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South CakkaLakka

Hello,
Just starting up a blog which documents my (slow) progress

Vessorine Jannissary
legs: SM Scout
torso: Cadian with shaved off
head: half Catachan / half Necron
arms: Cadian
weapon: Cadian with shaved off, also cut down to represent a carbine

The idea of the half and half head is that I wanted to emulate a mask being worn by my Jannissaries (similar to the animal masks they wore when attacking Eisenhorn's residence in the trilogy).
Some more work is needed, in particular green stuff:
- mask bands to hold onto head; trying to emulate an ice-hockey mask
- pistol butts
- gap-filling














Be gentle, it's my first time doing a WIP blog


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Imperial Recruit in Training



Halifax, NS

Hey there,

I'm doing a very similar thing for my new army using the Grey Knight's book. I've done mine a little differently, using the Necron Heads, pinning them above Cadian torsos and using Green Stuff to make neck protectors.

I must say, this guy is a solid start most definitely. The scout bits are exceptional for mixing with the Cadian kit. I rather like the look of the Lasguns you're going for here.

If you'd like, I can post a picture of my WIP when I get home to give you a bit of another style idea, but it's purely up to you. I don't wanna thread jack you

Keep it up,
-OM

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South CakkaLakka

@ObsceneMachine

Thanks mate! I was worried that the legs would be too bulky for the Cadian torso but it worked quite well. Also I made use of the SM Scout utility belts to cover up the gap between torso and legs.
I've got another 4 bodies made up, but with no heads... pics will follow shortly.
Please feel free to post a pic, I would like to see what you've made. It will definitely help with the creative process!

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Halifax, NS

Hey Chris,

Posting these pictures from my phone, hope they come out well enough to get the jist of it.





Still a WIP, will be doing more work after next week when payday comes around.

Also, posting from at work, let me know if you can't see the pictures and I'll repost them.

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South CakkaLakka

Thanks for sharing ObsceneMachine!
From what I can see of the backpack, I dig it. I'm still debating whether or not to add backpacks, maybe with later minis.. your work has made me think about it more seriously, thanks
If you don't mind me asking, what did you use for the helmet tube/piping? maybe guitar string..

Here are some pics of another little project, an Erebus PDF Squad. I like the book "Warriors of Ultramar" and thought that the PDF troopers mentioned in the book would kick ass especially after being trained by Ultramarines.
OK, nothing really has been changed with these minis just painting. I painted the weapons the same green which I thought would represent the Ultramarines 4th Co. the best.










I'll be posting some WIPs of the rest later.

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Imperial Recruit in Training



Halifax, NS

Crisp painting, Comrade.

The tubing is indeed guitar string (being a guitarist, I have a surplud )

The backpack is just a chopped up and Green Stuffed Vox Caster, though I'm looking for an alternate source of backpacks as these are kinda few and far between. If you know any sources of backpack bits, I'd love to know about them.

With your heads, I take it you essentially saw both components in half and stick them together. Looks great, I may have to try it for ease, though it would lead to more bits.

Keep it up.

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South CakkaLakka

ObsceneMachine, here are a couple of ideas that I'm thinking about for backpacks or using as pockets or compartments of backpacks.
(NB: being that these are 1/35 scale they're quite large against 28mm... sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't )





Above sprue is from this kit:


Here are some pics of the other Janissaries:




and their weapons:


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Halifax, NS

Hey Chris,

Those backpacks actually look ace. There's a local hobby shop around here that carries that range, so I may have to pick some up when I go for basing supplies.

Those legs match up quite well, again. The muzzle you've fashioned for that one las gun looks a lot like a G36. Have you thought about doing a different sight rail on them?

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South CakkaLakka

Thanks again mate, here are some more backpack ideas, but these are 1/48 scale... I will get some comparison shots up soon.




Above sprue from this box:



In regards to the lasgun sight rail, I actually have thought about doing something different.
The current sight rail just doesn't do well with the shortened barrel... the main thing I don't want to do is have tech'd out guns for a bunch of mercenaries. No impractical sights or bayonet lugs, etc... just good practical weapons
Here is what I used for the las gun barrel and muzzle (I will get better pics of actually building one, it's really basic):


There is a cool hobby & model train store near my house, which also happens to be NEXT DOOR to my local gaming store.
I get my Strip Styrene and WW2 minis from the train store and my GW gear at the gaming store! Life is good
Also the model train store has some killer pigments and powders that I want to start experimenting with.. but I'm a newbie when it comes to hardcore weathering

******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Here are a couple of minis that I'm also going to be working on, my future Imperial Task force - a joint SM, Imperial Guard and Imperial Naval force with overall command going to the Inquisition.


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South CakkaLakka

Following are some group shots of the Erebus PDF troopers. So far only 3 have been completed and the rest are all in different stages of being WIP...
All up 15 minis, which equates to 1 HQ and 1 Troop choice.. the other Troop choice should be coming soon.



I usually paint in lots of 3 and try to keep the converting to the 3 currently being worked on, but this doesn't always work out
First off the 3 finished troopers are in the rear and the next 3 on the production line are in front. No major work except a small pistol change on the sergeant.


The next 3 and so on... some minor conversion work on the flame trooper, pistol & sword change for the lieutenant, GS'ing back strap & added holster for the vox operator, and semi-assembled heavy weapons gunner and rocket launcher gunner.



Automatically Appended Next Post:
Following are some shots of my WIP Janissaries.

At the moment only 5 are being worked on with plans to do a whole lot more. The first 5 will be a veteran squad, and will probably be the only troopers wearing the Necron masks.. there is a reason for this which I'll explain in the up-coming fluff (just need to finish it first...)
As in the Eisenhorn trilogy, Janissaries are split up into clans and my clan is known as "Clan Denard". Denard is in reference to Bob Denard the old French mercenary and YES, there will be a future Clan Leader Denard..

First up, the weapons of the first batch of veterans; 3 carbines for troopers, las-pistol & sword for sergeant, and GL. (yes, there is one aquila that I still need to remove from the GL...)




Next up the minis; a sergeant and then 4 troopers.









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South CakkaLakka

Unfortunately no new pics of the Janissaries or the PDF troopers but I've got some WIPs of my Inquisitor which was shown a couple of posts back (also can be seen in the background of some of my other photos..).

The original mini had a different head, a bearded looking fop but it was hacked up badly when I thought the Inquisitor would look better with a scar running down his face.
Needless to say it didn't work out too good and the entire head was replaced with a plastic Imperial Guard head.





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Rainy Washington

The searchlight looks a bit goofy but otherwise looks great

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Sedro Woolley, WA

They look kind of like these guys.



Not bad.

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South CakkaLakka

Thanks for the comments!

@SpaceDude, I was afraid of that.. without the arms it looks really over balanced but even with the arms it still looks over-balanced.
When I do finish the inquisitor there will be a quote to go along with the fluff and it goes something like this "Bath in the Emperor's holy light while I bath you in His holy fire!" or some combination of bathing in light or fire

@Rabid Ferret, Great picture!! Reminds me of Army of Two (which was used as inspiration). I tried to emulate the masks worn by the janisssaries when they raided Eisenhorn's house, even though they had animal or carnival style masks. The idea behind the Necron masks is that this Vessorine clan has been used in the past to conduct false-flag operations against the Imperium. The fluff will be coming soonish... ok maybe later than sooner

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See them driven before you,
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South CakkaLakka

"Picture a man, going on a journey. He has stepped into a bubble and time has slowed to a crawl..."
Got some WIP shots of my Inquisitor and my Vessorine sgt, hope you like the slow progress.

The search light and banner pole are still in place, although some may notice that they are a little shorter.
I removed them both to see if I may be persuaded to leave them off but nope, I kind of liked them on (so I re-drilled the holes and re-glued them both )

Do not know if I will place any design on the white section of the knee-pad, maybe a vertical skeleton key ?
The knee-pad design will be replicated on one of the shoulder pads or on the armor of the power fist... still don't know yet, might take another month to find out







One arm has finally been glued on the Vessorine sergeant and some more paint has been placed on some parts.
The grenade is a bomb - ahahahahaha, get it?!? Hate the coloring, it was originally red but I got stupid with the purple and when a black wash was put over it the purple pretty much vanished... It will be returned to it's original color!


I really wanted to make the rope stand out, like some high tension para-cord and although needing some more highlighting, I'm pretty happy it!






** Sorry about the blurry picture **


A couple of group shots of the remaining Jannissaries (or is it Janissaries... jebus, I don't know)




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See them driven before you,
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South CakkaLakka

Not real happy with the lighting of the pictures, was working in a different place than previously but pretty happy that I'm finally posting something
Got some updates of the Inquisitor and some shots of new miniatures. All photos are of WIPs.

Inquisitor WIP
Finally attached one of the arms, it's pinned like the other side (the power glove arm is the original one that came with the miniature). I put some washes on the armor, now just building the main color back up.
Eventually there will be a couple of thin scroll banners flying off the banner/antenna pole.









My Interrogator who will accompany the Inquisitor; her sword arm is a replacement (originally off of an old Harlequin mini) and following her an Eversor assassin.





Work has started on the overall leader of my Vessorine Janissaries - Clan Leader Umberto "Iron Man" Denard. He will be a counts as Straken, with a shotgun and a plasma pistol.
His robotic arm is still being built, pics will be forth-coming... The shotgun will hopefully look similar to a AA12 automatic shotgun (same weapon as Royce in the movie Predators and yes, I will be making a Royce who will be a counts as Marbo, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA )





Here's my counts as Harker - haven't thought up a name yet but he will eventually have a back tattoo which will hopefully be a repatriation bond... yeah I know, that's pretty ambitious and I'm still trying to figure out how to pull it off.. something will come to mind though. Oh yeah, not all my Janissaries will have the face masks...



Erebus PDF sergeant; bolt pistol replaced and a crappy rock on the base.. hehe, it sucks but I'm thinking of re-basing all my PDF troopers with snow bases.




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What is best in life ?
Crush your Enemies,
See them driven before you,
To hear the lamentation of the women  
   
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South CakkaLakka

Inquisitor WIP
Have attached the other arm and think that he is looking quite good This gun is much more suitable for the Inquisitor rather than the original; some bolter/lasgun combination...
I'm quite proud of the knee pad (though still undecided about what to put on the white half...) and this pattern/design is being replicated on one of the shoulder guards.
Still finishing up the armor by bringing up the main color, while leaving the cracks and so forth... blah blah blah










More to follow sooner rather than later this time

Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacre mercenaire..

What is best in life ?
Crush your Enemies,
See them driven before you,
To hear the lamentation of the women  
   
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South CakkaLakka

Did a little bit more work on the Inquisitor, in particular finishing off the armor and now starting on the little odds and ends (i.e: light, skulls, gun, hair, etc...).
Still haven't decided what to color the storm bolter, the voices in my head will soon come up with an answer.. they're usually right








The shoulder guard which replicates the knee pad is almost complete, just have to finish off the scroll and come up with something to write on it


Also I'll be adding some banners soon to the antenna pole.. long thin banners similar to the ones used by knights of yester-year.

Following are some WIP shots of some minis that I'm working on, all my work is started the same way; white primer than badab black wash, then whatever the brush feels like using
Eversor


Storm Trooper


Veteran Sgt


Apothocary


Vanguard






Terminator




Fluff coming soon and some more WIPs, maybe even a finished mini soon.
Take it sleazy people!

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California + Philidelphia

im liking the IG conversions you've got here, next time you do one of their heads you should do a step by step, id be interested to see how you do it

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"Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
 
   
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South CakkaLakka

No dramas Rogue Wolves, here you go buddy;

The back half of the heads are Catachan (command and regular troopers), I find that these heads fit the IG torsos very well. Also the Catachan ears are really well defined, so they can stand out when painted (I'm currently making a vox operator with the head below so ignore the ear comment ). The SM and scout heads are too big for the torsos even after shaving off the face.. and Cadians have their helmets on.
First thing I do is drill a hole to pin the head to the torso, it's also easier to handle the head this way when shaving.


When shaving off the face, I turn the head upside down and cut down. Please be careful when doing this... you don't want Kevin Spacey "Se7en" finger tips.
I'm not too concerned about getting too close to the ears (or ear phones in the example below), the file will be used to remove any unwanted face.




After the face is off I get to work on the actual face mask/ballistic mask, the front half of the heads (the masks) are regular Necron warriors..
(NB: the clamp is plastic, so won't damage the head at all )


When cutting the Necron head, cut at a slight angle from the jaw out to the top of the head (along the serated edge, or cog pattern on the head as shown below..)


After the cut has been made and the ball at the back of the Necron head is removed...




Now trim the cheeks to make them a little more rounded and do the same with the chin. Also run the file across the top of the head and face to hide those two ridge lines...


Play around with the front and back halves and use some guess-tamation as to determine how much to remove and where... as you can see I still need to shave off some from both halves.


OK, the next step is to attach the back of the head to the torso. I trim the pin (i.e: paper clip) and drill a hole in the torso, then attach the head...




On this angle, you can see that I've been filing down the flat section to get ready to attach the mask. Still a bit to go...


Side by side, they are almost ready to be joined in unholy plastic matrimony (this will be coming in my next post, I just have to clean up the mask and head a little bit more... the ear phones are a little difficult to get round)


Here's a shot of the tools that I used, pretty simple job really. The only draw-back is the knife work.


Also here's a little tip that might be beneficial to some people - if you don't have plastic clips, you can use normal needle nose pliers which are wrapped in tape to protect your miniatures (both plastic and metal).
Got this great tip from a GW "How to..." manual.


======================================================================

Please excuse any problems with the tutorial, if there's anything else you would like to know just ask

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California + Philidelphia

thanks for the tutorial, i think im going to use this but i wanted to make it look like how you did it insted of just putting a necron head on an ig body like ive seen

[
"Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
 
   
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South CakkaLakka

Phew, I was nodding off hard last night and couldn't remember if I posted or not!
Here's the second part of the head WIP and also continuing with the vox operator kitbash from my previous post, going at a nice steady pace

I've continued shaving off the face and the mask to get a better fit and have come up with the following...


(pretty much removed as much face as possible to make sure the mask will be sitting flush with the ear phone)


Here is the finished head, the mask is sitting quite nicely on the face the ear phones seem to be in 'sort of' the right place...






Vox caster attached to back... main aerial/antenna has been cut off and will be replaced with a whip aerial/antenna






How I'm making my whip aerial/antenna; Strip Styrene!!!




when the glue dries on the aerial, I will attach and then upload pics!

Thank you for viewing!!!

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Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacre mercenaire..

What is best in life ?
Crush your Enemies,
See them driven before you,
To hear the lamentation of the women  
   
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California + Philidelphia

thanks for the tutorial im probibly going to use this on a veteran or 2

[
"Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
 
   
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South CakkaLakka

No problem! I'm interested in seeing how your veteran(s) turn out.
To finish off the entire look I usually put a small piece of GS to emulate a band/elastic holding the mask, but with the vox operator there is already a head band (not really visible with the current photos...sorry)
Another small change I perform is remove the belt from the Cadian torso, I do this because the SM scout legs have a utility belt already there.

OK, here's the finished aerial.. not really what I was going for and I don't know if it goes with the other round aerial/antenna




Thanks for looking!

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See them driven before you,
To hear the lamentation of the women  
   
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Phanobi






Canada,Prince Edward Island

Nice tut! May have to try that one day for a bit of fun!

Great little blog you have got going here chris, nice conversions and a very crisp, clean painting style, I will be keeping an eye out for updates!

   
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South CakkaLakka

Thanks Commander Cain!
After doing this little tutorial, I going to work on my Vessorines again and work on the fluff that I've got to go with them (and the future army).

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See them driven before you,
To hear the lamentation of the women  
   
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South CakkaLakka

Been looking forward to this update, as it deals with more of my Janissaries!
Since the last time I posted I've performed a minor change on the vox operator (he still has no arms though...) and have been looking for some acceptable arms for this miniature. The look I'm trying to go for is of a signaller/vox operator catching something on his headset and pausing to understand what is being broadcasted... one of his arms will be cupping his headset and the other arm will be carrying his weapon.

Vox operator (first version)
- when first assembling the vox operator, I made the mistake of gluing his body over his pistol holster but apart from that mistake everything else is fine.








Vox operator (new version)
- upper torso was removed and then reset but this time with the top of the holster visible





A little work has also been performed on Clan Leader Denard (my overall commander), his robotic arm has been added as well as a small strap which holds his close combat weapon.





Last but not least my veteran Janissaries
There are a number of group shots which currently show 5 veterans in various stages of WIP...
















Thank you all for viewing my project blog, I've got some Erebus PDF updates coming and also a Uriel Ventris mockup which I'm excited about!!

Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacre mercenaire..

What is best in life ?
Crush your Enemies,
See them driven before you,
To hear the lamentation of the women  
   
Made in gb
Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

Really liking the janissaries and the nice crisp paint schemes your using. Looking forward to more

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Lord Commander in a Plush Chair





California + Philidelphia

Man, I forgot how awsome i think these guys are, when/if i start my =][= munda, you can be sure theres going to be some guys similar to this!

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"Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
 
   
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Kinebrach-Knobbling Xeno Interrogator





South CakkaLakka

Thanks for the comments and for viewing my blog (or plog)!!

@Llamahead, more is coming also in case you're interested I use the following website for a lot of inspiration on paint schemes; http://www.onesixthwarriors.com

@Rogue Wolves, I really want to see what you come up with if you do any =][=munda work (it sure is fun typing =][=munda, hehe)
I've also been thinking of using different plastic heads for masks, like beast-men, maybe some plastic daemons, plastic skeletons, or maybe even GS (but my GS-fu is not so good, only gap-filling at the moment )

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Because we are on the topic of the Janissaries I will do some explaining on what I'm trying to do and also some of the ideas behind the minis and future army.
The army is a Vessorine Janissary clan called "Clan Denard". It's leader is based on the mercenary Bob Denard with the army based heavily on the companies; Executive Outcomes, Sandline, and Blackwater. There are also some classic movies and video-games which contain mecenaries used as a basis as well.
The whole army will include the following;
- Command section; counts as Straken + squad and advisors
- Veteran squad #1; counts as Bastonne + squad
- Veteran squad #2; counts as Harker + squad
- Penal Legion squad #1; based on "Predator" movie
- Penal Legion squad #2; based on "Predators" movie
- Guardsman Marbo counts as; based on "Commando" movie
- Infantry platoon; this will be the main army based on the companies mentioned above
Yep, it is ambitious but I'll take a bite

Here are a few pictures which have influenced my thought process; the first two are of employees of Executive Outcomes while the last photo is a uniform scheme I'm really liking...






Still working on the fluff for the various squads and characters, but I promise these will come along with the miniatures.

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In regards to my Erebus PDF work, there is a greater goal I'm working towards also; an Apocalypse army based on the troops mentioned in the novel "Warriors of Ultramar".
The troops I'm thinking of including are as follows;
- Ultramarines 4th Company
- 933rd DKoK
- 10th Logres
- Erebus PDF
Yes, like the Vessorine Janissary project it is very ambitious but I'll give it a go

In my previous post I mentioned a Uriel Ventris WIP - at the moment he has no arms and to be honest I'm still not 100% sure on what arms to use; should his sword arm be left or right decisions, decisions...
The little blob of GS is supposed to be his white rose of Pavonis award/brooch/etc... and will be better visible after some white paint and a badab black wash!!




Take it sleazy people!

Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacre mercenaire..

What is best in life ?
Crush your Enemies,
See them driven before you,
To hear the lamentation of the women  
   
 
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