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An update on something different. I plan on doing an army showcase video soon...waiting on the warhound to be done before getting everything out and recording a video. I never liked the videos where the person talking behind the camera is pointing and waving their hands around and recall seeing a showcase video on YouTube where they used the disney magic wand with the pointing mickey mouse hand which I thought was hilarious and quite useful. Since I just got my own 3d printer, I set out to make my own "pointing stick" to use when I do my actual video - but appropriately themed...there won't be any mickey mouse hands for me!

I ended up taking a pointing power fist model on thingiverse (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4073902) and mirroring the fist in Blender, scaling it up and then modifying the mesh so that the end joint was recessed to fit a wooden dowel 9.5mm in diameter.


Wanting to add some extra flourish to my pointing power fist, I took the pommel of another fancy power sword model (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3652865) and made the same type of end cap to fit on the other end of my stick:


Into the printing software it went for slicing and 5.5 hours later after hitting print I had my parts! Was so excited with the actual results that I totally forgot to take pictures of the actual unpainted model but here is the end result after painting and decal work:

tauist wrote:That's awesome! I first thought you made that for your gaming aid but I guess it'll work for video too hehehe!

Gitsplitta wrote:Love that! Brilliant!

Thanks both. In case anyone is interested in printing, I've put up the STL 3d files here on thingiverse to download: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4799772

 IGtR= wrote:
Great to see you experimenting, and amazed at the quality of that test print!

Thanks for sharing

Thanks IGtR! Love playing around with the printer so far and definitely adds more to the whole mini hobby.

Another week has gone by and I've been totally side tracked from the Warhound titan! Instead I've been fiddling around with Blender and doing more 3D prints - love tinkering with the thing and am amazed with each round of prints how much detail it's able to capture.



Been getting some practice with the 3d software by making some of my own Horus Heresy era Blood Angel shoulder pads. Nothing good is available online from what I've seen and though I do have some FW versions, I don't particularly like them too much. I ended up take a picture of the HH BA icon from the FW transfer sheet and then bringing that into Blender to make my own 3d model. Once done, I transformed it onto blank shoulder pads I got from here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3875032

Here's how things looked in Blender:


Printed plate full of Mk2 pads (and one nameplate that I had misspelt from a previous session):


One pad with a quick hit of black primer:


The layer lines do appear in these close up photos but to the naked eye they're not noticeable at all!


Also did the rest of my captains and elites with name plates. Here's a shot of the dreadnought army:

Viterbi wrote:That pointer is both amazing and hilarious! You get a lot of use out of the printer, shoulder pads look great.

Thanks Viterbi! Hope I get good use out of the pointer soon!

Gitsplitta wrote:I love those dreadnoughts! Shoulder pads turned out very well too.

Thanks Gits!

It's been a few weeks but I've finally shifted focus back to the warhound. Had a good paint session over the weekend that saw the completion of all the interior details and shading, followed by a gloss clear coat and then decals. Once the decals have fully set, will start working on the weathering and battle damage before sealing it all in a matte varnish and calling it done.

Snapped these two more WIP shots of the progress so far:




Weapon arms were stolen from my Lucius Warhound I finished a few years back that had the 4 various weapon options - 2 of them will be repurposed for the Mars once everything is finished.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
When I think of titan battle damage... I think of a huge, smoking hole through the body or a leg blown off...

Ha not quite...my battle damage will be more of traitor guardsmen shooting the warhound with lasguns...superficial scorch marks only

Made a final push to finish off the model tonight which was just the weathering and final coat of varnish. All done and crammed into my display case which is filled to the brim now...going to have to get another case if I'm going to paint up anymore titans or knights!



Will try and get some final photos of the Mars Warhound this weekend.

IGtR= wrote:What a glorious glamour shot! Printing looking snazzy as well. The quality is just ridiculous

Thanks for sharing

Thanks IGtR! Always happy to share here with the Dakka community!

whalemusic360 wrote:Out of curiosity is the Plasma arm mars or lucious pattern? The mega bolter and destructor are the older lucious but the flamer looks to be a newer mars.

Yup, good eye. The flamer is the only weapon that's a mars pattern...bought that by accident when I got the 4 weapons for the Lucious before. Stole the mega bolter for the mars as well and was hoping no one would notice

Gitsplitta wrote:Spectacular!

How'd the BA get a baby carrier?

Thanks Gits...the BAs based a GK over the head and jacked it from them!

Got some proper photos of the Mars Warhound titan this past weekend. Incoming wall of pics!

inmygravenimage wrote:A staggering work of art. Highlights for me - if I had to pick - are the freehand sanguinus and the servitor detailing. Beautiful work.

Thanks inmygravenimage! Hate to let you down but I do have to admit that the logo and sanguinus are both decals from the FW BA decal sheet

Viterbi wrote:Wow, the interior is simply stunning, marvelous detail work! And love the group shot which conveys the scale perfectly with all the little Dreadnoughts.

Thanks Viterbi! The interior details took forever to paint with all the small buttons and screens but was worth it - if the sculptor put in the effort to model it then I figure it would only be fair that I put in the effort to paint it. Did the same for all the previous titans.

Funny you should mentioned the dreads...I showed some others the pic and most thought the pic were a pic of AT models until they saw the little baby dreadnoughts

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:Imposing! Love the interiors especially!

Thanks Gwyn!

GiraffeX wrote:Wow beautiful!

Thanks GiraffeX!

 Gitsplitta wrote:
That is lovely. The weathering on the bullet marks and the irregular nature of the coloration on the gold and steel are my standouts. Though the whole thing is startlingly well done.

Thanks Gits!

Another update here which includes the last 4 Masters of the Chapter models. I had painted up the original 4 that (in pewter) and can only wish GW made these ones in pewter as well but unfortunately they only came in finecast. :( These guys took a long time to clean up and fill of the various bubbles and in the end I think I still missed quite a few but hopefully they're not too obvious.



Lord Executioner:


Master of Marches:


Master of Relics:


Master of Rites:


Family photo:

Viterbi wrote:Too bad about that last character batch not being pewter. But they look amazing (only the Master of Rites' head is weirdly sculpted). Amazing work you put into all the details and great group shot at the end.

Yeah thanks! Actually I think the heads on all four came out ok - they look a bit wonky perhaps with the double service studs?

inmygravenimage wrote:Agreed, they look stonking. I think the Master of Relics is the highlight, for me.

Thanks inmygravenimage!


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tauist wrote:That Warhound is looking Immaculate!

The quality of your work is exceptional through and through, kudos!

Thanks tauist!

Gitsplitta wrote:Wonderful work on those characters mate. I don't think we'd see any imperfections in the models over your outstanding paint job.

Thanks Gits!

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:Those characters look great, well done!

Thanks Gwyn!

whalemusic360 wrote:Ah ha, finally something to nitpick on! Shouldn't there be upside down writing visible on the forward facing parchment for the Master of Marches? Looks like the cherub has got it by the middle. Usually I just go "damn, perfect again" but not this time! mwuahahahaha

LOL you know I went back to look at the model again and you're absolutely right! There should be writing on the back since it's one half of the huge wall of text the captain is reading. Hmmm my laziness is going to win out this time and I'll leave it as is and hope no one else notices

A quick update with a squad of the "newer" box of plastic vanguard veterans. I've magnetized all the arms for these guys so they'll be swappable but I doubt I'll want to go back to paint up the lightning claw arms for now so I'll call them done!

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:Great looking smashie boys! TH/SS is much better than LC anyways because of that survivability. Gorgeous exhausts on the jump packs and power weapon effects!

Thanks Gwyn! Good to hear I made the right choice if I do decide to play the game one day

Gitsplitta wrote:Excellent work. Very dynamic.

Thanks Gits!

Captain Brown wrote:Wonderful Eggroll.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks Captain Brown!

Viterbi wrote:Stop! Hammertime... scnr

Amazing work and as has been pointed out, the glow inside the jump packs is great.

Thanks Viterbi!

Big update this time around as I've got quite a bit painted since my last post. First up the the updated FW land speeder proteus:




I think this land speeder proteus is my very first heresy model which then led to the following:



And then:



The tracks on both tanks were the biggest pain in the butt to put together as it seems it didn't' really want to line up. In the end I ended up chopping a few track sections and milliputting the segments together.

And finally I decided to open one of my limited edition captains I've had sitting around untouched forever:


Being finecast, I expected the worst but thankfully the cast wasn't too bad and didn't require too much cleanup/prep work:


And the finished model:


Painted with reference to the 2nd ed boxcover:

 MajorTom11 wrote:
Always a pleasure to see your stuff Eggsie, I remained awed by your tenacity and endurance for this insanely massive project.

What's up next from your huge backlog? ha ha

Thanks Tom! Great to see you still kicking around here

I'm actually planning on an army photo shoot sometime soon as it's been almost 4 years since my last one and I've almost doubled my model point count (now just over 30k points).

Funny you should ask what's next...I was always planning on doing the Primaris stuff soon but with the recent completion of the Land Speeder Proteus and the retro BA Gamesday Captain, I've been on a nostalgia kick. Recently went on a massive hunt for older pewter models from eBay and got quite a few pounds of metal models now added to the backlog (and a few more in the mail coming next week). Will look to do some of those models as they're less detailed and quicker to paint before shifting gears back to the more "recent" first born plastics. No plans on stopping anytime soon and the army will only get bigger and better

Well it's been 5-ish years since the last time (https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1620/313003.page#9050595) I got everything out and took a full army shot and that's exactly what I did today. Having taken the week off work and not being able to travel anywhere, I figured this would be the best time for such a thing.

Whole process was a bit of a pain given the size of the army now and from setup to teardown I think it must have taken me over 6 hours! I did try and shoot a short video and might post that at a later date once I get a chance to review/edit.

Stats of the collection as of this photo shoot:
Total Points (Battlescribe): 30,991
Total Models: 401

Last time I took an army shot, I used the Realm of Battle board which has since been sold - I've actually sold most of my terrain after my last move to downsize my hobby "stuff". Currently using the badlands FAT mat which works much better.

First off...here are the big overall army photos (open the images in a new window to see the full sized versions):







And to pay homage to the OG Scouts that started it all off back in 2007:


...and for easier viewing a direct link to the full album: https://imgur.com/a/e0cCf58

Viterbi wrote:Those army shots are breathtaking, I would've been so scared accidentally stepping on something during setup
And great work on the old captain, I distinctly remember that art, even if I wasn't an active player back then.

Thanks Viterbi! Funny you should mention it...as I was setting up and finishing off the arrangement I commented to my wife who was watching that if I tripped and fell into the middle of the pile I would cry ...not from the pain of the pointy swords/bits that would dig into my body but from the loss of models. Happy to report none of that happened and the models made it back safely into their storage cases/display cases after I was done

inmygravenimage wrote:That's astonishing. So many incredible pieces. I like that you included those bits of scenery, adds a sense of scale. Just over 30k points? Not long till you reach the magic number of 40k

Thanks inmygravenimage! I'm pushing hard towards that magical 40k number! Should be there in another two or three years...

tauist wrote:That's easily the most awesome looking BA army I've ever seen! Also loving those recent HH models you did, especially the RT era Land Raider looks gorgeous

I have to ask, how did you get that HH landspeeder to stay level in its flight stand? Did you have to glue it to the stand? I'm working on the same model myself and the engine blocks are so heavy I'm having a hard time getting the model to stay level without gluing it to the stand..

Thanks tauist! I'm actually going backwards and collecting more 2nd edition OOP models now. I was suppose to move onto the newer Primaris stuff soon but doing that land speeder has sparked my interest in some of the classic models.

For the stand I had the same issue and ended up giving on the normal one that came with it. Instead I got from my bases bits box another clear stand that has a ball and socket joint which was much tighter. I super glued the socket joint to the LS and the the ball stand sockets in securely and nicely into that. Just tried to find a source pic online for it but can't seem to locate one so I have no clue where I got that from...here's the pic of the socket joint: https://imgur.com/a/AzvVHRg

Nevelon wrote:Stunningly impressive. Always love seeing full army shots. Well done!

Thanks Nevelon!

MobileSuitRandom wrote:That's just ... epic. What's the largest battle you've played using the BA, points-wise?

(The tempered steel effect on the landspeeders' engines looks great, too.)

Thanks MobileSuitRandom! The largest points battle I've played using this BA army is...drumroll...0. I'm actually just a hobbyist collector/painter for now so never actually played the game.

Gitsplitta wrote:That's mind-blowing! Clearly you need a warlord titan to make the set complete...

Thanks Gits! I have the Warlord waiting for assembly and painting. Should be part of my road to 40k points and will be featured in the next few years

whalemusic360 wrote:Either I'm missing it or shocked you don't have a Sanguinius up there. I know it's a 40k army but figured he'd be front and center (behind the scouts)

Ah yes, I do have Sanguinus and the Kabandha base waiting for assembly and painting. Wanted to practice my NNM gold a bit more before I work on him as I want him to be done very well.

Bellerophon wrote:That's incredible, such a huge army and it's all so well painted. With most collections it's quantity or quality, but you've managed to pull off both - you should be really proud! Also I know your pain regarding setting up for the photo - my Biel-Tan is a third that points count, and they took me absolutely ages to set up and put away the last time I took some army photos.

 Eggroll wrote:

Gitsplitta wrote:That's mind-blowing! Clearly you need a warlord titan to make the set complete...

Thanks Gits! I have the Warlord waiting for assembly and painting. Should be part of my road to 40k points and will be featured in the next few years

Excellent - the Warlord is fantastic kit, I look forward to seeing what you do with yours.

Thanks Bellerophon! Seems like forever to get to this stage but having them all out for a group photo was definitely worth the effort (both in setup and years of assembly/painting). Hope to get to the warlord build/paint sometime next year!

Solar_lion wrote:By the Throne.. that is the most awesome Army shot I ever seen. Wow is an understatement.

Thanks Solar_lion!

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:Wow. That's...that's a LOT of dreadnaughts and landraiders. Yet only one Attack Bike.

Thanks Waaazag! Actually if you look closely (you can open the first image in a new tab to see the full res photo) you might be able to see all my attack bikes (there's actually 4!).

feugan wrote:
A spectacular achievement. Is it just bit tempting to do another 10K points so you field 40,000 points of Warhammer 40,000?

Thanks...40k points is definitely the next goal and should be too hard to hit. By then I'll be into my primaris backlog and it'll only grow bigger from there!

 whalemusic360 wrote:
The Warlord alone will get you most of the way there.

Yup, I plan on getting three quarters of the way there to 40k and then busting out the warlord to get me the rest of the way


After doing the land speeder proteus, it got me looking back at some of the classic models which started my collecting itch once again. I was suppose to be working on my remaining first born stuff in order to complete what I have so I can start on the primaris bits but the nostalgia bit me hard and I spent the last few weeks on eBay collecting up all the older Space Marine/Blood Angel models I didn't already have in my collection focusing on 2nd ed onwards (I've decided to skip on the RT stuff for now).

Most of the stuff arrived a few weeks later and most required a simple green bath in the ultrasonic. Working on these older metal models was a nice change up and the simplier model designs allowed for faster batch paint jobs.

First up are the older Libarian/Codicier/Lexicanium/Epistolary models:













Still to complete are 2 older Terminator Librarians (both really old metal sculpts) and the newest limited edition Lexicanum Terminator Varus. Once I have those ones done my Blood Angels Book Club of Librarians will finally be complete!

Gitsplitta wrote:Wow... sooo much color! (I gotta admit I love it!)

Thanks Gits! Yup the libbies are great for when I want a break in between painting all the reds!

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:That's quite a few librarians...

Thanks! The BA Bookclub membership stands at 21 at the moment and should grow to 25 by the time I'm done.

 Theophony wrote:
Does the 12 Book Club members count in the ones locked into dreadnought armor?

Been watching this army build for years, always inspiring.

Thanks Theophony! And yup, the librarian dreadnought is one of the members. Here's a current shot of the club (top shelf):

Sherrypie wrote:Rather impressive to see such a collection out as one, well worthy of applause.

Are there any BA characters left not yet included ?

Thanks Sherrypie! I think I've done all the firstborn BA characters except for the old sculpt of Lemartes which is currently in my paint queue.

endtransmission wrote:Clearly you need more apothecaries as they don't have a full shelf yet

Fantastic looking collection. I'm loving the really old school librarian with auto pistol!

Thanks endtransmission! Ha I think I have 2 more apothecaries left to paint...guess GW didn't milk them as hard as they did with Librarians and Chaplains using a variety of different models.

whalemusic360 wrote:What shelf does Mephiston hang out on if not that one? Which Libbys do you have left? I can think of 2 firstborn models off hand, plus some FW and primaras.

Mephy gets to hang out with the big boys on the top shelf of my main display case:


Here's the 3 remaining Librarians I have yet to paint.


I also have the most recent terminator Varus in a box somewhere to assemble/paint as well before it's all done.

 AustonT wrote:
Is the Sanguinary Priest from the old Honour guard box one of the 2 apothecaries you have still fo do?

Bingo!



Unfortunately the apothecary I bought from ebay (pictured above) was modded with the narthecium clipped off so I've had to find a 2nd set. I've currently got a bnib set of the honour guard in the post to me right now so I'll be starting on those once I'm done with the Libbies and Chappies.

 AustonT wrote:

 Eggroll wrote:

 AustonT wrote:
Is the Sanguinary Priest from the old Honour guard box one of the 2 apothecaries you have still fo do?

Bingo!
Unfortunately the apothecary I bought from ebay (pictured above) was modded with the narthecium clipped off so I've had to find a 2nd set. I've currently got a bnib set of the honour guard in the post to me right now so I'll be starting on those once I'm done with the Libbies and Chappies.

HA!
I also lost the nathecium (at the elbow where the bit connects) in the early 00's I chopped a right bolter arm at the elbow and used a bit from the command squad box in 5e; it looks wonky TBH. But I also ended up buying another Honour Guard box. one of the best boxes of mixed plastic and metal IMHO. I'm going to have to start chasing your points total now that my kids are old enough that I can hobby again.

Ah, that's a good tip. I didn't realize that comes off at the elbow - I'll have to go pry that off and do a similar kitbash as what you've described. I actually didn't realize the Honour Guard came in an actual box - the most recent BNIB version I bought off ebay comes with all the metal bits in a blister pack but I'm sure I have all the other parts needed in plastic to make the whole squad.

Good stuff with the army build! Look forward to seeing yours bulked up!

 AustonT wrote:

https://miniset.net/sets/gw-99110101176
That’s got a picture of the box and the bits from the ordering catalogue. The narthecium slots into the shoulder pad more or less like the tech marine arm. IIRC the sanguinary priest body is just a shoulder pad added onto one of the metal deathcompany marines. That’s a lie it’s not IIRC; I have about 40 of those metals and it totally is.
I also just so happened to stumble across that second nartheicium in a box yesterday once I mentioned it was lost in public; so thank you for that kharmic help.

Ah thanks for that reference pic. Will make sure to build mine out "bits accurate" when I get my blister pack. Good to hear you were able to locate the lost nartheicium...I've gone almost mad countless times trying to locate that one last bit to complete a build and know the triumphant feeling when you find it

In keeping with my nostalgia/retrohammer kick that I've been on recently, I've finished off a group of old school pewter models that are circa 1990's. These guys were lots of fun to paint and it's amazing the details they were able to cram into these models even back in the day. Actually started counting the number of skulls on each of these models and most of them are in the 16-18 skull range!

Onto the pics:















And finally my display shelf for the book club members and the bible thumpers:


Current collection count:
416 painted models
32226 points total