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GES, you owe me a darn tootingly good paint scheme, or the face of Ghosty will become the rictus grimace of Ghosty!

You have been warned.

If you ever need a song to give you inspiration to write a bit of fluff that is an attempt at horror, this is it.
Also, fluff is completely unrelated, i just felt like writing it.


His breath caught in his chest. His heart felt as though it was beating a million miles a second. He couldn't hear anything except the sound of metal scraping
metal, of armored boots stamping down on gratings and catwalks.

He clamped his hand over his mouth, and pulled himself farther into the overhead compartment he had hidden in.
He quietly moved the bags and equipment to the small porthole at the front, doing everything he could to hide himself.

THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP.
He had trouble telling if it was the sound of his heart or the sound of hunter closing in on his prey.

The soldier stepped into the room, scattergun held at the ready. He felt an immense pressure in his stomach, and squeezed his eyes shut.

THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP.
He heard a clicking sound, and his bladder let go immediately. The compartment was being opened. He futilely squirmed back as far as possible, pushing the plastic of the compartment in a vain attempt to break it and flee through the hulls.

THUMP THUMP. THUMP. THUMP THUMP THUMP.
He turned his head, and saw the soldier walking away, having found nothing. The bags had obscured his body.

His collar vox pipped up at the worst possible moment.

“Payton? Payton, respond?” He clamped a hand over it, but it was too late.
The soldier turned around and looked for the source of the sound.

He placed the muzzle of his scattergun against the little porthole, and pulled the trigger.

Payton screamed in agony as the glass shards and rebounding pellets struck him. He was dragged, kicking and screaming by the soldier by the hair, into whatever hell awaited. He saw many more being butchered by blades and bare hands as the slaver pulled him through the engineering level, to the boarding craft and a short lifetime a torture.

Not exactly my best, but I'm tired.

I was bored today, so in between bouts of long naps and chatting with my dad about ideas for vehicles, I've deciced to make some
winter type vehicles.


Aerosani. A disticnt possibility, since it looks to be real easy to make.
I'm thinking using scout bikes and with a little bit of plasticard and some tom foolery, it would make a great Rough Rider or Sentinel.


M29 Weasel.
I'm thinking an Ork Trukk, stripped down might amke a suitable conversion.
Or of buying a truck model form another company and taking it from there.
It'd probally represent a Sentinel or perhaps a Chimera, depending on how big I make it.


Sisa Nasu.
No idea what to do to make this one. Perhaps Ork Trukk and a tank?

Spent the weekend at my aunts, visited a hobby shop, done osme new projects.

I bought both a scout bike and a land speeder storm and assembled the bike and am partway through the storm.

ALso, bought a sanctum imperialis and some green stuff.

I'll upload some pics later tonight or tommorow.

SuperNiceGuy wrote:Oh...wow. Your painting is...not that good. Really messy. My 13 year old brother can paint a lot better than that. I don't know if you're deluding yourself into thinking that they're really good, but I'm sorry, they're just...yeesh.

Responses will not be needed as this poster has involuntarily volunteered for a multiday suspension. If you're bored with Dakka and would like to take a few days off, just do what this guy done.

SuperNiceGuy wrote:Oh...wow. Your painting is...not that good. Really messy. My 13 year old brother can paint a lot better than that. I don't know if you're deluding yourself into thinking that they're really good, but I'm sorry, they're just...yeesh.

Post reported. Geeze, SuperJerkGuy, lay off people. Being a Youngblood is not easy; on top of normal teenaged angst, we also have to compete with people that have been painting for years! I should know!

And Golden Eyed Scout, I really like your idea for a paint scheme. Just keep painting and you will get really good really fast!

See above tim

Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:

SuperNiceGuy wrote:Oh...wow. Your painting is...not that good. Really messy. My 13 year old brother can paint a lot better than that. I don't know if you're deluding yourself into thinking that they're really good, but I'm sorry, they're just...yeesh.

Post reported. Geeze, SuperJerkGuy, lay off people. Being a Youngblood is not easy; on top of normal teenaged angst, we also have to compete with people that have been painting for years! I should know!

And Golden Eyed Scout, I really like your idea for a paint scheme. Just keep painting and you will get really good really fast!

Thanks for the encouragement, always appreciated.

Well, I changed the title of the thread again. Saw my buddy who wanted to get started in 40k today for the first time in a few months (summer vacation work schedules tend to do that.)
Turns out he actually doesn't want to play 40k anymore. . But he's giving me the stuff he bought since he knows I'll use it. .

Also, I'm still in the process of repainting. I plan on stripping the models. Eventually.
First off I'm gonna pick up some new paints and a better primer.

Pics to be uploaded later tonight of the models I have done.

Finally got around to uploading these photos, and I now share them with the good people f dakka.

Land Speeder Storm codnamed "Papa Bear".

Make sure that this piece lines up right when you glue, otherwise one side can end up without support and
can break off, as can be seen here.

Side view. I still have to file down some of the piecesof the Storm, and figure out where to glue the extra carbo boxes.

I used a head from the scout bike sprue to make the pilot. I like it alot more then the standard one your supposed to use.

Once again, a head swap. I think it makes him look kinda sniper-y.

Head swap again. Man, I must really have something against their original faces. Plus, he looks like one mean mother fether.

Side view. I used another head again. Nothing big change in looks otherwise.

This guy was supposed to be attached to the pice that fell off. I might make an objective marker of him,
or possibly a peice of terrain, ala a tentacle grabbing his ankle and pulling him to his death.

A job well done.


A little action pose i made up. If someone can think of the movie I was channeling while making this, and names it, you will
have a character in the army named after you.
I might pick another Storm up, simple because I think the models would make for some great infantry.
They'd prolly be Hardened Veterns or Storm Trooper count as.

Scout Bike codenamed "Little Man".

The observant viewer will notice I fethed this one up too. I accidently clipped the nubs off that you need to glue the
guns onto.

I positioned the bike on top of an oil drum to make it look more dynamic, sorta like he's riding in to save the day.


Papa Bear and Little Man, one big happy family.


My custom MOO. The white came out a little bit thicker on the binocs then I wanted, and the blue looks terrible in person.
Definately gonna retouch those, but otherwise, I like it.


A small building I made from the sanctum imperialus. The roof is removable for now.


MOO in cover.

"Target aqcuired Sir. Permission to fire?"

You still have the broken part? Glue it back on!

I did, and it broke off again. I decided to say "feth it, it battle damage."

If I'm feeling ambitous, I might make a diorama out of it and have the guy who's supposed to be hanging on it
falling, sorta like that scene in Black Hawk Down where Blackburn falls because of the RPG.
I am also not ashamed to admit that that scene made me tear up.

GES, if that's you painting without primig, and using enamel paints at that, I swear I'll flay you alive and then douse you in vinegar!


Also, Naval ACUs as you mentioned before, or else I'll (See above)

You are doing a little better man, but the figures would look so much better if you spray primed them black and used acrylics instead of enamels! Trust me, enamels are EVIL.

You do show signs of being a promising model poser, the scout bike guys pose is very cool!

Was the movie you were impersonating reservoir dogs?

I love the storm - it's such a dynamic model!

Scarper wrote:Was the movie you were impersonating reservoir dogs?

I love the storm - it's such a dynamic model!

Close. I'll leave it open for a little while more for more people to guess, but if your the only one, you'll win the prize.

Also, neihter of these models were painted. Wel, the scout bike got a little bit cause my paint jar spilt. I tried to clean it up, but you can still see it.

I'm really starting to hate the buildings. I'm think clamps would be a good ide whilst building them from now on.

I like the NWU (Navy Working Uniform) camo idea, I gave my veteran Guardsman that paint scheme.

Glued the roof and added the sides.

Two of the buildings put together. Still constructing the one on the right.


I like the look of this guys arm for the shotgun better then the one I made.
If I pick up another Scout bike, I'm gonna fix the sentinel pilot up with a good looking new arm.
Also, how does the green stuff on his leg look? I was trying to make it look like a gauze wrap.

It was my first time working with gs, and I think it was a decent one.

I used one of the scout sheaths and glued a purity seal on. Pretty cool, right?

Nasu is awesome! You have to make one. I was on the ride in Nasu many times during my military service. Awesome vehicle and the sound of GM 6,2l V8 engine was music for ears.

And nice work on the shotgun guy too!

I love this blog so far, keep it up!

Xenon wrote:Nasu is awesome! You have to make one. I was on the ride in Nasu many times during my military service. Awesome vehicle and the sound of GM 6,2l V8 engine was music for ears.

I think the Nasu would be like my land speeder, a model that would look cool, but have little game time. Perhaps as a count as Super Heavy, like th Stormlord, it might be used.
Beyond that, I think it would prolly jsut sit on my desk and look badass.

If you have any suggestions of what it should be, and better yet, how I should make it, I'll gladly take them.

How'd you do the belt of ammo for the shotgun guy?

I clipped the ammo from the heavy bolter feed box.




What do you guys think of this for the Scout's color scheme?

I took a few pics of the army in my yard, how do you think they look? The pics aren't as clear as they were supposed to be, sorry.
I think it sorta looks like a charge scene that you'd see in movies. Might write a piece about thiese pics.









The land speeder and a few guardsmen. The camo is better on stone then dirt.


Definately writing a piece up about this. Should have it done later tonight.

The pants/sleeves look too bright. WTF is that green stuff on that one scouts head as well?
The Heavy bolter guy looks cool, but the blue on his gun looks a bit much.

And what's that stuff in that second picture?

Ges, every new update appears neater and neater. GJ! Lash on some tallarn flesh and a badab wash and I can't wait to see the progress.

wolf templar wrote:WTF is that green stuff on that one scouts head as well?
The Heavy bolter guy looks cool, but the blue on his gun looks a bit much.
And what's that stuff in that second picture?

The green stuff on the scouts head is green paint. I attempted to paint the lens like it was night vision.
Didn't go very well.
And the "stuff" is barbed wire, from this article.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/The_simplest_barbed_wire_ever.

Ifalna wrote:Ges, every new update appears neater and neater. GJ! Lash on some tallarn flesh and a badab wash and I can't wait to see the progress.

Thank you, much appreciated. Only problem with you suggestion is... I don't own any washes or flesh paints. . I forgot to pick them up at A.C Moore today.

I did, however pick up spray and other paints.

No, they are not the same color. One is gray, the other two are metalli silver and steel.






Papa bear and Little Man, al painted up. (Well, not quite all painted.)









What do you guys think of silver to pick out the details and the wall eagles?


I'm gonna paint the static grass to look like it is thinly covered in snow.


My mom picked these up cause they were only a dollar. Figure i can mold them to look like rocks/cliff faces or whatnot.

Hell, I might just convince my friend it's a brownie and see if he eats it!

Ges they have snow scatter and it looks a lot better than painting the flock. Why are you using Testors paint you should be using acrylics not enamels.
The oven bake clay is perfect for making rocks and dirt to do this cover a base with aluminum foil and sculpt on the rocks let dry then place it without the base in the oven using the directions on the package.

Finally got around to writing for the pics.
I took a look at the pics, and choose the one with my newest shotgun guy.

I decided he'll be the Veteran Sergeant in my army for sure. But he'll be in the one where it's still a colony world struggling to develop.
Also, his backstory will be that of an Arbites Captain, and I will make an Arbite Precinct for my gametable.

Dear God, I'm certainly giving myself a lot of things to do and not really doing them now am I? Well, you don't complain so neither will I.

Chris walked through the snowy streets of Ziyi. The wind blew drifts of it in his face, and he pulled his scarf up to cover his mought and nose from the bitter, biting cold.
The wind did nothing to quiet the sounds of approaching engines outside it's walls.

He quickened his footsteps, seeing the Arbites Precinct. It had yet to be swarmed with citizens seeking refuge.
He ran the last block, and stopped at the gate. He heard engines sounds coming from within the Precinct's motor pool.

He saw a JH-46 light tank drive out from the underground motorpool. A modified Chimera folowed, and two armored M939 gun trucks followed that as well.
Their weapons gleamed with fresh oil, and all dirt and grim had been scrubbed off, replaced with fresh camoflague paint.

"What is your buisness here?" an Arbitrator asked, hand on his auto-pistol.

Jericho pulled down his scarf, revealing his face. The Arbitrator was shocked, but he quickly recovered and waved Jericho through.

Chris walked into the Precinct compound, the vehicles lining up to be loaded with passengers and munitions.

The courtyard he had entered was wide and open, though it was under swift change.

Junior Abritrator's and cadet's even were perparing defenses. Moving large concrete blocks and rolling out dense coils of razorwire.
Heavy caliber machineguns and weapons were placed in sandbagged doorways.

Bright white snow covered the ground and hastily made defences.
Chris feared that it would soon be turned bright with blood.

-Ours, or the raiders? He wondered.

He heard a high whine, and looked in time to see a Valkyrie preparing for dust off.

-No. Snow off. Chris thought sarcasticly.

He saw men climb high towers, entering platforms to hold commanding fields of fire with sniper rifles or heavy weapons.

He only hoped the compound would be enough to hold off the onslaught of the raiders.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:

My mom picked these up cause they were only a dollar. Figure i can mold them to look like rocks/cliff faces or whatnot.

Hell, I might just convince my friend it's a brownie and see if he eats it!

I legit thought that was a real brownie at first. You know you could just take a few decnt sized stones and glue them down and say there boulders too.

Further painting on the Storm. Fluff wise, for my Marines, the Scouts who use it are special ops troops, deployed at night, hence the mostly black color.
The scouts are still being painted, but will not recive as much colors as my scout squads, in keeping with the late night spec ops. force theme.


When i finish painting them, they'll also have one gray shoulder guard. I'm currently debating the color of their fatigues.

If I do gray, the boots will be black. if I do black, the boots will be gray. Thoughts?

I alos changed the color of the heavy weapon squads. They have gray shoulder guards and boots, blue chest plats, and black fatigues.
Gun cases are blue and steel, and the ammo is painted either a gold or steel/silvery color.

Currently debating on whether this barrel will be glued on the base as well.

This ammo crate till needs some painting on the inside. Thoughts?

Trying to channel the success of the scout bike with this oil drum here.

"Hey Ted, this is a great place to put our heavy weapon down."
"I know, right next to an oil drum that surely will not burst into flames if shot at, which clearly would not happen, despite heavy weapons being a high priority."
"You always know just what to say Ted."

Back view.


The light wasn't facing in the right direction when I took this. . I am going to glue the missle crate down in front of them, since I think it would look cool, and finally explain why
heavy weapons are man portable.