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I appreciate the encouragement guys.

These are a few of the models I mentioned earlier. The two former company champions turned lieutenants are first.
I have bits from four different editions of Warhammer on them. I think they used to have special rules for those mini-storm shields back in 4th or 5th ED?
The first two vehicles will be chimera/hellhound proxies. I really don't like the official chimeras. The Hellhound look better as it did get an update, but did the chimera ever get one?
The last one is a totally generic sci-fi M113 fire support vehicle that I just found laying on the ground outside on the street years ago.

This will be the last group of minis for a while. A squad of Aggressors and one of Inceptors, both fully magnetized.
Frankly, I wish GW would get away from data sheets that force you to magnetize your minis.
The weather got good enough that I was able to prime one of the big buildings I posted a picture of earlier.
So, this week when I'm not prepping for Thanksgiving I'll try and find time to work on painting it.

Why magnetize when you can just buy 2 boxes? I considered magnetizing aggressors but it just seems like a ton of work. I just built them all with bolters. And will probably do so with the next 3 on my to-build list. I’m sure there will be situations where I’d want to put the flamers into a list, but the things are irritating enough to build/paint without the extra work. I’ve only build the jump guys from the 8th starter with bolters, so have no idea how hard that kit is to mag. But also, in a world without points for wargear, why not plaama?

Good call on the wire stands for the jump guys. So much hate for those curved jump stands.

Looking good!

Edit: Combat shields didn’t have the same invuln as a full storm shield (it may have only been a 6++, might have been 5) but didn’t take the hand, so you could still get an extra attack for pistols/paired weapons.

Nice work Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB

Nevelon wrote:Why magnetize when you can just buy 2 boxes?

That's pretty much their thinking. If you leave the ammo chutes or hoses off the Aggressors, magnetizing isn't too bad.

Captain Brown wrote:Nice work Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB

I do my best Captain.

This building painted up much faster than I thought, so hoping the other two go as well. I like how it came out, I used what you could call autumn colors as I did with the other buildings in the series. It's a pleasing palette and best of all it's not gray. I try and never do gray buildings if possible. I feel gray buildings, unless done very well, tend to look, as least to me, as unfinished gray primed terrain. That's all for now.

I didn’t even notice you left the ammo hoses off. They are my major problem with the kit. Might do that on the next 3 I build.

The tower is awesome- the turquois wash to simulate verdigris/weathering really makes it pop.

You are correct regarding the dangers of placing grey terrain on the board being mistaken for incomplete.

Nevelon wrote:I didn’t even notice you left the ammo hoses off. They are my major problem with the kit. Might do that on the next 3 I build.

Meer_Cat wrote:
The tower is awesome- the turquois wash to simulate verdigris/weathering really makes it pop.

You are correct regarding the dangers of placing grey terrain on the board being mistaken for incomplete.

Thank you both.

Well, I made several purchases for a future project this week. I have the Ultramarines Upgrades and Transfers set, a multi color micro marker pack and 2 Dawn of War board games. The micro markers are for trying to do multi-color purity seals writing. I've been doing the seals in all black and I want to try and do something like an old medieval manuscript on them. The 2 Dawn of War board games are the ones with the Honor of the Chapter minis in them for $50; Barnes & Noble has it for $40. They will give me bodies to use up all the extra bits you get with the new Victrix guard box set. The Bladeguard Ancient will become the standard bearer and the Primaris Chaplain with be turned into the Company Champion. The three extra Victrix heads, some power axes from Kromlechand a few bits fom my bits box will turn the Blade Guard into three more Victrix Guard. I may also try to use some Greenstuff to make cloaks. The rest of the minis will let me fill out my Blade Guard and Eradicator Squads on the cheap. I just need to order the Victrix box now.

GW pricing is crazy. They sell the hero sprue for $170, or if you add the thin veneer of a board game, $40? It is an awesome collection of minis though. The chaplain is my stand out favorite.

Have fun with all that!

Very nice recent painting as ever, Mr Gun. I'm sure that gaggle of heroes is going to turn out lovely.

How the heck did you dind an APC just lying on the floor? I have vague memories of finding one of the RT Chainsaw Warrior figures in the playground at my primary school but I was too young to appreciate what I was looking at to keep it!

Nevelon wrote:GW pricing is crazy. They sell the hero sprue for $170, or if you add the thin veneer of a board game, $40? It is an awesome collection of minis though. The chaplain is my stand out favorite.

Have fun with all that!

Thanks, I'm planning on also getting one or two of those $50 Kill Team starter sets they're selling over at Barnes & Noble too.

Ragsta wrote:
Very nice recent painting as ever, Mr Gun. I'm sure that gaggle of heroes is going to turn out lovely.

How the heck did you dind an APC just lying on the floor? I have vague memories of finding one of the RT Chainsaw Warrior figures in the playground at my primary school but I was too young to appreciate what I was looking at to keep it!

Just to be clear, it's a 3D printed APC that some people think looks like a Gladiator Impulsor; that I totally didn't print on my Bambu printer at home, because GW likes to sue people.

I'm going to clear lacquer a group of minis today, so pictures of them soonish.

Those Ultramarines are looking good Tommy, I really like you Calgar and Bladeguard, and I’m impressed at the speed you churn out your squads.

But most of all wow for those 3d prints. The flowers/garden look stunning but the buildings look amazing and love the turquoise weathering on the bottom!!

Your plans for the Victrix and heroes set sounds solid (I almost wish they would sell that dawn of war box over here in the UK as it is amazing value for money!) im interested to see how they all turn out!

The 3d gladiator looks spot on, and the proxy chimerias look like good variant to the standard design.

 JordySteve wrote:
Those Ultramarines are looking good Tommy, I really like you Calgar and Bladeguard, and I’m impressed at the speed you churn out your squads.

But most of all wow for those 3d prints. The flowers/garden look stunning but the buildings look amazing and love the turquoise weathering on the bottom!!

Your plans for the Victrix and heroes set sounds solid (I almost wish they would sell that dawn of war box over here in the UK as it is amazing value for money!) im interested to see how they all turn out!

The 3d gladiator looks spot on, and the proxy chimerias look like good variant to the standard design.

I appreciate your kind words Jordy. I have a fairly fast painting method. It won't earn me any painting awards, but I think it makes for a nice table quality mini.
Specking of which, more minis done.
I have a better camera, but I still need to figure out lighting with it as it does wash out some colors like yellow on the Liberian.