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 MrFlutterPie wrote:

I have a Disqus account, would you like me to comment on Spiky Bits with a link to this thread?

Don't worry about it, I was able to get in touch with them and it was corrected a week later.

Glad everything worked out

I noticed the date after I posted

RIFLE RUNTZ TAKIN DA SHOTZ!!!
Been a while since I did an update, mainly due to the introduction of Warhordes in my local gaming community which I've been swept up in and have been recently painting up a battlegroup.
That said 40k will always be my favourite as for it's conversion possibilities more than anything else.
Anyway finally completed are the Rifle Runtz which shall act as my Ratlings snipers, like all of the grots it was fun to build and paint thou I'm moving towards the Model Color range for skin tones as GW paints tend to be too thick for the job nowdays.



Originally I was just going to have 9 Ratlings but a change to my list now means I need a 10th, problem is there isn't any more gretchin models that would make good snipers that I haven't already converted, so my 10th sniper is gonna have to be something different.
While I paint up my Hordes army I'll take the time to work on some small parts of the grot army such as my Primaris Psyker and repainting the remaining vehicles.

Those ratings look awesome! Your army is one of the reasons I've decided to make my own grotty little army

Neat unit.

WOW. Back during your last version of the Grots I thought they where fantastically modeled. I see that your conversion talents have only multiplied since then. Great work on all of the new guys!

ZOG SQUIG BOMBS, DEZ MUCH BETTER!!!
Been busy with Warmahordes recently but will be getting back into 40k soon with the Vulture Gunship and Rapier Laser Batteries up next. But first I've been thinking of other interesting units to include in the army from time to time to keep things interesting. One such unit is the Cyclops Demolitions Vehicle basically a 30pt remote T6 2 wound demolition charge, thought it might be fun to field 6 of them using Kromlech's Goliath mines below.



ARMOURED SENTINEL UPDATE; RETURN OF THE WARBOTS?
Another matter is the armoured sentinels, I've been trying to think of ways to make the squig tanks (my current sentinels) fully armoured as I've gone off the idea of using the mini tanks as they're likely cause confusion as they're neither walkers or mounted on 60mm bases. So I thought about turning the sentinel cockpit into a mouth with the plasma cannon inside it but with the searchlight eyes I feel it would look... too goofy even for grots.
But then I had an idea, why not use the Warbot or at least convert 3 with killa kan legs and a plasma cannon weapon. It should be easy to mount them on 60mm bases and they'll be more recognizable as Sentinels due to their similar size and being walkers instead of tanks, you can see a side by side comparison of all three models below!

What do you think? It I decide to use them as sentinels I'll need to start looking for all the bitz now and they'll likely be the last thing created for the main army.

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The squig-like walker, all the way. The tank's neat, but it'd be better for another roles - same for the bot.

 Kepora wrote:
The squig-like walker, all the way. The tank's neat, but it'd be better for another roles - same for the bot.

I probably didn't make it clear, the scout sentinels (The Squig Tanks) aren't the problem they're great and I'll repaint them at some point. The problem is a grot in an open cockpit doesn't exactly represent front armour 12 very well so I've been trying to come up with a suitable armoured sentinel proxy, the tanks are too confusing but Warbot with legs would fit the bill quite nicely.

Have only just discovered this project log, I love it all. From the painting to the conversion work it is all grade A material. The rifle runtz are awesome, the beady eye and rifle pointing out of the barrel is my personal favourite though.

I hope that Warhordes is a nice break from this army but ultimately serves to provide more inspiration for it. More please.

Just did a quick photoshop to see what the Warbotz or Megagrot Sentinels would look like, size maybe a tad off but still proportions look perfect for a gretchin.
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NEW TEK INCOMIN!!!
Been a while but I'm not back working on 40k and the Grots are going to be getting some awesome new tek soon! First up is my Rapier Laser Battery Conversion, using the last of my guard tracks, and chaos bike parts (from the Ork Botz) plus a few other bits. It's size matches up very well to the size of the original forgeworld Rapier model. The design was inspired by the Soviet tanks from Red Alert 3.



I'm hoping to have the other two built in time for a game this thursday. Only question is should I paint the vent up like a vent or try and pull off a glow effect as if there was a reactor inside, remember these thing have a 50% chance to explode when destroyed?

I've also completed the Thundersquig Gunships's Punisher Cannons for it to be fielded as a Forgeworld Vulture! But just in case I need to use the Vendetta again the Horns and Gatlings Cannons can be swapped out for the Lascannons.
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Rapier is fantastic! Combining the lascannons with Necron bits and the little Tesla coils on top makes them look much more like grot-tech.

MAN DA GUNZ!!!
Gun crews completed for the Rapier Laser Batteries, been quite good in the few games I've been using the unpainted models in. Going from the top I had to use one of the Mek Gun Gretchin for the crew but made sure to give him a lasgun and a raised base, also wanted to make a grot who was visually cautious about his gun exploding! I also made a Tau Gretchin, I wanted to have the squig on a pole but it didn't work so he became part of the base's detail. Finally there is my grot mek who wearing the Ork Mek mask and swinging the spanner looks very tribal, he accompanied by an enslaved Ork Bot cause I thought they were too good not to have at least one still in the army.

Now to get the Thundersquig gunship Punisher Cannons and details painted!
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Outstanding vision and execution on display there Proiteus.

BETTA DAN A DAKKAJET ANYDAY!!!
I've finally completed work on upgrading the Thundasquig Gunship with it's new Twin Linked Punisher Cannon armaments so it can now represent a Forgeworld Vulture Gunship. Plus a new paint job with a few extra details.
Of course there are tournaments that don't allow Forgeworld units so I've magnetized the horns on the front so I can switch between the Punisher Cannons and Lascannon weapons for when I need to use it as a Vendetta.
It's proven it's worth in nearly every game and it is truly devastating against infantry and even MC.




BLASTA TANK STRIKEZ BAKK!
With the new Rapier Laser Batteries and Vulture gunship, I've decided to once again field my Leman Russ as a the Plasma variant. In the previous edition that tank pretty much destroyed itself with “get's hot” rolls in most games, but now you get a 4+ save to prevent losing the hull point. So time to bring my anti-termie machine back!
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 Proiteus wrote:
BETTA DAN A DAKKAJET ANYDAY!!!
Of course there are tournaments that don't allow Forgeworld units

And those are the kinds of people who need to get the sticks out of their asses. Great work as always, man!

Simply awesome!

Emperor's Teeth Proiteus, this army is utterly fantastic! Very well thought out and executed. Awesome.

DINGZ R GETTIN WEIRDA!
While working on the Rapier Laser Batteries I thought to myself that my current Weirdgrot conversion below (representing a Primaris Psyker) looks great for pyromancy and other physical forms of psychic powers but not for the Divination which I'd be using quite often.



So I needed to get one who'd look right for Divination and could represent an astropath should I ever wish to field one. So I created this floating gretchin in a strait jacket with lots of rods and teslas sticking out. The idea being that when he sees the future he goes nuts and starts screaming about it and sometimes a nearby squad will listen and act accordingly.
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Haha, nice work as always Proiteus. Love the conversion.

What's next in the works?

 Freytag93 wrote:
What's next in the works?

Right now I'm working on a display board for Armies On Parade, after that it's the Rapier Laser Battery crew, then the 2 command tanks.

Awesome stuff.

BE SNEAKY AND KARRY A BIG GUN!!
The half painted Rapier teams have been put aside for a while as I have an upcoming tournament at my gaming club coming up, the catch being no forgeworld units. So the rapiers are out and I'm fielding the vendetta. To replace them I've decided to bring 'Agent Spookumz' my old Marbo conversion out of storage and since Marbo seems to have been forgotten about by GW I plan to field him as a Vindicare instead. So I've swapped his arms out and converted him an orky sniper rifle.



BUSY IN DA WORKSHOP
I've also finished work on the first set of expanded spiked tracks today and the Leman Russ Vanquisher tank is starting to take shape, with luck I'll have room for a small grot commander in the Cupola in front of the tank.
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Bah, people really eed to get their heads out of their butts about Forgeworld stuff; it's part of the game, dammit!

So... Why's the commander going to be in the chassis?
The reason most modern tank designs put the commander in the turret is simple: Sight lines.
The commander's cupola on top of the turret offers the best sight lines around the tank. If he's in the chassis forward of the turret, he'll only be able to observe the forward 180* of the tank. Won't see a damn thing behind him.

Just my $0.02

What can I say? Awesome conversions. Fantastic army. Subbed. Viva la Grot!

 Nowlan wrote:
The commander's cupola on top of the turret offers the best sight lines around the tank. If he's in the chassis forward of the turret, he'll only be able to observe the forward 180* of the tank. Won't see a damn thing behind him.

I agree the problem is the cupola on the turret is solid it's good for a hatch but very little else, as opposed to a chassis where I can have him standing up.

Nice little re-work of Spookumz there

Vanquisher is looking good - and obviously the commander uses that cupola so that it's easier to bash the driver round the ear

 Proiteus wrote:

I agree the problem is the cupola on the turret is solid it's good for a hatch but very little else, as opposed to a chassis where I can have him standing up.

Its on a flat surface, is cutting the original cupola off with a razor saw or jewlers saw and replacing it not an option?