting the ball rolling this coming week. Here's the information:
https://insoemporium.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/another-update-snipers-and-legs.html
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I have got some news if you want to get hold of some of these...
Halfling Snipers: https://insoemporium.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/halfling-snipers-for-sale.html
Exo Armour Legs: https://insoemporium.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/exo-armour-legs-for-sale.html
It's a clunky way of doing things but it's a start :)
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Someone mentioned mini Wookies (Ork 56 on Frothers) but I didn't want to be a copy-cat so I made something different :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/SyIieBF.jpg)
Seeing as sales have dried up, it makes sense to do something else with them :)
In other news, I have actually started painting my Squat army... I know... crazy talk :D !
Anyway, here's a rough base-coat on my three Berserkers (count as Ministorum Priests):
(https://i.imgur.com/CzMzVIz.jpg)
Next will be a tidy up, wash and highlight... but I'll be doing that one at a time (so I can see finished progress :) ).
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Dwarves ? Fuck ya !! :P
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Jokaero:
(https://i.imgur.com/f06wxO2.jpg)
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The first Squat for the army is now painted. This is a Berserker (counts as ministorum priest):
(https://i.imgur.com/DXWJRvv.jpg)
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Next one:
(https://i.imgur.com/QKpBV4X.jpg)
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This one just hits you with his close-combat-dog :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/njoSLiK.jpg)
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Now that I have some snipers, a Jokaero and some priests, it's high time I got my arse in gear and started painting some of the basic troops... so that is what I have done :) . Here is the first (rough base-coat) on the first squad of No.2 platoon:
(https://i.imgur.com/ewiuv9a.jpg)
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Seeing as I have been too busy for physical hobby time, I thought I'd try and fit my army into the new 40k edition and have come up with the following:
(https://i.imgur.com/WvMH9bE.jpg)
Most of the army is exactly as planned but I have had to add a couple of units to fill mandatory slots (the 3rd Sentinel sqn and the 3rd Heavy weapon team). Sadly, there isn't a spot for Rough Riders in an Astra Militarum army any more so I won't bother adding to the single one I have converted... Chuck...
(https://i.imgur.com/jJGkNRN.jpg)
Still... I think there's plenty going on with the army without them :)
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That is some seriously impressive sculpting. They look amazing painted up, I particularly like your fella holding back his dog. I think I'm going to have to get some legs and give my single Storm Warden primaris marine some little Tartaros helpers.
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Nice conversion.
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Cheers :)
Although painting will continue at a snail's pace, I've started the next veteran squad. These will all have berets. The main weapons will be shotguns and meltaguns. There will be a comms trooper and the sgt will have upgraded close combat weapons (probably a bolt pistol and power weapon):
(https://i.imgur.com/Uw31n4o.jpg)
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Ready for arming... then arming :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/qGd1h9d.jpg)
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The troops are now armed so next up will be a layer of putty on the wire before I start sculpting the arms properly :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/ke7AXzC.jpg)
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They look great! It's brilliant to be able to see the sculpting process in stages like this.
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I like your work, love the look of those berets!
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Cheers :)
Remember this?:
(https://i.imgur.com/pJCY5VS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ejtXJ0Q.jpg)
Well, all of the leg casts have now been sold and I won't be casting any more. That said, I have had an offer for the green so it is likely that it will be sold and may be cast up by someone else in the future. Sadly, there wasn't the demand for me to keep casting them :( .
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First layer of putty on the arms, ready for the next stage which will be hands :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/5enletf.jpg)
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I decided that I wanted Sly Marbo in my army so I have started to convert one... this is still WIP :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/aXFgVMb.jpg)
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Sly's looking very cool! Guess he'll have the traditional pistol and massive knife combo?
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Sly's looking very cool! Guess he'll have the traditional pistol and massive knife combo?
Cheers :)
Yes, he'll be getting a ripper pistol in his left hand and a poisoned blade in his other hand (not necessarily as big as a Catachan might have).
This sculpt was touch and go for a while as I struggled to get his eyes sorted...
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Here's the finished Sven Marbo :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/xseTfI0.jpg)
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He looks great- excellent sculpting!
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Really nice! It all fits together really well. Got choice on the knife, I pictured a Catachan Devil's Claw but that would maybe look a little ott :D
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(http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a605/andymac2105/Mobile%20Uploads/FE2E819F-3C4E-446A-9F11-4D8C7A60A6AB_zpsxzsfe70r.jpg~original) (http://s1286.photobucket.com/user/andymac2105/media/Mobile%20Uploads/FE2E819F-3C4E-446A-9F11-4D8C7A60A6AB_zpsxzsfe70r.jpg.html)
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Great sculpting on Sven - love it.
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Cheers :)
I reckon Harker is next :)
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As it happens, I have Harker as a WIP on the table now :) . He's getting a shoulder mounted heavy bolter and a tea mug.
I've also ordered a Corvus Blackstar to convert into a Valkyrie... and I am planning to add a Platoon Commander and Command Squad to the little band to make a vanguard detachment.
Should be fun :)
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Preliminary symbol removal on the Corvus Blackstar is complete :) ... I just need to sand a few things down and it will be ready to be assembled :) ...
(https://i.imgur.com/4JZYEyC.jpg)
The Corvus Valkyrie has started :) .
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Ah, you already got it! That was fast delivery. What do you think of the size, pretty good for squats if you ask me.
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It's spot on...
(https://i.imgur.com/zMSdlfn.jpg)
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Looks so good with the unnecessary =I= signs.
GW should have provided the kit with few different sets to alter from in the beginning me thinks.
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Just activating notifications.
Need to keep following this project 8)
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How much work was it to remove all the inquisition symbols and such? I'd been looking at that model at my local game store thinking it'd be a nice lander for my Rogue Trader campaign, but then though carving off all the inquisition stuff might be a) a pain in the butt and b) ruin the model... but you've done a GREAT job of it, so I'm left wondering how much of a pain in the butt was it to do that..?
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Great to see this kit anonymised. Really like seeing it with all the =I= smoothed away until you've got the core design down.
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How much work was it to remove all the inquisition symbols and such? I'd been looking at that model at my local game store thinking it'd be a nice lander for my Rogue Trader campaign, but then though carving off all the inquisition stuff might be a) a pain in the butt and b) ruin the model... but you've done a GREAT job of it, so I'm left wondering how much of a pain in the butt was it to do that..?
The only Inquisition symbols that I removed were two on the tail which I clipped off with side cutters (SC), then trimmed off with a scalpel (KN) and filled with green stuff (GS).
The front doors just had the skulls snipped off the Inq symbol with a SC and then a plate of plasticard was glued on top. The gaps were filled with GS.
The big I on the top and the script on the wings were just filled filled with GS and sanded flat with fine emery paper.
I clipped a few extra bits off (wing eagles, skulls on the reard door hinges and top hatch) with SC and then trimmed with a KN before filling with GS (as required).
All told, actual contact time was probably about an hour and a half... but I had to wait for things to dry in between filling and sanding. It's very easy to do and completely changes the look of the dropship :) .
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It's very easy to do and completely changes the look of the dropship :) .
This, with your fine work has convinced me to consider this model for purchase somewhere down the line. Because the basic shape is pretty dang nice!
Thanks :)
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This, with your fine work has convinced me to consider this model for purchase somewhere down the line. Because the basic shape is pretty dang nice!
Thanks :)
Cool :)
When the kit first got released, I fell in love with it but didn't have anything to fit it in with... and I really didn't like all the symbols all over it (which were further highlighted by the garish painting on the GW site) so I didn't bother getting one. This current little side-project cried out for a 'chopper' so I thought that it was time to finally get one. I am very glad that I did :) . It's a lovely little kit, crisply cast and very straightforward to put together. If you plan to remove symbols, i would definitely do it prior to assembly though :) .
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I'm afraid that's too much work for me currently! lol
And I'm earmarking my Corvus for a female Inquisitor and her retinue but it would be nice to have an unmarked ride for them... but maybe she likes the awe factor with skulls and whatnots... who am I to blame her ;)
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Just activating notifications.
Need to keep following this project 8)
Second this one.
Excellent sculpting on Sly Marbo!
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Bugger...interested now!
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Fantastic! Thanks!
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Cheers to all :) .
It would appear that I had so much fun building the Valkyrie proxy that I felt the need to keep building... so I have started to build some amphibious transport vehicles :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/6WPE6rW.jpg)
I have another Hanomag on the way so that I have enough for a platoon (1 each for the command, 2 infantry squads and a heavy weapon squad). If these turn out OK, I may have finally beaten the curse :o ...
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Good luck with beating the curse! :)
Are these about RT era Rhino sized?
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Good luck with beating the curse! :)
Are these about RT era Rhino sized?
They will be :)
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Sgt Harker is getting there now:
(https://i.imgur.com/LWUir82.jpg)
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This thread is made of pure gold!
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Cheers :)
An update on Harker. His flat head will be getting a nice hat... :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/Yw9XFDB.jpg)
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Chewing tobacco and wearing a hat, makes you a Sexual Tyrannosaur! Sgt Harker knows...
(https://i.imgur.com/XJnEMKG.jpg)
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Awesome GS work! Both of them are very characterful, just like the original squats were/are. Excellent!
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Ah, the scarf peeking out under the left one's beard really shows the sculpting insight and GS detail you can achieve. Superb!
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I am admiring your sculpting, especially on the heads.
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I am admiring your sculpting, especially on the heads.
I second that. Really great work.
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Thank you :) I am glad you are enjoying the thread :)
I am working on his other arm at the moment and then it will be a case of adding details before I start the next one. He'll get some bracelets/wrist bands and some runes here and there. I have already given him a tobacco pouch on his belt :)
For the sake of the project, Harker is 'Blain', Marbo is 'Billy' and the next one will be an Arnie type 'Dutch'... after that, I need to sculpt a grenade launcher dude and a few others.
Once the group is finished, I hope to get them painted up (rather than letting them sit unpainted)... that is if my painting muse will stop for more than a minute :( ...
It's quite a fun little project :) :
(http://cdn1-www.craveonline.com/assets/uploads/gallery/the-top-25-action-movie-teams/predator.jpg)
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I love the idea behind them. So, about the next guy being based on Schwarzenegger: Seeing as Squats tend to be built rather squarly, will this guy be even broader than tall? :D
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I love the idea behind them. So, about the next guy being based on Schwarzenegger: Seeing as Squats tend to be built rather squarly, will this guy be even broader than tall? :D
I've beefed up Marbo and Harker a small amount... but I think I am going to have to take it a little further with Dutch :D ... maybe even a small amount of over exaggeration ;)
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I do hope it will incorporate some sort of Chopper-related pun ;)
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I do hope it will incorporate some sort of Chopper-related pun ;)
Maybe :) ...
Harker is finished :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/tMQG9js.jpg)
Next will be Dutch (platoon commander :) ).
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Harker looks amazing, superb sculpting and great character. Can't wait for Dutch!
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Excellent! 8)
Now waiting for a preview of Dutch :)
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Excellent! 8)
Now waiting for a preview of Dutch :)
Cheers :) ... but I haven't got any further than selecting a plastic body yet :D!
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Fantastic!
Does the Rune on the top of the heavy bolder next to the big arrow mean "Toward Enemy"...?
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Fantastic!
Does the Rune on the top of the heavy bolder next to the big arrow mean "Toward Enemy"...?
Cheers :)
The little rune is for strength and the arrow is the rune of the warrior... but is also pointing the way for pain :)
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Excellent! 8)
Now waiting for a preview of Dutch :)
It’s the Predator Squat sniper I’m waiting for, with the laser-sighted shoulder cannon! ;)
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It’s the Predator Squat sniper I’m waiting for, with the laser-sighted shoulder cannon! ;)
You're waiting for the Predator, eh? Well... I don't think you'll be quite prepared for what i have planned for that :D ... it isn't a sniper... and is likely not to be a Squat :o :D
In the meantime... Dutch is on the table and is getting beefed up at the moment. I have converted an RTB01 bolter for him (I've moved the magazine to a more appropriate position and have given it a pistol grip because he's holding the weapon by the stock) and am working a few space issues out as well.
My table looks like a sculpting war-zone at the moment... :o
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I've stalled a bit on this project at the moment... I have been sculpting something for a competition on Facebook. It's still very WIP but it's getting there:
(https://i.imgur.com/7WDVu9x.jpg)
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Harker is finished :) :
But where is his MTV-shirt? ;)
Nice work!
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You're waiting for the Predator, eh? Well... I don't think you'll be quite prepared for what i have planned for that :D ... it isn't a sniper... and is likely not to be a Squat :o :D
Pansy eldar harlequin fits the bill then ;)
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Pansy eldar harlequin fits the bill then ;)
You are so out of your depth at this point, it's untrue :o
Gene will see you right when he arrives :)
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In a rather interesting turn of events, I have sold the Halfling sniper greens to CP Models:
https://cpmodels.co.uk/
They will be cast in metal at some point in the future :)
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The competition sculpt is coming along nicely. Still WIP but nearly there :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/JMafieM.jpg)
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Love it 8)
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Cheers :)
He's all finished now:
(https://i.imgur.com/xilgocp.jpg)
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Something for the army again; this time, it's a pair of Dreadnoughts to go with the Space Marine component of the organisation. Obviously, I can't just get a dreadnought or two. That would be too easy... so I bought a box of Mechanicus robots and here we are. Still WIP but I am getting there :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/e1BXFo7.jpg)
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They're looking good :)
How many of the robots do you get in a box and I'm assuming they are plastic (I'm too lazy to trawl through the GW website)?
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2 and they are plastic :)
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Thank you :)
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Very nice.
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The guns have been added. Next will be detailing :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/ZSQ8fBp.jpg)
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In today's little update, a top hatch, handle, front vent and some eyebrows have been added. Just for the record, the arms and top weapons are not glued in place yet... and the bodies are not attached to the base (so the pose hasn't been fixed yet) :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/MH2Zdw5.jpg)
I will be fettling the bodies and getting them finished before moving on to the arms :) .
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Very cool 8)
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I like them ALOT! 8)
Would the magazine cartridge not be better suited closer to the guns? It looks a bit low ( .. or the guns too high)
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Would the magazine cartridge not be better suited closer to the guns? It looks a bit low ( .. or the guns too high)
It's just belt fed from a drum... it could be further away and still work. Think of that drum as this trolley :) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnSpkL1InuA
The ammo drum needs to be quite low in order to balance the look of the Dreadnought (because of the sharp, flat underside of the shoulder pod).
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cool robots!
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In other news... the Squat Berserker has been sold to Short Wars now :) . He will be available from here in good time:
http://www.shortwars.co.uk/
The miniature in question didn't fare particularly well in the competition but the ones above it were worthy of being there. Here's my now posted Berserker:
(https://i.imgur.com/xilgocp.jpg)
As for the Halfling snipers... they can now be found for sale over at CP models :) :
https://cpmodels.co.uk/product/ru13-halfling-snipers-full-gillie-suits/
Most of the money from the sculpts I have sold has gone to charitable causes so everyone is a winner :)
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Nearly finished :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/N5LNzx2.jpg)
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The do look the biz 8)
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Those look pretty spectacular!
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Those look pretty spectacular!
I agree.
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Cheers :) .
These are now as finished as they will ever be. Thorsen on the left, Ranulf on the right :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/XGayimR.jpg)
They will be glued down and then I will prime them as soon as the weather lifts :)
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I have now primed the dreads:
(https://i.imgur.com/mGJDH75.jpg)
Now that I have got as far as I can with them, I thought I'd see what I could find in the loft and managed to uncover my Bullgryn squad. Only one of them had been converted... and he didn't have any weapons but luckily, I had thought about that earlier and bagged a lot of Bullgryn bits from EBay. With the bits already available, it was merely a case of a bit of sawing, drilling, pinning and gluing and I soon ended up with this:
(https://i.imgur.com/DTe576Q.jpg)
He's a converted, Mantic, Dreadball Ork with GW weapons. He still needs some putty work to fill gaps and sort out a few niggles... but he's pretty much there :) . I have another four sat in a box beside me so I have enough for a squad of five. Tidy :) .
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He still needs some putty work to fill gaps and sort out a few niggles... but he's pretty much there :)
Curious what a "niggles" is in your language? :-)
And the four pics of the dreads above before they was primed.
The last one.
On the minigun arm, above the blue piece that is the "ammo drum" and to the left of the rune, is that the bolt and extractor for the minigun?
Grimm
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is that the bolt and extractor for the minigun?
Grimm
It's just the hole that spent cases come out. The bolt extractor is inside the shoulder.
Niggles - annoying things that need tidying up :)
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Only just seen this thread - there's great work here.
A note on the rough riders - stuff that GW don't sell any more have been dropped from the codex but if it's in the index it's still legal. I'm current kit bashing some together from various WH kits.
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Only just seen this thread - there's great work here.
A note on the rough riders - stuff that GW don't sell any more have been dropped from the codex but if it's in the index it's still legal. I'm current kit bashing some together from various WH kits.
It's legal as long as the index is considered legal. I am not spending weeks of work, building up a unit of 10 Badger riders, only to find out that the index is no longer allowed to be used.
If you want to take the risk, I hope it works out for you :) ... it's probably better that I don't make mine because my luck is so bad, it would probably bring forward the demise of the Index :D!
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It's legal as long as the index is considered legal. I am not spending weeks of work, building up a unit of 10 Badger riders, only to find out that the index is no longer allowed to be used.
If you want to take the risk, I hope it works out for you :) ... it's probably better that I don't make mine because my luck is so bad, it would probably bring forward the demise of the Index :D!
Fair enough. Hopefully I'll get mine done quickly enough that they'll get enough use to have been worth it.
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The competition sculpt (Squat Berserker) has been cast up and I was sent a couple of copies so I painted one up:
(https://i.imgur.com/EAtbEvj.jpg)
A bit of back-story :) :
https://i.imgur.com/2lt2MPo.jpg
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(https://i.imgur.com/UVz9FPC.jpg)
A proxy Leman Russ with punisher cannon.
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Brilliant and very funny too! :)
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Brilliant!
Is that one of the Meng Q Edition Panther tanks? I've seen the KV-2s on E-Bay and considered picking them up as weird ork tanks but couldn't find a scale reference...
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Yep, it's the Meng Toon King Tiger.
It is the same overall width, length and height of the Leman Russ... but the hull is a CM lower and the turret is a CM taller (so it evens out).
Hull length: 12 CM
Hull width: 7.8 CM
Overall height: 7.8 CM
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Fantastic! that's actually a bit bigger than I imagined! I'm totally going to have to pick up a couple of the KV-2s and Ork-ify them!
Can't wait to see how your's looks painted!
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Can't wait to see how your's looks painted!
It's got paint on... it's fully base-coated ;) ... but I can't fully paint it until I have decided how it will be marked up :)
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Just need some decals to arrive now :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/TrsWbUA.jpg)
I've ordered some decals from here:
http://domsdecals.com/
and another two tanks from EBay. They will be converted to be the same as this one.
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It's got paint on... it's fully base-coated ;) ... but I can't fully paint it until I have decided how it will be marked up :)
Doh!
The colour looked so smooth, I somehow assumed that was the colour of the natural plastic - I should have figured that was not so based on the fact that the GUN BARRELS were not part of the original kit though!? (I am a bit of a thicko!)
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Again, nice work.
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... and so it begins again :) . Two more Punishers have arrived:
(https://i.imgur.com/plRI8fS.jpg)
I have the pens, I have the lascannons and I have the sprue for the punisher cannon.
Once they are converted, that will be the first section of the tank company complete. Then another two lots of three and a command tank :) .
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Just a quick post to show off the second painted tank:
(https://i.imgur.com/tvtnXB0.jpg)
The third tank has been washed and will start this week. It'll be getting a visible tank commander to denote it as a lead tank but he won't be a tank commander, rules wise... he'll just be a normal tank (he'll just have a normal helmet rather than a significantly leader-like hat/helmet).
See? I can paint things occasionally :)
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Great stuff, man! These are really coming together!
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They look great.
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Those look great! I've had my eye on the What a Tanker rules, but straight WWII tanks didn't seem all that appealing. These however!
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It'll be getting a visible tank commander to denote it as a lead tank but he won't be a tank commander, rules wise... he'll just be a normal tank (he'll just have a normal helmet rather than a significantly leader-like hat/helmet).
Will he have a chainsword? lol
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Will he have a chainsword? lol
No... he'll be getting a mug :)
Cheers :)
(https://i.imgur.com/XJnEMKG.jpg)
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I like it, very nice work there.
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Cheers :) .
I've got a little bit further now. The platoon leader has been sculpted so I can now get on with spraying the turret and finishing the painting :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/zsxFf3A.jpg)
Still no decals though :(
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I like that a lot! 8) The padded suit is cool!
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Love it!
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:D
The first command tank is coming along:
(https://i.imgur.com/x8Q8KlI.jpg)
... and this arrived:
(https://i.imgur.com/ynYOUmi.jpg)
Squat Knight Titan proxy, anyone?!
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8)
Love everything on this thread :)
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Cheers :) .
I won't be touching the mech at the moment because I am focusing on my tanks. Unfortunately, the weather is slowing me down today because i can't get any spraying done... but that aside, I have managed to assemble everything, ready for spray painting so that's a bonus :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/k2gQppl.jpg)
I have not glued the base, hull, turret top or turret base together because I will need to take them apart for spraying and fitting the wheels :) . Hopefully the plasma-cannons look OK. You can see that the nearest tank has it's top hatch glued open. That is ready for another little tank commander :) .
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Awesome to see how you manage to appropriate so many ranges of models and miniatures and bend them all to your will. Everyone of them fits within the main theme once you've done your magic on them.
Great stuff 8)
The Roundfacer is 1/48 scale, right? Can you tell how tall it will stand once finished? (perhaps it's mentioned on the box and/or instructions?)
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The Roundfacer is 1/48 scale, right? Can you tell how tall it will stand once finished? (perhaps it's mentioned on the box and/or instructions?)
The box is all in Japanese but I reckon it'll be around 8 inches tall. That said, when I have finished with it, it will likely change because I have quite radical plans for it :)
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OK thanks. :)
This is one of the Unseen Battletech mechs, a.k.a. the Griffin. And with my 15mm battletech project on the backburner, I'm still on the lookout for suitable mechs to add to my lances.
Alas though; this one is too large (it should be around 10cm for my purposes).
And now I'm curious to see what you'll be doing with it.
But the tanks first of course... :D
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OK thanks. :)
This is one of the Unseen Battletech mechs, a.k.a. the Griffin. And with my 15mm battletech project on the backburner, I'm still on the lookout for suitable mechs to add to my lances.
Alas though; this one is too large (it should be around 10cm for my purposes).
This is what you need then:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Doyusha-1-144-1-200-Fang-of-the-Sun-Dougram-Collectors-box-BOX-P-O/123063807389?hash=item1ca72cad9d:g:6ioAAOSwSJVayGIj
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Cheers :)
I already have several of those kits.
But I'm kicking myself for not grabbing one of these collections back when HLJ was offloading them at vastly reduced prices... ::)
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Now the third tank is finished (apart from the commander and decals) and the first of the plasma-tanks is base-coated, ready for a wash:
(https://i.imgur.com/dSBdLSn.jpg)
Hopefully, the first plasma-tank will be ready for decals by the end of the week... but who knows?
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Just decals to go on the first platoon... but I reckon I'll leave the decals until all the tanks are painted :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/6DK1ZZ3.jpg)
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These look amazing!
Plasma cannons look great too!
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Cheers :) . It's always good when you can find something that works... and doesn't cost ONE MILLION DOLLARS! :) .
Here's a high quality (Windows Paint) mock-up of the markings for my tank company:
(https://i.imgur.com/abc7Qy3.jpg)
I have all the decals I need for all ten tanks. The yellow shape changes for each platoon/command so there will be 3 triangles, 3 squares and 3 circles with a diamond as the company commander.
I have all the decals except the names... but I have LOTS of decals which can be altered for that... or I can just paint the names (so they are properly individual).
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First plasma tank done (apart from decals) with the second one now on the table :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/Je0fJXF.jpg)
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Sweet!
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Cheers :) .
The next tank commander is wondering where her air support has got to:
(https://i.imgur.com/p7PtX6z.jpg)
She's a bit masculine but she'll do :) .
The second Plasma-Tank has been finished (apart from decals) and the command Plasma-Tank is very much paint-in-progress (base-coated apart from a few blobs of green).
I am awaiting the arrival of the last four tanks now... :)
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Brilliant! She looks great!
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Great work 8)
The sculpt does have a feminine air to it so I wouldn’t worry too much. I didn’t think it was male when I first looked at it :)
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You can paint her headphones pink ;)
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Great GS work as usual mate,
She reminds me of a soprano singing an aria :) ;) which could be the case also to keep up morale....
Keep it up
Z
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Great GS work as usual mate,
She reminds me of a soprano singing an aria :) ;) which could be the case also to keep up morale....
Keep it up
Z
Cheers :) ... works for me :)
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I needed a break from painting tanks... and to be honest, it's a bit humid for painting so I decided to build a few Halfling Snipers:
(https://i.imgur.com/NaOTXGM.jpg)
This is three squads of ten, all washed, cleaned up, filled and based, ready for priming :) .
The good thing is that this means I have ticked off three boxes on my organisation chart... and three platoons now have their ten-strong sniper units :) .
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... and then there were six :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/b7CXkme.jpg)
With the completion of this little platoon, I now have six Leman-Russ proxy tanks finished (apart from decals). Now I have to start all over again with the next three and they will be getting Battle-Cannons :) .
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Nice.
Your commander looks to be imploring the spirits of Close Air Support.
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Cheers :) ... I was aiming for despair so I am glad it comes across a bit like that :) .
Now for the remaining four tanks for the tank company :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/HcRBntY.jpg)
The one of the left is waiting for an Agrax wash, the one next to it is waiting for priming/base-coating, the one next to that is waiting for a commander to be sculpted before Priming/base-coating and the opne on the right is the overall company command tank and is waiting for a commander and hull weapon to be sorted out before priming/base-coating.
The weather has been humid so I have avoided most of the painting/sculpting and have just been assembling and gap-filling. I think that I will need to replenish a few paints (namely the green spray) to finish them all... but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
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Everything has slowed down a bit... mostly due to the lovely sunny weather. That said, I am still doing bits and bobs. Currently, I have two tanks all dirtied up, ready for stippling:
(https://i.imgur.com/j9rijWC.jpg)
With the tank commander for the third tank finished:
(https://i.imgur.com/LUKKhMP.jpg)
His tank is mostly sprayed green, apart from the turret and a few bits of equipment (that will get sorted today :) ).
This particular tank commander is looking at his digital map while wondering how the hell he ended up so far from where he should be :) .
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With the tank commander sculpted, I have progressed and all of the tanks in his platoon, are now decal ready. I just need to finish painting the tank commander :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/0M7rBfq.jpg)
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The Platoon Commander is now finished... and so is his platoon (apart from the decals):
(https://i.imgur.com/q00k3BV.jpg)
I have started sculpting the Company Commander but have stalled... I have got as far as sculpting her torso (with padded armour) and have added a set of speakers to the turret, and a short flag-pole for a pennant to go on. The pose will be the commander speaking into a microphone and possibly holding a bottle of wine or a bouquet of flowers (a small reward from the people after her company has broken the siege on their town).
In the meantime, I have come to the conclusion that I have had no luck finding a Chimera proxy so I have ordered another of these King Tigers to convert into an IFV. Hopefully, the only difficult part will be the turret... but I reckon that I'll cross that bridge when I come to it :) .
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Brilliant 8)
Surely a group shot is immanent?
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Once the Company Commander is finished and the decals are on them all :)
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So good! Can't wait to see pics of the company formed up for a pass in review!
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The company has stalled a bit so I have started on something new to keep things ticking along:
(https://i.imgur.com/EpxdTkM.jpg)
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A small amount of progress on the proxy Chimera:
(https://i.imgur.com/ooWhBQF.jpg)
Just weapons to go now. I will be going for Heavy-Bolters in the turret and the hull because I asked around and the verdict was pretty unanimous :D!
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Nice conversion.
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like it
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Cheers :) ... it has progressed, somewhat :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/xvBrqxk.jpg)
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By the light of the Emperor, that looks fantastic!
Looks like this one was a bit more work. How many of these are you planning to make? Enough to ferry around an entire company!?
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That looks brilliant.
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By the light of the Emperor, that looks fantastic!
Looks like this one was a bit more work. How many of these are you planning to make? Enough to ferry around an entire company!?
Cheers :) .
It was more work but it was relatively simple so not too hard to replicate. I reckon that a couple of hours for each one (once I get going) will about cover things :) .
I am planning on having 14 of these... so I have a lot of work to do :o :D !
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I am planning on having 14 of these...
Are there going to be variants?
A Command variant, perhaps? Medical/ambulance? An armoured recovery version?
Did the list now become 17...?
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Are there going to be variants?
A Command variant, perhaps? Medical/ambulance? An armoured recovery version?
Did the list now become 17...?
I will need to retain my focus so the 14 should all be relatively similar. No plans for any alternative versions at the moment because i need to fulfill the lists first :) .
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Finished, bar the decals :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/xhvF9Gu.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qhrUqrP.jpg)
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Very nice.
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Thank you :) .
Onward and upwards...
The company command tank has stopped. I can't even look at it for now... every time I mix putty, I can't bring myself to use it so it gets wasted. With that in mind, I felt that I needed something to keep things ticking over and I suddenly realised that I had the perfect thing... my Spearhead Detachment.
My Spearhead detachment consists of the following things:
HQ - Tank commander.
Elite - Engineseer and servitors in a Chimera transport.
Heavy Support - 3 tanks (battle-cannon).
Heavy Support - 3 tanks (punisher cannon).
Heavy Support - 3 tanks (plasma cannon).
Seeing as I already have most of the list finished, I just need to finish the Engineseer unit and the tank commander... seeing as I can't work on the tank commander, I have dug out the Engineseer and servitors to work on:
Before:
(https://i.imgur.com/ngcfWBt.jpg)
For work in progress, I will refer you to the relevant blog page:
http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/07/water-from-sky.html
It would appear that I have finally started to paint a few miniatures again...
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Nice start on them.
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Finished :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/Tra5DRt.jpg)
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Great 8)
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Cheers :)
Here's Jecub 'Sure-Grip' Mikkelson:
(https://i.imgur.com/oN8I3wo.jpg)
He's the Squat Engineer Guilds-man.
There are more images of the team (plus other stuff) here:
http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/another-week-of-summer.html
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I've just stumbled across this thread and your blog, having been a bit of a stranger to the Future Wars forum in the past - what outstanding work! I've still got a fair chunk of the thread to read, but what I've seen so far is really inspiring, and it's given me some great ideas for the abhumans I want to include in some of my small skirmish warbands that I'll be working on soon, so thank you! :o :D :-* :-* :-*
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Nice to see your project coming along soo well! Great work!......and dedication! :-*
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This is all coming along very nicely, I like your work.
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Cheers :) .
Dedication? I reckon it's become a bit of an obsession. I struggle on a daily basis with ideas for new things and I have to ignore them or get side tracked again.
I have an army list now... and I am sticking to it! No more extras!
However... I still have a host of things that need to be built/finished, before the list is complete.
So far it's been on the go for about four years. I reckon that by the time it is finished it'll be at least six... assuming I maintain my enthusiasm for it and don't get sidetracked by one of the many other projects I have.
Ticking along :)
I've nearly finished the first squad of Ratling snipers. They are attached to the first platoon... so it looks like I will be painting Squats soon :) .
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So... now I am painting things, I thought I'd give some Halflings a go:
(https://i.imgur.com/m1cWsK8.jpg)
These are attached to the first Infantry platoon so I have dug out the command elements to paint... namely a Primaris Psyker (Jedi Beastman), Platoon Commander and Command Squad.
I have just primed the troops and have started to paint the Psyker (because he was already started).
This painting push will be to try and complete the whole platoon; which consists of:
Primaris Psyker.
Platoon Commander.
Command Squad.
Infantry Squad.
Infantry Squad.
Heavy Weapon Squad.
Armoured Sentinel Sqn (3 walkers).
Chimeras (4 vehicles).
The good thing is that the troops have a lot of colours on them so they will be entertaining to paint :) . Hopefully, I'll be able to get the platoon done (I may stall on the Chimeras because they haven't been converted yet... the rest is all ready for paint).
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This week, after finishing the Snipers, I got on with painting the Primaris Psyker for the first platoon:
(https://i.imgur.com/enV5B2r.jpg)
I've also started painting the Platoon Commander and his Command Squad. They are still WIP but there is a pic over at the blog:
http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-dwarfs-are-on-their-way.html
I've got a little further now... they have been washed and are ready for the highlighting now :) .
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nice
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Cheers :) .
The first infantry unit is complete... this is the command section for the first platoon:
(https://i.imgur.com/RWlXAlN.jpg)
Primaris Psyker, Platoon Commander and Command Squad.
The first infantry Squad is now on the painting table :) .
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They look great!
Do you use your phone, or a camera for the pics? Asking, because I had many of my minis photos come out yellowish, until I figured out which settings to use with natural and artificial light.
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These are just so great!
I haven't been a fan of the reddish base stuff... but it's growing on me...
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very neat painting
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Cheers :)
The photo is not the best because it was underneath my painting light, at night... not ideal. I just wanted to get a pic :) .
When the platoon is complete, I'll get better pictures of everything :) .
I use a camera (rather than a phone) so there is no excuse ;) .
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The troops are moving along nicely... here's another WIP:
(https://i.imgur.com/9kJgspp.jpg)
There's lots more info on my blog, including all sorts of useful links :) :
http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-platoon-is-growing.html
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Brill :)
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Cheers :) ...
I've been quite busy this week... here is the first infantry squad for the first platoon of the army :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/qMdPmzl.jpg)
Also... if you remember this...
(https://i.imgur.com/jJGkNRN.jpg)
You may want to follow the blog link to see what has become of him :) :
http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-day-of-badger.html
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He became a legend! :D Great painting.
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I've struggled to get any hobby done recently... but I managed to get out on my bike, so it hasn't been all bad. Since the fly-screen has been added, my bike looks the business :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/6S1tuWr.jpg)
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So is a miniature of that your next project?
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It's been a while but this project doesn't disappear... it just keeps changing (as is usually the case)... especially when some new miniatures turn up :) . This is Big Olaf:
(https://i.imgur.com/GYClGFo.jpg)
He's not been officially attached to the army yet... but there are certainly stirrings in the warp (EBay) and this may well end up as a very individual character model, with a particularly loyal body guard :) .
The Dwarf is from here:
https://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=resin-master-%252d-privateer-go%252dtrek~hfmaster-sf138&category=sci%252dfi-%26%0D%0Aweird-war~resin-masters-%252d-sci%252dfi
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Big Olaf has a friend, you know... it's a Bulgryn bodyguard!
(https://i.imgur.com/T2jt6pl.jpg)
He started life as this:
(https://i.imgur.com/Rzjb8U8.jpg)
and is quite big:
(https://i.imgur.com/hOvqZcP.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/6McNIOT.jpg)
I got him from here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DWARF-LORD-Miniature-for-Wargames/143002175003?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648
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Nice find!
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Big Olaf now has a friend...
(https://i.imgur.com/QHgVoQK.jpg)
Snorri the Giant.
Snorri glared across the field and saw the warboss, bold,
And as he glared, his anger rose and then his blood ran cold.
He knew the Warboss must be stopped, before he reached the gate,
So his ancestors infused with him and filled his heart with hate.
He leapt from off the parapet, with axes in both hands,
And as he charged the Warboss, he was joined by allied bands.
The sound of clashing steel rang out, when the enemies first met,
And in the guild's librarium, began the bravest story yet.
Snorri fought the mighty Ork, with fury rarely seen.
His bravery, the kind of which, had rarely ever been.
He brought the monster to the ground, and cleaved off his raging head.
And he stood upon the Warboss corpse as it lay there, clearly dead.
Alas his triumph was short lived, as Orks are hardy foes.
And though its head was clearly gone, it's axe, it slowly rose.
And with a final death strike, the blade met Snorri's head.
And Snorri dropped down on the field, the Squat was surely dead.
Snorri's lifeless body was, removed from off the field.
But there was the slightest heartbeat, and the hope he could be healed.
All the guilds around the lands were called and asked for aid,
But the best of all the medicae, failed and were dismayed.
Poor Snorri was alive in mind, but his body was a shell.
His arms and legs were useless, he felt he was in hell.
But a Squat called Jorgen Bursmith, had an idea in mind.
And he built some special armour that would leave his woes behind.
Now Snorri, he could fight again and he made sure that he would,
And his fame was too important, so his guild ensured he could.
But his size was far too great now and he needed to be seen,
So the guild made him a warden and he was sent to guard the Queen.
In time, the legend of the Squat, in massive armour spread...
Of the cybernetic warrior, who refused to lay down dead.
His name "Snorri the Giant", with shield and gun in hand,
Who defends the royal family, the Guild and all the land.
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Nice model.
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Cheers :) .
In other news... I have finally sculpted my tank company commander:
(https://i.imgur.com/qCxtpyV.jpg)
More musing, here:
http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/12/a-little-bit-of-sculpting.html
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Nice work on the big fella, he fits in really well with your modifications.
:-* :-*
Great job on the tank commander too.
A great character.
8) 8)
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The Commander looks splendid!
Sweet Jupiter - what kind of gun is THAT on the tank!? Did they steal a quake cannon off a Banesword or a volcano cannon off a Shadowsword!? I think I'd want to keep my Knights and Titans away from that!
OR - is that the whole point!? Is it just a regular Battle cannon with some extra piping welded on to LOOK like bigger gun to make opponents steer clear or it - like Oddballs tank in Kelly's Heroes - complete with a giant speaker on the side of the turret to make frightening battle noises!
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Cheers :)
The main gun is an extended battle cannon (Vanquisher) so it is, what it is :) . It's probably a little long but I'm not too worried.
Painting has started...
(https://i.imgur.com/WxUuxEs.jpg)
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Just decals to go now :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/3yQ6BHI.jpg)
1x Tank commander with Vanquisher.
3x Punisher.
3x Annihilator.
3x Battle Cannon.
1x Engineseer Chimera.
I think I need to add a Hydra for a bit of air support... so that will probably turn up at some point :) .
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That. Is. AWESOME!
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I think I need to add a Hydra for a bit of air support... so that will probably turn up at some point :)
And possibly a rugged-looking APC to boot. ;-)
Grimm
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I've drifted into this thread a few times - failing until now to tell you the fun you've captured with this army. Your sculpting is very good too.
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Thank you :) .
@von Lucky - I'm glad you are enjoying it :) . If it isn't fun, it's not worth doing as a hobby so I'm glad that has been shown.
@ tim in saskatoon - Thank you :) . I am hoping that the decals will make it even more so :) .
@ Grimm - That APC is destined for something different ;) ... as a side note, the Hasslefree Grymn Walker is just small enough to fit through the side door... did I mention Grymn ;) :o ?
On a side note, I have now got some gloss and matt varnish so the decals should be going on soon :) . THEN... the big photo-shoot :) .
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I know that I have always said "no bikes" but I managed to get a bunch of Mantic bikes and I thought that they could be Hearthguard Bikers (Spacemarine Scout Bikers) to add to the "high echelon" (Spacemarine) part of my army. Obviously, a small amount of conversion is necessary to make them fit in with my other Hearthguard... so that is what I have started doing :) .
I have snipped the unarmoured torso off the rider and have added a Steel Warrior torso (trimmed down) and head. I have also beefed up the legs and added the standard arms. I still need to convert the arms but as a test conversion, I think it is working so far...
(https://i.imgur.com/c1eonrp.jpg)
Existing Hearthguard troopers:
(https://i.imgur.com/Q1uYvvb.jpg)
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How could you say "no bikes" - these are Squats we're talking about here!?
Have you seen the ones from Ramshackle games?I have a bunch of the jet bikes, and I've been tempted to pick up a few of the squat motorbikes...
http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?id_category=17&controller=category (http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?id_category=17&controller=category)
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Have you seen the ones from Ramshackle games?I have a bunch of the jet bikes, and I've been tempted to pick up a few of the squat motorbikes...
http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?id_category=17&controller=category (http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?id_category=17&controller=category)
I am not a fan of the resin and quality of Ramshackle products... I much prefer the Mantic bikes and they are very easy to convert :) .
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I am not a fan of the resin and quality of Ramshackle products...
Yeah, fair enough. My jet bikes did need a LOT of work to get them looking nice...
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I'm calling this bike finished... after all, I have another 11+ to go so I want to keep things relatively simple :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/cVlY9Th.jpg)
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There's nothing like a big hobby slump to make you try and finish the more obscure things that lurk on your work-bench...
(https://i.imgur.com/YXR6qwN.jpg)
This is Dash Hound... a speedster to go with my little collection of superheroes:
(https://i.imgur.com/tSc89Eu.jpg)
I have also been painting Primaris Space Marines... which isn't something I would usually do. Hopefully, I'll get back to sorting out these bikes sometime soon:
(https://i.imgur.com/9VYW3Re.jpg)
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Productive anyway! A slump isn't really a slump - you're doing other things and thinking about how/what you're going to do with what you think you're ignoring ;)
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Productive anyway! A slump isn't really a slump - you're doing other things and thinking about how/what you're going to do with what you think you're ignoring ;)
HA, working on year 20 i think here.
Grimm
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Nice painting on those.
There is a lot of creative work here.
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Cheers :) .
In more Squat related news... I appear to have started a bit of sculpting again :) ... Dutch is nearly finished :) ...
Who's Dutch? Well... I could tell you but he ordered me to "Get to the chopper!" :) ...
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(https://i.imgur.com/mufj63m.jpg)
To be continued :) ...
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Love the conversions/sculpting.
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You're getting really good at the greenstuff!
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Cracking work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Cheers :)
I'm on a bit of a roll, it seems...
(https://i.imgur.com/ANFS9cl.jpg)
Poncho has been added now :) . Next up is Hawkins; the comms specialist...
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"Ol' painless is waiting....."
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I've nearly finished Hawkins... just a bit of his hat and a sleeve to finish (should be finished in a couple of hours :) )... and I've got Mac on the table now.
I was thinking of how to make him a character so I am going to sculpt him with a bald head and a scorpion :) . Luckily, he's from Catachan so the scorpion can be a little bigger than the one he is well known for :) ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZgfBDWYjZE
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Quality work as usual.
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Cheers :) ... hopefully, Hawkins fits the bill too :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/xMLosXV.jpg)
Mac is now started...
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Mac is finished... just Dillon to go :) ...
(https://i.imgur.com/ZYUuVXI.jpg)
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man.. Your squats are generally amazing but this scorpion detail lol
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Cheers :) ... that scorpion was 'fun' to sculpt :'( ...
Now that Dillon is finished...
The finished team:
(https://i.imgur.com/5GDJS0i.jpg)
Next up... painting...
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I've decided to crack on with the existing list and have dug out some veterans that need finishing:
(https://i.imgur.com/5enletf.jpg)
The shotguns are from Anvil Industry.
I have also dug out a plastic body and have started to sculpt Colonel 'Iron-hand' Straken... I have just started him so I don't have any pix yet :) .
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A finished Colonel 'Iron-hand' Straken today :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/Qy4nIYU.jpg)
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Very nice.
Stupid question, and I feel ignorant for asking it - do you sculpt professionally (e.g. is there a company that sells your sculpts/commissions you for work/etc)?
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Very nice.
Stupid question, and I feel ignorant for asking it - do you sculpt professionally (e.g. is there a company that sells your sculpts/commissions you for work/etc)?
I sometimes do commissions but I can be very unreliable... I respond to PMs and if I am available, I will talk about commissions :) . At the moment, I am not in a position to sculpt for commissions (I have recently started work as a health care assistant in a dementia care home so the last thing I need is additional pressures when I am getting used to the demands of a very challenging job).
I have some miniatures for sale from various places but They are not under my control.
Example: https://cpmodels.co.uk/shop/ru13-halfling-snipers-full-gillie-suits/
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Completely understandable, thank you.
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(I have recently started work as a health care assistant in a dementia care home so the last thing I need is additional pressures when I am getting used to the demands of a very challenging job).
Were you not suppose to retire and then take over the world in your spare time?
Grimm
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Were you not suppose to retire and then take over the world in your spare time?
Grimm
I actually planned to work part time and fund my charity work... but went full time for a charitable trust instead (I get paid but the company is a charity not-for profit organisation). On my time off I am part of another charity as their committee treasurer... so I don't have much time for taking over the world :) .
My little dabble in the miniature sales market (Halfling snipers) helped me realise that if I was going to do it, I would need to focus on it... and I couldn't be bothered :) .
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I've hit a firework moment :( .
You know? When you want to focus on one thing but there are so many bright and sparkly ideas out there that you spend all your time watching and thinking... and no time actually DOING? Yep... it's like that at the moment.
I've got Ogryns in the form of Minotaurs on my mind...
...so I've ordered some cheap, Russian, 54mm Minotaurs ( http://www.tehnolog.ru/images/forthcoming/art_minotavri.jpg ) to act as donor models for the project. I've ordered 12 so there will be plenty to mess around with / chop up... and they cost £13.00 including postage so not very expensive at all.
I've also pre-ordered 3 lots of Ambots (six models in total - https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Necromunda-Ambot-2019 ) to convert into Hearthguard Assault Frames (Space Marine Centurions)... and I must confess that I am extremely keen to get my hands on those :) ...
... and that means that I have sort of lost my sculpting muse and have stopped sleeping :D . Creative processes, eh?
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Don't fight it - it's rest for the hands, but exercise for the eyes and brain still ;)
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I've got Ogryns in the form of Minotaurs on my mind...
...so I've ordered some cheap, Russian, 54mm Minotaurs ( http://www.tehnolog.ru/images/forthcoming/art_minotavri.jpg ) to act as donor models for the project. I've ordered 12 so there will be plenty to mess around with / chop up... and they cost £13.00 including postage so not very expensive at all.
The pic doesnt show, you were able to get the hard plastic figs right? Those models come in 3 types of plastic soft, hard and semi hard. Always wanted to get some of them. But i can now let you be the guinea pig and let me know how they go.
I've also pre-ordered 3 lots of Ambots (six models in total - https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Necromunda-Ambot-2019 ) to convert into Hearthguard Assault Frames (Space Marine Centurions)... and I must confess that I am extremely keen to get my hands on those :) ...
Ambots? You change your mind?
Grimm
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I inadvertently got the semi-hard plastic Minotaurs so I am hoping that I can work with them... but we'll see :) .
Anyway, this happened (five complete shotgun vets):
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ia0z5ER3b1I/XIUTccyuiqI/AAAAAAAAFPU/x21FYVETF4sRNxC0zc3se7JtnWIgAGkugCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_3089.JPG)
... but now the Ambots have arrived... this happened as well:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DpyhTTXD8BM/XIUVLzrloBI/AAAAAAAAFPg/qAY3DiZXoY0wfDnQNW-XdmYbkYv8VMu3ACLcBGAs/s1600/AmgotScale.jpg)
There is more information on my blog (as usual):
http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2019/03/happy-camper.html
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Finished Hearthguard Assault Frame Squad:
(https://i.imgur.com/GsQMzsF.jpg)
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Nice! I really like this approach!
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Very cool, is there a pretty good range of 'posability' with the ambots?
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Finished Hearthguard Assault Frame Squad:
(https://i.imgur.com/GsQMzsF.jpg)
Need a side by side with your previous big boys.
Line em all up for roll call if you can find the time please. :-)
Grimm
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Those look good.
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Very cool, is there a pretty good range of 'posability' with the ambots?
Short answer... no (unless you get cutting).
There are four options:
Legs A with Left arm A or B.
Legs B with left arm A or B.
My image shows From left to right:
Legs B, Arm B - Legs A Arm A - Legs B, Arm A
The body fits to the legs in one position only (with no swivelling).
However... if you get creative, the waist joint would be easy to change but the rest... not so easy :) .
I hope to have another squad built soon so you will see the fourth pose at some point :) .
@ Grimmnar - At some point... if I can find them :) .
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I really like your "faces" more than the ones that they come with.
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Cheers :) .
I have now finished both units and have included two Sgts with 'omniscope' conversion from bits of the kit :) .
I have included a note for each of the poses and all of the four possible poses are shown. For info, the right arm only fits in one position, whereas the left has two.
Anyway... here are the two units:
(https://i.imgur.com/VTZTpVA.jpg)
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Great 8)
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You're very thorough, thanks for the notes on construction. :)
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It's been a while but...
A bit of sculpting for a competition. It's going to be an infantryman at rest and it is also VERY WIP ;) ...
(https://i.imgur.com/hiYq7vy.jpg)
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Man, those ambots are perfect when you swap off the stock heads.
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Man, those ambots are perfect when you swap off the stock heads.
It's a really simple conversion too :) ...
Progress on the Squat sculpt :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/RpaxuYJ.jpg)
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:o
Wow! You should give classes on sculpting, if you're not already doing so! Amazing work! I like the Predator inspired squad too!
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I wouldn't give classes... I have a combustible teaching persona...
Here's how the sculpt has progressed :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/Dwh5uys.jpg)
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Looking good 8)
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I wouldn't give classes... I have a combustible teaching persona...
Here's how the sculpt has progressed :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/Dwh5uys.jpg)
lol lol lol
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Just hair, beard and hat to go now :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/Z0X1xCj.jpg)
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Very nice sculpt, although hairless squats are a bit disconcerning...
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Fear not!
Finished except for the basing tab :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/R6ULSgW.jpg)
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Cracking! :-*
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Brill, love the face 8)
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Very impressive!
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Thank you :) .
I have started another one... for the same competition...
(https://i.imgur.com/vmo4c3W.jpg)
This one will be a standard trooper with a rifle of some description.
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A bit more progress:
(https://i.imgur.com/QJjwSCa.jpg)
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Another distraction :) ... This is the first of many and is a conversion of an "Avatars of War - Dwarf Seeker":
(https://i.imgur.com/cP7G0e7.jpg)
He is still WIP because I am waiting for my Anvil Industry order to arrive so that I can finish it :) . I plan to convert the whole box so there will be 20 of these (when I eventually finish them) :0 ...
They should fit in well (size wise) with the rest of my army:
(https://i.imgur.com/zsX2MhS.jpg)
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The second one... now with added back-pack :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/cPX5s7B.jpg)
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Back to a previous unit and I have finished the shotgun veterans:
(https://i.imgur.com/kN3cCrP.jpg)
I have now started on the Primaris Psyker (Jedi Beastman) for the third infantry platoon:
(https://i.imgur.com/zsmvrw7.jpg)
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The Beastman Jedi is getting there now... Just the head and arms to go :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/1NEm7Z6.jpg)
I've also dug out the command squad and platoon commander, ready for them to get their arms as well :) .
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Looks so good! Can't wait to see him completed!
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Cheers :) ... however...
In yet another dramatic turn of events, I decided to do a little bit of reorganising and have trimmed down a Battalion in to a Vanguard Detachment.
That meant that instead of needing to convert 10 terminators, 5 scouts and 6 scout bikers, all I needed to do was convert 1 terminator Sgt (for 2 squads of 5 terminators, instead of 2 squads of 10) and 1 scout biker sgt (for 2 squads of 3 rather than 6). It also meant that I could shed the scout squad because the choice wasn't mandatory any more :) ...
... With that in mind, I have already converted the Terminator Sgt and now have 2 squads of 5 Terminators. In the image below, each squad is accompanied by a terminator captain:
(https://i.imgur.com/9ebMiLW.jpg)
The terminators will be Squats in Exo Armour :) .
As an aside, I have now started to convert the scout biker sgt and he should be ready by the weekend :) (Squat Hearthguard Bikers).
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The Vanguard Detachment is now complete :) . I have finished converting the Sgt Scout Biker (Hearthguard Biker) so I now have two little bike squads:
(https://i.imgur.com/FifvdHK.jpg)
The Vanguard Detachment consists of:
Terminator Captain (Exo Armoured Squat Lord)
Terminator Captain (Exo Armoured Squat Lord)
Terminator Squad (5) (5 Squats in Exo Armour)
Terminator Squad (5) (5 Squats in Exo Armour)
Scout Squad (5) (5 Squat Hearthguards)
Scout Squad (5) (5 Squat Hearthguards)
Scout Biker Squad (3) (3 Squat Hearthguard Bikers)
Scout Biker Squad (3) (3 Squat Hearthguard Bikers)
Centurion Squad (3) (3 Squats in Repurposed Mining Suit)
Centurion Squad (3) (3 Squats in Repurposed Mining Suit)
Dreadnought (1) (Squat Dreadnought)
Dreadnought (1) (Squat Dreadnought)
Now all I need to do is paint everything :) .
I still have all of the miniatures to convert for the original Battalion but I can do that 'as and when' now... this exercise ticks two boxes: 1. I have a finished detachment and 2. I am free to continue with the last of the infantry platoons.
The end is in sight...
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Today, 3 Ogryn:
(https://i.imgur.com/9KX1N9V.jpg)
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The second competition sculpt is now finished (except for a basing tab) :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/Qn1kuAP.jpg)
I am tempted to sculpt a few more... who knows?
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Scruffy, yet adorable.
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Great work !
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Cheers :) .
Both competition sculpts together :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/eUmVGZO.jpg)
I've started a third but it won't be done in time to enter the competition...
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Brilliant 8)
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Excellent work mate
8)
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Smashing stuff inso - you've come a long way from those first sculpts you shared on the forum of doom.
Your stuff is full of character and you have certainly developed a recognisable style of your own. I'm both impressed and jealous.
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Cheers :) .
It just goes to show that looking at reference images, does help, after all :D ... hopefully, I'll keep it up for long enough to have a full squad.
Sadly, I came in 4th (trooper) and 7th (Sgt) in the competition (out of 13 entrants) but I have had nibbles from a couple of manufacturers who still want to get their mitts on them... but not yet! I need to keep them to get their brothers sculpted :) .
Anyway...
(https://i.imgur.com/6C8Y8iB.jpg)
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Well that vehicle is just silly... where on earth is the breach of each of those weapons plus the auto loader and magazines..?
Mind you ... has a certain cartoony charm ;-)
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Great work on the two Stunties Inso.
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Well that vehicle is just silly... where on earth is the breach of each of those weapons plus the auto loader and magazines..?
Do you know what? I didn't even give that a moment's thought when I spent two weeks building the turret... ;)
The weapons are belt fed from a central stowage at the base of the turret. The turret and its internal workings, rotate all the way down to the floor. The working parts of the weapons are in the elevating drum... The guns are only 30mm cannons, they aren't howitsers ;) ... I could go on but it would just be silly :D ... yet, possibly charming ;) .
It'll fit nicely with the rest of the tank company, in fact, I even left a space at the back for it :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/3yQ6BHI.jpg)
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The weapons are belt fed from a central stowage at the base of the turret. The turret and its internal workings, rotate all the way down to the floor. The working parts of the weapons are in the elevating drum... The guns are only 30mm cannons, they aren't howitsers ;) ... I could go on but it would just be silly :D ... yet, possibly charming ;) .
You always make me chuckle. :-)
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Finished (except for decals) :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/GvqkA26.jpg)
That means the whole company is done (except for decals)...
1x Tank commander: Vanquisher-Russ.
3x Plasma-Russ
3x Battlecannon-Russ
3x Punisher-Russ
1x Hydra
1x Engineseer (+4x Servitors) in Chimera
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Creative work, nice.
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Great work,the tanks are brilliant :-*
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So... in another one of my random moments, I decided that my Squats needed a Primarch proxy... this is a Roboute Guilliman proxy :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/0Iv7XZv.jpg)
He's converted from this:
(https://i.imgur.com/SDVUc1l.jpg)
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Brilliant conversion ....
Keep it up.
Z
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Oh lord,this is fraking well done! :-* :-* :-*
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That's not a conversion.
It's an improvement.
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Cheers :) ...
He's finished now :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/FaVfJjc.jpg)
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Lovely work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Not really a squat though ;)
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Your stuff is brilliant Inso,credo!
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Lovely work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Not really a squat though ;)
He's not supposed to be :) .
He's more a physical manifestation of the spirit-ancesters... brought to life by a living rune-smith... and made of molten metal :) . He proxies for a Primarch but is more a War Golem than a Squat :) .
Glad you like him :) .
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I've been working on some proxy Taurox lately. They are based on Meng "World War Toon", Tiger 1, tanks. I decided to take the fixed weapon option (The basic Taurox can have fixed weapons or weapons in a turret) to make them both different and not need a turret.
I knocked together a test vehicle, thought it looked all right so I repeated the idea. Only one has wheels/tracks fitted at the moment (the test vehicle) because they'll have to be off for painting. Anyway... four WIP, Proxy Taurox:
(https://i.imgur.com/hgaEIt5.jpg)
I still have some filling to do and a few small details to add but they are practically there :) .
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That is so cool! :o :-*
To be honest, when I first looked at the picture, before reading the text, I thought it was some kind of cool double barrelled assault gun - like a Stug or Hetzer. I totally didn't think "battle taxi" or "IFV", but I kind of see it now. Maybe the gun barrels look a bit big for me...? My brain says the breach of guns that big would extend too far into what "should" be the engine compartment - there's me going and imposing "realism" on a future-magic-fantasy setting again... sorry about that... It looks wicked cool, regardless!
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That is so cool! :o :-*
To be honest, when I first looked at the picture, before reading the text, I thought it was some kind of cool double barrelled assault gun - like a Stug or Hetzer. I totally didn't think "battle taxi" or "IFV", but I kind of see it now. Maybe the gun barrels look a bit big for me...? My brain says the breach of guns that big would extend too far into what "should" be the engine compartment - there's me going and imposing "realism" on a future-magic-fantasy setting again... sorry about that... It looks wicked cool, regardless!
In all fairness, if they were big guns, you'd be spot on but these are just auto-cannons so the body of the weapon wouldn't even go back as far as the back of the top hatch. The muzzle-breaks are a bit big but they match the ones on my Hydra so they are themes and I couldn't really get away from them :) .
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Some proxy Taurox... before paint:
(https://i.imgur.com/AoQtNnT.jpg)
After a quick basecoat:
(https://i.imgur.com/3ZUrrOJ.jpg)
Lots of painting to go :) .
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You don't do it half do you 8)
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No :) ...
... in other news, I suddenly decided that I needed to have a Stormlord in my Squat army but I didn't think that the existing Stormlord looked like it could house 40 troops so I thought... "I know, I'll build a Leviathan that counts as a Stormlord".
To cut a long story short, here's where I am at the moment. Most of the structure is finished but I need to add the drivetrain, track guards, side sponsons, weapons and details:
(https://i.imgur.com/u8CwHmZ.jpg)
So much more to do... but it's getting there :) .
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Mind = Blown!
That is AMAZING!!!
Can't wait to see how it ends up!
"counts as Stormlord" is brilliant. I may have to steal this idea!
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Impressive!! :o :o :o
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Cheers :) .
In order to carry on with the build, it was necessary to attach the wheels and tracks so that I could work out dimensions:
(https://i.imgur.com/W14MBZW.jpg)
Now that they are fitted, I can start thinking about the track guards and side sponsons. With the side sponsons in mind, I decided it would be easier to just order the Baneblade sponsons because it would give me all the weapons and a means of fitting them (even if I converted things a bit) so I have ordered one of these and am waiting for its arrival:
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Imperial-Guard-Baneblade-Sponsons-And-Accessories
In the meantime, I can start filling and sanding if I need to :) .
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What model did you use for the chassis?
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That's a fantastic build! Brilliant work.
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Thanks :) .
@tim in saskatoon - The base Chassis is a 1/35th Panther, widened by 4cm :) .
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@tim in saskatoon - The base Chassis is a 1/35th Panther, widened by 4cm :) .
Ah! Cool! Thanks!
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No worries :)
Alas... the sponsons have arrived but I am in the depths of administration today so I can't crack on with the project just yet. That said, I am thinking that, with a bit of trimming, they should work pretty well... although they are a little bigger than I expected :o
I also noticed a few really handy items on the sprue which will really help with some of the detailing so I am rather glad that I decided to cheat a bit :D
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... well... maybe I'll start on the sponsons after all :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/N9j2hSb.jpg)
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Turrets trimmed down and side skirts created:
(https://i.imgur.com/XnKsmSK.jpg)
The turrets are not properly fitted and the side skirts are removable (for painting etc) :) .
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Looking good.
I have a fair bit of stuff left over from my Baneblade,you can have it gratis,however I am in Australia, may take a week or two.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/L83kYCMkJN4X/540.jpg)
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I have a fair bit of stuff left over from my Baneblade,you can have it gratis,however I am in Australia, may take a week or two.
Cheers for the offer :) but all I needed was the sponsons and I've already got them :) ... and you never know when you might need those bits yourself ;) .
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... and you never know when you might need those bits yourself ;) .
I know I'm now saving the Vulcan Mega Bolter left over from my Shadowsword to make my own Leviathon at some point!!!
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I know I'm now saving the Vulcan Mega Bolter left over from my Shadowsword to make my own Leviathon at some point (AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF AN OFFICIAL Stormlord ;) ) !!!
I just corrected that for you ;) ... so far, this has cost me less than £40... and I don't envisage it costing very much more :) .
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lol
thank you!
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Work on the Stormlord has paused for the time being because I am thinking about how to deal with a few design points... and I have also been sculpting again... so it may be a little while before things kick off again.
In the meantime... my Squat greens have now been cast up:
(https://i.imgur.com/gtyMngV.jpg)
I have some copies and am converting a few to also get cast up... it seems that there may eventually be a tiny selection of them :) .
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A Squat Commissar today :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/PMmB3Xw.jpg)
Since the image was taken, a basing tab has been added, ready for him to be sent off for casting :) .
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Great stuff 8)
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great skills :-* :-* :-*
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That is amazing! The expression on his face - perfection! :o
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His face is indeed perfect as is the pose.
Thanks for sharing
Z
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Cheers :) .
Hopefully, it won't be long before he goes off to join his mates to get cast up...
I just need to finish another rifleman and three heavy weapons :) .
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Excellent work!
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Cheers all :) ... This may be of interest ;) :
I am not involved with the Kickstarter side of things... but some of my sculpts have taken the big step into Kickstarter stardom... so if you are interested in owning a few of my sculpts, head along and have a look :) :
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/the-7-dwarves-28mm-sci-fi-miniatures/posts/2732954?ref=ksr_email_backer_project_update_registered_users
There will be more added to the range and variations on existing bodies... so this is just a taster :) .
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Congrats man! It's been really cool to see your sculpting skills progress over the years. Well done :)
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Lovely work man. I'm on a KS hiatus at the moment, but that is sorely tempting...
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Lovely work man. I'm on a KS hiatus at the moment, but that is sorely tempting...
Don't worry. I have it on good authority that these Dwarfs will be available from Macrocosm Miniatures in the future so you don't have to miss out if you don't want to :) .
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Don't worry. I have it on good authority that these Dwarfs will be available from Macrocosm Miniatures in the future so you don't have to miss out if you don't want to :) .
That is excellent news :)
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Just a day to go on the Kickstarter now...
... It's really rather exciting :) .
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YAY! The Kickstarter has funded (£4085!) and will get into full swing now :) :
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/the-7-dwarves-28mm-sci-fi-miniatures/
... and if you are interested in finding out how it all came about, I've made a blog post about it :) :
http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-kickstarter.html
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It's been a long time since I worked on any of the standard infantry, for my army so it is nice to be able to show off the command squad for the third infantry platoon:
(https://i.imgur.com/fyRXb7P.jpg)
I have now started working on all of the heavy weapon teams for the platoon... five in all (two for the infantry squads and 3 for the heavy weapon squad).
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I thought I'd get some images of the army, as it stands at the moment. There is still a bit to go but this is where it's at :) :
Infantry Company:
https://i.imgur.com/X7ccsO3.jpg
Veteran Company:
https://i.imgur.com/yAqF2yN.jpg
Armoured Company:
https://i.imgur.com/kjnwe8T.jpg
High Eschelon Leadership Company:
https://i.imgur.com/LhgWcXP.jpg
I still need to sort out the third infantry platoon and the transport for the Infantry Company and Veterans... but I'm almost there :) ... well, apart from paint ;) .
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Superb looking army.
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Great work Inso 8) I'm about to start my own sci-fi thread,yours is a wonderful inspiration :)
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Holy moly that is a lot of Squats!
Lovely to see someone keeping the good ol' space stunties alive!
Will they be blasting their way through some Nids any time soon? :D
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Holy moly that is a lot of Squats!
Lovely to see someone keeping the good ol' space stunties alive!
Will they be blasting their way through some Nids any time soon? :D
Cheers :) . It's unlikely because I don't game... but you never know ;) .
I've now started conversion work on the heavy weapon troopers for the third platoon (ten Squats; five gunners and five loaders) but have also been a bit distracted by these guys:
(https://i.imgur.com/aQd3a5y.jpg)
These casts were sent to me by Macrocosm. They are from the ones I sculpted for the kickstarter and I have actually put a bit of paint on them (primed and I have started the black on the Commissar)... I couldn't help myself :) .
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A bit of a resurrection here but I have been working on a vehicle for my original Squat army... so... Something new today... a proxy Hellhound tank :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/DBAU7gL.jpg)
It's just primed at the moment so needs lots of painting yet :) .
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The Hellhound is now painted:
(https://i.imgur.com/F53F49F.jpg)
... and so are the four Tauroxes :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/ZkcOoKv.jpg)
Just NINE Chimeras to convert and paint and I'll be ready to add the decals :D :'( :o ...
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Always impressed when I see an update - how you never run out of motivation to expand this project.
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Always impressed when I see an update - how you never run out of motivation to expand this project.
Cheers :) . I must admit that this army is always ticking away... whether it's in my head or the occasional update :) . For example, I have just got hold of 13 Ogryn to convert into a Squad of 6 Ogryn, a squad of 6 Bulgryn and an Ogryn body guard. The ogres I bought were:
This one to act as an Ogryn Body Guard:
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Blood-Bowl-Ogre-2020
A mix of these for the two squads:
6 models from here: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Militarum-Auxilla-Ogryns
6 models from here: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Jotunn-H-grade-Servitor-Ogryns-2020
I haven't done very much with them yet but the Body Guard is getting there nicely :) ... once he's converted and primed, I'll post images but he's so many colours at the moment, it's difficult to tell what's what.
That said, I am currently investing most of my hobby time in my second army, which involves a lot of sculpting... and you'll find that here :) :
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=123204.0
I still have 20+ sculpts to do for that army and then I'll need to paint them all :) ...
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Is the Hellhound a Churchill from World War Toon?
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Is the Hellhound a Churchill from World War Toon?
Yep... Meng's World War Toons :) .
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I just thought I'd post an update... seeing as this project is still going :) .
I have decided to convert some Chimera proxies that are "prototypes". That means that I don't have to convert 9 identical models. I continue to use the Meng "Toon King Tigers" as a base (mainly for the tracks) and have started with a Russian styled vehicle. Here's the finished conversion:
(https://i.imgur.com/QIH4EZh.jpg)
... and here's the finished base coat, waiting for the washes and highlights :) :
(https://i.imgur.com/V0ZBmYg.jpg)
I am thinking that the next one will be based on the U.S. LVPT-7 and will also use the same King Tiger chassis :) .
In other news... did anyone mention Knights?:
(https://i.imgur.com/AE5BOja.jpg)
So this project has been sleeping... not killed off :) .
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Cool!
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I'm unacountably happy to see an excellent redux of one of my favorite battle mech designs.
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That's a Thunderbolt (Dougram Ironfoot) as the base, isn't it?
Very cool conversion! 8)
Also; the APC is some really nice work too!
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Cheers :) .
The Mech is pretty much a standard 1/72nd scale Dougram Ironfoot with a sculpted Squat pilot and a converted cockpit. It's still WIP (I'm waiting for some plastic filler to arrive and I need to add a few details) so it should be a little more individual, once it's finished :) .
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Cheers :) .
The Mech is pretty much a standard 1/72nd scale Dougram Ironfoot with a sculpted Squat pilot and a converted cockpit. It's still WIP (I'm waiting for some plastic filler to arrive and I need to add a few details) so it should be a little more individual, once it's finished :) .
Is it one of the ones from the 80s? I have pieces of a Soltic around somewhere. Looking forward to see where it goes.
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Is it one of the ones from the 80s? I have pieces of a Soltic around somewhere. Looking forward to see where it goes.
Yep :) . It's an Ironfoot from the Dougram 1/72nd range. There is also a Revell Robotech version (called a Gartan) all from the '80s. I have a 1/48th Soltic as well... it's the one made in clear plastic so it's going to be a complete pig to paint... but there you go :) .
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Yep :) . It's an Ironfoot from the Dougram 1/72nd range. There is also a Revell Robotech version (called a Gartan) all from the '80s. I have a 1/48th Soltic as well... it's the one made in clear plastic so it's going to be a complete pig to paint... but there you go :) .
I just saw a prerelease for a new Big Foot GT kit and it has been hard to resist pre-ordering it. There was something so cool about seeing stores getting these Japanese robot kits; Bandai even re-released a bunch of the ones they made for various anime properties in the US without those licenses.
I also need to get around to printing these: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-ze-on-sept-covert-missions-suits-225995
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I just saw a prerelease for a new Big Foot GT kit and it has been hard to resist pre-ordering it. There was something so cool about seeing stores getting these Japanese robot kits; Bandai even re-released a bunch of the ones they made for various anime properties in the US without those licenses.
I also need to get around to printing these: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-ze-on-sept-covert-missions-suits-225995
The Big Foot is a cool mech but it would cost a fortune to get one sent to me... maybe one day :) .
Those Zeon suits are cool... get them printed :) !