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lliu wrote:

 Stormwall wrote:

lliu wrote:
If this is what I'm up against, I don't have a hope.

Yeah, between what I see so far and the Golden Throne project makes me want to sell my paints. But, this contest is the kick I need to start painting... and there is an event this weekend I signed up for at my FLGS just so I could paint.

You subscribed to that too?

Absolutely. You need to go check out Phutarf and Klaus' stuff as well if you haven't already.

Anyways, I'd like to post something up here but, I got distracted with converting an old metal dreadnought , making an inquistor's henchman out of 40k and fantasy bits, and unboxing an order from zinge. Shame on me.

Sounds like a pretty awesome distraction to me!

 Stormwall wrote:

Spoiler:

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:
I have the first entry finished, this armsman is ready to repel boarders!





And I have a second one coming up, with that armoured hood, a shock maul and rivet gun, still WIP but coming along nicely...

nice. How are these guys marines though?

Uh. He did say Armsman. The contest can be any Naval forces marine. You know, the actual definition of Marine, an amphibious soldier of the sea. The sea in this case being space as humanity has progressed farther than just oceans. That is why we're seeing dreadnoughts, all the way to dudes like this.

I think I explained that right, Para scold me if I didn't.

EDIT: Ninja'd!

Dreadnaughts are understandable, because they have space marines inside them. And i know the op said any 'marine' but a navy armsman isnt a marine, if were going by todays military system. Armsmen, corpsmen etc who are attached to marine units dont become marines theyre still navy ranks. Also space marines are the only marines mentioned in gw lore. Presumably to avoid confusion. Hence why i was unclear on the issue. But if the op says its fine then sweet

Ultimately, I'm not going to be picky about themes in this or future competitions. I'd rather see something a little creative and outside-the-box be submitted and shown off than retrict people in what they can/can't enter. So long as there is some correlation, however slight, between theme and entry, it's fine.

Some work in progress pics!

First time painting space wolves, screwed up the first one so bad I had to strip it completely so this is my second attempt! C&C always welcome, still have a lot of work left on this guy (highlights mainly).

That is a lovely blue. Shaping up to be a great contender!

(I always feel so hollow as I am not the greatest painter, so take that into mind when I compliment another's work. )

That's a really nice job you've made there PaintingNub. He's a Wolf Guard isn't he? ??

@Stormwall: Thanks!

@angelofvengeance: Thank you! I was painting him up as a Grey Hunter, did I get the knee pad wrong or something? The different space wolves sort of ranks still confuses me a bit as I don't really play the game lol, more into the hobby and painting aspect. I bought the space wolves painting book maybe I should have another look ;p.

Nah, he's fine for a Grey Hunter! Heraldry varies from Company to Company, but in general, a red right shoulder pad indicated GH-ness (the other pad being Company colours, in this case Ragnar's, I think).

 PaintingNub wrote:
@Stormwall: Thanks!

@angelofvengeance: Thank you! I was painting him up as a Grey Hunter, did I get the knee pad wrong or something? The different space wolves sort of ranks still confuses me a bit as I don't really play the game lol, more into the hobby and painting aspect. I bought the space wolves painting book maybe I should have another look ;p.

I wouldn't know. Not a Space Wolves person to be honest. Was a stab in the dark- he certainly looks blinged up enough for a Wolf Guard I think.

 GrimDork wrote:
Are you making an entire army of these guys? They look cool as heck.

Not at this point but I might make a small landing party if I can find spare guardsmen, I love the art for these guys and would love them as a GW sanctioned army...

Think about it, small groups of armoured infantry with shotguns and assorted flyers and character upgrades that call down orbital strikes


And to top it off I started some controversy, a good days work!

There are some very nice looking models here! Just thought I'd drop a quick WiP pic of the model I'll be entering. More Flesh Tearer goodness can be seen in my P&M blog...

 mad_eddy_13 wrote:

 GrimDork wrote:
Are you making an entire army of these guys? They look cool as heck.

Not at this point but I might make a small landing party if I can find spare guardsmen, I love the art for these guys and would love them as a GW sanctioned army...

Think about it, small groups of armoured infantry with shotguns and assorted flyers and character upgrades that call down orbital strikes


And to top it off I started some controversy, a good days work!

Well, for small games, you could run them to decent effect as IG Vets with Carapace Armour, Shotguns and any Special Weapons, a couple of CCS for Masters of Ordnance, and then some Valks or Vendettas (or Avengers/Vultures/other Navy assets from Forge World). Wouldn't be that effective at 1000+ points, but for small games and especially something Zone-Mortalis style it could be good fun!

Nice blue spacewolf. Remember, AoV, that spacewolves tend to be 67% blingier than standard marines. A wolf guard would need even more accoutrements


Deathmask+giant chainsaw on a stick... kind of terrifying

Holy gak Galenus- that's an awesome Chaplain(?)

Guys, here comes my first real update!


Here's the base, made from the cap of a spice can. It's moslty cork and sprue, plus a pile of dakka on top.

Small Update:



Bike is pretty much done (except wheels as I don't know what I am doing with those yet).

Need to finish the trees on the base then it's onto the actual priest (currently been base coated and washed)

More pics of it in my P&M blog in sig

Ok, think I'm ready to throw some paint on this:



I'm probably gonna hate painting this thing with all of the bonus gubbins... oh well


Nice red on the bike btw.

So far... I'm a little behind you guys :p

@ GrimDork You weren't kidding about a serious raid on the bits box for that dread. Can't wait to see him done up (If your sanity holds long enough)

Some awesome stuff here guys!

That Farseer needs more Marine, preferably flying back and flailling comically around as he tries to work out what the heck is happening!

Lotsa Dakka on that Dread!

Updating my WIP photo.



Already made some alterations to the Sargent's backpack and added some more skulls. Trying to use standard tactical marines as LotD but I think I need more skulls and less flame.

Also my first crack at sculpting flames on a base.



The LotD minis are growing on me and I might need to pick up a couple more for later on down the road.

Those are pretty nice, got a bit of a soft spot for LotD.

 GrimDork wrote:
Those are pretty nice, got a bit of a soft spot for LotD.

Cant agree more, I even drive a Firehawk.

Oh god, he just took a dive into the bits box and burst out screaming "For the emprah!"

You guys are making me want to post up the dread I finished (build wise,) today!

 GrimDork wrote:
Ok, think I'm ready to throw some paint on this:

SNIP: took out image from quote to save space

I'm probably gonna hate painting this thing with all of the bonus gubbins... oh well


Nice red on the bike btw.

Haha what a monster! Might get fiddly to paint but will surely look awesome once done!

And thanks, took about 4 coast mof mephiston red, then a brown wash, then another coat of mephiston red to get it to that point. (Most of my other BA get a sneaky mephiston red spray but bikes have too much that isnt red to justify it)

Grim that dreadnought is a little nuts haha. Enjoy painting him!

Winterhound those LotD look badass
sm3g the red that bike looks sweet

Wow, those LOTD are amazing!

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Holy gak Galenus- that's an awesome Chaplain(?)

thanks. It's supposed to be a sorta chaplain as it is my representation of the Flesh Tearers High Chaplain Carnarvon using the Astorath rules, so he's a bit different from usual.

Some really nice models popping up here now, and that biker is looking very promising. Maybe slightlly biased as I have a particular soft spot for bikes...

Wip - that's brother Dardariel pretty much in the bag. Bit of armour damage still to do but he's just about done. Loved painting this fig.