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endtransmission wrote:Wow. I go quiet for a while and you go finishing loads of stuff. It's looking great!

It's entirely possible to do gunline guard. You could even replace tanks with turrets of varying types for Griffin/bombard etc. and replace Chimera with a stationary emplacement. Ok, you'd be doing yourself out of some speed, but I know guard players that just use Chimera as bunkers anyway

To get some faster transport, you could always do "counts-as" Valkyrie that looks like mothballed Republic Gunships.

Thanks! I do want to make some bunkers in future (a-la command points from the Hoth level in Star Wars Battlefront), and for a artillery I envisage the Ion Cannon itself. But both of these projects lie in the far future.

Valkyries as Republic Gunships! Now theres a good idea. Something like this?

Lord Kaesar II wrote:I'd vote for a second infantry squad to your platoon, purely because i know from personal experience that not getting it done and going into other projects just gets all the projects and ideas to pile up. I know this from having a small contingent of space marines, a partial force of imperials, and some witch hunter ideas that i'm throwing around while doing this, just resulting in a whole lot more partially finished and thought through projects, as well as an ork and necrons hanging around. Just my 2 cents there

Hrmm. I think you are right. When I get the chance I'll start on the second squad and get this little section finished before moving on to further projects.

My order of things I will finish now will be roughly something like this:

1. Finish platoon Command squad
2. Start and complete second squad
3. Finish Han Solo/Chewbacca conversions
4. Do Rebel Pilots as a special weapons squad
5. Tauntaun Riders
6. Wampas
7. Other stuff..

Dude. DUDE! I've not been about for the last two weeks as, like you, just started Uni. and I come back online and find all of this.

Some really imaginative conversions here. I adore them, I really do.

Yeah, that's the one
I think the design fits as a troop drop ship better than the Valk design anyway

infilTRAITOR wrote:Dude. DUDE! I've not been about for the last two weeks as, like you, just started Uni. and I come back online and find all of this.

Some really imaginative conversions here. I adore them, I really do.

Praise from this quarter is praise indeed. Thanks infilTRAITOR!

endtransmission wrote:Yeah, that's the one
I think the design fits as a troop drop ship better than the Valk design anyway

Ah thought so. The republic gunship as valk is an idea thats really stuck with me now. I'll follow through once I work out how to convert a valkyrie into a gunship.

Now I stop and think about it, I"m not sure how you're going to be able to build a Republic Gunship without starting from scratch. Could be fun to try though

Ta da ! As ever, Dakka provides:

http://www.frontiermodels.co.uk/Republic-Gunship-Clone-Wars-Easy-Kit-p-18910.html

At 24 cm long, these babies should make 'counts as' valkaries with the minimum of conversion. I might get one for Chrimbo as a try out and then if I like what I get then may get another two. If I don't like it, it becomes scenery, simples.

At 24 cm long I'd have thought the area for the pilots and gunners would be far too small? I'd be interested in seeing a comparison photo though

Flinty wrote:C-3PO and R2-D2 would probably make pretty cool Savants for Inquisitor Leia's retinue

Or they might be cool Servitors.

The Transformers/Star Wars Gunship/Transport is about the right size

To all with the gunship idea. You people are heroes!

Currently all my warhammer stuff is boxed up, but when I get it out again I am going to have a tinker with a valkyrie kit and plenty of plasticard and see what happens. If I have to resort to toys at the end I will.

@Praetor. But why would I need servitors if I dont have any tanks? I am thinking of using R2-D2 and 3PO as inquisitor retinue, or excess personel in the command squad.

Servitors don't have to be for carrying out repairs. Servitors are automatons used to carry out many other tasks, including weapon servitors. I'm sure there are also servitors for recording data, tactical analysis, targeting systems... If you can, take a look at the DH/WH codexes as the Inquisitors/Witchhunters can include servitors in their retinues for various tasks

endtransmission wrote:Servitors don't have to be for carrying out repairs. Servitors are automatons used to carry out many other tasks, including weapon servitors. I'm sure there are also servitors for recording data, tactical analysis, targeting systems... If you can, take a look at the DH/WH codexes as the Inquisitors/Witchhunters can include servitors in their retinues for various tasks

Ah my bad sorry. Servitors = droids from star wars then? Hrm then it might make more sense to have varrying droids as a retinue for some jawas.... maybe.

The more I think about it, you're probably better off using C3PO as the Comms officer in your command group with R2 as a Master of the Fleet?

For other droids, yes, using them to replace the Techpriest's servitors would work. I'd make the Techpriest either a Jawa (using plague monks) or an Ugnaught

Very creative and skilled. I can hardly believe this is your first go at greenstuff. Your sense of detail is impressive!

I say go with using Valkyries cores and plasticard to construct T-47 landspeeders. More accurate for the time period and 100% accurate for Hoth. They would make a really good Vendetta. The might be a little bigger, but just call them T-47a-II or something and say they are modified for personnel carrying.

Or you could do a SM speeder with plasticard if you wanted a more accurate size.


Hope this helps!

endtransmission wrote:The more I think about it, you're probably better off using C3PO as the Comms officer in your command group with R2 as a Master of the Fleet?

For other droids, yes, using them to replace the Techpriest's servitors would work. I'd make the Techpriest either a Jawa (using plague monks) or an Ugnaught

R2-D2 would be a comms officer, and C3PO as an astropath, because that way I can have Admiral 'fishface' Ackbar as a master of the fleet.

Got to have Jawas. Anywhere I can get a single plague monk sprue on the cheap? Then I could have a few droids from out of Episode IV.

Mellon wrote:Very creative and skilled. I can hardly believe this is your first go at greenstuff. Your sense of detail is impressive!

Thankyou sir! If my paintjobs werent so bad I'd be very happy at where I am.

I say go with using Valkyries cores and plasticard to construct T-47 landspeeders. More accurate for the time period and 100% accurate for Hoth. They would make a really good Vendetta. The might be a little bigger, but just call them T-47a-II or something and say they are modified for personnel carrying.

Or you could do a SM speeder with plasticard if you wanted a more accurate size.


Hope this helps!

Valkries cockpit cores.... hrm.

To be fair I have been playing around with this idea, and I will most likely add them once the ground forces are getting more complete. (so the T-47s would be count as thunderbolts maybe) I intend to work from blueprints out of several Star Wars vehicles books, and cobble together parts from the sentinel, landspeeder and heavy weapons teams along with healthy amounts of plasticard to make some. I know how iconic the T-47s are in the Battle of Hoth, and so I want to do it right.

You could just buy the necessary bits for one jawa from bitsandkits.co.uk, or one of the other bits sites?

endtransmission wrote:You could just buy the necessary bits for one jawa from bitsandkits.co.uk, or one of the other bits sites?

Once I am fully settled at my new address I'll order the parts. bitsandkits is pretty reliable right? And I'm trying to resist the temptation to buy a whole plague monk set, make 20 jawas and then have a sandcrawler 'counts as' baneblade.

And thanks endtransmission you are being really helpful on the ideas and concepts front.

No worries. Ideas are my forte... it's realising those ideas... that's where my troubles lay. I'm too easily distracted by the next shiny idea

bitsndkits is my site of choice. The other one I tried (I foget the name now) still owes me bits. I ordered crows and was sent cows (?!)

I'd see a Sandcrawler more as a Colossus/Capitol Imperialis than a Baneblade as it is much much larger with thicker armour and the ability to transport troops/droids.

Well, 3PO could otherwise be a savant if not an astropath. He does have the fluff that way

Wow. Let me beginn by saying that this is damn awesome. I was skeptical at first, but I can really see how your GS skills have improved over time, I especially like your Luke Skywalker. What are you using him as, btw.?
The paintjob is okay, but it could be better. Have you tried the new washes? They make everything I paint look better.

I think it's fantastic how much time and effort you put into these model and I'm looking forward to the rest of this blog.
That being said, you are aware of a little game called "Star Wars Miniatures"?

LOL

OP's Luke is way better.

endtransmission wrote:No worries. Ideas are my forte... it's realising those ideas... that's where my troubles lay. I'm too easily distracted by the next shiny idea

bitsndkits is my site of choice. The other one I tried (I foget the name now) still owes me bits. I ordered crows and was sent cows (?!)

I'd see a Sandcrawler more as a Colossus/Capitol Imperialis than a Baneblade as it is much much larger with thicker armour and the ability to transport troops/droids.

Moved in, parts ordered. I tend to carry out ideas as I come up with them, so projects keep on going.

Lord Kaesar II wrote:Well, 3PO could otherwise be a savant if not an astropath. He does have the fluff that way

Yeah, he could be a savant. Make the model first, worry about stats later I think.

Anung Un Rama wrote:Wow. Let me beginn by saying that this is damn awesome. I was skeptical at first, but I can really see how your GS skills have improved over time, I especially like your Luke Skywalker. What are you using him as, btw.?
The paintjob is okay, but it could be better. Have you tried the new washes? They make everything I paint look better.

I think it's fantastic how much time and effort you put into these model and I'm looking forward to the rest of this blog.
That being said, you are aware of a little game called "Star Wars Miniatures"?

Thanks sir! Luke will probably be a Lord Commissar, but thats all up in the air right now. My painting skills.... meh. They will get better as I practice the colour scheme so more.

I have heard of Star Wars Minatures, and they are inspiration for some of my models (I also looked at them for snowspeeders and for turrets, but I am currently undecided on that matter.

person person wrote:LOL

OP's Luke is way better.

Thanks person person!

No updates incoming for a good week or so at least, as I am currently in my freshers week! Busy busy!

Luke will probably be a Lord Commissar, but thats all up in the air right now.

Inspiring presence. Sword that cuts through anything. Makes sense so far.
You can let him join a unit though, otherwise he starts killing his own guys

endtransmission wrote:At 24 cm long I'd have thought the area for the pilots and gunners would be far too small? I'd be interested in seeing a comparison photo though

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Done ! Remind me at Christmas

looks nice keep up the good work!

Looks awesome....wish I had the skill/patience to do this. Keep up the good work!

As a long time star wars fan I really like these, and I've also been working on my own star wars inspired 40k list for the Imperials.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/239161.page#703605

I love the hoth theme and it definately provides a great look for the miniaturews as well as a chance for lots of unique modelling on each character.

IMO the trick of these armies is finding the right mix and balance of the 40k parts, I prefer to ground the majority of the stuff in 40k parts as there'd much less objection to playing the army if they can see that it's all based off 40k parts. I think that tautans and snowspeeders would be a good addition, unfortunately neither of those has a good 40k base model to work from, much like the AT-ATs they need ot be drafted from the star wars lines and changed up to have 40k bits.

My personal preference is to lean towards the side of the movie "canon" and only use items of the time period, so I think it'd be a bit odd to see a clone transport on hoth. If you run with it converting a valkyrie model to be a transport would be a good option, yeah it's a bit more exspensive than using a star wars kit but it's design has more lines of the imperial tech base from 40k, just remove the tail and make some adjustments to the body and it'll have almost the same body style as the clone transport, and you'll have all the actual GW weapons you'll need to outfit it.

I'd been considering using valkries for a clone army list once I finish off my imperial stormtrooper list.


May the force be with you

Instead of using a clone wars trasport, you can make a imperial transport (the one with three wings) and say the rebels stole it. give it a beaten and worn look.

And with the three-winged Imperial transporter, you certainly have the fluff to support it, ie #6 when Luke and the gang have gotta get to the forest world surface and save the day with the little teddy bears