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I tend to rock the Metal myself. But I guess that's because I'm from The Oldschool.

I won't say no to plastics of course!

...and maybe some Resin bits.

You're addicted man, ADDICTED!

Went to my local GW today and they had no Tactical squads :( So I picked up some GS instead, the first step towards getting some actual modelling done (It was bound to happen some time) is going to be rolling out lots and lots of round balls to create Pokeballs that will be used as decoration on bases and stuck to the waist of the marines, further implementing the pokemon theme. Pokeballs, Great balls, Ultra balls and a singe Masterball ahead!!

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Went to my local GW today and they had no Tactical squads

How does this even happen?

I mean it's like going to McDonalds and they are out of burgers

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Did you think of swinging by a craft store and checking out the sections for beads and beadworking? I'm sure they have a ton of tiny spheres you could use and just repaint rather than rolling all that greenstuff!

@flutter - I know!! I stood there for a good ten minutes in shock. I have never known tacs to be sold out, after all, they are the stores love child. It's like subway, with no bread!

@Chemical - I thought about it, but after some debate in my head, figured GS would be much easier to score the line to separate the top and bottom and also, punch the middle hole. And if i decided to sculpt the details of the other balls onto it, would make that much easier too.


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I wasn't lying, I have actually been doing something towards this project!

The first set of tester GS work has begun on what re to be the pokeballs. Just waiting for them to cure little before I go adding some details and perfecting the shape

I took a trip back into GW today (As it is ten seconds from my work, woo!) and they had some tac squads back in stock! Wooo!

These guys are going to be 'Squad Vermillian' and make up the Pikachu aspect of the army. Expect some pretty rad pictures over the next few days. I get paid in a few days and that is when new paint is to be ordered and I can actually show some painted work in this thread!!

Which is exactly what we have been waiting for!

And it will be worth it!! (Hopefully :/) hehe.


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I have spent hours clipping and filing these marines, and all I can say is BITS! I love bits.


And here is the first prototype for Pikachu head! Some more mould lines to be removed, but you get the idea.

ALL OF MY YES!!


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And so it begins...

The amount of heresy in this thread is going to be in such epic proportions... I can't wait to see more

I think this has got to be the most face-slappingly heretical thing since somebody made those my little pony marines. Or the vocaloid tau. Please, sir, continue. This promises to be quite entertaining

So uhh... just a thought, a dreadnought with the right bits... kind of a reasonable approximation for the shape of a blastoise? If you put the guns on the back

Pokeballs for their chapter symbol?

Yes, please.

I'm so glad people are liking this!! There will be little to no updates today as I'm taking my tau out for my second ever game of 40k tonight. But I may stick some pictures of them up here when I get back home... just because I can.

I wonder if you could integrate the Badges from each city they represent as their shoulderpad icons for each unit...

That is the idea! Originally, each squad was going to be 'squadpika, squadmader' ect, but it changed when I decided to implement the badges :-D

Sometimes this brain doesn't work. I was reading your squad names and was like, "Yeah... that is cool."

subscribed, my oldest son(6 at time i am wiritng this) LOVES pokemon and i grew up during the orginal out burst on the GB so i cannot wait to see osmthign from thie

GO MAN GO!!!!
Dakkanought i choose you
!!!!!

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I think this has got to be the most face-slappingly heretical thing since somebody made those my little pony marines. Or the vocaloid tau. Please, sir, continue. This promises to be quite entertaining

So uhh... just a thought, a dreadnought with the right bits... kind of a reasonable approximation for the shape of a blastoise? If you put the guns on the back

Dude, yes... but wait.

It would be a PERFECT Golem! Or Graveller!

Yeah, there are probably better choices, my pokefu is pretty weak, I've only just started playing yellow

Found this. Decided it was mandatory to post.

I love this game, don't care what the GW haters say, 40k is an absolute blast to play! So my Tau got roped into a 5000pts a side game with some other guys and it was my Tau, Grey Knights and Eldar vs two Blood angel players and a dark angels player. Match opens up with night fighting a with the whole of the opposition moving upwards, one of my pathfinder squads gets shot and whittled down to just two men. Our turn, those same Pathfinders scurry their lil' buns out of danger and go to ground in a abandoned building to stay safe. Fast forward four turns, both sides have taken casualties and I'm faced with Dante staring down my unti of firewarriors, his axe already drowned in Tau blood, his eyes screaming for more. He had one wound left and charged... Those two pathfinders, after being forgotten about all game, fire and hit two sixes, sixes to wound and Dante takes his armour save with a grin, only to die... with snake eyes. EPIC!!! I'll post some pictures if anyone is interested.

Dreadnaught? I was thinking Snorlax. Also, in the far future and I have the money to spare I'm going to buy the High Elf fire bird/ice birdy thingy kit for Articuno and Moltres.

Chemical, that is a true Pikamarine!!!

The bird idea is brilliant. I like that plan.

Glad to know it was fun! That is the most important part about gaming. It doesn't matter about the online trolls and the bitching... if you play the game and you have fun? That is what matters.

Yeah, it most definitely is!!
Should be doing some more modelling tomorrow for Squad Vermillian and as I have dug out my green spray, I may be able to start the bulbasaur inspired squad if the weather holds out.

OMG this is fantastic!

Needz moar...

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I didn't get to do anything hobby related yesterday as I spent the night watching movies with the lovely lady and chopping things up on FFX. But to waste my lunchbreak, I visited the GW and now, I want to do a 'Nid army as well as my Tau, Pokemarines and the plans foor a Blitzball miniatures game :/ So many things, so little money to do them with hehe.

Will be doing some modelling tonight for sure! So more updates later


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So tonight I have managed to finish the heads of Squad Vermillian and also work out what I'm doing with the captain. He is going to be holding a power sword with the blade pointing towards the ground and a pokeball in his other hand, giving a very regal pose, hopefully.




Just some filing left to do on bolters and backpacks left!! Then I've got to wait until thursday to order some yellow spray and the true work can begin



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Another update! I was debating on ho to paint these, either each part separately or with most of them constructed... and I decided with the latter. The backpacks and bolters are going to be painted separately and I still have no idea on how to do the bases as my original idea, to do them in the style of the pokemon game flopped, as they jut don't look as good in real form. I'm going to experiment with either a beach base or an urban theme, thoughts?

Anyways! Squad Vermilion

They're lookin' sharp so far. I like the ear-things. They gonna get some sort of jaggy-tail too or is that goin' too far?

EDIT - For the bases, why not do them themed towards whatever town they're from? Either the City/Town or the Gym?

Which means you'd have a couple Beaches but ah well. If you did it as the Gyms then for Surge you could have an industrial, metal, electric looking thing going on?

I think spiked tails may be a lil' odd for Marines, so I'm going to go with the brown jaggs at the end of Pikachus tail painted onto the lower left leg. This will at least add the tail to the design in some way.

That isn't oo bad of an idea for the bases... Hmm, will have to do some research! This research shall involve watching episodes and re-playing yellow!!

The Hello Kitty Marines will smite these posers, There is only one Cute Marine Chapter and that is HK Marines!

I am looking forward to all the hate comments from the Purists

What only Pikachu? what about the other Pokomons! Keep it up!

Paint the bases like Pokeballs!
paint them separately from the models, then glue the models to the bases.
I suggest, before gluing, that you make sure you scrape away small spots of paint on both to reveal bare plastic. The glue will hold FAR better with plastic to plastic than paint to paint or paint to plastic.

Eric


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Oh... and, if you want to do psykers, I'm thinking MewTwo and Mr. Mime. LOL


Eric

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