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Post by: TheFireDrake
Hey Guys,
Ive been painting for a good few years now and have decided it finally time to show off my projects! These will eventually range from desired whim to desired whim. But for starters I’m going to be posting my latest project, the feared ork clan ‘Da Dark Reapaz’.
I’ve already completed a few units which i will show off, but there a work in progress’s to follow. Fear the green tide!
i wanted the orks skin to be darker as they progress in rank, the nob squad which i will upload later will be darker then the squad nob, and the boss will be almost black, not to shure about the squad nobs skin may need ammending
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Post by: SelvaggioSaky
Really like the red on your orkz, vehicles look awesome a swell.
Give us moar
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Thanks SelvaggioSaky,
Another mob, small one, eventually I’m going to be painting up a warboss in mega armour to go with this unit, love these models, good price too.
The nobz skin is much darker then the unit nobz, i want it the skin darkening as they become harder to be visible like it should be.
Sorry about the last 3 pictures, deciding if i want them auto corrected or not, i think in future ill have them corrected
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Post by: cormadepanda
really good work. Your painting is skilled, and the metals are very nice.
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Thanks cormadepanda,
some more of the Dark reapaz, a large truck the befits large orks,
And the truck on its own, Weathering powders are quickly becoming my new best friend,
And finally the on my to do list, a Wip warboss, looking forward to painting, i will have to get some WIPs while painting him.
Also need a good army shot of them so far
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Hey guys, another update.
Not an ork update, But a Imperial guard one! Yes, i do so love the imperial guard. Over the last few days ive pinched a few leman russes from my bits box, (i had abut 5 unmade ). I decided to get them painted up, and try out a few techniques.
I went for typical caidan Colour scheme. And here i have the finished unit, the Cadian 144th Armoured Regiment, each tanks has its own number, and squad symbol on the rear of the turret, Had a lot of fun playing around with the transfers. Bit of weathering here and there, I’m pleased with the results.
These guys are not in my own regiments colours, so ive thrown them on eBay, please check them out http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281120208126?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649, if you contact me directly by mchl_cyn@yahoo.co.uk i will be able to sell them directly at a discounted price.
Comments and criticism appreciated
Note, the tracks appear much brighter than they do in real life, due to lighting. (they are not quite that orange)
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Hey guys, another update. Back to the Dark Reapaz! More Red and Dark bue in the form of StormBoyz.
This unit is eventually going to be accompanied by non other then boss Zagstruk himself. I may put this unit up to 15 when i get around to it. Really fun kits with loads of ork extras.
As always comments and criticisms appreciated.
View of the unit from the front.
Close up of the nob
Some of the chaps at the rear
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Post by: Depraved
Great work. Very well painted.
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Post by: Johnnyhorse
Damn dude, nice highlighting on the Ork skin. These'll inspire me to work on my own Orks some more!
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Post by: Zwan1One
Fantastic Orks. Your red looks great across the army.
Storm boyz kit looks great fun to build and paint.
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Hey Guys, Cheers for the kind words.
A small update, another mob of boyz. This time with shootas.
The majority of base coats have been done here and they should be finished soon. The biggest job is the first layer on the skin, as it takes a few coats to get it on smooth (warboss is a week colour). Next job is to highlight them and then do little details like teeth etc. Should be done soon and then my ork force will begin to resemble a proper force. Both my chopa mob and shoota mob will be 17 guys large so they can foot slog or i can cut the unit down and throw them in a truck. The shootas will have accompanying big Mek with force field. Think i will need a battle wagon so i can fit the full unit in.
You can also see anoth mob of 12 black reach boyz which im currently building. They can flesh out the other mob or be truck borne unit.
In the background you can see a metal cadain auto gun team. Found them in my bitz box and I’m itching to mount them on a HW team base and re-paint them. I would love to do a platoon sized force of the old metal cadians.
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Post by: cormadepanda
The orks look very nice. That be interesting if you could.
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Hey guys, only a quick update.
The shoota mob is finished. Going to try and get an army shot early next week. I think next i will start on the charcters so i will have a legal force, then maybe a small game or two?
Finished Slugga Boy Mob,
A few of the boyz
The Units Nob, and a rokkit launcher boy, a nig shoota would probably be more effective bt i do like the look of this guy.
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Post by: roullier10
Loving this thread, keep the updates coming, great work
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Hey guys, Managed to get some good work done on the HQ’s. An Ork big mek with custom force field, for all those orky cover save needs. An incredibly fun model to paint.
In the mob!
Also a Wip of the ork warboss in mega armour. This guy was surprisingly fun to paint to, being an old model. Good job GW. Looking forward to this guy cracking space marine heads and booting dreadnaughts with his nobz...
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Post by: Dreadclaw69
Great work  Was that a set of old 2nd Edition plastic Stormtroopers I seen in the background of one of those pics?
Just a question about the Warboss, but have you considered adding dags or glyphs in yellow (or a checkered pattern) to break up some of the large red areas?
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Hey Guys,
Cheers Dreadclaw69, those are the old storm troopers. Im still get surprised by what comes out my bits box. Dont relly see a use for them so im going to get rid of the poor devils. Good idea on the war boss, checks are not a bad idea. May very well add more to him throughout the project.
In other news i’ve managed to get hold of some old cadians of eBay. So my platoon idea is going to happen!
More reinforcements for my Dark reapaz! I did not know this little fellow can be a troops choice if you have a big mek (which i do!). The deff dread! Originally i wanted a squad of killa kans to escort him around, well to follow him at least.
Ive managed to pull my dear old Zagstuck from his grave in the bitz box. I had two finecast ones (the strompack on one was warped beyond repair, so i got a second for free). A friend said i need around 15 strom boyz to make use of this chap, is my current 11 and Zagstruck to small? (11, the nob can proxy down to a boy, suck it up nob, you’re in better company).
I will see about an army shot of the gang so far, over the weekend or early next week. They are looking rather numerous on my desk.
Comments and criticism appreciated. Please visits my gallery if you want to zoom in on the Deff Dread, the top down one looks good zoomed in.
P.s. the storm troopers are up on eBay ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warhammer-OOP-Imperial-Guard-Storm-troopers-Berets-/281117290970?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item4173e571da), please Message me if you are interested. As it’s a buy me now option i can always lose the models and take down the post .... and sell them cheaper without the need to pay ebay tribute .
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Post by: roullier10
Love the death dread, you should also put more small head boyz into the army
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TheFireDrake wrote:Hey Guys,
Cheers Dreadclaw69, those are the old storm troopers. Im still get surprised by what comes out my bits box. Dont relly see a use for them so im going to get rid of the poor devils. Good idea on the war boss, checks are not a bad idea. May very well add more to him throughout the project.
Happy to help  Checks should help break up the red a wee bit
Maybe you could paint up the Stormtroopers similar to the Cadians and say that they're a local PDF force
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Roullier10, “Don’t tempt me frodo!”
DreadClaw , Not a bad idea but they are a bit dated to be honest, and would go straight back into my bits box until i paint my way through my huge guard collection. There will be someone out there who wants them more then me.
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Yeah, the monoposes from 2nd Edition do look a touch dated against some of the newer sculpts
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Don’t get me wrong, the 2nd edition metal storm troopers, the special weapons, srg. and heavy weapons are characterful. With some TLC and converting it will be a nice squad.
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Hey Guys, another update.
Smallish update, but a green one none the less. A new unit of boyz for the army, could be a truck mob or i can throw them into the other mob for those situations where less then 29 boyz would be a tad too subtle....
These guys are the old 40k starter set Orks, was it black reach? Really nice guys, bit monopose-ish but you wont notice if they are mixed with generic boys and i love that. No big shoota. Might have to mooch around in a bitz box for one, I’m sure theres another unmade mob in there somewhere. But i think for the size of the army im aiming for, thats it for boyz! Not too soon either as im fed up of painting boyz.
Also im currently working on Zagstruck, very WIP, not the best picture.
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Hey Guys, Another update today, a slightly more interesting one.
If i want to be able to use the squigoth as a truck its going to need a few attachments. So i dove into the orky bits that i have accumulated recently and pulled out some bits and bobz.
The biggest find has to be a fully made big shoota, the last one i had left over. You can have a big shoota as standared on a truck or a rokkit launcher, so i made a custem shoota that could be one or the other depending on the amrylist. Adds some much needed dakka to the already feroicesness of the model. Secondly i needed a grenade launcher. So my boys can charge into cover if they need to. Normally the squigoth comes with a big gun that goes on top. Ive don’t have this but there is a flat area in the back where ammo for the gun goes, huge shells. So i covered it up with some intresting thing i found (in true mek fashion), this in theory is a compressor of some kind, whichj will build up air pressure and then shoot the grenades in truly unpredictable fasion towards what ever is in front. So the boyz can dive bomb from there hand grips and the fighting platform into defenders which are covwering from grenade blasts, Or hurl glow a large chunk our of the fighting platform.
Then a early shot of the beast truck
I would love to have a boarding ramp on there too, it has a ladder for boyz to climb up, and a high platform they can jump onto tanks from. But i guess i might be pushing my luck.
Also finished Zagstruck, got some pictures of him and him with his new unit, that i will put up tomorrow.
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Big green update with a healthy dose of red.
First the finished Boss zagstruck and unit. Lovely model, amazing rules, ace mob.
Yeh!
*flight of the of the Valkyries *
And squiggoth...truck!
Im happy to take this guy to the field, might add more. Was considering weathering powders, but not sure. Might do a bit of highlighin on the big buggers face at some point to bring him alive a bit. So watch out for a squiggoth face snap in the future.
With a few boyz, on top. The rest will be clung on to bullet holes, armour plates and other such positions . Ready to pounce like proud noble lions, but more like green leather sacks full of cats and dogs.
Then for fun the mob poring onto some guardsmen
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Post by: Scrazza
I like it! I' really dig the vehicles, the red suits them fine. Looks like your on a good start to make a big red/green tide!
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Post by: SelvaggioSaky
Fast and great paintjob there!
Tell me your secrets please
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Not good enough, give it to me and start again
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Hey guys, another update, the first for a while.
These guys have quickly become my favourite Ork models. i love everything about them, and i would love to have a 1500 point pure bike spped freak army! Give me an excuse to get hold of the forge world Ork Warboss on bike. The unit is eventually going to be 6 strong and in another picture below you can see the WIP shots of the other three.
And here is the last batch of reinforcements for the army. Then i will be happy with the size. Three Killa canz because i love the look of them, and it would be nice for the Deffdread to have some playmates, or some playthings rather. Three more bikes to finish of that unit. And finally 5 more Burna boyz, just to make the Burna unit just that more unpleasant to be near.
Ive decided to hold off on the army shots until the lot is done, then im going to get the realm of battle board out and really show them off
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Hey guys, Another update speed freak update.
The bike mob is done, i really want an army of these guys.
(In future i will crop these pictures, but for a better view you should click the pictures, hey will take you to the gallery where you can zoom in)
Im a fan of the no-nonsense hands on the handlebar orks. The ones who are not waving improvised weapons of death. If you stick the bike on a tilt or angle it really looks like the are speeding around like nutters. But you don’t get enough handle bar hands, you get 4 in total which is odd. Same for the killa can kits you don’t get enough weapn options, one rokkit launcher one grotzooka etc.
Awesome kit never the less, next will be the killa canz who are pretty much done, then the burnazs and the army will be done. ow and doing a bit more work on the warboss.
Once again please comment or criticize
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Hey Guys, another shambling update,
This time the little green cousins have been given the spot light, and are out in force. I had to have these guys in the army. May not be the best choice but certainly a unit i love. These guys will be providing cover for mobs and generally making a complete nuisances of themselves.
KIlla Cans! Had to do a bit of mekking on one, as the kit only comes with one rokkit arm. So i made a dual flamer/rokkit with some spares bits I’ve collected. If i ever get another one of these kits i will be make them all into obliterator style many weapons combined on one arm, as i like the orky look of it.
Seeing the pictures ive noticed a few bits and bobs i need t clean up or re-chip.
And finally i took a quick snap with there big brother bully
Arnt they just adorable...
Feel free to comment or criticise
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Hey guys, coming to an end of the Space Orks,
Ive finished another mob, and this mob is scary as hell, the Burna Boyz!
I can imagine a truck buzzing around the board, engulfed in fire and wooping boyz. A tornado of fire.
Also made a few changes to the warboss, added a bit of a checker to his jaw and changed the colours of his glyphs might add some more checks as they only tooka couple of minutes.
And finally, ther was somthin wrong with this tank which i coyuld not palce my finger on, when i was setting them army up for a photo i noticed it did not have any chips in the centre of its armour plates like the other vehicles, so i quickly added them and i think i like it now.
For a better view of the picutres just click on them and it will take you to the gallery, where you can zoom in and see them in more of there glory. I was playing around takeing photos of the army, ive got some ideas and will be re-taking them pictures tomorrow if the sun is out, they take up a nice 4x4 foot board. Bigger then i thought.
Ive called these guys the Dark Reapaz through out (As Dark reaper is the name of the paint used on the cloth), but i think its time to re-name the army. So i would love to hear any suggestions from you guys.
As always please drop a comment, and feel free to make suggestions. On what army i should consider doing next, what things would you like to see painted... considered for a moment just picking a random apoc. datasheet (when it comes out) and just building it, painting it, for fun.
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Post by: McFlufferson
Really, really impressed with your work on these dude. Can only wish my Ork army was as impressive. I look forward to a full army shot.
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oops sorry, missed this comment
Not much of a secret, practice and muscle memory. It also helps that i worked for a commission painting service for two years. Apart from the skin and metal everything is basecoat, wash/black lined wash, then a highlight. The skin is straight out of the How to paint citadel miniatures (the recent one). Waaagh flesh, wash, warboss then skarsnik (warboss is a takes 3 coats in some places, bad paint!  But in my opinion orks are meant to be that green) and the metal gets some sloppy brown wash and orange wash to make it look messy and orky. As for the vehicles, not much ork in them tbh. Thanks for the comment.
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Post by: Dreadclaw69
Very nice work  The yellow details on the Warboss break up the larger areas well
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Hey Guys, a small, yet big update.
Thank you dreadclaw, it was your suggesion after all, and a good one too.
Here a re couple of army shots. The weather is still grey, in the middle of summer..... ow well, these are just to show of the size of the army so far. As soon as i get a bit of sun i will re-take them. Hopefully they will come out better. I’m hoping to get a better camera soon. Also note ive messed around on Photoshop to get rid of unwanted background.
Going to try and play around with backdrops in the future. Hopefully it will make it more awesome, and not at all cheesy.
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TheFireDrake wrote:Hey Guys, a small, yet big update.
Thank you dreadclaw, it was your suggesion after all, and a good one too.
Happy to help  I had my first trip to a FLGS yesterday after running errands and had to convince myself not to buy anything
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Post by: SelvaggioSaky
That's above coolness in every State mate!
WAAAAAAAAAGH!
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Dreadclaw69 wrote:
Happy to help  I had my first trip to a FLGS yesterday after running errands and had to convince myself not to buy anything 
Wouldn’t suppose a certain ork battle force caught your eye....?
SelvaggioSaky wrote:That's above coolness in every State mate!
WAAAAAAAAAGH!
WAAAAAAAAAaaaaagggghhhhh!!!
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Hey, guys as promised a better picture of the army, not by much, but there is less flare/flash on there, going to invest time in making a kick ass back drop...
It is with great sadness in my heart that I’m going to be selling this army. Hopefully i will be able to get a game in before then and a few mid game pics, but the army is up on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281146177048
This will hopefully fund ever greater feats of hobby-ism! There are many projects i would love to work on, i have my heart set on doing a death core army, Voytraian army, ultramarines 3rd company (saw a squad in the recent white dwarf, it was amazeballs), and of course the death reapaz bike army and more.
In the future I will be showing off personal armies and projects, projects I intend to sell on and commissions for other people. I will also start to flex my aching converting muscles. The end goal is to hopefully create a blog that is overflowing at the seams with inspiration for my fellow wargamers.
As always feel free to comment, criticise, or ask questions.
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Post by: Dreadclaw69
Old habits die hard so I was suckered into admiring Blood Angels, Dark Elves and Vampire Counts. I did get almost completely sidetracked with the Reaper range too though.
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Dreadclaw69 wrote:
Old habits die hard so I was suckered into admiring Blood Angels, Dark Elves and Vampire Counts. I did get almost completely sidetracked with the Reaper range too though.
Never heard of reaper before, just checked out there website, some cool stuff. Blood angels.... yes vampire counts....... yes, you just named two of my on again off again armies
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Blood Angels were my first army. I started out playing Space Crusade and they were the only Chapter to ever take out the Dreadnought
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Way before my time, but hats off to the little red so and so’s. That’s also on my to do list, a mechanised blood angels army, so far I’ve only got a little infantry together. so much to do, so little time
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Hey guys, i have a Warhound Mars pattern titan, built and painted (very well i might add, but not by me). It was, until recently in many pieces after being dropped, but I’ve fixed him up and he’s pretty much as good as new (the only remaining damage is a missing piston on his backside, not massively noticeable). Im putting him up on eBay in the next few weeks (it will be more expensive up there), but i thought i would try to sell him to the more local community first (i live near Preston, Lancashire UK, picking him up is probably the cheapest way to get him, i can send him in post, it will be more expensive). I’m happy to let him go for RRP of the titan and weapons which is £320. Not a bad price for a built up titan, painted to high standard. And just in time for apocalypse too!
Also for those interested is an optional KR Prestige carry case, which has the foam for the titian, and is a nice lockable and sturdy case. This i believe is no longer in the KR range, but is around 150 RRP, it has room for a titan an additional KR case and books. It also comes with a tray KR dice and a tape measure, Branded!
Titan £320 or titan and case £420, any questions please message me, also have more pics
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Hey guys, not only moving away from Orks, Moving away from 40k!
Going to be putting up some pictures of my Empire Ostermark army! FOR THE SIGAMR! One of my favourite Fantasy armies. This is a labour of love, and has been on and off for about a year and a half. At the moment its a sizable painted army, not a good one army list wise. I am also constantly adding bits and bobs, not so much at the moment as the weather is a bit too hot for painting.
First i will be putting up my favourite hero in the entire fantasy world, the humble warrior priest.... and or arch lector. I’ve only got three in my current empire army (have an old ostland empire army, it is outdate paintjob wise and has been disbanded).
I had wanted this model for a long time, never wanted to buy him because of his crazy big hands, but got a metal one in a trade! Thanks dave.
Then the plastic warrior priest from the war alter kit, one of the first model s painted for the army, a good fear and a half old now.
And finally, when the newest fine cast guy came out i bought him. Fondly disliked his face and one of his hammers had a huge bubble in it. Also i never arm them with two weapons, so a bit of converting had to be done. i now love this guy, he is one of the last guys i painted for this army a few weeks ago when i was fed up of orks.
As always please leave comments and feedback. Would love to hear from fellow empire players.
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Hey Guys, more of the Empire! This beasty was one hard thing to paint.
The Celestial Hurricanum! It was painted over the course of a year or so, in total it must have taken 24-34 hours. A really demanding kit. It took some inspiration for me to raise my morale enough to finish it. it is wonderful and i like the in game rules to, its bound spell can if you’re lucky turn an enemy unit around so its facing the wrong way! Or is your unlucky it will just summon a rain storm to drench your opponents troops.... a minor annoyance more then anything.
So much stuff going on!
Also in the kit you get two acolytes, who can man the machine, and a wizard. Love the new fantasy kits with optional foot heroes!
Had a tonne of fun doing the globes and orbs all around the model. Now the hatred of having to paint it has faded, i feel like i can do it again, better. Also not the pink purple, draped over the horses. Showing allegiance to the province of ostermark, and a way to unite the College of Magic’s valued war engine with my province.
As always comments, criticism and suggestion all welcome!
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You need to do a luminark so you have the pair, those look great tho
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roullier10 wrote:You need to do a luminark so you have the pair, those look great tho
Cheers, i do have one. Just wokring up the courage to paint it Automatically Appended Next Post: Hey guys another update,
Found some shots of the ‘Dark Reapaz’. These are not bad pics, don’t know why i did not upload them. Just more shots of the army from other views. Dont forget to check them out on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281130805355?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 and show your love!
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Also, the Empire. Small update/show off. A rather spiffing, and dappy looking which hunter. Proudly showing off the province colours of the area he has been tasked with safe guarding. This chap does not get used nearly enough in games. When its a choice between a warrior priest or a which hunter... sadly its not a competition.
Took these pictures in the gorgeous Blighty sun. And i love how his face is shaded! This guy knows how to create atmosphere.
As always please leave comments and questions.
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Hey guys, not a big update unless you can see the winds of magic!
Ive always thought it would be fun to have a representative from all 8 colleges of magic in my army. And at a beginning of a game i can roll a D8 and generate a random lore for my wizard.
Fun! Unless i roll lore of beasts of course. No one like lore of beasts.
Over the course of my empire collection which has spanned a good few years I’ve made a few wizards, and these are some of the WIPS of the ones I’ve not forcibly retired.
Dun dad dun dun dun dunna a dun dun..... *heroic music*
Light ! Not happy with this guy so far, really need a bit of inspiration to finish him. I want him to glow with whiteness, like Gandalf from the two towers, so when i figure out what i want i will re-do.
Death!
Life! Really old model and green stuff attempt. Really itching to do some green stuffing.
My personal favourite METAL! neat little kit bash. Poor sod is blind burned himself during his alchemy experiments, but wizards don’t see like normal people..... they see like Neo. Numbers. ...fact.
As always please drop a comment.
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Post by: alabamaheretic
wizards are looking mighty cool man. this is a pretty neat thing to watch looking forward for more. a lick of paint would help
really digging the life wizard he looks crazy.
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alabamaheretic wrote:wizards are looking mighty cool man. this is a pretty neat thing to watch looking forward for more. a lick of paint would help
really digging the life wizard he looks crazy.
Cheers man, i might have to take another picture from the side, but there is a branch bursting from they earth. at the command of the wizards pointing hand
at the heart of any empire force marches disciplined blocks after disciplined block of state troopers. In colourful uniforms, banners waving and drums beating.
First of my state troopers , i think the first models I’m showing off in full Ostermark colours. This is a more recent regiment i painted, desperately in time for a tournament which i decided to take orcs to in the end.
Proud swordsmen of Ostermark, note an naked bnner. I have decided they will get a regiment name and banner design when they do something in game to earn it. lazy sods.
The command of the unit, these are all made up from Mannan’s Blades. With varies arms and heads. The action poses of the forge world models allows for some good poses. (ive done a bit of filling and converting to get rid of the most sea like iconography, its a shame, the mermaid thing was a nice banner).
Sergeant/ duelist. Amazing model, fun to paint.
Rest of the command.
The lads.
As always please leave comments and feedback. Stay tuned for more state troops.
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Hey guys another update.
Straight from Altdorf with love. Fast becoming one of the best units in my games, reliable and unbreakable. Also helps that my current list has a few demi’s and a Life wizard to keep them all in the fight.
Really fun, but hard to paint due to detail. Decided like the Hurricanum, it would have allegiances to other provinces or institutions over Ostermark. Its more of a loaner to deal with a new threat to the Empire. As such it should have heraldry of Altdorf (where she was forged)and neighbouring provinces, or a remembrance to a previous battle maybe this beast has a shield Talabecland Because regiments of that province protected the steam tank and he crew when it was heavily damaged and broke down from orc wave after orc wave against incredible odds?
Note: i tried to work in a few of my Ostermark colours in there so she fit in the army, the flag was originally a Nuln one, black with the nuln lion. But i felt the it needed more purple. The engineer does have nuln black clothes, but a Altdorf leather cap. Having his cake and eating it.
The only reason i have the engineed hanging out, was not because it looks cool, which it does. But to remind me, that the bugger has a close combat attack and a repeater pistol.
Also i never did decide what to name her, any suggestions.
As always please drop a comment to show your support and feel free to criticize or suggest.
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Post by: SelvaggioSaky
Orkz, top.
Empire, top.
I'm curios of what You have in the back burner now
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A shame youre selling the orks...
Dam nice painting all round tough.. Well done... ( a bit to clean on the orks for me, but thats personal....)
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Hey guys.
Cheers for the kind words Sanka and SelvaggioSaky.
They are a bit clean, next time i have a crack at orks i will certainly dirty them up a bit more. it is a bit more Orky
Another update. I’ve made some progress on the Teutogen Guard another 5 done which includes the command, excluding the banner. It needs extra attention.
Ive taken a break from the metal and wolf skin to have a crack at a unit i got a long time ago. And ive painted up for my old ostlanders. But it is time to ad them to Ostermarks ever increasing force.
Ironsiders. Never noticed how tall these chaps are. Almost a head taller than the crossbows, granted the cross bows are leaning into the shots more.
Got me a prototype and made a start on half the unit.
As always comments and criticism are all welcome.
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Hey guys, small update. Small break from the empire.
After seeing a squad or ultramarines in the recent white dwarf, I’ve decided it would be ace to paint up a 3rd company ultramarines army (the red and blue looks stunning), you guys have any ideas around building the force?
Here’s a tester model im working on.
Also messing around with coarse pumice, to give the bases more interesting,
As always comments and criticism all appreciated, any ideas on the 3rd company would be awesome too.
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Post by: SelvaggioSaky
Your take on ultrasmurfs really interest me, go with the wind and give us some great marines!
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Cheers Selvaggio, i really am looking forward to doing them.
Hey guys,
Been working on this over the last few days, instead of the ultramarine guy prototype (which i will do soon). But when inspiration hits you got to roll with it. Especially with a big detailed model like this which has been sat on my desk for 2 years waiting for its turn in the spotlight.
The reasoning behind this being in my army,
its a construct commissioned from Marienburg to Nuln. The idea was as Marienburg is not part of the Empire it does not have access to the Steamtank. So Nuln Engineers designed and built this contraption based on the steamtank. The technology behind the steamtank, is largely forgotten after its inventor died. So they came up with this beast. Its a damn site bigger then a steam tank because they couldn’t make a boiler that small which could power a vehicle. And is shaped like a boat as Marienburg is a trade/Port city.
Im includeding it in my army because i decided much like Marienburg, Ostermark cannot have a steam tank whenever they need it. The Steamtanks are too few and far between. So the count has commissioned one of these for his own province to fill the gap (most likely bankrupting the province in the process), after hearing of its somewhat success at the siege of Nuln.
Heavily inspired by a guys work on a steam tank, davetaylorminiatures. And also 17th 18th century ships.
With the main body there is only really shields and sea critters on the bottom that need to be done. But there are still the wheels, flag, crew cannon, then base to do etc. So there is plenty left. Seriously recommend this model. Forgeworld.
This is a bit of a teaser, so stay tuned,
Comments and criticism all appreciated
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Hey guys, small update, ive been busy this week so not much to show off on the progress front,
But here is a still WIP ultramarines sergeant, i really do love the red on blue. It is so strikeing. Still stuff to do. Was debating if i am going to do battle damage, but I’m thinking of not. I like the clean look.
Also made some progress on the base for my Landship. Really looking forward to adding a stream and some grass and such. Not sure how I will do the stream yet, but that’s tomorrows problem.
As always comments and criticism is always welcome
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Post by: Igandris
I'm not really a fan of Ultrasmufs but your sergeant looks great!
And I love your Empire stuff, especially the Hurricanum and the landship!
I recommend Transparent Tallejo Water Effect for the stream by the way. Really great stuff.
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Thanks Igandris, going to have to look it up and give it a try.
Hey Guys, Bit of a busy week. Not much to show.
I’ve done more work on the Landship base, made some of the rocks look like they have the green mossy stuff you usually see around streams. Also going to make it a tad dark at the bottom. Its a very fun base to work on and i can’t wait till i put on tonnes of tufts and grass.
But more importantly, some progress has been made on the Ultramarines. The beginnings of the 1st tactical squad. I will call them unofficially Squad “Caboose”, shout out to those who get this. I myself have never liked ultrasmurfs either. However i have fallen in love with the 3rd companies colour scheme. I am wondering what to arm the squad with, i was thinking multi-melta and flamer, but i need to consult with my advisors first before i go harvesting my devastator bits.
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As always comments and criticism is all welcome!
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Post by: Lucarikx
You got some awesome painting skills!
Lemme guess, Red vs.Blue?
Lucairkx
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Lucarikx wrote:You got some awesome painting skills!
Lemme guess, Red vs.Blue?
Lucairkx
YEH!
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Hey guys,
Made some serious head way on squad ‘Caboose’ and i will be able to show of a complete unit tomorrow.
Another Empire update, this time something heavy. Not as heavy as the steam tank but blooming lethal none the less. The mighty Demigryph’s! There was a white dwarf with different chapters that use Demi’s. My chapters is one (or based on one of those), i don’t remember the name.
They are massively battered, they have seen a great many battles so lances have snapped, shields torn off, banners broke etc, so you can see damage which has been repaired. Going to have to give them a make over session soon to tidy up damage.
Any way Tadah!
Im also working on (and off for a few months,) a second command for a second unit of Demi’s so i can split them into two units of 4. They are made up and basecoted, and used in games. But they are not finished.
When i started on my teutogen guard, i decied i wanted to do a mounted unit. I was hugely inspired by a conversion somewhere online with the Fenrisian wolves in so i decided to incorporate them in too.
They have been affectionately dubbed by an opponent as ‘the Starks’.
Last thing in the all mounted update, one of the most kick ass characters in the empire, im my opinion. Luther ‘Big Hammer’ Huss. With a nice looking horse.
I’ve not decided why the white wolves have such a large presence in Ostermark yet, maybe you guys can give me an idea or two.
As always comments and criticism all welcome.
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Greetings Citizens of Ultra,
Squad ‘Caboose’ (sod it, that’s the official name now) is done. Weapons checked, joints greased and ready for some skull stomping.
Massive amount of fun painting and modelling these guys, you got to love the vast amount of kits you can nick bits from when it comes to marines.
Also played around with the Pomez stuff, really adds charcter to the unit and i will be using it alot more in the future. Also first time messing around with GW Barbed wire which is pretty cool, i will be looking into other makes. Tonne of fun when you play with rocks, barbed wire and pomez at once and you can create cool bases with ease.
Pics!
Once again 3rd Comp. Is such a cool colour scheme!
Plasma Cannon,
Scare Head,
And finally some bog standard marines, no fancy gear, or showing off. Just doing the emperors work.
Been having a chat with my advisors, assorted allies and servitors (im a big fantasy player, not so clued up on 40k lists), and have come up with a list of things I’m going to be includeding into the army (which im planning to sell after i’ve had a good few games with).
librarian:140 terminator armour, storm shield, force axe
Captain: 130 relic blade
command sqaud: 150 company standard flamer X4
techmarine:75 servo harness servitor(1):10
Terminator assault sqaud(5): 200 thunder hammer, storm shields
Tactical sqaud(10): 225 plasma cannon, melta gun, combi flamer rhino
Tactical sqaud(10): 225 plasma cannon, melta gun, combi flamer rhino
scouts:180 missile launcher, 4 sniper rifles, 5 shotguns camo cloaks
land speeder storm:60 heavy flamer
landspeeders(2):150 3x multimelta, heavy flamer
Land raider redeemer: 265 multimelta, extra armour,
stormraven gunship:201 assault cannon, multimelta, searchlight
vindicator:125 extra storm bolter,
Comes in at over 2000 pts. You can make a few solid lists with a few extra units to swap in and out for fun, and im going to magnetize a lot of stuff in the army. (one thing im considering is adding more heavy weapon marines so the tact squads can have their load out changed, so instead of 20 marines it would be 24 total)
This army is missing a few key Space Marine icons like predators and dreadnaughts, but I’m personally loving this list. I can’t wait to get cracking with it.
Any thoughts on the list or Squad ‘Caboose’, feel free to drop a comment below and leave some feedback.
P.s. i had a game with the Orks at my local club. Incredaibly fun army to play with. Made some dumb mistakes in the game. Killed alot of Nurgles finest, got alot of Orks kills. Game was cut short and my opponent won by 1 point, which was first blood (a truck). In future I’d like to take a camera a note book and maybe do a real battle report of the armies i plan to sell. Just to show them off in action.
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Post by: roullier10
They look awesome mate, what's next on the painting table? Would love to see landspeeders in this scheme
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Cheers! Alas, new Space Marine rumours for a September Release me mean I may hold fire with my plans for ultramarines by a month or so (so i can check out the new codex and goodies). I’m going to have a good ol’ think before i proceed.
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Hey guys been a while since an update. Unfortunately after getting psyched up on ultramarines the army will be postponed by a month or so for the new book.
However... another army has stepped out into my sights, Lizardmen. Stay tuned.
Anyway this is something i have been working on for the past few days. A light box rig! 2 years or so ago, i watched a video that inspired my to dust of my vampires and start paint my hordes of skeletons. This video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBuzTbOndw. I love every thing about this and i would like to do the same to showcase my own models.
So i have a turn table, i will get my hands on a good old cam, and over the next week or so i shall learn how to make a kick ass video!
Granted its not to pretty at the moment, but you’re not meant to see the jerry rigged box, just the end results
In other news, a small amount of progress on the land ship. The crew are being picked off one by one when the muse hits me.
So much to paint on this beast, so much.
As always comments and criticism all greatly appreciated,
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Post by: Igandris
Demigryphs look great and the landship is awesome!
Whats your recipe for purple?
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Igandris wrote:Demigryphs look great and the landship is awesome!
Whats your recipe for purple?
Thanks
The recipe has been developed, refined, lost and forgotten, re-developed and re lost, ect, its inconsistent through some units. This is fine for the empire, they would have inconsistent dyes for the uniforms (excuse  )
The current one I’m using which I think is the original is a base of liche purple (old GW, or Vallejo royal purple ).
Then a layer of Warlock (old GW, or Vallejo magenta), leavening the recess’ liche purple. This will take 2-3 coats, as it’s a weak colour.
Then after that its building up 2-3 highlights, using a watered down Warlock or magenta and gradually adding more bleached bone or ushabi bone to folds in the cloth, edges or where two colours of the uniform meet. This will be gradually built up so the previous highlight can still be seen.
Then a final extreme highlight of the bleached bone or ushabi bone on key areas like the end of cloth or a hard fold, or wherever looks cool.
Its takes a bit of time, but i like it. it also looks very odd untill the high lights are added.
I may stick up a tutorial when i do the crow’s nest guy.
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Hey guys, another purple update.
Heres the purple with pics.
base of liche purple (old GW, or Vallejo royal purple )
Then a layer of Warlock (old GW, or Vallejo magenta), leavening the recess’ liche purple. This will take 2-3 coats, as it’s a weak colour.
Then after that its building up 2-3 highlights, using a watered down Warlock or magenta and gradually adding more bleached bone or ushabi bone to folds in the cloth, edges or where two colours of the uniform meet. This will be gradually built up so the previous highlight can still be seen.
Then a final extreme highlight of the bleached bone or ushabi bone on key areas like the end of cloth or a hard fold, or wherever looks cool.
The finished crows nest guy, with tattoos.
With knuckle tattoos too. his right says good, and the left dead, i have no idea why, the guy must just be a little mad.
Then the rest of the finished crewmen, still two left.
(lower eyelid needs cleaning  )
As always comments and criticism are all appreciated.
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Hey guys, been a while.
I have been busy learning video editing and assembling equipment to do videos to accompany my finished projects.
Here is my prototype learning HD video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCj0aO9zlfI please check it out.
This is of my Ultramarines, manly to see if the finished item looks good. So i would love you guys to check it out , and leave some feedback on the video itself. Ive already received some helpful comments adn have ideas about the next video., which will be a showcase of the orks in full HD beauty.
Any way, in other news i have also been busy piecing this together.
New kits are astonishing. The terradon/ripperdactyls are stunning, so dynamic. Cant wait for the unit to be painted. Still stuff to do. Magnetizeing the stegadon, and also sorting out some finecast guys and jungle swarms.
There will be more saurus, 64 in total. A few will be on unit fillers to add height to the regiments with temple ruins. Once i find some 50mm bases.
Here is a prototype paint scheme im leaning towards. Not sold on the base yet. Too cluttered IMO. But i do want a jungle theme so i will have to get hold of some aquatic plastic plants.
Still rough around te corners but tis just an idea of what i want at this stage.
As always comments and criticism all welcome.
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Hey guys, smallish update. Had a few days to go mental and start on painting the army. Tonnes of boring base coating done, on the skinks and sarus whilst trying to get up to date on Breaking bad. Which is my new favourite show (half way though season 4).
The first unit of saurus, 30 lizards nearly done, a few guys at the back just need there skin and highlights, and bases. The guys near the front are done par shields and flocking. (shields are all on sprues, gonna blast them out with a spray gun).
So some dullish WIP’s so far. Hopefully the unit will be done and fully based by the end of today or tomorrow.
In other news i did play a game with them against orcs and gobbo’s at a local store. Amazing game, so much fun. Both armies were levelled at the end. But the lizards won on Victory points. Not a lot of dead units but many regiments running around with a few guys left. Foot of Gork is such a powerhouse spell, really changes the game when it works.
Ripeprdaycls are amazing, great at at killing orcs, especially with the initative drop they have. Still plenty of rules i was forgetting so need to re read the Liz.book but I’m loving the army. considering taking them to Throne Of Skulls Oct.?
As always please drop a comment and feedback.
P.S. don’t forget to check out the video in the above post.
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Post by: Igandris
Thanks for the step-by-step on the purple.  You're a life-saver.
Video is good. Suitable length, enough angles on the minis and enough close-ups. Musics ok. Good work.
Lizards look good. I don't think the base is too cluttered but a darker ground might be a bit more "jungle". Maybe use some leaf litter too?
Are you getting a Troglodon at some point? I'm keen to see how you'd paint one.
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Igandris wrote:Thanks for the step-by-step on the purple.  You're a life-saver.
Video is good. Suitable length, enough angles on the minis and enough close-ups. Musics ok. Good work.
Lizards look good. I don't think the base is too cluttered but a darker ground might be a bit more "jungle". Maybe use some leaf litter too?
Are you getting a Troglodon at some point? I'm keen to see how you'd paint one.
Hey guys,
Cheers Igandris for the feedback on the video. I’ve loads of ideas about how to improve it next. Also added more to the bases too. I may buy the Troglodon in future, but i will most likely use the alternanat build with the scar vet. Rider. Not a fan of the trog. But for now i think i have everything i want in the army. Looks like a stunning kit though
Here is a shot of the first unit so far. Still figuring out what i want the bases to be like (think the plastic jungle plants will get a wash of green), im going to add more jungle plants here and there. Just figuring it out.
And here is a shot of my practice base. Trying to work out the best way to attach that weird thick root grass stuff, i think the best way is to drill holes and slot them in one at a time. Time consuming but sturdy. They are too small to glue.
Went to a local pet store and got these babies. Between considering buying a fish tank, and being eyeballed by a thuggish looking rabbit, i managed to get them on offer, result. Big leaves will be for large monster bases. They will clutter small bases in my opinion.
As always comments and feedback all welcome.
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Hey guys small update today, but a cool one none the less, first video showcasing the Dark reapaz is up, Showcaseing the vehicles. Cool video, love some feedback. This was shot before i got feedback from the ultramarines video, so there may be a few reaccuring issues. But the next video will hopefully be better ten fold.
So check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE0fPjUC_YU
As always comments and feedback are all welcomed.
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Post by: gork and possibly mork
Your lizardmen and orks are awesome.
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Thanks very much man, hopefully in years time that list will be half a page long
Hey guys, small update again, lots of progress not so much to show.
Lot of work on the core of the army, they should be done by the end of the day and ready for some greener to be added to bases.
Straight too it then. (expect better photo’s when they are based, which will be real soon!) and once the core is donw i get to paint fun things
And skinks, these guys are cool. Had a few games with them and im loving the multiple poison shots.
In other more awesome news, second video on the Dark reapaz is up, ‘Da boyz are back in town’ (unofficial name). Please check it out, still an issue with lights. But I’ve since invested in a good light box which came with its own lights (it was around 60% off yay.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jMVzAGQmZo&feature=youtu.be
In other news, to treat myself ive decided to paint something very close to my heart. Fences. Citdel Fences. Im a sucker for scenery and im hoping to slowly build up my collection, fully painted and finish flocking my board.
Anyway thanks guys and as always, comments and questions all welcome.
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Post by: Igandris
Yay! More pics!
Bases look good as do the Lizardmen. Love the red hands (and feet) on the skinks. Great little detail.
The metal looks really good too.
Videos are good too. I don't know if the still shots are necessary with the 360 view but they don't hurt either.
Good work.I might have gone with Rob Zombie or Motörhead for Orks but thats just a personal preference.
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Igandris wrote:Yay! More pics!
Bases look good as do the Lizardmen. Love the red hands (and feet) on the skinks. Great little detail.
The metal looks really good too.
Videos are good too. I don't know if the still shots are necessary with the 360 view but they don't hurt either.
Good work.I might have gone with Rob Zombie or Motörhead for Orks but thats just a personal preference.
100% correct on the pics. in the videos, I’ve already noticed it and in future the pics will be showing areas not seen in the videos. Like inside trucks or details.
Cheers on the lizards, not much to show off really lots of work done but its the same guys over and over, can’t wait for the bases to be done and i have something to show.
Music wise yeh, orks are normally heavy metal stuff. The stuff i use if free as long as you credit the guy who made it. Otherwise i may have to pay or have music muted... personally i love the sporadic metal Meky workshop stuff.
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Hey guys,
Finally ive got the paint i needed and went to town on the Sarus shields. So the warriors are done. I’ve also cracked on with basing. And im happy with the core being done. thats 80 cold blooded ones.
And now pictures ....
And skinks.
Still needing the skirmish movement trays. Working on them ever now and then.
But now i get to paint fun things, woooo! may go back and green wash the leaves, not decided yet
Also guys don’t forget to check out the HD Vids of the Dark reapaz Orks on my fledgling YouTube channel. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCSJS8XVaQBYNncjsjXf7A/feed
As always please feel free to drop a comment or ask questions.
Bye
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Hey guys another moderate to big update for you today.
First things first, Pics! The painstaking line infantry are in the bag and done, and now rather larger game has come onto the menu.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Bastiladon (amazing kit, amazing model, for an amazing army)
And in other ace news, the final in the triforce of HD videos is up on youtube (Da Ard boyz, warboss, nobz and hard stuff). I’ve learned a tonne of things and cant wait until the next photo/video shoot. Please check my YouTube channel throw down a like and subscribe if you want to see more in future!
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCSJS8XVaQBYNncjsjXf7A
Also please check out a dear friend of mine on facebook. We have worked together in the past at the same commission painting service for longer then i can remember, and he is a fantastic painter. He’s started his own painting studio called War and Pieces, so please check him and like his page so more people can see his work and help his business grow. His link is www.facebook.com/warandpieces
And here are a few of his projects, (shout out to Hitler in a tutu with a shotgun)
As always please check out the links and feel free to drop a comment below or ask questions.
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Post by: McFlufferson
Very nice. I don't know much about Lizardmen but that dinosaury thing at the end there does look particularly fantastic.
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McFlufferson wrote:Very nice. I don't know much about Lizardmen but that dinosaury thing at the end there does look particularly fantastic.
Thanks very much, I’m enjoying everything about the army.
News, new space marines! ive got the new kits and ive done an unboxing of the new tactical vanguards and sternguards on my channel, link above. So much im going to do better in the next unboxing. so expect to see more ultramarines 3rd after lizardmen.
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Hey guys, another cold blooded update.
More progress on the lizards, Finally a light at the end of the tunnel as the last of the major units has been painted (still have 4 left to do, but i don’t have the models yet ). The Temple guard. Really tough unit to paint, so much going on and it took longer then i wanted. (still need to put on aquatic plants, will do that in bulk when a few units are done)
Also Salamanders, struggled to come up with a colour choice, my army is not to far off from the GW paint scheme. So i ended up copying what they went for and it worked, will be doing something similar for the ripperdactlys .
I got some of the new Space marine kits, and after much soul searching about what chapter to do for my own personal army. I decided to stand firm and continue with my Blood Angels (started a while ago and did not get far at all.)
So here is the beginnings Stern guard unit im working on. They will eventually be 10 strong, may not best option ever, may not get played as 10 but they will look cool. And rule of cool trumps all other rules. Im thinking two heavy flamers and as many combi flamers as i can take (they are only 5pts for the BA’s).
Can you imagine a land raider ramp dropping and 10 heavly armed bas@%#ds walking out spraying liquid death every where. Brings a tear to my eye... yeh!
Amazing kit, i would not have ever considered sternguard if it was not for this kit.
In other news i did an unboxing of the new Stern/Van guard kits and the tactical kit on my youtube channel. Will do more in future too so check it out. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCSJS8XVaQBYNncjsjXf7A
As always comments and question all welcome, bye
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Hey guys,
I want to get a legal 2000 pt force done, before GTA 5 claims what is rightfully its. MY SOUL! Not far off finish bases here and there, and my big birds.
More another update, Shazam Slann! (not happy with the horns, so i settled, may go back in future)
Also done some work on the ripperdactls. Still wip, plenty more to do
I want to field a vanguard unit, simply because the srg gets a free lighting claw. So its like a BOGOF sale! yay. I’m thinking 5 guys with jump packs, srg with metla and lighting claws. They deepstrike and charge anything thats too dakka dakka or any big treads. Whilst my tanks just rumble all over the place. Bit pricey but i like it. i like it. Shame they don’t get decent of angels too. deepstrike on 1 d6 then charge.
As always comments and criticism all welcome, chow.
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Hey guys,
been a while since an update, lots of progress on the Lizkids.
But a small side track, and a very cool one at that,
I present
Legion of the damned!
Please check these guys out on YouTube, for more pics and cool turn table view all in HD and soon to be an auction on eBay, i will post the link later.
Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHbJbUYCf8c
eBay -
As always please comment and any questions are welcome.
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Hey guys, been a good old while since any update. My local gaming club (red steel preston)has started a army building tournament for 40k. I have no painted 40k force, so I thought I must join!
Ive decided to give the new space marine book a go and decided to continue that good old 3rd company ultramarines force i had my eyes on.
Here are a few wips so far.
The new squad to join caboose squad. The new tactical kit too, outstanding new kit, combined with the stern guard kit there are just no end of possible kit bashes .
Melta man
Srg. bad ass
The first month of the army builder was 350 pts, 1 hq and 1 troops choice. You can freely swap things around between months, after all its about building an army you want.
Second month is an additional 350 pts, you need another troop choice and then you can spend your points freely.
So my list will be a Captain (soon to be requisitioned) artificer armour and the burning blade. Not fully settled on this yet.
1st squad with vet srg, a melta and a plasma cannon,
2nd squad with vet srg, a melta and a plasma cannon, (need to find another plasma cannon)
And a legion of the damned squad with a plasma cannon, and plasma gun, and a power axe on the srg.
Here are a few shots of the existing painted part of the army, so far, other better pics are in the blog elsewhere.
As always comments are all welcome, or advice on future months of the army building or my current list.
Bye
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Hey mein heirs, once more long time, no post.
With this month steadily approaching its end i have feverishly crafted and painted more ultramarines for my red steel force. Enjoy.
This happy chappy was a delight to paint, and im still wanting to go back and add freehand, battle honours and further go to town on him, however i will do so when he earns them committing feats that are noteworthy.
The brother captain: Either the company commander or a senior battle brother promoted to lead a battle group, im personally swinging to the latter of the two.
Next the second full squad (they need a fun name like squad caboose), (once again a few battle honours to add WHEN EARNT and a few transfers which will be added when the two rhinos are game worthy)
Been playing around wit ha new skin technique, a lot more softer and subtler, i will have to dig the HD cam out and take a proper pic to show it off more. I personally love it.
Finally a full shot of the army so far.
Cant wait till next month when the fun stuff gets added.
Viva la ultra!
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Hey guys, SNEAK PEAK! Some people love them others hate their guts, Centurions!
Gonna have to say my hat is in with the like group, these guys make terminators look like pussy cats. They look like steroid filled bulldogs, from hell, any way here you go...
As always C and C all welcome.
What do you guys think of this new kit?
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Post by: bebopdrums2424
Very nice work drake. Crisp and clean  one but of critique that came to me was that I'd like to see the plasma glow on the heavy maybe a bit more neon green and less dark. Would enhance the plasma effect and provide a nice contrast. Small though but otherwise very fine and efficient work!
Cheers
BB
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bebopdrums2424 wrote:Very nice work drake. Crisp and clean  one but of critique that came to me was that I'd like to see the plasma glow on the heavy maybe a bit more neon green and less dark. Would enhance the plasma effect and provide a nice contrast. Small though but otherwise very fine and efficient work!
Cheers
BB
Thanks very much, that is not a bad idea, ive nailed how i want to go about the plasma effects, but i will probably go back and make it brighter
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Post by: Brother Payne
I'm loving the work on the third company!
A while ago you asked for inspiration - how about some form of Tyranid veteran?
Sternguard or a venerable dread maybe? Something like the ultramarines ven dread onn FW with the warrior head
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space-Marine-Dreadnoughts/ULTRAMARINES-VENERABLE-DREADNOUGHT.html
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TheFireDrake wrote:Some people love them
Source?
 Great work thus far. Those Legion of the Damned are fantastic.
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Veteran Sergeant wrote:TheFireDrake wrote:Some people love them
Source?
 Great work thus far. Those Legion of the Damned are fantastic.
Ha ha, im some people... and i at least now one other guy who likes them.... just you wait untill they are painted and you will love them too
How have i not seen this guy before, he's perfect in every way! 3rd company are known as tryanid killers.
Sternguard are a must. ive had the good fortune of having 5 for my blood angels. And I’ve painted 15 crimson fists for a commission. And they are amazing! i hope to grow this army beyond the army builder league, so they will be added sooner or later, however that dread is on the buy now list
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Here’s a sneak peak of my 700 points for far from the red steel army weighing, you can see a few rhinos in the back which ive not shown off yet, but will soon, its a Flickr link, and i can put a bigger one up, html come up as broken and so do the bbcodes. So sorry you will have to click on it for the bigger image, which is worth it. it was done with a pro cam. Real bad ass, its worth checking out some of the other armies too at http://www.flickr.com/groups/redsteelpreston/pool
As always C and C all welcome
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Post by: Gitsplitta
Good heavens Drake! I'm so glad you posted on my blog or I would have missed yours entirely! This is fantastic work all-round! I really like the fact that you have a specific idea in mind as to how your ork's skin shade changes. I also have a similar idea (though I've gone in a different direction with it).
Your work is exciting and very inspiring. The fact that you do such a wide bredth of models so expertly is really impressive. I realize this is an old thread... but perhaps a bump will give it some of the attention your work deserves.
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Post by: strengthofthedragon2
Nice work bro! I will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread for inspiration!
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Gitsplitta wrote:Good heavens Drake! I'm so glad you posted on my blog or I would have missed yours entirely! This is fantastic work all-round! I really like the fact that you have a specific idea in mind as to how your ork's skin shade changes. I also have a similar idea (though I've gone in a different direction with it).
Your work is exciting and very inspiring. The fact that you do such a wide bredth of models so expertly is really impressive. I realize this is an old thread... but perhaps a bump will give it some of the attention your work deserves.
Truly high praise indeed, thanks very much! I have admittedly let this blog slip a little, work and such, but big things are coming, be prepared the guard are coming!
strengthofthedragon2 wrote:Nice work bro! I will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread for inspiration!
Thanks! Automatically Appended Next Post: And the slumbering dragon wakes again...
Now i love Commissars, just saying, they have a place in my regiment. But i don’t plan on marching blobs of 50 infantry across the battlefield, i plan and marching them 10 at a time, in squads, hugging cover, and supported by the barks of heavy weapons, and the booms of battle cannons. Thats my guard. (unless im missing over uses for him and his more lordy cousins?)
So this chap won’t be fielded much if ever. But he deserves a place amongst my company command none the less.
My favourite of the commissar models. Commissar Isen:
(Note, base is not finished. I’ve not decided on a finished basing scheme yet, but soon)
And atop a prototype colour scheme vehicle, (Salamander, for my platoon commanders. It will count as a chimera, but i feel they don’t deserve the actual chimera model. That’s a company command thing).
Comments and crit. All welcome. This is more of sneak peak of what i will be up in recent months. As the guard fever reaches critical levels in anticipation to the upcoming happening.
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Wonderful work on the NMM... well, it's metallic but you're using the same process. In any case, great work! The red lining on the jacket and lapels just screams... perfect compliment for the black and steel of the rest of the figure.
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Hey, quick suggestion for a squad to go with the Commissar. Round up all your sets of kneeling legs and kit out an entire squad kneeling with their heads bowed and rifles slung. Simple conversion to make a characterful unit kneeling at prayer while the Commissar reads from the scriptures. Booyah!
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Gitsplitta wrote:Wonderful work on the NMM... well, it's metallic but you're using the same process. In any case, great work! The red lining on the jacket and lapels just screams... perfect compliment for the black and steel of the rest of the figure.
I was trying out new ideas, instead of washing all the metal i shaded the recess's, and added a little bit of blue glaze,
bossfearless wrote:Hey, quick suggestion for a squad to go with the Commissar. Round up all your sets of kneeling legs and kit out an entire squad kneeling with their heads bowed and rifles slung. Simple conversion to make a characterful unit kneeling at prayer while the Commissar reads from the scriptures. Booyah!
Ha i can see this happening
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Hey guys a quick little update, finished my guard commissar (for now). Settled on a simple base, which may or may not change at a later date, but for know i like it.
So enjoy these infinitely better pics of him
More soon
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Post by: BrotherOfBone
Never thought I'd say this..
I want to see more Ultramarines.
EMPEROR PROTECT ME
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Post by: Gitsplitta
Beautiful job. Love the deep, rich colors, blacks and dark metallics. Scar on the face is a wonderful touch.
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Gitsplitta wrote:Beautiful job. Love the deep, rich colors, blacks and dark metallics. Scar on the face is a wonderful touch.
Severely lacking eyes at this point xD
It has been fixed though
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Thanks
BrotherOfBone wrote: Gitsplitta wrote:Beautiful job. Love the deep, rich colors, blacks and dark metallics. Scar on the face is a wonderful touch.
Severely lacking eyes at this point xD
It has been fixed though
and thank you brother
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Post by: streetsamurai
Wow, insane paintjobs. I particulairly like the legion of the damnes.
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Post by: Sparkadia
These are incredible!
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Thanks alot guys!
Wow its been a while. My resolve was found lacking by the commissar and i was punished accordingly. Luckily after the bolter shot the cog boys managed to salvage my skull and i now type as a loyal servo skull. May the Omnissiah be with you brothers.
A few updates on the guard. Alas not as much as there should be, but still a good amount to show off. But as you all should know, new book. That means new resolve.
Right let’s start with the newest editions to my force.
Scions
There are another 5 on my desk ready to be finished, looking forward to seeing them done and next to their taurox .
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Post by: Gitsplitta
They look great Drake, nice work. Color scheme really works for me too.
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Gitsplitta wrote:They look great Drake, nice work. Color scheme really works for me too.
Cheers man, honestly not sure myself. It needs somthing, maybe some grass flock to add a bit of brightness.
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That would be a nice touch. Think it would really set off the red too.
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Heys chaps, second wave.
Next five scions,
The finished squad, with some lovely plasma goodness. looking forward to using the order ‘directed firestorm sanctioned’, twin linked and a 4+ save should make them relatively suicide proof. Fingers crossed.
Quick wip of the taurox, bit of an experiment if anything. I don’t know if i like it or not, i may continue doing stuff to it, but I’m fairly sure this will be a re-paint.
Finally, a lovely wip of my commissar, who I’m talking my sweat time on.
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Astounding job on that face...
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cheers man!
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Post by: roullier10
more updateds please i love this thread
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Post by: Solar_lion
amazing stuff all around. I like the orks from the original post . Like how you balanced out the red paint job so it's not looking overwealming.
The recent stuff is amazing. The detail you get in the faces is stunning,
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cheers guys,
At a pace that would make even the lowliest Adminastatum clark wince, i present more progress. In the name of the Imperium!
You may have seen a few partial pics, now it is time to unleash my platoon command chimera! Which kinda looks like a salamander. Don’t be fooled, its not... it kinda is.
And for the first time a present an Guardsman, arguabley one of the most OP infantry in the game  (im sure there is an argument out there somewahereto support this, Empoerer forbid they get a grenade launcher. That’s just game breakingingly sick  ).
One on the left is just basecoat shade, this will allow me to have a painted army reasonable fast. One on the right is a test for what they will eventually get fully painted (yeah that’s never happening).
And finally a catachan. I would love a platoon of metal ones and here is a guy i knocked up for fun.
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Post by: thenoobbomb
Nice! I'm really digging your guard!
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Really like the weathering job you've put on those tanks. Makes them look quite natural.
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Hey guys, been a while but I’m going to show off something that I’m working on at work. This really is a delight to work on. Space hulk Terminators.
Just a few wips but stay tuned for some more!
All the basecoats done!
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Heys guys, made some good progress on the termies. And i will shop off there wips soon. However back to this chap all shaded and ready for highlights. (Still having a little think about the colour of the rope, as its black on the other terminators)
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Post by: whalemusic360
How many sets of the termis do you have? I see another powersword Sgt in the background that has little to no paint done yet.
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whalemusic360 wrote:How many sets of the termis do you have? I see another powersword Sgt in the background that has little to no paint done yet.
Well spotted, he’s the same chap. Just one set. I only took a few from start to finished pics of him and another marine half way through the project and i thought that it needed to be the opening salvo! In other words i live outside of normal timelines in the Immaterium.
For you diligence sir, you may look upon this!
As an interesting note I’ve just put up the finished marines in the showcase section. I may or may not put them on the blog too. who knows.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/598165.page
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Post by: Gitsplitta
Terminators look very nice TFD. Very solid paint job.
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