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Made in mx
Sister Vastly Superior






That sure sounds like a plan. I will start building a Drop pod soon then!

I'm about to finish 7 bases for my warders (they're finally done!).

A drop pod and some thunderhawk action will be presented on my blog this week

Cheers!

   
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My ancient "lab"

Yay! That blade is so well done and provides an excellent contrast to the main scheme. I am SO ready for that drop pod.

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Mississippi

Alrighty! I was able to use my friend's home made light box to take a few glamour shots of the recently completed Librarian Dreadnought. Check it out.











A proper light box makes all the difference. I'll be using it again to take some updated pictures of my other completed models in the future as well.

Thanks for looking, and further updates will be coming soon I hope. Till then, take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
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Pious Palatine






Nice. Light box pics are looking brilliant.

Have you managed to use it in battle yet? I used my freshly painted Libby Dread last week and it smashed face against a tac squad, but then got immobilised heading for an objective (why must dreads suffer so much from immobilised results!?)

EDC
   
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Sister Vastly Superior






Well.. we need you guys to help us out with that battle (wink wink*

Red, the lightbox makes a huge difference (and its noticeable!) - I'd suggest tweaking it a little more to get rid of those shadows and balance out the flash


Cheers

   
Made in us
Blood-Drenched Death Company Marine





Mississippi

evildrcheese wrote:Nice. Light box pics are looking brilliant.

Have you managed to use it in battle yet? I used my freshly painted Libby Dread last week and it smashed face against a tac squad, but then got immobilised heading for an objective (why must dreads suffer so much from immobilised results!?)

EDC


Thank ya kindly.

I actually did get to use it in battle versus a friend's Eldar over the weekend (Semi-small 1000 point game) and it got wiped off the map by a squad of Wraithguard using D-Cannons. Got 3 hits out of 5, I had popped smoke prior to this so took my 3 smoke saves (5+) and failed all three. He then rolled three 6's and did something like 18 hull points worth of damage to it in pen hits. Suffice to say, it went from undamaged, to bye Felicia in one shot. Yay Eldar!

teban wrote:Well.. we need you guys to help us out with that battle (wink wink*

Red, the lightbox makes a huge difference (and its noticeable!) - I'd suggest tweaking it a little more to get rid of those shadows and balance out the flash

Cheers


Thanks!

I'll practice with the light box, was my first time using it and was using my cell phone to take the pictures. I'll see if I can get some better pictures with a proper camera once I can try it out. I do love how the pictures turned out though and look forward to getting more of my army photographed.

In other news, I've started working on getting my dreadnought drop pod together. It's going to take some TLC to get ready, but hopefully I can make it work. The great preparing has begun in earnest.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
Made in us
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Mississippi

Photo-less update for me here.

I've made some progress, starting the arduous process of preparing my Dreadnought drop pod.

First, scrubbing this thing down with a sponge and dish soap in the bathroom sink. After about 30 minutes of scrubbing and washing, I set the component parts over on a towel to dry overnight.

While scrubbing, I observed several issues.

Firstly, all three uprights are a little warped, and twisted. Not a terrible degree, but it's going to take some real TLC to get these things straight. This, while an issue, is not a terrible one. I'll break out a hair dryer or get some water nice and hot to get the resin pliable enough to get these bits straightened out.

The second issue is slightly more intensive and may require some major work to correct. I bought the kit second hand from a buddy who had purchased it years ago, and it has been stored fairly well overall. Sadly, and I didn't notice this when I purchased it, the 'top' plate of the drop pod's base has chunks of resin that have been broken off where the door pegs would mount in, holding them to the base and making the hinge mechanism work so the doors open and close without separating from the model. I can likely fix these, with some pin work and green stuff, it'll just likely look a little off. Thankfully it's the base so I can try and mask it with some burned charring around the base of the model.

The next step for me is getting the vertical fins straight, then fixing the base so the doors will mount correctly and open/close without coming off completely.

Pictures will be coming soon. After I get everything prepped, I'll get some paint on it and start up the project.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
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What's left of Cadia

As if building normal drop pods wasn't hard enough you're building a Dreadnought one. Are you mad?

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Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
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Mississippi

Believe it or not, the dreadnought drop pod is, by comparison, an absolute BREEZE to assemble.

I'll be honest, I'm sorely tempted to use nothing but FW dreadnought pods for my army. Were it not for the chipped/broken sections on the floor plate, this thing would already be assembled.

I have three regular drop pods already, and I may get another pair of dread pods for future use (Christmas/birthday presents, etc.) since they're so much easier to put together. If you have a dreadnought you want to drop in and have the spare money to purchase the FW dread pod, you really should.

In other news, Teban and I are still looking for someone to help us complete the final part of Dread Bowl, 2016. Anyone out there mind rolling some dice for us?

More updates to come. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
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Pious Palatine






Surprised to hear that the FW Dread Drop Pods are easier to assemble. I still have 3 regular drop pods to build and paint which I've neglected since I built my first...

EDC
   
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Mississippi

They really are. It's two base pieces (top/floor of the pod and bottom/base of the pod) that glue together, the three vertical uprights that slot in fairly simply to the central 'engine' at the top and then said vertical pieces connect to the inside 'floor' section of the base. The doors have pegs that set into recesses on the top base plate, and are held in place with the bottom base plate. Assembly on this thing would literally take 10 minutes once prep is finished up. Long enough for the glue to set on the two sub assemblies, basically.

Like I said, I'll likely just build one of my three standard drop pods for the moment so my Tactical marines have a ride. I've also got to get two rhino chassis from a friend of mine (special project, more on that soon.) that I've paid for, but haven't picked up from him yet. They're going to be a special project.

More info to come. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
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What a beautiful finished product! Ready for the thunderhawk?

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Sister Vastly Superior






Hey Red!

Long time no see

I've been doing some other side projects in between the thunderhawk and the drop pod (haven't really started this one yet ).

Let me know when you're ready! I will start building the drop pod in about 8 days .

Cheers!

   
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Mississippi

Quick update!

The drop pod is currently, sadly, on hold for the moment. I am going to need some green stuff to really make it work like it's supposed to and I cannot for the life of me find it. I've searched every hobby & modelling box I have to no avail. More will be purchased later, but till then the dread pod has been placed on the back burner for other projects till I either find, or purchase, green stuff.

What I have begun work on are two more death company marines. Specifically to bring my squad to 7 models strong for my Death Company Killteam list. The first of these two models is a power sword & bolt pistol wielding specialist, the second will be a standard chainsword & bolt pistol model.

I've gone head & knocked out the base for the first model & started initial painting on the helmet, starting on the eye lenses an getting the base coat of black laid down on the model. The body (head/legs/torso) are all pre-assembled, being from a now re-purposed old assault marine model.

More updates to come with pictures soon. Thanks for following along, and take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-



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You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
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Pious Palatine






Oh yeah, can't go wrong with more Death Company!

EDC
   
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Mississippi

 evildrcheese wrote:
Oh yeah, can't go wrong with more Death Company!

EDC


I do eventually plan on having 10 Death Company models with jump packs, and another 5 man squad with bolters and chainswords sans jump packs as well for back field objective holding. Long term plans, etc.

I'm very curious to see what comes of this latest Traitor's Hate rumor that Blood Angels will be getting a campaign book, called Angel's Blade, that will have new formations and other interesting things, namely Death Company Relics. Color me intrigued...

Rumors are 9 new formations, 2 new detachments, Death Company relics, tactical objectives, wargear uprades and 3 new missions plus updates to both assault & devastator squads.

Hopefully they're some help to our behind the curve codex, for sure. Fingers crossed, anyway.

It's a good time to be a Blood Angel.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
Made in mx
Sister Vastly Superior






It's always a good time to be on the Emperor's side, Mr Red .

What do you say - should I build a command squad or add another 10-man squad of templars to my Imperial Fists? I'm torn between those!

   
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What's left of Cadia

Have you seen the new Deathwatch stuff Red? They have some great bits in there (even some BA and Flesh Tearers stuff)

TheEyeOfNight- I swear, this thread is 70% smack talk, 20% RP organization, and 10% butt jokes
TheEyeOfNight- "Ordo Xenos reports that the Necrons have attained democracy, kamikaze tendencies, and nuclear fission. It's all tits up, sir."
Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
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Mississippi

teban wrote:It's always a good time to be on the Emperor's side, Mr Red .

What do you say - should I build a command squad or add another 10-man squad of templars to my Imperial Fists? I'm torn between those!


I'd recommend a command squad. Would love to see your take on one. I'm currently sourcing a Rhino chassis that, I hope, will be something special once I can get my hands on it. We'll see how quick I can make that happen.

War Kitten wrote:Have you seen the new Deathwatch stuff Red? They have some great bits in there (even some BA and Flesh Tearers stuff)


Yes indeed, I've seen it & drooled over it quite thoroughly. I hope to get my hands on the deathwatch bits soon if I can, as I have a small deathwatch force already painted up. Might try and expand on it later once I get my Blood Angels closer to finished.

More updates to come. Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-


You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
Made in gb
Pious Palatine






Yeah, really looking forward to seeing what Angel's Blade brings, hopefully it'll give us a little boost.

EDC
   
Made in us
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Mississippi

Agreed completely, EDC.

I'm hoping to have my hands on at least one, possibly two, Clouseau pattern rhino chassis in the near future. I've already paid for them, just waiting on my friend to get them to me.

for reference:



On of them is going to be painted as a standard rhino/razorback for general use. The other I;m debating using as a Death Company Rhino. It may also get standard red treatment though. Not sure as yet.

I'm also going to try and start working on a standard drop pod soon as well (plastic) to be able to get my Librarian Dread into the fray turn one instead of having to footslog to to the enemy.

Lots of projects on the horizon, including eventually starting work on my Scouts, as well as finishing up the remaining five tactical marines waiting in the wings. Zero time to paint lately is not helping matters either. *Sigh*

Ah well. I'll keep you guys posted on progress. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
Made in mx
Sister Vastly Superior






Is that a mini land raider?! that looks great .

I will take your advice and start my command squad . It will be loaded with power weapons and awesome basing ;D


Stay tuned to my blog .

Also, I'd love to build my rhino along yours! I have one that needs to be built and painted for my marines

   
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What's left of Cadia

I've already started a small Deathwatch force. The minis are just too good!

TheEyeOfNight- I swear, this thread is 70% smack talk, 20% RP organization, and 10% butt jokes
TheEyeOfNight- "Ordo Xenos reports that the Necrons have attained democracy, kamikaze tendencies, and nuclear fission. It's all tits up, sir."
Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
Made in us
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Mississippi

I do think I'll try and get some of the BA centric deathwatch stuff for bits from bits re-sellers at some point, depending.

I like the deathwatch stuff. I want to get more of it later, but at this point I have SO MUCH left to paint on my Blood Angels. Hopefully I can keep steady at it once life calms down a bit and I can get back into the swing of things.

Step one, getting this Death Company model knocked out, and then finish one more, and keep at the model backlog here. More tactical marines (5), a trio of drop pods, a pair of rhinos, a scout squad (5), and my next purchase, which will be another (death company) dreadnought which will typically be fielded as Cassor the Damned. After that, Assault Marines will be purchased, along with some Devastator Marines, and then afterward a Storm Raven, and a Skyshield Landing Pad. Eventually I'll get more tactical marines also. I hope to eventually run a 'demi-company' with a decent sized contingent of death company and support elements (storm raven, etc).

Safe to say, lots to do.

More updates to come. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
Made in us
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What's left of Cadia

I might have to borrow your recipe for black armor when I start painting my valiant xeno killers. Hope you don't mind

TheEyeOfNight- I swear, this thread is 70% smack talk, 20% RP organization, and 10% butt jokes
TheEyeOfNight- "Ordo Xenos reports that the Necrons have attained democracy, kamikaze tendencies, and nuclear fission. It's all tits up, sir."
Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
Made in us
Blood-Drenched Death Company Marine





Mississippi

 War Kitten wrote:
I might have to borrow your recipe for black armor when I start painting my valiant xeno killers. Hope you don't mind


Not at all!

it's pretty straight forward. Basecoat black. One thinned coat of Abaddon Black, solid drybrush of Dawnstone Grey, clean up any overly heavy grey brush strokes/messy spots with a few touch ups of black, then Nuln oil over all the black areas, leaving the edges of grey clear of any wash. Once that's finished, fine detail highlight Administratum Grey (old Fortress Grey) on any extreme high points/edges to taste (I don't do much of this personally, as I like my Death Company very dark and gritty compared and contrasted to the brightness of the rest of my army).

As I've said before, I really want to play up the duality of the Blood Angels. I want the 'regular' forces to be bright, vibrant, and vivid. Lots of red, gold, white, etc. By contrast, I want the Death Company to be the opposite of those who haven't fallen to the rage visually. I want them to be dark, gritty, and menacing. The white sections washed with a black wash versus a blue wash on the tactical and other non death company elements. Dark/dirty silver being the order of the day versus bright gold for decoration, etc.

I hope I've achieved that distinction between 'light' and 'dark' to try and showcase the duality of the Blood Angels, their nobility, their grace, as well as their viciousness, their rage.

Do post up pictures of your Deathwatch when you can man. I'd love to see them!

Take it easy and talk to y'all soon.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
Made in us
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Mississippi

Mini update, no pictures yet sadly.

Work has progressed on the Death Company marine I'm in progress on slowly. I've gotten the metallic sections of the body and head finished, as well as the eye lenses. I'm about to do the grey dry brushing and final Nuln Oil wash over the body before attaching the mini to the finished base, then moving on to the arms, shoulder pads, and Jump Pack.

I hope to get some solid headway made this weekend and, in theory, have the mini mostly finished by this time next week so I can work on the 7th Death Company marine for the squad (Which will complete my Death Company killteam).

Hopefully in short order, I'll be able to move on to painting my Dante mini once stripped of old paint, and then maybe knock out some scout marines I've got waiting in the wings, giving me a much needed second troops choice for a basic CAD force.

More updates to come. In theory, the next one will have a picture or two to show off as well.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-


You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
Made in us
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Mississippi

Quick update showing progress on the Death Company marine currently being worked on.

Body is, for the most part, finished up (sans some clean up here and there) and attached to the base.

Next step will be getting the arms/weapons painted (which has just started) and attached, then shoulder pads, and finally the jump pack.

Here's the photos:







Thanks for looking. Updated photos will be forthcoming once I make more forward progress.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
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What's left of Cadia

The DC Marine is looking great so far Red!

My other BA friend is super psyched for the new BA stuff, are you going to try to get in on it?

TheEyeOfNight- I swear, this thread is 70% smack talk, 20% RP organization, and 10% butt jokes
TheEyeOfNight- "Ordo Xenos reports that the Necrons have attained democracy, kamikaze tendencies, and nuclear fission. It's all tits up, sir."
Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
Made in us
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Mississippi

I'm certainly picking the book up. Really want to run the Golden Host formation at some point in the future, as I love Dante, and the Sanguinary Guard as well.

Certainly going to see what I can get out of it soon, once I pick the book up.

In the mean time, I'm still chipping away at Death Company for the time being.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

You don't know me son, so I'll explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.  
   
 
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