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Haha and then they can have a cat fight these Tau?
Pretty sure there's also some necrons somewhere...
Edit: there is...
Plenty of cool and creative models here by the way

Thanks for the compliment Guardling! Haha, there's some crazy cool cat themed stuff out there apparently I especially like the Hello Kitty Tau

BTW I'm currently working on a Land speeder and it's shaping up nicely. After that, it's on to my second squad of Devastators. Will post pictures eventually!

Hello there! Long time no see! Sorry but I was kinda busy with other stuff, but since I have a few days off now, I figured I'd quickly hop on here and get some new stuff posted This time, I'd like to show you my second squad of Terminators which have been sitting on my shelf finished for quite a while. I hope you will enjoy. Let's get right to it! First of all, here's a shot of the whole squad together:



These guys are once again miniatures from the older range, and compared to the more recent kits, they have the aforementioned problems of being a little short in comparison, as well as being a little static in their poses. However, as I did with my previous squad of Terminators, I converted these with custom abdominal spacers which give them some much needed height as well as a little more poseability. Now let's take a look at the Terminators individually:



First off, there's the squad's sergeant. To make him a bit more distinct from the other Marines, and also different from the first squad's sergeant, I converted this guy to hold a chainaxe instead of a powersword. I think it works really well with the miniature, it's an eyecatcher and it makes him look a bit more visceral than the stock miniatures. I posed him so that he holds the axe raised high above his head, as if he was bolstering his squadmates' morale. To make the weapon look like it was special and plausibly comparable in strength to a power weapon, I decided to paint its teeth a different colour in order to give the impression that they are made from a different, tougher material.



Next up, we have a series of regular Terminators, armed with stormbolters and powerfists. They are pretty much standard, but they have had an abdominal spacer added and their arms were attached in varying, a bit more exciting poses to change things up a little.



The eye lenses were painted in a light blue, and a darker blue was painted around them to give a quick and simple glowing effect, which is however quite effective when viewed from regular tabletop distance. I also drilled out all the gun barrels of the weapons to add a bit more realism and detail to the models.



With the additional spacers and the more dynamic poses, these guys actually don’t look too out of place next to the newer Terminators, which is great because that way it’s cheaper to amass a large collection of them. However, I think I’m done with the ‘tactical’ Terminators for this army. I might have room for another squad of assault terms, though, but only after I’ve caught up on my huge painting backlog We’ll see.



Finally, here’s the last member of the squad, the one carrying the heavy flamer. I actually kind of like the old heavy flamers. With drilled out barrels, they do look pretty decent. Now that you have seen all the individual models, I have a one more group shot to show you. As usual, I have assembled a simple background with some terrain to create a scenic action shot of the squad:



And that wraps up today’s post! I hope you guys enjoyed checking out my stuff, and I’d really appreciate your comments and feedback! As always, stay tuned for more stripey goodness because there will be a lot more Tigers to look at in the future. Until next time!

Nice one Feisty! The extra spacers work well on the terminators, adding a little bit more dynamism. The “in the wild” shots at the end are really cool, I’d love to see the whole pack in the wild!

 gobert wrote:
The “in the wild” shots at the end are really cool, I’d love to see the whole pack in the wild!

That shot really does show off the squad wonderfully

Speaking of, great termies, the axe is a nice touch and I forgot you were adding spacers until you mentioned it

Nice work, yet again. The chain-axe is a great bit of character.

Thanks gobert,Boss Salvage and youwashock for all your kind words! Glad you're enjoying the Tigers so far

Gobert, I'll try getting them all into one shot next time, however space inside my lightbox is a bit limited when I also put terrain in
But your comment just gave me an idea: I could build a special terrain piece with less depth to make a better backdrop, kind of like a thin layer of jungle for taking pictures. I might also print out some jungle artwork to use as backdrop. I'll have to look into that! Thanks again gobert!

Sounds really cool feisty, can’t wait to see it!

Great unit of Terminators! Those spacers do a lot to make those Terminators look that little bit more modern.

Hello there! More Tiger pictures incoming!

First off, thanks to Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll and gobert for commenting! You are too kind!
Now today, I got some stuff for the female half of the chapter for you: a squad of Assault Marines (this time without jump packs) as well as their dedicated Rhino transport! Let’s start with the vehicle:



This is another older Rhino from the RT era. I really like this style with the rounded side hatches and seperate Bolters. Again, this vehicle came from a used lot and had lost almost all of its attachments and fiddly bits. I had to recast the headlights, add some custom hatches with newer boltguns and replace the broken exhaust pipes. I used the same methods as in the previous Rhino’s I converted to make this one match the others in my army. However, since this vehicle is a dedicated transport for the female Marines, it was painted in their black and white paint scheme instead of the orange.



To give the tank some visual interest and retro style, I decided to add a little antenna with flag to the rear of the vehicle, reminiscent of the flags seen on the classic RT Rhino’s in official GW stuff. However, I could tell beforehand that this bit would not last long if I simply glued it down. So to prevent myself from inadvertently breaking it at some point, I instead drilled a small hole and inserted a magnet into the tanks hull. I attached a matching magnet to the antenna’s base and this way, the antenna has now become a flexible, removable part which should withstand handling and transport much better. Also, I can simply remove it if I feel like it. I covered and painted the area with the magnet so the tank doesn’t look silly when I leave it off. Take a look:



Alright, so that’s the transport done! Now, let’s take a look at the corresponding squad of Marines:



The first five ladies of the squad, including the sergeant. Again, all of these came from one or more used lots, and most were left the way they had been initially assembled by the previous owner. Only on the few Marines with the weirdest poses did I go in and change the position of an arm or maybe a head, but other than that, I left most of them as-is.
I noticed a bit too late that the blue I used for the glowing effects was a bit too dark, so now the glow looks a bit off. I might have to go in and fix the eyes on some of the minis at a later stage, as this is really bothering me, especially in the pictures.



Back of the same five Marines, just to show off the backpacks.



Here's a closeup of the sergeant. On this mini, I really went to town with customisation, essentially rebuilding it from the ground up with a custom selection of parts and making sure to create a dynamic pose. I really like how she turned out, having her arm cocked back and charging at the enemy. I also added a melta bomb to her belt for some additional anti-armor capability.



I think the rear view also gives a better idea of the general pose. I’m amazed how all the random bits came together and created a cohesive miniature in the end, despite being jumbled together from a multitude of kits.



Here's the other half of the squad. Nothing too exciting here.



Another rear view, showing off the variety of backpacks in the squad.
Now, let’s take a look at the whole squad together:



And of course, here they are with their dedicated transport:



That’s it for this squad so far! Oh, but I do have one more random thing to show you: I also built a raised base extender/display base… thingy:



Well, actually, I built it years ago when I was but a wee lad, and only recently rediscovered it in one of my many hobby boxes. So, I decided to repurpose it for the Tigers by painting it a garish green and adding some jungle foliage. I might add some more bushes later on using moss. The base extender has a magnet in the center, so If I use for one of my fancier miniatures with a penny on the underside of their base, it will stick to it nicely and actually keep the mini on against gravity.



Here’s a comparison with a regular 25mm based miniature. It does add quite a bit of height, and in width it is somewhere around the 50mm mark I believe. Now this little thing wasn’t really a big or important addition to my army, but I figured I’d just drop it in here since I had some pictures.

By the way, I also recently finished a squad of Devastators and a group of 15 female Assault Scouts, but we will take a look at these at a later date! There’s some other stuff I wanna show off first, so stay tuned for that! Thanks for checking out my stuff! Feel free to leave a comment! Until next time!

Great work on the ladies and their ride!

Man, such an effective colour scheme, I had to go back and check the whole blog. Amazing stuff!

The white tiger stripes never cease to satisfy! They’re such a cool scheme, really well executed. If you’re not happy with the eyes I think a lighter smaller highlight might make the glow work still?

Really amazing army, great stripes, great nostalgia kick for The Jungle.

Thank you all for your very nice comments! So happy to hear you like the White Tiger paint scheme!

 gobert wrote:
If you’re not happy with the eyes I think a lighter smaller highlight might make the glow work still?

Thanks for your suggestion, I agree. I'll have to add a highlight to make the eye lenses clearly brighter than the surrounding glow, but I'm guessing that this alone won't completely fix the issue. I'll probably have to go in and repaint the glow a slightly lighter shade as well, at least on some minis. I'll see if and when I get around to it, but there's still so much other stuff waiting for a paintjob tbh



Have a pic to tide you over till the next update:


Raja Khandar Madu leading Assault Marines into battle

Great work Feisty! I love the starkness of the white tigers.

I often have plans to go back to minis, but rarely get around to it, especially when there’s a fresh mini to paint

Cool extra pic, I love the helmet on Madu! Which one is it from puppet wars? It looks like the bear one to me, but did you modify it?

Olthannon wrote:Great work Feisty! I love the starkness of the white tigers.

Thank you very much for your nice comment!

gobert wrote:I often have plans to go back to minis, but rarely get around to it, especially when there’s a fresh mini to paint

Cool extra pic, I love the helmet on Madu! Which one is it from puppet wars? It looks like the bear one to me, but did you modify it?

Haha, yeah, exactly. Lots more stuff planned which I'd rather finish than redo older minis. I find myself sticking more and more to Mr. Kilgore's mantra of "finished, not perfect" these days
Also, props for recognising the head! You are absolutely correct, it is one of Puppetswar's "bear helmets". I did not modify it, but maybe the paintjob makes it seem that way? Anyway, thanks again for your comment!

That white tiger scheme is just so good. Also, so rare to see non-jump Assault Marines, so that's also very fresh!

 Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:
That white tiger scheme is just so good. Also, so rare to see non-jump Assault Marines, so that's also very fresh!

Thanks for the compliment! Yeah, I also thought having some Assault Marines on the ground would be a nice change for once. I really loved Ben Counter’s depiction of these kinds of troops in his Soul Drinkers novel series. Here, the non-jump-pack Marines were used in assaults inside space forts and other confined locations, which made sense. Since reading those books as a teen, I always wanted to own such a squad. Looking at the mass of troops I have for my Fighting Tigers, I decided I could spare at least one squad for this purpose
Speaking of Soul Drinkers, I also have some non-jump assault Marines planned for my own, custom Soul Drinkers force. Check out the beginning of this army if you are interested





Today, I want to share some pics of another dreadnought with you. Meet “Shrendi Vashtar”:



Shrendi Vashtar is the second of two Captains (Rajas) who assumed command after the chapter’s founder, Maharaja Shiva Nagordarika, was killed and became a dreadnought. Shrendi Vashtar took over the Mahaduyanan half of the chapter while Surya Ashoka ruled the Ghuyarashtran half. Together, these two captains would take on the daunting task of rebuilding the chapter after it had almost been wiped out in the attack by “Warband Bloodcomet”, the same chaos raid which cost their chapter founder’s life.




The reign of these two captains saw the introduction of sweeping changes to the chapter’s recruitment methods, some of which (like the forbidden practice of cloning and the alteration of the gene-seed to enable the creation of female Marines) would be viewed as unforgivably heretical by the rest of the Imperium and inevitably unleash the full wrath of the Inquisition upon them. Hence, these methods are kept a well-guarded secret, unknown to all but the highest-ranking members of the chapter and a handful of friends and loyal outsiders.



Shrendi Vashtar is armed with a Multimelta and a dreadnought CCW. Note that I moved the arm-mounted stormbolter to the torso. Once again, I’m not a fan of the idea of putting small arms on what essentially amounts to a weaponised wrecking ball, so I decided the stormbolter would probably make more sense in a cowling beside the sarcophagus instead.
I painted the dread in the traditional White Tiger scheme. Also, I forgot which name I was supposed to put on it, so please ignore the incorrect inscriptions on the scrolls of the sarcophagus and leg. I will have to go back and correct those mistakes at some point



Here’s the two captains together, just as a reminder:



Finally, I have a scenic shot of Shrendi Vashtar in some jungle terrain for you here:



… aaaaand that wraps it up for today! I’m very happy I was able to share this stuff with you today and I hope you enjoyed the update! Feel free to leave comments and criticism below, I always love reading your opinions! Alright then, see you soon! Until next time!

She's a brick...house!

Love it. Great idea with the storm bolter.

 youwashock wrote:
She's a brick...house!

Love it. Great idea with the storm bolter.

Thanks youwashock! Haha yeah she's pretty hefty

You know I love your stuff, mate. Great seeing older school models getting pumped out like this - that stormbolter idea is excellent. Love the alternating colour schemes too!

I was watching an arbitorIan vid on YouTube yesterday and there was some fighting tigers art which made me think of this plog. So I was pleased to see it pop up with a new update, and what an update! Shrendi looks fantastic. The white stripes scale up well for Dreadnoughts and the scenic shots to finish are always winning!

Ragsta wrote:You know I love your stuff, mate. Great seeing older school models getting pumped out like this - that stormbolter idea is excellent. Love the alternating colour schemes too!

Aww thanks mate! Yeah, I'm trying to build this army on a budget (sorta) so using old school models adds some retro flair while keeping the cost down Thanks for your kind reply!

gobert wrote:I was watching an arbitorIan vid on YouTube yesterday and there was some fighting tigers art which made me think of this plog. So I was pleased to see it pop up with a new update, and what an update! Shrendi looks fantastic. The white stripes scale up well for Dreadnoughts and the scenic shots to finish are always winning!

Oh man, thanks for mentioning that! I checked it out and I was thrilled to see that he included one of my favourite fan arts in his video. I wasn't even aware that ArbitorIan does YT videos as well, that's so cool! Gotta check out more of his stuff now, thanks for bringing it up! Glad you like Shrendi and the action shots! Thank you very much for your nice comment!






Tiger scout taking aim at his prey

Great pic of terrain there, no mini to share today?

Joking of course but it did take me a while to spot them on my tiny phone screen

 Guardling wrote:
Great pic of terrain there, no mini to share today?

Haha, totally got me there Guardling! Seems like the camouflage is working as intended Thanks for your comment!

Spot on camo, certainly hides him well! Guardling stole my joke though

Enjoy arbitorIan’s videos, they’re really informative and he has a good presentation style. His Necromunda and Horus Heresy vids are my favourites

 gobert wrote:
Spot on camo, certainly hides him well! Guardling stole my joke though

Enjoy arbitorIan’s videos, they’re really informative and he has a good presentation style. His Necromunda and Horus Heresy vids are my favourites

Thanks again, and I will! The Necromunda vids sound especially interesting!

Hello friends! Time for an update! You may remember the mini of Chapter Master (Maharaja) Shiva Nagordarika I shared with you a while ago. Today, it is finally time to show you the finished, fully painted miniature:

As the founder of the Space Marine chapter called the “Fighting Tigers of Veda”, Maharaja Shiva Nagordarika wore highly ornate armor which featured an almost exclusively orange paintjob corresponding to his high rank. Therefore, there is almost no black in the paint scheme to clearly distinguish him from the rest of the troops in my collection.



As you can probably tell, the mini for Shiva is based on a Primaris Space Marine body to let him stand out from the rank-and-file with its size and bulk. Canonically, Shiva was the founder of the Fighting Tigers of Veda back in M38, and he was an outstanding individual even by Astartes standards. Due to mutations in his gene-seed, Shiva was of superior size and strength compared to other Space Marines. Furthermore, his mutations caused an unusual, blue skin tone as well as a vestigial third eye on his forehead. While his third eye was incapable of normal vision, it was said to enable Shiva of prescience and receiving visions directly from the sleeping Brahman. The eye was blind, bloodshot, and had an intensely red colour, making it appear to the uninformed like a polished gem set into his forehead, a fact that only served to heighten the mystery around the Tiger’s leader.



Shiva’s highly ornate suit of armor proudly displayed the chapter’s heraldic colours and iconic Tiger stripes all over it’s surface. Shiva’s preferred weapon loadout was a selection of rare, extremely powerful relics (even at the time of his reign around M38), equally ornate and decorated with beautiful bronze inlays created by the most skilled of the chapter’s artificers. On his right hand, Shiva wore a gauntlet with a set of artificer lightning claws, capable of rending flesh and armor without effort. On his left arm, he carried a unique, special weapon known and revered by the chapter as the “Searing Claw”. The Searing Claw is a powerful relic plasma weapon, said to be gifted to the Fighting Tigers by the Brahman himself and mounted to the left vambrace of Shiva’s suit of power armor.



In its regular configuration, the Searing Claw is capable of delivering devastating blasts of superheated plasma energy at range, melting through armor and vaporising flesh with ease. The weapon can also be overcharged, further increasing its destructive capabilities and allowing it to effectively attack and destroy large targets like vehicles with ranged fire. In the most dire circumstances, the Searing Claw can even be used as a devastating close-combat weapon. Upon the user’s input, the main muzzle of the weapon is sealed shut, and the energy created by overcharging the internal fusion core is redirected into four distinct, curved and elongated containment fields located along the weapon’s main heat vents. This creates a set of superheated, glowing plasma claws emanating from the user’s wrist, capable of being used to terrifying effect in close combat. This secret function of the Searing Claw has rarely been witnessed on the battlefield, only used as a last resort when faced with overwhelming odds because it quickly overheats the weapon as it unleashes its destructive potential on its enemies. The claw’s destructive capabilities are unmatched by any other contemporary portable weapon of similar size, and have been known to turn the tide of battle when all hope was lost. Unfortunately, the complex and arcane mechanisms allowing this weapon to function have been lost to time, making the Searing Claw a highly sought-after artefact in the rest of the Imperium.



Shiva’s armor also featured an ornate backpack with four decorative, humanoid arms protruding from the top section of the unit which allude to the paintings of the many-limbed, ancient vedic gods. Each arm was equipped with a characteristic vedic weapon which is said to have been wielded by the gods in their battle against the evil forces of Chaos thousands of years ago.



The backpack’s reactor core, highly decorated and covered in bronze inlays, produced enough power to supply Shiva’s suit and all the sophisticated and power-hungry weapon systems at his disposal.



After Maharaja Shiva Nagordarika was slain in battle by a Bloodthirster during the attack of Warband Bloodcomet on the Tiger’s homeworld, he was interred in the sarcophagus of a venerable Dreadnought. Since that day several millennia ago, Shiva’s suit of artificer power armor has been stored deep within the catacombs of the Tiger’s fortress-temple on Veda, its hull maintained by none but the best craftsmen and its vengeful machine-spirit appeased with blessed oils and incense. There, in the thick, heavy air of the fortress’ lowest levels, the suit stands motionlessly, impassively awaiting the time of its master’s return, or maybe even the advent of a new great hero worthy of taking it into battle once again.


Maharaja Shiva Nagordarika during the battle of Veda

Alright, that’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed the pictures and fluff! I would love to read your comments and feedback on today’s post. Seeing as the main “Jungle” site is currently down for maintenance after some kind of cyber-attack (oh no!), I can only hope that the fluff I came up with is canonically acceptable and that you guys still like it despite me being unable to check with the “official” lore on the original site. Please leave your comments below and let me know what you think Until next time!