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Gretings:

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

First of all, some background:

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

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

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

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

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

Experience will tell how do the alternatives will shape.

Untill Then....


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


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

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

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

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

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

Ratlings 10
Status: Built and painted. Photos.

----- Troops-----

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Devil Dog 1 Hull multimelta.
Not painted

Devil Dog 2 Hull multimelta.
Not painted

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

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

Leman Russ MBT
W.I.P.

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





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First Photos:

Platon A Squad A color test.

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

Torsos Provided by maxninis custom orders.












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

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

CCS



Platoon A Autocannon is W.I.P.



Platoon B Autocannon is W.I.P.


Platoon C Autocannon is W.I.P.

Wow, Nice start!

They look great, good use of pig iron heads.

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

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

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

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

I like the edited chimera


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I like the edited chimera

where are your torsos from?

Some answers

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

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



That came from here Evil Inspiring People

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

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

Those torsos are superb and your scheme is briliant.

Todays Update:

CCS with 3 meltas.

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

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

Inquisitorial Stormtroopers Unit "Alfa"
Two plasma Guns

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

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

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

Codex I.G. (rules wise)

Storm Trooper squad "Namut"

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
















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I still have troops to convert and paint




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

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

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


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

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

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











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

Untill then.

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

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

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

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

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

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

@Marcin: Im inspired on MT-LBs

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








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

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


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



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

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

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



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

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

Very cool, lots of character. Colors are great.

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








So, yes the Chimeras are done!!!!


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

Let me show you my hellhounds.










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

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

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

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

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

Looks pretty dang good. Keep up the good work

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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

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

First CCS Chimmera.



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







Finally, a Group Photo.







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


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

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

Bitz Used

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









More infantry to come
Until then


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

Plavtvs

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



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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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



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



Elements:

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








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Following our infantry update, photos of Platoon A

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

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






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

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




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

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

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Last elements of the A platoon

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

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




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

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