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Your my god damn hero! I have never seen such awesome conversions your talents are GODLY!

Please keep it up!

Maybe fold-down stabilizer arms?

RETURN TO BURN!!!
Another tank that might see a makeover and use again is my Hellhound/Devildog, originally a mobile medic tank representing my Banewolf. It will be repainted into a standard flame tank and the turret that was going to be used for the Leman Russ with the barrel from a BW mortar seems ideal for it, I might be able to slot in a inferno cannon weapon barrel into it and maybe a Melta cannon barrel thou I could use it as it is for the Devildog's Melta Cannon.

Only downside is it's place in the foam tray maybe taken up by the Rough Rider unit, so I might be unable to fit it in the case.
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WEIRDCARDZ COMING SOON!
I've commissioned the artist that made the art for my warlord trait cards again to create 3 more pieces for my psychic power cards. Here is work in progress for my astropath's telepathy cards.


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Very nice indeed.

DA SPEEEEEEEEDDD!!!!
Finally got round to completing my new pair of Grot Buggies, luckily for me Forgeworld has a 40 approved unit similar to Ork Buggies in the form the Tauros.



After this and the Squigsuit Rough Riders I'll likely be taking a break from my Grots at last

I can't think of any way to improve this, man. Looks amazing!

Nice buggy!

I only recommend breaking up the Tau-ish looking chassis with some rivets, wire-bundles, and/or metal patches, but other than that I love it!

I'm confused how do these work for tabletop?


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The Rebel Grot Buggy is really cool.

Buggy and Jets for the win!

Double post and since I can't delete it here's a line of dancing grots instead.

SQUIGSUITS COMIN IN FAST!
2 Weeks to get my 5 Squigsuits and 2 Buggies painted up for a local tournament, sadly I can only show 4 due to the fact I can't hold the squad leader's pose with blue tac. He's drop kicking an ork to the ground by the way.



You'll have to wait till he's fully painted.

No comments for the squigsuits?

Well in that case I'll ask a quick question: As I've mentioned before I'm planning to build a 2nd Warbot and use them as Armoured Sentinels instead? But do you think the model is suitable for representing front armour 12, if not do you think adding a rhino door sized shield to the right arm would help?

Ah come on Proiteus, you know they look fantastic! It's just Saturday... getting comments on a Saturday is nearly impossible!

Squigsuits look fantastic. What did you do for the leg / body pieces?

The squigsuits are absolutely beautiful! I approve.


The Mechaboss may need a base change, but that's it.

Check your PM too, <3

A BRUTALLY KUNNIN IDEA!
One of the things I often think about is where to go once the grots are done, once I've built all the Imperial Guard units I want what then?
Allies comes to mind and I've been brainstorming a few ideas I found myself with an idea I'm keen to share with you all and get some feedback on...

Here are my past allies ideas.
Feral Orgyns Cavalry (SW Thunderwolfs),
Diggaz from Gorkamorka (Space Marine scouts or Space Wolves),
Mutants (Nurgle Deamons)

The idea of mutants appearing out the ground via Deep Strike and the fact the grots would not fully trust them and thus need to make the 'one eye open' test when within 6 would make sense. I then thought it would be cool to have the mutie boss riding some big monster to proxy a Big Unclean One. Then I immediately dropped the whole mutant idea when I realized I could use something much better for an allied Greater Deamon...

I give you Squigzilla (mine will likely be the traditional red though), seriously throw in 3 nurgling swarms (dunno how I'd convert them yet) and field this fella as a greater deamon. The idea being that he's more a weapon of war than a unit; grots wake him up, drug him with some stims then catapult or teleport him among the enemy. Of course the grots would require to take the one eye open test around him.



At first I considered the Bloodthrister the obvious choice with the restriction that he could never take to the air and instead hop round like jump infantry, but the wargear and WS:10 was a deal breaker.
So at the moment the Great Unclean One seems the best choice as he's stats represent a big squig better. The 'shrouded' rules can be represented by converting it to look a bit like the Warhammer Online Gas Squig. As for the Level 1 Biomancy, well the good mad dok can take along for the ride and be a base detail.

What do you think to my weaponized squig idea?

I love it you mad, terrifying son of a gun

For nurglings why not swarms of little squigs on 40 bases?

 Archmagos_Amadeus wrote:
For nurglings why not swarms of little squigs on 40 bases?

Thought the same thing but the models I could use to create 3 swarms are limited to just 3 small squig models from the Runtherder, Flash Gitz and Goblin Fanatics.

Freaking awesome

Someone pointed out that if I'm going to have the squig represent an allied great unclean one then I can't have it painted red as it would need a paint scheme to better support what it represents, so I've been playing around with photoshop and trying different skin tones for my Huge Poisonous Squig. What do you think?

First or last, definitely. Green's the way to go.

Bottom Left is my favourite!


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Because, it isn't green like your grotz, it isn't too bizarre or un-nurgle like purple. A good ol' brown is a good choice, especially if the squigs aren't actually nurgle-based.

I really like the reddy hues of the bottom left one, but it may look a little odd compared to your more saturated "goofy" Guard. I think the scheme would definitely make it clear that this is something different though.

I like the brown scheme as well, but it is missing something. Maybe some noxious goos running out of every possible wound and orifice? That would definitely connect it to nurgle.

Will we ever see part 3 of the comic?

Squigsuits are awesome!

With the giant squig think I prefer the brown as well. Looks most natural to me.

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Will we ever see part 3 of the comic?

Good point, while I finish up the rough riders here's part 3 and 4...

SQUIGSUITS JUMP INTO ACTION!!!
At last my Squigsuits are complete! Now my grots can possess the speed and ferocity of a Squig, perfect for Rough Riders proxies. Pinning my drop kicking squad leader was a real pain to get him to look right.



Here is a more detailed picture of a painted Squigsuit, I'm glad I created the little Grot gun drones.



Now all that's left to get done is the 2 Leman Russes, my spotter tank and my new Hellhound modifications and then I'll be ready for the WAR IN THE NORTH!!!