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ERMAGERRRD ITS SLASH!

Cool chaos khorne stuff dude!

Thanks for the feedback - this army has been a blast to work on.

I finished up the army's terminator lord - 3 time winner of the Legion's "beards for the blood god" competition, Kirk von Windstein, the Lord of Skulls.




He's ready to smash a squad of purple-clad Emporer's Children into paste.

More to come,

Dan

Wow just wow.

Consider me subscribed!

More marines finished - another squad in fact:





The phobos pattern bolters and space wolf bits add a bit more variety to the Army I think.

Also, I got started on a couple of kits for the Catachan boys that have been sitting on a shelf for a while - here's a preview shot of one of them:


Best looking aircraft GW has ever produced in my opinion.

Hasta luego,
Dan

I finished up the first Vulture today - reaper 64.

Given that it's got the usual (for this army) Catachan conversions, there wasn't much remarkable about putting her together and painting her up.



That being said, the vulture is a pretty impressive looking aircraft - especially with the punisher auto-cannons. It won't be long before she's mowing down the enemies of the imperium 20 twin-linked shots at a time!

Dan

I shifted gears a bit today and picked back up the sylvan army I've been working on for a few years. I'm in clean-out-the-closet mode, so you'll be seeing a wide variety of strange stuff. In this case, I've got an old confrontation wolfen hero that's counting as a 40mm lord in my beastmen/ogre/woodelf sylvan list.

Here he is:




These old wolfen models are a blast - very characterful, and highly posable for big metal figures - I've got about 15 done so far with another half dozen to go. The goal is to have 18 of them completed so I can run a minotaur/treekin/ogre horde.

More to come soon!

Dan

I have a few old Wolfen lying around as well great models indeed. And you really did it justive with the paintjob, nice work!

I finished up a few more wolven today and thought I'd post a pic of the whole unit. I know Confrontation didn't intend them to rank up, but as usual, their models look incredible as a unit. As you can see, Orion, lord of the marshlands and leader of its peoples, is on point.




Fluff-wise, these guys are one of the stranger tribes dwelling in Athel-Loren - I'll post more pics of the rest of them as they come to life. I'd like to emphasize the fey bit of the forest people culture, with an Azerothish color scheme because I'm a sucker for colorful armies.

Hope you enjoy,

Dan

More work on the Sylvan army today - I finished up assembly on 18 fawn skirmishers (ungors / glade guard).

They were a ton of work for a unit that's going to run about 150 points on the battlefield, but they'll look pretty cool for the 5 minutes they're alive before they get vaporized by a strength 3 magic missile. Such is the price of a themed list I suppose.

Anyway, here they are, ready to paint:




They'll be joining these guys:


I'll have 30 or so in the end, which should be as many scrawny forest dwellers as any list needs (I hope).

Today was also clean the garage day, so I reorganized my gaming corner, unpacked all the armies in storage, and finally finished up my display shelf.

The finished product is a bit ridiculous - my pocket book hurts just thinking about it.


I can't imagine how many points it is - a bunch.

Anyone else have any ridiculous collection shots?

Dan

I've got a couple of updates today. First, the fawn skirmishers.

These guys, per capita, took more work than anything I've worked on lately. Between all the green stuffing, bit swapping, and the fairly complicated paint job, they took a lot longer than I expected. That being said, there are 30 of them now, so I've got all the glade guard/ ungors I'll ever need.

Here they are:





And while wandering around a craft store with the kids yesterday, I bumped into the toy dinosaur section. This rekindled my desire to work a few dinosaurs into my Catachan list (inspired by this guy's Catachan work: http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?206184-Beer-Guns-and-Dinosaurs-A-Catachan-Log). Here's the WIP shot of my first "sentinel" - a Catachan outrider!





As you can see, SFC "Rock" Chesterfield is enjoying a cigar as the 187th's vulture squadron delivers 4000 rounds per minute of punisher death to an ork encampment he marked a few minutes earlier.

More to come as I get him finished up.

Dan

Mornin' all,

Today I've got the finished pics of my Catachan Sentinel, the dinosaur whisperer.

The sentinel leg fit surprisingly well, and I'm pretty pleased with the way the model turned out.







Having seen the other dinosaurs offered by Safari Ltd, I'll probably paint up a few more of these guys - a unit of three would be nice - and I'd like to run one of the dinosaur hunting scenarios floating around the web.

I'm a sucker for dinosaurs.

Dan

I finished up the big unit of satyrs for the sylvan army today & got started on a pair of great eagles. These long weekends are great for getting work done on my real job (painting) - if only it paid better...

Anyway, here are the pics of the satyrs - 40 gors / dryads should be enough to get the army on the board.

As usual, there are plenty of unit fillers floating around. I think they do wonders for horded up units, and getting a model up big blocks is one of my favorite parts of 8th edition. These particular satyrs, like so many of their ilk, are getting blind drunk in the forest. Go figure.






I also got started on a pair of great eagles. I don't love the GW models (although the pair pulling the new HE chariot are quite nice), so I decided to go with something more sylvan looking - the cool mini or not birds.

Here's the WIP of the pair:



If you haven't seen the sculpts in person, they're pretty incredible. I was skeptical about them because of their price, but they were worth it. They've got loads more character than their GW equivalents.

Anyway, hope you enjoy. There'll be more to come as it's ready.

Dan

This was clean-up week (well clean-up quarter really), and I've finished up a few more stragglers from armies past, as well as completed a few more models for the sylvan army.

First up, the spell weaver for the sylvan army:



And the finished (based) shots of the giant owl:



And a lore master for my high elf list - just a weapon swap away from the blind Eltharion model:


And finally some WIP shots on a project I've had on the back burner for years - a castle for my dogs of war army:




Obviously there's still a lot of work to go on that one!

Well, I'm off on business for a few weeks - more to come when I get back.

Dan

OMG! The Catachan Dinosaur is absolutely Fantastic!! The Owl complete cool! And the fortress!!..WOW!

B.E.A.utiful work on here Wonkobaggins...

I still adore the Dinorider, a concept as fun and well executed as the Deamon Slash...

Asides from that you have some wonderful minis and a painting technique that I wish I possessed...

Thanks for the praise - the dinorider was a fun one to put together. I know the Catachan generally don't get much love, but I find them much more characterful than the Cadians.

I finished up some more models for the Sylvan army today.

First up, the beastmen horde. I decided to intermix Dryads into the unit to try and capture the feel of Dryads and Satyrs partying in the woods. I'd imagine they'd get pretty ornery if an imperial army tromped into their glade during a fiesta.






Next up, the forest queen. She's a bit flimsy as models go - I foresee issues with packing here up and taking her to games - but the sculpt is wonderful. I like that they included a harp option, as I think it jives well with the feel of the army.



Finally, I finished up the giant eagle. This sculpt blows away the GW models - they really need to improve that line.



And that's all for today. I've got 12 more Dryads and a few more Satyrs on the desk, and then it'll be off to another project. Maybe the World Eaters need a bit more work.

Dan

wonkobaggins wrote:

Awesome work! I made the Catachan in the log you linked to, and I'm glad you were inspired to make your own. Have any more jungle dudes in the works?

There's always room for a few more Catachans, although the army has gotten big enough now to be unwieldy! But yeah, I want to make a trio of sentinel stand-ins based around this guy and his therapod.

I'm pretty stoked about the possibility of a Catachan mini-dex in the future.

I've always shied away from including tanks in the 187th Catachan SF regiment. I couldn't imagine why they'd be issued a huge, lumbering Leman Russ for jungle work, and I don't know how the regiment would transport them anyway.

Fortunately, pop culture stepped in to alleviate my boys problem. Without further ado, I present the M63 Straken model jungle tank:





This tank has been used in the jungle before, as I'm sure at least a few other nerds out there will remember. I'll be disappointed if at least one person doesn't catch the reference.

Forged from a long-lost STC, the Straken model has everything a guy needs to run in the jungle - all terrain treads, a small profile, and an engine snorkel for fording rivers. It's even air-liftable by a Valkyrie.

The only mods I made to the kit are the heavy bolters on the side sponsons. I'm still planning to add a bit more to the model, including a few ruck-sacks and a hop-on. We'll see how she comes together.

Additionally, I finished a tree man for they Sylvans.

Being something of a traditionalist, I like my earth elementals big, misshapen and lumpy. He'll pull double duty as a tree man in the Wood Elf list and a Ghorgon or Cygor in the beastmen list.

It's based on the Reaper earth elemental model. I made him taller and more connected to the ground, and I added branches and roots to his head to make it look a little niftier. Finally, I added an owl. I'm sure it's pretty irritating to have a large bird crapping on his head all the time, but I suppose he can meld back into the ground and clear it up if it gets too over the top.




That's all for today folks. Thanks for stopping by.

Comments and criticism are welcome as always.

Love the tank what kit is that by the way I know I have seen it somewhere ? Also love the tree man plus the extra detail makes it look more viney

Is this a tank from Metal Slug? If so, brilliant reference! You'll need the player characters from the game, though. And maybe a blood-vomiting zombie soldier for good measure.

I simply love the fact that your Catachan army seems to be the largest collection of jungle commando-themed cameos ever!

It sure is - and of course the Commandos are on the way.

I'm glad you like them - they're a fun army to put together. No seriousness required!

Awesome! And don't forget those Contra guys, while you're at it!

Edit: Oh God, I only just realised that Colonel Kilgore mini standing next to the tank! That is freaking brilliant, mate!

"I love the smell of Damnatus in the morning!"

That's a fantastic model! I didn't recognize the Metal SLug tank with 3 dimensions at first

I finished up the first of the 3 Straken class jungle tanks today. I figure it's about equivalent to the modern American Sheridan tank, which was jumpable (in a loose sense of the word). I wouldn't want to be the DZ security guys on the ground when it's landing, but I guess having a bit of armor is nice.

Anyway, although the 187th generally eschews tanks, there's a time and a place for everything, and the Straken packs a wallop for its size.

Here are the pics (I still need to add a guidon to the rear somewhere):




And for a little video game reference cross-pollination, here is the Straken jungle tank with Billy and Jimmy Lee:


Of course Col. Kilgore served in the 187th! Where do you think he learned to surf?

I also finished up another half-complete project today, in the form of more heavy support for the boys in green. The second Vulture is done! In typical army fashion, they named it El Diablo. Word around the barracks is that it means "some kind of Mexican Fighting Chicken". Who knows.





Finally, I finished up the second, half-painted World Eater's drop pod that's been floating around in the back of my work space. Once I get a bit of wind-fall cash, this army is getting another big expansion. The new 30k stuff FW has been releasing has my brain boiling with ideas on how to expand the legion. I figure an army build around the battle of Skalathrax can count as a modern force or a legion without much problem. You've gotta love the timelessness of the warp.



Pay no attention to the abandoned extra from an old Madonna video in the background. There are plans in place for him.

Hope you enjoy, C&C are welcome as always.

Dan

"We raped the horses and rode off on the women!"

Oh wait, that was El Guapo

Seriously cool stuff man!

"We pruned the hedges of many fine villages". Dusty Bottoms

Whos the faery women with the harp from by the way? Cool stuff nice and bright

She's from the raging heroes collection (www.ragingheroes.com)

They have a good number of great alternate character models.

Ah thought she might be