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2019/04/07 17:37:07
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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I have finally decided to bite the bullet and see if I can paint Epic Squats. It is something that I have been meaning to do for many years but have never got around to... however, after a 'rubbish' bid actually won an item on EBay, I have got hold of five mint sprues of Epic Squat Warriors.
I have decided that it will just be for show so I can build it however I like with no need to fit in with the rules... this is just a modelling project, not a gaming one... that means that I can add what I like and make another characterful little army .
So... with that in mind, I have sorted out the organisation and have decided to start with the army commanders. These five are finished apart from basing (which will be home made from plasticard to make them nice and thin):
Next up will be the ten-Squat command squad to join them .
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2019/04/08 00:05:14
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Dakka Veteran
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Awesome! They look great, what a fun project
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2019/04/08 21:55:56
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Cheers .
I've finished the rest of the command units now:
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2019/04/09 22:06:35
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps
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Cool stuff take a look at Onslaught Miniatures stuff available through Vanguard Miniatures if you want to expand!
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"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
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2019/04/10 09:18:21
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Llamahead wrote:Cool stuff take a look at Onslaught Miniatures stuff available through Vanguard Miniatures if you want to expand!
I am looking VERY closely at Vanguard Miniatures... Very closely, indeed . There are some very interesting vehicles in their range... more than the Onslaught vehicles. The Onslaught troops are great but I'd rather stick to the little GW Squats (for now)... unless I decide to have a mercenary faction...
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2019/04/10 15:58:36
Subject: Re:Epic Squat Army Log.
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Nice idea, great bit of nostalgia. Liking the level of detail you've painted on such small models, look forward to seeing this progress.
Are you going with the five in a line style bases or the earlier square base look?
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2019/04/10 21:40:05
Subject: Re:Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Cheers .
Maharg wrote:Are you going with the five in a line style bases or the earlier square base look?
I am not sure what shaped bases I will be going for but they will be home made so may be quite randomly shaped... I want to get a few units painted so that I can tackle the bases in bulk. My plan is to use plasticard and cut holes my self. That way, I can keep the bases nice and thin .
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2019/04/11 10:51:03
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Some Thudd Guns today :
The next unit will be another Thudd Gun unit. I have them clipped off the sprue, ready for clean-up and base coating .
Three Thudd Gun Units (each with command) plus a company command unit, will make up an Artillery Company.
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2019/04/14 20:51:34
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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At the moment, I am suffering from a bit of Insomnia so I am too tired to paint (no focus for big stuff, let alone tiny stuff ) but I haven't been idle... I have decided on some of the vehicles and will be using these for standard troop transports (10 man):
https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/novan-elites-trojan-apc-squadron-copy/
these for smaller sections of troops/Thudd-Gun towing vehicles:
https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/novan-sparta-apcs/
and these for the Exo units:
https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/novan-elites-mauler-assault-transport-x-2/
These will just cover the standard transport requirement and won't, in any way, prevent me from adding more exotic vehicles at a later date .
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2019/04/16 06:12:51
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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More Thudd-Guns:
I'll be starting the infantry units now.
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2019/04/16 18:17:41
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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The Vanguard APCs have arrived and they are lovely, crisp, casts of some very detailed little vehicles. Here is a comparison (hulls only) of the relative sizes:
In other news... the first of the infantry squads is finished:
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2019/04/21 20:21:05
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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I haven't stopped... just paused... so here is the second infantry squad:
I have started on the command and heavy weapon squad now so I'll soon have a full platoon (Command Squad, 2 Infantry Squads, Heavy Weapon Squad) . The vehicles will be tackled when the infantry is complete...
... speaking of infantry, I have bought another five sprues of them but don't plan on buying any more (and spares will be sold off).
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2019/04/22 12:38:48
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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The latest addition... Platoon command for Orange company, blue platoon :
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2019/04/22 23:51:08
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Damsel of the Lady
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Those are some really nifty little guys! I really like how the flag bearer came out.
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realism is a lie
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2019/04/26 21:02:45
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Cheers .
I've slowed down a bit but here is the last squad for the infantry platoon; a heavy weapon support squad:
That means that Orange company, blue platoon is finished .
I have primed the next platoon and have cleaned and based the third platoon on cardboard, ready for priming... but next on the painting table is the third Thudd Gun section .
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2019/04/26 21:23:26
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Stumbled across this. Nifty wee project!
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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2019/04/27 12:23:52
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Gangly Grot Rebel
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Very nice. That is a great colour scheme for them.
I'm surprised at how detailed the old squat infantry are. They one of the few things I've never picked up for epic.
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2019/05/04 08:22:24
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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RexHavoc wrote:Very nice. That is a great colour scheme for them.
I'm surprised at how detailed the old squat infantry are. They one of the few things I've never picked up for epic.
Cheers . I am going for a more realistic paint-scheme for them, rather than the bright colours you so often see... and that is why I am not planning to have land trains because they look a bit silly. That doesn't mean that I won't have large vehicles... just not land trains.
As for the details, I agree... I was very surprised at how easy the details can be picked out... they are very cool little dudes .
I am currently painting the last Thudd-Gun unit but have been slightly distracted by a scratch-built titan... that I have now hidden away so that I am not distracted until I have finished more painting !
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2019/05/04 21:00:19
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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The last of the Thudd-Gun sections:
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2019/05/04 21:17:09
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I like the very military green you use, and the contrasting flashes work beautifully.
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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2019/05/08 18:33:50
Subject: Re:Epic Squat Army Log.
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Coming on nicely, though sad to hear there will be no land trains. Admittedly they were one of the sillier units but definitely iconic
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2019/05/08 20:51:53
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Land trains could be done with less silly counts-as units, though. The concept could reasonably be expanded into something like a convoy of heavy haulers, trucks, traingun carriages and whatnots without necessarily resorting to "trains with no tracks" if that aesthetic does not make one tick.
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2019/05/09 21:24:34
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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No land trains.
The latest units: Command Squad for Blue Company, Green Section and Yellow Section (Artillery):
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2019/05/10 16:20:04
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Great work inso, they look almost as cool as their big brothers in your 40k squat blog! I can’t believe how detailed they are for such small minis!
Was the red and blue on your last thudd gun battery intentionally using the Royal Artillery colours? Nice choice regardless!
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Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way |
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2019/05/10 17:43:04
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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gobert wrote:Great work inso, they look almost as cool as their big brothers in your 40k squat blog! I can’t believe how detailed they are for such small minis!
Was the red and blue on your last thudd gun battery intentionally using the Royal Artillery colours? Nice choice regardless!
Cheers .
The Red/Blue is purely coincidental... The Thudd-Guns are from blue company and have three sections; Yellow, green and red. My infantry units are from Orange company and will have different colours for each platoon .
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2019/05/19 11:49:48
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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This is the last of the section command squads for my Thudd-Gun company:
Automatically Appended Next Post: With a random surge of activity, I have managed to finish the artillery company's command units:
Next up will be a second infantry platoon for Orange company .
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2019/05/21 05:47:39
Subject: Epic Squat Army Log.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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So crisp and clean! Lovely.
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven. |
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