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Another update. I have sculpted some 'worky bits' on those stormtroopers backs, just like Captain Hammer has on his one. I tried to replicate it, and it turned out rather nice. I also played a game against Hendaron today. No batrep, but there are pics of my deployment, and a pic after Hendaron's first movements phase.
Darkvoidof40k wrote:Your GS is looking pretty good! But.. is that.. unpainted areas that I SEE?! HERETIC! (bottom pic, the dudes back.. has black bits..)
(edit: Late night spelling )
Thanks! Myeah, there were backpacks there, but I pulled them off after I painted the models. I have to start over again with the backs of those two miniatures.
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Thanks Neil! Yeah it was a 1500 game of IG (me) vs BA (Hendaron) We played cities of death, but chose to just go with two objectives and two stratagems.
In the end I controlled one objective (The big factory that JUST isn't vissable in the two pictures. The other one I contested. I had nothing to destroy that dreadnaught with, in combat. The second objectice saw the 'fortress' in which there is a dreadnaught and some devastators. But, yes I won.
I'm not going to write a full batrep on this, I can't be bothered to at the time. Heck, most of the time, I can't even be bothered to do anything in the hobby. X 2
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Darkvoidof40k wrote:You let a 'nought get into combat with your squishy guardsmen meatshields?
The Commissariat will be having a quiet word with you, commander..
I couldn't get him out of there with shooting, it was 5th turn, and Everything I had left that could do something against it either missed, or failed to penetrate. So, I didn't assault him, i got withing two inch of the objective to contest it. so it was 1 objective for me, and 0 for Hendaron. = Win for the 17th Khazak Infantry.
I love your Urban Mammoth Storm Troopers. They're very different, but they'd also make some pretty sweet Necromunda Enforcers, me thinks.
Peace
Doop
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purplefood wrote:It's an army of a hellish dystopian state where they are forced to fight some of the most terrifying creatures mankind has ever seen, in the name of a god-emperor that might not even be alive, under commanders that do not care whether they live or die... what do you think? But hey laser guns!
Scrazza wrote:Haha, thanks Doop! Have you found some inspiration for your own Delaques?
I have mate, thanks heaps. You're a great modeller, and from what I can see of your blog, your painting has improved heaps over the period.
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purplefood wrote:It's an army of a hellish dystopian state where they are forced to fight some of the most terrifying creatures mankind has ever seen, in the name of a god-emperor that might not even be alive, under commanders that do not care whether they live or die... what do you think? But hey laser guns!
Thanks again, for the kind words! I hope I can keep improving. The stubber's from an Imperial Guard tank kit. It comes with every Guard tank out there, Chimera, Leman Russ, Basilisk,...
Update time! I finally finished the two storm-troopers. Oh, and the stormtrooper captain is done too. Hmm, now to get more of these. hehe. I was thinking of converting a cadian to something like those. I need two meltagunners, and then this could be played as a legal unit. some greenstuff, some cutting, and those heads that come with the command squad, you know, those with the caps on. Hope that will work out.
Unfortunatly I have run out of models to represent the stormtroopers. So, now I have to wait until I can save the money for more But for now, I'm happily working on the Secutor Gladiators .
The NMM gorget looks really good and shiny. Your Scifi sergeant guy with the beard is also very well painted. I too really like that 'Cyber Murmillo' gladiator.
Mary Sue wrote: Perkustin is even more awesome than me!
Nice wound on the Sergeant, the gladiator, as a model, doesn't really appeal to me, but nice painting anyways
purplefood wrote:It's an army of a hellish dystopian state where they are forced to fight some of the most terrifying creatures mankind has ever seen, in the name of a god-emperor that might not even be alive, under commanders that do not care whether they live or die... what do you think? But hey laser guns!
BUT, I have come up with some fluff for yet ANOTHER Guard army. Just some rough ideas though. The idea sprang from reading Flesh And Iron, by Henry Zou (An Imperial Guard BL novel)
o to the idea. The planet name: Ousia. The idea for representing these guys is to just take a basic Cadian model, roughen him up so that he looks like a man who lived in a swamp for his whole life. The colors will be a drab green, mixed with different sorts of greens.
Fluffwise: Ousia is a swamp covered planet, and it's people are of the rural type. Imagine a swamp filled with dangerous animals like gator's and feral orks. They use swamp barges to travel through the smudgy bayous.
So, a jungle/swamp specialized army, yet not Catachans. whadaya think? Any help would be appreciated. I am starting work on the test scheme tonight, but I don't know when it'll be finished. My hobby life has slackened these past few days...
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2011/04/06 18:36:42
Subject: scrazz's hobby blog (Guard, Necromunda, Other) HELP PLEASE!
Hmmm, They don't look like what I was aiming at, but thanks either way. I was thinking of normal cadians, but with some small alterations made. you know, roughen 'em up.
2011/04/06 22:19:59
Subject: scrazz's hobby blog (Guard, Necromunda, Other) HELP PLEASE!
hey scrazz sounds like a fun project, why not just make a squad though , i would go bear arms and cadian body, catachan legs, with lots of black face stripes , and beanies and camo , make every one a specialist , sniper with hood etcc. then give them a hover craft.
Thanks Neil! Yeah, the video really showed what I had in mind for the environs. Your idea of the parts sound nice, but I wouldn't go all bare arms. Some mixing and matching with the cadian and catachan parts, and maybe some other GW bitz will really look good IMO. But I'm not too sold on the idea of camouflaging their faces. maybe some dirt stained clothing, but camouflaged faces? meh.
After I do the test model, I was thinking of making a small diorama, of a ten men squad sailing through the bayou on river patrol on a swamp barge. Imagine a squad of guardsmen relaxing on their home-planet Ousivia, amidst the hordes of stalking feral orks. Then imagine the ousians relaxing to some chill music.
Personally, I can really see them being lazy sailing to this song :
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