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My mind has melted from so much awesome.

Wow, Just, oh my lord that is the coolest thing ever to be brought into existance, wow.

Its been years since I read the books but seeing that I want to pick them back up.

My hat is off to you master of the models.

All the others have said it allready, but still... Amazing work!

I love the books and your counts-as ideas have captured the feel very well while being usable in 40k. Excellent!

Cilithan

Bit of threadromancy; but I thought I'd let you know I went out and got Dune and am now halfway through reading it.

Thank you.

I'd love to see an Arrakis-themed terrain board, with shield wall etc.

Holy hell! Stunning army.

I take it you no longer need the weirding module?

great job honestly. I remember growing up and reading the DUNE series of books and how much I loved it. Heck Even the SyFy channels version a few years back was fun to watch, but THIS I mean WOW great work honestly.

These are fantastic! The vehicles and worms are absolutely briliant,imho. I checked out the artwork in your gallery, I am floored by your talent. I especialy liked the concept art for the chaos marine character. Wonderful job!

I love it when someone takes the time to create an entire new force on their own. And you did an outstanding job on them. Ive watched the Dune movies and loved them. So big props on your work

looking at the sand worm made me shiver.......somehow

OMG what an army. Excellent modelling and painting and you have truly captured the Dune feel. Sandworms are wicked. Keep it up.

Yeah... They're okay, I guess. If you like Dune.

Valhallan42nd wrote:Yeah... They're okay, I guess. If you like Dune.

Regardless of your love or lack thereof of Frank Herbert's work, this a fantastic army

Heh, I know Klaus from another forum, and I'm just ribbing him.

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn to see fear's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."


i'm very excited about your conversions, great work!

You're absolutely insane.



And sanity is for the weak.
I love it.

Oh my god - I wish I had half your free time and even a quarter of your talent.

Truly an amazing project... congrats.

really liking this army. Love the time taken to come up with something completely different and awesome ideas.
Glad i listened to 40k radio, as heard about this on there.

Ereinion wrote:really liking this army. Love the time taken to come up with something completely different and awesome ideas.
Glad i listened to 40k radio, as heard about this on there.

Glad to hear it! Unfortunately my army runs into lots of issues- currently I was denied access to a campaign with my Fremen as they didn't quite fit the fluff (or the campaign coordinator couldn't make them fit). Either way, it's the price for creativity I suppose.

To bad, with an army like that as coordinator would have found a way for them to fit in. Army is way to cool.

Klausmasterflex wrote:

Ereinion wrote:really liking this army. Love the time taken to come up with something completely different and awesome ideas.
Glad i listened to 40k radio, as heard about this on there.

Glad to hear it! Unfortunately my army runs into lots of issues- currently I was denied access to a campaign with my Fremen as they didn't quite fit the fluff (or the campaign coordinator couldn't make them fit). Either way, it's the price for creativity I suppose.

that's Crap! it's situations like that can really kill imagination.

Wow, I'm in awe. It looks excellent. My jaw hurts from how fast it hit the floor.

I just saw this and it is completely awesome! I thought I was a big Dune fan but you are clearly more committed.

"The Spice extends life. The Spice expands consciousness."

(I know, I know, a quote from the movie, but what can you do)

Klausmasterflex wrote:

Ereinion wrote:really liking this army. Love the time taken to come up with something completely different and awesome ideas.
Glad i listened to 40k radio, as heard about this on there.

Glad to hear it! Unfortunately my army runs into lots of issues- currently I was denied access to a campaign with my Fremen as they didn't quite fit the fluff (or the campaign coordinator couldn't make them fit). Either way, it's the price for creativity I suppose.

It just means that the coordinator has less imagination and creativity than you have. And then to deny you playing because of his personal shortcomings in the creativity department? Low.

Simple answer: They're locals. Whatever rock is being fought over had a freman/crusade presence already. Done and done.

Just remember that God made Arrakis to train the faithful.

Very nice stuff, and I am impressed with the Eldar conversions. I have been toying with the idea of a House Atreides IG force for years, and want to use Mordian Iron Guard for the formal, Caladan style house uniforms, Tallern for dessert troops, and Van Saars for the Freman bodyguard of Paul.

Have to say that the Eldar idea is much better than the Van Saar's though.

Perhaps it is the desire for the Caladan troopers that convinced me to go for an IG army, as opposed to a SM theme. It just feels more like the book to me, but I can see how effective your choices have been.

Ultimate kudos for the "Thopter though. Really nice conversion work on that.

As for being excluded from a tourny, I can only suggest that the powers that be were having a bad hair day, or something. Having said that, I had a friend denied entry with his GW Squat army (fielded as IG from a planet with really heavy Gravity ), because...."Squats don't exist", so nothing surprises me anymore.


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Quick addition.... the Arabic in my sig line states:

God Created Arrakis to Train the Faithful

I had a good friend translate it for me, just in case I wanted to paint it onto banners, et al. Feel free to incorporate, if it is the kind of thing you go for in your themes.

A present from one fanatic to another!

This is Sheer inspirational work, i mean absolutely amazing work 10 for 10 both ways great job!

Welcome to dakka btw

Great book, great modeling, but I hope you don't want to play in tournaments. You would really be better off using this as a guard army because some of the things you built are way too far from what they're supposed to be for tourny play.

Never the less, neat idea and really good execution. It makes me wish there was a Dune based wargame.

very nice conversion...

not so keen on the sardau-car... yeh.

are you going to "dust" them up a bit?

I hadn't planned on 'dusting them'- well not anytime soon. Right now my Iron hands are taking all my attention.

Empchild wrote:Heck Even the SyFy channels version a few years back was fun to watch

I still have that on dvd. It was a good spin on the original film.

BTW, the whole army absolutley rocks my billy goat. Love the work.

Thanks! I played again with the army this weekend- the game ended up being objectives at 1250 points. Fremen won 2 to nothing!

This has been a bit quiet...