http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/56.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net IG soldiered on in standard cadian outfits just like most other regiments, though they eventually became mechanized. then I drifted into FOW and gave up 40k, until now. I managed to score a ton of mordians on ebay, and quickly had the army of my dreams materialize after 13 years of waiting.

here's what I have to paint
27 heavy weapons teams
6 squads of 10
3 command squads
3 commissars
3 leman russes (the other lure that got me into the IG and 40k in general)

I have already started, and completed 10 men, so to recap what has already happened:
here's my initial test model


I tried an experimental guy with a white jacket as a command squad scheme, but that didn't work out (colour combo looked wrong), so now they're all going to be traditional mordians, but the command squads will have nice white gloves to stand out.

here's the first batch of 10



right now, I have a squad that is almost done with blues besides the final highlight of the pants and cartridge boxes (for lack of a better term) which are a lighter blue, and I am waiting on 3 kits which I plan to steal bits from to customize my leman russes (WWI tank kits, more on that when they show up, hopefully this week). I hope to update this log regularly as I progress.
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808894.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808894.page GMT Love the traditional colour choices, too!
Looking forward to seeing these guys en masse.

My first ever Iron Guard figure was the one you've posted with the Mortar control. He sold me on the army. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808897.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808897.page GMT 40k, so true to the original I will remain (though my blues are brighter, but I like it that way). I also cannot wait to see them fielded en masse, but wait I must, I calculate at least a month of painting lies ahead of me before I am finished with this undertaking.

I intend to stick to the traditional except where the tanks and heavy weapons are concerned, the lascannons, mortars, etc. will probably get the base color of the tanks, while the missiles will share the lasgun scheme (I may stick with the traditional paint on the heavy weapons teams though, we'll see when I get there)

here is the last two days work, all the red and blue is done on squad 2

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808950.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808950.page GMT IG have always been a last choice army for me! Specialists and expensive point squads mean less monotonous painting for me!

What if you went with an actual pure white for the jackets of your commanders?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808983.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808983.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808986.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808986.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808987.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808987.page GMT LOL, get back, I think there's something with AP5 over there.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808990.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8808990.page GMT I used to use that dude a lot, "He has his hand on the wrecked chimera, they're inside it."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809003.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809003.page GMT FOW where i used loads) considered to be enough terrain. that's something us 40k guys need to fix, such a fantastic universe and models, yet the tables fall short all too often.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809010.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809010.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809250.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809250.page GMT
Are you going to add any of the resins from Victorias Miniatures?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809309.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809309.page GMT GW mordians. hilariously enough, I think it has turned out cheaper than victoria miniatures. I then managed to get the rest of what I needed off of another listing, bringing me to the totals I listed in my first post. I don't really have a need for more men at this time, as I sit comfortably at 1850pts now, and it has enough fangs in the heavy weapons (9 lascannons, 9 missile launchers, and 3 autocannons) to see me through battles (I think, haven't played them yet, I am still debating whether or not to play them before they are done).


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all the yellow for squad two is now done. hopefully the WWI kits will come in this week, and I can entertain you guys with my modified leman russes, until then, you're going to see infantry and lots of them






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speaking of tanks, I'm still trying to figure out what paint scheme I want to do with them, I more or less have it narrowed down to 4 or so, based on real world examples (actually I'll be matching them)

firstly, two WWII french camos, the first on a somua S-35 and the second on a char-b1 (whose track guards I am replicating on my russes)
Somua S-35 (not sure how this would work with the sponsons of the russ in the way)


Char B-1


now for two WWI options, the first a german A7V (I will be naming all three russes after A7Vs that fought in the war) and then a french pattern

A7V


French Pattern (seen here on a schneider CA1)






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going for an agriworld sort of basing, table (and display board eventually), so factor that into opinions on tank coloration.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809743.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8809743.page GMT
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I'm glad you managed to get the teams you were after so easily.
I had to piece mine together over a year (now have 3x every hws) but in the process ended up with 145 Mordians. :( I'll never use that many, but I can't disown them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8813250.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8813250.page GMT GW prices back when the offered them through the classic range)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8813289.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8813289.page GMT
squad 2


Commissars (fear ensures loyalty!)




Renault Pattern Leman Russ



the track guards on the russ are open on the outsides like a Char B1, and the trench rails (or tails) came from FT-17 kits, antennas were done with brass and are about 1.75" tall, the pennants will be red over blue I think, with black roman numerals when I'm done with them]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8830197.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/698114/8830197.page GMT