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2014/01/02 13:15:13
Subject: Re:Stormwall's Mostly Terrain and 3rd co - Photos are back, plus holiday splurge & teasers. 12/25/13
@ Gitz: I agree! I like bases because I honestly enjoy working on them and terrain more than my army.
@ El: Thanks, keep looking for updates from time to time. I'm a little bit slower than your average P&M blog.
So, there was supposed to be an update here. But, after getting a little drunk on New Years, my Stormtalon uh... didn't turn out as I had planned. It's got some damage to it, permanently glued parts that should be able to move, etc. For the most part, it's not actually that bad. I can see where I repaired parts that I melted with plasticard/cardstock but, also see damage to the rocketpot conversion on the roof of the Talon.
Anyways, when I get home from running some errands this morning I'll post some pictures. I think it'll still be ace, I just have to greenstuff some holes...
Speaking of the Stormtalon, if anyone has a Trygon head they'd like to sell me; I still need it for this project. Also, I finally got my order of paints coming in the mail. I can't wait to finally paint!
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Well Gitz, this isn't my number one priority. It's hobby to pass time until the end of the month. But, I try to keep you guys updated the best I can. Anyways, pictures incoming.
"There is no greater blasphemy against the Emperor than failure; as we are already sworn dead among the stars, we cannot afford to be damned too."
So I've decided the entire Third Company of the Sons of Orar is undergoing a self imposed penitent Crusade(campaign? IDK, since it's not the whole chapter,) for Captain Galthas allowing some of the battle-brothers under his command to be found wanting. Sorry, totally random but, I felt like adding it for discussion.
Here is the Stormtalon that is WIP, known as "Orar's Due." Be gentle, as I said before I was a little drunk when I assembled her... I've got so much to fix, repair, and touch up with greenstuff.
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Two sideviews. Note the antenna thing was glued outside of it's department after it was too late I guess to put it in. I'm going to cardstock around it to make it look even cooler than it would have been though.
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Front view. Shows cardstock repair to... fix a melted side under that pod. Also shows damage to the missile pods. I'll have to greenstuff it all out and make it symmetrical and pretty again, instead of scrappy orky. Still, I think I got that fat gunship look in the front, with a slim elongated profile. I hope this thing will look better than the stock Stormtalon!
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Here is the undercarriage. I looked everywhere for the Tauish hoverbuttons. Turns out, I glued them here...
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What was I thinking! Haha! Looks cool though, I'll greenstuff the right cap to make it match the left, and all will be well. I'll murder some poor kid's toy to get new Taufloatythingies for the Talon later.
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Another rear view.
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Some more work on the tree-base, still a long way to go with it.
Anyways, this Stormtalon is in the chapter fluff, the Stormmaw variant, designed for being able to withstand higher G-forces, speeds, and damages in a dogfight with Tyranid ground and air units, or something like that. I keep my fluff loose, works better that way. Anyways, laugh away at my mistake!
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Hey all, sorry for the lack of updates. My paints came in two days ago, so I can finally paint stuff however, I've also set a lot of new priorities for myself since I will be leaving for three months on the 27th of this month and I will have pretty much no contact with any social media including this website, phones, internet, etc. I also met a girl now who totally distracts me from everything too, sorry guys... (She supports my "toys" though as we jokingly call them even though she knows what this hobby is, and her older brother has RT stuff that she's trying to get for me!) I also have some Cardstock Cathedral bits made up and a Cardstock outpost built. I've also primed almost all my terrain. I'll post all this today or tomorrow, woo!
@ Gitz: It's a Battle barge sized ship for BFG! If I purchase it I will be painting it for my SoO. The guy who makes them is on DakkaDakka and is well known. His name escapes me though. Anyways, I think it will be an awesome paperweight for my desk.
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I have returned from the warp! So yeah, I joined the military and I got hurt, it required a surgery and got peb'd out with an Honorable Discharge surprisingly. (Don't worry about me, the VA is actually taking care of me.) Anyways, now that I am back home I have lots of spare time since I currently can't work, so I decided to take up electric violin and my SoO army again. I hope this isn't breaking rules by necroing my old thread. But, here goes!
So I don't have much to show right now, since I just unboxed my army out of storage. I took pictures of my setup and all so you can see all my cool Scibor, SWM, FW, and Kromlech bits. I also took pictures of my first bases I ever did, the flight one isn't finished yet but, I have to put bark and leaves on the flight stand tree. I also took my Stormtalon conversion apart as it was midway in the progress department, and... I used it for terrain for the LoER contest. I entered it before I realized I will be out of the U.S in Stockholm, Sweden so I can't post it on the deadline, and I entered so late everyone has a head start. I am not quitting though, I will build this hillside ramshackle wall and guard tower that was fortified in the middle of a Stormtalon crash. I have a Sanctum Imperialis coming in the mail and on my next paycheck I hope to get roughly 60ish dollars of SWM stuff to kit it out. I'm so excited! Here is my original LoER contest post, derp.
Coldwill wrote: Sorry! I can't find any Sanctum imperialis parts for my wall... but, I did butcher my Stormtalon conversion for terrain, so I guess I am posting a concept doodle...
Okay so quick edit: I didn't feel like drawing anything of quality but, I doodled a basic idea down. It's going to be a Stormtalon crash-site into the side of a wooded hill that was fortified against a xenos incursion by Space Marines. And don't laugh at the deodorant pack part on top of the guns, it is going to be green stuffed or turned into a radar dish for the tower.
Here is how the conversion used to look....
So yeah, there's that. I don't know why the image is upside down? I didn't upload it that way, sorry guys. IDK how to fix it, and it's too late at night to reupload it. Oh, I guess I should tell you guys not to be surprised but, the mods are working on changing my name to Stormwall so, if this thread disappears, just type Stormwall's third company, etc. Anyways, here are some projects I did. These are my first bases as I mentioned above I think, first flight stand which still has work to go, and my first ever 25mm base that I consider finished. What do you think? How can I improve it?
And here is the flight stand that is still a work in progress. I hope you can see the concept though? What do you think of the overall concept?
I also worked on that diorama/objective marker some more. I primed it and I am magnetizing it to the plinth and the marine to the stand.
And yeah, I primed the battlefront. I have to sand the rocky hills I made, they came out lumpy. I have to do that for all the putty hills though, so I will probably just post all the hills that are old on this when they've reached their next step, etc.
Here are the pictures of my new setup. I have an old laptop table that I am using currently for my models. I am unsure if you can see some of the bits and SWM stuff laying around but, I took a picture just incase you guys with the sniper vision can see what I have.
Oh and off topic, the reason I've not made any progress today is because I made these book-ends. I figure you guys would tell me what you thought about them though. I might make some warhammer FB ones later. (They look better in person by the way, the picture/clutter under them makes them look lopsided on the sides.)
I can't post it right now but, my girlfriend has a 2nd edition Rhino that she stole from her brother's attic for me, I am going to convert it to a Dakka Predator using Anvil Industry's miniguns for sponsons and I will either buy a SWM tank cannon for the auto cannons, or I will simply scratch build my own.
Lastly, I guess while this blog is slow I will eventually get to a point where I wow people because I love converting and I learn more each time. I can't wait to finish all this terrain. I will keep this blog on the straight and narrow this time, I won't let it get the dust it had before. (I was preoccupied but, I mentioned this at the top of the post.) I guess you guys should know that by the end of this blog I hope to have an entire Fortress monastery done, made of cardstock, foam, and lots of Sanctum Imperialis(es?) It's going to be a long trip but, no one said modelling was easy. I learn more from you all each and every day.
So yeah, I've returned. Let's see what I can make.
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MaxZ wrote: That objective marker is sweet. To really add to the Greek/roman effect,I would get the plumes roman centurions wore(the one going down the middle of the helmet, Greek style, and the one going parallel to the shoulders, centurion style, like in the sternguard box. I think few makes them to
Thanks! I can't believe I missed your posts, really.... really, late reply on my part. I have some of these coming in:
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And I will be ordering these for my command squad/sternguard. (Next time I am payed.)
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lipsdapips wrote: Huaaaa! I LOVE Sons of Orar, consider me subbed mate! The miniatures are looking great, can't wait to see some paint
LDP
Thanks! I really want that retro Ultramarine look without the connotations of their over the top fluff, and the hate from many of the fans. I like retro. I like 2nd edition. I never had the luxury of RT but, if I get my hands on some RT stuff you never know what will happen. Oh and I like the color red and lots of bolter dakka. (Waaaaaaagh, I mean, wait uh... For the Emperor!) Might be some time though... I have 41 cardstock buildings to make first... forgive me mighty wargamers but, this is mostly a terrain blog now... (with lots of minis lol.)
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I am thinking of using these for my side sponsons on a Dakka Predator for 2nd edition Rhino Predator conversion. I just have to find a way to order two of the miniguns, and then order one tractor part with the howitzer for my TFC.
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What do you guys think of that idea? I have no idea if these are too small to act as Sponsons or a TFC. But, give me your honest thoughts on the idea if you would.
Lastly, I have a test model prepared. I will do the base and prime him, and I will find some tutorials on brass and painting banners. I will post the results up and see where you guys can tell me to improve. This mini is also meant for the Great Marine Swap btw, if you're interested.
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Gitsplitta wrote: I love a good base. Can really make a figure. Very excited to see what you do & will be gleefully stealing your basing ideas. That base looks fantastic!
I may have pointed it out, I may not have. The basing idea is from Ron's From the Warp blog. I just use fall based leaves and add stumps and other bits, random terrain, dead marines to it, etc.
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Okay so I'm back! I test primed a figure in the comfort of the shed. (It's like 36 degrees F, with freezing rain.) The cold affected how the primer adhered to the figure, it flaked off on his left knee (camera right.) I am really proud of the red on the back. After a few tutorials and trial and error, I found that 8-10 inch away from the model is ideal for perfect coverage, making two or three small light passes at a horizontal level with the model. The front is a bit thicker as I was still learning.
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The white frustrates me as it was a cheapo walmart spray but, I will be building over it using Adminstratum grey and Celestra grey, with a touch up of White scar where it is needed. I have taken pictures to show the worse of it. I am really unhappy with how thick it came on the shoulderpad with the parchment, and worse yet my cold shivering fingers left a fingerprint I had to go over, ruining it a bit.
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As for the base, I added a servo skull and another stump, and took another touch up round with the primer. I am happy with it, I will begin painting the mud and rock scheme, with the fall leaves on top as per norm with my bases. I have no idea how to paint the skull yet.
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Oh and I made a cool banner idea for my Captain/Chapter Master's base. I am thinking of extending the banner down and making it flow with the wind with greenstuff and cardstock.
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Please forgive my terrible priming skills, this was my first time and I'm a beginner. (My excuses won't last forever, haha. ) I still cannot wait to see how this miniature turns out, and I hope that I can make it good enough to trade in the GMS. I hope I learn more from it, I've already learned a ton about priming from tutorials and that hour of practice.
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Those are excellent builds Coldwill, and the basic colors on the one really have me looking forward to what you'll be doing with it. To borrow an overused meme... MOAR!
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
Sigh... they got me again. I bought another Sanctum off ebay for a wall project that I will be mentioning below, haha.
Anyways, I almost have the miniature painted up. I may have overly washed him but, hey, they're gonna get dirty fighting nids. Speaking of Nids, I need Hormagaunt and genestealer heads, mostly the former. I am also eyballing a Carnifex head for four bucks. I am also thinking about paying someone to make me some microsol decals and resin banners? I don't know who I could find to do that, I'm probably going to have to do it myself.
@ Git: Moar!!!! Is coming! I made a small tower and I am working on a cheesier surprise conversion from White Dwarf... hint.. somewhere in issue 95-98 I think. I also washed that Son earlier thst I posted. Looking good. I also tried my hand at long flowing greenstuff banners to my ire...
I don't suppose you have some spare RT era or 2nd edition Predator tank turrets? Preferable cannon ones not las? I need 2. (Obviously if anyone has em I will buy em.) I'd also like an old school 2nd edition Razorback turret for another project.
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You see... I'm trying to decide if this should be a White Dwarf edition 118 Vindicator... or I might go with a predator, preferably I will build a "Dakka Predator." I wish someone would tell me how much a Predator and Vindicator cost comparatively. This army will be troop spam via drop-pods probably... I'm scared too many heavy things such as a Contemptor, a Vindi and a Predator will screw my troop cost. (I picked this guy up for like 23 bucks. I could have gone lower with an offer but, I didn't want to risk losing it.)
Is it bad I really want this one too? I made an offer of 15$ for it. I want the whirlwind part for an anti-gun batter on my wall for the LoER contest! I want the Rhino well... because I can make it into one of the above?
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Also to avoid confusion you all. I am now known as Stormwall. This is to avoid some spill over from some random person having my name who has a bad reputation/to rep my youtube channel which I will be making later this year.
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@EyeamRai: Thanks! I am having a blast! I'm currently working on a very, very old style of conversion, which may or may not have to do with hygiene. (Only the vets from the start will understand this.) I'm also working on some wall and bunker bits for my Fortress still.
@ Gitslitta: Like always, you're a hero. I splurged a bit and got another RT era Rhino... The yellow one from my earlier post. So once I go to Stockholm in December, I'll have three haha. I will probably be using a round turret on one to make it a Dakka Predator, and I might use another Round turret or a 2nd edition razorback turret on a side project. Since I just bought the yellow tank, I now have a whirlwind turret that I may use on my terrain as well.
I dug up some other blueprints up in an old white dwarf PDF. I won't ruin it but, two of these "tanks," are going to be surprises I hope.
All this on top of my incomplete terrain that needs sanding and priming. (Anywhere you see white in my earlier posts on said terrain...) and on top of the GMS for Solar_Lion! (Solar said he was down by the way, it has me super excited since his yellow colors are the stuff.)
Edit: Discovered Zinge Industries, I am so terribly excited! I want one of these but, I'm poor and I don't know what this would represent with SM's.
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@ GrimDork: Thanks! I try to make the Marines somewhat original, they're static if you don't convert them. Terrain is really what I enjoy to do, I just never seem to have the right supplies and as a result projects shift off and on the backburner. I'm waiting on some SWM stuff to arrive, along with plasticard and foam so I can continue the LoER contest entry.
Eventually it will all be done. I'm just trying to focus on how to clean this blog up a bit and get some actual results done once I have a free day to do things.
@ Casey: Thanks. Problem is I run outta stuff I need or get bored and hop to the next project before going back to it once I have parts.
No updates to post. Got more work on my mountain wall/bulwark for LoER contest which I won't make in time/have to post but, be disqualified since I will be in Sweden all of December.
Anyways. So much stuff going on. Working on extension kit for MK1 rhinos longer and look kinda like FW Spartan Tanks, and a siege shield for my Vindi. No updates on Solars Marine. Gonna take a painting lesson or two at my FGLS and use their bit box for a scheme test.
So yeah. I have the largest update in the history of this blog ready *cough getting to prime and flocking stage on something,* but, my HP laptop got water on it and it died. That's why my blog has been quiet. Sorry guys. :(
I have an order of plasticard which came in and some lovely stuff coming from SWM. I also will have to learn how Liquid GS works as I got some.
Oh and my Girlfriend helped me get some CHS shoulderpads for reviews/to support their company. So much for her picking on my "plastic soldiers." :p
Hope I have something soon. I feel bad this blog is all talk and no walk since I have yet to do any finished painting, and that it is so messy. Makes me feel a bit bad honestly as I know atm this boog is a bit crappy.
Edit: Here is Techmarine Hilts creating something for the chapter. Yes. A certain bit also moved between pictures.
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Hey all, no updates. I did some more work on the TFC but, it isn't worth posting. I've stripped and unassembled all the rhinos and I started on a turret scratchbuild for the one which is to be a predator.
Gits apparently is sending me some gift for Christmas, and I still have lots of things coming in the mail.
I will be gone till January 5th though, I am catching a plane to Sweden tomorrow, and will enjoy my stay there.
(I may update though, I am seeing GW Stockholm and their local hobby shops, and I may be casting some cheap spotlights and crates to send to other blogs that I like.) So yep, that's all that is going on.
Oh, and I got some Necromunda and Imperial Bastion (2nd edition,) PDFs. Once the Stormraven is coming along (I may cheat with a Stormwolf hull for my variant to speed it up,) I will start on a Imperial Firebase and Imperial Bastion scratchbuild project log. Of course, there is all the other stuff I'm putting off, heh... it will get done I swear! Oh and once I get back, I am cleaning this blog up, it's a mess in my mind.
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@ Grim Dork: Thanks! I hope it will be worth of some Zinge bits soon, I am ordering these for the bottom of it as soon as I return stateside:
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Okay all, so I've been holding back what I've been working on for a huge update but, I will spill the beans early since it tis the season, etc. I have no idea what to do with my LoER Contest entry. I thought I would be further along by now but, it took forever to get my SWM tiles. I have not gotten to finish the rockscape, lay down the tile and finish the ruined manufacturum part of it, or prime it. I hope the LOER will let me post it up unto the thread in Jan though, probably just for displays sake once I have it done. I guess I will still make the big bump but, I've purchased a dremel, and began priming my miniatures with Army Painter Red. I have also started on all their bases, which I am stocked about.
Okay so moving on to my next project which will come after the wall LoER piece. It's an awful paint sketch of concept, whttp://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i154/Mekboy/Novamarines/DSC00191.jpghich I have attached below the other images. So I made a thread not too long ago about proxies/counts as and everyone thought it would be fine, etc. My FGLS heavily promotes this, after I questioned them about this. So to a lot of money on a SR kit, I am making my own. (My build will cost 35-40$ total.)
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So I've taken the wings and made my own engines, and copied this wing design. The guns on this ship will be nose based and in pods, much like FW's Fire Raptor or whatever it is called. The top will have a Thunderhawk styled gun mount, which I am stoked about. I've began that and the little gun pods, turns out ping pong balls and a whiffle ball cut in half work for both. I have decided to take Silver Oxides Dropship that he never finished and make my own version of it. I believe step one though will be taking a Stormwolf hull and cutting the top off. Then taking said top and using it as the top of a dropship similiar to Silver Oxides, which I have posted. The third step would be not making the tail, which I've marked with a three. The hull design at that point will be elongated, to make it the size of a Chapterhouse Stormraven. Where the blank space is on the side ahead of the cut will be the gun pods on either side, and behind them, sliding doors like a blackhawk. Then obviously the tail design will be a top fin of my own making out of 1mm plasticard like the rest of the ship (or metal, I have made a prototype out of metal, and it may end up being used.) The side fins on the tail will be those from a Stormwolf kit, and the bulbous nose of this dropship design will have some smaller fins that come with the Stormwolf near the front. Under the tail will be the Stormraven rear door or my own, that way this ship has the same amount of doors or more compared to the real model.
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I've taken some fan bits from Machinator's store and purchased a spotlight kit for this beast of a build as well. The fan bits will be mounted to some engine shaped light up night fishing bobbers, and they will double as the on off switch. Ignore the paperwork being blotted out, it is personal.
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The only thing I have not planned for is landing gears. I have no clue if it should be modeled with some. What do you think? I am thinking since it will be so large, to use Zinge industry treads or Anvil Industry gun turrets for smaller landing gears with treads. (I want Anvil's product but, it turned out they were WAAAY too small for my TFC. Hence why I am buying those treads I mentioned above. Speaking of zinge, that tank bike I posted earlier. I am thinking of literally cutting it in half, using the bottom for the prow landing gear, and the top as a gun emplacement for the old school Rhino Bunker/Imperial Firebase I want to create. What do you think?
Oh and the Vindicator before I broke it down with my wip librarian, Techmarine, Apothecary, and Sergeant.
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I forgot to post my work on that. Should I have the trophy carnifex head or, is it stupid? I am thinking of removing it and putting an old school eagle decal on it. (with the lightning bolts.) I can't decide, maybe you guys can comment on that.
And lastly, here is the predator broken down, minus some extra bits I've given it. I don't understand why the one half didn't strip of paint, I've soaked it in LA cleaner about... 8 times? It won't come off. Can primers stain it like that? The other bits are stripped too but, same problem with the bluish door and black crate.
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Oh and last thing, enjoy your christmas, hope it snows. (It's already started here.)
Edit: The picture got baned! (deleted, shouldn't of had it on the dakka thing I guess.) Our glorious overlords don't support the holidays, Yakfaceandinsaniakilluminati2014confirmed!
Anyways, see you all after Sweden, I will check and lurk but, not update anything on this blog.
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I have returned from the warp! So yeah, I joined the military and I got hurt, it required a surgery and got peb'd out with an Honorable Discharge surprisingly. (Don't worry about me, the VA is actually taking care of me.) Anyways, now that I am back home I have lots of spare time since I currently can't work, so I decided to take up electric violin and my SoO army again. I hope this isn't breaking rules by necroing my old thread. But, here goes!
Never! It's your blog, it can take a long time between, you never should worry about resurrecting it. Well, honestly I don't, I lose track of time all the time and post months later.
Great stuff going on. Your colors are great, nice strong red! If you have trouble with the white spray, I have had good luck with flat Krylon or Rustoleum from the hardware store.
You've got quite a force growing here, love it. Oh and Sons of Dorn was great.
@Gor: Thanks for the tip and the kind words, those go farther than anything else I find.
Okay so an update on this blog in general. Once the Sons are done, I will make this not just a terrain blog but, I guess my personal blog. (In name and function, as it stands it is already that.) Yeah, I know it is planning for the future as I haven't painted my guys yet but, well there it is anyways. Once the Sons reach 1000 I might make another chapter worth 500 points. I will be posting a lot of fluff about them but, first... I have to show you guys something my girlfriend scored from her brother for me, that was sitting in an old storage crate. As each major project is completed, or a surprise of some major sort comes up, I will break it into an update and put it on the main page.
*Cough, cough* Okaaay, yeah, a few people do that already on dakka. Doesn't mean it can't help me clean this mess of a blog up!
Anyways, picture below.
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Ta-da! Well, it isn't so impressive. It is a nice find though. I get to keep my pick of the lot in return for selling these for my girlfriend's brother.
Here are some more pictures, I warn you, these poor marines are scarred for life. I think three are missing there bolters and one or two are missing backpacks. Literally, the picture speaks for itself.
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And these chaos marines were found in the box like this.
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I think however, the finds get nicer as time goes on. The dreadnought and the two boxes of CSM are still relatively intact. I am unsure if anything is missing, so I was hoping if one of you could tell me if everything is in place.
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It will take time to sell these, though I may just send him some kronor and give away some of the worse condition marines to good blogs, or I might continue with my plans to cast up some spotlights and crates/give away SWM gift card. I will decide when I fly back to the U.S with these and if there is interest I will put them up on the swap shop and ebay.
The good news is, is that I get to claim my pick of the lot, which I did!
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Moving on to my plans for the Rhino, Gits messaged me in his mek glory and got me to thinking, oi, you should post your plans with another paint diagram so he understands your weird PMs.
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That is exactly what I plan to do with it. I am trying to make it have the "feel," of a MK 1 Spartan tank, without the height. I will be using some of Machinator's treads. I might do this to all my rhinos chassis, (Vindicator, Predator, and Razorback,) or just to the Razorback. What are your thoughts? Sorry for the bad paint diagram again.
Lastly, here are some bits about those new space marines. Here is their scheme, I got the idea from Phutarf's green.
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The brighter portion of the green is what I would aim for. The rest of the marine would be standard boltgun, as shown here. (It seems their painter has colors that are a bit off from the actual color in real life so, go by the picture of the green above for how it should look.)
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I was going to spend hours writing up there fluff from my phone on to here but, it is late and I want to sleep. However, if you like them or think the scheme has merit/are interested, I will post the fluff up on here.
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Yep, count me as interested Stormwall good luck with the green and remember practice makes perfect - I like the juxtaposition with the grey (I assume grey rather than silver?) - the contrast between a gloss and matt finish should set each other off nicely
Ok - that'll teach me to read posts properly - standard boltgun - however, if I can proffer an opinion is dull it down with a good wash of Nuln oil, keep it dark/muted. But Thats just my thoughts - let's see what you do!
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2014/12/15 22:48:00
Subject: Stormwall's Mostly Terrain and 3rd company SoO blog: - I've returned from the warp. 10/31/2014
Yes. I love that green and you are right in assuming it is a dark grey. I am thinking I will approach it like an old Knights of Blood figure I did. (Worst ever and first ever but, I learned a good grey from it.) 50-50 Boltgun with Abbadon Black mix, then a thin second coat of boltgun, followed by Army Painter Strong Ink (think Devlan Mud,) or Nuln oil. The green will be yours.
So keeping that in mind, should I go with that scheme or should more parts be green and the shoulders grey? IE: Ultramarines but, blue being grey and the gold being green? Idk. I think it is good as is.
The Fluff as promised. (Warning, late night fluff writing, could be heretical! Also I repeat a lot of this garbage over and over by mistake since it is compiled notes I have jotted down.)
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Name: Emperor's Stars.
Warcry: "To stand against fate!" Alternatively: "For Stenholm!" And "For the Emperor!"
Homeworld: Stenholm. Stenholm is a mountainous world made of mainly slate and gravel. Most of the world however, is conprised of cold emerald green oceans. The chapter fortress monastary is located on the highest mountain, surrounded by pines and a rocky pit. This fortress is a large tower, known simply as Pike.
Chapter Appearance: Marines are clad in Dark grey, accented by a bright verdant green that matches the vast oceans of Stenholm. Their chapter badge is a white star underlined by two crimson lightning bolts.
Chapter Tactics: Company and Chapter wide drop pod assaults, followed by Fortifications and Siege Works, with aerial gunship mop up.
Basically this chapter doesn't know who their primarch is (thought they suspect Dorn,) as they lost this when their first hormworld was destroyed in M36. They're an unknown founding, M34 to put them alongside other chapters. They are known as The "Emperor's Stars." Their battle cry is "To stand against Fate!" Though "For the Emperor!" And "For Stenholm" are used following that. They have recently emerged from chapter wide civil war and are currently embarked in a penitant crusade of 200 years under inquistorial scrutiny and command, from the innermost part of the northeast fringes of the galaxy to the darkness of space, where even the astronmican fades.
This is a result of the Adomindias Crusade, and where the former war began.
With the death of their Chapter Master, Strigvan, the chapter was summonded to the "Crowning," (King's moot,) as is chapter custom. However, due to worlds under the chapter being attacked and threatened by xenos and cults alike, there was much delay as the conflicts began to stangnant, though that is to be expected.
During this inopportune time, the chief librarian Amnito gave an hnexpected bid to claim the title of Chapter Master and alongside him, the first company captain Vicarous gave his claim. Neither party backed down though Vicarous had the stronger claim. Expecting a victory as Vicarous had the stronger claim, he once more departed with his battle brothers on another campaign.
Not going into further details, Amnito bartered with other captains and others who had smaller, divided claims and persuaded them to unite under his claim, making promises to each of them. The Emperor's Stars have always fought for the Emperor, regarding him as their father and yielding in belief to none alone, though they have wished to discover their primarch.
It is custom that unless a better candidate presents themself, thr first company captain gets the command of Chapter Master. This is not always the case however, if a Captain is not suitable for this or denies it, then the moot is the common solution, thoght it is always held anyways as custom.
Should a First Company Captain be respected and suitable to the position and another claim uproots this in the moot, then it is a sign of disrespect and lack of faith. Vic, upon returning was outraged and subsequently accused Amnito of greed and deception and a slight against his character. Amnito declared that he and those who followed him were to do so as he had a vision of the primarch leading the chapter to glory/in his name. They had a falling out, and the moot was put aside as conflicts do not wait for the Imperium.
To make it short, it had been longly suspected that Dorn was the Primarch of the Emperor's Stars, hence their reliance on the way of the Sword and Fortifications/siege tactics. However, when Amnito was finally placed as Chapter Master, he deployed the first company against the forces of Chaos, and it was eventually discovered that he had lied and squandered the moot, making Vic the rightful Commander.
The feud erupted, the chapter slowly began to divide, one half fighting for their hope in finding the Primarch, and the other in their faith in a true leader and the Emperor. Battle brother fought battle brother for years across the stars, taking grievious damage to the chapter when it was eventually discovered that Amnito had been tainted by chaos. Those brothers not warped or found wanting left his cause during the final battle on the shrine world of Solus but, some of Amnito's staunchest supporters fled to the Eye of Terror.
The majority of this conflict wasn't over chaos but, pride. As the first half of this 50 year war dawned on, it was over their primarch and who was to lead them. Only near the end did Amnito fully embrace chaos to gain more power.
The chapter drew the attention of the Ordo Malleus and those under Vicarous' command were originally labelled as Renegade, through the machinations of Amnito.
It is unsure if the visions of the primarch that the librarians in the chapter recieved were from chaos or truly real. This alongside of the chapter's losses and actions placed them into doubt in the eyes of the inquistion. Vicarious, having died on Solus, left command even more unclear than ever.
Sergeant Alavaan of the First Company has been found to be not wanting, and is heavily respected by his peers. Through his stubborn negotiations, and eventual bending of the knee, he now is acting Chapter Master of the Emperor's Stars. Furthermore, thought they must go on a crusade for two hundred years, Alavaan secured the future of his chapter by a slim margin, requesting that should they voluntarily serve the inquisitions needs for the time period of this crusade, then they shouls be allowed to recruit neophytes. An option which was previously banned, thought required to ensure the chapter grows from the four half manned companies that are left, to full strength.
As it now stands, the Stars' are currently commanded by their acting Chapter Master and a Lord Inquistor of the Ordo Xenos. At the end of this crusade, their homeworld Stenholm and her fortress monastary, Pike, will be restored to their ownership once more. In return for having voluntarily submitted to being under inquisitirial command alongside Red Hunters, they were allowed the right to cintinue recruitment in any area that can support such action, and as long as it is in the path of their crusade. Tensions are down as the chapter mourns but, some loyalist radicals now fight over shattered ideals, over both for and against that their true primarch is Dorn, (as it was even commonly believed before Amnito's traitorous actions,) or that the Emperor is enough. Others in the chapter now worry that this bargain with the inquisition came at too steep a price or that they will not regain their homeworld as promised while others see the future and the chapter's path as the Emperor's will and as a test from him. In these times the weary but stubborn chapter heed their warcry: To stand against fate.
The Emperor protects.
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Lol - I know I'm generally self obsessed, but I have been known to comment on other blogs from time to time! Anyway, I like what you're doing, and the fluff behind the new Chapter is great - do I detect a small Game of Thrones influence perhaps?
Regards colour scheme - I wouldn't go for any more green if I were you, partly because it looks good as is and partly coz I know how annoying it is to get looking right! shoulders will be the 'easiest' part to do the green on as they have the surround (assuming you're MK6+ (I think)), and tbh, I'd NOT do the chest Eagles green either - I'ddo a muted gold as that will complement both grey and green...
2014/12/16 09:44:29
Subject: Stormwall's Mostly Terrain and 3rd company SoO blog: - Fluff and plans. Enjoying Sweden too! 12/16/1
@Phutarf: See, when I was making the chapter, I was going for a miniature rebellion, ala horus heresy where the bad half of the chapter is still loyalist and the true faction goes renegade for a while before emerging victorious. Except without the machinations of chaos till the end, and only the leader and his commanders are affected. Because battle-brother fighting battle-brother over their primarch and the future of their chapter is gritty enough and more compelling to a degree if it lacks chaos.
Uh, I used pike as I wanted another word for spear. Unfortunately, that combined with the water immediately makes it seem as if I was going for GOT. I only realized that midway through the write up. I want a nobledark chapter, that knows the Imperium and even them themselves are fighting a losing war but, struggle against it anyways, ie: their warcry. I got the idea from this video:
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His speech is what inspired me to start this chapter in the beginning, besides the reason below.
A chapter dedicated to the Emperor (like the chapter I got the idea from, the Emperor's Spears.) struggling to find out if Dorn is their papa, and if they can trust the Inquisition. (no. ) For instance, their fortress is on top of a huge mountain, surrounded by one of those cavernous cave pits that you would find in New Zealand, and the first test for neophytes is to jump down it out of faith. If they don't, it is servitor time. Anyways, goal of the chapter is to see how my painting skills go after this first army is done, which I cannot even update as I am in Sweden right now, and to make a darker themed chapter that has Scandinavian influences, without being Viking-berserkers-in-space-wulf-you-get-it-already. I have an actual piece of story fluff I can post too, which reflects the state of the chapter after the war from a veteran sgt POV if you are still interested.
Edit: Been scheming and I have the fluff piece done. Got a question for you all though. What do you think of doing a special squad in the camo pattern below, such as a Command Squad or just the 5 man tactical that follows my librarian around, much like a set of campaign camo. Think... tranquility snipers or that one campaign where the Salamanders are yellow.
What do you think of the SoO colors in that pattern, instead of Red and Black, it would be Red and White. Since the theme from here on out will be "updated RT." Penny for my fellow dakkanauts words?
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To support chapterhouse after their long war I want to buy some shoulderpads and I saw this base. I love nids, in the killing them sense. I can tell what that base is made for obviously. However, since the concept chapter fight "Sea Dragons," on their homeworld, what do you think of that being covered in water effects and the sandworm being painted in teal, the rocks being the black slate I proposed earlier. I have no experience with Woodland Scenics water but, I was thinking the raised sand around the worm would make the water appear to be rippled if I applied it? (All this of course, after I put a small extended lip on to the base with plasticard.) Thoughts on this? I am just trying to get concepts ready so when I return I have more things to do, haha.
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It's got some damage to it, permanently glued parts that should be able to move, etc. For the most part, it's not actually that bad. I can see where I repaired parts that I melted with plasticard/cardstock but, also see damage to the rocketpot conversion on the roof of the Talon.
"There is no greater blasphemy against the Emperor than failure; as we are already sworn dead among the stars, we cannot afford to be damned too." 
I've got so much to fix, repair, and touch up with greenstuff. 
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That base looks fantastic!
