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i agree with what was said earlier. i don't like the Ogryns either, but those look really great!

The sunglasses and goatee are great.

wonkobaggins wrote:
First, my favorite: Jesse Ventura.

I missed this guy! Ol' Painless looks great! If I were you, I'd make the heavy weapons guy for this squad a different model, and have Jesse be in a squad that is modelled after all the guys from Predator. Mac, Billy, Jesse, Dutch, Dylan, Poncho, and Hawkins. They'd make for a suitably badass veteren squad methinks.

This is AWESOME cant wait to see more

Darth Bob wrote:I missed this guy! Ol' Painless looks great! If I were you, I'd make the heavy weapons guy for this squad a different model, and have Jesse be in a squad that is modelled after all the guys from Predator. Mac, Billy, Jesse, Dutch, Dylan, Poncho, and Hawkins. They'd make for a suitably badass veteren squad methinks.

Actually, they were done - you can check them out here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/238507.page#978021. I offered to sell them to wonkobaggins, though, as I didn't feel I could do the paint jobs justice, whereas I knew he could. If you look closely at some of the other recent squads he's shown painted up, you can make out a couple of the other guys. I'm as excited as everyone else to see them painted up!

I was excited when I was looking at your army.
I've been working on a IG Recon Unit myself and really wanted some wheeled vehicles, espeacially after I saw the new FW Eulysian Taurus Whatchamacallit...
So thanks to introducing me to Old Crow Gekkos. I've already ordered 3 since seeing how well yours were working for you.
Seems we think alike as I have been adding Green stuff Bushcaps and Ballcaps to my Veterns as well.
I only wish i could've pulled off the Jesse the body Ventura tribute as well as you have...
Great work!


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I took another look at your FOB and realized there was only one thing missing.
Where are the Port-a-John's?
Its a stinkin' Must have......

You going to do Anna as well from the movie?

I must say, I really do love those Ogryns. Could they call themselves Catachans without the headband?

Err, who's Anna?

And no, I don't think the Ogryn would have been part of the team without sweet headbands - they're essential to the war effort!

Sorry updates have been a bit slower - I've been put on the night shift at language school and don't have any painting time during the week right now. I'll try to finish something this weekend!

Saturday, D co will take on an invading Space Marine list in a planetstrike game. Apparently word of Devil Company's disdain for the commissar corps has reached the beakies ears, and they've come to punish us. Bah - we'll show them. You're a long way from Terra smurf boys!

She was in the first Preditor movie, the woman arnie took a weapon off near the end

Painting has been a bit slow lately due to a hectic work schedule, but I've finally managed to finish another batch of troopers (operators?) for D CO. I also squeezed in the time to fight a planetstrike battle with them against an uppity lot of space marines. D Co was, of course, victorious!

First, the new recruits:





I also got a vindicare model tossed in on a trade, so I decided to add him to the party - with modification of course.
Here he is, all greenstuffed up:



And finally, here are a few turn by turn pics of the battle - no time to write a full battle report though. The CDs are my buddy's ghetto drop pods - some people and their standards...










Let me know what you think - if I get time I'll try and expound on the batrep pics a bit.

Dan

I think the whole army is great, i like the way the army is unified in a ununified way. btw the scuplting is great

still lovin this thread...

esp good work on the assassin conversion

great stuff , i would love to see a picture of the whole army...

Once I get the last group based, I'll try and post a whole army pic.

There are only about 8 more guys in the queue before this army gets put on hold for a bit while other projects take the fore.

wonkobaggins wrote:Painting has been a bit slow lately due to a hectic work schedule, but I've finally managed to finish another batch of troopers (operators?) for D CO. I also squeezed in the time to fight a planetstrike battle with them against an uppity lot of space marines. D Co was, of course, victorious!

First, the new recruits:





I also got a vindicare model tossed in on a trade, so I decided to add him to the party - with modification of course.
Here he is, all greenstuffed up:



And finally, here are a few turn by turn pics of the battle - no time to write a full battle report though. The CDs are my buddy's ghetto drop pods - some people and their standards...










Let me know what you think - if I get time I'll try and expound on the batrep pics a bit.

Dan

please tell me the little boy in the corner isnt you

Leone wrote:great stuff , i would love to see a picture of the whole army...

Yeah it would be nice to see all the army in its epicness

walker90234 wrote:please tell me the little boy in the corner isnt you

Did you have to spam all those pictures, as great as they were, just to ask that?


Now then, love the Heavy Stubber and the Vindicare. Really looking forward to seeing him painted

i didnt know you could quote only part of a post. how do you do it?

walker90234 wrote: part of a post.

Thats how you remove parts you dont want.

Alright, tonight was cleanup night on the Catachan front.

I finished up 2/3 of the unpainted models I still had sitting on my top shelf - there are still 5 ratlings, 1 Ogryn (he's going to be a bodyguard conversion), the old Sly figure and Straken.

That being said, here are the rest of them:






I just actually read the rules on the Vindicare last week and found out I can't use him without an inquisitor! Seeing as how it's pretty unlikely one of those pompous asses from Terra is going to wind up in THIS army, I guess the assassin is going to end up as a sniper squad leader. More's the pity.

Anyway, let me know what you think - Hopefully I'll get that full army shot finished up tomorrow!

Dan

As promised, here are the full army shots of D Co, 7th SF Group, 187th Catachan Infantry Regiment.

All told, they can field 7 veteran squads w/ a variety of weaponry, 1 storm trooper squad, 10 ogryn, 4 birds (2 valks, 2 vends), and 3 scout cars. Additionally, there is the command squad, and a special mission unit w/ 6 certified badasses.

Here are the pics:
First, the whole army pics:





The command squad along with the boss:


And finally, the 6 man SMU - ready to kill kill kill with the cold blue steel:


I can't see expanding this army to apocalypse levels - although I guess I'd pick up a marauder and a few thunderbolts if someone stuffed a grand in my wallet while I was sleeping. That aside, I guess the army is largely finished until I get a wild urge to add an armored corps. I'll post pics of the last couple of models as they're available!

Let me know what you think,

Dan

Utterly Awesome Whats next?

I guess next up is a pile of Lord of the Rings stuff that's been waiting for some brush time. Interspersed into that, I'll be doing a bit more work on the orks and finishing the last few Catachan models - oh, and I've still got the bulk of a sylvan army to finish. I also have a half built dogs of war castle that needs to be completed... I guess there's never any shortage of projects to switch too - the gamer's conundrum.

Dan

Thought of adding some pre heresy Alpha Legion?

Hurm - I'm not seeing any beakies on the horizon - I've just never had any affection for them. Maybe it's just a good old fashion love of the underdog?

Well, in spite of myself, I couldn't resist finishing the last Catachan guys - the lone ogryn just had to get painted up!

Consequently, I've undertaken a Nork Deddog conversion to provide the Colonel with a bodyguard worth of the Company. His name is going to be "Meat", and he's going to do double duty as both a bodyguard and a member of the kill team.

Here he is, in all his ork pounding glory:





As usual, I know the greenstuff work could be a little smoother, but otherwise, I like the conversion pretty well. The ork's feet will be balanced a little better when I actually glue him in there and finish building the base.

Next up, 5 ratlings - they're going to be broken up among the squads as sniper equipped guard stand ins. Any in game objectors will be scoffed at!
Dan

That Ogryn conversion is so beautiful, it makes me want to pound in someone's face.

I like the individuality of your soldiers; even the Ogryns all look different.

Love the John Carpenter Nod well excecuted and themed army...

Love the ogryn

I finished up the space hobbits this evening, as well as the old metal versions of Sly and Straken. I'm not sure if they'll ever get used as themselves, but I like the models enough to paint them anyway. Again, the hobbits are going to be whored out to the infantry squads as designated marksmen - and hasty field cooks of course. In spite of all their bad press, I actually like the sculpts - they do the ratlings justice I think. It's not as though I expect them to look like the Sanguinary guard after all.



I also got Meat painted up, although he still needs his basing finished up.





I'll base him up, and then it's on to a pile of LOTR stuff!

Dan