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Cheers Paradigm. I have to admit that I quite like how (in this photo at least) the white helmets give the masks an even more grim look. I decided to dispense with the red stripe on the left shoulder pads and instead do 3 digits in red: an homage to the German WW1 method of a red number across the canvas cover of a pickelhaube helmet. This squad is '108'.

I like the look of the snow, makes it looks like a heavy wet snow. The leaves on the Vox one throws it off a bit though

Thanks Physh. I've since redone the bases with leaves on as the more I looked at them, the more they looked out of place. I'll attempt to get the Grenadiers built tonight although I think all 20 may be a stretch...

What are people's thoughts on the Medusa/Earthshaker? I'm thinking I should probably go down the route of the Armageddon Pattern Medusa since the majority of my mates play Marines and some have a sickening number of Terminators... Having said that I quite like the indirect fire capability of the Earthshaker...

Hobby problems yo!

I like the Medusa in principle, it's hard to argue with a Large Blast melta. All you need to be sure of is protecting it, preferably with an ADL and bubblewrapping with cheap Guardsmen if you have any available. It will be a priority target for any kind of droppodding unit, so you need some way of countering or deterring that.

As for the Earthshake, I assume you mean the artillery piece rather than the vehicle mounted one, in which case I say it's also a good buy. Cheap enough you can bring a couple, and with the T7 W2 3+sv stats of Artillery, somewhat harder to cripple in one strike than anything on a vehicle chassis.

I actually meant the Arma. Patt. Basilisk with Earthshaker but thanks for the input Paradigm I assume that the Earthshaker can still fire over stuff without direct LoS?

Yeah, the artillery Earthshaker carridge has exactly the same firepower as a Basilisk, but comes on a chassis that is more durable against being one-shotted at the expense of movement (with that kind of range and indirect fire, who moves anyway?). It clocks in at 75 points, can be upgraded to have a Medusa Siege gun for 25 points. It can buy additional crew, and should you really want to, a Trojan to pull it.

Model:
(http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Astra_Militarum_Emplacements/HEAVY_ARTILLERY_CARRIAGE_WITH_EARTHSHAKER_CANNON.html)

Rules: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/h/Heavy_Artillery.pdf

Arma Basilisk is a damn sight cheaper though plus it would only fit if I did a Siege list. If I go the route of the Basilisk I can use them in an Assault Brigade or standard AM list (plus it avoids situations where FW stuff isn't allowed). We'll see... I need a third tank to complete my squadron plus some Chimeras and Hellhound/Banewolf or two...

Ah, didn't realise you were doing an Assault Brig list, I thought you played Siege. In that case, go for the Bassie, the Armageddon pattern artillery all looks 100% awesome and it's hard to argue with S9 AP3 in a Marine-heavy meta....

Plus the awesome range means it should be legal to drop a pie plate on the next table along should you feel the need to help out a buddy!

No worries dude! The Bassie is 30 notes cheaper than the gun carriage and crew so I'd be saving quite a wedge! I've got plenty to be getting on with at the moment anyway


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Can I get an auto-append? Ahthanyuhverrmuch...

I've decided to make my own Hellhounds because the plastic model is a bit meh (and expensive) and while the FW Artemia Pattern one looks cooler it's also much more expensive again. While I'm willing to splurge on the Arma Pattern stuff, you're paying for the very cool interior and I'm not sure I have the skill or patience to replicate it. I do however have a plan to reduce the ludicrously large profile of the tank of highly flammable liquid and replicate a looks-like Artemia Pattern Hellhound...

Maybe.

If you want to kill termies try an Executioner.

My experence with medusa is its a lascannon magnet, unless you have 2 or more the might not last long.

I'm with paradigm basilisks are always good.

Lovely work on the Korpsmen! the tank is shaping up very nicely too, I like what you've done with the back.

Thanks OMN. I haven't done any work on the tank for weeks. I think you're right- I'm going to build an Executioner turret for when I face terminators. Just have to figure out how to scratchbuild a plasma cannon...

Finished building the second LRBT today and started work on the Hellhound conversion I've been deliberating...

Looking good per usual. How hard is it to work with plastic card?

Excellent work on that tank, and the Hound looks promising.

@Ustrello: From my own experience, working with plasticard is, pretty much as it says on the tin, like working with plastic and/or card. Sound obvious, but to explain, it's like plastic in that it's rigid, can be glued with plasic cement, and filed/scored/trimmed just like plastic, but also, depending on the thickness used, can be folded/cut like card. In terms of difficulty, the hardest part is consistency, making sure all your edges are dead straight as with stuff like tanks, you're basically making your own kit to build from. It takes some practice, but you can achieve really great stuff from it, as demonstrated in this very thread!

Thanks Ustrello. Working with plasticard is as hard as you make it- it can be fiddly but if you start off small and practice you'll get there.


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Update: Managed a bit more on the Hellhound, tried doing a round drum like on the FW Artemia but after much, much RAGE! I settled for a more angular design and as such, it is a happy medium between the large Artemia pattern drum and the flat of the regular kit.

Bit o' building this evening- nothing ground breaking but progress is progress!



Made a new hull heavy flamer because I'm not a fan of the retro look of the old one.

Coming along nicely!

Thanks Paradigm. I'm wondering what kind of paint job to do on the dozer blade- I quite like the black and yellow chevron look but I thibk it would look totally out of place in this army. I'll probably paint it in the same manner as the rest of the tank.

Chevrons could work quite nicely, I think, if you really muddy them up and chip them left, right and centre. It would add colour without being too distracting, and add to the practical look of the army. Something like this:

Hmmm... I'll give it a try and see how it looks.

damn this makes me want to work on my DKOK more.

@ghostmaket, you definitely should. More Korpsmen are always needed for the meat grinder!

Man, its been a while since Ive dropped by. Your scratch builds are looking great. Really like the Hellhound conversion.

Between your and Ustrello's blogs, Im starting to get a Death Korps itch....

@40kFSU, go oooooooooooooooon, you know you want to join the Korps.... Thanks! I'm hoping to get the tanks smashed out this week and get some more paint on my infantry.

Speaking of which, a third squad turned up at work today... That makes 3 squads total but at the moment I have assembled the previous two with 3 special weapons a-piece to act as Veterans in a normal list.
I think I will use this third one to either be a 3rd Vet squad or swap out the special weapons with lasgun armed troopers for use in an Infantry Platoon in an Assault Brigade list.

 Elnibbus wrote:
Update: Managed a bit more on the Hellhound, tried doing a round drum like on the FW Artemia but after much, much RAGE! I settled for a more angular design and as such, it is a happy medium between the large Artemia pattern drum and the flat of the regular kit.

Your solution for the fuel tank looks good indeed. In case you want to give the round barrell another go, have you tried shapping a strip of thin (.5mm should work) by gradually gluing it on a curved ribs underframe (wood-building style, as used in wooden ships or caskets)? And maybe heating - lighly, before it starts to curl on itself - the plasticard to soften it?

As I said, looks great as is, just my 1 1/2 cents!

Thanks littletower! I actually tried what you suggested- using semi-circular ribbing as a frame and very thin plasticard over this. Unfortunately I cut my losses and settled on the trapezoid shape- less labour intensive


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Finally made a start on the Grenadiers this evening and decided that they needed meltaguns for popping caps in the rear armour of tanks... Yo?

 Elnibbus wrote:
Thanks littletower! I actually tried what you suggested- using semi-circular ribbing as a frame and very thin plasticard over this. Unfortunately I cut my losses and settled on the trapezoid shape- less labour intensive


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Finally made a start on the Grenadiers this evening and decided that they needed meltaguns for popping caps in the rear armour of tanks... Yo?

see you sprung for the command upgrades they look very nice. I personally went with cadian commander arms and just use the hands/las pistol

The meltaguns are from the special weapon kit and the Watchmaster has he arms he came with Posing the arms for the meltaguns took longer than I'd like to admit...

So I tried to use cork to emulate that rough sandstone texture I've seen so much on dry-stone dykes in Scotland and elsewhere (bearing in mind I'm going for a rural farmland setting) but I think they look a little like Weetabix... Snow will sort that out!