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Really like the idea of 40k post boxes. They look great.

Nice statues too.

Even in the grim darkness of the future, mail must be delivered!

What a great bunch of vehicles and troops!

Thanks for the awesome feedback, I'm working on casting up more of those postboxes along with a whole bunch of other bits, so ... more to come.

@ Lone cat: next time I sculpt one up I'll post it here.
This is the closest I can provide for now



I've been working on the statues some more, basically finished now, a few bits need some colour.




@ Dr H: I know mate, I was just trying to print a quick hl2 ep 3 out now, poster to go on the back of one of the statues. I'll have to install the extra combine mod, I find it a little easy on hard.

Lastly I'm selling my small word bearers force based off the DV set (they are in my gallery somewhere probably) aong with my Imperial fists ( most has been sold already) to make a fresh start.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/1204davis/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= (I realise many people may not be able to see them unfortunatly).

Cheers for now

OMN.

No-one expects the ...



Finally started to paint these chaps ... and yes I will be attempting to finish that building too.

Thanks all.

OMN

Nice what head is that on the guy with the sledgehammer by the way

 OneManNoodles wrote:
@ Dr H: I know mate, I was just trying to print a quick hl2 ep 3 out now, poster to go on the back of one of the statues. I'll have to install the extra combine mod, I find it a little easy on hard.

Look for Smod and/or Crylife. That's what I used. It adds more than just more combine, there's more zombies too (fast ones at that). It was a little glitchy in places, but that may be fixed now.

Good progress on the Statues and inquisition (who's chief weapons appear to include a sledgehammer... )

When these trick-or-treaters come a-knocking, its more than just eggs they throw if you pretend to be out

I remember smod I played it years ago, good to hear the dev teams of some mods are still alive and kicking like the excellent black mesa, unlike some other mods I could mention.

@LDD: The head is an Empire flagellent head (the bald one with the sewn up mouth) + greenstuff. WIP here:

Statues just need some pigeon mess, then jobs a good 'un

Of course it is with the paint on it it looks totally different more sinister, which is surprising considering its mouth was sewn up before

I did a little greenstuff work last weekend. I recommend reading the book of armaments chapter 2, verses 9 through 21 for instructions on its use.


Over the week I got some paint on what I am saying is the bases for the last Genswick.

The chap in blue I'll try and get done by the end of the day, he's an advisor I put together from some random bits.

Whilst I had my brushes in hand I got some more colour on these gents, I'm happy with the way these are going, particularly with the flesh tones which are too hard to see with my camera.


As I mention, I'll get that advisor finished today probably, but meanwhile I'm working on the Heavy arty.

@Ruglud: Good idea! that's now on my to-do list.

@LDD: Cheers mate.

Thanks all,
OMN.

Well I can't believe I have not been here for a while, and I come looking and boy oh boy, that GS work is brilliant. The bases look great and the inquesition is awesome, off to look at the bits you got for sale....

Nice scratch built torso some wicked GS going on there the kneeling guy is great posing with his head down and arms raised holding the cushion nice job.

Also nice use of high elf archers legs you can never go wrong with Red and cream

Cheers Cam, even at my ridiculous prices I've already sold most of my imperial fists, the rest I'll be lowering the prices probably.
The only reason I'm selling is because I'm considering a small 30k force or something, I'll probably get rid of the tank company soon too, they are just living in a box elsewise.

It's only the top of the cushion so far, the underside wants doing along with hands ... I should have some lying around somewhere.

If you aint I would be amazed

Awesome GS fu, and nice group coming out of that door too!

And may your enemies, as deemed in the lord's eyes to be naughty, snuff it.

Great work. like the grenade barer.

Nice bases, look forward to what will be standing on them.

Inquisitors are looking nice too.

Managed to get a bit more done on the basilisk, I'm a little stumped on the gun mount, trying to work out a way for the gun to pivot horizontally, also I ditched the gun shield.


and made a maxim style heavy bolter while I was waiting.

This chap is nearly done.


First try at bird droppings.


@Dr H:

Thanks again everyone
OMN.

Looking great OMN!

Trying for something like this, is what I though when I saw the treads



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More so seeing this angle

Bang on Shas!

The problem I'm having is I can't see just how the gun pivots horizontally, without turning the back end since it looks like the gunmount is fixed to the rest of the chassis, unless that's a screw on the left side.

Probably just me being pedantic.

Holy cow, I love the guy kneeling with the pillow and his buddy with the rifle. That is freakin awesome. I'll be paying close attention to your basilisk scratch build. I'm scraping together. praetorian IG army and am looking for a way to make the Basilisk more static. Everything else looks great, as always.

Those statues and plinths look great, nice work

Could the gun not have some form of Skidsteer system involved with the tracks to slew it horizontally?

Nice pigeon poop

@ Ruglud: Cheers for the idea

@ scrunty: the reason why I haven't is I didn't want it to be powered, it is big enough however. I may as well go in this direction. Thanks!

I'd also pictured it being used in a blocked street as a desperate makeshift anti-tank gun.

This is what I've been using for reference images btw:
http://www.blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?306693-203mm-B-4-Howitzer-M1931/page2

time to cut some plastic!

 OneManNoodles wrote:
Bang on Shas!

The problem I'm having is I can't see just how the gun pivots horizontally, without turning the back end since it looks like the gunmount is fixed to the rest of the chassis, unless that's a screw on the left side.

Probably just me being pedantic.

The mount and the chassis are indeed one big construct.


Turning, or pivoting to change left or right for fire was an 8degree traverse, further would have required the entire thing to be moved, the track sections might have come into play. 203mm shells were pretty nasty and gave the Germans a hard time. The Germans named it "Stalin's Sledgehammer"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/203_mm_howitzer_M1931_%28B-4%29


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Basically drag to position, set the targets, adjust accordingly and hammer away wash rinse repeat.



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And this is what tows the bloody thing!

While not exactly like what you are referencing, could you not build a turntable to mount the gun on?

Doesn't even need to be powered, add a hand-crank.

Pretty. I look forward to seeing more work!

I can't believe I missed the 8 degree traverse on the right side of wikipedia, I knew it must have been something like that.

Thanks for the pics shas! the tow vehicle link didn't quite work, but this is it right?

you would need something built on a tank chassis to tow such a huge lump!

@Dr H: That is what I was initially thinking as a fix. I don't think I've got enough room to do too much, the breech is huge on this thing and I'd like to keep its profile fairly low if I can, tell you what I'll make two mounts for the gun and see what works best. It would probably something closer to the Krieg earthshaker carriage. ... That would work quite well actually, so long a I can get it right, enough room for gearing etc, it would allow the gun to pivot for direct fire at a wide angle but indirect fire at a narrower angle, only problem I can see is recoil big and bulky... hydraulics. Hmm.

I've gotten started on the gun mount, the red cross marks where the axis of elevation would be


I may have over done it a little, because I have such a large space below for the breech to recoil into I should be able to lower the gun mount further and shorten it at the rear, its way too big.


I've got some pics for you all that I forgot to put up before now.

A while ago I was painting 3 chaos worshipers, I don't think I posted them 'finished' so here we are:


next my small Dark vengeance based CSM force


My nearly sold 1000pt (ish) Imperial fist force:


I'm trying to find a new method to paint heresy style Imperial fists, preferably with an airbrush to get the yellow right (without spending days with a brush), I'll be checking the new Vallejo game air range.


And lastly this is what my 1500 points Krieg (Genswick) armoured battlegroup looks like, the infantry are unfortunately just fodder to suck up 210 spare points.


In other news I had thought that the new FW solar auxillia might made for Genswick engineers, swap the lasguns for shotgun and done, squad of 10 means 2 squads of 5, nice ....



squads of 20 Goodnight sweet wallet. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!

Thank you one and all.

OMN.