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Wait... Logan Grimnar can GIVE "relentless" to his squad ?!? That's tough !!!

As for Sternguards... Dark Angels CANNOT field Sternguard either !!!

Vacation time !!!

Nothing really fancy around, except my Tau force which is slowly being built...

Special highlights :

A "Krootched" (short for "crouched Kroot" )

Some new BL fun !!

And a bit of calm poetry in the grim darkness of the Old World :

Until next time !!

Love that little bit of zen you've got going on!

I completely agree with Gits! What did you use for leaves?
And what's this about Tau? I'm intrigued.

The leaves look like Secret Weapon Miniatures leaf litter... Granted I could be mistaken

Aka "Oregano".

 Briancj wrote:
Aka "Oregano".

This is oregano?!


I've been had!

Interesting. I wonder what that is, before it gets dyed.

Isn't it obvious? Yggs hand cut and dyed each one of those leaves himself.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Gitsplitta wrote:Love that little bit of zen you've got going on!

That must be the holidays creeping up on me

Igandris wrote:I completely agree with Gits! What did you use for leaves?
And what's this about Tau? I'm intrigued.

Tau... Tau...

Well, I'd bought a few boxes back when the army was released, mainly Fire Warriors & Kroots, but ever got to painting them...

Now, with the recent releases (plastic Pathfinders, plastic Broadside, Riptide), I've taken the bait once more !!! But now, I'm aiming at REALLY building a, if small, playable army nonetheless...

I already have the basic force organization in my mind :
- HQ : Cadre Fireblade ;
- E : 1 Stealth Team / 1 Riptide ;
- T : 1 FW Squad, 1 Kroots Squad ;
- FA : 1/2 Pathfinder Teams ;
- HS : 1-2 Broadside(s).

So that's that !!!

Alfndrate wrote:The leaves look like Secret Weapon Miniatures leaf litter... Granted I could be mistaken

Briancj wrote:Aka "Oregano".

Alfndrate wrote:

 Briancj wrote:
Aka "Oregano".

This is oregano?!

I've been had!

Briancj wrote:Interesting. I wonder what that is, before it gets dyed.

Actually, you guys are not SO far from the truth... But cheaper !

Here's my solution :

IceAngel wrote:Isn't it obvious? Yggs hand cut and dyed each one of those leaves himself.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Yeah Ice, don't look at the spoiler, and you'll be right

Love the bright colours man, so rare to see someone choose that kind of palette. The camo stuff is great, don't get me wrong, but I love the bright pieces!

Hope you enjoyed your books (I liked vulkan lives myself)

 San76 wrote:
Love the bright colours man, so rare to see someone choose that kind of palette. The camo stuff is great, don't get me wrong, but I love the bright pieces!

Hope you enjoyed your books (I liked vulkan lives myself)

Thanks San, glad to see you here

I'm currently reading both the Soul Drinkers & Eisenhorn Omnibuses, so "Vulkan Lives" will have to wait a bit...

As for the Hobby, here's my latest piece, a gift for my best friend's 30th birthday :





He's dropped from the Hobby years ago, but has always been a fan of the tiny Gobbos !!! So I thought a Gob Shaman would please him ! As for the colours, his love of orange & purple is a usual target of our jokes, so I wanted to continue the pun with the model...

A a review for the model, I'd say that it's a great model overall (as most of the plastic-characters GW has released seem to be).

The various pieces fall in place neatly, and allow for nice 3D twists. My only concern is that they are hard to convert. This one is a bit different in that the cloak seems "almost" optional, the staff could be replaced by pretty much any weapon, and I guess that you could also convert the arm with bone to hold something else... As for painting, there are a lot of various textures (clothes, fur, skin, bones, jewels, rocks) that can allow some different techniques to be used. Some places are hard to reach if you build it before painting though (inside of the cloak, mainly).

Build : 4,5 / 5
Conversion potential : 3 / 5
Painting : 4,5 / 5

Overall rating : 4,5 / 5

That model was a lot of fun to paint, and would definitely earn a place in a Goblin army !

Looks great mate - particularly the fade on the cloak. . I'm sure your friend will love it.

ibid, love the way the cloak looks against the ground cover.

San76 wrote:Looks great mate - particularly the fade on the cloak. . I'm sure your friend will love it.

Gitsplitta wrote:ibid, love the way the cloak looks against the ground cover.

Thanks you guys !! Though most of the credit is due to my... airbrush (though I'm the one handling it, it (he?) seems to be doing all the work by itself )

I've also been working on my Armies on Parade display board today...

Here's a first look at it (still very WIP, bastion & models for show only) !

I think the board needs some nice hand crafted Ygg leaves.

The bastion glows with an inner light....

IceAngel wrote:I think the board needs some nice hand crafted Ygg leaves.

Hey, Ice... Actually, THAT is a mighty idea !!!

I'll try, maybe... A last stand on a stranded outpost, with the leaves blowing in the wind of decay... Thanks !!!

Gitsplitta wrote:The bastion glows with an inner light....

Lol Art, that's almost what a buddy told me two days ago : "your bastion looks... kinda ethereal / spooky / creepy !"

I guess I missed the point

I think it's kinda cool actually...

The board is looking great; did you model that texture?

Gits is spot on, the bastion does look glowing. Kinda like on a computer game with bloom effects turned way up!

Alfndrate wrote:

 Briancj wrote:
Aka "Oregano".

This is oregano?!


I've been had!

Nope those are Birch seed pods.

Briancj wrote:Interesting. I wonder what that is, before it gets dyed.

See above.


Awesome work Yiggs it is seriously good looking stuff.

Gitsplitta wrote:I think it's kinda cool actually...

Oh, great then !!

San76 wrote:The board is looking great; did you model that texture?

Gits is spot on, the bastion does look glowing. Kinda like on a computer game with bloom effects turned way up!

The texture is the Realm of Battle board... I haven't done much to it besides a brown spray coat, and 4 layers of drybrushing...

As for the glowing... If it looks creepy, then that's 40k enough to me

Galorn wrote:
Nope those are Birch seed pods.

Briancj wrote:Interesting. I wonder what that is, before it gets dyed.

See above.


Awesome work Yiggs it is seriously good looking stuff.

They are not dyed, and are juste dried parsley (or hand-crafted, hand-cut, parsley leaves for IceAngel over there )

Thanks for the nice comments

 Galorn wrote:

Alfndrate wrote:

 Briancj wrote:
Aka "Oregano".

This is oregano?!


I've been had!

Nope those are Birch seed pods.

Briancj wrote:Interesting. I wonder what that is, before it gets dyed.

See above.


Awesome work Yiggs it is seriously good looking stuff.

Link to an article explaining how to make your own...
http://www.reapermini.com/Thecraft/24

Nice tutorial

Quite a large update, today...

*********** TAU **********

For those asking (there's at least one ), here are a few pics of my (now mostly assembled) WIP regarding the Tau I'm currently building :

PATHFINDERS :



That new box is really impressive ! Full of options & different poses for the arms, it was really fun to build ! The new drones look nice.

AND : THE TAU KNOW HOW TO KEEP THEIR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER !!!! (see Shas'ui on the right of the picture).

That's a big win in my book

KROOTS :

I also had a few Kroots left in a box, enough to make an 11-strong squad... As usual, I couldn't help but create some variations in them, so went through the PITA of having two of them kneeling !

My GS skills are still subpar, but I think I managed to repair the ankles & knees damages while cutting the legs...


As you can guess, this one can count as a Shaper, hence his superior gear...

I intend to play my Kroots with sniper rounds, so I had to at least have a few firing at the enemy

All in all, I'm pretty happy with them, and can't wait to put some paint on them...



*********** GOBLIN SHAMAN **********

I've put the Goblin Shaman on a stand, so here it is, done & complete !



(Yeah, my BFF's name is Will, you guessed right )



*********** ARMIES ON PARADE 2013 **********

Latest Hobby-related objective is the local Armies on Parade competition !!!

I've decided to bring my new Night Stalkers army, dutifully painted over the course of 8 months, under the lights again

Here are a few pics :

Progress on the board :

I chose a "hill" tile because of the "3D feel" that would help in showing the various components of the army, and specifically that tile mainly because of the half-slope platform - I thought it was perfect to add some piece of scenery to the board. In the end, it won't, but that was the idea.

Here with paint :


Here with scenery :


Details on the buildings :

Bastion 89 - Front view - Complete :



Bastion 89 - Top View :


I'm still struggling about the top hatch : I've built (and painted) the "relay" that fits in that place, but can't decide if it's best with or without it... I'm really proud of my worn paint on the hatch, but I like the relay too...
What do you think ? Maybe you need more pics to compare ?

Bastion 89 - Side view - The "Wall of Regimental Tags" : before / after :


I imagined that IG regiments would proudly paint their regiment name & unit during their tour in the outpost, AND I wanted to fiddle with decals, so I had some fun in that side wall...
Sadly, the Valhallan Commissar isn't too fond of its flock deteriorating an Imperial building

Blending the buildings into the board :

Bastion 89 - Front view


Bunker 89 - Side view



Well, phew.... That's about it for today... Can't wait for it to be finished !!!

Thanks for passing by

Yggs.

The board is looking excellent Ygg's, I really like the idea you've done on the outpost with the graffiti. The weathering is great as well on both the bastion and the bunker.

I'm with GiraffeX 100%. Great idea with the graffiti. I love the weathering on the bastion. Did you sponge some of that on?

GiraffeX wrote:The board is looking excellent Ygg's, I really like the idea you've done on the outpost with the graffiti. The weathering is great as well on both the bastion and the bunker.

Thank you mate !
The "graffiti idea" was kind of a hunch, but it prove funny in the end

IceAngel wrote:I'm with GiraffeX 100%. Great idea with the graffiti. I love the weathering on the bastion. Did you sponge some of that on?

Thanks Ice !

Yeah, the "last" weathering (dark brown chipping) is made with blister foam & the "new" (to me at least) GW Dryad Bark.... Looks quite good to me indeed

I've finished the board yesterday, after a lot & a lot of drybrushing work....

Here's the result :



I'm quite happy how I managed to blend the buildings into the board... It's not 100% perfect, but is better than what I had hoped... What do you think ?

Sooooooooooooo.... Progress has been good on the Tau, and... I think that pictures will tell it better than any word !

Kroot squad :


Stealth Team, all kitted-up ! Sha'vre has a Fusion Blaster, Markerlight & Velocity Tracker ; 1 Shas'ui has an Early Warning Override, the other a Counterfire Defence System... I want them to be the commandos of the army :


Broadside : I really enjoy the new design of the Broadside (though the price made me cringe at first ), so had to include at least one in my force !


Fire Warriors squad : Undercoated, test model is currently being painted... Yes, all but one have a Pulse Carbine... I love "Pinning" weapons


And, last but not least, I fiddled with the remaining bits of the Broadside kit to create a custom objective marker... Here's the High Yield Missile Turret !


Any comment ?

Tau are coming along nicely, Yggs! Love those new broadsides and I think your kustom kroot look great. Objective marker is a good use of bits and I like the idea behind it. I just feel like it needs some more width at the base to make it seem less top heavy.