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Gitsplitta wrote:Loving the reconstruction of those old models.

evildrcheese wrote:Nice stuff!

EDC

Boss Salvage wrote:I always appreciate a good salvage project Great post, thanks for sharing the OG rebuilds.

Thanks everyone! Yeah, I've been meaning to do this for AGES. The grav-attack parts are now in moulding rubber. I've also been working on a ball-dread conversion - the original kit made bigger and with a set of castable, articulated legs. I'll get photos up when I can.

Big H wrote:You can buy empty deodorant containers on amazon? Where's the fun in that.....???

I actually found it really hard to find 'normal' shaped deodorant bottles in a shop. Modern brands are all contoured and wobbly and have groovy bits, or are artfully angular. Couldn't find anything that looked like a 'normal' deodorant bottle...

I was hoping to get the WB vehicles finished by the time of the London Heresy event in May, but it looks like I'm going to have too much work to manage it, so I'm going to have to take my Militia again.

To that end, I've decided to assemble and paint my Shadowsword kit in the week I do have, so that I can run with two super-heavies! More tanks means less little guys to move around!

Started assembly in a hotel room this morning:


I've built it in the Shadowsword formation, but I want to be able to field lots of variants, so I'm planning to make a plasticard 'bottom' so that the turret is moveable.


Stormlord variant (the back bay will be a separate drop-in piece)


Shadowsword, Banehammer and Stormsword gun parts. The Stormsword bit needs 'holding' on so I'll build some tubing for that. The Volcano cannon is too heavy, so I might build and attach a bipod which can sit on the hull and support it.




The sponsons just hang on the side. The lascannons will be magnetised and I'm planning to make the magnets themselves look like recessed targeters for when it's a Shadowsword.


Finally, I assembled the other turret as a Hellhammer for the already-built Baneblade.

yeah,

 ArbitorIan wrote:

Shadowsword, Banehammer and Stormsword gun parts. The Stormsword bit needs 'holding' on so I'll build some tubing for that. The Volcano cannon is too heavy, so I might build and attach a bipod which can sit on the hull and support it.

Pish posh you just need bigger magnets!

Panic...

 Panic wrote:
yeah,

 ArbitorIan wrote:

Shadowsword, Banehammer and Stormsword gun parts. The Stormsword bit needs 'holding' on so I'll build some tubing for that. The Volcano cannon is too heavy, so I might build and attach a bipod which can sit on the hull and support it.

Pish posh you just need bigger magnets!
Panic...

No magnets on this - it all just sort of hold together!

Finished the base colours - I'm just going to get a few simple colours on and do the weathering so it looos like bits part of the same army this weekend. I'll go back and do details and transfers later.



This is it separated into bits - I built up the back section so that the Stormlord troop bay becomes removable.




And then I also did a second Leman Russ Vanquisher turret to complete the list.

Lovely!

So much beautiful pale pink... I approve!

Thanks, guys!

I got most of the Stormlord done before the event. Few of the details are finished, and I'm going to spend some time this week working on those, but it was at least tournament ready.



I've been working on a fancy version of my Militia & Cults tactica at http://arbitorian.tumblr.com/post/158850910285/tactica-imperialis-militia-cults-30k and putting together photos of as many units as I could.

So, here's some old models serving as a Platoon Commmand and a Force Commander!

I love the stormlord. If I ever wind up with a bane blade kit ill probably build it as one.

Awesome force commander, loving the corrupted priest look.

Excellent idea to go with that pinkish grey, it's a real looker. The Stormlord looks simply outstanding, i would love to see some more pictures of it!

Loving that stormlord. The baneblade kit is still on my wishlist. Maybe with 8th...

Not been in here for a while! Great stuff you filthy heretic!

Will you be having a go at 8th ed when it comes out?

Thanks, everyone!

VyRa wrote:Excellent idea to go with that pinkish grey, it's a real looker. The Stormlord looks simply outstanding, i would love to see some more pictures of it!

Thanks - it also makes everything MUCH easier to paint as weathering and shading stands out so well on paler colours.

EmberlordofFire8 wrote:I love the stormlord. If I ever wind up with a bane blade kit ill probably build it as one.

This is going to be built with options - so I can use it as any of the turretless ones.

angelofvengeance wrote:Not been in here for a while! Great stuff you filthy heretic!

Will you be having a go at 8th ed when it comes out?

Absolutely. Can't wait to switch over - it looks much, much easier. I'm also really looking forward to the removal of blasts so I don't have to spend so much time spacing out my guys.

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Off to Warhammer Fest this weekend to play in the Horus Heresy event with the Militia. Here's the army - 2000pts of Militia and Cults.

It's been a while, but I've managed to find some time to continue work on the RT-era vehicles for the Word Bearers.

The las cannons have been assembled out of recast bodies and plasticard barrels. They are glued onto the Proteus bodies as one set, and magnetised to take a second set for the Spartan conversion.



The Spartan fronts have been riveted and had detail added.


When all assembled, the finished model is pretty huge - about as long as a FW Spartan, and a little wider at the guns.

Excellent work.

Thanks, made a load of progress today - here they are all airbrushed, base colours done with transfers and scripture and covered in gloss varnish, awaiting washing...

That's a great looking group! Reminds me of my own Mantis Warriors with their first-edition plastic vehicles. Tugs at my little green heart... *sniffle*.

Thanks, Gitz!

The vehicles are now done! Two Rhinos, two Proteus Land Raiders, and two kits to turn them into RT-inpired Spartans!

Rhinos





Land Raider Proteus' (with swappable hull weapons)





Spartans!

Those are lovely! I really like the fact that the paint jobs while consistent... are variable.

Thanks! Even more here. A breacher squad I put together from remaining Maxmini parts and some old Chaos Warrior bits, and some additional characters.

Breacher Squad




Centurion (or Champion, Delegatus or Praetor)


Chaplain


Primus Medicae

Love those breachers, I might have to make some of my own once I start my word bearers force. I'm not really a fan of your Primus Medicae, but that's just personal preference.

Gitsplitta wrote:Those are lovely! I really like the fact that the paint jobs while consistent... are variable.

Thanks! That's one of the of the things I quite like about the Heresy vehicle plates in the books - simple stripes and diagonal lines to keep the vehicles varied, but still looking the same. Also, I think whole vehicles in that shade of red might be a bit much - red accents looks a lot more believable...!

EmberlordofFire8 wrote:Love those breachers, I might have to make some of my own once I start my word bearers force. I'm not really a fan of your Primus Medicae, but that's just personal preference.

Yeah, I'm not sure he'll get used a lot. I had a leftover terminator body with no head or shoulder pads, and an old DA deathwing apothecary set and thought 'why not'?

Did a photo of the army so far:

Looking good!

Very impressive army AI. Beautiful scenery too... really fits the army nicely.

The crew looks really smart Ian, nice work. Dig the toned down menace of that grey-black and red, and vehicle differentiation is especially groovy in this army view.

- Salvage

Thanks everyone!

So, after a few failed attempts, I've finally got the turret on my grav-attack kit to a place where I'm happy to start casting. It also took ages to figure out how to glue the bits on - nothing short of two-part epoxy would stick to the deodorant bottle!

Anyway, here's the first go at my MK1 Grav Attack (counts as Javelin). The multimelta can be swapped out for any other weapon, so I'm planning on building a squadron of multimelta/missole launcher and a squadron with 'classic' lascannons in the turret.

Brilliant!

That's really excellent Arbitorlan. Man that brings back memories!

I decided to get the whole Renegades army out and have a look at what I've got so far. Nice it see it all together!