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Agreed on the bolters, comprimises must be made though due to my acute cost constraints.

Will be back a week on Tuesday so maybe more then.. also looking fwd to BKs nova marine update!

Understandable about the bolters/costs.

Keep up the excellent work!!!

Hey TT,

this is all looking fab so far. I promise an update is heading Dakka's way very very soon. Hopefully it's a good one!? Just got to get people interested haha!

Carry on with the good work chap and enjoy the break in Exeter. Looking forward to your next update buddy.

BK

Hi folks I've got just a couple of pics to post up..

Here is an exorcist painted up, though not a final configuration though.

Guys its been a while, here are some pics, will explain later:

Hey, those Sisters look like they are coming along quite nicely - except in the fourth photo (not including the vehicle) on the right - who looks like she may be better suited to a disco

Looking forward to seeing them in person sometime now that I'm in Scotland most of the time

How do they like Orks again

Arakasi wrote:How do they like Orks again

With a burning passion! (Buh-dum-pish!)


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These conversions are great btw. Sisters really benefit from the variety and you're giving them plenty of it.

Thanks Arakasi! I just came back from a disco in the disco capital of the world (Inverkip marina). So your disco comments are much appreciated

Thanks whigwam for your kind words also.

I've been working on them in spare minutes as I've been incredibly busy with RL. I'm considering kitbashing a sentinel next, though alot depends on the new FoC.

Those are some awesome models troy_tempest. I'd like to see them in the flesh sometime. Really smooth purple on the cloth, as well as a nice shine on the weapons.

If you were looking to save some money on the Seraphims I could give you 5 pairs of wings from the Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard set which I'm never going to use.

Liking the look of the sisters, very very much so. Especially Saint C.

looking great big guy

It's been a long wait but well worth it. You sisters are coming along really nicely. Keep up the good work TT.

Thanks for the feeback guys. Hopefully more frequent updates from now.. well until seasonal work kicks in again!

gatheringstorm - I have 20 seraphim plucked from ebay. However I would like to convert a canoness with jump pack....

OMG... Your like a british version off me! I play Taus (as my name sugests) and im thinking off sisters and avoiding metal... Nice work!

Good to know you got the Seraphim at a good price. I could still gift you a pair of wings for your Canonesss then, perhaps even a full jump-pack. Also, I have some spare Storm Bolters and some unused Angelus weapons laying around...

I'll need to have a game against your Sisters at some point, so I can give you the bitz.

sounds gr8! we can do a bitz swap when we play!

@ Mr Tau, are you still predominantly a Tau? I find after winning assaults with sisters, going back is difficult...

Hello all.

Lots has happened since my last post. The new WD dex is out and most folk I think agree that a couple of sisters builds are now pretty competitive.

My list is a standard vehicle-heavy one, except I've gone for seraphim over dominions.

I'm going along to a couple of 1.75k tourneys in the next few weeks and have been catching time here and there to get my girls up to scratch (esp. vehicles).

So below are:

Exorcists: Poplar, Blackthorn and Willow

Sisters Rhinos: Annie & Clarabel

Dominion Rhino: Christabelle

Conclave Rhino: Emmalina

Generally I'm fairly pleased with my scratch builds. They were fun to make and look ok. Because they have plain, flat features they need to be painted in an interesting way otherwise they look like cardboard boxes. I have tried to do this by theming the exorcists and having "gilded gate" artwork on the rear of the rhino to represent the access point. I also plan to add some artwork in the style of byzantine frescoes as the gold and stylised artwork I think will fit well.

Tell me what you think! Would you guys consider scratch builds for vehicle heavy armies?

hello troy...thought i ahve a look at your thread here... now i see those treads and remeber i wanted to give that curogated cardboard a try when starting tankmaking...how on earth did you come up with that rusty feel to the treads? very good work there...what did you use?

as for the tans themselves i think i would love to see a more layered style on them as i think they lacka certain amount of detail...which is sad as i think you love your army and i think they would be truly tremendous if you added some cardboard to them...

oh and your sisters conversions... what base for conversions did you use? they look very good...i think doing your own models out of bits is a very clever idea and something we should all be doing more as the metal ones are just too expensive in my opinion...

cheers, vik

Hi Vik, I agree they are a bit featureless.. I need to see about making cardoard rivets or turning them into a big canvass. When I have time I shall peruse your thread in more detail for tips.

Tank treads I used black poster paint as UC, then boltgun metal over that, then glued sand on using PVA, brown poster paint over that. So the rust is a fluke!

well i am all in for cheap solutions to otherwise expensive ones^^ so the sand and pva mix is quite good and if cheaper paint fits the bill i am more than satisified^^

before glueing your next tank the treads on i would suggest you at least wrap small strips of paper or thin cardboard on the main body...this can create great looking texture...and if i had a sisters army i would at least get me a cutter for that fleur de lil...there are some around to be bought...and you could go wil with details... and even raised ornaments!!!

Yep you are right texture is important. Hmm bit of work still to do..

recent tourney run-outs for the sisters:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/401245.page

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/407772.page#3518278

Hi guys, again its been a long time since my last, equally sporadic update.

I decided to stick with the plan of keeping the vehicles simple but turning them into a paint canvass. This has worked out pretty well, once I decided on my themes (trees, orthodox style gold, and simple motifs).

Some recent results below for your perusal.

Well! Time to get back on the sisters kitbash horse after a very busy year.

Priest with eviscerator - this guy is based on some empire legs/tosro, battle wizard arms/ head, & random chainsword counting as evisceror.

Coteaz - body and torso I think is a pegasus rider. head is from battle wizards kit. I kitbashed his hammer from an axe I got with chaos footknights - this is also where the cloak came from. I know Coteaz is bald but.. well in his youth he had quite the head of hair! How on earth do I do his eagle though?!

Retributors - old cabalite warriors, heads are mostly wytches, heavy bolters kitbashed from a fusion blaster, cloaks are glade guard.




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Forgot to mention - the scratch build vehicles are being phased out and replaced with real ones. Meaning no more triple exorcist, at least for now

hmmm... the cabalite warriors gone retributers look a bit frail verging on the unrealistic...

cortatez is looking a bit weird too... when you use riders legs on a standing mini it looks weird as the pose looks a bit like his pants are full of angst also the handle... i think pinning would help you here to rid of the crooked effect...

the priest i like as is... nice mix... and the hand with the book is in the wizard kit? i need to have a look if i own that one... i need to nick that idea for my own minis^^

and... welcome back mate... hope my ideas and thoughst werent too hurtful ?

cheers, vik

Not at all Vic, On the contrary I'mk very pleased to have your comments. But fback from you and others did make me think a bit about what sort of modeller I am. I'm into ideas and action, afraid accuracy will always be a distant second for me (pure personality trait - my wife is a polar opposite perfectionist).

I'm never going to be at the level of a lot of dakkanaughts conversions as I have a full life and this is my hobby, but I like sharing my minis and giving them online fame/infamy! I've put a disclaimer at the start of both my blogs to that effect.

In summary - bring it on!

lol... of course soul is the essence of hobby! perfectionism will ruin it eventually...^^

Hahaha! Either that or the slapdash modellers end up with armies of amorphous blobs instead of minis!

if the latter... blame it on nurgle and you are good^^

Dude your army is awesome, the whole concept is cool. I give these guys 2 thumbs up. One foe original thinking and a second for be brave enough to do it. Keep it up