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He's the spearman... he belongs in the second rank behind the cannon-fodder.

Mein gott, that shield is amazing! Ramos really hit it out of the park on that bad boy, Will he be making his stomp attacks by bashing the squads with the shield?

Two days left and both Thing 1 and I are getting excited about Adepticon. I'm excited rather than panicking because it looks like the EC figures that I'd slated for painting (two bikes, one of which is an HQ) will be completed tonight, which gives me a free evening for list building and packing (some of which is already done).

You can do it bud. Sure you will manage.

Best of luck at Adepticon, you boys have a great time.

Thanks Cam, that's very kind of you. I'm sure we'll have a great time. There are a bunch of us... many who've met through Dakka... that can all hang out together which guarantees us a good time. I'm just sorry that so many of my friends are on other continents and unable to join us. You guys would love it. In spite of my earlier complaining about the registration... the guys who run this do an amazing job. It's a beautiful, spacious venue and any game you can play on a tabletop happens there. Best of all, with a mob of guys to goof around with... you just can't go wrong.

Depending on how many armies I decide to bring... I may try to get enough paint on the Deredeo to consider it done enough to field. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Going to make it....

Finished up the two bikes. Here's the Praetor. Keep in mind "finished" is a relative term. Done enough to field without embarassment anyway.




Here's the army, managed to get it to 1500 points by sneaking in the Deredeo (which I'll finish painting tonight) and the Venetor I painted up for my Mantis Warriors. It has purple on it. I'm calling it a remnant of an old campaign where the green was added to honor an ally... perhaps something they did pre-heresy with their brothers in the Salamanders.

Nice! That's a fine force that you should be proud to put on the table.

Thanks Paradigm!



On a side note... if anyone has any ides as to exactly *where* the gold should go on the Deredeo... I'm open to suggestion. Kind of puzzled about it myself. The helmet, yes... but after that it's kind of up in the air. Keep in mind I probably only have an hour or so to finish it.... so no time for hand-painted detail really.

Perhaps gold bands down the middle of the kneepads, with a III Legion transfer inside? Or the same down the centre of the 'torso'?

That's a nice looking force there!

 Paradigm wrote:
Perhaps gold bands down the middle of the kneepads, with a III Legion transfer inside? Or the same down the centre of the 'torso'?

He's old... give him gold cufflinks and a pocket watch.

Thats a good looking force bud.

Think I would go with Para's idea, sounds reasonable to me. I like the bikes minimal bling as well so keep that in mind.

Try a gold rim around the front of the missile pods?

good suggestions guys, thanks. Please keep them coming.

Unfortunately the only Third Legion heraldry (transfers) I have are gold in color... so gold on a gold stripe wouldn't work (though I could do either, just not both together). I have thought hard and long about gold edging on the missile pods... that's certainly doable, and something that may lead nicely into the ultimate decorative motif I'd like for this vehicle.

Sparkly underpants. Or, failing that, trims and rims. I think especially the gorget would look good in gold.

There's a gorget?


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Yeah, OK, I see it. I could that and do the area behind that frames the head... that might not look too bad.

Exactly! Perfection.

Just finished the Deredeo. Granted, not really finished but good enough to field. Thanks for your suggestions on the gold guys... I didn't end up following them but it wasn't because they weren't good suggestions... I just decided they might negatively effect what I ultimately want to do with this model from a decorative standpoint. It's the same reason you don't see any transfers or insignia on the model. I do appreciate the help though, thank you.

Gits! Great work brother! I have enough DA for a heresy match at 1500 if you'd like to give it whirl brother! Looking forward to see you guys tomorrow

Lovely work on the whole gang, should look great on the tabletop!

 Master Azalle wrote:
Gits! Great work brother! I have enough DA for a heresy match at 1500 if you'd like to give it whirl brother! Looking forward to see you guys tomorrow

You're on! See you tomorrow!

Thanks CL!

Looks snazzy. Have a great time at Adepticon, you lucky dogs!

Deredeo is looking great so far.

Love the group shot of the army, looking really cool.

EDC

Looks great! IF/When you decide to get fancy with it, White and Gold looks very IIIrd legion and also pre Fulgrim for the dread. (Although some might suggest its blue and black! :p )

Looks awesome!

I was thinking gold on the helmet, but I think the gold looks better where it is now!

Gold placement works well.

You could pick out the rivets in gold too, to add a little more bling if you feel it needs it. Maybe that's just the riveteer in me talking.

Hey gang, having a great time at Adepticon. Tons of friends here. Too much to do. More later.

Have fun gitsy

Thanks Tom.


Home safe-and-sound. I had a wonderful time though I didn't play anywhere near enough 30/40k.

Highlights:

- Met and played Master Azalle... awesome guy! Hope for many more such meetings in the future. (not a cheater)
- Got to have a front seat to RiTides latest venture... "Modbitz"... I'm not exaggerating... they are the real deal. Not just a hobby deal... the real deal.
- Getting my butt kicked by CleansingFire's Sisters after I'd nearly wiped him out... I'm still not sure how that happened. (he must have cheated)
- "Going Geek" with my son all weekend.
- Seeing all my friends from across the country at our once a year (at best) get-together.
- Playing X-wing until 2 AM for the first time and doing really well with a base-level tie fighter. (which apparently is unusual?)
- Solar_lion's "Knight Fight" which was one of the most entertaining gaming things I've done in a very long time. My oft-maligned Cerastus Knight Lancer was a god...
- Actually having my EC perform well.
- Bought some awesome stuff that didn't require breaking the bank.
- Did I mention I just love hanging out with my friends?
- Getting to see both whalemusic360's and Solar_lion's titans in-person. :0
- Getting to play side-by-side with Ramos... then getting our collective butts kicked by my son's necrons. (cheater)
- Getting to play Yorkright in a 2v2 match... and getting my butt kicked by a bunch of orks. (also a cheater)
- Getting to meet and chat with the Miniwargaming guys.
- Getting a selfie with YouTube legend Wargamer Shawn. (known on Dakka as Eiluj the Farseer... a well known cheater)
- Sleeping in on Sunday morning!
- Taking pictures with my phone and then randomly PMing them to Nerdfest09. LOL!

There were lots of others... but that's what comes immediately to mind.

That sounds like a lot of fun!

How are the miniwargaming guys in person? I might be planning a trip over there this summer, so I can use all the info I can get!

Also- any hints at what you picked up at adepticon?