Randy's Ultramarines & Macragge PDF (IG) First 3 Converted Bladeguard Completed!

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**Depraved**

The loving detail you put into your models really pays off. You have an army with a lot of character. I am looking forward to seeing more on the new Commisar

**notprop**

That is some incredible GS work there Randy you must be really pleased with him.

I look forwards to seeing the painted commissar.

**RSJake**

Excellent GS work on the Commisar! I am glad you went with the BP, it looks great! The cap looks just as good as the one you have him next to! Did you sculpt or press mold? And the belt buckle looks great too! I saw your thread with "Converted Commisar" in title, so I had to check it out for inspiration on my commisar. I don't have any other commisars at hand to get inpiration from, so it's all been online. Check out my blog in my signature if you would. I'd love to get your imput on the build. Your's looks great. You have lots of great details! Can't wait to see it painted!

**RandyMcStab**

Thanks a lot.

@ RSJake, I sculpted the cap, I'm not sure you could press mold it. I'll check you're Blog now!

Looks like I'll have to start painting already, no break for me...

**RandyMcStab**

"Magnets?!, how the feth do they work?"

Sorry for the long delays but I think I managed to put myself off modelling spending so long sculpting that Commissar. I couldn't go near him for ages after and when I could think about it again I felt more inspired to work on other stuff. I have also had a lot on IRL, Illness, away, busy, Civ4 etc.......

Running as a parralel project to the old Commissar I built an armoured/unarmoured sentinal I requistitioned (off eBay). It was in very good nick but positioned a bit odd so I had to snap an ankle to reposition it. I will use it as both classes of sentinal depending on the requirements of the day and it will be the squadron leader.

Stuck together and with pollyfilla textured base. Used another SM HK, this one isn't magnetised however.

Base showing both feet pinned and counterweight as this is the old hybrid kit.

Magnetic weapon mount, whilst built as a Lascannon carrier (hence powerpacks) it can now carry anything. There is a little 'tooth' of GS below the powerpack which slots into the LC to prevent 'Droopy Gun Syndrome' or DGS. Many wargamers have suffered from DGS at some time in their lives (usually after experimenting with magnets) but obviously I never have.

Shazzam, now armed with a missile launcher! I didn't like the ML that comes with the seninal kit and a Land speeder one didn't look right either. I had a half Cyclone lying around from my 2nd Termy squad and that looked right (to me).

Both of them again armed with new weapons.

More to follow soon!

**Briancj**

I bet you did suffer from DGS, and you're just not telling us. It is okay, fellow Sentinel pilot. We're all friends, here. You can speak openly about your experiences.

--B.

**RandyMcStab**

I have never suffered from this however I understand it's much more common than many people realise. I these enlightened days, there is no stigma really, especially as it's so prevalant, particularily under stress, when you really have to perform, like anniversaries.....

I mean tournaments.........

**RandyMcStab**

Finished!

Still need names for them really, 3 musketeers? nah, don't want to linked to the new 'film'.

Close up showing regimental battle honour won in the first Tyrannic war.

Variant weapon.

Don't they make a nice pair, they're engaged but yet to set a date...

Weapon pool...bwhahahahaha

I've started painting the Commy but have stalled again, I got a new box of Cadians to finish off the company which is actually quite exciting..

Will hopefully get some more done soon...

**Rawson**

Great stuff here! I'd seen some of your work a while ago (only to page 2 or something) and it was fun to catch up! Great commisar sculpt, btw!

Keep up the great work!

Rawson

**Ultimate 40k**

Looks fantastic. Great work!

**Briancj**

Huey, Dewey, and Louie?

Mister Stompy and his pal The Steel Sentinel?

Jack and Ace of Spades?

**dsteingass**

Man I just caught up with this thread and all I can say is DAMN!

Your conversions are really top notch! you are very good at composition, everything looks right together! I am amazed at yours and others on Dakka's GS work, it befuddles me how you guys do that so well. I am also a fan of your color scheme, the grey with the blue bitz have that Prussian look to them, just enough to make it look perfect!

**RandyMcStab**

Thanks a lot for your kind words (and suggestions for Sentinal names! I was actually thinking of Larry, Curly and Moe but was worried that it might affect their battlefield performance!!).

dsteingass - I've seen your IG too actually and really like the Nam vibe through it all...I'm dead jealous of the Marauder Destroyer!

I hope to get this section of my forces finished for a Narrative event at the end of the month (kind of an anti-tournament ie not 2 Gray Knights players smashing the same list into each other..). Then I want to start on my small special forces unit...

**Rogue Wolves**

i LOVE the idea, execution, and paint on this army but most importantly I'd love to see how you did those star wars looking imperial hats

**RandyMcStab**

Thanks a lot, the StarWars hats were just sculpted green stuff, I don't think I quite got them as good as the in the source pic I posted direct from the film but it was good enough I reckon.

I've nearly finished my 6th Infantry squad which will complete my 3rd Platoon so I'll do some pics maybe tomorrow.

Here they are as raw recruits:

I've also made a start on my Commissar:

Base coat and basic black ink wash so far, I will force myself to do him next....

**Rogue Wolves**

he turned out good so far, the greenstuff was very clean

**RandyMcStab**

Thanks!

I finished that last Infantry squad so here are the pics of the complete Platoon!

Junior officer 'insert name here'.

Battle Honour on RTB01 power fist.

Medic and NCO.

Special weapons.

Squad 1.

Autocannon team.

Spent brass are just rolled GS. Added extra sandbags, only one pair is off the sprue.

Sarge, slight conversion, weapon swap for laspistol (from pointing hand).

Squad 2

More AC action, with added reference to a popular science fiction film...

Team are mid reload, I added shell visible here.

Gunner is preparing to cock mechanism and chamber 1st round...

Sarge...

Everybody!

Basically the same as Plat 1, 2x AC and 2 x GL, they are good guardy weapons. The commissar I'm working on will belong to this unit. The last squad I did (squad 1 paradoxically) took under 10 hours I think which is speed painted as far as I'm concerned. I would like to spend more time on them but cannot face painting 100 troopers any more time consumingly than I have. This army is about getting them done really rather than super standards and mega conversions. This Platoon completes my Infantry company and I hope to get a chance to photograph them all with nice lighting and terrain soon.

**Briancj**

Looking SHARP!

**RandyMcStab**

Thanks Buddy! I will get some time on Ol Commissar tomorrow and hope to get pics up soon!

**dakkagrot187**

im liking it well done

**dsteingass**

Man, that is MUCH MUCH better than any speed-painting standard I have ever seen on Cadians, so much character and personality on each fig! You just don't see that out of most Cadians. Very WELL done!

**RandyMcStab**

Thanks a lot dude.

Here are some pics on the ongoing Commissar project:

Grays neally complete.

Grays done with most of the black areas done too..

Give us a twirl..

Socket like hing under arm is for his cane which has snapped off multiple times, it's now blue tacked to the base and will be the last thing to be painted..

Been having a hard time geting the lighting right as some of the shading is subtle, pretty hard especially with no ambient sunlight...Need a light tent really, managed to get last three by bouncing my daylight lamp off a sheet of paper...anyhoo he's slowly geting there...

What do ya think Dakkanauts?

**dsteingass**

If he is a Commissar, then his belt/sash should be crimson red eh? That and the pointy hat is the badge of the office of the Commissariat right? Otherwise, the bolter strap just floors me, so natural hanging. Whenever i do straps, they always end up hanging the wrong way. Amazing values in shadows you got here wurking with the greay of the stormcoat! Great job!

**RandyMcStab**

dsteingass wrote:If he is a Commissar, then his belt/sash should be crimson red eh? That and the pointy hat is the badge of the office of the Commissariat right? Otherwise, the bolter strap just floors me, so natural hanging. Whenever i do straps, they always end up hanging the wrong way. Amazing values in shadows you got here wurking with the greay of the stormcoat! Great job!

Thanks a lot dude, it's less of a sash and more of a belt, it's a bit wide to cover his torso spacer that's making him slightly taller.

His colleague here, Commissar B'stard is modelling the same coat worn open for those hot summer days, I was aiming to copy his belt with skull, obviously, buckle..

The straps are always bastards, the only advice to get them looking right re: weighting etc is to mess about with blue tack in the planning stages to get the right angle.

Thanks again for your praise I plan to steal some of your aircraft weathering when I do my Valk...

**Rawson**

RandyMcStab wrote:

I love these guys! It's like a mini diorama!

**RandyMcStab**

Rawson wrote: I love these guys! It's like a mini diorama!

Thanks buddy that's exactly what I aim for! The big weapon teams bases are great for this. Hope to finish or nearly finish me Commissar tomorrow, we'll see how it goes..

**RandyMcStab**

More Commissar goodness..

Most of the metallics done..

First pass on the skin...

Nearly done...

**worldwarme**

I like how you slung the Comissar's Bolt Pistol. I've enjoyed looking at this thread, thanks.

**RandyMcStab**

Ah Fanks

**Rogue Wolves**

the last platoon looks awsome, i love the powerfist guy