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metallifan wrote:UPDATES FOR THE UPDATE GOD!
And frontal

I'm really liking this guy, both his added gear and look. Sort of a wintery urban camo.

Not sure if there's enough going on with the base though. Probably add a propped up Lasgun to a wall, maybe some ammo boxes... I donno.

Depends, is it a base or a diorama? Personally I think it's got plenty going on as is.

Tyyr wrote:Depends, is it a base or a diorama? Personally I think it's got plenty going on as is.

Thanks. I'm not really sure how much people want going on with the bases, as my previous Black Templars army was just green-flocked. The step up to detailed bases is sort of a new thing for me, so I'm trying to find that good balance between too little and too much. Having some outside opinions on the matter helps a lot .

Sorry I haven't been updating. Between holding an ice pack to my swollen jaw all day thanks to my wisdom teeth coming out, and the lack of anything more than rank & file Guardsmen thanks to my needing another Cadian Command box for more cool gubbins, I haven't had much to put up. I did finish a sniper scout that I got about 2 months ago. There were 4 more with him, but unfortunately they kind of... got... stepped on... in the dark... in the garage. But this one survived! Okay, so it isn't exactly Imperial Guard. It's still Imperial. And something to break the silence.

So, here're some Front and Back shots showing off the colour scheme for my Scouts:





I also did sculpt a 90 River bend and a City Ruins tile for P.E. which ended up using the last of the lady's excess WHFB bases... Guess I'll be buying a bag once I'm off the T3's and thus legally able to drive again

metallifan wrote:Thanks. I'm not really sure how much people want going on with the bases, as my previous Black Templars army was just green-flocked. The step up to detailed bases is sort of a new thing for me, so I'm trying to find that good balance between too little and too much. Having some outside opinions on the matter helps a lot .

To me it's a question of whether or not it's going to be practical. If you're going to be plopping the Sentinel down on a game board on a regular basis an incredibly elaborate base is just not very practical to me. It's just more stuff to break and to me it starts to look weird if you've got, for instance, an incredibly elaborate urban battlefield base and the Sentinel is tromping through a forest. I prefer simple, attractive bases that don't get too complex. Let the model shine and don't pigeonhole it too much into one specific kind of terrain where it will look natural but making it look bizarre in any other.

Makes sense. Thanks again The tips are really helping me gauge between too much and too little.

To all: I'll be getting some shots of the two new PE tiles later on once my camera battery is recharged


EDIT: Okay, the last of my P.E. tiles (so far): City Ruins and a 90 River Bend. Going to need to go back to the FLGS and buy a bag of 25mm GF9 Square Bases so I can keep doing this. It's freaking addictive!

City Ruins:


River 90:


And all tiles to-date:


That's it for now. I can't drive on T3's, so my creative side is being constrained due to lack of materials, but it gives me a chance to wade through the mass of grey death that I still have to assemble and paint

Sorry folks. Not really any updates this weekend. I've got to take care of my buddy's new kitten for a week until he gets moved into his place. Sadly, it leaves little time for P&M. I might be able to snap some shots of the Land Raider and Rhino WIPs I'm working on for my SM, but I haven't got much in terms of Guard shenanigans.

I love the tile idea, so much I'm probably going to try a few myself. Much cheaper than the GW alternative and it will allow my friends and I to run a small campaign perhaps.

Still no Guard updates, but I did finish off the Land Raider I got a while back, so I'll put that up. Mark that down as one less item in the pile of "Grey Doom". So, here is the Land Raider commanded by Sergeant Tertius, minus mud/dust:














And just because I can, here's the Kitten that's been stealing away my P&M time:



My buddy named him "Zack Wylde" after the guitarist

Love the tiles and masks - I will see if I can commandeer your mask idea and reshape it a little for my force... I like the look of it, a lot.

Oh and some pages back.. The veteran sarge... I greatly enjoyed the pose, I'll see if I can track it down...

Can't wait for the next update!

Rico.


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That's the one!

Got 2 more tiles done last night - another Battlefield tile and a River Delta tile. Also finished a Mountain Range (25X50) tile and I'm working on doing the layering for another Ruined City tile and a standard City tile. No plasticard means it's slow going though, as I have to pancake sections of the buildings and then cut them to shape once dry. Still, should have those two done by either tonight or tomorrow evening

Also, for those enjoying the look of my Vets, you might want to check out Rico's blog for his Special Task Force drop troops:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/267130.page

Lots of Vet-looking goodness in there

Camp guardsmen, what next?


Models are looking good mate, and, against all odds ive actually started an imperial army!
(Ok, it is BA, so not much lol)

Lol at JD's comment. I really like what you've done with him though, and the fluff was pretty good. The Chimera looks good, as do the commisars and city ruins. Dust up that land raider boy!

karimabuseer wrote:Lol at JD's comment. I really like what you've done with him though, and the fluff was pretty good. The Chimera looks good, as do the commisars and city ruins. Dust up that land raider boy!

Thanks. I'll get to posting more fluffy-goodness soon. I can't dust up the land raider until it sees battle though. No sense adding battle damage or dirt if it hasn't been on a battlefield yet


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New Planetary Empires tiles!

Battlefield Tile


River Delta tile


City Tile


Mountain Range tile


Tile Set



And my Company Captains


From Left to Right:

(Black Trim)Captain Octavian, 1st Company

(Metallic Trim)Captain Kaeso, 2nd Company, Templars Illuminatae

(No Trim Colour)Captain Gailan 3rd Company

(Shadow Grey Trim)Captain Antony 4th Company

(Gold Trim)Captain Marcus 5th Company

Sorry about the quality of the shot - I'll take better individual ones tomorrow.

Nice looking captains mate. One criticism is the flesh looks a little yellowish, although that could be the lighting. Maybe could do with a wash. Great work on the tiles too, I'm tempted to give it a bash.

Ebsolom Dhaark wrote:Nice looking captains mate. One criticism is the flesh looks a little yellowish, although that could be the lighting. Maybe could do with a wash. Great work on the tiles too, I'm tempted to give it a bash.

They have been washed. It's just a crappy picture. I'll take better individual shots as promised. Thanks though And the tiles are a blast to make. I'd definately advise giving it a go

The tiles have got me inspired to do my own; I've got a load of WHFB bases from my Empire-Veteran conversions.

Owain wrote:The tiles have got me inspired to do my own; I've got a load of WHFB bases from my Empire-Veteran conversions.

I'd love to see em'. GW sells bags of assorted-size Fantasy Bases, and they're only like 12 or 15 bucks a bag. Pair that with the huge tubes of Greenstuff you get from GF9 and you can do a lot more than the stock PE tiles, and with way less money!

After I'm done making maps of the 3 worlds in my system, I might do a Daemon world


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Here're some Individual shots. Unfortunately, even after 2 washes of DM, Bronzed Flesh still seems to enjoy looking yellow I'll post some of the fluff I've written for each Captain when I have a bit more time

Octavian (1st)


Kaeso (2nd, T.I.)


Gailan (3rd)


Antony (4th)


Marcus (5th)

Wow.

Nice painting. The captains are sweet, would you reckomend getting the chapter masters box just to pain them? Im addicted to painting atm cos of school. (no time to battle )

Absolutely. They're a pain to assemble (adding a little GS to the sockets will help you immensely there.) but the painting is really rewarding. I still have one to go, but the socket for his head was formed really wierd, and his head turns waaaaay to far to his left unless you do some shaving of the pewter.

I also had to trim their necks down a lot, as they all had an odd case of "Giraffe neck", but that was fairly simple (Again though, annoying. Damn I Fking hate Pewter.)

But once you finish the assembly nightmare, the painting is really just great. If they had another box with different sculpts, I'd pick it up and go through all the cursing and anger of assembly just to paint them again. That's how enjoyable they are to paint.

I love this .. simply love this ..

Looking forward to see more

One tip = Highlight they grey a little better

I'll be buying those marines pretty soon then! (I'm so desperate to paint I'm stripping my paint competition winning commisar 0.o) (Not a Dakka comp)

'Nother Update. Yea, I know, lotta Space Marine updates, but I gotta plow through my pile of "To Do" junk.

This time, a Rhino:







I did a little Punisher skull on the one door because, well, The Punisher is a badass

Love the Rhino and the Captains - I recognize the model of Marcus, yours is painted better than mine though

Keep up the good work! Hope ideas are copious for your IG Regiment, too!

Rico.

Thanks Rico

Don't worry, the IG are still ongoing, but I think repetative rank & file Guardsmen make for dull updates

I Threadnecro my own stuff. My Mom says I'm cool. Etc, etc, etc...

Anyway, hopefully this will get the attention of those too lazy to comment:

Being that the old lady is going back home to FSJ for Christmas, she gave me my present early (and vice versa). The gift? Elysians. Straight from FW.

Pics will adorn this thread tomorrow when I'm less hammered (mmm, Rum). Paint scheme suggestions are welcome. If you can include an image of your suggested scheme, let me know

Oh, awesome! That's a good present. I hope my wife is half so thoughtful.

I can't wait to see your Elysians, man. Sorry I'm feckless when it comes to commenting. It's just that I generally try not to talk unless I have something worthwhile to contribute, and that's so rare in my case.

Shane wrote:Oh, awesome! That's a good present. I hope my wife is half so thoughtful.

I can't wait to see your Elysians, man. Sorry I'm feckless when it comes to commenting. It's just that I generally try not to talk unless I have something worthwhile to contribute, and that's so rare in my case.

Look at this thread. See the barren lack of comments (aside from my own)? Anything is a worthwhile contribution. "I FKING LOVE BATTLEFIELD 2!" would be a worthwhile post at this point

But if you have a Camo/Uniform idea for them, I'd love to hear it. I want to make these Elysians something everyone will love

I feel the same way about my own blog. *cough*

Just a suggestion for the yellow flesh... try thinned down or drybrushed Bleached Bone to make them paler, then build the skin colour back with washes.

I'm loving the rest of them, especially the one with the hammer.

I really do love that guardsmen's mask. And the way you got your rhino done up.