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Wow, the amount of vehicles there must mean you're getting your use out the markers! Well done.

 Ustrello wrote:
(so far out of 6 classes 4 As and one B (the B being my biggest worry class))

Well, better get all this hobbying done quick, because your dad's going to kill you when he sees that B.

WarbossDakka wrote:Wow, the amount of vehicles there must mean you're getting your use out the markers! Well done.

Yep! But I got a lot of little tiny ones that I may use on the bikes but we will see

DarkSoldier wrote:

 Ustrello wrote:
(so far out of 6 classes 4 As and one B (the B being my biggest worry class))

Well, better get all this hobbying done quick, because your dad's going to kill you when he sees that B.

Haha well the rest of the came in and the rest were As .

Well today was a slow day, I got some more paint down on the marauders from earlier in the fall, mainly getting the reds and rest of the metals done. Plus the hair for the one dude, I also got building on the rest of the marauders but I got tired so I called it quits before I finished the rest. I used an old 40k marine re-breather head for the chief and I gotta say it makes the model look much more menacing.

Man, you've been busy!

All the stuff you're building looks great! Love the icons too.

EDC

Those are some cool lookin' icons! For me, the building can sometimes be the most fun part, provided there's variation.

Coming along nicely, that is such a mean scheme these guys have.

evildrcheese wrote:Man, you've been busy!

All the stuff you're building looks great! Love the icons too.

EDC

Yeah that is what a winter break plus not going back to your old job will do to you, loads of free time

JustaerinAtTheWall wrote:Those are some cool lookin' icons! For me, the building can sometimes be the most fun part, provided there's variation.

I like building myself, but sometimes it can get tedious especially with the all resin kits from forgeworld.

Paradigm wrote:Coming along nicely, that is such a mean scheme these guys have.

Thanks para! And you are right black and red always seems like such a menacing color


Well as the title states I am completely done with the build for this army (bar any green stuffing I need to do for some gaps). Today I finished the last 10 marauders (still have to fill the backpack lines), the laser vindicator and by far my favorite the consul herald.



A simple conversion, just a mk3 power fist and shoulder pad from the BoP kit and the mk2 command squad. But the banner for blackshields is sick as it gives +1 LD and fear to any blackshield units within its 12" bubble.

The lack of doors on the side of that vindicator laser destroyer is freaking me out...

EDC

 evildrcheese wrote:
The lack of doors on the side of that vindicator laser destroyer is freaking me out...

EDC

You gotta get rid of the doors otherwise the laser batteries might fall out

Blessed day it is indeed, the building is near completion! That standard bearer looks pretty nice ustrello, can't wait to see him painted up!

JustaerinAtTheWall wrote:Blessed day it is indeed, the building is near completion! That standard bearer looks pretty nice ustrello, can't wait to see him painted up!

I am really hyped to paint him up as well, plus his rules are awesome for a blackshield army.


Well I am almost done with the first 5 marauders, bar sealing in the transfers and fixing my failed attempt at hazard striping they should be done soon. Up next is a marathon priming session on monday to get everything complete and then I will start on the next 5 marauders and possibly start on the knight we will see.

Hazard striping is always an excellent spot pattern for an army, just a bit of a touch-up, I should think. Next time, use bits of masking tape to keep the lines straight, whilst allowing you to be as messy as you do.

 JustaerinAtTheWall wrote:
Hazard striping is always an excellent spot pattern for an army, just a bit of a touch-up, I should think. Next time, use bits of masking tape to keep the lines straight, whilst allowing you to be as messy as you do.

Yeah that is a good idea I got some small tamiya tape but the axe areas are super small I may just have to clean it up old fashion way

So my volkite culverin showed up today so I was able to get it into the gunners position completing the last model needed for my 3k list. I have also got some more work in on the marauders but not enough to justify a picture I think, they should be done tomorrow including the hazard striping so expect to see them sometime tomorrow. After that I am deciding if I should just burn through all of the troops first and then move onto the cool stuff afterwards, what do you all think?

That sounds like a good plan to me!
Another option could be to alternate, and have infantry, fun model, then infantry to entertain yourself.

Gah!!! I love the look of 30K so much, and that gun itself almost sells me on the setting. I cannot afford to get back into GW, but you all make it so hard to resist. I cannot decide if I like that model more than the 30k landspeeder though.

Cool stuff but isn't that Land Speeder 40k?

Nice work! I reckon alternating infantry and fun stuff is the way to go, you'll drive yourself mad otherwise!

very cool ustrello!

And i'd recommend doing like 5 infantry, then something fun, then 5 more etc

that way you won't burn out!

Looking great =D

JustaerinAtTheWall wrote:That sounds like a good plan to me!
Another option could be to alternate, and have infantry, fun model, then infantry to entertain yourself.

Yeah I may do that.

Theophony wrote:Gah!!! I love the look of 30K so much, and that gun itself almost sells me on the setting. I cannot afford to get back into GW, but you all make it so hard to resist. I cannot decide if I like that model more than the 30k landspeeder though.

I love 30k and the plastic models make it much easier to afford. But the big toys are still forgeworld and more expensive than the gw counter parts. Personally I am not the biggest fan of the javelin don't know why

Jehan-reznor wrote:Cool stuff but isn't that Land Speeder 40k?

The model is 40k but it has 30k rules

Paradigm wrote:Nice work! I reckon alternating infantry and fun stuff is the way to go, you'll drive yourself mad otherwise!

True I should just follow what I did when I was painting my raven guard for 20m

Guildenstern wrote:very cool ustrello!

And i'd recommend doing like 5 infantry, then something fun, then 5 more etc

that way you won't burn out!

Looking great =D

Yeah I will probably do 10 regular guys and then something cool. Still gotta decide on the cool, maybe the knight? Haha

Well as promised I have finished the marauders. I decided to make their chain axes and thereby bodies fairly bloody as the chain axe is not an elegant weapon. Up next I will be able to prime the army this thursday so tomorrow will just probably be prep for me and that is about it. Also every year my GW does a secret santa and this year I got a GSC leman russ and a GSC armored hybrid claw box! So a pretty nifty pick up to add to the subterranean uprising

Oh wow. Nice job with these buddy! I like the RT hazard stripes on the chainaxe

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Oh wow. Nice job with these buddy! I like the RT hazard stripes on the chainaxe

Thanks man!

Great stuff, they look ready to cause some carnage! I know I've said it before, but that black and red combo is so striking, seeing a bunch finished together really does look fantastic!

Looking sweet.

Paradigm wrote:Great stuff, they look ready to cause some carnage! I know I've said it before, but that black and red combo is so striking, seeing a bunch finished together really does look fantastic!

I really wanted to have them seem like they were stuck in with the enemy blood flowing and splattered everywhere. But yeah I love the black and red myself glad that FW chose it as the color scheme

WarbossDakka wrote:Looking sweet.

Thanks man!


As many of you will know it is winter in America and I cannot prime in my home so winter is usually a very slow period for me hobby wise. Thankfully I was able to get a whole bunch of priming in courtesy of a friend and with that I was able to prime the entire army which included 10 terminators, 3 jet bikes, 6 out riders, 1 landspeeder, 10 assault marines, 15 marauders, one dark heral (consul upgrade option), 2 apothecaries, 1 venetor, 1 rhino, 2 laser vindicators,and finally the knight castigator.

Small update time. With the family here for the holidays I have not had much time to hobby sadly .

But I was able to snag the primus medicae model from games workshop, I personally like the model and the sculpting on it is very nice. I swapped the needle gun out for a combi bolter as I do not like the needle gun . I also was able to get some paint down on the next 5 marauders, apothecary and land speeder for the army.

Cool stuff, looking forward to that Medicae as it's a very interesting sculpt, not often you see Marines wearing gear over their armour, it's a cool concept.

Hey, slowly but surely there ustrello, whatever progress you have is good! The primus medicae looks good, but doesn't look cheap either, might need to pick one up.

Paradigm wrote:Cool stuff, looking forward to that Medicae as it's a very interesting sculpt, not often you see Marines wearing gear over their armour, it's a cool concept.

Yeah I am wondering how I will paint the outer clothing for this guy. Obviously it can't be black or red

JustaerinAtTheWall wrote:Hey, slowly but surely there ustrello, whatever progress you have is good! The primus medicae looks good, but doesn't look cheap either, might need to pick one up.

True that, and he wasn't too expensive about 43$ after tax so in line with most characters from forgeworld