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Ah, lovely. I might shamelessly steal your Servitor idea and copy it for my Tiger Claws!

I really like your servitors anyway.

I was doing a Google search the other day for Corpse Takers, immediately recognised yours and realised that there is yet another thing that your fiendishly fast painting means you have completed before me! I had not originally noticed them in your Tiger Claws thread.


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NOT mine, but check these out!

Progress is frustratingly slow on these guys. I am back at work now that term has started again and have nowhere near enough time...

The white is actually still only a light grey and has not even has its final white highlights. It looks a lot better in real life than in the photo, but it is late and that is in bad lighting.

I am pleased with how the skin is going. It is Khemri Brown, then Dheneb Stone, then a thinned Ogryn Flesh wash. I put some Baal red was on around where the chainswords are attached an don tyhe faces to give some depth and it looks good. Next is a Dheneb stone top layer, with a hint of elf flesh mixed in.

I really can't decide what colour to paint the metal bits of the servitors. Maybe a dark silver colour, or maybe something brassy. I am undecided.

The Corpse Taker head won't continue floating - it is only like that whilst I paint it.

Progress, and better light.

Very cool but I loved the floating head

I realised I have a lot of stuff half complete I need to put on here, but for now, I have a question;

Does this work as a boarding/breaching shield? I am worried it is not big enough and can't decide what to do now... Opinions please.

Looking at my army and Necromunda gangs, it became obvious that my normal tendency towards never finishing a model is getting worse. I've made a commitment not to start painting new stuff until the old stuff is painted. This blog is now for that purpose. Here is how things stand with the Lamenters, as I'll be starting with them before I move on to my Tyrant's Legion and Astraw Claws.

Only the original Tac squad is finished! Quite a few are models I bought from a guy who was in the Badab campaign at my club but pulled out. He gave me first dibs.

Whoo hooo Lamenters.. yes I'm Bias'd

Taking my lamenting boys out for a spin tonight against the Space wolves.

Those photos are from after a game in which I fought Star Phantoms and Fire Angels as part of my club Badab campaign. I won at the start of the second turn by escaping with the objective. That was despite the fact I had not caused a single casualty in the entire battle!

Well, I need to take some photos in better light, but I think I am done for this evening.

I've finished the Rhino - it now has its metallics finished, tracks done, etc. I don't like the chipping, but for a model I started over five years ago, I'm happy just to call it finished.



The Predator is not quit finished, but it could pass for it in an emergency. The metallics need more highlights, the bolters need metallics and a wash, I need to paint a storm bolter to go on top. The checks on the sponsons landed up just being a botch job, but they look good enough. The hearts aren't both lined up, nor are the numbers below them, but again, they are good enough for a model I started five years ago! I'm quite chuffed with the edge highlighting. It gives me some confidence for when I finally start painting some Raven Guard 30k models that I'll be able to do it well enough to not embarrass myself.

Those look wonderful Fifty. So good to see the old models getting beautified.

Cheers Gits. It is nice to have a few regular followers such as yourself, even though it only has five pages in as many years! I have another Baal Pred ready to paint at some stage, but my new rules mean I can't do it yet.

Also, a question for everyone: My 2nd Ed Tac Squad ride around in their 2nd Ed Rhino. Should be 7th Ed Tac Squad get a modern Rhino to match them, or an old fashioned Rhino to match the vehicles so far?

Retro rhino all the way. And that lamenter logo on the sponson is stunning.

I think that would be a nice touch Fifty.

Love the Rhino and the Pred.

The checkers just make the predator however.

Very Nice. You have the hardest part down for sure.. the yellow!
it needs more checkers! NO even more

Only a little bit of progress to, judged by how different it all looks, but I wanted to get some photos taken in natural light. Sadly, it is pretty gloomy today, but you'll get an idea.

I'm very happy with the Predator, which is just a few edge highlights on the heavy bolters and a wash and highlights on the Storm Bolter away from complete. The sponsons are just held on with blu-tac. I need to decide whether to just glue them and the storm bolter on. I've never used it without them, after all...



I need to dust the rhino!!! The damage doesn't look great. Advice would be appreciated.



Made progress on my support dreadnought. Very happy with the checkers so far. The legs and backpack are all but finished. I put a yellow glaze on to yellow-ise the pale sand highights. I like the overall effect. I'm already planning to paint future models with cassandra yellow, pale sand edge highlights then this yellow glaze, so it is an encouraging sign.

That predator is a thing of pure beauty Fifty. Makes my heart strings sing!

And now for another squad that I had already started five years ago in the first post of this thread. I just wanted them finished. Can't honestly say I am especially happy with them, but at least they are finished. The sarge has checkers on his gun and a heart on his shoulder. The scouts don't.

Five years ago.


And now. The original sarge joins a squad with bolt pistols and combat blades, and a new sarge joins here. This sarge has checkers on his gun and a heart on his shoulder. The scouts don't.





I now notice some of the wrists desperately need touching up. Well. at least they won't take long.

Also, I HATE the sarge's strap on his boltgun. I need to make it brown like the others.

Much nicer.

I think they need to be photographed in natural light. Also, should I paint hearts on all of the guys' shoulder pads? And on both sides?

Natural light versions, plus dreadnought WIP.

At first glance all the disassociated buts made it look like a Defiler! LOL!

The lamentors will always hold a special place in my heart love your work!

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The lamentors will always hold a special place in my heart love your work!

Mine too~

Dreadnought update. Very happy with it.

As well you should be.

Gits, I think I quite fancy some sort of Defiler for these lot now. If and when there is ever a half-decent Chaos Marine Codex, I might well make a force for it from my Lamenter and Astral Claws to be in, pre-becoming Red Corsairs. Some sort of contraption might well feature in it.

Thanks for all of the prompt responses and encouragement, by the way!

You deserve it Fifty... you're awesome!

Wow you're really getting stuff done Fifty, i like the simple and effective conversion work and the striking mix between classic and more modern models. I don't know if you're choosing older models on purpose or if it's a case of 'Well shoot, i ain't buying a new one' but if defo works!

I love the 'chunky' look of your painted models (i don't mean the paint's too thick) , it has that pleasing texture that you only get with metal minis, even on the non-metal ones.