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So I was looking through my vast collection of miniatures, and I noticed something;

My first guard army has not received much love lately. So I decided that I'm going to revamp them.

I organized a platoon for them, and have started gathering resources and plans together. Most of them already have my favorite heads EVER (Pig Iron Kolony Militia), but I decided that I'm going to repaint them as well.

I also decided that I'm going to change their legs up a bit, and I found the Pig Iron legs.



This sprue will be used for my Company Command Squad...



And this sprue will be used on everyone else. I will bend them and modify them for some variety. (Hopefully I won't break any of them )

I will also restock on heads.

Should look pretty damn good imo, I like the new legs and those heads are of course the best ones for guard! :-) colour choice is cool too, very real world fatigues-ish

Yes. The 257th Brimlock Shock Corps will rise again!

Well stop wasting time on Dakka and go paint me some models soldier! I wanna see....PAINT.....I wanna see....PAIN IN YOUR EYES FROM SQUINTING and I wanna see the hardest bunch of s.o.b's this galaxy can muster.... now look sharp and get to it!

Believe me, I would if I had the proper paint. I'm going to have to run out and buy some Olive Drab spray paint, something to drybrush onto the armor to make it look nice, and I'm going to have to find an assortment of tans and stuff for the cloth. Plus, I'm going to have to order me some legs.


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Went ahead and created the standards for the Brimlock 257th in Photoshop. I'll only have 1 platoon, because I'll have them ally with my Grenadiers, or any other army (I'm creating them as allied detachments).


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I will print these out on decal sheets kind of like the ones you get with infantry boxes, except these ones are blank. I'll then attach them to the flags, when I need to.

this project sounds cool, excited to see some models! and I like the look of the banners

Thanks.

Also, just a quick update, I have ordered all of the components I need, and they will probably arrive within the next couple of weeks. I'll update when I've got everything.

This post looks interesting. I shall be following with great interest

Alright, just a quick update, after several weeks of being on back-order, the bits are finally on their way. Expect a start to this in the next few days.

Content at long last! Here goes!

Snipah

EDIT: Ignore the fact that I called the longlas a lascarbine, I'm stupid. Here's my brain:

Standard Bearer (Also, I'm having to separate them like this so I can post all the (large) images.

Vox

Medic


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Well, this should hopefully have been enough content for a little while. I'm going to see about getting these guys some paint, while removing old paint from the rest of the army (joy) and adding the new legs. Ta ta for now, and enjoy da models.

More content, finished up the 1st Platoon's Special Weapon's squad.

Final 2 pics, posts separated for same reason as above.


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Next on my to do list:

1. Strip paint from all Guard who need it
2. Replace the legs of my entire platoon
3. Get the appropriate colored primer
4. clean up mold lines
5. MOAR MODELING

NEW UPDATE AT LONG LAST!!!

Anyways, here's a test color scheme I did. Personally, I think it's a little too similar to the Cadian 8th, but I still like it. I think I'm going to keep it.


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It's not exactly visible in the pictures, but I slapped some paint on the arms and legs as a sort of camo scheme.

Looks good. Now I guess I have to post some pics of my Armageddon Steel Legion WIP...

Wow!
I really like the way these have come out.
Keep up the awesome work.

Thank ya both. I'll be sure to finish a couple of squads soon (command and special weapons). I've gotten that painting combination perfectly now, and it is amazingly simple.

Alright y'all, I'm back! And I have a painted squad with me! I have figured out the perfect combination for painting these guys, and it is incredibly easy (and looks great). I also darkened the armor a bit so they look a little less like the Cadian 8th.

I will work on the other squads later. I also may merge this blog with my 812th Mechanized blog.

Friendly update here: In my haste to put together the regiment, it appears that I have forgotten a 2nd troop...choice...

To remedy that, I have ordered an extreme veteran squad.

It involves Harker, greenstuff, and Valhallans.

I will post updates when my shipment arrives.

So as I mentioned in my previous post here, I forgot to have a 2nd troop choice in my army. So here they are!

Also, there's a debate on tonight, so any Americans who can vote this year (or who care), feel free to watch! Also, if you don't care (or are not an American citizen), feel free to watch the YouTube clips later to make fun of silly politicians saying silly things.


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And sorry for the double post, but the images were too large to put in a single post (and I was too lazy to shrink them.)

Harker looks great with the gs coat and hat.

He looks even better now, I just need to take and upload a picture. I went back and re-did the cloak, and decided to skip out on the hat.

These definitely serve as an inspiration to get myself some IG...If only i did not have my desk covered in SM power armour and vehicles at the moment.

They are looking great and i look forward to seeing more of the Brimlock Shock Corps.

Harkovsky eh? very original

But nice to see another Guard player hard at it. Nice blog, I'm subbed, keep it up!

I'm BAAAAACK!!! And I've got pictures! I have finally gotten back to working on these guys, and started by getting choppy with the old legs and sticky with the new.


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That sergeant was a testing piece for some painting I did on a D&D miniature because I never thought I'd use him. Turns out I was wrong.


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I also gave the Basilisks an enclosed cab upgrade.


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 Smitty wrote:
I will work on the other squads later. I also may merge this blog with my 812th Mechanized blog.

For all future reference, THIS IS A LIE!


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Sorry for the blurry photos guys.