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Really like your conversion work.

Thanks guys,

yeah the whole set is from madrobot except the radio backpack, grenade bits, and basing. I ordered the costume squad; they just released a new vest torso which look very modern, I will be ordering more in the future. I have about 500 man so they're whatever I need them to be, ATM they're PDF merc scum.

PDF is a good use I think; with this thug look, I'd imagine them as being drawn from the lowest and darkest levels of your world's hive cities. Do you have a gallery, a blog or something to display more pictures of them?

As requested I have moved your thread to P&M Blogs.

Some update but for my Ordo Xenos this time.
First of, my Inquisitor-Lord of the Ordo Xenos, named Alexeï Seliovitch Makarov. He's from my IG homeworld, Rhaye, and thus took the lead of R.S.D operations in the Ghoul Stars. He's a radical and he suffers not the alien to live. I chose Coteaz mini to represent him and I did not dare to convert it; IMO, it's one the best minis of the GW range.






And to finish, my Watch Chaplain, a Grimaldus mini I found in my room. He was badly painted, from the time I was 12 or so, and I decided to make him the head of my Deathwatch Strike force until I have a Watch Captain. I'm quite happy with my work though.






Hope you'll like them ! Suggestions of improvements would be very welcomed. I'm far from beign a pro but I'm doing my utmost !

That Imperial Guard is really cool (wait, it is Astronautus Milititorum now, isn't it? I jumped off the ship a few years ago), the Russian special forces look is really original, I wonder why no one has done that before, maybe the soviet hordes are more romantic.

Oh, and I love that chaplain, the purple is great, I guess the Inquisitor is kinda cool but he doesn't have a purple cape.

Oh, and I love that chaplain, the purple is great, I guess the Inquisitor is kinda cool but he doesn't have a purple cape.

Thanks for feedback ! Yeah I wanted my Inquisitor to look like he has his own heraldry and thus colour scheme. I'll make sure to give him a retinue which is painted like him

Deathwatch is Deathwatch so I respected the artwork from FFG and Pinterest and IMO, purple is well assorted to their black and silver armors! It gives a religious/holy looking I guess.

HI Ladies and Gents,

I'm back with some Inquisition stuff, painted months ago but never displayed in my gallery. I have made some progress since and these were painted after my long break from the Hobby.
First off, my Inquisitorial Chimera, personal property of Inquisitor-Lord Makarov. I was quite happy with my work in the first place and then, I learnt how to highlights large black surfaces, so this tanks would deserve some lifting... Still, I like it






Now, my Deathwatch Vets under Veteran Sergeant Julius Areus of the Imperial Arrows. I made him my squad leader to pay tribute to my very first army, a SM force made ten years ago. My badly painted guys were recycled to provide my first Deathwatch guys. I should thank them for this !



I also play Deathwatch because I really like to paint different shoudler pads on my guys. All of these are freehand except the Dark Angel one.





Hope you'll like them! I know it's quite an average work but I'm very enthusiastic about this army and I wanted to share it.

To finish my yesterday's post, I'll give you some Tactical Terminators and a Razorback.
These guys were collecting dust on my shelf for many years so I decided to repaint them with Deathwatch colours. I still gave particular attention to freehand work on shoulder insignias and parchments. The sarge is from the Imperial Arrows, others guys are Red Scorpions, Black Templars and Deathwing/DA. One termie is still on the shelf as I am wondering if I should give him a missile launcher. These guys are my first really serious result on black highlighting on power armour, since my previous Marines weren't highlighted enough.







And here is the Razorback. It used to be a Whirlwind but this kind of tank did not fit the Deathwatch tactics very well. So I stripped the missiles of and converted some TL LC turret with a Dreadnought weapons. Quite happy with the result. That was also the first time I used black highlighting on vehicules.





Still looking for advise on paintjob !

A small tribute to the fallen : a Krieg Commander, "Poilu" Style. I got inspiration on WWI French soldiers (blue horizon) and other French uniforms.






First DKoK mini I've ever painted. Hope you'll like him !

That Krieg commander came out lovely. Nice work

Really cool conversions in here. Great painting all around, your latest Krieg dude looks awesome. That blue cloak is beautiful.

EDC

Thanks for good feedback ☺
The rest of the squad will come soon !

Very appropriate mini for this time of year, and very well done. That came scheme was pretty badass when you think of it "We''ll camouflage into the sky !", not that it did the poor fellas in the trenches any good...

I really like the paintjob and weathering on that coat. Awesome themed army.

Lovely work throughout. I really like your Russian-inspired forces and the Deathwatch look great as well. Nice work, also on the Bluecoat Krieg.

A little update. This time I'm back with RSD IG. Even though I painted these tanks a long time ago, I just decided to put them on Dakka tonight.

Leman Russ Command tank (insight : the cannon is a pen)





The Command Tank and is mate, a LR MBT. RSD are not fond of heavy armour, so I tried not to play too much Russes, which is quite easy as I only own two.


Some propaganda from Rhayé : a squad of RSD soldiers progressing under the protection of the Leman Russ of the 162th Armoured Regiment, Company I. These Vets are part of the 506th Regiment, 22nd Mechanized Division, currently deployed near the Halo Stars.

Hi everyone,

It was rainy the other day above Paris so I decided to finally make my Inquisitorial Chimera matching my Inquisitor colors. I painted the tank black and red just like my Stormtroopers but, every day since many months, I kept telling me that the personal Chimera of my Inquisitor was ridiculously different from him. I am quite happy with the result now and I wanted to share that with you.

Initial color was slightly highlighted black. i turned this into a more clearly highlighted enchanted blue. I drybrushed the tank for one hour or two and redid the red part to make their contrast deeper as well.







As always, sorry for amateur quality pictures.

Just received 9 metal Cossacks from Perry Miniatures. I had the idea to convert them to make brand new Rough Riders. I wanted to share my excitment to have these little guys and the light modifications they are currently undergoing. My goal is to "imperialize" them and add them to my RSD codex. Basically, I just had to give them grenades and IG wargear.

This Cossack has a Avka 173 Krinkov pattern Lascarbine, more suited to cavalry because of its size and weight. It has been made by shortening a lasgun, adding a boltgun magazine and the bottom of a hellgun. It will receive some greenstuff to fill the holes as soon as I'll be home.


Cossacks with laspistols.




The Ataman, leader of the squadron.


The quality of the sculpts and the scale are perfect and I'm looking forward to have them on the tabletop. I'm still wondering about their paint scheme and some help would not be too much to ask ! Camo cloaks and furs should follow the colours of my army but for their uniform, I'm hesitating. Midnight blue, brown, dark green?

Hello everybody,

Here is my first Cossack auxiliary for my R.S.D. It is a Russian Napoleonic cossack from the Perry range. I just had some grenades and pouches from IG infantry squad. Not a great conversion but still, I like the result .




I will play them as a custom unit inspired from the current Rough Rides. I still have to define the rules.
Hope you will like him !

Keeping up with my Cossack Squadron. This one has a power spear, made with green stuff and pen wire.





I also made some house rules for these men, since Rough Riders are notoriously impossible to play. Feel free to comment, I need advice on balance :

WS BS S T W I A Cd Svg (55pts)
Ataman 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 8 5+
Cossack 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7 5+

Wargear : Flak Armour, Power Spears, laspistols, frag grenades, Don Alpha Steeds.
Special rules : Outflank, Light Cavalry.

- May add up to 5 Cossacks : +11pts/fig
- The Ataman may choose an item from the shooting weapons / melee weapons.
- The whole squadron may replace its laspistols by Krinkov Carabines (R:8-16'' S3 AP- ; R:0-8" S3 AP5) : +1pt/fig.
- 2 Cosacks who did not get any of these equipments may take a special weapon (except a flamer).
- The whole squadron may have krak grenades : +1pt/fig.

Special stuff:
Don Alpha Steeds: The model gains 1 WS2 S3 AP- I3 attack in close combat.
Light Cavalry : once per turn, if an enemy unit declares a charge on the Cossack Squadron, it may make a special move. If it is not retreating, the squadron may immediately move 2D6 in any direction. The charging unit cannot choose another target but can charge if the squadron is still at range at the end of the special move. The Cossacks may act normally during their next turn.

And I'm also working on a Griffon Tank conversion. My friends offered me a Krieg Heavy Mortar I will use to make my vehicule. I saw how this little guy can be useful on small points games so, I'll give him a try.

Those Cossacs are awesome. Doesn't the kit come with Lances?

Looking good; I'm liking the Russian theme

Ooo nice I like your ideas for the griffin.

EDC

Thank you very much for positive feedback, people!

Those Cossacs are awesome. Doesn't the kit come with Lances?

Yep, you have a sprue of three with each blister. Cossacks come by three at Perry, so one per rider ! It's like 10 pounds for the blister.
When you unbox them, they are kind of twisted but the metal is fairly easy to work so you just have to roll them against anything flat and here you go.

All I can do is recommending Perry for any Rough Rider conversion you would want to do.

Here is another Cossack and the squadron in its current state !





Two guys left and I will finally test in battle !

Squadron finished !




Davaï ! For the Emperor !

A last cossack to finish! I really wanted to have a standard, I made up something with a metro ticket.





Hope you'll like him !

Update for the thread : a Griffon Mortar Tank converted from a Krieg Heavy Mortar and a random imperial hull I found on the web. I particularly enjoyed the weathering !




Empty shells cases are .22 long rifle ammo I obtained thanks to a fellow player from my FLGS.




Hope you will enjoy it!

Small update, a WIP Regimental standard for my 506th Mechanized. Inspired from XIX° Imperial Russian banners, with the appropriate colours. All is freehand, made on a Scions banner layered with greenstuff.



At first, I did not want a banner because I found it too "gothic". Finally, it will make a nice central piece when finished.

love it