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Some incoming reinforcements for 2015 - assembled and ready for an undercoat...

Vulkan!
5 x Pyroclasts
10 x Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield Terminators [5 of the plastic kit with Forgeworld shoulder pads, 5 of the Heresy era Firedrakes]
5 x Scouts with Shotguns

Nice haul. Next stepaint!

 Nevelon wrote:

I love battle companies, but let’s be honest: How many tac squads does one man need?

At least six!

Teehee.

Ruralguard, excellent mix of old and new. Always good to see salamanders. I like your conversions too.

I've still got some Rogue Trader era marines, but they are just a little too small, maybe scouts? I like the Space Crusade marines better than the 2nd and the Battle For Macragge, hug-my-bolter marines, which I have several squads of. Those FW pieces look like a blast to paint, Vulkan will be cool. Nice job on the company, keep it up!

Salamanders have 7 Tactical squads per company. They have only 7 compaines as well. Each of 120 men. 7 Tac, 2 Assault, 3 Dev

Ruralguard, excellent mix of old and new. Always good to see salamanders. I like your conversions too.

I've still got some Rogue Trader era marines, but they are just a little too small, maybe scouts? I like the Space Crusade marines better than the 2nd and the Battle For Macragge, hug-my-bolter marines, which I have several squads of. Those FW pieces look like a blast to paint, Vulkan will be cool. Nice job on the company, keep it up!

Thanks Gorgrimm. I've decided just to accept the height differences, though find its a lot of the 2nd edition era that looks short. The Space Crusade stuff I love, and brilliant that 20 years on I'm still getting value from it!


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 Midnightdeathblade wrote:
Salamanders have 7 Tactical squads per company. They have only 7 compaines as well. Each of 120 men. 7 Tac, 2 Assault, 3 Dev

That's my understanding.

The company is a command squad, full set of HQs (Captain, Chaplain, Librarian, Forge Master), 4 x 'modern' tactical squads plus 3 x 'classic' 2nd edition starter set squads, 2 x assault squads (1 with jump packs, 1 on foot), 2 x devestator squads. For Salamanders there should be a third devestator squad, which I see as the crew for the support choices: 3 in the Centurion suits, 6 manning the Tarantulas / count as Rapiers, and 1 for the Thunderfire Cannon. Plus transports (1 razorback for the command squad, 4 for the tactials, plus rhino for the assault squad). Guess the dreadnoughts are company level too.

And then there's a 1st company detachment: the much loved two sternguard squads, soon to be two complete terminator squads, plus a retro terminator librarian and captain. Storm eagle and Land Raider Achilles should count as 1st company I think.

And 10 scouts.

And the Forgefather, Dreadnought Bray, and the Primarch.

A lot!

ruralguard wrote:

And the Forgefather, Dreadnought Bray, and the Primarch.

Ooo, thanks for the reminder! I need to pick up a second Bray'arth that I can convert as Cassian Dracos (really just the same machine with slightly different markings - replacing Bray's name on the crotch plate, maybe some Saturnyne Ram logo on the shoulder armour).

Thought I'd offer a quick update on the first of reinforcements I'm painting, the Pyroclasts. I'd describe these as about 90% there - they need some further highlighting and a few of the fine details (e.g. around the eyes) need improving but they are mostly done. I'm happy with how they are coming along. Next up the shot gun scouts!

Some more progress: more detail on the Pyroclasts, five new shotgun scouts to join the old scouts [the Adeptus Arbites models], and some WIP photos on Primarch Vulkan. Absolutely amazing model, trying hard to do it justice. Have a concept in mind of Vulkan in bright, clear detail - and the scenic base darker, more in shadow to draw attention to him.

Really quick WIP update, adding some detail to the base - an Iron Warrior and Night Lord defeated by Vulkan.

Selection of new photos: Vulkan [amazing model!], Firedrakes, Recon Marines and Scouts.

Absolutely amazing

Following this for the glory of the Imperium!

 Ezra Tyrius wrote:
Absolutely amazing

Following this for the glory of the Imperium!

Thanks so much!

Recently picked up a few eBay bargains - all in need of some work. First up, some quick phone snaps of a refurbed and repainted classic Whirlwind.

Will post some proper photos when I've finished the other: a Landspeeder Storm.

So an update...

2 old style / 2nd edition Whirlwinds - both eBay bargains / repaints

A Damocles command rhino from Forgeworld [I've wanted one of these ever since they produced the kit something like a decade ago, really like the model - even if the interior detail hard to photo!]

A Landspeeder Storm [although the quick and dirty heavy flamer conversion hasn't really worked - time to think of another idea]

10 Vanguard Veterans on foot [a raid on the bits box for weapons, the spare torsos from the new assault squad sprue, and some 3rd party - Kromlech - legs]. I really like the squad because the only bits purchased specially were the legs, everything else is a spare, repair, and re purpose job!

Master of Signal conversion - an old Rogue Trader marine torso, spare legs, Cadian Vox set - simple, but effective

I've had a box of unused, unpainted Vanguard Veterans since the kit first came out with the last codex and never had any motivation to paint them. Wanting to clear the backlog before starting on the Battle of Calth box set, I took to browsing the internet and found inspiration in the yellow and black scheme the Salamanders were pictured as back in the Rogue Trader days for the Badab War. Inspiration found, I set to work on these - Badab War Salamander Veterans! I've blended the yellow and black scheme, with some Salamander green highlights. Have also used a skull transfer, as they used to be pictured with.

Looking good. I like the variation from regular Salamanders to the Badab Vets, really eye catching.

EDC

 evildrcheese wrote:
Looking good. I like the variation from regular Salamanders to the Badab Vets, really eye catching.

EDC

Thanks so much

An amazing P+M blog ruralguard. Though the way you're churning out troops, you won't just have a company, you'll have a legion worthy of the great crusade on your hands!

 Bash the Bosh wrote:
An amazing P+M blog ruralguard. Though the way you're churning out troops, you won't just have a company, you'll have a legion worthy of the great crusade on your hands!

Thank you Bash the Bosh. There's a full (40k) company, plus a Scout detachment, and a chunk of first company veterans, and I'm working on some Heresy stuff. Because I've worked on them on-and-off for many years, it always surprise me how many there are now!

Painted up a set of the Anvil Industry Sniper Recon Team models to expand my Heresy Recon Squad from 5 to 10 models. Not too much to say - great models, easy to paint, lots of detail, and fit nicely with the Forgeworld models.

Those Salamanders. Simply gorgeous. From what I've seen you're doing both 30k and 40k Salamanders?

Thanks War Kitten, great to see that you like them.

And yes, some 30k and 40k models. Thought about doing a different 30k legion, but the great Forgeworld Salamander models persuaded me otherwise!

Just realised: I've forgotten to upload the close up of three of the Badab Vanguards. So here are the three armed with power swords:

I'll take more detailed photos soon but after a few eBay wins, now have a lovely 40k hero trio: the Forgefather, Chaplain Xavier, and everyone's favourite Deathwatch Terminator.