tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73693639180748602642024-03-18T14:28:55.239-05:00Fawcett Avenue ConscriptsThe Fawcett Avenue Conscripts are a group of table-top wargamers who get together on Thursday nights to enjoy some gaming, some beer and a few chuckles courtesy of our hobby.Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2005125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-39871374588181301102024-03-17T09:00:00.001-05:002024-03-17T09:00:00.245-05:00Astronauts, Cosmonauts, and a Rover for Lunar<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyC6ItLScaMemLXz6Wp9g2rr08hi1U24eTJjkApnZHbKwSxZNvyMFL3Oqq3bn397tpPOGreB1w7hRaCrcN_XuH0PDpSHl68su84XG7YTMPokkdntuInzv4hYoXUnTujmX_jWklLkLnjfTk68jcjmYjAWbByy8cBPUj-N11551IaI6eJhW02KLzjuSNt6w/s5152/IMG_6780.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyC6ItLScaMemLXz6Wp9g2rr08hi1U24eTJjkApnZHbKwSxZNvyMFL3Oqq3bn397tpPOGreB1w7hRaCrcN_XuH0PDpSHl68su84XG7YTMPokkdntuInzv4hYoXUnTujmX_jWklLkLnjfTk68jcjmYjAWbByy8cBPUj-N11551IaI6eJhW02KLzjuSNt6w/s320/IMG_6780.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Like many children of the 1970s, I was obsessed with space and the Space Race. Armstrong landed on the Moon only about two years before I was born and even in the late '70s the competition between the Soviets and the Americans for space superiority was a matter of the very recent past. And with all the secrecy surrounding the former Soviet Union, speculation about what happened in their space program was rampant. So it was almost inevitable that I'd be interested in the <a href="https://blacksitestudio.com/products/lunar-starter-box-1" target="_blank">Lunar miniatures game from Black Site Studios</a>.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5USqo0pPK6YGqtxhNYT6iTiErQJtUt4tIW4ZRZ_0FQs3RcU4ZGCkVxMAL_B511txKviWE7vp6p9nfQgtRDNoSM775D-O9-Iign4oVFMJviGxKoYIvh83pXK8OUla_cB3dFt8ZwH2y49yGAsRUH3drnB-SS-ePSjIiw9TbLPH1N5JksM_ri9qYWvybLE/s5152/IMG_6781.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5USqo0pPK6YGqtxhNYT6iTiErQJtUt4tIW4ZRZ_0FQs3RcU4ZGCkVxMAL_B511txKviWE7vp6p9nfQgtRDNoSM775D-O9-Iign4oVFMJviGxKoYIvh83pXK8OUla_cB3dFt8ZwH2y49yGAsRUH3drnB-SS-ePSjIiw9TbLPH1N5JksM_ri9qYWvybLE/s320/IMG_6781.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lunar is basically a miniatures game where astronauts and cosmonauts (and taikonauts if you're so inclined) fight it out on the Moon. The alt-history background diverges from our own in that the Soviets were first to land a man on the Moon, and NASA was not to be deterred from continuing the space race onto the very lunar surface. You can see how that would go. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0kRdFijAQPYi919uCJ-lEbkKytlkNhRp_mHOXRXsSeT7IW-ACFj0acwSXnOZasi6-zT6uiDPXTP74ZxuEQ1axJW2p-wISgF351S9j6GNujho0cFTevx42AzwuafMQa9tpboCsT2juZ0zDYfOxtNPxuBz7miSEwlTIz677s2vWTK2siGKAUIWxhyphenhyphen1s-w/s5152/IMG_6782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0kRdFijAQPYi919uCJ-lEbkKytlkNhRp_mHOXRXsSeT7IW-ACFj0acwSXnOZasi6-zT6uiDPXTP74ZxuEQ1axJW2p-wISgF351S9j6GNujho0cFTevx42AzwuafMQa9tpboCsT2juZ0zDYfOxtNPxuBz7miSEwlTIz677s2vWTK2siGKAUIWxhyphenhyphen1s-w/s320/IMG_6782.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The basic game was reissued and updated in 2023 and the two-player box includes 6 resin models (three NASA astronauts and three Soviet cosmonauts), the rulebook, cards and tokens, special dice, and a small decal sheet. I also picked up some more models (the "Heroes and Icons Vol. 1" set) that includes four more figures and a cool unmanned rover. My set had unit cards for the four humans but not for the rover - I've emailed Black Site about that. (And yes, the astronaut above is wielding a pistol and meat cleaver) <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazmy7DSSqtBkqAiUXNQG4Nmkq9c8pl8_z5iElaC4bFs8Wsu0AXU_QNLE165p9VdA5CjWxILNsI7tXd8mvlfpejV7HarfpEZ6mbIf7xpvV09uZCiHg-N2ASJSoSG87VTJVR9FECYpdR1aGFaNhc4ain-w7lmGaU4QAczCPQPPrqiuFf1RQdJrfvJkCTjo/s5152/IMG_6783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazmy7DSSqtBkqAiUXNQG4Nmkq9c8pl8_z5iElaC4bFs8Wsu0AXU_QNLE165p9VdA5CjWxILNsI7tXd8mvlfpejV7HarfpEZ6mbIf7xpvV09uZCiHg-N2ASJSoSG87VTJVR9FECYpdR1aGFaNhc4ain-w7lmGaU4QAczCPQPPrqiuFf1RQdJrfvJkCTjo/s320/IMG_6783.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The models are 40mm-ish in scale and come with 32mm bases. I was excited about the decals because I wasn't jazzed about painting US and Soviet flags on the models' arms, but it turns out the decals are much too big to use for that anyway, so I hand-painted them to mixed results. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw1XAnzVBgXAOwIB9TVGNsGQem0PJBgHz29h1Ly9AlgYEwsecg0-CW0Y3MZkp5ceoK-T9VM6jKbxntdYxf_Vtne78OA1k7y-vECOOTg7cPbnsMZRSb2jFxEPF-40_2GddGn7T0ncIo8ExtROh0C83OCdaGEiC60nS4Hc_4TvDv4Dr4K1g6cpQDWxSVps/s5152/IMG_6784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw1XAnzVBgXAOwIB9TVGNsGQem0PJBgHz29h1Ly9AlgYEwsecg0-CW0Y3MZkp5ceoK-T9VM6jKbxntdYxf_Vtne78OA1k7y-vECOOTg7cPbnsMZRSb2jFxEPF-40_2GddGn7T0ncIo8ExtROh0C83OCdaGEiC60nS4Hc_4TvDv4Dr4K1g6cpQDWxSVps/s320/IMG_6784.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Black Site offers all kinds of stuff for the game including a mat (24"x24" is the play surface) and STLs of craters and Moon-surface stuff like oxy tanks and gantries, I'm having Challenger Byron print those for me. But it occurred to me that what you really need for LOS-blocking are just big rocks and Canadian Tire came to the rescue with a bag of lava rocks for the barbecue - $7. I might paint them but they don't look bad as is. I got my mat from Mats by Mars because they make good mats and it was cheap as chips.<p></p><p>The game rules seem pretty cool and it looks like games play very fast. You only have 3-5 models per side and combat in a vacuum can be... dangerous. The game simulates low-G combat with lots of knockbacks (basically many of the weapons are non-lethal "kinetic" ones rather than penetrators, but when you get knocked back you fall prone and the pointy rocks on the Moon's surface are dangerous too). Looking forward to trying the game out soon. <br /><br /></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Dallas, listening to the lost cosmonauts recorded at Torre Bert :-)</p>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-44711862347041600072024-03-16T09:00:00.003-05:002024-03-16T09:00:00.410-05:00More 15mm Blood Drinkers Space Marines and a Land Raider!<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8jQ1MYxoSlQtrmKp7NEifybGEEMGrQrcC6H_bL5RBhaj6-9gQvuwb5dj9pGU1YGkRytpqH-jT4Ja9vs3gNsvIOE5AoofUJY2whxFDpnRNjQbpr63XjOOGtIklqpe42RAQcGXDfYKPTPL_yWzzAa7fGrWW0dSQk4ndaEy1hPo4Rwe2kE6BmMZdd56bJk/s5152/IMG_6785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8jQ1MYxoSlQtrmKp7NEifybGEEMGrQrcC6H_bL5RBhaj6-9gQvuwb5dj9pGU1YGkRytpqH-jT4Ja9vs3gNsvIOE5AoofUJY2whxFDpnRNjQbpr63XjOOGtIklqpe42RAQcGXDfYKPTPL_yWzzAa7fGrWW0dSQk4ndaEy1hPo4Rwe2kE6BmMZdd56bJk/s320/IMG_6785.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Okay so today I'm gonna say this project is "finished". These are 15mm Space Marines for my Blood Drinkers army, 3D-printed by Conscript ByronM. It was a bit "challenging" to find STL files for these character models but of course Byron came through.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3q7Qp2EvSpeSPivecyYm4DV6AM4hSSp-fE-X60FCkxMznMfBJYbuDLwLw_gxkRI0P_ytXQWN5Vju_9-QwBwVcrrPQ2LfzUbzTkTBDe_0xQ04uEaxKcClRVCY-tr8PgGeOod3wD87p8mllurvk4zMnwu_CsuPHLoIslRvaku2z6PpozTamlFdJ7r4OxI/s5152/IMG_6786.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3q7Qp2EvSpeSPivecyYm4DV6AM4hSSp-fE-X60FCkxMznMfBJYbuDLwLw_gxkRI0P_ytXQWN5Vju_9-QwBwVcrrPQ2LfzUbzTkTBDe_0xQ04uEaxKcClRVCY-tr8PgGeOod3wD87p8mllurvk4zMnwu_CsuPHLoIslRvaku2z6PpozTamlFdJ7r4OxI/s320/IMG_6786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>From left to right here we've got a Chaplain, standard-bearer, Captain, Librarian, and Techmarine.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>I had to do something different with the reverse side of the flag, just painted on every Bloo Angels/Drinkers insignia I could there.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vRlN8Y8TM1HYNU8d61VQ596SoMN_Ef31OzXrpdKom7_Nk-mtMaoE0GmN3ZT7qqQ6R6oLsQshlCGAeOz6eUZrYvsfRxVN3nCVi_lluosceurYmndBSpKDBPQDFmHTO2IQjGD4-rFauyBMf9BXWi74CGYAC3hWP_lkbGPTyjgb_hyNs-VIZm5aP1DiZds/s5152/IMG_6790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vRlN8Y8TM1HYNU8d61VQ596SoMN_Ef31OzXrpdKom7_Nk-mtMaoE0GmN3ZT7qqQ6R6oLsQshlCGAeOz6eUZrYvsfRxVN3nCVi_lluosceurYmndBSpKDBPQDFmHTO2IQjGD4-rFauyBMf9BXWi74CGYAC3hWP_lkbGPTyjgb_hyNs-VIZm5aP1DiZds/s320/IMG_6790.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Chaplain's weapon is literally nearly as big as he is.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here's the last Rhino of the four Byron printed for me.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEFEH3sf1TbzGkU3Qi9N_nuUcA1l_hKLgA9EN8jJY6s4RwsDZrJYn9QTno5ukLvsOorfmxA3vj2qMs60N-2wSbP8MWNzoa817c61R6w3zQKRLrTUAJcZfKAMdbnduJ2yG6GorORaluprs5vOwzA1xPx8XicFNFhjgoecKcziVzruGxpe8Yic-PNsLA70/s5152/IMG_6799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEFEH3sf1TbzGkU3Qi9N_nuUcA1l_hKLgA9EN8jJY6s4RwsDZrJYn9QTno5ukLvsOorfmxA3vj2qMs60N-2wSbP8MWNzoa817c61R6w3zQKRLrTUAJcZfKAMdbnduJ2yG6GorORaluprs5vOwzA1xPx8XicFNFhjgoecKcziVzruGxpe8Yic-PNsLA70/s320/IMG_6799.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDJazoF3m9GCgUyOaXn5ThqTAz5X8xsnOkLnza8UHneW17Ow7EDOsnJjQxzZolMhwi8yFy50Oy8yw6e1MZ9cpIKV-XJTAyvU5rmEiTyUse4Hj1R-6vrHqSkLXH-ZRGYKgn9JMvmbLopL_oR9EvzpGv-Qqq_zqjNU9qHWyFU_butyByDtjEf778-u4LH8/s5152/IMG_6800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDJazoF3m9GCgUyOaXn5ThqTAz5X8xsnOkLnza8UHneW17Ow7EDOsnJjQxzZolMhwi8yFy50Oy8yw6e1MZ9cpIKV-XJTAyvU5rmEiTyUse4Hj1R-6vrHqSkLXH-ZRGYKgn9JMvmbLopL_oR9EvzpGv-Qqq_zqjNU9qHWyFU_butyByDtjEf778-u4LH8/s320/IMG_6800.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The chalice is hand-painted of course :-)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MrVnZpXC8SVrGhc-meQZ226cVGnww7A5eGRdmYwrhJquiuE29EI94hmPkEDcLPHNTakNMW11rdkdE1h-o8y3pSa9au2PBf5adt2t9BnnwWfUAiOK1-zNNg10ndHvwzQL8o_EM-aU2fZQvdNztx0pGmY3U9tPY-keZdigJUbWRGPd6NkhPQ9u_rUL8zU/s5152/IMG_6801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MrVnZpXC8SVrGhc-meQZ226cVGnww7A5eGRdmYwrhJquiuE29EI94hmPkEDcLPHNTakNMW11rdkdE1h-o8y3pSa9au2PBf5adt2t9BnnwWfUAiOK1-zNNg10ndHvwzQL8o_EM-aU2fZQvdNztx0pGmY3U9tPY-keZdigJUbWRGPd6NkhPQ9u_rUL8zU/s320/IMG_6801.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lastly, I painted a Land Raider for the boys. My favourite version, this. Just a great looking vehicle eh!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PQ3_fItUPdRkeneSQsGtzjNapf-kSpyfc5EE_QIKsTTjLfsyzJS6dXTG4UMgG4lWzLm5B1nOkmDV0CDCuwhVV_EvC932RSuNQmRuq01Olyik2UqFWPnp_X7eTCqAHH_ffk5aB3ROHDAcDAjyCNmpCc5yVie5fPzhj-JB-XSRZy6F4L8_qBI7Iqpanvk/s5152/IMG_6802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PQ3_fItUPdRkeneSQsGtzjNapf-kSpyfc5EE_QIKsTTjLfsyzJS6dXTG4UMgG4lWzLm5B1nOkmDV0CDCuwhVV_EvC932RSuNQmRuq01Olyik2UqFWPnp_X7eTCqAHH_ffk5aB3ROHDAcDAjyCNmpCc5yVie5fPzhj-JB-XSRZy6F4L8_qBI7Iqpanvk/s320/IMG_6802.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Pk2ycv4l3y0Iwz2F8M6yswWkMiwKBvi4X9D6M5jTMDVxeQXSWgwXVLbdWc0ildW0jn5LTe2oJVy1j-z4zaw-g_12Gx7_hE2ulw84GMAcRPIfdychAeVWEzN-dnug3TC2cLlS7_b4ii9Poeb4LoyrZTO4EMWE24RiB28FAuBKq8Pkas9BZ4o8QxBsNws/s5152/IMG_6803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Pk2ycv4l3y0Iwz2F8M6yswWkMiwKBvi4X9D6M5jTMDVxeQXSWgwXVLbdWc0ildW0jn5LTe2oJVy1j-z4zaw-g_12Gx7_hE2ulw84GMAcRPIfdychAeVWEzN-dnug3TC2cLlS7_b4ii9Poeb4LoyrZTO4EMWE24RiB28FAuBKq8Pkas9BZ4o8QxBsNws/s320/IMG_6803.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDpkmsZnov_77C6mjQ84yKUI-N20oMvfpn_yjOVd6bKDxKHSnZgv0qNlQasiGRSDXkcofA74DRJq1vW43P13NCzuUaKsAezTRVFkM32aSN4e-fJ0Zd9U0ARHgDptz7-ZizGoJpng2So1_PQnkpHtstU7tdLxPgijKMs4D2vhjpwtHhAfH4EvyORFMFXo/s5152/IMG_6804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDpkmsZnov_77C6mjQ84yKUI-N20oMvfpn_yjOVd6bKDxKHSnZgv0qNlQasiGRSDXkcofA74DRJq1vW43P13NCzuUaKsAezTRVFkM32aSN4e-fJ0Zd9U0ARHgDptz7-ZizGoJpng2So1_PQnkpHtstU7tdLxPgijKMs4D2vhjpwtHhAfH4EvyORFMFXo/s320/IMG_6804.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_77GYal7WADb2vKHNJUbH_IJnfunUPN0R1RsfQhP0nvzNKg9eewc_iF5X31qYDcAJjYj4rkxZ7fkZnIoiqzwjUey_Esi9gLXf3PKJ0fyyqg6lNthcZzxvJ0ei9iE-Vb8gY4zNP8dwAOw97K_QnqSbsg9CC3D1hiSs3LDE4R-hp5dp_AhW1VLXjJ1VhQ/s5152/IMG_6805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_77GYal7WADb2vKHNJUbH_IJnfunUPN0R1RsfQhP0nvzNKg9eewc_iF5X31qYDcAJjYj4rkxZ7fkZnIoiqzwjUey_Esi9gLXf3PKJ0fyyqg6lNthcZzxvJ0ei9iE-Vb8gY4zNP8dwAOw97K_QnqSbsg9CC3D1hiSs3LDE4R-hp5dp_AhW1VLXjJ1VhQ/s320/IMG_6805.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's the whole Blood Drinkers force. I like how they turned out and am looking forward to having a game with them. I just need somebody else to jump into the scale. Greg has lots of 15mm Space Marines though so maybe next time we get together, we can have a game! We'll just have to figure out what rules to use... HINT: it won't be 10th edition :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-41771468916341404422024-03-14T05:30:00.001-05:002024-03-14T05:30:00.147-05:00Painting Challenge Submission #9 - Thousand Sons Tactical Marines for 30k<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip_f7ePdt7vALlmE4pmXPM44UygezIlHVRNExDADNqDXurJFtTfBBni-HRXeRb4pA37T4tRvyzZlVVTrjYN8viLuroRi-DZ39X9YsMlHX2Qz-tKkl5bq89OCBzQunbPTJXSWrfXAwtycNI3UjAUXW4tk_CaqOGIApEW_kHeZSs3wQuhVeqYsUa41t9acs/s1928/IMG_6633.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1928" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip_f7ePdt7vALlmE4pmXPM44UygezIlHVRNExDADNqDXurJFtTfBBni-HRXeRb4pA37T4tRvyzZlVVTrjYN8viLuroRi-DZ39X9YsMlHX2Qz-tKkl5bq89OCBzQunbPTJXSWrfXAwtycNI3UjAUXW4tk_CaqOGIApEW_kHeZSs3wQuhVeqYsUa41t9acs/w400-h290/IMG_6633.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thousand Sons Space Marines of the <i>XV Legion Astartes</i>. 28mm figures from GW.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>For my ninth AHPC submission my brushes returned to a familiar setting, GW's "Horus Heresy". This is a tactical squad of Space Marines belonging to the <i>XV Legion Astartes</i>, known as the "Thousand Sons". These Marines are wearing Mark VI power armour, known by fans of the setting as "beakie" armour for the pointed faceplate on the helmets. These are multi-part plastic 28mm, embellished with some Legion-themed resin helmets and shoulder plates. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ga6xfQ1e7wlOajKtTUNp9rH471nY4uDJYbplpN8SUjAZfldQmoa8AyNNWRda6h4QRjJeEdQpEMe5qGG9GVQruTKDaDglNdg_DeekpgXOPwPm1vELpMAiGKKKbo4ySPDFk2XOjGgHSI_Un8SiFVAMfk0DxRcgDm2dha_A83-_zeh2KnnRVsnG8WE2prYj/s2016/IMG_6636.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ga6xfQ1e7wlOajKtTUNp9rH471nY4uDJYbplpN8SUjAZfldQmoa8AyNNWRda6h4QRjJeEdQpEMe5qGG9GVQruTKDaDglNdg_DeekpgXOPwPm1vELpMAiGKKKbo4ySPDFk2XOjGgHSI_Un8SiFVAMfk0DxRcgDm2dha_A83-_zeh2KnnRVsnG8WE2prYj/w300-h400/IMG_6636.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A couple of the individual Marines.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCswGygNPXu3LtQyLP19P_a9-NM9w4c_2gxRxJp7I_ylsdoJAqONhiKoQh_poQXXRRKNwHPLaAH8-iseRHA1ESpkjRR_9fOd_D2cVTki9t2zh_rgOtVhQlOtrvp0Wep01hcjqymKM44TvqApA3AgQycoEPwCXqmcwKxccCdUg8dU1TOcsodcNzuc0-_zCF/s1502/IMG_6637.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1502" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCswGygNPXu3LtQyLP19P_a9-NM9w4c_2gxRxJp7I_ylsdoJAqONhiKoQh_poQXXRRKNwHPLaAH8-iseRHA1ESpkjRR_9fOd_D2cVTki9t2zh_rgOtVhQlOtrvp0Wep01hcjqymKM44TvqApA3AgQycoEPwCXqmcwKxccCdUg8dU1TOcsodcNzuc0-_zCF/s320/IMG_6637.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">View of the power packs.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I have painted a great number of these models since GW released them a couple of years ago, and I can't seem to ever get tired of them. I have always loved the classic "beakie" Space Marine armour pattern, and I have also been a huge fan of the Horus Heresy for a long, long time. I enjoy painting units of these figures, and really, the only limiting factor will be my ability to display and store them, which is an issue now that I live in Toronto...but those are issues for another day.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUoiB_DaRp8HhG0GXgkNQl-zaDKuOVgN6IqJOr0YZjvhcGZp24sFso_IbgBDexDHe0H8-6QssbubtrF-V341UHShbdztoxA2CDUYKFDZnQqT68EJoCuoXL1jICsJcyxTzi44vc_-gw9IgAO6GMZqtM2jl7DMTtuIx27Y9k132PQ9vTNqMWi1abvqoGBIR/s2016/IMG_6638.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUoiB_DaRp8HhG0GXgkNQl-zaDKuOVgN6IqJOr0YZjvhcGZp24sFso_IbgBDexDHe0H8-6QssbubtrF-V341UHShbdztoxA2CDUYKFDZnQqT68EJoCuoXL1jICsJcyxTzi44vc_-gw9IgAO6GMZqtM2jl7DMTtuIx27Y9k132PQ9vTNqMWi1abvqoGBIR/w300-h400/IMG_6638.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I love these particular poses.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwKgDARl-JIthTQU3SRvAcmtv5mYID33Ob60P8T_DoHYv0RHWW0VF0z87E26FKipgtY2GE4WMaNh0xRh4dQ9qeQ5_ichl2z9hwuBb7kHTmbfYDA-kyTicD_u1jnVyVztayRRHDA_5ADJAO1dMZFdcDg3ZZaTiKZQZRK3WTux_Q0kg-GayCKpVl8K4NE1S/s2016/IMG_6639.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwKgDARl-JIthTQU3SRvAcmtv5mYID33Ob60P8T_DoHYv0RHWW0VF0z87E26FKipgtY2GE4WMaNh0xRh4dQ9qeQ5_ichl2z9hwuBb7kHTmbfYDA-kyTicD_u1jnVyVztayRRHDA_5ADJAO1dMZFdcDg3ZZaTiKZQZRK3WTux_Q0kg-GayCKpVl8K4NE1S/w300-h400/IMG_6639.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nice view of the embossed Legion symbol on the custom shoulder pads. Love these things - plus it saves on the decals a bit.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Thousand Sons Legion is great fun, combining all of the violent combat potential of the Space Marines with an assortment of spooky psychic powers. They pursue and accumulate knowledge, as opposed to the other Space Marines who otherwise struggle to stand out from one another via varying degrees to which they are either violent, stoic, or violently stoic. Also, as JamieM noted on the Challenge blog, some are stoically violent :)<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcU6IRbcfbjpvw1cJiywaaNOGTwWpretlNjmIqSYScGAINLc-4I0d0eHZanhvXl0g8eQ8zd5K0ZRyznhCFfPJLwQ_Ygi25zOZoxFOZ3BkAYiY6rzM9_M8I9zMPdhxoR0cLm7V3n_mDBeCpCESYFddbq_cGFOynutJAi4xA3fbeGldEmvBKP6D-egA2UZ11/s1436/IMG_6641.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="1436" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcU6IRbcfbjpvw1cJiywaaNOGTwWpretlNjmIqSYScGAINLc-4I0d0eHZanhvXl0g8eQ8zd5K0ZRyznhCFfPJLwQ_Ygi25zOZoxFOZ3BkAYiY6rzM9_M8I9zMPdhxoR0cLm7V3n_mDBeCpCESYFddbq_cGFOynutJAi4xA3fbeGldEmvBKP6D-egA2UZ11/w400-h391/IMG_6641.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Officer on the left, with a power sword (sporting a SKULL in the hilt!).</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Of course, in GW's universe of the future, learning and knowing things doesn't tend to work out well for you in the end, and so it is for the Thousand Sons. By the "time" of Warhammer 40k, the remnant Thousand Sons are basically <a href="https://www.warhammer.com/en-CA/shop/combat-patrol-thousand-sons-2022?queryID=8164238ce3b0b7229e5ebb5d86d6c464" target="_blank">Flanderized parodies of their former selves</a>. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadAdqT17VGt4KTWzPKBRsHravOO-i6RyoCdvr88iWqsN_yQ9MzgRVEKthP5TV2CqlZMOJVXecClG5g9Qr0UdObLMARf4cLXU5lG0hR8drBaYqQ-l08R1dMIfxkxnVATNsD6doLsP8q63woRuUd_ncK6X1C2JZ0BbEVlfVVMN7iMfdfk6aCXv_6qyeELIx/s2016/IMG_6640.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadAdqT17VGt4KTWzPKBRsHravOO-i6RyoCdvr88iWqsN_yQ9MzgRVEKthP5TV2CqlZMOJVXecClG5g9Qr0UdObLMARf4cLXU5lG0hR8drBaYqQ-l08R1dMIfxkxnVATNsD6doLsP8q63woRuUd_ncK6X1C2JZ0BbEVlfVVMN7iMfdfk6aCXv_6qyeELIx/w300-h400/IMG_6640.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A sort of "must-have" for these big tactical squads - a vox operator and vexillary.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />But during the "Age of Darkness", the Thousand Sons are wearing cool armour, with fun Egyptian-themed accents and all sorts of symbols etc. The custom enhancements are part of that, and I love how they look on the Marines.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eN8NmdWlViJJQVIcCBQqsQSneIQTGQlqS_JiT9oGMrT1fHXB4H7x-wXZOQOuHy1urFJjnCz7oc4TGe9GLj_1QagXKDZ018z698JnUmHIHLRGiIPPmbLogeLscs5EAvMuOjlk_Dse7D4f9XZHAtzeAbCBqT34RdCjt1zy4HjEBJY7VKXiko-lHh1Snfp_/s2016/IMG_6635.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eN8NmdWlViJJQVIcCBQqsQSneIQTGQlqS_JiT9oGMrT1fHXB4H7x-wXZOQOuHy1urFJjnCz7oc4TGe9GLj_1QagXKDZ018z698JnUmHIHLRGiIPPmbLogeLscs5EAvMuOjlk_Dse7D4f9XZHAtzeAbCBqT34RdCjt1zy4HjEBJY7VKXiko-lHh1Snfp_/w400-h300/IMG_6635.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Vox operator (with a skull, because obviously) and vexillary at the front of the squad.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This big 20-man slug of tactical marines will fit nicely in with my previously small (and rather elite-focused) XV Legion Astartes collection. I hope to add more through the summer, so we'll see how that goes!<br />Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-53368975820826780122024-03-11T09:16:00.005-05:002024-03-11T09:16:47.236-05:00Painting Challenge Submission #8 - 28mm Afghan Tribal Warriors<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmWtycdiwDapUpbkOuMDoD3XMFaqAqhG8B3hB-pZTGfl5q6d0Ej7wAakRt8ZLGIQS6BS5AXnZn1c1HHCAAyrvYJ3rKGYg4crSIS-CbpsaPxAAQixm1UODhJe1pablEjV0YMwruX5QbrFMKj9-VhUkON7H8mBGB8qMQtdfd0VbT1pI5DXWVZEzsktwmAQ2/s2000/processed-7E4B4840-CF77-4E36-B27B-29BF996CE1E6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="2000" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmWtycdiwDapUpbkOuMDoD3XMFaqAqhG8B3hB-pZTGfl5q6d0Ej7wAakRt8ZLGIQS6BS5AXnZn1c1HHCAAyrvYJ3rKGYg4crSIS-CbpsaPxAAQixm1UODhJe1pablEjV0YMwruX5QbrFMKj9-VhUkON7H8mBGB8qMQtdfd0VbT1pI5DXWVZEzsktwmAQ2/w400-h269/processed-7E4B4840-CF77-4E36-B27B-29BF996CE1E6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">28mm Afghan tribal warriors from Perry Miniatures, ready to close in on the British columns...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />For my eighth submission to Curt's Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge I switched gears to debut a completely different setting and a new project for me - the Second Anglo-Afghan War. These are 28mm Afghan tribal warriors, multi-part plastic figures from Perry Miniatures. There are 32 figures, enough for two units/groups of tribal warriors for the Osprey skirmish game "The Men Who Would Be Kings". <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi8Ui8vZoflmb1IrTTZmdeRCMqG0EymqMGNs1zkXdGQfLtLPTYLjWh1vm0lGRsM6r8Vn2fWNE_bPvvXNklJTpn8PkRX2QpSbbDL04CJ4ht60p8cawhXQ7tMXHRVXDwnDdeU8MtNiyc9ON58lgBMsI3O3hIZ0uIJzP-7EGERwA15LozGlgvPKpcqZkpWil/s2573/processed-F1689CD3-B89A-45A8-8FF2-1AA03C6F82C4.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="2573" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi8Ui8vZoflmb1IrTTZmdeRCMqG0EymqMGNs1zkXdGQfLtLPTYLjWh1vm0lGRsM6r8Vn2fWNE_bPvvXNklJTpn8PkRX2QpSbbDL04CJ4ht60p8cawhXQ7tMXHRVXDwnDdeU8MtNiyc9ON58lgBMsI3O3hIZ0uIJzP-7EGERwA15LozGlgvPKpcqZkpWil/w400-h265/processed-F1689CD3-B89A-45A8-8FF2-1AA03C6F82C4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An assortment of rifle-armed tribal warriors.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This setting seems to be popular among colonial wargamers, including several fellow Painting Challenge participants. Their various efforts through the years have intrigued me, and between looking at those blog posts, and a couple of "just browsing" sort of visits to the Perry Miniatures web site, I was intrigued enough to take the plunge myself. Reading through the "The Men Who Would Be Kings" rules sealed the deal for me...<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2UmFEv7kKXFCtU4Pdv6-HKwTU9cMWwihyphenhyphen5XK2nmSYY4X7sVwdBkXOjZAROa2UazRt2mv1XNxFURwmSZ5GqqUk2Ae93AUvv7QSSzSqYsU4bB8Lp2FZh9ZIodzAkwu55gP4-akg_hylmP-evMp7FvIx1t3Vf_p4PMnMJu9el4XZlYRBWqUkJLSWZ__L9c3/s2420/processed-3E386B73-5A26-44AB-8C89-6C90317C37CC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2UmFEv7kKXFCtU4Pdv6-HKwTU9cMWwihyphenhyphen5XK2nmSYY4X7sVwdBkXOjZAROa2UazRt2mv1XNxFURwmSZ5GqqUk2Ae93AUvv7QSSzSqYsU4bB8Lp2FZh9ZIodzAkwu55gP4-akg_hylmP-evMp7FvIx1t3Vf_p4PMnMJu9el4XZlYRBWqUkJLSWZ__L9c3/w300-h400/processed-3E386B73-5A26-44AB-8C89-6C90317C37CC.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Very basic hand-painted flag.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This project has been under way for quite some time. I had started the majority of these figures right around Christmas last year. But owing to the disruption caused by moving to a new house, I was not able to complete the basing and the (very basic) hand-painted flags until a couple weeks ago. So here they are at last!<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFkIwbkRYI49v4z-7l777ryGt_dZ9mIBFMpndchAjDyano7LZFFNm0UlhTA_KJIbinpZAEuOh07RgSiPL_hM7oWipsc86yI4_0qu-S3xiW1dA-GtDvZxinsxzvhMN2vm05iuS39qh-FO3D08lkZ5fnNyctqhDyKA8uS8bF0dYOCGfeo2n3gLIG0y1WpBT/s2420/processed-64A6FC47-1608-4B8C-8F12-8EC7B988FA23.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFkIwbkRYI49v4z-7l777ryGt_dZ9mIBFMpndchAjDyano7LZFFNm0UlhTA_KJIbinpZAEuOh07RgSiPL_hM7oWipsc86yI4_0qu-S3xiW1dA-GtDvZxinsxzvhMN2vm05iuS39qh-FO3D08lkZ5fnNyctqhDyKA8uS8bF0dYOCGfeo2n3gLIG0y1WpBT/w300-h400/processed-64A6FC47-1608-4B8C-8F12-8EC7B988FA23.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I love the guy loading the jezzail!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />These multi-part plastic from Perry Miniatures are fantastic. The metal castings are still better (because obviously) but the plastic boxes are very well done and have been an excellent way to accumulate a relatively large number of tribal warriors. I plan to add units of cavalry and regular infantry from the Afghan army, but the tribal elements would be core to any Afghan force and I wanted to start with them. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIihYcDiV1615aZmFxFgQiSEVKv81yHSkm4lsSChTy5rsDJAh-wvn3XOysa7MINCvIMfACLkzYbBO32sRAuvyvpC3s1DpAe4nCIf1S-9ZQoVQdXQJyve5SO6X9-91Igg4Dg2fMaETuUY8uCPmGYExnvSwTHwkO-9ggUAbGXSmhg2HNiGR6Ytzg0EqTIgY/s2420/processed-FBC5AB55-8C0D-4E07-9F77-71533E25E8F6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIihYcDiV1615aZmFxFgQiSEVKv81yHSkm4lsSChTy5rsDJAh-wvn3XOysa7MINCvIMfACLkzYbBO32sRAuvyvpC3s1DpAe4nCIf1S-9ZQoVQdXQJyve5SO6X9-91Igg4Dg2fMaETuUY8uCPmGYExnvSwTHwkO-9ggUAbGXSmhg2HNiGR6Ytzg0EqTIgY/w300-h400/processed-FBC5AB55-8C0D-4E07-9F77-71533E25E8F6.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">There are lots of swords and shields in the mix too!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I tried to mix up the colours a bit, and sought out different bits of inspiration in the hopes of not completely f*cking everything up, which is always a risk when one comes to a new period/setting. The warriors are equipped with a broad mix of muskets, rifles, jezzails, swords and knives of various sizes, and even shields! It all gets abstracted in the rules, allowing for a nice and motley appearance for the tribal warriors.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WfNZ6b86AKXsQd0bEYA0bVbNNko6xV0zJ1ogTXM2itmMvulAEyJxPKrJ3LxSab4wugmks2XwHKIhhCigobu6PxDutIipdG-rdLG1qqULT5vsjKTC0c9e9cOSSgMfwBc2REl0gLbs9aVs2UG0sSvjgNALju8kIRZZEvPxXnw1VKM6ILPVyBa8X8PDBAiC/s2320/processed-1E82393C-4AC9-4668-B641-212C10683038.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2320" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WfNZ6b86AKXsQd0bEYA0bVbNNko6xV0zJ1ogTXM2itmMvulAEyJxPKrJ3LxSab4wugmks2XwHKIhhCigobu6PxDutIipdG-rdLG1qqULT5vsjKTC0c9e9cOSSgMfwBc2REl0gLbs9aVs2UG0sSvjgNALju8kIRZZEvPxXnw1VKM6ILPVyBa8X8PDBAiC/w400-h323/processed-1E82393C-4AC9-4668-B641-212C10683038.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This lot is ready for battle!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />One area that still needs a ton of practice is the skin tones. I wanted to get some different skin tones, and it was quite hit-and-miss, owning in large part to the fact that GW paints I use have tended to be out of stock, leading to improvisation, and combined also with the fact that, in the chaos of moving, I haven't really kept careful track of what worked and what didn't...maybe this will improve when I get to the next round of Afghan units for this project... <br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCYZDcf2yMfOQzH9Sc9y-ziYLxgorqsSNIJ0rvBz8mQ1UZdWlDw33oWhJHvndwMN0w0saP8oIakwfcZovCnNAwIJTlrgv1xiKDltiPWBazxHhyphenhyphenSNbV3uO9WtN7THlJHwpJxPoJ4pA_SAN2rEAOP6DbehcVN-TgCrsOpMAHhyphenhyphenFIeFI0xBtKW8Rd497hU09/s2000/processed-E063AD94-A3E2-4808-B75B-385A07108612.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCYZDcf2yMfOQzH9Sc9y-ziYLxgorqsSNIJ0rvBz8mQ1UZdWlDw33oWhJHvndwMN0w0saP8oIakwfcZovCnNAwIJTlrgv1xiKDltiPWBazxHhyphenhyphenSNbV3uO9WtN7THlJHwpJxPoJ4pA_SAN2rEAOP6DbehcVN-TgCrsOpMAHhyphenhyphenFIeFI0xBtKW8Rd497hU09/w400-h320/processed-E063AD94-A3E2-4808-B75B-385A07108612.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A 16-figure unit of Tribal infantry for "The Men Who Would Be Kings", ready for action on the table<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />There are 32 figures in the photos, but there are a couple of pre-Challenge test paint jobs in there, so this only "counted" as 30 figures in 28mm scale for the scoring aspects of the Challeng. Not very much by the standards of current AHPC participation (Frederick would have finished this in a day!) but it still felt like a "points bomb" for me, which was. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more as the Challengers enter the final frantic week!<br /><p></p>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-67852613597481115462024-03-07T08:00:00.001-06:002024-03-07T08:00:00.143-06:00Legio XIII Gemina<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBCpC7HlrURWn4McSbc4Ga2WpN0jCCU5yEunk0tBlbKATCl3PPqDmb3iGoQrL8AzrhL_vB2kORexkETxepqjnfNH-EDt3lnnB91nbJNDLWuN9zYY9pjNDKQNStWcb2ncWvFIInLBNkaB7n6afb976Wp9GPt8pKoZs-hmuE1-lvu8oATHx3KoeUIfp0xM/s5152/IMG_6763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBCpC7HlrURWn4McSbc4Ga2WpN0jCCU5yEunk0tBlbKATCl3PPqDmb3iGoQrL8AzrhL_vB2kORexkETxepqjnfNH-EDt3lnnB91nbJNDLWuN9zYY9pjNDKQNStWcb2ncWvFIInLBNkaB7n6afb976Wp9GPt8pKoZs-hmuE1-lvu8oATHx3KoeUIfp0xM/s320/IMG_6763.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Having painted a load of hairy Germanic tribesmen so far I thought I'd change gears for a bit and work on some Romans. For this week's entry I've completed a unit of 15 Legionaries of Legio XIII <i>Gemina</i>.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMlOFOO5QHR5waKHe3sVFuwRlaAnL18Q1CxAZqu62zTeus10x9-4-yFopq_84UBZ7cNlbk1aHQExkZhXeCLYmm-SGV4f3GMY6T6IKUrJLJ8YXSUUbTW4a1i-Xcm_aVYl6EDaokMUF2e1wME6YBsxOOo5nIUCI59z8dcWyd_8jrz5Vi8ZzAhNs-kuXyH8/s5152/IMG_6764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMlOFOO5QHR5waKHe3sVFuwRlaAnL18Q1CxAZqu62zTeus10x9-4-yFopq_84UBZ7cNlbk1aHQExkZhXeCLYmm-SGV4f3GMY6T6IKUrJLJ8YXSUUbTW4a1i-Xcm_aVYl6EDaokMUF2e1wME6YBsxOOo5nIUCI59z8dcWyd_8jrz5Vi8ZzAhNs-kuXyH8/s320/IMG_6764.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The models are a mix of monopose metal Foundry and Warlord Games figures, with a couple Warlord Games plastics thrown in. Fortunately the plastic Legionaries mix in really well with the much older Foundry sculpts. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzqqPjBNB0qKXbnoMmt4a8jVvTgwwfSStR5_MK3kDZSkmclGVI9wnHtTeis94C9zHtSYOYZ3wp-UR3auzSUORoQQ6x8W2gzMfEmttvjnaEzNCXhXCDtXLOUT9dDouMX7ZvhxloeIts3wchv1P-hYJ8VPTTMmRVsLVVqK73X3ZkRfKzLlrmBcl5lGo2V8/s5152/IMG_6765.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzqqPjBNB0qKXbnoMmt4a8jVvTgwwfSStR5_MK3kDZSkmclGVI9wnHtTeis94C9zHtSYOYZ3wp-UR3auzSUORoQQ6x8W2gzMfEmttvjnaEzNCXhXCDtXLOUT9dDouMX7ZvhxloeIts3wchv1P-hYJ8VPTTMmRVsLVVqK73X3ZkRfKzLlrmBcl5lGo2V8/s320/IMG_6765.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The command group are all Warlord metals. Sorry about the lion on the vexillum, I really wasn't feeling it this morning and it kind of looks that way. But it's a lion, I swear. What I do really like is the metal mask worn by the standard bearer. Pretty freaky.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfMzGBInrlJkKjKK29ebDXhOF-7PQa0vnPByjYqX509ZFnGKHbBEzFmINIIMRpHPaIuh_FCD752fBkGXQy3GLLY6nHGP97CeBfaq9yDYR58donlg_TrXUdnhy6qpXe8DoYb9J7Zt5y_imH7kvXX0j2ljkUtQQogn2ksuP2Lh-RF1uUMf2BRSOsJkvPx4/s5152/IMG_6766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfMzGBInrlJkKjKK29ebDXhOF-7PQa0vnPByjYqX509ZFnGKHbBEzFmINIIMRpHPaIuh_FCD752fBkGXQy3GLLY6nHGP97CeBfaq9yDYR58donlg_TrXUdnhy6qpXe8DoYb9J7Zt5y_imH7kvXX0j2ljkUtQQogn2ksuP2Lh-RF1uUMf2BRSOsJkvPx4/s320/IMG_6766.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The shield decals are water transfers from Warlord Games. I'm really impressed at how well they came out. They make my previous handpainted shields on the veterans look pretty sad. But these are easy to apply, fit well (even on the old metal Foundry shields!) and look the business. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtxTEoQdubUnLo5B5owNjRL7OqLfuPTMTmb73skybLHAp4tUV4rnyKWhXsobb_qky92rMkbESb3WbclnzOpQEAWR_JzxWLesKvJDHdRnZNF5iRUSrxDNX7nDQz7HV2dNJQqlMax3qkj7Qt0DzhehnkZvx9AZnxAwjnGGG45N9HKW683ufaT4dCFhQwoc/s5152/IMG_6767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtxTEoQdubUnLo5B5owNjRL7OqLfuPTMTmb73skybLHAp4tUV4rnyKWhXsobb_qky92rMkbESb3WbclnzOpQEAWR_JzxWLesKvJDHdRnZNF5iRUSrxDNX7nDQz7HV2dNJQqlMax3qkj7Qt0DzhehnkZvx9AZnxAwjnGGG45N9HKW683ufaT4dCFhQwoc/s320/IMG_6767.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I picked Legio XIII as it was one of the longest serving Legions (having been levied by Julius Caesar in 57 BC and hanging around till the 5th century CE), it served in Germany after the disaster at the Teutoburger Wald, and 13 is my number on my beer league hockey team, the Kyle Wellwoods. So there.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNV_s4J45hjseYcrOxUVgOFXQlNDzXwTe8DbCCY8ZMbIsVFl5nI_OlOqPoZ-AfaxKRSfJk6habi3p2aubATW5f5u26zdFrWgtz9_nVhsoikS2WE8NUZLchlvrM7u5XFNQpr-q04-JMjqKmpPnCkDM1uGaU31gWq6awmYIRO1gNRyFzbQpShQchAldab0s/s5152/IMG_6770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNV_s4J45hjseYcrOxUVgOFXQlNDzXwTe8DbCCY8ZMbIsVFl5nI_OlOqPoZ-AfaxKRSfJk6habi3p2aubATW5f5u26zdFrWgtz9_nVhsoikS2WE8NUZLchlvrM7u5XFNQpr-q04-JMjqKmpPnCkDM1uGaU31gWq6awmYIRO1gNRyFzbQpShQchAldab0s/s320/IMG_6770.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>The legion gained their cognomen "Gemina" (twin) after being reinforced with veterans from other legions following Actium and the end of the Civil War against Mark Antony.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79MUhJzH8OrvjAQMv2azbu2sFermmQC-riN7N_SLJHMH9EghMQjCy03ciXXa0pqIq1CfdWQBvBfmQcDrqZydwGJKqhtYnal4s3KEA4ZyFhyphenhyphensxQQbVuh1mU8XxKhvoBfKI9E9aWFW1a0d1erjM1HpA0W2FN-M5wKPocrKGQmhtp1W8YseaLdnWX5IWG5k/s5152/IMG_6769.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79MUhJzH8OrvjAQMv2azbu2sFermmQC-riN7N_SLJHMH9EghMQjCy03ciXXa0pqIq1CfdWQBvBfmQcDrqZydwGJKqhtYnal4s3KEA4ZyFhyphenhyphensxQQbVuh1mU8XxKhvoBfKI9E9aWFW1a0d1erjM1HpA0W2FN-M5wKPocrKGQmhtp1W8YseaLdnWX5IWG5k/s320/IMG_6769.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>You can hardly tell the WG plastic figure (front centre) from the metal Foundry ones!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJ6-kc0dzRRP5_Yaaur7PwSqNPo54JnGZ-vbJNe0uEULTDzzgfOM2r2-UzUp7DXvK40ubvdg99svCSCopind5cXzwSnoOkUi_8FjiRd_1KkwLS03MhsjrzPLlMi-VDYwhvaslt3Ui6GeLBxmZ8f-43hlJz0p7zhrzWgv9C_DryNidHhkHCDNsjHYK8ww/s5152/IMG_6768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJ6-kc0dzRRP5_Yaaur7PwSqNPo54JnGZ-vbJNe0uEULTDzzgfOM2r2-UzUp7DXvK40ubvdg99svCSCopind5cXzwSnoOkUi_8FjiRd_1KkwLS03MhsjrzPLlMi-VDYwhvaslt3Ui6GeLBxmZ8f-43hlJz0p7zhrzWgv9C_DryNidHhkHCDNsjHYK8ww/s320/IMG_6768.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I think they look pretty good and being individually based, can be used for skirmish games as well as ranked up for WAB. I'll stick 'em up in the cabinet and call these done.</div></div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-14076933371562862592024-03-05T06:00:00.000-06:002024-03-05T06:00:00.239-06:00Painting Challenge Submission #7 - Imperial Shore Troopers<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZQcSbEDwztbnb0oktQ7bn7KTyNSSRPPE9pwYnfL95yrneO9j0Ck36lMGIfuC37RpZek6LtwyDBO8gbgk-y5h-6R-cPp80DgI-a4NdtNo-kNGNrzLxprQ8Dm0QF_Dt4UcJgVPHCnBqYy_EGl-bb-d1LjHV0JJyb4kKk4nj_ElPDdDg1fhSaa2RMdw_eOn/s2000/processed-25891907-49EE-4878-80D4-E1AEA2D34E4B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="2000" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZQcSbEDwztbnb0oktQ7bn7KTyNSSRPPE9pwYnfL95yrneO9j0Ck36lMGIfuC37RpZek6LtwyDBO8gbgk-y5h-6R-cPp80DgI-a4NdtNo-kNGNrzLxprQ8Dm0QF_Dt4UcJgVPHCnBqYy_EGl-bb-d1LjHV0JJyb4kKk4nj_ElPDdDg1fhSaa2RMdw_eOn/w400-h248/processed-25891907-49EE-4878-80D4-E1AEA2D34E4B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More members of the Scarif garrison ready to deploy.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />After a delay caused by the move, I am (mostly) back the painting wagon again, and for my submission to Curt's Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge I returned to a favourite subject from last year - S<a href="https://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2023/02/painting-challenge-submission-13.html" target="_blank">tar Wars and the Scarif garrison from the movie "Rogue One"</a>. We have a group of Shore Troopers to bulk out the garrison. These are 28mm figures (yes, they still are, even if they are big), a mix of "official" figures from Fantasy Flight Games (not called that anymore, but I have lost track of what they are now called) and 3D print designs from DarkFire.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7sJoq9P2mepxEmcv_oM60kz_lbaKQW6dp-qzBsnF4HKN_q7d_oG1HPLVq5J6sV70vL4Lht5pTX0sFHh56vSMjJLjq-ZYOiHGLgI9pEmtnFK34oHVdTMGuxYCXahyphenhyphenQIk10jdt3STyCxdTH8I6q4H6scohT9uIOHd_mtkejRyJu2ZGVvXO2Eu-WXpuGL4D/s2290/processed-2AA2F849-EB88-4FF7-A2D6-1E6441E07E10.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2290" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7sJoq9P2mepxEmcv_oM60kz_lbaKQW6dp-qzBsnF4HKN_q7d_oG1HPLVq5J6sV70vL4Lht5pTX0sFHh56vSMjJLjq-ZYOiHGLgI9pEmtnFK34oHVdTMGuxYCXahyphenhyphenQIk10jdt3STyCxdTH8I6q4H6scohT9uIOHd_mtkejRyJu2ZGVvXO2Eu-WXpuGL4D/w400-h326/processed-2AA2F849-EB88-4FF7-A2D6-1E6441E07E10.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shore Trooper squad from Fantasy Flight Games.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Fantasy Flight Games figures comprise a regular squad of Shore Troopers, an officer and five troopers, including one with a heavy weapon. These are lovely sculpts and I really like the poses of the troopers, a nice mix of action, firing and moving among the group.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssPc4o8xRbXfDyJp2fq2l2wmQRaPK1G5Pwe9rX1hU-OyD9HnL_Zt09zzEHgTXWmtdpEI0sqXxqAHwECXE7EU3xX1YuXUtrIXbS1_ghaSUqxyoTWQwlTKXQG_88PEKtbRxF7dThsoC2aqOjTfpfP_e4gK55gy2508Dz9a0zlbDzlj_m6YumM_nl6Vmr0lz/s2420/processed-850558B3-079A-48F7-AF6E-83654F241684.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2420" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssPc4o8xRbXfDyJp2fq2l2wmQRaPK1G5Pwe9rX1hU-OyD9HnL_Zt09zzEHgTXWmtdpEI0sqXxqAHwECXE7EU3xX1YuXUtrIXbS1_ghaSUqxyoTWQwlTKXQG_88PEKtbRxF7dThsoC2aqOjTfpfP_e4gK55gy2508Dz9a0zlbDzlj_m6YumM_nl6Vmr0lz/w400-h300/processed-850558B3-079A-48F7-AF6E-83654F241684.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Squad leader and corporal, ready to deploy.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3U2JeIKdErQxwxXLyj3YhMMY09r-ANpgldXLwzhGL7vTdcP7L8ojewCsRli4w7_UhPNDkx2yHocL2qMBGUnAemSnXV7_mhorK2k1ZhyphenhyphenEmMQTUaKTOeqHxpd6WNvVSGj9G8FyAGuDcxvFdIPcEqUvU1m6NwPvItEtriOuY5OZ2l8dpKwRiF9wUQk7HwJr/s2337/processed-618D2972-E17C-4FF5-9959-7D171E6D4021.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3U2JeIKdErQxwxXLyj3YhMMY09r-ANpgldXLwzhGL7vTdcP7L8ojewCsRli4w7_UhPNDkx2yHocL2qMBGUnAemSnXV7_mhorK2k1ZhyphenhyphenEmMQTUaKTOeqHxpd6WNvVSGj9G8FyAGuDcxvFdIPcEqUvU1m6NwPvItEtriOuY5OZ2l8dpKwRiF9wUQk7HwJr/w400-h320/processed-618D2972-E17C-4FF5-9959-7D171E6D4021.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I love these firing poses...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5cgP_CI6pBp-m3D8aVGPm7GkCz_nKpIWlJgFtBUu5xMhhGjv57d090_2WDEGXNVfUQkVuzF1Cm171cLHW-hycsUV2HVVIOOQikQaVwOEUo_I6evj4dypC1RUoVlJtOt5ijhh2kms_m1Deq8-GeIKgFJ_hP3rrxw_kQsPuqUDf7HKo3BU4lXBx6p7pLnU/s2083/processed-8CA96537-1514-43EE-863D-200D8AE18EFE.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2083" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5cgP_CI6pBp-m3D8aVGPm7GkCz_nKpIWlJgFtBUu5xMhhGjv57d090_2WDEGXNVfUQkVuzF1Cm171cLHW-hycsUV2HVVIOOQikQaVwOEUo_I6evj4dypC1RUoVlJtOt5ijhh2kms_m1Deq8-GeIKgFJ_hP3rrxw_kQsPuqUDf7HKo3BU4lXBx6p7pLnU/w400-h359/processed-8CA96537-1514-43EE-863D-200D8AE18EFE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The action poses are fantastic too - great sculpts.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Moving into the 3D prints, we have two support groups that are rounding the garrison out nicely. One is a sniper team (cue the jokes), comprised of a marksman and a spotter.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVKaXrkIDaAYmecwCKjgMlKNd3DsjwR1MxfUxRq06rtEAZM7KtX3lD3g9txKxSjijc3bXxZPcBO9HWonNZIrppM0NHNiESTypXGIe7k0WdQSdEY0PI6SAWMqOBnDlTJA7SQIWDUkk5r6-lVu-tdXm-TP73T3YlUBSAoPV_ESA2we6CvSha9q7bD5bmBTx/s2420/processed-72BCF66F-5AE6-4D86-A2AD-BD9F530DFCBB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2420" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVKaXrkIDaAYmecwCKjgMlKNd3DsjwR1MxfUxRq06rtEAZM7KtX3lD3g9txKxSjijc3bXxZPcBO9HWonNZIrppM0NHNiESTypXGIe7k0WdQSdEY0PI6SAWMqOBnDlTJA7SQIWDUkk5r6-lVu-tdXm-TP73T3YlUBSAoPV_ESA2we6CvSha9q7bD5bmBTx/w400-h300/processed-72BCF66F-5AE6-4D86-A2AD-BD9F530DFCBB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imperial Shore Trooper "sniper" team - we know all the jokes about Imperial soldiers and their inability to hit anything in the films...but in actual table top games, the Imperial soldiers can indeed hit targets!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And to provide some leadership and direction for what is now a platoon-sized Shore Trooper force, we have a senior officer and a communications trooper. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN25rorJOAysowxrNEYrl4ZEMas_yRJqM29SfHZi9aRDWC-GT6j-PQD6DlW9zsTPL62lflrYHFa9aK5mhyfIR4ndmKfLv1IgpDueBn5V7nBhJYxqzphnlzk4KuJG5pNPhcCi6y2i_3lRXtEQ1xl1eIycbnBbf7xyMMWQb_5QOsiRuxYfpKjj9dpnvJAleG/s1881/processed-774F04D6-2FAC-48AF-9118-E850D2073350.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="1870" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN25rorJOAysowxrNEYrl4ZEMas_yRJqM29SfHZi9aRDWC-GT6j-PQD6DlW9zsTPL62lflrYHFa9aK5mhyfIR4ndmKfLv1IgpDueBn5V7nBhJYxqzphnlzk4KuJG5pNPhcCi6y2i_3lRXtEQ1xl1eIycbnBbf7xyMMWQb_5QOsiRuxYfpKjj9dpnvJAleG/w398-h400/processed-774F04D6-2FAC-48AF-9118-E850D2073350.jpeg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Command team for the beach!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbZeQZY94thfNgwMInWcorfH7wI2zj0qjn2-nXSAaj0ZTEVzsuPm0dV2Bj_lUYtML_VdMhvzzLuojugvhjRjUEjxssX3hnr4cJnW6-q68HwXgyDIewdkQ8migdEW9iwCVrs6zQOkGemtuN3vMpFAbXW4bjU8Psiw3Z6yqQZanSrN50F-oJ_lehGWXyc-x/s2080/processed-E1FEECDC-43DC-40BA-BA82-E9E86F8C23A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbZeQZY94thfNgwMInWcorfH7wI2zj0qjn2-nXSAaj0ZTEVzsuPm0dV2Bj_lUYtML_VdMhvzzLuojugvhjRjUEjxssX3hnr4cJnW6-q68HwXgyDIewdkQ8migdEW9iwCVrs6zQOkGemtuN3vMpFAbXW4bjU8Psiw3Z6yqQZanSrN50F-oJ_lehGWXyc-x/w400-h360/processed-E1FEECDC-43DC-40BA-BA82-E9E86F8C23A0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Another view of the officer/command team.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I have applied my own interpretation of the various colour schemes I have seen online - and in the film - for the Shore Troopers. The senior officer has the greatest variety of colours - between that, his pose and his pistol armament, and the flunky with the comms unit following him around, he is all set to look the part on a gaming table and lead an Imperial garrison in response to terrorist acts carried out by the so-called "Rebel Alliance". <p></p><p>The Fantasy Flight sculpts of these figures are awesome, but the 3D prints are tremendous too - Dark Fire Designs is just great, and if you like Star Wars, I really recommend checking out their STLs. Conscript Dave V is the one who inspired me to look more into the 3D world of Star Wars figures, and wow, is there a lot to choose from. I find Dark Fire to be one of the best. They have a number of licensed printers too, so you are spared from actually having to contemplate owning one of those !@#!@#ing things yourself :) </p><p>Anyway, that is all for now - thanks for reading, and watch for more progress by the Fawcett Conscripts through this edition of the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge!<br /></p>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-83946778855885624932024-03-04T08:00:00.001-06:002024-03-04T08:00:00.292-06:00More 15mm Blood Drinkers Space Marines!<p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt4IvKnldKjeoiQa5d8xiv3_k2btODrcLAHa1XdOY7yUg0w2ZmCdfwrPriFQ6wOWykJ23z_xeMAKOfgE3x8HBw2lSLc-jf9u7PNr9cilrJmZwETc5QJ2E-qfgMkM7sK5uGniGcbMM5wglUyqmgbHrD2AsTMcM8oMe-1kNa3jEwjc6YDbi2EoJy6JMHWY/s5152/IMG_6762.JPG" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt4IvKnldKjeoiQa5d8xiv3_k2btODrcLAHa1XdOY7yUg0w2ZmCdfwrPriFQ6wOWykJ23z_xeMAKOfgE3x8HBw2lSLc-jf9u7PNr9cilrJmZwETc5QJ2E-qfgMkM7sK5uGniGcbMM5wglUyqmgbHrD2AsTMcM8oMe-1kNa3jEwjc6YDbi2EoJy6JMHWY/s320/IMG_6762.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p>So at the same time I've been working on Germanic Tribesmen and Romans, I've been interspersing some other painting work - namely these 3D-printed 15mm Blood Drinkers Space Marines. I burned through the first 20 of these quickly and enjoyed them so much that I had Conscript Byron print me up some more of 'em, plus some vehicles. I particularly needed some heavy weapons and special weapons, and Sergeants to fill out the platoon.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoEtla1MlUBaoWgaZO2zO94YFL09h06TEZCSKM6TTYoxD2eOsbMybjVqo7VsHDkEmwoAurJNWXjuJIou6wyUGjOAXSqhyphenhyphenG6dDmnogqIKBrXHTfoY2wvIO7H1zl4oINox99OY9-M7xjcDB0cqA45NA6hxy4_Bm-c1JX9aJvMT4YuJwZYrrwpdcS_v1dgk/s5152/IMG_6755.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoEtla1MlUBaoWgaZO2zO94YFL09h06TEZCSKM6TTYoxD2eOsbMybjVqo7VsHDkEmwoAurJNWXjuJIou6wyUGjOAXSqhyphenhyphenG6dDmnogqIKBrXHTfoY2wvIO7H1zl4oINox99OY9-M7xjcDB0cqA45NA6hxy4_Bm-c1JX9aJvMT4YuJwZYrrwpdcS_v1dgk/s320/IMG_6755.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRzbp_HF67iJdK2BQP8n2O2DG4SYl6RZ8VUZCq_FEdINDZrD7xw2oFOUTzFMj57Xcr4120KuLXYgpAjNkbIDP983Y-s4CzU6BjZy0MG7rep3doBS5lWeEQB9obq4vILJSFjsM9CiDmjtWv6e0pY_8bJ2IilrZ8MzNUdGRALmLPpy0Uf1C03aQKQB1ZLY/s5152/IMG_6756.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRzbp_HF67iJdK2BQP8n2O2DG4SYl6RZ8VUZCq_FEdINDZrD7xw2oFOUTzFMj57Xcr4120KuLXYgpAjNkbIDP983Y-s4CzU6BjZy0MG7rep3doBS5lWeEQB9obq4vILJSFjsM9CiDmjtWv6e0pY_8bJ2IilrZ8MzNUdGRALmLPpy0Uf1C03aQKQB1ZLY/s320/IMG_6756.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dNEAJe2EePZX0oNQd5NGJMzXS62wdaenfkR6LAsNdbIt-J0Q0A5oL2_ceIZNiULe_nDbYRR4iSj-28UFoGU3A7d8ebTC89S0TUHhAm8Wo-anUxB7jgx2VpVDrwo6e27ncsfphAZyBJ6mkPAzBbGDRqMnFU6u0yEnnAps7kHuWjxAVEuflPfyrvqa7tc/s5152/IMG_6757.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dNEAJe2EePZX0oNQd5NGJMzXS62wdaenfkR6LAsNdbIt-J0Q0A5oL2_ceIZNiULe_nDbYRR4iSj-28UFoGU3A7d8ebTC89S0TUHhAm8Wo-anUxB7jgx2VpVDrwo6e27ncsfphAZyBJ6mkPAzBbGDRqMnFU6u0yEnnAps7kHuWjxAVEuflPfyrvqa7tc/s320/IMG_6757.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I also had him print some Rhino transports. As with the Space Marines, I painted the vehicles Mephiston Red and highlighted them Evil Sunz Scarlet, then washed them with Nuln Oil, The tracks were painted Leadbelcher and washed with Nuln and Agrax Earthshade. Most of the insignia are decals from the Blood Angels 40K sheet, but the aerial recognition insignia on the rear decks are hand painted. Weathering was done with some sponge chipping using Vallejo German Camo Black-Brown and drybrushing dirt colours.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QkR5vBYpXrNPshZAXGMNXC2vbJzj5MDJ9vkgaYa-WP61PwPuLPNc6wdd0ykxhZairHAXDuZDZQfwAoUPOQdzjFcIOYe4YLO013a5CElOijukF_EvZORz-x-zSjZdr3miybA6i5Y67nk0JxO1tZyuAZjEW97ORiMNkj6cTxdTt5R8QjJxaMWTjOmBMrc/s5152/IMG_6758.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QkR5vBYpXrNPshZAXGMNXC2vbJzj5MDJ9vkgaYa-WP61PwPuLPNc6wdd0ykxhZairHAXDuZDZQfwAoUPOQdzjFcIOYe4YLO013a5CElOijukF_EvZORz-x-zSjZdr3miybA6i5Y67nk0JxO1tZyuAZjEW97ORiMNkj6cTxdTt5R8QjJxaMWTjOmBMrc/s320/IMG_6758.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgqN2_p-Wy5u_IuFC5wElKEROGQo3YocPPxqX6qyNNQlvesV51bQpCq2sdAXwe9K53EJw2Zl_9WKYDw83GfdnyZ8PkwNUj_YRdJWdrTANkW6sY5WnaWcgnHJptBq8ESbjwbeDBQ487tJICA2dLkMXL2payVqEXsZijI0-WI5OW04rSDQPTvkR1VSUZp4/s5152/IMG_6759.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgqN2_p-Wy5u_IuFC5wElKEROGQo3YocPPxqX6qyNNQlvesV51bQpCq2sdAXwe9K53EJw2Zl_9WKYDw83GfdnyZ8PkwNUj_YRdJWdrTANkW6sY5WnaWcgnHJptBq8ESbjwbeDBQ487tJICA2dLkMXL2payVqEXsZijI0-WI5OW04rSDQPTvkR1VSUZp4/s320/IMG_6759.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgc49Pvfh6A4zC87f3UYlbBZVL_8gzoF9JsMXEldbOY0QIAAeyyH5YouQXeB7ktF027lvKGkD2dk0ulWGVKMapOVp25YkyknQ_WOdb2IWq4TS1CtQelkAKnM_cQ4HmPpvFFli1aNxVXCcVTCG8bYPvfvZ_etyXC66ffDtBDA5Xd_sNnkSTlo9xrcM1uk/s5152/IMG_6760.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgc49Pvfh6A4zC87f3UYlbBZVL_8gzoF9JsMXEldbOY0QIAAeyyH5YouQXeB7ktF027lvKGkD2dk0ulWGVKMapOVp25YkyknQ_WOdb2IWq4TS1CtQelkAKnM_cQ4HmPpvFFli1aNxVXCcVTCG8bYPvfvZ_etyXC66ffDtBDA5Xd_sNnkSTlo9xrcM1uk/s320/IMG_6760.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wCn8e339NZ-8ECNepmsRHMphTSss2Zajyh3Yygm2JHPmDhO789d08KvOpUAA7_6VT_ce-2ibNyOl_P768UUHXh0FsjE6MD4opA0SWhzec0aV5bn34l7HF2lFAWAhVY_j4svDXUKRFLh6viQI55Mu4Q41cdA1md7V-e_A-dFkwlg3mMcAdz5h7i1PlC8/s5152/IMG_6761.JPG"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wCn8e339NZ-8ECNepmsRHMphTSss2Zajyh3Yygm2JHPmDhO789d08KvOpUAA7_6VT_ce-2ibNyOl_P768UUHXh0FsjE6MD4opA0SWhzec0aV5bn34l7HF2lFAWAhVY_j4svDXUKRFLh6viQI55Mu4Q41cdA1md7V-e_A-dFkwlg3mMcAdz5h7i1PlC8/s320/IMG_6761.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY0E2esfd-9CUwCBYyCuVX2KBirJbyujGvrquzMa2m_GWKXPSbOSotcyLgWFrNssPx4gbxIvVQk_ms0jq6DmRLFZaxta2-JdwLgdsweaAHcqHmR2NcXtO5CRhtUP14DC9x8k4jRqR_uvVkP8b7wcYU7k2KuLZkW0-zZr1d94-iIkBtD77kgZjbiZUMI0c"><img alt="" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY0E2esfd-9CUwCBYyCuVX2KBirJbyujGvrquzMa2m_GWKXPSbOSotcyLgWFrNssPx4gbxIvVQk_ms0jq6DmRLFZaxta2-JdwLgdsweaAHcqHmR2NcXtO5CRhtUP14DC9x8k4jRqR_uvVkP8b7wcYU7k2KuLZkW0-zZr1d94-iIkBtD77kgZjbiZUMI0c" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>Here's the whole bunch that I've painted so far. There's three squads of 10, each led by a sergeant, including one missile launcher, one meltagun, and seven Marines with bolters. At the front of the photo I've put the extra dudes I've painted - more Marines with bolters, another missile launcher, and some random command-types.</div><div><br /></div><div>I still have the Company command section, their Rhino, and a Land Raider to paint. After that this mini-project will be finished and it'll be back to Legionaries and hairy Germans. </div><div><br /></div><div>There will be more!</div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-9170799427779765672024-03-01T21:08:00.000-06:002024-03-01T21:08:09.762-06:0015mm Blood Drinkers Space Marines!<p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKw9w5j6B1EX9Gr8Y62e_GyBYZK5KOFxzWke5zukDD89UoDLYZ1XOfTXQZw2jzGE16BS_gNHD_aeQdhaH46chqQz63LrxFzw7xF8V0POCtPHqW4mnLinxi07dHFhyphenhyphenb0YCA65wFnSTiNCjiMVemEhYWHCZYJvWRpW412oXs6DPLIPGWk8pERcnh8faADQ/s5152/IMG_6747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKw9w5j6B1EX9Gr8Y62e_GyBYZK5KOFxzWke5zukDD89UoDLYZ1XOfTXQZw2jzGE16BS_gNHD_aeQdhaH46chqQz63LrxFzw7xF8V0POCtPHqW4mnLinxi07dHFhyphenhyphenb0YCA65wFnSTiNCjiMVemEhYWHCZYJvWRpW412oXs6DPLIPGWk8pERcnh8faADQ/s320/IMG_6747.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Well I suppose I have Conscript GregB to thank for this one... I had Conscript ByronM do some 3D printing for me, and when I went to pick up the prints Byron told me that Greg had asked him to print me some 15mm Space Marines! Cool!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZl7WrSlNKN8FTUpXEl8xKNx_Bhtita_SUs8VSyvdmxLBr-B15-Fgxh_eOIrQR63OdHicUtBLrqCStSt5wpqerlRMXGR_VglR-2k6ufw6oJwAfug4iZJMfCYHRMGmj9IFdamypFFt5zx4k6P3Sskf1VkW9g-nwVvCJ7KGRaogXH1xy3PnE3cByxupf7CM/s5152/IMG_6748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZl7WrSlNKN8FTUpXEl8xKNx_Bhtita_SUs8VSyvdmxLBr-B15-Fgxh_eOIrQR63OdHicUtBLrqCStSt5wpqerlRMXGR_VglR-2k6ufw6oJwAfug4iZJMfCYHRMGmj9IFdamypFFt5zx4k6P3Sskf1VkW9g-nwVvCJ7KGRaogXH1xy3PnE3cByxupf7CM/s320/IMG_6748.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So somewhat on a whim and as a palate cleanser, I knocked out the 20 models Byron had printed for me. Originally I was considering painting them as Iron Warriors, but these beakies were just begging to be painted in the blood-red power armour of the Blood Drinkers. It's just a bonus that the chapter insignia is super-easy to put on the shoulder pads with a black technical pen :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-opTfVuHi9RQKBaJV8OG_vIx0GAxytBEd-YH2ZymX-mlyDhpdqJTSCN6WUUbgFeO7CJqhh4h1_O-hnvAQdhebrmYK59dH7TP-9AChxHpZf2mVZ7800Xnp7Eag9sJ_AQa16d7Dnfi9iPncHK1pnSeqoIo44RrFb4NHr8zisOKHfnxw-EPVWK2AoyjajY/s5152/IMG_6749.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-opTfVuHi9RQKBaJV8OG_vIx0GAxytBEd-YH2ZymX-mlyDhpdqJTSCN6WUUbgFeO7CJqhh4h1_O-hnvAQdhebrmYK59dH7TP-9AChxHpZf2mVZ7800Xnp7Eag9sJ_AQa16d7Dnfi9iPncHK1pnSeqoIo44RrFb4NHr8zisOKHfnxw-EPVWK2AoyjajY/s320/IMG_6749.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>These guys all carry boltguns of course. But once these guys were painted I had to get in touch with Byron to print me some more dudes with heavy weapons, as well as some vehicles. Escalation!!</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuuHzI81PWf6cTSscf1cB-hv0qCypuok-s0lsvoHF_60vnUSBbE4j8N9WHAqWZhHCc0c4Ps_fJg8Reo05Gsdu0w4U193ktHmxz7wPNc3Kl0LF79jzKohZUQUiipbfk8H5MmCxoncU1y3UKm6xOfN8vjgeKOFSdeYFB7X66UeITWcsU9WhmaP935KSGi4/s5152/IMG_6750.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuuHzI81PWf6cTSscf1cB-hv0qCypuok-s0lsvoHF_60vnUSBbE4j8N9WHAqWZhHCc0c4Ps_fJg8Reo05Gsdu0w4U193ktHmxz7wPNc3Kl0LF79jzKohZUQUiipbfk8H5MmCxoncU1y3UKm6xOfN8vjgeKOFSdeYFB7X66UeITWcsU9WhmaP935KSGi4/s320/IMG_6750.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For the record, the paint job was pretty straightforward. Basecoated Mephiston Red, heavily highlighted with Evil Sunz Scarlet, then washed with Nuln Oil, Backpacks and boltguns are Leadbelcher washed with Nuln Oil.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcDD-oG3cus4uYCaZuEOu2lQePNfLMKoozvlS6LqsBw-qRdAmkih3dLCpoh1INC1ArGWhOtkHZLumXmKZKyIktqRuYwNVpXsQ0iFsN5vZffgPwyzhRkxAv9LVGmyfkPhf_d80YocjsQLzeVOB5db5fD7VSBB7jRUluVTRd4BbLUBgVnlGkfGCD_gMFY8/s5152/IMG_6751.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcDD-oG3cus4uYCaZuEOu2lQePNfLMKoozvlS6LqsBw-qRdAmkih3dLCpoh1INC1ArGWhOtkHZLumXmKZKyIktqRuYwNVpXsQ0iFsN5vZffgPwyzhRkxAv9LVGmyfkPhf_d80YocjsQLzeVOB5db5fD7VSBB7jRUluVTRd4BbLUBgVnlGkfGCD_gMFY8/s320/IMG_6751.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These two are the start of a command squad I reckon. We'll see what else Mr. B can come up with for me.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQbDXE3yKeARIRjY6hJQHqVpB41CANQsqRk-9zWOrabOLUQemDBB5ewtqHnk_Z0gDKjh6AIE5tPtMVvCHbFRBGlRkIm4-24pxZQyGq26vHxI-MpP1-VefJdb6TtPIqYkNlGYe1-JgwMve4E-VTggMd_FezRuZUFRCzwOxEJT2c8m5F7OTOqXDBm3-k2I/s5152/IMG_6753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQbDXE3yKeARIRjY6hJQHqVpB41CANQsqRk-9zWOrabOLUQemDBB5ewtqHnk_Z0gDKjh6AIE5tPtMVvCHbFRBGlRkIm4-24pxZQyGq26vHxI-MpP1-VefJdb6TtPIqYkNlGYe1-JgwMve4E-VTggMd_FezRuZUFRCzwOxEJT2c8m5F7OTOqXDBm3-k2I/s320/IMG_6753.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Here's a comparo shot of my 40K scale Blood Drinker with his tiny colleagues.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you like 'em!</div><div><br /></div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-13877883987820694672024-02-13T08:54:00.003-06:002024-02-13T08:54:48.117-06:00AHPC Submission #6 - Whirlwind Scorpius Artillery Tank<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIS4gCqUP08tlhPr8_MuxLxQrC0I4wg_7HGq-Ovx30G88aDVwqboH9BMCVaxfDr_StMZIjJE1qrLiH0LUG7Epy1yK0_f7hPC-u5RbDrtNwIPa_eKHLJeaFNoGwGu1n3x8EtUVkDyZuEdbnIugBlPKp0ZTRFen7uw3N4WkDpnUxU_zNhS7nrsT3BpWrKFj/s1628/IMG_6497.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1628" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIS4gCqUP08tlhPr8_MuxLxQrC0I4wg_7HGq-Ovx30G88aDVwqboH9BMCVaxfDr_StMZIjJE1qrLiH0LUG7Epy1yK0_f7hPC-u5RbDrtNwIPa_eKHLJeaFNoGwGu1n3x8EtUVkDyZuEdbnIugBlPKp0ZTRFen7uw3N4WkDpnUxU_zNhS7nrsT3BpWrKFj/w400-h364/IMG_6497.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here comes some more hope! A Whirlwind Scorpius, ready to fire in support of The Warmaster's noble Space Marines...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I've been away from the Challenge for a couple of weeks now, owing to the disruptions caused by a move to a new house. I'm thankful to report the relocation to Toronto is mostly complete - or, at least, the macro-parts of it are. I am now in Toronto, and my stuff is also in Toronto, mostly at the same location, and I am grateful for that. In many ways this move has been years in the making, and it is a relief to have the hardest part complete.<br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_CPTdABaW9NI9OelH7mw8u6z1iqiMYbb3UieOsjIyVya_ZPzSdcA8qtQ09eYHZL82n_r1dW3r9CQahj9XMcgHl0SLapDVhrMU_OKXRZ1rSzewaxfNXi-zfrCWZVJSfEGi9cYW2YEe5HLKxJYzo8U3adm1ac5rjibrFeGo7FGwpDbdoAsSmb7GoS-D4g/s2016/IMG_6444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_CPTdABaW9NI9OelH7mw8u6z1iqiMYbb3UieOsjIyVya_ZPzSdcA8qtQ09eYHZL82n_r1dW3r9CQahj9XMcgHl0SLapDVhrMU_OKXRZ1rSzewaxfNXi-zfrCWZVJSfEGi9cYW2YEe5HLKxJYzo8U3adm1ac5rjibrFeGo7FGwpDbdoAsSmb7GoS-D4g/w300-h400/IMG_6444.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spencer and Joey getting used to the new digs in Toronto.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />All the same, it has been totally exhausting. There is a lot of unpacking etc. to go through, as well as some minor work to complete on the new home. I knew the disruption to my hobby efforts would be significant, and I thought I could adjust for it, but in fact I greatly underestimated how gruelling it would be. I have had to shirk my AHPC "minion" duties for two weeks (thankfully other volunteer "minions" stepped in to pick up my slack) and my paint brushes have barely budged (other than to be packed and unpacked) for almost a month. Given how much I like to paint, and the role painting plays in helping me just generally manage, this has been significant.<br /></p><p>So I have been desperate to get some hobby stuff in, and this little project fit the bill. This is a Scorpius-variant Whirlwind artillery tank, a 28mm multi-part
resin-and plastic model once sold by Forge World, another re-paint project for my Sons of Horus collection from GW's "Horus Heresy" setting. The paints I use for the Sons of Horus were the easiest to find in my un-packing, and it goes pretty quickly given that I have painted a fair bit of <i>XVI Legion</i> kit, so this was a good way to get back into the saddle, as it were.
</p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiQwJ1cIQAF15K67DeWMyv7q0L3ytx5t3gp2fu3ip8ECKOIvEFwlYdpC3Shyphenhyphen-H6LPRi-EQPIW-VbQEdRjFGmK0Iaflec-dCiUqbspuZoYT8ABJMgNqdJyC-GcXaufeNJOg4MCUwSqs4Z-DUS8iWxFH5pUJfysm9iy7FXkTt7dMpuSkREefB4PM76SyVnS/s1490/IMG_6496.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1490" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiQwJ1cIQAF15K67DeWMyv7q0L3ytx5t3gp2fu3ip8ECKOIvEFwlYdpC3Shyphenhyphen-H6LPRi-EQPIW-VbQEdRjFGmK0Iaflec-dCiUqbspuZoYT8ABJMgNqdJyC-GcXaufeNJOg4MCUwSqs4Z-DUS8iWxFH5pUJfysm9iy7FXkTt7dMpuSkREefB4PM76SyVnS/w400-h376/IMG_6496.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Assorted lenses and scanners - no doubt the turret is equipped with the latest in 5G tech - to ensure the rockets arrive on time and on target.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />We all know the kind and benevolent Horus Lupercal, Warmaster, last of hope of humanity for liberation from the yoke of tyranny beneath the so-called "Emperor", is a figure of hope. But the universe of the far future is filled with evil people, and because of this sometimes "hope" needs to be backed up with "high-explosives". Whenever that combination is called for the Marines in Horus' legion can count on vehicles like this. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8klctoHSXe04_UFaZKBXsqWxZXChJFZkNIv2LKRT5y_LoqWIBdUbs-cj2AUXD5pDMK_ypCRrZpglIt0Md13gPlDz7YO7D5HVbrzsvCsvZ_51ppU3uYtGZPZu2-lAgpEhsQjeSWHI1XoiXTxkh65dw5BznpPxJl3z0XTBfuZQvBv54YqbtTnOz4BjrRkv/s1510/IMG_6498.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="1468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8klctoHSXe04_UFaZKBXsqWxZXChJFZkNIv2LKRT5y_LoqWIBdUbs-cj2AUXD5pDMK_ypCRrZpglIt0Md13gPlDz7YO7D5HVbrzsvCsvZ_51ppU3uYtGZPZu2-lAgpEhsQjeSWHI1XoiXTxkh65dw5BznpPxJl3z0XTBfuZQvBv54YqbtTnOz4BjrRkv/w389-h400/IMG_6498.JPG" width="389" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It would have been smart to put a decal of some kind on that rear hatch...but I have no idea where my decals are right now...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Wall-hugging tools like Rogal Dorn and his <i>VII Legion</i> might run around building this-and-that, but the Whirlwind Scorpius ensures none of these pointless constructs are too much of a barrier to Horus' progress, raining a steady stream of high-explosive guided munitions down on the heads of any fools who might simultaneously reject the obvious majesty of The Warmaster <i><u>AND</u></i> wear bright yellow to a battle. Backed by this sort of artillery, we can count on the <i>XVI Legion Astartes</i> to keep hope on the march through the galaxy at a brisk pace.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iCmNknyJjzpGacEk7SkYF9H_HJ-b1CkfTMTnFdszqWa_Vojpyicr-4duhwJ_UxgzMmXdTetS7fcZMkTfEk79jFv6CtwUm8jGxJLvIwoYQd-wXm0rx3K7ZFPql7rttCWHGRuEFA4b6APniDeaWXBt8J8knFz4TFs7nowfw7xvmRt6cLylu6mjYoSXX1wT/s1692/IMG_6499.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1692" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iCmNknyJjzpGacEk7SkYF9H_HJ-b1CkfTMTnFdszqWa_Vojpyicr-4duhwJ_UxgzMmXdTetS7fcZMkTfEk79jFv6CtwUm8jGxJLvIwoYQd-wXm0rx3K7ZFPql7rttCWHGRuEFA4b6APniDeaWXBt8J8knFz4TFs7nowfw7xvmRt6cLylu6mjYoSXX1wT/w400-h326/IMG_6499.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ready to fire!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This vehicle is a mix of resin and plastic model components, but as with so many models in my collection, this vehicle is now available from GW as a full stand-alone plastic kit. Naturally, my response to these kits finally becoming available is... to be provoked into painting and/or re-painting my pre-existing models. Makes...no sense. But I do expect I'll paint up one of the newer all-plastic models at some point. Maybe for the lonely losers on the loyalist side of the equation? Can't have them pouting, after all...</p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-33-FdWSndSXxkTSwcA3Bgle4tESL6DmTSD0biqe0cjA14Tf_Iiwsb1nRCaIOuvanE9sXEFnhXs5vkWuCOoWJsb5gECJd878DK72nIcryMwDTvAgm96X2YojDbn0RGZDQivKlgOf7g0Kx5Vo92jHRZX0VnII7je8GxnJed7y0ZYTtemEjYKv-LnF4HhNS/s1512/IMG_6500.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1230" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-33-FdWSndSXxkTSwcA3Bgle4tESL6DmTSD0biqe0cjA14Tf_Iiwsb1nRCaIOuvanE9sXEFnhXs5vkWuCOoWJsb5gECJd878DK72nIcryMwDTvAgm96X2YojDbn0RGZDQivKlgOf7g0Kx5Vo92jHRZX0VnII7je8GxnJed7y0ZYTtemEjYKv-LnF4HhNS/w325-h400/IMG_6500.JPG" width="325" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Another properly re-painted model to sooth the screaming hobby monkey...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>My hobby supplies, bits, set-up etc. remain pretty scattered post-move, and I am radically dialing back my painting target expectations for this edition of the Challenge. This has made a mockery of my pre-Challenge projections - as usual, saying you will paint something before the Painting Challenge actually starts seems to be more of a hex than a motivator, at least for me. It is extremely unlikely that the <a href="https://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-project-for-painting-challenge.html" target="_blank">Dogs of War miniatures I had collected through last year</a>, for example, will see any paint during this edition of the Challenge, and will have to wait for a more settled time to arrive. </p><p>But I will continue to work away at the hobby projects that fit conveniently into a plastic tote I could keep with me...so watch this space for (hopefully) more from me, and definitely more from the other Conscripts, who continue to absolutely crush it during AHPC XIV. <br /></p>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-6695609146163025672024-02-11T12:00:00.001-06:002024-02-11T12:00:00.247-06:00More Hairy Ancient Germanic Tribesmen<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoT2pR2pQ-P8fpT8Ny9gONznB5pLtltiOLy4EvEAX6A9rkS5BA6lAjFJcvUhIBgUPEcX_zjlZGe33M4VSlmbTZ1anBg90GxmLO5G09vZjlvgIA8uwKxgVQXnnlABpI5pQF4bQBKhRSu5j2Ny-DO5S0JAvDMZHoFlWrtghXGRUILawN6_S3DWEQLI1EdE/s5152/IMG_6742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoT2pR2pQ-P8fpT8Ny9gONznB5pLtltiOLy4EvEAX6A9rkS5BA6lAjFJcvUhIBgUPEcX_zjlZGe33M4VSlmbTZ1anBg90GxmLO5G09vZjlvgIA8uwKxgVQXnnlABpI5pQF4bQBKhRSu5j2Ny-DO5S0JAvDMZHoFlWrtghXGRUILawN6_S3DWEQLI1EdE/s320/IMG_6742.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Another <a href="http://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Challenge</a> entry - some more hairy dudes! I've painted 17 more ancient Germanic tribesmen with spears for my Warhammer Ancient Battles Germanic Tribesmen army.<div><br /></div><div>This was posted in the "Travel" bonus area of the Challenge... now a bit of a word about "Travel"... the section description is "something that impressed you from your own travels." Well, my late wife Pam and I visited Germany on our second Euro-expedition back in 2012 and it was an amazing trip. We visited the Porsche and Mercedes-Benz museums in Stuttgart, drove a rented car on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, and did all kinds of other cool stuff, including visiting the ancient Roman town of Trier. Now that was such a cool visit, if you haven't been, it's awesome. Nestled in the valley of the Mosel river, Trier is reputedly Germany's oldest city, founded by the Romans in 16 BC as "Augusta Treverorum" (the city of Augustus among the Treverii). There are still heaps of Roman ruins and structures to visit in the city and the Porta Negra (Black Gate) dates back to the 4th century. So it was always gonna be some ancient Germans or Early Imperial Romans in this stack, and I've gone with the Germans. Trier is in modern Germany after all. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNg_LdXebVLlcfd0RX1rH0O8H1PFHuL1PwZKW4Eg6W_-PPCo7EaBacvs_m968TVG0Q3ewKgIGY09pkeGanqguwqMRT-Uj7iqYZ8eHVJeDAjognVwV-Oedr_h6IVEtUpZALbFoQ5om2hZws7nC1LbY5hCJxHUUdMp4XSch2vUj4L2z6VXWjGh65om-Gdk/s5152/IMG_6743.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNg_LdXebVLlcfd0RX1rH0O8H1PFHuL1PwZKW4Eg6W_-PPCo7EaBacvs_m968TVG0Q3ewKgIGY09pkeGanqguwqMRT-Uj7iqYZ8eHVJeDAjognVwV-Oedr_h6IVEtUpZALbFoQ5om2hZws7nC1LbY5hCJxHUUdMp4XSch2vUj4L2z6VXWjGh65om-Gdk/s320/IMG_6743.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here is the gang of 17 painted for this post. The three command models in the top photo were painted for a previous Challenge entry.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj061ZzpPB5Kr3G59vAGhKurk7Tz4jZn_72jzIk13Hj4-lJrnIyEgFdJkIyRWyCjeZnABNkmLFuFsLhnzUGR7IC7kV9-thiXICU34ctnyMPZ2DHS4JcfAFnkR9Zx46qL8e3P7TfhQC4ac0XMhuJHv6US15R70B3c5WvBk3ccvuXTcrD2QUkopI1wCPnCRM/s5152/IMG_6744.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj061ZzpPB5Kr3G59vAGhKurk7Tz4jZn_72jzIk13Hj4-lJrnIyEgFdJkIyRWyCjeZnABNkmLFuFsLhnzUGR7IC7kV9-thiXICU34ctnyMPZ2DHS4JcfAFnkR9Zx46qL8e3P7TfhQC4ac0XMhuJHv6US15R70B3c5WvBk3ccvuXTcrD2QUkopI1wCPnCRM/s320/IMG_6744.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Models are from Wargames Foundry with shields and decals from Warlord Games.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCk1RAMZExch_5JvyGVdo26NmVUiWITL5AVl8Jopaw_YKUv-H3pB8H3mkNxjSWQB1ngxm-2WNFpuU2AHVhKq-FE-pJ5mcBSRHrHVNm_RiMkyfW1MQs8ugHXadO2DOMV_1ueeRk3gdgC877vHak36JQJ0FfGaIMm6pYQyxlFI0gx_KrBTfShl5a3LmweE/s5152/IMG_6745.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCk1RAMZExch_5JvyGVdo26NmVUiWITL5AVl8Jopaw_YKUv-H3pB8H3mkNxjSWQB1ngxm-2WNFpuU2AHVhKq-FE-pJ5mcBSRHrHVNm_RiMkyfW1MQs8ugHXadO2DOMV_1ueeRk3gdgC877vHak36JQJ0FfGaIMm6pYQyxlFI0gx_KrBTfShl5a3LmweE/s320/IMG_6745.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KbtT9qdZ1mE9Vz6GKzO5fQhDcRroIo2p8tfiqOsGG9Dfh9SblzZpga2fyajYxkoBkOlv4Ywq8B8mDHvAt1oU5aFW_63gj6Y02g61sDB0HB9Dy5ygF7DiETiYUReDCC0iJxVZ5ZD1BV25s-QfY46ck-pDTpU6psl6HoXZojQLcliB3JNfuS0uQjVLg3o/s5152/IMG_6746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KbtT9qdZ1mE9Vz6GKzO5fQhDcRroIo2p8tfiqOsGG9Dfh9SblzZpga2fyajYxkoBkOlv4Ywq8B8mDHvAt1oU5aFW_63gj6Y02g61sDB0HB9Dy5ygF7DiETiYUReDCC0iJxVZ5ZD1BV25s-QfY46ck-pDTpU6psl6HoXZojQLcliB3JNfuS0uQjVLg3o/s320/IMG_6746.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I particularly like the chap on the right end of the line - he reminds me of a young Conan :-)<p></p><p>Anyway there's 17 more done for my WAB army. I think next I might paint some more Romans. Unless 15mm Space Marines sneak into the queue first ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>Dallas</p></div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-56963190320615787662024-02-07T09:00:00.001-06:002024-02-07T09:00:00.151-06:00Tom Meier Golden (now Green) Dragon<p style="text-align: left;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTg7vWMGIwNt2S5nYWYXjmYTANtgZSrK7WN2mawU-qXqnuuR9CgVCWAwJDbNiKD7S1DTKXdRKoTbmQNjOYWqrV4fM8BCjG4KG8Ijm3DGRmCsbzvNesq1xTWf_O9F5qdQz2ALxgHYyU-d8Sf3R6fEOu9qhPJi_GXj3Ewgq_Nv4Iu66A83OJFt72vJGixo4/s5152/IMG_6720.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTg7vWMGIwNt2S5nYWYXjmYTANtgZSrK7WN2mawU-qXqnuuR9CgVCWAwJDbNiKD7S1DTKXdRKoTbmQNjOYWqrV4fM8BCjG4KG8Ijm3DGRmCsbzvNesq1xTWf_O9F5qdQz2ALxgHYyU-d8Sf3R6fEOu9qhPJi_GXj3Ewgq_Nv4Iu66A83OJFt72vJGixo4/s320/IMG_6720.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Knocked off one here that's been primed for a few weeks - it's an ancient Golden Dragon sculpted by the legendary Tom Meier for Ral Partha back in the 1980s. I have a soft spot for <a href="https://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2019/03/random-painting-citadel-horned-dragon.html" target="_blank">these old dragons</a> and this one is just superb isn't it! (This was originally posted on the <a href="https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge</a> blog).</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjYU4sQ0Iogn5ydF2Hw3u1nTOGmyq-BFj8zOzI-Rp6n_X6gwVuQhj5BHAXBGvpZO9qgwklD0yPD4yeSUxiJn4ilKPnbzoS-GH_th-YeYHRP2CImeLiwYRt_OF1q9C-7nTY6AULXMqgg97JRM_PChMvg7mbaea5keG0wQ56bmNuFsphQQnC3yspw6DEoY/s5152/IMG_6721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjYU4sQ0Iogn5ydF2Hw3u1nTOGmyq-BFj8zOzI-Rp6n_X6gwVuQhj5BHAXBGvpZO9qgwklD0yPD4yeSUxiJn4ilKPnbzoS-GH_th-YeYHRP2CImeLiwYRt_OF1q9C-7nTY6AULXMqgg97JRM_PChMvg7mbaea5keG0wQ56bmNuFsphQQnC3yspw6DEoY/s320/IMG_6721.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Such a characterful face on this magnificent beast... I just had to paint him green.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAot5gB2wpVV07L3SfCO57D3k4aY1QgW4dbdEiv-T4dGAV7A7Bal7to6SZbD3G6YygH9ERZUh-tg4eg05XRxu-RqTr8MZINiOtpjmERNNkJqbYNbxRHiE8gkX5sKk886pSKH2HXF7WAH8QxqqtwJcF45ep_QATMzFFW0dsWYVADGGOMsfmaXyQun3oVI/s5152/IMG_6722.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAot5gB2wpVV07L3SfCO57D3k4aY1QgW4dbdEiv-T4dGAV7A7Bal7to6SZbD3G6YygH9ERZUh-tg4eg05XRxu-RqTr8MZINiOtpjmERNNkJqbYNbxRHiE8gkX5sKk886pSKH2HXF7WAH8QxqqtwJcF45ep_QATMzFFW0dsWYVADGGOMsfmaXyQun3oVI/s320/IMG_6722.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Let me tell you it was a bit of a struggle to find an appropriate base for him but Challenger ByronM came through for me with an mdf base from his <a href="https://northernlightsterrain.com/" target="_blank">Northern Lights Terrain</a> shop. Cheers Byron!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BpVd4YPctcUd7QC24BGEH0CCSW-9K7nbOe0cXgw6u-3oOV1kS9SwyiPAQpuJ2c4_qwXDeGH0zjFA6Z4YsEVRJGHCSZy-uXB4a8oHuUmQxCABgfQFNyDeN2a9FGqQrPZFXRCG4RTgRNl5VOwud9aUcZbqPwIluUbdc7poiQgRC8SwFjh58hns5SSLHRo/s5152/IMG_6723.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BpVd4YPctcUd7QC24BGEH0CCSW-9K7nbOe0cXgw6u-3oOV1kS9SwyiPAQpuJ2c4_qwXDeGH0zjFA6Z4YsEVRJGHCSZy-uXB4a8oHuUmQxCABgfQFNyDeN2a9FGqQrPZFXRCG4RTgRNl5VOwud9aUcZbqPwIluUbdc7poiQgRC8SwFjh58hns5SSLHRo/s320/IMG_6723.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Shown here for scale with a Citadel knight (of about the same era) from their BC1 "Adventurers Starter Set." I like the unusual pose of the dragon - sort of just checking things out rather than roaring and being all intimidating. But by the look of him you'd still think twice about trying to steal his gold - he just looks clever and sneaky.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzS8XDNsNEf__xXGPCAjb46KMtuabic-BSe_MAOJlAIw6YcpXR5qKqK4bZnRW_zSoLXrsLFZvDwlPjVjOqEYDYDIkdWsMP3otRj2Nbg_GwgSdsjZguvjw08GocKr3ia2i6lPGAQOltJMvG6TpF20iu2kpt_flDnEzqRvgM9PWMXSGJzmg5OSUyiV7JnQ/s5152/IMG_6724.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzS8XDNsNEf__xXGPCAjb46KMtuabic-BSe_MAOJlAIw6YcpXR5qKqK4bZnRW_zSoLXrsLFZvDwlPjVjOqEYDYDIkdWsMP3otRj2Nbg_GwgSdsjZguvjw08GocKr3ia2i6lPGAQOltJMvG6TpF20iu2kpt_flDnEzqRvgM9PWMXSGJzmg5OSUyiV7JnQ/s320/IMG_6724.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here he is with one of the old Metal Magic female adventurers by Josef Ochmann. Looks like they're having a nice chat.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTY2di4xyrlqT8d2sUDNV_nd5GpwqsnDsPWces20mawo4DV2vmgM7pMEBqDhHSjZTEirbxsqcnsmYJZmLA1OOrHm_DpHnUmHQrOKV3O2kDvaGj4nA1YTvxTgeeqO1jQmOi6jVtlheXEjzQcJKb9pUGzmcWKIBppu1tvlUL8pQUVl8PhwiSGHJ92yYAbc/s5152/IMG_6725.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTY2di4xyrlqT8d2sUDNV_nd5GpwqsnDsPWces20mawo4DV2vmgM7pMEBqDhHSjZTEirbxsqcnsmYJZmLA1OOrHm_DpHnUmHQrOKV3O2kDvaGj4nA1YTvxTgeeqO1jQmOi6jVtlheXEjzQcJKb9pUGzmcWKIBppu1tvlUL8pQUVl8PhwiSGHJ92yYAbc/s320/IMG_6725.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This was a fun model to paint - mostly - the only difficulty was reaching some of his scales that are blocked by the wings, and the underside of his tail. But I think he turned out OK.</div><div><br /></div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-70828882344142919902024-02-05T09:00:00.001-06:002024-02-05T09:00:00.180-06:00More Ancient Germans and... Ancient Citadel Aragorn and Boromir??<p style="text-align: left;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHHM9WmCJlfqFPMXeQoUjYOVheUll8oE50Wx5rpRhtAO9SbbsxbLqw_Pc2p_K5jxdEkFHvPDobWgh7fg5XgOKaJr30GPJUweTvmoRZTUsM1sR8cfF5xOvJ9ML3y4YWkWZHBJbOZZImT6r92RK52YRkgWM0VGgGWNaxiVdXqtj4kTnA8XqjSYiKMLcp60/s5152/IMG_6709.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHHM9WmCJlfqFPMXeQoUjYOVheUll8oE50Wx5rpRhtAO9SbbsxbLqw_Pc2p_K5jxdEkFHvPDobWgh7fg5XgOKaJr30GPJUweTvmoRZTUsM1sR8cfF5xOvJ9ML3y4YWkWZHBJbOZZImT6r92RK52YRkgWM0VGgGWNaxiVdXqtj4kTnA8XqjSYiKMLcp60/s320/IMG_6709.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Back again with another post from the <a href="https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge</a>, starting with some command (C, S, M as we used to say) for my Germanic tribesmen. These are resin models from Warlord Games.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh279gtVlfnyactYNWHdxiantNqeuvuSYqbrw67xUOz0xOVK-XV9tW6_R8IzDzTAr8SdXsREIVhb8XTLIWqm-jElc8zHyZx9al0sz58BAWa8PYTvplZjCF7aE6hcdxtjsW9sY2JFpeoBPxus3e87yaEGbIFyjA5nJc90yM89fcqohBYS8lYvGydK1y1xQ/s5152/IMG_6710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh279gtVlfnyactYNWHdxiantNqeuvuSYqbrw67xUOz0xOVK-XV9tW6_R8IzDzTAr8SdXsREIVhb8XTLIWqm-jElc8zHyZx9al0sz58BAWa8PYTvplZjCF7aE6hcdxtjsW9sY2JFpeoBPxus3e87yaEGbIFyjA5nJc90yM89fcqohBYS8lYvGydK1y1xQ/s320/IMG_6710.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>These dudes actually mix quite well with my Foundry models, after I cut off the integral bases. The models' feet are stuck straight down to the bases.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlJ6N8uHG7CLLxCVanz704O9FwJt3YNxNpPHyeZ9Nhr9DsZxWTZcM3ZFOurY6zsW2_H2iJMo36SDTKMeY2gObo_oRdbOob2nvCSeIVf2_GRC0IIBtvYog-kfOGpfDK7SgjICtiCUk2xT-57SuNX_G_gFIeZqrrC8CF-BddRRrdHUDPK6wIV-ZDNUUtMY/s5152/IMG_6711.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlJ6N8uHG7CLLxCVanz704O9FwJt3YNxNpPHyeZ9Nhr9DsZxWTZcM3ZFOurY6zsW2_H2iJMo36SDTKMeY2gObo_oRdbOob2nvCSeIVf2_GRC0IIBtvYog-kfOGpfDK7SgjICtiCUk2xT-57SuNX_G_gFIeZqrrC8CF-BddRRrdHUDPK6wIV-ZDNUUtMY/s320/IMG_6711.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>These guys seem to be quite fond of their severed heads, no??<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4-nUS0WpvFCuxbaYYwgX2RWPGbJjasZI5COXUpL1PePvN0zExUgUYG0jdOejRQnriZiqMjRoLJ2c75fO_sdqnwZtIoadY0G4Pm_-ThZNWqa4TrGtR-5CeYJmHoPzcpRXngclsaENDh8v5o4EA4fQn4Tl2n9RKzImpKI1yckvNLRTGZmX34w0cyfAoYE/s5152/IMG_6712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4-nUS0WpvFCuxbaYYwgX2RWPGbJjasZI5COXUpL1PePvN0zExUgUYG0jdOejRQnriZiqMjRoLJ2c75fO_sdqnwZtIoadY0G4Pm_-ThZNWqa4TrGtR-5CeYJmHoPzcpRXngclsaENDh8v5o4EA4fQn4Tl2n9RKzImpKI1yckvNLRTGZmX34w0cyfAoYE/s320/IMG_6712.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Not to be outdone, the carynx-blower has a head hanging off his belt too. Nice models. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ofIBgoEP7U4XP_XsU1x6HBWuqDF0crkZdgPGFSKw4MOqogZWGBJHkCZEv5sHDAaxtf8tHsYPR6YeOpL4iMcejfO9KE4-kw0u_CjxVlk6VQnjLo2Vqn4tJIZHiXwXiskpbyS70k3Yz5T8M5ddjqhZMdA5jpOW5i6kI6kBuFrwp5QH5L0-cgmHBReqAHE/s5152/IMG_6713.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ofIBgoEP7U4XP_XsU1x6HBWuqDF0crkZdgPGFSKw4MOqogZWGBJHkCZEv5sHDAaxtf8tHsYPR6YeOpL4iMcejfO9KE4-kw0u_CjxVlk6VQnjLo2Vqn4tJIZHiXwXiskpbyS70k3Yz5T8M5ddjqhZMdA5jpOW5i6kI6kBuFrwp5QH5L0-cgmHBReqAHE/s320/IMG_6713.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>To complete a mini-project I've also painted a couple of "equally ancient" Citadel models from their 1980s Lord of the Rings range. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPFdEG6hJr6UlfgW17XsYH1mW3OdwZfcjVhG_xy3hO0Siro16-1mYHQvB9pW__r_WdhQ8Nd9_CHMakAyiejVFNZDNs-J1Xef0joCeiHPF9zR-GUhmTFgea2xQmeleXI91TJrzdHcUvjIt4fmRhYPsQNPGyTr0elH_YlpVW2jCrlLH2EpWBgCPvYzC218/s5152/IMG_6714.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPFdEG6hJr6UlfgW17XsYH1mW3OdwZfcjVhG_xy3hO0Siro16-1mYHQvB9pW__r_WdhQ8Nd9_CHMakAyiejVFNZDNs-J1Xef0joCeiHPF9zR-GUhmTFgea2xQmeleXI91TJrzdHcUvjIt4fmRhYPsQNPGyTr0elH_YlpVW2jCrlLH2EpWBgCPvYzC218/s320/IMG_6714.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is Boromir, from the ME21 "Boromir of Gondor" blister. Nice model in the old chunky Citadel style.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLBS0Ayqh_bU_WprRWma6qvoP5wsi74t7NqR3sOwLdYd8HYN1PTTM-Wm2-ZsarMSMndifY8vHKsuUenY_5NWy0wG_POYO6yQaLfFcn5wzedll_lgrZcgH5saIbI-rBSnWEobQOjuaCUcWAvsDpKXVq-ZjtGh1RsAWpnUtviI2kWvWf7i8vQUd-6qXpYc/s5152/IMG_6715.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLBS0Ayqh_bU_WprRWma6qvoP5wsi74t7NqR3sOwLdYd8HYN1PTTM-Wm2-ZsarMSMndifY8vHKsuUenY_5NWy0wG_POYO6yQaLfFcn5wzedll_lgrZcgH5saIbI-rBSnWEobQOjuaCUcWAvsDpKXVq-ZjtGh1RsAWpnUtviI2kWvWf7i8vQUd-6qXpYc/s320/IMG_6715.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdfnVLJ5CBWCKztp1gmF3aDaF28kFzVLLihXUCm241utSGIi2G4-D_v-vAQaznQxlbQyyVH-1pD2i_nfAsmrXHbd7JMwzKu5jocQsXtMS0G3gUbqtKArPx2S35rfVIMrmSYKrH1Vaije53UCDQNfI9VPmovEnalVQrZsIUMsNiNGcMEPOJcyEE_VWuz8/s5152/IMG_6716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdfnVLJ5CBWCKztp1gmF3aDaF28kFzVLLihXUCm241utSGIi2G4-D_v-vAQaznQxlbQyyVH-1pD2i_nfAsmrXHbd7JMwzKu5jocQsXtMS0G3gUbqtKArPx2S35rfVIMrmSYKrH1Vaije53UCDQNfI9VPmovEnalVQrZsIUMsNiNGcMEPOJcyEE_VWuz8/s320/IMG_6716.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The other one is Aragorn, from the BME1 "Fellowship of the Ring" boxed set. Also a nice model but slightly gangly compared to Boromir.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kAennaJF4sBG_pKMXqb-fxvjQjXhFxaEQz9Rm8tV5ZmZWLb_UyuXSW3Do0p0nW3tjdMoS1op4cevRYC8Ajw0C-i2EwA4JEpglpzIco9iHTiU7BkJw7IoQi2G-pQ_FKZiqsdpfGZS7CJJ6ZFelh-AArOeqdBwvxznnbFLnN06_VtqmuzdN7qrrsuZGzw/s5152/IMG_6717.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kAennaJF4sBG_pKMXqb-fxvjQjXhFxaEQz9Rm8tV5ZmZWLb_UyuXSW3Do0p0nW3tjdMoS1op4cevRYC8Ajw0C-i2EwA4JEpglpzIco9iHTiU7BkJw7IoQi2G-pQ_FKZiqsdpfGZS7CJJ6ZFelh-AArOeqdBwvxznnbFLnN06_VtqmuzdN7qrrsuZGzw/s320/IMG_6717.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEalcxRe1DPbxNgeOyjDZv-3af7EcRxtRiju5264DBPBCrRv9jfJEgTH1KSQavJbSFfnzpYJN2Mh2AGsUCMbYklvejMELapC1KHvvfv0Z4CW6W5s3Fr2o-UHNJI5h_y4h2t4gS_WiNWflG16gtDyNA6cZQi40xTSlfhyphenhyphentYyq5tx-vtVdnPbVJgEGu1btk/s5152/IMG_6718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEalcxRe1DPbxNgeOyjDZv-3af7EcRxtRiju5264DBPBCrRv9jfJEgTH1KSQavJbSFfnzpYJN2Mh2AGsUCMbYklvejMELapC1KHvvfv0Z4CW6W5s3Fr2o-UHNJI5h_y4h2t4gS_WiNWflG16gtDyNA6cZQi40xTSlfhyphenhyphentYyq5tx-vtVdnPbVJgEGu1btk/s320/IMG_6718.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here's the whole crew from Citadel, with Aragorn and Boromir done that completes my old-school Citadel LotR collection. Good to have 'em done.<div><br /></div><div>Now that the command is done for a German unit I need to get on to painting the unit... that'll come shortly.</div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-46988523331545775482024-02-03T09:56:00.000-06:002024-02-03T09:56:07.714-06:00Hairy Horsemen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YDvU7DQGT58snlxLeECvL_gZ7GZzm6bk5GmNLGV_yXQpEkGN_s4w7NE2kGSn9L7DhRGjamJ7XVYuqGGgMx8oj4q_ti8eyb76mi0DpZByhnHJk92Vg3rkzMtoD6E40qmU9gvBI7_J_mPmn2EGkEIVearpAVr6hUqx31JEL0UCeiO9Oww2hlGD_wDr18w/s5152/IMG_6702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YDvU7DQGT58snlxLeECvL_gZ7GZzm6bk5GmNLGV_yXQpEkGN_s4w7NE2kGSn9L7DhRGjamJ7XVYuqGGgMx8oj4q_ti8eyb76mi0DpZByhnHJk92Vg3rkzMtoD6E40qmU9gvBI7_J_mPmn2EGkEIVearpAVr6hUqx31JEL0UCeiO9Oww2hlGD_wDr18w/s320/IMG_6702.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Hi all, back again with some more Germanic tribesmen for my new project. The models are again from Wargames Foundry. (This post originally appeared as part of <a href="https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge 14</a>).</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYviHnw73MrYtpDpXsXxFz-M2fmDQyvf8KQnXLIAnhFEANFIRM0uZhq9JEE_OFgL5BnDNcG_1ssHW0WiMdBO3GiRhVY1bGTRYkW8edUTanlhUllvXqs7wvgtSdmGPVSciZivXM-_Z4A_o1bUFgJLZA2ik6FLvKMBu_dd66KI2QLvfwxwkSENdV4QEbYgk/s5152/IMG_6703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYviHnw73MrYtpDpXsXxFz-M2fmDQyvf8KQnXLIAnhFEANFIRM0uZhq9JEE_OFgL5BnDNcG_1ssHW0WiMdBO3GiRhVY1bGTRYkW8edUTanlhUllvXqs7wvgtSdmGPVSciZivXM-_Z4A_o1bUFgJLZA2ik6FLvKMBu_dd66KI2QLvfwxwkSENdV4QEbYgk/s320/IMG_6703.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>There are twelve of these chaps in the unit and they came with command as well! Above we see the leader (in looted Roman kit), standard bearer, and horn blower.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCZou9E1JBeVWcPh_x6oBCIWuG7jgwbhzUgvzk1iCgx-aIrjI08O8IbvKEZ9czeKf-oftirBJtD5L6tkCVAoUh8rTu4nIU5kibahfz_1VFIH6NMyqJLiTMIZoyYGkhc79Sn0xm-lIdqlFp6OfLzURZlWe2wfikJrqHa1LlGAV53WbGBzj4DMx7O51V_g/s5152/IMG_6704.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCZou9E1JBeVWcPh_x6oBCIWuG7jgwbhzUgvzk1iCgx-aIrjI08O8IbvKEZ9czeKf-oftirBJtD5L6tkCVAoUh8rTu4nIU5kibahfz_1VFIH6NMyqJLiTMIZoyYGkhc79Sn0xm-lIdqlFp6OfLzURZlWe2wfikJrqHa1LlGAV53WbGBzj4DMx7O51V_g/s320/IMG_6704.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_lGaAw22NNAJCKCFuSg4nucWD6FbIMuLFcL9k6cLNS7nsIfqQZ5GNGJji_1ykeOZHB2yHtMnCpXEM_IznxXMw1bJq47Rb8eI0TiQHLFTjF1jHQRftWAC2ZOC322RHxPctU2JOUk81SMa5eNo7e4e74CWNWnLSv9fmv3K_VH3e8Tv-jrgb6Bmlg3qlYo/s5152/IMG_6705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_lGaAw22NNAJCKCFuSg4nucWD6FbIMuLFcL9k6cLNS7nsIfqQZ5GNGJji_1ykeOZHB2yHtMnCpXEM_IznxXMw1bJq47Rb8eI0TiQHLFTjF1jHQRftWAC2ZOC322RHxPctU2JOUk81SMa5eNo7e4e74CWNWnLSv9fmv3K_VH3e8Tv-jrgb6Bmlg3qlYo/s320/IMG_6705.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The rest of the bunch are in a variety of poses. I hand-painted the shields using ideas found on the Internet. Unfortunately, as far as I'm aware, there's no real primary sources of shield designs as none have survived in a condition that would indicate how they were painted.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsw7X0talKKqL0Kgvz5c-k_H5DsChrANGvlzvTRL8ew_wt_iEmYu8oItIBXS6SwXy32L0MvO1dcmmFeWseZRq1_f397cH90WUIemyHpDmgLSt12HykB_SU_Sh6Y7K9WAj2SVzCTVQssqG-MBArJEuBOjyyWYPRC7E8xbgExbTSNUhEXAmU5LpgnpxZbts/s5152/IMG_6706.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsw7X0talKKqL0Kgvz5c-k_H5DsChrANGvlzvTRL8ew_wt_iEmYu8oItIBXS6SwXy32L0MvO1dcmmFeWseZRq1_f397cH90WUIemyHpDmgLSt12HykB_SU_Sh6Y7K9WAj2SVzCTVQssqG-MBArJEuBOjyyWYPRC7E8xbgExbTSNUhEXAmU5LpgnpxZbts/s320/IMG_6706.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Foundry also supplied a bunch of wicker shields, which are a real cheat because you just paint them... like wicker :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8kD9d0HjWFK_FwYGL_HRyG0oFhl9_0TER3ehamuFdwhV-GGgeCIEE6b8QggaAW1yX-0to0EGU-sVuCvQ50DJiif6MPkdUH1y67hEzWPUy7h_fkjSUAXmZbcubxcJI7zT_X7nLZdLNtOaraLN13mJJMNGsim6HSfkemxPjY0lji7hebedvu59dH17l30/s5152/IMG_6707.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8kD9d0HjWFK_FwYGL_HRyG0oFhl9_0TER3ehamuFdwhV-GGgeCIEE6b8QggaAW1yX-0to0EGU-sVuCvQ50DJiif6MPkdUH1y67hEzWPUy7h_fkjSUAXmZbcubxcJI7zT_X7nLZdLNtOaraLN13mJJMNGsim6HSfkemxPjY0lji7hebedvu59dH17l30/s320/IMG_6707.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Germanic tribesmen apparently wore very little armour and almost none wore helmets. However the cavalry were supposed to be upper-class kind of peasants so may have been a bit better equipped. Their horses were slow and awful though, at least according to Tacitus and Caesar.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3dF3mud6ynS6fzzs0RTdKE0FvHmKo5qRI0t_MHXv0HH6-9-_so8qw_u0xC0aKwgjHZF1-rqOPq1QYwuzDV3lECEta0tEXYMaFVfqQx1YgYeoGqVniwhwo3fkoE9k67nqpHgYQJOtXflp170bqhVdGf4y9Tg13kz82Zgwkxp6zKSjnBOgWcg8eEpIgf0/s5152/IMG_6708.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3dF3mud6ynS6fzzs0RTdKE0FvHmKo5qRI0t_MHXv0HH6-9-_so8qw_u0xC0aKwgjHZF1-rqOPq1QYwuzDV3lECEta0tEXYMaFVfqQx1YgYeoGqVniwhwo3fkoE9k67nqpHgYQJOtXflp170bqhVdGf4y9Tg13kz82Zgwkxp6zKSjnBOgWcg8eEpIgf0/s320/IMG_6708.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A shot just to prove I painted the back ends of the models too.</div><div><br /></div><div>These were actually a real faff to assemble as the riders really didn't want to stick to the horses' backs. A little JB Weld (two-part epoxy) set that right though.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gotta keep crankin' out these Germans! Watch this space!</div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-5362358608484083502024-02-01T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-01T05:00:00.136-06:00AHPC Submission #5 - Fellblade Battle Tank<p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5iIqbrtc-6KcMsKznsrkBNgOiXicwP_WMpER3THqbTE-Icv2cZxgyNp3N4tf5nlbA0tUEhJHfsNRfidoHLNW5Z2XpK98bQmjkPT49olFR3AeDXTpKdcZz0kTnstVvcbCuUfIjj_Ir0Wvp6zvVpl-iUtahJzLb7Qu_MQGcyFDrMjBDQREhyphenhyphen7SDY_seDj-/s2016/IMG_6338.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5iIqbrtc-6KcMsKznsrkBNgOiXicwP_WMpER3THqbTE-Icv2cZxgyNp3N4tf5nlbA0tUEhJHfsNRfidoHLNW5Z2XpK98bQmjkPT49olFR3AeDXTpKdcZz0kTnstVvcbCuUfIjj_Ir0Wvp6zvVpl-iUtahJzLb7Qu_MQGcyFDrMjBDQREhyphenhyphen7SDY_seDj-/w300-h400/IMG_6338.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here comes "Hope" - you had best be prepared for it...Fellblade for the XVI Legion.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>For my fifth submission to Curt's Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge, my brushes remained in the same setting, but switch scale rather dramatically, moving on from very small models of light Space Marine vehicles to this one very big model of a very, very heavy piece of Space Marine armour. This is a Fellblade super-heavy tank painted (no surprise) in the colours of the <i>XVI Legion Astartes</i>. This is a Forge World model, and like my Contemptor Dreadnought a couple of weeks ago, it is a re-paint project, part of my ongoing OCD-brain-monkey-management efforts to ensure important parts of kit in my collection have the same shade of green.</p><div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIui3ll7SrVMDg8uWUyw34iNkt0ceEVAGoP2kzNamWFaEQA119fYpeJ0IcJ5bNI938uWjjFBgiGSEfLvRGqEBXmwg6pqBNqFvcIBI-nLhh76JqFDeAnWcphybYx1E8dNbtgvBQAjh7Q0OenCzk4ZJXzZxqiTCT77_3XpORvRp5dxJ2qbN1oUDaU5CTG3r/s1050/Horus_for_Hope.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIui3ll7SrVMDg8uWUyw34iNkt0ceEVAGoP2kzNamWFaEQA119fYpeJ0IcJ5bNI938uWjjFBgiGSEfLvRGqEBXmwg6pqBNqFvcIBI-nLhh76JqFDeAnWcphybYx1E8dNbtgvBQAjh7Q0OenCzk4ZJXzZxqiTCT77_3XpORvRp5dxJ2qbN1oUDaU5CTG3r/w286-h400/Horus_for_Hope.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Motivational poster for the year 30,000. My thanks to Kevin H for making this image for me many years ago...it is always fun...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Who could be against "Hope"? Why, no reasonable being could be against such a sentiment...but sadly, it seems, the universe of the year 30,000 is full of unreasonable people, and thus "Hope" must be delivered rather directly at times. One must choose to believe in the hope represented by Horus Lupercal, because those who foolishly stand against him no hope at all...</div><div> <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo4U0ayBX-QaoYJiU_lpB7a-zBZ2ei-g_lFwi4REwOnQ_OAmaa_36rvQ_p-l4QCXT72Jb8gLg7wBnwcPkW4l970iwE54jjUkOSnAtPVWwbwvPEIQsyarsac21pWoNkL0VUuBHlq_UEohJ9t311C-6IKwosOkp-x3wLdBA49XLmAmShzOP7ofM5vgqh7TN/s2016/IMG_6331.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo4U0ayBX-QaoYJiU_lpB7a-zBZ2ei-g_lFwi4REwOnQ_OAmaa_36rvQ_p-l4QCXT72Jb8gLg7wBnwcPkW4l970iwE54jjUkOSnAtPVWwbwvPEIQsyarsac21pWoNkL0VUuBHlq_UEohJ9t311C-6IKwosOkp-x3wLdBA49XLmAmShzOP7ofM5vgqh7TN/w300-h400/IMG_6331.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Horus for hope!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />"Hope" here will deliver using a variety of tools...let's see, checking over the spec sheet we have the "Turret Mounted Fellblade Accelerator Cannon" that will help ensure a level playing field in every community. There is the "Hull Mounted Demolisher Cannon" which can help any community reach net-zero goals by eliminating the emissions of residents, particularly loyalist ones. There are two "Sponson Mounted Lascannon Arrays" providing high doses of "green energy" to assorted deserving targets. There is also a "Twin Linked Heavy Bolter" on the front to ensure community safety. </div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7omg4-oX1ii7jwgzf6VMXxTfFcn_ejfkwO2_u7acVIRPSiztd17g1z90LZjmUjOKKLDdMOiXUVwhBi3_dzJ2kBB0Z3IRhyphenhyphenq_medXnapIcvY2aiX6-hdlWGxYKpd9hvDU5Rdv1qnpWbovoS6j9L0g3SIwvOhY_MZS82c6NK35Yvi1JzPJhZkc90LVEKn4k/s2016/IMG_6337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7omg4-oX1ii7jwgzf6VMXxTfFcn_ejfkwO2_u7acVIRPSiztd17g1z90LZjmUjOKKLDdMOiXUVwhBi3_dzJ2kBB0Z3IRhyphenhyphenq_medXnapIcvY2aiX6-hdlWGxYKpd9hvDU5Rdv1qnpWbovoS6j9L0g3SIwvOhY_MZS82c6NK35Yvi1JzPJhZkc90LVEKn4k/w300-h400/IMG_6337.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">So many big guns!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCvVCKNkMoy0D67V0_PeGd1YYumZZcwYfH58-Pk63Zo0qTuGfTnc0UrkiYSDZQTcBrhBYoiOQrHvfPb7CPoIlFR7RbgLX2EA714KdhC_8aIlvPTFHHN97H54J3EhdlJcJlVU5grL0gdAdxbDVtSpzVYqzQKddI7XqLn8SUobHeHiBMLLftGWMclzO4bEi/s2016/IMG_6330.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCvVCKNkMoy0D67V0_PeGd1YYumZZcwYfH58-Pk63Zo0qTuGfTnc0UrkiYSDZQTcBrhBYoiOQrHvfPb7CPoIlFR7RbgLX2EA714KdhC_8aIlvPTFHHN97H54J3EhdlJcJlVU5grL0gdAdxbDVtSpzVYqzQKddI7XqLn8SUobHeHiBMLLftGWMclzO4bEi/w300-h400/IMG_6330.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You'll need whisky if this thing comes at you...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT86F7ZOaEYwqLdRKvbV35OEFCkrRbdfhq-zSiPU131PKcdduWZE0DcG4EhTKxeKzdFOZ_tJwsEVI6hfRFr-GovjLxxZdDpQejIfyFQZnDd00BvcKKrbg_Uzd_QZzyDs_4-FKgKY1L8BN8pBGPK_D8jTrvY3RgiYyU5RqJztDYQPE4RJZLXcEeCgs3Zk8p/s2016/IMG_6329.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT86F7ZOaEYwqLdRKvbV35OEFCkrRbdfhq-zSiPU131PKcdduWZE0DcG4EhTKxeKzdFOZ_tJwsEVI6hfRFr-GovjLxxZdDpQejIfyFQZnDd00BvcKKrbg_Uzd_QZzyDs_4-FKgKY1L8BN8pBGPK_D8jTrvY3RgiYyU5RqJztDYQPE4RJZLXcEeCgs3Zk8p/w300-h400/IMG_6329.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Quad laser cannons too...because quad laser cannons!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6VX8VB1bMOzAJlR6xKxdGeLsUJO1OUzHlbfXtgOrFMCsHpJO2YB2RLVmXnOnhD9uNexo6wjaRy0DkPLXZdZBt9gvHgik7kkFfexXdy9sCTRPHjqQF9JaGmstYALl_7jdRhGBRI4T_UdXYZgP-0yh0ltJ1KQrwb0yHw15drV0oP6XQmbtbyspcbugbLkb/s2016/IMG_6334.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6VX8VB1bMOzAJlR6xKxdGeLsUJO1OUzHlbfXtgOrFMCsHpJO2YB2RLVmXnOnhD9uNexo6wjaRy0DkPLXZdZBt9gvHgik7kkFfexXdy9sCTRPHjqQF9JaGmstYALl_7jdRhGBRI4T_UdXYZgP-0yh0ltJ1KQrwb0yHw15drV0oP6XQmbtbyspcbugbLkb/w300-h400/IMG_6334.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Drive closer, I'll finish them off personally..."<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>And if all of those weapons are not enough, we have the tank commander brandishing his bolt pistol. Because Space Marines. Sometime "Hope" requires a personal touch, and this crew is ready to accommodate that!</div><div> <br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruenZoO9GtIZLmJ-t0mPtYYlymmhUJUhN80X9GJahVGPAgVAGBJCPLFl_vmAjzzX4K6thOp2mIopplWv5aFWiWkA-rqTddM3rVlYKyD87k2hChqeiZD7JZaKKlcVo4ABni5Mk5ZAHlKYuD2LhN-mQqfCIxwWmw02-imUI9hH3c_JNknVczDGd_R58ZQD1/s2016/IMG_6333.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruenZoO9GtIZLmJ-t0mPtYYlymmhUJUhN80X9GJahVGPAgVAGBJCPLFl_vmAjzzX4K6thOp2mIopplWv5aFWiWkA-rqTddM3rVlYKyD87k2hChqeiZD7JZaKKlcVo4ABni5Mk5ZAHlKYuD2LhN-mQqfCIxwWmw02-imUI9hH3c_JNknVczDGd_R58ZQD1/w300-h400/IMG_6333.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Not exactly low emissions for this vehicle, but just as in our time, in the future it's OK to cause emissions as long as you are a "green".<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>This is a fairly old model, one which I could not assemble myself and only have thanks to the resin-model-building talents of the incredible Steve B of Winnipeg.</div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0ybHZsknLbmp0hgeSAPETBCWz-kPuPbynNItBOiSEqt1rlcxHXmEKP6CXh0MaEqvzmvFQhXJ6jhmmKKml9_elUeaQKlXoehdtPOy-h5aE346c0ATpLVHZC9IR_a8lP6BJAxiVs6xNKMQg2Vx8urGYwOt0GBcHqNE2ELn8xmMpMs72G5tElInAaQAGMpw/s2016/IMG_6328.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0ybHZsknLbmp0hgeSAPETBCWz-kPuPbynNItBOiSEqt1rlcxHXmEKP6CXh0MaEqvzmvFQhXJ6jhmmKKml9_elUeaQKlXoehdtPOy-h5aE346c0ATpLVHZC9IR_a8lP6BJAxiVs6xNKMQg2Vx8urGYwOt0GBcHqNE2ELn8xmMpMs72G5tElInAaQAGMpw/w300-h400/IMG_6328.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">View of the gunner, complete with targeter mounted on his helmet.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div>As you can surely surmise from this bonkers weapons assortment, the Fellblade lies at the very, very heavy end of the armoured vehicle selection for the Space Marine Legions. The weapon loadout is daunting and will dominate in any small game, so unless one is staging a rather large battle (on a rather large table to boot) it is best used in niche-scenarios. For example, we deployed it one time as a knocked-out objective...which unfortunately for the loyalists, still had working main weapons in the turret, as they learned to their hilarious disappointment... </div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqRs_XgLGBHF4qXPMvyxwtJ-7KZFO1WMdSWPqeIp6A9qGWLjsP9_7rPtZuG4cInGrx49YUUXisSw5Ka_HQ3gMZaf4Po2yb77P7oaP9FU3jtBo370NC-IApI62Tz7C_1KzO01M5Kw4KoCrLVVCRW2Gwi4hUYvjUK6CLr2UEuzVxjsBHjDLOGsWuuzbzs2d/s2016/IMG_6336.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqRs_XgLGBHF4qXPMvyxwtJ-7KZFO1WMdSWPqeIp6A9qGWLjsP9_7rPtZuG4cInGrx49YUUXisSw5Ka_HQ3gMZaf4Po2yb77P7oaP9FU3jtBo370NC-IApI62Tz7C_1KzO01M5Kw4KoCrLVVCRW2Gwi4hUYvjUK6CLr2UEuzVxjsBHjDLOGsWuuzbzs2d/w300-h400/IMG_6336.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Another view of the turret.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIxAtACx_lMFHgSmdjBy9ebsvXb50FhVTIeEwKvhnFclv2SaBt2zWuA7KS92L1QdxX97RkrOmkM5K_f-S80PAtPVGgVz7y136T3LW8Dr2UdGsn2d-OokcY_gnL24WXQbcw72w8gqru88UXsbkXosjx5mL_B3pMZwq1lw7UtWMU4PJmkgSjI7YHrECiEz1/s2016/IMG_6332.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIxAtACx_lMFHgSmdjBy9ebsvXb50FhVTIeEwKvhnFclv2SaBt2zWuA7KS92L1QdxX97RkrOmkM5K_f-S80PAtPVGgVz7y136T3LW8Dr2UdGsn2d-OokcY_gnL24WXQbcw72w8gqru88UXsbkXosjx5mL_B3pMZwq1lw7UtWMU4PJmkgSjI7YHrECiEz1/w300-h400/IMG_6332.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Who has just ONE big gun, when you can have TWO?<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div>It is great to have this re-painted now to match my preferred shade of green, as this monster has pride of place on the shelf, and the hobby-OCD-monkey will be soothed as it notes how the tank "fits" colour-wise with other pieces of the collection. </div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHK10IlNP81j32UT9hGeZ8JIm9wieB45M8J3eBuUvI4-TxOYXXvkkq6rgEzDMRS2e20abL5ZTCjUzQnqQ9cSn5PJW03AKvN44xfok0EiFra6aicC9ZPUCsHtLxd6RqGdO2XX0ifQAeU5AYTc-3vWBH5E2z3LuQ8Nnu2LF46cW360OP6ROx1ErOkllHy_k/s2016/IMG_6335.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHK10IlNP81j32UT9hGeZ8JIm9wieB45M8J3eBuUvI4-TxOYXXvkkq6rgEzDMRS2e20abL5ZTCjUzQnqQ9cSn5PJW03AKvN44xfok0EiFra6aicC9ZPUCsHtLxd6RqGdO2XX0ifQAeU5AYTc-3vWBH5E2z3LuQ8Nnu2LF46cW360OP6ROx1ErOkllHy_k/w400-h300/IMG_6335.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Let's roll!!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>Hold out hope for Horus! Because you have no hope if you hold out! Thanks for reading, and have a great day!<br /></div>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-54673489899688472242024-01-30T05:00:00.003-06:002024-01-30T05:00:00.190-06:00AHPC Submission #4 - Legions Imperialis Light Armour<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUX1-T5UBd6W6UA0Dz7pk31jj4SzXqoXTZxYTqotiRRQuYclRpL3F5j143r3ZPM2shhSKfo0Yun-JkpCml-A6G344bafbM6gfzR2cHUyP9a9um_a7wObiBkZn9QLyJAb-DpFbZfuExVNR4v_fSwVGESws8NC74hyphenhyphencMLgO9yfkTgTLiu8dbaCL7gnqkaVk/s1858/IMG_6355.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1858" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUX1-T5UBd6W6UA0Dz7pk31jj4SzXqoXTZxYTqotiRRQuYclRpL3F5j143r3ZPM2shhSKfo0Yun-JkpCml-A6G344bafbM6gfzR2cHUyP9a9um_a7wObiBkZn9QLyJAb-DpFbZfuExVNR4v_fSwVGESws8NC74hyphenhyphencMLgO9yfkTgTLiu8dbaCL7gnqkaVk/w400-h274/IMG_6355.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A small gathering of small tanks...APCs and light armour for the Sons of Horus in "Legions Imperialis".<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Two posts for today. Two! They are sort of the same, but also very different! After all, painting a single setting in multiple scales is totally normal, and not at all a sign of hobby insanity, right? Right? Well, whatever. We will start small, in the physical sense, with this submission of some wee little Space Marine armour vehicles. We have a group of Rhino APCs, the all-purpose armoured troop carriers of the Space Marines, and also a squadron of Predators, light tanks of the Space Marine Legions painted in the noble colours of the <i>XVI Legion Astartes</i>, the Sons of Horus. These are plastic models from GW's re-launched Epic game, "Legions Imperialis".<div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w4VP8x476I3XM_kOUMCXOiFwVqQF5X9QvI8C5e1bTsaIsTD7DqEAwTLPFUV19gXaSJX5FD2MFHlsln5pwjyAqhSZS4cDa1xJEpoXwP6WG88oOikm6B8GvF8sKazgvc1ZromIuTTNJjILsV2rmuFBEJTSAnRctNSWbDR0HSmNYLL4q-e384Er8o68YhNu/s2016/IMG_6354.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w4VP8x476I3XM_kOUMCXOiFwVqQF5X9QvI8C5e1bTsaIsTD7DqEAwTLPFUV19gXaSJX5FD2MFHlsln5pwjyAqhSZS4cDa1xJEpoXwP6WG88oOikm6B8GvF8sKazgvc1ZromIuTTNJjILsV2rmuFBEJTSAnRctNSWbDR0HSmNYLL4q-e384Er8o68YhNu/w400-h300/IMG_6354.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Why walk when you can drive?<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />My last submission touching on this game shared <a href="https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/from-gregb-many-little-space-marines.html" target="_blank">quite a bit of feedback and many thoughts about GW and how they have handled the rollout of this new-old game</a>. I stand by all of it - although I concede the Legions Imperialis rollout looks like a Formula One race compared to the absolute dogsh*t hash they have managed to make of the launch of "Warhammer: The Old World, but I digress...</div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikautkGgihQD4Gv7ZSGnOhTjctalYYoqj0a_ofau8NYzLHCIr3wqq4VZsG_06Ufpix5MJUNP4mT_HQGFmhRe_BtzReEhLaJdBHeMCT1nBE_MMsXpyFODYWzcClgNu3zomuowsGXOvKuPknZopQ1I8m8gJcg0vcvzXeIzY9aWku5X0Z79kJEehF5CkDjCjY/s1730/IMG_6352.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1730" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikautkGgihQD4Gv7ZSGnOhTjctalYYoqj0a_ofau8NYzLHCIr3wqq4VZsG_06Ufpix5MJUNP4mT_HQGFmhRe_BtzReEhLaJdBHeMCT1nBE_MMsXpyFODYWzcClgNu3zomuowsGXOvKuPknZopQ1I8m8gJcg0vcvzXeIzY9aWku5X0Z79kJEehF5CkDjCjY/w400-h260/IMG_6352.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Trio of Rhino APCs.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />These vehicles offer a chance to ponder some of the great positives of the new Legions Imperialis game. First and foremost, these models (assuming you were able to acquire any) are quite fantastic. I cannot say they are a joy to build - after all, the parts are, in many cases, very, very, very small, and you do NOT want to assemble these on or near any sort of carpet into which, say, the very small exhausts would surely disappear into should you drop them. But these models ARE remarkable in their lovely detail, and of how you receive a rather crazy number of options for things like pintle-mounted weapon options, and multiple weapon options for the tanks.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-rc9x-WinFjX98Z0p0U05vRLy82wdY87SGxPGU2MkrVh_UX4VT4G52bVvEQ4KC4akPCRb0ZpViPFWFXk0FFfyarhtf__4HKCYXupRxagYL0dBtkJflO2s6igfIp0idO_tZKOgG0zBNQb4G9PB-RvsYGYxPlmLnL8VgaFqETQrYTcIoHIldIS6sPaJgU3/s2016/IMG_6353.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-rc9x-WinFjX98Z0p0U05vRLy82wdY87SGxPGU2MkrVh_UX4VT4G52bVvEQ4KC4akPCRb0ZpViPFWFXk0FFfyarhtf__4HKCYXupRxagYL0dBtkJflO2s6igfIp0idO_tZKOgG0zBNQb4G9PB-RvsYGYxPlmLnL8VgaFqETQrYTcIoHIldIS6sPaJgU3/w400-h300/IMG_6353.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The 28mm unit symbols come in handy on the top hatches of the APCs.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />GW can be infuriating. But GW can also do some remarkable things with figures, and these little tanks are, in my view, very much in the latter camp (although, as I said, trying to acquire them will lead you on a bewildering journey through the former). <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLL9vNwLL0_NyutqfUGugdA-ZOy1qdLjRu2cue4Hjc0oPF9I5rkay1_F0Q4_iWsB-wWPaO1hoetzgqu1TZjgdZitSrkNH0tdp-c0m25o0Wo3ECApCKH43WFK3K4rm7Uj5cMEAg1MeMV8b0BVlRzuYfp3Tz9HbaThG2MFuzLICCz8rJYGX9k_cJf2XW8zC/s1688/IMG_6350.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1688" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLL9vNwLL0_NyutqfUGugdA-ZOy1qdLjRu2cue4Hjc0oPF9I5rkay1_F0Q4_iWsB-wWPaO1hoetzgqu1TZjgdZitSrkNH0tdp-c0m25o0Wo3ECApCKH43WFK3K4rm7Uj5cMEAg1MeMV8b0BVlRzuYfp3Tz9HbaThG2MFuzLICCz8rJYGX9k_cJf2XW8zC/w400-h330/IMG_6350.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Anti-personnel configuration on the Predator - autocannon in the turret, and heavy bolters on the sponson.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF92Z6oD7bpcgcy5Iik479aCT106PuqFg4hz91yWO6D-D0min_m3ad3s2PF_ewr-QwVRvEZZ9Pf3L7PhKWM7rjCiWERgSLr2IUJOP4swWxwob0LosDwYdVGCM1G_mKxVu48raIyU6005YDVUR9Krj40L7EAFNlrXm6sCMVNqOD98YzhN86qk_SfArgsDT/s1458/IMG_6349.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="1358" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF92Z6oD7bpcgcy5Iik479aCT106PuqFg4hz91yWO6D-D0min_m3ad3s2PF_ewr-QwVRvEZZ9Pf3L7PhKWM7rjCiWERgSLr2IUJOP4swWxwob0LosDwYdVGCM1G_mKxVu48raIyU6005YDVUR9Krj40L7EAFNlrXm6sCMVNqOD98YzhN86qk_SfArgsDT/w373-h400/IMG_6349.JPG" width="373" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Remarkable detail on these very small models. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I also give them full marks for the decals included with the kits. Are they very small and difficult to handle? Well, yes they are...but really, given the scale of the vehicles here, there was no other way to make them, and I would much rather have the decal sheet, and brave some frustration, than not have the little decals at all. The models also offer opportunities to use small decals from set intended for the 28mm figures, which keen GW fans will surely have spotted on the top hatches of the APCs indicating broadly the different roles of the Marines on board. <br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNddM4c288TQyNTwCHTryq3ob6UPSrB9WA8oWnAKQo3xicfYc6zt7QV4UK-DTWRbl-EpmZw7GFCWvONnU_DJqANu8cXWbg4sxNPXgxlzPP6nbkNw8K6H5Qdx7kn_t2bGTHGfWPf6pCfDR0qyynjkMMnpAttqMZI2RmcEqv9zj8QDU_VyuD5sq4QNBYOqYg/s1658/IMG_6351.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="1658" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNddM4c288TQyNTwCHTryq3ob6UPSrB9WA8oWnAKQo3xicfYc6zt7QV4UK-DTWRbl-EpmZw7GFCWvONnU_DJqANu8cXWbg4sxNPXgxlzPP6nbkNw8K6H5Qdx7kn_t2bGTHGfWPf6pCfDR0qyynjkMMnpAttqMZI2RmcEqv9zj8QDU_VyuD5sq4QNBYOqYg/w400-h351/IMG_6351.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">AT configuration on this one - laser cannons everywhere...and a commander with a heavy bolter for extra fun to mark this vehicle out as the squadron commander.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Each APC can carry ten Space Marines, or at this scale, two stands' worth of the little wee Space Marine figures. Here in this submission we have sufficient number of troop carriers here to mount up a basic detachment of Space Marine tactical infantry, backed by support and heavy support troops.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eADoOdsp2IskmrJKr_H6HWfo0iMiKnNBf4jF8iuHf9MNrbUonmM1eOtdMSqWIaHrIG97x5PpS1ohsbe7IFycLtD6uyx2_WNSgxGgvvJAfe7srptBHP6Tey12GowQgxRKPGst9_NHsCkbrlGRfoqLSSYRp1Qbac8ArHqbyPdPPk8tawqCiuW8RCV_N3XH/s2016/IMG_6348.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eADoOdsp2IskmrJKr_H6HWfo0iMiKnNBf4jF8iuHf9MNrbUonmM1eOtdMSqWIaHrIG97x5PpS1ohsbe7IFycLtD6uyx2_WNSgxGgvvJAfe7srptBHP6Tey12GowQgxRKPGst9_NHsCkbrlGRfoqLSSYRp1Qbac8ArHqbyPdPPk8tawqCiuW8RCV_N3XH/w400-h300/IMG_6348.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Love the small decals for the turret and back hatches. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div>GW's model kit for the Predators offers different weapon choices such that the vehicles can be configured for AT work (the twin-lascannons on the turret) or heavy anti-personnel work (the single autocannon turret). Similar choices can be made for the sponson weapons. Again, not easy to assemble, but remarkable detail, remarkable to have the choice at all. Some maniacs out there are even using tiny magnets such that the weapons can be swapped on and off...such lunacy is not for me, but that it is even being attempted is clearly a testament to how impressive these small models are. And that magnet people are bonkers. </div><div> </div><div>That is all for now - thanks for reading, stay tuned for more - and be sure to check out the amazing work of the Conscripts during the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. <br /></div>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-74250470498185968202024-01-28T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-28T05:00:00.204-06:00AHPC Submission #3 - Space Marine Contemptor Dreadnought<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMqHQQNRRNGBxtdGB5dCdWfZBmGloLhyphenhyphen5sJDhb7e8rFEegpHqAj58myE5iJwDuxr9mk9sxmwA2JLIDUF1krdzL0e2IoNZw_xiweSK1lALwP7vqKABLDQw-wkFhrFRDtiX_psHt3b6Hf4tmTWFREG9lkSkf6nFrHfL2Ku5xpLHTa3W5iD3kKbWGhww7wy_/s2016/IMG_6286.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMqHQQNRRNGBxtdGB5dCdWfZBmGloLhyphenhyphen5sJDhb7e8rFEegpHqAj58myE5iJwDuxr9mk9sxmwA2JLIDUF1krdzL0e2IoNZw_xiweSK1lALwP7vqKABLDQw-wkFhrFRDtiX_psHt3b6Hf4tmTWFREG9lkSkf6nFrHfL2Ku5xpLHTa3W5iD3kKbWGhww7wy_/w300-h400/IMG_6286.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">U mad bro?<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />We all have "issues", right? Well, so does this fellow, my third submission to the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. This is a Space Marine "Contemptor" class dreadnought - dozens have appeared in this blog over the years, so nobody will be surprised to see it. It is a 28mm resin model from Forge World, sporting the custom markings of the <i>XVI Legion Astartes</i>, the Sons of Horus. This is an old Forge World model, repainted with my up-to-date recipe for the Sons of Horus armour scheme in order to more properly match my recent models and soothe the screaming hobby OCD monkey that lives in my brain and will otherwise yell and throw things when I put mismatched paint schemes into the same collection.<div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-hHAIIPWzCDxYXYK5hIDsE73jeHJS7OaD7d_Mn6qBiD32TqtRYR9qUNWtKzj78lm47iHr9ZmUhceMXLDHq_NbSVHd0pv6LB3sa-yTNdils6av4d4b852IWWd90kOaZSv9siB7FVt3_k8HxwpFHgWMN5oDwJsjoE6ScRLnY5FK7Zum_H9t4xQI8ctZsvT/s2016/IMG_6287.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-hHAIIPWzCDxYXYK5hIDsE73jeHJS7OaD7d_Mn6qBiD32TqtRYR9qUNWtKzj78lm47iHr9ZmUhceMXLDHq_NbSVHd0pv6LB3sa-yTNdils6av4d4b852IWWd90kOaZSv9siB7FVt3_k8HxwpFHgWMN5oDwJsjoE6ScRLnY5FK7Zum_H9t4xQI8ctZsvT/w300-h400/IMG_6287.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The details on this custom dreadnought body were well sculpted...and little disturbing, but whatever...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />These dreadnought chassis are means for badly wounded Space Marines to keep fighting. Severely wounded, maybe too wounded to continue, but still actually alive? No problem, just drop them into one of these things, and their service can continue. And continue. And continue...</div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9lJUzhAj25MJ5twIT_8ONnbzDlioLE4wnvjwD2MMx_qy71ANXCEsh2jUeNzjEJkIPhOVBuMJorCqTNMlMEtoqoa3fKEM9AVZJFE_aDBocX3lATYtwh4lFkdZ2VOWj50MjNPV4DLd6B5H4Cw29IhamX68ENPzUofwijt8W4cGbxeY2rvgU_miv6BrNzeF/s2016/IMG_6288.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9lJUzhAj25MJ5twIT_8ONnbzDlioLE4wnvjwD2MMx_qy71ANXCEsh2jUeNzjEJkIPhOVBuMJorCqTNMlMEtoqoa3fKEM9AVZJFE_aDBocX3lATYtwh4lFkdZ2VOWj50MjNPV4DLd6B5H4Cw29IhamX68ENPzUofwijt8W4cGbxeY2rvgU_miv6BrNzeF/w300-h400/IMG_6288.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Another view of one of the twin assault cannons the helps this Marine work through his emotional problems on the battlefield...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It is the kind of thing that might give anyone "issues", particularly Space Marines, and particularly those Space Marines serving the XVI Legion, who are known supposedly for already being violent grouches. You can see it in the custom iconography of the Legion on this dreadnought frame. Spikes and skulls you say? U mad bro?</div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSzklNdj6tQwl9mWx3eLRJDOjDE3cvyTaaulHXHc0drQQGLNb_3EjCaowwLl6jF4z_edMMD8lPFH3SBt7tCm1Vg5mzUVoJuGlyb8m1DEEOgjwfTiqv0eB2BjobGw0E9SgPVdOmjXopBkptOfkMnbTwE94fqnKcRcPEJAEsxu3oRuAyXQdgFvbEUhMi_eN/s2016/IMG_6289.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSzklNdj6tQwl9mWx3eLRJDOjDE3cvyTaaulHXHc0drQQGLNb_3EjCaowwLl6jF4z_edMMD8lPFH3SBt7tCm1Vg5mzUVoJuGlyb8m1DEEOgjwfTiqv0eB2BjobGw0E9SgPVdOmjXopBkptOfkMnbTwE94fqnKcRcPEJAEsxu3oRuAyXQdgFvbEUhMi_eN/w300-h400/IMG_6289.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm sure these skulls were attached for...good luck...yes..that's it...good luck...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Of course, whatever "issues" this fellow might have, he gets to vent his emotional energy on the battlefield, and I expect the twin rotary cannons really come in handy in that regard...at any rate,"Issues" here is ready to loyally serve the Warmaster in his mission to liberate humanity from the tyranny of the False Emperor on 30k gaming tables. </div><div> <br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HPWXAeQkOO-eTia_83vzf9aI-Tp2XHNBiqBaJwOarfDV7xhyqLqy6MmxU_fkX_Kp2oZu7FBPdyMGD8BNDqzY41WZWSYR9sj_bNka7X_zv3zO5vIURj_aDOnl_ISpXHjzVZVdgNtxiD7AYTLH0QkuS62YCrUIWeDl_sDAqI8M94ARyh4joxw9pPRvQM0p/w300-h400/IMG_6290.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Just some skulls on a chain. And some spikes. I'm sure everything is fine...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: small;">It's great to have this fellow "updated" - watch for more of this to happen (hopefully) during this edition of the AHPC. That's all for now - thanks for reading, and stay tuned!</span><br /></p></div>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-66274270246326267202024-01-26T10:13:00.001-06:002024-01-26T10:35:51.084-06:00AHPC Submission #2 - Legions Imperialis - Painting and Ranting<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIiqLjWsdz7E7x8HV_7dKBWpfRJy9Zxt5Vsakmrr3usglYKWiQ0OtGCd8Ea6q57SieAWIDF5QmsEH39AVM3JUNhLF0k5d_WxTXhEHrRXOaFziAQNmngjA33M4zPETOcpUPOv-dBuqG-UoDWUw3C2_mAXt6HLHai2aWXo26iKqY-v4SgySq5CcYZFawGed/s2016/IMG_6249.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIiqLjWsdz7E7x8HV_7dKBWpfRJy9Zxt5Vsakmrr3usglYKWiQ0OtGCd8Ea6q57SieAWIDF5QmsEH39AVM3JUNhLF0k5d_WxTXhEHrRXOaFziAQNmngjA33M4zPETOcpUPOv-dBuqG-UoDWUw3C2_mAXt6HLHai2aWXo26iKqY-v4SgySq5CcYZFawGed/w400-h300/IMG_6249.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A detachment of Space Marines for the "Legiones Imperialis" game from GW. Or maybe this is a "formation"? Whatever.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>For my second submission to AHPC XIV, I combined this modest assortment of very, very small Space Marines and some of the slightly-less-small-but-still-small Dreadnoughts which support them in battlem with my thoughts on the return of "Epic", which has returned under the (comically absurd) title "Legions Imperialis", but which long-suffering fans of the company's maligned "specialist games" simply recognize by the name "Epic". These figures are painted (of course) in the colours of the <i>XVI Legion Astartes</i>, the Sons of Horus.</p><div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUYRje031X1qtaPEAKMTyOEYTdSUXAU906o1ondwF3KlIyDVaLS6jd378JnJd5BHgOOEcVt6FuqLc1QLPYM_1wFbd7Kd_L5fuNjzSyXwwH1in6Vsg4BmnfwMFaKcJo5XQwyP78ySExH87xUibdUM0cY7BR5UKuWoMdkTG109z-l94BoMCb8D44FKfrPxQ/s1508/IMG_6248.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="1352" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUYRje031X1qtaPEAKMTyOEYTdSUXAU906o1ondwF3KlIyDVaLS6jd378JnJd5BHgOOEcVt6FuqLc1QLPYM_1wFbd7Kd_L5fuNjzSyXwwH1in6Vsg4BmnfwMFaKcJo5XQwyP78ySExH87xUibdUM0cY7BR5UKuWoMdkTG109z-l94BoMCb8D44FKfrPxQ/w359-h400/IMG_6248.JPG" width="359" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Space Marine Legion command stand.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I am a HUGE fan of GW's "Epic" game, and of the setting in which the game takes place, the so-called "Horus Heresy". This game first appeared in the 90s as "<a href="https://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2015/12/some-epic-nostalgia.html" target="_blank">Space Marine</a>" and would appear and re-appear in different forms over the years in various names, including "Epic", "Epic: 40,000" and finally "Epic: Armageddon". It disappeared under GW's clown-addled leadership circa 2008 or somewhere in there with the other so-called "specialist games" of the day, but fans kept a candle burning - <a href="https://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2016/04/epic-30k-battle-report.html" target="_blank">and kept playing</a> - all through the subsequent years. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttsJXpC6ukhWEdbhbVcB3CyEXHSR5VqPe5ZwR1Ebk31n29Ocr-FhzpFEV-uLZpwn2EAO3q_8TClWD-ynSll3isKveUu7s8ez9z0DRoQRROVYs2do2nQ_mOg6YMwMqTqs4Bi3vbFB1FFmJsYXu5oloZ23SK72S0yp-RiOH0iWHJeLcuRYjcKa3jPPgGFUd/s1658/IMG_6241.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="1658" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttsJXpC6ukhWEdbhbVcB3CyEXHSR5VqPe5ZwR1Ebk31n29Ocr-FhzpFEV-uLZpwn2EAO3q_8TClWD-ynSll3isKveUu7s8ez9z0DRoQRROVYs2do2nQ_mOg6YMwMqTqs4Bi3vbFB1FFmJsYXu5oloZ23SK72S0yp-RiOH0iWHJeLcuRYjcKa3jPPgGFUd/w400-h329/IMG_6241.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A couple of the dreadnoughts; you get two on each sprue of Space Marine infantry.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And lo and behold, the game <i>did</i> arise and return! You would think a fan like me would be just thrilled, and this post would be brimming with enthusiasm...but...well, that is just not the vibe I have with this game. <p></p><p>Why is my vigour and passion for this game at such a low ebb at the very moment of its return to the commercial scene? Who knows? I can think of a few things contributing to my much-dimmed enthusiasm...let's review some of them...<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZCfZIGXy9nf1sk3jxjrPZRiRjAhX9hERBHmnpZn5Gmnw-6Gws23RtwjNK3D9xYf-noLa91gH1s3c2Y1jaLE6GS10iHLXdTBwc1iMlYjZM7eMs7fzZw3mX6XcpCPHTR2rkVR6RhPRQJxxLtUGgoiidzxGor9FjHXj4HCthWiYX045kGKeeOdBKx_ftNpC/s1712/IMG_6245.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1712" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZCfZIGXy9nf1sk3jxjrPZRiRjAhX9hERBHmnpZn5Gmnw-6Gws23RtwjNK3D9xYf-noLa91gH1s3c2Y1jaLE6GS10iHLXdTBwc1iMlYjZM7eMs7fzZw3mX6XcpCPHTR2rkVR6RhPRQJxxLtUGgoiidzxGor9FjHXj4HCthWiYX045kGKeeOdBKx_ftNpC/w400-h309/IMG_6245.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A look at unit of tactical marines. Or maybe a formation of them. Or maybe a detachment. Or maybe a group. Bottom line - there are 20 little tactical marines there.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe it was the years and-years-long delay to essentially re-launch the game, wasting time to re-do rules when they already had them, and simply had to re-issue them, but instead sat there for years in the studio getting wanked around through GW's constipated product process... <p></p><p>Maybe it was the completely unnecessary "re-scale" of the figures, just to try and f*ck over the old time collectors? <br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ukodDKrKeARNPGBqxsBLgx_g-seu6-FgrMobsLbLydTsm5-H7B07Os7ycz0-0T71riJXmZ6C6rAni95ew_SXLQSDn-2XTtciC1FJ6gvJk8Tm9hx2O_AaJ4ZdtQxciZDo3fVWeOfwX_Ccj2RY0MMPDWaSy5hbwKYYePJxOLvpKTPGsZMWVR4IVX1gO_M8/s2016/IMG_6243.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ukodDKrKeARNPGBqxsBLgx_g-seu6-FgrMobsLbLydTsm5-H7B07Os7ycz0-0T71riJXmZ6C6rAni95ew_SXLQSDn-2XTtciC1FJ6gvJk8Tm9hx2O_AaJ4ZdtQxciZDo3fVWeOfwX_Ccj2RY0MMPDWaSy5hbwKYYePJxOLvpKTPGsZMWVR4IVX1gO_M8/w400-h300/IMG_6243.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wee little heavy support marines.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe it was the extra <a href="https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/08/03/heresy-thursday-fire-support-and-remote-control-bombs-for-the-solar-auxilia/" target="_blank">months-long delay in the actual release of the game</a>, caused by some unknown f*ckup within GW's painfully slow corporate processes. </div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlnbIBNuBpHCPncqIoU6yZjHH_N1ZJaBWe0bwm3mj-TgkysLEFASgNm8OyoAiK7lDofyFhqlu3cyaN_3DI9KqC7-6i2_AXJJoibfYL0SGAp5pkofNB6dFa1fJMbU4pCstbcmwduvvQMvwguGFmL1tRmx3Z_KJ_7yMc2T6PWx7gYjUv1TpFJghGlYiiXyM/s2016/IMG_6244.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlnbIBNuBpHCPncqIoU6yZjHH_N1ZJaBWe0bwm3mj-TgkysLEFASgNm8OyoAiK7lDofyFhqlu3cyaN_3DI9KqC7-6i2_AXJJoibfYL0SGAp5pkofNB6dFa1fJMbU4pCstbcmwduvvQMvwguGFmL1tRmx3Z_KJ_7yMc2T6PWx7gYjUv1TpFJghGlYiiXyM/w400-h300/IMG_6244.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tactical support marines...they have plasma guns...or, at least, I know they do...not sure what they might look like to most normal people...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe it was GW's tone-deaf decision to continue with their <a href="https://www.warhammer-community.com/legions-imperialis/" target="_blank">drone-like promotional roll-out for the game</a> even after this Air-Canada-sized additional delay was confirmed, when every single announcement was met with a chorus of "WHEN WILL YOU RELEASE IT?" and GW never saw fit to answer that basic question (although it still mustered the resources to generate a corporate graphic pouting about this feedback, which just says so much, but anyway). </div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7VDwE4MgXJg6m3aJFUZYURWxDfAjua9s8sU8YneLUE7RkcEP4jPmfRo2gRukc6xNu2AnBXrmQ1vgDkC4jomAlfCBH44kyb9W8JdInZwWHDv9P6F10kG2ZL3SAqJUZfvSMugDBX9R57WQNGigJTvgkxB-Ogh9ihZp-2RTlbt1Ty0q4wKC3gFUw27FCixT/s960/IMG_1028.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7VDwE4MgXJg6m3aJFUZYURWxDfAjua9s8sU8YneLUE7RkcEP4jPmfRo2gRukc6xNu2AnBXrmQ1vgDkC4jomAlfCBH44kyb9W8JdInZwWHDv9P6F10kG2ZL3SAqJUZfvSMugDBX9R57WQNGigJTvgkxB-Ogh9ihZp-2RTlbt1Ty0q4wKC3gFUw27FCixT/w270-h400/IMG_1028.JPG" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The LI game had been meant for release in August, but was delayed at the last minute, and no date was given. This was </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">GW's hilarious and tone-deaf response to the venting of fans being fed months of promotional photos for the models and rules, while having no actual date on when said models or rules would be released. When a corporation says "we hear you", they generally, absolutely, have not. The game finally did arrive in mid-December.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe it was the drip of tiresome online content from "influencers" who get these things sent to them in advance while the rest of us plebs must content with GW's Kafka-like online pre-ordering system. This systems exists on GW's POS "upgraded" online store, and it is truly a marvel that, in the age of online product ordering, GW found a way to spend money creating an online platform where one must be in an online queue in order to join <i><u>another</u></i> <i><u>online</u></i> <i><u>queue</u></i>! <p></p><p>Not only does this waste your time, but it ensures that most people will either not get access to the product, which sells out in minutes. Fans who miss out face the choice of a) having no product, or, b) trying to get it from a FLGS, and hope said FLGS itself was not itself f*cked over by GW shorting its orders, or, c) dealing with douchebag scalpers online, or, d) waiting for GW to replenish its stock. Note, this stock, if and when it appears will again sell out in minutes while you struggle to log in to the "new" POS web store, because somehow a company that must sell stuff to make a living is yet utterly unable to reliably stock and supply the stuff it wants to sell?</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42YEygDcaFJryz4uoUMGYWbejsDHJYN8X4PPOvh10DBfyrXqdHdsbrB_2ockMgG-aMiztXn2WoAdeKWtynQ9Fz-HLXE-19U5R0hg_Ra2ASSB4XAHEWntIt1yITwt47H-m2VZ31nDmouNO1q2OgMOrIXSlfCbMp7034TIBfCEhZ-J8gqJk8ULXgyu92IG1/s2016/IMG_5950.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42YEygDcaFJryz4uoUMGYWbejsDHJYN8X4PPOvh10DBfyrXqdHdsbrB_2ockMgG-aMiztXn2WoAdeKWtynQ9Fz-HLXE-19U5R0hg_Ra2ASSB4XAHEWntIt1yITwt47H-m2VZ31nDmouNO1q2OgMOrIXSlfCbMp7034TIBfCEhZ-J8gqJk8ULXgyu92IG1/w400-h300/IMG_5950.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Step 1: join the queue to...be in another queue.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yk4Ay2NRWn1bZFDgPqt5hMUBEMwn5_ltGTd8IAKgXzoo191hvwnAplYp_Zi-cIcto7o57OlgOaZyRfUBpT3i1dcQhU6hJaaxaK3C3H7HN__aR2h-7XesWn_3mk6ilWP8CCCwRK5PxWHU587XqkGYtVvtf_WHLet80ZVWztaBhloZ2mm2A0NIcf0xSIfe/s2016/IMG_5952.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yk4Ay2NRWn1bZFDgPqt5hMUBEMwn5_ltGTd8IAKgXzoo191hvwnAplYp_Zi-cIcto7o57OlgOaZyRfUBpT3i1dcQhU6hJaaxaK3C3H7HN__aR2h-7XesWn_3mk6ilWP8CCCwRK5PxWHU587XqkGYtVvtf_WHLet80ZVWztaBhloZ2mm2A0NIcf0xSIfe/w400-h300/IMG_5952.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Step 2: after the first queue, wait in the second queue, while the product sells out online without you.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe it was the fact that, having navigated the above, the new updated rules, once they arrive, are a total B-team effort in terms of presentation, combining tiny fonts and wasting vast amounts of page space?<p></p><p>Maybe it was the fact that, once you hurt your eyes and start reading, you find rules which probably contain a good game, but read as though they were written by an AI chat bot trained on a blend of EU climate treaties and a cut-and-paste of the "Patrol Phase" from Chain of Command? Why are the concepts of "formation" and "detachment" mixed up? Why do they call turns "rounds" when they should be called "turns"? Why do they try to make "overwatch" a verb? It's not a verb. Nobody, anywhere, "overwatches". Seriously <a href="https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers" target="_blank">what f*cking Sports Illustrated chat bot</a> wrote this book?</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfEcS8hAwnmuLRUnEq8qtF6Lh9Aoi4EamwJq_tY1Sr6XYfVy6KE60Dd6_3AlHi6GQS3rEHVUEGjtZKMGrCIl4jZiCDIzhCVkCPH2HMK-q6SKV-s0iQ_3ZHjcvrOqSjCi1VA5kIFjBI7ShQ_VKGefnET7hJU1sWqV9iCg-s6QgzlzalFjnVklXoCsXxdwe/s2016/IMG_6246.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfEcS8hAwnmuLRUnEq8qtF6Lh9Aoi4EamwJq_tY1Sr6XYfVy6KE60Dd6_3AlHi6GQS3rEHVUEGjtZKMGrCIl4jZiCDIzhCVkCPH2HMK-q6SKV-s0iQ_3ZHjcvrOqSjCi1VA5kIFjBI7ShQ_VKGefnET7hJU1sWqV9iCg-s6QgzlzalFjnVklXoCsXxdwe/w400-h300/IMG_6246.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A look at a single stand of assault marines.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe it was the fact that the c*nts, having taken years to develop the game, did not include rules or stats for Land Raiders or Whirlwinds or so many of the other basic main vehicles in the core rules? <br /><p></p><p>Maybe it was the fact that the new infantry models, while being "larger", somehow still contain both seriously unfortunate "cuts" that leave weird look on the tactical marines when seen from certain angles, but are ALSO often multi-part? I mean - take one approach, or the other...but both? That is weird, I don't get it.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcz8cNC8GmsZag215N-QCrexsU_hqQSrr4HR5R_SGuce7WTseNuWCGKGLX8vNN3-J9FmxfFwm7CjkwMaejjdLgjYv9hsErNiMtj6kcdLdsw1E48ltn4WZPpTKUIZaS8iSVRV8eHg45mjY4jeRoP_-MmHgO72BIcZ_tbIf73jUiKJFZgvAmY3TuXx9xLErL/s2016/IMG_6150.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcz8cNC8GmsZag215N-QCrexsU_hqQSrr4HR5R_SGuce7WTseNuWCGKGLX8vNN3-J9FmxfFwm7CjkwMaejjdLgjYv9hsErNiMtj6kcdLdsw1E48ltn4WZPpTKUIZaS8iSVRV8eHg45mjY4jeRoP_-MmHgO72BIcZ_tbIf73jUiKJFZgvAmY3TuXx9xLErL/w300-h400/IMG_6150.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Multi-part epic scale Space Marines. "I have always wanted multi-part figures this small" said nobody, ever, anywhere.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe it was that one thing that wargamers loathe the most, even more than changing the scale of the figures...it was THE BASES. GW has attempted, with this new game, to change not only the basing size and shape (to round 25mm for basic stuff), but also saw fit to include only bases with "scenic" pavement/urban elements sculpted right into them, and...I <i>despise</i> them. I enjoy a game set in an urban-type terrain, but while a miniature with relatively generic "outdoor" terrain looks fine in an "urban" wargame setting, a figure with specific urban terrain built on to its base looks <u>ridiculous</u> on <u>any other kind of terrain</u>...</div><div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjNx8UTIDySM-XrsKZAZG4ZPt7eimdzsHWZWPucCvbuIG2vv2SA31P-IUCcsyGYK0z67C-LSGTd6Xrcop4LIvS_Xv6gccczS0pDU5OGWPyJGMchfWQHxgqPS_eRAcjfa9eINDBBakN8LEK46ZoI7D1o0TYJImzvJGWqJew8PENBxdzeao5QP44XsjwoPY/s2016/IMG_6242.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjNx8UTIDySM-XrsKZAZG4ZPt7eimdzsHWZWPucCvbuIG2vv2SA31P-IUCcsyGYK0z67C-LSGTd6Xrcop4LIvS_Xv6gccczS0pDU5OGWPyJGMchfWQHxgqPS_eRAcjfa9eINDBBakN8LEK46ZoI7D1o0TYJImzvJGWqJew8PENBxdzeao5QP44XsjwoPY/w400-h300/IMG_6242.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More dreadnoughts. You can see here an example of the Imperial symbol from the "pavement"...I let that peak through, but otherwise try to cover up the pavement.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />...and let's continue the rant here. The pavements on the bases are not even broken up or anything. They are just random flagstone pavements so...like, the lines, which are visible, don't even necessarily match whatever given piece of "urban" terrain the model/figure might be placed on, causing immediate dissonance even if you do paint them up and then place them on GW's custom urban terrain plates (which you probably could not manage to buy as they sold out while you waited in an online queue to join another online queue)...<br /><p></p><p>...let me just cover one more time how much I hate the bases....yeah...it must be the bases. F*ck these new, thin, stupid bases.<br /></p><p>I did make an honest attempt to at least try to use them, but that lasted less than 24 hours before I was applying basing material to cover the stupid pavements, leaving the odd imperial symbol peaking out. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvkDRTghcH5cBOOqWt5PcRkc6wbWZ90ZnTHXdEPj-GfNg8gG399BRWKgH7CJn9cb29CNk_HqKXqfil-_2dWgcNQHvxcOxEBFbFR7K4qf3Y672oVUJ4Rfz5s5tUhe0SDsc7-opbLemRQGxXgaYATlMY4C7pUTLOA9Ec3JrgBtK3KxNpYQfGa9QjL-PBWUo/s1394/IMG_6247.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvkDRTghcH5cBOOqWt5PcRkc6wbWZ90ZnTHXdEPj-GfNg8gG399BRWKgH7CJn9cb29CNk_HqKXqfil-_2dWgcNQHvxcOxEBFbFR7K4qf3Y672oVUJ4Rfz5s5tUhe0SDsc7-opbLemRQGxXgaYATlMY4C7pUTLOA9Ec3JrgBtK3KxNpYQfGa9QjL-PBWUo/w379-h400/IMG_6247.JPG" width="379" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A look at the Terminators<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Is it all bad? Well, no, <u>of course not</u>. The game is back. It took forever, but it IS back. I think the rules will be good once I get them translated into English. The new models are fiddly, but they have many, many nice features (if you can find them for sale anywhere), and while I may not be a huge fan of multi-part 6mm infantry, once cannot argue with the detail it does allow for, assuming your temper can survive assembling them. Warning - do NOT build these anywhere near a floor with a carpet...<br /><p></p><p>I think there is some great stuff here, but I <i>totally get</i> why people are turning en-masse to 3D printing options, as GW can't even get its sh*t together to sell you the stuff if you even want to buy it. I WANT to be a fan of this game, I don't understand why GW insists on treating customers in this manner when it simply doesn't have to...how does this company, which is publicly traded, not have an activist investor not lining up to beat this management group into small pieces? </p><p>And, of course, whatever problems I have had acquiring "Legions Imperialis" pale to those experienced by the folks keen to get their hands on the Warhammer Fantasy re-boot, "The Old World", which was a complete hash...but perhaps more on that another time...<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOOfR1ANIflzC-l-v4ayiQvNPLPrBpVgApAXcdRfA6vTaAzELjHVwfuRC-qIrLnbm9jZSjfwHSObbBlVKHROW7a4ncBNwrZ_lgDFO0SpD1TMeL3GWX_jTz0zVvpGu9UlKv3Z2xzixCaSVjqX6M5l0R3kD_5TcMYuX-3FM9W-XxfVGGIrQyeGRDW_LN8yJ/s2016/IMG_6249.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOOfR1ANIflzC-l-v4ayiQvNPLPrBpVgApAXcdRfA6vTaAzELjHVwfuRC-qIrLnbm9jZSjfwHSObbBlVKHROW7a4ncBNwrZ_lgDFO0SpD1TMeL3GWX_jTz0zVvpGu9UlKv3Z2xzixCaSVjqX6M5l0R3kD_5TcMYuX-3FM9W-XxfVGGIrQyeGRDW_LN8yJ/w400-h300/IMG_6249.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Group photo, one more time!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div>I hope to have more to say and share about "Legions Imperialis" in future posts. And throughout this edition of the Challenge, I do hope to paint more of these new models and build up some forces to try a game sometime. The rules ARE a very hard read, but I think they are quite good (not as good as "Epic: Armageddon" - but still good). In the meantime, the painting continues, be sure to check out the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge through the winter, as various Conscripts continue to pile up the points!<br /></div>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-22553241314077601842024-01-10T11:00:00.002-06:002024-01-10T11:00:00.134-06:00Challenge Entry #2 - Ancient Germans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYL11TlJB2ENet41nuqKGPaldRKw-NXGB5wZMPl5iPN5MdX8ZzVjOsjwBsIruWBmnchZwCWvJM_Tcz7CnBSSCAs6svWCnC_1MYTrFjKKJgLadwqk6GVhLmEV1gd8axTR8T99GlEYIBiLD5JAYrpbEVpZNaeNibG_B_8VwbSd1lbMdxebEa_f8L5UlkUw/w400-h300/IMG_6651.JPG" width="400" /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After a slight delay I'm reposting my second <a href="https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AHPC entry</a> to our own blog. It's more from my new</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><a href="http://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2023/12/early-imperial-roman-veteran-legionaries.html" style="font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">Early Imperial Romans</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;">/Ancient Germans project. These particular models have been sitting unpainted in a Plano case for longer than I can remember! Maybe 10 years...? They are Wargames Foundry Germans of course... but there's more to the story... </span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0-EltIielqnZBk8r63KBxvQU6w7S67R5Q_lNiyyDsdW86riLyzu6hHPw7NKQJuMYb6cv_61_qEUhe2PbjJkLk9bieMCJVQ52FamE4bD6NGT9dkhHEABYJLDpyNAES6awtlg5b_rsHtP8pIxEybCuFwvsXX63hZJs7yuM7A4iTuWXT6XApbk6RDZocZw/s5152/IMG_6652.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0-EltIielqnZBk8r63KBxvQU6w7S67R5Q_lNiyyDsdW86riLyzu6hHPw7NKQJuMYb6cv_61_qEUhe2PbjJkLk9bieMCJVQ52FamE4bD6NGT9dkhHEABYJLDpyNAES6awtlg5b_rsHtP8pIxEybCuFwvsXX63hZJs7yuM7A4iTuWXT6XApbk6RDZocZw/w400-h300/IMG_6652.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When I first moved to Winnipeg in 1999 and began tabletop historical wargaming in earnest, I was an avid user of websites like Bartertown and TMP. Eager to get into the Imperial Roman period, I spotted a deal on two painted armies offered by a seller - Early Imperial Romans and Ancient Germans. Of course, being the Internet of the '90s, pictures of stuff for sale were hard to come by, so I asked the seller who had made the figures. "Foundry" was the answer so I pulled the trigger and bought the lot. What arrived, though, was decidedly not made by Foundry... maybe "a" foundry, but definitely not Wargames Foundry. So I tuned up the paint the best I could with washes and highlights, we had a game or two of WAB with them, and I moved them on. But I always wanted to have nice armies of Romans and ancient Germans in 28mm. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qJ_oQ5FINoO_bA4snq4sY22Q15LzstusilnYrQ03bitAS1UBVFJ3va4dRtG2VMwRKuwLCFjCkQ0z1kv7XVMmUqbO1ImsUG5osatayonaUHZSQpRRCIQirClLDHxZk6YPmt5MLVbIP91D2wNk2F1TKiNlknnniIZOL4HCI2qhMBQADEHptEm6T4uFMqo/s5152/IMG_6653.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qJ_oQ5FINoO_bA4snq4sY22Q15LzstusilnYrQ03bitAS1UBVFJ3va4dRtG2VMwRKuwLCFjCkQ0z1kv7XVMmUqbO1ImsUG5osatayonaUHZSQpRRCIQirClLDHxZk6YPmt5MLVbIP91D2wNk2F1TKiNlknnniIZOL4HCI2qhMBQADEHptEm6T4uFMqo/w400-h300/IMG_6653.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Fast forward 25 years or so and here we are! As I said these Germans were obtained in a trade I think and have been sitting in a box for 10 years or more. So it was time to get them painted and get another new insane project further down the road to completion (!)</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzRY3iBw54rEEQpDwML8DDaeUtd3PpPLdsbnI4yS5oBLerE6BTM19GHRglm2dBrjRKeXnTdoPYcfK_CODyiSOWKHF-JNMYkGvJs4DegdGMOyFbaJlpr5a5_DIIsJhtUc9pSHEk4rVcYG58QRmyhDU0fO38wNugB8VOpz3ICYNOeuhrRr3u9AL3SbqNbw/s5152/IMG_6654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzRY3iBw54rEEQpDwML8DDaeUtd3PpPLdsbnI4yS5oBLerE6BTM19GHRglm2dBrjRKeXnTdoPYcfK_CODyiSOWKHF-JNMYkGvJs4DegdGMOyFbaJlpr5a5_DIIsJhtUc9pSHEk4rVcYG58QRmyhDU0fO38wNugB8VOpz3ICYNOeuhrRr3u9AL3SbqNbw/w400-h300/IMG_6654.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Unfortunately my models didn't have shields, but these were purchased from Warlord Games along with decals, which (amazingly) fit the metal shields quite well!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVX8wqRMbR1QTi5-r1IJ0QlnamQ6F1NNqfVGFcZSU6fKNyE4C4xwdu4WIqVvfOqUbVF9P5m2jl5kYiI6F8xzpKP8KJxLwYFlx7CKRfRrOXpuzBPv-H9vBptRh5lM7_dZ1_g3wrGMmxvsBJsoUg9RP-glLu3uulcwXY3U5LJIYBi8lO4-o3-z1Y4RNVwGg/s5152/IMG_6655.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVX8wqRMbR1QTi5-r1IJ0QlnamQ6F1NNqfVGFcZSU6fKNyE4C4xwdu4WIqVvfOqUbVF9P5m2jl5kYiI6F8xzpKP8KJxLwYFlx7CKRfRrOXpuzBPv-H9vBptRh5lM7_dZ1_g3wrGMmxvsBJsoUg9RP-glLu3uulcwXY3U5LJIYBi8lO4-o3-z1Y4RNVwGg/w400-h300/IMG_6655.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">(The t<a href="http://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2023/12/ancient-germans-and-sisters-repentia.html" target="_blank">wo models at right were painted pre-Challenge as a test </a>of my "flesh method" so aren't counted in the total). I think these Germans turned out OK and are certainly a great improvement over the lumpen proles (Minifigs maybe?) that I'd bought back in the day.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDhyphenhyphendNIBP_K3qdF22j1n9uyPDM8lph6ycnx7LR57nknY6RtN4OCVFDGO-Ezbhi3_aNf2YiAvagu5nM5Fyt1trLormN1rfTWs9llNAwf3QeDIWnrrCCDRY_U1OCNYPPekgSHCSC95YcfjIufUFdFQCkHJDpj42pZJXrE4UQw0HCriIpR3u5QDo6fTOkZc/s5152/IMG_6656.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDhyphenhyphendNIBP_K3qdF22j1n9uyPDM8lph6ycnx7LR57nknY6RtN4OCVFDGO-Ezbhi3_aNf2YiAvagu5nM5Fyt1trLormN1rfTWs9llNAwf3QeDIWnrrCCDRY_U1OCNYPPekgSHCSC95YcfjIufUFdFQCkHJDpj42pZJXrE4UQw0HCriIpR3u5QDo6fTOkZc/w400-h300/IMG_6656.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's the project progress so far! Unfortunately there will be a slight delay in resumption as I've run out of 20mm square bases but more are on the way. <i>Ave Imperator!</i></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>(ps - the bases have now arrived and more Germans are in progress :-)</i></span></div>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-16636437808323780062024-01-08T10:00:00.001-06:002024-01-08T10:00:16.264-06:00AHPC Submission #1 - Sons of Horus Assault Marines<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRgxvbGi9VcvTHKkwxjjerY071AqXdxEbV4MXUjLs_RVmnI2f0agqE_SjhjuE8FVnIPfLUSuMJGWRqHp_QpcPeovTj0J6j95lw5Ru0KVyEZRPzMlx5VRYE1Vfb4P40pTSAlzYmwcLccTtdpIZtSFaqGWp4taMPP3qvC8kYduNIAnCi7hswDBFNdzLMa93/s1818/IMG_6187.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1818" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRgxvbGi9VcvTHKkwxjjerY071AqXdxEbV4MXUjLs_RVmnI2f0agqE_SjhjuE8FVnIPfLUSuMJGWRqHp_QpcPeovTj0J6j95lw5Ru0KVyEZRPzMlx5VRYE1Vfb4P40pTSAlzYmwcLccTtdpIZtSFaqGWp4taMPP3qvC8kYduNIAnCi7hswDBFNdzLMa93/w400-h279/IMG_6187.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Horus for hope! Let's <i>jump in</i> to the New Year, shall we...? I'll just leave...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy New Year everyone! As you will have seen, the 14th edition of the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge is underway, and a number of Conscripts are participating once more. I know Dallas and Frederick have already posted a couple of submissions - and I might have missed others (I expect Byron will have had at least one by now too) as the opening weeks of the AHPC tend to be a blur of posts. Anyway, here is my own first submission - a squad of Space Marines kitted out for assault work, with jet-powered jump packs, pistols of various sorts and the trusty chainswords we can look forward to using in the grim and dark future. These fellows are kitted out in Mark VI powered armour painted in the colours of the <i>XVI Legion Astartes</i>, the fine Sons of Horus, the Warmaster's own legion. These are brand new multi-part plastic kits from GW's "Age of Darkness" setting, the Horus Heresy.</span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtTlH4gTKzqvx2tHO1qY8YH8l2XTKVmgmFw94DAO0zRt4WQG6XpEulujue2CJTzVvHO972V6wB2IgjnoSvcNtaQ8hW97jK-KWPlJ26RIDqlvdPEKTUmnWiIExfO_NFRvtcUIugbtcMPOUVSYtvKjUzOG4Gzr4ga1l_363PlletKPUUVVTTdGwflCrpqiF/s1280/IMG_6176.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtTlH4gTKzqvx2tHO1qY8YH8l2XTKVmgmFw94DAO0zRt4WQG6XpEulujue2CJTzVvHO972V6wB2IgjnoSvcNtaQ8hW97jK-KWPlJ26RIDqlvdPEKTUmnWiIExfO_NFRvtcUIugbtcMPOUVSYtvKjUzOG4Gzr4ga1l_363PlletKPUUVVTTdGwflCrpqiF/w185-h400/IMG_6176.PNG" width="185" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Yes!! These guys!! Finally!! Remember the old "Space Marine" rules??<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKDDzwXg49tlT7Pe5Miu5-lcN_d1MIsK2Q7_T9km58kNSgBsgaEfxFbhZpsMZt-GD6u2FQv6OgeedVou_6eX7YaJ_QCU1LA5nxpq6Aj4W5bILSFokP2G8MuCmA31Ew-DrVBS3xFgidZ6W0Utbo5NQ8v9JwYhJMua0UKwEFheYZuObvtfIDBZpUnhI654f/s2016/IMG_6180.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKDDzwXg49tlT7Pe5Miu5-lcN_d1MIsK2Q7_T9km58kNSgBsgaEfxFbhZpsMZt-GD6u2FQv6OgeedVou_6eX7YaJ_QCU1LA5nxpq6Aj4W5bILSFokP2G8MuCmA31Ew-DrVBS3xFgidZ6W0Utbo5NQ8v9JwYhJMua0UKwEFheYZuObvtfIDBZpUnhI654f/w400-h300/IMG_6180.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Squad officer on the left, while the fellow on the right is sporting a plasma pistol. They sometimes blow up and kill their user...but...like...only sometimes...still, the officer leaves those to the other fellows...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEnqFsatTPSOitegO7M6hREIfPnE_7_RqYMgkTXRuAhVHvKY1FQQNEpcUUH4MBkSe92tFGDuDL5kaBeqMzwtzUZacHNafdXe2C7jQgfXVVwAlb5jiOFGJuoL5lwYmdvB5GqZ7Gm3hjbFf5grMEU3ptDwMesUZT77qu1bRcZ3WVzcZ4Bvx4P5TnFt8_vAE/s2016/IMG_6179.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEnqFsatTPSOitegO7M6hREIfPnE_7_RqYMgkTXRuAhVHvKY1FQQNEpcUUH4MBkSe92tFGDuDL5kaBeqMzwtzUZacHNafdXe2C7jQgfXVVwAlb5jiOFGJuoL5lwYmdvB5GqZ7Gm3hjbFf5grMEU3ptDwMesUZT77qu1bRcZ3WVzcZ4Bvx4P5TnFt8_vAE/w400-h300/IMG_6179.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Look at those whacky jet/jump packs!! Just what one would need to go flying through the sky while wielding a chainsword, right?<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />In the AHPC participants can accrue bonus points if they can fit their submission into a theme (<a href="https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-challenge-library.html">see more here for the details if you wish</a>). I'll be counting these models as "New Acquisitions", as they are brand-spanking new, very recently released by GW. Old salts like myself have been (im)patiently awaiting these models, so very strangely missing from the initial 2022 rollout of the new plastic "Age of Darkness" range. They hit the shelves in early December 2023, and I could not wait to get them. Even as my hobby time has mostly-vanished while we start packing up our house for a move to Toronto, I kept these aside so I could work on them, as they are at once wonderful new kits while also providing a huge hit of nostalgia. With the clock ticking on 2023, I powered through to get them finished just before the New Year.<br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXgCTqkv1sS1iLaH6_VDesTzw_rRbFAKl9ZyvEkd32h8eSFbhh_YiqVrAvfvKFuqeGlX6O0JUk0w_hMizRncJoiU23gQtlTGws4czlrv_gyriZBvjsNI26B9CcCRwEOdPR26zPH4ddyo3osXX-PWgLXIAvHKm5URJuCWCUh82DpVLG59w8F6J-7bbFUhG/s2016/IMG_6182.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXgCTqkv1sS1iLaH6_VDesTzw_rRbFAKl9ZyvEkd32h8eSFbhh_YiqVrAvfvKFuqeGlX6O0JUk0w_hMizRncJoiU23gQtlTGws4czlrv_gyriZBvjsNI26B9CcCRwEOdPR26zPH4ddyo3osXX-PWgLXIAvHKm5URJuCWCUh82DpVLG59w8F6J-7bbFUhG/w400-h300/IMG_6182.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">A second plasma pistol in the squad on the left, and a regular assault trooper on the right.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />GW can sure be infuriating, but when they hit a home run, it is amazing, and for me, this kit is a total home run. I love how the "beakie" marines look, they go together nicely, with a decent set of options, and are a real treat to paint. Marines with buzzing around with crazy jump packs is a core part of the original "Space Marine" game for me, so it is a real treat to have new plastic "beakie" Space Marines with the assault kit. <br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfaJPO_JQseIIcNepUD0Z7YiGwjzc19a7N_apitsMRhomYrmnMsfZh-vA2ZhuNrkINW85cWIfszpMzsux12ZAaUGsZAIf8sIBqG8mFeETTzHilP8W4AL522YsWu9JQ4oLcbGTiRzEQhB6y1mK6SXLEjYeDLXbLFSBZSTtWV6J1VsfeBF6vUTXugcH6q6a/s1890/IMG_6178.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfaJPO_JQseIIcNepUD0Z7YiGwjzc19a7N_apitsMRhomYrmnMsfZh-vA2ZhuNrkINW85cWIfszpMzsux12ZAaUGsZAIf8sIBqG8mFeETTzHilP8W4AL522YsWu9JQ4oLcbGTiRzEQhB6y1mK6SXLEjYeDLXbLFSBZSTtWV6J1VsfeBF6vUTXugcH6q6a/w279-h400/IMG_6178.JPG" width="279" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">These are beautiful, basic sculpts...none of the stupid/excessive/cartoonish posing seen on so many of the newer "Primaris" marines in the 40k range.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8M7wa_3h5P1iYlOufT80TlQgmHBeYq9M-PQLE4ieAHLQVWuXMjcRj_1u2Fqxe11ZwHQWJyDdo4SsYlyd36sjZjDW1B0krIeLkhVWlFiu3lG3Ec8Z3G6yUw6rsdN5UZyAiizcvMXHgCtalUxJm_-_aYdMDLzO9R_zPK1fsb1NjTjzQXwRGay7HucpVuLx/s1684/IMG_6177.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8M7wa_3h5P1iYlOufT80TlQgmHBeYq9M-PQLE4ieAHLQVWuXMjcRj_1u2Fqxe11ZwHQWJyDdo4SsYlyd36sjZjDW1B0krIeLkhVWlFiu3lG3Ec8Z3G6yUw6rsdN5UZyAiizcvMXHgCtalUxJm_-_aYdMDLzO9R_zPK1fsb1NjTjzQXwRGay7HucpVuLx/w298-h400/IMG_6177.JPG" width="298" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Love those custom legion shoulder plates...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Naturally the first squad of 10 was assigned to the Warmaster's own legion in my collection. I have a second box set that I thought would be painted for the loyalist side...but...the assault squads can include as many as 20 marines, and the Warmaster is not the sort for half-measures, right? We'll see what happens with the next batch..<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In terms of scoring, I managed to grab 70 points, a paltry start toward my target of 1200 points, but a start is a start, right? We'll see how things go in the coming weeks, as I try to squeeze in hobby time while preparing for the house move. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That's all for now - thanks for stopping by, and I hope everyone has a great 2024. Cheers! </span><br /></p>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-35630090459769385972023-12-24T18:55:00.000-06:002023-12-24T18:55:31.599-06:00Ancient Germans and Sisters Repentia!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaR27P1YmUADgY-6OViYnyd6HapGaYp03MqN_nuVQ1xUvj7PA9gOtIfWFZGm4Ro270M2mXNSE4-2Fscvdgk1V1tPUJJNQ2T7UOGDJ4jcyEpVUy-OaZ1BNGeMRiks4PH-L82Tkpx6s8OlL196DgA_Nc4_SJ49MAeQmQjtBNj8YjVAYkv9dIbF51Z3mY7ty/s5152/IMG_6640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaR27P1YmUADgY-6OViYnyd6HapGaYp03MqN_nuVQ1xUvj7PA9gOtIfWFZGm4Ro270M2mXNSE4-2Fscvdgk1V1tPUJJNQ2T7UOGDJ4jcyEpVUy-OaZ1BNGeMRiks4PH-L82Tkpx6s8OlL196DgA_Nc4_SJ49MAeQmQjtBNj8YjVAYkv9dIbF51Z3mY7ty/s320/IMG_6640.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Now how about that for a random combo? First up here's the first models in the "opfor" that'll be facing my <a href="http://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2023/12/early-imperial-roman-veteran-legionaries.html" target="_blank">Early Imperial Romans</a>... they're ancient Germans from Wargames Foundry.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg981pa0H9LQk5m7SG21HWLSphT8_qXuR9M67ovQLi8zVxyl4185x19M9NXrS4DOEnJ1WmTAOBuP5SCLJA7bXxK-hNjuMOva1rIWLc-z9yI9k7iILINSpVpGoW36ovmVHNjJzQuo5VPbV8dcxg-4qwBADAre38Zquo5LhfRjNRPjPIHdw6UhCrWnuIic-LQ/s5152/IMG_6641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg981pa0H9LQk5m7SG21HWLSphT8_qXuR9M67ovQLi8zVxyl4185x19M9NXrS4DOEnJ1WmTAOBuP5SCLJA7bXxK-hNjuMOva1rIWLc-z9yI9k7iILINSpVpGoW36ovmVHNjJzQuo5VPbV8dcxg-4qwBADAre38Zquo5LhfRjNRPjPIHdw6UhCrWnuIic-LQ/s320/IMG_6641.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Great models, these. Ancient Germans rarely wore shirts apparently and one of these guys is an early adherent of the... ahem... "naturist" lifestyle.<p></p><p>Painting was pretty easy once I figured out an easy flesh technique. The Romans I did with a really drastic "Dallimore" style of Cadian Flesh over Doombull Brown, but I wanted to do something quicker for the Germans. So I started with Doombull, then used a heavy drybrush of Doombull mixed with Cadian, Mixed with Kislev Flesh, up to straight Kislev Flesh, all in gradual steps. Pretty quick and looks OK I think. The axe handle is Mournfang Brown highlighted with Vallejo New Wood.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGvpphJMyW0tf6PmGqAsbttOOldwVLGLpHKlM46eRn8h3mrp-Hpv5OZEL1ho7sYcT4zotsE2oGiWB_sRO-Xz86d7YYSt4u9OoyDWIqxcMZOwPkpAH50NBi9MeYw1ZopChyphenhyphen9lQwEK1Y-D9dqntbsv4rOIQTVw7nkVJ-PkrmXI0JJGB2I6ytGTxr5qJ4loI/s5152/IMG_6646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGvpphJMyW0tf6PmGqAsbttOOldwVLGLpHKlM46eRn8h3mrp-Hpv5OZEL1ho7sYcT4zotsE2oGiWB_sRO-Xz86d7YYSt4u9OoyDWIqxcMZOwPkpAH50NBi9MeYw1ZopChyphenhyphen9lQwEK1Y-D9dqntbsv4rOIQTVw7nkVJ-PkrmXI0JJGB2I6ytGTxr5qJ4loI/s320/IMG_6646.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here they are with one of the Foundry legionaries. More to come on this one!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrSZN6TNeQFi_WlgPh2c5jLMnlUMkgq1VfVJYehMFlr9B3FAKUfwNqTY1sblQK5F0EfwS16MvXk8r-Rs6JpCehke0D7F_deX074uaiQ8DWXUxcAtcufYPPFELxZ4evX_DeCDIb4D1yMr0Jx0uomKLE43Bk9u5mtjEef9ZJqsum_76R7RQEiqPNwHUBeYg/s5152/IMG_6647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrSZN6TNeQFi_WlgPh2c5jLMnlUMkgq1VfVJYehMFlr9B3FAKUfwNqTY1sblQK5F0EfwS16MvXk8r-Rs6JpCehke0D7F_deX074uaiQ8DWXUxcAtcufYPPFELxZ4evX_DeCDIb4D1yMr0Jx0uomKLE43Bk9u5mtjEef9ZJqsum_76R7RQEiqPNwHUBeYg/s320/IMG_6647.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Next up here's a couple more Sisters Repentia for the Sisters of Battle. I wanted to get these done before New Year's Day and the annual game - this year it's 40K fifth ed. with Sisters vs. Tyranids. These two were also done before the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge but never fear, today I finished seven more that were started before 21 December, so they'll go on the Challenge blog.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBG0GvAaO1t31lyfnlweuK_CmMGTpyh7meKTfPbm6mo9tYFGF8W_9JGiAMpBVErjCw4uXVdrPA-1xQ2GjmvWqFXREVMVUqXVcI626Kl-D6yNDSPjABv6z0nqwZrUg5LZhJvN3rqwfSZFlPfEIXaH8GSuk1nCmY53t7qXGZGdgkfQKCOgy7DXfji-_cxPmg/s5152/IMG_6648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBG0GvAaO1t31lyfnlweuK_CmMGTpyh7meKTfPbm6mo9tYFGF8W_9JGiAMpBVErjCw4uXVdrPA-1xQ2GjmvWqFXREVMVUqXVcI626Kl-D6yNDSPjABv6z0nqwZrUg5LZhJvN3rqwfSZFlPfEIXaH8GSuk1nCmY53t7qXGZGdgkfQKCOgy7DXfji-_cxPmg/s320/IMG_6648.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgublPatuAFzcBvE_whoESmZXin29CK2C01VJTmvJclXffoEdXDbHz9GU-6fZpWkUFa7e9n0YIwaiyEAiWW4q1DHmxLSXMM1B1yROtpxBbRwgbccfrRSMmq6tt01ev34bAsEvC2F4vTPYwBBdlR4iOpbEtK826mXOpObSr8wc1QpYbH0wymWNbvAcBcRvA/s5152/IMG_6649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgublPatuAFzcBvE_whoESmZXin29CK2C01VJTmvJclXffoEdXDbHz9GU-6fZpWkUFa7e9n0YIwaiyEAiWW4q1DHmxLSXMM1B1yROtpxBbRwgbccfrRSMmq6tt01ev34bAsEvC2F4vTPYwBBdlR4iOpbEtK826mXOpObSr8wc1QpYbH0wymWNbvAcBcRvA/s320/IMG_6649.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUuKlEqv0bKe8vjlbEbGcljTwnsLQdOVCwbB42CS_0wcPjsigpkj4TJD4pRIc2_lkcNrQiqWwICvxhp98mco7pkercdgDJ8ObcTrCzYP8dtffdpoddpp264EEfKZOXO3tm21Pfet_Qu_cSggyVO1dUQZyjIXffxiEghiN_1oC-XN1RYoTeJA2V8pAzdXQ/s5152/IMG_6650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUuKlEqv0bKe8vjlbEbGcljTwnsLQdOVCwbB42CS_0wcPjsigpkj4TJD4pRIc2_lkcNrQiqWwICvxhp98mco7pkercdgDJ8ObcTrCzYP8dtffdpoddpp264EEfKZOXO3tm21Pfet_Qu_cSggyVO1dUQZyjIXffxiEghiN_1oC-XN1RYoTeJA2V8pAzdXQ/s320/IMG_6650.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Super fun figures - not my favourites ever to paint, but they look cool when they're done. <br /> <p></p>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-27697721075866304652023-12-19T15:23:00.002-06:002023-12-20T08:08:10.505-06:00New Plastic Mark III Marines for GW's "Age of Darkness"<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAv82CkxjWqqUa05GCV9kW2XREFF6Pn9NAwM6EN2RGDzm40FDTDOcjIXpxKkwO6qCA-YE9NNDOzad254hdFI6cg-kYK80asKSbkkGWaQVq7NdOvSPWaVad1vJR0nMPYEbILOunADfHfFTWHxfpZkDiI5Zo36dePIn2C5muy0jq-dLzlZOORcW5z1i8Q4/s1744/IMG_6091.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1744" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAv82CkxjWqqUa05GCV9kW2XREFF6Pn9NAwM6EN2RGDzm40FDTDOcjIXpxKkwO6qCA-YE9NNDOzad254hdFI6cg-kYK80asKSbkkGWaQVq7NdOvSPWaVad1vJR0nMPYEbILOunADfHfFTWHxfpZkDiI5Zo36dePIn2C5muy0jq-dLzlZOORcW5z1i8Q4/w400-h301/IMG_6091.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Reinforcements for The Warmaster! New Mark III plated plastic Space Marines from GW.<br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Well, it's been a...month, give or take, since posting anything, but you know, the usual excuses, work, travel, blah blah. Who cares, right? The important thing is I finally have some stuff to post. This is a veteran tactical squad wearing Mark III plate and the colours of the <i>XVI Legion Astartes</i>, the noble Sons of Horus! These are multi-part plastic figures from GW's new "Age of Darkness" range, the long-awaited - and slightly feared - new "take" on a popular subject, that being the Mark III Space Marines of the Horus Heresy setting.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhGY_K8y7sc_isafm28UlZXYo42UISblpdKT6NdmLTxzFVqlz20BzHzZP92V-NFBP9tTxWq16BUjbkq0z3Dr6BB3j0t0Av-RjBSOmqD_H0JV8lEEQvbQ1k_c3MiUowCYiJJv7mHuXyoU9XiHTOH9zGhyphenhyphenlKrUx4aiAAHnK18ZLj06LbQq0xYUby3u9kcI/s2016/IMG_6083.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhGY_K8y7sc_isafm28UlZXYo42UISblpdKT6NdmLTxzFVqlz20BzHzZP92V-NFBP9tTxWq16BUjbkq0z3Dr6BB3j0t0Av-RjBSOmqD_H0JV8lEEQvbQ1k_c3MiUowCYiJJv7mHuXyoU9XiHTOH9zGhyphenhyphenlKrUx4aiAAHnK18ZLj06LbQq0xYUby3u9kcI/w400-h300/IMG_6083.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Old vs. new...a Forge World Mark III marine on the left, and the Sergeant from the new plastic sprue on the right. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Why "feared"? Well, it is replacing a <u>very</u> popular segment of the previous Horus Heresy figure lineup. The previous generation of Mark III models - released first in resin by Forge World - were, in a word, awesome. Their ominous, proto-dark-age look and feel aligned so perfectly with the setting of both the "Great Crusade" and the subsequent Horus Heresy. The rimmed armour plates and assorted bits of gilding that make them somewhat formal, but the rivets, the segmented plates, the deep-seated helmet lenses hunkered behind the thick grill of an ominous helmet...the only "enlightenment" to reasonably expect from these fellows will be the flash of bolt gun fire as your society is "brought into compliance".<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bFPc9PQbTAZivNjJzhG7bQJuHourmTfFJi5tg-V9Apqq-sqoDd4Dy_GjJsIRliP_CVAWWssK44D-o23mCqLkcCdnw5pcH2wssCiuZ9irOzVQ5Yl47bO0AspJV9UIkUs8Jcz8BwJlGXRZs-tqn5fUbtcZbA5jG3JaOFd1rdHSrhZr0vUHRkv221Y4d7M/s1836/IMG_6088.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1836" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bFPc9PQbTAZivNjJzhG7bQJuHourmTfFJi5tg-V9Apqq-sqoDd4Dy_GjJsIRliP_CVAWWssK44D-o23mCqLkcCdnw5pcH2wssCiuZ9irOzVQ5Yl47bO0AspJV9UIkUs8Jcz8BwJlGXRZs-tqn5fUbtcZbA5jG3JaOFd1rdHSrhZr0vUHRkv221Y4d7M/w400-h326/IMG_6088.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">View from the front...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2exBnnxErFppIpmmBnGNV-7W4_McCzH4up1rig-ndUfLapNqZq-qzpQWx-zlBZVpeFWTHwnUase07gdMPiQU4OM-azaG9xR4Df8aUmgyC0iSYTtg2WOmS_9WaLlSqYjJklLUImDhVpRq1xhirE8oeuS4myk1u0oSEBySomf2yhejx6LyvtOSJO4dSvkI/s1696/IMG_6087.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1696" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2exBnnxErFppIpmmBnGNV-7W4_McCzH4up1rig-ndUfLapNqZq-qzpQWx-zlBZVpeFWTHwnUase07gdMPiQU4OM-azaG9xR4Df8aUmgyC0iSYTtg2WOmS_9WaLlSqYjJklLUImDhVpRq1xhirE8oeuS4myk1u0oSEBySomf2yhejx6LyvtOSJO4dSvkI/w400-h341/IMG_6087.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rear details...no more overlapping armour segments :(<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />GW then released plastic version of the figures, which were faithful to the look and feel of the originals from Forge World. This brought the average gamer a chance to fill the table Mark III-plated Space Marines for a real "Age of Darkness" look! I love the look of this armour, and the original plastic Mark III kit is one of the best GW has put out.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXhFYtVUFqRoitK9jAKtyJwiGkedIohr_Z6cOWQjRek84cBC1I3C0rQfVRY4mpXt0_ydgmSjhWjEPdDXm3eMcajlNjYuFKlRFV9dFxjGCASika73x4v-1V5Ts0RX_be81_BnjPw24Po3bVHtw2nFKRB4rUfF314Hn2b4dDXZIo6iL6g1QPHpZ-WRm68g/s2016/IMG_6084.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXhFYtVUFqRoitK9jAKtyJwiGkedIohr_Z6cOWQjRek84cBC1I3C0rQfVRY4mpXt0_ydgmSjhWjEPdDXm3eMcajlNjYuFKlRFV9dFxjGCASika73x4v-1V5Ts0RX_be81_BnjPw24Po3bVHtw2nFKRB4rUfF314Hn2b4dDXZIo6iL6g1QPHpZ-WRm68g/w400-h300/IMG_6084.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Veteran Tactical Squads can choose from an assortment of special and heavy weapons, with one available per-five Marines in the squad.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Fast forward to this year, and news breaks of a "new" Mark III kit. Trepidation fills the air. Even as the new "Age of Darkness" sets have been, in general, a home run, we have also seen evidence that a spirit of artiste-types who insist on fixing that which is not broken has been loosed to run amok within the design studio. These are the same people who "fixed" the new Mark VI models to make them taller, thought making the studded shoulder plate into a two-piece kit was a GREAT idea, and decided a kafka-esque system for the use of special and heavy weapons with the new figures is JUST WHAT WE NEED...so what would these hipster sculptors do the beloved Mark III?<p></p><p>Well, as you can see...quite a lot. It's not all bad, far from it in fact. Of course, your tastes may vary. But let's cover some of it, and you can judge for yourself, hopefully assisted by the photos of this first new squad.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXRc63mFmjFRdUkPyRtLr8IxPLIh65XcIH3-KqnBbu2J2Rskc0_sGpTPQWI39KZzB1-6qFwb7KfJBICE9_6H2HTZhKavnOGTLEHsZRCuh_-st9ZIAcyhEu-ykT4kWGdhIAKaupXbYecF0PksA8dwzkA_U134OKf5lVMeNdbFAZijgyjqTj0BGy53xLk8/s2016/IMG_6085.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXRc63mFmjFRdUkPyRtLr8IxPLIh65XcIH3-KqnBbu2J2Rskc0_sGpTPQWI39KZzB1-6qFwb7KfJBICE9_6H2HTZhKavnOGTLEHsZRCuh_-st9ZIAcyhEu-ykT4kWGdhIAKaupXbYecF0PksA8dwzkA_U134OKf5lVMeNdbFAZijgyjqTj0BGy53xLk8/w300-h400/IMG_6085.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Another view of the officer. I should have put something on that breastplate...maybe for the next one.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe we'll start with what is the same or similar to what came before? Well, the new-look Mark III retains, IMO, a sense of proto-medieval armoured appearance. There are extra edged plates on the arms, thighs and legs. There are big, chunky and ornate knee plates and elbow plates - although these are not circles as on the old kits. In a very general way, these new sculpts do, IMO, capture the "spirit", such as it is, of the old Mark III. <p></p><p>If you have custom heads or custom embossed shoulder plates from older Mark III kits, these will work on the new plastic kits. So that is useful too. But it also where the compatibility immediately ends...<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fM90prs49w7HuH3t-hLVqP7QMfWn7p3eB3oaqnsgGllwfKoada_n0RgftQb6KHxZ78CYmYQiOk_eYzxkVVLTwMNaRLs1O0z9lH4A4Hj10KJq3xeuWFGQNqkvImz-ZxtJFYJBETFqeksoP_9QUZX0LRFnM3C2-hX7rVFIcxZJJLSMfuVEJoNMbY27VEk/s1798/IMG_6086.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1798" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fM90prs49w7HuH3t-hLVqP7QMfWn7p3eB3oaqnsgGllwfKoada_n0RgftQb6KHxZ78CYmYQiOk_eYzxkVVLTwMNaRLs1O0z9lH4A4Hj10KJq3xeuWFGQNqkvImz-ZxtJFYJBETFqeksoP_9QUZX0LRFnM3C2-hX7rVFIcxZJJLSMfuVEJoNMbY27VEk/w400-h336/IMG_6086.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Melta gunner and vox-caster.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />If you are as nutty a fan of the 30k setting as I am, there are a lot of important differences between new and old...so lets run through some differences that stood out to me. <br /><p></p><p>Start with the height and proportions of the new models. The new Mark III match the new Mark VI in terms of height and proportion, with the same net effects. The heads on the new ones are actually smaller than the heads of the previous figures, even as the new figures overall stand taller than the older generation ones. This is annoying, but give the sculptors their due - I find the proportions are also more sensible on the new ones - not that the previous ones were bad - but I do find the length of the legs, the size of torso etc all look a little more "correct" on the newer sculpts. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZm6GvQKjw1jjs-zrYlCvd0FvW8wl__ey_5IjPU9grluNPhfN1i4kRiWAekbmaVTcpLvTP8-bDd37SdLj4PfM8o1KnDZ9wXiWz3zYehgueQxHze1K9mRYPgR8QyHxvO8MRHT8sp19-DAMdMquixV1PfgVoqOGmd1PCoeBid4BL7t6U3dRDODHikSUlyE/s1744/IMG_6091.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1744" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZm6GvQKjw1jjs-zrYlCvd0FvW8wl__ey_5IjPU9grluNPhfN1i4kRiWAekbmaVTcpLvTP8-bDd37SdLj4PfM8o1KnDZ9wXiWz3zYehgueQxHze1K9mRYPgR8QyHxvO8MRHT8sp19-DAMdMquixV1PfgVoqOGmd1PCoeBid4BL7t6U3dRDODHikSUlyE/w400-h301/IMG_6091.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Group photo one more time...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />All of us have our own quirks when it comes to mixing models of different styles etc, but FWIW I would say you could not mix new plastic Mark IIIs and old plastic and resin Mark IIIs in the same units, but it would hardly be an issue to include squads of both generations in the same army. YMMV. <br /><p></p><p>Let's move along...assembly on these new ones is such that conversions will be very difficult. Any unique/legion specific marines which made use of previous plastic Mark III bits (like, for example, the Templar Brethern of the Imperial Fists) will require expert modelling. Basically, if you want to convert the figure, you need to build the entire leg/torso assembly, then carefully start cutting. I've seen it done online, so it is not impossible, but you need caution, patience and modelling talent...I am not blessed with any of those attributes myself... <br /></p><p>The armour is still segmented, but the segments don't overlap, which is
too bad...the slightly cleaner look is, in contrast to the previous Mark
III, a step backwards...but not the end of the world. <br /></p><p>The new boltgun...it's "chonky"! I rather like the look of it, but it is different in a notable way from the prior styles, and if you want to use old bolt guns, you'll need to source some hands and, as above, be pretty crafty and careful. As with the new Mark VI kits, specific bolt guns are matched to specific pairs of arms.<br /></p><p>Speaking of the boltguns, that is a good segue to move to the general "weapons ecosystem" - basically, these new Mark III figures share, and fit, the same accessories, special weapons and heavy weapons as the new Mark VI models. The bracing hand is sculpted directly on the weapon, and you need to carefully match specific sets of hands with specific weapons. You get used to it pretty quickly with boltguns, but it gets downright Byzantine when trying to equip them with heavy or special weapons - be SURE to save your instructions. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRs-rNgXpTgO8l5DNSTWh6gbaLnf9IEq7ALJlG-4wccbTpbklraP6Ia0tvn8IlVZQJ1pxfLjTNOYoA2FJnrjHDFhfO-KgssW6a0Z-0tFQ3sszP2qBTqs5ZMemqoGBcVO_Cqw2eBqc1nUTfl11ya7FvACAageCgh8xiRTwlkLSEGm1nYumAc38wRMade2w/s1280/IMG_5613.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="962" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRs-rNgXpTgO8l5DNSTWh6gbaLnf9IEq7ALJlG-4wccbTpbklraP6Ia0tvn8IlVZQJ1pxfLjTNOYoA2FJnrjHDFhfO-KgssW6a0Z-0tFQ3sszP2qBTqs5ZMemqoGBcVO_Cqw2eBqc1nUTfl11ya7FvACAageCgh8xiRTwlkLSEGm1nYumAc38wRMade2w/w301-h400/IMG_5613.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It's an "attention to detail" of sorts...these are the spare vambraces needed to convert the Mark VI arms in the special and heavy weapon kits to match the look of the Mark III troops.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />This is a particular challenge for the new Mark III marines, as they come with an ENTIRE SET OF VAMBRACES so you can make use of the otherwise Mark VI arms in the special weapon boxes. This is...so mindlessly complicated? I mean, it makes sense to take steps to have your new Mark III kits match the new special weapon sets, but here I am not so much being critical of the Mark III kits as I am being critical of the decision made at the outset to even require a whole new special weapon/heavy weapon ecosystem at all. Particularly when you see that an outcome is the need to expend a fair bit of space on the sprues for spare vambraces you only require if you are doing special weapon/heavy weapon marines.<br /></p><p>Who did this make sense to in the GW studio when they approved all of this? It is not the end of the world...and, from a certain point of view, evidence of great commitment to help your new Mark III's work for all bits...but this is also evidence of what must have been considerable resources invested in solving a problem that wasn't a problem until they made it one. How to the shareholders of this company not lose their minds on this kind of stuff? I digress...<br /></p><p></p><p>Let's look at another sore point from the previous Mark III kits - the backpack! Is the backpack still hell to put together? Well...not quite. Fans of the previous plastic Mark IIIs will no doubt recall much swearing, wondering how and why it made sense for the power packs on the back to be two pieces, creating an awful seam along the exhaust vents that was very hard to manage. Now, it's one piece...but be warned, it is not a clean cut from the frame. They seem to have achieved this one-piece result by including a bunch of extra cables on the power packs. Obtaining a "clean" backpack is still a challenge - although one without glue.</p><p>Last, but DEFINITELY not least, I will touch now on what I see to be the biggest change on these new Mark III figures...the helmets. As you see, the figure designer has opted for spiked helmets. For someone totally new to this game and setting, you might see this and go "hmm, OK, whatever, seems to add to the ominous ambience". But many, many fans of the game see that specific feature and immediately think "Death Guard" - after all, this manner of helmet spike is a common feature of the Death Guard's Heresy-era imagery and you see it in the <a href="https://www.warhammer.com/en-CA/shop/death-guard-mk6-heads-2022">custom bits the Forge World/GW sculptors designed for that Legion</a>. To include helmet spikes on the new Mark IIIs is, IMO, an odd design choice here, given this context.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xCqPjJ_NKpE7IK2g3BzwuyK27EciTVBbmdH_FqoxhCA8iYRqImRBdH47EpuM9Agplnelw3x20vkHRoH0BNfEyrIxdf24819QkPouxjMzGunFaP-myihyphenhyphene6tkECQUkvllDoeykRJiHV0VXutVvBSN5RQfWOzRAX1jH4E4N7tC7gPNYMV4FnDbgdmXHfE/s1740/IMG_6089.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xCqPjJ_NKpE7IK2g3BzwuyK27EciTVBbmdH_FqoxhCA8iYRqImRBdH47EpuM9Agplnelw3x20vkHRoH0BNfEyrIxdf24819QkPouxjMzGunFaP-myihyphenhyphene6tkECQUkvllDoeykRJiHV0VXutVvBSN5RQfWOzRAX1jH4E4N7tC7gPNYMV4FnDbgdmXHfE/w340-h400/IMG_6089.JPG" width="340" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Let's cook it for the Warmaster!"<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />With that said, one can easily remove the helmet spikes, or just use custom helmets sourced from Forge World/GW or 3D printed options. All the same...I just don't get this design decision. Again, I wish more adults were keeping an eye on the hipster artistes in the studio...<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJgsVSxr2biR0eKSa2ByJCT9fySP9F3_vrJxbbz37z2tysNrc0M8Q-QuxVS6x0U8dmH0h9r0dd_Dgkf_wAMI590J5eiKKGyXuU5WMSsT8P5tLOWS4BROcoVJQwUSzsvIdWvIGZd0GKoe0ggFXSiYbqlrdDE0uFkDqaDCn-f4XurEmGS1fuOczjKgogHU/s2016/IMG_6090.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJgsVSxr2biR0eKSa2ByJCT9fySP9F3_vrJxbbz37z2tysNrc0M8Q-QuxVS6x0U8dmH0h9r0dd_Dgkf_wAMI590J5eiKKGyXuU5WMSsT8P5tLOWS4BROcoVJQwUSzsvIdWvIGZd0GKoe0ggFXSiYbqlrdDE0uFkDqaDCn-f4XurEmGS1fuOczjKgogHU/w300-h400/IMG_6090.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Covering fire, anyone?<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />So, on balance, if you are new the game and setting and don't care about any of the above well, first, welcome! And second, you will enjoy these kits. They look cool. They are fun to paint. They seem like the ominous, scary "older brothers" to all the guys running around in Mark VI armour. <br /></p><p>If, on the other hand, you are a dork like me, you may have some reservations with these kits...but that said, I still enjoyed them, and will certainly be assembling more of them in the months ahead! </p><p></p><p>Speaking of the months ahead...</p><p><b><u>On The Move Again</u></b></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWYGKfIkjL5NnFB1l6wici5_m6AWS2ISzwDB2bUa7q6oDCs5YlM0LPGa-r8N8VeJtYntletxyWoCJfRAy81kMGesvlSc1lh6CCbWSMaGk2AqCKgEo753HmRbDZhMfcwMZyC7_ApbljHS9eGdeIy_mtd1tkAB9jaBHk_BISqnnt8t_L5YANjfDEBaMxTI/s2016/IMG_6033.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWYGKfIkjL5NnFB1l6wici5_m6AWS2ISzwDB2bUa7q6oDCs5YlM0LPGa-r8N8VeJtYntletxyWoCJfRAy81kMGesvlSc1lh6CCbWSMaGk2AqCKgEo753HmRbDZhMfcwMZyC7_ApbljHS9eGdeIy_mtd1tkAB9jaBHk_BISqnnt8t_L5YANjfDEBaMxTI/w400-h300/IMG_6033.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our home in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, during its brief time on the market...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So, this is happening. With the pandemic now in the rear view mirror, I need to be in the same city as my office, and so we will be moving to Toronto. The move is likely to take place in late January of next year...so it won't be the best time for painting, but there will always be stuff to paint, and I hope to find new folks to game with even while keeping in touch with friends. <br /><p></p><p>That's all for now, thanks for reading, and stay tuned for the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge! <br /></p>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-45132686064188042382023-12-16T21:30:00.002-06:002023-12-16T21:30:22.596-06:00Early Imperial Roman Veteran Legionaries!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2PjV33dotl1jad-XjL3Qury1pqDbyB86hmx6nI6x7CIGlgX9mh3t9Feuz6AdnV9IGDB_HxL4ENmLcfqXTjp50_GKyDzWq_2RhAmCXAwW0Ku3mmLD7W0V2bq-DijsFp42nTE4kh5wcN-M49fUHV9AJpJVUh3fPREofgY033dFpARMA5afij6-XJmbk28Z/s5152/IMG_6633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2PjV33dotl1jad-XjL3Qury1pqDbyB86hmx6nI6x7CIGlgX9mh3t9Feuz6AdnV9IGDB_HxL4ENmLcfqXTjp50_GKyDzWq_2RhAmCXAwW0Ku3mmLD7W0V2bq-DijsFp42nTE4kh5wcN-M49fUHV9AJpJVUh3fPREofgY033dFpARMA5afij6-XJmbk28Z/s320/IMG_6633.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>OK! Here's the start of a new project well underway, it's 28mm Early Imperial Romans!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe146BsPRC3hIqrj6mYeP8O4-13aeMuyEFg8B3xsFv5TXzFf9h0PWZvFKUAAGUhDF5GtBmkdx3FJCvWWQQ3m4k5jBe6Ogwqf8eCX5J6KxnhMrusxS8Elslt1ZJiJy8s6sbZGV8ztFosTWh6kIvPQMuWSMoGtbAn7QCTSqPofBfGcqhuDO8qZNkOLXyfYbF/s5152/IMG_6634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe146BsPRC3hIqrj6mYeP8O4-13aeMuyEFg8B3xsFv5TXzFf9h0PWZvFKUAAGUhDF5GtBmkdx3FJCvWWQQ3m4k5jBe6Ogwqf8eCX5J6KxnhMrusxS8Elslt1ZJiJy8s6sbZGV8ztFosTWh6kIvPQMuWSMoGtbAn7QCTSqPofBfGcqhuDO8qZNkOLXyfYbF/s320/IMG_6634.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here's the first unit in the army done. The project will be early Imperial Romans and (one of) their traditional opponents, ancient Germans (coming soon). This is kind of a full-circle project for me as nearly 25 years ago, after I'd first moved to Winnipeg from the distant countryside, I acquired painted Early Imperial Roman and ancient German armies. They came from either the TMP classifieds or Bartertown (remember those sites?) and I bought 'em sight unseen - not even pictures.<p></p><p>Of course I asked questions before hand, like "who's the manufacturer of these figures?" and the answer came back "Wargames Foundry I think." Well as we say nowadays, the words "I think" did a lot of work in that answer. The models were decidedly NOT Foundry models, more like Minifigs or something - they were not good. I put a wash on them to make 'em presentable, we played one big Thursday game with them, and they were moved on. But I always really liked the period and those two armies.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kPypcjWG2YsKA8Y07pW0m69CDSzBSdk5pHOgpogYSbWHwN7lcXXgbn015oKMNhiA_P5mbY1JNyhQeE3SC8yJrXwiEv4DaHmRaksa6kCZUjd8bO___uXHkNLyvupX_9Vht87VEFIJje8cn9MSNZAc2sJQtCTG7dHCZbebxKo7U0Di50t6ccXC8KDG38nP/s5152/IMG_6635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kPypcjWG2YsKA8Y07pW0m69CDSzBSdk5pHOgpogYSbWHwN7lcXXgbn015oKMNhiA_P5mbY1JNyhQeE3SC8yJrXwiEv4DaHmRaksa6kCZUjd8bO___uXHkNLyvupX_9Vht87VEFIJje8cn9MSNZAc2sJQtCTG7dHCZbebxKo7U0Di50t6ccXC8KDG38nP/s320/IMG_6635.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Fast forward nearly 25 years and I'm back to the project! These Romans are (mostly) the plastic EIR Veteran Legionaries box from Warlord Games. I didn't buy the box, but just have accumulated sprues from various Warlord sprue sales. I likely spent less than half the retail price on the unit. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDPXJnTSJ8-WUqrAboAJNVZxrfc53iuNmVbo6_bX6osSt7E-sqVO0c_tFNRzn5gW4reAe49oO-sFTeIqdPQ-Eu9hcOzDi5OKq0d8tT3372Pk8gJbvEl-qp1gxhJnJqycPQ81uxX4qBf1nhe_jt8tbiniLy2IpaTPSEKjzAL7EUonoHu6WXFEF7xj8BsCf/s5152/IMG_6636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDPXJnTSJ8-WUqrAboAJNVZxrfc53iuNmVbo6_bX6osSt7E-sqVO0c_tFNRzn5gW4reAe49oO-sFTeIqdPQ-Eu9hcOzDi5OKq0d8tT3372Pk8gJbvEl-qp1gxhJnJqycPQ81uxX4qBf1nhe_jt8tbiniLy2IpaTPSEKjzAL7EUonoHu6WXFEF7xj8BsCf/s320/IMG_6636.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Anyway these Veteran Legionary plastics are really super. They're easy to assemble (just right arm, head and shield to stick on), nicely detailed, have good variety, and are easy to paint - just what you want from plastics. And on sale I think I paid about 70 cents each for them. This is the Centurion, leader of the unit, carrying the traditional vine stick.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-kDIrQpBt4uwpnW6sVKJpbA7w8VGKHapMnznQIqD9MERPmiCvWoKs4SKGGUXm8IOyI_3JzWtZepC0fZJJro8iLU4iWAkzykhNSjtVYVwxYrj37ERCWenhtasmh8KayqRGbbxY-6wDMcndSjDBujhiOvVKqDt17EuBYC-MwfgMS1xi8lo2sP-bApVGAib/s5152/IMG_6637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-kDIrQpBt4uwpnW6sVKJpbA7w8VGKHapMnznQIqD9MERPmiCvWoKs4SKGGUXm8IOyI_3JzWtZepC0fZJJro8iLU4iWAkzykhNSjtVYVwxYrj37ERCWenhtasmh8KayqRGbbxY-6wDMcndSjDBujhiOvVKqDt17EuBYC-MwfgMS1xi8lo2sP-bApVGAib/s320/IMG_6637.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>At the right above is the Cornicen with his horn, but at left is the sole metal model in the unit - the Aquilifer, also from Warlord. This one puzzled me a bit - he came with the Aquila (eagle) standard of the Legion, but is wearing a lion headdress. What's weird about that? Well, from everything I've read (ranging from Phil Barker's classic <i>Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome</i> to Ospreys), the Aquilifer, in the early Imperial era at least, was always bare-headed. So rather than offend sensibilities (my own mainly) I gave the Aquilifer model the plastic standard from the plastic Veteran sprue. I had to convert that a bit too since it had a spike on it and not the "hand" that the Manipular standard traditionally bore. But no worries, I cut one out of plasticard and stuck it on. I think it looks OK. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6r96bRAsV6k_F9KuP_xSL0Ey8wAqFU29-9oZIYbWoy1MnNhI0EoeVT7H4CQzr9UKihRcjIl964ynCTkQK5NZkLQbKBpnXrRyRpcVjhvgUWz8joH6EQXbsim0LT7MfpXt5InzdBrL2r9zgh7S-KOP21_lnuJNxhhXfAI29Q2UY9QABMMgJ4O9eHeC2GrX1/s5152/IMG_6638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6r96bRAsV6k_F9KuP_xSL0Ey8wAqFU29-9oZIYbWoy1MnNhI0EoeVT7H4CQzr9UKihRcjIl964ynCTkQK5NZkLQbKBpnXrRyRpcVjhvgUWz8joH6EQXbsim0LT7MfpXt5InzdBrL2r9zgh7S-KOP21_lnuJNxhhXfAI29Q2UY9QABMMgJ4O9eHeC2GrX1/s320/IMG_6638.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Some really nice detail on the standard bearer. The lion skin looks great.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5DP0C5xC6vBZeNBQICYK_0YH-zqSMNyOFnlBLKYoYOdUrTnYBw3Wvi6OWQyjSjelYnFzUzbwGVU-T7yI12AFtcaG3Pl5b89Gi2hrYGGKDcQoxGOEqADxPRfwxBIJwbBBuKFGAod4BCwy1XbdvL3pS50YMg5phUP6witBymEO5koJCchHP6IWT9UvzHF4/s5152/IMG_6639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5DP0C5xC6vBZeNBQICYK_0YH-zqSMNyOFnlBLKYoYOdUrTnYBw3Wvi6OWQyjSjelYnFzUzbwGVU-T7yI12AFtcaG3Pl5b89Gi2hrYGGKDcQoxGOEqADxPRfwxBIJwbBBuKFGAod4BCwy1XbdvL3pS50YMg5phUP6witBymEO5koJCchHP6IWT9UvzHF4/s320/IMG_6639.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I gave the Aquila to the plastic model from the Veteran sprue. He has a head from the bits box onto which I sculpted a Romanesque hairstyle. He's pictured here with metal Foundry models.<p></p><p>The Veterans, like I said earlier, are great. Some of the heads are bearded, unhelmeted, or otherwise battle-weathered. Likewise their scuta (shields) are hammered and worn, some with holes or with the wood showing through. They look great. Of course the designs were hand-painted :-)</p><p>Honestly the idea with this project was to paint enough models to just do a skirmish game - SPQR or something similar - maybe 30-40-ish models a side. But as I started accumulating, the goalposts shifted somewhat (as they do), and now I'm thinking Warhammer Ancient Battles. That would REALLY bring things full circle as that's the game we played with my original armies all those years ago!</p>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-34837880663144556562023-12-04T11:49:00.000-06:002023-12-04T11:49:01.946-06:00Citadel BC2 Monsters Starter Set!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxdVS46UOhHI30I8chba2_Z4PiTi680pDP9QFIdOJsvLw0Mgkj-75t44yAPDPe-_XLCN8I6zV2RBfDp8ba-6gAImdaPBw-biehXzEUO1vsxNS9rw0kKORC-Pqf_f52jU7rodc4DS7MX31MjkyazKn3DEG66wnQg520SRAXa3s-T16ixcLLVqOa59NNXqF/s5152/IMG_6586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5152" data-original-width="3864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxdVS46UOhHI30I8chba2_Z4PiTi680pDP9QFIdOJsvLw0Mgkj-75t44yAPDPe-_XLCN8I6zV2RBfDp8ba-6gAImdaPBw-biehXzEUO1vsxNS9rw0kKORC-Pqf_f52jU7rodc4DS7MX31MjkyazKn3DEG66wnQg520SRAXa3s-T16ixcLLVqOa59NNXqF/s320/IMG_6586.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I love painting old models. They're metal, for one thing, and they're characterful, for another. And these Citadel box sets that came out back in the day are primo for sure.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrkM3o7IT59JGnyb157YfSNgajmqc6Uaf1H29PL6HjvM4URaLCjwb0IVanN8DhJaMITzLZO5dk5ZsGAOxRgcpE_W2nH2ws9A-eYLjRBm_hhH6TBBvHQngqnCj0sAeHW6Uq0ZvruA30Zr2aaZNqE4SiPktASeCwFLcN_c5vRmQ83FyVjfkP9c8yP6wjr-W/s5152/IMG_6587.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5152" data-original-width="3864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrkM3o7IT59JGnyb157YfSNgajmqc6Uaf1H29PL6HjvM4URaLCjwb0IVanN8DhJaMITzLZO5dk5ZsGAOxRgcpE_W2nH2ws9A-eYLjRBm_hhH6TBBvHQngqnCj0sAeHW6Uq0ZvruA30Zr2aaZNqE4SiPktASeCwFLcN_c5vRmQ83FyVjfkP9c8yP6wjr-W/s320/IMG_6587.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I posted my work on the <a href="https://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com/2019/03/fantasy-flight-citadel-adventurers-and.html" target="_blank">BC1 "Adventurers Starter Set"</a> over 4 1/2 years ago (!) and it took me awhile to find the Monsters Starter Set. It was released way back in 1985 but I gotta say, the quality of the sculpts (for the most part) is bang up to date and just as nice as pretty much anything you'll find nowadays.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSG7rsCqxVr3sqyNYgXXT-A_DqDtlgSRFSur1DSINDRPavELZeWt2_99HZMJTS8Gm0cslj6T4ZdIc3TFJq4rfFMV31y1r8_Dx2vKekW7qV_SOYl26q4vC1G2_Z_6ImuR7BQFlGFobf8pL2UaS_HzwhhG3z98pgXL-WSJ3KnHs6W0Xa4geNsqKnsDtGxaCu/s5152/IMG_6588.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSG7rsCqxVr3sqyNYgXXT-A_DqDtlgSRFSur1DSINDRPavELZeWt2_99HZMJTS8Gm0cslj6T4ZdIc3TFJq4rfFMV31y1r8_Dx2vKekW7qV_SOYl26q4vC1G2_Z_6ImuR7BQFlGFobf8pL2UaS_HzwhhG3z98pgXL-WSJ3KnHs6W0Xa4geNsqKnsDtGxaCu/s320/IMG_6588.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here's the whole set together. I picked up the box complete with 6 of the 8 models for a pretty good price, but of course I had to find the missing two models separately. They came from eBay too. Some of the models were painted but I did tune them up myself to a lesser or in most cases, greater extent.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcmVKC1FwS7Wln1yu09XLhBGWamAruJSn3UVtvUDhfX5o0x4ygVBzZO3XgPr5jEOs_RLM3f_MGsZpV0_iIKOJFRKDSSZLYmm3jAm2QFJj9-xIx2SwSJOU4V2wGahyphenhyphenzpcGGzQa7T_cnEd-1NaX1CekU_IIN7LvYMULUPczaH9e1ki2zANe3nooGzH3tg-9/s5152/IMG_6589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcmVKC1FwS7Wln1yu09XLhBGWamAruJSn3UVtvUDhfX5o0x4ygVBzZO3XgPr5jEOs_RLM3f_MGsZpV0_iIKOJFRKDSSZLYmm3jAm2QFJj9-xIx2SwSJOU4V2wGahyphenhyphenzpcGGzQa7T_cnEd-1NaX1CekU_IIN7LvYMULUPczaH9e1ki2zANe3nooGzH3tg-9/s320/IMG_6589.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>First up - the Vicious Giant Wolf. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXyp7Zh3iiqHFon87S5z6n75MF6M047DKXJnQx-lduqNgADMZGhgA46nMYD6hwggSSW3o4u0VtYwyom230vZoTwlMYSUxZzScX_BQWXvHtd2Pb4GuJEku34wLbaj8RsCs-PnmUKtp5w-CnPX4pS7lt5eFYl4L6TCXniRBEPLc20AcEXBDvc8IiKX1ztbQ/s5152/IMG_6590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXyp7Zh3iiqHFon87S5z6n75MF6M047DKXJnQx-lduqNgADMZGhgA46nMYD6hwggSSW3o4u0VtYwyom230vZoTwlMYSUxZzScX_BQWXvHtd2Pb4GuJEku34wLbaj8RsCs-PnmUKtp5w-CnPX4pS7lt5eFYl4L6TCXniRBEPLc20AcEXBDvc8IiKX1ztbQ/s320/IMG_6590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This one was painted plain grey, but I spiffed it up a bit in the style of a painted one I saw on <a href="http://www.sodemons.com/rhbcboxes/bc2monsters/index.htm" target="_blank">Stuff of Legends</a>.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQ9F2Vm9HlvzWx8T_0bLFErXXTlSQRRdZhXw6pDlXJPWyt9fiBJBmJJDwetcpZRHi00W69MJ-cl-91H2lK3sStSbBMSeZpQVnh2WNU1Do-LJ5PkTLRjD2F5HzkNV1AbL_w4ONa7Fm4MEXXdQRdNEr3yNlOSvPh2n6QhdWc-X_wD5FajwAcdS37ux3pUD8/s5152/IMG_6591.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQ9F2Vm9HlvzWx8T_0bLFErXXTlSQRRdZhXw6pDlXJPWyt9fiBJBmJJDwetcpZRHi00W69MJ-cl-91H2lK3sStSbBMSeZpQVnh2WNU1Do-LJ5PkTLRjD2F5HzkNV1AbL_w4ONa7Fm4MEXXdQRdNEr3yNlOSvPh2n6QhdWc-X_wD5FajwAcdS37ux3pUD8/s320/IMG_6591.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>In fact I got a lot of inspiration for all of these models from Mike Curry's excellent work there. I find that a significant blocker to me finishing these fantasy models is figuring out a paint scheme...<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmXlV61zHaAgf083b2YCHUPIxuEWcGYOfkaJTEsc5MWdgB0p72bn18m3I4Hhi-PWiKEvvLd8hXF5D5j99GjrWbS-5vbMjj8oMG9vGuenrYyTWqZ42sAu_mQZqNHtIF4vDw7X3iyWT3Xg2p83RVoKtfOwbI8Ng05Qr6VkAYPMIfc-tiQop_818wt4eRxyi/s5152/IMG_6592.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmXlV61zHaAgf083b2YCHUPIxuEWcGYOfkaJTEsc5MWdgB0p72bn18m3I4Hhi-PWiKEvvLd8hXF5D5j99GjrWbS-5vbMjj8oMG9vGuenrYyTWqZ42sAu_mQZqNHtIF4vDw7X3iyWT3Xg2p83RVoKtfOwbI8Ng05Qr6VkAYPMIfc-tiQop_818wt4eRxyi/s320/IMG_6592.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here's the Orc Champion. Green-skinned of course.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYn2FPq1mL80JMeis4Bbz-zmD-xJE4LcIUk_xvESMHkqzA0UbtQH1lFc9vba0lTLBPO69c2ZntOfckpW09lvTSOjHkX1-WYC4AVF-qbUmeKVH13iHtizB2atoz8-iQ-BvKjlIcpLVxznbnvqcrEtaXryCPRbF57X9wfGpCWAxUSVTR2zBFQ9s6K_kJoGd/s5152/IMG_6593.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYn2FPq1mL80JMeis4Bbz-zmD-xJE4LcIUk_xvESMHkqzA0UbtQH1lFc9vba0lTLBPO69c2ZntOfckpW09lvTSOjHkX1-WYC4AVF-qbUmeKVH13iHtizB2atoz8-iQ-BvKjlIcpLVxznbnvqcrEtaXryCPRbF57X9wfGpCWAxUSVTR2zBFQ9s6K_kJoGd/s320/IMG_6593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The bronze cuirass is cool eh!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6Ighx41WjSZ4iBq3zmheEmmg5BpBS-Tm4xiJxB9e1KGAP0vaYUKcQkXMX9QxJWT5T3t8rU_cCa8ycxFlipd5CelMfZfFRBBsenqmau0L2m8PKgEvyUD9uRM48F1pZCxSxn9jcWl4MH3_q_JwHu-gJH2Xu3bNxaq-IaUPW7ITDtGOMYummJO_z_A80KhR/s5152/IMG_6594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6Ighx41WjSZ4iBq3zmheEmmg5BpBS-Tm4xiJxB9e1KGAP0vaYUKcQkXMX9QxJWT5T3t8rU_cCa8ycxFlipd5CelMfZfFRBBsenqmau0L2m8PKgEvyUD9uRM48F1pZCxSxn9jcWl4MH3_q_JwHu-gJH2Xu3bNxaq-IaUPW7ITDtGOMYummJO_z_A80KhR/s320/IMG_6594.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Next up - Vile Goblin.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyWSQBvqNVQ7t0MZ9qotCUFg1vcMF3z4X4wZ2via1od8rirhOoxKmzFS68a0Q8zUuI7urHNFnI0tVqEUH3yXAFMIJEVb9lTc8lFQns1W4EmkwoBFTg5NGCwKw97yiAMN-gMPDPdUtiRG-qGg8mgownpwIR8JAOlLs6oD-Fkq5wNbXxDylcM04eH4eVvvc/s5152/IMG_6595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyWSQBvqNVQ7t0MZ9qotCUFg1vcMF3z4X4wZ2via1od8rirhOoxKmzFS68a0Q8zUuI7urHNFnI0tVqEUH3yXAFMIJEVb9lTc8lFQns1W4EmkwoBFTg5NGCwKw97yiAMN-gMPDPdUtiRG-qGg8mgownpwIR8JAOlLs6oD-Fkq5wNbXxDylcM04eH4eVvvc/s320/IMG_6595.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I like the kind of Mongol vibe this guy has with his cool lid.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIotKmbwtaj8086e3Si9fU4jHhlVlZniI4rGFCR4fgkDq70NZDFjPbyp3l_mr7IXJNGKATOO0E2jT8T67jgepG8kkf5LKT2Qwh6mu-vLBkfzy6pW2Yr5TudzWN1w-WI62c0TyGM7NFdTpMPpxtTGJ8BAvR2us2fEGISTWgIdQiz_Y2MYUhLYmypmK2qwE0/s5152/IMG_6596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIotKmbwtaj8086e3Si9fU4jHhlVlZniI4rGFCR4fgkDq70NZDFjPbyp3l_mr7IXJNGKATOO0E2jT8T67jgepG8kkf5LKT2Qwh6mu-vLBkfzy6pW2Yr5TudzWN1w-WI62c0TyGM7NFdTpMPpxtTGJ8BAvR2us2fEGISTWgIdQiz_Y2MYUhLYmypmK2qwE0/s320/IMG_6596.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Lesser Goblin.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvpSZX3b75O1vLJ_2qo4xRvD7UdqdUKOGEEJXqFTOhCaeY6GnbpCgQDjoUjjzOQe-6qMLxSAcYYFA1M2kH-K33BrIEhbgx6W7S_2Jcxi_sIgUuO6zBr0JHQPGsugp2ibLaGxSR9UTyBKBuax-HR9ef2wd43Rxj-U9kSZBwWZKTCDPc6-a5x84gNXFB_An/s5152/IMG_6597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvpSZX3b75O1vLJ_2qo4xRvD7UdqdUKOGEEJXqFTOhCaeY6GnbpCgQDjoUjjzOQe-6qMLxSAcYYFA1M2kH-K33BrIEhbgx6W7S_2Jcxi_sIgUuO6zBr0JHQPGsugp2ibLaGxSR9UTyBKBuax-HR9ef2wd43Rxj-U9kSZBwWZKTCDPc6-a5x84gNXFB_An/s320/IMG_6597.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>He's just a li'l guy!!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXWC46v6tLLlYabzDXb1DXYF0_R_i5UXkmiVB15f6_bhyphenhyphenmlkxKsKMTWJ95Dqkudfbh5VgZ7tA8MrUssXSibJvqbcZsmTPw23ghx9hnlqkuBThFsgDowcqoUmvJmNBUYcfN_qI4251Afw8-3ei4kqVgOf2QeOw4YpPbYgsJTrwYhL25U496FOKFaCY9L6b/s5152/IMG_6598.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXWC46v6tLLlYabzDXb1DXYF0_R_i5UXkmiVB15f6_bhyphenhyphenmlkxKsKMTWJ95Dqkudfbh5VgZ7tA8MrUssXSibJvqbcZsmTPw23ghx9hnlqkuBThFsgDowcqoUmvJmNBUYcfN_qI4251Afw8-3ei4kqVgOf2QeOw4YpPbYgsJTrwYhL25U496FOKFaCY9L6b/s320/IMG_6598.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This was one that was missing from the box - the Evil Dark Elf Captain.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KoaqKGhNXzyee86fBNvTNfpapACmd-LNPOPcq6wpj31n7TmQP7pR7rz8gRa8Pq0qZWZrZHSjkkE2gjJEFG1aWYaOqyxseQC4VkY3AvWD5e8DsagO6ZgajadAvuUGI801I35JJSErab6LCFLnwLJLs_wDlcs0nueGfFibv0W90IznsE2e9kaZtTBNJWbU/s5152/IMG_6599.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KoaqKGhNXzyee86fBNvTNfpapACmd-LNPOPcq6wpj31n7TmQP7pR7rz8gRa8Pq0qZWZrZHSjkkE2gjJEFG1aWYaOqyxseQC4VkY3AvWD5e8DsagO6ZgajadAvuUGI801I35JJSErab6LCFLnwLJLs_wDlcs0nueGfFibv0W90IznsE2e9kaZtTBNJWbU/s320/IMG_6599.JPG" width="320" /></a>I </div>This one I painted from scratch, it came as bare metal from a different seller. A really cool model, I gave him white hair. Eternal Champion, anyone?<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ga<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjWRttA95ihi3QKhuYghLRfekFQa7vnNfI-H9m0jNzCKiKqN8u-FzE5OIrk2TLuNYF6v7VGt2OL274rmLGpFuBRtYidCQC1v3Dto2aQKqG-PS5HPqtgmXyYStqHu9iLGcjW5ep-evb9oekymEp81UgNN_gSQvxEAlBYcdWIMh_IofufPqi0dp6z31dRV6/s5152/IMG_6600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjWRttA95ihi3QKhuYghLRfekFQa7vnNfI-H9m0jNzCKiKqN8u-FzE5OIrk2TLuNYF6v7VGt2OL274rmLGpFuBRtYidCQC1v3Dto2aQKqG-PS5HPqtgmXyYStqHu9iLGcjW5ep-evb9oekymEp81UgNN_gSQvxEAlBYcdWIMh_IofufPqi0dp6z31dRV6/s320/IMG_6600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Manic Hobgoblin Hero here. If the horns look a bit wonky, that's my own fault...<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bugJRvxHcwWqVdmrsu4tSUDnPsO3Kw5NbhjXjsT3xKDGKlTtbO0w098GPEgFXpvqjcX1ljwCj-0LEMY5-N5SqiemWdSkqyvKKb6xoOoABsqBMjd_UPLJ2HcvVFCD7hyphenhyphenaUe1d9IyzHhFq6w9P4-tryMAZpKtWjl0OYZoMVG-s0RADdtKmzRatrCNAUfOw/s5152/IMG_6601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bugJRvxHcwWqVdmrsu4tSUDnPsO3Kw5NbhjXjsT3xKDGKlTtbO0w098GPEgFXpvqjcX1ljwCj-0LEMY5-N5SqiemWdSkqyvKKb6xoOoABsqBMjd_UPLJ2HcvVFCD7hyphenhyphenaUe1d9IyzHhFq6w9P4-tryMAZpKtWjl0OYZoMVG-s0RADdtKmzRatrCNAUfOw/s320/IMG_6601.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I had to strip the model as it was poorly painted. I used alcohol as usual. But when I was scrubbing it down, the left horn came off and went down the drain :-( But I attached a piece of wire and sculpted a horn over that, I think it came out OK.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgd1e8TpETrfP05xKw45r79hI8g962xXzTVGFJ86u8eVudlUZhFDkyTFPZ4jOeR4UriwT8DUex6vp-OBqNqa9iE6HGMi_fnZVsT0Y0tlAKnN2DBTiebccgYgILaF2d0jyaykqXEXLgq4TR-sz82V4qTUUdHsonSGm98XPn0eQUSprr2dGOcEaITHuq4i4/s5152/IMG_6602.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgd1e8TpETrfP05xKw45r79hI8g962xXzTVGFJ86u8eVudlUZhFDkyTFPZ4jOeR4UriwT8DUex6vp-OBqNqa9iE6HGMi_fnZVsT0Y0tlAKnN2DBTiebccgYgILaF2d0jyaykqXEXLgq4TR-sz82V4qTUUdHsonSGm98XPn0eQUSprr2dGOcEaITHuq4i4/s320/IMG_6602.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Ogre Champion here. I have to say that this is probably my least favourite of the set, it just seems a bit... meh. Not as cool or dynamic a sculpt as the rest.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMOWj3uGUknoHLMTw3nsoS8TE52aYaiLQIMhD7U-OF12lCWd1ef1dQRe0JnQkyh11-v7Kof7qSfqEeBz_aVXBCUlBhUDb6qYs0bp95mMwh6tOnruz1bhzLztDuXxFGWo2sfSxkXQwyos_VQSyLRCUnOBkgVG2Joi9Od9Wvd9eRT3gAf3iMbCfot67q_FJ/s5152/IMG_6603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMOWj3uGUknoHLMTw3nsoS8TE52aYaiLQIMhD7U-OF12lCWd1ef1dQRe0JnQkyh11-v7Kof7qSfqEeBz_aVXBCUlBhUDb6qYs0bp95mMwh6tOnruz1bhzLztDuXxFGWo2sfSxkXQwyos_VQSyLRCUnOBkgVG2Joi9Od9Wvd9eRT3gAf3iMbCfot67q_FJ/s320/IMG_6603.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The other annoyance was that (as you can see) I used round bases for the group rather than the square ones they would've come with. This is because all of my other fantasy "character" models are round-based. But the problem with this dude was that he wouldn't fit on a 25mm round... so I have to put him on a 32mm base, which doesn't fit as well into the box. Oh well.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAsAOY4uo8eoXAEd2Iug0O9XM7-o4tIjbppfXsPbybSbcLNhNbKrzSFQkvQXjzhqbNuJabcGDeFEXklIpqsQG6z-BR_6tlRW27sgytrRPpKPOBge1KuryZ2sPO_fRt__Y5NSFTAa8_FBKa3bWDwGUacfXG5LlD2_JgehyQsVYSTEqpQl429leWFAFCE7U/s5152/IMG_6604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAsAOY4uo8eoXAEd2Iug0O9XM7-o4tIjbppfXsPbybSbcLNhNbKrzSFQkvQXjzhqbNuJabcGDeFEXklIpqsQG6z-BR_6tlRW27sgytrRPpKPOBge1KuryZ2sPO_fRt__Y5NSFTAa8_FBKa3bWDwGUacfXG5LlD2_JgehyQsVYSTEqpQl429leWFAFCE7U/s320/IMG_6604.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Lastly, here's the Warrior of Chaos. He's OK but I'm not crazy about his helmet, it covers most (but not all) of his face, which made it pretty tricky to paint.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX544SA6VwxO7O1MOE3zgzXfoBaR2XlJTOuM8HatjiEQq2V3u3dEdjrSKRYeEpJCp2bBibVkVWFkGqYnzHrrSktoRdQ1_xvAA8Xs5Sv6L8HALoVtsueSBigc5p0Tfjmn17pElcIOOJg8qF_1TuVy5synLNoedSefczLOiPIZaU8iw107BIE2b7-z5w9omH/s5152/IMG_6605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX544SA6VwxO7O1MOE3zgzXfoBaR2XlJTOuM8HatjiEQq2V3u3dEdjrSKRYeEpJCp2bBibVkVWFkGqYnzHrrSktoRdQ1_xvAA8Xs5Sv6L8HALoVtsueSBigc5p0Tfjmn17pElcIOOJg8qF_1TuVy5synLNoedSefczLOiPIZaU8iw107BIE2b7-z5w9omH/s320/IMG_6605.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>He's all right though, I hand-painted the planks on the shield, the model had a flat surface there. Also Mike Curry's idea.<p></p><p>Well that's it for the set, I'm glad to have them done but they were pretty fun to paint. And I love the style of these models, especially the goblins and hobgoblin. They're cool. But I think the next thing I'm going to be onto is the opposite of these fantasy models - it's back to some historical subjects!<br /></p>Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-37743453334979508652023-12-02T18:44:00.000-06:002023-12-02T18:44:07.733-06:00Steel Legion vehicles and more Doomed<p> I finished two more vehicles for the Steel Legion. They're from Mortian Models and represent another Chimera and Hellhound. My game with Dallas showed that the stormtroopers need a more dependable ride, so they'll get the chimera. I painted the unit markings blue to represent the vehicle detached from a different company. The Hellhound turret weapons are magnetized and also come with different weapons to represent the different options for the vehicle. These are the last Mortian vehicle I have. I'd like to pick up one more Russ from them, but they're being re-designed and aren't available yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmu3MAfxryppOVN4SlBjSmjgiEfTMSSsqZm7XjynPQ468wk9wCA0SlAIszBb80dl5oKJjZO7CjFjKtiSepd8IgK6rHGzPQ98yz0ekNY3jsK-lOe0O1KY8iXgpZu3XlySRMqttDhrUY79ivguJgKOuOpK5zyEEhFaOtRgTOE8yZD44lvxyRdIa_Q0cpIX3/s3769/Photo%202023-12-02,%205%2049%2004%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="3769" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmu3MAfxryppOVN4SlBjSmjgiEfTMSSsqZm7XjynPQ468wk9wCA0SlAIszBb80dl5oKJjZO7CjFjKtiSepd8IgK6rHGzPQ98yz0ekNY3jsK-lOe0O1KY8iXgpZu3XlySRMqttDhrUY79ivguJgKOuOpK5zyEEhFaOtRgTOE8yZD44lvxyRdIa_Q0cpIX3/s320/Photo%202023-12-02,%205%2049%2004%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqVQq7suvrj2431f9OjfOmu41w99aWJ8Ld0SPKmQSe-uRk_Nto76OG8sHnEmQ3Q4M3CvubZ9xP9w1YlalBHtjRmj960Z-x4Z6OLDAW9MvVkX1TY_7gZ4vhhe96tMaNTM4nn2CbwN12ryDKJIaZhAcvNrZpWzSGdC5ZPtCqmtYp1ngy3bZBztYjmkKnv9P/s2191/Photo%202023-12-02,%205%2049%2019%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEhWl4ZETDvcBGG0Jzyzb_YHzR-0L80NU_RhjM1WvmAyKgEUf7KH4RjSKGM0LkzcLlbH_Sxyl57sl1un34IES8N_FZFnnsEq2XAPYTNyNhi3D_O65x1jFFd3v81q8Hje2vUf2jvp6YdzvodXu-D4p2f-Yek6OoXuyh_RBzukNoHP0O4GxLzjVWL1eZHt0/s3975/Photo%202023-12-02,%205%2049%2054%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="3975" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEhWl4ZETDvcBGG0Jzyzb_YHzR-0L80NU_RhjM1WvmAyKgEUf7KH4RjSKGM0LkzcLlbH_Sxyl57sl1un34IES8N_FZFnnsEq2XAPYTNyNhi3D_O65x1jFFd3v81q8Hje2vUf2jvp6YdzvodXu-D4p2f-Yek6OoXuyh_RBzukNoHP0O4GxLzjVWL1eZHt0/s320/Photo%202023-12-02,%205%2049%2054%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Comparison to GW Chimera<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They represent the last remnants of law and government in the world and are supposed to be some kind of techno-knight. I didn't paint them up as grungy as they should be a bit more put together than the other factions. I used a mix of Bretonnian Men-at-arms, Frostgrave soldiers, a space marine and a Chaos Warrior. I do hope to actually put on a game soon.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QOUda0UiNjzOFeJfW53t1NycMYGjX55mIfYotnMFT1EMk3umVuN8glJm_SiHR1O8FgJp3WolHAIXyMrsHQE9ts5VUBjQa2s0Km6NbQGghszynwRY847XApMjLtGBtFcjs6qGu06MnTzIbgeuspkgUjpPibBMo9D96NUPgtEqS1ODIhI9-F7b3C4Sq8G7/s3104/Photo%202023-11-19,%209%2005%2005%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="3104" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QOUda0UiNjzOFeJfW53t1NycMYGjX55mIfYotnMFT1EMk3umVuN8glJm_SiHR1O8FgJp3WolHAIXyMrsHQE9ts5VUBjQa2s0Km6NbQGghszynwRY847XApMjLtGBtFcjs6qGu06MnTzIbgeuspkgUjpPibBMo9D96NUPgtEqS1ODIhI9-F7b3C4Sq8G7/s320/Photo%202023-11-19,%209%2005%2005%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An assortment of warriors and minions for the knights<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbm2lp0Mz1DDgUKp1Svqbbr-3aSdO7Qg3o4xVmHNaiylgrdB9XI4rSQjvk8zg2Mj6vIU4xadpT1zOJWotLL0YKazpMQYlgdCeFZYTdOU9eTj2xp65EMkxMO6NV4CAA8gLNqvWHU_S-2W-CQwbD933l16rAYaB5cTFPGI_Xq8x8Z8Esc9gO9zSNoa4EslCx/s2040/Photo%202023-11-19,%209%2006%2001%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2040" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbm2lp0Mz1DDgUKp1Svqbbr-3aSdO7Qg3o4xVmHNaiylgrdB9XI4rSQjvk8zg2Mj6vIU4xadpT1zOJWotLL0YKazpMQYlgdCeFZYTdOU9eTj2xp65EMkxMO6NV4CAA8gLNqvWHU_S-2W-CQwbD933l16rAYaB5cTFPGI_Xq8x8Z8Esc9gO9zSNoa4EslCx/s320/Photo%202023-11-19,%209%2006%2001%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Judge and a Sheriff to lead the rabble.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7vpdrLY7n03EC9sYLY18yUwoF3jOd3RIZlf6CtL1Z5-iztKGRDvSvhdZeLRXyf0hkJpPuw4cQo50Jlp_SbC39mGcErGjbduRUXQW_Z-uaXMP2s9_rPuriWbMG9eW5o9pSmWCa75pRp9syyOnHvPPEe4QYE1YG6iB_1Tu3GfUoazEH9UZg6u8lwucgC41/s3362/Photo%202023-11-19,%209%2012%2059%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2223" data-original-width="3362" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7vpdrLY7n03EC9sYLY18yUwoF3jOd3RIZlf6CtL1Z5-iztKGRDvSvhdZeLRXyf0hkJpPuw4cQo50Jlp_SbC39mGcErGjbduRUXQW_Z-uaXMP2s9_rPuriWbMG9eW5o9pSmWCa75pRp9syyOnHvPPEe4QYE1YG6iB_1Tu3GfUoazEH9UZg6u8lwucgC41/s320/Photo%202023-11-19,%209%2012%2059%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pT002jQt9kbIlzFaznszuxe6JqDOo7xVbafQSu7PCI4k_v_rjAPp4jzaGec7HcRqdEJXrzRcY7GaHhwjX12JahH2M2-AT8PiIUFUEZ_qa4rhQHBIVjd8zYIEplWzOi6y-k1laGERYkU5MKinFrLiv1ZVE1KQLy2DtRR42FcClF_Vb_3XVIszvWSNxwoj/s3075/Photo%202023-11-19,%209%2013%2016%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="3075" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pT002jQt9kbIlzFaznszuxe6JqDOo7xVbafQSu7PCI4k_v_rjAPp4jzaGec7HcRqdEJXrzRcY7GaHhwjX12JahH2M2-AT8PiIUFUEZ_qa4rhQHBIVjd8zYIEplWzOi6y-k1laGERYkU5MKinFrLiv1ZVE1KQLy2DtRR42FcClF_Vb_3XVIszvWSNxwoj/s320/Photo%202023-11-19,%209%2013%2016%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks for visiting!<br /></p>MFraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782557928788801902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-20903013351315943172023-12-01T13:32:00.001-06:002023-12-01T13:32:14.630-06:00(Even) More 15mm 30k<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRYIOMX_e8tilQF9y4-IpSOLids4l8BNt-A_g8quKBTloKZM6SbRYM8oQEhMHVY1zsn7EVB-wYsNvyiPR80S8Rb6g6IXr20mdT9Ubvjn7LajgJJ-oa_f5f_Ump0LnhxusHXumCksj5eUgXUOQE4eY65DyDNEK4Hr7UUeEleJQTI9hLr1rMEpezZkfF1o/s2016/IMG_5685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRYIOMX_e8tilQF9y4-IpSOLids4l8BNt-A_g8quKBTloKZM6SbRYM8oQEhMHVY1zsn7EVB-wYsNvyiPR80S8Rb6g6IXr20mdT9Ubvjn7LajgJJ-oa_f5f_Ump0LnhxusHXumCksj5eUgXUOQE4eY65DyDNEK4Hr7UUeEleJQTI9hLr1rMEpezZkfF1o/w400-h300/IMG_5685.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"For the Warmaster!" - 15mm Marines deploy from their Spartan APC.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The mad pursuit of GW's "Age of Darkness" in 15mm continues. Here we have some more 30k figures in 15mm/1-100 scale, 3D prints courtesy of Byron. In this post we have another 10 man veteran tactical squad, as well as a standard bearer and a senior commander/character. We also have a mighty Spartan carrier to escort the whole lot into battle! All are painted in the colours of the <i>XVI Legion Astartes</i> - the Sons of Horus.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmT7gX25X194FnWL9DpXbndxoxlyRf_kwmFQyJVg2a4R6S-MqTgRM8BYwpKHkvwvheXOeaZIHMvDuB_5Yi8mkugKDH5hjqpuYL0TOZDDiGOALWUl6EaFqZkx9_9LF5CPLgRzJm8FJL6CGC-aGx8o3nQTRQmtPBte2jnQyojiwvvGdKqjS6Ng1e49PSSU/s2016/IMG_5676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmT7gX25X194FnWL9DpXbndxoxlyRf_kwmFQyJVg2a4R6S-MqTgRM8BYwpKHkvwvheXOeaZIHMvDuB_5Yi8mkugKDH5hjqpuYL0TOZDDiGOALWUl6EaFqZkx9_9LF5CPLgRzJm8FJL6CGC-aGx8o3nQTRQmtPBte2jnQyojiwvvGdKqjS6Ng1e49PSSU/w300-h400/IMG_5676.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">XVI Legion Centurion in Mark IV armour.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8AKClRrAw1qSF7mF6SXbN4_EkDTF68Lg5nf2VubsFsUFEPfaihTPyVmF2D6uClAPYFoaqK5fHYegRwmKr0fZmHIqOVbAJ9IJF0-26CA-2G_3uhslTSbcZjZ3NUtBI3ZnOJJ9DeRZNzRUyT84Sf8NeGXbT0cR1IS68Eh3WRrUVMAG1j6EorQ8GAguMYY/s1586/IMG_5675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="1186" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8AKClRrAw1qSF7mF6SXbN4_EkDTF68Lg5nf2VubsFsUFEPfaihTPyVmF2D6uClAPYFoaqK5fHYegRwmKr0fZmHIqOVbAJ9IJF0-26CA-2G_3uhslTSbcZjZ3NUtBI3ZnOJJ9DeRZNzRUyT84Sf8NeGXbT0cR1IS68Eh3WRrUVMAG1j6EorQ8GAguMYY/w299-h400/IMG_5675.JPG" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wearing a nice red cloak, as one does...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcastwJvdCn3Pw_46yox2EwawnTkEL8zy5bzHpqUoB_jEXkfVegVCt8rwAQyrDnBGnywXmymYgxRNWhyphenhyphenY0gisMKWOfmzqR3w24s3CIr3TgW0chZx5ntreLp25Wke6VRhP0-DnyIdvmIEWLX714vkZMRCho6vsrWzPrMr-9xWpjgxzd-1yJL_B2_ykt9U/s1574/IMG_5677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="1050" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcastwJvdCn3Pw_46yox2EwawnTkEL8zy5bzHpqUoB_jEXkfVegVCt8rwAQyrDnBGnywXmymYgxRNWhyphenhyphenY0gisMKWOfmzqR3w24s3CIr3TgW0chZx5ntreLp25Wke6VRhP0-DnyIdvmIEWLX714vkZMRCho6vsrWzPrMr-9xWpjgxzd-1yJL_B2_ykt9U/w266-h400/IMG_5677.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The hopeful Eye of Horus on the banner...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOKOfQp4QWNOsfGSFkdUAHreuCyA_tSXXnyv0AKT5Uaf7VbuE-y5m34xpTekGCrnGfeCNr3W42Bs_9ny9jn7QzsvMtf3AiS-J6OqVVM1NBGsYFH7b070RGnhAg5Jmyyy2ovwTQ1GknsZTpyype0_oWdVjatJrL3mY-Mo6donmokvDO-5H73EKJlvfqhk/s1568/IMG_5678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="978" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOKOfQp4QWNOsfGSFkdUAHreuCyA_tSXXnyv0AKT5Uaf7VbuE-y5m34xpTekGCrnGfeCNr3W42Bs_9ny9jn7QzsvMtf3AiS-J6OqVVM1NBGsYFH7b070RGnhAg5Jmyyy2ovwTQ1GknsZTpyype0_oWdVjatJrL3mY-Mo6donmokvDO-5H73EKJlvfqhk/w250-h400/IMG_5678.JPG" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">View showing the details of the Mark IV armour plate.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLfZcCrk-0YeHgd0Fh3GaqormhEv676AlNnNT7xtB7J-wptOqbiY6T_k8dliSTkW9NqI7SJ-tZ6EGHGgMaUoft1LHmkOB46duity1MOGQVkG_e9CS062-OGfxYZSmo4KnFgD_ZAnRBUQu68Vo-6FxCL2wMHbpE3MD_z77wQRIAJ_0FIb-sLqMs5sk2Mk/s1582/IMG_5679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLfZcCrk-0YeHgd0Fh3GaqormhEv676AlNnNT7xtB7J-wptOqbiY6T_k8dliSTkW9NqI7SJ-tZ6EGHGgMaUoft1LHmkOB46duity1MOGQVkG_e9CS062-OGfxYZSmo4KnFgD_ZAnRBUQu68Vo-6FxCL2wMHbpE3MD_z77wQRIAJ_0FIb-sLqMs5sk2Mk/w274-h400/IMG_5679.JPG" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ready to defend the honour of the XVI Legion...<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As before, painting these little Space Marine models in this size is a real treat, and the assortment of STLs out there is really incredible. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkgBIzASo9pNF__WA1XljNEfK_riEoq4TpQi_mmTwr7XTFMhEwigv2IIT_wip9T-4x5TNULc-e6SxYBBhjN9GeJWijLloGwn4p8H1yxfIWxHGYtf8s18FwqNPzpP4NXgTVNfRZobJssLmgOIAaOSIKsxJjsNsyF5lLewDzXMis10oSwwleHscoKZur74/s1812/IMG_5684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1812" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkgBIzASo9pNF__WA1XljNEfK_riEoq4TpQi_mmTwr7XTFMhEwigv2IIT_wip9T-4x5TNULc-e6SxYBBhjN9GeJWijLloGwn4p8H1yxfIWxHGYtf8s18FwqNPzpP4NXgTVNfRZobJssLmgOIAaOSIKsxJjsNsyF5lLewDzXMis10oSwwleHscoKZur74/w400-h280/IMG_5684.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The classic veteran tactical squad.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2wrwcXrBvbJRgCpWKeSHjOYeGIIRHRh0-UEoNr7fwn6zKegK6u3xjV50Zo8jvHEVuEcXgrUPl1yQcjNi-jfGAytIzh-Z3rrdqn37yWDTH_lrYTLHlmSX5-kVxtMkkMhdyyhyxtlb9DQ7Rd590edSwnGea7V_afUo29UFeQDH2-qOLFfL42stYAdgJh8/s1652/IMG_5683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1652" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2wrwcXrBvbJRgCpWKeSHjOYeGIIRHRh0-UEoNr7fwn6zKegK6u3xjV50Zo8jvHEVuEcXgrUPl1yQcjNi-jfGAytIzh-Z3rrdqn37yWDTH_lrYTLHlmSX5-kVxtMkkMhdyyhyxtlb9DQ7Rd590edSwnGea7V_afUo29UFeQDH2-qOLFfL42stYAdgJh8/w400-h320/IMG_5683.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sergeant on the left, missile launcher on the right.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOTzGopl8eM2ZUoMjzH1izckDUvJwcwCjlKAThqOQIiN12431xpo_AwPX1hXYK8X3brFrLgJh6BnwK9h9xBx04xCtQsEID9elHBlefIo1pnRKs3O3erCOk8VhCi0zo77XyJjVSNbbYdBKPNmYnKvGUNU2GKkNZbEUuhTQ2SQRGJ8Pu_n0I8QubF-S8pk/s1576/IMG_5682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1576" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOTzGopl8eM2ZUoMjzH1izckDUvJwcwCjlKAThqOQIiN12431xpo_AwPX1hXYK8X3brFrLgJh6BnwK9h9xBx04xCtQsEID9elHBlefIo1pnRKs3O3erCOk8VhCi0zo77XyJjVSNbbYdBKPNmYnKvGUNU2GKkNZbEUuhTQ2SQRGJ8Pu_n0I8QubF-S8pk/w400-h297/IMG_5682.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Standard issue bolt gun, and a melta gunner.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwieXU2L1ATEbxmAfGEMOlGIlWrf3y7G-GRy4f3KWQlQZLJ9bx2KcaJSWYx7Q-a_p27ZMNbBO-rW5jXu45yQ-I0kUgSzxoPU5GJUfrH3_Ov6q-JhvTE31yxsLgpSTnaA2ZvMwmt6Rjy8Vey4Qk2wGM4nSArFLlPMlc6_8ojOQJ3oUpsoc3ZQsKy2ya8UY/s1500/IMG_5680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwieXU2L1ATEbxmAfGEMOlGIlWrf3y7G-GRy4f3KWQlQZLJ9bx2KcaJSWYx7Q-a_p27ZMNbBO-rW5jXu45yQ-I0kUgSzxoPU5GJUfrH3_Ov6q-JhvTE31yxsLgpSTnaA2ZvMwmt6Rjy8Vey4Qk2wGM4nSArFLlPMlc6_8ojOQJ3oUpsoc3ZQsKy2ya8UY/w400-h300/IMG_5680.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">View showing the detail on the rear.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1470" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk62kwN83Qn1_KwFC_RJ7eOTv_u6Fw_x14GmAh8xMqxLEryaKYABkv88PNWf8dxG7Sb0agalqjobS8MhTKew4NUpqICryBIHtzwNxaqhdPkAu6nwv6SN5gkD_6xIoxLegDQJoHVZl-CgmAZJ2gpbdJM8PEBUVJjrC3kmnkdPgW5VfjhNImGkUbBjREhU/w400-h323/IMG_5681.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pair of marines with standard bolt guns, Mk III armour.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk62kwN83Qn1_KwFC_RJ7eOTv_u6Fw_x14GmAh8xMqxLEryaKYABkv88PNWf8dxG7Sb0agalqjobS8MhTKew4NUpqICryBIHtzwNxaqhdPkAu6nwv6SN5gkD_6xIoxLegDQJoHVZl-CgmAZJ2gpbdJM8PEBUVJjrC3kmnkdPgW5VfjhNImGkUbBjREhU/s1470/IMG_5681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></a></div>The Spartan carrier is a beast in the "Age of Darkness" game, able to carry 20 Space Marines into battle, protected by thick armour and supported by banks of scary lascannons and heavy bolters. It turned out marvellously, and is a great example of why 15mm/1-100 has so many possibilities for this setting - a 15mm game would give players the opportunity to put a few of these on a 6' x 4' table while still allowing for some room to move around. <p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51a5HjMnWtmueze5ILu53ihxiOa-I49kLzhZYAoCzANs3qW0I05T1KIczw1iFDmedc30rGGFzw-BUeWI5vM2Uc72B65wXgv97VTUN5WzRjubgZtdEH-br9Li5KUZvlgXe5Xwc5dnFZDG5kI66BydyjT8_B6ws9l5hzKCTFsrCqKpMQ00PmkdY63BSIy4/s2016/IMG_5689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51a5HjMnWtmueze5ILu53ihxiOa-I49kLzhZYAoCzANs3qW0I05T1KIczw1iFDmedc30rGGFzw-BUeWI5vM2Uc72B65wXgv97VTUN5WzRjubgZtdEH-br9Li5KUZvlgXe5Xwc5dnFZDG5kI66BydyjT8_B6ws9l5hzKCTFsrCqKpMQ00PmkdY63BSIy4/w400-h300/IMG_5689.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Space Marine Spartan AFV - carries over 20 Space Marines to battle in style and comfort.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-p7J8Z0X7zzVTo_RKBuQSh9KWZJ-M1SwFZwk719d89GbKTtdGxelKAElj6Aao28vqlHGt8QYNNvrZN0QYS57nG2TKcvtCu7bc1j1aO7YInkURdLQ3GLeuvOrHbWCLdGhchMbTI86qA60DU89UsqKiMrihYqaBW-2mX0MlxY6evHF8ff_ZNEp2jlmvDPk/s2016/IMG_5686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-p7J8Z0X7zzVTo_RKBuQSh9KWZJ-M1SwFZwk719d89GbKTtdGxelKAElj6Aao28vqlHGt8QYNNvrZN0QYS57nG2TKcvtCu7bc1j1aO7YInkURdLQ3GLeuvOrHbWCLdGhchMbTI86qA60DU89UsqKiMrihYqaBW-2mX0MlxY6evHF8ff_ZNEp2jlmvDPk/w400-h300/IMG_5686.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">View from the side.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBaI-RsXucjJMrTUqsCBC7s84HnA20mf8bSwfnNT-LSYLPRnAzB7Aay0fCmw9kCpmq1Un6RUq28p_1v94ChTc_5efeK1UAYUbLtkWFbK5TG2XJbJaZPqzhlCWYGZgEMOyNK_alr6rBaWCabifLBzNgW-H3vfkUXWbtHhmS2dNJ-zz10x6R3uYg80U5_0/s2016/IMG_5687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBaI-RsXucjJMrTUqsCBC7s84HnA20mf8bSwfnNT-LSYLPRnAzB7Aay0fCmw9kCpmq1Un6RUq28p_1v94ChTc_5efeK1UAYUbLtkWFbK5TG2XJbJaZPqzhlCWYGZgEMOyNK_alr6rBaWCabifLBzNgW-H3vfkUXWbtHhmS2dNJ-zz10x6R3uYg80U5_0/w300-h400/IMG_5687.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More impressive top detail, amazing 3D print quality.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfWulhFBBKCUean6dUivkGfmGBqTEi32BBq4vhjCWyvi2zS3Y4USBJZg8hGNvfvWFWfvfoiwJ0NSH6BlwF__UIsbgZ_PrH7AVc8CmullULbnE-l0wzh_o-eZWgCnEb23EKrI_9AG2ncOe6u-E_1sAcrDqxCH8wna4TN07NhSPmI0ZaFSbwH3B2tg8H0s/s2016/IMG_5688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfWulhFBBKCUean6dUivkGfmGBqTEi32BBq4vhjCWyvi2zS3Y4USBJZg8hGNvfvWFWfvfoiwJ0NSH6BlwF__UIsbgZ_PrH7AVc8CmullULbnE-l0wzh_o-eZWgCnEb23EKrI_9AG2ncOe6u-E_1sAcrDqxCH8wna4TN07NhSPmI0ZaFSbwH3B2tg8H0s/w300-h400/IMG_5688.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The "business end" - assault ramp covered by heavy bolters.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVSG-fF05nLrd_ibdaxyowRJMxyzrQOBVOEJ0kg3hYxhHximsY2puL7PPyYcPjxh8j2GGKcHUsK_TGUN2AaAwLn6zgC4HuVbkbchXzqBcWrt3GMB8meBf3Hn76S1aPo9EbuhoiO768PXomf0SX1iHMKplpVi96En-82OTI2_hgjrrigAbVutXOFLx_sw/s2016/IMG_5672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVSG-fF05nLrd_ibdaxyowRJMxyzrQOBVOEJ0kg3hYxhHximsY2puL7PPyYcPjxh8j2GGKcHUsK_TGUN2AaAwLn6zgC4HuVbkbchXzqBcWrt3GMB8meBf3Hn76S1aPo9EbuhoiO768PXomf0SX1iHMKplpVi96En-82OTI2_hgjrrigAbVutXOFLx_sw/w400-h300/IMG_5672.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Size comparison with a Land Raider painted earlier this year. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I want to thank Byron once again for his 3D printing know-how, and for printing up these models. I love the look, and hope to have a game with him in this scale when I next visit Winnipeg. <br /></p><p>*** <br /></p><p>Speaking of different scales for the Horus Heresy, we are, of course, on the eve of the re-arrival of Epic, in the form of "Legiones Imperialis". As a hobby-life-long fan of the original GW game "Space Marine", and then its various subsequent versions ("Epic", "Epic 40,000" and "Epic: Armageddon"), I am of course very excited to see this happen. We are very nearly past the "online-douchebag-influencers-saying-'oh-wow-GW-sent-me-these-models-you-can't-get-yet" phase of the rollout, and moving into the part where actual real-life hobbyists have the kits - I hope to share thoughts and pictures here very soon!<br /></p><p><br /></p>Greg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.com2