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 ansacs wrote:
Is the ADL fort scratch built or converted from something. I see you used the actual FW hydra flakk cannons which is just awesome but I cannot identify the fort itself.

The fortification is the old OOP Hydra emplacement FW used to make. Like all of the awesome terrain (including all the other stuff in that picture) they used to sell it has been OOP for years because the cost of making giant blocks of solid resin was too high to be profitable.

 Peregrine wrote:

 ansacs wrote:
Is the ADL fort scratch built or converted from something. I see you used the actual FW hydra flakk cannons which is just awesome but I cannot identify the fort itself.

The fortification is the old OOP Hydra emplacement FW used to make. Like all of the awesome terrain (including all the other stuff in that picture) they used to sell it has been OOP for years because the cost of making giant blocks of solid resin was too high to be profitable.

That is a shame. FW makes some amazing sculpts. Somebody now just needs to invent a better/cheaper resin for them to use.

On the positive side at least one of their fortifications has been given justice with a great paint job.

These look really, really awesome! I'd love to see some more ;D Subbed!

 ansacs wrote:

 Peregrine wrote:

 ansacs wrote:
Is the ADL fort scratch built or converted from something. I see you used the actual FW hydra flakk cannons which is just awesome but I cannot identify the fort itself.

The fortification is the old OOP Hydra emplacement FW used to make. Like all of the awesome terrain (including all the other stuff in that picture) they used to sell it has been OOP for years because the cost of making giant blocks of solid resin was too high to be profitable.

That is a shame. FW makes some amazing sculpts. Somebody now just needs to invent a better/cheaper resin for them to use.

On the positive side at least one of their fortifications has been given justice with a great paint job.

Tis a shame its true, but I would rather them be OOP then the victim of Fineworld TM tbh.

You know you love tanks when you play an armored battlegroup list just so you can enter a LR Executioner in the "best painted troops choice" contest.

Good looking tank. Love the weathering effects!

The plasma gunner in the top hatch is a great touch. Did anyone call fowl when you entered it as troops?

Lovely tank, the GW kit has nothing on the FW one. Keep up the good work!

 Peregrine wrote:
You know you love tanks when you play an armored battlegroup list just so you can enter a LR Executioner in the "best painted troops choice" contest.

And the other model from the recent tournament, the Lightning fighter. The Voss-pattern one is nice, but you have to love the OOP classic.

Gah. I always wanted one of those old ones. :(

Awesome stuff, makes me want to work on mine more.

Great - I would love to see more of the big tank with two barrels on the turret, on the far left as I've never seen one of them before.

Amazing, what colour/brand is the light blue/turquoise you are using?

That lightning is a shockingly good looking piece, the Guardsman on the base are a pretty nice touch, keep up the good work.

Got any WIP for any conversions or other things in the works?

 Imperial Templari wrote:
Amazing, what colour/brand is the light blue/turquoise you are using?

Sorry to be useless on this, but it's just black/white/blue art acrylics mixed by hand every time I do it. I have no idea what you'd use if you wanted a gaming paint equivalent.

 Krellnus wrote:
Got any WIP for any conversions or other things in the works?

Lots of stuff in progress, a Destroyer tank hunter, a Vulture gunship, and maybe something really big. But I don't usually take WIP pictures since I don't think it's worth the effort of setting up the camera until the model is finished and ready to show off.

 Enigwolf wrote:
Gah. I always wanted one of those old ones. :(

You'll probably hate me for this picture then:

 weetyskemian44 wrote:
Great - I would love to see more of the big tank with two barrels on the turret, on the far left as I've never seen one of them before.

It's a Minotaur artillery tank:

:( You're evil Peregrine. I'm guessing you have some of the other older FW flyers like their Valk and stuff too?

I really like the texture you seem to have worked into the paint; reminds me a lot of those slapdash T-34s the Russians pumped out in '41, where the steel had lots of imperfections. Adds a really good sense of desperation or age to the vehicles.

The old lightnings really are great, yeah, I know the Voss pattern one fits the aesthetic they designed later better, but the old design is still really solid. One of my friends recently got his hands one one from the 65k+ guard sale posted a while ago, to go with his 3 vultures, 5 vendettas and 2 valkyries, flying git that he is.

 Enigwolf wrote:
:( You're evil Peregrine. I'm guessing you have some of the other older FW flyers like their Valk and stuff too?

Yeah, an OOP Vulture is probably my next project, and I've got a Valkyrie sitting in the box for when I'm in a really masochistic mood and want to deal with the incredibly poor fit on the hull sections. Didn't get an Aquila though, which I kind of regret. I suggest checking ebay, I've seen at least a few Lightnings over the past few months at prices that were barely full retail on the old kit (which is good because I still need #3 and #4).

Peregrine's got all the cool toys . That Minotaur is sick. If only $$ wasn an issue I would have one of everything FW.

Is the OOP Vulture any different from the current one? I thought the difference only lay in the use of the old OOP Valk parts?

That is a whole lot of Grenadiers and Engineers there.

You play the DKoK list or IG stand in?

 Bobthehero wrote:
You play the DKoK list or IG stand in?

Codex IG. I wanted to play a veteran army, and until IA12 that meant using the codex list (though with Hades drills instead of Chimeras). In the near future I'll probably get the Rapiers and other appropriate units so I can also use it as the IA12 list.

 Enigwolf wrote:
Is the OOP Vulture any different from the current one? I thought the difference only lay in the use of the old OOP Valk parts?

It's slightly different in the details. The wings are a bit smaller and have different details (the resin Vulture and Valkyrie actually have different wings and tail booms, unlike the plastic versions), the wing engines don't have the "cap" bit on the end that hides the joint between the wing halves on the plastic kit, the tail doesn't have the conversion bit the Valkyrie kit needs to hold the outer fins in place, the landing gear legs are different, the weapon hardpoints are different (and include special lascannons), and probably a few more things. It wouldn't be obvious if you aren't familiar with the kit, but if you look at them side by side there are some differences.

Either I'm blind, or I can't find any pictures of it. I'll wait for you to post some up!

 Enigwolf wrote:
Either I'm blind, or I can't find any pictures of it. I'll wait for you to post some up!

If you look at FW's website the painted pictures of the Vulture are the all-resin kit, and the unpainted ones are the new kit with the plastic Valkyrie parts. Since I won't be done with it for a while I've highlighted some of the differences (the different lascannons and hardpoints aren't visible). The easiest one to look for is the raised caps on the wing tip engines: the resin Valkyrie and Vulture have smooth cylinders (except for the rivets), the plastic wings have a raised cap on the end. If you see someone selling a "OOP resin Valkyrie/Vulture" that has the plastic-style end cap you know it's a scam.

The Minotaur is all big and imposing, I love it!

Hot dam so jelly of your awesome Lemun Russ

Oh, wow. Peregrine, I bow to your sharp eyes.

MOAR TANKS.

Destroyer tank hunter:



Tank squadron:



Bigger tank squadron:

I like the nice weathered look that the acrylics give your tanks. Especially the line where you can tell that the tanks have been churning through wet mud and it caked over. Well depicted, and from personal experience, pretty accurate too.