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not too far a squad of Mk VI for my Death Guard being finished, painting of the models are basically done except weathering.. waiting decals and the base painting

pondering light weathering, aware most grime them up but I think a bone/green scheme actually looks quite nice and plan to keep them pretty clean at least initially.

may add a bit to squads that earn their spurs so to speak.

squad of ten, another near a similar state with the idea of "minimum usable force" in the short term then adding to it

actually quite enjoyed painting them up, transported many years back to 1st edition when this insanity started

everyone is painting the new mk vi, which is to be expected and totally cool. But for you HH players, what about the older kits with old scale infantry - people still use/hobby with those?

sandor1988 wrote:
everyone is painting the new mk vi, which is to be expected and totally cool. But for you HH players, what about the older kits with old scale infantry - people still use/hobby with those?

Nope I print older marks at the new Mk6 size.

sandor1988 wrote:
everyone is painting the new mk vi, which is to be expected and totally cool. But for you HH players, what about the older kits with old scale infantry - people still use/hobby with those?

Yep. The size difference isn't all that big, and it really doesn't bother me.I much prefer the look of MK III, so I just keep building those guys.

sandor1988 wrote:
everyone is painting the new mk vi, which is to be expected and totally cool. But for you HH players, what about the older kits with old scale infantry - people still use/hobby with those?

I don't care, my RTB-01 see the battlefield right alongside my AOD MKVI, BAC MKIV & BOP MKIII.

sandor1988 wrote:
everyone is painting the new mk vi, which is to be expected and totally cool. But for you HH players, what about the older kits with old scale infantry - people still use/hobby with those?

Yes, but I place the slightly smaller marks on a built up base a few mm tall to make them roughly the same height, if not the same proportions, as the Mk VI. I have brought some Mk III. Mk IV and V I have printed so they're mk vi scale.

Here is my Mk V Assault Squad just built.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnWbgXntXPv/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

using Mk VI for tactical and other "normal" marines, have Mk III for veterans, they look fine, also likely to end up with a smattering of Mk VI for the sake of it (easy way for the third tactical squad when added to stand out)

also assembled a Demos Predator, laser cannon sponsons and the laser cannon turret, heavy flamer added (cheaper than the combi flamer.. go figure) so there is a defensive weapon just in case.

configuration is glued, no magnets, my force needs the cannons and this is a cheap way to add them, while some of the other configurations look good and have utility they don't really do stuff my infantry can't do already (issue for me is zapping dreadnoughts where the AP2 is useful and scaring enemy armour very slightly - while also giving enemy armour something to use as a chew toy thats not actually expensive)

Got my first squad of Scimitars almost built, forgot a fancy head for the leader.


Might do another and some Golden Keshig today.

Anxiously anticipating plastic jetbike pricing.

I adore Contemptor's and already have 10 completed for my Sons Of Horus so decided to paint one of the Forge World sculpts for each of the Heretic Legions, 4 down 5 to go:



I also finished up Rubio to go with my Garro:



Hopefully Horus Ascended arrives ASAP so I can get started on him.

@ListenToMeWarriors: nice Contemptor project. 👍

ListenToMeWarriors wrote:
I adore Contemptor's and already have 10 completed for my Sons Of Horus so decided to paint one of the Forge World sculpts for each of the Heretic Legions, 4 down 5 to go:

Epic project! Nice!

I could see these in a warhammer world display cabinet.

Built a Rhino to the point it can be built if you want to paint everything.

They really didn't make it any easier than the previous 25 years old kit, which surprised me.



And waiting for legion hatches.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Built a Rhino to the point it can be built if you want to paint everything.

They really didn't make it any easier than the previous 25 years old kit, which surprised me.

Agreed. The way it goes together means you have to fill gaps along narrow, angled edges, as well as those annoying joins on the front of the sponsons (have you filled yours?). And that excessively tight-fitting base plate is something that just shouldn't happen now. I've also noticed on the HH tanks there is a tendency towards having parts with very visible joins, such as the side panels of all of the vehicle hulls (which are in multiple parts), the exhausts on the Rhino, and the launcher on the Scorpius.


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ListenToMeWarriors wrote:
I adore Contemptor's and already have 10 completed for my Sons Of Horus so decided to paint one of the Forge World sculpts for each of the Heretic Legions, 4 down 5 to go.

Those Contemptors look really good. Any close-ups? I have a load of SoH models to paint, including 2 Dreads, and would love to get a similar finish.

for sure not a fan of how the rhino exhausts go together, better than the Mk1 model naturally but needs to be aligned perfectly during assembly or looks horrible, as my predator of "three exhausts working" as he's known knows only too well


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decals on the Predator I've been working on, and some (very) light weathering, still needs some more bright metal but perfectly table top viable now.

also assembled the next ten Mk VI to bring either one squad to 20, or two to 15.. once the 1st squad is finished to sit alongside the completed 2nd squad (it got complicated)

aim to prime tomorrow with the bone colour, wash and drybrush of the bone colour completed tomorrow.

still have the shoulder pads to assemble, will be primed black this time for the green and the bronze

well the ten have been primed, with the final ten I have primed alongside them all now and just curing for the base colours to go on later (well the bone, wash & drybrush, will do the greys & metals etc over a few days)

If it counts, I think I finalized the initial 2k and 3k White Scars lists I'm building towards. Time to do some digital kitbashing.

Putting some paint on my IW finally.

Put together some plastic tarts for a command squad, all lightning claws.



Will print a flag and legion pads when the weather allows.

picked up a second Age of Darkness box today, plus a heavy & special weapons box.. first heavy weapon squad undergoing assembly, laser cannons..!

slight (and only slight really) disappointment there are not weapon specific backpacks with cable etc, minor thing but was a nice touch with the Forgeworld ones. weapons are nicely done though

Currently working on the very last unit of my 2,500 pts army, an army picture is due soon !



I love those little guys so much

Got my spartan half assembled. Those tracks were less painful then I was anticipating, but the mould lines were a pain in the dick.

I've got the troop compartment in separate bits and primed so that I can paint them before installation, just have to do that before finishing assembly and painting the whole thing.

 Snrub wrote:
Got my spartan half assembled. Those tracks were less painful then I was anticipating, but the mould lines were a pain in the dick.

I've got the troop compartment in separate bits and primed so that I can paint them before installation, just have to do that before finishing assembly and painting the whole thing.

Q: how viable is it to paint the tracks prior to installing? (have a light armour scheme and want to spray the tracks black before painting brown.. just done a predator after install and it hurt)


also today a 7 man heavy support laser cannon squad appear to have been largely assembled, left shoulder, head and backpack to go on post painting.. and the first five of a ten man flamer squad assembled except the shoulder pads

Got the paint done on the Hammer Bearer for my converted Iron Hands Gorgons. The FW kit is a hefty £61.50 and I couldn't justify that right now.

leopard wrote:
Q: how viable is it to paint the tracks prior to installing?

You certainly can! However due to the way the tracks of the Spartan are attached to the sprue, you'll need to do some touch up work after you've glued them on as the tracks sit proud of the hull and you can see the points where they were attached to the sprue.

 Snrub wrote:
You certainly can! However due to the way the tracks of the Spartan are attached to the sprue, you'll need to do some touch up work after you've glued them on as the tracks sit proud of the hull and you can see the points where they were attached to the sprue.

I always attach the tracks before painting the model. I want them to be securely attached (it's a gaming piece, after all), and I hate trying to glue painted pieces together. Most GW tracked vehicles are fairly easy to paint with the tracks attached. Especially if you use the weathering to hide any sloppy painting. I say 'most' because I am now painting my Legion Shadowsword, having assembled the tracks first, and it's proving to be a bit of a bastard...

oh they are definitely possible to paint attached, just way easier not to (accepting the touching up of the sprue attachment points as required), and very noted weathering helps cover many sins

can see the bit about securely attached, never really had an issue scraping a few bits for plastic glue either..

I mean I was tempted to have the tracks painted in the same bone as the tank, then just dirty like most had worn away but darker looks better to me

And I remember the shadowsword my IG have somewhere and yes that was a sod to paint as well

I'm just finishing off my first Rhino transport.
All the different weapons/options/etc are magnetised, and I'm just finishing off the last few of these.



Enjoyed building this. Even the nearest smoke launcher is swappable with the hunter killer missile. The dozer blade is magnetised too.
I've learned to love putting magnets inside builds, it keeps my brain active :-)

Finished off my Chaplain for my Iron Hands as well. This guy is made from (if my maths is correct) nine different kits:
Torso - Master of Recruits
Head - Cybernetica Datasmith
Arms - Assault Intercessor, Intercessor, Mk6 Marines(Pistol, Right Pad), Confessor Kyrinov (Mace)
Backpack - MkV Marines
Details - Primaris Iron Hands Upgrades (Tassles), Resin Iron Hands Upgrades (Left Pad).

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
I'm just finishing off my first Rhino transport.

That's a nice smooth finish on the Rhino. You also took some time to clean up the model properly You're spraying the green onto bare plastic?

 Snord wrote:

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
I'm just finishing off my first Rhino transport.

That's a nice smooth finish on the Rhino. You also took some time to clean up the model properly You're spraying the green onto bare plastic?

Definately not. :-) They're primed with Halfords matt grey primer. I suppose it's quite a match for bare plastic in my dodgy photo. It's actually slightly lighter in colour. Sort of a mix of colour between Dawnstone and Admin grey.
I find the Halfords primers cover so much better than any other I've used over the years. Black/White/Grey/Yellow.