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inmygravenimage wrote:Very cool indeed buddy. Only thing I'd suggest is maybe a spot of white at the "top" of the lights to complete your insanely full on OSL.

Actually I think the camera just smoothed the contrasts, but I might have to take a look : the last points were "almost white", but not completely... That could help indeed, thanks !

Red Skullz wrote:OSL is just full on madness! Love it

R

Hey, thanks

Gitsplitta wrote:I just had to laugh at your plasma misfortune... My sternguard plasma cannons and combi-plasmas wipe themselves out all the time! Usually on the first shot of the game. Nice to see the tradition is being kept alive.

Yeah, that was so sad... And, lucky as I was, we rolled to see who would deploy in the middle of the two others... Guess who ended up in the midst of it ?!?

IceAngel wrote:Yggs, I like how you gave the terminators glowing knee pads. That's a nice touch.

Hey, glad you noticed !!
I went for glowing skullz, as it's way more GW-esque that way.... Skullz, SKULLZ, SKUUUULLLLZZZ everywhere !!!!!

SilverMK2 wrote:

 IceAngel wrote:
Yggs, I like how you gave the terminators glowing knee pads. That's a nice touch.

They are sore from kneeling to the corpse god

I like the bikes - much more dynamic than the usual poses without being OTT.

Yeah, DAs are heretics after all....

Thanks for the bike

Gitsplitta wrote:Hey Yggsie... I didn't know you were in a dance company! LOVE the outfit... and the haircut. (psst... you should trim your finger nails though)
(this was on the wall of my kids' school hallway)

I didn't know either !!! lol

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On second thought, I've just noticed I haven't posted some close-up pics of the finished bikes & Librarian... I'll have to catch up with that soon !!

Oh btw yggdrasil all this talk of plasma reminds me...

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Oh btw yggdrasil all this talk of plasma reminds me...

Spoiler:

Thanks graven

I REALLY need to build one of those one day... Totally worth it !!!

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Side note : Assembly has begun on the Nephilim Fighter !! Much easier that what I expected !

Some parts will probably be a bit brittle (aerial pods, tail fins, for instance), but I expect it to be build in a few hours !! Gotta love me flyers lol !!!

NEPHILIM Fighter !!!!

Sorry, I couldn't resist using some of the bitz from the Dark Talon to "gothify" it, it would have been too plain / dull / boring otherwise...

Pic is a bit dark, but as I always come back home late these days, it's hard to take it with plain daylight !!

Hope you like my personal touch (antennae, seals, parchments, etc...) :



Next is a Razorback w/TLLC and a Rhino... Yeah !

Nicely done Yggs.

Yeah that does look really nice.

Thank you guyz !!!

Here it is, undercoated, with its Razorback friend



I'm off to a one-week skiing holiday, so I won't be able to paint them until before the 18th of February... Too bad !!

Enjoy

Hi all !!

Ski went nicely, I even started snow-boarding (and I'm not even dead )

As for models, progress has been "quite" significant, with the camouflage pattern being finished on both the Nephilim and the Razorback ...

Here are a few "in progress" shots (could help to show how it works too ) :


Black undercoat, light grey highlights, first Maskol layer


Right before peeling off the two maskol layers - camouflage looked nice as is


Razorback in the process of having the Maskol peeled off... So that you can see th difference !!

No picture of the final result, though I'm a bit disappointed by the patches. I think the colour patches are a little too small for vehicles... And, the result in pic #2 was looking good too !!

Still, I now have to add the OSL on details, and it's done !!

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Horus Heresy mini-review : "Shadows of Treachery".

I'm not going to go through each and every novel, except for "Prince of Crows", by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.

It's a real pleasure to read, and the character of Jago Sevatarion, First Captain of the Night Lords, is a really interesting and fleshed-out "hero".

Chosen moments :

"I am a son of the sunless world, and Eighth Legion to my core. Of course I'm lying, Trez. It's what we do."

"The rest will dissolve into the void, harassing Imperial supply lines, burning worlds, carving fresh skinning pits at the heart of cities. Just like the old days."

"This is why the Imperials always win," Sevatar mused aloud. "They don't get in each other's way. Discipline may be dull, but it has undeniable military application. How long until we can fire boarding pods?"

"I'll be there in seven minutes," promised Sevatar. "Eight if there is resistance. Nine if resistance is carrying bolters."

The resistance was carrying bolters.

It was really a fun read, giving great insight into the Night Haunter's past, and the Night Lords' way of warfare...

I really like ADB's novels, and this one was no different. Everyone of you guys should have a go at one of his !!!

Until next time,

Yggs.

That's pretty cool Yggs. Hope you had a nice holiday. I think Thing 2 and I will go skiing this weekend. Winter won't last forever!

So how 'bout skiing ?!?

As for me, I've been lazy with my models... Still have to airbrush the OSL & model the flyer base...

I only have a few days for it, I just NEED to get off HALO 4 lol !!

But it's just too hard...

My youngest and I just went skiing today as a matter of fact... we had a *very* good day on the slopes! (considering we're both still learning and/or remembering how to ski)

How about you Yggs? You have nearby mountains to ski on? Ours is more of a ridge line. Not bad for southern Wisconsin though.

Lol, glad you enjoyed it !!

As for me, I do have some small slopes, something like... 2-3hrs from home, in the east ?

But if you want some real skiing (as I did last week), it's rather 5-6hrs of driving to reach the closest stations in the French Alps... Can be a bit bothersome, but... Once you're there, the pleasure is on a Slaanesh-scale !!

I believe it. When I was in college I went skiing in the Rocky Mountains a couple times (Steamboat Springs Colorado & Jackson Hole Wyoming). Nothing like real mountain skiing. I'm not in good enough shape for a trip like that now... but I might be in the not-too-distant future, especially if the kids remain excited about the sport.

Skiing in the Alps.... THAT would be very cool.

Well, I hope they'll keep excited about it ! The only problem with that sport is its prohibitive cost !!

But all the family can enjoy it together, and that's something important I guess...

Also, you should try snowboarding ! I'm a real beginner at that, but it's definitely awesome !!


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Also... Progress of the month is complete !!!

That's 900 out of 1500pts...

3 months to go, 600 pts left...

Land Raider : still debating about the version... I like the dual TLLC of the "standard" one, but am disappointed at its transport capacity... I like the Redeemer, but will the Flamestorm Cannons ever get in range ? Crusader is my least favourite of the 3, but carrying 8 Terminators can be helpful at times... Any thought, considering my main adversaries will field Necrons & CSM ??

Razorback, Rhino and Whirlwind : That's for Troops transports, and as for the Whirlwind... I've always wanted to field one of those !! I'm pretty sure it'll be quite useless, but hey, 65pts only !!

Deathwing Knights... I bet you can't go wrong with them !

Ok guyz, no real hobby updates, but I just can't help sharing that cake I cooked yesterday (pic is before baking) :



Avocado-chocolate Cake of Nurgle !!!

Yummy

That's a cake?? It looks like avacado chocolate pudding of Nurgle to me.

Lol, actually this was before being put in the oven...

So it looks a bit liquid, I agree...

Nothing much to report today, except for my Nurgle 40k Codex !!!



Looks like I'll be going back to my Daemons after my DA-ish army

Very exited to see you Nurgling it up again Yggs!

I forgot to comment but you did an amazing job on that plane. Yowza!

Thanks Gits !!

It seems I've been away for quite a long time... Though I've been far from idle these last weeks !

Here's what I've painted since February :

TLLC Razorback :

Custom Belial with Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield :

Deathwing Knights Squad :

And here's what is left to paint :

Whirlwind-Reliquary :

Land Raider (Dedicated Transport for the Deathwing Knights) :

And, as a small bonus : A Land Speeder Vengeance ! I didn't like the front turret much, so made a custom one with a SM vehicle hatch, some optics and a HBolter...



What do you think about that turret ?

Also, you might notice the LS is quite "plain" compared to the other vehicles... But I just ended up using too many bits on the first ones, I wanted something less... crammed with details !!! Hope it won't make too much of a difference once painted

As for the challenge, only the Land Raider is relevant... Deadline is the 31st of May, so I'm confident it will be done by then !!!

Would you like to see the army list ? I don't have a lot of gaming experience, so any feedback would be appreciated...

Until then,

Yggs

So good to have you back my friend! The razorback looks kind of like your pudding!

The marines are glowing wonderfully. I like the turret, but I don't have a clear idea of what you replaced so it's hard to say yea or nay. I might recommend mounting it a bit lower... it sticks up a bit like the head of a crane over marsh weeds. It would be more menacing mounted lower.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
So good to have you back my friend! The razorback looks kind of like your pudding!

The marines are glowing wonderfully. I like the turret, but I don't have a clear idea of what you replaced so it's hard to say yea or nay. I might recommend mounting it a bit lower... it sticks up a bit like the head of a crane over marsh weeds. It would be more menacing mounted lower.

Hey hey thanks Gits

Here's for the turret :



I think it stands out too much from the hull of the Speeder to look good in the "original" model... But I also agree with your point, I just couldn't find any round bit that would go right into the turret and help me being lower... I guess I'll have to make do with that uh...

Dammi! I've missed so many updates!

The DA look great, Yggs! Maybe a bit too glowy for my liking, but that's just me. The camo on the fighter and razorback looks awesome!

And you also got a LE daemons codex... Usually I'd be jealous but I have one, too, lol (even though I probably shouldn't have).

Also like what you've done with the turret, makes it look a bit less ridiculous

Yours is better. Can you just cut the middle section of the post and then re-glue it?

Yours is suitably bonkers, I approve. My favourite is the reliquary whirlwind. Might have to steal that for SoB!

I'm not a fn of the vengeance landspeeder at all, the base model by GW just sucks . Your take on it is better, but I think the heavy bolter is just too big still. Blocks too much line of sight for the driver, maybe if it wasn't on the stand it might look better, but it's your model, so go with it .

We finally discovered why the dark angels "jink" so much......the pilot has to see around the gunner

Paint job is top notch by the way.

Matt.Kingsley wrote:Dammi! I've missed so many updates!

The DA look great, Yggs! Maybe a bit too glowy for my liking, but that's just me. The camo on the fighter and razorback looks awesome!

And you also got a LE daemons codex... Usually I'd be jealous but I have one, too, lol (even though I probably shouldn't have).

Also like what you've done with the turret, makes it look a bit less ridiculous

Yeah, the overstretched OSL is a bit done "on purpose", so as to have a sharp contrast with the camouflage... I imagine they're at night, so the light do show more than enough !!

And yup for the LE Dex... I just couldn't resist

Gitsplitta wrote:Yours is better. Can you just cut the middle section of the post and then re-glue it?

Hey, I could do that... At first I thought the extra height would be "relevant", so that the HB can aim upwards and downwards without any problem, but it does look less nice like that, I agree... I'll try and see what happens !

inmygravenimage wrote:Yours is suitably bonkers, I approve. My favourite is the reliquary whirlwind. Might have to steal that for SoB!

Sure, you can ! It was kind of a PITA to manage to get the Dark Talon reliquary parts on the sides of the missile pods, but it's manageable...

Thanks for the comment, I did put a lot of heart into it, I'm glad someone noticed

Theophony wrote:I'm not a fn of the vengeance landspeeder at all, the base model by GW just sucks . Your take on it is better, but I think the heavy bolter is just too big still. Blocks too much line of sight for the driver, maybe if it wasn't on the stand it might look better, but it's your model, so go with it .

We finally discovered why the dark angels "jink" so much......the pilot has to see around the gunner

Paint job is top notch by the way.

It does block LoS indeed, but I tried to glue them as though the HB was linked to the driver's oversized eyelens... Does it show ?

So, here's a general view of the army so far...

Still pondering on entering the Armies on Parade comp...



Cheers

Yggs.

Seen like that, I think the camo actually really ties everything together. Great job - now hurry up and finish already!

Do you mean the grey one on the grey display board ???

 Yggdrasil wrote:
Do you mean the grey one on the grey display board ???

The grey one has some really excellent camo scheme going on.