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Tethys 13 wrote:

Impaled Nazarene wrote:Made it to the second highest competitive tier in Horus Heresy Legions. Mars was awesome but now I begin my ascent to High Terra.

Congratulations!

Chan Island wrote:Started reading the Imperial Infantryman's handbook. Got a copy recently, after like 10 years since I've seen one.

It's funnier than I remembered.

I still have my copy, I adore it.


I have finished my Halloween project, Warsmith Verita!



For those curious, she uses the rules of a Hellwright on Dark Abeyant. She holds a Soulburner Pistol and Infernal Axe, and her spider-body has prow Mechatendrils, a starboard Voidcutter, a port Flamer and a dorsal Warpfire Lance.

That is amazing!

It's a nice miniature complete with an atmosphere-enhancing diorama and a good paint job, but why the yellow stripes on the back legs of this delightfully blasphemous cybernetical contraption?

The Huskar Social Union wrote:Thats awesome, well done.

Impaled Nazarene wrote:That is amazing!

Hurdergaryp wrote:It's a nice miniature complete with an atmosphere-enhancing diorama and a good paint job, but why the yellow stripes on the back
legs of this delightfully blasphemous cybernetical contraption?

Danke!
The chevrons were an attempt to thematically tie her in with the Iron Warriors, since the warband she leads is a Khornate force from that legion. I am not too sure about the result though.

Ive got the basic structure of my Diorama done, just need to wait for better weather tomorrow and prime it. Then ill do the painting and weathering effects on the main piece and add in texture paints, the basing materials i got recently and a few bits and pieces to make it look a bit more lively.

One idea i had was to incorporate a dead/dormant necron into it, mainly because i have lots of spare necron weapons and heads from the Indomitus box. Ive cut one corner away and make it look battered and torn to simulate where the building has been blasted away by artillery or something, and i was planning on using stirland mud to create a muddy effect in this part and placing a partially cut down necron gun and head in the mud.

Gives me an opportunity to test out the black and red colour scheme i want to do with the necrons from the indomitus box as a test run.

Leaked Blood Angels combat patrol box:




x5 Primaris Intercessors
x4 Primaris Incursors
x3 Primaris Agressors
x1 Librarian
x1 Impulsor

Tethys 13 wrote:

Impaled Nazarene wrote:Made it to the second highest competitive tier in Horus Heresy Legions. Mars was awesome but now I begin my ascent to High Terra.

Congratulations!

Chan Island wrote:Started reading the Imperial Infantryman's handbook. Got a copy recently, after like 10 years since I've seen one.

It's funnier than I remembered.

I still have my copy, I adore it.


I have finished my Halloween project, Warsmith Verita!



For those curious, she uses the rules of a Hellwright on Dark Abeyant. She holds a Soulburner Pistol and Infernal Axe, and her spider-body has prow Mechatendrils, a starboard Voidcutter, a port Flamer and a dorsal Warpfire Lance.

Photoshop, you can't have actually made something that amazing.

Chan Island wrote:Photoshop, you can't have actually made something that amazing.

Heh, have no fear, I am terrible with technology
Danke!

The Huskar Social Union wrote:One idea i had was to incorporate a dead/dormant necron into it, mainly because i have lots of spare necron weapons and heads from the Indomitus box. Ive cut one corner away and make it look battered and torn to simulate where the building has been blasted away by artillery or something, and i was planning on using stirland mud to create a muddy effect in this part and placing a partially cut down necron gun and head in the mud.

Gives me an opportunity to test out the black and red colour scheme i want to do with the necrons from the indomitus box as a test run.

That sounds good, Necrons always work well in that regard I have found. I used them a lot on the bases of my Ork army.

This is how my diorama is looking at the moment:

Front
Back 1
Back 2

Its mostly done i would say and im quite happy with how it is shaping up so far. The guardsmen ive done is going on at the very end once everything else is finished. The Mud looks watery as i had just put it down and im gona leave it to dry overnight and then see about maybe putting some more on it tomorrow to build up a bit of a layer. Im not gona clutter it too much so im planning on a few extra bits like a rocket and lasgun near the box at the back, and a barrel or two on the right corner to act as some more cover with maybe an extra sandbag or two. And then maybe one or two larger rocks.

Im thinking of adding something onto this wall:

Back 2

As i think it looks a bit too barren compared to the other one with the ork graffiti and skulls hanging from the top.

The Huskar Social Union wrote:This is how my diorama is looking at the moment:

Front
Back 1
Back 2

Its mostly done i would say and im quite happy with how it is shaping up so far. The guardsmen ive done is going on at the very end once everything else is finished. The Mud looks watery as i had just put it down and im gona leave it to dry overnight and then see about maybe putting some more on it tomorrow to build up a bit of a layer. Im not gona clutter it too much so im planning on a few extra bits like a rocket and lasgun near the box at the back, and a barrel or two on the right corner to act as some more cover with maybe an extra sandbag or two. And then maybe one or two larger rocks.

Im thinking of adding something onto this wall:

Back 2

As i think it looks a bit too barren compared to the other one with the ork graffiti and skulls hanging from the top.

Looks very good. What's the diorama going to have in it?

Chan Island wrote:

The Huskar Social Union wrote:This is how my diorama is looking at the moment:

Front
Back 1
Back 2

Its mostly done i would say and im quite happy with how it is shaping up so far. The guardsmen ive done is going on at the very end once everything else is finished. The Mud looks watery as i had just put it down and im gona leave it to dry overnight and then see about maybe putting some more on it tomorrow to build up a bit of a layer. Im not gona clutter it too much so im planning on a few extra bits like a rocket and lasgun near the box at the back, and a barrel or two on the right corner to act as some more cover with maybe an extra sandbag or two. And then maybe one or two larger rocks.

Im thinking of adding something onto this wall:



As i think it looks a bit too barren compared to the other one with the ork graffiti and skulls hanging from the top.

Looks very good. What's the diorama going to have in it?

And old 90s era Metal Cadian Shocktrooper. Its the last miniature from my brothers old collection he built up when he worked at games workshop like 20 years ago. I found it with some old Kasrkins in a box with only a thin layer of blue paint on it so i cleaned him up and painted him in a modified version of the Cadian 122nd colour scheme, drawing inspiration from this artwork from the City Fight codex cover. Its going to be a christmas present.

Ill post a picture of the guardsmen tomorrow some point.

New Age of Sigmar starter box has went live for preorders this weekend. Alongside some other things too such as a new space marines heros set focusing on death guard and some warscrolls battalions for the new broken realms book


I preordered it myself from a local hobby company in NI that had it for 19% off. Should have been £105 i got it for £85.05.

Found an imperial knight on ebay that was close enough to what I was thinking... hopefully the bid won't get too high and that I win.

Looking forward to the giant punching robot.

Chan Island wrote:Found an imperial knight on ebay that was close enough to what I was thinking... hopefully the bid won't get too high and that I win.

Looking forward to the giant punching robot.

A Knight is definitely a long term goal for me, and i wana make my own house and theme for it as i intend to make it a display piece. Wont get it for a long time though.

The Huskar Social Union wrote:

Chan Island wrote:Found an imperial knight on ebay that was close enough to what I was thinking... hopefully the bid won't get too high and that I win.

Looking forward to the giant punching robot.

A Knight is definitely a long term goal for me, and i wana make my own house and theme for it as i intend to make it a display piece. Wont get it for a long time though.

Yeah.

My guard army's lore is that they are just a nameless PDF trying to stretch the smallest budget to get by. My mental image is that the knight isn't part of a house, it's just some mech suit the planet built and used for civilian purposes until the this current conflict.

The one I'm gunning for on ebay is that's mostly just pure metal paint. It has a few red bits that'll be painted over too, but the main point is that it's a chainsword and big fist for like doing logging work or something. But nonetheless, the civilian operator manning the lumber-knight will serve the emperor!

Chan Island wrote:

The Huskar Social Union wrote:A Knight is definitely a long term goal for me, and i wana make my own house and theme for it as i intend to make it a display piece. Wont get it for a long time though.

Yeah.

My guard army's lore is that they are just a nameless PDF trying to stretch the smallest budget to get by. My mental image is that the knight isn't part of a house, it's just some mech suit the planet built and used for civilian purposes until the this current conflict.

The one I'm gunning for on ebay is that's mostly just pure metal paint. It has a few red bits that'll be painted over too, but the main point is that it's a chainsword and big fist for like doing logging work or something. But nonetheless, the civilian operator manning the lumber-knight will serve the emperor!

Thats a neat idea for a knight honestly, just dont let the mechanicus hear about it.

We had another WFB game day yesterday and I trounced my cousins Empire with my Dark Elves. Since we started again in the spring I've yet to lose a game and I'm kinda wondering whether Khaine's on my side or if my friend's just suck given that I'd consider myself a middling general at most. It's not the army either since we're playing 6th edition (I'm using the errata, but still). I've never had this kind of success in 40k.

The Huskar Social Union wrote:

Chan Island wrote:
Yeah.

My guard army's lore is that they are just a nameless PDF trying to stretch the smallest budget to get by. My mental image is that the knight isn't part of a house, it's just some mech suit the planet built and used for civilian purposes until the this current conflict.

The one I'm gunning for on ebay is that's mostly just pure metal paint. It has a few red bits that'll be painted over too, but the main point is that it's a chainsword and big fist for like doing logging work or something. But nonetheless, the civilian operator manning the lumber-knight will serve the emperor!

Thats a neat idea for a knight honestly, just dont let the mechanicus hear about it.

Bad news; I didn't win the bid.

Good news: There's always another one. And long as I'm not paying 60 quid for it, it's all good.

Lore news: The mechanicus? Why would they be upset at some civilian industrial cutter?

Chan Island wrote:
Yeah.

My guard army's lore is that they are just a nameless PDF trying to stretch the smallest budget to get by. My mental image is that the knight isn't part of a house, it's just some mech suit the planet built and used for civilian purposes until the this current conflict.

The one I'm gunning for on ebay is that's mostly just pure metal paint. It has a few red bits that'll be painted over too, but the main point is that it's a chainsword and big fist for like doing logging work or something. But nonetheless, the civilian operator manning the lumber-knight will serve the emperor!

That's a fascinating take, especially since it wouldn't be implausible in actual canon; real Knights already use their mechs for menial labor like logging and quarry work during more peaceful times on their Knight Worlds, so your civilian Knight would actually be something of a return to that tradition.

Chan Island wrote:

The Huskar Social Union wrote:Thats a neat idea for a knight honestly, just dont let the mechanicus hear about it.

Bad news; I didn't win the bid.

Good news: There's always another one. And long as I'm not paying 60 quid for it, it's all good.

Lore news: The mechanicus? Why would they be upset at some civilian industrial cutter?

They're nerds, they get upset any time someone deviates from canon lore

Four new battleforces have been unveiled:

Astra Militarum:
x1 Cadian Command Squad (5 men)
x2 Cadian Shocktrooper Squads (10 men each)
x3 Heavy Weapon teams
x1 Sentinel
x1 Hydra
x1 Chimera

Tau Empire:
x1 Tau Empire Commander (battle suit)
x1 XV48 Battlesuit Team (3 battlesuits 6 drones)
x1 Piranha
x1 XV88 Broadside battlesuit with two drones
x1 Firewarriors Team (10 men 2 drones)
x1 Pathfinder Team (10 men 3 drones)

Gloomspite Gitz:
x1 Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig
x1 Dankhold Troggoth
x1 Squig Hoppers squad (10 riders)
x2 Rockgut Troggoth squads (3 Troggoths each)
x1 Boingrot Bounders* (5 riders)

* I cant find these guys on the gw website on their own so i think this is what they are going off a random article i found.

Ogor Mawtribes:
x1 Ogor Mawtribes Tyrant
x1 Iron Blaster
x1 Mancrusher Gargant
x2 Ogor Gluttons squads (6 Ogors each with 2 Gnoblars)
x4 Ironguts
x4 Leadbelchers

And more here in this warhammer community article, the battleforces can be spotted in the video

I dont know what the prices are.

The Huskar Social Union wrote:Four new battleforces have been unveiled:

Astra Militarum:
x1 Cadian Command Squad (5 men)
x2 Cadian Shocktrooper Squads (10 men each)
x3 Heavy Weapon teams
x1 Sentinel
x1 Hydra
x1 Chimera

Tau Empire:
x1 Tau Empire Commander (battle suit)
x1 XV48 Battlesuit Team (3 battlesuits 6 drones)
x1 Piranha
x1 XV88 Broadside battlesuit with two drones
x1 Firewarriors Team (10 men 2 drones)
x1 Pathfinder Team (10 men 3 drones)

Gloomspite Gitz:
x1 Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig
x1 Dankhold Troggoth
x1 Squig Hoppers squad (10 riders)
x2 Rockgut Troggoth squads (3 Troggoths each)
x1 Boingrot Bounders* (5 riders)

* I cant find these guys on the gw website on their own so i think this is what they are going off a random article i found.

Ogor Mawtribes:
x1 Ogor Mawtribes Tyrant
x1 Iron Blaster
x1 Mancrusher Gargant
x2 Ogor Gluttons squads (6 Ogors each with 2 Gnoblars)
x4 Ironguts
x4 Leadbelchers

And more here in this warhammer community article, the battleforces can be spotted in the video

I dont know what the prices are.

send the tau to the gulag

Impaled Nazarene wrote:

The Huskar Social Union wrote:Four new battleforces have been unveiled:

Astra Militarum:
x1 Cadian Command Squad (5 men)
x2 Cadian Shocktrooper Squads (10 men each)
x3 Heavy Weapon teams
x1 Sentinel
x1 Hydra
x1 Chimera

Tau Empire:
x1 Tau Empire Commander (battle suit)
x1 XV48 Battlesuit Team (3 battlesuits 6 drones)
x1 Piranha
x1 XV88 Broadside battlesuit with two drones
x1 Firewarriors Team (10 men 2 drones)
x1 Pathfinder Team (10 men 3 drones)

Gloomspite Gitz:
x1 Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig
x1 Dankhold Troggoth
x1 Squig Hoppers squad (10 riders)
x2 Rockgut Troggoth squads (3 Troggoths each)
x1 Boingrot Bounders* (5 riders)

* I cant find these guys on the gw website on their own so i think this is what they are going off a random article i found.

Ogor Mawtribes:
x1 Ogor Mawtribes Tyrant
x1 Iron Blaster
x1 Mancrusher Gargant
x2 Ogor Gluttons squads (6 Ogors each with 2 Gnoblars)
x4 Ironguts
x4 Leadbelchers

And more here in this warhammer community article, the battleforces can be spotted in the video

I dont know what the prices are.

send the tau to the gulag

Can’t, they run them.

Jetan wrote:

Impaled Nazarene wrote:send the tau to the gulag

Can’t, they run them.

For the greater good

The Huskar Social Union wrote:

Jetan wrote:Can’t, they run them.

For the greater good

Very efficiently, of course.