Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

It had simply been too long. Tonight I spent the evening with some old friends that I've been meaning to catch up with



Some of the work is just touch ups, some of it I would call a repaint, and others are a simple matter of finishing paint. I haven't done anything with the 104th in over two years, and apparently I have become a paint snob during that period because they weren't as well painted as I remembered It's amazing how far a new base scheme, a wash on the armor, and an extra highlight on the hats will go.

Some of the guys around here are starting a fun 40k variant, and it requires a fully painted list. The 104th are my only 40k army that could be ready in time, so out they came. I'm hoping that I can get 1500 pts up to snuff in a reasonably short period. Wish me luck!

Cheers
Rawson

Welcome back to the glory days and they look splendid glad to see the them back again.

O boshe moi.....

being the probably STD steampunky army...i highly approve of that motion^^

Welcome back friend! I was actually inspired to start a vostroyan army cause of you. The 482nd mechanized rifles are glad to see thier brothers in arms. Looking good man

lone dirty dog wrote:Welcome back to the glory days and they look splendid glad to see the them back again.

Viktor von Domm wrote: O boshe moi.....

being the probably STD steampunky army...i highly approve of that motion^^

alabamaheretic wrote:Welcome back friend! I was actually inspired to start a vostroyan army cause of you. The 482nd mechanized rifles are glad to see thier brothers in arms. Looking good man

Thanks for the support, fellas!

First squad is almost up to snuff. I just have to find time during the daylight hours to looks them over

Up next is the 104th Tall Ratlings. The sniper squad. Four were previously worked on some pages (and years) ago; now we're adding two spotters and a fifth shooter. Here's the pre paint pic (if you can make anything out) that I needed to submit for the Dakka Paint contest. You can find it here



Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Rawson

P.S. Vik, google translate is picking up Albanian on "O boshe moi....." but won't give a translation. Can to enlighten us?

That was actually Russian...along the lines of...omg^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
That was actually Russian...along the lines of...omg^^

Haha, my Russian pop abbreviations are a bit rusty, for future reference

Here are the lads that I painted up for the Dakka Veteran Paint Contest




We'll see how they do (considering that the glue wasn't even dry on the static grass!). Man, I really need to get a photo box

Besides the painting comp, I've been knocking together a conversion that I'm pretty excited about. I give you the command squad voxcaster!





Anyone know where those bits are from?

Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Rawson

Those bits are from the new skitarii box, are they not?

Very nice conversion! I've been trying to think of uses for bits from that kit... In case I accidentally purchase one.

Good to see you've got your painting contest entry in on time, the competition is really stong in this round, best of luck!

Love the sniper crew especially the spotters nice work and the voxcaster looks pretty cool might have to invest in a box of those for conversions once I clean this damn man cave up

i was thinking more of the scions bitz... but now i see the skitarii bitz too...

i think if you ever make a kitbash for new vostroyans...then it should involve scion bitz for sure...

did i mention i like them...?...well...i do...

OneManNoodles wrote:Those bits are from the new skitarii box, are they not?

Very nice conversion! I've been trying to think of uses for bits from that kit... In case I accidentally purchase one.

Good to see you've got your painting contest entry in on time, the competition is really stong in this round, best of luck!

Indeed, there are fantastic bits in there! I split a box with a friend. I don't have a lot of expectations to win the contest, it just helps me keep on keepin on

lone dirty dog wrote:Love the sniper crew especially the spotters nice work and the voxcaster looks pretty cool might have to invest in a box of those for conversions once I clean this damn man cave up

As I said to Omn, there are conversion opportunities galore in the new skitarii box. I can highly recommend it!

Viktor von Domm wrote:i was thinking more of the scions bitz... but now i see the skitarii bitz too...

i think if you ever make a kitbash for new vostroyans...then it should involve scion bitz for sure...

did i mention i like them...?...well...i do...

I did pick up a scions box as well Their style also lends itself well to Vostroyans!

As for the vox caster, I'm not sure I like the bit I added on the back (with all the dials and knobs). What if I cut off the two big knobs on the right side and turned the whole bit 90 degrees counter clockwise?

Honestly no it looks right that way up as the dials and display is the right way up, you could cut it down as you said but I would keep it that way up still.

i´m with LDD here... if you turn it ´round then the dial will be weird looking... maybe an additional cable would fix the look?...

Definitely some cables are in order

lone dirty dog wrote:Honestly no it looks right that way up as the dials and display is the right way up, you could cut it down as you said but I would keep it that way up still.

Viktor von Domm wrote:i´m with LDD here... if you turn it ´round then the dial will be weird looking... maybe an additional cable would fix the look?...

shasolenzabi wrote:Definitely some cables are in order

Fair enough, gents. I'll leave it as is, and maybe add some cables, bits, and bobs. For the moment, he's waiting on GS (which requires a bit of a longer period of free time, which can be harder to come by). So I mocked up the next member of the sniper squad.


Since Marbo got axed out of the lasted IG book, I reused the body to get closer to a 10 man squad. I'm thinking about just getting him a hand that looks like he's resting his arm on his leg. I'll switch out the cylinder for a las-pack, and add a scope. Does he need a silencer? Thoughts?

Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Rawson

A lasgun with a silencer is owl to Athens or coal to Birmingham as they sayi...lasers are in essence silent for what I understand ? But I like the model nevertheless...and your plan to have that hand resting pose reminds me of a romantic period painting...like some from Casper David Friedrich...if you can picture it...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
A lasgun with a silencer is owl to Athens or coal to Birmingham as they sayi...lasers are in essence silent for what I understand ? But I like the model nevertheless...and your plan to have that hand resting pose reminds me of a romantic period painting...like some from Casper David Friedrich...if you can picture it...

That may very well be true, but I was more thinking about unit cohesion, as the stock snipers have silencers...

I made a special trip tonight to learn a friend's weathering technique. and I must say, I'm pretty excited to beat up everything the 104th has to offer!

Before

After

You may have noticed that they are not, in fact, true before and after shots (as they are completely different Sentinels ), but you get the idea.

Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Rawson

So one is the fresh painted sentinel, and the 2nd gives an idea as to what wear and tear has taken place which the 1st will also receive.

The weathering almost reminds me of beebop´s weathering... which is a credit and praise all along... that sentinel looks bruised...!
and i see your point about the silencers...!

So you've got your army upgrades? I have mine!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/647825.page

Did this rivetted plate comes from Hydra/Wyvern boxset? I'm working on Wyvern now and notice that this plate will not be used if you follow standard Hydra/Wyvern assembly manual. Is this plate useful if you make Basilisk?

Wow you been super busy mate! Looking very good. Gkad to see em In action again.

Lone Cat wrote:

Did this rivetted plate comes from Hydra/Wyvern boxset? I'm working on Wyvern now and notice that this plate will not be used if you follow standard Hydra/Wyvern assembly manual. Is this plate useful if you make Basilisk?

I think it comes with any of the chimera chassis vehicles (I dont have a Hydra/wyvern, at least). I seem to have a number of them left over...

alabamaheretic wrote:Wow you been super busy mate! Looking very good. Gkad to see em In action again.

Thanks, mate!

I'm in the process of bringing the paint up to standard for the 104th, which is inspiring to see on my shelf It also inspires me to do more conversions, which slows down the painting


Almost finished with the standard bearer, just need to reattach his sword.


I picked this guy up for cheap on eBay, though I'm not quite sure what I will do with him. My thought is some arm swaps (but leaving the helmet just because it's awesome ) and make him a regimental advisor. Ideas?

I also picked up the cherub from the empire general to add to my Company Commander. I'd like to attach it and a servo skull kind of like this.

Any ideas how I should attach them? My plan is to rebase the commander (probably keeping the old one as an objective or something) but still use a bigger base (40mm or whatever that is) to fit the cherub and servoskull. How would you guys attach the cherub and servoskull to the base? I've seen people use small diameter metal rod; that looks better than flying bases, imho. Anyone know what kind of rod that is? I assume it's more than just a length of paperclip...

Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Rawson

Hey for the servo skull and cherub, I use paperclips reshaped or guitar wire if smaller diameter is needed.

I was considering using the cherub on my biker canoness and put a bit of thought into it. I was thinking of having cables and wires coming out of that gear area in the belly to attach to a backpack, using at least one stiff wire and guitar wire/greenstuff/other power cables as needed. Then there isn't even really anything intrusive.

shasolenzabi wrote:Hey for the servo skull and cherub, I use paperclips reshaped or guitar wire if smaller diameter is needed.

Zefig wrote:I was considering using the cherub on my biker canoness and put a bit of thought into it. I was thinking of having cables and wires coming out of that gear area in the belly to attach to a backpack, using at least one stiff wire and guitar wire/greenstuff/other power cables as needed. Then there isn't even really anything intrusive.

Thanks for the advice, gents. I'm parking that bit of the project for a second and prioritizing getting paint where it is needed instead of making a fully painted model cooler

Last night was a nice hobby night. Finished up some basing, started weathering a second sentinel, and glued the rifle arm and head on the lastest sniper. I also started hacking into that empire engineer. Arms and stepstool are gone now. What do you guys think about this option? Does he make a convincing advisor?



As always, thanks for looking!

Cheers
Rawson

^ Tell me about this overcoat please

I like it! The chainmail on the tank commander looks really stupid IMHO. It kinda sticks out, but maybe just a bare chest would look good.

otherwise, amazing stuff!

happy wargaming,

-Mikey

Lone Cat wrote:^ Tell me about this overcoat please

It's from the Tempestor Prime (Scions kit).

gummyofallbears wrote:I like it! The chainmail on the tank commander looks really stupid IMHO. It kinda sticks out, but maybe just a bare chest would look good.

otherwise, amazing stuff!

happy wargaming,

-Mikey

Thanks for stopping by, Mikey! Not sure I understand what bare chest you're referencing. Are you envisioning ditching the chainmail and a chest swap?

i have been thinking about using the coat in that way for a long time... using it on that model... i shiver and envy you of your ballishly conversion ideas!

and the standard bearer is a very good looking model...you have to be a special kind of man to be (almost) naked in a battlefield

as for your officer and the cherub...hmmm...i was thinking about maybe you could use clear plastic from blister packaging or other then heat a bit of it slightly and you could bend it to have it look to the idle eye as if it would be a cherubs fart or other means of propulsion...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
as for your officer and the cherub...hmmm...i was thinking about maybe you could use clear plastic from blister packaging or other then heat a bit of it slightly and you could bend it to have it look to the idle eye as if it would be a cherubs fart or other means of propulsion...

Cherubs fart, the new green energy source

Here's what I've ended up with on the latest sniper. I'm pretty happy with the laspack and compass dohickey. I couldn't make the relaxed hand/knee thing work. It just looked like he was touching himself So he's holding some sort or compass or windspeed gauge or something...


I also found a WD 65 today (after some significant effort), to get at the new assassins rules without having to buy the dataslate (30kr versus 200kr). Of course I rushed home to read the rules and start mocking up some assassin models (instead of paying 750kr for the Assassinorum game or up to £25 for a single model online). At ~150pts per assassin, these guys will help me to have enough non-vehicle points for this new ruleset people will be using here in CPH soon (it involves needing to accumulate fuel to pay for vehicles, which makes my mechanized list a bit difficult). Hence a few high cost infantry models
Here's my Vostroyan Vindicare (imagine that he has a big, furry hat on... I figure the fluff on this guy will be that he was one of the most effective shooters from the sniper squad and was giving room to run his own game instead of being an actual Vindicare assassin.

Sorry for the lousy pic. I didn't see that is was so bad until after I had uploaded it (and couldn't be bothered to take another one for a prototype mocked up with sticky-tac).

I'm also working on a Callidus model, but it's still in pieces. This one I couldn't fit into Vostroyan Fluff, so he (yes, he) will actually be from the adeptus assassinorum or whatever it is called, unless you clever Dakkanaughts out there can dream up something fluffy for me

The Master of Ordnance is coming along (that's what I decided that Empire Steam Tank Engineer is being promoted to). More pics on him when I finish the GS work.

In other news:
Glad to see my son is taking an interest in 40k He crawled (well, scooted backwards) under there three times and started digging out all the warhammer stuff I've got stockpiled under there!


Thanks for looking!

Cheers
Rawson