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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: Galland on March 28, 2012, 02:42:55 PM

Title: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Galland on March 28, 2012, 02:42:55 PM: Heh

I could not resist doing this post, especially since its actually a true story. Some friends of mine play the game WH40K by Games Workshop. I dont. However, they really want me involved in this, and knowing of my fetish for german WWII panzers, they went ahead and bought me a WH40K Baneblade, a huge monster of a plastic tank for that game.
When I opend the box, I emediatly spotted a loose arm with a saber in its hand, and went... "Oh shiny, that is a pirate arm, and I have seen the perfect miniature for it". I suspected that I had the miniature somewhere in the lead pile, and sure enough there it was, a Heresy Miniatures Barbarian Hero.
Some hours later with scalpel and various files the pirate was ready for painting, I removed all non piraty bits and had to remodel his trousers and some other parts a bit, but thats all part of the hobby I say.
When I had painted it (I havent actually painted much miniatures the past years due to various reasons), I just know I had to make a post to stir the good Captain a bit :D

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hJXK1A5jqXQ/T3MSu3IDHeI/AAAAAAAAA5E/sPIJJ3WYUGM/s1600/DSCN8137.JPG)

He will serve as a pirate and adventurer, perhaps starting out his own warband in the future!
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on March 28, 2012, 03:05:53 PM: very nice :-* Glad you didnt posted any Pics of the stinky GW Tank lol
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Mo! on March 28, 2012, 03:10:53 PM: Awesome post! Well played! >:D
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Galland on March 28, 2012, 08:44:38 PM: Hehe, thank you, and yes, the potential to pull the good captain's leg was too great to ignore! :)
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Captain Blood on March 28, 2012, 11:54:08 PM: Perfectly good looking pirate i'd say... ;)

Part of the ship, part of the crew...
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Galland on March 29, 2012, 12:15:47 AM: Hehe, I did actually post some pics of some tanks, however, not GW ones, but proper WWII!

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=39844.0
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: G-man on March 30, 2012, 05:39:17 PM: Totally seamless joint, nice piraty trousers and an excellent paint job. Beautiful!

£61.50 for a 28mm plastic arm seems reasonable, especially if someone else is paying for it.
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Commander Vyper on March 30, 2012, 07:34:53 PM: Nice backstory but that pirates got Moobs! (man boobs!). Not a good look for the pirate know as Billy Big Tit's Silvermane. Big breasted scurge of the south seas!

;)
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Bloodsbane on March 30, 2012, 07:35:15 PM: Looking good, dear friend!
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Aaron on March 30, 2012, 07:43:32 PM: Great story and painting but as Commander Vyper said, dude looks like a lady!
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Dr. The Viking on March 31, 2012, 08:53:07 AM: Well painted. Just ignore the chesticles. Given time enough with sword training should take care of them.
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Galland on March 31, 2012, 02:03:34 PM: This might come as a big surprise to many of you wargamers, but young men that hang out in a very odd and mysterious place called the "Gym", might actually end up looking like this =P
Title: Re: WH40K Baneblade! - For Da Captain -
Post by: Sangennaru on March 31, 2012, 02:20:44 PM: Quote from: G-man on March 30, 2012, 05:39:17 PM
£61.50 for a 28mm plastic arm seems reasonable, especially if someone else is paying for it.

lol lol lol

Very nice overall look, right! Worth the price! ;)