40k Nostalgia Project - Update: Plague Marines!

[PatrickWR]

Still digging through my backlog so I can update this thread.

I also painted up a five-man squad of Chaos Raptors back in December 2016. Based on my research, it appears these guys are the “middle school” Chaos Raptors that were released after the original (fairly unpopular) metal bat-winged models but before the current plastic set. The newest models definitely capture that hard-edged Chaos vibe, but I prefere these older models. Something about the smooth aerodynamic helmets and jet packs, and the grasping taloned feet just says “RAPTORS!” to me.

More on the blog: https://comradewargames.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/more-reavers-the-midnight-vultures/

[hubbabubba]

Yarp. Of the three incarnations, they are the best. Juan Diaz?
I like the lightening, very cool

[warburton]

I'm not sure about the bird feet, but I love the jetpacks and those are definitely the best of all the raptor incarnations.

Great work.

[horridperson]

I loved those models!  Great looking figures but terribly top heavy and prone to doing unseemly, paint-chipping faceplants  .  After some disappointment and touchups I ended up rebasing them on larger 40mm stands to keep them upright.  I can't remember if it was to my advantage or not during gameplay but I was a much happier painter.  That squaddie precariously balanced on that half wall took me down memory lane .  Nice looking squad and where did you get that terrain piece?  Very neat looking.

[PatrickWR]

I loved those models!  Great looking figures but terribly top heavy and prone to doing unseemly, paint-chipping faceplants  .  After some disappointment and touchups I ended up rebasing them on larger 40mm stands to keep them upright.  I can't remember if it was to my advantage or not during gameplay but I was a much happier painter.  That squaddie precariously balanced on that half wall took me down memory lane .  Nice looking squad and where did you get that terrain piece?  Very neat looking.

You're so right about them being top heavy. I may end up rebasing them soon enough.

The terrain is part of a HALO Micro Ops toy playset. Pretty easy to find on Amazon. Works great out of the box for 28mm figures.

[PatrickWR]

OK, another update.
When I started my little 40k project last summer, I resolved to seek out and acquire some of the fantastic old metal figures that energized my imagination when I was younger.

At the top of the list were the old metal Plague Marines released in the mid-90s. These guys really fired my imagination — I mean, what other sci-fi milieu has evil space marines whose armor and flesh has been corrupted by centuries of sorcerous rot and demon-spawned decay?

They're not cheap to acquire, but I set myself a goal last year of tracking down a squad of metal Plague Marines to paint up. I finally got them onto my workbench in January. I found that the sculpts are very forgiving for my fast-and-dirty paint style. Here are the results.







Plenty more at the blog! I actually did 2 blog posts about these guys.

first one: https://comradewargames.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/new-paint-for-old-plague-marines/

second one: https://comradewargames.wordpress.com/2017/02/13/fully-painted-more-vintage-plague-marines/

Still a couple more stragglers to go before I've got a full 10-man squad!

[horridperson]

Classic look on those figures.  Great to see them again.  I wouldn't want to track them down again and pay through the nose to have them but really hoping GW will release some bloated fantasy warriors down the line like the bloodbound and servants of the changer of ways.  Your ruin is another really nice piece.  Details like that rebar are awesome .

[Diablo Jon]

Cool always like a good plague marine and they're nicely painted. If I had one small comment/criticism I'd say their weapons are little bit to clean and silver maybe a bit more rust and dirt on them would be good?

[Iain R]

Madness. beautiful, beautiful madness...

I'm slowly slipping back into resurrecting my own Ahntiok VII setting (stripped down and de-beardified 3E rules, very much in a skirmish setting) and this is just the sort of stuff I (don't)* need to be reading! keep up the good work!



*I should be concentrating on 20mm Colonials for a display game at Carronade 2017...

[PatrickWR]

I'm slowly slipping back into resurrecting my own Ahntiok VII setting (stripped down and de-beardified 3E rules, very much in a skirmish setting) and this is just the sort of stuff I (don't)* need to be reading! keep up the good work!

Um, I'm going to need to hear more about this Ahntiok VII setting as soon as possible, good sir!

[aircav]

Fantastic stuff, loving those plague marines 

[PatrickWR]

We played a nice big game of One Page 40k last week. The game featured the debut of my new campaign setting, Caluphel Prime, which I'm slowly developing as a narrative backdrop for our 40k games. One Page 40k has quickly become our go-to alternative to regular ol' 40k. It's fast-playing, intuitive and suitably crunchy.

The game’s narrative picked up shortly after the first Imperial explorator teams landed on Caluphel and began to explore the lost colony world. Even as the Imperials reinforce their position on the peculiar planet, fragmentary intel suggests that they are not alone…

Read the full blog post, with lots of pics and a cool game handout: https://comradewargames.wordpress.com/2017/02/26/one-page-40k-recon-ops-in-jericho-station/

And here are a few pics from the game.







Read more about Caluphel Prime here: https://comradewargames.wordpress.com/caluphel-a-40k-campaign-setting/

[horridperson]

Love the action shots Patrick!  I'm going to have to visit your blog and read up on your setting.  I really enjoy narrative gameplay and storytelling.  Seeing glam shots and reading about other people's stories really makes me want to return to the 40k uni myself.  It will have to wait a while because I'm looking at doing some AoS28 which is the fantasy equivalent of the Inq28 groups.  They make such beautiful stuff I really need to have a go at it.