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https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/03/16/if-looks-could-kill-which-mark-of-space-marine-power-armour-looks-best/

Yeah cool. Most legions, especially loyalist, still literally only had Mk2 and Mk3 to pick from. Mk4 was given to Horus's pet legions and Mk6 only had a couple thousand suits total in existance at the time of the Siege of Terra, with everyone except RG and AL hating them, some to the point they were giving them away to anyone who would take them.

 BalerionTheBlackDread wrote:
I often wonder how the forgeworld one went together? yeah it would be £100+ pray for not warped resin lol

I am definately going to attack the Spartan differently when I build my Typhon and Cerberus in regards to the bottom of the tank.

I wonder if GW ever even looked at the translation from resin designs to plastic in the frenzy to get Age of Darkness out?

Never built a resin Spartan. I do have a resin Cerberus though. Same basic chassis. Easiest resin vehicle that I ever built. Easier than most plastics, IMO.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Another random two week ban well spent

Rapier

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Recon

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Your MKII stuff is fantastic - if I only had a 3D printer too!

Fantastic stuff!

well, rn i am intending to work on 10 Tartaros.

That said, i am also in search of seeker bolters...
or how to convert them, or if anyone has usefull 3d files / service has them..

Not Online!!! wrote:
well, rn i am intending to work on 10 Tartaros.

That said, i am also in search of seeker bolters...
or how to convert them, or if anyone has usefull 3d files / service has them..

The creator oHm on Cults3d has some, I'm no expert but I think based on Tigris bolters, so best combined with Mk4 guys. Also combis in the same style. And Red-warden-miniatures sells file for scopes and long barrels you can put on plastic boltguns.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:
well, rn i am intending to work on 10 Tartaros.

That said, i am also in search of seeker bolters...
or how to convert them, or if anyone has usefull 3d files / service has them..

The creator oHm on Cults3d has some, I'm no expert but I think based on Tigris bolters, so best combined with Mk4 guys. Also combis in the same style. And Red-warden-miniatures sells file for scopes and long barrels you can put on plastic boltguns.

TBF i think the easiest alternative would be to buy MK IV marines and slap scopes on their tigris boltguns.

Shame that GW' doesn't really do marine infantry atm.

Anyways.
Half a tartaros squad, or 1 msu squad. es yes, reaper autocannon not good ... don't care, i like autocannons sue me.



Jokes aside, has anyone experience with the headhunter upgrade? I am considering buying a bunch but i first want to know on what plastic marines i need to fit them, repsectivly. I reckon i'll have to cut off torses from MK VI marines if i want them on that size and source hands holding them ?

They're intended for Mk4 but should fit any pre-Age of Darkness firstborn.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
They're intended for Mk4 but should fit any pre-Age of Darkness firstborn.

So basically pretty squat...

I wanted an "old timey" plasma cannon (like this guys' https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/539597-Plasma%20Cannon.html ) for my Contemptors so they fit with the resin Scimitars and turns out none exist from either FW or digital, so I bashed my own

(bottom one, top is what passes for a modern plasma in stl land)

Good effort on the replacement plasma.
which program are you using? any free versions? i has solidworks licence blues.

finished (ish) these rhinos..

I am a Blender peasant. It's a free torture implement that also does 3d modeling on the side.

Saturmorn Carvilli wrote:
I've been working on my Sons of Horus.

These guys are looking good! You seem to have mixed in some non-Mk VI stuff there - is that a Mk V from the SM Heroes range? I am going down the same route with my Ultras.

 Albertorius wrote:
Painting a squad of Tyrant Siege terminators:

They are quite chonky, but it works. The 3-D printing seems to have left a slightly rough finish that actually looks good on Iron Warriors.

Somehow during one coffee break I managed to kitbash some DG mk2 assault bodies

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Somehow during one coffee break I managed to kitbash some DG mk2 assault bodies

impressive, really.


what i'd give for stalker boltrifels for MK 6 marines with stocks...

I used up my first pot of Sons of Horus Green today. I still have a bunch of things in there to finish painting, and a bunch of Justaerin models are being held up my a lack of top knots and indecisiveness on what I am going to do concerning their special power axe.



I also like to say I'm finally done with getting power armor units until Dispoilers and/or Assault marines are in plastic. But part of me also wants yet another box of MkIV to finish filling out the Heavy Bolter squad, add to the Missile Launcher squad and create a dedicated vet squad with Banestrike bolters and chainswords.


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 Snord wrote:

Saturmorn Carvilli wrote:
I've been working on my Sons of Horus.

These guys are looking good! You seem to have mixed in some non-Mk VI stuff there - is that a Mk V from the SM Heroes range? I am going down the same route with my Ultras.

I'm mixing Mk6 with Mk4 and a sprinkling of Mk3. My favorite is MK4, but I like the proportion of the MK6. To get the shorter models to look a little taller, I put some cork on the base to lift them slightly to match the height of the Mk6. If other Heresy marks are released, I'll add them in too. Except for Mk7, which I feel should be reserved for loyalist legions that I think could have been supplied them toward the end of the Heresy.

The idea I was going for my Sons of Horus is that they Siege of Terra as traitors who are scrounging for parts and throwing squad remnants together to get them back to full strength. If I play them as loyalists, they are basically cut off from all supply lines, not being trusted and making due with whatever material have now and fighting until the last marine falls.

That's a bottle well spent

I did some scales and a horde of SA count as.:

A very effective way to give your alpha legion tanks a bit of that alpha flair. Wonderful job mate.

Not Online!!! wrote:

Spoiler:

They look great!

added a nearly done Apothecary for my Death Guard, second on its way, the FW resin models, not bad models really, bit infuriating to assemble but they look good when done. hopefully up to the job of making large tactical blocks stick about a bit longer

Some Tallboys. Mk III height calibrated to Mk VI.

So I finished building the sparten (as much as it’s getting pre-paint)

For the hull guns I glued the pair to a thin piece of plascard, and stuck a 4x1mm magnet to the back. Drilled and sunk a larger magnet into the turret. Due to the recessed nature, the extra space is not noticable. And much easier than maging each part of the twin guns separately. The pintle mount HB/MM is just a snug pushfit. Clipped the nubs off the mounting post so that swaps out without magnets.

Next up to clean and build are 5 more capheracti. The first 5 from the BaC box I built as pure 2xLC, with a grenade harness on the sarge. Building these to fill out the squad and give it some options. 2 specialists with HF and Chainfists, and 3 more 2xLC guys, one with a vexila. These are not the guys to use coms or auspexes. Chainfists are there because sometimes you need to carve open the crunchy box to get to the soft bits inside. HFs are a “why not” pic. Needed something for the off-hand.


WIP on the paint bench are 5 more destroyers. Again, adding to a half squad done a while back.

These guys took just about every spare bolt pistol in my bits box when I built them. I’ve got regular and jump packs for them, but need to clean up and mag the JPs. Need to finish these guys by the end of the month.

Tonight Matthew, I’ve been back at it,

Built a squad if 10 Lascannons, and a half squad of Volkite Heavies, with another 5 to come, but probs tomorrow now.

I’m again reminded just what a pleasure the MkVI kit is to build. Not only are the channels in easily clipped and cleaned places, but the kit isn’t even vaguely fiddly. And you can build them pretty quickly.

Sure you don’t get quite the variety of poses separate torsos bring, but it’s not as if 5 base models are overly repetitive in pose.

Got a bunch of raven guard painted up a friend's raven guard.

Nice black Alpha legionaires you got there

Jokes aside, some serious good work imo!

Today, aiming for finishing off the Heavy Volkite squad, and at least a 20 stronk squad of Bolters. Maybe with Chain Bayonets. Maybe with just plain Bayonets.

That should leave me with another 40 to build, which I think will be Special Weapon squads. Plasma, Melta, Volkite and….either Flamer or Rotor.


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Volkite Culverin squad now all built.

Of the set, the Lascannon feel the fiddliest, as you need to get the scope glued on correctly, as it helps form the socket for the right arm’s trigger grip.

Right, on to my third Tactical Squad. But might leave the Sarge’s gun hand off until I can get my mitts on a Volkite Serpenta from the Jetbikes.

Doing the good old "Find every single Space Marine part you can" unit building recently. Managed to scrounge another 10 Despoilers, 5 Volkite Support Marines, and 6 Outriders for the Iron Hands as well as a bunch of other random parts to use for other stuff. Managed to find a load of parts for a friend who is starting an Emperor's Children army as well which was pretty neet.

I've supported all the parts I still need for my initial White Scars list. 7 Saturn trays' worth. Slicing the first one now and crossing fingers that it's not still too cold to print.

God speed my dude

I've been having a free issues with my printer with the weather being so cold. It's a sad state of affairs