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Boston, MA

 Dysartes wrote:
Very nice, Brother SRM - I've been considering doing my BaC and BoP stuff as Ultramarines, and it is nice to see how good they can look.

You say that like there's any doubt that Ultramarines would look good! I'm yet to find a Marine model that doesn't take well to the ol' blue and gold.

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UK

Lovely work on the Termies!

 
   
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I guess these are good if you are a fan of really solid painting, attention to detail, and overall excellence.

But if you are a big admirer of garbage, then you will hate these.
   
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Upstate, New York

 Brother SRM wrote:
 Dysartes wrote:
Very nice, Brother SRM - I've been considering doing my BaC and BoP stuff as Ultramarines, and it is nice to see how good they can look.

You say that like there's any doubt that Ultramarines would look good! I'm yet to find a Marine model that doesn't take well to the ol' blue and gold.


Truth.

Nice work on the termis. I especially like the guy leaning into the punch.

   
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Boston, MA

Thanks, I'm really glad his pose reads well. I was worried it'd look like he was just falling over on his face!

An apothecary with a crooked chainsword to keep some of these goons alive:




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What's left of Cadia

That Apothecary is gorgeous!

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Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
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My ancient "lab"

Just found this thread. I'm blown away at this stuff, despite myself not being too big on retro models(I joined up 6th edition, relatively young). How long does it take you to paint a tac squad?

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Boston, MA

 War Kitten wrote:
That Apothecary is gorgeous!

Thank you! I really love both Apothecary models and I was happy to paint them up for this army.
 JustaerinAtTheWall wrote:
Just found this thread. I'm blown away at this stuff, despite myself not being too big on retro models(I joined up 6th edition, relatively young). How long does it take you to paint a tac squad?

Thank you! My retro models are in my, well, retro Ultramarines army, but I've always loved the old aesthetics. According to my paint progress tracking sheets, each squad of 10 Marines took me about 2 and a half weeks to finish, painting most days for at least an hour.

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Excellent work on the apothecary.

EDC
   
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Boston, MA

I had a load of fun weathering up this Land Raider Armored Proteus, AKA the most World War I tank ever made after World War I:








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Macragge

Looks gorgeous. Love the checks around the sponsons.

   
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Boston, MA

I like to think the checks give it a "Greek diner on treads" feel

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Macragge

lol. Now I can't un-see that.

   
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Upstate, New York

 Brother SRM wrote:
I like to think the checks give it a "Greek diner on treads" feel


A suitable transport for the gyros of the imperium.

Looks great!

   
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Boston, MA

 Nevelon wrote:

A suitable transport for the gyros of the imperium.

Okay, that's a good one

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Nicely painted, but I'll be damned if the Proteus isn't the stupidest looking tank in the Marine army...
   
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Boston, MA

 TheArmorOfContempt wrote:
Nicely painted, but I'll be damned if the Proteus isn't the stupidest looking tank in the Marine army...

As a fan of WW1 tanks and Rogue Trader vehicle designs, I strongly disagree!

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The Proteus is pretty darn old, so a WWI-era design makes some sense in 40K. It looks really well done too, SRM congrats! Kinda reminds me of an inverted Duke's Chowder House...

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That's beautiful. Really nice work on the Proteus.

EDC
   
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Boston, MA

 JustaerinAtTheWall wrote:
The Proteus is pretty darn old, so a WWI-era design makes some sense in 40K. It looks really well done too, SRM congrats! Kinda reminds me of an inverted Duke's Chowder House...

The Land Raider Proteus has a reduced carrying capacity of only 5 models to make room for the massive vats of delicious chowder taking up the bulk of its transport space.

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 TheArmorOfContempt wrote:
Nicely painted, but I'll be damned if the Proteus isn't the stupidest looking tank in the Marine army...

Yeah, It looks too cuboid to evoke anything but 'silly' in my mind. Still, great paintjob.

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 iGuy91 wrote:
You love the T-Rex. Its both a hero and a Villain in the first two movies. It is the "king" of dinosaurs. Its the best. You love your T-rex.
Then comes along the frakking Spinosaurus who kills the T-rex, and the movie says "LOVE THIS NOW! HE IS BETTER" But...in your heart, you love the T-rex, who shouldn't have lost to no stupid Spinosaurus. So you hate the movie. And refuse to love the Spinosaurus because it is a hamfisted attempt at taking what you loved, making it TREX +++ and trying to sell you it.
 Elbows wrote:
You know what's better than a psychic phase? A psychic phase which asks customers to buy more miniatures...
the_scotsman wrote:
Dae think the company behind such names as deathwatch death guard deathskullz death marks death korps deathleaper death jester might be bad at naming?
 
   
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Boston, MA

Had a game last night against a local Iron Warriors player. Had never met the guy, but turns out he was a really cool dude and we got a close game in. It was only my third Heresy game, so my tactics were only slightly worse than my dice! Mission was Blood Feud with that wedge deployment.
His force:

My force:

He had first turn and began his advance:

My dudes shortly before 9 of them got Phosphex'd off the table:

His advancing forces:


My Ultras holding the line:

My warlord trait let me deep strike a unit, so I dropped my Terminators behind his quad mortar on turn 2:

... but they missed:

My infantry blobs had taken a bit of a beating at this point:

I wiped the Assault Marines out using the Whirlwind and Aiolus missiles from the Deredeo, but his Contemptor was still advancing and getting dangerously close to my Tactical Marines:

Things are getting uncomfortable:

His Land Raider opened up and a squad of Breachers came pouring out, who then shot up my tac squad:

The Tactical Marines get charged by the Contemptor. Over the next turn, my sergeant stuns the Dreadnought with a power fist strike and my squad falls back. Since walkers can't Sweeping Advance if they're stunned, my squad was able to safely run away and regroup on my turn. Shooting then killed the Dreadnought:

My Tactical Marines prep to charge the Breachers:

Charge! The melee goes on for four rounds, with the Breacher sergeant killing my Tactical sergeant, Apothecary, and Chaplain:

However, the Ultramarines finally win one combat and force the squad to retreat!

In the very last turn, the breachers are falling back, the barest shreds of my two Tactical squads remain, and the only other living targets on the table are the two Land Raiders and the Siege Tyrants.

When we tallied up all the points, even counting the retreating Iron Warriors as destroyed, it came out to a narrow 6-7 game, with the Iron Warriors eking out a narrow victory. It was great fun, and I was happy to get my Heresy dudes on the table. I wish the lighting was better back there because both armies looked great, and his Iron Warriors had a ton of little conversions and characterful bits to them.

Things I learned:
- Phosphex is terrifying
- Don't charge Breachers, not now not ever. Should have used Fury of the Legion on them instead
- Get some power axes in my squads, losing three challenges in a row against a Breacher sergeant was pretty lame
- Meltabombs in more squads would be a good idea

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Upstate, New York

Nice report! Always fun to see well painted armies clash.

   
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My ancient "lab"

Sounds like a fun game all around! IW are one of the legions i'm considering for HH, but UM are a little more ornate and are probably more fun to paint. But well done Cam, infantry blobs FTW!

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I painted up Roboute Guilliman! The marble on the base was a nightmare, but the model itself was really fun to paint! I also got to mess around with the 'Eavy Metal painting guide for painting faces from October's White Dwarf, which I followed to get the face. I'm really proud of that part, even if I don't love the cape.






I also magnetized the base so I could stick him on a 40mm base:




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I understand what you mean about the cape, but overall it's a stunning model. Except for the face. Looks like he's been awake for too log.

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
The hobby is actually hating GW.
 iGuy91 wrote:
You love the T-Rex. Its both a hero and a Villain in the first two movies. It is the "king" of dinosaurs. Its the best. You love your T-rex.
Then comes along the frakking Spinosaurus who kills the T-rex, and the movie says "LOVE THIS NOW! HE IS BETTER" But...in your heart, you love the T-rex, who shouldn't have lost to no stupid Spinosaurus. So you hate the movie. And refuse to love the Spinosaurus because it is a hamfisted attempt at taking what you loved, making it TREX +++ and trying to sell you it.
 Elbows wrote:
You know what's better than a psychic phase? A psychic phase which asks customers to buy more miniatures...
the_scotsman wrote:
Dae think the company behind such names as deathwatch death guard deathskullz death marks death korps deathleaper death jester might be bad at naming?
 
   
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Nice work on Roboute Guilliman, the model looks and the marble on the basing is well done too?

EDC
   
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UK

Lovely work, I think you've done a fantastic job keeping him nice and utilitarian (for a Primarch) rather than going too over the top, which suits Guilliman perfectly.

 
   
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Fine work here SRM, very clean! I don't quite know what you're getting at with the cape, it seems fine to me(albeit a younger, less experienced painter).

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Boston, MA

 JustaerinAtTheWall wrote:
Fine work here SRM, very clean! I don't quite know what you're getting at with the cape, it seems fine to me(albeit a younger, less experienced painter).

Thanks! I was hoping for a smoother transition between colors on the cape, they could have been better but they're okay.
 Paradigm wrote:
Lovely work, I think you've done a fantastic job keeping him nice and utilitarian (for a Primarch) rather than going too over the top, which suits Guilliman perfectly.

I mean, the guy still has more gold than a Jersey wedding, but thank you

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