Ordo Malleus Indomitable Fortress

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**jerO**

Here's my winning entry for the Fair Oaks GW store "Iron Stronghold" contest.
I have a step-by-step of the creation of it up here:
http://valleydweller.com/minis/stronghold_web/

It's roughly 50 hrs of work, and around $175 in materials cost to me, in what I used (have bastion bits left over, pad was prize for valk painting competition, only half of hardboard and 1/4 of foam sheets, etc).
Theme behind it is that it's an Ordo Malleus base, built into an Eldar ruin.
My main goal, being a cheapskate, was to make sure that all of the major pieces were modular. This thing can be easily disassembled and turn into 7 or so freestanding terrain elements.

I need to get a final pic with all the guns in place, etc.

Hope you enjoy the progress page.

**armbarred**

That is amazing. I love it.

I was going to build something similar for my Grey Knights and inducted guard... but now? It'll just look so trivial in comparison.

Thanks for some great ideas, I am going back to the drawing board.

Perhaps GenCon will yield enough good bitz finds that I can make it work.

**jerO**

Thanks... yeah, my guard/marines/malleus are all basically painted/themed in a similar manner. Started with the Valkyrie that I put inquisitorial decals onto.

I'll be leaving for Indy tomorrow morning, working the Mythic booth, playing some Shadowfist and checking out the FFG Warhammer / Dark Heresy stuff.

**squirrelsrage**

Beautiful work, and great pic's. This is a really wounderful center peice. The only problem I see, is now I want to build one.

**Petro**

I am jealous and may have to borrow your design. Very well done!

**LunaHound**

Wow that room looks like a museum of some sort , can we see some pic of the wall? ( especially the axe and such )

**Necros**

Looks really great. I've been trying to think of a way to incorporate a landing pad, maybe even 2. If I do end up building one, I will probably be stealing your idea

**FoxPhoenix135**

Freakin' awesome. I hope you win the competition with it! Being modular is +points in my book.

**jerO**

LunaHound wrote:Wow that room looks like a museum of some sort , can we see some pic of the wall? ( especially the axe and such )

It's the tabletop room we recently got installed at the Mythic office.

edit: hmm... twitpic doesn't like linking inline, here's the URL for another pic i just uploaded:
http://twitpic.com/divpu
The walls were repainted and we hung the panels from the E3 2006 Warhammer Online up since they were just mothballed on another floor.
Really happy with how it turned out. Ikea Billy bookcases with clear doors and all. 2 painting stations.

Oh, and if you think mine is crazy... you guys need to check out the GW insanity... partly inspired by the following links (re: putting buildings on the pad)

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogPost.jsp?aId=2900019a
and here:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogPost.jsp?aId=3600008a
of course i don't want to even begin to wonder how much that stuff would be at Retail

Must be nice to just grab stuff from the warehouse hehe.

**bubber**

More picts please - it's lovely!

**Briancj**

I'd love to see a picture of this when you've broken it apart into separate terrain pieces?

-=B.

**Anadaroo**

EPIC EPIC EPIC !!!

**jerO**

Thanks all, just got back from Gen Con. Had to pick up one of the MBA's Sci-Fi port-a-pottys while I was there

http://www.miniaturebuildingauthority.com/proddetail.asp?prod=302

I'll try to get more pics of the finished pieces dismantled when I get home tonight.

**GlauG**

This thing blows my mind. I was making a Sororitas one for my GF's Witch Hunters, and this is incredibly inspiring!

**Oshunai**

Absolutely stunning. Fighting over that must be great fun.

**jerO**

here are some shots as requested of the disassembled pieces.
Also shot a turnaround intended for an animated gif, but apparently I'm only able to dump WMV or PDF at home. Will upload that tomorrow.
topdown shot of components:

lower angle: I decided to flip the one bunker section around so you can see what it looks like... I'll still need to cap that off such that it still fits under the pad for when I want to use it as a chunk in the middle of the table or something.

Accessories... guns, tree, etc.

**NinjaRay**

That's the bestest ever. I want you to paint and model my Bastions. Find an excuse to spend a few weeks in the bay area.

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wait a sec, is that a Quad D-Cannon?

**jerO**

here's the turnaround (animated gif):

Ray, dunno... maybe Kubla or GDC or something if I can swing it.
and Yeah, that's a quad D-cannon

since I'm using normal interceptor guns on the rest of it, and don't have a missle silo, I think it's fine for an indomitable fort.

**Maverick421**

That is crazy awsome! Love the fact you made it so everything can be taken apart and used seperate. Really really great job.

**Cryonicleech**

That's just fantastic!

Great work!

**Alpharius**

Fantastic stuff!

You guys should take commissions...

Er, do you?

**machinedestroyeralex**

jer0, I LOVE THAT THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS FOR THE WEBSITE, NOW I CAN DO ONE LIKE THAT!!!!!

MOAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

**reds8n**

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