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Some mud could not hurt. When I do mud, i try and think about how the object in question would move. So the Dread is going to clomp around so I would spend some time hitting up the under carriage with the same base that you have been using. I am not at home or I would take a pic and show you.

I will do some test effects on plain plastic when I get the time if I feel its good enough I will add it to the dread and maybe the marines to.

Practice makes perfect.

True. I dont think ill have time to look into the mud untill after the next throne of skulls as its very close.

Here is the progress I have made the last few days.

I have finished another melta marine.





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I have also built the next 2 scrubs.







Just one more to build for this army list that I am using next month.

I have also ordered some paint stripper so I can get on with the next drop pod massive chore that drop pods are :/

Man, I like where this is going. What paint stripper are you using?

I use something called removeALL220

Its industrial paint stripper for taking paint of the hulls of boats ect.

It costs a lot but is the tits it dont damage plastic resin or metal at all and works nearly instantly.

Here is a drop pod that had been painted after one quick going over.



As you can see its pretty good. The paint that remains on this is so thing its basicly a stain and you wont see it once its re primed. Good stuff.

Anyway I am now starting to paint that drop pod and I have built the last marine of the second squad.





These three are the only models I need to paint for the next tournament and after that its on to a 1750 list for a tournament in december so all kicking off now.

that will be good. I feel that practice games with my painted army always go better! I am excited to see what you do with the drop pod this time!

it will be exactly the same as the other 2 mate. Im not doing much with the pods I am afraid.

I gotcha. I do not think it would be too Silver Skulls like to be ultra flashy anyway.

Done more work on the drop pod today. its about 40% done

More work on the pod today. Hopefully it will be done in the next few days.

Also in december I have a 1750 tournament coming up so I was gonna take this army list.

1750 drop marine list
Hestan 190

10 tactical marines with combi melta, melta bombs melta, multi melta and a drop pod 225

10 tactical marines with combi melta, melta bombs melta, multi melta and a drop pod 225

10 tactical marines with combi melta, melta bombs melta, multi melta and a drop pod 225

10 tactical marines with combi melta, melta bombs melta, multi melta and a drop pod 225

Iron clad dread dread with hammer, melta, heavy flamer and a drop pod 180

Iron clad dread dread with hammer, melta, heavy flamer, 1 hunter killer and a drop pod 190

Thunder fire cannon with a drop pod 135

Storm talon with typhoon launcher 155

Should look quite nasty lined up.

I would like to see an army shot.

When I finish this pod I will take a shot of everything done so far. I am buyin the rest of the drop pods and stuff at throne of skulls and when its done I will take you more group pics mate.

That would be cool. You do a great job of kit bashing and customizing.

Those pods are going to cause some issues for your opponent if you play relic. I like that list!

Thanks FSU

I can be a total arse with the pods just making a wall to block stuff in. Its quite effective.

Got some more spray paint. Just base coated the last few models for the 1500 next week.

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 Truffle wrote:
Hi guys.

Please skip to page 2 for silver skulls. The sand marines show on this page have been disbanded but lots of cool stuff going on with silver skulls

Where do the 'tommygun bolter' comes from?

Anvil industries mate,

Another three marines done today.






Just got to finish a drop pod then I can take you some army snaps of the army ill be using this weekend at throne of skulls.

Very nice. Are you ready for TOS?

Not quite. I need to finish the third drop pod and put a plasma pistol on a guardsman

Ok guys here is the 150 point army for throne of skulls this weekend done. Here are a load of pics for you guys as requested.









The engine decided to slip out slightly when I took this











I hope you all like them so far Lots more to come after the weekend when I have my forgeworld from Nottingham.

Good luck to you! Two fliers is going to be crazy hard to kill at 1500!

Thanks chap. You seem to be my only regular poster

Leaving at 8 30 in the morning to get get an extra day of friendly games in.

Just stumbled across this, beautiful individualising on all of these marines man.

These guys look great together! Are those IG allies? Need close ups sir.

Thank you guys. I can do better than that fsu if you go on my threads I have an entire imperial guard blog.

Ok big news. Went to throne of skulls and the result was.





GOD OF WAR

In less geeky terms its the award for best space marine player. Which in throne of skulls is what people aim for as the overall winner is very one sided for armies with lots of players.

So yeah 4 wins and a loss. Thats not bad. One of the armies I beat was a 7 flyer necron air cav list. That might of been the hardest game I have ever played.

Also piced up some tastey bits while I was there. Here is some wips of a Caestus assault ram.









This thing was a pig to build :( Got a lot of green stuff work to do to it before its ready to paint.

Also I have a forgeworld iron clad dread. I have put the power fist from the salamanders special dread on him as its awesome.









He is glued in pose including his guns as they are a bit of a gak to keep lose. I will ad some seals and bits to him maybe even some missiles I ned to finalise my army list.

So lots going on.

CC please guys.

Well, the FW stuff is great of course. I am not a player but I have heard of that tournament. Many congratulations to you, sir. I tell myself if I ever did learn to play, tournaments would be fun. Strategy and all that. 2 questions. What use is the assault ram? It looks great, but what else. Also how does a guy have 7 necron flyers? Squadrons?

DUDE CONGRATS!!!!!

nice FW stuff btw!