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That auto shotgun is seriously awesome. Also the whole army of two look works well for vets, nice.

@infilTRAITOR - thanks bro , and you can use the idea but not for traitor vehicles .

@ fox - I used a playstation network card but I assume plastic card would work fine as well .

everyone else thanks for the compliments .

Ah yes then I suppose I could find a use for those old Xbox Live cards then... thanks!

The playstation card is just the right thickness plastic and it bends nice , iam going to try and find some plastic card the same thickness .

Sar " Gravy " O' lancen grew up in his dads garage wrench in hand since the age of 7 , he spent all his time in that garage til the time he left for service even Wedding his dads partners daughter .

Gravy was fit right in with the 129 th armored company , he was able to get just about any walker , truck , tank , or speeder put in front of him back in service sometimes within minutes even sometimes in the field ... well actually most of the time in the field .

Gravy ' s company was hit hard by traitor scum when he was trying to get the treads on the companys vanquisher going when his unit was over run . Gravy along with his commander and a handful of tank crew managed too hull up around there tank and fend off the last of the traitors in a grueling hand to hand combat where Gravy took down more than a few with his plasma cutter . The unit received gold stars for there bravery and the return of there prized vanqusher " Big Bow " .

You guessed it he was visited by a certain commissar and was offered a spot in the Iron Vets , a job he wanted to turn down and just finish his tour and get back to his pops shop and to his Wife . But was hit with an offer he couldn't refuse , him and his Family was given a waiver of there taxes . with this extra money His pop can retire out on the solar reefs . Now he serves as his units main melta gunner and field mechanic .

Love the vets! Gotta ask though, do you find it funner to make the model, paint them, or come up with their backstory?

I'd just like to say, I'm a massive fan of this thread - love the veterans. You're providing plenty of inspiration for my own thread at the moment (consider your dogs idea stolen!).

Awesome and inspiring work. The necron heads are really cool, not totally sold on the weapon-shields, seems clunky to carry around and aim with something like that Very good fluff too

@ everyone - thanks for the coments Iam having a blast getting this army built , been a guard player for a while and have changed my mind several times on the over all theme . Iam glade I finally have a solid conceot iam going to stick with .

@ madmonkey - I like building them the best , as I build them I come up with the back story which inspires me to paint them .

Hmm.... I've been trying to determine what your gunshields need to spice them up a bit.... I would say little imperial eagles like the HW gunshields have, or skulls, but I do not know where you would procure such bits.

The paintjob on "Gravy" is awesome, btw. The vertical stripe motif is very eye-catching, and a good way to differentiate special weapon troopers, it looks like.

Plasma gunners might get a yellow stripe , as for the gun shields I might add decals to them , when I get to the decal phase of the army . Decals are so time consuming to make them blend in rite , I like to do it at the ends after the army is painted .


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oh and how is the wifey did the bun in the oven pop out yet .

Nah, flamers should get a yellow stripe and plasma gunners should get green or blue!

Ah... no... the wife didn't pop yet. False alarm... she's in a holding pattern so it could be literally at any time now.

Traitor...scum? This term is foreign to me

Hey guys took a small break from my commissions to refresh my mind and painted a model to go along with the vets .

Here is my sly marbo to go along with the vets .

Little is known of Grey " sly " Malone , his file is kept under tight wraps , but the rumor is his family was killed in a war between two groups of gangers that reached his family's level of the hive world he is from . Hence to say both gangs are no longer in power and most members along with there leaders have disappeared , in one home of one leader the only trace was an ear other than that none of them have been seen again .

Awesome Marbo conversion, slann! He oozes the "I'm a stealthy mo-fo" attitude I imagine Marbo to have.

I came here because of your marbo thread, those vets are awesome.

@ fox and shaman - thanks guys !

Once I get my commissions out iam going to hit this army hard I want it done in time for 2010 tourny season .

I plan on starting nids next month, and you're painting style would totally fit with the look of the carapace and stuff. Any tips or tutorials to your method? If that is a secret of your trade, just say so

As for a step by step I think I can do that , once Iam done with the commissions I have on my plate iam going to do a few step by steps .

I like him. Sort of like Snake Pliskin only without the gay.

Very nice Marbo take.

infilTRAITOR wrote:I like him. Sort of like Snake Pliskin only without the gay.

I heard you were dead?

I'm lovin' these Guards, especially the Vets! Consider them stolen! Wuahahah...
Keep up the good work!

/Leaf

Iron Vets I love it. I think your painting is good the conversions have taken a life unto themselfs definately solid work. Only improvement I could say is either get a better camera or work with yours little more cause I think a lot of the work is being lost in the picture. Otherwise keep it up though.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

infilTRAITOR wrote:I like him. Sort of like Snake Pliskin only without the gay.

I heard you were dead?

Bloody tire irons...

lol XD escape from new york?

am i right?

im right arent i?


anywho, i seriosuly love your vets! theyre really awsome, and inspiring. i also love your sly conversions, but isnt one of his arms a bit more muscular than the other? great wrok though. i really am impressed!

I love some of the models here so im bumping this guy back up