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Have you seen these that Gitsplitta added to the gallery?

No I hadn't Ruglud, just seen his hazchem markings too, wonder if he'll mind if I "borrow" them

That's why he puts them there bud. we share around here. Think Kid Kyoto has posted some in the past too.

Cheers Cam, was struggling with my own attempts so that will make it a lot easier!!

Been a while since I actually managed to do anything worthy of showing, but today i have managed to get a good start on my attempt at an anti aircraft defence tower for my space port scene. Utilising the Icarus stormcannon from the stalker set and the all to handy pringles tube, along with bits and bobs from the bits box and scratch built items. Very much a work in progress and more fine detail required but it was nice to get my teeth into it again today, let some hope it's not 2 months till my next update

A lot cool stuff here.
The details on your tank conversions are awesome.

Keep up with the good work!

Think you need a longer ladder

Cheers Grotrebel, I will certainly try

Ruglud, As I was struggling to get to sleep last night as I've been suffering with my back, I managed to finish the ladder

Like it

Will you be adding some sort of safety cage around the ladder? potentially could space the safety bars in such a way that you can stand a figure on them as I'd imagine it will take a turn or two to climb / descend?

I had thought of a safety handrail or cage but had not thought of spacing as I don't actual play and all my projects and build are for static scenes, will bear it in mind though,

Safety cage?! This is 40k mate, the Imperium killed off all the Safety Oficers long ago, blooming heretics, maybe a couple hazard stripes is about all you would get.

Nice start to the piece.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Safety cage?! This is 40k mate, the Imperium killed off all the Safety Oficers long ago, blooming heretics, maybe a couple hazard stripes is about all you would get.

Nice start to the piece.

That's where all the servo Skulls came from .

Nice job.

Lovely stuff all around in this thread. Yay!

Cheers guys

Have managed a few more hours tonight and have been progressing with the basic colour scheme over the whole model.

Couple of quick pics of my progress so far

A few minor mods added to the tower and blended with the original paint scheme . Converted a skitarii ranger to a represent a climbing sniper ascending the ladder to the platform for a better firing position. apart from a few transfers here and there, i think its pretty much done!!!

Beautiful tower, I like the colour scheme. Must have missed your last update. The spiralling bolts are a bit of a giveaway for the origin, but I actually kind of like that - pringles can tower is pretty classic in my terrain book. Love the ascending sniper - very characterful.

So after a forced break with getting a new job, family and of course Christmas, have had a few hours to myself tonight. All the big stuff is packed and wrapped with a house move on the horizon. So have spent an enjoyable few hours building my take on the Imperial Cataphract Robot. Quick little kit bash with minor scratch built components. Legs from blood and skulls, main body and arms are from mantic stalker kit with weapons from the mkiii marines kit and then an amalgamation of redemptor flamer and genestealer cult vehicle leftovers, with a cadian flamer backpack to supply the fuel. Pipes and green stuff needed to finish the flamer, as well as power plant and shoulder mount laz cannon, but that’s for ano5er evening

Great stuff - love seeing the craneblade (mostly?) painted. The titan arm recovery is also a brilliant modelling project. Keep it up!

I like your take on the Cataphract- this is more what I imagined when I read the description, not what other models I've seen come out. Well done!

Cheers Guys,
it was nice to try something different instead of another vehicle. Still wondering if it needs a bit of armour over the shoulder joints as I keep looking at the pics and thinking they are a little exposed,

So a slow evening but my Cataphract build is finished. Forgotten how much I hated working with green stuff, but it has made the cable effect on the flamer I was after. FW solar aux vehicle mount lazer added over the shoulder and modified dreadnougt power pack attached. Next is primer and base coats

Right side

Alaricuk wrote:
A few minor mods added to the tower and blended with the original paint scheme . Converted a skitarii ranger to a represent a climbing sniper ascending the ladder to the platform for a better firing position. apart from a few transfers here and there, i think its pretty much done!!!

love the tower and I like how you blended the seams of the packet with rivets

Cheers Bob,

Been running round after family again this week so thought I’d update with the little painting progress I’ve made. Legs I’m happy with but the body is causing a few headaches, shown with a leviathan that’s in the paint que and a converted figure for scale infront of the imperial trench system that also had a bit of attention this week.

Just found this thread, Awesome looking stuff alaricuk. Wish we were closer. I would love to combine your diorama with my city table to represent more of the landing field.

Looks like we are doing a lot of the same things. I’m also using rouge trader imperial guard torsos on new imperial guard and Victorian legs and am planning to mold and recast my first tank in the next couple of weeks once I get the rest of the parts

wish I could scratch build like you.

Cheers

Cheers Btoliver, and welcome aboard, be interested to see your tank when you get it cast up.

I love the old rogue trader guard. They have more character than the current offerings.

Y'know Alaricuk, it wouldn't kill you to post more often.

Just sayin'. ;D

It’s finding the time to be productive, at the moment. Lost my space in the kitchen at Christmas where I do most my modelling, means it takes an age to get stuff out the shed where it got “put away”,

I understand completely. I lost my nice workspace in the spare bedroom some time ago to SWMBO and her hobby and ended up exiled in the basement It's not so bad, except in the winter when the furnace is running, loudly, or in the summer when the de-humidifier and air conditioner are running, loudly.