I'll grab one tonight then!

Having had a Dark Angel force I really like the Promethus, that bone colour looks so sweet!
How many more models left to go in the force?

The big black section is obviously what I'm talking about. Whatcha think dakka?

Oh gawd, I try not to think about it, but I'll do a list of just the DA left. Also note, it will never be "finished".
1 Land Raider Godhammer (DW colors)
1 LR Crusader (DW colors)
1 LR Terminus Ultra
1 OOP Metal Dread, TLLC, ML
1 FW Ven Dread, TLLC, ML (DW Colors)
1 Land Speeder, undecided (RW colors)
1 Attack Bike, undecided (RW colors)
16 Termis with various weapons (DW colors, duh. Several OOP metals, might get dumped for plastic)
7 Scouts with various weapons (Including Naaman
1(?) Assault Marine
6-7 Heavy Weapon Marines, various
2 Special Weapon Marines, various
6 Bolter Marines
3 Sgt/Vets, various
1 Captain, SB PS
1 Asomodi (Spelling?)
1 Cypher
~ 15 Robbed bodies left
1 Lion El Johnson (Kabuki Model. BH, I'll get you pics of the sword once I dig his butt out)
Plus what ever other various things in Mystery Box, where things like Sealed Blister packs go...
I'm trying to not get any more DA models untill I get those ones done (unlikely) unless I actually need something for a list. I also want to go back and touch up my current DA army, which is around 7k points now that Ive taken out AoBR models.
I have a whole lot of BA and nids as well, plus some Tau (mostly Crisis Suits, and those are mostly FW suits) and some IG (Cadains and Elysians). A very few crons in there as well. Theres also a box of Codex Marine specific units (and the ones I have to repaint, like the TCF) and SW models (like the wolfen, some others), but if someone offered me a good deal, I'd trade those. I also want to jump on GK.

I figure I have an army I can play pretty much any size game with, might as well just model and paint what I want.

Boring version: green

Cheeky version: red like the gun mounts

Artistic version: cream colored like the insets on the body

Green is def out, its too boring for this one (maybe one of the other LR's though).
Im leaning to the cream/bone color.

If there was a vote, mine would be for the bone/cream colour.

The bone would give a nice canvas for weathering, soot and the like...

With cream, you could give it some subtle brown discolorations like the heat of the engines was affecting it.

Cream it is. What kind of weathering would you guys recommend? I'm pretty good at the stippling and washing, haven't tried much else.

Woo, got it the LR finished! Pics!



And I went with the bone color with lots of weathering on it for the engine cover. I added some weathering to the other bone panels as well to make it match.



So, anyone have anything in particular they want to see next? There is a list a page or two ago that is still totally current. I do have to get a thing or two done for a tourny on the 26th.

The back looks really good, the weathering just adds that little bit extra to the whole thing. One of my personal things is the Ad mech decal has always looked good in black and white, so the red/white option you've gone for, while looking good made me look twice.

Out of the list

Genestealer Brood
BA Vindicator
Tau Stealth Suits
Hormagaunts
Deathwing Termi Squad
IG Commissar
Necron Scarab Swarms
BA Sternguard
Tau Etherial
Some DA repairs
Some BA Devistators)
Lizardmen

I'd really like to see what you could do with the stealth suits.

Nice work WM!!! WOW!

I wanna see the train sequence from "Risky Business". Make it so.

Way to pick a movie I've never seen Gits, lol.

I have different color combo's for the Ad Mech logo depending on which Tech Marine is responsible for it. It would make more sense if I had more Tech marines finished, lol. The Stealth suits will be largly a test for color on my battle suits, especially the stealth without all the parts.

You know, I've never painted my mech symbols correctly... I should start doing that (I've been thinking about it).

Never seen Risky Business?? My God man... that was back when the couch jumper was somewhat sane... and ooooh the female lead.... lawdy! I still have the hots for her...

IMdb says that movie is 3 years older then I am...

And if your going to do a MoTF, you may want to get that going...

Young pup... I think I was graduating from HS around that time.

The MoTF will wait until my troops are done. I want him to get my undivided attention.

Are you still going to use that one special figure you got?

Nope, going to build him from scratch with as much bionics as I can cram in. I did find an old techmarine figure that I just love however... but getting the bionics on it will be difficult. The build itself should be incredibly fun once I sort out my bits (have them all in one bag) and decide on the basing and posing.

Luckily I think painting all these guys will be pretty easy with a straight MW theme. Will have to do something interesting with the MoTF's paint scheme, but I won't know for sure what that is until I'm done with the build.

So despite the voting (all one of em), I had to get some termis done for a event this weekend. So I did. Figured might as well batch it up, even though I only needed the apothecary.
LC standard duder


LC Sgt (replacing the Space Hulk guy until I get him striped and repainted)


Assault Cannon (You've seen this boy before)

And the man of the hour



Also worked on some 6" barricades, with a pillar provided by one of our fellow dakkanauts, Mike. They already have sand on em during the pic upload.




And finally, something wicked this way comes...

Like the termies, have you given em a wash yet? or do you leave the deathwing white pristine?

I like the red on the Inquisition symbol... really makes it stand out. I'm with BLACKHAND, they look a little flat... perhaps some lining of the seams with a dilute sepia?

Great work as usual bud, maybe a light wash would help things POP I really like the poses and the blood on the power fist and knee of one fellow in particular. I can almost see the well practiced seried of blows occour in my head that would leave such lovely stains

Edited for Jealousy...

That giant nid makes me so happy! I may need to get my grubby mitts on one!

They got a wash of Calinthian Brown (the foundation) and look much better in person. Once I get Gits marine done (some day) they are done in the same way as the robes, hopefully his photography skills will show it better. I might go with some battle damage ala the land raider engine cover on them as well.

Gits - I really like the wat the ][ logo came out as well, I think that's going to be my new sop for them
Tony - The blood is supposed to be his heraldry more then actual blood (hence why not any spatter on his leg or hand) and there is also that pattern on his butt plate. I want to make guys more individual, but am not good enough at freehand to do a good job. Don't get either Herodrule from FW direct, they go for much less on eBay brand new.

I think you sell yourself short friend. You paint better freehand than I could ever EVER! hope to.

Thanks tony. I'm ok on large surfaces, not so good on shoulder pads and the like.

Went to a tounry of sorts on Saturday, got lots of good pics, check out the gallery:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-22192-15357_March%2026th%20Event.html

I dont want to post em all up here, a 30 pic dump might be a bit much.

I'm currently working on modeling TheChronoTrigger's Termis I'm trading him, and painting those stealth suits. I have 1 that I was trying stuff on, and one that I tried what I am thinking will be the colors finished, but will need some major input, pics later tonight (hopefully).

1st time going through your blog WM, you can definitely see improvement in your painting and modeling skills. Keep up the good work, i really like the way your nids are looking. Also you LR turned out great, i like the weathering on the back side, have you considered making it that weathered throughout the model?

Thanks for taking the time to cruse through. Yeah, my painting is worlds better now then when I started. I'll eventually go back and touch up or repaint the old stuff. Someday. Mostly due to pushing myself in the GMS to send out cool looking things to others. There is a fair amount of weathering on the tank, but it doesnt have the color (Graveyard Earth and some washes on the bone, followed by Boltgun, then Mythrel) before the metal, which I really like. I've got to start doing it on the other colors, makes it really pop. Not sure on the color though, it was easier on a light color, not sure what to do on a dark one. Thraka Green maybe? I'll mess around on the Marine going to Gits

I'm becoming a big fan of the sponge weathering technique, but it all depends on the kind of weathering your going for. I'm also messing around with splattering and graphite.

I want to try sponging, but cant stand to touch the stuff, so thats out

Try wearing latex gloves whilst you use an elastic band to wrap some sponge round the end of a pencil. Then you won't have to touch the sponge

Just found this on Reddit, made me lol. That is all.

Whalem loving your LR and DW they look great . I cant wait to see more Dark Angels.

Thanks GDO. Not as smooth as yours to be sure, but they are fun and I'm getting better as I go. I gotta find my airbrush when the weather breaks.

LR looks great, can't believed you've scrapped a vindi blade for a barricade! (hey that rhymes! )

Thanks! It wasn't really a choice on the blade, it was a salvage job, and was missing one of the parts to make it fit on the vindi. Used to look like this:

And now looks like this:

The vindi looks tops man! I like the blood drops on the side! I would definitely say your skills are improving very quickly.

Mice work my friend. Take a fine tipped marker/pen and put a black line around the outside of those blood drops... then you're golden.

Yeah, I gotta get some of them. It's been awhile sense I did the vindi, was showing EC why I had a blade for terrain.

whalemusic360 wrote:Thanks GDO. Not as smooth as yours to be sure, but they are fun and I'm getting better as I go. I gotta find my airbrush when the weather breaks.

Screw that, I use my airbrush inside. Thats the beauty of the thing.

Yes, but mine is in the garage and I have to find it.

Got a Stealth Suit finished (2 but 1 was more experimental). Not real sure I am liking the paint style, what say you?



Also, and much more exciting, I got Barb finished. I put her together for an Apoc game last weekend, so figured I might as well paint it up. We lost, but I help up 3 of the 4 armies pretty well. My plan for Barb didnt work, but it was still fun.

WTF? Tau??

Gods what a monster! What's it supposed to be again?

Its a Barbed Herodrule. 700 points of Gargantuan Creature goodness!

Nice. Man that thing look hoary (note spelling please) and old... bits of carapace flaking off to the point where it looks shaggy (rather than scooby). :-)

Anyway... love it. My little one is all excited about the prospect of my working on his Nids again now that Adepticon is over. I may actually do so tonight... surprise him with a finished Trygon perhaps?

Wow! Barb came out amazing! I have to go get one of those...someday

Not so sure of the white guns (personal preference, not a huge fan of white) but like the suit.

Barb looks, well, monstrous I guess Maybe some water effects in the mouth for that nice salivating look?

The brightest green is a 'ard coat/scorpion green mix, so there is the slime effect going on.

Looks awesome, Barb look particularly menacing!

Thanks Knightley. And Tony. And Monkey. And Gits.

So, rather then ask specific models, anyone prefer to see a specific army? Tau is going to chill until I can decide if I like it or not. Choices are:
Dark Angels
Blood Angels
Nids
Crons
IG
Soul Drinkers
Ultrasmurfs
Terrain

Some of those are pretty limited, but there ya have it.

Vote:

Dark Angels

Only because I'm a fan of your DA painting and want to see more.

Soul Drinkers!!

A lot of Marines in that list - you're not turning into GW are you? Still - I do love the Dark Angels look...

Well I play BA and DA regularly, am likely going to use Drinkers for Adepticon next year, and have just somehow collected a lot of the named characters for Codex marines.

Your Dread has taken a step backwards actually. It is going into the Mek for further riveting and orkification.

Back...? Or forward...?

Errrr.......Yes?

I vote.... Necrons.... just to be different.

And besides, I'll be helping Thing 1 with his so I need someone to share in the misery.

Just to clarify, my necrons consist of 3 scarab bases atm.

So, clearly there's a need for you to paint more of them...

Gits makes a good point

Guard or nids sound good to me, but can I put an anti-vote in for the smurfboys

So 2 DA, 1 Cron, 1 Drinkers, and -1 Smurfs.

Can I vote twice for soul drinkers?

As much as its what I would do, I am not American Idol.

I still cant believe they sent the wicked hot chick home.. wait, I dont watch that... You cant blame me for trying.

I have no clue what hot chick you are referring too. I also just ordered like $250 of GK and $250 of terrain. I'm thinking my next order will be some baneblades and crons. Not sure which crons are worth picking up and which I should wait for.

By popular demand (not really, but you know), some Dark Angels. 4 more Deathwing Terminators to be specific. Keep in mind these are all used. I've ever only bought 1 box of terminators new now that I think about it. Must do something about that at some point. I had these all in various levels of finished, so just grabbed them and went to work.







Played around with some battle damage on the last 2. Not sure how I feel about it.
2 questions for everyone though
1) What army should I paint something up for next?
2) I have a FW order coming up soon. Would you like to see either a larger single thing (Caestus Ram for Deathwing probably) or more smaller things (GK Dreadnoughts galore).

Looks really good WM, i like the shoulder pad on the middle guy. wheres that from?

Looks like the last guy is hesitantly reaching for something ha

Its a Chapterhouse Pad. They are very nice, your project could use one, make a cool DA Termi.

yeah it really would look nice

Bringing some life back to the thread, I got some actual progress done this week! 2 Zoeys, 1 pretty boring, 1 kinda fun. What else am I going to do with some incomplete Zoeys? but they were REALLY cheap, so its ok.




Also, no one has anything they would rather see from FW then any other item? Might end up with something rather large if not many others want to get in on the order.

Lookin' good WM. I'm going to hold off on my FW order as other priorities have come to the fore. Sorry.

Worse things have happened. Right now no one has sent me an order or money, so if it falls through, I'll be looking for an order later. If the only one that wants anything is Mike with a sheet of brass, I'm going to end up with something rather large...

The Zoes look amazing. For some reason I really like the paint scheme

Thanks! I got the colors from some guy who was going to quite, but now plays Space Marines.

Is that the same guy who isn't allowed to change his avatar because he apparently IS a carnifex?

That would be the one

I still have all my custom nids... Maybe I should get around to painting those..

Indeed, we someday will have a duel between green eyes and red to determine the superior extra color!

Oh friend, that means I would have to start picking up nids again...

You're going to start the nids up again? Good idea tony

Zory's looking good WM. Are you going to add some colour to the, umm, vents in the side of the spinal vents?

I will end up going back through and doing that, but I havnt decided on green or bone colors, or something all together different.

Can I cast a vote for bone? I think the green might be too much. I could be wrong though.

I've thought of adding a darker brown on the claws and vent thingies, but am to big a wuss to just go for it.

Maybe bone with some extra washes to make it darker but not too drastic? Then it might not feel quite like a leap of faith.

Think a darker brown on the claws would be great, bring them out bit more. Not sure on brown for the vents though, although I agree with tony about not using green, would kind of dilute the effect of the existing green if it was more prominent. Maybe a yellowish base colour, heavily washed for the vent's vents.

On an off subject, have you thought of an army list for those wonderful bugs?

Nope, not even a little bit
Got some good work done over the last few days. A Dark Angel Apothicary and ML dude retouched, and 5 ripper swarms finished. Pics tomorrow as the camera is dead. Started on a Stonecrusher Carni and 4 Stealers, one of which turned out to be a Gaunt

Glad to hear work goes on with it without camera use. I an excited to hear an idea for a list once you do have time for it. I realize you will have less time for the nids once you receive a certain package in the mail

Any ideas for said list? I've just kinda used what I had previously.

The list I ran with worked pretty well.... if I could remember it I know it was based around genestealers, hive guards, and zoanthropes. I love genestealers personally, I really didn't run much in the way of heavys. Just my trygon an prime but those were more for scare factor

I ordered one of those scary Assault Rams, a Achilles, and stuff to make a full stonecrusher Carni today. Looking forward to getting it all.

I can't wait to see those! Your box was mailed today FYI!

I got a carnifex with FW crushing claws and 4 stealers finished, though it turns out one of them is a hormaguant Guess thats what I get for grabbing stuff from the pile of primed nids. I've got pics, but cant find the usb to mini cord for the camera, so expect pic dumps when a package arrives from newegg.

I got a package from Mr. Nids last night, so I will be doing up a tank next I think. My brother is going to ork some of the tanks out, so be sure to check his pmblog as well.

I'm pretty sure I have accidentally started IG at this point. In said box were about 35 DKoK guys, plus I have maybe 50 Cadians and a dozen Elysians. I hate it when I dont mean to start armies. Almost as much as my wallet does. Anyone interested in some Tau stuff? I dont think I want to start them and IG with the price hikes.

I fight the GW foolishness by buying everything I can second hand or trading for it.

I still have a stockpile from my mass purchase before the last price hike. Not really sure why I buy more, I have enough to last at least a year.


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Why is dakka so quite today?

Because I have to post from m iPhone, which is slow... So my post count isn't driving dakka like usual... *grin*

I post on my blog from my droid haha, nice work though! Love the nids.

And I from my iPhone I'm really looking forward to seeing some more nids!

Finally picture dump time.
Rippers. I like doing these because I can really go nuts with the basing. I only put 3 on each base because I get way more swarms out of the rippers.




I LOVE the FW Crushing Claws, so I had to put one on a Carnifex. Not sure why I decided to do it before I did any other Carnis.





And some more Stealers, just gotta keep pushing through the hoard troops, so I can have a functional army at some point.





Yeah, I know that 4th one isn't a Genestealer, but I grabbed him out of the pile, so he's getting lumped in with em. Dang stabby gaunt.

Very nice work WM. Man those front claws on the stealers look disproportionately huge... are they all like that?

I like the rippers running over bits of Necron, and I agree with you... "playing" with the ripper bases is the best part of doing them!

I agree with Gits, but having played the little buggers I can say that they do indeed come that way. I think it's to make them seem intimidating and rationalize the crazy amounts of rending they can do with them! The genestealers are sneaky, they pop up on a side of the board and hug all of the important units I really do love the paints WM! The carnifex with the crushers looks mean, you are really tempting me back towards the nids! Keep up the good work!

I like taking stealers with a Swarmlord to basically pick which side they come from. Wish there was an actual model for him though, I feel bad using my tyrant as one all the time.

I got most of a Hellhammer done, but ran out of Badab Black, so it is on hold. I have it a nice grey color, kind of showroom fresh. Not sure if I want to keep it simple, or do some sore of camo pattern, or a ton of weathering, or what, Also started a bunch more nids, including tyrant guard, warriors, rippers, and a pyrovore.

Coming along nice WM. Are these all WIP shots?

They Are "finished" shots, for now anyways. I'm planning on adding some color to vents things and claws, as well as doing some feathering lines on the carapace, but that will come later. For now I want to get things to tabletop standard.

Gotcha, I was gonna say. You are capable of better IMHO. But I can understand just getting to tabletop standard for now. There's a lot of nids to be painted

So what do you guys think of using the gray (adeptis battlegrey) with a badab black wash in the vent things, both on the carapace and the flesh? And then how about the same on the claws/talons/etc as well?

I think you need to take advantage of the vents to add some color to the model.

Any suggestions? I dont really want to add a red or blue, I'm not a fan of schemes with to many different colors (except on orks, then its cool). I hate the white/purple ones gw use for instance.

I use "Dwarf Flesh" washed with Baal Red. Gives a muted pinkish tone. You could use the same flesh tone but wash it with something different. Or a yellowish undercoat with a green wash.


The effect can be subtle or strong depending on how diluted or how many layers of wash I use.

I 'm thinking maybe rotting flesh, which is slightly greener then bleached bone, but similar, with a thraka green or maybe badab black wash.

I agree, i think a little more green on the models will help. Definitely wanna add color tho. Avoid grey and black

They should be similar to the color on the insides of the mouths of your critters...

I'll give it a try on one of the Warriors that I got used and is a bit chalky below the knees. It'd give me an excuse to Simple Green him if I dont like it.

@ Gits - I'm thinking a more muted green. Not sure how well it translates in the pics, but the green there is a base of DA green, then snot green, then scorpion green with 1:1 Ard coat : Scorpion Green on top for an acid or slim look. But maybe bright is the way to go?

Yeah, I'd mute it some... the vents are exposed to air all the time (unlike the mouth) so the exposed areas there would be less gelatinous... especially if their purpose was some sort of gas exchange.

That being said... if it isn't bright, no one is going to see it. Why don't you start with a simple scorp green w/ a Thrakka Green wash... one layer. If it's too bright, try another layer of wash until you get it where you want it. Also no 'ard coat... you're going for kind of a moist leathery look, not drooling ooze.

No pics yet (at work), but I went with a scorpion green with 1 wash of thraka and 1 was of devlin and it looks great! Tried doing the claws with a rotting flesh base and devlin wash as well, but it looks pretty much the same as the bleached bone base. I'll get some pics up tonight for better feedback, but I think I'll start going through the nids I've done before getting into to much new stuff.

Also got a Hellhammer to the point where its going to sit untill I decide if it needs camo/squad markings/etc. Was my first IG tank, and I have to say that I hate rivets a little bit more now.

Sounds good WM, looking forward to the pics. Finished basing our GMS marines for you. Pics should be up in a minute.

Geeze your up early! Looking forward to the pics.

I managed to blow through all 119 episodes of The Office on netflix while painting and modeling over the last week and a half. And Shao Kahn is a jerkbag cheater in story mode. Thus concludes where all of my free time has gone recently.

LOL! Glad you've been productive.

Up early every day... actually hanging around the house late as wife and one child are sick so I have to take the other one in to school. Speaking of which... gotta go!

Ok, picture time. 1st off, the new and improved nid color scheme. I've got 2 more warriors and a pyrovore finished, but ordered the wrong grey paint from gw, so I cant base them. Pics when I get the correct paint to go.

And, as seen in the background, a Hellhammer I got in a trade from Mr. Nids. Pretty plain, but I'm happy with it.





Oh, and I'm in the process of adding the green gills (or whatever they are) to the other nids.

That green helps finish them off nicely wm!

Yep, I agree. Good job bud. Nice tank too. It's a tank... fancy is optional.

I completely agree. The added color makes them look much more finished.

Also i got your package today. The guys look great!

Got yours yesterday, and the same goes on this end! Cant wait the have them leading the charge!

Glad to hear! Get some pics up of em, my camera sucks. Did they survive the journey?

The arms were off of all of them (not sure if that was you or the PO) and the muzzle flash on the one came off, but nothing I couldn't fix. No paint chipping though.
Once I get em based (need to get paint) I'll get some pics. Yours made it there ok I assume? They were kinda meant to come apart in most places. The heads aren't stuck in there btw.


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Oh, and no sure anyone noticed, but I replaced the heavy flamers with ones from dreadnoughts. I hate, hate, hate the old style flamers.

Gee that tank looks oddly familiar, though for some reason it looks like its going to run over that poor nid!

But its no longer green!

Thank goodness! I was never a fan of that color. So where's the rest of the accidental guard?

Nids look good with the added colour

And, yep, that's a tank all right.

tony_nids_10 wrote:Thank goodness! I was never a fan of that color. So where's the rest of the accidental guard?

Well the other Big Tank is in an ammo can of simplegreen (was to thick for another prime over) and I'm not sure what colors to do the foot soldiers. I think most of the tanks I got from you are getting orkified, my brother is on a looting rampage. I'll be saving the Baneblade, a Russ, and maybe the chimera and basilisk. I'm going to have a very mixed IG force too, I've got the DKoK from you, some Elysians I picked up cheap, and a good chunk of Cadians from a trade.

Currently working on 2 Vindicators for the Blood Angels, but I realized that I need the codex grey I ordered today for those as well So I'll get them mostly done instead. After that its back to the nids for some more major progress. I really want to get the nids I have finished up, I haven't hit any milestones in a long time. Then its back to Space Marines that are long overdue to get finished (I have some things from my very 1st 40k purchase still unfinished!) and maybe work on some of that FW junk I just picked up. Gotta get the terrain I got at least together as well and the GMS display board. List seems insurmountable, but I'll keep trucking along.

I have faith in you WM360!!!

I finally got around to uploading the pics I took a few days ago. Started taking them outside for a better idea of the colors. Kinda limits the days I can take photos, but such is the way of things.
2 Blood Angels vindicators. That gives me a full linebreaker sqaud for them. Might add more at some point, but for not I'm pretty set.




Also got the warriors and pyrovore finished up. I found it annoying there wasnt any texture at the end of the Barbed Stranglers, so I made some, modeled after the Barbed Herodrule's.




I have started on some more nid troops and the other big tank. Not sure what I'll finish next.

Oh, and I traded my Tau, so sorry for any who really wanted to see that. Got my brother a big bump in his Dark Eldar though.

Very nice work WM! Like them!!! Love the skeletons on the dozer blade.

I completely agree with Gits, I love the skeletons! Especially the one that is just lower legs and it looks like it's dancing

On a more serious note your nids look great. The green really brings it all together.

Any chance of getting a group shot of armies?

Like group shots of each army, or group shots of everything at once?

Just noticed I forgot to finish the storm bolters

That green really does make the 'nids pop. It's not overpowering and just alien enough from your first scheme to finish them nicely.

I was thinking a groupshot of each army. It really is inspiring to see your painting. Almost makes me want to bust out my leftover nids and start painting... Hmm today is a sick day from work.

I can do that. The DA are going to be a bit of a bear, good thing the table is only 3 feet away
I'd like to see some of your nids come out again. Which ones do you still have?

Ive got my flyrant, my doom, a few homemade zoeys... I dont remember what else.

I love that flyrant, and the zoey over the marine was great looking! I dont remember seeing the doom though.

Not sure how I never snapped a pic of that doom...

Really digging the body parts on the top Vindicator blade, looks ace!

Thanks. I saw it on a land raider dozer blade and one the side a year or so ago, thought I'd try it out. His was better, but I'm happy with it.

LOL... to be honest, I stopped to see what the "crappy bugs" was about...

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis? They look pretty sweet to me. The green really does tie it nicely together.

Oh yea, and your skeleton-dozer is also pretty hot.

Army shot of your 'nids, please!

-Remi (HF Iz)

Crappy bugs as in Pyrovores suck in game Thanks for stopping in though, regardless of the reason. I think its nice out (ie, hope, my car windows are open), so I'll bring up the armies to get some army pics this eve. Some WIP pics if anyone wants as well.

LOL... I heard the same (Pyrovores suck)... but why God, why do they have such a sweet model...?

And yes, group pics of the armies, please.

-Remi (HF Iz)

Ok, I snuck out (its a lovely 95 degrees out) and grabbed some pics of the Nids. Whole army comes out to 1906 points without upgrades, but the Herodrule is 700 of that. Maybe 2500-3000 points total when I finish my current supply of nids.






If I am brave, I'll get the BA pics taken (3000 points), but I may wait until tomorrow when its cooler out. For sure not hitting up the DA today, I'm going to need help with them (7000 points).
These pics are super zoomable in my gallery as well.

@ Remi - The upside of the rules being sucky is I picked up the model used (just primed) for $12 And the model is great, which is why I got it. If you look back at all, I've got quite a few crappy rules models. Did I mention I play Dark Angels

Oh wow, in the natural light that army looks really quite cool, nicely done!

Thanks Knightley. I do most of my painting in my dungeon like room, and usually at night, so they dont get to see light very often. We have rain forcasted for the next few days, so army pics of other 2 may be delayed. I should be up to 1k of IG this week, but will only have 2 complete models

I have to confess they seem to have adapted to the colours of your step like sneaky chameleonic buggers!

I am in awe sir! They look amazing! Great work as usual!

The neon green is a great addition to the colour scheme. And top quality revagination work on those stranglers

I agree Flinty, that color really brought it all together.

Thanks guys, glad you like em (and they got to see paint). It was raining all day on and off, so that put a cramp in the other army pic plans. The nids seem to have liked the stoop so much, they spawned. I found around a dozen baby mantids around the door and wall today, the same basic brown color

You're probably safe unless they have a touch of bright green on them. If they do, well, better hope you can get them all while they're still tiny....

Lots and lots of raid! Or some good ol' fashion stomping! Monkeytroll is right though, the bright green will be a dead giveaway

I've got some not very good pics to share. This is nearly them same color as the Hellhammer, but it was like 11 by the time I got this far, so natural light wasnt much of an option.




I need your help Dakka. I have 3 different flavors of IG, and no idea what style to paint any of them. I need suggestions. I'd prefer something easy-ish. Lets start with guys that look like this:

Those tanks look great WM. I've got most of a baneblade but need to get side sponsons for it so I can finish it up. No idea what I'm going to do with it as I have NO guard... but I've always wanted one.

Gitsplitta wrote:Those tanks look great WM. I've got most of a baneblade but need to get side sponsons for it so I can finish it up. No idea what I'm going to do with it as I have NO guard... but I've always wanted one.

Fellblade - also known as the Pre-Heresy Space Marine equivalent

Oooh! Tell me more! Where can I learn about this fabled "fellblade"?!

You can option out of the side sponsons for 14 side armor instead.
For Fellblades, Check this out:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/326420.page

Any ideas for DkoK color schemes?

Gitsplitta wrote:Oooh! Tell me more! Where can I learn about this fabled "fellblade"?!

Unable to link you due to work blocking things.

Type '40k Fellblade' in Google - first link is a post on Bolter and Chainsword. It appears in the Horus Heresy art books - it's basically a SM Baneblade.

WM: There is a ridiculous amount of firepower on that tank. LOL! As far as color scheme, I don't think it matters as long as you put a big red splotch in the middle of the chest and back to represent the bolter/shrunken/slugga round entry & exit wounds.

DSS: Cool! I'm just accumulating that series so I can read about it first hand! Be fun for pick-up games opponent's willing, especially for my early period army.

Thanks DSS & WM!

Dude! seriously good work! I love your Nids! i've always been a fan of the more natural shades of bug :-) and yours look great! the green as said previously is just enought to add contrast and a splash of colour to them to appear more alien, and your baneblades! omg! I love how they look....heavy, and kick ass! the dark paintjob makes them look really sinister! sweet work dude, keep it up please! :-)


Nerdfest09

WM360- What about a dark grey main color with a yellow trim to offset the dark tone?


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Oh and I love those tanks btw! Slot nicer lookin than when I shipped them

I'll give it a try on one of the standing guys, pre-Simplegreen.

I have further plans for the tanks, but it involves finding my effing airbrush, which is lost in the abyss knows as the garages. I may just replace the things I want from the box.

Cool Nids love the stealers.

I say replace them and send the ones you eventually find in the abyssal garage to me!

Thanks Mindfield

Tony, wouldn't hold your breath. The tape templates I want in the box are $70 by themselves!

I got my 3 Stealers and a Gaunt finished, but didnt think any more boring hoard nids needed pics (can take some if I'm wrong). Up next is a swarm of ripper swarms.

I did find out the Commisar I have is actually Colonial Gaunt of Gaunts Ghosts fame. Woo for second hand treasures!

Oh yeah, I tried your idea with the driver Tony, and quite like it. I went with fortress grey with a badab black wash, the facemask (and pants, when I do one with them) rotting flesh with Devlin wash, and yellow with sepia wash shoulders. I like that they are similar colors to the tanks, but different as well. I think they may get a serious run after the nids are "finished"

Nid to do list:
6 Warriors
9 Ripper Swarms (think I have enough for one more)
2 FW Ripper Swarms
2 Termigaunts
22 Hormagaunts
10 Gargoyles
11 Genestealers
1 Zoenthrope Conversion (like the other one, might get a Finecast one, do some parts swapping and whatnot)
1 Carnifex
1 Malinthrope
1 Trygon

Thats 65 models. ugh.

I've got some FW Shrike Wings and Carnifex Stone Crusher conversion kit, which cant go on the one I have (Its a used figure). There are some more coming in from a friend, and I think some from my brother for my birthday (maybe, might be IG or GK or something ). I'm hoping to beat wave 2 (if it ever comes out).

That's a handfull. Add one termigant to trade with Thing 2 will ya?

Yup yup, one of the ones in there is going to be for him. I did the tail bend trick and everything. I made them with the spinefists, if that works.

That's fine WM. What's the tall bend trick?

Use a lighter to heat and bend the tail so its not arrow straight. Looks a little more natural, but I wouldn't let T2 do it, its pretty easy to burn yourself or ruin the model. I practiced on some sprue first.

I wonder if my heat gun would work for that...

If you can aim it at just the tail, I'd give it a try. I wouldnt want to heat the whole model, not sure what that would end up like. You can try it on the one he is making for me if you'd like. It really gives them a more natural look as well.

I vote 1 termigaunt and the malanthrope.

What are you voting on again?

I would guess that is what he would like to see you work on first. I personally would agree!

You interested in starting a donation thread with me? Similar to the SM conclave but to make a "full" army to put up for auction. I was thinking maybe a Nid army. I know one of your amazing nids would make a good starting point Just an idea.

Yeah, but hes a cheater, because its what he has to play against

If its something you want to head up, I'm all for it. There were a few things I didn't like about the conclave project, which was one of the reasons I didnt take part.

tony_nids_10 wrote:
You interested in starting a donation thread with me? Similar to the SM conclave but to make a "full" army to put up for auction. I was thinking maybe a Nid army. I know one of your amazing nids would make a good starting point Just an idea.

Colour me interested.

Pretty sure I can spare something or the other

whalemusic360 wrote:What are you voting on again?

Not sure. What you should do next I guess.

What, no progress?

9 Ripper swarms are wip. The rippers are done, but the bases arent, which will probably take just as long. Some guy keeps wanting to play MtG on xbox, distracting me...

Bull Distractions go both ways sir! No package fyi.

Its in Nashua now, so tomorrow probably. Glad the usps is making you wait longer

I was working in Nashua yesterday, I wish they would allow it to be picked up anywhere...

Just so you guys know I'm not dead, and so Tony gets off my case, some WIP pics to share. I should be back to semi regular updates as I turned in my very last assignment for school today. I will graduate in August with my Bachelors in Computer Tech and my 3rd Associates in Applied Science (along with Comp Tech and Business Mgmt).
The Land Raider Achilles was really quite easy to put together, fit nicely, very little fuss. And yes, Sgt Kronos is ridin shotgun, but more on that later.



The Caestus Ram wasn't so much fun to do. Gap filling like mad, cutting off non-directional flashing. Ugh. Also weights about a friggin ton. Which reminds me, has anyone had problems with getting a flying stand to hold the flyer? I tried plastic glue and super glue, both snapped like a twig! I ended up using a 2 part resin apoxie called "Plastic Fusion" which worked like a champ, but made me a bit high in the process. The interior is painted, the rest isnt.




As mentioned earlier, Kronos is riding along, but the tank is going to be Dark Angels Green. "Has Whale lost it totally?" I hear you ask. No friends, I have however decided to add the Codex marine SCs to my DA. This started because I am doing a tournament on the 24th that I am using the Codex Marines book for, because there are no SCs allowed, so no reason to play DA. There are some cool rules for the HQ choices, hopeful more on that in a week or so. So what say ye? Including other SCs in my DA army (using the correct book, obviously) good, or should I start a 3rd SM army (not counting GK)?

C & C always welcome

Glad to see some progress! I doubt I'll be getting off your case anytime soon though I love the LR! I want one so bad for the Shields. That ram on the other hand just looks like its a pain in the ass to deal with, better you than me.

As for the question about starting a new army or using the SCs in the DAs, I would say use them in the Da army. Though it would be cool to see you do a homebrew chapter and use all the SCs you want. I guess that really doesn't answer anything Seeing them in DA colors would be pretty amazing though. Good luck with that choice.

It's funny because I was just looking at the ram yesterday thinking, that would look cool all painted and stuff, nice work.

Any more paint make its way onto that ram?

Not on the ram, but I did get a techmarine and a scout with a sniper rifle. Before the 24th I have to at the least assemble 3 more snipers, some servitors (5 maybe?), and 3-5 Thunderhamer/Stormshield Terminators. Still waiting to get the latter 2 groups, which should be here tomorrow. If I get everything assembled, I want to work on my HQ, which will be either a Chaplain or Libby in Terminator armor, but with a Dark Eldar Phantasm Grenade launcher.


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So no photos from me yet, but I just found this pic on reddit of a painting area for minis, and am jelly

Sweet merciful god I wish I had a space like that!

Just out of curiosity, what does a chappy bring to the table? I'm fairly farmiliar with libbys but I've never fielded a chaplain.

The give you reroll hits on the charge. I think they make them fearless as well (used to deathwing that are fearless anyways). I'm leaning to the Libby in terminator armor and a storm shield. That would maximize tarpitting in the middle. Basic strategy is for me to tie things up and get beat down while my partners DE shoot the crap outta them. I think the null zone form the libby would be tough.

Anyways, heres a few pics of the tech marine. I'm really happy with him. He does have the BA pad and pistol. I'm like 75% sure I'm going to be repainting my BA to DA. Shouldnt be to bad, the Death Company and Sang Guard will remain largely the same, and those are a large part of my BA. I'm also thinking of doing my GK in DA colors. Thought?



I got my packages today. The termis are fine, like normal, but the Tech marine is the new finecast one. The 4 servitors are great, other than the heavy bolters. The tech marine is gak, the servo arms are gak, and theres a giant bubble on the arm and axe making it also unusable. Gunna call that one in on Friday. Of the 6 sprues, 3 were unacceptable. My current view on finecast, unimpressed, even let down.

whalemusic360 wrote:I'm like 75% sure I'm going to be repainting my BA to DA. Shouldnt be to bad, the Death Company and Sang Guard will remain largely the same, and those are a large part of my BA. I'm also thinking of doing my GK in DA colors. Thought?

Depends on what approach you're going with - are you doing them as all part of one allied Crusade - in which case using a campaign marking across them all may unify them better or you writing fluff up for them as a specialist sort of unit?

Basically - if you're treating them as a specialist sort of unit (which I would not recommend for original chapters like DA, BA etc. with their own established background - successors vary more tbh) the it works. Otherwise you might want to consider a campaign marking or shared shoulder pad design or something.

The allied/campaign marking idea is pretty mint! Almost like the deathwatch shoulder pads but obviously something or your own design.

Well I am for sure not repainting the DA, way to committed to them at this point, but I was planning on just leaving the BA iconography (and Ultramarine, etc) so that I can share land raiders, rhinos, assault marines, drop pods, etc, etc from one to the other. Specialist units like Sang Guard would get an eye color change (to red from green) and some pads repainted, but as they are already together, not much else would change. In the future for such units I would make them more DA-ish. I'm more or less ignoring the fluff, because I am really bad at writing my own, and DAs is pretty weak to begin with. This is a move to A) Save money, B) Become more competative while keeping the chapter I like the most, and C) Get cool new toys I cant normally use. I figure I'll have people bitching about me running a DoA list in DA colors, but I'm pretty sick of getting my butt kicked with my DA that are actually DA.

Nice job on the tech WM... Don't worry about going off-codex. At Adepticon last year I played both BA and SW armies and NONE of them were actually painted the way they were supposed to be. Everyone does it for the same reasons you state. If GW was better at making balanced codecii... we wouldn't see as much of it.

Gitsplitta wrote:Nice job on the tech WM... Don't worry about going off-codex. At Adepticon last year I played both BA and SW armies and NONE of them were actually painted the way they were supposed to be. Everyone does it for the same reasons you state. If GW was better at making balanced codecii... we wouldn't see as much of it.

As long as we have codex creep we will have unbalanced codecii though, that is just the nature of how most games work from my viewpoint.

Its official, I found my compressor and airbrush today, and started re-priming and base coated my Red Space Marines to Green Space Marines. Man it makes the process faster with the AB. I'm planning on getting a tank, regulator, and better brush, but now I don't need a new compressor. I also got a bunch of stuff made for a tourny next weekend, but no paint yet. Built 6 Thunderhammer Termis, 3 1/2 Servitors, and a Rifleman Dread, using the Ven Dread kit and the Turret thing from the defense line kit.

Yeah... you're hooked. It's a great time saver to be certain.

Hmm, that's a fair to middling sized collection of paints that fine chap has assembled. But where's all the grey stuff and the shiny bits? Surely that's FAR more important than a bit of colouring in?

MORE pictures! Are you done with the nids?

I was hoping to get a package with some cool converted nids, but have yet to see one...

I do now have about 4000 points of SM basecoated, supplied by an airbrush. I enjoyed the brush so much I got a better one, and now require a better compressor. Doh!

Ya. AB's are pretty dirty addictive aren't they? I just ordered an Iwata eclipse side-cup... so that means 4 AB's in 1 year lol :S

Beware!

I had kept all the resin mold feed blocks from my FW stuff with the exact same intention as how you used yours, as concrete elements or scenery, I am glad to see it enacted and that it works!

I think that resin chunk has gotten more comments in person than the actual Ram Adding the pipes really throws people for a loop.

It's really effective at looking like a concrete block isnt it lol?

Speaking of which, can you put up a size comparison shot of the Caestus and some other SM stuff? I am curious how big that thing really is...

Also, considering how heavy Resin is compared to plastic, (maybe not 1:1, but FW is much thicker casted than GW sprue) I am really, really surprised to see that thing standing up on a regular flying stand lol... if it weighs as much as the Crassus, which I would imagine it does... wow...

I was looking at those nids today and felt a little sad knowing they are leaving. I'm just glad they are going to a good home where they will be painted well!

I'll get ya some pics in the morrow, battery is dead, but from the point where the vents are to the front doors is about the size of a land raider. For the flying stand, the clear stem is glued using a product called Plastic Fusion, a 2 part resin apoxie (spelling?)

http://www.supergluecorp.com/pacer-industrial/special-plastic-bonders/plastic-fusion
Worth adding to your armory, especially if your working with lots of FW items or moving parts that absolutely must not come apart. Its a product heavily used by action figure customization, my other nerd hobby.

So that puts it at about 12" long and 5-6 high at the tallest? That thing is BIG then! I found the Crassus small compared to what I thought it would be, but that thing is way bigger, I was picturing something about LR sized more or less

Will keep that glue in mind if I run into a situation like this one lol!

About 9" long, 10" wide, and 5" tall. There is not as much as you'd think in the back, more like a big land speeder than a small thunderhawk.

For those loyal WM360 followers who haven't seen it elsewhere... Today is WM's birthday!!

Wish him a happy one if you get the chance!

Haaaaaappy birthday to WM360! Haaaaaappy birthday to WM360, Haaaaaappy Biiiirthday WM360! happy birthday to you! :-) maybe you'll obtain a painting station like the one above for your mdelling madness?

Nerdfest09

HOLY CRAP! Happy birthday bud!!!


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Thanks for the heads up Gits!

Thanks guys. For my Birthday, my camera took a crap. Woo! Oh, and my Brother got me a Inquisitor Rex and Lok.

Anyways, puts a crap on the taking any pics, which is a bit of a bummer. I did get my scout sniper squad finished, Tech Marine based, TFC Techmarine DA-ified, and a Land Raider brought up to current standards (Magnet broke off a door, when I fixed it I realized how much crap the detail was on it).

So sorry Tom, but no comparo pics for a bit. I did get the IG today. I'm in love with that commisar. Coolest facial hair on a model ever.

Sounds like you were *very* busy! Happy birthday my friend!

Careful with Lok my friend, mine took a tumble... only about two feet and the sword snapped off along with the pointing finger, dang that fragile FW resin!

...Course then he was premium conversion fodder

Thanks for the heads up. I have had similar issue with the Red Scorpions guys sword.

So I finally got a new camera, a lightbox, and figured out how to use them. Figured it was time to do some major thread self necromancy. I'll make a new plog, if anyone thinks it would be a better idea. Most of the original readers on here are long gone from dakka, so maybe I should? At the least, I'll update the first post.

Anyways, so pics! I'll do some comparisons of some of the repaints I've done from our last episode to start, before we get into new territory.

1st we have Mr. Assault Cannon Terminator. You may remember him from:



First though, a story. Well, during the last league at my FLGS, in the final game (this is before new DA dex, btw). I was playing Grey Knights with a pure Deathwing army for first place over all. Got exactly the mission and deployment I didn't want, things were going poorly. Turn 3 his Storm Raven came in, he picked off one terminator with the multimelta, but the plasma cannons wiffed, so caught a break. I have no skyfire, and little that can really even hurt it , so just ignore it. For the most part anyway. This Terminator here was the last of his squad, and kind of hiding out behind a building so the vindicare didn't take him out for the kill point, but had a shot at the Raven. Roll to hit, 3 6's. Roll to Pen, another 6! Cool, I got the pen (rending adds enough to do so). Damage table, another 6. Boom, shot down! Game ends up being a tie, we have to play again next week (we need a first place for next league).

Next game. Better deployment, better mission (for me). I have the advantage, but same terminator is running by himself, again. He is chilling out with my single, 5 man tac squad on an objective, trying not to die (was escalation, needed them for week one and got stuck for the rest). Turn 5, the same Raven comes over to try to knock me off of it, securing a possible second draw. Tac squad looses 3 to the plasma cannon, termi shrugs off the MM hit. Objective is giving them Skyfire this time. Terminator opens up, 2 hits. Roll to pen, another 6, another pen. Damage table, 6, wrecked again.

Now, with all that finally said, I decided he deserved a repaint a rebase, so he got one. Added some purity seals as well, because he earned them damn it!




Not actually a Storm Raven bit, it was the closest I had that was useable for basing. It is the front of a miscast, and replaced, Storm Eagle. Painted in my opponent's colors, obviously.

Second repaint for this return post is a Power Sword Terminator Sgt. He didn't do anything cool, but he is a decent kitbash, so why not.
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So that's it for now. Maybe more later today if there is any interest.

Definitely some improvement there - well done! I love it when the troops step up to become heros.

Thanks Arakasi! Glad to see some color coming to your fellows as well. I hardly ever get guys that step up like that, so it is pretty cool when they do, especially twice in clutch games.

Wow. You have been busy - they are looking fine, amigo.

So turns out my lightbox kinda sucks at shooting large vehicles. I tried anyways, cuz I'm like that, but they did not come out great.




And the base for it. Used a REALLY bad recast of a FW Ven Dread I picked up for $5.


Also grabbed a few pics of the 2 GK models I have painted.
Draigo



And his trusty Apothecary


That's right, even my GK are in DA colors now. What do you guys think? Love it, hate it, don't care...it?

Nice work on the crashed storm raven.

I like this very much! And the pose on Darth apothecary is fab.