So many moons ago I saw a Bretonnian/Guard kit bash army in White Dwarf. It was fantastic and well beyond my skills so I never tried it. For some reason I remembered that army a while back and started playing with the conversion. I did a google search and found the army was created by Dave Taylor. I also saw several others have made Genswick armies so I am giving it a shot. I decided to use the entire Cadian arm instead of trimming it and attaching to the Bretonnian. I think it will give me more options giving my limited conversion skills. The friends will be a Blood Angel allies detachment. No special reason, I just ended up with a ton of Blood Angel bits. So with a tip of my cap to Dave Taylor, here is the start......

That's pretty cool! I like it!

Thanks six. And it's nice to win the ACC again isn't it! Go Noles!

Oooh, an oldie yet a goodie! I really like the conversion style that you're doing, it looks really simple yet effective. I think that the only thing that I could say critique-wise is that you may want to try out a spot colour, as the colour scheme is really dark. Maybe a small amount of bright silver or gold on detials like Eagles and such.

Looks great! It's awesome to see really different IG stuff.

good start, i like the missile type deal. Will be following around here.

Looking good. Not triming the arms looks fine to me One suggestion with the missile launchers, extended the launcher rail sticking out the front/back it doesnt look quite stable to me, thats the only critique, looking froward to seeing more infantry and the tanks if you plan on doing any

Young Logan

@Brotheralexos- Thanks, simple conversions are the best I think. As for the spot color, I'll give it a try. I want the infantry to look very common like the Bretonnian men at arms. The officers will be kitted a little better.

@Rotgut- Thanks, glad you like them.

@panda- Glad to have you on this one panda.

@Young_Logan- Yeah, missile launchers are still very WIP. Right now I'm just trying to build a suitable carriage. I see some really cool, kinda archaic, heavy weapon conversions around here. I want a wheeled gun, but one that looks a little more modern.

I have some time today to paint so I may be able to post some pics. Thanks for all the comments gents.

1. This genswick troops requires a considerable knifeworks, i've saw that many 'body' sets had integrated upper right arm.

right?
2. And why you choose gun-carriage Rocketlauncher unit instead of bazooka? if you decide to use gun carriage system on Rocketlaunching unit. then it should also have multiple launch rails instead
3. Do you plan to use HB too?

@Lone Cat- Yeah, considerable knife work. You have to trim the arms and shoulders off the Bretonnians then dry fit the Cadian arms. No trimming on those luckily. I haven't decided about the missle launcher yet. I was just trying something new. The carriage is pretty close to the way I want the other heavy weapons. I plan to use the heavy bolter with a little modification to make it an autocannon.

And with that, the platoon command squad is finished. I haven't decided exactly how I am going to build this army yet, platoons or vets or what. No flyers though, don't think they fit.

Of course! they're too antique to fly. they'd better have Landship heavy supports instead. Do you think that Leman Russ is too small for them? meow.

Well, we will see. I plan several Leman Russ tanks. Interestingly, the bodies are WFB which look slightly smaller than IG. This, in turn, makes the BA allies look larger. So they may appear more to scale with GW fluff.

I just ordered a box of man at arms and an imperial battleforce cause I had the exact same idear. I only had one problem about wich wheels to use for the heavy weapon teams, so wich do you use?

I use SM bike wheels. But I'm not sure it's all that good. When I finish those weapons I'll post some better pics for you to check out. Also if you google genswick rifles you will get a bunch of pictures and ideas.

hmm very cool. Should do some kinda fortress on wheels type deal.

When you said aircraft I had a vision of Ground Attack Pegasi. Well exeuted conversions by the way.

These look pretty damn fun

Well, I do appreciate the fortress on wheels idea. I think a Baneblade is in the future. And I do appreciate the comments, glad everyone seems to be liking the army so far. I finished half of the second infantry squad. This rounds out the basic platoon and Im going to start on weapon teams and veterans. Gonna see how SM scout arms look on these guys. Why not, right?

lovely work. the basing is in need of work. that is all.

I'm going to put some grass on the bases to spice the up a bit. I finished building the BA allied squads. Need to post the pics.

MUST POST TheM PiCS SO i can LOOk AT FOR REASONS

You wouldn't be planning on making a guide, would you? I am thinking of adding some sappers to my IG army and I love these guy's designs.

@Happygrunt- Well, not enough to it for a guide but I just got a new box of Men at Arms and will post some WIP pictures. Its really nothing more than sawing off a few shoulders. These do have the perfect sapper look.

@Panda- Here you go, and I cant believe you got 2 more squiggoths!

This is the first allied BA assault squad and the rest of the Genswick platoon. Pics are really bad, I was in a hurry. The bald dude is my Harker. I used SM scout arms and plan to do the same for the vets. Im also going to do his eyes when I get a trustworthy brush, maybe Santa will help me out with that......

I love this kitbash! Great work!

This is just my opinion, but I think you could have done the Harker kitbash better. Its a good kitbash, but I don't like the head you used. His arms are all muscular and hes thin, but his head screams chubby. :/ just my opinion, though.

Man, I love Genswick Rifle conversions!

 Brotheralexos wrote:
This is just my opinion, but I think you could have done the Harker kitbash better. Its a good kitbash, but I don't like the head you used. His arms are all muscular and hes thin, but his head screams chubby. :/ just my opinion, though.

I sort of agree with this. Head doesn't bother me but the arms look weird. If you cut the heavy bolter off behind the hands, you can put it on catachan arms and gs the gap pretty easily. I think they'll fit closer to his body and make the bolter look heavier.

Looks good, Harker looks pretty bad ass. I remember doing the same thing with the Bret peasant models, but I didn't manage to pull it off. Well done, by the end of it I'm sure you'll have a very memorable army!

Regards,
Howie.

@Hmelrose, howie, pretre- Thanks for the comments guys I really appreciate them and am glad you like what you see.

However,

@Brotheralexos and Almarine- You guys have fair points. I was hoping he would look bigger than he does. The arms, while a little out of scale, does give me the muscle thing I want. The head does look chubby. I had hoped the big arms and bald head would give him a meat head vibe. Seems he looks chubby. Ill look at swithcing heads. A helmet may also add size, at least the appearance of it. Thanks gents.

Merry Christmas Dakka!

Found some time to finish the platoon. Here are a couple shots. Chubby Harker is in the background, Ill fix him when I start his squad. Thats next.

Good you have first platoon! meow.
but tell me about a vox operator with skullcap/M1 helmet please

@Lone cat- Sure, he is going to be the vox operator for the company command squad. Considered making him master of ordinance, but we will see.

love the heavy bolter conversion! have no fear, i want to get more squiggoths.

Quick update. An example of sawing off the shoulders. All that remains is sticking on the arms. Speaking of arms, here is the first veteran with the SM scout shotgun. Arms are a little off but not so much it doesnt work, at least thats what I think. Any Dakka opinions would be welcome.

Pray, for i spray! epic conversion again.

The SM scout shotgun conversion works well here. I like the extra armour on your vets and Harker conversions. They make sense, Imo

@panda and Brotheralexos- Thanks guys I'm glad you like what is going on. I have made some decent progress this week though nothing posted yet. Harker got a new head and his squad is built except for one guy. I could have sworn I had enough shotguns. Oh well. Also got the red on 5 Blood Angels.

More importantly, I'm sure everyone is just as excited and happy as I over the Orange Bowl win! Go Noles!!

Quick update with some of my stuff. Harker got his head swap, much better I think, and his squad. BA's are coming along. And that gorgeous FW Hellhound I am stripping. Moving right along......

ooo forgeworld, nice update 40k love the marines and that harker is making me feel girl with the amount of manly he oozes.

Great looking bunch of mini's! Have always wanted to build some Genswicks since I first saw them. You've done a really good job with them!!

@panda- Well, thats why he is called a Catachan Devil!

@rustbucket- Thank you and glad you dropped in to take a look.

Now, Harkers squad is mostly done. I have a different idea now for the shotgun guys so I will probably make up some lasgunners to fill it out. I chose a missile launcher and grenade launcher reasoning they are essentially the same weapon and compliment one another. Given these guys can kind of ambush the enemy I figure you can hit anything with these weapons.

The CCS Vox guy is finally done.

This is the first Lascannon. I am kinda excited about it, think I did a pretty good job. Still have some wire to sort out, but I need a base for that. All the heavy weapons will look different.

I like your Harker a lot, but I'm not a fan of the scout shotgun arms on your bodies - they do look far too big for what is actually a light weapon. Have you considered modifying a lasgun into a shotgun - I've seen some bolter - lasgun conversions which look really good and use cadian arms.

And the ML team actually carries the Bazooka

that heavy weapon is so simply and effective, well done 40k

Im lovin the new Harker head, and the chubby Vox man is so full of character he needs a story of his own! I love what you're doing with your Genswick regiment.

@cosmic pixie- yeah I think you are right about the shotguns. The more I look at them the less I like them. Besides, looking at the rules, they may suck. Thanks for stopping by!

@Lone Cat- Exactly. Bazooka too cool not to use.

@panda- Thanks, by the way I am very sad you opted for more giant squibs rather than conversion packs. I'll probably get over it at some point though.

@Brotheralexos- Thanks man, I may use Bretonnian or Empire characters to round out the squad. We shall see.

Finished striping the Hellhound. I decided on the light color for most of the tank with the dark turret. Figured I would try something new for me. I think it will make weathering easier too. Still lots to do but here you go....

Cool stuff here man! I really like the look of the army!

Thanks eldartau, glad you like them. Your wolves are looking good too.

Hellhound is finished and I was happy until I weathered it. Probably should have practiced more before using it on a FW tank. Anyway....

I love these conversions. Well done

Great job on the revamped Hellhound so far! Big improvement from the original condition.

@swampyturtle- Thanks, glad you like them.

@rustbucket- Thanks to you too, sir. I think I need to do a better job on the weathering. Probably should have tried the colors on something else besides a Forgeworld tank first. Oh well.

As for some progress, I finished up Harkers squad and 2 gunners for the 2 Lascannons. One more of those guns to build then Ill finish the crews and get them mounted. I also finished up the CC squad. Went with a standard, just think it fits the army. That dude holding the paper is my master of ordinance, big guy will join the CC squad as the RTO. This is a very bits intensive project, really slow going. Anyway my modest progress shots....

Those look great man! The hellhound is amazing! Way to bring that thing back from the dead!

Thanks eldartau. It was worth the gallon or so of simple green. Actually had 4, thats FOUR, different coats of paint on it. Last one was blue, really blue.

A WIP shot of whats next. The afore mentioned command squad and a Leman Russ. The turret options are magnetized. First time I have ever pulled it off.

Nice! Plasma is the way to go on the CCS imo. Magnatizing has never been my strong suit sadly o.O.

lovely work! really love the army, the theme is great.

Thanks gents, here is a little Leman Russ action for ya. I went a little lighter on the weathering but may put some more on later.

Nice man! Well done. I really like how it turned out!

That, is one fine-ass army...

sweet russ work 40k!

Thanks guys! I was thinking the tanks needed more gray so I have decided to throw dozer blades on all of them. An interesting discovery was made in the bits box. Apparently I have enough bits to make, almost, a whole Basilisk. I ordered the Chimera sides today.

nice discovery! i actually found a whole ork battle wagon in mine once.

So the Company Command Squad is all finished. The standard has slate weathering powder on it to simulate the burns on the flag. Its hard to tell with my sorry pics. One would think that after all the PM blogs I have done I would have figured out a better way to take pictures. Oh well. Also have the Basilisk put together. I am especially pleased on this since it was a bits construct. That muzzle looking thing on the barrel is the Hell Hammer cannon from the Baneblade kit. I think it looks pretty cool.

really like the arty, well done.

You decided to skip the mantlet cover when magnetizing your russ? I figured out a pretty simple way to magnetize it to all 3 of the gun mantlets. Just added a small magnet to the top of each barrel where the cover will sit, then glued a small peice of a couple of staples (2 of them still stuck together, cut into a small square section) to the underside of the arch of the cover.

Pic for reference (to show where the small magnets were placed):

As a former Bret player, I very much enjoyed seeing the Men-At-Arms turned around into Imperial Guard. And if you're going to have an army that uses its infantry as 'human bullets', what better fit than those guys yeah?

I never saw the White Dwarf in question that inspired you to create them, but I'll add a sub in the hopes of seeing them fully arrayed for battle some day

 xeno99 wrote:
As a former Bret player, I very much enjoyed seeing the Men-At-Arms turned around into Imperial Guard. And if you're going to have an army that uses its infantry as 'human bullets', what better fit than those guys yeah?

I never saw the White Dwarf in question that inspired you to create them, but I'll add a sub in the hopes of seeing them fully arrayed for battle some day

You can however see the pics still from the WD verison on the Blog of the guy who submitted them. Dave Taylor:

http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/search/label/Genswick

Nice man! New developments look good. I really like the dozer blades!

 swampyturtle wrote:


You can however see the pics still from the WD verison on the Blog of the guy who submitted them. Dave Taylor:

http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/search/label/Genswick

Sweet! Thanks for linking me to it, I shall go forth and peruse.

Wow, lots of responses.

@panda- Thanks, I'm really happy with it. I think the muzzle makes it look mean.

@Nowlan- yeah, you are way better using magnets than I. Be honest with you, I forgot to use the mantlet. I have these big, oversized magnets I got a couple years ago. I should get the smaller ones like you use. I'll give it a shot on the next Russ.

@xeno99- glad you like them. Definitely check out Dave Taylor's stuff. He has great conversions and painting. He did an Adeptus Custodes army that is really cool. If you google image search Genswick Rifles you can find examples of other people's workin them.

@swampyturtle- thanks for posting the link, I checked it out myself.

@eldartau- Thanks man. I figured there needed to be some more color on the tanks. Besides I think the dozer blades matches up with the look of the army.

Nice work! You've pulled off some great conversions with these guys. I like the bright blue banner, too; I imagine it really pops against the metal and earth tones of the uniforms. Can we see a shot of the army so far?

@AzraelHunt- Thank you sir. I will post an army shot as soon as I finish this batch of guys.

Ive started the Basilisk, which I am liking more and more. I may try to build another for 2 Basilisks and 2 Russ', instead of 1 and 3 respectively. The guys will be the Basilisk crew, 2 guys for the Lascannon teams, and a sniper. He will "count as" a Ratling. I really like the unit, but the models give me the creeps. Blah. That should round out everything. Next up will be a squad of melta-vets and Rough Riders.

You should do artillery guard with your rifle men here. That would be amazing.

Im really digging this build. I like how the helmets seem to always cover their faces. Very cool

awesome stuff, can't wait to see the snipers

I like the new stuff man! Tanks ahoy!

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the comments. Got a little Basilisk action for you. I have been experimenting with guitar cord for cable and used it on the gunner. The ultimate plan is to kit bash some Storm Troopers. So, pics.....

Managed to finally finish the 2 Lascannon teams, 1 to go.

very well done, you should do some dirt effect on the tires of your guard.

I agree with Panda man but those look really good!

Thanks guys. Hey eldertau, when are we gonna get some new pics of those Wolves?

Ok, got 3 of the kit bash Stormtroopers finished up. They are pretty simple, Cadians with a head swap, trimmed Vox casters, trimmed lasguns, and some guitar wire. Also the last Lascannon. Im going to leave them be for a while and complete another veteran squad. Cant have a Genswick army without more Genswick guys.

The scopes are a awesome touch to those weapons really selling the elite look. Well done

Thanks Panda. I am hoping these guys look elite and not just like jazzed up Cadians. I guess time and paint will tell.

So I decided Harkers squad and the grenade launchers just didnt do it for me so I rearmed the special weapon vets with plasma guns. Much better. Also, finally, finished the last Lascannon. I am pretty happy with this conversion, may use it for the rest of the teams. Also working on another vet squad, this time meltas.

Love the plasma, and the guard keep looking better and better.

Very original work! Everything looks stunning so far, keep it up!

Cain

@Panda- Thanks, man. By the way, I'm taking your advice and am going to put some mud on those lascannon tires.

@Cain- Thanks for the compliment sir, but original, I am afraid not. These are a blatant rip off of Dave Taylor's Genswick Rifles. I worked the arms differently, but the idea is still his.

So I have some progress, half of the next melta vet squad is finished. As are 3 stormtroopers. Those guys turned out pretty well, but my phone wont let me get closer pics. Really need to figure that out.

Ah yes, a classic conversion scheme. Always been my favourite one.

I like the work done here, I declare it good.

those stormies are epic!

@Da Kommizzar- well thanks for stopping by and I am glad you like them. IG in trenchcoats. What's not to love?

@panda- thanks man. I am getting them a Valkyrie an painting it in the green/black. Fluff wise they are supposed to be their own regiment so I guess it makes sense. I plan on a blue/Miordian baneblade.

This is so darn cool! i will follow!

i am excited to see those expansions

Thanks gents, got a supply drop.

Nice stuff. Just enjoyed looking through all the pictures.

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the flagellant bodies.

Yea me too! I am also excited for the Walkers!

@PDH- Glad you like it and thanks for taking the time to look through everything.

@eldartau- Me too, I love the Sentinel. Its just freakin cool.

So, I finished the 2nd vet squad, meltas for these boys. I plan one more then its chimeras for all.

The flagellants will be my Psyker Battle Squad. I was going to use Catachan bits on these guys but changed my mind when I saw all the pieces in the kit. I decided to only trim the weapons from the arms. I am hoping the poses and overall look of them will produce an appearance of charging towards the enemy filled with warp energy, trying to get it out before their heads blow up.

I did something else which is unusual for me, I read the rules. I think instead of 2 platoons I'll just make a single giant one. Since they can combine squads it sort of serves the same purpose as 2 small. I guess for deployment purposes 2 would be more flexible, but what the hell.

You read the rules? Good lord man! I like the flaggellent stuff. I use them for my warrior acolytes in my GK army.

I know, right. I was pissed when 6th came out cause I knew sooner or later I would. Also helps to read the special rules in the codex of whatever army you are building. All sorts of interesting stuff in there.

Alright, first 5 Psykers finished. The look Im going for is a squad, which was once in uniform, to be charging forward in whats left of those clothes. You know, like the warp energy tears apart the uniform as it flows from the Psykers. Im playing with the idea of using washes to make the eyes and mouth glow. We shall see.

Some really clean painting there, good work!

THose looks great man!

Man awesome idea for some warp power men right there. Really well done 40k. And bucket..

Thanks gents, I appreciate it.

Small update here, the sniper and overseer are finished up. I think the overseer matches up pretty well.

Very nice. Where's the overseer body/legs from?

grrr

As a Vostroyan player, I love seeing the guard armies with an old fashioned twist. Great work! Also, the bretonnian heads are a great change from the guard faces we're used to seeing

 grrrfranky wrote:
Very nice. Where's the overseer body/legs from?

grrr

That would be a valk door gunner body. Body/legs are one piece.

^ and a great use of medic hand too. Quality kitbashes, a great blog all round.

@grrrfranky- Rawson has it right, it's the door gunner. You know, those legs and torso look really cool but given the pose there's not a whole lot you can do with it.

@Rawson- thanks for dropping by and I'm glad you like it. I have enjoyed your Vostroyans on many occasions. Conversions are brilliant. I'm also glad for the lack of painted faces in the army. What a beating to get that right.

@inmygravenimmage- thanks man. You can really use that Cadian command set to all sorts of stuff. I see this guy reading a roster of who is left in the squad and who is the weakest. That way he will know who to shoot first. Only if necessary of course.

Hey 40kFSU, I love these guys. The new psykers are great, and the tanks form a couple pages back are really pretty. Keep up the good work.

@schmacker10- Hey man, thanks for stopping in. Glad you like the army, Ive wanted to do one for years. As for tanks, I got another Leman Russ and a Valkyrie on deck.

So, the Stormtroopers are finished. They are ok, I guess. First Sentinel worked out pretty well. I decided against the split colors, dont think it would look all the good on one of these guys.

sweet storm troopers again. Really love the look of them.

The storm trooper heads, where are they fromm? I can't put my fingers on it. Other than that sweet looking army

Young Logan

Thanks guys. The heads, well, I dont know where they came from. I thought they were from the Valkyrie, but I just bought one and no heads. It must be from something fairly common in IG because I have had a ton of them. Anyway, 5 more nuts for the PBS and a shot with the group together. Also knocked out a shot of the army so far. I am well past the half way point. Im thinking 2 more infantry squads, a heavy weapon squad with autocannons, maybe a couple of special weapon squads. We will see on that. As for armor, 1 more Russ, a Manticore, the Valkyrie, and 3 Chimeras for the vets. I have everything except the Chimeras bought, shouldnt be long.

Good job on the PBS, and the army looks very nice all together.

I love your Gunnery Sergeant with Hvy Bolter and your sniper.

They are V.cool.

Your converted stormies are nice - lovely hellguns.

Good stuff! I am looking forward to more stuff!

Really liking the group shot. Those psykers are great as well. Looking forward to seeing more of these dudes painted up!

Lovely army! Really lovely.. Hope you play with it.

@grrrfranky- Thanks man. It's funny I can't stand Empire Flagelants, the seem ridiculous. But those guys make sweet 40k psyckers.

@BigJim- Glad you like those guys. I lucked out with Harker, wasn't sure the SM scout Hvy Bolter would work.

@eldartau- your comments are always welcome, thank you sir.

@xeno99- Thanks and you are in luck, half way finished with the 3rd veteran squad and building the autocannon team now.

@panda- I am considering playing, then I see the 6 inch thick rule book and reconsider. Bucket.

Speaking of autocannons.......

Where are you getting the wheels to do this? It is very interesting.

While we're on the subject of heavy weapons, how did you make the gun carriages for the lascannon hwt earlier in the thread? I prefer those to the autocannon ones above.

The wheels are from the space marine bikes. Only one I could find that really worked. The carriages themselves are built from pieces of sprue. I just make a "T" attach the wheels, green stuff helps, then slap on a few bits. The AC does look like it needs something. Maybe I'll grab a few of the shields that are supposed to be on the gun

Sweet looking army. If wasn't already building an Orkarized IG army would have to really think about following your lead and build an Bret IG army. Great job.

i think if you put blast sheilds on the cannon the effect would be sold. I do love the look they have well done. On a further note, you only need to read about the first 60~ pages to know the rules of warhammer. The rest is fluff, play styles, models, and other stuff...

BUCKET....

@thesilverback- Thanks. An Orkarized IG army you say? Wouldnt mind checking that out.\

@panda-I have decided against the shields. The guns look light, like they could be easily moved or traversed to engage new targets. Since AC's go after infantry and light vehicles, I think it is appropriate. The shield would reduce how far the weapon could track left to right. Besides I like the way they look painted.

Very nice Sentinel, and I like the autocannons. I think I would have done the gun shields, but hey, you like em, thats what counts. Like your psykers, they are very flavourful looking.

Looking forward to more stuff.

Ah, bits of sprue; cunning.

Hey thanks guys. I have been really busy with no time for painting or building. I have had these two guys on deck, just haven't started them.

sweet

So, took some time to rest my brain and knocked out the Manticore. STill need to knock out the missles and dozer blade, that is for the next break. I also bit the bullet and based the whole army with green grass. I experimented with dead grass and some other odd, grayish color. Both looked cool and suitably grimdark but the green breaks up all the drab colors and helps the model stand out more. Im please. For now at least.

Nice bases, it really looks like you've taken a cross section of a grassy field with each model.

Yeah, it does give the feel you ripped the grass out! but i like it. Well done.

Fantastic work!! I know the White Dwarf article you mentioned earlier.

How exactly did you do those cork bases? They look spendid!!

Also, subscribed

Very nice army sir.

I was tempted to build my lascannons on wheels like your own, but I thought it might take too long.

I do like your tanks colour sceme.

@grrrfranky and Panda- Thanks gents, that was kinda the look I was going for. I mean, somewhere in the galaxy there has to be green grass, right?

@AussieRinzler- Thanks man, the oldies are always the best. The cork is just a thin sheet I got at Target. It was in the office supply section. I just kinda break up the edges until it looks right.

OneManNoodles- Glad you like it, Ive seen your Genswick army, very impressive. Your scratch building skills are top shelf.

Damn, those cork bases do look very cool with the grass applied.

I request WW1 inspired rough riders.

The giant birds from the Gaunts Ghosts novel feel like they'd fit in with this army perfectly.

Thanks monkeytroll, I am kinda suprised at how many people like the bases.

And BigJim, I am considering a squad of rough riders. They really fit with the army.

And I finished up the commander. I gave him 2 pistols so he can be a reasonable stand in for Creed. Even added a little doggie named Kell.........

I decided to bronze the helmets and shoulder pads of the command squad, just to make them stand out. Turned out really well I think.....

A nice little detail to make them stand out from the rank and file.

The command squad look excellent, The shoulder pads work very well.

I really like the big boss! But now I really want a deldar wych to point shouting "and your litte dog, too!"

Man the bronze is sweet! well done. Army shot?

Man, thanks for all the comments guys, I appreciate them. Very happy the bronze is liked it was a total spur of the moment thing. When I do stuff like that I usually regret it and the models end up in a tub of simple green. Speaking of which, I have a FW Hydra soaking right now. Its a bit of a rescue, the barrels were bent all to hell and the paint was caked on.

Anyway, second Sentinel is all painted up.

YAY walkers. very nice progress man!

god damn do genwick guardsmen look good, tip my hat off to the guy who started making them
ur painting also really suits the theme, all shiny armour and chivalry and whatnot, i like it
them karksins ... sorry but i dont like them, maybe try to make them more genswick like. but men at arms in half and glue knights on them and give-em hellguns?
those flagellants, what are you gonna use them for cuz i suggest pysker squad cuz i love it when people do that, crazed psyker is a cool psyker
penal legions? because if so cuz i think peasant bowmen look goodas penals, cheap too
also that sentinel, doesnt follow the theme either, maybe give line it up with shields and parchment here and there
having some knight rough riders look be lol
oh and friendly advice, read my signature
keep up the good work, subbed

@eldartau- Thanks man, Sentinels rock.

@Novelist47- Lots to say here. Ok, the flagellants are psykers, the rough riders may happen, I haven't decided. The storm troopers were a whim, I kinda like them, but I do see where you are coming from. Thanks for all your comments, Im glad you like the overall army.

And the Ebay rescued Hydra is on deck.

Very nice! i do hope the hydra will serve well in this army.

Alright, now that real life has subsided, a little WIP shot of the Hydra. Also picked up an Aegis Defense Line. Haven't decided how to paint it. I did change my mind on the valkyrie, its going to be the colors of the army instead of the Stormtroopers. I think it will it will fit a little better that way.

Ok, a proper update with a happy, complete Hydra. Its the first one I ever painted. Pretty sharp!

Very nice, but a niggle: the barrel's undrilled on the hull HB, which detracts from the general awesome.

I Know. The barrels are always my downfall. I plan to fix that after this project. Going to relearn how to do everything.

In the meantime,

GW is arguably the most imaginative and technical model company in the world. They produce beautiful and terrible models by the dozens. And yet they market to 12 year olds. And here is the result. Why.....why? Its enough to make me cry.

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I Know. The barrels are always my downfall. I plan to fix that after this project. Going to relearn how to do everything.

In the meantime,

GW is arguably the most imaginative and technical model company in the world. They produce beautiful and terrible models by the dozens. And yet they market to 12 year olds. And here is the result. Why.....why? Its enough to make me cry.

its enough to make me want to loot it.

@panda- That Russ is even worse than I thought. It may be a total loss. Still plan to enter your competition. Just trying to figure something out worth doing.

On to the Rifles. The 2nd Russ is coming along nicely, should be done in a day or two. A little more than half way done with the 3rd veteran squad. Nothing too special there, just melta vets. The gunners for the AC squad will be up next. Im really looking forward to finishing that squad. Those guys on the right are the stormtroopers. I decided the cadians were out of place so I broke it all down and rebuilt them as Genswick guys.

Really like the rebuild on the Stormtroopers. Somehow they just mesh better with the entire army now IMO.

Give the Russ the Skalk Bloodaxe treatment: hit it with a hammer.

@xeno99- Yeah, you are totally right on that one. No matter how you dress them up, Cadians are Cadians.

@inmygravenimage- Im about to. I had to remove the treads. Oh well, cant complain too much over $15. At least I was able to salvage the turret.

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@xeno99- Yeah, you are totally right on that one. No matter how you dress them up, Cadians are Cadians.

@inmygravenimage- Im about to. I had to remove the treads. Oh well, cant complain too much over $15. At least I was able to salvage the turret.

awe it looked like it could live.

It may live if I can get new tracks. But I am not optimistic. I think a half gallon of glue was used on this guy. Hard to file it all off in some key places. The good news is the Demolisher is all finished as is the vet squad. I think Ill build the Valkyrie next.

Looking good sir.

Hmm i am interested how you will paint the Valkyrie to fit in your scheme.

@Dinamarth- Thanks man, glad you like what you see.

@panda- I decided to paint it the same as the rest of the army. The question is how to paint the defense line.

On that note, just some WIP shots. Stormtroopers and Baneblade.

I like that the stormtroopers get big hats! How are you going to genswick-ise the bb? Also, I saw WWI style rough riders down with those heads and they looked stunning, so would really like to see your take on that.

simply fascinated by the bucket helmet storm troopers. Well done. Baneblade could get bigger side skirts and front armor to
genswick-ise it.

Thanks gents! Those buckets show up in the oddest places. As for the Baneblade, I think I will ad a Genswick tank commander. I didnt alter the other tanks so I dont think I will this one. We shall see.

I like the idea of just the tank commander to denote Genswickism, it makes sense.

I recommend something more on the side of the Russ though, maybe some panels or trim the same color as the infantry's shoulder pads?

Any way, keep up the good work... And love all the plasma on the storm troopers!

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Thanks gents! Those buckets show up in the oddest places. As for the Baneblade, I think I will ad a Genswick tank commander. I didnt alter the other tanks so I dont think I will this one. We shall see.

sounds very simple, but very effective.

So I managed to churn out the Stormtroopers and finally finish the AC squad. Think they turned out well.

Good grief these pics stink.

Wonderfully refreshing army, the only thing I would suggest is to drill out the barrels. Especially on Grenade Launchers and Autocannons etc.

I just love your gun carriages, they're so perfect. Now you just need tractors!

i really enjoy those storm troopers, quite refreshing

@Phantommaster- Thanks man. Its nice to paint a guard army that isnt Cadian or Catachan. Those guys rock and all, but they are what they are.

@inmygravenimage- That may be an idea if I have time. About to start the Valkyrie and the Baneblade just got its first colors.

@panda- Thanks man. By the way, have an idea finally for the competition. I have till the end of April right?

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@Phantommaster- Thanks man. Its nice to paint a guard army that isnt Cadian or Catachan. Those guys rock and all, but they are what they are.

@inmygravenimage- That may be an idea if I have time. About to start the Valkyrie and the Baneblade just got its first colors.

@panda- Thanks man. By the way, have an idea finally for the competition. I have till the end of April right?

May 30th actually.. should come visit the thread. Just click my banner it takes you to it.

@panda- Yeah, Ive been watching it. Lots of great stuff. Was going to try a SM squad, but am now moving towards Catachan snipers.

In the meantime I have the Baneblade under construction and the Valkyrie put together. Actaully it will be a Vendetta. The lascanons are SM Predator sponsons. Worked pretty well.

very nice again! and the lascannon sponsons are a nice touch. Most players also pay for the heavy bolter upgrades, are you going to add them or leave as is? Both are fine. Excited to see some paint.

@panda- Nah, not heavy bolters. I already glued the doors shut. Oh well, there is always the next army.

Just for kicks I decided to take a group shot of the infantry platoon. I've mentioned several times I have never played, but I read all the battle report and tactics threads. I read a lot about blob infantry platoons being "blobbed" and sitting on an objective. I have armed these guys up quite a bit. I think they can handle all comers. If not, they will look cool getting smashed.

love the look. Really, that is a reward right there, seeing all of those finished.

They look great. It's hard to get all the right bitz for this conversion. Great job, really good stuff.

Your army is very nice and very well executed.

Just as a suggestion if you later choose to add some Chimeras, I did a conversion that would probably suit your army's aesthetic quite well.



It's the Chimera tank tracks combined with the central part of Ironclad's Steam Tank 5 (http://www.ironcladminiatures.co.uk/shop/article_steam05/Steam-5.html?sessid=v7PYnWu4GOqcCBpSDJofwcA7t7t0sXxmG16TKYpCZg59ymNldKwxgvIFYkcsIRRt&shop_param=cid%3D10%26aid%3Dsteam05%26).

That website has a load of viable options for the Genswicks.

@panda- Thanks man, Ill post a shot of the whole thing pretty soon. Does look pretty cool!

@Maxim C. Gatling- Yeah, I probably bought enough Cadian bits to build a Cadian army. I was lucky how everything seemed to match up to the Brets and fit.

@Ketara- Thank you, I appreciate that. I was considering Chimeras but, honestly, have about reached the end of this project. I checked out that store, pretty cool stuff. Maybe for the future. My next IG army will feature Victoria Miniatures, maybe these too. And I noticed the Preatorians in your pic. They are my all time favorite, well done.

@Dinamarth- Glad to see you are still here!

As for the rest, Lord Commissar is done. Stupid lighting stinks. And the last of the vets, flamer squad. I built a Astropath/Fleet guy and a Master of Ordinance. Also finished the sniper squad.

You should of never sold your old Praetorian army!

What's in store for your next project?

Dude. You aren't kidding. Every time I think about selling those guys I shudder. Should have kept them. And the next project is Space Marines. Leaning towards Minotaurs. I'm going all out on this one.

Found some time to knock out the snipers and Advisor guy. The guy was painted kinda loudly so he would stand out against the Genswick squads. I plan to go back and do the eyes too. I havent with anyone else, but these need it.

really cool gear, and really well done.

Thanks panda, I may turn one of the psykers from the battle squad into an astropath. Seems I didnt read my codex very carefully, I have one too many.

As for more WIP, the Baneblade is coming along and the last Vet squad is started. I gave these guys a heavy flamer and 2 flamers. Im thinking the army has 9 plasma guns, 3 plasma pistols, and 6 meltaguns. Thats just the infantry, not including vehicle weapons and the HWS's. So what good would 3 more plasma or melta guns do? I figure this squad would be good to repel at least part of a hordes army, especially when supported by the Hellhound.

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Thanks panda, I may turn one of the psykers from the battle squad into an astropath. Seems I didnt read my codex very carefully, I have one too many.

As for more WIP, the Baneblade is coming along and the last Vet squad is started. I gave these guys a heavy flamer and 2 flamers. Im thinking the army has 9 plasma guns, 3 plasma pistols, and 6 meltaguns. Thats just the infantry, not including vehicle weapons and the HWS's. So what good would 3 more plasma or melta guns do? I figure this squad would be good to repel at least part of a hordes army, especially when supported by the Hellhound.

that baneblade is sweet, and guard do need a flamer element. Works on more then just hordes.

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Dude. You aren't kidding. Every time I think about selling those guys I shudder. Should have kept them. And the next project is Space Marines. Leaning towards Minotaurs. I'm going all out on this one.

Keep an eye out for Forgeworld stuff. There will be a lot of Minotaur stuff coming out with Imperial Armour 12: Fall of Orpheus... it pits the Necrons against the Minotaurs.

Have you picked up anything you need for it yet?

Really great work.I look forward to seeing more genswick and the baneblade progress.

@panda- yeah I was looking at the rules, I guess clambers are good for getting guys in cover. That could be useful.

@Dinamarth- I saw the FW stuff it's what made me decide in the chapter. Problem is making a bronze I like without using too much wash. On infantry it looks great. Haven't cracked the code yet for washing vehicles. I keep getting pools of wash and it looks wrong. Have t bought anything just yet. Have to sell these guys first. Wife's orders.

@pedro- thanks man, and I am on the case!

Ok, the Vendetta has its first coat. I was very irritated with myself, planned to use my spray gun, forgot to buy propellant. Oh well, had to brush it. Hence the need for multiple thin coats. I am so going to learn new ways to paint. Anyway, more drudging along with the Baneblade. She will get there. Also finished the Master of Ordinance, will post a pic later on.

Got an Aegis Defense Line, Ill just set it down right here......

Ooh, the pale creaminess of that is just lush. Nice. In not overly sold on the extreme contrast of the black, though.

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@Lone Cat- Yeah, considerable knife work. You have to trim the arms and shoulders off the Bretonnians then dry fit the Cadian arms. No trimming on those luckily. I haven't decided about the missle launcher yet. I was just trying something new. The carriage is pretty close to the way I want the other heavy weapons. I plan to use the heavy bolter with a little modification to make it an autocannon.

And with that, the platoon command squad is finished. I haven't decided exactly how I am going to build this army yet, platoons or vets or what. No flyers though, don't think they fit.

Did you mix paint at all on these, or is that just an effect from a wash?

@inmygravenimage- Agreed. I was hoping to keep thing consistent by putting black on all the weapons, this was a little much. Cant really see any details.

@lord marcus- No, I dont mix my paints. Have tried in the past and the results are too horrible to think about. I give generous washes to the clothing and weapons.

So, on to some completed models. The Master of Ordinance. Your plain, run of the mill Cadian. The Vendetta turned out fairly nice. This is the first time I didnt paint the cockpit interior. Ive seen a lot of people paint the glass with great effect. I used a light blue, kinda washed out in the pics though. The lascannons are a pair of Predator side sponsons. I used ash weathering powder on the wings and fins to give the effect of the aircraft flying low, through smoke.

Have you tried painting a glossy/shine effect on the canopy? I enjoy its basing a lot, and do enjoy the master of ordinance. I do feel like the vendetta is slightly bland, which is bold! and good, but a stripe or something might help it along the way.

Good call on the stripe there panda. It did need something to break up the cream. Also darkened the canopy, it looks better this way. And here are the last units all finished up. I screwed up the Baneblade crew member so I just planted a flag identical to the one in the CCS on the turret. The dude with the guns is Marbo. I figured why not. Dude in red is an Astropath. Obviously a former member of the PBS. Since I had one extra I just repainted. For the scheme I reached into my paint case and whatever color I pulled out is what I used. And the 4th Veteran squad. These boys have 2 flamers and a heavy flamer. Ill post a picture of the full army here in a bit.

I almost gave up on this guy. Had to tear off all the tracks, the backwards and upside down demolisher cannon, and the armor plates on the turret sides. They were also upside down. Fortunately I have a very deep bits box and I came up with enough parts to rebuild him. He has options for a regular LRBT or the extension to make him a Vanquisher. I just couldn't bear to trash him or, ugh, make him into a terrain piece. Ill post some complete army shots tomorrow.

Ok, the army is all finished and I am really pleased. Think its the best one I've ever done. Anyway, thanks to everyone who stopped by and left a comment. Its off the ebay with these boys. See you on the next one....

Great work on the army,cracking tanks and infantry.And well done on the rescue job on the LRBT.

I look forward to seeing any new project you come up with.

@pedro- thanks man, very kind of you. The next project will be space marines. I have been planning Minotaurs but can't get the deep bronze quite right. I have a few more tricks to try.

Very cool seeing them all together as a completed group. Well done, and thanks for sharing your work

Really impressive army you've built, sucks that you have to get rid of it so soon, just make sure you put up some pics of your Minotaurs when you get started.


I wish you the best of luck with the sale