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Will do, I'm waiting for my Taghmata book in the post so that should hopefully help me sort it!

The one with the big ass cannon on its back is the plasma mortar, I get excited just thinking about that bad boy.

 GiraffeX wrote:
The one with the big ass cannon on its back is the plasma mortar, I get excited just thinking about that bad boy.

You mean the one I got as well as his brother with the big ass lascannon!


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But no.... not the big guys, I was talking about the castellax ones with the buzz saws and bolters

FW has 3 types of castellax. Shoulder mounted mauler bolt cannon and wrist mounted bolters(or flamers). Power saws guy comes with a shoulder mounted multi melta and again bolter/flamer wrist guns. 3rd variant has a darkfire shoulder mount and saw wrist weapons as per usual.

O.k so as i'm using the Kastelan robots as my stand ins the easiest option for me conversion and game wise would be to make the shoulder guns maulers and convert some flamers or bolters onto the arms? probably bolters as they're not real fast.

they come with bolters/flamers as standard. The shoulder weapons are pretty easily converted too. I really didn't like the old style mulitmelta on mine so I converted it to an eradication ray. Lovely lovely figs though. Thinking about getting a few more but want to get the Thanatar automata first - now that IS a beast

Hell yeah it's a beast! I have been drooling over it for a while and finally made the jump to buy some! I'm looking forward to really painting them all a little different to the norm for me too, trying to decide on how to paint the 'faces' of them? just standard metals? or as a gemstone? or hot metal? or with light creeping through the lines? or metal fading into heat dissipation?

A few days late, but your Vulkan is AWESOME. Incredible work, Nerdy.

Gah I always miss out on all these cool updates so I'm just gonna say that I love everything! Vulkan is perfect with that beautiful green armour and marbled hammer. Your miniature face is also super cool and I think I will have to find a head to make myself now as well!

Looking forward to the mechanicus army as I am working on something very similar. Are those the Wargame Exclusive Kastellan heads? They look so much better than the standard ones although I am a bit miffed that you got them as I wanted to be the first Dakkite to use them .

Oh and on a side note does anyone know anyone looking for an Ork Waaaagh!!? I have a WHOLE BUNCH of models I'm not using I want to sell cheap as chips!

Work in progress on the band! golds done and swords nearly done too! faces got some love and I decided on the two bare heads for my FleshEaters Termies, so all in all a good day













the bare heads I chose to use are Kharn the Betrayers head with the cables shaved off and a sternguard head I think suits?

I love the inquisitors, Nerdy. I'm envious of your ability to paint flesh.

Thanks Zambro! :-) it's that part I paint that I feel really ties it together.

Love that inquisitional band. Very nice!

 Zambro wrote:
I love the inquisitors, Nerdy. I'm envious of your ability to paint flesh.

Yes.. we need a video tut!

I love the glow on the monkeys goggles that match his dodgy finger probing antics.

I feel that the speed you can plow through such amazing painting is completely worthy of mention

Thanks Knightly! :-) I really really want to find a way I can film myself painting in clear enough focus to show you guys how and what I do! especially faces, it's so hard step by step for them!

I hear go-pro's mounted on an over the shoulder mic stand are a common way to go.

Brilliant work nerdfest. Those are the old 90s servitors aren't they?

Knightley wrote:I hear go-pro's mounted on an over the shoulder mic stand are a common way to go.

I thought about a GoPro but was worried as I haven't any experience with them and they don't have a screen to check what you're filming or zoom etc? and I don't want to drop a couple of hundred and then not be able to use it properly! i've asked around about them but most answers were from those with some technical knowledge and i'm sorely lacking in that department! that's why i'm starting a 30K Mechanicus army in the vain hope some tech priest incantations will rub off on me!

weetyskemian44 wrote:Brilliant work nerdfest. Those are the old 90s servitors aren't they?

Yep, pretty sure they are Weets, i'm doing them for Whaley and his warband. The models are really cool actually and the slack faces are my favorite part, they look pretty much expressionless.

Really great work on the warband, nerd. Love the washed out, gritty colors you've got on them. And the skin tones go without saying!
I really really like the Jokaero, too... Great idea with the color link between his goggles and his finger.


Termi heads really have a lot of character. Makes them look like they've seen some rough battles.

That Inquisitorial Warband is looking pretty bloody nice, Damo. I really like your ability to stay focused and on task. Hopefully I'll be able to do the same sometime in 2016.

As for the Mechanicum colour scheme - do you know what you plan to do with your eventual 30k force? I've seen quite a few good looking forces painted in colours that echo the Space Marine Legions that they are attached to, and it tends to look pretty nice.

Ramos Asura wrote:Really great work on the warband, nerd. Love the washed out, gritty colors you've got on them. And the skin tones go without saying!
I really really like the Jokaero, too... Great idea with the color link between his goggles and his finger.


Termi heads really have a lot of character. Makes them look like they've seen some rough battles.

Thans Ramos, I choose my heads carefully especially for my FE's I want them to look a little unhinged on some of them which is a nice contrast to the fact the BA and successor's can be quite ornate and gilded.

Azazelx wrote:That Inquisitorial Warband is looking pretty bloody nice, Damo. I really like your ability to stay focused and on task. Hopefully I'll be able to do the same sometime in 2016.

As for the Mechanicum colour scheme - do you know what you plan to do with your eventual 30k force? I've seen quite a few good looking forces painted in colours that echo the Space Marine Legions that they are attached to, and it tends to look pretty nice.

Well, quite simply........ Iron Hands..... hands down and as far as staying focused on a task I kind of have to when I'm doing something for someone else, as I get only a few hours in a day one day a week and if I get too distracted and go back and forth I take too long to do anyhting for my mates so I like to set my goals and finish projects before I get stuck into my own models. which leads me into the fact that the war band are done and soon I'll be terminating and Mechanicuming it up!


pics tomorrow!

Phew! Warband is DONE! these were some tricksy little blighters and I'm not 100% happy with a few of them, namely the assassin models but as a whole the group fits nicely and looks impressive the Inquisitors are cool and the Jaekero is really cute I actually like the acolytes? kinda creepy and suit the rougher style I did them in

So that's the end of my commissions at the moment I've some SH Termies to do for Whaley but they're not an immediate concern so they'll get love a bit later.

not sure what's next but I'm pretty sure it'll be my Flesh eater Terminators for my Armies on Parade entry board and some FW assembly.......










Hope they're o.k guys......

Loving the power sword on your Inquisitor. I struggle with painting the crackling energy on power weapons, so I just tend to put a glaze of Guilliman Blue on the weapon. (or other colour depending on the weapon/faction)

Well Angel, you can use that to do what i do! just paint a base colour in my case purple, then purple and white mix to start the lightning then make it lighter in parts then wash with wash, then re lightning in parts and wash again. repeat until happy ;-)

Beautiful!

I especially like the Death Cult Assassins.

My only minor critique, would be that the skjn o the Servitors looks too healthy. However your technique for skin is excellent!

D

 evildrcheese wrote:
Beautiful!

I especially like the Death Cult Assassins.

My only minor critique, would be that the skjn o the Servitors looks too healthy. However your technique for skin is excellent!

D

Maybe he's a "freshly made" servitor?

Beautiful work Damo. Very impressive.