Hello again Dakka!

I’ve once again decided to start a new project log (I really should stick to one project at a time! ). This time I will be concentrating on, as you can probably tell from the title, that Hallowed Brotherhood, the Cult of the Omnissiah, yes that’s right, The Adeptus Mechanicus *Appause*

Recently re-inspired by a spate of awesome project logs that I managed to discover again, I have taken it upon myself to expand the ideas that I started in “Explorator Maniple 111010 - An Ad Mech Necromunda thread” into a full army

For your pleasure, here are the blogs I have found most influential. Of course, no AdMech list of cool could start anywhere other than with the man himself, The Hoff and his awesomeness:

- The Hoff’s AdMech and Part II

Swiftly followed by the Polish maestro, Hortwerth, who I believe later went on to sculpt Micro Art Studios’ Iron Brotherhood:

- Hortwerth’s AdMech

The rest are all awesome as well (no offence intended to the owners of these logs intended, most of you would probably agree e two above are AdMech greats!):

- The Damned Artificer’s AdMech
- Cerebralerebus’ AdMech
- Apologist’s AdMech
- Hellbrandt Grimm’s Warlord Titan
- The Damned Artificer’s Reaver scratch-build
- SDKFZ’s Reaver scratch build
- Bigdaddy’s Knight Titan Household
- CommissarKhaine’s Knight Titan

And, special mention of course to Dave Taylor, who may have been one of the first to realise the AdMech into army form (afaik).

Now the list is out of the way (seriously, it may be a mammoth task but each and every one of those links is worth at least a look ) I can start talking about my stuff.

As I said before I started with the AdMech a couple of years ago in the from of a Necromunda gang. Here are a few pics [Apologies to those who’ve already seen these from my ‘munda blog]:











That’s where I finished off last time in terms of painting. This time I’ve decided to jump in at the deep end and build a Knight Titan! I originally intended it to be a Paladin, but looking at the stockiness of the legs I feel I may have to make it a Warden ad get some thinner pipe for the Paldin.





And that’s where I am now. Hopefully I should have some more work done over the weekend. In terms of my vision for the Skitarii and AdMech in general, I will most likely make the Hypaspists out of DKK Grenadiers (suitably ‘teched’ up of couse). The painting will be dark and brooding and hopefully I can pull off a few crazy conversions!

That’s it for now, I’m off for a cup of tea after that mammoth post, hopefully some of you read it all!!

Vitruvian

Awesome!
what was the base model for the top guy? I love that shredded robe!

Thanks Grundz!

Thats FWs Inquisitor Soloman Lok with the Titan Tech priests weapon and servo-arm, the other servo is from the FW DKK Quartermasters med-servitor (the 4th pic) and the cherub is from the quarteraster himself.

Nice start, and good to see those old AdMech models again, loved those!

As for the model: consider what size you want it to be in the end. Mine is 25cm/10". Bigdaddy's model is a tad smaller IIRC. Your model looks like it would end up about 18cm/7" tall. I'm not saying which size is better, just that you need to balance the leg size against the rest of the model. To give you an idea: my knight's legs are about 3x a 28mm IG; there' a few scale shots in the thread btw. Since your knight's legs are about 2x the size of a mini, your model will either be 2/3 of mine or very stocky in build. Will yours be Mars or Lucius Pattern? Looking at the legs I'm inclined to say Mars, but detailing can go a long way, and the body and shoulders will matter a lot there.

A quick note: I'd advice against straws since paint flakes off real easy, even after varnishing.

Cheers Khaine!

Thanks for the advice on the straws, will look into changing/ coating in PVA!

I subscribe to the school that says it should be smaller than a Warhound by a fair bit. I was aiming for around 6" or7", hence why it will look stocky Bearing in mind FW has pretty much already made an Knight (the Ork Mega-Dread, which is around 6".

As for pattern, curvy Lucius Dont have the skillz to pull of full Mars so a hybrid is the order of the day

Looking very good so far, and thanks for linking to my projects in your list

It is had not to get inspired when you look at the Hoff's work, he is my first inspiration, and the whole reason I started my AdMech in the first place.

I'll be following your log to see what you end up with of goodies

Deus Mechanicus.

Thankyou tda! Of course yours would be on the list, so awesome! Btw, how do you manage to latch onto AdMech blogs so quickly??

And yes, The Hoff is a real master I wonder how many AdMech armies he inspired?

Made a bit more progress on the Knight, a bit of GS on the gaps and started on knee-guards and trime for the legs. Pics when there's pic-worthy progress!

Cheers for looking,

Vitruvian

Great work Vit! Love those mechanicus figures... wow! They just "feel" right...

Thanks Gits! Nice to see you here. Thats about as good a complient as i could hope for

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Thankyou tda! Of course yours would be on the list, so awesome! Btw, how do you manage to latch onto AdMech blogs so quickly??

And yes, The Hoff is a real master I wonder how many AdMech armies he inspired?

Made a bit more progress on the Knight, a bit of GS on the gaps and started on knee-guards and trime for the legs. Pics when there's pic-worthy progress!

Cheers for looking,

Vitruvian

I have developed a keen eye for tracking down fellow followers of the mighty Omnissiah Hehehe.
I think that all the armies/blogs on your list is somewhat influenced in some way by the Hoff's work, and I think we can consider us self the next generation in AdMech players/modellers and he is from the first generation (and still one of the greatest)

Yep great Start to another wonderful admec army!

Thanks for the linking and your comments on my plog. Glad I played a small part in getting you back into the ad mech driving seat.

You have of course already mentioned the plogs that inspired me to create a plog (my heart was on mechanicus before I even came accross the mechancicus underworld on the net).

You stuff looks highly promising though, I particularly like the Solomon Lok conversion. I've got him kicking around for much the same reason, but seeing yours I might just dig him out again.

You painting skills are great also. I really like the grubby, oily industrial look to your models.

Keep it up.

Have you looked at the Rackham Dirz stuff? Great for Ad Mech possibly a little on the dark side but there you go. Any idea how your planning to do the Skitarii and Praetorians my instincts say wargames Factorys Greatcoats would be the way to go but I'm sure you've got your own ideas.

This is going to be good. I hope you can get us a Tutorial if the Knight works out... which I'm almost positive it will.

the damned artificer wrote:I have developed a keen eye for tracking down fellow followers of the mighty Omnissiah Hehehe.
I think that all the armies/blogs on your list is somewhat influenced in some way by the Hoff's work, and I think we can consider us self the next generation in AdMech players/modellers and he is from the first generation (and still one of the greatest)

Lol Definitely! Id be happy to be even 3rd gen tbh

neil101 wrote:Yep great Start to another wonderful admec army!

Thankyou!

Cerebralerebus wrote:Thanks for the linking and your comments on my plog. Glad I played a small part in getting you back into the ad mech driving seat.

You have of course already mentioned the plogs that inspired me to create a plog (my heart was on mechanicus before I even came accross the mechancicus underworld on the net).

You stuff looks highly promising though, I particularly like the Solomon Lok conversion. I've got him kicking around for much the same reason, but seeing yours I might just dig him out again.

You painting skills are great also. I really like the grubby, oily industrial look to your models.

Keep it up.

Thankyou! I hope i didnt miss an particularly good links? Its quite alright, anyone would be hard pressed to not start AdMech after seeing your craziness!! Lok is indeed a nice model,doest have many =I= on him either. Pics on your blog if you do please! Thankyou, not a fan of bright armies, GRIMDARK is the only way

Llamahead wrote:Have you looked at the Rackham Dirz stuff? Great for Ad Mech possibly a little on the dark side but there you go. Any idea how your planning to do the Skitarii and Praetorians my instincts say wargames Factorys Greatcoats would be the way to go but I'm sure you've got your own ideas.

Ive seen the Dirz stuff before, very nice but seems a bit too biological/steampunk for my tastes. Not a fan of the WGF greatcoats tbh, bit too soft on the sculpting. I plan to go down the FW DKK Grenadiers route, chopping and changing the heads much like Cerebralerebus above has done on his warseer plog (linked in 1st post). *Blatant Steal*

HF Izanagi wrote:This is going to be good. I hope you can get us a Tutorial if the Knight works out... which I'm almost positive it will.

Cheers, i hope it'll work Hmm, tutorial.

1 - Take whatever crap you can find in your house
2 - Attemt to stick it all together in a semblence of a robot...

Tbh, not sure if i could do a tutorial, youll just have to be satisfied with lots of WiP pics. If you want a pic of anything in particular, let me know and ill take one.

Hey all,

Done some more work, right leg is *finished* (bar a bit of gap-filling). Also covered all the straws in PVA so they wont flake now





Thanks for looking, all hail the Omnissiah and stuff..

Vitruvian

What, no rivets? Sreiously, it's looking good if a bit stocky, but that's probably because yours is a tad shorter. Looking forward to it progresing!

I always marvel at people who can build their own titans...

@Khaine: Rivets, knew i was forgetting something I hate doing 'em but rest assured there will be a few on there!!

It looks stocky cause i started randomly building, then when i measured, the legs alone were 5" I either ad to build a 1" torso or cut the legs down a bit, guess which i went for Currently the legs stand at 3.5" (well 8 16ths of an inch at least). The main reaon i want it smaller is

A: My mate has 2 Ork Mega-Dreads, which are Fw Knights. They have CCWs that add to the damage table, battle cannons, 2 big shootas, they even have a 5+ invulnerable (can anyone say Power/Void field?? )

B: The club has two Warhounds, so if my knight was the same size it would look a bit stoopid

Im looking forwad to progression as well, trust me!

@Gits: Me too. Seriously this doesnt stand up to half the stuff ive seen on here! At least from my point of view anyway, maybe were all justover-critical of our own work? (Hmm, better stay away from philosphical open-ended questions, i dont want this thread to do a 'Gitsplitta' on me )

LOL Vit... Though, it does give me pause. Maybe once my thread hits 100 pages I should start a new one? That way it's not so intimidating & new folks might actually be more comfortable checking it out...

Vitruvian XVII wrote:@Khaine: Rivets, knew i was forgetting something I hate doing 'em but rest assured there will be a few on there!!

It looks stocky cause i started randomly building, then when i measured, the legs alone were 5" I either ad to build a 1" torso or cut the legs down a bit, guess which i went for Currently the legs stand at 3.5" (well 8 16ths of an inch at least). The main reaon i want it smaller is

A: My mate has 2 Ork Mega-Dreads, which are Fw Knights. They have CCWs that add to the damage table, battle cannons, 2 big shootas, they even have a 5+ invulnerable (can anyone say Power/Void field?? )

B: The club has two Warhounds, so if my knight was the same size it would look a bit stoopid

Im looking forwad to progression as well, trust me!

1) Gotta love rivets

2) If you look at the old epic pics, the knight is only a tad smaller but a lot more slender then the warhound. It all depends on your frame of reference I guess.

@ Khaine: Yeah, kinda just winging it tbh!!


So, i went to my mates house t'other day and he just happened to have sitting in a corner.........

........ONLY A BLOODY GARGANT!!!

It is totally awesome, and also completely out of the blue, god knows how long hes been keeping that project secret!! (i'll try and get some pics when i next see it)

As any Priest of the Cult Mechanicus will know, monstrosities like that cannot, and will not, be tolerated. This is especially true when said pile of effluence contains hallowed vessels of the Omnissiah, desecrated and defiled beyong recognition.

So i give you, the yet to be consecrated Wip of a WARLORD TITAN.

All hail the Omnissiah!!! May your devices and desires serve the God-Emperor until time runs its course!!!





I started today, hopefully should be mostly done by the end of next Sunday, parts permitting (one can dream! lol )

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Okay then, seeing as that didnt float your boat (which is understandable really, its only a few tubes! ) heres todays progress. Put it on a base whilst watching the Superbowl, twas epic btw Now i just need to make the armour plates.

Front:



Side:



Rear:



Cheers for looking,

Vitruvian

A titan is a major effort Vit, good luck to you! Will look forward to seeing this one develop over time.

You already made other titan legs though didn't you?? Eventually you're going to have to do something above the waist...

No, come on...

Yet another thread I'll have to subscribe to...

Phew...

@Gits: Cheers! Umm yeah, the first pair of legs are considerably smaller though. Ive kinda hit a wall with the body on the Knight (small) titan. I want to go with a Mars pattern curvy shape but have no idea how to pull it off

Any thoughts guys?

Its unreal how many projects i have going atm! As usual i did this on a whim, after seeing my mates awesome gargant. So some of the other projects have been puhed back a bit

@Yggdrasil: Lol I know what you mean, i think mine is 8 pages atm, sometimes new content runs onto page 2 in one day

Auuggh! Another person who's actually started on the actual building of a warlord! And mine's still just on many pages of sketching! Well, warlord rant aside, which I think is awesome you've at least started in on it (I just have a bunch of diagrams; closest I got was starting a scale model of it to see how it would look, before it got all the crazy angles it's supposed to have now ). Otherwise, I congratulate you on mixing things up and changing from having an Ad Mech thread to having an Ad Mech thread with a different titles and more large beasts. But yes, an arms race is always appropriate. Always. Especially if it's to outdo the primitive flashiness of some ork contraption. Continue doing what you do! I wait...

NICE
I hope to see more asap

This is gonna be good...

MajorTom11 wrote:This is gonna be good...

I hope so

IronfrontAlex wrote:NICE
I hope to see more asap

Should be more soon, been feeling really rough the past few days so.... Did manage to get the base layer for the armour plates done though. Hips next.

Lord Kaesar II wrote:Auuggh! Another person who's actually started on the actual building of a warlord! And mine's still just on many pages of sketching! Well, warlord rant aside, which I think is awesome you've at least started in on it (I just have a bunch of diagrams; closest I got was starting a scale model of it to see how it would look, before it got all the crazy angles it's supposed to have now ). Otherwise, I congratulate you on mixing things up and changing from having an Ad Mech thread to having an Ad Mech thread with a different titles and more large beasts. But yes, an arms race is always appropriate. Always. Especially if it's to outdo the primitive flashiness of some ork contraption. Continue doing what you do! I wait...

Thankyou! Take the plunge dude, its always good to do things spontaneously and on a whim I believe my speciality may be mixing it up, ie. I can never stick to one damn project! Arms races always spawn the best stuff imo

More soon guys,

Vitruvian

Hehehehehe ohh you are just as lost as the rest of us following the Omnissiah
I myself have a warlord in the making so I wish you a good built (as that is sometimes needed if you are to survive with your mind intact)
It looks promising so far, and you did the wisest in starting with the legs (it's tempting to start of with the torso, but is a rookie mistake) but why did you go for round legs ?? I like it, but most peeps go square for that

Just wishing you good luck on this project! Can't wait to see some more progress

@tda: Oh my sanity had long ago been subsumed into the great Omissiah, I am but a cog in the Most Revered Machine.

I went for round legs because:

A - I had some tubes lying around
B - I like the Mars pattern best, and as i can no way scratch a whole Mars Titan this is the best way to pay homage.

The armour will be hard but hopefully i can pull it off. Basically im taking heavy inspiration from the Warlord in the Apoc book.

@Cain: Thakyou!! More soon hopefully.

Sneaky little teaser for you!

Got the armour plate bases down, hips + waist almost fleshed out. Getting there slowly...



Cheers,

Vitruvian

somethings afoot...! in the mechanicus camp.

Nice start, though it looks a little big to me...not that I can properly tell when it's only half-built, of course.

@Neil

@Dreadnote: Should be between 25"-30" when finished, so not overly big imo.

More progress, currently stands at 26", will be about 30 once i add the shoulder towers.



And yes, it may be cardboard, but it will all be skinned so will not look like cardboard (hopefully! )

Way to go Vit! Like it!

LOL... holy ! That's gonna be awesome when it's finished!

Looking good (and enormous!) If you wanna keep the costs down you could skin it in the thin cardboard from cereal packs, the surface coating is superb as it is smooth and wont get soaked by the paint and warp as ordinary plain card does. And on top of that it's really easy to work with

Gits + Izanagi: Cheers!

@ tda: Hopefully its not horrendously out of scale or anything! It just seemed to grow bigger no matter what i did!

If you look at the finished toe, youll see thats the stuff i used. (although it was a GW box, not cereal ) Did a bit of test painting on a scrap piece and it worked well.

Now i just need to invent a forgeworld, fluff and colour scheme :s

Because i figure i should probably keep my own thread going

Heres a rough mock-up of my Titan legion's, The Legio Interfectorem, Heraldry. Its a bit busy atm, any thoughts on improvement??



Ive written up some fluff for my forge World as well, anyone interested in hearing it?

Cheers,

Vitruvian

Too many icons tumbled together... pick two and stick with them.

Second what Gits says, too many icons. The axe and the eagle together would be best IMO, with the axe splitting the eagle in a similar manner to the Dark Angels icons.

Third right here. Too busy as it stands- the Laurel and Aquila combo don't say Mechanicus, but I dig the Axe/Aquila combo... I'm not sure about symmetry currently with those two (axe/eagle)- perhaps crossed axes?

And yes, fluff, please.

Fourth.

Axe -Aquila or wreath-Admech symbol both seem interesting options.

Hehe, i can take a hint

Will do a rethink, and write up the fluff.

Should i post it here or in the fluff section??

Only problem I have with the aquila is the major ties with the Imperium it has, suggesting some imperial loyalty over the Mechanicus and the Omnissiah. But otherwise, less icons make a less cluttered look.

Hey Dakka,

My titan legion is called the Legio Interfectorem (meaning Slayer or somesuch in latin), but im stuck on the 'nickname' thing that they all have. I want executioner or variant thereof in there somewhere but cant seem to think of one that pops. Any ideas?? The 2 i have are ok i guess but id like to know what people think, ive got, Favoured Executioners or Indomitable Executioners (although this ones sounding better!)


Ok, heres 3 emblems to choose from (all still rough, just general ideas), please let me know which one you prefer.

A:



B:



C:




Let me know Dakka!

Cheers,

Vitruvian


Also, wooot 1k posts

i vote B

A, but make the laurel wreath just slightly smaller than the outer cog.

I vote A...


You're going for something that says "Legion of the Slain" correct?

Okay, 2 for A, 1 for B.

@Alfndrate: Yeah, thats what the translation is i think, sounds cool in latin so i like it

What do people think about the Indomitable Executioners as the Legio Interfectorem's 'nickname'??

A

nice Paint work

looking good! I built my warlord out of cardboard too. It's not great (and is still awaiting the final coats of paint) but I'm happy with it considering the budget i had. I kept a thread on here (http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/257036.page)

@Matrim: Noted, but its gimp not paint!

@covenant84: Cheers, ill take a look at that now.

I vote A, myself. Still going with unease about the use of the aquila, and the axe in B looks like it would be out of place unless it were just within the cog and containing the skull

Okay, taking in all the comments thus far, i present to you, the heraldry of the Legio Interfectorem, the Indomitable Executioners:

VERY NICE!

Well done Vit... really.

Looking great! I would've voted A, for the record, so I like your final choice

Wow, great start, hopefully it will mirror what is in your minds eye when you are finished. Cheers!

Totally missed the voting... but McEFF YEA! The final symbol looks good! I'm waiting to see it on your army vehicles!

Thankyou very much guys!

Ill have to get a few vehicles to put it on then!!

In the process of word processing the fluff now, may be quite long....

Here is the fluff for my Forge World, Bhosfopor.

Okay Dakka, consider yourself forewarned

(For anyone wondering what the weird letters like this are:

Vitruvian XVII wrote: Gxcthonis (dʒuːʃkθəʊnɪs)

It’s the phonetic alphabet, google it, or look in the front of a dictionary, and it will tell you how to pronounce it in the way I intended. :p)



On the subject of Forge World Bhosfopor

Bhosfopor is a grade 5 Forge World, situated in Segmentum Solar, Gieralo Sector, Bhosfopor System.



It is a primary system, consisting of a large star, designated BGV-76-N0-9 (it has not yet been named by the local populace of the system) orbited by 3 planets, Gxcthonis, Hyrnagulor-XXI and Bhosfopor. Bhosfopor is orbited by 4 moons, 1 of which is artificial.



The closest planet to BGV-76-N0-9 is Gxcthonis (dʒuːʃkθəʊnɪs), which, like Hyrangulor-XXI, is a small forge world, with the sole production output of Knight class Titans and the training of pilots for said machines.
Bhosfopor is the furthest planet from the star (although one could argue that Rigulade be considered a planet, were it not for its odd orbit), and is itself orbited by 4 moons. Should one descend to the surface, there would be found a veritable Tartarus, a smoking, choking blackness lit by the occasional spotlight. Millennia of industrial production has stripped away any hint of an atmosphere, such that all life goes on under a vast protective metal shell. Hundreds of metres depth of zig-zagging metalwork and dense alleyways are broken only occasionally by gargantuan buildings that belch out smoke and the paraphernalia of war constantly. Close to the Magnetic North Pole, a great shaft breaks its way out of the tight confines of the inner planet out to the ether. This is the Alpha Calpurnica, the route where land bound transport shuttles enter the protective shell. The opening to this entrance is watched by a constant vigil of slaved interceptor drones and monitoring servitors which ensure that any vehicle which passes has the valid authorisation codes. Many an aspirant Tech-Priest or unwitting trade envoy has perished due to a small oversight on the pilots behalf.
The moons that orbit Bhosfopor are almost planetoid themselves. Acutis Majoris was the first moon to be explored by Bhosfoporian settlers. It was discovered to have minerals and ore that were previously unknown to the human race and as such has been extensively mined right up until 567.M36, at which point drilling had to stop to enable Servitor teams to almost rebuild the entire core, stabilising using huge metal beams in order to prevent the inward collapse of the moon. It was decided at this point that it would be prudent to arm the moon, as it was now useless after having served its original purpose. The surface of Acutis Majoris now bristles with Defence Lasers, Halo Batteries and Nova Fusillades. Acutis Minoris, so named because it virtually tails Acutis Majoris in orbit around Bhosfopor, has been given to weapons testing and training exercises after surveys reported it was barren of atmosphere and usable elements. It is now a pocked, toxic wasteland, but still continues to be used. The next moon is Rigulade. It is a moon by the simple fact that, due its strange composition, it is magnetically pulled into orbit around Bhosfopor. Certainly it is larger than Gxcthonis and on a par with Hyrangulor-XXI. See the section on the Adeptus Biologis for more information on Rigulade. The final moon is an artificial one, designated HCX-97C-T5, it was created very recently indeed after the Space Hulk Devourer of Stars drifted incredibly close to Bhosfopor on its journey to Armageddon where it would deposit the Daemon-Primarch Angron and witness the First War For Armageddon in 444.M41. Bhosfopor was embattled by splinter remnants of that insidious host and only just managed to prevail over the daemonic forces. It was decided that more protection was needed and thus a new moon was created. It bristles with even more firepower than Acutis Majoris, and thanks to the ingenious Bhosfoporian Tech-Priests, has been set on orbit at exactly the right time and path to cover the opposite side of the planet to Acutis Majoris. Truly is Bhosfopor protected from all angles.
The final entity that occupies the Bhosfopor system a vast, Ecthelion pattern Star Fort, that not only houses tremendous anti-starship firepower, but is the Port for all ships that enter the System. It constantly maintains orbit so that it hovers 50 miles above the entrance to the Alpha Calpurnica, enabling transports to easily enter Bhosfopor itself with little fuss but also staying clear of the orbiting moons and allowing the large ships to dock without hazard.

On the origins of Bhosfopor

Bhosfopor is extremely old, being so close to Holy Terra seems to indicate it was founded not long after Mars, around a similar time to Necromunda and Ryza, one might infer. The earliest Adeptus Administratum records, from deep in the stygian depths of the Imperium of Man’s history, date to M20, however there are indications that Bhosfopor could even be as old as M18, which places great significance on this particular Forge World. What unknown treasures could be squirreled away in the vast mazes deep in the industrialised core? What relics from bygone epochs, from the glorious Dark Age of Technology? Certainly judging by the advanced nature of weaponry carried by warriors and machines of the Bhosfopor System, graviton, rapier and conversion atomisation weaponry to name but a few, a certain credence could be lent to these claims.

On the subject of Titans

Bhosfopor maintains a very healthy Titan Legion, named the Legio Interfectorem, or the “Indomitable Executioners”. It contains no less than five Emperor class Titans, 4 Imperators and 1 Warmonger, and a whole host of Warlord, Reaver and Warhound Titans. It is unknown whether Bhosfopor even contains STC plans for an Apocalypse class Titan, let alone maintains a functional one, though barring Mars itself it would seem one of the more likely candidates. Unusually, Interfectorem Titans adopt the same colours and heraldry as the rest of Bhosfopor’s standing army. They are bedecked in a resplendent Khaki, with a deep red trim. The emblem is a pair of crossed axes, wreathed and encircled by a 16 toothed cog.



The “Indomitable Executioners” earned their name, and the right to add the wreath to their emblem, during the Horus Heresy in recognition for its outstanding achievements during the Siege of Terra. Here the Legio totally destroyed 3 of the heretical Titan Legions, Legios Malicus, Procurator and Oliphornis. Interfectorem has subsequently lived up to its name, destroying the Legio Caliphius in M35 and the infamous Legio Vespasian, or “Embracers of Shadow”, in 327.M38. It has since been the primary objective of Interfectorem to exterminate those most hated of foes that turned against the Imperium all those years ago, a fact that can be confirmed by the high preponderance of Titan-slaying weapons seen on every titan of this Legio.
In a break of typical Mechanicus tradition, the Titan Legion of Bhosfopor has assimilated the former Knight worlds of Gxcthonis and Hyrangulor-XXI, wiping out the tradition and nobility of the Knight culture and replacing it with a ruthless warmongering machine. The Knight class Titans of Hyrangulor-XXI and Gxcthonis are essentially another branch of the Legio. The only trace that remains of the feudality that lay before is in the naming conventions. Here is a typical example of a Knight Company, this one being “Knight Maniple H1-LVI” The Saviours of Aldino Alpha (56th Company, 1st Hyranguloran Regiment):



Each world maintains 50 Regiments, each consisting of 100 companies. Each company is a group of 10 Knights (sometimes a few more or less due to casualties or remnant re-initiation) led by a Commander, or “Baron”. A unit of Scout (“Lancer”) and Support (“Warden”) Knights back up two Battle (“Paladin”) Knight Units. This somewhat eclectic group works well together, with the Paladins providing all-purpose firepower, Wardens using long-range, high strength rockets, and Lancers (who have a lighter armour) manoeuvring swiftly up the flanks to use their close range armour busting weapons.

On the products manufactured by Bhosfopor

Bhosfopor supplies the Imperium with all manner of equipment and weapons, from tanks to frag grenades, however, it tends not to outsource its own patterns of equipment very often. It is a major supplier of “Accatran” pattern weaponry to the nearby world of Elysia, and “Voss Prime” pattern lascarbines to the Armageddon Steel Legions. It also ships out vast quantities of “Bhosfopor” pattern Vendettas (notable for the distinctive single tail boom) and Lightnings (considerably more angled and compact than typical Lightnings) to the Imperial Navy.
Forge World Bhosfopor also supplies the Space Wolves, Imperial Fists, Ultramarines and Raven Guard Space Marine Chapters with tanks and weaponry, including “Bhosfopor” pattern bolters (notable for the increased length and grip) and Caestus Assault Rams. Unusually, Bhosfopor also supplies its own pattern of Storm Ravens to these Chapters, although it is mainly the Raven Guard who requests their production. Quite how this Forge World managed to obtain an STC thought only to lie on Baal is unknown, perhaps it was stored in unfathomably ancient archives along with other treasures thought lost to the Imperium. Certainly, the Blood Angels Chapter resents one of “their” STCs being produced for other Chapters.

On the Skitarii of Bhosfopor

The standing army of Forge World Bhosfopor is a sizeable horde, it sticks to ordinary Cult Mechanicus doctrine and regimen. Legions of Hypaspists maintain full alert status, with many more off duty or off-system carrying out the will of the Omnissiah to far off hostile planets. Many Praetorians accompany them, the Alpha Praetorians being assigned to Hypaspist Maniples to provide long ranged support (being notable for their four-legged chassis). Those Hypaspists that choose to replace their limbs can become Alpha Praetorians, or they can have a tracked unit fitted and become Sagitarii, assigned in Maniples to deliver crushing blows to priority targets. Those Hypaspists that show a talent for close-quarter combat are transferred to Velite Maniples. Velites are unique in their utilisation of advanced phasing technology, manipulating unfathomably ancient, warp-controlling tech to shift in and out of the material plane.
The Skitarii of Bhosfopor don the typical colours of the Adeptus Mechanicus, deep crimson robes with cream trim, and black armour. The emblem of Bhosfopor’s Skitarii is the crossed axes as seen in the heraldry worn by the legio Intrefectorem.

On the Adeptus Biologis and Rigulade

On the moon of Rigulade resides the majority of the Bhosfoporian Adeptus Biologis members, along with their Flesh-Labs. In fact, they only maintain a small Manufactorum for producing gene-splicing equipment, med-servitors and Biologis Land Crawlers, to name but a few. (Small in Mechanicus terms meaning it takes up around 1/17 of the planet).
If one were to set foot on Rigulade (which is unlikely as it is forbidden to non-Biologis members) a ghastly vista would assail the eyes. In huge, multi-floored, continent-spanning warehouses, hideous beasts are crafted from a veritable horde of “donors”. Most disturbing is the fact that, due to the high initial level of immunity to disease and base intellect, human genes have been used. This results in strange, 6-legged creatures, naked and hairless, with the hues of a pallid, light-deprived human being. They have no articulation in the legs, thick-set trunks that are there merely to support their gargantuan bodies. Even more bizarre is the preponderance of wires and tubes that descend from the ceiling, and end in all manner of points, suction cups and needles attached to the poor creatures. This would not be quite so bad were it not for the fact that where there should undoubtedly be a head, a large cylindrical tube stretching into the roof, is instead bolted to the neck. What strange exchange goes on to be able to sustain these creatures and enable the Tech Priests to extract the proteins is unknown.
In between the warehouses lie vast fields of crop, both land based and sea-based. Truly have the Adeptus Biologis honed their craft, for these flora contain every possible vitamin needed to sustain the considerable needs of the system.


Let me know what you think!

Cheers,

Vitruvian

Fantastic looking models.

Good progress on the titan its looking good.

Nice fluff Vit....

What are skitarii?? They were mentioned prominently in Abnett's book and I had not idea what they were... just some kind of tribal demi-humans or aliens in the employ of the mechanicus?

Thanks guys!

@Gits: Skitarii is the Adeptus Mechanicus' official term for all military forces under its command (except Titan Legions and certain vehicle squadrons). It is a term equivalent to 'The Imperial Guard' as it generally includes almost all combat personnel and armour that the Mechanicus posses. Skitarii are also known as Tech Guard to outsiders.

(from lexicanum)
Skitarii can also be divided into several types, based on their battlefield role.

Hyspasists: These are the basic tech-guard infantry, and are armed with lasguns. They are more augmented than the normal Imperial Guardsman, and may have received emotional-suppression surgery.

Sagitarii: These are the heavy weapon operatives. These only include dedicated heavy weapons squads, as heavy weapons attached to Hypaspist squads are still called Hypastpists.

Balisteria: These are the artillery units. The range of artillery goes from Thudd guns to the massive Ordinatus pieces. This includes both the vehicle/machine, as well as the crews manning them.

Cataphractii: These are the armour units. The range of armour goes from small transports to heavy walkers and superheavy tanks such as Baneblades.

Praetorians: These are the elite of the Skitarii. They are super-enhanced (bionically/cybernetically/chemically/genetically etc) humans who are augmented with a huge array of cybernetics and heavy weapons. They are, essentially, a sort of counterpart to Obliterators. However, many old sources also suggest that Praetorians are instead an elite Skitarii type following the fashion of Imperial Guard storm trooper units, but with slightly more augmentations, putting them somewhere between storm troopers and Space Marines. In the short story Deux es Mechanicus, Praetorians are in fact servitors, rather than living humans. They move on tank treads and are armed with powerful weaponry, such as plasma cannons. All of these are completely plausible, and based on the preferences of the Magos who build them.

Tribunes: These are the Skitarii officers. Though all skitarii bow to the authority of Adeptus Mechanicus Magi and Archmagi, these are all personnel of high ranking roles. The skitarii have low-level leadership roles, and these are filled by the tribunes.

edit: Ive taken the view that Praetorians are heavy weapon 'servitors' attached to Hypaspists.

That's awesome. I also read the Mechanicum book in the Heresy Series. I'm usually pretty good at picking out what things look like, but I was blank for Skitarii. Thanks for the explanation! Lovin' the fluff too!

No problem, and thanks!

I have done some more skinning on the Titan, getting there slowly!

Also painting up my Elysians and Raven Guard, should i show them here or start another blog?? Was thinking of introducing my summer campaign and doing a log of my progress towards the goal of the campaign.

Thanks Vit! That helps a great deal. Appreciate the time & look forward to seeing things come together!

Very nice beginnings.

What armour are you planning on including in this force?

Any superheavies for APOC or are you sticking to 40k?

No probs Gits!

@AvatarForm: Obviously i have the Warlord WiP, also got a FW Mars Warhound that i need to repaint (was legio astorum).

Planning on tracked termites for the Hypaspists, Knight Titans made from the new GK Dreadknight, maybe an Odinatus Engine or other crazy machine

I've been considering a counts-as Mechanicus army for some time now. This looks seriously awesome. Consider me subscribed.

Vitruvian XVII wrote:
@AvatarForm: Obviously i have the Warlord WiP, also got a FW Mars Warhound that i need to repaint (was legio astorum).

Planning on tracked termites for the Hypaspists, Knight Titans made from the new GK Dreadknight, maybe an Odinatus Engine or other crazy machine

This is gonna be sweet!

Have you considered dimensions on the Ordinatus?

Ordinatus Minoris are approximately 6 baneblades in length and 4 across!!!

This is scaling up from Epic40k.

Other than this, you are already crazy

But I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw the new Dreadknight... perhaps in a crouched firing position (think Bumblebee from Transformers: The Movie)

@obi-wan: Thankyou! You should go for it, lovely to have the freedom for craziness

@AvatarForm: The Ordinatus is more of a pipe dream atm, but i would probably go something like the Ork Krater-Maker from WD349

Thankyou, i know im crazy

I will definitely have to have a play with posing, some running or leaping poses should be nice

Death Korp makes a lot of sense for them, the heraldry and fluffs good. Just 1 thing Indomitable executioners dosn't sound like a nickname it sounds like an official monicker something far less formal would work better as a formal title its great though

Thanks Llama, now all i need is money...

Indomitable Executioners is a title like the legio Astorum is also called the Warp Runners, couldnt really think of anything else to call it than 'nickname'

Vitruvian XVII wrote:@AvatarForm: The Ordinatus is more of a pipe dream atm, but i would probably go something like the Ork Krater-Maker from WD349

Thankyou, i know im crazy

I will definitely have to have a play with posing, some running or leaping poses should be nice

Pics of the Krater Maker?

RE: Poses... let's see if you can pull this off...

Here you go



Ill give a leap a try, maybe off a ruined building

I'd not checked up on your progress for some time but that fluff you have fleshed out is great.

I particularly like your idea of assimilatiing the knights into the titan legions. Personally I've never been too keen on the background to the knights but love the concept and models (the conversions I should point out) so that really appeals.

Like to see some of your Skitarii though.

Cheers erebus!

Tbh, the Knights were before my time in 40k, but the concept did seem a bit dated.

Im working on some, soon as i get a bit of spare cash

Sorry ive been going slow, might have some more stuff to show soon, titan is progressing slowly.

Should i post pics of my other Imperial projects here or start a new thread??

You can always use $2 folders from your local $2 store they come in a few differant colours and make cheap plasticard easy to paint and can be used to cover your titan so it doesent look cardbourd.

Great progress so far !

Good work gonna follow the thread.

Cheers guys!

@Paranoia: Sorry for being unclear. I have plasticard, (although im skimming the titan with card). I dont, however, have the money to buy FW DKK Grenadiers to make skitarii with

Have you considered using these as the base of you Skitarii?
http://www.wargamesfactory.com/webstore/alien-suns/shock-troops-sci-fi-greatcoat-troopers
Very cheap compared to GW models and of a similar quality
Your FLGS or model shop should have a box or two
I found them for ~£16 at Wargames Emporium Sheffield
They are compatible with GW bits so you can kit them all out with flashlights if you wish

Thanks for the suggestion!

However i have to say i despise those kits...... Uggghh. Still, to each his own and thanks for taking an interest!

More soon, just a bit swamped irl atm.

Hurry Up! I was expecting to see a photo of your finished Titan when I checked this blog!

IF/when you think of doing the ordinatus peice you could kit bash a WWII german railway gun in 1/35 scale (the "Dora" or "Leopold" are the 2 kits that come to mind), would be a great starting point (not the cheapest however)for some heavy conversion

Depends how HUGE you want it to be

http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/673_1_2515675.html (btw this is one of the overly priced rediculous things you can pick up a similar model for around 70-90 pounds)

Dan

@Regnak: Im sorry! My ADD is kicking in again! Not to mention that i have a Tomb Kings army to update!

@D Smith: That is a very nice starting point, thanks for the link!

Price http://www.internethobbies.com/tr1geragun28.html

Painted & built http://hsgalleries.com/leopoldrb_1.htm

Thats the more reasonable kit i had in mind when reading this, I used to be into WW2 dioramas before my full blown obsesion with 40k began

Dan

Vitruvian XVII wrote:@Regnak: Im sorry! My ADD is kicking in again! Not to mention that i have a Tomb Kings army to update!

No worries! I'm one to talk! Finally posted a new DKOK after howlong?!

Loving your work. Was thinking if you would be getting in on the new Tomb King action. Some impressive models coming out, they seem to be making very characterful models for Fantasy of late. Don't suppose you are heading to Salute on Saturday in London?

Yeah im def. liking Fantasy atm, especially model-wise.

No im not going, would love to but i cant make it down from the border of north-east wales.


Btw. what do you mean you were wondering if i would get in on the TKs Is my army jumping/ ADD that noticeable!!!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Yeah im def. liking Fantasy atm, especially model-wise.

No im not going, would love to but i cant make it down from the border of north-east wales.


Btw. what do you mean you were wondering if i would get in on the TKs Is my army jumping/ ADD that noticeable!!!

No no, Just meant that since you worked on those Skeletons I wondered if you'd get any of the new TK stuff Guess I got my answer!

The skellies i painted a while back were actually from my VC army, i have about 2k of TK in various states of disrepair so ive had fun stripping and re-painting them!

As soon as i get a bit of spare cash i will be preordering.... lots....

Sorry ive been away for so long!

Not done too much on the modelling front but ive fiogured out where i want to go with the army. I will be using Codex: Grey Knights, as i originally planned, as its just too much of a good fit not too. Unit wise ill probably have:

- Coteaz (Using my Head Tech Magos guy)

- Henchmen of various flavour (Hypaspists as grunts, Preatorian Servitors as Jokaero, Servitors as..well...servitors , Crusaders [as below...], Velites, using the tall guys i have, with a warp jump pack, as Death Cult Assassins, Electro Priests as the Psyker Henchmen)

- Tech Marine

- Storm Raven (using my RG one for the mo)

- Dreadknight (Knight Titan made form the Dreadknight kit with greatsword [chainsword], gatling psilencer [chin/nose mounted HBs] and heavy psycannon [battlecannon]

- Dreadnought? (Myrmidon Assault engine or Cataphract pattern Robot with 2x TL psyammo ACs)

May also use Raven Guard as GKs and Elysians as further Henchmen, depending on whether i want to keep it pure AdMech or take it in the direction of a campaign force. Which leads me nicely onto.....

Should i put my Elysian and Raven Guard updates into this thread, renaming it to something like 'The Ecclectic Imperium'? Dont know how bothered i can be to start another thread and i want to keep this one moving. Let me know your thoughts.

And finally, the modelling update. This is the Mk. IX-B "Protector" pattern Automaton, to be used as a Crusader Henchman. It will have a robotic sword arm, and an arm attatched to the shield. The shield has a built in force shield generator, and contains optics, negating the need for a head on the automaton and circumnavegating the issue of not seeing past the large shield





And a size comparison:



Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Nice work Vit, I like! Interesting spin on the automaton.

Looking good. Really liking the theme of this army. Any shots of the figure you used the krieg quartermaster for? *Curious*

Nice use of the valk door guns; the automaton looks interesting!

@Gits: Thankyou!

@Regnak: Cheers bud. Yeah, here you go, Hypaspist Tribune (Who'd have thunk id never uploaded a front shot of him before! )





Man i hate the afternoon light!

When you gonna do something with the casualty i gave you... jk

@Khaine: Cheers, the shield is also a Valk side door!

Its still rough atm, but i should have more progress soon.

Wow! It's been a while since I've been back- I like the Automaton shield and body- Terminator torso?? You must have a hardcore bitz box, man.

That Hypasist Tribune figure- is that an actual one? Or a kitbash? I want to lean towards kitbash and GS- if so, what'd you use?

And finally, what's this about Tomb Kings...? If that wasn't a fleeting fancy, pics please!

Either way, good to see your stuff again!

-HF Iz

Hey dude, glad to see you back on!

Yeah, i dont throw anything away so its fairly extensive. Couple that with the fact that i make very un-economical conversions (like making a lightning from a Valk but only using 1/4 of the kit!) and it all adds up

Its a DKK Quatermaster with an elysian shotgun, with a GS hood.

I will probably put them in a different thread, soon, but here's a teaser, there is actually a hawk turquoise to deep blue fade on the shield, couldnt catch it v. well. Pics will be up later, once i upload them, stupid slow internet...



Psst. Do some more stuff on your blogs!

Thanks! It's good to be back- this MBA is murder. Managerial Econ and Accounting for Mgmt in the same quarter... I just content myself to see people create on Dakka^2 while I slave away at numbers I doubt I'll ever truly understand... much like a Mechanicum Acolyte... (lol... HERESY!! )

I'm much the same because the kits are so expensive. I'll review my bitz from time to time, and remove sprue or whatnot when I find something better for the space usage... right now I've got random junk, a big ol' pile of 'nid bits, and starting an Eldar bits too... slowly but surely.

I don't know if you're teasing... because you put the spoiler and I go and click on it all excited like, and nothing comes up... aha ha ha ha ha ha...what the...?

And yes, yes... I'm working at a snail pace when I've got time away from wife, work and school... stop by every once in a while... schedule is to finish my Eldar models, start a KemVar MERCS team next month, probably finish more of the I-Munda guys to put up (lol, looks like the MOD Gods haven't listened to my thread-lock prayers... the game is pretty much dead bc we're all too busy, but I want to finish my team... want them when they're finished?? )

Also down the line will be a Mass Effect Turian (Tau-Kroot) kill-team... that may spawn an entire Alliance army....

Anyways, always awesome to see your work- I work vicariously through you, so keep churning it out.

Oh yea, colors for that Tribune guy...was he just started, or is he going to get lighter? He seems a bit monotone, unless that's what you're going for..? Cheers, bro!

I don't know if it's a joke but the spoiler doesn't work.

Sorry guys, only just got back from Exalted Roleplay, the TK is in the spoiler now!

@Inazagi: Sounds like a very interesting plan! KemVAR MERCS? Never heard of them. The Kroot-esque Kill-Team sounds really fun!

Oh god, i suspect that by working through me you'll get less done!! I do tend to paint fairly often, its just that i jump around so much that i never finish models!! Must have over 100 partially painted models/vehicles awaiting attention patiently

Psst... The Tribune isnt painted... Its just resin


Would people be interested in seeing my Elysians and Raven Guard in this thread??

Cheers,

Vitruvian

TK skeleton looks good! I suspect the blue/turqoise range will be much more clear in sharper, less natural light. (or more light?) It looks good- Is that rip in the shield part of the model detail? If so, any plan for the color under the blue?

Check out the game- MERCS Minis, CCC aka Yellow Jackets are the ones you've probably seen, KemVar are something... Splinter Cell meets Predator... They look good and the quality is excellent for a smaller company.

Oh... so that explains the Tribune's... monotone... color... Sorry. LOL... I'll be looking forward to the colored product, then!

Elysians... like the elves? Or Elysians like the drop-troopers? And yes for Raven Guard!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:@Gits: Thankyou!

@Regnak: Cheers bud. Yeah, here you go, Hypaspist Tribune (Who'd have thunk id never uploaded a front shot of him before! )





Man i hate the afternoon light!

When you gonna do something with the casualty i gave you... jk

@Khaine: Cheers, the shield is also a Valk side door!

Its still rough atm, but i should have more progress soon.

Nice! The shotgun really looks good with him. Looking forward to seeing this guy painted. Seems to be one of those models that paints itself once the bone detail is done. And I will do something with the casualty, just got so so much to do Sir. I will get round to using him Its a pity they don't sell the quartermaster on his own as I like him but not really keen on the rest of the figures. Don't get me wrong, I LIKE the figures just not really excited about them and they are the reason its £25+ when the quartermaster would be like £11 on his own.

@Izanagi: Yeah, you can definitely see it better irl, shield is wip, there is wood in the rip, not sure what colour to paint the hanging fabric?

I will check out MERC, thanks!

Yeah, the drop-troopers. See below

@Regnak: Btw how do you pronounce your Dakka handle? Is it Regnak or some fancy pronunciation like Renyak?

The shotgun is a by-product of the Necromunda campaign, but it looks cool so i left it there! Lol, dont worry was only joking! Perhaps scouring eBay may yield some results??


Okay, you asked for it! Here's the total of my painted Elysians and Raven Guard. 1 Storm Raven, 1 Tauros Assault Vehicle and 1 drop trooper m But i do have 3 Valks WiP atm so im getting there!

Drop Trooper (you can see the campaign badge on his right kneepad, this will be applied to everything painted in this thread! ):





Tauros Assault Vehicle:





Raven Guard Storm Raven:





Cheers for looking!

Vitruvian

Nice conversion on that Storm Raven Vit... Your own design?

Love the weathering and dust on the stormraven

Dan

Wow liking the Storm Raven.

Looks a bit like the one Hits_the_spot designed.

Thanks guys!

I've started painting the Tribune, curse you lot for making me productive....

@Gits: Cheers, its based on MajorTom's awesome photoshop, i actually posted the wips in his SR thread (http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/342328.page), made with lots of spare valk bits and plasticard.

@D. Smith: Thanks! Was way more weathered (as you can see in the link above) but when i varnished it most of the powder dissolved

@dantay_xv: Cheers! It does look similar i agree, main difference is that he kept the horrible tail and dread thingy (imo), whereas i made mine enclosed like a Lander or something

Really great stuff. Loving the weathering and also the colour choice for the Elysian uniforms.

That's alot of updates in one post..... you are really putting me to shame here!

Name pronounced REG-NAK. Its the name of the main character from my favorite book... "LEGEND" by the mighty David Gemmell. Amazing book. I've read it so many times but never get bored of it. Great characters and story. If you haven't read it before then go out and get it!

Cheers dude! Wasnt too sure about the camo, they're a bit easy to miss from far away, but i honestly think i prefer the realistic look! Screw "popping" models

Hehe, not really, only the drop trooper was painted recently

I thought so, just wanted to make sure I will have to look at that now, as if i didnt have enough to do already!

I was actually counting on maybe glossing over the Elysians and focusing on the Raven Guard... but I actually like both- the Elysian trooper and the car for the realistic look, and like everyone else, the Storm Raven's weathering!

Speaking of which- what do you use for the weathering? Do you use powders? Paint? Or combination thereof?

Keep turning them out- any chance to see any Raven Guard troops? A secret Corax conversion, perhaps??

great work the elysians look fab

@Izanagi: Lol, sorry to disappoint Thankyou, personally for IG i think it pays for them to be as realistic and "human" as possible, it just makes all the myriad terrors of the galaxy that bit scarier! As for thje weathering, FW powders and Grey_Death's chipping method, with washes and drybrushes thrown in for good measure. I tend to save the powders for the vehicles, otherwise it gets a bit messy

I actually only have 1 more RG model painted, a Tac Marine that was a test model, you can see it in the gallery here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-15358-8654_Raven%20Guard.html

Im waiting for Hits_the_Spot's TS marine kit to be available before i proceed (you can see the progress so far here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/306818.page) to further increase the disparity between Imperial forces, ie SMs against IG. That said, i do have some Scouts i could paint or a TH/SS Vanguard squad that wouldnt look out of place! I'll give you a choice of what you want to see first!

@neil101: Thankyou sir!


Right, made some good progress last night and today! Made and painted the base for my counts-as Coteaz, Tech-Magos Amatheus:



Also, painted the Tribune ( i know, quick eh?! Dont know whats wrong with me ) Let me know what you think:







Also made a concept model for an electro-priest. Extremely fiddly GS work over a Ghoul Will show that when its painted as its a bit hard to make out the different components atm.

Thanks for looking!

Vitruvian

Wow, loving the work on the cloak. Very nice. He makes for quite a characterful model!

Very impressive Vit.

Love the work on the cloak, simple but effective

Dan

@Regnak: Thank'ee Sir!

@Gits: Cheers bud.

@D. Smith: Thanks, I felt it needed something to break it up, you have no i dea how hard it is to paint a half cog on a REALLY folded-over piece of cloth!

For now, heres the concept for my Electro-Priest. I started off GS'ing the Electoos (electrical circuit) but they're too big and thick. I think i will just paint on the Electoos for the other 7 [Like i have done in certain places, the metallic lines on his body]. Also, i need to press mould some Opus-Machinas, fed up of attempting to freehand skulls and cogs! What do we think guys!







Thanks for looking!!

Vitruvian

Wow.. weird indeed! Although I'd expect nothing less of you!

Is he made from a Crypt Ghoul? Looks great and suitably strange.

What are you insinuating Sir?!

Yeah, Crypt Ghoul base. Thanks! Now all i need to do is make and paint another 7 :(

I also finalised my 2k list, so I have something concrete to work towards!

*Please don't auto-append*

Didnt feel like sleeping at 3am last night so i decided it was high time my Knight Titan got a bit of love in the body department

So, here is the progress i made, decided on the head position and affixed it, continued the waist higher to allow me to work a torso around it, and created a Titan style exhaust like you can see on the larger Imperial Titans. Finally i knocked up a rocket jig and affixed 4 rockets. Will probably use this as a Manticore should i use the Guard Codex, it will be sitting out of any Grey Knight parties and in Apoc i will make its own datasheet.

Without further ado, here are the pics:






Let me know what you think! Good or bad

Vitruvian

Nice.... I want one for my Space Puppies.

Could call it the Timberwolf

Ah, the mad workings of the 3 AM sleepless night...

@dantay: Do it!

@Gits: Yeah, i hate not being able to sleep properly, however, it seems i do my best work at those ungodly hours

A lot of the work on that Plasma Cannoneer I'm working on was done on just such a night... so if your muse has you... go with it!

No Vitruvian, I want your one... It rocks. Besides if our house started sprouting plasticard my wife would go demented. I have already had the meat cleaver waved a me once this week.

Besdes with the GMS and my own non-moving Wolves I think I have enough on my plate.

Thanks. I would offer to sell you mine/ build another for you, but the thought of building another from scratch is already sending me spare

Lol, have faith in the Emperor, and the cleaver will be denied.

No worries I can but dream of a knight in a cleaverless world.

Hey, got some more progress on both the Knight and the Warlord, will throw up some pics once the progress becomes worthy enough for an update.

In the meantime, i could do with some help on the naming front.

I would like to include a Vindicare Assassin, like a guy 'jacked in' to a super duper gun. I want V.I.N.D.I.C.A.R.E. an anagram, but am really stuck on what words to use!

So far ive got:

V-olimehtex's
I-nconceivable
N-
D-estroying
I-mplosion
C-rafting
A-nd
R-ange
E-nhancing

Sniper Rifle

Help on the 'N' or offers of suitable replacements for words would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Vitruvian

Hi

First off, massive fan!

Secondly, how about:

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Hey, got some more progress on both the Knight and the Warlord, will throw up some pics once the progress becomes worthy enough for an update.

In the meantime, i could do with some help on the naming front.

I would like to include a Vindicare Assassin, like a guy 'jacked in' to a super duper gun. I want V.I.N.D.I.C.A.R.E. an anagram, but am really stuck on what words to use!

So far ive got:

V-olimehtex's
I-nconceivable
N-ode
of
D-estroying
I-mplosion
C-rafting
A-nd
R-ange
E-nhancing

Sniper Rifle

Help on the 'N' or offers of suitable replacements for words would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Vitruvian

Bye
Waaagh!

@waaagh!orksrocks: Thankyou sir! It is a good suggestion, and led me to the name below (at least a bit of it ) so thanks!

Right i have decided that my "Assassin" is going to be carrying a uniquely crafted, one-of-a-kind Rifle named....*drumroll*:

The...... non-Veridical, Illimitable Nexus of Debilitatingly Immutable Conflagration and Atomisation Regarding Enemies.

Aka, The V.I.N.D.I.C.A.R.E.

I was so pleased with myself for coming up with a cool (imho ) name, that i cracked on and built the bugger! Basically, its a Servitor that oversees the relocating and maintenance of the V.I.N.D.I.C.A.R.E. whilst optical uplinks provide data to Skitarii Command. There is a small independent cogitator, installed at a great cost and effort, that allows the weapon to fire at targets deemed the most threat by its highly intelligent cortex. The Skitarii dedicated to overseeing its battlefield function can also input data for the weapon to fire at, should they prefer a different victim to be targeted (which is very rare).






And a couple of pics showing where the servitor will be placed once they are painted separately:




Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

VInDiCARe

Variable INertia DIrected Cybernetically-Assisted RiflE

But that's just me

The vindicare is very cool but the tripod seems kinda superfluous.

The electro priest, though "well executed", is very bad imo. Electro priests according to fluff are nothing like what you have converted. You have converted an arco-flagellent.

Electro priests are not hunched subhuman servitors. They are respected, trained, tech-priest warriors, covered in skin "electoos". And not naked.

Ooh! Fancy I imagine it would look better on a larger base as it looks a little crowded so far.

I guess ph34r is correct about the priest, I would have just said it in a more...gentle way!

Great stuff!

Cain

My, you have certainly been busy! I like the 'Vindicare' quite a bit, there is something Blanchian about it...

btw, I added a landspeeder style tail to stormraven

@GCMandrake: Hehe, nice name, but it is just you! Ill stick with what i have atm.

@ph34r: Actually the tripod is more functionality than aesthetics, without it the gun kept tipping over. I do think i need to integrate it into the wepon more though.

Thankyou for the "well-executed"! I must admit it had been a while since i read the fluff when i made that. I do respectfully disagree that its an arco-flagellant though, not enough crazy weaponry in place of limbs...

You are correct though, i think i will keep the "Electro-Menials", and simply make a Priest as a squad leader. Thanks for pointing that out. The finished Menial does have electoos all over his body, the photo wasnt very good though. I still interpret them to be naked though, or at least nowhere near fully clothed! How else would they be able to show the world their lovely Electoos!

@Commander Cain: It would look better i agree, but im loathe to put it on a 40mm as its still only a single human on a 25mm base. Its fine, ive got thick skin! Seriously though, i dont mind criticism, and ph34r wasnt as cruel as ive seen him be

@MajorTom11: Wow, thanks for the praise, i was aiming for weird, but a bit Blanchian is even better! Thanks.

Haha! I did feel it needed something on the back, i had the same problem with mine.


Thanks for looking everyone, should have more Knight Titan progress soon,

Vitruvian

I like it and think it works well. As you want it on a small base I'd say build upwards instead. I think it would look great to have some metal girders with a platform at the top. Something like the back standing platform on a Basilisk with the railings. That would then give enough room for both figures and the gun stand.. while still being on a small base....

You raise a good point, i'll have a play around, don't want him too exposed for LoS reasons though.

(Even though i subscribe to the rule of cool, i still dont want my Vindicare headshotted by a dark lance turn 1..... )

Back again!

Progress continues slowly but surely, left leg almost finished, a few more rivets and some milliput gap-filling left. My mate has finished his Gargant and is priming it so the showdown should be happening soon!





Also, following Regnaks good advice i rebased the V.I.N.D.I.C.A.R.E. I think it looks much better now:





So whats next? Well, im finishing the Knight Warden, and making a "proper" Electro-Priest to lead the menials, as well as continuing work on the Warlord.

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Coming along well Vit. Always amazing to my how people can cobble together junk into something as cool as a titan.

Hehe, thanks Gits. Im amazed as well! I honestly didnt think id be able to get this far.

Wow, weird stuff going on in here and I mean that purely complimentory. Subscribed.

Thanks Baiyuan! I always take weird as a compliment

Hey guys,

Here's a little something i've been working on. It originally started as an exercise in sculpting cloth, but i recently decided to give it mechanical arms and use it as a Menial.

So here it is, in all its (fairly dark) glory! That takes my painted tally up to 7! Yay!





Thanks for looking!

Vitruvian

I like it a lot, Your cloth sculpting is great..... reminds me of a mechanical Nazgul.

It has no head!!! cool sculpt though Vit... nice work!

@dantay: Cheers dude! I took cues from the Nazgul, mainly cos i was stuck for a head! I do need some new GS though, my current batch is very old and all bitty

@Gits: Lol! Yeah, um i got a bit stuck Thanks.

Working on a Ts Raven Guard techmarine now. Got the termie frame sorted, GS is started. Also worked on the other 2 Protector robots, in a completely different vein to the first, quite wacky

Meh, just give it a few mechanical eye stalks poking out from the top... you'll be good!

I kind of like it tbh

Oh and yay! This is now my longest thread. Ive managed to stick with a project!

V.I.N.D.I.C.A.R.E. is awesome

Pity I didnt see this thread before, I love playing around with acronyms, I know you have already decided but I thought I would share what I had come up with

Vector
Imaging
Neural
Designating
Intelligent
Cortex
Auto
Ranging
Exectutioner

Good addition, he suits the theme very well. Where is his right arm from, that's a highlight for me (much unlike the satelite dish, which I'm not to fond of)? And no need for a visible head, it's under the hood and good.

@Asylum_Inmate: Cheers! Thats a nice suggestion, but i prefer the more flowery language, the OTT use of latin-ish sounding adjectives!

@Baiyuan: Thanks! Its from one of Micro Art Studios' Iron Brotherhood minis. What do you dislike about the dish? I must admit im not too sure about the spiral paintjob, i wanted to fit hazard markings somewhere though!

i like your tek preist

Looking great, keep up the good work.

Thanks guys.

Should have a bit more soon. Ive been really into Warmahordes recently, so this is sort of bubbling away on the back burner, waiting for my inspiration to switch back again!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:@Baiyuan: What do you dislike about the dish? I must admit im not too sure about the spiral paintjob, i wanted to fit hazard markings somewhere though!

The dish in itself is not to my liking I'm afraid, but maybe on another occasion I might have found it ingenious, idk.

WOW... You HAVE been busy! I'm sorry I haven't been by recently with school, new job, etc... but I'm happy to look through it again.

VINDICARE - That is a wicked take on the Assassin. I think it's a very clever take on the grimdark universe's idea of the rifle-wielding guy. I actually quite liked the tripod, very Robocop "Cobra Gun", but the new version isn't that bad without it either. Excellent work- very ingenious!


Titans- What can I say, I'm still waiting for these to finish. TBH, I'm more excited about the Knight Titan, but either one would be good, so keep it up.

Techno-Priest- Not really up on the vision of these guys, but I thought the arco-electoo guy was pretty sweet!

Sculpting Practice- Just got myself some colour shapers as you recommended. Excellent. I love them! It makes working w/ GS so much easier! I should do a couple of cloth-sculpting exercises myself for my PH 1K Sons army, but... yea... I'm kind of partial to winging it.

Anyways, always awesome to see your stuff!

-Remi (HF Iz)

@Baiyuan: Thats cool, no worries!

@Izanagi:

Cheers dude! Ive sort of run out of superglue so the titans have been on hold, but the knight is now fully armed! Not too much more to do now, will put a pic up when ive done a little bit more.

Shapers are indeed wonderful! I really need some new GS though as the hard bits in the old stuff are very annoying when attempting to sculpt! Doing things on the fly is the best way!

More soon guys, thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Hello again people!!

Feels like i've been away for ages

Me and the Gargant builder have set a date with the rest of the group for a massive Apoc game. We have a deadline of the 27th August, 71 days, away, but with my holiday to Portugal I only have 50 days of modelling/painting left (starting tomorrow, June 15th). Im going to be crazy and say everything i have will be fully built and painted by the time the Apoc rolls around Aaaagghh! What have i got myself into Still the past two days have seen me much more productive than usual so the threat of a deadline is working wonders, for now....

So without further ado, heres the list of stuff i have to complete:

(See Page 7)

So, tbh not too many models to paint, however most of them require a fair bit of building and are not infantry. We shall see how i progress!

For now, here's a few shots (will get daylight pics tomorrow) of the 3 Servitors i just completed:





Hopefully updates should be many and frequent until the deadline!!

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

I like servitors. Scavenged two of their claws for my MoTF so now I'm 2 claws down... Those look great!

Nice servitors.

Cheers guys! Am taking better pics of them asap, soon as it starts to be a bit brighter outside.

I also like servitors, its kind of mandatory for an AdMech player!


Damn auto-append!

Heres the servitors in (moderately) better quality pics:











Working on finishing the modelling for the Electro Priest + Menials as we speak, stay tuned!

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

June 16th - 52 days to go

The Electro-Priest unit is now ready for GS-ing:



Working on that now, as well as finishing the Warden Class Knight Titan and painting 5 CC scouts.

More later tonight,

Vitruvian out...

Just read through this. Some inspiring conversions and some inspiring progress.

Why do I get the feeling I need to do something like this to plow through my lot?

Thanks dude!

The progress has kinda only just started though!! I find deadlines are the best way to get plowing through your stuff, the more you have the further away the deadline should be though!!

Vitruvian XVII wrote:the more you have the further away the deadline should be though!!

So, 2020's a good plan then?

Sounds fair, but you know you'll only start working on everything mid-2019!!

That electro-priest unit is sick... you honestly could pass that off for an =I= Munda crew... the bases that they're crawling over... If I ever make it down to the UK, I might as well bring the =I= Men, perhaps to meet your Admech retinue for a few games.

Keep it up. My 1K sons and Eldar modelling time has died with new classes- I look forward to seeing your updates before the deadline!

-Remi (HF Iz)

June 17th - 51 days to go

List above updated, 6 Electro menials ready for paint as well as a further Protector.










@Izanagi: Thanks dude! I like a few of the bases, some are a bit plain though. However, ideas tend to run a bit dry when making individual bloody bases for a whole army! (*looks around* Whos stupid idea was that.....)

You're on dude, if you happen to make it to my obscure part of the country! Same must be said if i ever come close to where you reside!

Ah studying, i start a Masters in Chem in October, which is one of the main reasons im making this massive push now, while im not up to anything!

Thanks for looking guys,

Vitruvian

I have no idea what these are... but they're cool none-the-less. :-)

To be perfectly frank Gits, neither do I!

Its strange what the mind comes up with after too much caffeine, ear-splitting dance music, a stocked bits-box and entirely too much darkness to be awake.

Ah, those late-night inspiration sessions... The libby I'm building came together somewhat like that. Ripped apart my old libby, stripped the paint... then started methodically raiding my bits box. It's a fun way to build though. Since he did his first kit bash... my 10-year-old is addicted to it. And you take it one step further by doing a bunch of scratch building too!

Id still call it kit-bashing, its just that my "kits" are anything in the house thats not explicitly used for something!

Wow, again freaky, in a good way.

June 18th, 50 days to go

One pic in the fading light, very nearly finished the cc scouts (will get 'good' daylight pics tomorrow when they're done and based):




@Baiyuan: Hehe, thanks dude.

Btw Baiyuan and PDH have started a very cool competition "Pimp my wizard 40k - A friendly painting and modelling contest" and have very graciously invited me to join. Im honoured to be in the company of such greats as Migsula and CMDante, visit the link to find out more, should be a hoot!

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

*applause* really random models, really show the mechanicam in all there smoky glory! love the menials especially. given me some sound ideas for a tech-marine! thanksa loads! car'nt wait to see whats next

Wow, that plasmagun-servitor is one of the best I have seen lately... Looks as if it was meant like that!!!

And the OSL's good too...

[edit= Wow, this "Pimp my wizard" thing is interesting!!! Just too bad I :
- won't get my hands on them until a long, long time;
- don't have access to my "how to turn anything to a Traitor Guard" bitz box until even a longer time.

Otherwise, it would've been "Dibs on the Tzeentch guy!" for me!! ... Or the Necromancer dude, who knows...]

June 19th - 49 days to Apoc

First of all..

Wow! Just realised this thread has over 10k views! Massive thanks to all those who've stopped by to take a gander, especially those who took the time to comment and contribute.

As we're now on a new page, heres the list again:

(See page 8)

The Raven Guard Scouts are done! Very happy with these (except perhaps the Chapter badges, not my best work but passable all the same). Deliberately chose a dark palette, i imagine these guys are in the middle of a night-time raid.





Hopefully from now on the images should all be of a similar quality, thank to MajorTom11's excellent Image Editing with Photoshop tutorial. I urge anyone who struggles with taking pics to check iot out, the difference is amazing!!

@stonned-astartes: Thanks bud! Hopefully should have more soon

@Yggs: Cheers, nice to see you here! It was the first time ive used hawk turquoise for OSL, i like it and shall be using it for all the mechanicum plasma weapons!

Yeah its a shame you cant participate, its a great idea by PDH and Baiyuan and i would have loved to see what you came up with! If you have any cool ideas though, you are more than welcome to share them with all over at the thread, its not just for the participants!

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Think you'll make it?
nice scouts, good hidden look with out any atchual camo.

Cheers!

Im not sure to be frank! Its the titans that have me most worried, im kind of putting them off

I think the big things put most people off - Gits hadn't really touched tanks til he did in his blog for example

More to do with the scale of them I think - I think you'd do those Titans proud. Your metals are splendid.

DSS is right on... a combination of size and previous bad experiences brush painting large, flat surfaces. The airbrush is what really got me going on tanks and right now... I'm happy as a clam working on them.

Thanks Sabre!

@Gits and Sabre: Oh im not worried about painting them! I love busting out the airbrush, especially on bigger models Its building the bloody things im procrastinating on!!

And, yay, Im a "Mysterious Techpriest" now!

Ah. Don't the toes themselves have something like 20+ components? Fun fun fun.

Yeah. To be fair though, the Warhound is already built and painted, i just need to completely strip it, break apart the legs and rebuild them....... :S

June 20th - 48 days to Apoc

Finished the Long Rnage Ground Scanner! [List Updated, the green section grows ]





Thanks for looking!

Vitruvian

I *really* like the way you did the globe, and especially the light. I always struggle with painting that thing on the end of the homing beacon & your solution is excellent.

Consider it stolen.

So...that's...either a Leman Russ barrell or the Cityfight ruin chimney exhaust....

A Rhino/Land Raider cupola thingy.

A Terminator teleport homer.

A hanging light from the Cityfight ruins

Some very crafty bits usage. And lovely glowing red light!

love the scouts, they are awesome! the subtle glow from the pack is great and something i've not seen done on them before but it looks really damn good as do the goggles lenses! you've got some seriously good work going on at the moment!

Nerdfest09

Ditto on the scouts- definitely inspired with the limited pallet. The OSL is also quite nice, I especially like the "Cyclops/Robocop" scout out of the 5.

Onto the soldiers- very interesting camo. I enjoy the look of them as well... and yes, do tell- what'd you use to make that mega-scanner?

-Remi (HF Iz)

Hey Dakka!

Did a fair bit of work to the Warden Class Knight Titan today Needs a milliput and rivet session, then i'm done!




Ugghh! Sorry for the terribad pics I promise to take better ones when its finished!

HF Izanagi wrote:Ditto on the scouts- definitely inspired with the limited pallet. The OSL is also quite nice, I especially like the "Cyclops/Robocop" scout out of the 5.

Onto the soldiers- very interesting camo. I enjoy the look of them as well... and yes, do tell- what'd you use to make that mega-scanner?

-Remi (HF Iz)

Thanks, i didnt really intend to make them so minimalistic at first, they just seemed to paint themselves!

Im not too hot at camo, but i think it works ok, will be varying each squads camo pattern and colours See below for the parts breakdown...

nerdfest09 wrote:love the scouts, they are awesome! the subtle glow from the pack is great and something i've not seen done on them before but it looks really damn good as do the goggles lenses! you've got some seriously good work going on at the moment!

Nerdfest09

Cheers, i usually just paint that bit metal, but ive been going a bit osl happy at every opportunity lately! Thanks again!

DarkStarSabre wrote:So...that's...either a Leman Russ barrell or the Cityfight ruin chimney exhaust....

A Rhino/Land Raider cupola thingy.

A Terminator teleport homer.

A hanging light from the Cityfight ruins

Some very crafty bits usage. And lovely glowing red light!

Thankyou! You're very close, almost spot-on

Parts used, from top to bottom:

- Leman Russ barrel
- Temie teleport homer
- Lego parasol!
- Rhino cupola
- CoD light

Gitsplitta wrote:I *really* like the way you did the globe, and especially the light. I always struggle with painting that thing on the end of the homing beacon & your solution is excellent.

Consider it stolen.

Thanks Gits! I thought making the globe a glowing light source as well would be going too far! Not too happy with the red glow on the dish though, but meh, cant get it all right!

Steal away my friend! God knows ive done it enough to you!



Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Man that's a beast Vit...

Cheers Gits, it would be even more of a beast if i could take pics properly!!

Also updated the Pimp My Wizard thread with some fluff, the entry will be linked to this project, and thats all im saying atm....

Nice work with the elysians likeing the camo scheme

Thankyou sir!

Been working on a Valkyrie last night, should finish it today, so expect pics later!

Vitruvian

I knew I wasn't wrong to believe that whatever was going to come out was going to be amazing... that Knight is friggin' sweet.

-Remi (HF Iz)

Thats epic mate! I built a night once and thats much bigger and better! what colors it guna be?


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June 21st - 47 days to Apoc

@Izanagi: Thanks Remi, trying to finish it asap...

@stonned_astartes: Cheers! Its going to be an off-white with red trim (basically the opposite of the infantry), fairly heavily weathered. Will be a challenge to pull off but i'm game!

Finished my first Valkyrie! Yay! List at top of page 7 updated, th green grows ever-steadily!! I wasnt too sure about the weathering on the wings, first time i tried oil paint on a mini. I think i went overboard a bit, but its acceptable, =i'll just have t hone the technique on the next one...







Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

I think the weathering fine. Have you got a air-brush? if not its probably a good idea to invest in one.

Thanks.

Yeah i have a run-of-the-mill airbrush, it works for basecoating and with judicious use of masking tape i can stretch out its utility further. I need to get a bit more cash and think about a pro one.

...I'm jealous. Every single day you're churning out models... that flyer looks good, and it'll look even better with the drop troop models around it!

Keep it up!

-Remi (HF Iz)

Very nice Vit. Always feels satisfying to finish a big project like that, eh?

@Izanagi: Yeah, im really motivated atm, having more fun painting than i ever have tbh. The drop troops are annoyingly detailed, so its taking a bit, i keep chipping away here and there at several different projects at once.

@Gitsplitta: Thanks! You got that right, it feels so good to be finally finishing all those projects that have been in limbo for the best part of a couple of years...

Didnt finish anything last night, hence no update as yet, but i had fun playing a couple of 40k games, so thats fine

More later, thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Fun's always good. This is some inspiring stuff still. I should stop being lazy!

June 23rd - 45 days to Apoc

@DSS: Thanks, being lazys fine, in moderation!

Bit of a go-slow today, done some work, but not enough to show pics of.

So, you'll just have to be happy with far better pics of the Valk:





Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Like the windows Vit... don't think I've seen that before.

Damn that's a good looking Valkyrie. The weathering looks great and I like the camo scheme. The same goes for the rest of the elysians too.

The window on the Valk is very clever and effective , whats the cool looking engine blocks on the base from?

Looks like a Sentinel cockpit. Maybe?

@Gits: Thanks. I used to leave the plastic clear, but it kept fogging up so ive been painting them for a few years now, you get more spare bits as well Its just the standard way i paint gems, lenses, glass.

@Igandris: Thanks bud! Spot on

@neil101: Cheers! Its a sentinel cockpit cut in half and stuck down Stipppled scorched, bestial then vermin brown and rust powder sprinkled on the wet paint.

Oh dear.. Schedule a bit behind now

Spent the entire weekend roleplaying a short Dark Heresy campaign and drinking beer. I will say that rolling to see which toppings go on a pizza while very inebriated produces some extremely interesting tastes.... You should all try it (only if you are of the legal age to drink though! )

Done a bit of work on the Company Command Squad, will be done tomorrow!



Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Right. Because no one would drink before they turn the legal age...

But, pretty big progress you're making for this deadline event, even if you are a bit behind schedule. A deadline's always good for hitting important goals, and this is a pretty solid progress bar going lately.

Keep trudging, you can do eet! Kaesar II

LOL, I'm almost scared to see what sorts of combinations you guys came up with. As long as you guys had fair toppings only for the faces...

1- Sausage, 2- Pepperoni, 3-Mushrooms, 4-Bell Peppers, 5-Bacon, 6- Candycanes

*rolls 1 and 6*

Yup boys... looks like a long night of sausage... and... and... candycanes...

I'm going to make myself another drink.

But in all seriousness, that crew of 5 is almost done- let's see the finished shots!

-Remi (HF Iz)

@Lord Kaesar II: Exactly! Thanks bud, the deadline is indeed motivating

@Izanagi: It wasnt that bad as we were rolling off the menu, so everything was edible! We did end up with 21 spicy wings, a tuna and bacon pizza and 1 rib to name a few Funniest thing was our "macho" friend rolling up a salad!

The CCS is almost done, basing now so will take pics in the morning when there is light...

I've also bought more glue (finally!) so i can finish the Warlord. It is technically the only thing i need to finish by the deadline, so its about time i got off my arse!!

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Hey!

Finished the Company Command Squad! These Elysians are proving a drain to paint, lots of fiddly details due to FW casting and detailed sculpting, multiplied by the fact that i gave them, all loads of gear to lug around! I also need new brushes and paint... Sorry for the glare in some of the pics...





Heres the list again (as its a new page ). Its slowly turning green....

(See Page 9)


Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Cool Vit. I like the carbine style las guns... and the plasma works too!

They all look amazing!!!!

I love the glow on the plasma ive always wanted to give it a go, after seeing how well yours turned out I think ill try it soon.

Nice command sqaud Vitruvian, the command stripe is a nice touch .

@Gits: Cheers, the Elysian style guns are oone of the reasons why they're so cool!

@Paranoia_Agent: Thankyou! Osl is fun to do, can take a bit of practice before it starts to look reasonable though. Give it a try

@neil101: Thanks! It didnt feel right for the Commander to have no rank denotation.

Lol... oh good. I'm glad everything worked out. A bacon and tuna pizza actually sounds pretty good... and I spit up coffee at the image of the big man sitting there in the corner eating a salad... a tear rolling down his eye.

The squad looks good- and so does the glare. I thought at first it was some kinda effect... the Elysians coming down with flashbomb cover. I'm going to have to try that plasma gun lighting... on my counts-as Incinerators. Tut, please! (oh, and keep it up! You're working at a furious pace, man! I'm impressed!)

-Remi (HF Iz)

Looks good!

Cheers Baiyuan!

@Remi: Lol, yeah, could've been far worse. I ended up eating the salad, he refused!

Hehe, i wish i could photoshop effects like that

Osl probably looks better due to the sun Mini-tut:

- Basecoat core hawk turquoise
- Paint core up to tuquoise tinted white
- Dilute hawk turquoise to wash consitency (may take a few attempts to get this tight) You want more paint than a glaze. Feather this around the areas taht would be hit by the light. This is where you determine how intense you want your light to be.
- Repeat above step, mixing in more white. Generally you want to end around 75:25 white to turquoise, to make the core seem hottest. Each time you lighten the "glaze" get closer to the core.

June 30th - 38 days to Apoc

Hey all,

Couldnt remember how far along the Warlord was when i last showed it. Did a bit more work today so here's a shot of where it stands atm (minus the torso, which is awaiting detailing after the legs are done):






Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Nice progress Vit, congrats! Keep it up man, you're making progress.

LOL... you are a monster, man! Hit us up with a scale shot later. I've recently been trying to use things from work and other household items in my work... but that titan is lookin' crazy cool! I'll be looking forward to the finished product!

Btw, how are you doing those little studs?? I'd probably commit suicide after half a leg if they were all over...

-Remi

Thanks Gits, you're right, progress is progrees, even if it is glacial...

Remi, Your wish is my command!




It gives me pleasure to know how cheap this has been so far The rivets are simply nails/tacks with a flat head. Inserted with glue into holes made by a power-drill with one of my pin-vice bits attached! Actually one of the most fun parts of the build so far..

:L bangin! yeah it is needing detail

Yeah still quite a bit to go!!

Looking brill though especially considering its a home job

Epic ! As for details maybe some forge world brass eagles and some parts from the 'cities of death manifactorum'

Thanks guys! Yeah, there will be plenty of aquilas, opus machinas and plastic bits on top. Gettinng all of the card armour and rivets done first.

Seriously attempting to resist the urge to buy 3 of these for this army...

Forge World Newsletter #278 (Heresy-era Dreadnought)

LOL... the sheer scale of that badboy is impressive. Taking notes, good sir... taking notes.

VitruvianXVII wrote:Thanks guys! Yeah, there will be plenty of aquilas, opus machinas and plastic bits on top. Gettinng all of the card armour and rivets done first.

Seriously attempting to resist the urge to buy 3 of these for this army...

Forge World Newsletter #278 (Heresy-era Dreadnought)

LOL... yup. Just bought myself one. Comes out in a month, so plenty of time to get other projects out of the way!

-Remi

July 3rd - 37 days to Apoc

@Remi: Ooh! If you decide to have a go, please document it! Always eager to see other Warlord scratch-builds...

I need to scrape funds together to get some


Here's a shot of the Club's Warhound, which i painted. Its had a few knocks and been re-glued until it no longer stands. That coupled with the fact that i painted this a while ago means i want to repose and paint it. Anyone know how to strip paint off FW resin??




Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Nice work!

Thnkas Gits, buts its a dated paintjob compared to my current stuff ie no highlighting

Speaking of which,

Does anyone know of an effective way of stripping FW resin without damaging the model??

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Vitruvian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LBLnaQ4vmY

Simple green should do it. Never tried it though.
I use a finnish version of pinesol but I googled pinesol and the stuff they sell in other countries really isn't the same stuff.

And since we UKers can't quite get simple green....or pinesol...the closest we have is the Brown Dettol. But never seen if tested on resin. I know it doesn't harm plastics, which is a good sign.

Ah, balls... I was gonna say Simple Green, even though I have never seen it before or used it (only heard glowing reviews).

I used pinesol on some of my 1k sons who experienced the flesh-change. It softened some of the cloth GS work on mine, and got most of it off. Key word: "most". Perhaps I didn't let them soak long enough, but the primer I used didn't come off completely, and I'm not about to scrub like a madman, unless they're made of metal. The plastic of the resin itself seemed safe enough, though.

I've seen some resin models soaked in Simple Green have their paint slough off in one cohesive form, which would be sweet instead of using a friggin' toothbrush to get it all out like Pinesol. (but that doesn't make a damn difference to you, so I'll stop)

However, the larger FW models might be more sturdy, so you might wanna give it a shot with that Brown Dettol stuff.

You planning on painting it up as an Ad Mech Titan?

-Remi

New page, list again Unfortunately not much has changed in the past few days Im having to pack everything up to move house so.....

(See page 10)

@DSS and Igandris: Yeah no simple green, i'll look into brown dettol.

@Izanagi: Yeah, techically the scheme is Legio Astorum, therefore AdMech already. But i will be painting it off-white with a red trim.

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

What page is the trojan transport on?

Another suggestion without actual experience backing it up: I heard good things about using brake fluid, but I have no idea whether it's better or faster than other methods.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7524246_strip-paint-brake-fluid.html

@stonned_astartes: Slightly confused, as i've never bought a trojan? If you meant the Tauros its page 4, but you can see the full build here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/319439.page

Baiyuan: Ill check that out, thanks!

I use Simple Green.

I have stripped everything from Nids to A SW Transport Block and the stuff works WONDERS. It just does nothing but work.

I will admit I have NOT tried it on FW Resin, but I did a lot of looking around and everything I hear says that it causes no problems.

Some suggestions on using it:

1) Most people say leave it in for 24 hours, and I always use 24+ as a bare minimum. Longest I've EVER left something is half an army of nids for about two weeks, and by the time I got around to scrubbing the paint off there was no scrubbing to be had. Paint essentially flaked off just from touch.

2) Though it says no harsh smell, it does have one, so use a sealed container, preferably one you don't mind smelling like simple green for the rest of your life. I use varying sizes of tupperware.

3) Don't be afraid to let something re-soak. Sometime, TRULY thick pain may need to be re-soaked so that the simple green can soak into the deepest regions. Also, along this same line you may need to empty out part or all of your mixture and add fresh simple green, because it get dark, thick, and nasty given some time to pull that paint off.


Hope this helps! I love using simple green, and I HIGHLY recommend at least trying it. It's helped me to strip 2 armies, and tons of models from Land Raiders, Rhino's, everything.

And on a personal note, I use locktite super glue to assembling my models, and when I've wanted to tear something apart, soaking it in simple green loosens the bonds of the glue fairly well as well. This is more of a personal opinion than an observable fact, but I feel it helps because when I tore apart a LRC, Most of the plastic was on the appropriate piece rather than huge sections torn and stuck in grooves.

Ok thanks for the input guys.

- Brake fluid softens the resin apparently, so thats out..
- Simple Green seems to be the way to go, will look into getting some online maybe.
- Brown Dettol or Fairy Power Spray are possibilities.

Again, thanks, will try it all and post progress.

Sorry to hear you have to move Vit, never a easy thing.
I used nail varnish remover on some metals and then scrubbed, i guess it might smage the resin though.

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Ok thanks for the input guys.

- Brake fluid softens the resin apparently, so thats out..
- Simple Green seems to be the way to go, will look into getting some online maybe.
- Brown Dettol or Fairy Power Spray are possibilities.

Again, thanks, will try it all and post progress.

Best way to test is to clean up and paint up a spare resin chunk from one of the larger kits and test it on that!

Thanks Neil, its at a really unfortunate time as i'll be in Portugal on holiday visiting my Dad while everyone moves. Ive got to pack eveything and move it by next Sunday Gonna be weird leaving to go on holiday and coming back to a different house!

I use acetone-free nail varnish remover on plastic and metals (does soften the plastic slightly though), dont know why i didnt think to try that!


@DSS: Yeah, will do.

I've read about using Fairy power spray on plastic without any problems on a finnish WH forum. Should work with resin too.
I agree with DarkStarSabre. Do a test run with a piece of sprue or something.

Yes thats what i ment awesome! i want :L

You can get Simple Green in the UK now, they have a UK website and a UK distributor

Simple Green UK

It also appears that you can even get it delivered in Industrial 10kg sizes if you wanted to bath the thing in one piece

Well. That's new.

But at £12 a bottle that's insane.

Much cheaper to get the brown dettol for £3 which, from reviews works just as well!

depends on whether you can use it diluted or not, I honestly don't know as I have never used the stuff

@stonned_astrates: Yeah thanks! Its ios a very nice model, need a couple more really

@Igandris: I think ill have to try the Fairy, Test piece is a must aye. DOnt have any of the original Warhound resin offcuts though. Hmm, hope that doesnt prove a problem.

@Asylum and DSS: Yes that is new! Thanks for the link. Not sure, it is on the expensive side. How much is it for 1 litre of dettol? However, it seems to be the stripping agent of choice, so i may get it just beacuse of ease!


edit: After much (and i mean, much ) reading around the subject and a fair bit of consternation, im gonna go with traditional Dettol. Easiest to get hold of, cheapest and it weakens superglue, which is perfect given that i need to repose the titan PLus, i've always liked the smell

Thanks for all your help guys,

Vitruvian


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Bought some dettol today, will try it tomorrow...

In other news, the Pimp My Wizard contest is hotting up, i've just posted a few sketches of concepts for my Arch-Magos Veneratus.

July 7th - 33 days to Apoc!

Hey Dakka, finally got these 6 Electro-menials done, theyve been pip for a while Just one more and the priest then the unit is done! [list updated]






That last ones my favourite i think! Just strange but also kinda cute

If you're wondering what the silver lines on their bodies are, they're supposed to be electoos, circuitboard tattoos, that allow them to manipulate the electricity around them into focussed blasts or crackling fields around their melee weapons/hands.

Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

Wonderful use of bits there mate!

Thankyou! They were a blast to put together

Very cool Vit!

They are some very creepy looking models, just the way they should be, nice one

cool stuff vit , love the metalic veins , very original

Thanks Gits!

Thanks Asylum, creepy should be prerequisite with AdMech, glad you think mine are!

Thanks Neil Yeah, they were fun to paint

Done a fair bit of progress on the warlord. I started working on the torso, which has breathed new vigour into the build, so nice to be doing something different

Vitruvian XVII wrote:
Thanks Asylum, creepy should be prerequisite with AdMech, glad you think mine are!

Definitely, the whole point is you should feel equal amounts of awe and unease

and if you can make someone feel queasy then you should be painting zombies or nurgle lol

The paintjob is more on the simple side, but definitely solid. The looks of the lovely converted pack standing together all painted are great!

@Asylum:Lol!

@Baiyuan: Definitely agree, i cant possibly paint everything to the high standard i was doing on my necromunda stuff, just not productive for a whole army.

I like the electro-menials. Can't wait to see whats next.

Thanks Igandris, next i'd imagine will be the finished Knight Titan, just the tiniest bit of GS and rivets then hes done and ready to paint.

July 9th - 31 Days to Apoc

Hey all, made the turbo-lasers for the Warlord's carapace. Don't think i will be adding rivets to them, as i like the smooth look on these. The titan's torso itself is progressing nicely, will show pics when ive done a bit more.





Thanks for looking,

Vitruvian

July 12th - 28 days to Apoc

Eek! I can feel time slipping away...

On better news, I finished the Knight Warden! Bloody rivets and all. List updated.







(If the contrast is off in the pictures, it was done deliberately to allow you all to see more details )

On another note, dont ever accidentally put your whole hand in a pile of boiling Hot Glue. Severely hindered in the use of my left hand it hurts so much!

Thanks for looking!

Vitruvian

:L slick! awesome night tho!