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I love the commissar model,absolutely fantastic.

I'll keep an Ieye on this one, how's the Valk gonna fit with these guys? you rusting that up too?

Getting out of the mud...

I don't know how many of these will make the cut in my final tournament list but I plan on having a total of 8. 6 Vendettas and 2 Valkyries. As its "paint my army for tournament" crunch time I need to narrow down exactly what I want so I'm not painting unnecessary units. I have 2 Vendettas now and 1 Valkyrie assembled and primed in Mr. Hobbies Mr. Surfacer 1000. The best model primer in the world!!! (IMO) I also have 1 Valkyrie being assembled and am working on purchasing 2 more. Most people convert up their lascannons for their Vendettas. I've seen some killer ones and some that look very natural. Wildeyedjesters Chaos Vendettas are a great example of this. I've already spent so much on 9 forge world tanks and 60 some odd Dkok whats a couple more forge world conversion kits. Now I'm off to the Internetz to look up paint schemes for my mad airborne trench fighters!

Awesome, can't wait to see some pics of the painted Valks and Vendettas.

Looking good thus far, i can't wait to see what you come up with next.

It's in the detail.

Going with the sky is the limit with my DKoK army I decided to make it as real as my current modeling/painting skill level would allow. I've done a metric ton of internet research on everything from the DKoK's themselves to WW2 to current tanks and soldiers uniforms. I would be lying if I said I wasn't completely stoked about this army. What really has gotten me all worked up is the vehicles. Since my last army (Renaissance marines) I've learned a lot about vehicles and painting. I'm ready to put all this theory into practice. I've constructed up 5 tanks now and I would like to think that each one tells a story. The 4 below will all eventually be hydra flak tanks.

They first hydra is one of my favorites. I put little indention all over the front of the vehicle centering most of the dents around the front hatch. This was to represent the traitor guard shooting a heavy stubber at the front of the tank every time the hatch was opened trying to take out a DKoK that was inside. I also included extra treads in case the tank got immobilized and needed to make field repairs. I also bent the ladder on the other side to show that this tank has been in use. If you've ever walked past construction vehicles you would know that almost everything is bent and well 'used' on treaded workhorses. I included a couple of used gas cans on the back placed casually as if they were thrown to the side after use.



This one is my favorite. I included an auto cannon shot from the traitor guard into the left front track guard. I have DKoK lasguns leaned up on the sand bags on the left of the vehicle. The guardsmen have undoubtedly been fighting off troops to the left side of the vehicle as all the sand bags are piled up on that side with the spare guns laying about by the top hatch. I also included the ammo crate on this one so they wouldn't run out of ammunition fending off the infantry.



This tank I've included lots of shovels on top and some on the side as well as a tow cable on the side. This tank was recently stuck in the mud. The dangers of trench warfare. While stuck the tank and crew were taking some heavy fire to the front of the vehicle. I'm guessing from an Auto cannon heavy weapons team from the damage up front.



This last hydra just came to the front lines. It has no damage yet and hasn't had to drop sand bags off any where yet. Also all the tools are secured in there right spots and all the luggage and baggage are in their rightful place on the side of the vehicle.

by what I've seen in your converting so far, you take an already beautiful DKoK army full of great models and make it even more unique. I have to say great job.

Nice add ons to the tanks, love the story for each tank.
nice and gritty.

Great work here, love the painting and the modeling, can i ask what camera set up you have? As the pics look great. (form page 1).

Thanks

The camera is just a Kodak digital camera that's 12 mega pixels and I don't even have a tripod I just hold it... haha

Thanks for the info.

Excitement Ensues!

I made a lot of progress over the past week. I had my DKOK's assembled and they are ready to go minus 3 flamers I was short that I'll have to order soon. I finished assembling my 4 Hydra flak tanks. I got one more Valkyrie assembled as well. I'm excited I've ordered the Forgeworld Model Masterclass book and eagerly await it in the mail. I'm more than on schedule for my June deadline. My goal was to get everything assembled by March. I'm well on my way and I look forward to getting my brush wet!












My favorite guy is this one. To me it screams cool. A DKoK veteran jumping out of a trench blasting is melta gun to undoubtedly take out enemy armor.

Man this army is going to look cool, hell they do already! The bases add so much character to the models and I have no doubt your paint job will be pure awesome.

A non-painting related question, why Hydras as opposed to any of the other IG tanks?

You'are waiting for a masterclass book? *Jaw drops* Buddy, you should be writing a masterclass book!

Hydras are 75 points, they look cool and they crack rhinos and other light transports like candy and throw a bunch of saves on MC's. Mainly they're dirt cheap and look cool though.

Bringing home the pain

I've added a very important unit to the guard I'm working on... We'll for apocalypse anyway. I've added a Shadowsword. I'm thinking about naming it 'Legend Slayer'. It says I have to make up a pompous name for it right in the book. I didn't want sponsons on it as I liked the idea of its sole purpose is to hunt titans and get rid of other particularly nasty things. The most fun I've had with this thing in the one game I fielded it was shooting units in cover... Because you get to remove the building or woods or hill or bunker. Pesky things! Who needs terrain anyway?







I only modeled half of this and my friend wanted to jump in and build the other half. And I was more than willing to let him. After basic construction I added all my battle damage and do dads that I've been adding to my tank and its now sitting in black primer. I'm wanting to paint this beast more than I want to paint up my 'fieldable' tanks.


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Paint Initiated!

I've picked out my paint scheme. I've started airbrushing on the base coats. Right now they look very 'steel legion'. They won't when all is said and done though. I didn't want my stuff to be the normal dark grays of the Dkok's so I picked out a more 'stand outish' color scheme and went with it. The Camo pattern is done with masking tape and codex gray and desert yellow. Now for the weathering the funnest part of the hobby for me. You get to take something meh and smack it with the realistic stick. More updates soon!

Great stuff! The Death Korps itself is cool, and you're making the best out of it, I think.

Are you going for a special terrain where your army will be deployed? Just curious about the exotic light grey/light green-yellow paint scheme.

Oh my god, sooo many beautiful models ....... How big is your budget for this army? That is, if you don't mind me asking.

Very nice keep going

Looking super great!

Like the camo work , can't wait to see them weathered and muddy!

This makes me jealous ;P

Friggin' awesome!

Witzkatz ; I agree whole heartedly. I Don't really have a special setting or why my paint scheme is those colors yet. The real life reason is because it aesthetically appealed to me. I plan on making a WW1 style trench board that I and a local IG fanatic are going to make and play on. I've know finished the weathering on the tank and they are in know way light any longer. That was just the airbrushed base colors. Sorry for not having the pictures. I'll get them up as quickly as I can.

Karl Deathwolf ; I have spent a lot on this army but it has been over the coarse of a year and all 6 of my valk/vendettas I won from tournament prizes and I do a lot of commission painting trading for kits. Only thing I was really ever out cold hard cash for were the FW kits.

BLACKHAND; It's done! The only thing I have left is little details treads, sand bags, tools and what not. I'll get pictures posted soon.

Everyone else; Thanks!

Cool, looking forward to watching this progress. Too bad there will be no Big WAAAGH! this year so that I may see them in person.

Love those models! I have a queston for you, I bought some of the Elysian drop troops years ago when a Games Day came through Atlanta, and they are on a slightly smaller scale than my other 40k models. (40k are on 28mm heroic, Elysians look like true 28mm) Are the DKoK models the same way? Do they look small when lined up next to Cadiens?

Gil Gerard ; Yes they are. I personnally love it. A space marine is 9 foot tallish... Then Catachans are the most buff hugest Mo Fo's in the universe according to scale. My other army is Codex Marines so they look right at home being smaller.

Nurgleboy77 ; The Hogs will be going to Bolscon and Patriot Games this year if any of the Nashville crew are going to either of those.

Where might that be? will you be at the Kalm?

Bolscon is in Texas. Patriot game is in Arkansas. I couldn't make it to the kalm this year. I had a blast last year and had a snow ball fight the next day to accompany my hang over! Is there any other Larger Events between AR and TN?

Wow. DKOK blogs are always fun to watch. I'm liking this one so far

Love the work,
Just started a DoK army, just waiting on my first order to arrive from forgeworld.
Where did you get those slick bases?