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Wellington, NZ

Interesting idea...I like it

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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

Cheers much appreciated

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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great idea , really like these guys , i would love my napoleonic pdf , to fight these guys.
   
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

That would be awesome. Maybe at one of the Dakka meet ups if I can get organised?

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
Made in gb
Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

More Kindred coming soon!

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

Heres my latest guy the Company Standard Bearer

I'm happy with him he's nice and eye catching but the banner looks practical to carry around the battlefield. It's the Roman style one from the Wargames Factory Ancient Germans. I've currently got most of the rest of the Command HQ at various stages on my desk. Then 2 veteran squads (1's assembled the other isn't) and some scratchbuilds and this project is finished. However thats not the end of the Ladysmith projet as I've decided after spending some time looking at Baiyuan's force on my next major 40k project (Hrin dosn't count as it's a distraction from painting rank and file not an army). He made a random mention of Ash Waste Nomads. I really like the idea of these. The current plan is to use Wargames Factory Persians and Nubians and a combination of Pig Iron Feral Heads and Ramshackle Games Turban and Gas masked heads. I'd like to get some 8x8's in the list and might well use Ramshackle Games vehicles. It would use the Guard Codex. What do people think of the idea?


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34th Tekla Rourke’s Drip Defence Command HQ. Secure Briefing Room. Alpha Complex
The conference centre contained five men, it was comfortable without the frippery most Imperial institutions would have lavished on it and they sat around the desk with their dataslates out. Colonel Eon nodded to Captain Kaleb, the commander of the First, was his second in command and tactical deputy. Commissar Valentinian was there stern and worried a fellow veteran of Cobris he’d served by Eon since he was a Lieutenant in Ninth Company.They trusted and respected each other. He didn’t know the other two men as well. Magos Haggard commanded the facility he was in many ways the chief of the local community as well as a Tech-Priest. Valentinian had worked with him closely and they got on. Magos Haggard treated people as tools, Valentinian had said, but as he’d continued the Cogboys at least value their tools unlike some. The last was Administrator Doyle who would record the minutes.
Eon began the meeting, “As you all know at 1100hrs this morning the supply convoy had found Well X abandoned. No trace of anybody leaving the compound has been found. Reinforcements were sent as well as investigators. The convoy has completed the run without incident and the rest of the outposts have reported clear. They are now all on a high alert. We know believe the outpost was destroyed by Lictor’s from the Drone Ship which escaped interception last week. We know some spores must have reached the ground and we believe Well X’s personnel were wiped out by them. As you know I have military command for this region and have therefore issued orders effective tomorrow for all personnel to abandon the outer Wells and concentrate our forces. This will include shrine staff under the recently declared state of emergency. We cannot allow are forces to be isolated and picked off like this as it will only feed the swarm”.
Eon expected an outburst from the two civilians. To his surprise Haggard responded in his deep raspy heavily breathing voice, “That computes, starving the hive fleet of Biomass is a widely recognised methodology for defence against the abomination. It will also prevent battle damage to facilities and conserve valuable resources. I concur how may we facilitate an efficient solution?
Eon smiled a deep sincere smile at the Priest. “The Captain, Commissar and I have a plan for this. Your assistance will be gratefully accepted.”

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"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

Here they are the new Kindred. Lovely models as ever!

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

Command HQ painted up only got 2 Veteran squads to do and the force is done! I'll get full company shots of the 2nd tomorrow. Heres the Captain, Captain Garmat observing where to order his men next. He's the Copplestone Castings chieftain. I used Commissar Khaines excellent Power Fist idea on him

His 2nd bodyguard Jackson.

The master of the fleet Signals Officer Harris.

Heres the complete squad.

I'm finding the scenery background really helps the photograph and I'm considering doing 2 one for fantasy and one for 40k soon. Nothing fancy probably just a suitable pair of scenes printed out.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Ok it's later than promised but heres the group shot.

My current roster consists of
Company Command HQ with all the trimmings
3 Commissars
Ratling Special Forces Trooper
Ratling Squad
2 Platoons each consisting of a
Command Section (PF JO, MG)
3 Tactical Squads (ML, GL)
1 Assault Squad (Sergeant PW, Priest (Commissar) PW, Flamer
1 Devestator Squad 2 Fireteams 1 3xLC's 1 3x MG's

Scout Squad (Penal Legion Squad)
Chimera
Leman Russ Exterminator

145 Men 2 Tanks.....Painted

I've got the first two games in already using the CCS without the Astropath, the 2 Platoons, a Ratling Squad and the Scouts. I lost both games closely. First was against Grey Knights multiple objectives (4-2;1 1 contested). I left my squads seperate unfortunately I didn't crack the Land Raider although I wiped out the Terminatrs in the counter assault. The best moment fr me was the asassination of the Grey Knight Company Champion by a Ratling Sniper.......The 2nd game was against Daemons. Cut & Run battle mission. I blobbed up but lost 6,8 on the kill points. I was unlucky with shooting although the blob squad eventually banished the Lord of Change, Commander Garmat exorcised the Daemon Prince and I learnt just how complex blob squads are to work.......I really enjoyed these games and they provide a very different army to the rest of the guard lists. I want more anti-tank and need to read the codex again. Veteran squads are still to come and with the Warlord Games Zulus unleashed the models to make a battle, assault and devestator company army have become tempting. This is especially as somebodys produced African Sci-Fi heads which would add some neat variety to Sergeants and Veterans. A Librarian is another obvious addition. The list seems solid if rather defensive I'll try and get in alot of games with it before adding much else. With my financial state that wn't be much of a problem!

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

More story for you.

35th Tekla Rourke’s Drip Defence Command HQ. Secure Briefing Room. Alpha Complex
“Colonel it’s a message from the Strategos.” Colonel Eon glowered at Sitthembile, He hated Strategos Falwarth with a passion, an inherited position, the Strategos had titular command of the military resources of Sector 7G. Somehow the imbecile had reached that position without ever seeing line combat and during the fifteen years of raids from the Octavian Warzone had never fought in the battle line. The man devoted more care to the cleaning of his superiors’ backside than his actual responsibilities. He’d stuck the Twenty Fourth on a limb and refused to secure the line of supply. He’d ordered the dispersal of the regiment into penny packets which had already wasted forty lives. Indeed the strength he’d assigned to Rourke’s Drip was catastrophically small as a Cat-1 site it should have had a PDF battle group of at least two regiments, an Armour and Artillery Company with the Guard providing an emergency reserve instead everything had been dug in around Florisbad Kop to defend the Governor’s palace and coincidently the Strategos office. This had led to the abandonment of ninety percent of the civilian population and economic resources the military assets had been assigned to protect. He looked at the message and disgust grew, “You should not change orders of those with greater tactical knowledge that have optimised the deployment protocols at a far greater level than your organic mind can compute” he read. Eon winced and instructed his aide the quiet, efficient and deadly Neo to gather the command group for another conference. Reinforcements weren’t on the way, all intelligence was apparently to high level for him to see and he shuddered. The Imperium’s fear of panic was biting it on its arse again. He remembered Cobris where the lack of information about the Genestealer’s had caused the purges if they’d understood then they would not have lost entire regiments to the infestation. Now he wasn’t allowed to know key data about the spore sites and landing areas which might allow a counterattack before the swarm reached critical mass or harrying air strikes with his three gunships. He wasn’t even allowed to receive the incident reports from other areas allowing him some knowledge of the severity of the situation. The idiocy reminded him of Cobris before General Ousanas had finally taken over. He was lost for a few moments in the old nightmare the destruction of the 11th and the killing of his cousin. He remembered the taste of Masozi’s blood after it spattered into his mouth after his spear thrust had taken him through the throat. He couldn’t control the shakes and just collapsed for the moment taking advantage of the privacy. Then he heard Neo come back through the outer office he straightened himself out with the ease of practise and put on his public face. Nobody else knew he’d killed his kin during the purge.
“Hello gentlemen we have news from the Strategos” said Eon to Haggard, Doyle and Valentinian. After he’d presented the information dispassionately, Valentinian turned to Haggard and asked, “How vital are the Wells exactly?”
Haggard turned and said “The pure water of perfectly neutral pH is vital in the production of 89% of the Elixirs used for export to our Brothers in the Church. However your orders had negligible effect on production as our work crews are only there to maintain the machines. The wells are of the exquisite design of Arch- Magos Medes and do not require permanent supervision. It is for that reason I agreed to abandon my beloved pumps for awhile after the appropriate benediction was carried out”. “Right Colonel by the power vested in me by the Commissariat and Departmento Munitorium I am countermanding this order I will give the full sealed countermand after this meeting”.
After the civilians had left and Neo had headed off to fetch Caf Valentinian winced “Don’t think I’ll make a habit of this Eon but in this case the imbecile has left us so under strength we simply can’t hold the outer wells. Depending on the size of the swarm we might hold the main stations but even then we can’t be sure as the cretin has denied us that intelligence”.
“What you can’t get that using your override”
“It has to be on the net for me to receive it, Colonel”
“He hasn’t even broadcast it to Central Command? I mean he should have at least made a request for Satellite Intel”
“I know he hasn’t and that freaks me out”
“What’s to bet he hasn’t reported the attack on Well X?”
“He has Eon, don’t shoot the messenger and don’t take it out on Haggard and his crew but he’s blamed it on desertion and has closed any further investigation”.
“That Vandire of a bitch, even if it was desertion it should be fully investigated!”
“Yes the lack’s raising my hackles”.
“He doesn’t have the sign of the Hybrid”
“The most dangerous don’t Eon, the most dangerous don’t.”

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Just finished the Veteran Squad.

The Plasma guns are M60-E1's from Tag bodged together with sprue, plasticard and a chopped down cadian comm-link. The Sergeant received a silenced Tag Socom pistol and a Dirz Clone Cutlass because I liked it. Their jined by a Goliath ganger painted up as Mister Tee as it amused me. If I ever feel a need to justify it other than that I'll claim he was recruited from the A-Team a Special Forces squad in the Cobris PDF who decided to hang around after being blamed for a crime he did commit (the Commissar shouldn't have said that about his Mom......).
Been thinking about the future after the 2nd Veteran squad is done (they're gradually getting assembled). While I want to start another big project finances say no and looking in my Bits box I thought of found a mob of 20 ladz, a Mounted Squires Regiment, most of an Island of Blood Skaven force, a Steam Tank for a Screaming Bell scheme and a regiment of Grail Knights not including bits & bobs for Hrin and my Beastmen. Therefore I think starting anything big and new this year isn't really necessary. For this project I have just printed of 3 more cardstock Chimera kits and I've also got some old Ogryns and Stormtroopers as well as the Kindred to keep me going. Also with the Warlord Games Zulu's on the horizon's it might be interesting to build a Tac, Dev, Assault and Veteran platoon.......

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Journeyman Inquisitor with Visions of the Warp





MrT is Class , gonna check out your story in the morning matey
   
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Lit By the Flames of Prospero





Rampton, UK

nice army, a really good idea and well executed.



This guy reminds me of sloth from the goonies !!
   
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Hope you enjoy it Neil 101 I'll warn you though it's very much a serial and probably won't make sense unless you read the rest and thanks Rayvon glad to see you went hrough the lot. I take it sloth has badly deformed eyes as well!

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"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

I got these Ogryns for my birthday about ten years ago as part of my Catachan army and I've only just painted the first one...Bad I know. These original sculpts aren't as god as the newer ones but their still fun and characterful. I went for the urban camo I'd used on the Master of Ordnance. Part of the idea is that if I keep my basing the same across all my planned IG forces i can use these guys and the Kindred with any of them.

Also the Perry's have got some Sudan warriors in the pipeline which might fit with these guys quite well oh and here's a bit more story for you guys.

35th Tekla Observation Post near Northern Pipe Line Supply Station Three 25 Kilometres North of Alpha Complex
“Emperor’s Balls sound the alarm, the Hungry Ones are here”, Sergeant Refilwe yelled. Their worst fears were confirmed. The swarm was headed towards them and it was bigger than expected. He could see easily a hundred Gaunts led by a half dozen Warriors. They were several miles away at the bottom of the valley making no effort to conceal themselves. He guessed they were about an hour from the observation post on the summit of a nearby hill and about three hours from the plant. Of course in this desolate wasteland it was hard for anything to remain hidden especially from a trained hunter. It could be worse with the Emperor on their side the platoon could probably hold out. The Station was surrounded with a trench line unfortunately to long for the platoon to hold but they’d laid out a minefield since the attack on Well X and added several smaller trenches around the entrance. It was in the centre of a narrow valley the easiest place to build the pipe which provided a bottleneck if the enemy took the obvious route which this band seemed to have done. The sound blasted out as Thulani hit the button of the work klaxon the platoon had acquired. Refilwe followed the next step of his orders and began to head back. It was a judgement call but he believed they could reach the position before the swarm got there. If they’d been in company strength they’d have stayed where they were providing intel to the main body of the force. Sadly they were stretched far too thin for this

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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kent

love to see the inquisitors face when he sees hes got these guys :L nah but really intresting idea though nice to have a totally diffrent take on guard
   
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

Cheers I imagine it'd be interesting although thank the Imperator the cavalry's here wuld usually cover it....Or at least they ain't frakking PDF.....

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

More fluff sorry no models been on a bit of a downer the past few weeks.

35th Tekla Northern Pipeline Filtration Unit B 19 Kilometres N of Alpha Complex
It was a warm muggy day on the roof of the Filtration unit but that didn’t stop the shiver going up Bheka’s back . Hungry Ones he’d heard the tales of the destruction they’d wrought on Cobris from the Veterans, he’d seen the weary horror on their faces and the grief in their eyes as they’d reminisced. He’d also seen the same men fight against an Ork raid and seen their bravery. Apparently this landing was a tiny part compared to the horrors of the Hive Fleet even now feasting upon the forces of Octavia. He wished them a long and bloody relationship although he was terrified of the idea of facing the winner. He kept his gaze on the horizon searching the ridges of the mountains and frowning at their exposed position in the centre of the valley along the pipeline scanning the hills with the magnoculars. He still found it somewhat disturbing that all this industry was to extract something as simple as pure water. It didn’t make sense to him although he wouldn’t have trusted the water of the great river they’d travelled on from the Space Port. Vusumuzi had explained that the purity was necessary for particular benedictions and to make certain elixirs it didn’t make much sense to him. He noted a large vulture above one of the peaks and smiled continuing to scan. Suddenly he realised that there were no vultures on this planet. He frowned and focussed it closer it was too far to be sure but it was an odd grey colour which didn’t look right. It seemed chitinous and bat like. He frowned he wasn’t sure as he watched but it looked like something he’d seen in his Imperial Primer. He winced and tried to remember what it was, nothing good anyway, he lowered his magnoculars and realised a flock of them was entering sight, “Sergeant take a look at that bird flock over by that peak “.
Sergeant Manelesi frowned with the regiment at alert everybody was on tenterhooks and false alarms were likely. He thought it was a waste of time and a distraction but raised his magnoculars to check the sighting. If it was just birds he could bollock Bheka later. Carefully he focussed them and then he winced Gargoyles.....bugger. He suddenly wished with all his heart Bheka had made a false alarm. They were a precursor of the Hungry Ones attacks and he did not look forward to facing the swarm.
“Bheka sound the alarm we have about fifteen minutes to ready the defences”. As the alarm bells range Manelesi began to pray. “Beloved Emperor allow us to do our duty in your holy name” , he murmured.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Had a very good day yesterday a lot of stuff has began to fall into place. Recently I've been having problems getting on with modelling as I've been having real life issues. Lack of work mainly, however over the past 2 weeks I've seen the numbers of job adverts in my profession go up with several of them being local (although I have worked lined up for August It's barely in time to make rent I will however make it). I'm an Archaeologist and frankly not working in the Summer is worrying, this is the first July in 10 years (since I was 16) I haven't spent at least some time on site digging and frankly I miss it a lot as this is the best time of year for it. Digging through ground frost is hard and through snow worse. Rains colder though. Equally yesterday I discovered Rackham was restarting and this pushed me to get on with stuff. Entering into the Pimp my Wizard competition has also acted as a reason to move on.

So what did I do then? Well I finished a nice bit of scenery, finished another Ogryn fully and also completed the last Veteran Squad making the infantry modelling part of this project complete. I'll start with the scenery piece.


I' a great believer in rubbish scenery or recycling. This piece is intended to be a durable club piece and was a minimum time, minimum cost, minimum effort piece. It consists of a plastic cherry punnet, a plastic shot glass (£1 for 40 great for mixing pots storing bits and scratchbuilding like this) and some straws. I painted it in heavily weathered yellow to give it that worn out rusty plant feel. Total cost uh £1.50 at most with free cherries.......I painted it with cheap Wilkinson's acrylics for the main part which are perfect for painting undercoats on things you don't want to spray, i.e. anything like polystyrene which melts or cardstock. this type of punnet comes in lots of sizes and I've done a larger garage and I've got plenty more and now I know how to glue and paint it it's easy to mass produce and perfect for gaming club scenery where it's going to be packed away quickly and used fairly carelessly and fairly hard.

The Ogryn is another of the squad and is fairly simple however while painting it I hit on an idea that amused me greatly.


Yep that says Mum. I'm painting these with generic stereotypical tattoos and that one just works and I think humanises him quite nicely.

This is the final squad of the 150ish Zulus I've modelled up. It's now the only Zulu squad requiring paint. I was making these fairly generically and got bored with them and frankly getting the florists wire to line up right on the Plasma Guns is tricky and awkward however yesterday I blitzed them. It helped that I was finishing models and felt like it. More importantly however while making the Demo Expert on a whim (a whim which involved a fiddly attempt at making bionics with sprue and spear shaft) I decided to make the last few into archetypes i.e. Demo, observer, brawler etc.... The plan was to make an observer using the Magnoculars from my Bits box when i found a shovel and I couldn't resist mainly because I remembered reading how they were used as the main close combat weapon in WW1 and it felt right. So I ended up instead making them as Combat Engineers with the Demo guy, the shovel wielder and a man with a pick axe. As I'd done these in this style the Sergeant had to have a hammer and another fiddly bionic eye and I've got a nice characterful little squad.

Vusumuzi Demolitions Expert (inspired by Gordo and Shep)

Sakhile Veteran Sergeant


So where next for the project? I have to paint these guys obviously along with the Ogryns and Kindred. I also have 3 card-stoch Chimera's to build up and then paint. I'd really like to make an 8x8 (I consider this a heavy duty lorry or possibly an armoured car leaning towards either a Stryker or a BTR80 kit or possibly something more truck like). Armour is the most obvious thing to add however I'm considering on making it part of another regiment. I'd like some alternative weapons mixes maybe more Autocannons and Mortars along with Sniper and Flamer Special Weapn teams. This blog will be kept going more by fluff and battle reports for a while however. This is partly financial but more due to the fact I want to get a feel for where the weaknesses lie in my current collection. I also want to see what Warlord Games Zulus look like. I don't think I'll be doing much 40k for a while as all the 40k projects I'm really enthused by involve more Guard Armies.......I think that it's going to be a bit more focus on the Conclave of Hrin and also making Warrior elements to complement my Beastmen. The next full scale army is probably going to be a none GW Empire force, I'm also going to be scratchbuilding a BFG fleet over the next year to go with my Scratchbuilt Aeronautica Imperialis. That should keep me busy enough.....




"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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Just another Ogryn 2 more to go and a surprise as well.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Got the fourth Ogryn done

I've also painted the Ogryn's Handler Lieutenant Friedrich van Klomp.

I imagine him as a member of the Ogryns homeworld native aristocracy assigned the nasty and dangerous job of herding his brutish charges through a dozen war zones. Naturally he'd end up a skilled combatant but he's only survived due to the loyalty of his charges a loyalty he's earnt by taking good care of them and showing them respect. Not sure how to represent him in game terms as yet. Commissar Lord makes most sense but is arguably too good any suggestions?

Here's the next piece of fluff as well.

35th Tekla Northern Pipeline Filtration Unit A 5 Kilometres N of Alpha Complex
There was a tense air of watchfulness over First Platoon Second Company’s position. The reports of contact had come in from the more northerly positions. Neither was under serious attack yet but it was the calm before the storm. Lieutenant Ezana had decided to take the precaution to order them into their battle positions crouched into the trench lines around the central complex. He’d alerted the cog boys as well and they were busying themselves in a variety of arcane rituals and benedictions.
Sheshile looked up. He’d always enjoyed the sky and this world’s acrid smog was a dark fascination for him. He hadn’t really seen the sun and stars for too many days nw. There were too many moons above his head as well it was unnatural. He missed the constellations of home. Virgil the Librarian, Gitu the herald, Ndongele the Shaman, Augustus the Sky Giant and Shaka the King he guessed he might be on one of those stars now. He allowed his mind to drift to memories of home and family, Of fresh food and red meat. It was then he spotted the blobs drifting with the winds. They were heading towards his post with the Lascannons of the Devastator fire team on top of the main pump house. He didn’t recognise them as a local creature and realised they were also drifting down. They were drifting fast and as they came closer, he saw their gooey tentacular form, tendrils drifting in the breeze.
“Oh frak their heading right at us everybody have you seen them”, he pointed at the jellyfish coming from the south.
The rest of the squad turned around and gawked for a moment. Ukhoziso the Corporal then shrugged,
“Can’t tell if their hostile but frak it we’ve got plenty of ammo, loaders take them with your Lasguns”. The three Lasguns began an accurate crossfire as the shots hit the first one it exploded taking the others with it. There was a brief shower of chitin and gore. The fire team’s relief was short lived as screams and swearing came up from the lines below. Third squad had been caught within the fringes of the blast and at least one of them was down. The battle had begun.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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You have one of the most creative minds here on dakka. Very nice work here, looking forward to more.

 
   
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I can't agree with that A Black Ram there's a lot who's far better at it than me. Migsula and Commissar Khaine come immediately to ind as do Neil 101 and lots of others. But thanks a lot for your appreciation of my work.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
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A Black Ram wrote:You have one of the most creative minds here on dakka. Very nice work here, looking forward to more.


Sorry Llamahead, I agree w/ A Black Ram 100%. I can point to models where you've taken 3 random bits from 3 different sets and w/ a small bit of putty and glue turned it into an awesome model. I've seen you take things that no one else would even consider as being remotely related and tie them together as a cohesive unit.

You are a visionary when it comes to conversions. Just accept it.


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That's.... dirt... Skalk. Actual dust. (09/08/2021)
 
   
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Cheers Skalk yur praise means a lot to me although the technique there is a limited palette and making sure the bits are so thoroughly mixed in my bitz box I can't remember where there from. It's nothing anybody else can't do. I mean your excellent at it as well.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Got my best result yet with the 24th a bloody heroic draw. I was playing Dawn of War, Multiple Objectives against Nids. This led to them being in my face extremely early and by deploying seperate squads in bubbles I got 4 squads massacared in the irst round. Ater that I was on the back foot. Fortunately Mike concentrated more on the massacre than the objectives. Heroics included a Junior Oficer and his Commissar hacking through a number of Gaunts to contest an obective (they also stood right in front of a squad of Devourer Gaunts) and the Penal Legion sneaking around the Nids to steal an objective well behind their lines. Dragging the Hive Tyrant away from the bulk of my forces. The game ending on turn 5 led to a draw I frankly didn't deserve. Key lessons include deploying in lines to prevent multiple assaults and I'm considering going for the 4 flamer command sections.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Okay first an amazingly simple building. One fruit punnet based painted and with doors and windows added.

I like the feel of it to my mind it looks like the more modern temporary buildings they put up on construction sites. I'll admit it's been done for awhile I just felt like putting it up tonight.
I've also painted the last Ogryn the Bone-Ead

Heres the squad and handler posing together

The building is a quick basic job.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Quick fluff piece to combine with my fluff competition piece

35th Tekla Rourke’s Drip Defence Command HQ. Communications Room. Alpha Complex
Communications Sergeant Sithembile winced he’d taken in reports of attacks from all three of the northern platoon posts. He’d forwarded the reports onto high command as well. Currently a counter attack for the northern positions was being planned and contingency plans for evacuation to the Alpha Complex. It wasn’t looking particularly good however. This response from the Strategos was a brilliant piece of rhetorical bollocks. He was glad Eon hadn’t got into the habit of shooting the messenger. Apparently the regiment obviously had sufficient resources to hold and counter attack quite how the Strategos knew this and where precisely the target was to counter attack he hadn’t divulged. He certainly hadn’t dispatched any reinforcements. Valentinian had made the decision to dispatch his findings to the Commissariat command post at Landing Citadel and had requested a full debrief from them. They were prepared to respond to and supply intelligence as it came in. He’d also had a vox conference with his fellow Commissars within the Sector none of which had seen contact and none of which had received a briefing through channels. They’d decided to brief their officers on what was occurring and had supported Valentinian and Eon’s orders. This was fortunate but wouldn’t gain them aid. However the Munitorium was beginning to investigate the Stratego’s conduct. Where that would lead to who knew, although almost certainly it wouldn’t lead to reinforcements any time soon.



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"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
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Earlobe deep in doo doo

Just finished the first of the second group of Kindred.

The 2nd Veteran Squad is undercoated and I'll probably start painting it soon. Mainly I'm currently focused on Susarro of Davin my Pimp my Sorceror entry.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
Made in gb
Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Earlobe deep in doo doo

Sorry my camera has suddenly started to refuse to speak to my computer. I've replaced the cord but don't know whats causing the problem. Do's anybody know of a good place to get advice on an old Fuji Finepix A204? This means the blog is probably on hiaitus until I can get the problem fixed at least October and more likely Christmas unless somebody knows where I can find out how to fix the problem.

"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
 
   
 
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