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Post by: npeircemitch
This is my first post here, and I am working on an imperial guard army, with minimal conversions, just switched the helmet. Some of my leaders and veterans will be converted a little more. Anyway I can not find a color scheme that I like to save my life. I have been bouncing around different ideas for months now, and I could really use some help. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I kind of like the red, but am not married to the idea. Thanks for the help. Here are some pics of what I have so far.
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the paint jobs are very rough, and I will fix them up when I decide on a color scheme.
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Post by: madmartykmf
i say that you go for a darker color, maybe black with some extreme highlights. Lots of gunmetal and silver. hope that helps
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Post by: JohnHwangDD
Out of all the guys in your first picture, the guy on the far right looks the best (brown cloth, red armor).
If you wanted to go with a bit more color contrast, try a slightly lighter brown cloth, black armor, and red shoulders.
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Post by: jep'ray
I'll second that vote for the Brown with Red armor. The contrast between the red and white seems abit much, unless thats what your going for. The Red on brown looks more right...
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Post by: the_ampersand_man
npeircemitch wrote:This is my first post here, and I am working on an imperial guard army, with minimal conversions, just switched the helmet. Some of my leaders and veterans will be converted a little more. Anyway I can not find a color scheme that I like to save my life. I have been bouncing around different ideas for months now, and I could really use some help. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I kind of like the red, but am not married to the idea. Thanks for the help. *snip*
Welcome aboard. I know the pain of picking a colour scheme for the Guard all too well!
JohnHwangDD wrote:Out of all the guys in your first picture, the guy on the far right looks the best (brown cloth, red armor).
*snip*
I agree. Personally I wouldn't go with a Red/ Brown combination, especially one as dark as the one above.
As a suggestion, because you're fond of the red, you could go with the fourth option but paint the uniforms a deeper, darker red. Maybe Scab or Red Gore.
Then go with black or maybe even a metalic for the armour. Of course you might want to avoid brass so they don't accidentally end up looking too Khornate.
Do you prefer lighter colours, darker? What sort of environments do you see your IG fighting in? Would be weird for an ice world army to be bright red, imo.
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far right with a little less green in the brown.
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Post by: JohnHwangDD
The nice thing about brown Guard is that it's a relatively easy, "realistic" scheme, and the red adds a nice bit of visual punch to the unit without being overly obnoxious, given that brown contains some red tones already. Add some black and metallic for contrast, and you're done.
The white, OTOH, just doesn't work well for Guard, even as a contrast, but make it a bone or grey, and it's not too bad for armor. White is more of a Marine or Eldar color.
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Post by: npeircemitch
Wow thanks for all the great advice, I wasn't expecting anything so quickly. Here is what I came up with since I posted last, and I am pretty happy with it. I am also going to play around with the brown and red a little bit more before making my decision.
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I actually took a lot of inspiration from mounties. good old mounties.
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Post by: npeircemitch
Here is my converted commander. used the sniper cloak and added a powerfist. The head is from the chaos marauder horsemen, love the stash. I will be using their heads for my veterans as well, I really like them.
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Post by: npeircemitch
here are a couple of the veterans. Again the heads are from the chaos marauder horsemen, and the bodies are the new empire greatswords. I really like these guys, but the greatswords are wicked expensive so I will probably only have one unit of them. Automatically Appended Next Post:
What sort of environments do you see your IG fighting in? Would be weird for an ice world army to be bright red, imo.[/color]
They will most likely be in snow because my eldar army is based in snow, but that is not necessarily where they are from.
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Post by: infilTRAITOR
These aren't bad at all. The dude with the ming moustache is epic!
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Post by: the_ampersand_man
The red/ black looks alright and I like the conversions. Are your vets going to be equipped with carapace armour?
Looking forward to more.
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Post by: Llamahead
Some really nice stuff here. I love the pose on the commander. I also can't wait to see your Rough Riders!
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The new colour scheme is really nice by the way!
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Post by: JohnHwangDD
npeircemitch wrote:Wow thanks for all the great advice, I wasn't expecting anything so quickly. Here is what I came up with since I posted last, and I am pretty happy with it. I am also going to play around with the brown and red a little bit more before making my decision.
I actually took a lot of inspiration from mounties. good old mounties.
It's not bad, but are you Canadian? If you're doing something RCMP-inspired, are you going for more of a "dress" uniform, or combat uniform? Is your army more of a planteary police force?
Anyhow, I think your previous version looked better.
npeircemitch wrote:They will most likely be in snow because my eldar army is based in snow, but that is not necessarily where they are from.
If it's a snow / winter theme, then you'll want an all-white over-jacket, at a minimum; possibly white pants, too, and the armor would white-wash. The problem with winter schemes is that they wash out because they're so heavily white.
Conversion-wise, you're in for a lot of work, as you'll want longcoats and covers for everything, and that doesn't seem to be where you're going with the army look.
I'd strongly avoid winter if I could.
Based on your models, you're doing more of a fall seasonal scheme, with browns and reds. It's a good color basis, and is close in theme to the winter you're using for your Eldar. I'd suggest a bit less red, so that the red that stays stands out more. Use the red (with yellow) for USMC-style sergeant & command insignia / detailing.
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What about winter on a nightworld? 
dark blues greens and greys.
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Post by: npeircemitch
Thanks for the advice everyone. I tried some more browns, and I think I am going to stick with the black and red color scheme. I am in fact american, but that makes the mounties no less awesome. I am working on a full squad so hopefully I will have those finished shortly. Untill then here is the beginning of a rough rider. No idea what to do with his off arm, anyone have some thoughts?
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He will eventually be on a bigger base, the lance is from the cold ones box set.
I like the idea of the dress uniform, I want them to stand out. Plus I wasn't happy with any of my snow camo patterns.
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infilTRAITOR wrote:These aren't bad at all. The dude with the ming moustache is epic!
I concur. Your commander is possessed of win.
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Post by: Napalm
The conversions look great, especially the commander.
Where did you get the hats from?
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Post by: bigmanjango
For some reason I was put in mind of Japanese feudal warriors - don't know whether it's the helmets or the red/white colour scheme (i.e. the Japanese flag).
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Japanese makes sense, I thought maybe the hats were a renaissance thing at first.
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Post by: npeircemitch
The hats are from the bretonnian men at arms, and I agree, they do look a little Japanese. I think the red helps that. Here is my work so far on the first squad. I like the colors so far.
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Also subtle conversion work on the squad leader modeling him with a pointing power sword. Just a hand and weapon swap.
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Post by: npeircemitch
And this is the guy I will be using as a priest. No conversion work, but perhaps my favorite GW model after Maugan Ra. This will be my reward for finishing 2 troops and a command, which with the guard will be like a bajillion models.
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Post by: TheHolyLeaf
Neat conversions. I like the commander, reminds me of mine. I too used the sniper cloak and power fist. 
About the paint scheme. I was thinking of having a similiar scheme, with red armour, some months ago.
Here's a rough discription of how it looked like:
Red Gore armour
Bleached Bone helmet
Codex Grey fatigues
Chaos Black + Boltgun Metal weapon(s)
It actually looked pretty good, but I thought red was a too bright colour for guards, it seemed more Eldar-y to me.
But if you use a darker colour, it might look good.
Just sharing my thoughts.
/Leaf
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Post by: npeircemitch
Again thanks for all the help so far, I have decided on the red and black color scheme for the guardsmen. I haven't posted in a couple of days while I was away. I am now trying to think of a color scheme for the tanks. The base will be a simple snow pattern, you can see it on a couple of the models already. I am not sure I want to go with a snow camo pattern for the tanks, and any suggestions would be much appreciated.
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Post by: JohnHwangDD
All good, though, if you're going red & black, be sure to throw some Devlan Mud over the red...
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Post by: npeircemitch
if you're going red & black, be sure to throw some Devlan Mud over the red...
Thanks for the tip. Could you expand a little. The first time I washed it with black, why switch to brown? I have really just started experimenting with washes, this is the first army I have done them on.
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Post by: JohnHwangDD
You can wash with both, but brown will give more color depth over red.
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Post by: Lanky-feck
Yes definateley go with with the balck red and gold i like it my men are painted as the guide on the gw website.
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Post by: npeircemitch
Sorry for the delay on this thread, but I became very distracted. I had a big apocalypse battle with my eldar to get ready for, including making the table and terrain. If you are interested, here are some pictures of that. We also played a small game of planet strike.
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Post by: npeircemitch
I also worked a lot with my brother on his space marine dradnought, here are some pics of that, and a better pic of the eldar army.
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Post by: WarsmithMorgoth
That dread is pretty damn cool!
I like your conversions and the red paint scheme is gonna look killer, keep up the good work!
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Post by: TheHolyLeaf
How many points did you play with? ( PS and apoc)
Also, interesting looking dreadnaught. Looks NAUGHTy. 
Though... Show us more Guards! Guardsmen for the Guardsmen God! (The Emprah, duh)
/Leaf
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Post by: Oppenheimer
Sweet dread.
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TheHolyLeaf wrote:How many points did you play with? ( PS and apoc)
The planetstrike game was 1000 points, 4 squads of 5 terminators and a terminator captain killed my entire army by the third turn, and one of the squads mishapped. The apocolypse game was 3300 points, I took all of my painted eldar against a combined space marine tau army. That game ended in a draw
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and back to the original story line. I think the guns are a little rough, I want to clean them up. The rest I like, what do you think of the faces, and should the red have another highlight.
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Post by: npeircemitch
this guy I like a lot. I think his pants came out well, it is a very light highlight on the black.
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Post by: metallifan
Love the Mountie scheme! Don't forget the yellow stripe down the legs. 
I like the brown stetsons that they use, but the black ones on your minis look better with the scheme IMO 
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Post by: Scrazza
i love them
are the heads from the bretonian footmen?
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Post by: slann
That dread is pretty cool .
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Post by: npeircemitch
are the heads from the bretonian footmen?
Yes they are, but I actually cut the helmet off the bretonnian heads and the guard heads, and used the bottom half of the guard head with the top of the bretonnian helmet. The guard heads are a lot wider and I think work better with the model. They have that padding on the side as well.
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Post by: npeircemitch
And here is a squad (minus 1 vox-caster, I forgot). I like how it is going, and I like the leader. I spent longer than usual on his face and I like how it came out. Next up will either be my command squad or my veterans squad, I have not decided which.
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Closeup!
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Post by: Winter
Nice guardsmen, you are definately improving as you go along.
Question for you though, where did you pull that hand from on your brothers dreadnaught?
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Post by: npeircemitch
Question for you though, where did you pull that hand from on your brothers dreadnaught?
The hands are from the old metal Eldar wraithlord.
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I have a couple options here for my veteran leader let me know which you think is better. Also is the hammer head to big?
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number 2
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3?
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Post by: FoxPhoenix135
I think the mountie scheme is freaking genius! Very original.
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Post by: Van Grothe
I think the hammer and chainsword option would be better. It would help to represent that the vet leader is a part of the Imperial guard, and is not just some stock fantasy character. Don't forget to somehow give him a pistol, probably a holstered one.
I like everything else you've done so far, especially the commander with powerfist. Keep up the good work.
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Post by: npeircemitch
Van Grothe wrote:I think the hammer and chainsword option would be better. It would help to represent that the vet leader is a part of the Imperial guard, and is not just some stock fantasy character. Don't forget to somehow give him a pistol, probably a holstered one.
Ya, I am leaning that way as well. I also want to try and give him a pistol in that front hand, to see what that looks like, I just need to find a left hand gun grip. They all appear to be right handed.
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So I decided to go with the chainsword in the off hand of the veteran leader, after searching without success through all my bits for a left handed pistol grip. I have the veterans all finished and ready to paint, and here is another sample of one of them. I hope to get to work on them tonight. Also finished and ready to paint is my command squad, that will be up after the veterans.
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Post by: Vitruvian XVII
That dude looks really cool. I agree with the chainsword and hammer as well. Also, when you're quoting, put the /quote after the bit you're actually quoting otherwise you end up putting all of your post in a quote. (Don't know if that was intentional on your part or not but i thought i'd throw it out there just in case!)
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Post by: npeircemitch
Vitruvian XVII wrote:Also, when you're quoting, put the /quote after the bit you're actually quoting otherwise you end up putting all of your post in a quote.
Thanks I was not doing it on purpose, hopefully I figured it out this time.
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How about that quote. Anyway, here are some pictures of the first veteran painted up. Let me know what you think.
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Post by: Orkeosaurus
Cool army. I agree on the chainsword/hammer. The hammers look too heavy to have one in each hand.
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Post by: Vlad-X7
very nice IG - looks very clean and fresh with minimal converting hassle to boot!
i do like the use of the empire great sword legs for the vet- makes the soldiers look as if they're in a parade uniform, tho it's practical at the same time.
keep up the good work!
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Post by: Sgt. Salt
Haha awesome they look Canadian
Good job, keep em comin.
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Post by: El Cacique
Dear God!! I just had a flashback from my childhood. Those mounties look just great.
Get the song from the old WWF wrestler and put it on before each game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc75sS6ya40&feature=related
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Post by: The Good Green
what about tan hats?
awesome army, and your command and vet's rule.
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Post by: npeircemitch
Thanks for all of the comments everyone.
That song is awesome, if you haven not listened to it click the link. I had never heard it before, so thank you.
I thought about going with the tan hats, but the helmets are pretty clearly supposed to be metal and I didn't think that it would look quite right.
Orkeosaurus, I don't even know what to say. Well played sir.
Should have some more pics up shortly, but I will be away for the weekend so we will see if I can finish some more vets before then.
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Post by: daedalus
Sorry to jump back to something on the front page, but this just caught my attention. Do you know offhand how your brother made the blade arm on his dreadnought? The sheath is pretty obviously a tank tread cover, but what is the blade?
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Post by: npeircemitch
daedalus wrote:Do you know offhand how your brother made the blade arm on his dreadnought? The sheath is pretty obviously a tank tread cover, but what is the blade?
Hey not a problem at all, any and all comments are welcome. The blade is from Inquisitor: Battle Brother Artemis. This should take you to the GW page - http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1060067&prodId=prod1110218
He is pretty expensive just for that, but we had the parts floating around for a couple years.
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And here is the progress on some more veterans. I need to pick up white paint, some sandy yellow for the hair, and a lighter skin tone to finish up the rest, I ran out. I am happy with it so far, the plasma guns will hopefully look better with some white added to it. I am done for the weekend and will probably not be able to access a computer until the middle of the week, so I apologize in advance for any delays on my response to questions.
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Post by: I-bounty-hunt-the-elderly
The empire coversions look really cool IMO. Are you going to give them a brown wash? It might make the armour look a bit dirtier/more used, which would fit well with the character of the heads (which also look damn good!)
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Post by: Great Unclean One
Looking awesome, I really like the beardy screaming guy... he looks piratey! I really like the paintjob and the detail your putting on them is brilliant!
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Post by: Vitruvian XVII
Nice painting, no problem about the quotes!
Those veterans look really awesome, every man is unique and has a ton of character. The holstered weapons are especially fantastic.
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Post by: Shattered Soul
Amazing, I love the look you went with and that Commander and the Vet Sergeant are amazing.
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Ya your vets look pretty great, are you going to go with the same red for vehicles
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Post by: npeircemitch
Thanks for all of the input, and hopefully I should get a little further tomorrow.
I-bounty-hunt-the-elderly wrote: Are you going to give them a brown wash? It might make the armour look a bit dirtier/more used, which would fit well with the character of the heads
I really like this idea, and I will try it out. I'll put a picture up on the sight and see what everyone's opinion is. The heads are definitely rougher than the uniform.
Einherjar wrote:Ya your vets look pretty great, are you going to go with the same red for vehicles
That is a really good question, and I am torn between going with the red for the tanks, or black with gold highlights. I would really like to hear some more opinions on this because I am going back and forth. I might try and work a couple of images up in photoshop, but I am not very good at it. It also really needs to be compared to the troops. Again any input would be helpful. Fortunately I need to finish a few more footsloggers before I make the final decision.
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Post by: darkkt
This is epic - these guys look fancy, but hard. For the tanks - black with gold & red bits. Bright red tanks look great, but can be difficult to pull off (ive tried!). Also, recommend the brown wash for some serious depth in the clothes - ive used it on some of my Khorne Zerkers, and really liked the effect. http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/43342-Zerker%2C%20Red%20Stage.html for the example I put on my gallery. I will be watching these guys with interest!
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Post by: npeircemitch
I really like how that model looks. How many washes did you use on him? I have tried using a brown wash on the clothes, and I didn't really get the effect that you did. I am also using Ogryn Flesh, so let me know if there is a different brown wash I should be using. Thanks for the help.
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Post by: Great Unclean One
Oh, use Devlan Mud, that stuff is gold-dust, by about 2 pots or more of it, you'll use it quickly! It creates much darker shading than the flesh one
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Glad you liked it (although its rated a 1 paintjob and 1 coolness, so you may be the only one!).
I did a base coat Mechrite Red, then a devlan mud wash (which is indeed golddust mixed with pixie dust mixed with equal parts awesome and win), then I did a blood red drybrush (heavy), and topped it off with a baal red wash to blend it all together.
Note that I did this as a base coat so you may want to do your red jackets first (its a bit messy with the drybrushing), then do your pants and faces.
Its a few steps, but Im so happy with the effect I'm going to use it for the rest of my Zerkers.
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Post by: Great Unclean One
Indeed, thanks for that little tutorial, I might have to steal that for future reference XD
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Post by: npeircemitch
sweet deal, I will pick up some gold dust tomorrow and try it out. I was going to do some painting tonight, but it turns out somebody offered me tickets to game 5 of the world series, and you just don't pass that up. Go Phillies!
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Post by: npeircemitch
Well, not much to show you, but here is what I have. I finished up the veterans, a few more coats of paint on their face, hair, and plasma weapons. I also finished their bases. I have started work on a few more of the veterans, and the final 2 are ready to be spray painted. Here are the pictures so far.
I went with a few coats of red, orange, and built up to white on the plasma cannons. I am not sold on them, and if anyone else has a better way let me know. I may just need to blend it a little better.
This will be the last post until the weekend, I am going away again. Oh and my hobby store is closed today, so I could not pick up the brown wash, but I will.
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Post by: Owain
Hammers are always win in my book.
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Post by: Great Unclean One
Indeed, to make blending more subtle, give the blended colour a wash of that colour, if you are happy with it but just want a little bit of it done then use a thinner wash
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Those are great vets, are they all empire models?
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Kid_Kyoto wrote:Those are great vets, are they all empire models?
Not entirely. The legs and body are from the new empire great sword kit. The heads are from the new chaos marauder horsemen kit (The head for my general is also from this kit.) The arms are regular imperial guard arms, and the various weapons are pulled from all of these kits. I'm glad you like them, feel free to steal any ideas. Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh and the head of the hammer is from the last edition dwarf warrior frame.
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Post by: HalloweenBomber
Wow that is a really cool converted army! Maybe you could buy some more space wolf heads off BB with the braids. That guy with the braids and the lasgun looks sick! I also like the creativity with the power fist cape dude.
Check out IG army at
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/264086.page
Go the IG Fans  Automatically Appended Next Post: Wow that is a really cool converted army! Maybe you could buy some more space wolf heads off BB with the braids. That guy with the braids and the lasgun looks sick! I also like the creativity with the power fist cape dude.
Check out IG army at
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/264086.page
Go the IG Fans
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Post by: npeircemitch
Sorry for the delay, but I have had some other hobby projects going on. I played a game with my orks against tau this weekend, and got destroyed. I had 1 crippled Killa Kan left at the end of the game. I am also working on getting my eldar up on the army profile, which you should check out here http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/The_Bunky_Eldar.
I will hopefully be back to all things Imperial Guard in a few days.
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i like those conversions!
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Ok everyone, sorry for the delay. I got a new job, and you know how that goes. I should be getting back into things over christmas break though, and hopefully will be able to continue with the army. Here is my chimera, I got bored with the troops and needed something to jump start my interest. Hope you guys like it.
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what do you guys think of this color scheme? I was going back and forth between red and this, but I think this contrasts the troops well.
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Post by: JohnHwangDD
An all-red tank is more Space Marines.
Go with what you've got, but maybe limit the red and yellow to the sidepod immediately above the forward compensator?
This lets you paint the ID colors on both sides of the tank for army coherency, while not having overly large colored bits that don't match easily tank to tank.
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so right here?
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Post by: alarmingrick
i think that's right.
i personally just use #s to tell the squad, vehicle etc...(512 = fifth co., first platoon, 2nd vehicle).
and i do like the color scheme.
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Post by: Tim the Biovore
I love this, amazing work!
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npeircemitch wrote:so right here?
Yup. It's a quick and easy bit to color.
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Here are a few more of my veterans, only 2 more to go and I will have the whole squad painted.
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Here are some pics of the baneblade we just picked up. It is very big and awesome.
not sure exactly where I want the side sponsons yet
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Post by: Xanthos
Nice color scheme. I really like the look you´ve gone for with your veterans, good mix of IG and Warhammer bits.
Ahh, superheavies.
Are you planning to do a fancier paintjob on the baneblade, or will it be black as well?
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Post by: Llamahead
Nifty sergeant are you planning to count the hammer as a power fist?
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Post by: Hits_the_spot
Really good ideas here, I like the poses and the feel of the army, could have a great bit of fluff to. I have to say the head and armor combos are great. I know its not helpful now but.... I did like the all White colour scheme, saying that the colours you have gone for look very good on the minis.
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Post by: npeircemitch
Thanks for all the comments, much appreciated.
I think I am going to keep the paint scheme on the baneblade pretty similar, maybe a little bit more gold, but it will stand out on its own so we will see.
The sergeant is in a unit with 3 plasma guns, and that has been working very well, so the power fist is not really necessary but I may in the future. Right now he is just weapon and pistol.
I also liked the white, but that got nixed by my brother and friends who are helping with the army. Totally happy with the new color scheme though, so it's all good.
Should have some more painting done soon.
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Couple of posts coming up here. The first are some pics of the most recent troops I have painted up, which finishes my first squad and starts on the generals retinue.
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This is my lone sergeant running up to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat. My friend had his whole tau army up on the objectives and this guy was able to run up and contest. I think it's cause he is painted.
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In that last pic his single fire warrior was actually a whole squad, he was just to lazy to put them on the table after the hopped out of the devilfish. The tail end of that devilfish in the packground had a whole squad of troops in it as well.
These are some pics of all the tanks lined up.
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Post by: JB
Nice work. I find it inspiring. I'm adding your blog to my subscription list.
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Post by: unclehomefries
I like it
reminds me i still have 30+ guardsmen, 2 LRs, 3 chimeras to paint and a valkryie to build
I was also thinking about doing a red color scheme, but I didn't have enough at the time, so I switched to black and gray. Too lazy to go to the store
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unclehomefries wrote:I like it
Too lazy to go to the store
I hear ya.
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So here is my idea for a second veterans squad. I am going to give the unit flamers, and I am going for a police force, riot control look. I haven't cleaned up any of the conversions yet, but let me know what you think, if you think it works. I tried the skull mask (necron head) a couple different ways and this is my favorite so far. Catachan legs, bretonian men at arms shield, weapon is from dark elf cold ones, hand from empire great swords.
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and I forgot the trim on the bottom of the last guardsmen's shirts, fixed:
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So my friends think the skull mask/helmet needs work, they are thinking maybe a brim. Here is one (poorly) photoshop idea:
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Or this? Sorry for the crappy photo editing. The idea here is leave the helmet the same, and put the mask just over the face.
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Last idea, I am thinking a small brim over top, almost like a lacrosse helmet, with the skull as the mask. I would make it out of plasticard and clean up the lines, work it into the helmet. The benefit of this idea would be to keep the top of the skull, which I like.
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Post by: JB
I'm in favor of keeping the wide brim hats so that the unit looks more like the rest of the army. Since you are using Catachan legs (which don't have the tunic) for this squad, it already looks very different from the mountie theme. Going with a Cadian style helmet just increases the dissonance in theme.
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Post by: Rose_Mountainz
Looks good, I agree about using the same helmets. If you are going to have a CC weapon in the arm don'r forget to model a lasgun slung on the back or someting, just so you actually model the gun on him, or you'll maybe have questions about equipment.
Cheers
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Modeled up one with the brim, my friends voted for this way. I am a little worried about fitting in with the rest of the army, but I think it will be ok with a similar paint scheme. My other veteran unit works without the helmets, but we will see.
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Oh and yes I will get a lasgun on his back, thanks
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Ok, just finished up the last of the veterans squad, and I am pretty excited about it, so her comes a bunch of pictures
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Veterans, and everything painted so far.
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A few more of the whole army
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And some pictures of my new skyshield landing pad. This thing is awesome, and a huge piece of terrain. I knew it was going to be big, and I am still impressed.
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Post by: JB
Your army is coming together nicely. I can't help but notice though that the colors, weaponry, and hairstyles of your force greatly resemble those used in many traitor guard armies.
Maybe it's just the red, black, and gold...
In any case, the Commissariat will be sending someone to keep an eye on you.
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Here is the first leman russ i have painted up. I am going for a very simple scheme for the tanks, I want the focus to be on the troops. I will be painting the general up next.
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Post by: warmaster40k
Mind if I ask which model the torso comes from? I have a crazy idea for a Royal Palace Guard army... and that fits the bill.
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Your Veteran Sergeant with the hammer.
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warmaster40k wrote:Mind if I ask which model the torso comes from? I have a crazy idea for a Royal Palace Guard army... and that fits the bill.
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Your Veteran Sergeant with the hammer.
Not at all. That torso is from the empire greatswords box, and it comes with two chest plates with that cross on it. The rest of the squad has other chest plates from that set.
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Post by: warmaster40k
They look really nice. I was hoping they weren't Great Swords... TheWarStore doesn't sell those bits. 
Anyway, keep this up!
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Post by: Accolade
Very nice mix of Empire and Cadian bits! They have a very nice distinct flavor to them that I think guard armies benefit so well from. I'm quite fond of the color scheme as well, definitely identifies strongly with the uniform style.
Your commander is one tough looking mofo! I'm looking forward to seeing him painted.
Keep up the good work!
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Thanks! the general is the next thing I am going to paint, but work is crazy right now, hopefully I will finish him up over spring break next week. Probably not many new pictures until then.
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Here are some pics of the general. I have not decided what to do with his cloak, I want to put some design on it and maybe a different color. We will see, I can take some time to think about it. Any ideas let me know.
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More.
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Post by: konst80hummel
Positively beautiful. Go Mounties!
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Post by: metallifan
Oh yea Eh?
If you made a Tim Hortons to go with these guys on an urban board, you would be a freaking hero
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metallifan wrote:Oh yea Eh?
If you made a Tim Hortons to go with these guys on an urban board, you would be a freaking hero
From Wikipedia: "Tim Hortons commands 76% of the Canadian market for baked goods (based on the number of customers served) and holds 62% of the Canadian coffee market (compared to Starbucks, in the number two position, at 7%)."
Now that's an EMPIRE! GW can only dream about that share of its target market.
Just out of curiosity, are the coffee and baked goods any good? 
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Post by: sirbludgen
Looks great man keep it up
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JB wrote:Just out of curiosity, are the coffee and baked goods any good?
Any good? Any good!?
Questioning the quality of Tim Hortons foods and beverages is sheer heresy!
Please proceed to the nearest Inquisitorial office for judgement, lest an agent of the Officio Assassinorum be dispatched to your location. 
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Post by: MostlyImprov
As a Canadian and a fellow IG enthusiast (though still very new), I can say only that I am very impressed. The colour scheme actually works very well on its own, and the theme that it's taken on makes it all the better! Really cool stuff, plenty of creativity.
And yes, Tim's is a national institution, now back to being a Canadian business after widespread outcry from the populace (also apparently for reasons of taxation)!
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Post by: hungryp
Actually, I love a good cup of coffee, and Tim Hortons' is pretty ass. It's bitter and disgusting, but for some reason people can't get enough of it. Their baked goodies are delicious though!
And at risk of being on topic, I'm liking this general. Now I've gotta go back and check the other four pages of this blog.
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hungryp wrote:Actually, I love a good cup of coffee, and Tim Hortons' is pretty ass. It's bitter and disgusting, but for some reason people can't get enough of it. Their baked goodies are delicious though! And at risk of being on topic, I'm liking this general. Now I've gotta go back and check the other four pages of this blog.
Your Tim's must be bad then. Maybe they pee in the coffee? The Tim's stores here make amazing coffee. And I would know. I drink a ing tonne of the stuff Their donuts are pretty good, but they're not as good as fresh-fried. We got a small rival chain here called Donut King & Coffee. Their coffee tastes like what I would assume to be bear testes, but their donuts are so ing great. They mix the batter, roll em', and fry em all in-store. Real oldschool-like.
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Post by: Commissar Agro
Your entire army is awsome.
I like the guy with the hammer
general looks cool
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Love the converions, the use of empire parts is inspired. Don't worry about the choice of colour scheme its sh*t hot..did I mention its almost identical to mine
Oh yeah and your general is fricken awesome!
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First let me say that yes, Tim Horton's is delicious.
also thanks for all the great compliments.
Here is the standard bearer and medical officer. I have not decided on a color scheme for the banner yet, and I also want to work some different colors into the medical kit on the guys belt but I need to play around with it. The last picture is the whole command squad.
next up are the bodyguards.
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and here are the bodyguards. I may add some more color to the fur, around the face, but I haven't decided. I kind of like them all black. Let me know what you think.
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Post by: JB
The bodyguards are very impressive. I must have missed something earlier because I wasn't expecting dogs.
Your army is going to be one of a kind!
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thats something you don't see everyday.
i like your approach to bodyguards.
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Post by: Nowlan
Get out of my head. I totally had the dog bodyguard idea a month ago. Was planning on using models for 2 german shepherds I have. Going to try to sculpt some k9 body armor on them with a built in laspistol/lasgun. Perhaps have the gun wired into the dog's heads for targeting.
I mean hell, if the imperium will spend resources to put implants in Ogryn, I see no reason why a regimental commander couldn't make such arrangements for his loyal hounds. Besides, german shepherds are arguably at least twice as intelligent as the average ogryn.
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Post by: alexwars1
I like the force so far. The paint jobs are solid, the modeling is superb, and it has dog bodygaurds. We're on the road to awesome here.
One thing though. I don't like those necron heads. Right now they look to... necrony. Maybe try cutting off the jaw?
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Post by: metallifan
For some reason, those Dog guards make me picture your Commander as having a really nasally, pompous laugh. like... "Myeh yeh yeh yeh yeh"
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Thanks for the comments everyone! I just put together a hellhound and a third chimera, I will try to get some pics up of the hellhound, it really is a sweet model. The next thing I am going to try and paint will be another infantry squad, but I will be back to work tomorrow so we will see when I can find the time.
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Here are a couple pics of the hellhound. I really like the model, it is even cooler than I thought from the picture, the back is pretty awesome. Also the front nozzle just plugs in to change the type of tank, which is very cool. It just needed a little but of sticky tack to hold it in really well. I also started work on the 2nd infantry squad, and here is the progress so far.
I have also been thinking about the commander, and I may make the outside of his cloak white, with some red decal or gilding. I think that will make him stand out even more.
I really want to paint the priest that I put up on the first page or second page, and I can't decide if I should paint black robes with red armour, more like the rest of the force, or red robes with gold armour and really have him stand out.
Any thoughts on the general or priest would be much appreciated.
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i think red robes with gold armour, make the priest stand out, you need commissars, priests, etc to stand out because the usually don't come from the same world (commissars definently, not too sure about priests) so yes make him stand out.
The General also IMHO, needs to stand out, ok yes he has to dogs as bodyguards (pure win) but i think that Imperial Guard Officers need to be easy to spot out from the horde of grunts...er i mean guardsmen....
the way i think of the commander/general/whatever rank he is, needs to show off to his troopers, so make him stand out as well.
sorry if i rambled on there.
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Love the colour scheme and the comander, especailly the comander :0
keep up the good work
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Commissar Agro wrote:i think red robes with gold armour, make the priest stand out, you need commissars, priests, etc to stand out because the usually don't come from the same world (commissars definently, not too sure about priests) so yes make him stand out.
The General also IMHO, needs to stand out, ok yes he has to dogs as bodyguards (pure win) but i think that Imperial Guard Officers need to be easy to spot out from the horde of grunts...er i mean guardsmen....
the way i think of the commander/general/whatever rank he is, needs to show off to his troopers, so make him stand out as well.
sorry if i rambled on there.
Problem with colouring Commissars differently (Priests not so much) is that they have a set uniform from the Commissariat as far as the fluff goes. i don't think he'll have any trouble finding them among the bunch though. They do stand out quite a bit just by pose alone. And he's doing his general with 'smart' in mind. If he looks like the grunts, he's less likely to get shot at by the enemy 
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metallifan wrote:Commissar Agro wrote:i think red robes with gold armour, make the priest stand out, you need commissars, priests, etc to stand out because the usually don't come from the same world (commissars definently, not too sure about priests) so yes make him stand out.
The General also IMHO, needs to stand out, ok yes he has to dogs as bodyguards (pure win) but i think that Imperial Guard Officers need to be easy to spot out from the horde of grunts...er i mean guardsmen....
the way i think of the commander/general/whatever rank he is, needs to show off to his troopers, so make him stand out as well.
sorry if i rambled on there.
Problem with colouring Commissars differently (Priests not so much) is that they have a set uniform from the Commissariat as far as the fluff goes. i don't think he'll have any trouble finding them among the bunch though. They do stand out quite a bit just by pose alone.
And he's doing his general with 'smart' in mind. If he looks like the grunts, he's less likely to get shot at by the enemy
I wasn't saying paint any commissars using a different colour scheme, i was using them as an example of sticking out among the horde of guardsmen, i didn't word it properly. sorry, my bad for any confussion. not that im saying the OP needs to add commissar's into the army. it is the OP's choice. i was only using them as an example of people sticking out in the crowd.
And he's doing his general with 'smart' in mind. If he looks like the grunts, he's less likely to get shot at by the enemy
yes i see your point, but he does need some slight difference from the standard guard. not OTT though.
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Post by: MajorTom11
Space mounties eh? What's that all aboot?
lol nice stuff
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Post by: murdog
Progressing nicely. The bodyguards are just awesome. Paint/conversions look good.
If your looking for another colour to throw on the infantry anywhere, try yellow. As in the yellow stripe. Oh I'll just admit it dude, I'm missing the yellow stripe, ok? I know it may not work here, but...
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I'm not sure if you mentioned this earlier, but where did you get the dogs from?
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Thanks for the comments everyone! I think i will try the general with the white cloak, see how it goes, and the priest with gold armour.
The dogs are from reaper miniatures, called garr wardog, crusaders monster. here is a link to the model on their website, but you can find it other places they sell reaper minis.
http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/dog/sku-down/14208
I totally understand the desire for the yellow stripe, it was hard to resist.
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Post by: Icelord
Yo. Looking cool. The bodyguard are really neat, but i think you should drybrush some gray very lightly on the dogs to bring forward the hair a bit. There too plain right now IMO. Or maybe do one with some light brown and one with light grey. Just an idea
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Post by: Owain
I love how they've turned out, but I'll always think of them as the Mountie Guardsmen.
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sorry about the long delay, but life has been crazy, and when I have had the chance to paint, it has been on troops, so no new pics really. I am almost done a second squad of troops. I have also been playing around with some ideas for more vets, but nothing has turned out. Here is my idea for the psyker battle squad. let me know what you think.
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skaven body and arm, empire militia feet, and catachan head shaved off, but any head would work. the hat is real thin plasticard. I am not sure what I want in the off hand, and i may shorten the staff.
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It's different, i will give you that.
Shorten the staff. can we have a conparison of psyker next to normal guard for scale because at the momnet he seems to short...
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Yes I will work on a comparison picture, ha ha but the ex just took her camera back so I will have to find another camera. And I would tend to agree that the staff should be shorter. His shoulders are about waist high on a normal guardsmen, with his head and hat falling right in the middle of the breast plate. He may be a little short, but he is supposed to be hunched over. I can extend the legs a bit to increase the height.
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Ok here we go. Here is the second squad of troops. I am waiting on some more brushes to get the bases finished up. All that is left is the vox casters arm. And I am sorry I forgot to take a comparison pic of the psyker, I was borrowing a friends camera.
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And here is the platoon commander. I love this model. Fantastic, I don't know what else to say.
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And the wounded soldier. Again, I like this model, and I am happy with how the blood turned out.
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Post by: KingoftheJuice
Awesome job going back and forth between incorporating current IG models and pulling pieces from other armies to make it truly your own. I must say, I love the dogs as bodyguards.
Are you planning on more of a themed fluff army or more of a tourney army?
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Post by: The Good Green
I like that model too, all the "casualty" models are pretty fun, IMO. The blood came out well, I would agree.
I'd like to see a little more definition in the Platoon Commander's belt sash thing, though.
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Post by: manoknok
Like the way you did the dread legs! Makes it far more realistic! Where is the hand from though?
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oops didn't realise there was more than one page! Cool theme, great ideas...like the wounded guy a lot...should look ace when you finish the base!
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Looking great! Big up.
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Post by: Popsicle
Yep, Thumbs, Pinkes, and Toes up to ya'.
With the other hand, I would do one of several things;
Holding an Orb, his Psyche-Focusing Item, through which he channels his Power and sees through the Gap in Time, into the Immaterium and the Daemon World.
Reaching Out, either to a Person, or to steady himself on something.
Holding a Short Sword or Knife, attempting to defend himself in battle. Ideally, it would be angled forwards, in a skewering motion.
Good luck! Tell me if you like any of the ideas.
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Post by: Kung Fu Jim
Nice job so far, are you going to do any Ogryns....I'd really like to see the ninja orge in this army.
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Post by: The Good Green
oo-oo-ooo I know, just use one of the hands from the Empire Wizard model.
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Three words. Cardboard.Tube.Samurai
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Thanks for all the comments everyone.
It is not really a tournament army, I just pick the models I think look the coolest and try to use them. I don't go to deep into the fluff or background though
As far as the sash goes, I think I an going to make the hilt of the sword gold, and hopefully that will make the sash pop a little more. I will add some highlights as well. I agree though
The hand for the dread is from the old metal eldar wraithlord
I like your ideas, I think I am going to go with some empty hands and some holding weapons. It will be the psyker squad, so I think the orb would make some stand out from others, but I may give it a try.
I am actually working on converting some ogres now, but I haven't gotten to far with them. I will try to get some posts up. I am not sure about the guns either, I was going to use heavy bolters but I need to think of how to convert them a little.
Ya there are definitely some good hands in the empire wizard set, I am actually going to pick that up to convert the primaris psyker, so I will be able to use the bits.
Ha Ha thanks flinty, but that would just be unfair to my opponent. And what could he even count as? Maybe Marbo, but I have used Marbo, and he doesn't kick as much ass in close combat as the Cardboard Tube Samurai would. does. is awesome.
Again, thank you everyone, I think I answered all your questions. And I will try to keep the pics coming. They will be a little mored spaced out for now as I need to borrow a camera whenever I want to take a pic.
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Ok, here are some more pics. Nothing painted, but some things I have been working on. First is the platoon commander with his sword hilt gold. I think it helps make the sash stand out a bit more. Next is a comparison of the psyker and a normal guardsmen. Finally are some pics of my first ogryn. I want to modify the heavy bolter a bit, but I think it can stay close cause they are pretty similar guns. 3 shots, strength five. I like how it looks. Some of them will have helmets like the rest of the army.
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Oh and also I have been working on the command squad, I want to switch it up a bit, and use it as close combat, cause I think it is cooler. the guy with the sword will be a member of that squad. I don't know what the drummer will be, he may be in the platoon command group, or just a normal guardsmen. I just think it will look cool.
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Ok, I borrowed a camera again, so I have a good amount of pics coming shortly. I am very happy with the progress I have made. I now have my HQ finished, and 2 troops, including a platoon command and 2 infantry squads. Here is my vox-caster for the command squad. I am very happy with how this turned out. The phone line is larger than life, but it is hard to see from tabletop, so I went with a little bigger cable than it would actually be. Also after looking at the close up pics, I need to have more blood underneath the gauze pad, since the guy on the ground is supposed to be injured. Right now it looks like the guys hand is bleeding. Pics of the rest of my army will follow shortly.
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mas pics
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And here are some pics of the last member of the command squad, I am really happy with him, he looks bad ass. I guess that is what happens when you rock a sweet mustache.
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And my priest. After painting 2 troops and an HQ, I was really excited to paint this guy. He is one of my favorite models from GW.
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Ok, here is the command squad all together. I really like how this unit looks. I should be able to touch up the banner and the medic in the next couple of days. I will also post pics of the platoon command squad, and the whole army together in the next couple of days when I get the chance. All comments are appreciated!
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Post by: Commissar Agro
Love the preist but what do the dual hammers count as? An eviserator?
I like the sword guy
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Post by: Rose_Mountainz
Love the guy with a mustach, adds alot of character to your comand squad with those models.
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Post by: Lennysmash
@npeircemitch - If you like the GW priest you should look into getting the Avatars of War one. It is absolutely beautiful, plus you can customise him before ordering.
http://arena-deathmatch.com/onlineshop/onlineshop.php#mark_avatars
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Post by: weetyskemian44
I love mounties - and the slightly mongolian thing
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Thanks for all the comments everyone, I am glad you like it. Should have a few more pics up, probably tomorrow.
Commissar Agro wrote:Love the preist but what do the dual hammers count as? An eviserator?
I am not sure quite yet what I want them to count as, I have just used him as basic without the eviscerator, but I do want to try it. I may also get the other priest holding the big hammer, and that will be an eviscerator probably. I am thinking I may make a cart for all of the weapons the command squad is missing.
If you like the GW priest you should look into getting the Avatars of War one. It is absolutely beautiful, plus you can customise him before ordering.
That is a fantastic model, and I love the look of warrior priests in general. I may have to pick that guy up. Maybe it can be my reward once I get 2000 points painted up.
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Ok here is the platoon command squad, and I redid the guy who was holding the boltgun from the command squad and put him in here. I really like the drummer, It is mostly from the empire troops set. He is just going to count as a normal trooper, I just like the model. I forgot to take pics of just him, but you can see him pretty clearly.
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And here are some shots of the whole army so far. Enjoy!
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I really like the drummer!
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Ok I just got back from vacation, and got some good painting done. Should have some pics up soon. Finished all the bases, and completed the standard bearer's flag, and the medi officer's pack. I also painted my other two leman russ.
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I have had these pics for a week, and have been to busy to get them up online. Stupid school. No progress in painting, but I will have some more pics coming soon. For now, here is one of the leman russ. I love this tank. Oh I also just purchased the new warhammer fantasy battle for blood island, and it is fantastic. The models are incredible, and highly detailed. Well worth the high price point, I will probably purchase another one soon.
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Post by: Ruckdog
Ah, the good ol' LRBT. I have a couple of the older design in my army, too. I like the highlighting you did on this one; it is a skill I haven't really pursued yet.
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Ok, lets see if I can get up some pics. Here are some photos of the other leman russ.
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And all the leman russ together
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Here are some close up pics of the drummer from the platoon command squad
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Here are some shots of the standard bearer with a painted banner
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Post by: Sageheart
thats a great dred and general!
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Thanks! I am still planning on painting something on the back of the generals cloak, I am just not sure what yet. And here is the medi-officer, just added a little color.
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And the generals unit all painted
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and the whole army
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It looks great
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Post by: Rose_Mountainz
Cool stuff. But I got one thought/sugestion, how about painting red markings on obth sides of your russes? They look a little boring just plain black on one side.
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I kind of like the staggered markings, with the left side having the markings up on the turrett, and the right being on the bottom. I may play with them later, but for now I am trying to get more things painted. I have been crazy busy, but have worked on a little terrain, I will try to get some pics up. Until I get a little more done, here are some eldar pics. My converted autarch, converted wraithlord, and avatar. You can check out more at my army profile, the bunky eldar
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so school was closed today, due to rain, so I actually got some painting done. Huzzah! I know the photoshop on this is EXTREMELY poor, but if you can use your imagination I am having some trouble deciding on the final paint scheme for my second vets squad, who will have flamers. Let me know what you think, these are the first scheme
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here is with a red and gold shield, then just a red shield with no gold around the edge
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Here are a couple pics with the red and gold shield, but black shoulder pads. and finally one that is all black. I also would be open to changing the hands from white, but I like the look of it
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Post by: Truffle
You have gone for a similer colour system to me. Check out my thread here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/316909.page
Might help you with some ways to easily get some nice result on your tanks.
Hope it helps.
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Ok, so it has been awhile, and I don't have much to post unfortunately, things have been crazy. I think I am going to stick with the original color scheme on the new flamer vets. I also just purchased the imperial city, and I am pretty psyched about that. My friends and I are going to try and start a map campaign next month, so hopefully I will have it ready by then, but we will see.
So here is what I have done since last post. I started to model a few more of the vets, the ones who will have flamers. I like the heavy flamer model, I think he will look pretty good. I also have started painting some of my grey knights terminators. The first one is without flash, second one with flash. They are not great pics, sorry.
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Post by: Rose_Mountainz
Nice to see some progress on this
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Thanks rose mountainz, its been nice to make progress. As little time as I have it feels good to sit down and get some paint on models. Here is my progress on the grey knights terminator. These models are just amazing. Pic quality is not as good, its on the iphone since my ex took her nice camera back. Oh well.
Also I hope to be starting a campaign soon with my eldar, so I may be dedicating some time to building some eldar and terrain, I will try and get some pics up.
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Ok I finished the GK terminator, and I assembled the new raider, which is awesome.
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And the raider. the ball joint on the new flying stand is brilliant.
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Post by: Rose_Mountainz
Nice greyknight! Also, how are you going to paint your raider?
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Post by: Newt-Of-Death
Canadian Mounty Guard!?!
Class! Love the Fantasy/40k mix.
Really nice army and gaming board/bases.
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Post by: Element206
I agree with the far right model looking the best. I like the helmet conversion, looks different
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Post by: neil101
nice and original guard army, and great paintjob on the grey Knight
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Thanks for all the comments! I really took my time on the grey knight, and I am excited to get to the rest of them. I just love the way they look.
I think my paint scheme for the raider is going to tie into my eldar army, which you can see here - http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/The%20Bunky%20Eldar, but I am not sure how. I am planning on mixing the two, and using mostly eldar models while using the dark eldar codex. I really like the hellions and incubi, but I think the rest will be counts as eldar models. I have shaved or left off as much of the spiky bits as possible to prevent it from clashing, and I am thinking I will use eldar heads on the ships crewmen/women.
Which leads me to your actual question, color scheme. I was thinking dark green might look good, and tie into my eldar, but I am not sure. I do not like the main colors in the codex, and I am worried it may look like that. I think blue like my eldar would be to bright, but maybe a dark blue. I think using orange highlights for tattoos and decals would look pretty good. But I am very undecided, so any comments/ suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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So it has been quite awhile. I just bought a house, which is my excuse for doing nothing related to warhammer for a couple months. The work is beginning to slow down, and I took a day off from painting walls to paint some figures a few days ago, so hopefully I will get some pics up here shortly. This army is still going strong though, and I will be back working on it as soon as possible. Sorry to everyone for the delay
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Here are some pics of the game I was able to play over Christmas against my brother. I used 2000 points of imperial guard, with Straken, and he used a 2000 point space wolf Logan wing list. It was a great game, and he ended up winning when it ended on the fifth turn. We were playing objectives, and I went for the win and tried to charge his lone terminator on the objective with 20 or so guardsmen, but was just out of range. I did find out that I really like using scout sentinals coming in on the flank with scatter lasers. They can cause some damage, so I am going to paint a couple up. Plus I really love the sentinal models.
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And a few more. I wanted a pic of my general's unit on the board, and since it only lasted one turn after they got spanked by Logan and I forgot to use my banner to reroll their moral check, this is about the only time they were on the table. Also the lone terminator with guardsmen bearing down.
I should get some pics up soon of the meltagun vet squad I have been working on, as well as some progress on the next GK Terminator
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Ok, here is my idea for my meltagun vet squad. Cadian bodies and legs with bare arms. Also no helmet, with the rebreather. I need to get the positioning on the rebreather right, i am not totally sure its in the correct position. The arms have so far been from the Catachan command squad, the troops arms just look ridiculous.
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Ok, its been awhile since my last post, but I have made progress when possible. I am almost finished the second vet squad with flamers, and will post pics hopefully sometime in the next couple days. Once I have them finished I hope to knock out a few vehicles quickly to bring my army to around 1500 points. More to come soon.
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Finally, finished second vet squad. Here are some pics, and I will post more of the individual guys when it is not so late. May change the color on the powerfist, let me know what you think.
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Post by: Paranoia_Agent
Nice looking army the riot sheilds look great.
And im using the same excuss as you buying a house is so much effort models get put aside.
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Thanks! Haha and the housework apparently just does not stop. Oh well. Here are some close-up pics of the rest of the regiment.
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And just in case I have not mentioned before, they are a vet squad with two flamers and a heavy flamer, and shotguns.
The legs are from the catachan box set, and some from the catachan command, like the kneeling legs.
The torso and arms are from the cadians, with the torso cut off right above the belt.
The shields are from the bretonnian men at arms, and are cut off and green stuffed to the top half of a cadian arm.
The shotguns are from space marine scouts, and I filed down the hands a little so they would not look too big.
The head is a cadian head with the face and front of the helmet filed off, and the face of a necron cut and filed down pretty thin. Then I greenstuffed a brim over top of the necron face.
The powerfist is from the catachan command squad, cut off and glued to a cadian arm.
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Got some sentinel. I am going to start using this as a scout sentinel I believe, I like the closed cab.
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Post by: neil101
the guys with the rebreathers are great , can i ask where the heads are from , especially the viking looking one , i am thinking space wolves , but not sure. also are the rebreathers from forgeworld mate. necro heads look kinda scary , but look like the need some depth , maybe a wash . Also have you thought about cutting off the lower jaw so they are not so long ? and give that 40k skull vibe.
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npeircemitch wrote:Got some sentinel. I am going to start using this as a scout sentinel I believe, I like the closed cab.
I used the closed cab for my scout sentinels as well, means I can use them as either if needed. Really liking the army, I love the idea of taking something very real worldly and putting it into the 40k universe. And tbh I can see an entire planet full of these guys
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Thanks for the comments!
The rebreathers are actually from the cadian command squad, you get 5 on each sprue.
The mustachioed head is I believe from the cadian command squad, and the other two heads are from the catachan command squad. they may in fact all be from the catachan command squad, I cannot quite remember.
I may fix up the necron masks down the road, but I won't work on them at least until I get the rest of the army finished. I am not really sure how I would go about cutting them down and them still looking good, so I have been hesitant.
Also as far as the paint goes, it is difficult to tell from the pictures because of the flash, but the masks have been brought up from a gray with 3 layers of white, I will try and get a picture with better lighting at some point, but they may still need some work, I am not sure.
As far as progress goes, I have started on the chimera's for my vet squads, so hopefully I can finish them up in the next week and get some pics up. I have vacation in a week also, so I hope to get the army to at least 1500 points over that break. All I need to get there is the two chimeras, one more sentinel, and another priest and a commissar.
Again, love any comments and constructive criticism, I am always looking to improve, so thanks again everyone!
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Ok, I was finally able to get to some painting over easter break. Here is my second chimera, this will be for one of the vet squads. The first chimera with the gold stripe will be for the command squad. I notice after the pics i have some clean-up to do on the one side with the chain hanging on it, I will fix that up next time I get out the paints. I hope to finish the third chimera in the next couple days and get some pics of that up as well. So close to 1500 points!
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Post by: Commissar Agro
Looking good!
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Thanks! I have the third chimera painted, and I touched up the red lines on the side of the last one, the black stripe was much larger than on my leman russ. I have some pics of the tank, and all my tanks so far. All I have left to get to 1500 points is another priest and a commissar. Hopefully I can get them finished soon!
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More Tanks!
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Huzzah! I finished the commissar and priest this weekend, and now have my 1500 point army! Here are a few pics, with more to come soon. I will put up some more of the whole army, plus more angles of the commissar and priest. Next up will either be a hellhound or some ogryn, I have not decided.
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Post by: metalhead
wow i love the tanks keep up the great work
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Thanks metalhead! I really like the look of imperial guard armies, the tanks and troops. I can't wait to get my rough riders going, but I am saving them for the last models before 2000 points. I may actually paint a second hellhound first, just to get to 2000, cause the rough riders are going to take awhile to convert and paint. Here are some more pics of the priest.
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Post by: samwellfrm
Great stuff, dude. I'm subscribed.
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Thanks for the compliment samwellfrm! I am really excited to move on to 2000 points, so hopefully I can get there pretty quickly. I worked on my yesterday, and I will get some pics up of them soon. I am really happy with how they turned out, and I just have greenstuff left to do on them. Here are some more angles on the commissar, I really like this model with the cane/whippy thing behind his back.
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And here are a few pics of the 1500 points all out on the table.
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Post by: SkaerKrow
Really digging your stuff! It's very characterful.
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npeircemitch wrote:Thanks metalhead! I really like the look of imperial guard armies, the tanks and troops. I can't wait to get my rough riders going, but I am saving them for the last models before 2000 points. I may actually paint a second hellhound first, just to get to 2000, cause the rough riders are going to take awhile to convert and paint. Here are some more pics of the priest.
I cant wait to see the rough riders
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Post by: Skalk Bloodaxe
Excellent work! I love the strong theme and attention to detail. Really great stuff you have here.
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Post by: White Ninja
I LOVE THOSE HATS
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Thanks for all the compliments! The hats chopped off the heads of bretonnian men at arms, and put on the top of cadian heads. Here is a pic of the one rough rider I have sprayed black but not painted, his spear broke off. You can see more pics of him on the first page of this thread before he was sprayed black. I am not totally sure on what I will do with his left hand, so if anyone has any ideas that would be great. I am considering a shield or holding onto some reigns or a laspistol or a combination of all of these throughout the unit.
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And here are some more pics of the whole army, because I just love how it looks all set up.
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And more army! This is it for now, promise. Next will be some Ogryn.
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Post by: Commissar Agro
Damn its all good, I really like the priest!
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Thanks! both priests are from the empire range. Here are some pics of the ogryn so far, I just need to add some green stuff for the trigger fingers and to fill in some gaps.
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and more.
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Post by: metalhead
wow those ogryns look feirce i cant wait to see them painted up
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Post by: DasFluspferd
I love the oryns with the heavy bolters! do any of them have a two handed grip on the gun?
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Post by: Varrick
You have successfully put my Cadians to shame. At face value it isn't saying much since the bar is low but that is outstanding work.
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Thanks for the compliments! the one ogryn does have a double handed grip on the gun, the one who is carrying the gun in front of him across his chest. I will try to get a better picture of the hands so you can see it better. He is supporting the gun from the bottom with his left hand. I was able to get a little bit of greenstuff on the ogryn last night, but not much progress to show. Hopefully I can finish up the greenstuff on them tonight so I can get them sprayed and start painting!
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Ogryn!
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More
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And close ups of the hands holding the gun, and the faces.
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Check it. Ogryn finished! Here is the third one, and possibly my favorite. I think I will count the one with the gun slung over his shoulder as the bonehead though, I like the idea of the leader having a shield.
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Fourth Ogryn. I think this guys skin color is a good change from the others, I wanted to mix them up a bit, but the other three came out pretty similar. I mixed in bronze flesh instead of elf flesh. They are all based on dwarf flesh.
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And the whole squad all together!
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Post by: samwellfrm
Nice job, my friend. I like the skin variations.
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Thanks! I wanted to mix them up a bit, but still make keep them similar, because the skin is such a large part of the model. OK, I finished up another sentinal, and I am in the middle of painting the hellhound. After that I just have one more tank to get to 2000 points! Hopefully I will be able to knock them out in the next week, so I can move on to the rough riders. I am looking forward to converting and painting those guys, I think they will look really good with the army. Here are some pics of the sentinal, and I should have some more soon!
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OK, I finished the hellhound, but momadukes borrowed the camera, so I will get pictures up of it as soon as I get that back. Just one more tank to paint and I will have 2000 points! I am pumped.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I have reached 2000 points. I got the camera back, so here is the hellhound and deathstrike missile launcher.
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and the Deathstrike
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And the whole shebang! next up are the rough riders and apocalypse tank I can't remember the name of right now.
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npeircemitch wrote:Thanks for the comments!
The rebreathers are actually from the cadian command squad, you get 5 on each sprue.
The mustachioed head is I believe from the cadian command squad, and the other two heads are from the catachan command squad. they may in fact all be from the catachan command squad, I cannot quite remember.
Thanks maety thats the second endorsement of the catachan command squad , i have had this morning , guess i will have to bite the bullet now
congrats on getting your army together matey.
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Man it absolutly makes my day when i see youve posted more pics. keep up the good work
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Thanks for the compliments guys! The catachan command squad is great, because the arms and torsos are all well proportioned, unlike the catachan troops.
Metalhead that really means a lot, thank you very much. That is a huge compliment.
I have played a game with the full 2000 point painted force! It looked awesome, I was super excited. I will put up some pics and a quick breakdown. Spoiler, I win. Woo Hoo! I have also been doing some work on my Eldar, I joined the Hobby progress challenge the Independent Characters are hosting. If you want to check that out, here is the link
http://www.theindependentcharacters.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=1764
While I am working on that I will continue to work on my IG army. I have said this before, but I can't wait to get some rough riders done and on the table. I also want to get some more terrain painted, because I use the same painted stuff in all of my games.
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Here is my game! We played with 5 objectives.
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I started out by flaming his scout squad pretty good, and taking out some of his long fangs pack.
He dropped down right in the middle of my army with some terminators and a commander in terminator armour.
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I responded with Straken and the command squad and eventually took out his commander and terminators with the help of the Ogryn.
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After that it was a lot of dancing around, he was trying to protect his troops so he could claim some objectives. Highlight was killing Bjorn with the deathstrike.
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I ended up winning 2 objectives to 0, after taking out his troops. I also popped his second dread with my veterans with plasma guns. I love that squad. Overall I am super happy with the whole army, it was awesome seeing to totally painted forces on a painted board. Really Sweet.
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Well I have some progress, but not imperial guard progress. I will ally this guy in during fun games though, and I just love the model. My brother and I tried playing a 2000 game where you could use 500 points of a different army, and it was fun to switch it up a little. I need to paint up my own thunder hammer squad to go with him, I have been using my brothers.
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Post by: metalhead
great to see some updates also i think you should add some text on the terminators loin cloth to have it stand out a bit more
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Post by: htj
Lovely stuff all over, particularly the Guard stuff. You've created a really unique looking force with just a few key conversions. Stellar work. This army rocks harder than the Canadian shield. I'm going to have to keep an eye on this thread.
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Post by: Briancj
It pleases me to see people painting proper identification stripes on their tanks. UP WITH THE GUARD!
--Brian
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Thanks for the comments everyone! I agree, I want to add script on his seals at some point, I think it will help a lot.
Sorry for the delay on the thread, I got a puppy, and have not had a chance to settle down and work on some warhammer in awhile. Hopefully I will get to some rough riders soon, she is finally starting to settle down. Hopefully updates will be arriving shortly, thanks for the patience and sticking with the thread.
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Post by: Disjointed Entity
Puppies!
What breed?
How much fun?
Spill the beans!
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In the absence of updates, pictures of said puppy are required to appease the masses.
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Haha she is a pitbull mix, super fun, super high energy. We rescued her, so I don't know exactly how old she is, but they thought almost a year.
SO many pics available, here are a few. The darker brown dog is her older sister, also a pit bull mix, around 3 years old. They are such loving dogs, pit bulls get an awful reputation they don't deserve.
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Post by: Disjointed Entity
BEA-UTIFUL.
Lovely pair of dogs there mate.
Now make some Marine suits for them and field them as Titans!
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npeircemitch wrote: They are such loving dogs, pit bulls get an awful reputation they don't deserve.
Tell me about it. One of my 3 is a mix containing some amout of pitt/staff. Complete spaz, absolute dork, but friendly as all get-out.
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Post by: Lone Cat
1. Good to see how AEGIS wall is being used in normal games as battlefield cover.
2. Background for your army. please
it looks like they come from Medieval world (and later supplied with imports)
=^.^=
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1]=Ok, I have finally done a little work on the army! I have been working on the rough riders, and I have gotten the legs on 5 of the riders.  587]________}' (And that was the puppy walking all over my laptop.) I also decided on the other arm, you can see his shield that I added. I was torn, but then I was reading the second Gaunt's Ghosts book, and they had cavalry in there where the rider and mount were mind-linked, and that is perfect. That lets me put something in the off hand. Let me know what you guys think, and if I should add stirrups around the feet.
Also I would very much like to get some background written up, hopefully soon.
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and a close-up of the legs
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Post by: Briancj
Huzzah, Cavalry!
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Post by: dsteingass
Whoa! very cool! I didnt know they made plastic Cold Ones. My Catachan Rough riders need to ride on dinosaurs!
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Ya they are great models, and yes they do need to ride on dinosaurs. Here is the box set:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440050a&prodId=prod1490005
The dark elf cold one knights. They are much better than the lizardmen ones in my opinion, they are a lot newer model.
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Oh, because they are stupid elves, THAT is why I didn't notice! lol Thanks man!
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Huzzah! progress has been made! I have the first 5 rough riders ready to base coat, here are a couple pictures of them. I will keep the shield arm separate until they are fully painted.
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Post by: HAZZER
Loving the stuff man! Want to see more! hey how about you check out my blog? (The link is in signuture).
HAZZER
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Thanks for the compliment! I know it has been awhile, but I have updates. Huzzah! I got some paint on one of the rough riders, and I should be getting the rest finished shortly. Let know what you think. I am unsure about the coloring on the cold one, what does everyone think?
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Here is the leader of the rough riders. I am a big fan of this guy. Hopefully more to come soon.
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That is totally badass man!
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Look great man!keep up the good work.
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I am loving that.
It's a really natural and fluid pose too, well done.
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Post by: Tim the Biovore
I absolutely love the Cold Ones colour scheme. Fantastic work throughout this blog.
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Thanks for all the great compliments everyone! I can't wait to keep working on these guys, I want to get the squad of five done soon. I am not looking forward to making up the rest of the squad though, they take a long time to convert. I have one more painted, but I do not have his shield arm finished. I really like how he is tucked in and looks like he is charging, so I am converting a shield arm to be tucked up closer to his body.
Here are the 2 I have left to paint, the 2 completed together, and the other guy who is almost finished.
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Post by: HAZZER
Hmm nice going man! looks good!
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Yes, very cool indeed!
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first five rough riders are done, ya boy! Love these quys, and definitely want to get some more done. They take awhile to build and paint, but I think they are worth it. Here are some pictures of the whole group, and I will have some more pics of the last 2 individual rough riders soon. Also thanks for the compliments, they are very appreciated!
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Here are some pics of the newest rough riders.
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the other rough rider, and I painted up the extra shield arm I had made, and temporarily tacked it on the charging guy. I am going to make a shield arm that is tucked up with the next batch of rough riders and switch it out. But for now I wanted to have 5 guys completed so I can use them in a game if necessary. I do like how this shield arm looks on him however.
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Like the coulor scehem! looks good keep it up
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