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Rawson, I know what you mean about the power cells but unfortunately it looks a bit daft placing them on the sides and there isn't really room for them between the trigger guard and the leading hand, at least not on all the weapons. I'm going with the idea that the cells are up inside the Las gun and ask you can see is the base plate (like on an old school military bolt action). Thanks for the comments though!

Fantastic, I love those spacewolves! The contemptor looks sick, great work!

Cheers dude. Space Wolves are my favourite Marine chapter. Anyhoo, I hope to get some more done to these guys tonight- I have the Standard Bearer, Officer and Medic to do. I'm waiting for my Vallejo paints to turn up so I can get a some colour on them.


Right, more pics! (Apologies for quality, can't find the camera so my phone will have to do!).

Standard Bearer:


Simple filing done to the Medic's helmet:


Offizier:

Looking good dude! I like what appears to be twin dust busters on the commi's back :-) (I know they're mag lenses! lol)

seriously, these are very cool and you are doing the idea justice, already you've managed to convey some great movement and it looks like they've been frozen in midst of battle!

Haha! Yeh, I know what you mean about the binoculars. Next thing is to work on the bases- means a lot of cutting up sprues for rubble!

I got a heavy weapon sprue through the post today, so will be working on a chassis for a 20mm Cannon a-like thingy-ma-jig.


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Bloody hell, making this weapon carriage is proving to be tricky... I decided to settle for an Autocannon instead of the Heavy Bolter. The reason? Looks better!

A bit of fluff:

Smoke drifted across the rubble-strewn street and through the blown-out windows and shattered doorways. Dust and debris trembled as a tank passed below the window in which Reinhart crouched. He peered over the sill and watched the turret traverse backwards and forwards, searching for threats in side streets and in crumbled buildings. Reinhart rested his Lasrifle against the wooden sill and took out a lho stick and lit it with a match, flicking the smouldering match out the window. He took a few draws, reached up, took off his helmet and ran a dirty hand over his closely cropped hair. He looked across the room at his squad mate Haanz as he snored in the corner, his rifle across his lap and his arms folded across his chest, head lolling from side to side with the weight of his helmet.

"Always has time for a nap" Reinhart mumbled to himself. He was contemplating picking up a small piece of masonry to through at Haanz's head when he heard thunder in the distance... Thunder? Most likely enemy artillery.

My 20mm Cannon a-like thing:

Inspired by the battle scene at the end of Saving Private Ryan and by this image: http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu207/marlee2214/German20mmFlakCrewcopy.jpg








For those of you wondering, the mesh on the model is supposed to imitate the net on the real 20mm- for catching spent casings and generally keeping them out of the way!

Awesome piece of atillery, man, well built! But drill the barrel

Cheers dude, the barrel will be drilled as soon as I can either find my bits or buy new ones! Still, got to do the rubble for the base- good job I have lots of spare sprue!

I also have to buy the base tank for my Tiger project... Hmmm.

I'm also thinking about my Storm Troopers (Sturm Abteilung if you will...). I'm going to be using plastic Cadians and sculpting the Carapace armour onto them in the Kasrkin style.
I have a few reasons:

a) I don't like having loads of models in a squad looking similar
b) I don't like the linked-up Hellguns
c) I can modify the plastics to fit more with the German look

So, what I'm going to do with the guns is take standard lasguns, cut them down and make them look similar to the ones on the Kasrkin models, albeit without the cables. I think I can get away with this because ze Fluff Fascists will note that some models of Hellgun can be fed from standard laspacks (so nyerrrrrr).

Helmets will obviously be cut down and shaped like the standard ones however I'll be sculpting the gas masks on to look like these: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/AlternativeFW/xlarge/CadInfRes2.jpg

These look a little more in keeping with my overall theme. I'm actually considering using the dude drawing his side arm as the Squad Leader.

In place of energy-cell backpacks, I'll be using the backpacks from the Forgeworld Hardened Vet set.

Bit of an update:

Had a watch of Saving Private Ryan and saw that one of the 20mm Gunners had a ski cap so.....







And I had a play around with making Hellguns, kinda prefer the top version- slightly longer and looks more balanced. Tempted to put bayonet lugs on them...



Thoughts?

Anyone have any comments as to how the Hellguns look? Not sure if I should change them into some kind of Autogun...

 Elnibbus wrote:
Anyone have any comments as to how the Hellguns look? Not sure if I should change them into some kind of Autogun...

I like the top one better of the two, but I don't think there is enough to say "This isn't just a lasgun". If you're interested in making autoguns, you could try this method:



Good luck!
Rawson

Ooooh, that's pretty cool! Thanks dude.

Any advice on how to make the Hellguns more, um, Hellgunny? I was thinking about sticking scopes on the top- either the one from the HW sprue or maybe the SM one? I dunno, either way I'm going to have to get Bolt Pistols or scopes lol.


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Actually just seen on Ebay some awesome looking rifle scopes for 28mm scale weapons- they even have some really sweet looking rifles but I'm not sure if I have the ability to sculpt hands all that well (Obviously the right hand would be holding the pistol grip already on the model but the left hand would need to be sculpted).

Just been painting up my first trooper for the Guard army and my first use of Vallejo paints- I have to say, I'm a convert!









Skin has been painted using the older GW paints (Codex Grey, Tanned Flesh and Bleached Bone).

Maaaate! wow that looks great, no really, fantastic! the skin tones are spot on and so smooth it hurts! I am really hoping you get your paint on a lot more now 'cos i want to see all these painted man!

Elnibbus wrote:Any advice on how to make the Hellguns more, um, Hellgunny? I was thinking about sticking scopes on the top- either the one from the HW sprue or maybe the SM one? I dunno, either way I'm going to have to get Bolt Pistols or scopes lol.

I think scopes are out, Hot shots have a shorter range than your standard lasgun. I think I like a combination of the two models you have there: the short barrel (both breaks the silhouette of your average lasgun and represents the shorter range), leave the normal sights on top (read - no GSing), and the first new stock (if you must change it from standard)

Elnibbus wrote:Actually just seen on Ebay some awesome looking rifle scopes for 28mm scale weapons- they even have some really sweet looking rifles but I'm not sure if I have the ability to sculpt hands all that well (Obviously the right hand would be holding the pistol grip already on the model but the left hand would need to be sculpted).

Cadian troopers have one left hand arm that isn't attached to the gun. Maybe you can pick some up on eBay. Certainly easier than sculpting!

Elnibbus wrote:

Great start! Awesome flesh tones and also the fatigues Are you thinking about adding woodgrain?

Keep up the great work!
Rawson

Thanks chaps! Nerdfest, I'm definitely going to get more paint on these dudes and should hopefully have the squad finished in the next week or so. Might even get the autocannon and crew done too.

Rawson, I actually ordered some small scopes to go on the top of the lasguns because of the extra BS that Storm Troopers have over normal Guardsmen (doesn't matter that they have shorter range, just that they hit the target lol). I have indeed added wood grain to the rifle and it doesn't look all that bad really. Will post pics up when he's done and I have a better light set-up!

Cheers.

Finished the Vox operator:












Scopes for the Hellguns arrived today from Anvil Industries (Ebay shop) and I have to say they are of a very high quality indeed- no mould lines or any of that shenanigans. Problem is I have no Storm Troopers to put them on yet- my Guardsmen haven't turned up (I assume the Chimera they are being sent with has broken down or run out of fuel...).
I'm looking forward to sculpting the gas masks and the carapace armour, should prove to be a good challenge! I am not however looking forward to starting the Tiger conversion...

Just beautiful! the wood grain at such a scale is perfectly done! the pose as i mentioned earlier is great and adds so much character! I love the wounded arm and only thing i'd like to see is slightly darker blood in areas where the wound is deepest? or soaked into the cloth more?

Wow Elnibbus, just had a look through this blog and I'm really impressed, your painting is lovely and crisp and your poses are really dynamic and lifelike! That's without mentioning your greenstuff work on the SW hair plaits, beautiful! The tiger conversion is going to be awesome, want to do something similar so will wait till you have perfected the idea!

Will be following this very eagerly indeed, keep it up!

Cheers fellas! Nerdfest, I was contemplating doing more to the bandages but figured to pull it back a little and not risk it going OTT.
J-paint, thanks for looking- the base vehicle for the Tiger should show up on Tuesday along with the plastic Cadians with which I shall make my Storm Troopers.

For hellguns: tubes with a backpack mounted powerpack is pretty much the first thing that comes in mind and scopes, as far as I know all ''official'' hellguns have scopes on them.

@ Bobthehero, thanks mate bu t I don't like the impractical implications that having a gun attached to your back entails- kinda going for a more realistic feel to these guys.

Though having said that, this is the Grimdark and nothing is ever practical...

Or even sensible! What are you planning for the basis of the hellguns then? Just lasguns with the scopes you've got? (Apologies if you've mentioned this before.)

I'll be using the standard lasguns with modifications to them, such as the scopes and stuff

Sounds good! looking forwards to it!

I'm in a bit of a pickle- I'm not sure whether to buy a Thunderbolt fighter (since, you know, Messerschmitts are well cool) or to go along the Vendetta route (Vendies plus Storm Troopers).

Or EVERYTHING?

EVERYTHING about this thread is WIN!

Thanks very much Byte! I have been painting for about an hour and a half this evening and have painted the fatigues on the Sniper and the Officer- I'm very much enjoying using Vallejo paints (still using GW paints, on things such as the skin and wood effects).
Will hopefully have them completed in another day or so. Wondering what I should do with the camo-cape on the Sniper- I'm thinking some kind of splinter-camo or sumpfmuster (tan and water).

Thoughts?

 Elnibbus wrote:

That woodgrain is gorgeous! I've tried a few things on my Vostroyans, but none of it turned out as good as that. What's your receipe?