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ashotninja wrote:
EOD 'hurtlocker'




still not too happy about the basing on this so i may well change it soon... il put up new pics with the black background when i do.

This is amazing dude, I love this model and this blog, keep up the good work!

Rogue Wolves wrote:nice teaser, im looking foward to seeing that, and i really like the drone! what is it made out of?

er... well... heres a quick list...
wheels x4 small chimera wheels from old kit... chimera tracks..
main chassis made from plasticard
lense at front is targetter from sm vehicle HK missile
single hatch door from chimera kit
battery from sentinal kit mounted to the rear of chassis
2, 5mmx2mm neo magnets
maxmini m249 machinegun
ig heavy weapon armour plate
hunter killer rail from chimera kit

thats all the parts... i will be making 2 more so i guess i could do a step by step in the future...




realised i finished the repaint on my scratchbuilt manticore so i thought id put it up and show you all...



basically, i added new side armour panels, panels on the launcher and rivetted the whole thing... after that my shelf fell on it and broke it a bit... thankfully its a solid lump of foamex so it didnt damage the overall structure... well after some minor repairs it got a suitable paintjob and camo netting. i still may work on this further, but for the time being, i think it fits in with my army a bit better



ok.. prepare to defecate ones britches.. or not..

anyway... got a prototype paint for one of the darksider troops..

the squad will be painted to look like US army rangers... heres my inspiration








so... here he is... just one for now... just a prototype i knocked up last night as a paint guide... as you may have noticed... he dont look like the original darksider prototype i made 6 months ago... ive based this models paint on a semi- modern US army rangers unit...
for clothing hes wearing the ACU patterned trousers, a pcu jacket without camoflage... olive green armour and pouches... tan helmet, brown gloves and tan boots.... most of the unit will be wearing this configuration of uniform, although some may be wearing different camo trousers and different coloured jackets... mix and match depending on thier personal styles...

comments welcome... i imagine this will anger some people as there is alot of different colours going on and will definitly not look very guardsman

Cool idea why have matching unformed troops, you don't in RL so why not in 40k.

I think this adds to the overall look, and brings in a new visual aspect to your army, I hope to see many varieties and combinations of uniforms.

It will be visually pleasing and interesting to see develop maybe some outfitting conversions as well clothing variations

I like it alot, better paint on him than the old darksiders too!

every time I visit this blog you just blow me away. The Dark-siders and Sunshine crew are magnificent.

Loving this army. The small amount of fluff is excelent is supporting the look of the army. I don't know if you have used them but how well have the played so far?

Young Logan

Love everything you have done so far! All the conversions are top-notch and all of the models are all very unique. Subbed, can't wait to see more!

Cain

Young_Logan wrote:Loving this army. The small amount of fluff is excelent is supporting the look of the army. I don't know if you have used them but how well have the played so far?

Young Logan

thanks... well ive only played one game of 6th edition 40k since i started back in october... and i got my ass handed to me by a tourney ork player.... but it was just a learning game... im testing using them and learning my tactics and soon hopefully il be winning games with them...

got some more bits and peices to show you guys... been really busy painting recently...

first up... the basilisk crew... been meaning to get these guys finished for a while now...



they are the original metal basilisk crew but added helmets and interceptor vests to make them look more like lightsiders...

next up...

i wanted my orgrns to have thier own dedicated transport but i thought the standard chimera was a little too small to transport 6 orgrns in so i got myself an tamiya m113 (m901 hammerhead) kit to convert for thier personal transport...





here they are disembarking...




thats all for tonight... i will post up the ogryn transport wip as well as another finished chimera, demolisher and the heavy bolter drone operator...in the next few days... just finishing off the weathering on the tanks right now.



also one more thing... thought id show you a commission im working on of roberto guilliman for a freind from another forum...

its about 35% done so far...


hes going to have the powerfist with bolter combo on his left arm and pointing a sword with his right... im trying to capture him in motion and during battle... he is truescale plus some as hes the main chapter master, hes going to tower over the normal marines... should stand at 43mm when finished

So many cool conversions.

I love "Hurt Locker", female Ogrynn, and that Basalisk

Wow some really great conversions on here, keep it up! Deff subing this

Very nice work on this army!

I like the start of your Guilliman. In my work on my own Tall/True Scales I had contemplated doing a Primarch just for fun. But I was going to have him carrying a Heavy Bolter as if it was a rifle. Because, well, hey, he's not game legal anyway.

Very cool update. Lovely conversion work and painting as always.

well karma tells me not to post without pics so heres this weeks projects finished

first up... vet squad with 3 grenade launchers and a mortar... this is a stand off squad im going to use to harrass anyone that gets near my deployment
ODA TF 122 trains in the mountains beyond the northern desert that connects to the inhospitable deadlands at the nothern pole... they specialise in mountinous terrain and specialise in mortars...


i gave them beards and pakols (afhgan pudding hats) with the intention of looking like US special forces in afghanistan.. for those who have played the latest medal of honour , they are based on the guys in that... otherwise google the image 'special forces cowboy' and you will see what i mean.

next up... autocannon team... the loaders are magnetised to the base and can be removed for wound purposes...

the legs are the new kneeling legs from kromlech.
edit... just noticed i havent sculpted the hydration packs on the loaders.. balls.



next up... something ive been promising myself for a while... got both of them cheap off of ebay ... £10 for the hb , £13 for the lascannon one...
took me one evening to paint up... and im super happy with the results.



and the lascannon one... i wasnt aware that there was imperial guard and space marine varients... but heres a space marine style lascannon one.. i think i prefer the space marine style..



the camo nets are brass etch modern desert camo nets from 'accurate armour' a scottish resin company specialsing in 1/35 modern and ww2 vehicles... their stuff is top notch and very expensive...saw their stuff at a stand at the war and peace show in july... the camo nets cost £10 (you get 2 5cm x 11cm nets in one pack) ... when i brought these i also got 5 1/35 scale L119a1's (british dmr's)(£9) with acogs which il be putting on a sniper vet squad soon.

Wow love the update! Fantastic!

The beards are hilarious And i freaking love the way youve done the grenade launchers, those sights are epic.

Wicked job on the ACs and tarantulas too, i may have to check out accurate armour for my elysians, that camo netting is so realistic.

Like these guys, the beards look great, and they definatly look like afgan special forces. Love the turrets too the camo netting is really great!

Love your new minis! They're so characterful, great job!

Great army, but I like your paint job and colour scheme the most.

Beards and hats win! Not enough minis have beards or mustaches (apart from dwarfs and squats who just have too many).

Great work as usual, especially on the turrets. Not to fond of the yummy hamburger-hats though...

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Wow love the update! Fantastic!

The beards are hilarious And i freaking love the way youve done the grenade launchers, those sights are epic.

Wicked job on the ACs and tarantulas too, i may have to check out accurate armour for my elysians, that camo netting is so realistic.

thanks very much... the stuff accurate armour do is just amazing... sadly their prices are near on ridiculous... but is so well made you will forget the price.

Rogue Wolves wrote:Like these guys, the beards look great, and they definatly look like afgan special forces. Love the turrets too the camo netting is really great!

i cannot describe how much i love the photo etched camo nets... they really finish those models.

weetyskemian44 wrote:Beards and hats win! Not enough minis have beards or mustaches (apart from dwarfs and squats who just have too many).

so true... beards are super manly... and they look like a bunch of rugged mountain men imo.

Baiyuan wrote:Great work as usual, especially on the turrets. Not to fond of the yummy hamburger-hats though...

yeah ... the pakols were kind of hit and miss, on a few of them i think i sculpted them right, on a few minis they just seemed a little large...



@ Bobulus - the camo nets are from a company called ' accurate armour' ... they specialise in 1/35 scale ww2 and modern vehicles... mostly transport stuff... they have a large range of diaorama parts... the nets cost £10 per pack of 2.

@ paxole - yup correct again... you certainly have a good eye and knowledge of bits

@ twitch - glad to know spock approves... its only logical he loves my models. hehe

@ egon ... thanks dude... i tried really hard to make the plastic ones fit in with the metal ones... the only reason i added 3 plastic ones is i failed hard at removing the lasguns from 3 of the metal figures to replace with the grenade launchers...

@ivory .. yup... wish him all the best... i too have had many friends who have undertaken multiple tours of 'stan ... thankfully they have all come back safe... as will your friend.



ok chaps... update time...



heres my hydra... based on the real life PANTSIR form the russian forces. sadly like a complete dumbass i forgot to take wip pics... so i will run down the things that i did to make this badboy after the pics.







firstly... i used an old chimera kit for this build... considering i had already raped the kit for some tank wheels i decided to redesign the track layout for a shorter varient... i cut the top of the outside panel and made a shelf over the track area, then made the sculpted panels and the stowage compartment... as well as the opened stowage bin...
i built the main crew compartment up from plasticard and added large compartment to the sides that i imagine would hold the ammo and coolant stuff.
the turret is made to look like the PANTSIR from battlefiled 3... using pics from the internet i tried to make it as close as i could in look, but simplified it for sake of actually building it.

the radar panel at the rear spins manually, the turret rotates, the autocannons elevate 120 degrees ... thats all i can think of on this for the moment... any questions about this please just ask away.

very cool hydra, I like the paint chiping, care to tell me the colors used

thanks.. the colours i use are...

base coat of army painter desert yellow
wash with agrax earthshade (or devlan mud - so hard to find now)
several coats of gw desert yellow (i stoicked up on this when they introduced the new paints)
drybrush with screaming skull (bleached bone)
rusty bolts and streaks are seraphim sepia (wash)
paint chips are P3 formula 'gun corps brown' with screaming skull highlights.
ammo boxes, rucksacks and jerry cans are - base coat of castellan green , black wash , highlight drybrush with old camo green.
metals are boltgun metal / leadbelcher , washed with black wash ... highlighted with chainmail.

i use only MIG pigments for the carbon buildup and the sand buildup on the tracks and bodywork.

thanks, I'll have to get that p3 gun corps brown, its a very nice color

the nearest to GW colours is graveyard earth fyi ... but i think the p3 colours are mostly superior anyway... need to get more p3 now a local shop has started to stock them as well as vallejo paints

I love vallejo paints, and I have heard good things from p3

You are making me a thief, 'cause I am so stealing so many great ideas from your work.

Its great to see even more awesome work since the last visit.

The counts as Hydra is immense dude. Still loving every bit of this thread.

TSD

Your hydra is fantastic! I really like the additional stowage you've added.

Your work continues to completely blow me away. I especially love the tiny details, such as the sickle magazines/power cells on some of the vet's lasguns.