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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
They both look basically the same bodystructure...or am I in the wrong here?

Oh the legs are different, the men have some added plates on their thigh armor, the ladies have a more curved and smoother armor on their legs, the backsides are different as well, but here are the torsos with nothing added to see the differences, Male on the Left, Female to the Right.
Note the straigher sides of the male and the plate chest/stomach area? also the female torsos section has a pinch in look of a female waist/hip I have made the arms mix work, as well as head mixes
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I also see the undersuit of a stretchy ballistic material similar to that seen in Starship Troopers: Invasion As depicted w/o the full armor over it



And then armor over the ballistic glove suit



So the Dreamforge ladies and gents have a similar armor set up and vibe

haven´t seen that before, but now side by side i see the difference...

second pc is not working...and tooo long ago when i saw that movie^^

Fixed it with new image, shows the glove as well as the hard armor


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Oh yeah, another give away for the females is the shoulder pads, they are smaller and simpler in construction


Feldwebel Koepplers' squad
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Feldwebel Bluchers' squad
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oh... now that i see the fixed pics....i think i never saw that movie...
but i see now what you mean...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
oh... now that i see the fixed pics....i think i never saw that movie...
but i see now what you mean...

Yes, the Ballistic underglove has the added armor pads, and allows the armor to attach, while it may stop many calibres of bullets, the Bugs, like the Tyranids in 40k use claws that are razor sharp at low velocity, so the suits can't stop such blade attacks, only high velocity attacks. Then they have the armored plates/helmets/greaves, etc. The big differences are the thighs and shoulder guards on the females as I am sure some women are built who could fit the male breast/back plates

Now i did manage to go primer the Panzerjeagers, first in black is Koeppler's squad, some of the male soldiers wear the Panzerjeager mask/helm other wear the stormtrooper variant.
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Then I have Blucher's squad.
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black ops...eh?...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
black ops...eh?...

Oh they will get their camo, last team is 2 men and 4 women, all using male torso and shoulder armor. I get the Storm Trooper codex tomorrow via Fed Ex, that will help field Eisenkern like they are a stormy army for 40k wise play


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Full 6 person team
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that kneeling damsel... what is she wielding...? looks like a luger?

Have my Close combat and Heavy support Valkir in order, looking forward to seeing them painted

Viktor von Domm wrote:that kneeling damsel... what is she wielding...? looks like a luger?

Iused the parts from the command sprue I have left over, it has the long barrel of a luger, but looking closely at the tiny thing, it seems a hybrid Luger-Walther, so L&W-39 I shall call it.

Jehan-reznor wrote:Have my Close combat and Heavy support Valkir in order, looking forward to seeing them painted

Very nice, now all you need is tactical Valkir!

L&W...sounds almost like S&W...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
L&W...sounds almost like S&W...

True, but the "Luger Und Walther" does not sound same as "Smith and Wesson"


I added color to the 6 person unit. Feldwebel Vogel and her bunch.
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Started coloring the 10 person squads
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And Koeppler's team
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i always marvel at the great coverage of your colours... and that on black primer...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i always marvel at the great coverage of your colours... and that on black primer...

I still have yet to go back over the other 2 squads, I see spots the black is bleeding through, but is okay, I got good quality paints from Reaper.

My Skitarii and Stormies arrived with the stormtrooper book. Just is good for a 40k player who wants to know how the Eisenkern would be worked, I figure as a stormy army, the SAW is merely the volley gun. the anti-tank weapons are plasma based, or could be a melta weapon.

But I can make a squad of troops made from all 5 members of the Alliance, as well as a 10 man ship-guards unit for the Trade Worlds Cartel in my recent background fluff in the fluff section of Dakka

Well, like I said, I got a drop on my porch, the stormy book and a box of these guys to act as "The Alliance" operatives.
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Big booklet of construction
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I am going to have a ton of heads and other bits left from this 2 sprue kit!
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stands for just the 5 men
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"I am the leader!" says the squad's sgt. (He wanted to be a Spehs Muhreen)
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To further worsen his feelings of inadequacy, this Eisenkern woman, on a shorter height base is taller than him, her eyes are just where the top of his helmet would be(not the spike, but the main helmet)
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Not too much difference other than a 1mm gain for the ladies.
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lol... poor sod...

congratz... can´t get me the set currently... i burned my non existing budget on raw plasticcard... go something big planned...

so you will have to have double fun with these storm troopers then... for both of us

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
lol... poor sod...

congratz... can´t get me the set currently... i burned my non existing budget on raw plasticcard... go something big planned...

so you will have to have double fun with these storm troopers then... for both of us

But he does have a thick build, to carry all his gear with!

I also have the ship guards set with Skitarii, they will be in shades very different than the red of the Cog-Boys.
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The 10 bases
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Another fat book
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And three sprues which will leave me with plenty of bits
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We all often give GW a bit of grief, but appart from the terrible scale issues, they do give you a fair kit, and all said and done they are a nice model. It's a given it is truly over priced etc as well.

Looking forward to the skits in whatever scheme you choose.

Nonstop building. That's what I like to see.

Camkierhi wrote:We all often give GW a bit of grief, but appart from the terrible scale issues, they do give you a fair kit, and all said and done they are a nice model. It's a given it is truly over priced etc as well.

Looking forward to the skits in whatever scheme you choose.

Yep, I primered the legs so I can make the pants colored as well as work on the lower legs and feet.I will also do something about the long coats before putting them on. I may go simple inside.

I can use the Mad robot stuff to make L.I.W. and F.L.P. troops. the Alliance and T.W.C I needed the specific looks the GW minis afforded me.

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:Nonstop building. That's what I like to see.

I need to stay busy w/o a job and school being on Disability here.Plus I guess I would be called a "pensioner" or such over there across the pond in England?


Blucher's squad got their base green added
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And finally, I add Koeppler's squad
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I can use the Mad robot stuff to make L.I.W. and F.L.P. troops. the Alliance and T.W.C I needed the specific looks the GW minis afforded me.

...er lost me there with all the abbreviations...

would love to see a character mix between a skitarii and a scion...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:

I can use the Mad robot stuff to make L.I.W. and F.L.P. troops. the Alliance and T.W.C I needed the specific looks the GW minis afforded me.

...er lost me there with all the abbreviations...

would love to see a character mix between a skitarii and a scion...

In my recent fluff, L.I.W stands for the League of Independent Worlds, F.L.P= is the Federation of Liberated Planets, T.A. = The Alliance(scions), and T.W.C. is Trade Worlds Cartel (Skitarii) I can use certain bits to make a squad of F.L.P. troopers as well as L.I.W. troopers

Well, the way they are made, the best I can do for that is to place a head of Scions onto the torso of a Skitarii, it would show they are not fully Adeptus Mechanicus owned, but the gear is adeptus mechanicus made/sold T.W.C. is quite wealthy as they neutrally handle shipping all over the sector!.

Yep head swap alone, the arms and such of scions are more akin to space marine bulk, the skitarii are rather near Eldarish in scale comparison!


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Okay the Skitarii are a new way to deal with making soldiers, as the pics will show, paint in between assembly is needed. The legs used a aged bone base with brown wash, next will be the dry brush of that color again highlit with leather white.
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Their coats re lined red, and that will be the one homage to the AM they will show.
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Okay my Skits aka "Shipment Gardians" are shaping up along interesting lines. I wonder how the strider and quadripedal tank will look in these colors? but I am still doing work on these guys so I have not glued the torsos to the legs yet.
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Coat leathers
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Next to the bulkier Stormies
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Stormies alone
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That is the progress so far on those guys. I need to get many troops done, then the vehicles. It is always keeping me busy!

Those coat/capes are sweet.

 GrimDork wrote:
Those coat/capes are sweet.

Thank you! the base color outside is sunburn flesh, suntan flesh will be the dry-brushed highlight

oh.....shiny...^^

seeing them next to each other it s now obvious that there is next to no conversion potential for these two troop themes...

if you paint in these stages... is plastic glue for the connection still possible ?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
oh.....shiny...^^

seeing them next to each other it s now obvious that there is next to no conversion potential for these two troop themes...

if you paint in these stages... is plastic glue for the connection still possible ?

Shiny indeed!

Yeah, so at best maybe the beret head of the body, but well, it just did not fit the theme. I wanted to keep the faceless guardians theme, this way they never have any expression betray them if they approve of the cargo they transport or not, never offend their customers sort of thing by hiding the faces of the employees is the way the Trade Worlds Cartel maintains it's air of neutrality in the sector. also they are still well set to fight even my Khadrovians if need be.

So, if there was paint on a connection surface, I used my x-acto to scrape it clean for gluing.



Here we got, all assembled and paint work continues, the green they wear is an odd 1950's green (No flash)
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With the flash on. I am thinking gray air cables, I will do the pack cables and dials and such make it more like the things have dials and buttons/levers. Face plates I think will get a similar approach to the legs, a "burnt metal" aka Tin Bitz with coppery over brush for that brass feel , maybe a steel for the breather valves?
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So, what do folks feel about that alternative color pattern as these are equipped like Skitarii but are Cargo Shipment Guradians.


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Well, many hours later, I have the Shipment Guards all set as my new Trade Worlds Cartel, force.
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Backs
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So I think I can say these guys are tabletop ready for a fight. some touch ups and wash next, but I am not going for winning any awards, just looking good from across the table.

Trying to see if folks looked or not

sorry for looking in your endeavours so late...

i think it looks like you did an excellent job on detailing the troops, but i am a bit biased against the muted colours on the outside surfaces... the "green" with that faded red just looks too sleepwalking to me... i think it needs a bit of a stronger hue... i am with you with a green and red....that always looks good... but i think they currently look way not finished... but that is purely based on the hues...not on the amount of work put in already...