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Hello all!

After a six year hiatus I am slowly but surely diving back into the hobby realm!
A few weeks back I got all of my old Imperial Guard, and I've begun the long process of stripping , rebuilding, and repainting my forces.

I figured a blog like this might help keep me motivated to stay on track.
As always C&C Is welcome and appreciated!

First up is my collection of armor!



Ended up being able to salvage three Leman Russ Tanks, and two buggies (with major repairs). The Taurox and Chimera are recent additions

Buggy #1:





the rear side hatches were torn off, so I ended up having to cover the gaps with styrene.

I also had to rebuild the axles, suspension and new crew models.



Planning on finding some sort of wheel for the driver, but no luck so far.

Buggy #2



Very similar to #1 with minor variations.





Once I do some painting and weathering, the chewed up parts of the wheels should be hidden

I'm planning on using these as sentinels in game, but some people have suggested those buggys from forge world. Any suggestions?

Oh also! What would be good to use as rope to simulate the cargo being tied down?

Taurox:





Not too much done besides adding gear. however, I'm planning on picking up the Blood and Skulls Industries Wheel kit to make it look more like an MRAP.

Chimera





Again not a ton done to this one, treads will be added after painting.. Next time I make one, I'm tempted to add armor plating similar to the german Panzer IV's.

Leman Russ #1



Added lots of gear, along with new secondary weapons and a turret side hatch.





the only real fabrication was the replacement for the driver window.

Leman Russ #2





Not too much repair work on this guy either, thankfully it was pretty intact.



Had some spare doors left over, so I made some sponson hatches (I've been playing too much Battlefield One)



I also added some additional armor plating to the left side of the turret since it was pretty scratched up.

Leman Russ #3 (although technically its an Eradicator I think)




Had to do a lot of work to this one. The turret, rear of the tank, sponson tops, and some of the front plating were all pretty rough.
Used some Tiger I bits and spare sherman parts to create a new engine vent system in the back.



The original cannon was pretty trashed, so I saved the muzzle break and made a new one!



Hella Cargo cages








I am also slowly but surely getting the Bolt Action starter kit set up for my local hobby store.

US Paratrooper 30 Cal MG team:









US Rifleman:





Wermacht Rifleman:





Thanks for sticking with me all the way down here!

Nice work on the Guard recovery, looking forward to more.

Cheers,

CB

Those buggies look amazing. Looking forward to seeing them painted up!

Your tank conversions are superb!

You had asked what you could use for tie-downs.

-You could use those nylon self-locking tie straps:
https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-5831/Cable-Ties-and-Tools/Black-UV-Stabilized-Nylon-Cable-Ties-8-40-lb?pricode=WY529&gadtype=pla&id=S-5831&gclid=CLa5qar9q9ACFY9bfgodHvIPDg&gclsrc=aw.ds

-Or you could use cargo netting (mesh from a sponge or from a bag of oranges). I put some on my Manticore:

Very nice work on those tabks buddy! I'm particularly impressed with the storage bins/cargo cages that you have made (I may have to pinch that for my own tanks at some point!).

Nice conversions! Cool stuff.

Those buggies are so neat, I really like them. good luck on the rest of the rebuilding! it's quite a task somtimes, but worth it.

Quick update and painting progress

Hello again!

Unfortunately no 40k pics this time. I felt like I needed to get some progress into my Bolt Action guys, so I finished an American Squad.









The eyes look a bit wonky, but I think I'm getting better!

On the 40k side of things, a black friday sale forced me to get the "Start collecting" Militarium Tempestus kit and a Tech-Priest. So! be on the look out for that stuff soon!

Tanks look awesome, love the conversion work.
Painted squads lookin pretty sweet as well,

Beep Beep!

Finished constructing the Tempestus kit, so now I have a nice group of Scions to grab troops from.



Honk Honk!

Also built the Taurox Prime (right)



Decided to change up the turrets on the prime and the standard truck.







Also got some time to make a few heavy weapons teams.









Since that picture was taken, I grabbed the ejecting shells bit from the Mega Nobz sprue and added it to the other side of the Heavy Bolter.



I'm particularly proud of the Mortar base.



Robot Rock



I didnt really like the tank tread skirts SO I REMOVED THEM!!



On a whim I also grabbed the deathwatch kill-team.



I super love the crazy poses you can get out of these guys.




I know nothing is painted yet, but some stuff is primed!



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Oh! I also finally managed to piece my baneblade back together!

nice! looks like you've got your work cut out for you

First 40k Mini in 10 years!



I think the color scheme turned out pretty nice. C&C?

Looks good. The green and tan work really well together.

Love the buggy conversions by the way.

EDC

Howdy everyone! Thanks all for the kind words!

First up are some kit bashed veterans with weapons from the genestealer neophytes set.





I know autoguns are no longer in the codex, but I thought they would provide some nice variety.

After completing the Techpriest I figured I would have to make some servitor buddies.







I have also finished basing my new armored sentinel.



I also managed to magnetize it.





And last but not least...an actually painted mini!!!!






2 down... Oh so many to go...

Looks great mate! i did a similar thing with autoguns on my plog(i used cultists) , really like the small conversions on the vet squad.
good luck with the painting!

@STG Thanks man!

I am now back from some holiday travels, so here is my first mini of 2017!

Lot of good stuff! I especially like your vehicles, and the servitors. Keep it up!

Some freshly painted heavy weapons teams! 90% there, a few details to smooth out, but I think they are table ready.

I think your camo netting is awesome! How did you do it?

Looks good! I really like the reloading pose.

Love those heavy weapon teams nesbitt and it's always nice to see more Imperial Guard

 STG wrote:
I think your camo netting is awesome! How did you do it?

It's gauze! I soaked it in a mix of OD paint, water, and pva glue.

Thanks for the nice comments everyone! I'm already getting started on those buggies!

Not quite done with the buggies, but I'm making progress!

keep at it. looks great.

The Buggies are done!!



Buggy #1









Buggy #2









Taking a break from the Guardsmen for a little bit to paint up some Ork Meganobz for a buddy, pics soon!

those buggies are pretty cool man, stowage is awesome, is it scratch built?

 STG wrote:
those buggies are pretty cool man, stowage is awesome, is it scratch built?

Mostly yeah! Ive got some pics of them unpainted at the top of the thread 1st post I think.

First ork face!

Bjork the Ork!



I also made a Cool looking inquisitor from a stormcast eternal!



and finally GW put some of my pictures in the gallery! I know a lot of people get in there, but it still felt pretty special.

 nesbitt wrote:
First 40k Mini in 10 years!



I think the color scheme turned out pretty nice. C&C?

Glad you are back on the horse. Looks like a nice model, as long as you can keep up the demands of a Guard army's numbers. Two models at a time is a good pace, keeps you from being discouraged trying to do a whole squad or platoon at once. If you check out my Necromundian Guard PLOG you will see what I mean.

Good luck with the army.

Cheers,

CB