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evildrcheese wrote:Haven't been here in a while, everything is looking great though, especially the tanks. I mean wow!

Nice to see a power axe as well, swift converting!

D

I'll admit, I actually converted two of them before I read the 6th ed rules

Brother SRM wrote:

evildrcheese wrote:Haven't been here in a while, everything is looking great though, especially the tanks. I mean wow!

Nice to see a power axe as well, swift converting!

D

I'll admit, I actually converted two of them before I read the 6th ed rules

I guess you passed a psychic test then.

Wah wah wahhhh!

D

evildrcheese wrote:

I guess you passed a psychic test then.

Wah wah wahhhh!

D

Oof!

I'm currently working on three snipers, a few officers, some troopers and a lascannon. I'll post pictures once I've finished them and I get my camera back from my girlfriend!

This is the closest thing to a whole army shot I've gotten, and it's from my game tonight:


I'm still learning 6th so I'm not taking down notes for battle reports yet; it took us over 2 hours for a 1250 game; I'd hate to add on note taking and pictures to the learning experience! Long story short, it was a brutal slog where most of my infantry died, my tanks dueled his, and I was able to get by on First Blood and Slay the Warlord objectives for a victory!

Looks phenomenal all together SRM, thats the problem with commiting to snow bases, on other tables it looks like there have been very isolated weather pockets. =p but seriously, good stuff, looking forwards to a proper battle report at some point and ofc the new snipers =]

There is a winter table at my club but it was hot as hell in there last night and I didn't feel like dragging it out. I'm hoping to get a game on that table soon!

The snipers, along with a bunch of other dudes, are finished. Still waiting on getting my camera back, and then I can share some WIPs of my Basilisks!

Looking pretty sweet, I think the snow bases work ok on that table too..
You could sneak in at night and splash some white paint onto those ruins etc...

RandyMcStab wrote:Looking pretty sweet, I think the snow bases work ok on that table too..
You could sneak in at night and splash some white paint onto those ruins etc...

Yeah, I think they look fine, will go on any table much better than if you had gone for all-snow bases (which never look really great IMHO).

Slinky wrote:

RandyMcStab wrote:Looking pretty sweet, I think the snow bases work ok on that table too..
You could sneak in at night and splash some white paint onto those ruins etc...

Yeah, I think they look fine, will go on any table much better than if you had gone for all-snow bases (which never look really great IMHO).

I'll get some of my rattlecans of white primer and show them what for!

I'm not a huge fan of completely snowed over bases either. I like the additional texture that snow and gravel have together; more interesting to look at.

Also, I still don't have my camera and a fuse blew, keeping most of the lights off in my apartment. However, I do have a WIP for you folks of the Basilisk I'm starting up:


iPhone camera for the lose; I really hope I can get my real camera back before I finish it.


Stupidly appended next post:
Well I didn't get my real camera back before I finished it, because I finished it today! 8 hours after that initial photo was taken, it's done! Unfortunately there's no macro setting on the iPhone 3, so some shots are kinda crappy and I can't get closeups of the crew.






The writing on the side of the tank says "Annihilate the Fascists" and the writing on the barrel says "Crush", while the star is just a star!

I also finished the snipers and some of their buddies:



Expect better pictures of at least the Basilisk in the next few weeks when I get my camera back.

Bumping this because, well, you know I'm holding off on painting more Valhallans until August or when I get my camera back, and in the meantime I'm going to be working on some of the masses of unpainted terrain I have. Expect some cool pictures of space Soviets hiding out in ruins soon!

Will the terrain involve a Snow Necron?

Not yet, I'll keep that in mind for objectives! My board at home is a muddy grasslands type board, and I'm just doing pretty generic Cities of Death buildings. This one is taking a long time though because gold over large areas is tough.

Nice job on the Basilisk. Snipers worked out well too.

Finished the building last night!

... Certainly a thread I should keep an eye on. Awesome work dude! I'm enjoying every update.

Thank you! Expect more updates on the army in August; I'm not really sure what to paint next at the moment.

Needs moar sno.
It looks great, I love it, but it just doesn't feel frosty enough. Don't want the troops getting to warm and cozy, now do we?

It's for my board at home, which is actually a rather temperate table! I don't really have the space or money to drop on a second gameboard just for my Valhallans right now, as much as I'd like to. Some day I hope to have a game room with a few tables to game on, but until then my Valhallans will be dragging their snowy bases with them into the more temperate climates of Planet Diry and Grass.

Battle report from tonight featuring my Valhallans and some Steel Legion buddies against Grey Knights! Check it here!
Especially if you like images like this:

Ahhh, ok. Didn't think about what your board might look like. I can't wait to check out your report though! Don't have the time right now but I'm sure it'll be great.

MOAR.

Damn, this is all so nice.

nice bat rep!

Nice Battle Report mate!
The set-up of the terrain reminded me a lot of a city like Stalingrad. Certainly emphasises the Russian feel that you get with the Valhallans!
The pictures were awesome as well. They dragged me right into the action, leading me to dodge bullets alongside your valiant men!

One of my friends called in Valhallangrad There's a snow board at the club I'm dying to use, just have to find where the terrain is for it. Also, after that game I've got to get my Primaris Psyker painted!

Awesome!
I look forward to seeing it!

Btw, I couldn't help notice that you had some Gothic terrain, by Pegasus Hobbies. I was just wondering whether they are worth buying or not. What do you think about them?

That's terrain from the club, not mine personally! It's a joy to play on, and it's unadorned enough that you can really dress it up.

Tonight I just primed another squad of dudes and a building. Hopefully I'll get it started this weekend!

Oh, sweet! I'm looking forward to future updates my friend!

So between the Planetside 2 beta and me being a lazy ham I've barely touched my Valhallans these last two weeks; however, I did just start up another dozen men and a Commissar!

The officer with the hand flamer and sword on the left is going to be a counts-as Al'Raheim so I can outflank a big blob of Guardsmen into my enemy's lines. You also can't tel from the picture, but I greenstuffed a moustache and goatee on the Commissar that will come out when he's painted.

Can't wait to see these guys painted up!

AXES, AXES, AXES

Nice looking stuff, looking forward to them being painted, I don't know how to convey my Commissars having axes, only has a cane another a riding crop....I'm not changing them either, maybe just have em planted into the ground on the base? a mate suggested a little axe bearer guy..

Keep on keeping on