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Ah okay. Well atleast you do use something on your models. Primer gets expensive when you have to buy it every week, so I don't blame you for using walmarts stuff.

@stalk - I would like think that all people who post their WIP's and pics are Enablers

tipios wrote:@stalk - I would like think that all people who post their WIP's and pics are Enablers

I can only guess what a Enabler is, and if it helpes people make Chaos Dreadnoughts, I'm happy to be one ;P

@ zadelistol- Until I start painting clean models, I'll keep spending my 98 cents a can.

@ tipios & Limbo- I'll try again as soon as I finish a few other projects I have open. Thanks for distracting me. Ha.



Speaking of distractions, the Vindicator I bought arrived today. It is another "rescue" project for sure. Here it is fresh out of the box:



The good news is that everything is there except for the dozer blade, but I knew this before I bought it and I am ok w/ that. Then I started really looking at it... what a mess! Check this stuff out:



See how it is listing to one side? Here's why:



The track on the (photo) left is lower than the brace for the dozer blade!



If this were a race, the tracks on the (photo) right side would be winning.





That's not GS, it's GLUE.

Wow. I thought I really screwed up this time. Finally got caught on a "good deal". I started getting out my jackhammer and blowtorch, but then *snap* one of the panels came right off. It was superglue!

Yay!

I finished the disassembly in about a minute. The little pile of stuff in the foreground is chunks of superglue. No I am not kidding.



Once I had it disassembled, I promptly put it away because I have other stuff to be focused on right now. This will be a weekend project at some date in the future.




I was able to finish the next squad on the list today. I'm really cranking these out. Only 6 left to go.



My next real focus is going to be the Land Raider. I keep shoving it to the side, it's time I get some work done on it and finish it up.

That's all for tonight. Thanks for reading, and you know I'll be back soon with more Nurgle-infested goodness to share!

Hey man, awesome job on the army so far, it's looking fantastic. Keep up the good work! (And throw in more RT minis )

Skalk...did I five year old put that vindi together? Superglue=bad stuff...and even then it wasn't put together right.
Though,, thankfully to you it was superglued, easy fixing.

I was horrified when i saw the pics of it..glad it was easy to take a part.
Hmm. i can understand rushing to put a tank together but still, they should have taken the time to put it together right*is now irritated at some peoples ignorance and rush jobs* its a hobby not a race..

Ah, Can't say i blame you about the spray though. I'm assuming this one will take a spray of the cheap stuff too?

Wow, that's a messed up vindicator o.O Are you going to replace the lost dozer blade? Maybe something like you did with the land raider maw, loots of big teeth in the front.

I think your troops would look better with alittle extra paint on them, ecspecially the ones with the old/berzerker backpacks, they are very green.
Kinda hard to see in this picture, but I painted the "rods" on the "wings" on the backpacks http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/157153-Khorne%20Berzerkers.html?m=2, think it breaks up the red nicely

Anyway, looking forward to the land raider!

Really retro 3rd ed. feel to your minis - grats man, you army has style.

@ Vladsimpaler- Thanks for the compliment and encouragement! Look for more RT models when I complete my ML and LC Havoc teams!

@ zadelistol- I'm not sure, I bought it from an online store that moves a lot of used stuff. If it had been regular model glue (like the last Rhino I rescued) then I would have been in trouble. It's s shame that some people just hammer stuff together, but at the same time ignorance is not necessarily stupidity. We have the benefit of wisdom through experience. And as we both know from the countless mistakes we have made along the way, wisdom is something you gain immediately after you needed it. Ha. And yes, this is destined for a nice coat of cheap paint. In fact every single model you've seen on this blog since I first started painting Death Guard again in November has the same brand of paint on it. My opinion is that "primer" is overrated, and a decent base coat of somehting flat (white, gray, black) is really all that is necessary.

@ Limbo- Aaaggh, you caught me! Yes, you're absolutely right and honestly I know that I've been cutting a few corners lately. The philosophy was to get as many done to a passable tabletop standard and then when things slow down go back and pick out a few detail bits (and yes, I actually do that) but much like when Yggdrasil called me out for not drilling the barrels, I am shamed to have been caught displaying unfinished models as "finished". I'm going to apply more time to the squad I am working on currently and go back to the last 3 squads I've done recently and ensure they are up to standard w/ the rest of the army. Like zadelisto said:

zadelistol wrote: its a hobby not a race..

...indeed.

@ Courtsloth- 3rd Edition? You insult me, sir! This is 2nd Edition all the way! Just kidding around. No, it really is 2nd ed, but I appreciate the compliment. I started this in 1997 as a small detachment to a much larger Black Crusade force. I have Night Lords, World Eaters, Iron Warriors, Black Legion, and Alpha Legion from my original force, and I have a start on a Word Bearers HQ and Troops that have been patiently waiting for me to stop wasting time with the misguided monotheistic Death Guard and return to embrace the true Glory of Chaos Undivided. I figure if they can wait 10,000 years for Lorgar to return, they can wait for me to finish a few other projects first.

No pic updates tonight. I'm working late and I don't have anything to share right now. When I get home I'll be working on my current squad which is only a 6 man team, the Aspiring Champion was finished long ago. These models may get broken up as "filler" for my Havocs, or may wind up as a squad, I don't know for now. All I know for sure is I'm drilling the barrels, painting the backpacks, and giving the armor a little Goblin Green drybrush for a fake highlight effect.

This weekend is looking like I'll have some time to dedicate to the Land Raider. No promises though. But whatever happens, I'm going to keep hammering away at this and more updates are on the way! Thanks for reading!

@ Skalk...

Wow, that Vindicators in pretty bad shape,looked like whoever you got it from put it together while wearing a blindfold and oven mitts.
Still considering the outstanding job you did on the rhino save it will be cool to see what you come up with for the vindi...
...Definitely looking forward to seeing it.

Good job with the pilot, never seen that before.

That vindicator...

@ FITZZ- Hey welcome back! The Vindicator is really in my mind a lot right now. I can't tell you how hard it is to not go in there right now and start putting it back together. I'm not going to allow myself to do that until I have the Land Raider finished. I mean the main gun on the Vindicator is WAY more awesome than anything the LR has, and would be completely devastating against a Horde army like Daichallar's Orks... but no, I started the Land Raider first and it needs to be done.

@ BlutEisenRegel & Chump_Nuggets- If you think it looks bad in those pics, wait until you see it after I get done with it. Another weapons of the Imperium corrupted and turned back against them.


Ok so I was wrong, an update with pics. I was talking w/ Daichallar the other day and told him how few squads I had left and that I was focusing on finishing them, he said that I really need 100 Plague Marines (sarcastically of course) and told me to get to work on a 750 pt list because apparently our gaming group is going to be playing in a Tourney at our FLGS (local being 30 miles from here...) and I'm going to be playing. I've done some thinking on this and have decided that I'm going to put together the most absolutely brutal list I can get away with. After a bit of research I found that Metla Guns and Missile Launchers are very popular with the Tourney folks. So here we go, my newest project:



RT models all the way, using old Plasma Cannons counts as Missile Launchers. I went with the old Plasma Cannons as Missile Launchers because (1) I have a lot of them, (2) no one will really notice the difference anyway, and (3) because I already have this guy painted up and he was one of the first models I pained for my Death Guard back in 1997. It would be nice to see him back on the field again.



I already have 3 Plague Marines w/ Meltas, this will make 6 (2 in each squad).



Nothing else is getting done until I have these finished.

That's it for tonight (for real this time), thanks everyone for posting, I'll be back soon with more gifts from Father Nurgle!

That tank looked like it had had the s**t knocked out of it. Its always disappointing when something beautiful falls into the hands of a 'tard with a tube of glue. I love those plasma cannon dudes - I would sell what is left of my soul for a few of those! I have the gunner dude but not the gun.

wasn't my intention to call you out on it, was just so happy to finaly beable to give some constructive critic xP
And those has to be the biggest meltaguns I've ever seen o.O

Skalk.....I am pretty sure I said "It isn't like you need 100 plague marines." In reference to you actually finishing that land raider. Also, don't get to attached to that Vindicator, I can't hurt that Land Raider at all from range, but I can easily paste that Vindicator with my Def Koptas. So the moral of this story is, finish that Land Raider.

....also, another one would really be a PITA for me.

I have one of those RT havocs... The one on the far left. It's a nice model. I cherish mine every time I look at it

I also have 2 of those mega oldskol CSM I think I was 12 when I got them.

Hmmm...I wonder if Skalk finally got stolen by the warp?

*intercepted transmission M41.2011.02.28*

"...plague has infested (broken) ...asulties high and mounti(broken)... ttempting jump from warp but storm immine(broken)... in 5 days or less pendi(broken)"

*end transmission*

Lol, that is awesome that you got their time/date system memorized XD(Well close enough)

Jokes aside, looks like I'm taking a break. I'll be back. I'll PM folks once I have something to share.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjxefaCTYp4&feature=related
Can't think of anything else when I read that line ^^

Alright see you soon.
Lol Limbo!

Wow... The complete army shots look awesome. A glorious, menacing solute to the Great Lord of Decay. Skalk the way that you described the "venerated Death Guard Plague Marine encapsulated in a life-support system" was freakin awesome man. (Scared the crapola outa me). The three Land Raiders look great, covered in corruption and morbidity, can't wait to see what you do to the Vindicator. As always this thread is 100% value and has been blessed by Grandfather Nurgle's pestilential favour Keep up the good work.

Hi. Thread isn't dead and neither am I. Have some things to share, will be back this weekend. Will PM a few of you, it's been a while.

- Skalk

Skalk,
Glad youre back, bud!

Hurray! I'm about to start on my own Plauge Marines, so this is perfect =)

@ Moltar-

@ Limbo- I hope I can offer advice / inspiration!




I haven't made a lot of progress on the Death Guard lately, my motivation is completely gutted. It's no single factor, it's more of the "snowflake effect", one flake doesn't take down the tree but the tree still falls.

Game-wise I've taken some pretty brutal beatings and can't remember the last time I won a game. I'm not going to hijack my own blog by complaining about the specifics, I'm just really sick of 5th Ed 40K.

This is all I've done with the Death Guard, and while it is more than I had last time I'm not sure when I'll finish them. They are playable "as is" for anything I'll ever do with them.



The one on the left has an old Plasma Cannon (I already posted a pic of another RT model that has one as well) and the other two are carrying old Conversion Beamers. Since neither of the weapons exist in the CSM list anymore I am fielding them as Missile Launchers. If I put together another Havoc Squad I'll do another 2 PC / 2 CB combo.

The models are really cool and fit in very well with the rest of my old stuff. I have been thinking about putting together a 100% Rogue Trader "Black Crusade" army, so even if I stop playing a dedicated Death Guard list these models will still have a "current" application.



But I'm not completely inactive. I still play because I have good friends and they enjoy playing at my house so I've been looking at hosting games more seriously than playing them and have started to improve the terrain I have. I'm going to post a few pics here for examples of what I am doing. I haven't decided if I want to create a separate thread for terrain, but I know it doesn't belong here ongoing as part of my Death Guard thread.





The Plague Zombie is for scale and is in no way intended to imply that I have started work behind the scenes on that Traitor Guard force that will double for Necromunda and Chaos Cultist.

Thanks for reading. I'll be working on this now and again, but not with the same intense energy I had before. I still have the Land Raider to finish (have worked on it a bit but nothing worth sharing), I have the old Project X (which is just a Defiler, there, secret is out, big whoop for the amount of time it took), and a few other things I'd like to try at some point. I'd really like to get another Land Raider into this force, but it's ridiculous to even think that before I finish the one I already have started. Eventually I'll be moving on to the last bits of it (things like repair all the broken helmet spikes, clean up details, etc) and wrap it up. I had hoped that I would actually finish the project before I got sick of it. But this isn't going to the Shelf of Shame. I'm happy with what I've gotten done here and I'm looking forward to sharing more stuff as I make it happen.

Update- didn't start a terrain blog, but did finally start that Chaos Cultist thing I've been talking about. You can check it out here if you want. No, I'm not giving up on this, I'm just following the path as it is laid out before me... and you all know that every one of my paths lead to Chaos.