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Outpost clover is the definition of rough living.. security is men with rifles on guard 24/7..

Commissar walking the perimeter..

Snipers in the tower so I went up to see how my boys are doing.. Harker gave me a fun fact on our way up.. He said, " These boys are the best the Imperium has to offer as far as snipers go.. out of all of our fights..my sniper are responsible for 71% of our kills.. Most of the, time the enemy is dead before I can even see them..."

More snipers moving out to secure an over watch position on a hill.. I was very impressed with the stealth Sergeant Harkers men displayed..

We then started out on a patrol to a shrine where vendetta gunships spotted eldar forces the day prior.. The patrol was quiet, The squads returned to clover safely and are ready to be brought back to battle group HQ for some down time.. Here are some pics of the patrol..

Tanith Ghost stalk through the woods along side the devils..

Guardsmen secure the road leadin to the shrine..

Shrine secured no enemy activity..

This concludes you transfer of authority brief..I hope we were helpful, And you have a good view of this sector..I wish you luck, It is time for the "Lucky 13th" to move onto to rougher and tougher times. God speed and may the emperor be with you..



ALLRIGHT EVERYONE, E HERE!

What you just saw was me trying to display my models and terrain in a creative way.. One thing I just learned to do pretty good as you may have seen from the picture is poster and decals on the terrain..I hope you enjoy the pictures..feel free to commend and criticize..Any questions or comments..spit it out..

Hope you enjoy the missions and the pics..E OUT!

Imperious Dominatous.....

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Great pics troopers!

You guys have done some great stuff, and its awesome to see fellow soldiers with a passion for the hobby, I really like your forest terrain pieces, high speed stuff there.

I just recently retired as of xmas, and have been trying to get motivated to continue painting, so I will use your example to get my rear in gear.

from a 13F 3/509th B co. (ret)..Charlie mike soldier!

Thanks soo`vah`cha..Congrats on retirement I hope to be there one day too..Now that you are retired you can, paint, glue create and modify your warriors freely.. If you want to know or need any ideas give me a shout..And this is your forum as much as it is mine feel free to post pics.. welcome..HOOAH!

yup more time less money , but will do, I will try to do some stuff in the style you have already established, will need to get to work on my terrain, it took a beating during the move off post.

Don't be in to big of a rush to get retired, I was medically retired. (got blown up a few to many times) and now its dealing with the VA.

But any rate this hobby has been a godsend, and I got about 6-8 of my troopers into it as well.

again great stuff!

Thanks man..Well hope to see some picture soon



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Everybody, post some pics!

These photos were inspired by the imperial armour books.. I liked how they displayed the models so now I have some goods pics to show off..does anyone , anyone know where to get Valkyrie glass ? Every website I go to is sold out?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Imperial-Guard-Valkyrie-CLEAR-CANOPY-X2-bits-Warhammer-40K-Games-Workshop-/350753700250?pt=Games_US&hash=item51aa8cb99a

found this, hope that's what your looking for.

 Hairballs58 wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Imperial-Guard-Valkyrie-CLEAR-CANOPY-X2-bits-Warhammer-40K-Games-Workshop-/350753700250?pt=Games_US&hash=item51aa8cb99a

found this, hope that's what your looking for.

Thank you .it did.. now i can finish my vulture! and welcome to the thread..

Hey everyone,

One of my guys got back in town today ..hope to get a game on soon..maybe battle rep it.. I have been catching up on my terrain, and right now I am working on a experimental building technique. it was originally a scrap cardboard block about and inch thick. I glued some cellfoam down broken and spread out then I painted checkered tiles.. but then I came up with an idea..

I recently just but a photo printer..i thought why not download some pics, and use them as my own paper graphics! I downloaded a pic of an old decayed floor and used it between my broken tiles..The realism it gives off is awsome and saved me a ton of painting time..check it out.

On the outside I used ,downloaded pics of old decayed stucco, and old brick wall..

On the inside I used a red old decayed stucco, and or the small wall a pic titled old wall.. the outer walls are mad of thick cellfoam and the interior walls are a thinner cellfoam. I used an alternating mix of super glue and elmers glue...super glue as a tac, and elmers for the final hold.. The red stucco looks amazing..

Here is an overview pic..


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Next I download images of old windows until I found some I Like. I printed them to the desired size..Them I elmers glued them to thin cellfoam and cut them out with a razor, traced my windows on the wall and cut the window hole and fitted them in.. they still need a shave and window frames to cover the gaps..but man I am more than happy with how it is turning..

Outside

Inside...


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This is an awsome technique to make great looking buildings..Give it a shot an see what you come up with..If any of you try this,show me the results..Thats all for now ..E out!

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Brilliant idea, I will have to try this out on my printer, what size/scale were they in, and or site that you downloaded the pics for the "wallpapers", I am very impressed at the results.

Hey soo`vah`,cha..Scale really depends on your building and the scale of the pic you downloaded..I have been using 4x6,wallet size, and transfer sheet settings..


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The key is you dont want to stretch the picture beyond its resolution

I found the pics on google search whatever material you want it to look like and click images

Check it out. I realized today after cleaning up my sprue that I had laying around that I have a buttload of unused bits. So I have an offer for bits for guys that are currently deployed.

I have bits for Codex: Space Marines, and Blood Angels(Sanguinary Guard, Death Company bits). Bits are free to any guy that can provide me an APO address that is in Afghanistan, or Kuwait. This offer stands until May 1st. PM me with what you need/want, and your APO address, and I'll see if I can scrounge up any pieces you might want. Only caveat is that you not request bits for completing models(like asking for legs, a chest, head, arms, shoulder pads, and backpacks). That will be a PITA to get to you, as I will be using a small envelope. Hopefully I can get the bits you need in the envelope using "free mail". If you are at FOB Apache or KAF I will hand deliver the bits to you. Its a shot in the dark that you're in RC south, but hey you never know. Unfortunately for non-deployed guys you'll have to buy your own bits, or wait until I get home and can fix my Paypal where I'll get it to you for super cheap. If any of your soldiers are deployed, please pass this on to them.


E, great looking stuff man. I have 5 assault marines to build and then I'm half complete with my 2nd Company. I ordered the second half, which should arrive at my house sometime next week. End state is about 10K worth of Ultramarines, but we'll see how much heart I have to paint blue for months on end.

What's up fire head, that's really cool of you to send out your bits like that.. I'm sure players appreciate it. Thanks man I have been trying my ass off to finish as much as I can before I go back to work tomorrow .. Block leave is over.. 10k in space marines? That's crazy.. Well brother show some more pics of your army..

Boom! Got motivated to throw some decals on after getting my case. Here they are. Still a bit of work to do, but the rest will have to wait until I make it stateside.

This is awesome! If any of you guys ever end up in 6th RTB let me know. There are only two of us here who play.

Fire head the space marines look great.. Good decal work! Every time I try to use the decals I jack it up somehow..lol I have a game against blood angels tomorrow.. Ill try to post a battle report.. Djdakka welcome to the thread .. Post freely! Where is 6th rtb stationed?