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Cadia Stands!

Ooooh, this is going to be good! And if there's anyone out there who can get a dozen unique, character models out of the (to my mind) fairly boring Cadian plastics it's LDP!

As others have said, that targeting lens is a very neat touch.

Looks great! The servo skull is a great addition. Look forward to seeing the rest of the team!

Kenning Tell.

Comms officer, Cadian 112th Killteam.



He is armed with a shotgun and has a servo-skull to help him gather intel and communicate messages. This poor sod had the task of delivering the news of Cadia's fall to the rest of his team aboard a valkyrie headed to a hab-sector systems away, before a mission against a chaos insurgency. I guess in terms of the team's anger and upset, he was less unlucky than the chaos insurgents who had to face the wrath of the fired up killteam.



I'm quite pleased with this mini for a start to my killteam. I'm awaiting the main box set in the mail as we speak and am keen to crack on with the terrain and gameboard proper, so that I can motivate myself to get more stuff done fast! I'm moving onto a rifleman now so i'll post updates soon.

In the meantime, let me know what you think!

LDP

I love seeing your work LDP your Ultras are always stunning and it's kind of weird seeing an actual squad! the Killteam dude is great, the lens detail is brilliant and extremely nicely done.

Looks great! The pose works really well too. I'm looking forward to seeing how you approach the Sector Imperialis ruins from the Kill Team set.

Also did you ever cover how you set up your light box for photographing your miniatures? Your pictures are looking great, are you still just using your phone?

Is that a shotgun? What kit is it from?

Really nice, clean work. They look great!

Great intro to the team. Absolutely love the servo skull.

@nerdy it's great to hear from you over here! Yeah I'm pumping out the occasional squad these days. Believe me, I'm surprised by how much I'm a changed man Cheers for the feedback! I'm quite pleased with some of the lens work on the second kill team member, but i'll probably have photos of him tomorrow.

@zahnib hopefully this update will please you on the terrain front! also, by virtue of it being too large, it probably gives you some insight into my photography setup as well Being in a student flat affords me little room for things. So, both my paint desk and lightbox are very humble in terms of size. For lighting, I just bought two daylight lamps from a local store and then draped a large piece of black card against the backdrop, [i]curving[i/] down onto the ground.

@Snrub yes it is a shotgun! It's a rough conversion. The original arm bit is the slung lasgun for the comms trooper in the cadian command box. I simply cut some of the lasgun off and superglued some of the loose cadian shotgun from the FW veterans upgrade sprue.

@Heretic Tom thank you very much! I'm looking forward to getting more of the members done and showing you guys. I'm torn between keeping the others a secret until they're WIP/painted (as I currently am) or showing them all in their primed stage.

@youwashock cheers buddy I was nervous about it going in, but ultimately i'm pleased i got it on there. He was a bit of a bugger to glue on, but the hold is quite secure and i'm pleased with the character it adds to the model.


Hey everyone
Hope you're having a good one. I'm tuning in with some scenery from the kill team main box and the astra militarum booster. I am on such a kick right now! I really wanna get some games in but I don't know anyone who plays in my area









I'm doing up all of the stuff pretty quick to be acceptable as tabletop scenery. It's nothing flash, but its proving to be quite a fun and totally different experience to painting minis. I've been doing up the next killteam member on the side, so there'll be an update for him very soon as well Not photographed is a colossal building from the killteam box that has had washes applied to it. For the sake of not spending $1000 on agrax earthshade, i've been watering down my washes massively and as a result they're taking an age to dry

LDP

Loving the scenery man it looks tight!

Nice! The scenery is looking so good. I'm a big fan of the new kits. The past generation I didn't like so much, but this is much more gothic.
Oh okay sweet, so pretty simple. Sounds like you'll need a bigger piece of card

Cheers for the feedback, guys


Hey all!
As promised, here is veteran number 2 for my Cadian 122nd kill team. Just a bog standard fella with a lasgun/hotshot (its handy building them like this because they can effectively double as regular guardsmen and scions). Next up will likely be a plasma gunner. I'm also tempted to intercede with a hellblaster to get the customary smurf kick and keep the painting interesting. Speaking of interesting, though, I painted up the massive ruin from the kill team set as well! I'm really excited to get some battles going on the board.









LDP

Dude! looking just as awesome as last model! what a cool killteam :-) your terrain is looking nice too, did you follow the zandri dust and drybrush approach? the containers are great but I think they need something more? some more weathering or little reflective dings or dents?

All the detail on the wrist screens is just aces, man.

Great stuff! This is going to be an awesome kill team.

@NF09 yea more or less. I didn't have zandri spray, so I used black and handpainted from the pot. It was arduous and took a couple coats, but the novelty of large scale terrain kept me interested I agree with you on the boxes - they could use something more.

@youwashock thank you! I'm glad you like them. I'm a little disappointed that the screen on his right hand didn't come out super clear in the photographs. I may have to make the contents more vivid on the next guy's because there's a neat little globe interface on there that was intricate, neat, and heaps of fun to paint!

@Para thank you! I sure hope so. I'm writing up a datasheet for all the official members as we speak.



Hey everyone,

My pace is rapid at the moment! I'm really enjoying making the most of this brief rest from university. It starts back up full scale on monday so unfortunately it's going slow down after that again my passion for the hobby is so strong right now! That said, here's a picture of a hellblaster from the DI set. I'm excited to do the sergeant - I did a small kitbash on him that I feel improved the mini drastically. In the meantime, more work on the killteam! Painting up the plasma gunner as we speak. Catch you in a few!







LDP

Lookin' so crisp! Where's the Ultramarines upgrade sprue though?!

Damn, even your more basic troopers are awesome. Love your work.

Lookin' the business, from the green plasma glow to the scribbles on the purity seal.

Great stuff as always, I really do admire your lovely crisp paint style. I have to hide my bad/lazy paint skills with lost of rust and dirt so it is nice to see something nice and shiny for a change!

That must be a small brush you used to write on that purity seal, impressive stuff

@zahnib its from the DI box! I wanted to, but they're so push-fit that it was impossible



Here is the plasma gunner for my kill team Real pleased with how he came out. Especially glad with the wooden rifle stock and browns generally. Let me know what you think! Thanks for tuning in.







LDP

My goodness your 122nd Cadians look fabulous!

I especially love the plasma gunner.

May I ask what models/bitz you used to create that pose?

Keep up the great work

Your output and the quality is astonishing. I like the idea of Killteams, every member is special with conversions and bis own story. Great Job!

Plasma gunner looks awesome! I especially like the lettering on the left shoulder pad
Ahhh yes, the old push-fit models. I forget about these. Oh well, still looks great

That kill squad is coming together really well, Lips. Individual, yet cohesive. The woodgrain on the stock is well rendered. Right down to the whorl in the grain.

What size brush do you use for the numbering on the shoulder pads?

Also, as an aside, what size brush did you use to paint your ultramarine banner/s?

@Sikplex thank you! Any sure, you may ask indeed I use Forge World's Cadian Hostile Environment troops upgrades alongside regular cadian and Tempestus Scion bits. Hope this helps!

@Crimson cheers buddy. Yeah, I'm quickly discovering that the aesthetic and squad-approach to kill team is very satisfying and also very motivating in terms of output

@Cheers zahnib. I was a little apprehensive at first about the lettering, but I think it ultimately looks ok. Better to have the detail on there I think. Sarge here happens to have some smaller letters on him

@Snrub Cheers Yeah! The stock was a neat little gamble which I feel paid off. I use an artificer layer from GW for almost all of my fine detail work. I have one which has served me exceptionally well for a number of years at this point.



Hey guys

Today I finished the 4th member of my kill team. He's the sergeant and, with his wargear, comes in at a mere 10 points. He's got a plasma pistol on his waist for loadout variety in games but i'm excited to see him on the board! I ran a practice scenario with my GF to get the rules set under control and it's been suuuper motivating! I'm really keen to get more of these guys done. They're super satisfying to work on! A flamer gunner is up next



Thanks for looking guys!

Best,
LDP

I'm really liking the mix of Tempestus Scions and regular guard bitz, looks great and adds a bit more personality to each model. Look forward to seeing the flamer

The Kill Team is looking TIGHT.

Kasrkins look great!