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Finished my sentinel tripplet to support my two cav squads for my militia.

They just bring their own cover wherever they may roam...

Churned out some basic mooks to power down my list, I also replaced Arcus turrets with vanilla Sicarans

I did put a few cheeky combi-grenade launchers in there to maybe force a pinning check once per game

Putting together a plastic Cerberus.

Have to say that GW took a big step backwards in model quality with HH tanks on the whole, the sculpts is 10/10 but the drive to cut costs by sharing sprues has resulted in fiddly models made of too many pieces with bad join lines, including seams straight down the middle of exposed flat panels, and intentional gaps in the hull in hard to see places like behind the exhauses and gun shield.

The HH vehicle kits are certainly unforgiving. Everything has to be lined up perfectly as you go, or you end up with the gaps that you mention. I have just built 2 more Deimos Rhinos for my Militia, and neither of them is quite right, primarily due to that badly-fitting base plate. I won’t be doing any more Rhino variants. I had less trouble with the Spartan, despite its multi-part hull.

By contrast, the Rogal Dorn, which is a contemporary of the HH kits, goes together very smoothly (and with relatively few pieces). It’s a pleasure to build. They do seem to have accidentally omitted some track teeth on one of the track sections, however.

Is that due to it missing a baseplate to begin with???

Racerguy180 wrote:
Is that due to it missing a baseplate to begin with???

No, it's irrelevant. I had wondered if that gap would make it more likely that the hull would be misaligned, but it all lined up well. The gap itself is a minor annoyance; I understand why they didn't provide a full hull floor, as the sprues are loaded with bits, but it is a big gap and I think I'll fill it with plastic card.

tweaking some Zone Mortalis terrain built for Necromunda for a HH game on Saturday, currently just experiments with weathering and some rust effect.

need to sort out the oil wash for the rest of it as while Dirty Down Rust is lovely I'm not springing for it to cover a whole ZM board, just a few details

Started on Cataphractii



I have the plastic ones from Age of Darkness too but they don't come with any of the cool weapons

Just about finished building my Sicaran Venator.

Really lovely kit, and I think it went together a bit better than the regular Sicaran. Thought that could simply be experience with the base kit coming into play.

Just need to build its Sponson Lascannons, because without them a single Weapon Destroyed renders it largely useless. A 10 point tax well spent.

Vroom and CHOOM, melon farmer!




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And now nearly finished my Cerberus.

Main gun assembly was fiddlier than expected, but again the finished tank is a solid bit of kit. Nothing feels flimsy or especially prone to breakage.

Just the sponsons to be done.

And now there’s something bugging me about the Venator.

It’s the driver’s window. Or at least what I assume is his window. Well I say window, view port is probably more accurate.

It’s….kinda lame. Lots of decent detail everywhere else, but this is just defined by a rectangle. I’m sure the paint job will help. But it’s just so…flat.

Printed a prototype batch of Cataphractii, did scaling adjustments, set up a batch of 25 for the next print run.

Played my second game today, was a blast, we played War of Lies in the Ambush deployment, with DG getting the drop on EC. Much closer game, probably because there was only 6" of no man's land rather than 24" like last time.

Kratos actually made its points back, killing a Spartan.

Well we are just about a year on from the release of The Age Of Darkness boxed set. In that time I have embraced the Heresy, 173 miniatures painted and just 3 of them loyalist (Garro, Saul Tarvitz and Tylos Rubio). Here is to plenty more. Next up I plan a Kratos for my SoH

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
And now there’s something bugging me about the Venator.

It’s the driver’s window. Or at least what I assume is his window. Well I say window, view port is probably more accurate.

It’s….kinda lame. Lots of decent detail everywhere else, but this is just defined by a rectangle. I’m sure the paint job will help. But it’s just so…flat.

You’re right - it looks lame (while the tank itself looks great - I have one too). I suggest you scrounge a more convincing looking vision device from another kit. Some kind of heavy duty, hinged visor would look much better.

I'm de-moldlining a set of Spartan tracks at work. It's so mind numbing I'd almost rather be working.

Never had a problem with the plastic version. Built two Spartans and a Cerberus so far.

Should probably grab that last Rhino kit today. Get that done and dusted.

Third and for now final Rhino built. All of course have that natty Multi-Melta, because there are so few reasons not to take one.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
And now there’s something bugging me about the Venator.

It’s the driver’s window. Or at least what I assume is his window. Well I say window, view port is probably more accurate.

It’s….kinda lame. Lots of decent detail everywhere else, but this is just defined by a rectangle. I’m sure the paint job will help. But it’s just so…flat.

Perhaps some sort of lens array would do the trick? Maybe steal some of the workybitz from the various tank drivers. I think some of them had nice, fancy looking scopes/lenses.

There's already a lens array positioned higher up on the glacis, so I think a direct-vision device would be better. The Rogal Dorn has some nice big vision ports, which are available as separate bits from ebay (below is an example from a Canadian supplier).

One on the right might be the very dab.

This evening, I’ve built me a Contemptor body. 7th and final for now, think I might do Power and Chainfist.

You have 30 seconds to comply.

And here we go with a group shot.

They’re justified, and they’re ancient. They await the spray paint can. They’re justified, and they’re ancient. They hail from Caliban.

Well that's certainly an eclectic room

My Sons of Horus Praetor, wip.

I managed to snag some insane deals on eBay earlier in the month that netted me around 100 2nd Ed Tacticals and a variety of other Marine models. I've managed to make a Missile Heavy squad, a Flamer Support squad, and a Rotor Cannon Support squad so far all of which are getting shunted into my Shattered Legions Salamanders.
I also used a few models to make a Culverin Heavy squad for the Iron Hands.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Well that's certainly an eclectic room

You should see the rest of it. My boudoir is filled with pretty precious possessions.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
You have 30 seconds to comply.

I only comply to a metal dreadnought in a sock.

But this one is really nice looking.. I maybee really need to get myself another contemptor.. and go back on my words....darn.

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Meanwhile, i am building more Artillery.

Also, for those who have fewer Contemptors, and chose to magnetise?

I didn’t. And so have loads and loads of spare guns going. Though a friend has dibs on the Conversion Beamers.

I do you good price.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
And now there’s something bugging me about the Venator.

It’s the driver’s window. Or at least what I assume is his window. Well I say window, view port is probably more accurate.

It’s….kinda lame. Lots of decent detail everywhere else, but this is just defined by a rectangle. I’m sure the paint job will help. But it’s just so…flat.

Just thinking aloud out here — You reckon a Castaferrum vision slit, razor sawed off from the front plate in 90 degree angles could fit?

Would be much too dinky I think.