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ShadowAngel159 wrote:breakin' out the marines, eh? good touch to this army.

I don't think the powers of the Warp have diminished from these pawns of the Dark Gods yet. Can't wait to here about how they do in battle!

Yeah, Marines will serve me well. I've never been a fan of Marines but after reading Vraks pt1 and pt2 and being given a free hand I'm enjoying the idea. Gonna put all the Marines on 40mm bases to make them stand out a bit more.

slann wrote:Lookin good I like the new editions , I am doing the flagellant thing myself for the psykers just seems easier but I do know of a model for you my friend for your little creepy kid psyker idea here it is ...
http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/pack.php?pack=1364

they have a whole line of little ones you can use
http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/range.php?range_id=62

I'm so gonna use that freaky little girl as inspiration for my sculpt. Thanks for the picture!!

I've ordered some bits for other psykers, the empire militia has some awesome stuff to use. When the bits arrive I'll be able to piece together at least two more psykers quite easily.


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A very amazing UPDATE!!

Prepare your bowels for the best update to date!!


WiP Russturm


WiP Griffon Mortar

I'm currently waiting for a few things to dry downstairs but for the moment I'll tantalise you with these. The Russturm is based on the old Panzerturms used by the Wehrmacht. Basically a tank turret emplacement. This is Vrak's codex legal. I am making a base for it as we speak and the front of it will be embedded in the ground so you won't see it but there will be access to the rear.

The mortar is something I knocked up (giggity?) for my Rhino>Griffon conversion. That's still being painted.

I will take some pictures of an Elysian sentinel I have finished painting a little later on alongside the Chimera Half-track I have jsut sprayed black. I ran out of badab black last night so painting sort of came to a standstill. Picked some up but now have to go out and sort out some car tax. Bloody governments!

For those wanting to see what else I have planned for the coming weeks, check out the August Goals thread which I keep updating as progress continues.

Whoevers in the Russ turret is screwed if ANYTHING goes wrong.

Ooh... I like your Griffon mortar more than the one I have been trying to put together... although that may be big enough to qualify as a Colossus!

I don't have any spare battlecannons to chop up for one though. So far I have been cutting up writing utensils for mortar tubes. I might post a pic of it in my dakka blog on here, if I get a chance. I want to see yours though, and how it matches up with the one I am doing (big thanks for the idea of using rhinos for mortar-carriers, ace stuff!).

ooh a griffin mortar conversion that's not 100% made from a basilisk model wooh

oh and the traitor with the resin base from the basing kit with a vindicare asassin head did you glue him oon the base strait with super glue or other glue or pin him then glue?? i got some and im unsure about putting them on my guard *incase they break alot and i am forced to make ingame battlefield repairs*

Great stuff. The individuality of your guys is making me lean towards running with the Acid Dogs (maybe even the chaos tainted regiment) and making each one unique as they seem to run with the whole scavenging thing too

person person wrote:Whoevers in the Russ turret is screwed if ANYTHING goes wrong.

lol, they're in a warzone so what could possibly go wrong?

And this is where they can run away too:

FoxPhoenix135 wrote:Ooh... I like your Griffon mortar more than the one I have been trying to put together... although that may be big enough to qualify as a Colossus!

I don't have any spare battlecannons to chop up for one though. So far I have been cutting up writing utensils for mortar tubes. I might post a pic of it in my dakka blog on here, if I get a chance. I want to see yours though, and how it matches up with the one I am doing (big thanks for the idea of using rhinos for mortar-carriers, ace stuff!).

Yeah, I saw that you stole, I mean, borrowed my idea



I did try carving up some biros before I found my spare cannons, with sexy results.

physcosamatic wrote:ooh a griffin mortar conversion that's not 100% made from a basilisk model wooh

oh and the traitor with the resin base from the basing kit with a vindicare asassin head did you glue him oon the base strait with super glue or other glue or pin him then glue?? i got some and im unsure about putting them on my guard *incase they break alot and i am forced to make ingame battlefield repairs*

Yeah, was a bit tired of the old "use a basilisk kit" idea and seeing as though I have a few Rhinos to spare...

As for the base, I painted the mini and the base seperate from one another and simply glued him on using superglue. I did prep the base as you would anything resin i.e. soak in soapy water for three hours then dry off. I've dropped him once and he's still standing!

endtransmission wrote:Great stuff. The individuality of your guys is making me lean towards running with the Acid Dogs (maybe even the chaos tainted regiment) and making each one unique as they seem to run with the whole scavenging thing too

Is that the Savlar Chemdogs? 'cos they are flippin' sweet!

UPDATE!!

Not as crappy as the one before, thankfully. I do have some updates on my Chimera Half-Track but I shall post them in my P&M thread.

Last night I added ModelStrip to my vile Leman Russ I've had since I was about 10. I had accidently left a spatula I made from spare plasticard in the tub and this is what it looked like after spending two weeks in there:



The plastic film is the only thing intact. That brown mush is the innards of the card. Was a bugger picking that out of the tub. Lesson learned.


The stripper did managed to take off the majority of the Desert Yellow. I remember I had to do about ten coats of it as Foundation Paints weren't even little sperms at the time.


I liberated an AS-90 turret from ChaosBubbles. I love the profile of it.


An Elysian Sentinel my girlfriend got me for my birthday almost two years back. It came without rollbars (much to my chagrin) so I improvised. It's still being painted.


I stole this from another Dakkite (will credit them when I find the thread again). It has since been primed.

I've ordered some bits to make two more Psykers. We'll see how they go when they get here but they are not a priority. Also layered up my Russturm base a lot. Just gotta wait for that to dry.

I am going on a huge tank blitz on Monday and adding all the weathering effects as I hope to have all the base-coating done by Sunday night.

All the base coating done by Sunday night? Wow, that's ambitious. The AS-90 turret has an excellent profile to it, I concur.

Okay, I have to ask:

What parts did you use for that turret?

I know the havoc launchers, but I can't for the life of me figure out what's in the middle!

This stuff is loving great! Keep it up mate!!

Cheers,

Jack.

FoxPhoenix135 wrote:All the base coating done by Sunday night? Wow, that's ambitious. The AS-90 turret has an excellent profile to it, I concur.

lol it's hardly ambitious. It's the simplest bit off painting anyone can do. Slap on a factory coat onto a bunch of tanks. Each tank only takes about 35minutes to do. I'm having to do a lot of work on the turret, it was given to me in a state. Just waiting for the greenstuff to dry so I can spray it.

Makniakal wrote:Okay, I have to ask:

What parts did you use for that turret?

I know the havoc launchers, but I can't for the life of me figure out what's in the middle!

I love the Havoc launchers but had no use for them in my army until I rummaged through my bitz-pit and decided to make it into a turret. The central part is made from a bit from the Land Raider sponson where the lascannons attach too only it's been put on it's side and the hinge bits clipped off.

Blightdron wrote:This stuff is loving great! Keep it up mate!!

Cheers,

Jack.

Many thanks. No more updates til Monday night at least now. Gotta go to work (boo to working one day a week!!) and then repair my sisters flat on Sunday. But I'll be taking stuff with me to do during my breaks.

Thanks for looking.

repairing...a flat?
hehe ^^
are foundation paints good btw? as ive never used or bought them... *gasp*
oh and finally i absolutely love this thread. ive looked at it like every day for a couple of weeks XD
ohh i was thinking of buying an elaysien (yes, i cant spell) sentinel, but im not sure i want one now if it wont have the uber cool bars. without the bars it looks kinda like a normal sentinel.

dude please repair my room it looks like armagedon LOL

Beautiful work infilTRAITOR ! You're convincing me to start a renegade Blitzkrieg force!

ghosty wrote:repairing...a flat?
hehe ^^
are foundation paints good btw? as ive never used or bought them... *gasp*
oh and finally i absolutely love this thread. ive looked at it like every day for a couple of weeks XD
ohh i was thinking of buying an elaysien (yes, i cant spell) sentinel, but im not sure i want one now if it wont have the uber cool bars. without the bars it looks kinda like a normal sentinel.

Ha ha, yeah. She's a party animal and thus must have party animal friends who destroy houses. And since I'm Mr. B&Q I've been dragged into fixing it.

Elysian sentinels are supposed to come with rollbars but my girlfriend ordered two of them for me and neither came with them. I only found out a few weeks ago when I finally decided to build them but by then it was too late to complain :(

Foundation paints are simply fantastic. One of things GW actually has done right. I use them as both base colours for reds, beiges, whites, etc and as a top coat colour for some gasmasks and for my flesh as Tallarn flesh is by far the most realistic flesh colour GW actually do.

physcosamatic wrote:dude please repair my room it looks like armagedon LOL

If you can pay for me to get up there and buy me pizza then you have a deal!

Disjointed Entity wrote:Beautiful work infilTRAITOR ! You're convincing me to start a renegade Blitzkrieg force!

Many thanks. Well, you better start one soon as I might just have to come round and stab you until you start a renegade force. That's how we traitorous types work

Work is now over, what a grind that was *sarcasm*. Getting stuff together to paint then I'm off again until tomorrow night but it'll be too late to take snaps.

Nice sentinel!

How many alpha legion guys do you plan on having?

I'm really interested in how this list is going to turn out... Exceedingly impressive painting and converting skills, some of the best I've seen.

Sorry if I missed this as I was reading through the thread, but do you have any ideas for what type of HQ your army will be fielding?

Also, have any fluff for this army yet? That's my favorite part about any army.

Fantastic job!

one word: WOW!!!!!!

I think that covers this entire amazing project

also, small question: I'm going to buy some WW2 bits for my future IG guys. do I go for bits that fit 28mm minis or a different size (or ratio 1:35 or something else?)

Consistently great work infilTRAITOR, l enjoy visiting this Blog immensly.

Ive just found a new love for havoc launchers...

So how is the Griffon coming for you? I'm kinda stuck on mine.

Werdes wrote:Nice sentinel!

Many thanks.

FlammingGaunt wrote:How many alpha legion guys do you plan on having?

Initially I want to get a small squad of five together just so I can field them. When I have time later in the year I will expand on that.

Shelegelah wrote:I'm really interested in how this list is going to turn out... Exceedingly impressive painting and converting skills, some of the best I've seen.

Sorry if I missed this as I was reading through the thread, but do you have any ideas for what type of HQ your army will be fielding?

Also, have any fluff for this army yet? That's my favorite part about any army.

Fantastic job!

Thank you for the kind words and for looking. I am slowly piecing together my HQ around everything else. I've almost finished my Exhaulted Champion (leader) but as he is being entered into Figmentia 2009 I don't want to make him public just yet. I will post a pic of my HQ squad thus far after I've entered him.

As for the fluff, I have been writing it down when I get bored on the toilet so it should be ready soon.

ShadowAngel159 wrote:one word: WOW!!!!!!

I think that covers this entire amazing project

also, small question: I'm going to buy some WW2 bits for my future IG guys. do I go for bits that fit 28mm minis or a different size (or ratio 1:35 or something else?)

Thank you, also, for the kind words. Really helps me get a wiggle on and complete things. As for the bits, I like the West Wind Production 28mm heads you can buy. 1:35 infantry kits are perfect for weapons while 1:48 kits are perfect for equipment such as pouches and entrenching tools.

darkkt wrote:Consistently great work infilTRAITOR, l enjoy visiting this Blog immensly.

Ive just found a new love for havoc launchers...

Thanking you muchly, Dr. D. Yeah, I love those launchers and bought a bucket load. I couldn't find a place for them until now. I've almost finished painting the turret.

FoxPhoenix135 wrote:So how is the Griffon coming for you? I'm kinda stuck on mine.

Well, Griffon is coming along. I seem to be taking it slow with this one. It's almost base coated and I've somehow lost the mortar. It's on my floor somewhere but I'll be damned if I can find it. Here's a front view of what's there. I'm using the front hatch to house on of the crewmen (the spotter/commander). The loader/firing chump is standing in the rear. It's too small in there to hold two guardsmen leave alone a squad of Space Marines. I am struggling as to where to put the heavy bolter.



Bit late on the old update, I do apologise. Got a new car last week and because my girlfriend has gone up north for some work experience this week I am trying to do as much as I can to my army and do up the car at the same time. Got electricuted earlier as I neglected to disconnect the car battery while swapping the radios around

Anyhow, I have these works in progress to show you. I'm gonna be blitzing all of my baecoated armour tomorrow with pigments and, if I have time, mud. That's eight tanks!


I have had this for well over a year sitting on my shelf unpainted. Finally basecoated it yesterday. It's been based codex grey with a wash of ogryn flesh. Will be pigmentising it tomorrow (as well as giving it tracks).


Almost done basecoating the Exterminator.


The Russturm is coming along better than I had hoped. Pigmenting it tomorrow. Base looks a tad bright but don't worry, will be dulled in the weathering process

I was given this by ChaosBubbles last Friday. It's, err, missing some bits. So I'm trying to decide what to do with it.



My choices at the moment are to either buy the replacement bits off of BitsandKits and make it Alpha Legion or turn it into a Minotaur-style artillery piece:

Minotaur.

Part of me is saying go for the cheap Land Raider, especially since it'd help when you expand the Alpha Legion later. On the other hand, I'd like to see you turn it into a Minotaur, just to see what the finished product looks like.

Of course, when in doubt, go with the bigger gun. On that basis, my vote goes to the Minotaur.

Dragonlover

I already have another Land Raider to sort out after this one. Could do one of each I guess. I just hate painting Space Marine tanks; so boring.

I don't see why painting a space marine tank needs to be boring. You can apply exactly the same weathering techniques as you do on your guard tanks. This would also help to provide visual coherence. Plus there's lots of fun you can have with chaos symbols and iconography.

I need to find a way to cut free the top hatch so I can put a spotter there like yours on the Griffon. If only I hadn't glued down that hatch...

Great progress on the paintjobs though. So what kind of car did you pick up?

The Lost Hobbit wrote:I don't see why painting a space marine tank needs to be boring. You can apply exactly the same weathering techniques as you do on your guard tanks. This would also help to provide visual coherence. Plus there's lots of fun you can have with chaos symbols and iconography.

I just find Space Marine tanks so plain and boring. If I'm not interested in what I'm painting I do it a bit half-arsed. Guard tanks are more interesting to paint and build.

FoxPhoenix135 wrote:I need to find a way to cut free the top hatch so I can put a spotter there like yours on the Griffon. If only I hadn't glued down that hatch...

Great progress on the paintjobs though. So what kind of car did you pick up?

Mine was glued on as well, lol. I just ripped apart the tank and bashed it in with a screw driver. That'll learn it to mess with me.

I picked up a '98 Vaxhaull (Opel) Corsa. Scuffed to buggery so I'm pretty much stripping it back and repainting. Hubs are drying as we speak. For some reason the radio I picked up is cheaper than the Corsa standard I was gonna buy from the scrappy. Comes with USB, AUX, CD and SD slots. Lord knows why I need an SD slot while driving but I ain't not complaining yo.

You can store music on SD cards, than play it through the car radio.

Dragonlover

Dragonlover wrote:You can store music on SD cards, than play it through the car radio.

Dragonlover

Who'd a funk it. Cheers!

infilTRAITOR wrote:

Dragonlover wrote:You can store music on SD cards, than play it through the car radio.

Dragonlover

Who'd a funk it. Cheers!

You're 98 Vox now beats every single one of my families cars including the MG.