AoV's Hobby Blog 29/04/18 The Tomb World stirs p44...

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**angelofvengeance**

I've assembled all my Knights to have helmets as I feel the hoodies are massively OTT.

Basing suggestions anyone??

**GrimDork**

Aww, no broody hoods for you?

**angelofvengeance**

Nah hate em. How are they supposed to fight with those silly things pulled over their heads? Lol

**squall018**

Love the Dark Angels (and admit I like the hoods)! I've always wanted a DA army, but already have enough marines as it is.

**angelofvengeance**

I like the hoods on the tactical marines. The Deathwing Knights are just massively over the top. Plus if they're supposed to be in the thick of the fight, it makes sense to me to have helmets on.

Observe..

Sensible hoods

WTF hoods

**GrimDork**

Yeah i didn't realize the DWK hoods were quite so broody. Good call.

**angelofvengeance**

GrimDork wrote:
Yeah i didn't realize the DWK hoods were quite so broody. Good call.

Yeah the two on the top left and bottom right are ridiculous. Plus it's an easy way to get shot in the face...

Anyways as per my previous post..

BASING SUGGESTIONS ANYBODY?

**GrimDork**

Well you know what I'll say...

But clear acrylics really are cool

Otherwise what's your board like? Or the one you play on the most? Those cork-mat things seem to make pretty epic rocky bases to boost space marines to a more appropriate height too.

**squall018**

I'm pretty lazy with my bases. I use GW's textured paint, then dry brush with one of their dry paints, then wash it down with Agrax Earthshade. Its simple but looks good enough for me.

**angelofvengeance**

My board? Well it's usually either the Grassy Plains or Blasted Landscape 6'x4' Frontline Gaming mat (you've seen the grassy one) and then there's the Deadzone mats which I have 5 of if you include the paper one.

**Not my images- harvested from the Frontline KS page

**GrimDork**

Clear acrylic! Do all 3!

Though rocky bases like those imperial fists would work alright on either.

Like maybe put them all on rock slabs (gravel or cork both work fine) with flock/static grass on the portions of the bases that aren't particularly tall? Maybe a tuft of tall grass to waist height on a few of them?

**angelofvengeance**

++Air support inbound. For the Lion, and the God Emperor!!++

**GrimDork**

Sweet. I kind of almost wish I got one of those instead of my chibitalon but the price was right on the other thing.

**angelofvengeance**

Does have some nuts to it eh?

**GrimDork**

The chibitalon almost looks like it needs a chopper blade or something. The Dark Talon at least has some length and bigger wings, though not really aerodynamic, it's chunky in that charming 40k/space marine manner.

**Accolade**

angelofvengeance wrote:
I like the hoods on the tactical marines. The Deathwing Knights are just massively over the top. Plus if they're supposed to be in the thick of the fight, it makes sense to me to have helmets on.

Observe..

Sensible hoods

WTF hoods

Sight is for the weak.

**angelofvengeance**

Yeah they're getting the Grey Knight paladin head treatment. How's that for kinigitly awesomeness

PS> LOL'd at "Chibitalon". Is that what the internet is calling Stormtalons these days?

**angelofvengeance**

Speaking of Stormtalons, I was looking at converting a Nephilim into one and found this rather AWESOME A10 Warthog style conversion. Kudos to whoever made this!

**Paradigm**

Yeah, that's awesome! Build one NOW!

**GrimDork**

I wonder what bit they used for the wings? Everything else looks like maybe stock.

I still want to make one of those crazy land speeders they make out of drop pod parts and regular speeder parts.

**Paradigm**

Looks like Stormraven wings.

**angelofvengeance**

Painting wise, what do we think? Be lazy and glue the Nephilim canopy on then paint it up? Or paint it all including the inside of the cockpit and just paint the frame of the canopy?

**GrimDork**

I was going to paint the frame and do all the details for my talon but.. .I dunno. The more I think about it the more likely I am to just slap it down and paint over the whole thing. If I don't glue it down too hard I could always pop it back off and paint the interior for fun(unlikely though). They could probably make those kits so much cheaper by not modeling the internals but I know a lot of people go crazy for that stuff. And it is neat. Really depends on if you want a game piece or a display piece.

**Theophony**

Paint the canopy, we all have too much in our likes of shame to waste time on interior details. Also acrylic bases with opponent bits on them, that way they blend into the board and thee the army as well.

**angelofvengeance**

++DEATH IS THE SERVANT OF THE RIGHTEOUS++

Not finished them all yet, but I'm making good progress... Sorry for the shaky pic.

Also managed to snag a copy of the Shield of Baal: Deathstorm. Can't wait to field an Angels of Death army

**GrimDork**

I like those headswaps

Very knight-ish and appropriate!

**Paradigm**

Wow, those heads look great on the DWK bodies, really badass. I look forward to seeing what you do with Death storm, and BA and DA do play nicely together, probably even more so with whateved the new codex brings.

**angelofvengeance**

Yeah they do look pretty badass with those! You will also note in the first pic, my Deathwing Sergeant (centre of the middle row) packing a gigantic power sword.

**GrimDork**

Is that one of the trademark grey knight nemesis super mcbadass pants swords? I got a batch of those and I'm currently handing them out like candy to my honor guards

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I may have to see what eBay thinks about hooking me up with some of those heads, might look pretty cool on my HG, still fishing around for just the right look.

**Paradigm**

Grim, be aware that this heads might not work too well on PA bodies, even with truescaling. I have tried a few times over the years, but they always end up looking oversized on anything but Terminators.