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2016/10/03 02:24:54
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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I excavated material from the underside and inserted four magnets - a big one to bear the weight and three small ones to stabilise. I smoothed off the surface and then let four complimentary magnets sit on them. Green stuff sausages 3mm wide were made into a square and the corners squished onto them. When this had cured, I pressed a lump of GS onto it and inserted some paperclip rods to hold it in shape when the craft is not mounted (the magnets pulled together and distorted the first attempt - this all took a lot of trial & error and I didn't bother recording the process as I'd rather keep my iPhone away from neodymium .
Once a solid mount has been cured, it was attached to the top of a flying stand (the four magnets were spaced with this in mind) by putting a thin layer of fresh GS over the join on magnet block, and then pressing this into a coating of superglue on the flying stand. More GS was added to go over the sides and really secure it in place.
I plan to expend my air force and will make a blog of this process once it's down pat
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2016/10/03 11:12:42
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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[SWAP SHOP MOD]
Robot Cat
OH-I Wanna get out of here
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That sounds like quite a chore, but it's cool to see a flyer without the slot for the stand carved into it. Paint looks great too, but that went without saying.
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2016/10/03 11:38:37
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Pious Palatine
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Paintjob on the Hellblade is wicked cool. Really top class stuff.
EDC
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2016/10/03 12:39:12
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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whalemusic360 wrote:That sounds like quite a chore, but it's cool to see a flyer without the slot for the stand carved into it. Paint looks great too, but that went without saying.
Yeah, the HB is actually a pre-Citadel flying stand model, and you get a generic... lump of resin with a stand slot in it to somehow attach to the model. It's a really clumsy solution, but FW's only alternative would be to commission a stand slot attachment for every existing kit. The only issues I've had with my solution is the time & effort factor, and the fact that the strongest magnet holds so tight that even my Humbrol varnish doesn't prevent paint scratching. Still, worth it
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2016/10/03 13:14:14
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Wonderful work linds... wow.
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2016/10/03 13:24:19
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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Right, brothers and sisters of the Word, I've picked up a Favoured of Chaos set. I'm a fan of the Possessed models (though they need kitbashing to really shine), and I'll be picking up another and also another pair of Daemon Princes. Plan is to have a Nurgle Prince buzzing along over a convoy of mechanised Possessed, causing merry hell, whilst the other three Princes will be kept aside for Allied Detachments (to enable FA choices of a single Flyer) or Lords of the Black Crusade.
Now, what to give them? Here's what I've thought about...
Daemon Prince of Nurgle: Lv 3 Malefic Daemonology, Spell Familiar, Wings, Power Armour, Burning Brand of Skalanthrax
If he gets Cursed Earth, the Possessed and their Rhinos get 4++. (3++ on the Tzeentch marked unit - they're facing up against the Plasma/Grav gunlines.) Infernal Gaze and Dark Flame have ok synergy with being a gunship. Summoning more Daemons adds to the horror - especially handy for making a Plaguebearer unit to tank for the Possessed on the turn they dismount.
Daemon Prince of Khorne: Power Armour, Wings, Axe of Blind Fury
Hulk smash! I was pondering on making one of them a foot model (I do like the original FC DP), but if you're going to pay 200pts for a MC it's a terrible idea to make it walk up to the enemy's gunlines to save 40pts (especially with how much Grav there is nowadays).
Daemon Prince of Slaanesh: Lv 3 Biomancy, Spell Familiar, Wings, Black Mace
Who cares about armour when in almost every game they’ll get solid buff and/or regeneration powers?
Daemon Prince of Tzeentch: Lv 3 Telepathy, Spell Familiar, Power Armour, Wings
If Shrouding comes up then shooting her down will be a big priority, so she gets a buff against massed Autocannon and Flakk Missiles. I'm thinking instead of wings, this model will be levitating in a trance.
In big games I’ll take all three, and then the fun starts. Hulk serves as Distraction Carnifex. At least one of Shrouding or Invisibility or Endurance should come up. Psychic Shriek has alright synergy with Terrify, but adding a trio of Helldrakes for more Ld debuffs (and Vehemence Attack Pattern - like having four lascannons each!) makes it downright horrific. Doubly so if Shrouding comes up - 2++ Jinks all round, thank you!
I'm not sure how to make the Nurgle one. I'm happy with the plastic DP kit for the other three, but the FC guy is a great model and easily modified to fly. I'm not a fan of Bayformers, but I'm thinking of Optimus Prime's flight pack made to look like it mutated from a Warp Talon...
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2016/10/05 01:02:39
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Arch Magos w/ 4 Meg of RAM
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Aye - seriously - how is that flyer attached??? Fething ho0bby magic!
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2016/12/11 02:47:16
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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So, how about that Traitors Hate and Legions, eh?
Now that I've got my air superiority established, time to fill the skies. And with a faction that specialises in notoriously overcosted Possessed, I'm going to need something really annoying. Enter a flying Nurgle Prince, escorting 3-5 Possessed units in Rhinos, casting Malefic spells to support them. As long as he's alive (with Shrouded Jinking, should be solid), he has a bubble that basically gives them a pair of I5 Lightning Claws. In 2/3 games he'll give the Tzeentch-marked brethren a 3++. Tasty!
I've always liked the Nurgle Prince model and I scooped one up. He's been reposed all dynamic like, and over the past few days I've been making a jetpack for him:
After pinning some tubes in place to position the boosters, I built him a pair of stabilisers. After much doodling I settled on a Warp Talon-inspired design that recalls a mark of Nurgle and leaves room for freehand Legion iconography. His tabard was repositioned with a hot air gun - trickier to time than boiling water, but much less mess.
I made some intakes and put fangs around them, and made some exhausts. To guide my sculpting, I cut out some long thin wedges and glued them along the sides. It then occurred to me to record the progress in shorter intervals
Sculpted detail around the intakes. I used calipers to make sure their diameters matched up.Filled in the gaps between the wedges.
First time modelling an identical pair of regular geometric objects. Applied the GS warm & soft then worked it when it had cooled and stiffened a bit. Mostly used stroking actions and the calipers again, looking down the length to see for bumps. When it had cured, smoothed them with emery boards and carved the exhaust parts with a scalpel. 0.5mm steel rulers rule! Used a technical drawing pen to plan out next steps, referring to Warp Talon jump packs as an example.
More to follow! My army is currently on parade, hopefully get photos of them on display in a week or two.
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2016/12/12 02:19:07
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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Jet pack beginning to take shape now. If you want to mount magnets as studs, seal their sides to the surface with a layer of superglue and make the holes slightly bevelled to accommodate, or you'll have them snapping off.
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2016/12/13 14:47:16
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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This is going to be amazing!
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2016/12/13 17:56:15
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Looks good so far
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2016/12/13 22:58:27
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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Jet engine enclosures mostly done now
I made dozens of the arrow tips, they'll be handy later on. Used an emery board to smooth them to match the form of the enclosures.
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2016/12/15 06:51:33
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Wow, great work.
And a great way to make Chaos arrows, I need to do that.
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All That Is Dread project ------ CSM WIP blogKrautScientist wrote:It looks like your talent for constructing huge killing machines transcends all notions of race. How egalitarian of you!
tipios wrote: When it's finished it's gona be a missile launcher on legs
Moltar wrote:Almost everything in 40k should fall under this guideline. |
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2016/12/15 07:02:33
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Pious Palatine
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Awesome, that Nurgle DP is gonna look boss!
EDC
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2016/12/15 09:38:36
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Gargantuan Great Squiggoth
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Just spent a pleasant hour reading through this blog, amazing work, sculpting and painting is top notch, really love it, off to check out your other works, subbed to this, so inspirational.
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2016/12/22 16:45:21
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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The troops are currently on parade in the Nottingham city centre GW store
Starting to paint the Daemon Prince. Think I'm going to glue the wings on, the magnets just don't want to stay put
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2016/12/22 18:06:03
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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When I did my son's hive tyrant, I put two pins in each wing. That way they are very secure but can be removed easily (and the pin holes in the tyrant's body aren't that noticeable). Great looking army Linds, glad it's getting a good showing.
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2017/01/13 03:49:37
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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Been having some fun 1K kill points games at my local GW, but I fancy a change from the LR Terminators and trying to fit two Troops in next to them. Considering this:
Raptor Talon
Chaos Lord, Jump Pack, Murder Sword, Dark Glory, VOTLW
5 Warp Talons: Khornate, VOTLW
5 Warp Talons: Slaaneshi, VOTLW
5 Raptors: 2 Melta, Combi Melta, Power Fist, VOTLW
^ this detachment makes disordered charges on deep strike
Allied Detachment
Sorcerer: lv 3 Malefic Daemonology, Dark Glory, Spell Familiar, VOTLW
20 Cultists: Shotgun, Stubber, Flamer, 8 Autoguns
Hell Blade: Helstorm Autocannon
^ a Hell Blade is a flying Land Speeder that has six TL rending Autocannon shots and excels at Dogfighting
The Sorcerer and Cultists stay safe and summon Daemons (+1 to rolls) appropriate to the enemy, the paratroopers jump in and take out key targets, the Hell Blade plays air superiority and picks on units with a key specialist hiding at the back.
I'm converting Valkia into my Lord. Maybe find points to make her Slaaneshi, swing that Murder Sword before loyalist Lightning Claws? Command Warlord traits look best for her - all of them have a use in this army, and the compact play area makes the bubble very effective. I could upgrade her to a 4++ with a Mutation (which would suit her) by dropping a psy level (which would make summoning very difficult when the Warp proves fickle.
Think Khornate WTs are a waste, they'll not get benefits of Rage on their DS charge. Maybe switch to Nurgle instead, tank more OW hits. Automatically Appended Next Post: Hmm. Didn't notice that Allied Detachments have to have a different Faction to the Warlord. I'm not splitting the Cultists into two bags of easy kill points, so scratch that.
I also didn't notice that, whereas loyalist Chapters can take each other as Allies, Traitor Legions cannot. Also, there's no option for any Legion to take Fabius Bile as a wildcard, even though he's specifically written as an independent mercenary. Man, Traitor Legions is a mess -.-
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2017/01/26 01:51:45
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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2017/01/26 12:47:26
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Pious Palatine
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Nurglings are looking good. Such great little models.
EDC
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2017/01/26 15:00:00
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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They're looking mighty fine!
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2017/01/26 21:40:52
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Maddening Mutant Boss of Chaos
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So many amazing ideas here!
Your flying Nurgle Prince, to take just a recent example, is clearly the work of a dangerously tainted dark adept. I'm really loving your work.
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2017/01/28 11:51:04
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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That daemon prince is looking very cool!
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2017/01/31 14:19:50
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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2017/01/31 15:24:40
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Well that's certainly.... AWESOME. Really good work on the posing and the paintwork is superb.
Well done buddy!
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2017/01/31 17:01:42
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Really love that figure linds... excellent from top to bottom and you've done the flying thing really well.
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2017/01/31 17:04:58
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Potent Possessed Daemonvessel
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Very cool and brutal looking Demon Prince, the choice of wings is brilliant.
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2017/02/01 01:45:29
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Tail-spinning Tomb Blade Pilot
My ancient "lab"
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Well done! Definitely a very imposing model. What head is that?
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2017/02/01 01:50:35
Subject: Re:HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Huge Hierodule
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Thanks, it's the standard Finecast Nurgle DP head
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2017/02/01 06:59:23
Subject: HORUS WAS RIGHT - lindsay40k's Word Bearers
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Pious Palatine
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Awesome stuff. That daemon prince is totally epic!
EDC
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