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Very nice stuff you have here. I am doing something very similar. I was also inspired by BrotherArgos. Shame he hasn't been updating lately.

I'm doing WWII airborne guard, using casting to replicate my bits. If you are happy with the mould removal stuff you have now I would stick with it but I use the mould release spray that lots of kits have. Works like a charm for me and doesn't obscure any detail.

About to start building a 'shake' table to vibrate all the bubbles out of the moulds. Using an electric toothbrush motor with replaceable batteries.

Look forward to seeing your progress.

endtransmission wrote:Oddly the normal turret is very plain compared to the rest of the body, even on the older version. In my head, the turret doesn't have a hatch as it's a sealed, remote unit so there is still space for the normal sized crew compartment underneath. I do agree that a little bit more detail could be a good idea though. I'll have a look tomorrow and see what I can dig up out of the bitz box.

Perhaps a good place to mount smoke launchers, or an aerial for communications equipment? Or hell, even small radar dome or targeting camera. Since it is remote operated like you said, aiming it via conventional iron sights, or similar means, isn't an option.

Following all the suggestions to add more detail to the turrets I've rooted through the bitz box and come up with these thanks to the Sentinel and the new Chimera kits:

Muuuch better

The big lights add to the whole "underground" aspect of the fluff too, so extra points for that

Im not sure if it would work but a hellhound would look cool in this style...if slightly strange since the fuel tanks are at the front That could end badly!

A Hellhound would look very cool in this style. The tanks wouldn't have to be at the front. If you look at the new kit, the gas tanks are fairly flat, so it would be possible to place the turret in this position...

Despite already owning a FW hellhound, you've sparked some ideas for when I need a second

aweet. I look forward to trying it out...possibly...I will definitely have some chimeras in this style however!

Glad to see this blog is still going , love how it is turning out ... very cool .

slann wrote:Glad to see this blog is still going , love how it is turning out ... very cool .

Thanks
I blame work for a lack of time recently. Hopefully I'll be getting some back soon so I can do some work on it all. Though I do have to admit that I'm wishing I'd just decided to go for Elysians or DKoK...


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Imperial Monkey wrote:aweet. I look forward to trying it out...possibly...I will definitely have some chimeras in this style however!

Make sure to post photos when you do, I want to see how other people handle the turret

Awesome work as always, keep it up.

In preparation for the Nottingham tournament later in the year I actually sat down and worked out what models I had and what I needed to make in order to have all the models. More importantly, what I needed to get so that they were actually all WYSIWYG.

One rather costly order from FW later and all I need now is a Valk and a load of spare bitz

What landed on my doorstep today was 4 packets of Krieg engineers with shotguns to give me my full compliment of vets, with the command upgrade set for the sergeants.

Some Comms units to use as objective markers as well as some Tau pilots and the Vendetta upgrade kit.

You'll see what the Tau are for later (assuming it doesn't look stupid, of course!).
As for the Vendetta, I thought I may as well properly magnetise the Valk so I can use it as a Vendetta later if I want to. Sadly I don't have 30 points spare in my list. Boooo!

As mentioned earlier, I still need to find some spare bitz; namely enough plastic marine flamers and meltas to give to give everyone the right equipment, plus a batch of guard gas masks and SM Scout goggles to finish my platoon. If anyone has any spares they want to sell or swap, please yell as these are always out of stock at the bitz places

Consider your Chimera idea stolen for my last tank in my WIP. It will be used for the framework of a modernized manticore. Great ideas. I love the work.

Thanks! I look forward to seeing your take on it as I love your rocket launcher; I may have to steal that in return

I have ideas for a Hydra too, but they are under wraps until I've got my first 1000 points finished.

Sounds great. I couldn't imagine they would be any less steller then what you have going now.

Nice to see you back! Looking forward to seeing what you've been/are up to...

Couple of questions from a guy building a highly detailed savlar chem dogs army...

The torso with the tubes that meet in the front, those are space marine scout torsos correct?

Where do you get your heads from? Could you link to some of your sources? I am building some very nice guardsman but I need more kinds of heads with rebreathers.
Your work is very inspiring. I have some completed model pics that I think you could draw ideas from, I will post them later as it is past my bed time.

Thanks!

Arakasi wrote:Nice to see you back! Looking forward to seeing what you've been/are up to...

Bwahaha! you're assuming I've had time to do anything other than spend more money
Hopefully this weekend I can blast through some of the unfinished units and stick together the vets. I'd like to get photos of each unit once it's glued together so I can visually see the progress in this thread. Maybe over the weekend I'll do that...


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archite666 wrote:Couple of questions from a guy building a highly detailed savlar chem dogs army...
The torso with the tubes that meet in the front, those are space marine scout torsos correct?

Correct. For the original lot I filed off the imperial eagle and filled in the grill on the back so it looked a little bit less like the Scout body that it really is.

archite666 wrote:Where do you get your heads from? Could you link to some of your sources? I am building some very nice guardsman but I need more kinds of heads with rebreathers.

For the heads on the two models in post one, they came from Pig Iron (http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/head-sprues-c-4.html). If you're doing Chem Dogs, there are some great looking bare heads with rebreathers. Speaking of which... thank you for reminding me about them... I need bare heads with rebreathers myself!

All the other heads are either from the SM Scout, Cadian or fantasy Empire ranges

http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/head-sprues-c-4.htmlYour work is very inspiring. I have some completed model pics that I think you could draw ideas from, I will post them later as it is past my bed time.

Right. Some photographic evidence that I have actually been doing stuff, although ti is all very much WIP. Since I took the photo I've added a few more to the platoon, including three Autocannon teams.



If you're wondering why very little is painted yet, there's a plan. As there's the Nottingham Dakka game later in the year, I want to make sure I've got all the models and that they are all WYSIWYG. Once I've got everything glued together and any sculpting finished, I'll base the lot and then proceed into the undercoating phase with just the bits that are needed. If I did anything else I'd likely end up with things like the second sentinel and the Venator painted, but not the base troops

First up are the two new Vet squads, these are just your normal DKoK Engineers with marine flamers/meltas added in. I've still got a bit of filling in around some of the arms, otherwise they are ready to be based/painted. Each of these will be using a Chimera




Next up are some more members of my infantry platoon. The painted examples with my resin legs/bodies will also go into the platoon as I want a rag-tag look to the basic troops as they are the surviving miners that the Inquisitor saved; the vets are either troops the Inquisitor already had with him, arbites from the mining colony or survivors from the Junos Moles regiment that are now rather good at what they do.

There is still plenty of GS work to do, such as tidying up their boots and helmets where I've had to carve bits away to fit the goggles



They also have gas tanks on their backs that you can't see in the above photo...



Lastly there's the start of a Heavy bolter team

Looking forward to seeing these guys in the plastic, as it were

Great models with some nice and simple additions that make them fit in with the established look - good stuff.

Everything in this blog is Awesome! Nice job!

SilverMK2 wrote:Looking forward to seeing these guys in the plastic, as it were
Great models with some nice and simple additions that make them fit in with the established look - good stuff.

Thanks! It's fairly easy to fit thingsinto the overall theme... making everything look rag-tag and scruffy pretty much does it. I do still need to go on a bitz buying spree to get loads more shovels and some more meltas though

This is really ace! I was toying with using those SM scout goggles myself, so it's excellent to see it in practise. Also, as a big tank lover (as opposed to lover of big tanks, though that too), really like your chimera turrets.

The goggles are a bit big on Cadian heads; you need to cut away the front of the helmet to fit them on and then rebuild the helmet afterwards.

They look nice, as always. Two small problems:
1) The flamers and Meltaguns look a tad bulky there for the models, it may look better in real life. Just giving you a heads up.
2) On the shoulder of the HB there is the flamer symbol...may want to remove it.

Like it tho, especially your Improv. Gas Tanks, they look nice!

Imp. Monkey

Excellent stuff.

Imperial Monkey wrote:They look nice, as always. Two small problems:
1) The flamers and Meltaguns look a tad bulky there for the models, it may look better in real life. Just giving you a heads up.

The flamers/meltas do still look a bit big in person, but nowhere near as bad as the photo makes out; especially when compared to the plastic Cadian flamer or, even worse, the old metal Cadian/Catachan flamers, they look fine. I also didn't like the DKoK or Elysian flamers, so I was a bit stuck without creating my own. I'm happy with them though, so that's fine

Imperial Monkey wrote:2) On the shoulder of the HB there is the flamer symbol...may want to remove it.

Yeah, I was thinking that may just represent Fireteam rather than flamer. Besides which, the Moles are a rag-tag bunch wearing mismatched armour that they managed to grab in the evacuation. (background: A rogue trader and his mysterious Inquisitor master rescued them from a mining colony that was infested with plague zombies. The basic platoons are made up of the surviving miners and are mostly wearing their mining gear, supplemented by pieces of spare armour)

Imperial Monkey wrote:Like it tho, especially your Improv. Gas Tanks, they look nice!

Thanks. I tried sculpting them from greenstuff, but it was a pain. Then I spotted the plastic tubing I'd bought ages ago and worked out these ones

I fear Da Dark Angelz need more kan openas...

Nahh I think you're fine

Don't forget... that's everything I own, not everything that's in my 1000 point list for Nottingham. I just put it all out to see what I had. The answer is actually quite a bit. I may work out how many points a bit later when Claire goes out...or I may make the gas tanks for the platoon. We shall see

Endtransmission,

In the upper left corner of the full army pic, I think I see some sort of skinny Xeno. HERETIC!!!

I've emailed the Inquisition.

Don't worry, it is probably just being used for target practice