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Space Skaven project is progressing slowly- got something like 600 new rats recently added to the pile and though I've mostly been working on a lot of WFB this year I have been dipping in and out of the rat refresh & 'project modernising' in between painting a lot of the oldhammer stuff.

The project is coming along nicely, if slowly, though I really really want to get on and build them the city terrain I have planned because then they will gear me on to more paint stuff faster as I'll want to play some games then! (My old terrain is now well past its use by date)

I couldn't hold off building some more of the legions models for them though. I am in love with these kits.



(for some reason this photo came out extra gigantic and wouldn't resize properly so had to post this tiny preview- you can see the rat crew in the hatch in detail in gallery version though so I didn't post the original and break the forum!)

Left some parts off as I'm still messing with what other rats I'm going to add for crew. Also working on adding more Leman russ's to the force, had originally planned to only use a handful as I had so many older alternatives but I can't help but keep building more of the legion versions. The older ones might all get pushed back to my original nurgle traitor guard now.

 Pacific wrote:
Just a quick update. In-between other stuff I have finished some Eldar Swooping Hawks. I have burnt out a little with tiny scale finishing a Legions force, but will hopefully get back to both these Eldar and some ideas for another Epic force soon. These minis are prints, obtained from Mighty Minis UK

They're looking great.

...but those are Lord_Chronos' models, which he took out from sale because the spanish tax agency was getting annoying... and I'm pretty sure he never gave permission to anyone to sell prints >_>

I hadn't realised that Albertorius - hopefully whoever runs Mighty Minis had agreed some sort of license for sale in the UK! He has (or had) a few different Aspect Warrior-type minis for sale.
I try to use Vanguard where possible, but the range from them does not cover everything.

Lovely work RexHavoc - probably the most imaginative Epic-scale project I have seen for some time!

Yeah, went and checked the Mighty Minis' webpage and they have the whole set of Lord_Chronos sculpts, right down to calling them "Cronos"

I've passed it along to the designer, just in case.

5k of Epic: Armageddon, Ill Met by Moonlight.

Patrols met under the onslaught of the tyranid invasion and quickly escalated as marching columns started pouring into the city. The situation quickly dipped to Mechanicus' favor, as they got their big guns onto the field and incessantly pummeled the xenos as they tried to escape the traffic jam at their deployment area.




More pics in the spoiler!

 Albertorius wrote:
Yeah, went and checked the Mighty Minis' webpage and they have the whole set of Lord_Chronos sculpts, right down to calling them "Cronos"

I've passed it along to the designer, just in case.

Just a follow up and FYI: Mighty Minis UK neither has Lord_Chronos' approval for selling his sculpts nor has even asked him. So... yeah >_>

Anyone got a speedy scheme for painting LI terrain?

Ideally the GW kits, but I guess any scheme for the same rough scale could be adapted.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Anyone got a speedy scheme for painting LI terrain?

Ideally the GW kits, but I guess any scheme for the same rough scale could be adapted.

Prime and paint the building black. Choose a color tint (like brown, red, green, blue, yellow). Mix that color with grey and start overbrushing the building (like drybrush, but some water still in the paint). This leaves some black shadows in recesses

When done, mix in some white or biege and drybrush or overbrush, but strokes going from top towards bottom. Add some blotches of secondary color. In picture I added some brown miscolorings to the green.

Final drybrush with white or biege (same as you chose before).

Optional: Then paint some details with standard layering or prefered methods. This can add some visual interest. In my example, the dome roofs, banners and the door,

And some work on the all important 3rd Player. Terrain.

And a honking big one.

Making progress on building and priming tanks. I'll have to put a pic up at some point.

I used a 0.7mm bit to drill the Predator cannon. This is not a brag. This is more of a what-am-I-doing?

Does anybody know any third party making sponsons for the Leman Russ? I know, I know, that's not the rules in fakeyear 30,000, but I can't help what I like, and I like me some sponsons.

A Mars Patternt Baneblade and a couple Ogryn units for my winter Guard:

That is lovely Albertorius, I like the added stowage (can never have enough stowage!)
Can I ask is that a print? I like the softer-looking rounded edges on it, reminds me of the metal mini.
Also love how the Ogryns look like imitations of the old 40k minis

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
And some work on the all important 3rd Player. Terrain.

Excellent work Doc! Hopefully we should have a good range of tables for next March, so you have a bit of time!

Oh I’ve made more since my last post.

And, the Magic Box O’Stuff has offered up more pots of Agrax and Nuln Oil, so I can now make a wash mix for later in the process.

Still to build I have the sprue remnants (for some smaller buildings) and two sets of Ruins.

I may yet buy another big scenery box, as no way is this going to tickle a full table. Plus I’ve got pretty decent at building them now.

 Pacific wrote:
That is lovely Albertorius, I like the added stowage (can never have enough stowage!)
Can I ask is that a print? I like the softer-looking rounded edges on it, reminds me of the metal mini.
Also love how the Ogryns look like imitations of the old 40k minis

Thanks! The Baneblade is indeed a print, designed by FASIS, you can still find it on Cults. They have both Lucios and Mars versions, but as you I liked the Mars more ^^.

As to the ogryns, they are indeed the old 40k minis, a colleague scanned them and I printed them at itty bitty size, because I always loved the ol' lugs.

Roofing, and they already look more “real”

And remember. If you fancy your garrison being treated to a flame baked, high speed defenestration? My Dark Angels and I will be attending Bac-Con on 1 Match 2024.

Got my TS Scimitars finally finished!

Very nice! I do lobe the Fast attack models.

Love the baneblade and ogryns!

Ingtaer - they look great, is that using Tamiya Clear Red?

And building designs look good doc - everytime I look at my box of civitas I kind of get decision paralysis on what to do with them...!

Cheers, they are AP gold with flesh tearers contrast.

Piousservant wrote:
Love the baneblade and ogryns!

Ingtaer - they look great, is that using Tamiya Clear Red?

And building designs look good doc - everytime I look at my box of civitas I kind of get decision paralysis on what to do with them...!

The two tall ones used the shapes from 2nd Ed Space Marine. Albeit with one getting a minaret/tower plonked atop it for extra visual interest.

I’m really quite chuffed with these! The zenithal Wraithbone over Zandri Dust has done a lot of the heavy lifting. The rest is just thin paints, patience and neatness.

These two are getting their wash in a bit, just need to let everything else dry.

Looking good mate!

Cheers man

Had been somewhat dreading this task, as I’ve never painted terrain in this scale.

But thanks to Battle Bunnies, found a vid on a straight forward scheme, and the results speak for themselves.

Plus, I’ve already hit target at work (as of yesterday), so chances of Sneaky Hobby Time tomorrow are pretty high. Just got two planned phone calls and a letter to write.

Sabre family ready to roll and slaughter some Wolves.

Nice, pretty handy, if fragile, wee unit Sabres.

I love my Sabres, I now have 16 but am just concentrating on painting up all my stuff for our Con currently.

We could have a Sabre off, as I too, have 16. An even split of each Hull Weapon.\

I really must get some games under my belt soon.

 Pacific wrote:

Lovely work RexHavoc - probably the most imaginative Epic-scale project I have seen for some time!

Cheers bud, I've had my space skaven force for a long time now but its showing its age and its in need of modernising and being brought up to the sort of 'legions' standards. The old version contains a lot of 1980s and 1990s sculpts which I love and will probably continue to see use but are lacking when surrounded by all the modern plastics.

Not to mention there is just a lot of kits that I just want to add to the force anyway, which are far more suitable! I had to use a lot of get me bys over the years! Now I have proper rat models and 'proper' 40k sculpts I can add. I will be sad to retire some of the old models though, but some of them just need to come to the end of their service at this point!

 Albertorius wrote:
A Mars Patternt Baneblade and a couple Ogryn units for my winter Guard:

Spoiler:

Wow for a moment I honestly thought those ogryns were 40k models that had been multi based and I'd stumbled into the wrong thread!

 ingtaer wrote:

Spoiler:

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Got my TS Scimitars finally finished!

Perfection.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
I’m really quite chuffed with these! The zenithal Wraithbone over Zandri Dust has done a lot of the heavy lifting. The rest is just thin paints, patience and neatness.

These two are getting their wash in a bit, just need to let everything else dry.

The patience for those windows is outstanding. I'm very likely to loose my patience doing the windows when I get around to doing mine and resort to having mine all being 'burnt out' (ie remaining black) for laziness

Windows are just a gun metal, then the wash.

I figure it’s security measures kicking in given it’s a battle zone,