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You might need to amputate his feet

A latest project??? Another one??? Miss Dee is a BSG Fan???

niallkissick wrote:A latest project??? Another one??? Miss Dee is a BSG Fan???

You just noticed that??

Yeh it all just clicked into place! I've been watching S4 all over again recently!!!

raven guard was the first army i did, and so far it's reached well over 7,000 points, backed up by my 2000points of super-heavies, meant to represent the guardsmen stationed on deliverence.
i am currently campaigning for GW moulded shoulder pads, as raven guard are the only founding chapter not to have shoulder pads. the FW raven guard accessories are just too expensive!
i prefer the dotted red eyes- and by the way- don't taint the raven guard by making them blood angels! have shrike, and a good investment is korvadre, as he counts assault squads as scoring units!

have a look on bitz and kits

I prefered the original...It just seemed cooler when the special effects were more retro...

I just noticed your question revackey that I fully forgot to answer!! I am hoping to field this army, I reckon I'll build it up to a healthy 2000 points. But I want to enjoy the building process, and get them painted up really well before I start to play! I do a lot more painting and collecting than I do gaming, but when I game I like to have a beautiful army!

So here's the land speeder storm base-coated. You were right miss dee, the pilot doesn't fully fit in after being glued together, but maybe a bit more persuasion and I can get him into place. I just want to paint up the interior nice first!!

Also, the final picture is a clue... Niall, you're not allowed guess cos I think you already know...

put 3 of the fins together on the base when you attach the drop pod or you will me DDT'ing the pod/


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Or you could be making Lord Vader's shuttle for scouts, lol

Haha! Good one Lenny!! Nothing like a sunday morning chuckle!!! And steve, i loved original BSG, unfortunately an ex has my complete box set!!! So the new more epic storyline one will have to suffice!!!

I know that feeling, mine is the dresden files.

@Dee Do'h!!!!

@sjmcc here is the orky orky linky linky

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/310277.page

Nice work so far, i have some pics of my own raven guard models up in the gallery, the Guard just look so cool when they're assembled for war, the rules are cool and they're just a bit different from the other chapters, can't wait to see more of your progress, keep it up.

any updates?

Yeh steve any updates???? how about you tell everyone what happened to shrike on monday???

Here's an update...

My Raven Guard have taken to the battle field! I've played two 1750 games in the last three days, both were great fun. My list is;

Shrike
10 man assault squad, power fist
10 man assault squad, power fist
10 man tactical squad, melta gun, combi melta, melta bombs, drop pod
10 man tactical squad, melta gun, combi melta, melta bombs, drop pod
10 man tactical squad, melta gun, combi melta, melta bombs, drop pod
5 man scout squad
Dreadnought with TL lascannon, missile launcher
Vindicator
Vindicator

First game was great fun, until turn one when a certain blood angels player moved his vindicator 12" and fired his fast moving demolisher cannon and killed shrike and 6 of his assault squad! not even iron halo could have stopped a death like that. rest of the game was revenge...thats why my opponent rolled so many 1's with his melta gun shooting and his difficult terrain tests. Whats that? another baal predator is immobilised? looks like I'll have to hit it automatically with three powerfist attacks next turn... MWAHAHAHHAA

Second game was also good fun. I got to go first so shrike alpha striked and the drop pods did a tad better. I like the set up of having two melta gun shots on the turn they arrive, but still having the srg hit in initiative order, but still being able to pop a tank with the melta bomb. Shrike did a lot better in the second game. He lived throughout the whole battle, and even killed some warlocks!!

Lots of updates to show, but first here's an overall progress picture...

You always need more tactical marines...

I just can't get enough of them! I'm smiling from ear to ear with a sense of satisfaction. Gone is the procrastinating me, here is the new paint-five-marines-in-one-day-and-brag-about-it me!!

Here's a crumby photo of the marines, they're all painted!! The rest of the black reach squad got conscripted into an imperial fist squad and a long fangs squad, they might be reclaimed in the future!

Here they are in the stunning mid-day light. And a little preview of who I hope to be painting next!

Ah Awesome, Another Raven guard player!! We are becoming more and more common (I know 4 now!!!)
Your models are looking very nice! I was going to go with the different colours for the shoulder pads but I thought that the red rim looked the most 'bad-ass'

I'm going to try out that pale skin tut you put up!
My Chaplin

Hey man great stuff so far..

have always had a soft spot for the Raven Guard, keep it coming..

you going for the transfer sheet or the pads from bits & kits?

Thats a very cool Chaplain Mr Beef. I reckon everyone was going for the red trim (third company) so I wanted something fresh (green trim is for 4th company)

Thanks for the compliment jimmy72nd - I'm hoping to have more models painted soon.

Hello Miss Dee! I think I'll go for the transfer sheet when I build up enough courage to make an order from forgeworld! Theres so much stuff I want from there I'm going to have to build up my discipline and make a concise order. But I have ordered some of the shoulder pads and bolters from bits and kits, should be arriving tomorrow I hope!

More updates to follow soon!

My rolling of ones was atrocious that day! serious!! both baals failed difficult terrain!!! 3 1s for meltagun shots! but an epic blood bath it was!! Hopefully have another one soon!!! The updates look good! and i like the green of the 4th company!!! Any sign of your friend sending you mr shrike???

Here's a pic to prove I'm still alive and kicking, not painting that much though...

its a pic of my 4 armies, Raven Guard, Space Wolves, Imperial Guard (minus troops) and Orks!

Hope to get more pics soon...

I've been hard at work, some think quiet Ravens have given up, but not me! I've been plotting and building and preparing my next strike!!

Here's a melta-gunner from a 4th edition army. Now Codex Marines aren't allowed melta guns and command squads aren't allowed jump packs, so it was time to disarm him!!

I had tried cutting his arms off with a knife, but then I found that I could get good purchase with my hobby drill, so that's a tip for anyone who needs to take arms off their marines!

Here's some pics...

Here's the beginning of my plastic shrike, I want to get an epic pose out of the plastic pieces to have an original model...

Here are some pictures of inspiration, and then some photos of the work in progress

PLEASE NOTE - the first photos are NOT MINE, I wish I could take credit for them but they are for reference...

Oooooo Shrikey!!!! A handmade skrike could be epic as i'm not fond of the GW Model!!! Keep us updated!!!

Shrike looks promising so far!

Also, ive never noticed that AMarines cant have meltaguns, whoops!

Vitruvian - have you been playing your assault marines with meltas?? Blood Angels are allowed them, but not codex space marines.

I'm gonna get working on that left leg, updates incoming!!

Thats why i love my blood angels!! melta melta and more melta!!!, DOA D6" scatter, im within the double trouble melta range