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Getting ready to start work on my Ducklings of Doom.

Fair warning to others:
the antenna like to be broken during transit. I'm, personally, not bothered by it as I have equivalently-sized brass rod sitting around and the temerity to make a fix. Not everyone has that though.

Doneded.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Doneded.

Some DA decals? The big vehicle icons from the OOP Deathwing sprue would also look great.

Decals are pending for the entire force.

If I have to, I’ll resort to the official GW ones. But not only are they expensive per sheet? But I’ll need multiple, because they’re so crammed with possible squad markings, there’s relatively few of each squad.

Just to do my foot sloggers, I’m gonna need three sheets. Which is £66. Now my pocket can handle that, sure. But it seems excessive and is a big chunk of my monthly hobby budget.


What I continue to look for, but have so far failed to find, are custom jobs. Like, one sheet for vehicles, one for Dreads, one for infantry. Nothing especially fancy on each, just suited to the models.

Laid out a test print of Mk5 marines, if it goes well I'm making a max size Recon squad with shotguns, and then probably Despoilers.

Eat my rivets!

Seriously oddly enjoyable picking them all out.

Bloody hell, Blackfang. What's the bore on those shotguns?! I could fit my fist down that barrel.

That's what she... eh, nevermind.

Going to pick up the first half of that print after my noon coffee. Also reporting that Scorpius prints have come out swell and I've zenithal basecoated my Primus Medicae (in cata armour)

 lord_blackfang wrote:
That's what she... eh, nevermind.

Been ages since ive put in any work on Farith Redloss as I lost sight of my original vision for him. But he's almost done now. Only need to get my hands on one of those big hour glasses the Judicier totes around.

The Empire/Cities of Sigmar Battle-Wizards set has an hour-glass that would work well for your needs too.

Just gotta scrape the hand off the bottom of it and it's good to go.

 Snrub wrote:
Been ages since ive put in any work on Farith Redloss as I lost sight of my original vision for him. But he's almost done now. Only need to get my hands on one of those big hour glasses the Judicier totes around.

He has a lot of character - I hope you finish him.

I took a break from Space Wolves to go back and finish the first HH conversion I started - an Ultramarines Cataphractii Librarian. Rebuilding the left arm was the most difficult part. The head is a placeholder until I find a better one.

Kanluwen wrote:The Empire/Cities of Sigmar Battle-Wizards set has an hour-glass that would work well for your needs too.

Just gotta scrape the hand off the bottom of it and it's good to go.

Oh that's a good call. I'll definitely investigate that as an option. If nothing else it'll definitely be easier/cheaper then acquiring the part of the Judicier.

Snord wrote:He has a lot of character - I hope you finish him.

Thank you! I think I might have went overboard with the grenades, which you can't really see in that shot. But It'll probably be fine when painted.

I took a break from Space Wolves to go back and finish the first HH conversion I started - an Ultramarines Cataphractii Librarian. Rebuilding the left arm was the most difficult part. The head is a placeholder until I find a better one.

He looks good! Having converted one of those models myself and having rebuilt the same arm, I can sympathize. I also found that finding a head that fits nicely was more tricky then it should have been.

Very fancy.

I did basically all my infantry for my SA's armor after i did my Aethons.
Also grabed 2 Basilisks.

The bit I was dreading, characters.

But thrashed them out and happy enough.

Long range pillow strikes for 400 pts.... unless i play against my militia and or solar aux.. Then it is long range pain.

really cool models though.

Not Online!!! wrote:
Long range pillow strikes for 400 pts.... unless i play against my militia and or solar aux.. Then it is long range pain.

The photo wasn't loading, so I couldn't work out what you were talking about. Now I see. I'm not very keen on this design, but the model does look interesting.


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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
The bit I was dreading, characters.

Not even a winged helmet for either of your Dark Angels leaders? The dude with the sword would not take much work to turn into a pretty nice DA model.

Didn’t have the bits when I assembled them. I do intend to add further, ideally more interesting and flavoured characters down the line.

And given I’m now Bloody Close to having all my Heresy stuff painted, that should be soon.

Definitely want a Legion Praevin 🤣

 Snord wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:
Long range pillow strikes for 400 pts.... unless i play against my militia and or solar aux.. Then it is long range pain.

The photo wasn't loading, so I couldn't work out what you were talking about. Now I see. I'm not very keen on this design, but the model does look interesting.

Strange had that same issue with a blog...

Honestly all of the solar aux tanks are amazing and i get where you are coming at with these, but this one, easy to do and looks especially amazing irl. To me it's like the aethon which i initially aswell wasn't a fan of but they grew on me massivly.... to the point i want more of them despit their abismal rules, basilisks that is

I can't decide how to paint the exterior casing of my Dark Angels guns. Any color but red really.

On my previous projects I just did black, but I feel like it'll just end up too monotonous that way. I tried a dark silver metallic on one of my Interemeptors but it's really not doing it for me.

I might just stick with black but highlighted differently from the rest of the armor.

Also just trying to paint the plasma coils in a way that isn't just slapping a glaze over white is annoying, though what I have so far looks decent enough.

Could go for a dark grey? Something just enough to contrast with the overall dark theme, whilst also complimenting it?

Then give it a thinnish wash of Agrax or similar for a bit of toning?

I use red on most of my 30K Dark Angel weapon housings, but I have also used Warplock Bronze for plasma/Volkite. I like the effect, but I am easy to please!

IMO adding dark grey to the red and black tends to dull the overall effect. I was going to do the weapon casing on my DA models in a fairly bright metal (highlighted with silver), to match the trim on their armour. Another option would be bone.

I ended up going with a blue black with cool grey highlights, to at least somewhat contrast with the warmer tones I use for most of the armor. I'll probably put a wash over it still and maybe redo the highlights over that.

I'm pretty satisfied with it, at least for the Interemptors. Not 100% sure I'll do the same for regular troops.