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Well, you've got to get a little variety in there, Captain - that's the downside with mono-pose metals.

Good point Dysartes...and why I have made a couple of those head swaps and the two Geminae Superior are all conversions. Ironic that some of the first models for this army were the Exorcist conversions from before the model was released.

Thanks for the reply.

Cheers,

CB

That's a lovely army you have and well done conversion works with the metal. I especially like the classic immolators, the exorcists, the metal Geminae and the stormbolter canonesses.

Thank you Max Moray,

One last pair of Sisters to paint:



The long painting war continues...

CB

Like LAST last? As in, no more unpainted models? Either way, this army looks great... nice work on the storm bolter conversions!

Is this last-before-SOB-rerelease-purchases, Captain, or actual last?

Looks like a Sister Superior and a line Sister to me?

MacPhail wrote:Like LAST last? As in, no more unpainted models? Either way, this army looks great... nice work on the storm bolter conversions!

Yes, last two infantry models left unpainted in my Sisters army. Thanks for the props on the conversion.

Dysartes wrote:Is this last-before-SOB-rerelease-purchases, Captain, or actual last?

Looks like a Sister Superior and a line Sister to me?

Yes, last bit in a lot I traded for...I have some that I did not want to add and they are in my Swap Shop thread.

As for the very last Sisters models...I am at a bit of a crossroads. I have a complete painted army, with pretty well every option I would want to field. That said, my vehicles are all Mark I's and I have obtained five of the newer models (Exorcists, Immolators and a Repressor)...at first I was ready to just start painting them...but they are so different in size from the old vehicles that they look weird together, so I would field them only in smaller games. So the dilemma is do I paint up the new ones or remain content with the large paint mobile units I already have?

The long painting war continues...

CB

And the last two Sisters.






The long painting war continues,

CB

With the last two Sisters painted, Captain, you know what that means - time for an army shot!

 Dysartes wrote:
With the last two Sisters painted, Captain, you know what that means - time for an army shot!

QFT.

Army shot or start painting those tanks!

Dysartes wrote:With the last two Sisters painted, Captain, you know what that means - time for an army shot!

Nevelon wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
With the last two Sisters painted, Captain, you know what that means - time for an army shot!

QFT.

Army shot or start painting those tanks!

Thanks you two.

As requested.





Now I could not find the flying stand for the Avenger (likely packed with my resin Valkyries), so it has landed for this photo:

It does give you an idea of the size of the Avenger compared to the vehicles and infantry.

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CB

Whew, those are some beautiful army shots Captain. I always love to see an army of sisters, and yours are particularly nice. Plenty of old-school cool.

Well done!

No more unpainted Sisters... that's an admirable feat, and they look great to boot. I'm trying to do the same before plastics arrive, but you've got me beat. Congrats!

Also, do you have a point cost and/or list for the army as you've deployed it here? Maybe not maximized for tabletop, but with each of your units costed and assigned to detachments? What's the biggest you've played with this group?

Very impressive indeed!

Great army shots, Captain!

Amazing army shots of the SoB, that's certainly a sizeable force! Must weight a bit too to lug around for games I bet.

Beautiful. And very impressive. Really great to see.

Thank you Bellerophon, Nevelon, Dystartes, Inevitable_Faith and Camkierhi.

MacPhail wrote:No more unpainted Sisters... that's an admirable feat, and they look great to boot. I'm trying to do the same before plastics arrive, but you've got me beat. Congrats!

Also, do you have a point cost and/or list for the army as you've deployed it here? Maybe not maximized for tabletop, but with each of your units costed and assigned to detachments? What's the biggest you've played with this group?

MacPhail,

Largest battles have been 100 FPs a side, although I find Sisters seem to be better in smaller games.

HQ:
-Living Saint with two Geminae Superia [Elites in the new CA]
-Canoness
-Canoness

Elites:
-Repentia Squad of 7 Repentia and 1 Mistress
-Sister Dialogus
-Sister Hospitillar
-Priest

Fast Attack:
-Dominion Squad with Sister Superior armed with Combi-Weapon (Melta), 4 Sisters with Melta Guns, Sister with Simulacrum Imperialis, 4 Sisters armed with Bolters and a Rhino Transport
-Dominion Squad with Sister Superior, 4 Sisters with Melta Guns, Sister with Simulacrum Imperialis, 4 Sisters armed with Bolters and a Rhino Transport
-Dominion Squad with Sister Superior, 4 Sisters with Melta Guns, 5 Sisters armed with Bolters and a Rhino Transport
-Seraphim Squad with Sister Superior armed with Power Sword and Plasma Pistol, 2 Seraphim with Hand Flamers and 7 Seraphim
-Seraphim Squad with Sister Superior armed with Power Sword and Plasma Pistol, 2 Seraphim with Hand Flamers and 7 Seraphim

Heavy Support:
-Exorcist
-Exorcist
-Retributor Squad with Sister Superior, with 4 Sisters with Heavy Bolters and 5 Sisters with Bolters

Troops:
-Sisters Squad with a Sister Superior armed with a Combi-Weapon (Flamer), 1 Sister with a Flamer, 1 Sister with a Heavy Flamer, 2 Battle Sisters with Bolters and an Immolator Transport
-Sisters Squad with a Sister Superior armed with a Combi-Weapon (Flamer), 1 Sister with a Flamer, 1 Sister with a Heavy Flamer, 2 Battle Sisters with Bolters and an Immolator Transport
-Sisters Squad with a Sister Superior, 1 Sister with a Flamer, 1 Sister with a Heavy Flamer, 2 Battle Sisters with Bolters and an Immolator Transport
-Sisters Squad with a Sister Superior, 1 Sister with a Flamer, 1 Sister with a Heavy Flamer, 2 Battle Sisters with Bolters and an Immolator Transport
-Sisters Squad with a Sister Superior, 1 Sister with a Storm Bolter, 1 Sister with a Heavy Flamer, 2 Battle Sisters with Bolters and an Immolator Transport
-Sisters Squad with a Sister Superior, 1 Sister with a Storm Bolter, 1 Sister with a Heavy Flamer, 2 Battle Sisters with Bolters and an Immolator Transport
-Sisters Squad with a Sister Superior, 1 Sister with a Storm Bolter, 1 Sister with a Multi-Melta, 7 Sisters with Bolters and a Rhino Transport
-Sisters Squad with a Sister Superior, 1 Sister with a Storm Bolter, 1 Sister with a Multi-Melta, 7 Sisters with Bolters and a Rhino Transport

Aircraft
-Avenger Fighter Bomber

Cheers,

CB

Job well done indeed!

As said earlier, I really like those older rhino hulls. Looks really fitting with the rest of the models.
Images look very good.

A feat to be praised and admired. Looks great!

A massive force.... maybe 3000 points or so? Thanks for the list... I'm inspired to get rolling on my own. Thirty-ish models to go and I'll be able to stage my own victory photo.

Ezki wrote:Job well done indeed!

As said earlier, I really like those older rhino hulls. Looks really fitting with the rest of the models.
Images look very good.

Thank you Ezki

youwashock wrote:A feat to be praised and admired. Looks great!

Thank you youwashock

MacPhail wrote:A massive force.... maybe 3000 points or so? Thanks for the list... I'm inspired to get rolling on my own. Thirty-ish models to go and I'll be able to stage my own victory photo.

Thank you MacPhail

Is an army ever really finished?

Finally going to start replacing my battalion of painted Mark I tanks with Mark II. First up is the Exorcist.



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CB

Best of luck to you on your journey to upgrade the tanks.
Looking forward to see more progress.

Thanks Ezki.

OK, question for everyone, should I glue the whole model together or make the turret/organs separate from the hull?

I have built the Rhino hull and now have to decide whether to glue the plastic turret base to the rest of the hull. That is the Sisters of Battle turret that the organ pipes and other metal parts are glued to.

For storage the two parts would be easiest, but the organs and other metal parts are really heavy and weighted towards the back of the model.

Would love to hear from others who have finished the kit.

Thoughts?

CB

As a suggestion you could try some strong magnets.

I have never built the kit, or even a Rhino for that matter, so I'm afraid I can't provide further insight on how to execute this.

I would try the two part route to start with, you can always glue it down later if necessary. I would also second Ezki, on the strong magnet idea, some 20mm magnets are seriously finger pinchers, and would work nicely.

My thought is always "how many different tanks can I run with this kit?" I'd try to magnetize in a way that you can run Immolator or Exorcist, which gets you the easy breakdown for storage and transport too. I bet a strong magnets mounted to the bottom of the (if I remember correctly) two metal base pieces could reach through the holes on the top plate to find a rectangular piece of card with corresponding magnets mounted to the back of it. The whole top plate with Exorcist parts could stay magnetized together for transport and play, but also be pulled apart to mount Immolator components. If you were really crafty with magnets and card you could build a permanent magnetic surface inside the Rhino's roof to secure either kit (and having watched the Chiliwack come together, you are plenty crafty with card).

Thank you for the ideas Ezki, Camkierhi and MacPhail,

I will build the two parts separate for now and figure out the magnets before it see's the gaming table.

Progress:


That back part was a real pain to fix so that it would sit properly on the Immolator turret.


After what seemed like hours of sanding and flash removal I have two main components and some small stuff I will secure after painting is complete.

The long painting war continues...

CB

Brilliant work so far.

Looking forward to seeing this come together dude.