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@Nevie, they are fantastic aren't they? Sad to see the SM bits not getting as much attention these days.


I just wanted to make a quick announcement that I have made a quick start on my fiction and posted it (most appropriately) in Dakka Fiction. Feel free to check it out and provide some feedback.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/579760.page

Got a little wip painting to show you all (doing well aren't I?)

I have just finished a monster research essay but with two more still to write I may be a little silent on Dakka for a while. None the less I have still started on my boarding termies from ages ago and even painted the bases which is something of an act of heresy as far as the rest of my army is concerned. Lots of details still to put onto these guys but half an update is better than no update right?





I am finding the helmets a little bland for my tastes and that they blend too much into the rest of the armour, any suggestions on how I can fix this? I was thinking some freehand scarabs or maybe even painting the whole thing a different colour. While helms with red detailing perhaps?

Anyway, I should really getting back to doing some real work, see you all soon!

Cain

Looking Really good Man, as to the helmets maybe a golden hue to match the shoulder details?

Thank you kindly sir, thinking you might be right about the gold on the helmets. I tried white and it just looks strange.

I actually just finished another 10 termies so I will have to post some pics soon. Seeing as classes have finished for the summer I intend to make a lot of progress!

Here is my monster update as promised.

I wanted to do a full photo shoot of the army as it stands but it doesn't all fit in one space at a time!

Instead I simply broke the army up into chunks and snapped some pics that way, enjoy.

Also, they are probably best viewed in the gallery as they are very zoomable..

First off, cultists and their support tank.



Then the Recon team featuring a bunch of bikes, speeders, snipers, a drop pod and a flyer.



And the terminator teams along with a dread knight.



Let's not forget the mini Mechanicus force I seem to have ended up with. Did I mention I bought a Leviathan!?



And last but not least, all the rest of the troops plus their tanks.






I also mentioned finishing off some terminators so here are some more close-up shots of them.









They still need some freehand symbols but apart from that I consider them all finished. Not sure whether to paint a tank next or finish off a bit of infantry. Guess the amount of red spray I have left will determine that...

Cain

Oops, don't mind me while I fix technical problems..

Introducing the captain of the First Company, Khalid-Madu.

Clad in artificer terminator armour, this giant of a Space Marine is the first of a new breed of Thousand Sons. Having embraced his powers of sorcery to a whole new level he is able to conjure up giant beasts of the warp to obey his commands be in on war-torn battlefields or in the inky depths of space.





I am considering buying a Daemon Prince to convert into the captain as well. It could represent him unleashing his full power. Could be quite a challenge but an excellent project for the summer!

As I am still in a painting phase I decided to get another termie out of the way. This time it is the sorcerer Onouris Neith, a loyal advisor to the legions top ranking individuals and despite many offers of promotion, has decided to remain a member of the Scarab Occult so that he may train new generations of space marines in the way of warp-wielding.

For you people trying to figure out the bitz to this guy, the base model is the Space Hulk librarian with a different head and modeled in a much more aggressive pose. He also has Anvil Industry pads and power fist as well as a Necron glaive (which I just noticed still needs more painting) to finish it off..









Next up will be some power armoured vets and then maybe time for some marines that are not red!

Cain

Here is the first veteran as promised. Only a dozen or so to go now...





Anyway, I'm off to make some money!

Feel free to leave a comment, it's getting awful lonely on my blog these days..

Oops, been a while since an update! I have been working furiously during the summer and as such have had very little "me time". That being said I still managed to whip up some new dreadnoughts for the army. Enjoy

These kits are really quite awesome. there are tons of different build options and handy little spare bits.





While they are all awaiting some greenstuff work to Thousand Son them up I couldn't resist showing off some pics of them first!





I am most excited about the librarian dread. I tried a heap of options for the staff arm and ended up just building my own as I wasn't a fan of the pre-built one that comes with the furioso dreadnought kit.






Tune in soon as I will post some pics of the new and improved dreadknight as well as his big brother...

Cain

Here is the improved dreadknight as promised. I decided that even with my old configuration the termie still looked like he was in a baby carrier so I layed about with the craft knife and built something new.

Behold, the MKII Deredo pattern dreadnought!





I shall have to take some better quality pictures once I get a new camera. I may have left mine sitting in a mine shaft while in Spain..


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Ooh, here is the old model for comparison!

I also finished adding a few touches to the Leviathan so here are some wip shots of this fella...







It should look pretty awesome once I slap a few layers of paint over it!

That thing looks beast. I'm not sure if you're already planning on it, but you may want to beat up that rhino side some, instead of just having it laying there.

Oh yeah the Rhino section is just a placeholder for now, damage is incoming!

That dreadnought looks so much better like that. I really like the design.

Thanks man! Yeah I'm really glad I changed it, thinking I may have to get some of the other badly designed GW kits to see if I can improve them as well.

Just finished building a jetbike from Kromlech, hope you like it!

Awesome stuff

Just wondering but how did you make the Deredo cockpit with the Marine inside?

Thanks! The cockpit was super easy to make. You simply remove the terminator body and replace it with the top section from a venerable dreadnought kit and then fill in the gaps with GS and a few left over plastic bits. Here's a better pic for ya

Interesting, thanks

May have to steal this idea and modify it for a Hellbrute compartment for my own CSM Forgefiend/Maulerfiend conversion ideas

Go for it man! I'm considering getting a hellbrute to add to this same army as well, just gotta figure out how it will fit in fluffwise..

I'm not normally one to post WIP painting but I figured some of you may want to see the progress I am making on the super heavy tank, still a looong way to go yet!



Hopefully I will have this beasy finished in the next day or two and then maybe onto the whirlwind that is hiding in the background.

Biker looks cool, been meaning to pick some of those up for a while now....coz obviously I need more resin to lie around the place

Fellblade is looking good.......although.....I'm thinking it might look better if you put all the rivets back on

I second monkeytroll's sentiment, that biker is really cool. All you conversions here look great.

monkeytroll wrote:Biker looks cool, been meaning to pick some of those up for a while now....coz obviously I need more resin to lie around the place

Fellblade is looking good.......although.....I'm thinking it might look better if you put all the rivets back on

Thanks man! Yeah those bikes are awesome, the casting was awesome, just wish they would come with legs...

I'll just whip out the ol' rivet gun for the next tank for ya shall I MT?

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:I second monkeytroll's sentiment, that biker is really cool. All you conversions here look great.

Thankyou kindly sir! I should have an especially awesome conversion coming soon should I find the time..



Well, the Fellblade is pretty much finished barring a few touchups and any little bits that you guys feel I should add. Very big pics so feel free to check them out in the gallery.

I tried to include plenty of little details such as the leaky oil barrel and marble engine section, might add some more freehand though, it also needs a name once I can think of one that will fit.





I have to say that the dusty engine filter is my favorite part of the tank, not really sure why!



Hmm, need to clean up the gold around the engine section. Marble was super fun to paint though..





I considered giving the driver a big fancy crest but then decided that it would be rather impractical given the confines of a tank!




There, it's only taken me about four years to get round to painting this beasty but I think it was worth the wait. Perhaps I will buy an actual fellblade next?

Edit: Dang, still on page 10? I feel sorry for you people with slow internets who have to load all those pics...

Look what just arrived! Looks like I have some extreme fixing up to do...

Cool, what's the plan for the flyer?

The plan is to make it pretty! I don't want to chop the whole thing apart, just get rid of the silly goldfish profile and tweak the wings a little, it should be all finished by tomorrow.

Honestly, just swapping the engines with the bolters should be enough.

Swapping the engines and bolters was the first thing I tried actually but it really doesn't look good! The whole ship looks really unbalanced..

Here are a few shots of the progress so far. Plenty of time left for changes if anyone wants to chip in with some ideas! I'm thinking I need to play around with the fuselage a little more but I am pretty content with the way the front has turned out.



Hmm, need to drill out these gun barrels. I hate assault cannons!





Hope you all like the changes I made, more to come soon.

Cain

Yeah, not a fan of the non-FW marine flyers.

Hey guys, fear not, I am still alive!

Having survived yet another semester of university I am taking what small part of the Christmas break I have to myself and using it to get some painting done.

As some of you may have already seen, I painted up another Mantis Warrior for Gitsplitta's competition. Unfortunately I didn't win this year but I am still mighty pleased with the result! It makes a nice change painting green armour for once.








In other more Thousand Sons related news I have broken out their allied Mechanicus force. While a little on the small side I hope to expand it quite considerably in the near future! Here is a little teaser until I have some completed models to show y'all.



As always, thanks for stopping by!