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ph34r wrote:Very cool, however I am not a fan of the icon. It screams alpha legion but doesn't have anything to make one think that they are half iron warriors, I would just think that they were an alpha legion warband.

Thanks. The idea was it's a bit blockish/inorganic looking to show the "Iron" side. Maybe I could have made it segmented? It will be pretty clear when you see the amount of armor in the force, though.

darkkt wrote:The DP - I know the tongue is to indicate that its alpha legion (snakey), but when its just 'jutting' out in a straight line, it looks a little comical/cartoony. I think the tongue should 'loll' out of its mouth, like a dogs.

I will be very interested in seeing how you paint this DP - Ive just finished painting my most recent alpha legion chosen melta model (Im a painfully slow painter) - Im going to try and post some pics tonight.

Thanks for the suggestion on the tongue. I was thinking of it being out like a snake when it is "smelling." The thing that bothers me is the thickness. Had I made it loll I could have sculpted it with GS and made it thinner because it would be supported.

Checked out your gallery, but it looked like the painted images are not up yet. The scales looked good.

Quick update on the big guy (Mortis) before I go off and try to finish my traitor Baneblade.

I love the models, but one thing:

Isn't Kharn supposed to carry a plasma pistol?

Cool minis, cooler battle reports

Mekboy wrote:Isn't Kharn supposed to carry a plasma pistol?

D'oh! Thanks for catching that before I got any further. I will correct it.

Miss Dee wrote:Cool minis, cooler battle reports

Thanks! I plan to do one up for the Apoc battle at the end.

Looking pretty good so far! I like the rats for lesser daemons especially. I always thought flying squid would make for amusing ones too...

Mortis is looking good.

nice models, i love what you did to make them, i just hope that one day i will be as good as you are

mortis is looking threatening

Wehrkind wrote:Looking pretty good so far! I like the rats for lesser daemons especially. I always thought flying squid would make for amusing ones too...

Thanks! Mmm...cuttlefish. I'd go more the slug route if I had more time.

person person wrote:Mortis is looking good.

denny-814 wrote:nice models, i love what you did to make them, i just hope that one day i will be as good as you are

mortis is looking threatening

Appreciate the feedback guys. Can't wait to finish up Mortis, but there's a lot to do first. Last night I got the Traitor Baneblade almost finished. Should be able to finish tomorrow night and I owe you guys some pics of the new stuff I've built. Tonight was the Dark Heresy part of the campaign so I was busy GMing.

Time to get back to the updates! Iron Hydras traitor basilisk:

AWESOME

I wish we had a RPG group where I live, all the people moved away

Traitor baneblade completed! This one took a while to build, convert and distress.





We had our first campaign games tonight - a chaos win and a loyalist win. Really, really close, fun and memorable. Can't wait for the next ones.

Love what you did to the back.

Thanks - the shrine had to go of course. The alternative cannon made great fodder for a turbo-charged chaos motor.

Hey, liking the stuff.
Just one question, what are you using to make the snow bases?(That is if they are snow)

glue and baking soda?

Miss Dee, unless there is some secret to it or im just completely stupid i cant get that to work.
It turns into a stringy elastic goup and it dosent stick to anything.

Sweet log Scarab, everything is very impressively built, and I know paint will only amp it up. The bases do deserve special commendation, nice use of the chemical plant set

Digging the brass bits on the baneblade too, cool touches. Is that a GW bit that you used to replace the shrine? I may have to do similar when I finally enter the superheavy market ...

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Wehrkind wrote:Looking pretty good so far! I like the rats for lesser daemons especially. I always thought flying squid would make for amusing ones too...

QFT, and if I didn't have sexy multi-breasted demonettes to sub in I'd have been all over the squid swarms long ago

- Salvage

THERE NO FETHING WAY YOUR WIFE PAINTED THAT AWESOME BLOODTHIRSTER !!!!!!!


oh and .. nice minis

Bruiant wrote:Miss Dee, unless there is some secret to it or im just completely stupid i cant get that to work.
It turns into a stringy elastic goup and it dosent stick to anything.

I have seen it somewhere.... http://blog.brushthralls.com/?s=snow+basing

Thanks for the link
Ill definatly try it when i come to basing my minis.

http://thepaintingcorps.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-06%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-06%3A00&max-results=35 try this one.

Well, I was planning to just do the bases with SW Grey drybrushed with white, but now I am inspired to try some of this other stuff! Thanks for the thoughts and suggestions.

Gretar, she really did; she kicks butt! She won a 20 person WHFB RT tournament too.


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Boss_Salvage wrote:Is that a GW bit that you used to replace the shrine?

Thanks for the kind words - nice to hear from you. The bits are actually the shorter ranger alternative cannon barrel.

Thats the Artemis inquisitor model your using for the conversion right?

Yes - Mortis is based on him.

Much newer defilers. What a major pain these things are to assemble. Hate the original tiny heads and decided to try the terminator heads instead. Still deciding if I am satisfied. Think so.




I am going to use the super cool dudes as Heralds of Nurgle for the Daemon portion of my army. I think the models fit the role pretty well.

How easy is it to convert that Artemis model?

I'd be interested in doing something for a Khorne/WE based DP

He has quite a bit of scroll work and so on to dremel off. For me, the rough surface left behind was a desired effect. For some looks it would need repair, which could be a pain. Need to find a head too - defiler or something? He's about the same size and the standard DP model, so it works pretty well.

Defintaley go with the terminator heads on the oblits. I love those Also, very nice job on the Blade. Its got ALOT of flair without too many spikes and such.

Cheers for the bit ID Scarab, will keep that in mind when I get around to my own big bad blaster ...

Nice oblits so far, though I'm sad because I didn't think to chop the rebar (?!) off my newest ones back, and will have to go do that when I get home today. Helps give even more of a hunched-over powerhouse look.

- Salvage