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

steal away! i really dont mind people imitating my stuff... maybe il get a pattern named after me like other guys

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

the extra stowage was my favourite part of the build and quite accidental... i needed some of the tank wheels (its an old chim kit) and during my 'experiments cut the top of the sides quite badly forcing me to cut the tops off... then i decided to have a lower set of tracks with a flat stowage bin setup above it as well as the shaped fronts to fit with my other tanks.

well... anyway, back to business...
how long has it been? well... too long since my last update... things have been slowing down a bit recently because of work and the fact that i actually play with my army now...so less time for modelling that before...

first up...

on another forum i put some quick pics up of my airfix land rover wmik, well this morning i decided to finish weathering the thing and get some pics... still though, its missing the missle launcher guy on the back...

when i finish the guy il put up a seperate pic of him .. hes a catchan missle launcher dude with a head swap for a plastic cadian.

next up is one of my two armageddon opatterned medusas , but as they are heavely converted, im gonna call them EDF patterned SPG.






the other one is still in its basic form, and awaiting tlc... also just wanna add that this kit from forgeworld is possibly the worse fitting kit ive ever seen... i scolded myself with boiling hot water trying to get this kit to fit together, and the sheild needed cutting away to make the barrel poke out from the hull, otherwise it simply was too big to come out... both cost me £120 (with postage) from FW and i honestly reget it as i think i could have made a better scratchbuilt model myself.

next up are two WIP's

second salamander, this time with a turret rather than the open style i showed before.
this was a M8 greyhound scout car 1/35 scale by italeri.



next up is an odd thing that im turning into a crassus armoured transport style troop carrier..
i got a very cheap german army jaguar tank destroyer (1/35 scale) off ebay and it was a little larger than i thought originally... its odd shape made it easy to determine that it could easily be made to look like a kind of amphipious transport... i will be putting up home made rules for this thing once its finished.


i will be adding some autocannon mounts to the top of the cargohold so the troops can fire them from the large hatches at the top... or i might add the large optics that is meant to be mounted on the nose.

anyway... hope you enjoy... tommorrow i should be able to put up the pics of my banesword i used in the recent appoc game... as its finished!

You really have a great way of balancing 40k and RL so well, an amazingly unique army and so full of character.

I have the 2 set of Airfix land rovers (bought on a wim) but was not sure how they would look now I don't need to worry

Your German Jaguar tank destroyer conversion is FANTASTIC !!!! Great job on the panelling and after seeing this you should have scratch built your own EDF SPG

The salamnder stand Ins I love, I had thought of using these for Orks at one time but you have used them in a much better way indeed, the turret version looks great.

Awesome army amazing conversions and oozes character


How did you do the rivets on the Jaguar conversion by the way

Absolutely gorgeous.

I'm very glad you posted again. I was starting to wonder if you'd been suffering from gamer ADHD and moved on to other things.

You always manage these nice little touches that add the 40K elements to the models oh-so-well. Swapping hatches and weapons, making sure they look 'stocky' enough. Making plasticard your bitch. All good things. I love watching your conversions, and it gives me hope I might be able to give it a shot if I'm feeling adventurous.

lone dirty dog wrote:You really have a great way of balancing 40k and RL so well, an amazingly unique army and so full of character.

I have the 2 set of Airfix land rovers (bought on a wim) but was not sure how they would look now I don't need to worry

Your German Jaguar tank destroyer conversion is FANTASTIC !!!! Great job on the panelling and after seeing this you should have scratch built your own EDF SPG

The salamnder stand Ins I love, I had thought of using these for Orks at one time but you have used them in a much better way indeed, the turret version looks great.

Awesome army amazing conversions and oozes character


How did you do the rivets on the Jaguar conversion by the way

thanks very much... yeah althought the airfix landrovers are quite spindelly i buffed them out a little with the front panel and widened the axels a touch... it really didnt look 40k till i did that.
the m10 scout cars would look great as ork vehicles, they are the peerfect size and to me, seem a good shape for that kind of conversion aswell.

LeadLegion wrote:Absolutely gorgeous.

I'm very glad you posted again. I was starting to wonder if you'd been suffering from gamer ADHD and moved on to other things.

nah, im constantly busy, i say i spend about 4 of the 7 days a week solidly modelling, painting, ebaying and bitz sites browsing or just scratching my head figuring stuff out... the thing i dont make much time for is taking photos... its always dark when im home during the winter, so getting decent pics is awkward... plus my slr camera is quite broken... it still works, but the lens points downward from the veiwer... and pics seem a touch off on colour too.... anyway... got some stuff for you to check out... enjoy!

Chemical Cutthroat wrote:You always manage these nice little touches that add the 40K elements to the models oh-so-well. Swapping hatches and weapons, making sure they look 'stocky' enough. Making plasticard your bitch. All good things. I love watching your conversions, and it gives me hope I might be able to give it a shot if I'm feeling adventurous.

most of the conversions i do are very simple, and i really spend alot of time deciding on what parts to swap out for 40k parts when convertion RL vehicles... usually its just a matter of adding some armour panels to buff them out, or a hatch and weapon change (tbh, thats a must) ... but the best way to do it is to sit down with a lenght of styrene rod and a scalpel, and cut thousands of tiny rivits... then mentally prepare yourself for the hell that is applying 300+ rivits to a single tank. ... gotta love it though!





anyway guys... well heres some of the stuff ive been working on over the last few months... not alot to be honest, as i have lots of stuff half finished .... but heres todays things...

amphibious assault transport (customised stats vehicle... think of an amphibious crassus with less weaponary)



enjoyed painting this, was a nice change to paint green rather than the usual desert stuff... reason is that it would be better suited to be darker for blending into the water.
not too sure if its obvious but the whole tank is covered with rain marks where the dust has dried to the running water when it has left the water... apart from that quite a fast paintjob on this... the final touch was airbrushing the dust to the bottom skirts and underside of the tank... really happy with how it turned out.



next up is a thing i have been working on since the model came out... i brought the ork dakkajet the day it was released with the intention of turning it into a thunderbolt... well after much messing around, its now become a lightning.




im very happy with how it turned out... painted the whole thing in 5 hours or so on christmas day... mostly airbrush work except the camo which was hand painted... all rust streaks and grime was done with washes.

im happy with the paintjob, but im not really feeling the model itself as an EDF plane.... to me it just does not fit with the rest of my stuff... i am considering selling it depending on how good the voss patterned lightnings are. (EDIT - i now have a voss paterned lightning and i defo want rid of this flyer)


lastly for tonight is my BANESWORD.






this model took me ages to model and paint... i acually finished it in november for an 30k appoc game i had at the local club, which won me the best painted army/ vehicle award ... the model istef done great, knocking out a stomper, a squad of geanestealers, and about 50 charging orks.


i have at the moment wip-

special reconassance artillery spotting tank. (needs weathering)

3 chimeras (1 needs minor paint work ) 2 need modelling still

armoured salamander (needs weathering)

devildog (basecoated)

atlas / trojan (basecoated)

and plenty of troops still to be done...

i am still working hard on my army... sadly i also need to make time for my 2.5k necron army and the necromunda/borderlands project im still very much busy on.

Ashot, how do you plan on doing the Trojan? Would be interesting to see since I plan on making one too.

One of the things I like most about your work - as the banesword shows really well - is the amount of kit details (packs, storage, etc). It adds such realism - well, for the magic space future. Great job!

Foster wrote:Ashot, how do you plan on doing the Trojan? Would be interesting to see since I plan on making one too.

well i have made a modular tank to act as a atlas, trojan, IED and mineclearer and an ambulance based off the manticore chassis... i pictured the atlas on a previous page and ive only completed the atlas and the ambulance but for the trojan i guess i would just make a box with a large loading door and an mechanical arm to assist the troops unloading the ammo vehicle.... not too far off the fw version

Really great stuff you got here tons of insperation.

But it would be cool to see more aliens.


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But it would be cool to see more aliens.

dark1250 wrote:Really great stuff you got here tons of insperation.

But it would be cool to see more aliens.


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Really great stuff you got here tons of insperation.

But it would be cool to see more aliens.

Heres one!

ive been toying with new xenos ideas and got myself a few lizardmen to cut up... so heres one i made to add to whatever squad i might swap a flammenwaffen with.




anyway... got a few more pics ... firstly..

another basic infantry squad with a grenade launcher...






first up... my Devildog...

pretty simple really...




next up...
the finished armoured salamander ..





ok... now for something very different.


i read some interesting custom rules a while ago for a reconisance tank to help artillery scatter less during appocolyse games...
so heres the pics followed by the rules...




NOW TRANSFORM!






0-1 Mechanized Observer Squad
Points Front Side Rear BS HP
M. Observer 100 As vehicle 3 3

Squad: The squad consists of a 2 man Forward Observer team in an observation vehicle. The squad will never leave the vehicle and they are effectively treated as a tank for all purposes.

Weapons: As per underlying vehicle (if any).
Options: A mechanized observer team comprises either an armored car (See Recon Units) or a chimera troop transport. Regardless of which vehicle is chosen, the vehicle looses all transport capacity and turret weapons. The capacity is filled in with electronics while the turret becomes a massive spotting array on a telescoping lift. The crewman may still use the mounted lasguns if they are not targeting.

SPECIAL RULES
Ranging In: A mechanized observer team utilizes the more sophisticated seeking apparatus on their vehicle to range in. All rules not changed by the array special rules below operate the same as for a forward observer team.

Observation array: The massive observation array replacing the turret provides for options in ranging in. The team may either range in visually, which is the same as for an infantry observer team (and may be the only option if the array is destroyed), or may use the array. If using the array, the array has a visual range of 48” Because the array includes numerous types of identification apparatus, if using the array (whether telescoped or not), only 1D3 is rolled for scatter.

Telescoping Mount: The array may be raised on its telescoping mount to see over any terrain features that the mechanized observer is in base contact with or within (so the array may be able to see a target the underlying vehicle cannot). The user should declare at the end of the movement phase if he is raising the array, if he has not declared, it is presumed the array is lowered to protect it from fire. The array is vulnerable to being damaged when telescoped, even though the underlying vehicle may not be visible due to terrain. If the telescoping mount is raised, the array may be separately targeted by the enemy. Any enemy the array can see, can also see the array. If the array is hit, roll to penetrate on armor 10. Any penetrating or glancing hit destroys the array. If the array is destroyed, it may no longer be used for ranging in, however the crew may still range in visually as the underlying vehicle is not destroyed only the array. If an opposing player shoots at the vehicle either because they could target either target or when the array is not raised, roll normally for the vehicle. If a weapon destroyed result is rolled, the array counts as the only mounted weapon.

options - can add a 2 shot HK missle for +15 points
smoke launchers - free
Camo nets for +20 points
heavy stubber - 10 points
Extra armour - +15 points

also for your veiwing pleasure... my avenger.

Well you certainly ain't been slack since the last time I checked in here. Very inspiring stuff here, love your conversions. Consider me subscribed!

So awesome

The rhino has returned to its M113 roots!


And my goodness you have to be insane with brilliance to make an ork plane look clean for a human faction. Looks perfect

This thread. This fething thread right here.

Don't ever stop.

THIS IS SO AWESOME. I JUST THREW UP IN MY PANTS

This is awesome! Great work!

*claps*
Love that rhino, keep it up

The level of detail in the paintjob of the air crew defies belief. Exquisite.

Man , you have some major skills dude!

Dude, you gotta take a pic of your entire force that is painted thus far, all in one big super awesome pic!

Cave_Dweller wrote:Well you certainly ain't been slack since the last time I checked in here. Very inspiring stuff here, love your conversions. Consider me subscribed!

thanks very much... im pretty much working on the EDF every night, fiddling with ideas and making unique stuff.

kenshin620 wrote:So awesome

The rhino has returned to its M113 roots!


And my goodness you have to be insane with brilliance to make an ork plane look clean for a human faction. Looks perfect

i really enjoyed making the ork style lightning... sadly i just dont like it all that much.

Las wrote:This thread. This fething thread right here.

Don't ever stop.

i wont... despite quickly running out of room for it all.

pities2004 wrote:THIS IS SO AWESOME. I JUST THREW UP IN MY PANTS

cool.... hope it was at the front and not the back.

Cave_Dweller wrote:Dude, you gotta take a pic of your entire force that is painted thus far, all in one big super awesome pic!

id love too, but i almost cant fit it all now on my 6x4 board... and when i feel inspired to take pictures , its usually at night and the pictures turn out all crappy... when summer come around and its a particually sunny day, i get it all outside and take a full army shot.


update time

firstly my wip's...

improved look leman russ vanquisher with coaxel stubber.




next up...

remember my biker dude from ages ago? well his friends are made now!





next...

the first of three raper laser platforms.




lastly for Wip's...

this is something i havent really named yet... its a multi purpose transport platform that can act as 3 different vehicles depending on the magnetised loadout... the vehicle is roughly 300mm long and 73 mm wide...
this is still heavily wip...

drone control/ communications vehicle.


a mega trojan


the chassis for a tactical nuke deathstrike launcher.

this is still missing the actual missle and launch control platform... im still yet to find one big enough for the job.

now for the finished pictures...

first up... my voss patterned lightning.




NOT HAPPY WITH THESE PICS... I WILL BE RE-DOING THEM


next up...

an odd one... the start of my unusual psyker battle squad...ALIEN GREYS!


to be honest... my photos cannot do these models justice... they are ever so slightly mettallic and shimmer when veiwed... the flash seems to have killed the effect...
beware though... they enjoy a good anal probe now and again (who doesn't -lol)

lastly for finished stuff is my ragnarok seige MBT...

made from an tamiya 1/35 scale M41 ... its a good chunky size for a heavy tank (not superheavy though)





i literally couldnt be happier with the painting on this tank... its the best ive done so far... most of my older tanks will now be getting additional paintwork of worn look thats on this beast.

well thats it guys and gals... any questions just ask away... feel free to critisize or get on your knees and worship me... dont care, just comment and il answer any questions.

Impressive as always

that psyker squad is a cool idea... very UFO enemy unknown style!

and as usual....mindblowing paint and conversion work mate!

This army has rocked my socks off in every pic!

My personal favourites are the snipers and the kroot in the command squad.

I think I am going to have to look at those max mini sniper rifles for a conversion I have planned.

The Leeman Russ is a nice change but still keeping the look of the original design

Everything else looks great what was the base model for the scuds transporters the bike squad I love they look cool all in there posing stops them looking repetitive

The VOSS Is lovely I want one of these it is such an awesome looking craft

Love the aliens different but the M41 steals the show works really well for 40k and design and scaling, as always amazing work

I love this army!!

I'd like to see more non-humans incorporated though.

Man I wish I had your talent. I would lose my mind trying to make something as awesome as shown in here.

Great work throughout,i have a soft spot for the bikers.

Any tips for noobies like me?

Oh. My. Lord.

This is as good as it gets.

You sir, stay thirsty.