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Had to Exalt your thread as I keep losing it. When I refresh my paypal I need to get some of those Tectonic Craft Studios movement trays as my Guard take too long to move according to some of my regular opponents.

Nice Steel Legion there.

Cheers,

CB

Nice work on the motor pool.

Captain Brown wrote:
Had to Exalt your thread as I keep losing it. When I refresh my paypal I need to get some of those Tectonic Craft Studios movement trays as my Guard take too long to move according to some of my regular opponents.

Nice Steel Legion there.

Cheers,

CB

Hello again Captain Brown, thank you for coming in yet again and for the comments!

Regarding the Movement Trays though, I keep coming across new products here they are !

This time the products are produced by Nightmare Faction Studio out of Texas, USA : https://www.facebook.com/Nightmarefactionstudio/

They showed off some of their Movement Trays on the Facebook website, Armageddon Steel Legion Group page : https://www.facebook.com/groups/353178724883087/

Here is a selection of their laser-cut MDF Movement Trays along with pricing in US dollars :





I asked them to make me a custom Movement Tray for Imperial Guard Command Squads, so i can run a Heavy Weapons Team and associated foot sloggers :





The owner / operator of Nightmare Faction Studio responded with his drawing, and then a photo of the finished product :

 stonned_astartes wrote:
Nice work on the motor pool.

Hello there stonned_astartes! Thank you for dropping in to cehck out the progress, and the comment!

Who doesn't love updates, especially with more photos! First off, assembled Chimeras with resin bits from Models and Minis :





Next up is the addition of turrets for the two new unpainted Chimeras in the front row :





Updated Motor Pool with Extra Armour, Stowage, and Combat Identification Panels on Turrets : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Identification_Panel





Still more to come; as it is the theme of Steel Legion to give every trooper a ride, I have more than six Infantry Squads to mount up...
2 X Company Commpand Squads, 5 X Special Weapons Squads, 5 X Heavy Weapons Teams and attached Commissars all need to be mounted up.

Considering that Heavy Weapons Teams count as 2 models each, they require the same as the six-man Special Weapons Teams.
Ideally I would like a total of twelve Chimeras to achieve this, so four more Chimera armoured personnel carriers to go!

So how do movement trays work when it comes to melee? Do you take them out of the tray for the charge?

I'm liking the idea of them 'cause moving 60 Daemonettes is laborious, but then the idea of only five of them fighting from the first rank doesn't appeal.

 Excommunicatus wrote:
So how do movement trays work when it comes to melee? Do you take them out of the tray for the charge?

I'm liking the idea of them 'cause moving 60 Daemonettes is laborious, but then the idea of only five of them fighting from the first rank doesn't appeal.

Hello again Excommunicatus ! Your are correct in that I only use the trays for presentation and not for gaming; ideally i would like to build a 2 X 2 Armies On Parade board!

In fact, i have acquired a piece of blue polystyrene construction insulation foam and have started working on preliminary sketches...







New MDF Movement Trays from Nightmare Faction Studios based in Dallas, Texas USA came in today, with a FREEBIE included !

4 X Imperial Guard Command Squad Movement Tray ( One X 60mm Round Base & Four X 25mm Round Base cutouts )

* FREEBIE MDF Movement Tray: Ten X 25mm Round Base cutouts in 2 X 5 Format

All the MDF Movement Trays are high quality laser-cut with rounded edges, and come supplied unglued; now to buy some Wood Glue !

Is it going to be a front-line/no-man's land type of thing? Will there be trenches?

Twelve Chimeras seems like a lot for a 2'x2' board.

Also, FWIW, Home Depot sells 2'x8'x.5" sheets of Foamular for $8.24 each.

Very cool Private Benjamin. Thanks for the details on the movement trays. While part of me laments having to consider using trays for my Guardsmen. Speeding up the game and shortening my turn for the benefit of my opponent is a strong motivator. If I get them it will only be for larger battles, not for a 50 FP game.

Cheers,

CB

 Excommunicatus wrote:
Is it going to be a front-line/no-man's land type of thing? Will there be trenches?

Twelve Chimeras seems like a lot for a 2'x2' board.

Also, FWIW, Home Depot sells 2'x8'x.5" sheets of Foamular for $8.24 each.

Hello again Excommunicatus and thank you for both the comments and questions;

I was hoping for something similar to the Armies On Parade board crafted by Ezki in his Dakka P&M Blog here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/764420.page





I don't think i will have the space to do that; it's going to be tough squeezing over a hundred and twenty Guardsmen into trenches, so i'm going with a "No Man's Land" theme as you mentioned.

Thank you for the info about foam board available at Home Depot; however a local construction site kindly "donated" a few sheets of blue foam board for me to work with!




Having such a plentiful supply of polystyrene panels, I am considering a custom 2 X 2 Armies On Parade board having individual cut-outs for each Movement Tray.

By the way, I know Canada Post is into Week 5 (or maybe 6) of their strikes but please let me know when the Care Package reaches you sir!

Captain Brown wrote:
Very cool Private Benjamin. Thanks for the details on the movement trays. While part of me laments having to consider using trays for my Guardsmen. Speeding up the game and shortening my turn for the benefit of my opponent is a strong motivator. If I get them it will only be for larger battles, not for a 50 FP game.

Cheers,

CB

Hello again and thank you for posting the comments!

Ultimately i would like a custom 2 X 2 Armies On Parade board having individual cut-outs for each Movement Tray, but as a veteran
Warhammer Fantasy Battle gamer I have found it very creative to have themed Movement Trays for each Army!

The Nightmare Faction Studio MDF laser cut Movement Trays did not come glued and assembled, so i went Wood Glue shopping!

My local Wal-Mart hardware section had Wood Glue made by two different manufacturers; Gorilla and Lepage.







As a Cheap Chinaman ... errrr thrifty hobbyist I purchased the Lepage Pro Carpenter's Glue




My theory is although it takes longer to set up and dry than the Lepage Express Quick Dry Glue, it should be a stronger bond





With the few clamps in my tool box, I applyed a thin layer of Wood Glue and clamped each Movement Tray for the recommended 25 minutes, cleaning with warm water





I used to work for Tolko Lumber on the green chain at a cedar sawmill in North Vancouver; they kindly "donated" a six-pack of gloss black aerosol paint






Bottom of Movement Trays after two coats of gloss black aerosol paint; due to the cold outdoor temperatures at this time in Canada i had some issues with thick paint

I recently made a purchase on eBay of what i thought were * metal * Armageddon Steel Legion miniatures;
what appeared to be three Heavy Weapons Teams, each one being the Heavy Bolter.

The price was very affordable considering they were shipped from Spain; here is the eBay Purchase Details :




Here are four photos of the Heavy Weapons Teams, provided by the seller:











This is what the contents of the padded envelope containted :





I purchased several used Citadel 60mm Round Bases from a member of the Armageddon Steel Legion fan group page on Facebook :

https://www.facebook.com/groups/353178724883087/







I glued magnets on the underside of the resin Armageddon Steel Legionnaires and the Autocannon; these matched with magnets on the underneath of the 60mm Round Base.
Additional plastic details were glued down with Testor's Plastic Cement; plasticard and barbed wire provided additional debris.

Here they are as a work-in progress, alongside a resin Kromlech oval 120 mm Junk City Flyer Base which has been already spray primed :





Here are two more photos, showing the resin Armageddon Steel Legion Autocannon Heavy Weapons Teams with additional detail and equipment :







The next three photos were taken in a Light Box. They feature the Armageddon Steel Legion resin Heavy Weapon Teams and metal Legionnaires being painted.

Good to see your cracking on and moving forward with the Steel Legion. Should be good to see your armies on parade board.

Those resin heavy weapon teams are easy enough to create, I've done it myself, made about 10 heavy bolter teams, but then didn't progress with the army.

Keep up the good work bud.

Resin, interesting.

Did GW ever make Steel Legion in resin? I thought they were all pewter, which would mean those are recasts- not the end of the world, but I'd be a little annoyed if I bought models advertised as the real deal that were actually recasts.

Well you think they might be cheaper at least.

 howie wrote:
Good to see your cracking on and moving forward with the Steel Legion. Should be good to see your armies on parade board.

Those resin heavy weapon teams are easy enough to create, I've done it myself, made about 10 heavy bolter teams, but then didn't progress with the army.

Keep up the good work bud.

Hello again howie !!! Thank you for the info, it was the first time i've thought of using resin to recast even though Forge World has proven it to be possible with their Elysian range.

catbarf wrote:
Did GW ever make Steel Legion in resin? I thought they were all pewter, which would mean those are recasts- not the end of the world, but I'd be a little annoyed if I bought models advertised as the real deal that were actually recasts.

Howdy catbarf, thank you for checking out this ASL P&M Blog and the comments!

Although i felt a dual-pronged stab of disappointment right away when I opened the package, it was more from lack of communication than realizing they were not metal.
Ideally i wanted to create an all-metal Armageddon Steel Legion army, it was possible to perform conversions with the resin ASL.

 stonned_astartes wrote:
Well you think they might be cheaper at least.

Hello stonned_astartes! They are about cheaper as the recasts are about 2/3 the price of metal, and shipping is much less due to the reduced weight.

The same seller has been casting resin ASL Missile Launcher Heavy Weapons Teams, and now has resin Ratling Snipers and Imperial Ogryns!

Seems that I posted accidentally a few days ago. . .

Might as well Edit it and post some updated photos of Transports, a Squadron of Hellhounds, and a Squadron of Griffin Heavy Mortar carriers.

Every Chimera APC has been modified with Models and Minis Chimera Hazardous Engine Filter Hatch :

https://www.modelsandminis.com/Chimera_Hazardous_Engine_Filter_Hatch/p2965327_14270788.aspx




Each vehicle Squadron is complete with 3 vehicles.

Griffin Heavy Mortar cast resin extra armor by Blood & Skulls Industry.



More to come!
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