Actually, re-reading your description I'm tending towards DCA....arco-flag would have the PW right? Uncanny means nothing to me One of those new-fangledf things they brought in since RT right

Uncanny is 5++, a really good fit - and we came to the general agreement that DCA was more apt (Power Claws!).

Didn't help mind you, still got eaten by genestealers

So yeah, it was great fun. First scenario played a co-op game, both retinue back to back, fighting off half a dozen stealers each - you controlled your own retinue and the stealers attacking your "teammate". I was paired with the most experienced/other older player, which was great as he kept me right on the rules. His Xenos warband was very cool, with a power armoured warrior that fought off most of the stealers and an Arco that got almost immediately shredded my lot did well: puppy rolled abysmally to wound and got eaten whilst the rest of the team sniped away, 3 taken out by the Apprentice alone! We won our game, with lowest wounds taken by my lot so placing us top of the table! Huzzah!

Outstanding graven, congratulations!

On to game 2...
This split the top 3 (old uns) and bottom 4 (2 younger players and 2 store staff - coincidence? ) hunting treacherous planetary governor and his doppelgangers. You could shoot other players' models, with wounds causing them to lose 2" move in next turn (suppressive fire, essentially). This led to much chasing around the tables, although my Apprentice took out a doppelganger with the first shot of the game (which turned out to be the target!) In the other game, hellrifles were used to great effect - range over 18" is scary in 4x4 boards.
Anyway, my luck meant that I came out with full vps in both game - Winning the night overall! Shocking!
!


Thanks

Thanks gits! Ninjad Me there! I had a blast, great fun, and when the rules go up for general play I shall share - buckets of fun!

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Whoops game 2 pic wrong

Amazing daemon themed retinue!

Aaarrrrrgh! It's NOT GREEN ANYMORE!!! *weep*

What he really meant.,.

Yeahhhhh! It's NOT GREEN ANYMORE!!! *weep for joy*

(Whew .. that was close )

From purest green to ghostly grey.....

Sounds like you had fun, and won to boot

Gitsplitta wrote:Aaarrrrrgh! It's NOT GREEN ANYMORE!!! *weep*

Calm down, there's going to be plenty of orks anon...

Solar_lion wrote:What he really meant.,.

Yeahhhhh! It's NOT GREEN ANYMORE!!! *weep for joy*

(Whew .. that was close )

I know, tell me about it. I'll be digging through da orky bag tomorrow for goodies!

monkeytroll wrote:From purest green to ghostly grey.....

Sounds like you had fun, and won to boot

I really did, and I was ridiculously chuffed to do so well. It's interesting because it was entirely about tactics (well, and a little luck). It really makes me want to play kill team, and more 40k generally.

Next. Enlist others!

So this is where the retinue are hiding out! The Interrogator is my favourite, love the bolter. I think I might have to steal this idea.

The storm bolter on the serg actually fits now he is painted, the wires make me think its some sort of suspensor unit.

The drab browns really work and the dash of red on the Inquisitor's jacket lining gives it a little pop.

The green that valk was terrible, I had just started to play around with my airbrush, but I did like how the engines game out, the ghost tints worked really well for what I was trying to accomplish.

Thanks dude at the end of the day, it's been a great mini-project.
AND SO...

IT BEGINS!


I'm also thinking of throwing some =][= kill teams to teach my buddies to play...

So...big plume of smoke coming out of the trukk I'm guessing?

And what happened to the ewok/grot idea..wasn't that on the cards for this one? Or am I just wish-listing that into being?

Also, be fun to see more Inq kill-teams

Ewok grots are for another day! Not a plume, I'm going to build up the back of the trailer and have that as a satellite dish out the top or some such.

Hot Blak broadcast wagon.....

Yup And trawling ebay I've just found this stuff:

Seriously. Why did I not know this existed before?! £3.75 shipped...

Nice find Just ordered a couple myself

OK, linkie!!!!

Sure thing:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Industrial-Armour-Plated-Plasticard-14cm-x-11cm-Wargame-Warhammer-Scenery-/281049979529?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item416fe25a89

Also stocked by:
http://www.famousgaming.co.uk/modelling-supplies/plastic-materials/

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Yup And trawling ebay I've just found this stuff:

Seriously. Why did I not know this existed before?! £3.75 shipped...

NICE!! That is a good find, all those shaped plates with rivets.

Yeah, very cool indeed. They also do treadplate. I'm going to build the back right up with this stuff around the stem as a sealed box essentially, with a battlewagon piece for the roof. I *think* the animosity will fit on the section where the doors go, if that makes sense (front of flatbed section).


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If not, then on the ground in front.

Sorry for general lack of updates, busy weekend + poorly little one (chest infection, boo).

But, onwards:

The plastruct arrived, it's pretty nice:

Very thin, but will plate well to a substructure I think.

Speaking of which...

All of the back's getting boxed in around the stem, and plated accordingly

And Valk is definitely not green anymore:




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Bit more of Tor Bus

Can I have your base to use as a battlewagon? Please???

Are you in any way implying that I go over the top?

Depends, if the base or the model is bigger

No, I'm implying that your bases are better than my battlewagons!!

That's taking basing to a whole new level.
I approve.

So is this a Sister's army, or an Ork army?

M0rdain wrote:Depends, if the base or the model is bigger

Well, judge for yourself:

Gitsplitta wrote:No, I'm implying that your bases are better than my battlewagons!!

Nonsense! just preposterous

Dr H wrote:That's taking basing to a whole new level.
I approve.

Why thank you! I do like to go a bit a crazy with these things

Anvildude wrote:So is this a Sister's army, or an Ork army?

SoB, honest Guv! I've just finished stripping some sisters as it happens to get them tarted up.

Fnar.

Awesome battle bus, Valk looking good too.

Tor bus meeting with hearty approval so far

Oops.


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Definitely need some crouching snotlings covering their heads on the top of the bus.........

That is also a plan I neglected to thank Cam for kind words on painting. I quite like the riveted styrene, it's working well for me. I'm not thinking about most of da orks until I get the animosity set (Friday, hopefully).

honest Guv! I've just finished stripping some sisters as it happens to get them tarted up.

...

yup...comments as this are probably the main reason someone is chucking out huge amounts of money to play a mostky metal army...just to give such naughty remarks...

nice grey valk...above that orky hunchback battlewagon

Yeah, I got my panels today too, put them to one side for now till I get back to orky stuff, but they're gonna be useful

Very true Vik, very true and thanks for kind words. I think it needs a cab though.
The panels are great, I like that there's some hinges on them too.
And a little more progress:

So the question is are you going to have an option to leave the flyers off and have an Ork Army?

Sheesh - you've done some serious work since I last checked in... The Rokkers base is amazing - so much detail for a base Looking forward to the next one... but I still wanna see those space Teddy Bears bashing the living daylights out of Space Marines...

Butt shot. Shocking level of prurience!

@llama: well actually I think I will aim for this to be a playable battlewagon; good if either kid decides to go orky.

@ruglud. Cheers matey! Yeah, the star wars themed stuff will happen eventually, maybe with a Knight or a contemptor.




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Now, a couple of questions about the stem.

Bottom - thinking just black, as little attention to it as possible?

As long as it's hot black, yeah

Oh, bother.
Kids...
Anyway: as for the top, a few thoughts. I'm considering drilling through the top cm or so to make a feature of it when it's not a Valkyrie base. I think then adding a satellite dish or two?


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@mt - always

Like that idea...possibly drill through and stick some magnets in there? Satellite dishes would look great, and fit in nicely with the whole tor bus vibe.....

Take an apporpriately sized piece of plastic pipe and make a big exhaust pipe. You can cover the rest of the pylon with cotton/fiber smoke when the plane is not in use.

^ Also an interesting plan!

Great work Graven! I don't think I have seen a more elaborate base for a flier!

Why thank you!
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Thoughts?

Good progress on the base.

Are you going to trim the stand to get those to fit or are you going to fill the gaps?

Gap filling a go go!

Probably the better option.
Look forward to seeing how you attach it to the truck.

Optimistically...

Yeah, that looks like it'll work

And...

Works for me... looking good and orky

Spot on...

Looks perfect.

Thanks chaps, and may I just say...

Squee!

Lol...you certainly have some very rare and showy minis to help your valk from not toppling over. Cool choice!!!

Awesome. Just what any tourbus needs.

Well, no model is too precious not to use Thanks Doc, too
Work on the back:

Looking brilliant, A question though. Are you extending the rod for the valkyrie so it doesnt scrape its belly on the trukks stack or is the stakk removable when the valyrie is in play, and re-fiteed when the trukk is not a display piece?

Also you need some of these for Da Toor Bus!! Orky cheerleedah groopies!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Games-Workshop-Blood-Bowl-Orc-Cheerleader-OOP-/201062200126?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item2ed03db33e#ht_594wt_1108

Although the elven one is nicer, I don't think it would fit as well, being not orky and all!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shadowforge-Elf-Fantasy-Football-Cheerleader-suitable-for-Blood-Bowl-/291110562993?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item43c78aacb1#ht_76wt_1108

Loving the base graven , the animosity orks are perfect additions, I think hey need moar beer coolers strapped to the bus though.

Actually dantay xv neither, it fits snugly over without touching:


And I thought about the orcette but the night goblins are the hoodie wearing scary fans

Thanks Theo, I'm going to strap some kegs on, never fear also think maybe another set of wheels?

If you wait a few weeks there will probably be plenty of tracks available IM LOOKING AT YOU TAUROX, though I wish I wasnt

Yay! Yay! And thrice yay!

Animosity orcs fit beautifully in there And the stack's looking good too.

The space on the right of the lastpics wheel is indeed wide enough to suggest one more axle...hmmm or a bigger set of wheels altogether...

I don't totally hate the taurox. I would consider just having tracks along the bottom of the whole.

Cheers mt. I do love those orcs! I didn't even realise that one had an arm ripped off. Glorious. Think I need one more ork sitting on the track rim brandishing a whip to beat back the hordes!

Yeah, vik, that was my thought too. Run another axle from dowel and add the chunky armoured battlewagon wheels.

Just a bit of gap filling and need an extra shoota sticking out one last corner, then on to the spraying!

If I was going to do anything with the taurox, I'd rip the back coer of and have it like a pick up truck on track.

I think the design team were trying to act like they had a sense of humour over the vehicle... Tau rocks?

Yup

I quite like this angle too:

For me that angle doesn't make sense, what had happened a second before? What made the valk get into that odd angle?

Take off! from dropping troops on the battlefield. It's more that you can totally see the Ork's expression but it's not like the Valkyrie's glued onto the base anyway.

Flying at low level, then "OhMy GOD, where did that bus come from....!!!" Pull Up.

All looking brilliant, so good, love the orks, got to find me some of those.

At cam, where gave I seen that scene in a movie...

@Cam

I have just worked out how to upload to the gallery straight from my phone! No more photobucket for me, I think. So, oveqr excited, slightly too dark pic of the broadcast array:

Everything is coming along dude! really nice work so far!

I love it, I can imagine the orks inside the toor buss, going "Wot da zoggin eck dat noiz? Oi you lemmy, go check it out!!"

He pops the hatch. Sees the Valkyrie barely scrape by... "I got ta get me wun a deze !!" he exclaims "But in red an blakk!"

He drops back in da buss "Boyz, da preshow entatainmet just arrived! Lets go!!"

Meanwhile in the Valkyrie Pilot to jump troops "Smoke ahead, we are at the LZ, prepare to drop".... "Wait... WAIT!... WHAT IN THE THRONE?? Pull up pull up PULL UP!!"

Nah, they wouldn't have heard it with the stereo blasting inside the bus...Lemmy just happend to choose that moment to go see if there was more beer......

nerdfest09 wrote:Everything is coming along dude! really nice work so far!

As always, I am humbled by your appreciation chief.

dantay_xv wrote:I love it, I can imagine the orks inside the toor buss, going "Wot da zoggin eck dat noiz? Oi you lemmy, go check it out!!"

He pops the hatch. Sees the Valkyrie barely scrape by... "I got ta get me wun a deze !!" he exclaims "But in red an blakk!"

He drops back in da buss "Boyz, da preshow entatainmet just arrived! Lets go!!"

Meanwhile in the Valkyrie Pilot to jump troops "Smoke ahead, we are at the LZ, prepare to drop".... "Wait... WAIT!... WHAT IN THE THRONE?? Pull up pull up PULL UP!!"

I really feel one of them needs moles and facial hair now.

monkeytroll wrote:Nah, they wouldn't have heard it with the stereo blasting inside the bus...Lemmy just happend to choose that moment to go see if there was more beer......

Oh, believe me there's more beer

So, I think the Battlewagon's built!




Bit of gs filling to do, but basically there. C&C?

That's an AMAZING build my friend. I think you missed out on your true calling. Well... OK. Your true calling is keeping the Mrs happy and being a great dad to the wee ones. But other than THAT.... I think you should be teaching at a Mek skool.

Good job Graven. Very Orky.

What gets me is when you start setting up your army you can just put out the bases and your opponent will be like

Opponent:"WOW!!! that's the coolest Ork army I ever faced"

An then you can then say "I'm not playing orks, I just had all these parts in my bits box going to pot." Starts adding the Valkyries

Opponent "thud. Thud" sound of jaw hitting the floor right before they hit the floor from being blown away.

Gitsplitta wrote:That's an AMAZING build my friend. I think you missed out on your true calling. Well... OK. Your true calling is keeping the Mrs happy and being a great dad to the wee ones. But other than THAT.... I think you should be teaching at a Mek skool.

Well orks always were my first love I do have another crazy build planned with the boy. Really high praise from such an orkmeister as yourself

Dr H wrote:Good job Graven. Very Orky.

Job done then!

Theophony wrote:What gets me is when you start setting up your army you can just put out the bases and your opponent will be like

Opponent:"WOW!!! that's the coolest Ork army I ever faced"

An then you can then say "I'm not playing orks, I just had all these parts in my bits box going to pot." Starts adding the Valkyries

Opponent "thud. Thud" sound of jaw hitting the floor right before they hit the floor from being blown away.

you're too kind Theo.

AND just in case you forgot what this was for:

Lol...I think there is a pic missing...

Try now

Oh...ninjaed


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That'll have to be closer looked at later on on my desktop....but looks nice even at the phone...

Ha-Ha!

Done, for now:

Lemmy's happy to see the extra keg storage there

I'm quite fond of the grot hanging off the back fender

Great battlewagon - even better base

And the valk is somehow better for not being so green anymore

Looks beautiful graven. Like the brown weathering.

Fantastic job all round, Valk looks awesome, and that wagon....

Agree with Theo 100%.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Agree with Theo 100%.

That shows you have class

Where'd the Battlewagon go? You gonna Loot that valk now?

Kind words chaps!
So here's my to do list:



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I was worried the valk was too brown, I might add some more mud spatter at a later date though. Battlewagon is getting primed along with the menoth ordo xenos retinue and simulacra bearers. Looking at what's there, I'm pleasantly surprised - it's not too much. Aiming for the lot by end of June, but more realistically by start of August. We shall see!

Looks like there is a healthy amount to keep you going. good luck

I had overlooked the servitor part on the side of the Valkyrie. That is awesome .

Also I challenge you to find a spot by the rear ramp on the Valkyrie to paint to look like someone wiped the grime off of it to say wash me . Excellent weathering all around.

Squad of Karskin, couple of counts-as Commissars, Hospitalier, SoB squad, Squad of Seraphim, 1/2 squad of bare metal seraphim, Dialogus, Celestine, Coteaz, Chimera to repaint, Exorcist to build. And Da Tor Bus, of course

Quick and rather cruddy wip shot of the exorcist:


Also, just found another squad of kasrkin

They'd be the stealth specialists

 monkeytroll wrote:
They'd be the stealth specialists

*sniggers*

I don´t get the servitor hanging on the cockpit side...but that´s just me not being that firm in the fluff it seems... as for the look, the weathering of the valk... looks cool...and I´m taking notes to achive that look for my own...wait for it...dirty needs^^

Good job on the flyer.

In an earlier picture I thought the brown streaks could have done with a darker centre line, to give them a sort of spreading look to them. Rarely is a dirty streak even in colour... oo er...

No they have S.H.I.E.L.D gear

Theophony wrote:I had overlooked the servitor part on the side of the Valkyrie. That is awesome .

Also I challenge you to find a spot by the rear ramp on the Valkyrie to paint to look like someone wiped the grime off of it to say wash me . Excellent weathering all around.

Glad you like him. I liked the idea of slaved operators. Also, silly Theo

monkeytroll wrote:They'd be the stealth specialists

Viktor von Domm wrote:
I don´t get the servitor hanging on the cockpit side...but that´s just me not being that firm in the fluff it seems... as for the look, the weathering of the valk... looks cool...and I´m taking notes to achive that look for my own...wait for it...dirty needs^^

Vallejo smoke, Vallejo black glaze and vj flat earth. Lovely stuff. See note above about awful penance for servitor!

Dr H wrote:Good job on the flyer.

In an earlier picture I thought the brown streaks could have done with a darker centre line, to give them a sort of spreading look to them. Rarely is a dirty streak even in colour... oo er...

Hmm, interesting point. I shall work on that for the oily streaks especially.

Miss Dee wrote:No they have S.H.I.E.L.D gear

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A little WIP for your c&c:

Looks pretty cool man, I personally would have limited the colours even more, you've got the great looking grey armor, a green hammer, white tabbard, purple cloak and yellow (looks yellow to me) and a bone cloak.

I think having the three colors across the bottom of the model (green white purple) makes the bottom half a bit to busy, even continuing the white of the tabbard for the inside of the cloak might help that out a bit.

Cheers for the C&C amigo! Hmm, I see what you mean. Let's see where it is after inks/washes and highlights, and work from there. What you're seeing as yellow is the khaki, I think. I might take the tabard to purple rather than the lining to white (an easier "fix"), maybe?
Meantime, exorcist is built:

More gs filling than I care to think about, but off to get primed today, hopefully.

The exorcist looks great, as for Coteaz, he looks really good too.

I think you need to make the psyber eagle a bit darker though, it looks very yellow, and the white tabard, if youwant to keep it whte, then maybe a bit mre shading and give it some purple detailig to tie it i to the cloak, either that or go for a deep red or same purple as the cloak?

Very decorative graven... the Canniness would approve!

Re: exorcist - well they're all supposedly unique and baroque, so hopefully I've ticked that box.

@dxv good point in tabard, and here's next WIP

He's coming along quite nicely graven. I got to face him a couple of times at Adepticon (he was in whalemusic's army). Very cool figure... though the brooding eagle reminds me of Snoopy doing his vulture imitation on his dog house.

Exorcist looks good, and liking Coteaz so far. I'm with dantay on the purple details on the tabard to bring it together.

@gits: you are a silly man Glad you like him, anyhoo

@MT: you want me to do freehand? Really? Oh, I'm so screwed...

Purple micro-pen?

Haha... I am not sayin Inquisition symbols and flames and skulls, maybe just a few stripes,

Like a thick purple horizontal strip at the bottom hem of the tabard with a thin(ner) stripe above it.

Baby freehand steps

Btw I have bare patches on my models, cos freehanding scares the bejeezies out of me, so you are not alone there!

Okay okay

Is that his lunch box?

 Miss Dee wrote:
Is that his lunch box?

what has been seen cannot be unseen now now we know what the one head of the eagle is eyeballing. "Dibs on the juice box"

Well, I wasn't expecting Inquisitional symbology on the tabard - just a small pictorial history of the Inquisitor's major battles, and maybe a 'genealogy' of his master's lineage......

Hahaha... love that!! He still takes his lunch to work with him, atleast he hasnt forgotten his working class roots!!

I can see him now on the command throne of his favourite battle cruiser, the "Righteous Indignation"

Coteaz: Munch munch, "Mrs Coteaz makes the best tuna mayo sandwiches... Aaaaw dammit, got mayo on that big shiny red button"

Wipe wipe "CLICK".... Sirens blare, crew go into a frenzy of activity, ship goes into red alert mode!!!

Female robot voice "Cyclonic missiles primed.... Life Eater Virus activated... Exterminatus of Alpha Centauri 4 to commence in T minus 1 minute..."

Coteaz: "Crap!, ah well they were all probably daemon worshippers down there anyway.... Better fill in my timesheet, what was the code for exterminatus again?"

Miss Dee wrote:Is that his lunch box?

Yup. He's about to open up a sandwich full of whoop-a$$.

Theophony wrote: what has been seen cannot be unseen now now we know what the one head of the eagle is eyeballing. "Dibs on the juice box"

The straw's going to end up somewhere damned uncomfortable.

Gitsplitta wrote:

I was thinking more the vultures in Jungle Book. Now, I'm thinking about a Red Baron, though

monkeytroll wrote:Well, I wasn't expecting Inquisitional symbology on the tabard - just a small pictorial history of the Inquisitor's major battles, and maybe a 'genealogy' of his master's lineage......

Well excuse me, princess!

dantay_xv wrote:Hahaha... love that!! He still takes his lunch to work with him, atleast he hasnt forgotten his working class roots!!

I can see him now on the command throne of his favourite battle cruiser, the "Righteous Indignation"

Coteaz: Munch munch, "Mrs Coteaz makes the best tuna mayo sandwiches... Aaaaw dammit, got mayo on that big shiny red button"

Wipe wipe "CLICK".... Sirens blare, crew go into a frenzy of activity, ship goes into red alert mode!!!

Female robot voice "Cyclonic missiles primed.... Life Eater Virus activated... Exterminatus of Alpha Centauri 4 to commence in T minus 1 minute..."

Coteaz: "Crap!, ah well they were all probably daemon worshippers down there anyway.... Better fill in my timesheet, what was the code for exterminatus again?"

Damn skippy

So, generally happy? Has he been suitably rescued from primer disaster?

He looks great graven... nicely done.

I suppose if you're not going to put purple-hued Bayeux tapestry style iconography on his tabard, then yes, generally happy

I reckon he should go with horizontal and vertical purple stripes, go for a gingham look... he could be wearing his picnic blanket to go with his lunch box



Only joking!! 100% better, good job.

Inquisitor Coteaz - Gingham Style........Oh Yeah

I was thinking more the vultures in Jungle Book

I can just hear the two heads saying to each other; "Whatcha wanna do then?" "I dunno, whatcha wanna do?"...

Looking good Graven.

The missile tank looks nice too.

Thanks chaps! You always make me snort with laughter.

So, next up - until I get more primer - menoth ordo xenos:

You are a painting machine graven... Take a break mate, you're going to burn yourself out!

What you talking about Willis? We're being completely serious, all the time, all the way.....

Gitsplitta wrote:You are a painting machine graven... Take a break mate, you're going to burn yourself out!

Took your advice, this week's about the family. Being descended upon by friends tonight and lots more to come. Had a fantastic wedding on Saturday, very geeky, the best man's speech was done in the style of The Wizard of Firetop Mountain. Raise your glasses, turn to paragraph 400...

monkeytroll wrote:What you talking about Willis? We're being completely serious, all the time, all the way.....

My helpful brother-in-law, who works for Halfords (car maintenance store, colonials), scored me some lengths of this:

and black primer (as recommended by weety).

Also, worked on some odds and ends:

Started robes of the bearers, other xenos menite, a weapon swap sob, and rebuilt my dialogus. So, some progress

You have a plan for the tubing, or just going in the useful stuff pile?

Possibly the camera angle, but the dialogus looks to have quite an extreme leg angle there.....

No plan, it's just cool! Dialogus suffering from eldar leg syndrome, it's tragic, really.
Also, coming soon:

That certainly is one hell of a flying base.

Glad the master mek approves
and so

started a ordo xenos killteam for a mate's birthday:


Thinking of adding another of the spryer with heavy bolter arms s a clone servitor?

Cool I've always felt the Vultures in the Jungle Book shows Disney's unconscious Imperialist leanings and racial hatred of Scousers. Was it really the Beatles doing the voice over? The Spyrers an interesting choice for a heavy bolter but maybe in another warband as you might not want to imply both are servitors.

And assassins go to Newcastle to hone there knife skills

^ Well it is Easter, so I suppose it's only fair that you guys (Wait for it...)

Crack me up!

(sorry)

Redid the team:

=][= now has a plasma pistol, an acolyte with Hotshot and a mystic too.

Have had a brainwave to use Ogres as servitors... heavy bolters hanging out the belly... oh dear...

Somebody needs to explain this whole inquisition henchmen thing to me. Ice & Moonpie gave me the awesome MW henchmen minis they made for my MW painting comp last year and I'd like to use them as a basis for a little =I= allied group (inquisitor & henchmen mob). But I just don't get it.

Ummmmm. ...... MW?

Mantis Warriors.....

Gits' marine army

Ok thanks hun .... Too much sun for me.

Well, aside from the fact that they are gloriously customisable as physical builds, you can tailor them pretty heavily to your needs. Coteaz lets you take them as troops. Squads are 3-12 in whatever mix you require. Basic acolytes can be tricked out with bolters, storm bolters or hotshots, and 3 can have special weapons as required. You also get cc brutality with DCA, Arco-flagellants and crusaders, plus heavy weapons on servitors dirt cheap or on jokaero for more (but flexible - can swap in game).
Oh, and full range of transports available, too

Nice. I can see why they were so popular at Adepticon.

The main reason they were popular is that they were an ultra-cheap (around 50 points) add on to almost ANY army (thanks to the rules) that allowed you to take an Inq and a single servo skull, to really screw up opponent's ability to infiltrate and scout, as well as making your own deep strike and blast templates more accurate.

^ Yup, that too I am very fond of them.
Speaking sorta which, I mentioned an idea for an ogryn servitor, yes?


Obviously loads of gs to do, but you get the gist. I wanted something grotesque and possibly ever so slightly blanche-y. The belly gun is ridiculous, but hey, this is 40k.

I like how the mask makes him kinda look like a gorilla.

Is that a belly mounted heavy bolter! Madness! I rather like him though he looks much more combatty than shooty. The mask is ace and him looking like a gorilla is a good thing.

Nowt wrong with a good belly-gun now and again

I just want to find out who thought hanging their mug off a combat servitor was a sensible and hygenic thing to do......dirty inquisitors....

Thanks! I really like the scorcha mask, glad you guys do too.
I ditched the shoulder spikes and went with a hopper and scanner:

I've also added a set of canisters and started gsing, cables up next!

I like it a lot graven. Excellent job on fitting all the bits together into a comprehensive whole.

Thanks mate, was worried hopper etc was looking a bit cluttered compared to previous.
BTW, the xenos squad is also now primed. They have to be done and painted by 2nd may - thank the hairy stick god for deadlines!

Looks great, looks brutal.

Any chance of a scale shot?

hmmm... I think you should soon invest in milliput ...then you could have sculpted these gapes way smoother... currently (maybe due to the colour green) it reminds me of moss^^

also... whenever I see a servitor without a second arm...even an artificial one... I get a very odd feeling... kind of sympathy pain...

but I agree, the ogre body together with all that tech and then the scorcha head... brilliant idea

Servitor is looking good. Very promising.

Hi gang,
Getting on with the Ordo Xenos:

The SM will be a DW/BT. Not sure what chapter for the scout, want to keep the whole lot very muted, sinister, almost borg-like (the guy's a big trekkie).

Viktor von Domm wrote:hmmm... I think you should soon invest in milliput ...then you could have sculpted these gapes way smoother... currently (maybe due to the colour green) it reminds me of moss^^

also... whenever I see a servitor without a second arm...even an artificial one... I get a very odd feeling... kind of sympathy pain...

but I agree, the ogre body together with all that tech and then the scorcha head... brilliant idea

Well, I do use milliput when I have to really bulk stuff out (eg gaps in sides of exorcist) but I hate sculpting it. There will be layers of gs musculature on this guy and also it's going to be stretched at connection points where it's been grafted into the flesh. Thanks for kind words

Dr H wrote:Servitor is looking good. Very promising.

Thanks matey. I know you like cruel and unusual repurposing

Speaking of which, Battlewagon WIP:

Camkierhi wrote:Looks great, looks brutal.

Any chance of a scale shot?

Cheers bud. Ask and ye shall etc:

And he's not even on a base yet

Keep the comments coming guys,
graven

Battlewagon is looking great... wrong color though.

Because it's not yellow?

Of course!

lol...yellow...I can´t see that on this one...^^

well...as miliput can be smoothed with water even while you sculpt I thought it more practical and maybe even more cost effective...but we all have our little ways so everyone needs to find their own modus operandi for himself...

and I was thinking something rather ...well...not so kind too... will you do something about the manboobs of yon servitor or is that a certain look that needs these bewbies? just trying to join you in your vision^^

Gitsplitta wrote:Of course!

That's alright then

Viktor von Domm wrote:lol...yellow...I can´t see that on this one...^^

well...as miliput can be smoothed with water even while you sculpt I thought it more practical and maybe even more cost effective...but we all have our little ways so everyone needs to find their own modus operandi for himself...

and I was thinking something rather ...well...not so kind too... will you do something about the manboobs of yon servitor or is that a certain look that needs these bewbies? just trying to join you in your vision^^

Vik, I wantyou to be disturbed by my servitor's manboob's... they jiggle unpleasantly yet hypnotically.

Anyway, got some basic colours laid down, need to work on the faces next:

ok...disturbed...check...

as for the pic... might be the pic...but these appear to be most eerie...fitting for a kill team^^

I'm liking the colours of the bus.

Borg-like team is Borg-like.
Nice purple glow I spy.
all round.

Hurrah for sinister Borg-iness!

OK, done, mostly?
=][= DuLac
Venom Talon, Plasma pistol





Glowy. Poisony. Borgy?


Acolyte Prion - hotshot lasgun, carapace armour.




More Borg?

Deathwatch:
Venerable Brother Thane, latterly of the Black Templars (Acolyte, Power Armour, Bolter)

Really happy with this chap.



Scout Brother Gerard, of the Imperial Fists (Crusader)
Less happy with this guy. Freehand is ok but face needs redone:



Edit: face redone, much happier, will put up a pic if there's interest.


And the little dude, counts as Mystic.



Hope you like! C&C?
Graven

Much happier now:

Looking brilliant.

Looking good and grim dark there Cam!

OOoo i like Brother Thane with his smart phone His flesh looks especially good.

Two words...

white balance

they are all good looking...but...
I think they all could do with a bit of some spot colour...if you ask me...

some do have some of these... the scout for instance... the shoulder pad looks very good...
specially the borg-ish characters could do with either more glowy or some other spot color... maybe you should add there the yellow again...to really tie them in together as a team?...I think the most problems I have curiously with Thane... he is mostly a blob of black with a face on top... don´t get me wrong, I see how much you´ve worked on him...but look again to his mid section... the bolterstrap, or the chest piece...nice highlights but still everything is "just" black there...how about picking out the skull on his chest with a bit of colour here?...tho...when zooming in I have to pay respect for the auspex... that looks very good!!!


cheers, vik (who is hiding due to his not kindness^^)

Camkierhi wrote:Looking brilliant.

Cheers mate!

shasolenzabi wrote:Looking good and grim dark there Cam!

Assuming that's directed at me, thanks

M0rdain wrote:OOoo i like Brother Thane with his smart phone His flesh looks especially good.

I really struggled with layering the flesh on these, so that means a lot bro.

Gitsplitta wrote:Two words...

white balance

Spoiler:

Yup, that's wayyyy better! I'm still fiddling with the settings, trying to get it sorted.

Viktor von Domm wrote:they are all good looking...but...
I think they all could do with a bit of some spot colour...if you ask me...

some do have some of these... the scout for instance... the shoulder pad looks very good...
specially the borg-ish characters could do with either more glowy or some other spot color... maybe you should add there the yellow again...to really tie them in together as a team?...I think the most problems I have curiously with Thane... he is mostly a blob of black with a face on top... don´t get me wrong, I see how much you´ve worked on him...but look again to his mid section... the bolterstrap, or the chest piece...nice highlights but still everything is "just" black there...how about picking out the skull on his chest with a bit of colour here?...tho...when zooming in I have to pay respect for the auspex... that looks very good!!!


cheers, vik (who is hiding due to his not kindness^^)

Don't be daft I really appreciate it! Having done a bit more research it turns out DW often use red as a spot colour on the weapons and gold on details so will take that on board. Likewise, some lights on the borgy ones might not go amiss.

*pheeewww* I was worried I could have crossed a line... was waiting for that response all day...

red sounds very good, and a bit of posh gold never hurts^^

and yep...make your "borg" glow...

Smashing job Graven. The faces are nicely done.

The DW team look really good so far Graven.

On another note you'll be able to field a full Ork army on flyer bases soon

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Well thanks chaps and I've tried to take your comments on board. Better pics may or may not follow anon!

Very nice, the extra red and gold worked a treat

Have to comment, must not lurk...... Brilliant work, they look great. Little touches of colour...perfect. Pictures finally doing your skills some justice.

oh....yessss!... first the shield of yon scout was my favourite... then I saw what you did with thane and the borgs... you did it! now they look as of one team....very subtle changes here and there but they do make the difference! me likes!

Yeah, that's just what they needed. Good job.

Spiffy graven, very spiffy! Me likey.

monkeytroll wrote:Very nice, the extra red and gold worked a treat

Yeah, and it also gives me a clearer idea for when I finally do them for my own army!

Camkierhi wrote:Have to comment, must not lurk...... Brilliant work, they look great. Little touches of colour...perfect. Pictures finally doing your skills some justice.

Thanks mate. Fiddling with wb settings as gits suggested!

Viktor von Domm wrote:oh....yessss!... first the shield of yon scout was my favourite... then I saw what you did with thane and the borgs... you did it! now they look as of one team....very subtle changes here and there but they do make the difference! me likes!

I do like a bit of osl! The glow around the neck was specifically from trek.

Dr H wrote:Yeah, that's just what they needed. Good job.

Cheers matey!

Gitsplitta wrote:Spiffy graven, very spiffy! Me likey.

Spiffy? Yeah, I'll go for that

meantime, a bit more work on servitor:

Can you get a closer pic?

Are you currently Playing with these guys in a league?

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Miss Dee wrote:Can you get a closer pic?


Yup:

Still some smoothing etc to do.
Standing on Halfords Black Car spray, as recommended by weets. Seems pretty good, used it on the Battlewagon.

Solar_lion wrote:Are you currently Playing with these guys in a league?


Well, Sepulturum, yes; hence the reason I'm using standard, rather than lipped, bases. Next league game is a week on Weds; currently riding high atop the league, so fingers crossed. I have made a couple of suggestions to the store manager about rules tweaks which may or may not be implemented. The Xenos squad are painted for a mate so he can join; the ogryn is just a pleasant distraction. Having said that, I'm planning on generally putting together a few teams for casual play with friends, one of which the ogryn is for (Ordo Malleus =][= in Terminator Armour, 3x Heavy Bolter Servitor, Mystic).

holy bit....what a monstrosity...(in a good way )

More weird borg like stuff! Since you've got some old school models, how about getting the early 3rd edition Obliterators as well?

Thanks Vik
@Malika I think I've got one somewhere, good call.
also:

Blocking in other colours.


The long white strips are for checks

Checks are always good!

Everything is looking great graven. That build is looking fantastic & it's nice to see paint on the battlewagon. Bravo!

Liking the servitor so far...can we get a shot of his back gubbins?

Nice start to the wagon too

is the trukk planned to stay mostly black...? or am I just being impatient here?... checkers are always looking cool

That's hot black vik

er...I think I missed that insider comment...

Solar_lion wrote:Checks are always good!

Yeah, well, thought you of all people would appreciate that did you spot the scarab?

Gitsplitta wrote:Everything is looking great graven. That build is looking fantastic & it's nice to see paint on the battlewagon. Bravo!

Cheers mate! Looks like we're both in a very orky mood just now.

monkeytroll wrote:Liking the servitor so far...can we get a shot of his back gubbins?

Nice start to the wagon too

Thanks! Gratuitous butt shot?

I'll even give you a bit of side boob:

Yup, he's got a winch

Viktor von Domm wrote: is the trukk planned to stay mostly black...? or am I just being impatient here?... checkers are always looking cool

Nope, mostly black. They're Goffs, it's what they do. Hence the red and checks for a bit of variety. There will be some variation in the Metals, some corrosion, track and tire muck.

monkeytroll wrote:That's hot black vik

Viktor von Domm wrote:er...I think I missed that insider comment...

Hot Blak is the band's name, it's their tour bus. A reference to Hitchhiker's guide, and the loudest noise in the universe

Now normally I'm all for a bit of cheeky side boob, but.....

His Hat ? Scarab?

see? there is a problem right there... I read the hitchhikers guide only in german...my fault...so the homage escaped me......
seeing the ogryn servitor I have only one thing that is still a bit troubling me... the big chainsaw arm looks stunning because it sells the convincing image of movement... the bolter arm tho is not really my thing... something about the way a gun and all that moving stuff inside just sticking out of an arm is saying to me: don´t try that at home kids!!!....hmmmm....do you know what I mean...? for orks this is a viable way of going to war... but (ab)humans...

I like the pipework on the servitor, and what he is sludging through.

@MT - I live to give!
@SL - nope - hubcap on the battlewagon.
@vik - well that's not his arm, that's using his body cavity to house the hb. It's definitely not a groin gun though... Glad you like the chainsaw though.
@M0rdain - glad you approve!

Scarab is a nice touch .. obvious but hidden in plane sight. Probably fixing a flat on the run!

Damn right!
more paint -

Just lovely.

Good work Graven.

I like the guy poking his head out from behind the radar dish rather like a Meerkat

Thanks gang!

For now, this is done, insofar as I want to get the rest of the crew and fanatics painted most of the way, in situ, and then finish off the whole shebang. Aiming for end of may, which seems reasonable to me. C&C nonetheless sought as ever!

Yes, phone pics are rubbish.


Oh, how I hate checks...


The grime around the tracks will be darkened down, btw.


I hate freehand too...


Simples!

So there we are.

Next up, shockingly, is playing some more 40k - =][= wars on Weds, assuming Mrs G can put up with me being out 2 nights on the trot (Tuesday being my regular gaming night, and tis rpg week, as well as giving the Ordo Borgy squad to its recipient).

Then, back to this and the SoB, as well as gradually building the Ordo Malleus team with the Ogryn Servitor and possibly an Ordo Astartes/Hereticus squad for another friend (he can bloomin' paint them himself, used to be part of the 'Eavy Metal team). Determined to at least get the Simulacra bearers and ideally Celestine done by my birthday (end of June) as that's the general rule with Mrs G (I get my twice-yearly toys from her only if I paint them on time!). Praying to elder gods for a killer death bot.

In unrelated news, have now tried Kobe beef (I fail to see the point in cows that have been allowed to casually chat to Mozart), made Bacon and Eggs cupcakes (wicked tasty), and finally watched excellent documentary about Frank Quietly (still on iPlayer, iirc).

All of which is to avoid the fact that I've been awake since 420am stressed about the seniors final English exams today (they were fine, as it happens) and now the inevitable hell of marking.

Still, keeps me in crack (of the plastic variety, that is).

Later y'all,
graven

That's fantastic graven. As good as any orky thing I've ever done. You've really got a feel for it. (and your checks are just fine!) A+ mate.

Looks great. I like the little splashes of colour.

Saw this picture in jy2's adepticon blog and it made me think of you

http://s868.photobucket.com/user/jy2cool/media/2014%20Adepticon%20-%20April/Armies%20-%20Xenos/P1200805_zps548356b7.jpg.html#/user/jy2cool/media/2014%20Adepticon%20-%20April/Armies%20-%20Xenos/P1200805_zps548356b7.jpg.html?&_suid=1399035504258009254177537090236

The battle wagon war trakk is brill

@gits I am humbled. My checks still need a lot of work!

@DrH. Cheers, it needed a splash here and there!

@dantay Love. IT!

@pdh always thrilled to get a nod from a master.
And a bit of retro.joy. One of my favourite models of all time with a set of old school gk arms and crazy da mace. He needs a storm bolter but haven't quite figured that out yet.

Great old model... that'll be fun to paint!

Either mount it on top, where the cross (comms beacon is, or fore-arm a la Grey Knights should do it.

Yay for old-skool inq

I'm with dantay - mount the bolter on top, or possibly replace the shield with it....

Or if yuo have space on the 40mm base, a wee servo-skull with a buit in storm bolter?

For this one I'd agree with Kanluwen

Gitsplitta wrote:Great old model... that'll be fun to paint!

That's the hope. Very purple and gold, just like I planned when I was 10!

dantay_xv wrote:Either mount it on top, where the cross (comms beacon is, or fore-arm a la Grey Knights should do it.

Hmm. Top cumbersome, wrist not quite right.

monkeytroll wrote:Yay for old-skool inq

I'm with dantay - mount the bolter on top, or possibly replace the shield with it....

I normally hate those shields, but I really want it for this dude.

dantay_xv wrote:Or if yuo have space on the 40mm base, a wee servo-skull with a buit in storm bolter?

Ah now there's a thought. There's that cherubim dragging a bolter too...

Llamahead wrote:For this one I'd agree with Kanluwen

Eh? Lost...
Another thought. A winged daemonic maw with a sb? Very malleus.
Your thoughts chaps,if you please!

Hmm, that sounds like a plan - something similar to the old chaos familiar 'Jaw', minus legs, wings replacing horns, sb in place of tongue? That particular mini would obviously only hold a bolter, but I like the idea.......(...if you're convinced you want to keep the shield )

Nice progress graven !

That old Daemonhunter model was a favourite of mine too ! That DW maul looks great with him !

Checks are fine.. it takes a fine pointed brush and a steady hand to to them perfectly. ( I'm not even close ). For Orks I'd say they are Perfect.

I have the old metal term Inq with the open face and strange gun.

@Yggs: Thanks, I've been looking for an excuse to use it!
@SL: Your checks are superb, enough already. Oh, with bionic leg and classic psycannon? Love that model too, been after one a while.

So having juggled with various bits - there was a skaven-based servitor for a while, which whilst I'm not using, I'm going to revisit anon - I decided a servo skull was the best way to go (sorry MT!):


Some gs and more wires required, obviously.
And side-by-side:

Although I'll probably trim the cable a bit for stability.

Clever. What's the BS of of a servo-skull?

Non-existent! But it'll be on the =][='s base, as it's really him. Let's call it a neural link...

Looking good

Thanks mate, quick in situ pic:

Well, in lieu of a shoulder mount or a daemon skull, it'll do I suppose

Is that a parchment roller under the gun? And if so, will it get some trailing parchment?

Actually, with that pose, would the servo-skull work better on the opposite side?

I have to say, that scroll of parchment reminds me currently too much of a roll of toilet paper...

monkeytroll wrote:Well, in lieu of a shoulder mount or a daemon skull, it'll do I suppose

Is that a parchment roller under the gun? And if so, will it get some trailing parchment?

Actually, with that pose, would the servo-skull work better on the opposite side?

Gee, thanks There will be trailing parchment; I did try it on the other side but wasn't quite right. And yeah, it's going to be keeping a tally of ammo fired. He's from the Ordo Actuaris, grimdark accountants of the future...

Viktor von Domm wrote:I have to say, that scroll of parchment reminds me currently too much of a roll of toilet paper...

I know that's always the accusation with that bit but see above. It's better than the original:


So, my friend really liked his Ordo Xenos warband, and I'm going to build his wife an Ordo Hereticus version (she likes painting) around a "burn them!" design. Should be fun. Also, there will be an Ordo Astartes warband for one of my other friends, so that we have a little set of =][= warbands to play with (although that may be derived from the Terminator =][=). WIPs anon!

Love it all, servo andrex dispensor is looking great.

:ups: now i see...could be even worse ^^

and that sounds promising... so many unique models for us to feast upon...

There Inquisitors everywhere!

and yes iI have the guy with the bionic leg and psycannon.. I have to add him in a Gk army somewhere.

Should the skull have puppy ears? *tee hee*

please explain

Vik, you havent heard of the Andrex puppy??
Seriously??
It is the mascot of the Andrex toilet roll brand, you should look it up

Looking great Graven... I am guessing that if blowig your nose in the tissue doesnt get rid of your blocked nose then the storm bolter on the drone should clear the problem right up

Hey you try finding decent bog roll on a purge of the Underhive and Uncleanliness lets Nurgle in!

dantay and mordain... thanks for the help here... now I getit......but honestly... do you imagine imperial tissue be anything as soft as that advertisement...more like...:

Everything except the toilet paper is looking good.

Oh Graven, I dare, nay, double dare you to paint your servo skull (which you have to name as Andrex) with barbed wire patterned parchment (bog roll) like in Vik's picture above

awwww.. forget the parchment .. I want a puppy now!

Marley & Solar_Lion... If you get a puppy make sure your models are kept somewhere very high and ver stable, those litle sods will chew through anything

Puppy chasing toilet paper servo skull I dare you.......

I Feel I've reached that very special place, where your blog takes on a life of its own thanks to the crazy, wonderful, batshiz mental people around you. I have attained... Nerdvana!

So in response:
Inquisitor Andrex:


And new retinue members!
Acolyte Muon:

Just a gorgeous old spryer. Don't think I'm even going to modify her at all. There will also be another, but it's getting stripped still.

And an attempt at something really off the wall:


I'll need to get shot of the back so you can see his servo skull, tooo. This is the squad's mystic. No, not squat mystic, don't be ridiculous...

Other stuff: life is OK, very up and down, hence erratic posting, should be a bit less so in about a week.
Adios,
Graven

hmmmm.... that skaven techpriest conversion is something ive toyed with for quite some time too... good choice...

Yeah, love that latest henchman... It works for me !

Thank you kind sirs! I'm pleased with how that turned out.
So, full squad:


And back details, as promised:

Looking good sir , especially loving how the ogre dwarfs the terminator suit

Cool stuff! Liking the latest henchman for sure

What a motly looking bunch... just perfect!

Nice collection of characters. Good work.

Brilliant still needs the puppy though......
Really liking the mutie Warlock although I can't help but feel he'd be more in pace with a Radical warband

Very graven.. I like the scaven converted guy. Seems very serious!

Really nice Inquisitor and henchmen, I like the mix of old and new, especially the stormbolter servitor that doubles as an emergency toilet roll holder

Theophony wrote:Looking good sir , especially loving how the ogre dwarfs the terminator suit

Yup, giant servitor of DOOM!

monkeytroll wrote:Cool stuff! Liking the latest henchman for sure

Cheers!

Gitsplitta wrote:What a motly looking bunch... just perfect!

Perhaps a motley... Crew?

Dr H wrote:Nice collection of characters. Good work.

They are a good gaggle. I have some thoughts about the fiery hereticus bunch next, too...

Llamahead wrote:Brilliant still needs the puppy though......
Really liking the mutie Warlock although I can't help but feel he'd be more in pace with a Radical warband

Well Ordo Astartes police the SM, and that could be pretty radical.

Solar_lion wrote:Very graven.. I like the scaven converted guy. Seems very serious!

I also experimented with giving him a scout sniper rifle. If I track down another body I might do a whole team!

OneManNoodles wrote:Really nice Inquisitor and henchmen, I like the mix of old and new, especially the stormbolter servitor that doubles as an emergency toilet roll holder

Yup, more the Ordo bog-it.

Sorry it's been a bit quiet, work's pretty frantic, big job interview Thursday (send karma, prayers, cash...) so a little preoccupied. Will try to get a couple of sob pics up later though,
Graven

Good luck on the interview.. ..

Good luck Graven.

Best of luck with the interview , prayers forthcoming.

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Thanks chaps! definitely need it

Looking good there.

I've also been.thinking about this 7th silliness. Turns out holding on to all that retro khorne stuff wasn't so daft after all!


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@DrH - ta! These are a test for a fairly quick style, for getting my sob onto the table as an army soon as.

Good luck old friend

good luck mate!

and these look very cool, who made them?

Hope you have a great interview graven, knock. 'em dead!

Thanks indeed! Your faith and support mean the world to me. The simulacra bearers are a regular gw mini, you just don't see them that often.

Never seen one

Good luck with the interview amigo

Simulacrae looking good there - is one converted or are they standard GW '2 slightly differing models from the same base to try and fool you' models?

And obviously keeping all your retro khorne stuff was a good idea - hoard the retro, hoard it all

Thanks mate! One's a standard Simulacrum, the other a blessed banner, but both regular.models.
And... Proper retro:

 inmygravenimage wrote:
And... Proper retro:

Aha - I've been toying with those legs for one of my daemons and couldn't remember exactly what the original model was

He's like a crazy khorne / slaanesh mash up.

Didn't get the job. This pretty much sucks.

Next, beers. Or apparently beets, according to my phone.

Sorry dude.

Models look fantastic though!

Supping with you right now.

Did I hear Beer thirty?

Yeah, I know the legs are on my 'current' pile, and now I know what it is I know the body is in amongst my 54mm Inq stuff - pretty sure the wings are somewhere on my desk ( ), but I'm now really curious as to where the claw is - I have uses for that now. Perhaps in with the 'nid boxes....

Sucks on the job front - but hopefully some tasty beets will fill your belly with joy

....or you could try some beer I suppose....

aww...chucks... damn... did they tell you why?

and those models are wicked!!!...

Sorry to hear that graven. I recommend the porter, it won't get your blood up.

Camkierhi wrote:Sorry dude.

Models look fantastic though!

Supping with you right now.

Thanks matey. Your tipple?

Miss Dee wrote:Did I hear Beer thirty?

Oh my yes.

monkeytroll wrote:Yeah, I know the legs are on my 'current' pile, and now I know what it is I know the body is in amongst my 54mm Inq stuff - pretty sure the wings are somewhere on my desk ( ), but I'm now really curious as to where the claw is - I have uses for that now. Perhaps in with the 'nid boxes....

Sucks on the job front - but hopefully some tasty beets will fill your belly with joy

....or you could try some beer I suppose....

Beer. Definitely beer.

Viktor von Domm wrote:aww...chucks... damn... did they tell you why?

and those models are wicked!!!...

Hated my interview. Serves me right for being forthright.

Gitsplitta wrote:Sorry to hear that graven. I recommend the porter, it won't get your blood up.

Ha! You are familiar with the London brew?
I availed.myself of sagres, spitfire, boondoggle and old empire.

And home made chilli; omnom.

I think I need a geek night tomorrow - wife's out

<<Hated my interview. Serves me right for being forthright. >>

er... I think being straight forward is a skill...and something that could be associated towards being honest quite close...seems that would have been a lions den and maybe (if it weren't for the money to be gained there) you will be better off without that lot?...sheesh... what did they expect you to be in an interview... this hypocrisy is awful...people always brag around that they are in favour for truth and honesty but if they get it they get all posh and want to have harmony not disturbed...

LOVE Porter... my favorite! Luckily there's a micro brewery in Madison that makes an excellent one. (frankly... it's the only good Porter to be found in the entire state of Wisconsin)

Too bad about the job.

Lot of old metal there.. It always intresting to pull out the old stuff and remember.. I still have my first ever figure for D&D ( 1977 ).

Keep at it .. something will turn up!

Viktor von Domm wrote:<<Hated my interview. Serves me right for being forthright. >>

er... I think being straight forward is a skill...and something that could be associated towards being honest quite close...seems that would have been a lions den and maybe (if it weren't for the money to be gained there) you will be better off without that lot?...sheesh... what did they expect you to be in an interview... this hypocrisy is awful...people always brag around that they are in favour for truth and honesty but if they get it they get all posh and want to have harmony not disturbed...

I think you may have nailed it

Gitsplitta wrote:LOVE Porter... my favorite! Luckily there's a micro brewery in Madison that makes an excellent one. (frankly... it's the only good Porter to be found in the entire state of Wisconsin)

Pesky American. Stealing our hops!

Solar_lion wrote:Too bad about the job.

Lot of old metal there.. It always intresting to pull out the old stuff and remember.. I still have my first ever figure for D&D ( 1977 ).

Keep at it .. something will turn up!

That's what I tell myself... Ride the tiger of fear!

So had a chilled out night last night with some beers, red dwarf X, homemade curry and toy soldiers.

Ordo Astartes pip:




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Simulacra, and dialogus wipe



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Primer rescue attempt:



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Hereticus Chimera





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And exorcist 3

Lots of good progress.

Sorry to hear about the interview.

for the small rouge one.

Sorry about the job man, but better honest than promoted for being a fake. It'll all pay off in the end.

All progress looking good - I'd forgotten about that dialogus.

And it's just struck me that I seem to have taken the turquoise route with my heretical slaaneshi marines in contrast to your faithful sisters

Busy boy!

Nice progress...

Great stuff, liking the tanks, those missile launchers look briliant.

Dr H wrote:Lots of good progress.

Sorry to hear about the interview.

for the small rouge one.

Thanks man. Rouge?

Theophony wrote:Sorry about the job man, but better honest than promoted for being a fake. It'll all pay off in the end.

Yeah, I know you're right, but still.

monkeytroll wrote:All progress looking good - I'd forgotten about that dialogus.

And it's just struck me that I seem to have taken the turquoise route with my heretical slaaneshi marines in contrast to your faithful sisters

We'll convert them back to the truth... Before burning their heretical buttocks!

Gitsplitta wrote:Busy boy!

Yup. Sorta.

Yggdrasil wrote:Nice progress...

Merci Mon Frere.

Camkierhi wrote:Great stuff, liking the tanks, those missile launchers look briliant.

That was the horrible miscast ones, glad it's not too obvious.

Various things.
Some further pips :



And settled on my Ordo Astartes scheme:


Shame that this was my last toilet roll servitor, as the next league contest is toilet facilities! (-=]_=- Comp Round 10! http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/595454.page)

I have a number of ideas. One is very complex, cool as, but essentially a diorama not playable terrain, involving orks. One is a rather more mundane twist on it for a larger piece of urban (ish) scenery that would be playable. Then there's a kind of monstrous.daemonic toilet maw idea. Really not sure, thoughts?

Little guy is poorly again, ended up at hospital last night with breathing difficulties. Bit Scary but basically ok. Once again I have nothing bit gratitude to out public health services

Hey ho,
Graven

Best wishes to the young 'un.


Chimmy and Exorcist coming on nicely, and I like the scheme for the Inq - purple and gold, hmm, you're sure these aren't slaaneshi sleeper cells?


Burn their heretical buttocks? Relaxing evening for them

Sorry to hear about the wee one graven, hope he pulls though quickly!

I like the rokkit shooter thingie... nice mix of colors on that.

it really is getting creepy these past coupla days, I currently have to see for the funeral of my parents, then dave mentiones the surgery of lady geek and now you tell us your lil kid has breathing troubles ...really is this mot the time to hear good news?

believe me, best wishes for your wee one...!!!

Thanks chaps. Vik - sad times buddy.
Wee guy is getting there, let's just hope it doesn't turn out to be asthma.
One cool thing happened - was getting stuff for wife for cakes from hobbycraft, who are continuing to not-quite shut down.their gw section... Found new SM codex for 7.99 - score!

There's no discounting dumb luck... I make a living at it (just as the wife).

Nice find on the codex. My local hobbycrafts have long cleared out all GW stuff.

Nice paint work.

Hope the little one gets well soon.

Cheers. It's always worth a punt.

Okay, settled on my basic idea for the league contest.

Good idea/bad idea?

whut???....how would this supposed to look???


as for asthma... well...there is so many things you could do to cope with it... sure... it is a lifetime burden...but ...it can be managed...

I think if I had such a shop where you could get stuff for cakes in the closer distance... then I'd be all over these cake columns you get for levelled cakes...they´re so amazing Greek looking...

and no wonder that this shop is in the process of shutting down... chucking out codices for such a price is the essence of self owning^^

Do monstrous angler fish use urinals? I thought they just went in the sea

Well like an angler fish but where the mouth.is the stall with a light bulb hanging down.
Evolution is a beast.

a certain image is forming...

Nah.... I wanna see ocean bottom urinals.....

Whats the point its self flushing

even worse... you would float in your own loo....where is the point in that...?...*shudders*

I must be missing the whole point in those latest posts... Or maybe it's best that I don't get it ?

Sounds familiar to some nightclubs I've been in, its safer to leave the light off.

But who/what would use a urinal like that?

Whole new meaning to "balls of steel". They'd have to be.

Okay, okay... I'm not feeling the love for this idea *shrug*

So back to others:

I thing you need to flush the very thoughts out of your head

Hur Hur Hur ...

Well these ideas are a bit better to imagine...

The mech toilet could be fun...I am thinking of a mechwarrior with an abort stuch on...

I hope the little one is feeling better. I have asthma and its mroe than bearable, as long as we don't have hairy pets and I keep up the non smoking I am fine. If I run and get out of breath its from general geeky unfitness rather than asthma lol.

I liked the angler fish idea

You know graven... I had zero interest in this particular competition... but you just game me an idea...