Gretings:

I confess: Im a War Nerd, also a WH40k gamer since 3rd edition also a lurker of some time of dakka as also of warseer, so, i thouth proper to introduce myself with my works.

First of all, some background:

Later imperial campaings had been extensively documented, as feats of courage and will against the heretic, the mutant and the secessionist, and as such, we recomend to the reader the deep and rich studies made by Leonid Biota and the remembrarces of such campaigns.

But, shadowed by the sheer magnitud of the Sabbat campaings, the not so minor endevour of preserving order of his most divine magesty Imperium et Potestas in the Germanica System teaches us how planetary lewd ambitions can lead the to the vile act of cavortig whit the ruinos powers.

This, is a documented memory of the untis involved in the pacification of a sector named the Fulda Gap by the imperium in the germanica campaing.

In game terms; this is the buildig and the painting of my I.G. (army I had been playing since the appearence of the previos I.G. codex)

The plan is to make a "core" 2000 points army and 11!!! variations based on this "core" (the idea is to make varaiety and challenge -by playing a random list- as to model and convert)

Experience will tell how do the alternatives will shape.

Untill Then....


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As stated, The challenge, is to build a 2005 points I.G. as a “core army” and another 11 (!!!) variations of the above (circa 500 points) not just as a Modeling and painting challenge but, as a game enhancer (roll 2D6 and play that list)


Bitz used and providers would be stated in case per case basis.

----- H.Q. -----

CCS with 3 meltas
Chimera
Status: Built and painted. Photos of CCS; Chimera Done not painted yet.

CCS 2 Mortar, two grenade launchers.
Status: Built and painted. No photos
Changed to three grenade launchers.

----- Elite------

Ratlings 10
Status: Built and painted. Photos.

----- Troops-----

Inquisitorial stormtroopers (5) two plasma rifles Code "Alpha"
Status: Built and painted. Photos.

Inquisitorial stormtroopers (5) two plasma rifles Code "Vympel"
Status: Built and painted. Photos.

Platoon A
PCS 3 flamers
Status: Built and painted. No photos

Infantry Squad A.1 Mortar Grenade launcher
Status: Built and painted. Photos

Infantry Squad A.2 Mortar Grenade launcher
Status: Built and painted. No photos

Heavy Weapon Team 3 Mortars
Status: Built and painted. No photos

Heavy Weapon Team 3 Lascanons
Status: Built and painted. Photos

Special Weapon Squad 3 flammers
Status: Built and painted. No photos.

Platoon B
PCS 3 grenade launchers
Chimera
Status: Built, not painted. Photos of W.I.P.

Infantry Squad B.1 Auto canon grenade launcher
Chimera
Status: Built, not painted. Photos of W.I.P.

Infantry Squad B.2 Auto canon grenade launcher
Chimera
Status: Built, not painted. Photos of W.I.P.

Infantry Squad B.3 Auto canon grenade launcher
Chimera
Status: Built, not painted. Photos of W.I.P.

----- Fast Attack -----

Devil Dog 1 Hull multimelta.
Not painted

Devil Dog 2 Hull multimelta.
Not painted

----- Heavy Support-----

Hydra Squad A 2 Hydras.
W.I.P.
Hydra Squad B 2 Hydras.
W.I.P.

Leman Russ MBT
W.I.P.

----- EXTRAS -----
10 I.G. Storm Troopers. Code "Namut"
Status: Built, Painted Photos
2 Valkiries/Vendettas
Status: to be assembled.





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First Photos:

Platon A Squad A color test.

Bitz used:
Games Workshop Cadians legs and arms.
Games Workshop Catachan pouches
Games Workshop Space Marine pouches
Lasguns shortened to resemble an AKS-74
Head by Pig Iron
The Games Foundry Color System: Soviet Helmet Green, Soviet Equipment Green, Soviet Summer Tan, Spear Shaft Brown
Bases and Decals to be Decided.

Torsos Provided by maxninis custom orders.












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Photos of Platton B; the Chimmeras are Still W.I.P.

Bitz used:
Games Workshop Cadians legs and arms.
Games Workshop Cadian Grenade launchers
Games Workshop Catachan pouches
Games Workshop Catachan Long Knife
Games Workshop Space Marine pouches
Lasguns shortened to resemble an AKS-74
Head by Pig Iron
Hasslefree Submachine Guns for the H.W. Crew

CCS



Platoon A Autocannon is W.I.P.



Platoon B Autocannon is W.I.P.


Platoon C Autocannon is W.I.P.

Wow, Nice start!

They look great, good use of pig iron heads.

Your making me want to resurrect my old cadians and give them pig iron heads !

@Paranoia_Agent: arise them, they´re worth it.

Chimera W.I.P. test unit built 5 more to come

Bitz Used
Games Workshop Chimmera.
Old Crow Models (still to atach) smoke launchers, hooks and remote controled stubber.
Plasticard.

I like the edited chimera


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I like the edited chimera

where are your torsos from?

Some answers

During my years playing 40k I allway felt a "mising element" playing guard: the gaunt Novels were good motivation and full on other really interesting regiments.

The guard Codicii were also inspiring but, besides cadians, and cadians and CADIANS resembling 80s era NATO troops I was unable to find a theme for me and then; this happenend to me...



That came from here Evil Inspiring People

And so I found the theme, the motive and the motivation to do an army that really fulfilled my thoughts, my feelings and my dreams....

The worst was just to begin: warseer (home forum) is Full of superb modelers and painters and I, still consider my skills as Lewd, so as a sensible and rational human being, I asked for help Sensible and Rational Help I provided them whit my ideas and we came to this:

Those torsos are superb and your scheme is briliant.

Todays Update:

CCS with 3 meltas.

Bitz Used.
Pig Iron Heads.
Hasslefree Miniatures weapons.
Games Workshop Cadian Legs.
Games Workshop Cadian Arms.
Games Workshop Catachan Long Knife.
Games Workshop Space Marines Pouches
Lasgun shortened to resemble AKS-74

Very nice work. I'm waiting to hear what actually happens in the Fulda Incident (if there are any chickens involved I might have to leave though )

Inquisitorial Stormtroopers Unit "Alfa"
Two plasma Guns

Bitz Used
Games Workshop Tau Torsos
Games Workshop Cadian legs
Games Workshop Cadian Arms
Games Workshop Space Marine Tactical and Scout pouches
Games Workshop Space Marine Plasma Guns
Pig Iron Enclosed Helmet

I took the D.K.o. K. S.T. idea of a votive skull face for every trooper.

Things are looking nice . I like the stormtrooper's helmets. Consider me subscribed.

Codex I.G. (rules wise)

Storm Trooper squad "Namut"

Bitz Used
Games Workshop Cadians
Games Workshop Space Marine Tactical and Scout pouches
Games Workshop Space Marine Plasma Guns
Plasticard Rod
Pig Iron Enclosed Helmet
















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I still have troops to convert and paint




Exactly 126 chaps plus the "newest" batch I found on a box on the closet (circa 60+) Im thinking in making a rifle company they would be: 3 squads (30) a commisar and their command squad, just Cadian and space marines and a "long rifle" somehing maybe resembling the SKS or the Mosint-Nagant.

For the other bodies, im planning to do veterans, VDV (air cavalry) and your suggestions ( a cavalry horde is being considered too!!! - I just found sigmarite units i did not know i had)

Also Gents: Does anybody knows a good source of supplies??? in order to achive great looking bases??? pouches, webbing??? -thanks in advance-


a motivational photo for all you I.G. players.

An armour Update. The first transport is done!!!

Bitz Used
Games Workshop Imperial Guard Chimera.
Old Crow Models 25mm accesories
Plasticard and lost of rivets.











Now, the fun starts; we need for our core force 4 more of these little babies; a second batch of 3 for a full mech core list and 6 for a mech-vet list so, as Obyekt-1 is done and under construction a BMP-3 conversion is considered for the vets.

Untill then.

Very nice work! brilliantly clean lines on the plastikard there. What do you use to cut the stuff?

Thanks Flinty; I did use an X-acto knife and some "medical grade" blades.

I tend to do some runs on the plasticard whit the blade and then proceed to snap the piece, so it comes prety neat.

That was a pretty good movie. 9th Company sucked in english translation but o well. I like that you have conveniced me to buy those torso.

Really good work on the army and a good colour scheme. Particularly like the glowing effect on the plasma.

Most interesting! Let me guess, the Chimera is at least a bit inspired by World War II German Entwicklung series tanks? It definitely reminds me of E-10 the way its armor is shaped.

@Marcin: Im inspired on MT-LBs

By the way; 5 needed, three built, 2 more to come








@Anonymoose Thanks!!! its just a drybrush...

@ghostmaker: da Tovarischs... but World in conflict was a greater source of inspiration.


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And now, an intro to the cammos used in this project:



As we can see, line infantry wears a drab uniform, special forces (inquisitorial stromtroopers) wear amoeba patter cammo usin the basic colors and the adition of charadon granite "points" as well as grey "zones" the I.G. Stormtroopers wear flora pattern (dots of bubonic brown added) wich is an upgrade of amoeba

source: http://www.kamouflage.net/

Second update: we have bases!!!
well yes, they had bases, but, they were not painted.



bases are painted with wargames foundry 3 tone system colour sand first; a devland mud wash is aplied (1:1 mix) after dry, a light drybrush wiht bleached bone is aplied; the rim of the bases uses graveyard earth (calthan brown base, two coats of graveyard earth) finally; using a glue gun we add the grass.

Ah yes, now, when I see the shape of the bow clearly, I can obviously see the similarities. The original is pretty popular in Poland, enough to warrant a few interesting conversions, such as an automated mine laying vehicle and a gun/missile air defense system. And the Gvozdika would be pretty good as a Basilisk.

Very cool, lots of character. Colors are great.

Its being some time and we, we have been busy.. let me show you.








So, yes the Chimeras are done!!!!


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They Herald the will of the emperor, be by the cleansing Flamme, be by wielding the sheer essnce of the sun.

Let me show you my hellhounds.










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And last, but no least an early W.I.P. of my MBT

WOW! Your scrachbuild tanks are incredible. Look forward to more.

These look great. And well done. IG look best with mostly muted colours!

Very nice, I love the tanks btw, very different, very awesome. Keep up the good work for those of us who can't use plasticard to save ourselves

Excellent work all round! I'm looking forward to the MBT turret making an appearance

Looks pretty dang good. Keep up the good work

Subscribed and awaiting more meatshields, err, I mean uhh, Guardsmen

@ InquisitorRoeath: Welcome to my humble work and thanks for your support.

@ Flinty: In due time my friend, in due time im still unsatisffied with the sponsons besides I cant make my mind about what do I want as a turret.

@ Young Logan: Thanks for your support, its just practie, practice and practice.

@ Imperial Monkey: Yes sir!!! and thanks to the wargames foundry paint system for solving my isues with painting.

@ Perkustin: So you ask, so it shall be delivered:

So, with the afore-mentioned (spelling?) request satisffied, lets continued with our order of work.

First, the Autocannons of B Platoon; this are the firts attempts to reproduce Le Mediko great work; IMHO I did terribly FAILED creating a diferent gun shield; also, I think I need smaller Rivets.





Due to limitations on pictures, lets continue shall we...

The Chimmeras and the hellhounds had been primered so, pre shading of the units is in progress

First CCS Chimmera.



I had in hand some tamiya Olive Drab (XF-74) (a nicely dark one) so, I started the process.







Finally, a Group Photo.







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" The buckler, wich gives an imperial motor rifle division its offensive capabilities, its the divisional antitank battalion; of interest in our study its a design coded rapira..."
Times of steel, an analisys of the fulda incident


These is the AT fire of my army (lascannons) being attached to platon A they are not mechanized (yet) visually I always wanted something more "sturdy" and on theme for my guard

Inspiration (later models of rapira inclued a IR search ligth and a radar)

Bitz Used

Old Crow Models 50mm Gun Barrels
Maxmini Gatling plataform
Games Workshop sentinel search light
Wargames foundry paints









More infantry to come
Until then


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Ah, yes, mere infantry- poor beggars...

Plavtvs

First of all, a group photo: not only to share whit you the progress, but also to recon the size of my guard. (I believed I was making a frail and small force)



Missing in the picture are: 4 Hydras (W.I.P.) and a MBT (W.I.P.)

From lower left to right:
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CCS 1 3 meltas and chimmera.
CCS 2 3 grenade launchers.
Platoon A command 3 flammers.
Platoon B command 3 grenade launchers and chimmera.

Second row from left to right:
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SWS platoon A 3 flammers.
Platoon A 2 squads grenade launchers, mortars.
Ratlings (10)
platoon B squad grenade luncher, autocanon W.I.P. chimmera.

Third row from left to right:
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2 Inquisitorial Storm trooper units (5) (codex witch hunters) 2 plasmas each.
Platoon A HWS lascanons.
Platoon A HWS mortars.
Platoon B squd grenade launcher, autocannon (W.I.P.) chimmera.

Fourth Row from left to right:
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10 Codex IG storm troopers 2 plasmas (non "core" unit).
Two hellhounds.
Platoon B squad grenade launcher, autocannon (W.I.P.) chimmera.


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CCS 2 3 grenade launchers, previously, 2 grenade launchers and a mortar.

The first CCS fullfill a Short AT role and thus it rides along the chimera wall of B platoon, on the other hand, CCS 2 is intended to provide HWS of A platoon (our defensive element) of orders as: Bring it dow and Fire on my mark

In a general train of thoughts they dont need to be even armed, maybe camocloacks or a chimmera suits the better but, to have some BS4 plastic dudes is too tempting, so a cheap and "general" weapon was added.



And so, we enter to A platoon the defensive core of our list



Elements:

Platoon comand squad
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Bitz Used:
Games Workshop Cadian legs.
Games Workshop Cadian Arms.
Pig Iron Kolony Militia heads.
Hassleefree Bokhin SMG
Hassleefree V.E.R.A guns (canister is a GW melta bomb) 8count as flammers)








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Following our infantry update, photos of Platoon A

Squads 1 and 2
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Their function is to: Sit on the objetive, screen the fire support elements and diffuse the presence of the snipers; considering the needs of this two units, plasma weapons on B4 units were recognised as fundamental in its survivability.

and so the =I= units were inducted (ministry of the interior elements if you ask me)






SWS
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flammers
this time the canister is a tau fussion gun canister.

paired with te PCS this six flammers duty is: crowd control and countercharge
function bolstered with the 3 grenade launchers of CCS 2




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As you have noticed, infantry is modeled in the guise of a soviet motor rifle division so, every 10 man unit must have.

A sargent.
2 soldiers with undersuld grenade launchers (WIP)
A marksman (decorative)
An RPG (heavy weapon)
2 machineguns (special weapon)

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Last elements of the A platoon

HWS Rapiras and mortars
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I think both elements are pretty elocuent by themselves but if a reasoning of their pressence is needed we can elaborate it.

Mortars are a personal cliche, some time ago I murdered a chaplain and his termie (6!!!) retinue with shrapnel, and since then i cant leave home without them.




As soon as all bases are painted and flocked I will post a final picture.
until then

Great weapon teams, love the Lascannons. You have convinced me to switch paints, Ive always used GW but am gonna try Wargames Foundry. Those colors look perfect on IG. Hope they are available in the States.

@40kFSU Some links for you

Germans
WWII/Generic Military
paints ------- the serach function will guide you to the soviet colors

Cool, thank you.

Searching in my bitz box, I found enought sprues to make 2 Leman Russ MBT and 2 Leman russ bodies (picts or it never happened)




My idea is to make two MBTs Inspired in this monster and two gun plataforms maybe bombards, maybe something like Tinners or maybe some SU-203

So, I owe you: an infantry foot platoon (tomorrow update) to finish infantry and
then: 4 SPAAG, 4 MBTs, then a Vendetta and 4 C.A.S. units and then, this heavy guys.... and i thought this would be easy.

Until Then.



Functional link for the SU-203
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Imperial_Guard_Tanks/THUNDERER-SIEGE-TANK-COMPLETE-KIT__.html

nfantry Update!!!

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Group Photos to show progress and that the bases are painted and flocked (turfed??)


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So we have, Inthe First Row CCS 1 and their chimera, CCS 2, Ratlings and I.G. Codex S.T.
Second Row: Hellhound, PCS A, Platoon A troop Aa and Ab and Rapiras; in Row 2.1 we have: SWS flammers and HWS mortars.
Third Row: Second hellhound, PCS B and chimera, Troop Ba and Bb and their chimeras.
Fourth Row: Vendetta in W.I.P. Boyard A and Boyard B W.I.P. too and Troop Bc and their Chimera.







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The Vendetta/Mi-35 ist taking shape






Until then.

And thanks for all the C&C

Intrigued with this shading thing, looking forward to seeing how it comes out...also, can a vendetta have lascannons and multiple rocket pod?

Of course not!!! Imperial Monkey but by the emperor it looks damm great isnt it???

Wow your army looks amazing great progress, the sctarch built tanks are awsome my favorite is the hellhounds and the 'MBT'!!!

Wow i really like the army you have going here, the amount of extra money and bitz you put in your army is incredible, was wondering if you could tell me what you do to paint your leather ammo pouches, been trying with my own models and appears you have had more success than me, so if you could give an outline of the way you do it i would be very grateful

@Njal the weatherman: my most sincere apologies for not answering in your thoughts in these days

I hope todays update will help you.

Mainly I use the wargames foundry painting system and their paints (great technique for mass painting) besides that, is just patience and practice.

So lets beging shall we...

Strelkovy Platoon
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Bitz used:
Games Workshop Cadians.
Games Workshop Space Marine ammo pouches.
Pig Iron Kolony militia heads.

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Group Photos.

My goal here is to create a light foot infantry unit, so a more "traditional" body armour was intended also, the lasgun was trimmed to seem longer in comparisong with our mech and frontal infantry.
Colours hece will be a simple drab and green helmet.




Political Officer and CCs Polpovnik (awaiting power weapon)



Provost and life guard to Tovarischs Polpovnik (care to spare some laspistols?? anyone??)



Your thoughts.

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Post Scriptum.
Fortunately a local gaming store is running a "chuck norris challenge" (meaning 30 painted models in 30 days or less) so, faster updates would be held.


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Firts Company





Second Company






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Third Company.

sorry but the Commissar an CC are FAR too similar

Painting, would solve any doubts.

Todays update:

After all this years of preparations, we needed to attack.
Antonid Sebastev Tamarkhan Motor Rifle Division M39.

It was during the final stages of his most inmortal magesty camping to reunite the stars, that the siderals system compromising the Koalition and the Northen Treaty were subject to imperial compliance.

By word of his most imperial magesty both power blocks were to expand up to "the reach of their fleets, and to where the shell fell..." this order from the emperor made a solar system named germanica a a buffer zone between two rising powers.

As a system, germanica has three hospitable planets circling a middle aged hydrogen star, to be know as Germanica Secundus, Germanica Tertius and Germanica Oppida.

To our interest in the subject, we must consdier this: Germanica Oppida was "ground zero" in the charts that defined the spheres of influence between the Koalition and the Northen Block, being her moons (Preussen, Preobashensky and Fulda) all habitable, (and profitable) matter of debate, border clashes and to the contempt of the parts subject to a tripartite administration (Administratum, Koalition and Northen Treaty) of semi autonomous administration.

Nationalisms, Rebelions, separatist movements and the influence of the ruinous powers was more that conprehensible in the moons that endured the ever lasting wrestling of power.

So it was that, for generations, Norhen Schools of war and Koalition academies believed that the only solution was to overrun the moons in name of peace, security and prosperity of the peoples.

I had been working on the Fulda =I= operative.









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And the Fulda Liberation forces

Nice, are they resin or metal?

Infantry is plastic and resin; the =I= and the C. Lord are metal.

The Challenge to paint 30 miniatures in 30 days continues...
Todays update, infantry Drab Uniform almost done.
I hope to end them (the drab) this thursday.

First: Politruk and Polkovnik



Squads photo



Some details






Colors used: Wargames Foundry Drab.

Brace Yourselves gentlemen.... Paint in progress ahead:

CCS Chimera:








Group Photos





And some AAA W.I.P.

The painting is tasty, and the Hydra looks interestingly salvaged

I particularly like the upper radar dish, but I think the track guards need some filling.

Everything looks great, especially the Chimeras. They turned out really good and the colors are perfect together.

Your Chimera design is brilliant although I have to agree that the Commissar and Officer would look better with different heads. Using the same one makes them look much to similiar.

@ Flinty : thanks sir!!! Its thanks to you that i have a respectable set of SPAAGs

@llamada head: most true I may say allow me to finish the painting and you will see the results.

@40FSU: Thanks sir.

By the way mister Flinty: Look!!!! she has sisters!!!!

Loving the Fiend Club, the army and the CRASSUS themed Chimeras..... Consider me subscribed

Great modelling mate, absolutely love this project.

@ Ralin Givens: so do I!!!! the chimeras are based on the MT-LBs of soviet desing and the Hydras on the Tunguska SPAAG (thanks to Flinty for the Technical development)

@ Eeps: thanks sir!! welcome aboard...

Wall of text ahead:


It was the 15 of june when I heard of an incoming tournamet on my local gaming area; (18 of june) the rules stated that, no imperial armour, no proxies and olny 1750 points worth of plastic were to be fielded.

Unfortunately for us; our "Core" army and list is not yet finished (a discussion of what is the core is and the reasons to be can be found Here In our benefit, the event was set to 1750 so we were able to field this force:

C.C.S 3 meltas Chimera
turret Multilaser
Hull heavy flammer (thanks warseer!!!)

Infantry Platoon A
P.C.S 3 plasmas Chimera
Warseer pattern (again, solid advice)

3 I.S. Plasma Autocannon Chimmera
Warseer pattern ones

H.W.S 3 lascannons (intended to be pounded and luckily to kill something)

H.W.S 3 mortars (a superb scoring unit)

S.W.S 3 flammers (an affordable and often unseen counter attack unit)

Infantry Platoon B
P.C.S. 3 flammers

I.S. Commisar P.W.
2 I.S. sargent with P.W.

(a 30 man blob plus some flamers, I read some good reviews in this site about the virtues of the afore mentioned unit so we give it a try)

Devildog, hull multimelta

Devildog, hull multimelta

Lended L.R.B.T heavy bolter sponsons

Lended L.R.B.T heavy bolter sponsons

So, with a few new units (platoon B) and ideas (hull flammers) we marched to a tournament with these rules: 16 player would be accepted, every player would have 4 games and every game would have a primary, a secondary and a tertiary objective. the winner would be the player with most points.

My games were as follows

Scenario 1 "Golan heights" main objective: to have an scoring unit in the main hill (center of the board, no cover around !!!) secondary D6 markers; tertiary destroy the adversaries HQ

Adversary: Space Wolves player.

I won this game by the will and grace of psychology; my opponet just felt overwhelmed by the amount of amour present on the table; even he had a competent army to face mine (3 vindicators, 3 rifleman dreads, 3 typhoon launcher land speeders 3/4 rhino troops and a lord on rhino) I manged to fulfill the 3 objectives.

Scenario 2 "Kursk" main objective: kill points, secondary objective table quarters, tertiary destroy the enemy HQ

Adversary: Full Mech I.G. player

When I saw the scarce amount of cover and the sheer amount of amour involved (2 demolishers, 2 lemman russ, two basilisks 4 veteran units in chimera -2 flammesrs and a melta each-) I did spected the worst (for me!!) fortunately fire discipline saved the day and a bad deployment decision by my adversary (he deployed his demolishers to far from my blob and a gap between the russes, and the demolishers allowed me to move. the day was won thanks to the hull flamers and the devil dogs. primary and tertiary objective were fulfilled.

Scenario 3 "The iron gates" main objective: enemies base, secondary more units on the adversaries deployment (table quarters) tertiary D6 markers

Adversary: Dread heavy Blood Angels player.

I confess: i did run, like a frightened and beheaded chicken from 6 dreads and a chaplain; fortunately running madly allowed me a "ciaphas cain move" and primary objective was achieved.

Scenario 4 "Night of the living goo" main objective: kill points (in a dawn of war deployment on a cities of death location) secondary table quarters tertiary destroy the enemy HQ

Adversary: Nid Player (and the dare to say they are not competitive)

It was hard since the beginning; it was harder after his deep strikes but it was all Grimmdark fun when the doom of malathai arrived escorted by a winged hive tyrant (who gallantly died in cc by bayonets) a marginal win.

In the end I earned the second place (the first was for a friend of mine who plays M.S.U. Dark eldar)

What I learned:

1.- Plasma is for veterans
2.- Vox casters are useful (the lack of the above showed me how much)
3.- Orders are fun but far from reliable
4.- speed is my amour
5.- Sponsosn are goon in immobile leman russes
6.- Mobility
7.- Mobility
8.- Hull heavy flamers for the win!!!
9.- Quantity is a Quality in itself
10.- Blob squads using F.R.F.S.R.F. Can kill a Doom of malanthai
11.- Take and Trust Advice AFTER play-testing IT.
12.- Nids not competive..... yeah right.

MMmmm... many hydrae

Your pic does make it look like they are dancing though, not that that is a bad thing

Congratulations on the tourney almost win. Sounds well thought out.

Consider me subbed, an awesome army.

@Brainscan: to celebrate your presence










Operative 666 is taking a beter shape.... And Imperial Guard army to go, some GKs and we are ready to start the traitor forces.....

Commrades!!!
progress on the Frontal Aviation.

Inspiration: Flying Crocodile

The work so far:









Full gallery: Here

Im planing a Brother for him but he would be an APERS gator.
until then.

Today was a quite productive day:







Some dry brush here, some there, highligts, gusn to greys and a free hand.

And some Traditional armour pic: I started to paint the devildogs.



Tamiya deck tank was applied with an airbrush then the green (tamiya dark green i think)

gallery for F.A. choices is Here


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Heavy support:





And troop transports: (Im pondering to repaint the chimeras, this model will tell)

So Very Awesome!!!!!

It´s with my greatest joy to announce gentlemen a most diverse (an pic heavy) update on this PLog. thanks for you patience.

Until Friday.

Great job on these unique and cool IG. Keep at amigo!

Now, that Friday update took some time...

Some moths ago I broke a finger (left side of the photo) that, added to my policy of not to post until completed made that a long Friday.

Shall we gentlemen....


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First of All the Foot Company.

1.-CCS and Comisar a.k.a the Black Baron, White Army
Company Officer prefers a les ceremonial lasgun.




two men still WIP i run out of las pistols and CCWs

First Company of the Strelkovy Platoon.
sargent is W.I.P. due to the lack of a Power weapon.




Second Company of the Strelkovy Platoon.
sargent is W.I.P. due to the lack of a Power weapon.




Third Company of the Strelkovy Platoon.
sargent is W.I.P. due to the lack of a Power weapon.



Last but not least a comparative between Foot and Mechanized Infantry.



your thoughts??


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Second Update:

Im adding Four (4) Veteran Squads to the army (they would be A+ Class units in the Soviet Orbat) to do them I will Follow Haij long coated vets plus our torso.

The Next images reprsents the "conceptual stage" of the Chimeras for the vets.
Bear in Mind that the MT-LB is the workhorse of this army; so an update version of the MT-LB will be (i think) in context with the army.

Upgraded MT-LB


Bitz Used:
Old Crow Models Point Defense Turret.
Games Workshop Sentinel Multilaser and storage Box.







Comments??


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Now, to close the second update some Dry Fits of the Turret.

Centered.


Sided.


On the HellHound Chasis



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Now, to close the second update some Dry Fits of the Turret.

Centered.


Sided.


On the HellHound Chasis



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Brace Yourselves my friends!!!!
The Third part.

a Preview of some Heavy Mortars.




Deciding miself if it would be proper to make them a pit or a base like This one


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lets have a look into the Gryphons.

Inspiration





and the dry fit.






Well Gentlemen I need your help...

Im just not sure of what turret the MBT must have so, I present to you these optios so we can discuss, create and therefore I can make my own mind

T-62 A
T-62 front
T-80
T-90
T-55
T-55 Enigma
E series with or without Sovietization
E-50 Panzer "as is"

T-72 Category
Ural or Type 99
Ukranian Update
another shot
an hybrid using this schematic


really my friends I need to break this creative deadlock

To my mind the rear mounted turret look smore like the prototype and better on the Chimera's. Your Heavy Mortars look brilliant. The Griffons are simply superb although you'll have to make sure people don't think they are Manticores before the game.

@Llamahead: I will keep in mind the disclaimer; thanks for that, I do prefer the rear mounted turret version.


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ariobarzanes wrote:Searching in my bitz box, I found enought sprues to make 2 Leman Russ MBT and 2 Leman russ bodies (picts or it never happened)




My idea is to make two MBTs Inspired in this monster and two gun plataforms maybe bombards, maybe something like Tinners or maybe some SU-203

Do you remember This??

Well, this is an update.

Tinners Work



and our first try on developing a KV-1e Russ







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First trial doing KV-1 turrets Comments and Critics most welcomed.

Good to see great blogs getting updated!

Its being some time isnt it?
yes; it has, but as it is a good, story; lets give it a teaser...





Untill Friday gentlemen.

Domine Virii:

Pacta Sunt Servanda.


It has been a good year; I have been busy (white)



and 6th edition has been a gentle and fun game for me; I have been learning this edition using his list; Im aware it is not the a great, flavorfull or thematic lists but it has help me to learn, adapt and to keep playing.


+++ 2000pt Imperial Guard 5th Ed (2009) Roster (Standard) +++

Selections:

+ HQ + (310pts)

* Company Command Squad (160pts)
3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Company Commander (10pts)
Close Combat Weapon, Plasma Pistol (10pts)


* Company Command Squad (150pts)
Camo Cloaks (20pts), Company Commander, Master of Ordnance (30pts), Officer of the Fleet (30pts), 4x Sniper Rifle (20pts)


+ Elites + (305pts)

* Ratling Squad (100pts)
10x Ratling (100pts)


* Storm Trooper Squad (205pts)
2x Plasma Gun (30pts), 9x Storm Trooper (144pts)
* Storm Trooper Sergeant (31pts)
Hotshot Laspistol, Plasma Pistol (10pts)


+ Troops + (800pts)

* Veteran Squad (200pts)
Lascannon (20pts), 4x Lasgun, 3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Veteran Sergeant (10pts)
Laspistol, Plasma Pistol (10pts)


* Veteran Squad (200pts)
Lascannon (20pts), 4x Lasgun, 3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Veteran Sergeant (10pts)
Laspistol, Plasma Pistol (10pts)


* Veteran Squad (200pts)
Lascannon (20pts), 4x Lasgun, 3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Veteran Sergeant (10pts)
Laspistol, Plasma Pistol (10pts)


* Veteran Squad (200pts)
Lascannon (20pts), 4x Lasgun, 3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Veteran Sergeant (10pts)
Laspistol, Plasma Pistol (10pts)


+ Fast Attack + (270pts)

* Hellhound Squadron (135pts)
* Devil Dog (135pts)
Multi-melta (15pts)


* Hellhound Squadron (135pts)
* Devil Dog (135pts)
Multi-melta (15pts)


+ Heavy Support + (300pts)

* Hydra Flack Battery (150pts)
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter


* Hydra Flack Battery (150pts)
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter


Forntunately; this great list (i think ) have come to mi mind....



+++ 2000 pt Imperial Guard 5th Ed (2009) Roster (Standard) +++

Selections:

+ HQ + (255pts)

* Company Command Squad (135pts)
3x Meltagun (30pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Company Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


* Company Command Squad (120pts)
Camo Cloaks (20pts), Master of Ordnance (30pts), 4x Sniper Rifle (20pts)
* Company Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


+ Troops + (865pts)

* Infantry Platoon (525pts)
* Heavy Weapons Squad (90pts)
3x Missile Launcher (30pts)
* Heavy Weapons Squad (90pts)
3x Missile Launcher (30pts)
* Infantry Squad (120pts)
Autocannon (10pts), Grenade Launcher (5pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol
* Infantry Squad (120pts)
Autocannon (10pts), Grenade Launcher (5pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol
* Platoon Command Squad (105pts)
Autocannon (10pts), 2x Grenade Launcher (10pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Platoon Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


* Veteran Squad (170pts)
6x Lasgun, 3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Veteran Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


* Veteran Squad (170pts)
6x Lasgun, 3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Veteran Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


+ Fast Attack + (325pts)

* Hellhound Squadron (135pts)
* Devil Dog (135pts)
Multi-melta (15pts)


* Hellhound Squadron (135pts)
* Devil Dog (135pts)
Multi-melta (15pts)


* Rough Rider Squad (55pts)
4x Rough Rider (40pts)
* Rough Rider Sergeant (15pts)
Laspistol


+ Heavy Support + (300pts)

* Hydra Flack Battery (150pts)
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter


* Hydra Flack Battery (150pts)
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter

and with 260 points yet to be used a good series of options are yet to be added, played and created.

or this one: wich I think it is more compliant with the spirit of 6th edition. (and 15 spare points to use)



+++ 2000pt Imperial Guard 5th Ed (2009) Roster (Standard) +++

Selections:

+ HQ + (135pts)

* Company Command Squad (135pts)
3x Meltagun (30pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Company Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


+ Troops + (1400pts)

* Infantry Platoon (495pts)
* Heavy Weapons Squad (75pts)
3x Autocannon (15pts)
* Heavy Weapons Squad (75pts)
3x Autocannon (15pts)
* Infantry Squad (120pts)
Heavy Bolter (10pts), Sniper Rifle (5pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter
* Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol
* Infantry Squad (120pts)
Heavy Bolter (10pts), Sniper Rifle (5pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter
* Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol
* Platoon Command Squad (105pts)
Heavy Bolter (10pts), 2x Sniper Rifle (10pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter
* Platoon Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


* Infantry Platoon (525pts)
* Heavy Weapons Squad (90pts)
3x Missile Launcher (30pts)
* Heavy Weapons Squad (90pts)
3x Missile Launcher (30pts)
* Infantry Squad (120pts)
Heavy Bolter (10pts), Sniper Rifle (5pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter
* Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol
* Infantry Squad (120pts)
Heavy Bolter (10pts), Sniper Rifle (5pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter
* Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol
* Platoon Command Squad (105pts)
Heavy Bolter (10pts), 2x Sniper Rifle (10pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter
* Platoon Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


* Veteran Squad (190pts)
Lascannon (20pts), 4x Lasgun, 3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Veteran Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


* Veteran Squad (190pts)
Lascannon (20pts), 4x Lasgun, 3x Plasma Gun (45pts)
* Chimera (55pts)
Heavy Bolter, Multi-laser
* Veteran Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol


+ Heavy Support + (450pts)

* Hydra Flack Battery (150pts)
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter
* Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter


* Leman Russ Squadron (150pts)
* Leman Russ (150pts)
Heavy Bolter


* Ordnance Battery (150pts)
* Griffon (75pts)
Heavy Bolter
* Griffon (75pts)
Heavy Bolter


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what has been no so great

it a chimera related incident.... nobody was hurt... except my little plastic soviets in space....

All the NCOs, COs and XOs fared well


But the special weapon specialist took some flesh wounds... and a political officer went the single handed command way.






To rattlings went M.I.A.



The Storm Troopers took quite some glory (the sole survivors of alfa and Vympel squads)



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The heavy weapons... allow me to share.


but the mortas are pretty OK.


and the line infantry.


and last but not least a group photo.




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But where is the armour? you may ask.

well or most significant survivor is a model of a new paint scheme (what do you think of it?)







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what is really amazing...

It the chance to retake this project.
Repair, rebuild and best myself.

So, let us begin.

Project ONE.

CCS

3 plasma gunners.
3 melta Gunners.
4 Snipers.
2 C.Os (with and attitude)
1 MoO.
1 MoFlt.

And a damm good Loking Chimera.

also for the Joy of It

A lemann Russ for General Grizmun.

wish me succes; Im already lucky.

I started to play WH40k in the middle of third edition; in a Power Armor dominated enviroment; it was a setting where the army revolved around the HQ/ lord set-up, its performance and its ability to whipe out the gaming table, and there, coming from playing WHFB (the empire) I did choose imperial guard; one of the habits I did developed from that era was not to consider, not even suffer the dissmis of my HQ (let the marine dude save his beloved hero) It was just another tool in the army (and a great one, leadership bubble , weapon teams and sentinels...)

But in this days of the Warlord I have to lear to protec my own; not to use my own as bait, counter unit or legal gaming obligation.

whithout further ideas:

Company Command Squad SOKOL-00

Bitz used:

Pig Iron Kolony Militia Heads.
Max Mini custom Torsos.
Games Workshop Plasma Guns.
Games Workshop Cadian legs and arms.
Games Workshop space Marine ammo pouches.






Company Command Squad SOKOL-01

Bitz used:

Pig Iron Kolony Militia Heads.
Max Mini custom Torsos.
Games Workshop Melta Guns.
Games Workshop Cadian legs and arms.
Games Workshop space Marine ammo pouches.






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Company Command Squad SOKOL-02

Bitz used:

Pig Iron Kolony Militia Heads.
Max Mini custom Torsos.
Anti Materiel Rifles
Games Workshop Cadian legs and arms.
Games Workshop space Marine ammo pouches.

Cammo Cloak still W.I.P.






Still to be Done:

1.- Chimeras for SOKOL-00,01
2.- Geral Grizmund MBT.
3.- Odeon Mindoras.
4.- Ordo sepultorum Inquisitor.
5.- Myndoras Chimera
6.- Myndoras Valk after sanctioned platesting.

Last but not least a group shot.

Today an armour update: the KV-I demolisher.

(photo session of R&D)

Turret.





on display.




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Now the Hull






Dry Fit on LR body

This is a amazing P&M blog! I rarely if ever go through all the pages to see the material but yours really was a nice sight to behold. Your scracth building tanks and APCs as well as the flavor of your troops was really well done I hope you'll give me P&M a look see and give me feedback on my own IG

Maybe its just me but your demolisher kind of looks like a stuart

 swampyturtle wrote:
This is a amazing P&M blog! I rarely if ever go through all the pages to see the material but yours really was a nice sight to behold. Your scracth building tanks and APCs as well as the flavor of your troops was really well done I hope you'll give me P&M a look see and give me feedback on my own IG

Thanks for your words sir!!!

Im allready watching your painting logs; I will gladly inpunt some feedback.


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 General Ian wrote:
Maybe its just me but your demolisher kind of looks like a stuart

Dont Worry General Ian i hope some painting helps you

by the way a pic of a KV-IE

http://bob.plord.net/Ships/Armor/SovietUnion/pix/KV-IE.jpg

I do see where the resemblance comes from, besides; the Leman Russ hull waprs the symetry (with the KV-I)

Moar! MOAR! MOAR!

Seriously, awesome work!

 Blacksails wrote:
Moar! MOAR! MOAR!

Seriously, awesome work!

Thanks!!!

Now double shifts would be worked.

Greetings gentlemen.

Im painting this chap in order to hone my homble painting skills and paint the HQs

wich brings me... do you remember wargames foundry WWII paints?? yes, that ones that I used but are out of sale... well here is an answer from them:

Hi Leon,

We do have a limited stock of most of the discontinued WWII paints, if you tell me which you need I can check the stock and make them available to you that way.

Thanks,

Alex.

and now some images.




[I][I][I]

Greetings gentlemen, before sharing my questions with you, I tried the traditional aproach of asking forge world some rules questions...

ant the result was this:

On 19 September 2012 06:32, Leon Felipe Banegas <entemaligno@gmail.com> wrote:
Greetings:

First of all; thank you for your great rules and your great great models.

Second, a few questions:

1.- Regarding The Armoured Battlegroup army List, in Imperial Armour Volume I:

-How is the Slick Loader Skill goin to be applied to a leman russ; now that it is a heavy vehicle(p 83 rulebook) ??

Can I move within 6 and shoot the battlecanon twice as it is considered stationary?
Does it requiere an abscence of movement to shoot two times?

1.2- As general Grizmund and the Grace of Throne are an HQ option for an I.G. army or an armoured battlegroup; can he be the warlord in a standar warhammer 40k game.?

- If so; dos he has a leadership value?

-In this train of thoughts; can the Throne buy Ace Crew Skill?

2.- Regarding Siege of Vraks volumes I, II, III...

- Is and update of the renegades lists updates to be spected soon?
- Are the "old" updates still available?

3.- Regarding The Imperial Armour Aeronautica:

- Is the Avenger Strike Fighter based on a Su-25 froogfoot or an A-10 warthog?
- Is is possible to read some desingners notes regarding on its creation (rules wise)??
-Is other Valkyrie "gunship" variant being considered?


Untill then and thanks in advance.

--- Forge world Formal answer ----

Hi there.

The Imperial Armour volume 1 will be re-published very soon with updated rules for all of the units and army lists contained within.

---- end of Forge world formal answer-----


So noble generals wich is your interpretation of my questions in points 1 and 1.2?
Thanks in advance.

Awesome work dude, just awesome! I've just started a Guard Army based on a German WW2 theme- I've got a lot of inspiration from this thread!

Obyekt 165 KV-I Demolisher.
now with rivets.

Bitz used:

Games Workshop Leman Russ MBT
Plasticard
Old Crow models gun. (founded in my bitz box)










Im pondering if adding the sponsons of not in tis edition.

love the style of this army! count me subscribed!

Really liking the cold war aesthetic you've got going on here. Also, that tank looks excellent. Love that turret!

@Rogue Wolves: most welcome aboard sir!!!

@A Kvlt Ghost: Thanks!!, if somebody is willing and able to cast that turret in resin, wi could make wonders.

Greetings Gentlemen; the Commisar tank has just arrived.

propagandistical photo with de Boyard (KV-demolisher) included.



Also, a minor detail with de Boyard; the hull weapon is detachable and magnetized.



Until then.

Wow I love that tank

... an so we continue:

It has been a week since I received my own copy of this....



so, after some proper drooling; I went to the proper study of the armoured battlegroup list.
(if anybody is willin to talk abouth that subject, be kind enought to send me a private message)


So, Commisar tanks are no longer HQ but elites; therefore we have two choices:

a) Command tank with battle canon
b) Command tank with autocannons and heavy bolters

or.... Command tank, battle canon and comisar tank with.... you know

other of the list changes is the posibility to field Thunderer tank platoons so, Im toying with the idea of making to of those beast.

Theme wise, Im somewhat dissapointed, a Politruk tank giving a LD bubble to the weapon teams and sporting a mat black turret was just to good to let it pass.

Your Thoughts?

Like the scratch built stuff and interesting Imperial Army concept

ariobarzanes wrote:
and comisar tank with.... you know

A sword launcher?!

Was I close?

@Nowland. actually that would be even better than the exterminator autocannon turret i was thinking of.

@jehan-reznor: thanks!! this army is my personal eternal quest for a great theme and a gerat army.
I started playing IG since mid third edition and util late 4 edition I had the means and conditions to make it happen.

any thoughts in the composition of a HQ leman russ??


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Due to the "dark arts" of a friend of mine the Boyard (demolisher) turrets are done.






the original plan was to field 2 Boyards with triple bolters or plasma canons; but as you can see now I have three spare turrets.

any suggestions?

The Boyard (KV-I russ demolisher) is taking shape.

White basecoat and black preshade.
Astronomican grey wash.
Dark yellow.
shades with pastel (earth tone)







We intend this cammo
(its an infantry tank)




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Second Update:

Frontal aviation Update:

Leaping lasguns, Batman! These minis are criminally cool looking. I love the sort of special-ops look of your conversions.

Thaks!!!

bien hecho, hermano!!!

good to see i am not the only one painting minis here in Mexico...
i look forward to seeing that Avenger all painted and assembled...
it is such a cool model...

cheers
jah

That's a great looking army! I love dirty, gritty troops with a sense of realism.

Due to recent events in IP Politics; some changes must be done in this PLog.

Enjoy.




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 jah-joshua wrote:
bien hecho, hermano!!!

good to see i am not the only one painting minis here in Mexico...
i look forward to seeing that Avenger all painted and assembled...
it is such a cool model...

cheers
jah

Gracias!!!

no te voy a decir que somos legión pero, no estas solo en esto de los monitos de plastico y los juegos que los acompañan.
un saludo.


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 Mastiff wrote:
That's a great looking army! I love dirty, gritty troops with a sense of realism.

Thanks mastiff ist being a joy making this plastic-dudes.

Hi. is with great sorrow that I have to sell this wonderfull army.

Consist of:

HQ

2 CCs one with plasmas other with meltas.

ELITES

A converted 10 strong ST squad with 2 plasmas.

TROOPS

a 30 strong Infantry platoon just lasguns.

a 20 Strong Infantry platoon PCS with 3 flmers
Infantry squads with mortas and grenade launchers.

a 30 strong mechanized platoon.
PCS with Grenade launchers and 4 chimeras.

2 heavy weapon teams.
3 lascanons
3 mortars

FAST ATTACK

One vendetta
One valkyrie

Twon hellhounds/devildog

HEAVY SUPPORT

Two Hydras
Two Hydras/Griffons

One demolisher.

FLYERS

One Avenger Fighter.

SUPER HEAVIES

ONE Baneblade.



all will be shipped by the delivery sistem of your choice+ insurance from Mexico.

hm i have to admit i am really intrested in your kv-1 stuff or demolisher for that case though i guess you might allready have sold it all huh