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 Meer_Cat wrote:
Love seeing the rapiers going into action- there's no school like the old school!

And painting the Cadian Commander up with the right colors absolutely makes him an Officer of the Fleet- who carries a cutlass into battle other than those guys?!



Hello there Meer_Cat, great to see you again and thank you for the kind comments! You can tell i really love the metal miniatures eh?

Here are Imperial Army miniatures, courtesy Stuff Of Legends:








In Codex: Armageddon ( which was published in 2000 ) there is a story and picture involving " Admiral Parol ";

When the Citadel metal Cadian Commander was released, i thought it was a dead ringer for Admiral Parol; complete with cutlass, monocle, and swept hawkish hair!





 monkeytroll wrote:
Loving the use of old-school minis, good work!


Hello monkeytroll and thank you very much for checking out this Blog! WHereabouts in the UK are you?

I appreciate the opportunity to not only collect and paint the old-school minis, but also to field them in a way that unites new and old, and bring back memories for us Oldhammers!



1. Mark 1 and 2 Rapier Laser Destroyers

My two Rapier Laser Destroyers, Mark 1 and 2, are complete with Crewmen; one of the Crewmen is " Tpr. Jones with Ork Head "
However I can't figure out who the other Crewman is, on the far left with a yellow helmet stripe. He is holding a Las Pistol and Binocular.




2. Rapier Laser Destroyer on MDF 60mm Round base




3. Placing Ork Bike pieces on MDF base, but not glued




4. 25mm Round Adhesive Magnet and started Basing




5. Base and Bike hand painted Black with Crafter's Acrylic Paint





6. Crew stripes painted white; originally Red Team, which I thought would conflict with the blood on the Ork head




7. Bike painted with Salt, then after drying Dry-brush Mithril Silver




8. Basecoat paint with Scorched Earth then Layer with Mournfang Brown




9. Helmet and shoulder stripe complete; repainted Bad Moon Yellow




Rapier Laser Destroyer, Yellow Team.




Now to finish the 60mm Round Base for the second Rapier!

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Other gunner is just known as gunner 2....he was the spotter on the original rapier kit.

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 monkeytroll wrote:
Other gunner is just known as gunner 2....he was the spotter on the original rapier kit.


Thank you so much monkeytroll for the help, and for dropping in again!



I had so much fun creating my own 60mm Round Detailed Base for the Rapier Laser Destroyer that I decided to try making a Trench themed one;

I had seen cast Resin 60mm Round Detailed Bases with Trench themes, so I did a Google search for making my own. Here are some examples of Resin Bases:

Resin Trench Base 1 - From eBay




Resin Trench Base 2 - From eBay




I really liked the first Trench Base as it is very realistic and simple, while the second one had enough detail to count as Cover, especially as this Base would be for a Rapier and not a HWT.


1: Preparing for 60mm Round Base

Have the proper tools ready for your project, as Piss Poor Planning Prevents Proper Performance!




2. Modelling Boards and Applying White Glue

Individual boards were hand-cut using the Atlas Super Saw, then Weathered with the metal brush and craft knife.




3. Assembling Duckboards, Rear view

The edges of the boards picked up some dirt from the metal brush during Weathering, resulting in blackening of the ends:




3. Assembling Duckboards, Front view

Each board was carefully positioned and applied pressure before laying down the next one.




4. Adding Battlefield Details

Resin skull, plastic grenades, and a Lasgun power pack were added for battlefield detail.




5. Adding Basing Materiel, Front and Rear view

A custom mix of sand, black coal, and red brick was applied over the remaining white glue.






6. Brush painted Crafter's Acrylic Black

Crafter's Acrylic Black paint was used to brush-on prime the completed base.




7. After two coats of Crafter's Acrylic Black paint

The first coat of brush paint-on black paint as primer was thnned down with water then allowed to dry; then a second coat of black paint was applied.




8. Started Basecoat and Layer Painting

Ground was Basecoat painted Scorched Earth, Layer painted Mournfang Brown, Highlighted Vermin Brown.






9. Duckboards and Details Painted

Duckboards were Basecoat painted Vermin Brown, Layer painted Averland Sunset, Highlighted Calthan Brown.




10. Layer and Highlights added to Details

Skull painted Bleached Bone, Ammo Casings painted Gold, Lasgun ammo pack painted Regal Blue, Rocks painted Mechanicus Standard Grey.




11. Washes then Highlights added

After two washes; first Agrax Earthshade, then a touch of Nuln Oil on metallic bits such as Ammo Casings, Grenades, and Nail Heads on the Duckboards.
Blue was Highlighted with Macragge Blue. The skull was Highlighted with Skull White. The Lasgun power pack light got a Layer of Mephiston Red with a Highlight of Troll Slayer Orange.







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Beautifully done- a lot of steps, but the final look is definitely worth it.

"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."

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 Meer_Cat wrote:
Beautifully done- a lot of steps, but the final look is definitely worth it.


Hello Meer_Cat and thank you for the compliment! Home-made scratch-built beats store-bought any day, as you said definitely worth it!


Completed 60mm Round Scenic Bases for Rapier Laser Destroyer teams:




Rapier Laser Destroyer teams mounted on [/b]60mm Round Scenic Bases:[/b]







I decided to weather and apply battle damage to the Ork Wartrakk bit on the base of a Steel Legion Missile Launcher Heavy Weapon Squad., and touch up the shoulder too.

1. Drill bullet-holes into the Ork part with a pin vise




2. Using a brush, paint the bullet holes Black




3. Highlight bullet holes with Mithril Silver




4. Apply a Wash of Agrax Earthshade

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Nice job on the bases

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1. Starting the Steel Legion army



2. Units and squads in formation



3. Warhammer Fantasy Battle plastic Movement Trays



4. Heavy Weapons Teams finished, Tardis added



5. Additional recruits including Ogryn Bodyguard



6. Additional recruits, new Resin Movement Trays



7. Two Rapier Laser Destroyer bases finished



8. Heavy Bolter HWT's fitted with Gun Shields


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Very impressive force Private Benjamin.

Exalted.

Cheers,

CB

   
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Captain Brown wrote:
Very impressive force Private Benjamin.

Exalted.

Cheers,

CB


Thank you so very much Captain Brown! I appreciate the inspiring words, especially from a dedicated and accomplished painter / hobbyist as yourself!!



Mail call today was a box of bits from Mad Robot Miniatures! Here is their website: https://madrobotminiatures.com




HA-0701 Imperial Officer Arms




Originally I wanted to convert a bunch of Citadel metal Commissars, from their older range. I have two with full gas masks, Commissar 4:




Here are the two Commissars, one has been converted with the Imperial Officer Arms from Mad Robot Miniatures:




Front View:



Rear View:

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 monkeytroll wrote:
Nice job on the bases


Hello again monkeytroll and thank you for the comment and for coming back to check out the finished 60mm Round Scenic Bases!



I continued my conversion of old-school metal Commissars;




Originally when these were cast, some were produced with both arms, some with one arm, and some with no arms.

Citadel Miniatures produced a Human Clothed Arms Sprue:




However these have a pouch on the rounded shoulder and are clearly meant as a BDU, or a Battle Dress Uniform for a Guardsman.

I started looking for alternate arms for the Commissars, hopefully with details such as epaulettes. I mentioned my recent order from Mad Robot Miniatures;

in addition to their Imperial Officer Arms, I purchased their HA-0201 Greatcoat Officer Arms:






Here are my 2nd Edition metal Commissars being converted, Work-In-Progress:

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Likening those commissars, the mad robot arms work really well.

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Alaricuk wrote:
Likening those commissars, the mad robot arms work really well.


Thank you for taking the time to check out my Hive Ganger Steel Legion PDF blog! It's been a long time since I visited the UK, whereabouts are you?



I had a blast with many of the Mad Robot Miniatures bits, and the latest conversion involved a Steel Legion sergeant which was acquired from eBay, albeit missing the right arm.

To replace the arm, I first used a plastic Cadian Tank Commander with Laspistol arm, which was then converted to a Bolter ( fourth to the rear, Bolter pointing upright )





However, it was not a perfect match as the right hand did not have a glove; I had to paint on a "fake" glove much like the fake shoe Jackie Chan wore when he broke his foot filming "Rumble in the Bronx".

Instead i found a much better and more historical option holding a Potato Masher Grenade, courtesy of Mad Robot Miniatures:

HA-0902 Shock Troop Grenadier Arms





Inspiration for my Steel Legion army; historical art depicting World War I





Steel Legion Sergeant conversion, Front view





Steel Legion Sergeant conversion, Rear view





Steel Legion Sergeant with Potato Masher Grenade and Infantry Squad


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Nicely done- it's great to see someone with a vision (we all _start_ with one) and stick to it to the point that sheer size of the force makes it something special to see on the table. A maxim for the old Napoleonics players that got me into figure painting (was pretty much just a vehicles guy before that) used to say was "in mass lies perfection". Meaning that large formations of decently (game play level) painted miniatures actually looked to be even higher quality than that because the eye couldn't take in all the detail.

What you've achieved here is both: individual levels of high quality detailed painting and the perfection that is a mass force assembled.

Well done.


"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."

Montrose Toast


 
   
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 Meer_Cat wrote:
Nicely done- it's great to see someone with a vision (we all _start_ with one) and stick to it to the point that sheer size of the force makes it something special to see on the table. A maxim for the old Napoleonics players that got me into figure painting (was pretty much just a vehicles guy before that) used to say was "in mass lies perfection". Meaning that large formations of decently (game play level) painted miniatures actually looked to be even higher quality than that because the eye couldn't take in all the detail.

What you've achieved here is both: individual levels of high quality detailed painting and the perfection that is a mass force assembled.

Well done.



Thank you so very much Meer_Cat for continuing to check out this Blog, your observation of my imagination is spot-on;

it's like the saying " do you see the forest or the trees? ". It's important, as you mentioned, to pay attention to both the forest and the trees.

It is painstaking work but then again so is raising, equipping, and maintaining an army in real-life, as you and I have both experienced first-hand.



The most palpitating bit that I was drooling in eager anticipation of from Mad Robot Miniatures:


HP-19 Grenades - Potato Masher

Potato masher grenades, 5 singles and 5 pairs





Four ( 4 ) sets of HP-19:

I purchased four ( 4 ) sets of HP-19, they were delivered in a ziplock baggie





Cleaned up with a hobby knife and scrubbed with soap and water:





Spray primed with Testors flat black and Basecoat painted:





Painted with a Wash of Agrax Earthshade:





Layer painted and Highlights:





Steel Legion Infantry Squad with Mad Robot Miniatures Bits:

Steel Legion sergeant with Shocktroop Grenadier Arm, Steel Legion infantry with Potato Masher Grenades



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Nice work Private Benjamin.

Cheers,

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Great idea with the potato mashers! That sarge is tops! The grim dark realist in me still has issues with the bright blue guns but the artist in me like the color contrast and tbh it gives them a futuristic look. They kind of look like paintball guns. It's a really interesting choice though and definately makes the army stand out.

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Captain Brown wrote:
Nice work Private Benjamin.

Cheers,

CB


Thank you so very much Captain Brown, I'm pleased my vision has come back full-circle.

The next part of making my Steel Legion army more appropriate to the time era actually ties in with the next comment, from genom.cor

I was going to ask you for some spare plastic Cadian bits but in the end I was making an order from an eBay purveyor of plastic bits...

I am looking for Chimera armoured carrier hull bits, and I ended up ordering these Cadian Heavy Weapons Teams Gun Shields:




What other image conjures up mental images of stagnant mud, quagmires of blood and steel fragments in a war-torn battlefield than the Maxim Maschinengewehr 1910




Artist's rendition of Maxim MG 08

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I love those shields. I used them on the heavy stubbers of Chimeras for my Steel Legion. Can't wait to see what you do with them

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 genom.cor wrote:
Great idea with the potato mashers! That sarge is tops! The grim dark realist in me still has issues with the bright blue guns but the artist in me like the color contrast and tbh it gives them a futuristic look. They kind of look like paintball guns. It's a really interesting choice though and definately makes the army stand out.


Thank you for checking in again genom.com, and thank you for noticing the Colour Scheme!

I play paintball, used to work at a local field as a referee and coach, and captain a five-man tournament team that is currently defending pump champions;

I never thought of the weapons as looking like paintball markers but I do agree painting them other than black or metallic colours makes them pop out more!

As I mentioned in my response to Captain Brown I went and took the next step towards a WW1-theme appearance while keeping the Colour Scheme ...


 genom.cor wrote:
I love those shields. I used them on the heavy stubbers of Chimeras for my Steel Legion. Can't wait to see what you do with them


That is a fantastic idea; they reminded me of M113 APC gun shields, and as such I was thinking they were the perfect size for Heavy Stubber gunners and then ...



Steel Legion Heavy Weapons Squads, Top View

Top View showing Heavy Bolter Heavy Weapons Teams with Gun Shields





Steel Legion Heavy Weapons Squads, Front View Before Painting Gun Shields





Steel Legion Heavy Weapons Squads, Front View After Painting Gun Shields

Details were painted in Green and Bone.

Green
Basecoat: Dark Angels Green
Wash Nuln Oil
Layer: Warpstone Glow
Highlight: Moot Green

Bone
Basecoat: Bleached Bone
Wash: Reikland Fleshwash
Layer: Bleached Bone
Highlight: Skull White





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Pittsburgh

Yeah they look good on those heavy bolters! Thats what I thought you might do with them.

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Under the couch

Looking really good

 
   
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 genom.cor wrote:
Yeah they look good on those heavy bolters! Thats what I thought you might do with them.


Thank you for checking in again genom.cor! I got in the final four gun shields so I could complete my Steel Legion Infantry Squads which have Heavy Bolter HWT's





 insaniak wrote:
Looking really good


Hello and greetings from a fellow Commonwealth country, Canada! Thank you so very much for the kind words, and for coming from "down under" to check out this Thread, insaniak!


I finished off my Steel Legion Special Weapon conversions with Flamers, by pinning the tips from plastic Flamers onto the end of the metal Grenade Launchers:




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Man this army is really coming to life since I last checked on it. The potato mashers are a really good addition to the steel legion add a kit more utility to them. As they’re otherwise a bit sparse.

Nice conversions on the flamers, this is one of the reasons my Valhallans hit the rocks. I got bored of all the mono pose special weapons. Hope to see some more in the future.

Really nice basing, followed by a great tutorial.

Keep up the good work.

   
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 howie wrote:
Man this army is really coming to life since I last checked on it. The potato mashers are a really good addition to the steel legion add a kit more utility to them. As they’re otherwise a bit sparse.

Nice conversions on the flamers, this is one of the reasons my Valhallans hit the rocks. I got bored of all the mono pose special weapons. Hope to see some more in the future.

Really nice basing, followed by a great tutorial.

Keep up the good work.


Thank you so very much for coming back to check out this P&M Blog, and also for the kind words Howie!
Slowly but surely, it is coming together little by little; as Captain Brown so aptly puts it, "The Long Painting War Continues ..."

I have found it to be overwhelming sometimes thinking about what i have left to finish, but then I break down what i need to do into smaller Stages, each with multiple Steps.
Or as Pink Floyd penned, "another brick in the wall." Then the next wall. And the next one. Speaking of walls and other urban building materials ...

I have been wanting to add more Battlefield Debris, and have an assortment of Polystyrene such as a sheet of Corrugated Styrene and just purchased a pack of Evergreen Scale Models I-Beams:




Once i had hacked up some polystyrene and spray primed them flat black, an older White Dwarf magazine article just happened to offer some tips on how to paint the Debris:




Steel Legion Heavy Weapons Squads, before additional Battlefield Debris:




Steel Legion Heavy Weapons Squads, some of the Heavy Weapons Teams have assorted Battlefield Debris added :

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Nice additions to the bases. I like that you didnt go too far overboard. Can i suggest stuppling on some browns and oranges though? For being buried in the dirt, they are a bit clean imo.

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United States

That half-dried mud look in the areas away from the guns- with the brighter, churned up mud where the men have obviously been moving, is very well done (and very real life!)


I try for that on some of my bases as well- especially the crew served weapons or big guns- the ground tends to get walked on by the crews serving the guns, but the grass is almost untouched just a few feet away.


You've captured that well, here.


"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."

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Penticton BC Canada

 genom.cor wrote:
Nice additions to the bases. I like that you didnt go too far overboard. Can i suggest stuppling on some browns and oranges though? For being buried in the dirt, they are a bit clean imo.


Thank you for checking in again genom.cor, and for the Comment & Criticism about the Battlefield Debris; i whole-heartedly agree that I applied metal with too much zeal.

Originally the Debris had been spray-primed flat black and then base-coated with Vermin Brown; however, when I painted on the metal I used Mithril Silver instead of Chainmail and the end result was too much "shine".

In order to remedy this, i applied a wash of Nuln Oil and then after this was dry a wash of Agrax Eathshade; however, i went back and stippled on some Vermin Brown and the end result is much more realistic!


Before weathering with Vermin Brown:




After weathering with Vermin Brown:






 Meer_Cat wrote:
That half-dried mud look in the areas away from the guns- with the brighter, churned up mud where the men have obviously been moving, is very well done (and very real life!)


I try for that on some of my bases as well- especially the crew served weapons or big guns- the ground tends to get walked on by the crews serving the guns, but the grass is almost untouched just a few feet away.


You've captured that well, here.



Thank you again for checking in, and the battlefield observations Meer_Cat! My understanding of hard-fought battlefields does include huge shell crates filled with sticky mud, alongside surviving vegetation.

As evidenced by this photograph taken at the Battle of Verdun, med fought in mud churned up from battlefield soil still dotted with shattered trees and clumps of grass:




Tufts of battlefield grass was more realistic than patches of static grass, and this was achieved with Woodland Scenics Field Grass appropriately enough:




A single package contains a large amount of product, with plenty of length; you just take a desired amount, cut to length, put down some Woodland Scenics Scenery Glue (extra thick formula but also extra expensive ... i just used PVA ), press the Field Grass into the glue and hold for a minute.


The shell craters were built up using a custom mix of sand, and gravel taken from a local elementary school playground and two types of Woodland Scenics Ballast,

coarse Iron Ore, and medium Cinders; in my opinion, the course Iron Ore looked like broken brickwork, and the medium cinders looked like what it's called .... burnt cinders!






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Pittsburgh

There we go that looks better!

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 genom.cor wrote:
There we go that looks better!


Howdy again genom.com, yes it does indeed look better! In fact, i should go back and weather the Battlefield Debris some more;
as stated in Codex: Armageddon, "considering the corrosive effects of the ash waste sands of the planet".



Here are two photos of the updated Steel Legion Heavy Weapons Squads, you may notice their helmets have been painted a camouflage scheme!
It's something I stumbled upon while researching the accoutrements of the Great War; I've already got Potato Masher grenades and Machine Gun Shields...

The camouflage is called "Buntfarbenanstrich" meaning "colourful painting"




Here are some World War 1 German helmets or "Stahlheim" pained in Buntfarbenanstrich camouflage:




Steel Legion Heavy Weapons Squads - Top view :




Steel Legion Heavy Weapons Squads - Front view:



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I've been thinking about changing up the colours on my Plasma weapon coils. Right now they are a wonderful glowing green, which was chosen because I was working on Flesh Tearers at the time.

With this current army the green blends into the model, as I have painted the Armageddon Steel Legion accessories green such as Canteens, Bayonet Scabbards, Body Armour and Equipment Webbing, and Helmets.

The green is achieved with a Basecoat of Dark Angels Green, washes of Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade, then highlights with Knarloc Green. Also, the weapons were painted a dark colour, blue.

Although this was achieved with Basecoat of Regal Blue, Layer with Macragge Blue, then highlighted with Ice Blue, the overall colour was much too shadow or shade for the green plasma coils.

I thought of the "Complementary Color Scheme" and decided to try the opposite of blue!



Starting with a Basecoat of Mephiston Red, I applied a Layer of Blaze Orange and then highlights with Bad Moon Yellow. Here are the results:

Hive Ganger Militia Company Command Squad




Hive Ganger Militia Company Command Squad with Steel Legion Commissar




The Company Commander is based on the French Foreign Legion in Indochina 1952:




You may notice there are some Mark 1 Storm Troopers who have been recruited into the Company Command Squad; they have superb marksmanship but lack Carapace Armour.

The back-story is that have been sent in to reinforce the Siege of Hive Infernus via Grav-Chute and are inspired by French Foreign Legion Paratroopers at Dien Bien Phu:




French Paratroopers in Indochina 1948-50




French Paratrooper with Heavy Weapon in Indochina Fatigues, c. 1946




The Steel Legion Infantry Squads had their helmet stripe colours changed; previous two Red and two Yellow Squads, they were repainted to show individual ten-man squads:

Steel Legion Infantry Squad - Rouge




Steel Legion Infantry Squad - Chengze




Steel Legion Infantry Squad - Jeune




Steel Legion Infantry Squad - Verdi


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