Alright lads! its time for another round, and well you know what that means time to get the models rolling.
This round is designed to create a troop choice for your army, or perhaps a small elite choice, or heavy support.
The goal is to make the models seem like they have a brotherhood for each other! You know squad mates and stuff!
Now this can get hard to model without doing a diorama, but we are not looking for a diorama! Just a few
standalone guys who look like buds together.

Rules and Doo Dads
Model must be a 2-10 figure entries - standing over dying corpses and the such is fine
Model must be painted - even if you are not the best gold deamon status painter - this category is only a mild scale tipper
Painting as follows -will be judge be effort which includes, but is not limited too:

Spoiler:

highlighting
washing
OSL
gem effects
power weapon effects
weathering
and lastly freehanding

Basing is also a requirement
Main judging will be done based on the rule of cool

Will their be a trophy?! Of course their will be a TROPHY!

DEADLINE - June 14th


Current Contestants!
*---------------------------*
MauS *First*
grrrfranky
Matt.Kingsley
Ramos Asura
mad_eddy_13
Galorn
Hive Fleet Lazarus
Fifty
inmygravenimage
Viktor von Domm
Camkierhi
Bobthehero
Arakasi
40kFSU
Marine_With_Heart
Lucarikx
Know No Pear
HAZZER
TheFatElf
wonkobaggins
guinness707
Ruglud
Mephistoles1
Patmandude
dark1250
Smitty
shrike
Icarium
some random necron guy
Drazuul
Casey's Law - withdrew
Rogue Wolves

I'm First, and I'm IN!!

 MauS wrote:
I'm First, and I'm IN!!

MAUS TAKES FIRST AROUND THE FIRST BEND!

Count me in too. I have no idea what I'll do for it, but I still have the whole of dark vengeance lying around unpainted, so I should be able to come up with something by the end of august.

Count me in, too
Now, time to decide what I'm going to do...

Wicked theme!!
Totally in this!

Epic contestants so far! hope to get more! remember to spread the word please.

I'm in, that last one was a lot of fun and a good challenge

I'll take a crack at this one too.

definitely entering this

What are the rules for this?

I am in the middle of painting seven Howling Banshees who have all been rescued from various states of disrepair. However, I do not have pre-painting photos, nor, as such, can they be a brotherhood...

I'd have to give some thought to how to unify them a bit more...

I'm on it like a tramp on chips (trans.: hobo on fries).

damn... how does he come up with such stuff... i have in fact three ...well... four (one is dead ) already modeld chaps lying around...i think these would do great for this battle brothers comp...hmmm....

i am definatly in...

Mine will definately be a diorama, so far i'm thinking Catachans, vietnam, jungle, something like that...

hmmm.... sweet idea.... against who? some slain orks maybe too^^

i think a dio or a small display board also would be great... with a fitting printed background... this could be sweet!

Count me in too, Ideas floating already.

''What is a brotherhood?''

Kriegsman Grenadier #5-6-93-2

August 30th? I think I can make that

Tentatively in.

I assume a themed Mordheim band would qualify?

~Eric

Fifty wrote:What are the rules for this?

I am in the middle of painting seven Howling Banshees who have all been rescued from various states of disrepair. However, I do not have pre-painting photos, nor, as such, can they be a brotherhood...

I'd have to give some thought to how to unify them a bit more...

just a wip! if you got them prepaint that is great, other wise it is ok.
Rules are just do a wip, and base, and paint. Rest is up to you.

Bobthehero wrote:''What is a brotherhood?''

Kriegsman Grenadier #5-6-93-2

its a special number of 84 divided by 2.

Arakasi wrote:August 30th? I think I can make that

sounds great to me!

Taarnak wrote:Tentatively in.

I assume a themed Mordheim band would qualify?

~Eric

sure why not! i leave it open for the creator to decide.




PS names updated! glad to see new and old names. Please spread the word. Force them if you have too!

Challenge accepted.

We just have to put up shots of WIP and things here am I right? I have a squad idea and things to use and after seeing some of the other competitions, I think I have enough time on my hands to compete in one this time.

How convenient, I am painting squad #2 of the 14th platoon.

I'm in! And I -will- finish this time!

Lucarikx

I'm in too!

Marine_With_Heart wrote:We just have to put up shots of WIP and things here am I right? I have a squad idea and things to use and after seeing some of the other competitions, I think I have enough time on my hands to compete in one this time.

yup just a wip, and a finished! nothing hard

40kFSU wrote:Challenge accepted.

I like your style mate!

Know No Pear wrote:I'm in too!

Glad to hear it!


Continue to spread the word. I am going to go play with ferrets!

Alright, I'm in, bring it on baby!
I'll have the WIP shot in a day or so I think XD

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:
Alright, I'm in, bring it on baby!
I'll have the WIP shot in a day or so I think XD

well it ends in august! so you know whats up! please spread the word.

august??? whoa... for that amount of time even i could go golden demon level^^...naww... not really^^

A 5 month compy? Isn't that a bit too long? A month or three seems quite reasonable.

well summer makes some of us rather lazy...

ding, ding... Round 4...

Time for another heayweight slugfest - I've placed 2nd in two comps so far this year, time to get a gold medal methinks

Here's my application form for entry into your spiffing competition Mr Panda sir...

 Ruglud wrote:
ding, ding... Round 4...

Time for another heayweight slugfest - I've placed 2nd in two comps so far this year, time to get a gold medal methinks

Here's my application form for entry into your spiffing competition Mr Panda sir...

LOL...you are a card^^

Why thank you good sir^^

I painted these ladies in 1993, when I was fourteen or fifteen years old. They sat in my parent's loft from 1997 until 2009. Now, I have many many Howling Banshees, almost all unpainted.





However, I am a contrary sod, and rather than paint the models I had that were ready, I decided to take seven models that were in various states of disrepair. Some had no sword, one had no pistol, and a few of their feet had fallen off. I repaired each of them as best I could, and am now in the process of painting them. As I have but five of the old girls, I decided the new ones should match them for the sake of using them together on the battlefield...

The next photos are of my progress so far on my latest members of my Sisterhood of Banshees. I will need to think of a way of unifying the new girls AND the old girls. Perhaps rebasing them all and maybe a runic motif on their swords...

Count me in! BTW what was round 1 and 2?

Always wanted to do one of these, and here's my chance, so consider my proverbial hat proverbially thrown into the equally-as-proverbial ring!

Out of interest, would Stormboyz be a viable entry?

I'm thinking about doing a tactical squad to fit around my hero Veteran Sergeant Theron as i have yet to build the tactical squad for him so that could allways be nice..

Oh-ho-ho, I have a plan also, like the sisterhood, good interpretation of the challenge:

I have several ideas, can we enter more than one entry or because I have a nice long time to work on this, I could do at least 2 and make one my final choice.

Oh I'm in on this one - I'm working on just the unit.

added all of you! glad you have ideas

Count me in!

A very quick rough wip:

Grey knight sword brethren

nice

There may be more in the unit, too. And a base for them all, if I can get my act together...

oh my... seeing those GK´s already... i´ve got to cme up with something cool..*scratches head...*

Well... I have my plan

Slaanesh Chosen Command Squad...

Now to get the pieces...

^Ah... a sister-brotherhood

You could put it that way

I feel like it is a gang-rape really but that is just sleenesh

I'll join in as well. Perhaps I'll get more than 80% finished this time!

 Mephistoles1 wrote:
I'll join in as well. Perhaps I'll get more than 80% finished this time!

i am sure you will!

This was taken at 2 in the morning after I couldn't sleep without having fleshed out my squad idea...

Here's the first WIP shots of my World Eater's Noise Marines (8 of them of course!) - I'm still working on a name for the band.

Oh dear... after seeing those right after posting my termis... I think I may drop out of the comp XD Those are awesome!

NO, too early to drop out Although they are a fantastic idea - I wonder if they are count as power weapons?



I might have to make this dude now

Fracking awesome. This might finally inspire me enough to get custom guitars and do my squad! Thanks!

Dude... They rock \m/ !

All I need to do now is get the bits or rebuild some bits and my squad should look pretty good!

Can I add a vehicle to the brotherhood, I am thinking of assembling an artillery crewmen squad.

wonkobaggins wrote:
Here's the first WIP shots of my World Eater's Noise Marines (8 of them of course!) - I'm still working on a name for the band.

Warpdust
Fleshbane
Warphead

just some ideas, you just made this contest really hard BTW.

Bobthehero wrote:Can I add a vehicle to the brotherhood, I am thinking of assembling an artillery crewmen squad.

Arty is fine! But do avoid tanks if you can. But I see no reason why. Tanks should be excluded; thus if you mus have them one is alright

Upping the ante is the point right! These things always squeeze the best work out of me because seeing everyone else's awesome concepts gets the brain juices flowing. I love seeing the bad ass models that come from these competitions.

That album art was awesome by the way.

started with the work for this comp today... i think this will be a nice one... won´t tell you too much now... soon i show you some WIP pics tho...

I still have no idea what to do... Lucky we've got plenty of time - now what did i do with that thinking hat

my wife had the crazy idea to make a dio with a squad jumping over a wrecked tank... now...that is waht i call a wife that want to keep me busy... sheesh... a werecked tank model just for a 11x8cm diorama... a bit overkill,eh?

Got my first WIP up. I'm going to be doing a command squad post battle, need to visit the local store for more bits...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
my wife had the crazy idea to make a dio with a squad jumping over a wrecked tank... now...that is waht i call a wife that want to keep me busy... sheesh... a werecked tank model just for a 11x8cm diorama... a bit overkill,eh?

Sounds like a great idea to me (wish I'd thought of it...) , my wife justs says, "get those fething toy soldiers off my dining table" most of the time

well.... she does that too... from time to time^^... but often enough she encourages me too^^

I'm in! But a deadline of august seems a bit late...

Im in just for giggles

Count me in, I suppose.

dark1250 wrote:
Im in just for giggles

best reason there is in my view

I've been playing around with some old figures and have a few ideas brewing, I'm thinking of having them in a firing advance so like the squad is pares and looks like they are peper potting. Also About tanks could I add a squad rhino into the diroma as well?

i bet you can add a rhino...tho it won´t count for the models then... if i understand the terms of the comp right...

I know that this is far too early but what about having round 5 a vechical round so you have to make a transport for your brotherhood and then a building to accompany it in round 6?

^ Boy needs to stop putting ideas in my head...

WIP

This image shows one Banshee the basecoat of Snakebite Leather (which may just be the worst GW paint to work with), another with a layer of Bleached Bone over it, then one with a wash of Gryphonne Sepia. The last is one of the original five to show the colours I need to work towards if they are to all work together as a squad. Relatively pleased so far. I don't need them to be identical, but I htink they will be similar enough. I may put a dark wash on the red of the original, if necessary...

 inmygravenimage wrote:
^ Boy needs to stop putting ideas in my head...

Dont make me wirte a 5000 word essay on what ideas to do....

 HAZZER wrote:
I know that this is far too early but what about having round 5 a vechical round so you have to make a transport for your brotherhood and then a building to accompany it in round 6?

Damn it, I like that idea. Now I'm going to be building a dropship for my brotherhood while building the brotherhood

Well by that logic I've still for another stormraven to build

Tbh, I'm not sold on adding vehicles beyond in form of wreckage for bases (which, incidentally, I'm not planning on anyway). I like the idea of unit + display base; more than that I think will distract from the focus of the contest. Don't get me wrong, I love tanks (indeed, getting distracted with them rather this just now!) and would love a tank or flyer contest - or indeed a dedicated transport contest - but maybe better left as a separate contest. If nothing else, I feel it inevitabły will disadvantage those who don't do a vehicle, or at least make most feel obliged TO do a vehicle to stand a chance.

But at the end of the day, it's up to the judges, and I'm cool either way. Just my 2c.

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Well by that logic I've still for another stormraven to build

Tbh, I'm not sold on adding vehicles beyond in form of wreckage for bases (which, incidentally, I'm not planning on anyway). I like the idea of unit + display base; more than that I think will distract from the focus of the contest. Don't get me wrong, I love tanks (indeed, getting distracted with them rather this just now!) and would love a tank or flyer contest - or indeed a dedicated transport contest - but maybe better left as a separate contest. If nothing else, I feel it inevitabły will disadvantage those who don't do a vehicle, or at least make most feel obliged TO do a vehicle to stand a chance.

But at the end of the day, it's up to the judges, and I'm cool either way. Just my 2c.

Maybe a "Total Wreck" competition - how much damage can you put on one vehicle and still make it look operational...

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:


Maybe a "Total Wreck" competition - how much damage can you put on one vehicle and still make it look operational...

I love that idea...especially as an Ork player

 TheFatElf wrote:

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:


Maybe a "Total Wreck" competition - how much damage can you put on one vehicle and still make it look operational...

I love that idea...especially as an Ork player

going by the standards of the race that created it... but maybe not you're right... Fething Orks.

add all the new guys. Total damage.. lol seems very silly.

I like the idea of the next competition being to build a transport for the unit from this round, or some other unit that you need a transport for.

 Fifty wrote:
I like the idea of the next competition being to build a transport for the unit from this round, or some other unit that you need a transport for.

the competitions are made to build a army slowly.

er...er...so making models for fun is not an option???...ohoh...

I only build for fun... I don't need an army...

BS.... everybody needs an army every onece in a while

Viktor von Domm wrote:er...er...so making models for fun is not an option???...ohoh...

this is suppose to be fun! but if you follow the suggestions of the list, you would have almost the makings of a normal force org.

MauS wrote:I only build for fun... I don't need an army...

but armies are fun! jk i am glad to have people who just like mini's

Viktor von Domm wrote:BS.... everybody needs an army every onece in a while

if i had a army, the world would be a much different place. It would be much more like able and agreeable.

well....i am in for the fun of it... so...i might get excluded because i am not following the rules to the letter... but i have a cool idea for a brotherhood ...

just you wait...

for now i present to you... the display piece... see those three gaps? they will be filled sooner than you think



and here it is...:





cheers, vik

Vik, raising the game once again

starting it... only starting it

soon someone else will stomp me right enough^^

I suddenly feel a lot less confident after seeing all these

never lose faith! just one up him! hahha

 cormadepanda wrote:
never lose faith! just one up him! hahha

The disadvantage of doing most of the work in the fist two days... you become the new standard

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:
never lose faith! just one up him! hahha

The disadvantage of doing most of the work in the fist two days... you become the new standard

Never a new standard! just the old standard.

 cormadepanda wrote:

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:
never lose faith! just one up him! hahha

The disadvantage of doing most of the work in the fist two days... you become the new standard

Never a new standard! just the old standard.

ouch... ah well they're all going to look great - and if you can't learn from others than where are you at?

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:
never lose faith! just one up him! hahha

The disadvantage of doing most of the work in the fist two days... you become the new standard

Never a new standard! just the old standard.

ouch... ah well they're all going to look great - and if you can't learn from others than where are you at?

i am implying you set the new standard.

 cormadepanda wrote:

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:
never lose faith! just one up him! hahha

The disadvantage of doing most of the work in the fist two days... you become the new standard

Never a new standard! just the old standard.

ouch... ah well they're all going to look great - and if you can't learn from others than where are you at?

i am implying you set the new standard.

Hell yeah! I'm a trend setter!!!

(Just go with it, I'm nuts)

wonkobaggins wrote:Here's the first WIP shots of my World Eater's Noise Marines (8 of them of course!) - I'm still working on a name for the band

Wayne's World (eaters)?
Khorne?
(very) black sabbath?
chaos theory?
dark matter?

wonkobaggins wrote:Here's the first WIP shots of my World Eater's Noise Marines (8 of them of course!) - I'm still working on a name for the band

Slayers

So are we all agreed on a transport for the brother hood next round? Then add some armour???

Something like that. There is monkies in the dentist office. That is all.

ha ha ha!


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ha ha ha!

Well, how about a vehicle/transport round rather than specifically for the brotherhood, just to keep in as all-encompassing as possible?

Also: ook.

Well, here's some WIP's of my entry:







Kommandos! The theme being the imitation of an Imperial Guard demolition team of sorts. Really pleased with them so far, seeing as I managed to build them entirely out of things from my bits box The "brotherhood" theme will come through stronger when they're painted, methinks.

I like the orks really well done.

No more applicants? come on guys join the fray.

i could join a second time if that is helpful

No Vik, sorry mate.

hmm, might jump into this one, but IDK how it'd go seeing as I'm doing LotR now...
I'll let ya know if the opportunity presents itself

The progress looks pretty good! I've got very little done (just a single, sculpted head) so far. I'll be placing an order for some MK3 armour tomorrow hopefully, so I'm pretty glad we have 5 months (right?!)

Okay, had a think, count me in!

primed my lot today... so tomorrow i will be able to show you a neaky peek as to things to come...

So my hole wow panda is really dumb just hit me.. new deadline on the comp. The one i really meant. APRIL... sorry for well panda being drunk, but panda is being panda. And as the contestants, dont worry, i will make sure you get some armor love coming in one of these contests. As for the prize of the last one, i am sorry but life is preventing me from actually getting anything done for that. It will be a bit.

 cormadepanda wrote:
So my hole wow panda is really dumb just hit me.. new deadline on the comp. The one i really meant. APRIL... sorry for well panda being drunk, but panda is being panda. And as the contestants, dont worry, i will make sure you get some armor love coming in one of these contests. As for the prize of the last one, i am sorry but life is preventing me from actually getting anything done for that. It will be a bit.

Ah... May not be able to finish my stuff, then (they may not even ship here in time!) We shall see then! If I don't get to join, good luck to everyone else!

Might not get my stuff in time either, still need to earn some cash and have the whole thing ordered.

you guys and your exotic out of country orders...sesh

Well I need to order the Thudd gun.

And the crew.

And I have to wait to see if I can keep the job long enough to have some cash to spare after I am done with my upcoming FW order

 Bobthehero wrote:
Well I need to order the Thudd gun.

And the crew.

And I have to wait to see if I can keep the job long enough to have some cash to spare after I am done with my upcoming FW order

some people just have to have the diamond models sculpted by jesus.

But they're sooooooooooooooooo pretty <3

Haha I have every thing here - now to the lab...

 Bobthehero wrote:
But they're sooooooooooooooooo pretty <3

but the arms and legs i need

We'll re-grow them!

And here I was thinking I could spend a month on eah figure... lol jokes XD I think this is a more realistic time frame and I think I may have a pic or two to show of the progress so far soon..

Know No Pear wrote:Ah... May not be able to finish my stuff, then (they may not even ship here in time!) We shall see then! If I don't get to join, good luck to everyone else!

Bobthehero wrote:Might not get my stuff in time either, still need to earn some cash and have the whole thing ordered.

Bobthehero wrote:Well I need to order the Thudd gun.

And the crew.

And I have to wait to see if I can keep the job long enough to have some cash to spare after I am done with my upcoming FW order

mwahahahah, I'm just cutting, converting and painting some existing models

Jeez I take a couple days out and you go move up the time frame. No worries. Which day in April are we aiming for here btw?

Will post wips soon, got some gear but waiting on orders like a few others I guess.

BTW love the pics I have seen so far guys.

 shrike wrote:

Know No Pear wrote:Ah... May not be able to finish my stuff, then (they may not even ship here in time!) We shall see then! If I don't get to join, good luck to everyone else!

Bobthehero wrote:Might not get my stuff in time either, still need to earn some cash and have the whole thing ordered.

Bobthehero wrote:Well I need to order the Thudd gun.

And the crew.

And I have to wait to see if I can keep the job long enough to have some cash to spare after I am done with my upcoming FW order

mwahahahah, I'm just cutting, converting and painting some existing models

:( I would do that, but I'm revamping my Chaos army, selling my old units and bringing it new ones. So... I CAN'T HELP IT

I'd like to enter. I need a kick up the ass to get working on my Teminators.

If that's the end of April I should be ok, I've only just picked out the models I want to use.

Count me in on this one! It was nice getting into the final selection in round 3 and to have been up against such amazing competition, wishing everyone the best of luck this round!

Icarium wrote:I'd like to enter. I need a kick up the ass to get working on my Teminators.

great to hear you enter, pass the word around!

grrrfranky wrote:If that's the end of April I should be ok, I've only just picked out the models I want to use.

IT IS INDEED APRIL 30th!

some random necron guy wrote:Count me in on this one! It was nice getting into the final selection in round 3 and to have been up against such amazing competition, wishing everyone the best of luck this round!

Excellent! pass the word!


Also the front page is always update, thus if you have a regular question about time or who is in the comp please look at the front page.
I will also update the rules should such events happen as such.

I've run out of packs and pads for my interceptors. Like the Borg, I shall adapt...


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Oh wait - APRIL 30th?! Oh man. Time to start a salvage operation...

 inmygravenimage wrote:
I've run out of packs and pads for my interceptors. Like the Borg, I shall adapt...


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Oh wait - APRIL 30th?! Oh man. Time to start a salvage operation...

Lol

WIPs, I'm feeling good about this

My standard bearer



My apothecary - still needs a lot of work


Company Champion


And combi weapons

standard bearer's looking badass

 shrike wrote:
standard bearer's looking badass

He's got the tip of a #16 blade imbedded in his shoulder - getting that "torn apart" look is hard on knives.

Nice work so far.

You've changed the date on me, panda D:

Well... time to get into overdrive...

Right, modelling work should hopefully be done by the end of the week (coursework/other RL things getting in the way), luckily there's not really much actual modelling, it's mostly just building the models to pose- only real modelling is the apothecary and a wounded man.

1 down, 2 to go. The hunt continues...

I changed the date because panda likes you boyz to be ready for a waghh at any time.

well... seems it is time for a hasty update now... times are closing in on us and all that...

april the 30th then... i can live with that

so here is the primed pieces...

(FYI i am way further... but this i will keep to myself...well if you ask nicley i will show you tomorrow )






cheers, vik

woah snap... everyone is dual wielding..

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:
WIPs, I'm feeling good about this

My standard bearer

Spoiler:

I see a potential winner right there already...

 cormadepanda wrote:
woah snap... everyone is dual wielding..

yup... that was one major aspect to tie them together...

i like the mix of minis. And the weapons.

well....those three shout pack enough badassery as possible^^

 Fifty wrote:

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:
WIPs, I'm feeling good about this

My standard bearer

Spoiler:

I see a potential winner right there already...

Thank you, and even if I don't win my army still gets a badass standard bearer

April? Well, there goes my original idea. Maybe I can get my Meganobz finished by then though

Kinda reminds me of the last stand mode in dawn of war...

also, I love banner bearers- in the rules, meh, but as models, sweet as

 shrike wrote:
Kinda reminds me of the last stand mode in dawn of war...

also, I love banner bearers- in the rules, meh, but as models, sweet as

They're worth the extra points, I'm thinking a red flag with a skull motif, its a lot smaller than GW's official version. I may have played a bit too much CoD WaW... Besides when you have an army of bros its hard to get an unique look, I had to do a lot of thinking, originally it was going to be a squad with matching armor - this is cooler. (and I really like doing battle damage)

first kill team member WIP. The change in deadline has cut down my kill team from 9 to 5 but thankfully painting deathwatch is easy

sounds good

Mine's a full 10 men, but luckily I'm doing my raven guard, which is quite a simple scheme.

pics mate...pics...or it didn´t happen....

Change in deadline? Not August?



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Ah yes, in see now...
I'm not sure i'll be makin it on time as I'm moving the next couple of weeks. I'll try, but likely won't make the deadline...

Well, I've finally figured out a use for the base and rider left over from my zombie dragon -> heldrake conversion. And if anyone saw my entry from round 3 you can probably guess how the base'll turn out. Horrors popping up everywhere now!


Not to jack the thread but the heldrake in case anyone was interested (possible entry for round 5/vehicles? )

I like the work so far! Well done every one

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
pics mate...pics...or it didn´t happen....

as always

Ok so I got the go ahead here, Sooo, see if anyone can guess what im going for..

Working on the builds for the remaining 4 brethren, including a brotherhood banner. 2 are basically done:


Whilst I need to work on the remaining 2:


And the base is... Ooh, mysterious!


More to come! It's like a scavenger hunt for bits...

i am so confused.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Ok so I got the go ahead here, Sooo, see if anyone can guess what im going for..

Some kind of Big Gunz battery? Or something similar?

I have to bow out. Shorter deadline plus increased busy means I'll not have anywhere near enough time to finish.

Good luck to everyone staying in.

~Eric

This pic probably a bit more helpful.

I am going to do "Da Broverhood of Dakka" ork biker gang.

looks like it will be epic.

If you want a guardsman to enter you can count me in

Alas, I wont be able to participate with the new deadline > <

With Adepticon approaching all my modelling power is going towards the army for that. After the event there's only 2 weeks (if that) and I think by then Ill be modelled out!

Gorgeous work so far.... Really looking forward to looking at the finished results!

Ill be in the next one for sure!!

(and hey take care of yourself Cormade! No rush on anything! ^^ )

 Ramos Asura wrote:
Alas, I wont be able to participate with the new deadline > <

With Adepticon approaching all my modelling power is going towards the army for that. After the event there's only 2 weeks (if that) and I think by then Ill be modelled out!

Gorgeous work so far.... Really looking forward to looking at the finished results!

Ill be in the next one for sure!!

(and hey take care of yourself Cormade! No rush on anything! ^^ )

NOO... its ok here have a website dedicated to your leaving. Banans

Click that for your own ammusement.

If you click the link. You will get a plus one to all stuff.

All is looking good guys! I should start to get moving pretty soon ish! Allready done a rough moch up of it so yea...

NO link clicks?!

oh my.... i want my two minutes worth of life back!!!!.... i didn´t thought before that prince adam was walking over the rainbow........taste... you don´t discuss it...yeah right

Evenin' all!

I've read through a lot of these thread competitions and I've decided to give it a go myself. Going to work on my Necromunda Gang of Genestealer Cultists as an entry. Complete with scenic base!

It doesn't get more brotherhood-esque than a Genestealer Cult I tells ya!

Here's a bit of back story to my project as well as a few WIPS, hopefully it's enough to get started:

The Ordo Sanguine Salus

A relatively small religious order that has seen increased popularity within the walls of the Hive city of Necromunda, The Ordo Sanguine Solus seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Official reports claim the practices carried out by this order to be within Imperial regulation, in fact it would seem that the Order has an interest in the well being of man within the Hive, a thing many past groups cared little about. With crime and unemployment being hit hard by the teachings and the actions of the Orders hooded followers. Homeless have been given room and board, shortly afterwards swearing themselves to service within the Order, reportedly at their own behest. Criminals that others would have called scum unworthy of anything but a bullet have been seen taking up the cowl after a night of honest prayer, becoming devout followers of this apparently Emperor blessed group.
These criminals turned acolytes have then reportedly been seen as guardians of the Orders meetings, carrying weapons of Imperial make during their duties, a sure sign of support from Hive Officials. Many of the Acolytes within the Order can be seen hired as caravan guards within the Hive as well, protecting both their own and the Guilders interests. It would also seem that an interest has been taken in the hunting of the degenerate mutants that infest the lower reaches of the Hive and the Sump itself. Surely these are blessed times that we can count on and take note of the actions of these men and women, doing for the people of Necromunda what many with the same spoken mind would not.
There have been no reports on the Leader of this Orders appearance, but that any communication with him has been indirectly reported through the Orders inner circle. A group of ferociously devout hooded followers that preach salvation for all within the Hive and beyond. Truely the Emergence of such an Order within the walls of this decrepit place is the beginning of an age of prosperity and well being for those who call it home and a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.


"That's all well and good.....BUT WHERE ARE THE FRICKEN MODELS??!!!11", you ask? Well here you go.




Aurelius Velk, High Priest of the Ordo Sanguine Salus and Genestealer Magus

This fellow is a WIP. He has no weapons at present but the plan is to exchange his left hand for one wielding a Stub gun. I've also snipped the pipe off from the back of his head and filed down the metal plate in preparation for an extended cranium sculpt using GS. I've borrowed a sword from my buddy to sling across his behind and a dagger to cross it. He looks wicked at the moment and I'm almost frightened off cutting anything off him...but progress demands sacrifice and this is Necromunda after all!...Let's face it at least I'm not cutting off an arm.....yet.





Neophyte Voss, Ex Imperial Guard, Devotee of Ordo Sanguine Salus and Bodyguard of Magus Velk.

The first of my two Heavies. This fellow is a heavily WIP model. He'll have a hood sculpted onto him, with the join between his torso and arm GSed in and a pointing finger sculpted on. His head is the Vox Guardsman head from the Cadian boxset, with the helmet snipped down and filed slightly. I didn't really need to be neat with that as a hood will be sculpted over anyway. His backpack is made from the flamer tanks from the same IG boxset, with one tank cut off (Who has two tanks of fuel in a Hive city anyway?) and a bolt pistol holster glued in its place, counting as a Las pistol. The stitched fabric is from the Chaos Marauders boxset and covers it nicely I think, it also gives his arm the illusion that it's sweeping forward to point in a direction, which I like. You can't really see but there is a Knife, Laspistol ammo cartridge and a water flask attached to his belt, also from the IG boxset. I've cut off all IG iconography because I believe that although the gear resembles Imperial weaponry, it's probably just a cheaper made or stolen knock-off.









Acolytes 1,2,3+3 back, 4+4 back, yet unnamed

All of these fellows have been converted using the Chaos Cultist plastic boxset (a steal at €8 a box!), IG plastics and Empire Flagellant plastics. A little bit of GSing will be necessary, missing hands, increasing the cranium size of a few and sculpting semi concealed mutations, spines, carapace, etc. But over all I'm happy with how their turning out. They'll all be named as I paint them, being a mix of both ex-military and criminals that have been "converted" to the cause. I'll also be adding a 5th member as rules dictate more than half of my gang must be made up of these fellows. They act as gangers if you hadn't guessed already.




Brother Tacitius, Servant of the Order and Brood Brother.

The first of my two Brood Brothers (Juves), this fellow has been converted using an Empire Flagellant. His left arm has an auto pistol (counts as Stub Gun) leftover from the Cultist plastics. I'll be giving him a few little religious icons of my own devising. I haven't shown my second B.B. because he currently has no arms, but he'll be equipped with a dagger and stub gun. losing out on the club wielded by the rest of the gang due to lack of creds. We're a poor church.


Well that's it! There's a good bit left to go and I've pretty much just copied and pasted my thread post onto here because frakk that if I'm going to rewrite everything.....I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a surprise or not, but I felt that with my gang, regardless of weither I tell you anything, it's still going to be full of surprises!

Let me know what you guys think!....

There's some fantastic use of random bits there!

Awe man, April 30? Well, that certainly lights a fire under me. Real life obligations should be wrapped up in the next few days then I can get back to the important stuff, 40k.

finally getting over sickness. Nurgle.. you are a jerk!

Jerkle?

Anyhoo, situ on the wip of the display base. It's important to me that it also be a usable piece of terrain; it also is designed to fit in with my ongoing Sanctum Sororitas. And, yes, there will be corpses o' chaos upon it.



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I feel the general blurriness adds an air of mystery!

I like that genestealer cult already - looking forward to seeing where you go with it.

Dan

love the work lads. Keep it up, for those who have real life in the way or other obligations. Better luck next round. For the rest.. get more competitors.

All very nice modles here!

here are my latest pics of my WIP for the brotherhood competition...













and now the most recent work on the ork...










still WIP...so there will be some changes still^^


cheers, vik

So, a quick WIP shot of my men thus far:

Viktor, the red of the eyes may not be standing out enough due to the armor the Ork is wearing. Perhaps change it to another colour to make it more outstanding?

what would you suggest? i see your point totally!... i am game for a change

and shrike... drill those barrels and you will have yourself some true badassery^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
what would you suggest? i see your point totally!... i am game for a change

and shrike... drill those barrels and you will have yourself some true badassery^^

I basically thought "what's the ultimate image of brotherhood and/or badassery?... okay, a bunch of terminators and daemon-hunting paladins protecting a wounded soldier"
also, drilling them now, just got my drill bits in the post

good boy

Here's a few more updates on my progress, I've placed the images in spoiler buttons because they're a little big and thought it may help when viewing:



Brother Icurcius, Servant of the Ordo and Brood Brother.






Neophyte Ernst, Ex-Imperial Guard, Former Hiver Boss and Devotee of Ordo Sanguine Salus.



So that was some of the new additions to my gang that I had yet to show, what follows are pics of my progress so far with the previously shown Cultists:





Aurelius Velk, High Priest of the Ordo Sanguine Salus and Genestealer Magus...continued







Neophyte Voss, Ex Imperial Guard, Devotee of Ordo Sanguine Salus and Bodyguard of Magus Velk...continued




So there you have it!....All my progress so far in a nutshell. I've also filled in several gaps on my ganger models, but I didn't feel they needed to be showcased here. I'll be sculpting hands and half arms onto the remainder before I make my last ganger from scratch at some point this week. Still in the planning process of the scenic base, but it's been drawn up on a sheet of cardboard just so I can tie down the textures I'll be using and the positioning of the Order.

If you're interested in following my progress in further detail, then pop on over to my P&M Blog at: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/492775.page

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
what would you suggest? i see your point totally!... i am game for a change

and shrike... drill those barrels and you will have yourself some true badassery^^

I would suggest a total white with a black "outline", or a dot of white on a black back. I googled 'golden daemon orks' and I realised that lots of Orks are painted with red eyes, but they usually have either yellow or orange on them to make them stand out a bit more. It really is up to you though!

Also, wow, drazuul, that's some pretty awesome sculpting and theme. Keep going at it! You're doing awesome!
(I especially like how much I found the High Priest to be disturbing, haha)

All right, no WIPs, camera is FUBAR again.
I was wondering is I could alter my entry to just the standard bearer and his friend?


Also I got them both painted, now for weathering, chipping and gore.

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:
All right, no WIPs, camera is FUBAR again.
I was wondering is I could alter my entry to just the standard bearer and his friend?


Also I got them both painted, now for weathering, chipping and gore.

sadly eddy the judges are looking for a two model entry minimum. That means they want two bases with two different minis minimum or in the case of a full blow diorama some distance apart is needed. In your case you have one mini the standard bearer who also has nice base detail. A second model is requested.

 cormadepanda wrote:

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:
All right, no WIPs, camera is FUBAR again.
I was wondering is I could alter my entry to just the standard bearer and his friend?


Also I got them both painted, now for weathering, chipping and gore.

sadly eddy the judges are looking for a two model entry minimum. That means they want two bases with two different minis minimum or in the case of a full blow diorama some distance apart is needed. In your case you have one mini the standard bearer who also has nice base detail. A second model is requested.

Fair enough, thats why I checked.

 Know No Pear wrote:

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
what would you suggest? i see your point totally!... i am game for a change

and shrike... drill those barrels and you will have yourself some true badassery^^

I would suggest a total white with a black "outline", or a dot of white on a black back. I googled 'golden daemon orks' and I realised that lots of Orks are painted with red eyes, but they usually have either yellow or orange on them to make them stand out a bit more. It really is up to you though!

Also, wow, drazuul, that's some pretty awesome sculpting and theme. Keep going at it! You're doing awesome!
(I especially like how much I found the High Priest to be disturbing, haha)

interesting suggestion... i see if i can do this... eyes still are a brutal task to me

my WIP before assembly, first from left to white is a black templar and space wolf


dark angel and blood angel


and finally raven guard, raptor and either ultramarine or white scar

A white scar... with a jump pack?!
Heresy, I say!

Wait, why'd the deadline change?

 shrike wrote:
A white scar... with a jump pack?!
Heresy, I say!

Sadly, I don't have a SM bike and biker, otherwise there would be a white scar biker
though if you have one to give away for free I won't say no.

 Smitty wrote:
Wait, why'd the deadline change?

to increase the qouta

 Hive Fleet Lazarus wrote:

 shrike wrote:
A white scar... with a jump pack?!
Heresy, I say!

Sadly, I don't have a SM bike and biker, otherwise there would be a white scar biker
though if you have one to give away for free I won't say no.

sorry, I've converted all mine into captain, librarian and chaplain bikers

Do it smerfs!


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Cannot the deadline be for may time? I mean we had more time to one figure in the previous round surely a month is not that long (if you wanna convert them and paint them well?)

 HAZZER wrote:
Do it smerfs!


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Cannot the deadline be for may time? I mean we had more time to one figure in the previous round surely a month is not that long (if you wanna convert them and paint them well?)

all in favor of this ending mid may cast their vote, all who dont care, cast their vote, all who want to vote, cast their vote, all who don't want to vote, cast their vote.

I'm in favour of it ending August, but it ending in mid-may may allow me to get work done, if school/shipping allows.
1 vote for mid more (or more!)

Personally I'm happy with April!

I'm good either way

Hopefully it's not to late to throw my hat into the ring. Being a newbie I've not entered one of these things before but here are some WIPs of my entry the Brotherhood of Malice









and with a bit of paint



Ideally the unit will have 11 members when I've finished....

I don't mind, I should have my guys done by end of april anyway, mid-may just lets me procrastinate

I am cool either way, I do not mind if it is extended so more peeps can enter. It seems it was a bit tight for several people before.

Love the pointy heads dude.

Mid to end may would be cool... I'd be done moving and likely able to enter... End of april... well... i'll never be able to make that...

the pointy head gang looks very cool... i think you can skip calling yourself a newbie^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
the pointy head gang looks very cool... i think you can skip calling yourself a newbie^^

Thanks ...I meant newbie to the forum rather than newbie to the hobby about 30 years to late for the latter

LOL... i had assumed so much^^ your painting proves that for sure

Anther vote for Mid-May

i am fine with everything as i am almost done anyway...

I'm 7/10ths primed...

May suits me as I still haven't decided what I'm going to do

Everyones making awesome progress and Im just sitting here procrastinating... Well no longer!
Some WIP shots. EVerything has been base coated and these bases are almost finished. Sorry for the bad lighting, everything looks a lot nicer and when it comes round to the final shots I'll be using proper lighting.

I think I'll have to step, I have reduced hours at the job, so I doubt I'll be able to get all the FW stuff I want in one batch, and there's no way I am getting the Quad Launcher in time :(

Relented and decided to add a couple of termis to my kill team
One of the few bits of color in what will be a very grey and black entry

 Bobthehero wrote:
I think I'll have to step, I have reduced hours at the job, so I doubt I'll be able to get all the FW stuff I want in one batch, and there's no way I am getting the Quad Launcher in time :(

More time is being added.



MAY 30TH! new dead line.

Good plan, batman.

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Good plan, batman.

LMAO... i really like comments like these^^

I'm headed out of town for the rest of April this weekend, so I had to get my entry done a bit early:

Here they are: "Slash and the Warpstorms"








The multiverse will never be the same!

Dan

Oh snap! Let the bodies hit the floor.

Ok ill give up now (JK)......that is freaking awesome dude.

The hat wins it for me.

I jut lost the will to continue with my entry. I don't even think I want anyone else to win

 Hive Fleet Lazarus wrote:
I jut lost the will to continue with my entry. I don't even think I want anyone else to win

same here
Damn, that is all kinds of awesome...

Those Khorne rockers are really well done lovely paint jobs. Not sure the subject is quite my thing but the execution is 1st class. Well done.

Shall we all throw in the towel and give this man his metal? haha puny.

Khorne always does 1st-class executions!

And hey, forces the rest of us to raise our game

I'm glad you like the band guys. I'm not super thrilled with the photos, so I'll try and get a few better ones up before I punch out.

Can't wait to see the competition!

Dan

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Khorne always does 1st-class executions!

And hey, forces the rest of us to raise our game

i know that Khorne makes sure you get the point!

I feel so outta my league here

That band has given me cause to double my efforts now, but they are SOOO AWESOME!

I dare not post my wips, the band scare me too much.!!

 TheFatElf wrote:
I feel so outta my league here

At least I knew I was out of my league before any WIPs were posted or I'd started, I said as such to Panda

now now mates! just get your stuff done. You will be surprised who will come in for the finish.

Might as well give the band first place now. The rest of us will just have to fight for second. I'm certainly not going to get near that.

Oh feth that is sweet...

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:
Oh feth that is sweet...

sweet like khorne flakes.

 cormadepanda wrote:

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:
Oh feth that is sweet...

sweet like khorne flakes.

Blood for the Blood god! Milk for the Khorne Flakes!

...Sorry, it had to be said

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:
Oh feth that is sweet...

sweet like khorne flakes.

Blood for the Blood god! Milk for the Khorne Flakes!

...Sorry, it had to be said

It shall be quite the quest.

Ok so aiming for second then

Here are some WIP pictures of the second bunch of Malal cultists for my brotherhood

Dam I was almost tempted to join this but now AWESOME entries so far but the band ROCKS !!!!! God of metal my ears are bleeding …………….

Im still gonna try and go for 1st place... just hoping my painting skills will be up to the challenge and trying to win brownie points before the comp ends... Im looking at you Panda!

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:
Im still gonna try and go for 1st place... just hoping my painting skills will be up to the challenge and trying to win brownie points before the comp ends... Im looking at you Panda!

Thats the sprit mate if you can find a concept that is interesting or has that something extra you could just win what that is though I have no bloody idea

 lone dirty dog wrote:

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:
Im still gonna try and go for 1st place... just hoping my painting skills will be up to the challenge and trying to win brownie points before the comp ends... Im looking at you Panda!

Thats the sprit mate if you can find a concept that is interesting or has that something extra you could just win what that is though I have no bloody idea

Concept? Eh.... its just a bunch of termies marching across no mans land XD Its more just different or slightly converted armour to make them look more archaic and battle scarred, and thats where the painting would need to come in handy.

well i only ever won one comp at all... nevertheless i join two comps each time anew only for the challenge it oputs me through... the spirit of taking part is what is needed!... and while i love that khorny band i still wanna see the best of all opf you guys... as i will try myself too

good luck to all!

The spirit of brotherhood, that is

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:

 Marine_With_Heart wrote:
Oh feth that is sweet...

sweet like khorne flakes.

Blood for the Blood god! Milk for the Khorne Flakes!

...Sorry, it had to be said

Khorne flakes, part of a balanced breakfast

The best part is, the band isn't the rock solid favorite of the judges yet. Don't lose heart, win them over! Vik has the right mentality. Viktory is nigh!

 cormadepanda wrote:
The best part is, the band isn't the rock solid favorite of the judges yet.

...how?! :p

Hey, just a quick question (because it the rockers looked familiar) Was the daemon prince done before the compy?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
well i only ever won one comp at all... nevertheless i join two comps each time anew only for the challenge it oputs me through... the spirit of taking part is what is needed!... and while i love that khorny band i still wanna see the best of all opf you guys... as i will try myself too

good luck to all!

Agree with that ...this is the first comp I've entered. Not bothered about winning just having a bit of fun. Hopefully people like what I've done and if nothing else having a deadline might keep my ever wandering imagination focuesd.

oh the joys of random model syndrome. And its costs...

Yep, the prince was completed last month - the rockers (his minions) are the only ones painted this month.

Hmmm... everyone else has something way more impressive than me...

Starting to think I should enter something different. I am working on five Eldar corsair pirates, converted using the original plastic guardians, Hawk wings and bitz... Maybe more likely to win as it features a lot of conversions.

 Fifty wrote:
Hmmm... everyone else has something way more impressive than me...

Starting to think I should enter something different. I am working on five Eldar corsair pirates, converted using the original plastic guardians, Hawk wings and bitz... Maybe more likely to win as it features a lot of conversions.

that sounds cool!

 Fifty wrote:
Hmmm... everyone else has something way more impressive than me...

Starting to think I should enter something different. I am working on five Eldar corsair pirates, converted using the original plastic guardians, Hawk wings and bitz... Maybe more likely to win as it features a lot of conversions.

ooooh ooh something like this

Kind of. You can make almost exactly that using the Forgeworld conversion kit, but mine use Hawk wings. Also, three of the five are flying, and I have cut them up and dramatically reposed them. Once they are primed and base coated, I'll be able to see if my greenstuff skills were up to the job...

Hmmm... I may do both and see which looks best...

The work here is just soo awesome. Got to up my game. Not that I am in it to win it. Lke Vik said I am stoked just having a go.

So just a couple pics, there are more on my ork blog, (sorry for plug)

I'm loving that assault cannon on the bike Cam - nice scratch build.

i love gatlings! well done cam! and always...the rule of cool decides

See, that's the thing, it's all about the cool. Style point to that man.

that thing is huge! sweet jesus.

Well I figured it is a dakka cannon, and must have MORE DAKKA.


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Oh and it will be on a "legal base eventually.

Needs to be red. Sunz of Anarky

Now that's what you call an ork bike.....loads of Dakka

its very epic.

Some more work on another member of the Ordo Sanguine Salus:











More details about this project over on my thread! : http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/492775.page



Not as much as I wanted to get done this week, but sure at least it's something!...I have every confidence that I'll pull this project off in time for the end of April......every confidence...

-Draz

lovely work everyone, keep it up.

Some great stuff ging on in here. I still have no idea what to do though :-[

 Ruglud wrote:
Some great stuff ging on in here. I still have no idea what to do though :-[

you want to to do it all.


ALSO HOLY SHEET FRONT PAGE!


JOIN LADS SLOTS ARE OPEN

Hopefully my bits will arrive soon after Easter... I want to get started on my entry...

And it totally isn't slaanesh chosen... totally...

sounds good lads, sad to see we didnt get any new applicants.

Hope everyone had a good easter. I got some paint on my brotherhood and breathed in way too much molten styrofoam fumes.


imperial fist and raven guard/white scar, depending on how horrible my freehand is


space wolf and ultramarine


black templar and raptor


salamander


dark angel and blood angel librarian (who will have a similar effect I shamelessly rip off inmygravenimage's entry fro the previous round)


and a preview of what will soon be happening to the poor necron

Blood for the blood god skulls for the stage of Korn huh... One of the band needs a custom Microphone stand really...

Good sir... you just upped the ante... and as I'm done moving as of now, and know what boxes all my stuff is in... well... I can only say one thing...


Its ON!

yay it is on

Good stuff, and thrilled to be ripped off (as it were)!

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Good stuff, and thrilled to be ripped off (as it were)!

?

Graven is refering to this, I believe

 Hive Fleet Lazarus wrote:

dark angel and blood angel librarian (who will have a similar effect I shamelessly rip off inmygravenimage's entry fro the previous round)

Ok so I'm back from visting family and habve managed to get most of my squad built now, just need some more parts to allow me to finish...I'll be posting pics up later onto my blog and here pretty soonish..

sounds great... alas i now understand. Ripping off just means you had a great idea.

just remberd to post here. Here is the current state of Tactical-Squad Theron! For more pics check out my blog (link in sig).

one of those poor marines looks handless.

its the new kind of sergants... usually without helmets... now they even don´t have heads...probably a scheme by GW to even skim off yet more of our valuable money

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
its the new kind of sergants... usually without helmets... now they even don´t have heads...probably a scheme by GW to even skim off yet more of our valuable money

Heads will be available in a separate, £9 resin set

lol... yep, all made from the very best finecast of course... not that this had to be mentionened

man quality control

Not one, not two but three with no hands! There the AOBR marines... I'm leaving the bolter/hands peice off for painting...

 TheFatElf wrote:

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
its the new kind of sergants... usually without helmets... now they even don´t have heads...probably a scheme by GW to even skim off yet more of our valuable money

Heads will be available in a separate, £9 resin set

Don't forget the unnecessary peg to join the head to the body which can be purchased in a set of 4 for £5.75

that is a nice one... you have to buy three sets to make a complete unit of ten...and still have two surplus which you never need for something else

Bases also cost £1 per 25mm or £1.50 per 40mm.

guy guys.. i live in america.. these prices are horrifying.