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Viktor von Domm wrote:i would rather check the greatcloak troopers here:




much more cheaper and easier to come by... and you get them in the dozens... and the heads will be a nice addition you want to use... in fact i own these models too and thought this whole project for my next modeling affair too^^ wanted to do that for years too... tho i will be using the whole men at arms set with just some 40k weaponry^^

special forces for my army and all^^

Yeah, I had seen those and considered it. But I'll still need different heads and arms, or at least guns for them. From what I've seen, they're actually bigger than regular IG. Somewhere between IG and SM. But I see your point, much cheaper. Maybe I'll just buy one BB commander coat for a commander haha

there is a bit seller on ebay usa that is quite good for that buy...:

http://stores.ebay.de/Hoard-O-Bits/Wargames-Factory-Bits-/_i.html?_fsub=2734507015&_sid=328531845&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

i baught quite some bits from him...he is a decent seller not too expensive and shipping will be considered easy peasy for you ... he also might have the parts of the WHFB men at arms set...dunno for certain but might be a lucky all in all deal possible^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:there is a bit seller on ebay usa that is quite good for that buy...:

http://stores.ebay.de/Hoard-O-Bits/Wargames-Factory-Bits-/_i.html?_fsub=2734507015&_sid=328531845&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

i baught quite some bits from him...he is a decent seller not too expensive and shipping will be considered easy peasy for you ... he also might have the parts of the WHFB men at arms set...dunno for certain but might be a lucky all in all deal possible^^

Yeah, I've used Hoard O Bits lots of times. I looked last night and he didn't have the heads I needed. The problem is I pick up stuff I like, but dont need and end up spending 30$ hahaha

yep...i know of that threat each time i log in on dakka...or ebay... or the numerous bitzsites that are around... addiction is such a small word...^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:yep...i know of that threat each time i log in on dakka...or ebay... or the numerous bitzsites that are around... addiction is such a small word...^^

Yep!

lol

I got my tau and necrons today! They're definately gonna look badass on my table haha

pics mate! pics or it din´t happen^^ you know the drill you gotta share your suply drop^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:pics mate! pics or it din´t happen^^ you know the drill you gotta share your suply drop^^

This is your thing isn't it! You love the pics!

yeah... i am the voyeur kind of guy^^

Hahaha tomorrow! Hopefully!

Its so much stufffffff! hahahaha, I think the Necron warriors was the most overwhelming. They just dont stop coming hahaha

well i am following a necron paining blog of a frined of myne...(shasolenzabi) and i must say...these little steely fellas have grown on me...

Viktor von Domm wrote:well i am following a necron paining blog of a frined of myne...(shasolenzabi) and i must say...these little steely fellas have grown on me...

Yeah, they do have a certain feel. My biggest problem with them is the same as most armies, in the aspect its a cookie cutter feel. They're difficult to give personality.

Inspire yourself with real world events. My Chaos Nurgle Renegades are based off of illegal drug traffikers

Capitansolstice wrote:Inspire yourself with real world events. My Chaos Nurgle Renegades are based off of illegal drug traffikers

See, thats my problem for necrons. I'm not quite sure how to go about that. Its been easy for my Chaos, and Marines, and maybe for my Tau. But with Necrons I'm at a standstill. Especially since I dont like OSL like everyone is doing now haha

However, I was considering making them like vikings, with all the runes and beards and stuff. Seriously like a 40k Tomb kings army haha

i think necrons have a great portential for a comical aproach... there are steampunky crons out there... or you could take the spirit of the christmas season up out on the crons and make them look like cookycrons... like giant gingerbread men... heck that is something i wanted to do for a long time... i guess this whole egyptian theme is a bit downtrodden so it is fair to lighten this army up a bit... heck you could give them all firecrackers in their arms and little paper hats...their serious faces scream practically for some humor... like a pantomime...

Steampunky crons.....

actually they´re on my todo list...^^

Hmmmmm, steampunk crons...I could do that...Simple enough approach!

yep... first step would be to generraly aply a bit of brass to each model... if you feel fancy you could add a boiler to each mini...and a stack...then you´d be set... could be rather easy... if yoiu can get hold of small barrels...wooden for preferrence... something from the trainsets...then it could be done quite nice...^^

and then add copper and verdigirs(that green stuff copper gets when its old)

Viktor von Domm wrote:yep... first step would be to generraly aply a bit of brass to each model... if you feel fancy you could add a boiler to each mini...and a stack...then you´d be set... could be rather easy... if yoiu can get hold of small barrels...wooden for preferrence... something from the trainsets...then it could be done quite nice...^^

Capitansolstice wrote:and then add copper and verdigirs(that green stuff copper gets when its old)

Good ideas, mates! I'm going to look around for some stuff to use. But first! Pictures = Proof!






Thats a Necron Lord with Res Orb, both C'tan's, 1 heavy Destroyer, 3 Destroyers, and a tonnnnn of warriors.

Now for Tau!







The black and grey/blue Devilfish is the start of a new color scheme. I didn't paint anything else, so dont blame me for a shiny gloss painted army hahaha

And a Mcfarlane Aries!


And now it happened hahaha

i can see that you have a crapload of painting before you^^ congratz mate!

the crons are a colorful bunch... will you strip them or paint above the already painted minis?
i would suggest getting a big bottle of simple green... ohterwise you would loos so much detail...

as for the new tau scheme.. yeah i can see this could be a good one...

Viktor von Domm wrote:i can see that you have a crapload of painting before you^^ congratz mate!

the crons are a colorful bunch... will you strip them or paint above the already painted minis?
i would suggest getting a big bottle of simple green... ohterwise you would loos so much detail...

as for the new tau scheme.. yeah i can see this could be a good one...

Hahaha understatement! And thanks!

Yeah, I'm not sure yet. I think I'll leave the destroyers and the Lord, and maybe a few of the warriors, but most of them are in random schemes, so I'll probably soak them in Simple green. Will Simple green damage my plastics? and how do I use it specifically?

And for the Tau, I DEFINATELY need to soak them. Whoever sold it to the guy from BT in the first place was a total jerk and used either testors or something. UGH. They're trying to kill meeeeeeee hahaha

from what i heard...and it is only hearsay...simply soak the minis... depending on what kind of simple green you can get a hold of...you could dilute it with a bit of water...the plastic wont be affwected by the stuff... even after weeks... i use a german PVC cleaner and have some khorne marines soaking in my stuff for months now... and it looks good for now... guess one day i really should go and rinse them off...

the crons look to me as if someone did a false attempt to create differently colored platoons...hmmm...but i just zoomed in on them and they are all horribly done... better make a clean new start... and after all... painting crons is possible to do very quick and easy... a drybrushed army if you so want to...

Viktor von Domm wrote:from what i heard...and it is only hearsay...simply soak the minis... depending on what kind of simple green you can get a hold of...you could dilute it with a bit of water...the plastic wont be affwected by the stuff... even after weeks... i use a german PVC cleaner and have some khorne marines soaking in my stuff for months now... and it looks good for now... guess one day i really should go and rinse them off...

the crons look to me as if someone did a false attempt to create differently colored platoons...hmmm...but i just zoomed in on them and they are all horribly done... better make a clean new start... and after all... painting crons is possible to do very quick and easy... a drybrushed army if you so want to...

Okay, cool. That should be no biggie.

Yes, I agree. Poorly, poorly done. But hey, if I can get that many Crons for that cheap, its worth the work.

that is the spirit^^

simple green= emperor juice

Capitansolstice wrote:simple green= emperor juice

Hahahaha xD

Stripping paint from plastic models is the MOST aggravating thing I've ever done. And stripping Necrons, SUCKS. They're already thing and fragile, but when you apply pressure to get the paint off, more than half the time they snap in half.

However, a small goodness, is that some of the worst paintjobs on the Crons, after being brushed off, revealed a wonderful copper color. Which saves me a bit of time painting them in copper! Woo! hahaha

I think the Tau are what REALLLLYYY tested my patience. Some of them brushed off quick, others took a little loving, but the worst ones were the ones I'd scrape off the paint, and lo and behold, another coat of another color was on there. Sigh...

But hey, most of them are cleaned up enough where I can begin working on them now haha