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RandyMcStab wrote:AXES, AXES, AXES

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The guy with the handflamer and sword to the left of the Commissar (guy in the 4th picture) may end up being my counts-as Al'Raheim. I'm thinking of meching up a few squads of Guardsmen and having an outflanking "cavalry" unit, as it were. The Commissar was a ton of fun to paint; I even got to use some Liquid Greenstuff, a small brush and a knife to sculpt his moustache/goatee!

That's very nice! Brilliant Paint job!
I'm loving those Power Axes. They'll probably come in handy sometime or another.
I really like the Olde School Commissar. He looks awesome, and he fits in the unit well!
Can't wait for more! Keep me posted on any updates!

I like these just as much as the others, but since you got into the PS2 beta and I didn't, I now hate you.

PS2 Beta?

Whats with the hand flamers? Counts as? Proxy Blood Angle allies?

The Commissar and his 'tache look great, I like the the Al'Raheim guy a lot but I'm not sure he's 'Special Character' imposing enough...IMHO, I think the Commissar himself would be a better Al'Raheim counts as/proxy...I could see a Commissar grabbing a leaderless formation of Mech Inf and leading a daring flank attack to turn the tide at the moment of decision....Anyhoo just chucking ideas about...

RandyMcStab wrote:PS2 Beta?

Whats with the hand flamers? Counts as? Proxy Blood Angle allies?

The Commissar and his 'tache look great, I like the the Al'Raheim guy a lot but I'm not sure he's 'Special Character' imposing enough...IMHO, I think the Commissar himself would be a better Al'Raheim counts as/proxy...I could see a Commissar grabbing a leaderless formation of Mech Inf and leading a daring flank attack to turn the tide at the moment of decision....Anyhoo just chucking ideas about...

Planetside 2; it's a massively multiplayer sci fi first person shooter. It rules, even though it's only in beta right now! Here's a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_htNqTRnv0

The handflamers are there mostly just because that's what was on the models and I didn't feel like chopping them off. The handflamer on the Commissar has a cool aquila on it, and the handflamer on the not-Al'Raheim is tucked right in to the model and can't easily be removed. There are also a number of platoon commanders who have handflamers tucked away and nigh-impossible to remove, like so:


I figured he'd be a good Al'Raheim because I only have one of his model, he's distinctively posed, and he has epaulettes, which only my Commissars and platoon officers have. Seems a little too ostentatious to be a mere sergeant, and his uniform isn't in keeping with my other platoon commanders since he lacks the big hat and chestplate.

Brother SRM wrote:... the big hat and chestplate...

Y'know, there is a subtle chaos dwarf vibe to these guys. Couldn't put my finger on it, until you pointed that out.

Looking very very good, SRM.

I don't think there will be any giant braided beards anytime soon, so I think we can rule out them becoming full-on Chaos Dwarfs anytime soon! I've got a Chimera built that I may be working on soon, as I'd love to do an outflanking platoon with Al'Raheim all meched up. Time will tell, but I need some mobile elements!

Figured I may as well get to wrapping up the big guns before moving on to mechanized infantry:

Oh, yeah Basilisk!
Looking forward to it my friend!
How many Basilisks do you have in your army now?

Oh right Planet Side 2, a mate of minds was big into 1 and showed me around, I've been following some of the vids (TotalBiscuit does some good coverage on youtube), I'm jealous too, it's the only thing out there that might make me upgrade my aging PC....

Oh and Basilisks yay

This is my second Basilisk; I only have room for two in my case! Then again, my case is filling up so I might need to get another one before too long.

 Brother SRM wrote:
This is my second Basilisk; I only have room for two in my case! Then again, my case is filling up so I might need to get another one before too long.

Awesome!

 Brother SRM wrote:
This is my second Basilisk; I only have room for two in my case! Then again, my case is filling up so I might need to get another one before too long.

Those damn cases always fill up so fast, even when you think you've got loads of room left.

Why won't someone just make a case with a blackhole/storage space in it!

Looking forward to seeing the Basilisk done.

D

I have now been invited into the PS2 beta. Therefore I no longer hate you, and can comment that these new models look just as promising as the previous ones

 evildrcheese wrote:

Why won't someone just make a case with a blackhole/storage space in it!

Looking forward to seeing the Basilisk done.

I'd really like it if KR Multicase made a Bag of Holding

And for those looking forward to my second Basilisk:





And everything I've painted this month:

 Brother SRM wrote:

 evildrcheese wrote:

Why won't someone just make a case with a blackhole/storage space in it!

I'd really like it if KR Multicase made a Bag of Holding

Awesome reference

 Brother SRM wrote:
And everything I've painted this month:

That's more than everything I've painted this month! You should be proud of yourself, SRM! Keep up the great work!

Rawson

Thank you! I'm trying to decide what to paint next; I'm actually starting to run short on lasguns and miscellaneous dudes, don't have enough room in my case for many more heavy weapons teams, and I've painted all the core armor for the force! I've got a Manticore (I wasn't thrilled with how it did last game) some Primaris psykers to go through, and some armor I frankly don't have room to store right now! It's going to be interesting juggling these guys with Chaos when the new starter comes out...

Wow, you painted that fast!

Awesome work, it takes me literally weeks to even get a model done, I should stop surfing Dakka whilst 'painting'...

D

When you've painted as much stuff as I have for this army, things paint up quick! The Basilisk is mostly just drybrushing, and aside from the time it takes for the washes to dry, I can paint a tank up in about 6 hours.

I built two Chimeras, and put some effort into decking them out. They're going to be outflanking with Al'Raheim, so I figure it would be cool to show them as vehicles that have spent some time behind enemy lines. For this reason, I gave them stowage, entrenching tools, spare gas barrels, and tank riders because they just look so cool!



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Just a look at the green of the tank before it gets whitewashed:

Hashed this out real quick tonight.

I love the crew, sitting on the sides!
It adds much more character, and avoids the bland vehicle look!
Really looking forward to more!
Btw, I am aware of the figure case issue. Do you know of 'Feldherr'?
They do some awesome stuff for a decent price.

Thank you! The first thing I thought last night as I finished putting these together was that they had a lot of character for metal boxes! I've got a KR case planned out that will hold four Chimeras, 25 troops, and 8 heavy weapons teams for about $50. It's not hard to get Chimera storage, but the riders on top make it kinda tough to fit them in standard cases!

Just painted up a Chimera for my outflanking platoon:







I just looked at the photos and saw some spillover onto the ammo boxes - it's since been cleaned up and looks good now!

Love the little touches like the munitorum text on the heavy stubber ammo box!

Thank you! I'm glad you noticed that little scribble on the ammo box.

 Slinky wrote:
Love the little touches like the munitorum text on the heavy stubber ammo box!

Yeah, very true,
Really nice painting!
Kudos to you sir.

Bahahaahaha, the heavy stubber gunner's expression is priceless!

Cool painting too. That one rider doesn't seem to be a happy camper though.

The tank rider models are just sad, sad dudes. No clue why they're sculpted that way!

I can really recommend the copplestone neosovs for some cheap variation



And maybe you'll find this a source of some inspiration, Soviet sci-fi on steroids, a lot of these characters and ideas would be stonking great IG models. It's a failed PS game based on a graphic novel series.

I remember looking into those Copplestone Castings guys way back when - pretty sure I saw them at Historicon when they were just released! They're lovely figures, and if I ever get back to painting all my other old Copplestone stuff (had heaps of the Aliens Marines looking guys) I'll definitely pick some up! Also, I wasn't aware of that game at all, that trailer is awesome!