Januine wrote:
No way the Thanatar is gonna be finished this month. Spent too much time on other stuff. Lol. So my 'relic' is going to be one of the revered tech priests of Achlys III. Now that the ruststalkers are finished I've managed to make a bit of progress on him. Proof n WiP photos here we are


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wow!

Jan how are you pinning this blank blankety model?

I have had one for many months now and cannot get it to stay together for love nor prayer =(

The axe arm isnt pinned as the joint is pretty decent to just superglued it. The servo skull is pinned into the backpack. 0.8 drill bit for the hole and thin wire for the connection. The servo arms are(will be pinned) 0.8 drill bit again and my usual paperclip pins. Glue in a long length of clip and then clip to the right length. drilling the holes for the servo arms was a touch tricky and needed to be done slowly

Alright due to time constraints I am making an audible and instead entering my chaos knight instead. Because these things are revered as god machines and what not.

nice! love the gauntlet mounted reaper. very nice idea. fully painted in 9 days? good luck fella

 Januine wrote:
nice! love the gauntlet mounted reaper. very nice idea. fully painted in 9 days? good luck fella

You underestimate my power!



I pulled a para and did this in 24 minutes


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lol. great work there Ustrello. Minor bitsy - the line highlights on the blue panels of the pauldron might do with a wee tidy and thinning. Overall though he is looking fantastic

Oh yeah those are old pictures and per paras (and yours) I went back and fixed that over the weekend.

(Sounding like Gimli the Dwarf) "YES!!!!"

Good attitude. Love it. Januine still hoping you deliver your big guy.

No progress my end as travelling but will deliver on due date!

Para all ideas suggested look good. I have squads needing painting, and vehicles, my preference is something I could play on the board rather than diorama type piece but having said that enjoying these challenges so much ill get with wjhatever program.

 Ustrello wrote:

 Januine wrote:
nice! love the gauntlet mounted reaper. very nice idea. fully painted in 9 days? good luck fella

You underestimate my power!



I pulled a para and did this in 24 minutes


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Got another suggestion for next month, "of myth and legend"could ne interpreted in a multitude of ways.

KINGPIN54 wrote:
Got another suggestion for next month, "of myth and legend"could ne interpreted in a multitude of ways.

Sounds fun, but a little close to “Relic”.

IMHO, etc..

True

Poll is up for next month!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/688267.page#8602624

WiP:

today or tomorrow I should have the next big update on my Stormhammer: all the gold, metal, and wiring should be painted! Woo!

Final entry for the month:





Needed to be more careful about stuff getting into the varnish on the cape, and looking at it, really should have brought the skin red up a bit more, and put the gradient parallel with the blades, rather than across it like I did, but eh, hindsight. Do more next model.

Just wanted to give a mention to another competition running on Dakka this month and next, Gitsplitta's 'Mantis Maker' competition. The premise is simple; build and paint a Mantis Warrior Space Marine that fits the listed theme, take the opportunity to push yourself and your skills on a cool project and maybe win cool stuff!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/15270/289929.page#8593253

Head on over and check it out!

 Paradigm wrote:
Just wanted to give a mention to another competition running on Dakka this month and next, Gitsplitta's 'Mantis Maker' competition. The premise is simple; build and paint a Mantis Warrior Space Marine that fits the listed theme, take the opportunity to push yourself and your skills on a cool project and maybe win cool stuff!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/15270/289929.page#8593253

Head on over and check it out!

... what is a Mantis Warrior SM? o.O

 Guildenstern wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Just wanted to give a mention to another competition running on Dakka this month and next, Gitsplitta's 'Mantis Maker' competition. The premise is simple; build and paint a Mantis Warrior Space Marine that fits the listed theme, take the opportunity to push yourself and your skills on a cool project and maybe win cool stuff!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/15270/289929.page#8593253

Head on over and check it out!

... what is a Mantis Warrior SM? o.O

A White Scars successor chapter, played a large roll in the Badab Wars (IA books 9&10), and several other smaller events. Also the topic of the largest p&m blog on the site.

 Guildenstern wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Just wanted to give a mention to another competition running on Dakka this month and next, Gitsplitta's 'Mantis Maker' competition. The premise is simple; build and paint a Mantis Warrior Space Marine that fits the listed theme, take the opportunity to push yourself and your skills on a cool project and maybe win cool stuff!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/15270/289929.page#8593253

Head on over and check it out!

... what is a Mantis Warrior SM? o.O

Green and Yellow Raven Guard with a bit of South-East Asian/Oriental flavour and less of an affinity for jump packs. Joined the wrong side of the Badab War and were eventually brought to heel by the Carcharodons (who claimed a whole generation of MW neophytes as their prize at the war's conclusion) before being sent on a Penitent Crusade. Losses sustained during it may have sounded the chapter's death knell.

Interesting! I haven't got to the badab war yet in the books

Will look into it I guess may as well

I got some more work in on the knight (mainly washes and doing some more metal work on the gargoyles and head). I also dry fitted it together to see how it would look since it is all base coated at least.

that's looking beautiful Ustrello!

Thats some really good work very quickly Ustrello, hope you get it all done in time.

Small update I figured if I didn't start it it would never get done so heres a bridge

To my eye it seems slightly to wide and I still need to do all the intricate rope work on it which will be a surprising long process I think. The 4 spures will be the end support posts and carved to look like wood.

Okay, my entry for this month is officially finished! Here are my final pics:



He was pretty fun to paint, especially since he wasn't straight out of a kit but rather a kitbash of appropriate components. I feel like he fits the theme really well since he is carrying the Mace of Redemption, which is a chapter relic of the Dark Angels. I think this is the earliest I've ever actually finished one of these contests. Sad, I know. Feel free to vote for the pics in the Dakka Gallery! I'm looking forward to what everyone else enters, there have been some pretty good ones already!

All done and dusted. Final photo for my entry this month - the aged and most holy Tech Priest Dendris, may the Omnissiah bless his holy lubes Hope y'like him

that's beautiful Januine!!

also, lmao @ my son... I showed him your picture, then I showed him my model of this guy and he was like, wtf did he do?! use a microscope and a one hair brush??

LOL gotta love kids...

Hahahaha - Cheeers Guildenstern

Okay, after getting some good advice from one of our fine Dakka members, I've made a small modification to the Chaplain's paint job. Here are the revised final photos:



I think the face does look a bit better with some white on the forehead. Looks a bit more like a chaplain's skull helm. I didn't have an actual skull helm handy, so this is the next best thing.

Everything is looking good so far jan and zerg!

I got some more work in on my knight and it looks like I will finish ahead of schedule on this one.

Finished: First deployed in 430AR, the Berserker is the oldest Warjack model still in use. Obsolete by modern standards, it has continuously prowled the battlefields of Immoren for well over a century. If anything, while this relic of an earlier age is lacking in both the armor and the armament of its modern brothers, and age has made its cortex brittle - it makes up for this shortcomings through pure ferocity in battle.

Done!

I mean, he´s finally painted.

I present to you:

My Warboss in MegaArmour!
He´s the mouth and the teeth of Mork and Gork! He´s also the right fist in the face of every enemie and "friend" who doubts his words!
His MegaArmour is made out of the best selected metall and steal he could find.
He´s equiped with a DeadShinyShoota, a Gitfinda and always has his lovely Attacksquigg running around with him.

Hope you like him, I do

Can´t wait to see everyones finished miniatures in about a week. It´s gonna be awesome again!

Have a good one, guys!

K D

That is a sweet lookin Warboss! Nice work Kustomer D
Looks ded 'ard!

Well, zog me! Dat fing looks ded killy ta me an' da Boyz! Gork and Mork would approve!

4 really good finished entries there.
Jan love your skill and colour on the cloth
Zerg your painting is really coming on, good work
Keezus a really good looking model
KD yay for the warboss, the yellow is looking really good, such a hard colour to get right. After trying my own yellow Ork dreadnaught conversion I can really appreciated the difficulty.


Last update for me this weekend since I'm away again till Friday. This is how Indy Jr is doing.

Bahahaha that is fething awesome!!!

Fantastic Midget Gems!!! This is warming up to be a seriously tough month eh?!

Nice selection of orks this month, great work all, looking amazing.

@Midget Gems: By the fist of Gork, your entry is just oozing character. Great job on the stones too... Looking forward to seeing your final entry.

 keezus wrote:
Finished: First deployed in 430AR, the Berserker is the oldest Warjack model still in use. Obsolete by modern standards, it has continuously prowled the battlefields of Immoren for well over a century. If anything, while this relic of an earlier age is lacking in both the armor and the armament of its modern brothers, and age has made its cortex brittle - it makes up for this shortcomings through pure ferocity in battle.







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that is one sexy model you got there dude, love it!


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Sorry, dont wanna q everybodys picks, great work on all the models girls and guys, hopefully i will get one vote this month, but with the level of the entries thus far i am humbled just being part of the comp

Update.. Progress! Some highlighting done, helmet on. Now final details and basing. Should add I tend to regard marines like commandos; they get in, blast everything away, then they get out. Thus each battle in my mind is the marines arriving fresh, loaded with firepower and fully briefed. For that reason I tend not to paint on battle damage, simply a preference thing.
Will however paint some dust around the base of his boots

stupid college taking all of my stupid free time I'll try to get the tank to a 'passable' finish, but no promises.

finished Lightning!

ooooh beautiful lovely weathering and a great colour scheme!

Looking good so far everyone, I really like that warjack keezus!

I almost finished the knight, and this morning I sealed in the ironearth and matted down the transfers. All that is left is the weathering powders, finishing the tentacles and a few other bits I missed.

Aside from a little bit of touch up here and there, it's about ready to paint.

Here we go:


Thoughts?

Nice Contemptor! The weathered, used look is what sells it, at least for me. Good job doing all that yellow!

I'm finally getting started, late in the month, but making good progress...

Still quite a way to go, though...

Coming in hot, i might get the scenery done for his photo backdrop

wow Zambro - looking awesome!

Chaosdad - you can do it still few days

kb_lock - that's a cool model! is he kitbashed? also loving that terrain bit

Alright I am done, pictures to follow probably Friday or Saturday.

sweet Ustrello can't wait!

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 Guildenstern wrote:
kb_lock - that's a cool model! is he kitbashed? also loving that terrain bit

Nope, that is the regular Space Hulk dead terminator on throne

The terrain is Hirst Arts molds in plaster, and the base for the throne is a plastic cast of the same molds.

I need to do like 10 more casts today if I want any chance of finishing that room - then I can prime it tonight and HOPEFULLY finish on time

Get on with it then, want to see that all done up.

two casts down already, 4 hours before kids come home, I'M DOING IT GET OFF MY CASE ALREADY

Done!
Ran out of time so the purity seals look terrible.
Perhaps one day ill repaint.
Overall im happy and glad this comp catalised me to get onto him. Thanks Para.

Finished

I'm quite happy with the result:




But I'll take proper pretty picture tomorrow with the daylight for my final entry...

All the other orks were leaving the planet on the great Waaagh in less than an hour, and here he was without even a choppa to his name. If only he hadn't drank so much fungus ale the night before, those thievin' grotz woulda never even got near him; at least he woke up and chased 'em off before they stole his pants and boots, too. Sulking his way through the ancient ruins on the edge of town, the stone floor suddenly gave way underneath him in a cascade of rock and earth.
Once he stopped moving, the young ork dug his way out of the pile of rubble that had engulfed him on his way down to find himself in a catacomb filled with dust and spiderwebs. A great stone tomb was in the middle of the cavern with one of them beakie boys carved on top. Perhaps there was something to loot inside he thought to himself. The slab that served as the tomb's cover took no small feat to budge, but once the ork got it moving, it slid all the way over the other side and slammed into the ground with a great cloud of dust. Inside was the skeleton of a space marine whose war torn armor bore the insignia of the Iron Fists, and laying across his body was some kind of great big shoota...

(Final Pics, Tankbusta wiv "Da Relic"):

Gulgog - love the fluff back story. Can I suggest you try taking photos in daylight tomorrow, you need to show your good work off better with better lighting.

Well here it is, my finished chaos knight. Not the best pictures as I realized it is hard to get a knights pictures to fit well in photoscape

Amazing entries everyone.
That knight, especially given tight timeline, is fine work.
Some daylight photos here of the UM Captain with Burning Blade and Shield Eternal.

Lol TP^DC, these pics were taken at 1 in the afternoon on the sunny side of the house! I live in the Pacific Northwest, and the lighting you see is what passes for sunlight here until early July. It is supposed to be a little sunnier tomorrow, so maybe I'll give it another go. Thanks for the comments, and of course, great entries so far everyone, keep up the inspiring work!

Here are the final pictures for my entry...




I'm looking forward to painting the squad of chosen that go with him in my army...

Finished: The Emperor's Wrath, Quad-Heavy Bolter Rapier preserved from the days of the Great Crusade. It's provenance prior to being awarded to the Segementum Pacificus Watch Station is unknown. For the last two centuries, an unprecedented period of service, Fists Examplar veteran Niels Goosen has tended to the relic machine lovingly, ensuring that it is as ready for war now as in the days when Primarchs lead their chapters to battle and operates it with consummate skill.



I used Reaper Master Series Dark Elf Skin Shadow to give the black of his pad a purple tint to differentiate it from the rest of the black. Forgot to do his left arm silver, but, given hw much silver tthere is on the rest of the model I don't actually think tthat's too much of a problem. Pretty fun model, if frustrating due to the amount of resin involved and how much that hates making edge highlighting easy; the only plastic parts are 3 of the purity seals, his belt accessories and left arm. I had initially resolved to use an earlier armour mark for Niels, but in the end I liked the idea of a veteran operator to go with the relic war machine.


Loricatus Aurora - I like the gold and the modelling for the blade a lot.

Keezus - Nice. That's all I have really.

Finished including Proof of Chaplain Valac (5th Company) of the warbringers,

Question; As I will not be painting Zarduk Layak this month (due to travelling and sickness I only had time to paint a certain amount) I was wondering if I could submit Fateweaver instead, as he has The Staff of Tomorrow on him. He was started and finished this month, as can be seen in my project log:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/678707.page#8563742

I completely understand if you say he can't be submitted so late, but in case he can, here he is in his finished state:

Yeah, that's fine.

 Paradigm wrote:
Yeah, that's fine.

Thanks a bunch

 Gulgog TufToof wrote:
Lol TP^DC, these pics were taken at 1 in the afternoon on the sunny side of the house! I live in the Pacific Northwest, and the lighting you see is what passes for sunlight here until early July. It is supposed to be a little sunnier tomorrow, so maybe I'll give it another go. Thanks for the comments, and of course, great entries so far everyone, keep up the inspiring work!

Imo - just my two cents of course - it's not as much the lighting as the fuzzy pics. I would try to take a couple from further away, and crop them closer, so they're more in focus but the right size. dunno if this link will work but was a cool poster type thing going around FB a bit ago: photo guide don't know actual origin, sorry :( but it was pretty much a graphic of what everyone always tells me when I can't get good pics lol

Some great entries coming in now, Good luck for the voting everyone.

Time to add my finished entry to the list.

For reference what I was aiming for


And what I actually created. I couldn't quite get the backdrop to work due to the size of the bridge and the angle of the photos. also ran out of time to do more ropework on the bridge.
The goblins are just there for backdrop please don't consider them as part of the piece for voting since I painted them about 10 years ago (you can see how my painting has changed lol) without them it looked a bit weird with no one else on the bridge.

I think the hat turned out quite well so you defiantly know its Indy and my first attempt at OSL by making the Relic Sankara Stones Glow in the bag turned out OK (I welcome C&C on it since I think it could be better).

Indianork (Indorkiana?) Jones, Jnr

I know I could do more, but it’s been a slow month, motivation wise. Going to wait for the whole squad to be done before I do decals, so he’s as finished as he’s going to be in this month.

Superb stuff, MG! Captures the tone brilliantly!

Put the new thread up a bit early as I'm out tomorrow morning, feel free to start posting Proofs and working on your entries a day ahead of schedule!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/689350.page#8624152


Voting for this month's challenge will probably be up mid-afternoon tomorrow. Let's see how many entries we can get in before then!

Finished with my Oldcron Pariah

Well done everyone who managed to finish! Looking forward to voting.

... Unfortunately somewhere between the WIP and today, a light fingered individual pinched Yarrick during a weekend tourney at WHW.
I'd like to think I just misplaced him and he'll turn up, because it feels less crappy. But I secured him in his own tiny box, so reality is more likely that he's in a thieve's pocket.

He'll rise again!

Paradgm, I'm running a bit behind with my final pics. Mini is completed, I just haven't had time to snap pics because of exams. Would it be ok if I upload tomorrow?

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 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Well done everyone who managed to finish! Looking forward to voting.

... Unfortunately somewhere between the WIP and today, a light fingered individual pinched Yarrick during a weekend tourney at WHW.
I'd like to think I just misplaced him and he'll turn up, because it feels less crappy. But I secured him in his own tiny box, so reality is more likely that he's in a thieve's pocket.

He'll rise again!

Damn, that sucks and I hope he does turn up! He looks an awesome mini and would suck to find him in someone's pocket!

last minute finish, as always...

i had a ton of fun painting this new version of Ulrik the Slayer...
Darren Latham did a great job on this sculpt...
as the oldest Space Wolves Brother outside of a Dreadnought, he is a living relic...






i hope you like him...

good job on all the entries this month, people...
it is always tough to work to a deadline...
good luck with the votes!!!

cheers
jah

hrrrng pics wont upload

this forum software is laughably gak

 Deadshot wrote:
Paradgm, I'm running a bit behind with my final pics. Mini is completed, I just haven't had time to snap pics because of exams. Would it be ok if I upload tomorrow?

Here's hoping the vote doesn't go up til tomorrow


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Hopefully I made the vote, sorry guys

wow such awesome stuffs

also that sucks the big one Buttery

Karma will come to the Yarrik thief!! Don't you worry!

@Midget Gems: That Indiana Jones Ork is totally awesome! You epically nailed it!

@Buttery: I'm very sorry some asshat stole your fig. Maybe someone you know will spot him and steal him back from the thief for you or something.

@kb: That dead Blood Angel terminator looks great!

Whelp I'm a couple hours late but I figured I'd put it up here even if it doesn't count, sorry if photos are bright still figuring out the new light box

Still plenty of time left, if you guys need it, the poll will probably go up at around 3 this afternoon UK time, so that's another 5-6 hours!

Thank goodness for your hectic social life.

Here is my entry:
Anrakyr The Traveller
A relic of a bygone age when the Necrontyr ruled the galaxy. He cast off his old life in his quest to rebuild his people's former glory. Here now he leads the recently awoken Thokt in their battle against the young races.

Midget and Jar great entries

Socket love the quad gun!

I hope I'm not too late with my final pictures. Overall not that happy, my pots of gold were badly separated and no matter what I did it wouldn't mix 100% so they are more red than I would like. Nevermind hey.









Edit - and apparently all the photos are slightly out of focus

Looking amazing everyone.

Didn't quite get my squad done, most involved Greenstuff work I've done, and RL got hectic, but here they are.

 Deadshot wrote:

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Well done everyone who managed to finish! Looking forward to voting.

... Unfortunately somewhere between the WIP and today, a light fingered individual pinched Yarrick during a weekend tourney at WHW.
I'd like to think I just misplaced him and he'll turn up, because it feels less crappy. But I secured him in his own tiny box, so reality is more likely that he's in a thieve's pocket.

He'll rise again!

Damn, that sucks and I hope he does turn up! He looks an awesome mini and would suck to find him in someone's pocket!

I'm holding out hope. Nobody found him at the venue, but some of the regulars have a photo of him, so they can keep an eye out.
I also need to speak to the hotel where I stayed on the off chance he just didn't check out.

Apologies for the lack of a a vote thread, been fighting a migraine all afternoon and I'd only have messed it up if I'd tried while that was still hanging around. I'll call things to a close now and get the vote up tomorrow.

No worries Para, get some rest and hope you feel better soon. Let us know if you need any help if it doesn't clear up.

Aww that sucks BC, I hope it is a case of it being misplaced, I wouldn't have believed that someone from the WH community would steal a model from another player, that's sacrilege.

If you do have any pics that will make it easy to identify yours against all the other models out there post them out and we will do a Dakka crime watch to try and find it.

I'm waiting on a lost and found call back from the hotel. Fingers crossed that tiny commissar just fancied an extended R&R after the tourney.

I have had Mordians stolen from my figure trays before. People seem to think they're rare.
It makes me frustrated more than sad, because they're not rare, and I have to paint some up again.

Of all places you'd think the miniature world was safe.

Well it's not the venue's fault. But there's also probably more non gamer footfall there than any other gaming hall in the country.
Kids, teenagers, etc. Just takes a minute and a curious child who doesn't know. I now always put my guys in my case during lunch break.

Usually gaming folk are very honest. I've left stuff before and it's always been handed in.

Hope you're feeling better there Paradigm!

also Buttery, you know the more I think about it honestly the more I think it's likely Yarrick just met some flirtacious maid...

seriously though we're prayin for his safe return just makes me ill to think someone would snatch something like that at all :(

<3

Vote is now up in case anyone didn't see it!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/689531.page

@buttery - devastating to hear. I'll keep fingers crossed for you.

Yarrick is safe.
I don't want to go into it in public, but he was found and I went over to Nottingham to collect. He's scuffed and still unfinished, but he's back in the fold.

Woohoo!!!!!

Congrats on the safe recovery

A good friend made Yarrick's banner for me out of vinyl, so it's a big relief to get him back.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
A good friend made Yarrick's banner for me out of vinyl, so it's a big relief to get him back.

That's great to hear man - Have a pint on me to celebrate

Awesome to hear

Such good news. Couple that with after I read this I started bidding on a UK Yarrick to replace it for you as a surprise, and woke to find out you'd found him AND I'd been outbid!

Eternal Warrior, indeed.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Yarrick is safe.
I don't want to go into it in public, but he was found and I went over to Nottingham to collect. He's scuffed and still unfinished, but he's back in the fold.

Great to hear this. When I first read you lost him I was thinking perhaps he had landed somewhere under the tables or something. I've been to a few of the events at WHW and I always leave my army out over lunch with no issues. The WHW staff are really good at watching over things. I was there with my brother and over lunch we'd been talking about the paint job on his nurgle orks. I went halfway through lunch to take a look at it and I noticed out of the corner of my eye one staff member watching me like a hawk. there's not many places I'd feel confident leaving my best painted models out but that is one of them. Perhaps I'm just safe as none of my models are worth pinching =)

 Moolet wrote:

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Yarrick is safe.
I don't want to go into it in public, but he was found and I went over to Nottingham to collect. He's scuffed and still unfinished, but he's back in the fold.

Great to hear this. When I first read you lost him I was thinking perhaps he had landed somewhere under the tables or something. I've been to a few of the events at WHW and I always leave my army out over lunch with no issues. The WHW staff are really good at watching over things. I was there with my brother and over lunch we'd been talking about the paint job on his nurgle orks. I went halfway through lunch to take a look at it and I noticed out of the corner of my eye one staff member watching me like a hawk. there's not many places I'd feel confident leaving my best painted models out but that is one of them. Perhaps I'm just safe as none of my models are worth pinching =)

off-topic maybe, but, nurgle orks you say? are there any pics floating around of them? I've always liked the sound of that idea, but never quite had the guts to attempt it myself, closest I got was a couple of squads of plague marine conversions that I threw a couple of ork arms into

Because I play metal and infantry heavy guard, I unload from case trays and remove my guys back into them, so I can keep them in squads easily. At lunch I then just drop the trays in my case and lock it. I play around 30-90 original Tanith infantry, which whilst not the most expensive pieces, are simply not replaceable.

Yarrick doesn't fit in the case and was in a small cardboard box marked Petersen Games: Cthulhu Wars HP Lovecraft Player Marker.
Someone who was just there observing took a shine to the box after the tourney ended, thinking they were getting a rare Lovecraft miniature. One of their club mates saw my query and returned the box to me under a sort of amnesty.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:

Someone who was just there observing took a shine to the box after the tourney ended, thinking they were getting a rare Lovecraft miniature. One of their club mates saw my query and returned the box to me under a sort of amnesty.

That's terrible, it'll make me think twice now. So glad he got returned though.

off-topic maybe, but, nurgle orks you say? are there any pics floating around of them? I've always liked the sound of that idea, but never quite had the guts to attempt it myself, closest I got was a couple of squads of plague marine conversions that I threw a couple of ork arms into

Aye, off topic but never mind =). My brother collects CSM and I orks. He knows I've been angling to play a huge horde army for a while and in the last year I've painted up about 180 orks (including 90 boyz). We did a list for the I am Alpharius event at WHW in April (which was great) and it had 4 x 30 slugga boyz. He said he'd help me out getting the things ready, I just needed another 30 boyz to field it. He converted up 29 nurgle boyz, a nurgle nob (converted plaguebearer) a pain boy (banner bearer) and a nurgle deffkopta (using plaguedrone bits). I love them they really are very cool. Also, I got to play the army of my dreams. 120 boyz with FnP + support elements. Charging across the field. Most armies we faced had great fun as we used a dustpan and brush to remove our casualties. Anyway, that really has derailed the thread. The only images I have are posted below.

Our army (186 models)



You can see the back of the nurgle deffkopta from here and some nurgle boyz


Loota eye view of nurgle boyz + nurgle deffkopta


rear view of nurgle boyz


cropped down best view I can get.. sorry.. I'll take some proper ones when I next see him.

 Moolet wrote:
Aye, off topic but never mind =). My brother collects CSM and I orks. He knows I've been angling to play a huge horde army for a while and in the last year I've painted up about 180 orks (including 90 boyz). We did a list for the I am Alpharius event at WHW in April (which was great) and it had 4 x 30 slugga boyz. He said he'd help me out getting the things ready, I just needed another 30 boyz to field it. He converted up 29 nurgle boyz, a nurgle nob (converted plaguebearer) a pain boy (banner bearer) and a nurgle deffkopta (using plaguedrone bits). I love them they really are very cool. Also, I got to play the army of my dreams. 120 boyz with FnP + support elements. Charging across the field. Most armies we faced had great fun as we used a dustpan and brush to remove our casualties. Anyway, that really has derailed the thread. The only images I have are posted below.

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hey they look great! works about as well as I thought it would ...some people would call that "un-orky", but I like 'em! ...love the army too, sounds like how I've run mine a few times, great fun, proper orky too - I'll have to remember that dustpan and brush trick for future games too, sounds handy!