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I'll have you know that's spelled Spehss Mahreens.

*waits..eagerly*

Only when your drunk... very drunk

do any of you know the tale of how cornmeal came to be?

Hello again friends! I had 3 packages waiting for me when I went to visit family at my mothers house recently. Package A and B were the DKoK and 3 superheavy tanks as well as 4 other smaller tanks and the big ol' Apoc hardcover. The third package was considerably smaller but I wont lie I was WAY more excited to see that one! Inside, as promised was a multitude of custom made bits from none other than BLACKHAND himself! Included in this mini box of wonders were shields- for obvious uses! Arms to hold the shields and some minotaur shoulderpads for yet another project I have been toying with for some time now, I'll get to that later. I know what you are thinking, was there more in the box?! YES! Mr. HAND even sent along the moulds for the 2 styles of shields (yes there are 2) the arms and the pads! I can not tell you how excited I am to get some assembly going and to at last get some pics up!

You lucky dog you...

You have no idea Git! I am so excite to get the first E'sS done and posted! I'm still blown away by the shields! Two styles even!

Blackhand is a good egg... and damn talented too!

Yeah hes got like + 9000 karma points goin.

Wish I had 3 super heavy tanks! Or one Someday.....

Looking forward to seeing more of these chaps, i really like the idea

Yep, no excuses now, we want to see some pics soon
Even if it is of 'rheens rather than 'nids (still looking forlornly at the old blog... )

@Git- Yes, Yes he is!

@WM360- Wanna but a tank

@YL- Me too! I have a few partially assembled and now I can finish them!

If you wait for my Fin Aid (STILL waiting, at this point its just a reimbursement) to come back, I might be interested.

Looking forward to seeing how the shields go together with the Sanguinary guard chestplate and the custom helmets

And like I said I appreciate you following my blogs for so long, I was happy to help out.

tony_nids_10 wrote:Hello again friends! I had 3 packages waiting for me when I went to visit family at my mothers house recently. Package A and B were the DKoK and 3 superheavy tanks as well as 4 other smaller tanks and the big ol' Apoc hardcover. The third package was considerably smaller but I wont lie I was WAY more excited to see that one! Inside, as promised was a multitude of custom made bits from none other than BLACKHAND himself! Included in this mini box of wonders were shields- for obvious uses! Arms to hold the shields and some minotaur shoulderpads for yet another project I have been toying with for some time now, I'll get to that later. I know what you are thinking, was there more in the box?! YES! Mr. HAND even sent along the moulds for the 2 styles of shields (yes there are 2) the arms and the pads! I can not tell you how excited I am to get some assembly going and to at last get some pics up!

I leave for school, been gone a month, and you're ordering Forge World stuff?! What else am I missing out on?! I demand pictures ASAP. And I'm tagging this thread so I can follow it. Hoping to see some good stuff man

yay yay yay yay more marines soon yayayayay

And DKOK Yayyayayyyaay

if you cant tell i am excited

As promised here are some pics of the new Battle Brother! Complete with ccw and custom BLACKHAND Shield!! I Washed it in some mud first to bring out the details. Hope you like it!


and


Let me know what you think. I promise that it looks a bit more dynamic in person!

Also I have started a minor side project involving the 21st founding. With the help of BLACKHAND I have the shoulderpads for the first member of the Minotaurs chapter! I'm going to be making a squad or so of each chapter for fun. Here is a look at the first marine with the custom shoulderpad!



As always Constructive Criticism is always welcome!


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@Monkeytroll- I havn't forgotten about the bugs! I am slowly working of swapping out a solid chunck of my army for other units so I can build a list I actually like

they loook beautiful way to go!

Thanks Sage! I have a few more in various wip stages that I wont be able to post yet.

It looks good but I think the shield is too big.

The meaning of awesome is now fully apparant to me.

Can't wait for more! Who knows, you might find some traitors popping up soon.. or later.. probably later.

Very nice work Tony! Congrats!

Freaking sweet

@Agro- I thought theyu looked a little big too but I figure that they have alot more to deal with than just swords, spears, and arrows. In my head the extra size is justified

@Void- I cant wait to see you turn some of these fine fellows into traitors!

@Git & Vig- Glad you like em!

Also I am going to take some quick shots of the guy with a chainspear and the ton o' tanks too soon!

I think it will the shield will look better once there is paint on it, or a pattern or some desigin on it so its broken up and wont look as large.

you do know a strom shield is only used in combat right?

im consulting the oracles in the parthium and rounding up some bull groxs so we can give sacrifice and thanks to the big E for the arrival of new equipment from the artificer black hand....

@Agro- I agree that paint makes the difference with most models! I know storm shields are only used in combat I was speaking in fluff terms more than practical terms. Thanks for the insight though, it is always appreciated!

Now before anyone goes and yells at me here are the pictures I owe you!

First the tanks I got in!

Needs to be stripped

Overcompensation

I like the rust on this one

Stubby

Strip it down and fix the non-existent gun and Rusty will be good as new!

Bane

Storm

Hell


On to the DKoK! There are a bunch not pictured because they are not fully assembled or not on bases.



Some medium fire power!

Last but not least...well maybe least The improved Vignoris now with chainspear!





As always, let me know what you think! Thanks again for all the help everyone!

Chuck Noris will get off the golden throne and smight you for using his real name!

Chainsaw + pole = as good as it gets. Awwwww yeah baby.

Anyway, that model looks really good! Nice to know GW are improving their dark powers of moulding. Those Sguard pieces are amazing! //must turn traitor.


Edit: Btw, is that DKoK stuff second hand? And awesome to see you got the epicepicwin forgeworld CCS Commander in there! Just gotta strip 'em.

the chain spear is amazing mr.nids..and you are right about the over compensation hahaha do you want to build a levaithan to go along with your DKOK i have the perfect chaise for you a 1/6th scale M3 stuart tank it might actually make a better capitol imperailse excuse the awful mis spell...

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Chuck Noris will get off the golden throne and smight you for using his real name!

Chainsaw + pole = as good as it gets. Awwwww yeah baby.

Anyway, that model looks really good! Nice to know GW are improving their dark powers of moulding. Those Sguard pieces are amazing! //must turn traitor.


Edit: Btw, is that DKoK stuff second hand? And awesome to see you got the epicepicwin forgeworld CCS Commander in there! Just gotta strip 'em.

Thanks a ton Void! The DKoK is all second hand and everyone, including a tank or 5 are going to end up in the Simple Green pool for a bit!

vignor wrote:the chain spear is amazing mr.nids..and you are right about the over compensation hahaha do you want to build a levaithan to go along with your DKOK i have the perfect chaise for you a 1/6th scale M3 stuart tank it might actually make a better capitol imperailse excuse the awful mis spell...

I didn't make the Overcompensation, but I like it. It has a certain charm to it.

A leviathan aye.. Hmm I might just have to do that! What does a 1/6 scale something or other look like

I'm a fan of the spear though I think for the next one I will be using a smaller tip to see how that looks.



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OH! If anyone has any plasticard tubing they dont need I would be eternally greatful! I dont have anymore guns to destroy to make another spear

tony_nids_10 wrote:

Where did you get that sword from?! It's fantastic looking!