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I'd say save that armor piece with the aquila for an Ogryn. Have it as an Ogryn's chestplate

Those boxes are evil , i always end up cutting my fingers from them o_o

LunaHound wrote:Make sure he gets a good brushed on plastic cement like testor or tamiya.

Pfft.

Build with Testors gel in the orange tube, and the models are stronger.

Just use the gel sparingly, placing tiny dots at a time.

Brush-on cement is for static models, where you need superfine, "invisible" joints.

JohnHwangDD wrote:

LunaHound wrote:Make sure he gets a good brushed on plastic cement like testor or tamiya.

Pfft.

Build with Testors gel in the orange tube, and the models are stronger.

Just use the gel sparingly, placing tiny dots at a time.

Brush-on cement is for static models, where you need superfine, "invisible" joints.

I used to use those... they are very strong as well , and require less finesse in lining the pieces up perfectly.
But dunno , i just prefer a brush and bottle to a tube of things.

Wasabi -_-

GAH!!! I just spent about hlf an hour writing fluff for this unit, and my internet shut down!

@Kanluwen: I don't plan on fielding Ogryns. But the temptation has crossed my mind.

I also was thinking of clipping off the current vox caster's antenea and using a a piece of sprue that I heated and stretched out, so it looks thinner.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:GAH!!! I just spent about half an hour writing fluff for this unit, and my internet shut down!

@Kanluwen: I don't plan on fielding Ogryns. But the temptation has crossed my mind.

I also was thinking of clipping off the current vox caster's antenna and using a a piece of sprue that I heated and stretched out, so it looks thinner.

I've been considering the same for voxes, with .05mm brass rod in place of heated sprue. It CAN work, but it requires alot of work to do it.

Is OK, Luna.

I started with gel, tried liquid, went back to gel.

The technique of gluing with gel is different, but I get very good results.

If liquid works for you, is all OK!

Kanluwen wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:GAH!!! I just spent about half an hour writing fluff for this unit, and my internet shut down!

@Kanluwen: I don't plan on fielding Ogryns. But the temptation has crossed my mind.

I also was thinking of clipping off the current vox caster's antenna and using a a piece of sprue that I heated and stretched out, so it looks thinner.

I've been considering the same for voxes, with .05mm brass rod in place of heated sprue. It CAN work, but it requires alot of work to do it.

Sounds beyond my ability. How much does brass rod cost, just out of curiousity.

Around $7.99 for an assorted pack of sizes.

Thats awesome you get to play with your dad

I will keep an eye out for this blog, cant wait to see your painted units.

but whats with the mike and ikes?

JohnHwangDD wrote:

LunaHound wrote:Make sure he gets a good brushed on plastic cement like testor or tamiya.

Pfft.

Build with Testors gel in the orange tube, and the models are stronger.

I like Testor's Model Master liquid plastic cement in the black bottle with the precision point. It's cheap, works well, lasts a long time, and is readily available in the US at Hobby Lobby and Walmart (usually).

funksobeefy wrote:but whats with the mike and ikes?

His dad must have ordered from Miniwargaming.com. They ship orders with a free bag of Mike and Ikes. It's what makes them unique.

Consider me suscribed. I just can't pass up an IG blog.

Kanluwen wrote:Around $7.99 for an assorted pack of sizes.

Alternatively a rather big box of paper clips will set you back much less

endtransmission wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:Around $7.99 for an assorted pack of sizes.

Alternatively a rather big box of paper clips will set you back much less

And only gets you one size with a little bit less strength in the material.

There are paperclips that are really strong...

@JB: Ci. My father and I ordered from miniwargaming.com during it's "Start a New Army" sale.
And I thought what made minwargaming.com was the prices and service, but clearly it's only because of candy.




The banner bearer. I used the cap head from the command sprue, the chest with all the medals, and the command las pistol.



The sergeant. I'm not sure if he'll be a conversion for vet squads, or just a regular sergeant.
I used the banadana+mohawk head from the sentinel and the bandaged arm from the command squad to make him.


The leg sub assembly of the sentinel so far.


And the heavy bolter hvy weapon squad.

I would like to apoligise for the fuzzy quality of the pics, I'll try and make them better in the future.

More to come.

gotta love guard.
will there be tanks???
sorry im a real tread head.
thats cool that you get to game with your dad.
can you retake those blurry photos?
about youre fluff, i would of thought that IG regiments and PDF would of been training all year to stop those nasty xenos...

Commissar Agro wrote:gotta love guard.
will there be tanks???
sorry im a real tread head.
thats cool that you get to game with your dad.
can you retake those blurry photos?
about youre fluff, i would of thought that IG regiments and PDF would of been training all year to stop those nasty xenos...

To answer your questions:

Tanks may be included, but my dad and I are looking around to see what the best prices are. He really enjoys building the vehicle models more so then infantry.
I will also try and retake the photos, however, I'm still getting used to using the camera, so they might all be as blurry as these, however, I promise to only put up the best looking ones.
Also fluff wise, the entire planet is engaged in agriculture during the summer months, so when it's cold out is when they train, which is eight months of the year.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:
Also fluff wise, the entire planet is engaged in agriculture during the summer months, so when it's cold out is when they train, which is eight months of the year.

THIS IS HERESY!!!!!!
the emperor is displeased with you, working instead of training...

no i joke, it would make sense that they would be busy cause its a limited opportinity to get food to surive another year.
do they trian on surface as well or just in the underground cities, because it would make sense becaue who knows what hell hole of a war zone the guard will be taken to next...

GES go to Walmart get a cheap pack of guitar wire you will have loads of flexible antennas use epoxy to glue it tho.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:
I would like to apoligise for the fuzzy quality of the pics, I'll try and make them better in the future.

Four things that can help you to get better photos with standard digital cameras:

1. Don't use zoom! Get close enough so that zoom is not needed.

2. Don't use a flash! Have enough light so that a flash is not necessary. Bulbs that provide natural looking light are best.

3. Use a macro function if your camera has one.

4. Keep the camera still.

Good luck with the photos!

Good so far!

Commissar Agro wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:
Also fluff wise, the entire planet is engaged in agriculture during the summer months, so when it's cold out is when they train, which is eight months of the year.

THIS IS HERESY!!!!!!
the emperor is displeased with you, working instead of training...

no i joke, it would make sense that they would be busy cause its a limited opportinity to get food to surive another year.
do they trian on surface as well or just in the underground cities, because it would make sense becaue who knows what hell hole of a war zone the guard will be taken to next...

FLUFF FOR THE FLUFF GOD!!!

The environment of jericho's Reach is much like the ancient Northeast of Ennslyvani of Merica, a nation from Terran antiquity.
Large swathes of land that have not been set aside for agriculture are made up of dense pine forests that have gone under a mutation. When chopped and allowed to dry out, the wood becomes incredibly strong,
equivilent to that of a stailess steel pipe, making for a readily available and effective building material.

Whenever a regiment or new PDF unit is raised, the unit is split into two after the original month long basic training. Each portion will then go on to their respective training, with one half recieving artic and wilderness training, the other, urban warfare and
tunneling operations. At the end of four months, the halves switch off, allowing the unit to ahve an equal dispersion of skills. At the time when the units switch training grounds, several of the best cadets are
chosen to remain in their respective districts as apprentice instructers. These who do, inevitbly, lag behind in the other theatre of warfare training, and so are often rushed in training for those operations.

When the units learn artic warfare, all cadets must run the perimeter of their base camp, which usually is six miles. Cadets are rarely provided with food throughtout this portion of training, and must learn to hunt,
track, trap,
kill, clean, and cook the local wildlife to survive. Due to the extreme temperatures, cadets quickly learn the importance of cooperation to get rations as quickly as possible to avoid hypothermia.

When learning uban and tunnel warfare, cadets must first learn knot and rope tieing techniques, and quickly figure out how to rappel. When cadets first arrive at their underground training base, they find out that
they must actually climb down fifty meters to enter their barracks. During this phase of training, the cadets learn sabotage, demolition, basic engineering princibles, and sapper work.
Cadets are given rations at this stage, though they are severly limited. cadets are encouraged to hunt the rats and insects that live in the caverns.

sonofruss wrote:GES go to Walmart get a cheap pack of guitar wire you will have loads of flexible antennas use epoxy to glue it tho.

Thanks, I'll make sure to do that.

JB wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:
I would like to apoligise for the fuzzy quality of the pics, I'll try and make them better in the future.

Four things that can help you to get better photos with standard digital cameras:

1. Don't use zoom! Get close enough so that zoom is not needed.

2. Don't use a flash! Have enough light so that a flash is not necessary. Bulbs that provide natural looking light are best.

3. Use a macro function if your camera has one.

4. Keep the camera still.

Good luck with the photos!

Thank you, those will definately help in the future.

Lighting is probably the biggest problem I face, so I'll concentrate on using the bulb solution you gave me.

FLUFF FOR THE FLUFF GOD!!!!!
wow cool fluff.
cant wait to see more of your guard

Jesus chri- *finds that the commissar is looking at him* oh, i mean by the golden throne. ............All those bits... I think of a thousand ways i make something awesome out of those.

Lucky you, good luck with that.

Commissar Agro wrote:FLUFF FOR THE FLUFF GOD!!!!!
wow cool fluff.
cant wait to see more of your guard

Thanks, i spent all of fifteen minutes on it.

Ultra mortalitas wrote:Jesus chri- *finds that the commissar is looking at him* oh, i mean by the golden throne. ............All those bits... I think of a thousand ways i make something awesome out of those.

Lucky you, good luck with that.

I do love my bits. Save them from every set I've gotten.

Small Update: I glued five legs for an infantry squad down today, wasn't able to do much else.

Does anybody have as much trouble as I do with that one set thats running? Cause I could use some tips for future reference.

I glued that set at an angle, sorta like he fell or got shot at, but I think it would look better if I had an idea of how to get him to stand up.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:Small Update: I glued five legs for an infantry squad down today, wasn't able to do much else.

Does anybody have as much trouble as I do with that one set thats running? Cause I could use some tips for future reference.

I glued that set at an angle, sorta like he fell or got shot at, but I think it would look better if I had an idea of how to get him to stand up.

I recommend pinning one foot. I originally glued those legs to the plastic base using Testor's Model Master plastic cement. It formed a good weld but not good enough to overcome the strength of the magnets I use on the bases of my infantry. Almost every single one of the men with that set of legs came off his base over the last 2-3 years and I've pinned each one to repair. The pinned models haven't popped loose yet.

Been a few days since the last update, figured I post one.

I glued the torsos to the legs, and a vox to one torso. Wasn't able to do much else though.

Also, bit of a dilema. I have the cash to purchase a tank/transport, but I'm not sure if I should get a Chimera for my Guard, a Rhino/Razorback for my Marines, or some Scout bikers/Land Speeder Storm to use as allies.

Also, picked up some aquarium plants, and my dad and I'll cut em up to use as terrain and such.

Get the Chimera. Guard need armor more.

ARMOR FOR THE GUARD!!!
gurd always need more armor support!