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I have started to paint up my Leman Russ.
I applied some Leadbelcher to the tracks. Then I intended to run some Carroburg Crimson over that, but it made it look pink. So I settle for a nice wash of Reikland Fleshshade.
And here's a little more detail that I managed to get done.
All in all, a long way to go yet.
And as requested, here's everything I've completed so far.
Sorry for the quality on some of those pictures. My cell phone is kinda craptacular.
As it stands now I've got the new Astra Militarum/IG codex preordered.
I need to know how badly its going to screw up my army plans before I work on too much else. Here's hoping not as much as the Space Marine codex messed up my Black Templars.
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Seems allot of people are waiting for new dex, will be interesting, but I don't play so not really affecting me. Really hope it does not mess you about too much.
Well, so far its messed up my storm trooper plans I believe. I don't want to have to buy a separate codex for a couple of squads.
Not to mention GW got rid of their metal storm troopers before I could buy what I needed. So I had to edit my swap shop posting with hopes that I can get Vinz his squad.
I have a couple of pending deals for some more old school storm troopers for my army. Hopefully all will go well and I can include some classic looks in my army.
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BEHOLD! The progress on my Leman Russ!!
The Meltas are complete!
And for a tank, she was far too clean, and it just so happens I have 2 pots of the textured paint, so I dirtied her up a bit. (In the visible areas. I didn't want to waste it where people won't be looking anyway)
Then to keep the mud shiny and secure, I brushed some white glue over it.
I think went to work on the Plasma weapons. Some Ice Blue with a bit of blue ink does wonders.
A better view of the Melta
Then I started to apply some color to the main man, Bash.
And some color to the metal bits I stuck on the tank for detail.
Some gold to highlight all the iconography.
And then lastly, here's some overall progress shots. She's coming along quite well I think.
I'm quite pleased with the Meltas. They look nice and rusty. Just as you'd expect Chem-Dog gear to look.
Oh, and a little sneak peek of what I've got planned for when the tank is done.
Booya!
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Please understand I am not criticising, rather the opposite, in fact. The bright green and purple, and bright copper plates on black armour, looks brilliant. Nice to see some colour, instead of the usual drab weathered "Grey" we see so ofen at the moment.
Cam: No no. I wasn't assuming that. I just needed clarification. I agree with the color. I play Black Templars. As a whole, they are dull to paint. Black, white, and a tiny bit of red and silver. Not very fun. That's why I'm enjoying this army so much. The green tarp will get washed with black ink until it looks more tarp-like. I'm gonna pick out some detail with mithril silver next weekend. By the time I'm done, Bash is gonna be riding one sweet tank.
hey prime klong time no see glad to see your boys comming along very well. looking forw3ar4d to what you come up with next. i really am digging the multi colored uniforms like they cam from different penal systems from salvador or level or criminals as it were. any way take care.
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I present to you, Bash.
Disobeying Orders
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Commissar Blevins looked down his nose at the scruffy trooper who stood before him. The trooper was doing his level best to not to care. He glanced around the command tent, his eyes falling more than once on the Commissar's decanter of amasec.
"Go over it one more time, Trooper Nash." The trooper winced and held up his finger.
"I prefer to go by Bash, sir." he said with a smile. The Commissar rolled his eyes, not bothering to hide his distaste with the man
"Trooper. Nash. Explain to me why you were seen disobeying direct orders."
Bash's face adopted a look of complete shock. He scooted his chair closer and placed his hands on the commissar's desk.
"Sir, I did no such thing." The commissar stood, slamming a hand down on his desk and pointing out his tent with the other.
"Don't you lie to me, Trooper! I saw you abandon your position in your Leman Russ! I saw you drive right into the enemy trench networks! Do you mind explaining your actions?!"
"Oh." Bash said with a smile. "You mean that. Yeah, I did that."
"Explain yourself, Trooper!" The commissar barked.
"That's easy, sir. Ya see. I'd been shelling the enemy position for hours. Went right through my entire stockpile of rounds.And ya know, we Chem-Dogs ain't high on the Munitorum's list for resupply. So I says to myself, 'Bash, how can I keep doing my Imperial duty and kill me some heretics?' Well, sir. I figured if I can't shoot them, I can crush them beneath my treads. So I drove right up into the trenches and aimed 'er right at them filthy Chaos worshippers! Ya shoulda heard dem squeal as I ran them down. That'll teach them ta turn their backs on the God-Emperor."
The commissar's eyes narrowed.
"You disobeyed your orders and left position." Bash narrowed his eyes.
"Are ya tellin' me I shouldn't be killin' dem heretics, sir?"
"No."
"Are you saying I should've let the heretics keep their position, sir?"
The commissar sat and balled his hands into tight fists.
"No."
"Then what exactly did I do wrong?"
The commissar was quiet for several long minutes.
"Dismissed, Trooper Nash."
Bash smiled and stood with a salute. He turned to leave and stared at the amasec once more.
"Can I have a drink, sir?"
"GET OUT!"
I'm so proud of this guys! Its fully magnetized and completely customizable for anything I want it to have!
I'm also proud because its named for one of my first watchers NashBashem, who has been missing from here for some time. I hope he's okay.
Well!? What do you think? How's it look? Does it look sufficiently scrounged up?
Tell me what you all think!
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So, I'm thinking I need a banner for my signature leading to this thread. I could use some more feedback from peeps and don't seem to be drawing too many commenters.
Any suggestions my loyal minionsFOLLOWERS! I meant followers.
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I too am quite proud of the Heretic Entrance. Though I probably need to touch it up a little.
I actually bought her like..... I dunno, 2 years ago? Shortly after joining Dakka. I was researching female models and someone posted a link to her from somewhere, so I bought one
I think they look fine overall, what you could do is make another and paint it up as a test to see how well it turns out. if you dont like it then consider it a experiment. That way your not ruining the ones already done on the models ?
I'm also thinking I might pry the banner portion off and just replace them with Icons. I have a lot of various warhammer fantasy bits that would work there.
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Well guys and gals, I did it. I changed up the banners. I decided that the foam (which cracked when spray painted) didn't look good. So I did this.
I stole a bunch of bits from my friends Khemri army (that I've been painting for him for 10 years or so) but he won't mind. He lives in China now and doesn't read this blog! I think...
Anyway, I think this looks better. (I promise I only took the bits from my spare bits jar. Not incomplete models for him)
And my nephew and sister were over for Mother's Day. So I let my nephew paint up a storm trooper, and then touched it up. Meet Scion Drebin.
Scion Drebin was Vinz's right hand man. And when Vinz opted to take the fall for his unit, his loyalty to his commander compelled him to follow him. He immediately set out to break the rules. But, having been quite a stickler for Imperial doctrine, it was no easy task. He got several weeks of KP and guard duty for his "antics" before finally committing a crime to get him sent to Savlar. According to him, its "too awful to mention." In fact, he told his new commanding officer to "Go 'fornicate' with a Grox'.
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the new standards for the backpacks look way better then the first batch...first one was too blocky...
the aegis wall looks very good, tho way too mint atm
and a nice banner... have often thought about making one for my own thread, but due to my hobby ADD I can´t focus and thus I dunno what it should look like
swampyturtle wrote:with or without it doesn't matter, its suppose to be the priest helmet. (The player chose it, not I)
Yeah man, PM me and we can work out me sending you one.
Viktor von Domm wrote:the new standards for the backpacks look way better then the first batch...first one was too blocky...
the aegis wall looks very good, tho way too mint atm
and a nice banner... have often thought about making one for my own thread, but due to my hobby ADD I can´t focus and thus I dunno what it should look like
the agegis line looks very good, and carm is looking sharp too... one thing I would add is the energy effect of the plasmagun... I'd paint one or two coils brighter to have it look more dangerous...
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Behold! I have painted some more Chem-Dogs for your entertainment!
Meet Berta
Formerly of House Escher of Necromunda.
When a large portion of her gang was rounded up by the Arbitratum, it was decided that rather than face death they could be made to serve a purpose. They were sentenced to serve on Savlar for the rest of their days.
She has found a new leader in Nieves, another Necromunda native.
Following Berta to Savlar, is Visas.
Visas was always quiet. Even in the heat of battle she kept to herself, never shouting, even when injured.
She adapted quickly to life on Savlar, and quickly became a go-to source for contraband of all types.
Even Corr has gone to her for some lho now and then.
Next is Trooper Pol.
Pol was born and bred to be a soldier.
As a child, most of his life was spent learning things the Imperial Guard would need him to do. Dig trenches, maintain weapons, keep a clean uniform and kill the heretic.
Unfortunately, he was not told that he must wait for orders to kill those heretics. He was sentence to Savlar for acting without instruction.
Lastly, there's Trooper Dek
Dek found himself on Savlar not because he committed any crime (he's actually quite obedient) but because he simply was forgotten on the battlefield by his unit.
He happened upon the Chem-Dogs who didn't know how to return him to his unit, nor even know what army it was he belonged to.
He agreed to serve with them until such time as they could locate his commanding officer and return him.
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With the Taurox out you could use any proxy truck you like, totally just my tuppence, but why not go get some armoured car type toys on the cheap and make them look like ex prison transports? Maybe a bus? But you may want to go more standard than that, just suggesting.
My handy measuring/whacking stick says that your standard chimmy is about 95mm wide and 120mm long. Just over 45m high without the turret.
I'd say something like a heavily armoured truck would be ideal prison transport. Front cab separate from the troop compartment, rear with high sides, meshed view-ports, maybe more of an open style turret. Half-tracks are always cool obviously.
monkeytroll: Thank you for those measurements. Next payday I'll see about getting my hands on some plasticard to try my hand.
Vik: Anytime. Do you use super glue or pva glue on your plasticard?
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I currently use plastic glue... revell...that is a very good one...
and I also used a superglue sponsored by cam , which he gave me recently...it is a thicker glue ...and holds very good...but on most joints I simply use the thin plastic glue and that works like a charm as it sort of heatmelt glues the parts together... in essence it is not two parts glued together but welted together like steel gets soldered by heat...
Wow there's been a lot of additions to your force since I last saw it And I love my tank, somehow seems very me And I love that you managed to magnetize it
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OMG! Guys! Everything's been crazy lately! I only just have time to sit and write something up.
So here's what I've got for you.
Lt. "Tin-Man" Xero
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Magos Biologis Tormod Smoog stood before a bank of cogitators, going over the latest information he'd garnered from todays fight against the Tyranids. Though he hated to admit it, these... Chem-Dogs, as they were called, were quite adept at delivering him samples. Thus far in the conflict, he'd been visited a half dozen times by squads of the criminals bearing him things ranging from a bag of live Rippers (he didn't even want to know how they pulled that one off) to an unexploded spore mine (the men who delivered that one seemed truly pleased with themselves).
As the cogitators hummed and spat out long sheets of paper covered in near indecipherable machine code, Tormod smiled to himself and turned. He jumped, suddenly startled by the man who stood there. To say he was ragged would be an understatement. The man was breathing heavily and drenched in copious amounts of blood, which Tormod assumed was from where his left arm used to be attached. The bandages over the wound were wet with fresh blood.
"You the magos with all the nid bits?" he asked gruffly.
Tormod nodded, his brain still trying to process the wounded man. The man exhaled and grunted loudly as he lifted his free (and only) hand. The powerful muscles showing through his torn sleeve strained as the man lifted a hormagaunt up and unceremoniously dropped it on the metal exam table.
"Brought ya this." he grunted and absently rubbed at his left shoulder. With a visible effort Tormod peeled his vision away from the soldier and looked at the hormagaunt. It was completely intact. No lasburns, bullet holes or even stab wounds.
"How..." he managed. The soldier shrugged, which caused him to wince in pain.
"Damn thing got past the firing line and tackled me to the ground. Couldn't get a weapon to bear before it was trying to bite my face off. So I just..." he reached forward and dug his fingers into the air in front of him. "I just choked the bastard. Frakkin' thing spasmed as it died, took my arm off."
Tormod just stared at the man for several long, silent moments.
"You're joking." he finally said.
The soldier's eyes narrowed and he bent over and dug his fingers under the cranial plates to lift the hormagaunt's head. Tormod moved closer and examined the creature's throat. Sure enough, the throat was heavily bruised. Tormod swallowed the lump of fear in his throat.
"You're not joking." he muttered.
"No, I'm not." he hissed as he dropped the creature's head. "I need a favor from you, magos."
Tormod blinked.
"Favor? For what?"
"For this." he said, jabbing a finger into the body he'd dragged in. "I brought you this. I want a favor."
"That's... I won't do you a favor for doing something you were ordered to do."
The soldier's eyes narrowed and he took a full step forward on the magos. Tormod shrank before him, cringing, anticipating a blow that never came.
"Oh, you'll do ME this favor."
"W-w-what do you want?"
The man reached out and pointed at one of the hormagaunt's talons.
"Take one of those and make me a power sword from it." he said.
"B-b-but I c-can't! That's blasphemy! The machine spirit would nev-"
"Oh, you'll do it, magos. Which do you think the machine spirit will hate more. You doing it properly, or me doing it with no knowledge and no skill?" Tormod swallowed hard and glanced at the floor.
"Alright.... I'll do it..." he said quietly. The soldier retreated a step and Tormod found himself able to breath once more. "W-where will you be?"
"Where ya think? Getting my missing arm replaced." he muttered as the soldier turned his back on the magos and stomped out of the room.
This guy took far too long to paint up. And the talon still looks terribly small to me. (I think I'm gonna cut some wire and glue it to the talon to make the power circuits so it looks a little better.) I think I properly conveyed the feeling of badassery in him. What do you all think?
And last Sunday (since I did this dude two weeks ago now), I started work on Twitch and "Off-Course"Olsen. No pictures of them, but they will be done this Sunday.
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Guys, I did zero painting yesterday, but, I have good reason! Its not just because I was an unmotivated bump this time. Its because of this!
SUPPLY DROP!!!
My Victoria Minis order came in, and I was just too psyched to paint, instead I wanted to build some more guard. I've had about 20 or so guardsmen just waiting to be built, and now was my chance!
I got my final heavy weapons team built. Figured I needed a heavy bolter since I've got all the others already.
The arms on the guy carrying the ammo crate hang a little low. I'll have to either reposition them or try a different torso.
Right? They look off right? I'm not crazy!
Really like the new resin heads compared to the metal ones. So much more detail.
But I wasn't done with just the heavy weapons team. I say nay nay!!! (Rest in Peace John Pinette) No, I built up a couple of foot sloggers too! I think they'll go well with my squad of slackers.
Again, the arm looks off, maybe its just because it doesn't have the shoulder pad maybe? I dunno.
All of the bodies Vic uses them on are her own builds, which seem a bit more slender, maybe GW torsos are just too fat?
Maybe I should've tried with the Catachan torso?
What do you guys think? Gimme some feedback here.
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I'm currently housesitting for my mom who is at a family funeral.
Now normally I always paint at her house (its where I paint every Sunday. But with having to feed cats, clean up cat piss and empty cat pans, my creativity is somewhere between nil and figuring out how to make cat piss into gold (I'd be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO rich).
totally understand im working on my vostroyans had to take a break from hobbying cause stuff things and reasons. well i do look forward to seeing more of your goons painted up. should have an update soonish on my end of the world involving ig cause furry hats we need more. take care man
its cool man...i thought you had a tank done up as well...i have some miscreants lurking in my hobby box...but my catachans aere wearing red and blue jeans. looks pretty swank. either rate keep up the good work man.
I do have the tank done up, I just didn't take glamour shots of it.
Here you are sir.
Additionally, once again I apologize to my lovely followers for my lack of updates. My mom's birthday was Sunday, and thusly all time normally allotted to painting was given to her.
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So my lovely little conscripts, here's what I have for you today.
I got all the guys I assembled the other week primed and ready to go. And even slapped a little bit of paint on them.
Like this.
Now if you're wondering where some of these bits come from, I point you in the direction of Victoria Miniatures. (Seriously, they make some AWESOME stuff).
I don't yet have names or stories for any of them. Well... that's not quite true. I have a name for one of these two.
Bama, you tell me which of those you want. Okay?
Next up, a Stormtrooper sergeant.
And, last but not least, one of my last Heavy Weapons Teams.
Got it all nicely undercoated and them slapped some paint on a bit of it.
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BYE BYE!!!!!
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I'm thinking I might get back into painting up some fantasy stuff again (I owe a couple of people a painted army).
Also, since I'm a Zombicide Season 3 backer, I'll have some of that to paint up when I receive it.
looking good prime. i kinda dig the dude with the melta gun. he looks very boss. that heavy weapon team looks very good too man. im also digging the purple shirt and green pants guy love his head.
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Second time writing all this, let's hope it goes well this time round.
I'm sorry I didn't update last week. I had some WIP pictures for you and everything. They've been uploaded but for the sake of completion I'll only post the final products of them here.
First up is Howlett.
Sentenced to Savlar for an overly lax attitude when it comes to.... well... everything.
I tried to work in some OSL on with the lighter and the cigar. Let me know how I did and how I can improve.
I also love the amount of character Victoria Mini's bits add to him. Definitely buying more when I can.
Next up is Swampyturtle's Private Sigmund "Butter Fingers" Grahn.
Ex 232nd Carolean, sent to Salvar for fragging himself during a combat mission on accident, nearly killing his squad and himself.
No real work done to him, I just painted his base and added some sand.
Thank's Swampy, he'll fit right in.
Next up I have a little more work done on my Heavy Bolter team.
The ammo carrier is nearly done with just some touch-up work and inking needed.
And the base is shaping up quite nicely.
Now, thanks to RITides for picking her up for me, I have a lovely Arcadian standard bearer all sprayed and ready for some detail.
And to wrap it all up, I added basing to Tin-Man and Carm.
More photos of them in my gallery, but nothing too spectacular.
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Hope Mum is better, we wiill have to put up with a lack of Chem's while you compete in the League comp, I hope you have a great idea, there is some serious work out there.
Thanks Warboss.
It follows a trail of logic somewhat.
Their standard uniform looks like a prison jumpsuit. Most people want out of it or simply want better clothes and will take whatever they can find.
And additionally, there are far too many regiments of guard out there, it stands to reason that a lot of them are pretty garish.
Aside from adding some of the vehicle sprue metal goodies I hadn't planned on doing much special to the Chimera. No reason to even magnetize the sucker.
As for the road, I ended up covering like 45% of it with crater and then some plaster. I don't know how well it will stick out before painting it.
Ok, just asking as the rear door was down in that pic and I was scared that meant you had time to do some unbearably cool interior work on top of everything else
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Sorry for my late late late update here. *Insert obligatory excuse here*
So here's what I've got to show you all. I took some of this cardboard that my mom was kind enough to keep for me.
And I cut a nice piece off it to use as a building of sorts. Then I ripped a nice gouge out of the side before spraying it with the last of my black primer.
Once I was satisfied it was suitably destroyed, I glued it in place.
While I was at it, I made some railing to go along the length of the road. I'm hoping to dry brush it with some silver and maybe a little bit of red for rust.
Then, just this afternoon I managed to find my brown spray paint and paint up the ground!
I think that looks nice.
What do you all think?
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Look at this guys, an update that's not super late! If I didn't know better I'd say I was learning.
Here's what I've got for you today. At work I deal with a lot of file folders, and recently I was made to go through some that were covered in dust older than me (not even joking, it was pretty gross). While doing that I snatched some metal file folder stuff that I thought, "Hey, this can totally be wreckage." and then I bent the crap out of it.
I sprayed them black last night and will paint them up this weekend.
Also, I finished the Chimera complete with magnetic turret! (though I did screw up. The heavy flamer turret option is not available).
LOOK! Magnets!
And there's Sleepy Joe in place. Poor guy must be really tuckered out.
And then here's the building with the walls attached.
(I'm rethinking the cardboard piece there in the middle. I'll prolly tear it out in favor of the metal pieces above.)
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Great work, and looking spot on, don't get why you think you need to loose the cardboard, just add to it, got a great texture thing going on there., You where planning stone finish to it were you not! Some rust twisted metal lying about will add nicely to it. Loving the whole thing.
Looking great WP, great bit of colour on the tank, been waitning for that!
Rusty metal strips look excellent, and the water strips look great, once dry they will look spot on. Chemical spill is great as well, this is all shaping up great dude.
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Before I post the goodness that is a complete diorama, here's a little more WIP stuff.
I muddied up the dozer a little bit.
Then I decided I needed to paint the road a better color.
Next up was he building. It needed to be made gray.
I then decided the rubble needed some painting as well.
Then I took nearly 2 full pots of the GW textured brown paint, and make muddy tracks across the road.
And I quickly followed that up by inking the road and the building.
And next up, I rusted up the pipe a bit.
I also re-did the chemical spill, cuz it dried and vanished.
And now...
I present to you...
Down Time
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"You awake, Jonus?" Vic Belkor shouted over his shoulder. From behind him came a angry grunt. Vic glanced over his shoulder and smirked beneath his breather. The front line had been pushed again as the rebels lost ground to the superior might of the Savlar 66th, something he truly never thought he'd ever say with a straight face. But these rebels were a true lesson in tenacity. They had no chance of winning, but they had no intentions of backing down. The 66th had been here for a few weeks already and from what Corr had gathered, they'd be here for another month or two at least to ensure that all pockets of resistance had been eliminated. Corr took it upon himself to promise the planetary governor that his forces would remain until he was satisfied that all resistance had been taken care of. No matter how long it would take. He was greeted with applause from the rest of the 66th when he said they'd be staying. This was as close to a vacation as they'd ever get and Corr knew it.
"Why're you bothering me, Vic. I'm catching up on my beauty sleep." Jonus hissed from beneath his helmet.
"Just making conversation." he said as his chimera pulled out of the mud and onto the remains of a road. The treads bit into the stone and left trails of the planet's thick clay in their wake.
"Get's lonely while you're asleep." he said, listening to the rhythmic noise of the engine and their gear clanking where it hung on the sides. In the troop bay the rest of the unit slept, and Vic needed to break the silence if only for his own sanity.
Jonus chuckled.
"You'll live, brother. Let me enjoy the down time." he muttered. Vic shrugged and glanced at a bombed out building as they rumbled past. He found himself wondering what it once was before a mortar had hit it. Water pooled in the crater and the planets odd vines reached for it as the began to grow over it. He yawned and glanced back at where his brother snored. He'd let him sleep for now, but he'd be damned if he wouldn't be allowed his forty winks later.
Thanks Cam. I had no intention of taking the building out. It was pretty key.
Though I my original idea had a bit more.
I was originally going to have a puffy white cloud coming from the sleeping guardsman's head, you know, to be his dream cloud. And I was going to have Asdrubael's slave girls painted up on it.
If anything, I'd say maybe the mud on the Chimera looks a bit too tidy, though. I mean, the edges between the heavy dirt accumulation and the clean paint are too defined.
As in rear here:
A lot on the top (coming from it laying on the ground when opened, I guess), which is great, but it would have probably dripped some once the door was closed, and some lighter stains and splashes would have gotten around the rest of the piece as well. And the same goes for some spray coming from beneath when rolling, which would land mostly on the lower part, where the hinges attach to the hull, and on the tow hook.
It is a fantastic piece mate, new pics are brilliant. I would agree with LT, in that you are a very crisp and tidy painter, which goes against current fashion of grungy dark. Having said that I like your style personally.
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As much as I love doing the League Competitions, it takes away so much time from my fledgling Savlar army. At the rate I'm going I won't have a playable force for.... probably like three more years. But its worth it? Right?
Anyway, to get back on track I got some Bullgryns!
I actually got them on my birthday from my local gaming/comic store Heroes and Villains.
Now this is my first time with Ogryns/Bullgryns of any kind, so I just wanted to build one first before painting it.
I apologize ahead of time for the blurry photos.
Now, I know there's a lot of scraping on his shoulder there, that's intentional. There's no way a walking bullet sponge won't have totally jacked up armor.
So I intentionally scuffed up as much of the armor as I could.
Including the shins.
And the back.
I also put the shield in place so that I could see how he'd look all built. Its not glued in place though so its easier to paint.
And here's some little details I added.
I cut all the bits off (there are 6 friggin arms on one sprue for these guys) and I found all these bullets. They're WAY too big for the Ripper Guns so I thought I'd add them to these. And since I had so many, I added an ammo chain.
I also glued an easy to reach grenade to the inside of the shield.
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Cool, looking forward to these. Also interested, as I used to use the old ogryn bodies for Ork Nobz. Had them as My Wraboss bodyguards, In those days It was just swap out the heads and weapons, but looking at your pics a bit more involved now. Nice touch with the ammo chain and the granade.
Camkierhi wrote:Cool, looking forward to these. Also interested, as I used to use the old ogryn bodies for Ork Nobz. Had them as My Wraboss bodyguards, In those days It was just swap out the heads and weapons, but looking at your pics a bit more involved now. Nice touch with the ammo chain and the granade.
The sprue just had all those bullets, I had to do something with them!
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I'm gonna spoil you guys with these on time updates!
Anyhoo, here's what I have for you all this evening!
I wanted to finish up my Bullgryn unit. So that's what I did.
Behold! my Bone'ead!
Using some of the Nork Deddog pieces I made my Bone'ead for the unit.
Originally he was going to be shooting into the air, with this spent shell flying from the gun, but I'm not really sure how these guns actually work.... so I scrapped the idea.
Lastly, every good Bullgryn needs a blade on their weapon.
Then, with my last little bit of time for the night, I thought "Meh, may as well finish the last one.
This one loves himself some grenades.
Then I went back and added a blade to the first Bullgryn.
Next week! Painting time!
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I wanna get a set of Fantasy Arc's Bug Hunt Corridors. I justify this desire with the thought that my friends and I can play an Alien-esque game with them.
Then I remember I don't have any friends here to play it with....
I remember when those Bullgryn's first came out, they were one of the only new Adeptus Militarum kits that I actually liked the look of.
Good choice going for the gas mask heads, they look great, plus they make me wonder what an Adeptus Mechanicus Bullgryn/Ogryn might look like,
Now there's a conversion project for the future .
Just popping on to say that I'm alive and that I did do a little bit of work this weekend, but I only took 3 pictures and it seemed a waste to post them. I will post something this next week when I have more to show.
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I present to you:
Da Schmot Guy
Spoiler:
Hyu know. Its very herd to be so schmot. Like... really really herd. But hyu chust hef to muscle you vay trough de schtupeed und get tinks done. - Cam, Bullgryn Bone'Ead for the Savlar 66th
The sun was rising, or at least it would be, if they weren't on a ship on their way to Emperor only knows where. That wasn't his concern. His concern was the way his men were lazing about. A group of eight Ogryn Bullgryns stood around, fingers jammed in various orifices as they stared blankly around the training deck. Cam scratched at the implants in his skull that pumped in the BONE juice as he approached his Ogryns.
"Hey! Hyu guys need to schtund at attention! Now!" he barked. It was less a command and more of a roar. Fingers pried themselves from noses and ears and the Ogryns snapped to as close to attention as they could manage.
"Its time for mornink kalis... kally... eksercise! Take a lap. Den ven hyu are done vith dat, take anodder! Und hyu betta run or de Gott-Emperor vill be avful kross vith hyu!" Cam jammed two sausage-like fingers in his mouth and let out a sharp whistle. His Ogryns jumped, bumped into eachother several times and then all managed to stomp off on a loping run around the deck. Cam watched them go and smiled a big toothy grin.
"Oh, Hy'm gunna hef lots uf fun vith dis lot." he muttered to himself has he stomped off after them to keep them from wandering off.
So guys, I present my Bullgryn Schmot Guy.
These three pictures are the ones I took last week.
Not much to show for a night's work, right?
That's why I waited, so I'd have all these.
As a side note to anyone painting the new Ogryn/Bullgryns. Don't glue on the arms before painting. Makes getting in there a bit difficult.
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Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates. I got another bullgryn mostly painted two weeks ago. I had planned to finish him last Sunday but then came the day and I just wasn't feeling it. Rather than finish something all slapdash I decided to put it off.
Sorry for the complete lack of everything for like... a month now. I have about 30 pictures to post (oddly not as much work to show for all the pictures). I'll get that done as soon as I get home.
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I'm still alive folks, just not remembering to post my photos as often as I should. I promise I'll get better, but until I can do more than just say those words, expect bi-weekly updates.
ANYHOO, look what I have to show off to you!
My last Bullgryn, Barsha.
Not actually sentenced to Savlar. His loyalty to his Bone'ead knows no bounds. When Cam was sentenced, Barsha followed.
Next up, I have my first of hopefully many female Arcadians from Victoria Minis.
I showed her before, but now, I have some paint on her.
A lot of paint.
And actually finished her. (Minus her base)
And then when she was built, I assembled the next 3 ladies.
No stories for any of them yet, but maybe soon.
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Well great to see you. Excellent stuff, the ladies are looking brilliant, actually they are maybe a bit drab for you, but all the better for it, they look awesome bud.
How well do the Arcadians stand up next to the regular IGuard? They are very nice looking sculpts, but they seemed like they were too tall, which is disappointing.
Veteran Sergeant wrote: How well do the Arcadians stand up next to the regular IGuard? They are very nice looking sculpts, but they seemed like they were too tall, which is disappointing.
They stand up fine! I have a whole army of Vics miniatures and they look perfect next to the regular IG line
Veteran Sergeant wrote: How well do the Arcadians stand up next to the regular IGuard? They are very nice looking sculpts, but they seemed like they were too tall, which is disappointing.
Their proportions are better managed than GW minis. I quite like them. If they are taller its because they're not hunched like I feel the GWIG models are.
Vic have done some good stuff, I actually prefer the males to the females. There's a guy at my club who moved from America with his force of arcadians and they look stunning.
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Once again, I'm sorry guys. I do some painting. I take the pictures. And then I just don't post anything.
Really sorry for the delay.
Without further ado, here's what I have to show all of you today.
My Heavy Bolter weapons team that I started waaaaaaaaay long ago needed to be picked up once again.
So that's exactly what I did.
I had drilled some holes in the sand bags with the intention of making them look as though bullets had hit them and then sand would dribble out. The effect I got was less that what I hoped for but still okay I suppose.
Next up, I decided that Pats, Hawks and Treya all needed to have their bases properly finished. So they got a healthy dose of sand as well.
And last but not least, my Victoria Miniatures Limited Edition Adepticon figure arrived, so naturally, she was what I worked on.
Assembly was a little difficult. Ended up having to drill and pin both her hands in place. But I think she will look damn good once she's finished.
I only managed to get a bit of black on her greatcoat and hat after washing the mold lubricant off (still had a tough time getting the paint to adhere). But this weekend she should be done up proper.
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damn thats a lot of nice work. Im thinking of doing the same for my female tannenburg once she comes in (thanks to a friend who bought me her). I hoping she'll be my Inquisitor though instead of a commissar. The models are all looking wonderful!
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I apologize for my absence, but it seems my apartment is a little overrun with ZOMBIES!!!
In other words, my Zombicide season 3 kickstarter stuff finally arrived.
Now I had been working on my latest addition to my Chem-Dogs, but I started to feel a little burned out with it. So I wanted to work on something a little different.
Spoilered if anyone is interested.
Spoiler:
Nothing super special. I bought a valkyrie and started to assemble it.
I quickly realized that I wish I still had spray primer for it.
Once I'd gotten it mostly assembled I decided I wanted to paint it brown.
So.... I started to.
That right there is two shades of brown with a third to come.
I figure if you're flying the thing on a polluted world, the air would look dingy as all get out. So..... brown....
That's all so far with that, on to the Zombies.
So I pulled out my A-Bomb Abominations and thought "You sure look boring in yellow...."
(Kickstarter Exclusive Female A-Bomb)
And decided to remedy it.
Then I mixed up some gore using scab red and elmer's glue.
And applied it liberally to the beasts hands once it had clumped a bit.
That's all I've got for you guys this time. As always, thoughts, comments and criticism are welcome
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Glad to see you back. I've got the zombie itch as well since the Black Plague Kickstarter. I missed the first Zombicide kickstarter, mostly because it's by CMON, and then skipped the rest as I'm a completionist. But I did pick up a box of zombies to convert and have kind of fallen in love with the looks of them.
I just got infected by the Zombicide bug. I have t started putting any BFTBG on anything yet, I still need to matte seal first so it stands out against the rest of the model. Have you tried Nurgle's Rot? It looks great for the zombie drool or weeping pus.
I have not used NR. (Frankly Nurgle anything bothers the hell out of me). I do plan on getting some but I like the lightly bloody look that applying the BFTBG to the arms of the A-Bomb achieved. I think pussy would look odd.
Oh I didn't mean necessarily on that model. I've only just tested it on one of my Fatties. I have it drooling out of its mouth down its shirt and on a pants leg as well. Then again I went with green skinned zombies opposed to the more skin toned as seen on The Walking Dead.
Yes, blood for the blood god is rare. I looked at GW, customer loyalty and all Tha to find it didn't have any. Went to the FLGS down the road and they had a full shipment that arrived
Woo... okay... sorry about that guys. Man... these zombies are everywhere..
Took me a seriously long time to clear out the city enough to be able to post. You know how zombies hordes are... amiright?
So..... yeah....
Anyway. This post is loooooooong overdue. Sorry for the delay. I painted most of a hotdog zombie and of the Patrick character before I got waylaid with a side project from my dad. He had me repaint a statue of The Virgin Mary for my mom. Took a long time. No pictures because A) I'm not religious, B) Not gaming related and C) Nobody wants to see it really.
That said, I got a baneblade for my birthday and have spent the last couple of Sundays trying to get the thing primed up for some painting. Hope to have some progress pictures this weekend.
I promise to post more. I'm sorry to my loyal followers who have been yearning to see more of my truly amazing work (sic: Poorly painted junk). I will be around more.
Hey there Navarro! Thank you very much! I figured it would be more noticeable than ketchup given the circumstances.
Also, sorry for the lack of an update guys. I managed to get 99% percent of the baneblade spray coated (I ran out on the backside of the last sprue... it took a WHOLE can!!) and now I'm just looking into magnetizing the beast so I can have my cake and eat it too.
Hot dog zombie is one of my favorite models, wish I could get a whole slew of just that guy, or at least one more to fix up to be a survivor figure. I think it would be fun to recreate the 80's burger wars type idea using armies of the hot dogs and chefs from the VIP set .
Theophony wrote: Hot dog zombie is one of my favorite models, wish I could get a whole slew of just that guy, or at least one more to fix up to be a survivor figure. I think it would be fun to recreate the 80's burger wars type idea using armies of the hot dogs and chefs from the VIP set .
Lol, he was pretty kewl Theo, but painting the bun involved alot of mixing paints.
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That's right! I'm actually on time this week! Isn't that something? I deserve a cookie!
BEHOLD! My baneblade is coming together nicely.
I had no idea how big this thing was. Jeebuz....
I mean, its treads are easily twice as wide as a Russ' right?
Here's where I run into building problems.
I want to magnetize this thing, but the front is entirely different based on the pattern of baneblade you want. So... I need to find a way to make this:
Interchangeable with this.
I'll have to ponder it a bit....
That's all I have for you this week. Comment and Follow if you want to see more. And I will see YOU, in the next update.
Hello friends, loved ones and enemies waiting for my downfall.
Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving. If that's not your holiday of choice, then I hope you at least had a nice Thursday.
I have no update for you guys. I'm working at trying to get the magnetizing of the Hexblade down, but its not so cut and dry. The only video I have for reference doesn't actually show how he magnetized it, only that it could be done.
So its up to me to try and reverse engineer his mad brilliance.
Just went through the whole blog, and I love your Guard! The Chem-Dogs have always been one of the cooler groups (in my opinion). I can't wait to see what you do with the Baneblade. Will it be a part of the 66th? Or something else entirely?
Hello everybody and welcome back to this curious brand of insanity known as my blog. After many weekends of the Three P's (Plotting, Planning, and Procrastination) I have figured out what to do with my Hexblade.
Firstly, I needed to trim the front plates. They have little pegs that are to be glued into either side's tracks. So I snipped those off.
And it fits nicely into place when its sanded down a bit. Like so.
Then I repeated the process on the other front plate
Next! Onto the Baneblade's top piece. I cut it out and cleaned the edges.
Then I glued in the demolisher cannon and glued the front piece to it (as well as a couple of minor little detail pieces).
Originally, I was going to have the grates open and maybe model a mechanic poking around inside.
But with the turret added on, it won't work. So I eventually closed it. :(
Then I built the front turret.
Fits like a glove!
Then I glued all the viewports into place.
And then, once I found them in the mess of sprues, I added the heavy bolters to the turret.
Now I cut some sprue and glued magnets to it. These will hold the front piece down snugly.
Which has magnets on its underside.
From there I built the big turret. (Note the magnet in the gun piece).
And the corresponding magnet in the barrel (no clue what it is, my barrel knowledge is limited).
Nice and secure!
Oh it looks beautiful!
My god, it looks almost complete!
So far, magnetizing this has been far easier than I was expecting. I love it! I hope you all do too.
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This is another one of those big kits that I've always wanted to have a go at. You seem to be making great progress so far,
and nice work with the magnets.
hk1x1 wrote: This is another one of those big kits that I've always wanted to have a go at. You seem to be making great progress so far,
and nice work with the magnets.
Thanks HK. The magnets at the front thus far are just to hold the front panel down snug, not really necessary. The whole top section fits down in there pretty tightly on its own with no real effort. But it looks great! I can't wait to paint it!
Except that I have no idea where these convict scum would get a Baneblade...
Hey there everyone! Happy New Year and all that jazz! Welcome to the first installment of what I call a P&M blog but in reality is little more than a desperate cry for attention and a sobbing plea to notice me (especially to any nerdy ladies present. Ladies. ).
I have an update on my Hexblade, if you can believe it. With the holidays and being sick on the holidays I missed a work day on this, but made some decent headway up until I hit a pretty big snag. I'll elaborate when it comes to it.
But for now! On to the madness!
Now, I know this little extra bit is from the command sprue, but it looks so dang good I just had to include it.
Then I added a spotter? Navigator? Instigator?
Yeah, instigator seems to be the right word. "What's that??? I can't hear you over there!!! Let me come closer!"
Then I finished fitting the other Baneblade barrel. Enter problem one. The barrel is stuffed with a wad of greenstuff, which was not compliant and is pushing the two barrel pieces apart (notice the gap)
It does give me a chance to try out the liquid greenstuff to see if I can patch it. If not, I'll pry it open, scrape out the greenstuff and try again. I just want it in there to hold the magnet in place.
Then I added the exhaust pipes to the back of the tank. It looks great.
Enter the tow hooks.
Sarge: May I introduce our new, light reconnaissance vehicle.
Sarge: It has four inch armor plating, mag bumper suspension, a mounted machine gunner position, and total seating for three. Gentlemen, this is the M12 LRV! I like to call it the Warthog.
Simmons: Why Warthog, sir?
Sarge: Because M12 LRV is too hard to say in conversation, son.
Grif: I know, but why Warthog? I mean, it doesn't really look like a pig.
Sarge: (after a brief pause) Say that again.
Grif: I think it looks more like a puma.
Sarge: What in Sam Hell is a puma?
Simmons: Uh, you mean like the shoe company?
Grif: No, like a puma. It's a big cat, like a lion.
Sarge: You're making that up.
Grif: I'm telling you, it's a real animal!
Sarge: Simmons, I want you to poison Grif's next meal.
Simmons: Yes, sir!
Sarge: (pointing at the front of the Warthog) Look, see these two tow hooks? They look like tusks, and what kind of animal has tusks?
Grif: A walrus.
Sarge: Didn't I just tell you to stop making up animals?!
Then I added this... little... whatever the hell it is.
Now comes the problem. You see this piece.
This piece is a problem. It goes there. And...
.back here. I don't have any idea how to glue it into place or to magnetize it. Ideas?
Maybe I can glue some rails made from sprue in place to hold that panel up. It just drops right in right now, nothing holds it up. It will be super loose, but I don't see a way to magnetize it that one look bizarre.
Thin slithers would look ok. What about small angle plates?
I'm afraid I don't follow?
Do you have to turn it over, or could you keep it the same way up and add a couple tags on the top to catch it in place?
I suppose I don't have to, but I want to in order to maintain model similarity. (Not cheating like in that video!
Also remember you only need to put magnets in the cover, you could try gluing a steel rod down through where needed for the magnets to grab?
The only thought I've had was to drill a whole smack dab in the center and putting a magnet in there. But then it kinda ruins the whole plate. The metal rod isn't a bad idea. Maybe I can glue it to either side and put a magnet in place in the treads to hold it?
Just thoughts.
Looking good bud. I am sure you will sort the barrel out.
The barrel won't be a huge deal either way. I just see this as a valid excuse to try out liquid greenstuff. My main focus of worry is that stupid reversible plate.
the rods should work, whenever i am magnetising i always forget that not everything needs a magnet, sometimes a much thinner piece of metal will do the job fine
Hey there everyone and welcome back to another episode of "As The Lunatic Paints!" I have a progress update. Thanks to you lovely followers and your advice, I started on my Hexblade again.
Firstly, there's the turret. The greenstuff didn't expand too much, so I think we're good to try my liquid greenstuff on it later.
So I took this paperclip and snipped it apart.
I then took my file and did my best to file a groove into each end. Kinda hard to see, but its there.
Then I glued the paperclip into each groove. This will be held by the magnets.
"But what magnets, Weapon?" I can hear you saying. Well patience! I've got this! I snipped some pieces of sprue and made a sort of pedestal and then glued them against the inside of the tank.
On each side.
I glued them to the front portion too. And then I added magnets to the top.
Next came the turret! I didn't see this before, but there's a freaking peg in there. Proof positive that GW tries to say "No! No magnetizing!"
Well I say "Tough gak GW!! I do what I want!"
Hahaha!!! Eat that!!!
BAM! Turret! In place!
Next up, the Mega Bolter! The Baneblade build I actually wanted. But I figured, make the most of my kit. Right?
Check it out guys! The piece in place with the paperclip and the turret.
And the reverse, the piece in place in the back.
And the best news is, none of what I did affected my other top!
That's all I've got this time guys. Thoughts, comments and criticisms are welcome. And I will see you all in the next update.
Also "Found it" I just lol'd so loud it woke up the wife.....
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evildrcheese wrote:Excellent magnetising skills.
This project is coming along nicely.
EDC
Thanks EDC. Its coming along quite well. I've only broken like 3 or 4 things I haven't shown you guys. But you won't be able to tell what from the pictures.
Sorry about the lack of an update this week guys. I was housesitting for my mom again, and for some reason an abundance of cat piss completely kills my creativity.
Hello everyone and thank you for subjecting yourselves to my P&M blog once again!
I bring you some more progress on my Hexblade.
So, I finally looked at the back of the instructions and saw that these two pieces should not be glued together.
Oops. So I snapped them apart (since the barrel inserts into the other so... yeah...
Then I filled them with green stuff to hold some magnets. It hurts to look at, maybe I can file them flat when they're dry.
Then I took the other barrel...
And finally glued a magnet into it.
Also, this barrel shouldn't be glued in either.... but I can't bring myself to tear it off. Maybe I can saw it. Maybe I'll just not care. I haven't decided.
Now for some real progress!
The turrets! Man, look at all the bits. So I built the lascannon turrets.
And the I ran into a snag again.
These are the inserts for the turrets. How can I magnetize these so that I can swap them out as I wish?
That's all I've got this time guys. Thoughts, comments and criticisms are welcome. And I will see you all in the next update.
Bye bye!!
Spoiler:
Gozer The Gozerian
Gozer The Destructor
Volguus Zildrohar
Gozer The Traveler
Lord Of The Sebouillia
Excellent progress. Only thing I would say is you are using lots of magnets. You said you filled the holes with magnets, these things are pretty strong, doesn't really matter as long as you don't have a metal plate in your head!
I present to thee the penultimate Hexblade post on this blog!
So here I present the side turret. Its lacking the front piece but I held in place to see how it looks.
Hmmm, not quite so good.
So I examined the shield piece. And I discovered these two holes in it.
And sure enough there's pegs on the turret post for it.
So I glued them together.
So then I turned my attention to the top lascannon turret.
Hmmmmmmm
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Yes. That will do nicely.
But wait... how will I secure the turret to the side of the tank you ask!?
BEHOLD!
Hole drilled in the tracks for the magnet.
The magnet in place.
Both magnets in place.
Now, a problem. I removed the shield from the poles.
Because last week when I ran out of glue I used some of my mom's gorilla glue. And that drek left a huge blob of plastic in the way and wouldn't allow the turret to turn.
Also, it made it too hard to swap out the magnetic weapons.
Magnetized in place.
A little bit crooked, but not too bad.
Lascannon turret in place.
BEHOLD! Both turrets in place.
Cut the tops off the pegs that were meant for the lascannon turret and glued them down.
And with that... its about done. Here's all the variants.
This will be cleaned up come painting time.
WAIT A MINUTE! PROBLEM ACQUIRED!!!!!
See this is what happens when you glue gak out of order and end up breaking it apart....
I might have to take the magnet out by cutting off the last rivet. and adding something to secure it. Maybe a pole of some kind. Unless anyone has some spare turret bits?????
And with that. She is built (mostly). Soon comes painting.
While I wait for some more turret bitz to come in (since I couldn't deal with the broken barrel I created) I decided to apply some paint to the yet-to-be-named behemoth.
So my mom wanted to see some desert camo. So with that in mind I started painting star burst patterns on the tank.
And I got to looking at it and, wow, this thing is huge! A Manticore can ride on top of the thing!
A manticore could serve as its turret and not look terribly out of place!
Anyway, back on task. I continued to add star bursts and.... other details....
How I need to write "I'ma firin' mah lazer!!" under it.
Eventually the star bursts will cover the majority of the tank using BOTH tops.
He wasn't entirely sure which at the moment. Not that the distinction would matter all that much. He sat in the driest patch of mud he could find and took a moment to allow his weariness to settle in. They'd been on Orico for roughly three months fighting a particularly obnoxious Tyranid incursion. The splinter fleet wasn't all the huge a threat, but the piss poor Orico PDF was slowing everything down to the point of tedium. The stupid bastards had done little more than soil themselves and scream at each conflict Corr had been in with them, leaving the 66th largely on their own to deal with the encroaching waves of chitin, talons and drool. The only notable exception being a squad of troopers that had somehow latched on to 'Papa' and followed him loyally wherever he went. They were slowing being molded into something even close to resembling a decent combat unit. Corr made a mental note to ask 'Papa' where he found his group of wayward ducklings.
A lho-stick smoldered between his lips. He'd lit it with every intention of smoking it and relaxing, but as he sat there he simply couldn't find the energy. He blinked slowly, his eyes just barely finding the energy to open again. He reached up and took his lho-stick between two fingers and tamped it out in the mud and then fell backwards before letting his eyes shut once more.
The battle was won. Some other poor sods had been rotated to the front. Now was the perfect opportunity to get some well-deserved-
"Corr!!"
Nope... I didn't hear it...
"Corr!! CORR!!!"
Corr sleepily shook his head.
No... I'm asleep... I didn't-
Hands grabbed Corr's carapace vest and shook him roughly.
"CORR!"
Corr's eyes snapped open and he stared into Callahan's smiling, mud-streaked face. He grabbed Cally's wrists and squeezed with all his strength as he glared at the man.
"Cally! Do you have any idea how exhausted I am?!" Corr hissed through clenched teeth. Cally winced and released his grip on Corr's armor.
"Sorry boss, but... ya gotta s- ow! Ya gotta see this!" Cally said through clenched teeth of his own.
"Cally! I haven’t slept in at least thirty six hours! What could possibly be so damned important!?" Corr shouted as he squeezed Cally's wrists tighter, drawing a pained yelp from the man. Despite the pain, Cally managed a sly grin.
*****
"You... I can't... I don't even..." Corr mumbled. Cally stood next to him, rubbing his wrists and grinning like an idiot. Not a stretch for the man . "Didn't I tell ya you'd want to see this?" he asked. Corr nodded, the sight leaving him more than a little numb.
The pair stood in massive plascrete bunker. The complex was shrouded in darkness and Corr made it a point to keep his hand on his laspistol as his men quickly set up portable flood lamps.
“How’d you find it, Cally?” Corr asked.
“It was Pats that found it really. Spore more blew up. Damn thing melted a hole clean through the bunker when it popped on a group of PDF… speaking of… mind your step. Anyhoo, Pats was chasin’ down a fleeing gribbly when she… heh, 'fell' upon this place.”
“Ass!” she answered from where she sat as Needles and Nurse saw to her busted leg. Resting behind her was a lumbering beast of Plasteel, Ceramite and a whole lot of boom packed into a conveniently portable package. Several Chem-Dogs crawled across its surface, giggling like children or laughing like mad-men.
"What is a Baneblade doing on this backwater?" Corr asked as he took a step forward and ran his hand along the beast’s tracks. Layers of dust brushed aside revealing a near perfect Imperial Aquila. Cally shrugged theatrically.
“Your guess is as good as mine.” He said as he clambered up the front of the vehicle, “Near as I can tell though, she’s in better condition than the dregs we’re normally saddled with.”
“Dregs as in vehicles or…” Corr muttered as he watched one of his men stick his own head down the barrel of the Baneblade’s demolisher cannon. Cally followed his line of sight and then shook his head.
“Dregs in general.” he said. Corr pressed his fingers into his temple and massaged it.
“This is huge. We need to tell someone about it.” He said. Cally sniggered and Corr turned to look at him.
“That’s what all men say ‘bout their ‘toys’.” He said. Suddenly a canteen cracked him in the side of the head and he fell over, clutching the side of his head. “Ow! Dammit Pats it was a joke!”
“Now THAT sounds like what women say after seeing your ‘toy’!” she said with a laugh. Corr brushed his hand over his face as the Chem-Dogs hooped and hollered. Needles knelt in front of her arms crossed in front of his chest.
“I don’t need to sedate you to set your leg you know.” He said. Pats sighed and sat back.
“Sorry…” she mumbled as he got back to work.
“As I was saying… we need to tell some big muckity-muck for Orico about this. It could be important.” Corr said. Cally slid off the tank , still holding the side of his face.
“Or…” he said, “We don’t.”
“What?”
“Or we don’t say nothin’ and keep this beauty to ourselves.”
“Wha- How would we manage that?” Corr asked, gesturing at the gigantic tank.
“I can work something out,” someone said. Corr strained his neck as a lithe figure stepped around the chassis, a plasma gun held in her hands.
“Visas?” he asked. The ganger glanced at him and then nodded her head at the tank.
“I can get this aboard the Fortune’s Favored. No problem.” She said matter-of-factly.
“Right… well what about parts? We can’t exactly requisition Baneblade pieces if something breaks.” Corr said. Cally jabbed a thumb over his shoulder, his smile not wavering in the least.
“No problem there. This place is chock full o’ parts. Why, I bet we could outfit this baby any way we see fit!”
“I can get those up to the ship too.” Visas added.
“C’mon boss! This is the chance of a lifetime! Of a thousand lifetimes!” Cally said as he put his arm across Visas’ shoulders. The ganger glanced at the man’s arm. Her plasma rifle clicked and hummed loudly and Cally very quickly removed his arm. Corr stared at the duo and brushed his hand over his face.
“Ya know what? Fine… I’m too tired to argue. But if we’re caught, I’m hanging you both out to dry.”
*****
Orico Planetary Defense Force General Bolivar sat in his tent, sipping a steaming mug of re-caff and glancing at a datapad. By all accounts his troopers were doing remarkably well in dealing with the little xenos problem that had deposited itself on his glorious home. He’d personally signed the order to intermix his men with the supplementary Imperial Guard forces that had come in from off-world in order to ensure that the outsiders saw how to properly fight and it was paying off. He stood and strolled casually over to his window as he patted himself on the back. He looked out across the cityscape from his 85th floor office and smiled. Surely this operation would be wrapped up within the week and then he’d be able to pay a visit to that girl who knows how to do that th-
“Pardon the interruption, General.”
Bolivar turned and nodded at the young officer who stood in his doorway.
“Yes, what is it? Can’t you see I’m very busy?”
“S-sorry General. I just came to have you sign some documents.”
Bolivar rolled his eyes and stomped over to his desk. He dropped his considerable bulk down into his chair which whined in protest as he took up his pen.
“Fine, fine then. Hand it over, boy.” He said as he snapped his fingers at the trooper who quickly set the forms no his desk. Bolivar quickly signed his name at the appropriate spots and thrust the papers back at the trooper as quickly as he could.
“F-forgive me, sir. But shouldn’t you… read them?” the trooper asked. Bolivar fixed him with a withering glare.
“You dare question your general, boy!?” he roared, his jowls shaking in rage. The trooper snapped to attention.
“N-no sir! Sorry sir! I’ll report to the Commisar for punishment sir!” he shouted. Bolivar nodded, mollified a bit by the soldier’s response. He penned his signature on the last sheet and shoved the paper into the trooper’s arms.
“Mmm, yes. See that you do. Now get out of my office.” He harrumphed as he returned to sipping his re-caff. The trooper saluted smartly and quickly scurried out the door as Bolivar returned to the window. He didn’t understand the griping he’d heard the men make. Being in the PDF wasn’t tasking at all.
*****
“This city is rather nice.” Cally muttered as he glanced up and down the street. Men and woman marched by a horde, seemingly unbothered by the war being waged just outside their walls. An opulently dressed man walked by and Cally casually slipped his hand into the man’s coat and retrieved a gleaming pocket watch. “Yes, very nice indeed.” he said as he deposited it in his own pocket. Visas rolled her eyes and said nothing. Cally leaned against the wall next to her and smiled casually. “So you think we can trust this guy?” he asked.
“More than I trust any Chem-Dog.” she responded. Cally frowned.
“Well that’s not saying much.” He said as he stuck out his foot. A rotund man in a fancy greatcoat stumbled over it and fell to the sidewalk with a grunt. Cally scrambled forward and roughly manhandled the gentleman to his feet. “Oh! Terribly sorry about that, sir! Me and my clumsy feets!” he said as he vigorously brushed the dirt from the man’s coat. After a moment the man shoved Cally away and straightened his jacket before stomping away. Cally waved after him and leaned back against the wall to survey the items he’d lifted from the man’s pockets.
“E-excuse me.” A timid voice said. Cally’s hands disappeared into his pockets, along with his pilfered goods as he looked at the young man who had emerged from the crowd.
“You the guy?” he asked. Vises smacked the back of his head and stepped in front of him.
“Did you get the signature?” she asked. The young trooper nodded and handed over the stack of papers. Visas took them and looked them over. “And he didn’t read them?” she asked. Again the trooper nodded.
“H-he berated me when I asked if he should. I’m to report to the commissar for punishment. Thankfully, the general is terrible with faces… and names… and well… everything…” the trooper said with a shrug. He glanced around nervously and then smiled awkwardly at Visas. “Umm… about those things I asked for?”
Visas nodded and elbowed Callahan in the gut. He grunted and disappeared in the alley a moment before returning with a jingling crate.
“Here ya are! One crate of the finest Amasec, procured from some officer who wasn’t paying close enough attention.” He said as he thrust the case into the trooper’s arms. He took it with a smile and then lingered a moment longer.
“A-and the other thing?” he asked, his face flushing. Visas rolled her eyes and leaned in, planting a toe curling kiss on the trooper. It lasted only a second but the trooper stood in a daze for several more before he staggered away with a smile on his face. Cally nudged her with an elbow and leaned in conspiratorially.
“What do I need to get ya fer somethin’ like that?” he asked.
“A Space Marine Battlebarge.” She replied coolly.
“Damn, I’ll added it to my wishlist.” He muttered as a smartly dressed woman fell to the ground in front of him. “Oh! Terribly sorry about that, madam! Me and my clumsy feets!”
*****
A small stack of paperwork deposited itself onto the ammo box that Corr was using ask a makeshift desk. He looked up at Visas and then back down at the paperwork.
“What’s this?” he asked as he picked up the papers.
“Congratulations sir. You are now the proud owner of one Baneblade super heavy tank, generously gifted to you by General Bolivar in recognition of going above and beyond the Emperor’s Duty.” She said flatly. Corr’s mouth dropped open and he carefully read through the paperwork, his eyes gradually getting wider.
“This… this is official! Right down to the Planetary Governor’s Seal!” he said. “He looked up at Visas in awe. “How…”
“Sorry. I can’t reveal that.” She said. “I’m just very good at what I do.” She turned and sauntered off, leaving Corr staring after her in stunned silence.
I named my "Amberly Rhodes"
Truly honoured dude, he is magnificent.
