Apocalypse Lords

[GAR]

One could assume that Hydraxis did not listen to his mommy about sticking his tongue out at others. Now it is stuck like that.

 

But how did he get the snake thing going on. I shudder to think what he stuck out for that one. ^_^

 

 

 

Once again doing my part to be a part of the problem.

[The_Chaplain]

"okay wise guy, the next four are yours!"

 

ROFLMAO-- that was priceless. I'm truly amazed how well you are pulling of the split scheme on these termies. Keep up the good work!

[Honda]

@The Chaplain

 

Thanx for comments. It's been quite a journey so far and there are still times when I'm not sure that the white/black thing will come off, but I am determined to see it though. There are times when I wish I could get them painted quicker, but there hasn't been a way to short cut the process. I was pretty sure of that going into this, but it has tested my patience more than once.

 

The upside is that the next 10 I am working on are moving along at a pretty good pace and I'd like to have them done by the end of next week. Then I'd only have 5 more to go, plus some scouts, plus 3 dreads, plus my drop pods. That's a lot of pluses, but I do see the end of this part.

 

After that, Phase II where I will most likely work up a Librarian in PA, his PA retinue. These will replace the termie libby + retinue, and I have an idea for a couple quick tac squads that will bridge me into Phase III, which has Landspeeders and more tactical squads.

 

In any case, the intent is to get to the table and have an army while the next phases are in progress. That way when Apocalypse comes around, I'll have a pretty decent sized army to mess around with.

 

@GAR

 

I can always count on you to do your part :blink:

[Honda]

Ok, good progress today. The base "white" side is done, so I have started on the bling, primarily the bronze areas and the Crux. This is the first pass on those areas so I will follow up on them a little bit later.

 

The encouraging thing about this part of the exercise is that I am way ahead of schedule compared to how long it took me to get the first five done. Perhaps knowing what you are doing ahead of time is a good thing. ^_^

 

 

Some team shots

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As promised last week, more Snakes from my first 40K army, the Alpha Legion

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A size comparison with the newer terminators

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Alpha%20Legion/Omegawing-WIP13018.jpg

 

 

The Saturday Funnies

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Omegawing/ComicWIP13005.jpg

 

Until next time...

[Honda]

Here they are, never perfect, but always progressing...

 

This week's installment is moving right along. I am definitely on the home stretch. Tasks remaining:

 

1. Finish highlighting the bronze

2. Add script to purity seals, armor

3. Do the Omega symbol on the shoulder pads

4. Add the "energy" to the power weapons

5. Add battle damage

6. Finish bases

 

For those keeping track, this batch of 10 will be done by the end of the month (at least it looks that way). So that means that my theory of being able to double up once I knew what I was doing proved out. This time, my "Line-fu" was a little shakier than last time, so some touch up will be necessary. Still, it will be nice to have 15 done.

 

Also, I got some larger PVC pipe and caps and put together the drop pods that will carry my dreads. Here is a picture of the new size (3") next to the smaller, plus a figure for scale.

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Omegawing/Omegawing-WIP14018.jpg

 

Here are some WIP shots. C&C most welcome!

 

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...and this week's ever annoying Saturday comic!

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Omegawing/ComicWIP14001.jpg

 

Until next week...

 

Cheers,

[The Angelus Sanctus]

Impressive work as always Honda, the terminators look fantastic, well done :)

 

Im finding myself VERY fond of the glowing eyes as well, looks great!

 

Its great to see the work you have put into these models and each batch, i swear is a constant progression on previous work (not to suggest your previous work is bad, but each time i see your termies, you seem to be getting a firm handle on things).

 

Keep up the great work :D

[GAR]

The OSL on the eyes is very very good. Excellent work, although... well how do I say this?

 

They all seem rather formal. All the black and white and the gold touches. I think they all need a tie and cufflinks.

 

GAR

[Honda]

HOOAAAH!!!

 

Ok, that's about the best way to kick off this session. I got the 10 termies done, so my count is now 15 down, 5 to go. What I am excited about is that it took me nearly 50 days to get the first five done, but the second ten in 14 days. That bodes well for when I kick off the effort to create some tactical squads to support their big brothers.

 

The group shots are posted in the Hall of Honor.

 

So without further ado, a few selected shots...

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Here are the veteran sgts for the two squads. I am much happier with the "dripping" energy effect on the power weapons this go vs. what I did on the Librarian. This is a lot closer to how I imagine it should be. It was a pain in the neck to replicate on the lightning claws, but I think I got close.

 

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The Saturday comic:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Omegawing/Comic023.jpg

 

And I'm going to take a scout break to produce some of these...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Scouts/Omegawing-WIP15035.jpg

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For those of you who may not like the tactical helmets, I am invoking the "It's my army and I think it's cool" rule :rolleyes:

 

Cheers until next time... EMPEROR PROTECTS!

[++Fists-of-Faith++]

I very much like the tactical helmet idea! :lol:

[inquisitor_bob]

You can also try the Cadian Vox helmet. It's open face so you can see the dude...

 

Cool snipers. For some reason they remind me of the armored guards in Judge Dredd (the movie)...

[Listerfiend]

I really like the way you did your claws. Is that a layer thing, or did you blend to that. Could you expalin, I would like to try it in blue.

What a great army!!!!! ;)

[Honda]

I really like the way you did your claws. Is that a layer thing, or did you blend to that. Could you expalin, I would like to try it in blue.

What a great army!!!!!

 

Thanx Lf!

 

I'll try to explain what I do and you can tell me which technique that is as I'm not sure. :teehee:

 

1. Weapon is base coated in black

2. Paint Boltgun metal on the blade

 

Interlude...<the interesting bit>...So the effect I am striving for is the idea that energy will be generated from a point or edge and then "drip" or flow down the surface. This means that you have to decide where the energy is originating from and then shade one way or the other to the other side. In my case, I wanted the energy to collect at the lowest point.

 

3. After you decide which way things are going to flow, paint Chaos Black over that area

4. Then paint a thin coat of Dark Angels green over almost all of the black

 

From here I use what a friend called a "wet" palette. In my case, I use a paper towel, the kind that can hold some moisture and not shred on you, use an eye dropper to put several drops of water on a spot, put some paint on your brush and gently dab on the paper towel. This takes some paint off and puts some water on your brush. I used this technique for all the remaining colors.

 

5. Apply Snot Green in a flowing, waterfall on the lowest edge of the energy, pulling the paint up to the higher edge.

6. Do the same with Scorpion Green, but don't draw it up as much

7. Do the same with Bilious Green. Also feel free to add some swirling energy type strokes on areas so that it looks like there is movement

8. Use Skull White for a final highlight, just dotting here and there

 

In this case, the lowest edge is the brightest color. You could do the exact opposite as well.

 

If I were going to do blues (and I don't mean singing), I'd start with a mix of Regal Blue and Black, then Regal Blue, then UM Blue, Ice Blue, and finally Skull White. You could probably get a similar effect by starting with the Regal Blue+Black mix, then Regal Blue, then lighten up your blue with Skull White as well. Feel Free to experiment, it's not that difficult to do.

 

I hope that helps.

[Listerfiend]

Thank You it will

[Candleshoes]

Well good Sir...

 

All I have to say is this...

 

If I ever, ever, ever found myself across a battlefield from those Alpha Legion Snakes, I would hand you the victory automatically!

Creepy, gross and eerie, you did one heck of a job! Still shivering from looking them... *shudder*

[Honda]

Well, now that the thunderstorms have let up for a little bit, let's get on with the show.

 

Here are my WIP Scouts. Mostly sniper rifles with a ML, though because I had a few points left over, I added some bolters for "perimeter defense".

 

Alpha Team

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Bravo Team

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So the plan for next week will be to prime them, then start the painting. My intention is to make them distinguishable, but subdued in appearance. Some aren't going to like how this turns out, then again, I will invoke the "It's my army" Rule . They will still have glowing green eyes, just to be consistent with the rest of the army, but for the most part I am expecting them to be like the real hunters they represent in my army, so blending in with the background is the order for the day. We'll see how that turns out as I'm still working out their scheme in my head. Their cloaks will be camo, armor black, uniform...undecided as yet, but some variation of "dark".

 

Saturday Comics

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Scouts/Comic098.jpg

 

@Candleshoes

 

All I have to say is this...

 

If I ever, ever, ever found myself across a battlefield from those Alpha Legion Snakes, I would hand you the victory automatically!

Creepy, gross and eerie, you did one heck of a job! Still shivering from looking them... *shudder*

 

You must not have been the only one who felt that way as they used to attract an amount of fire all out of proportion to what they really did in a game.

 

I didn't realize so many people disliked snakes....perhaps it is because they are 20 feet long and like to hunt their prey.

 

Here is some fluff I wrote to support my Alpha Legion, way back in EoT times. This was my way of introducing the...snakes. :wub:

 

Transmission Intercept YWQ249357919879

 

 

CLEARANCE: OMEGA-3

DATE MATRIX: 99987 08753 1225

DIRECT TO: INQUISITOR URIEL

SOURCE: UNKNOWN

 

TRANSMISSION START:

 

+++ SOURCE ONE: WHY DO YOU DISTURB ME?

 

+++ SOURCE TWO: I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO VIEW THE LATEST COMBAT TEST

RESULTS, M'LORD.

 

+++ SOURCE ONE: EXCELLENT...PROCEED.

 

+++ SOURCE TWO: DISPLAY ON. FORWARD TO MARK 437. PLAY. AUDIO ON.

 

<APPROXIMATELY 3.28 MINUTES ELAPSE WITHOUT A PRIMARY LEVEL SIGNAL. ANALYSIS INDICATES

UNIDENTIFIED SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SIGNALS. FURTHER ANALYSIS REQUIRED.>

 

+++ SOURCE ONE: THERE IS ONLY ONE PREY?

 

+++ SOURCE TWO: YES, M'LORD, THE GROUP COMBAT RESULTS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. THIS

SUBJECT WAS DEEMED WORTHY OF A REWARD AND THIS WAS ITS REQUEST. TO DATE, THIS REQUEST

TYPE HAS ONLY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CASTE. OTHER BROODS ARE USUALLY MORE

INTERESTED IN REPRODUCTIVE LIBERTIES.

 

+++ SOURCE ONE: I NOTICE THAT IT DOES NOT CARRY ANY WEAPONS...BUT THE PREY DOES.

 

+++ SOURCE TWO: YES, M'LORD. THIS SUBJECT SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THIS SCENARIO.

 

+++ SOURCE ONE: VERY WELL, I TRUST YOU ARE AWARE OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF ANY FAILURES

AND HAVE MITIGATED AGAINST THEIR POSSIBLE EFFECTS.

 

+++ SOURCE TWO: Y-YES, M'LORD.

 

<APPROXIMATELY 2.13 MINUTES ELAPSE WITHOUT A PRIMARY LEVEL SIGNAL. ANALYSIS INDICATES

THE SAME UNIDENTIFIED SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SIGNALS AS THE PRIOR LAPSE. FURTHER

ANALYSIS REQUIRED.>

 

+++ UNIDENTIFIED SOURCE: <UNINTELLIGIBLE SOUNDS. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS ASSUMES 92.03%

PROBABILITY THAT SOURCE IS OF HUMAN ORIGIN>

 

+++ SOURCE ONE: VERY GOOD, THE PREY WAS COMPLETELY SURPRISED...HMMM, IT APPEARS THAT

SUFFOCATION IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR DISABLING PREY. DOES IT ALWAYS CONSUME

ITS VICTIMS?

 

+++ SOURCE TWO: YES, M'LORD, THIS SUBJECT CASTE HAS DEVELOPED A VERY PECULIAR DIET

REGIMEN COMPLETELY UNIQUE UNTO THEMSELVES WHEN COMPARED TO THE OTHER QUICKENED

BROODS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TENDS TO SLOW THEM DOWN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL

DIGESTION HAS REACHED THE LATTER STAGES. TO ENSURE A PROPER LEVEL OF

AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR, WE ONLY ALLOW THESE HUNTS TO OCCUR EVERY TEN DAYS, WITH

TWO DAYS OF DOWN TIME FOLLOWING THE HUNT. WORKING THESE LOGISTICAL DETAILS

INTO AN OPERATIONAL PLAN HAS BEEN MOST CHALLENGING. wE ARE ALSO INVESTIGATING

ADDING A POISONOUS BITE TO ITS ATTACK RESPONSE IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE THE ELAPSED

TIME REQUIRED TO DISABLE AN OPPONENT. HOWEVER, WE WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT THIS

BROOD HAS A STABILIZED CONFIGURATION BEFORE WE ADD CAPABILITIES.

 

<APPROXIMATELY 0.76 MINUTES ELAPSE WITHOUT A PRIMARY LEVEL SIGNAL. ANALYSIS INDICATES

THE SAME UNIDENTIFIED SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SIGNALS AS THE PRIOR LAPSE. FURTHER

NALYSIS REQUIRED.>

 

+++ SOURCE ONE: HOW UNUSUAL. DO ALL OF THEIR JAWS WORK IN THE SAME MANNER?

 

+++ SOURCE TWO: YES, M'LORD. IT APPEARS TO BE AN UNEXPECTED RESPONSE TO THE INJECTION OF THE

GXA7 GENOME PAIRING WITH HERPETIDAE STRINGS.

 

+++ SOURCE ONE: VERY WELL. MONITOR THESE ANCILLARY BEHAVIOURS CAREFULLY. I EXPECT A REPORT

IN TWO WEEKS DETAILING THE BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS AND RISK PROBABILITIES OF THIS CASTE. YOU

ARE DISMISSED.

 

 

TRANSMISSION END:

 

Anyway, the beat goes on, two squads of scouts to go, one termie squad, 3 dreads and all the drop pods and then it's "Showtime!"

 

Until next week...

[Maratheus]

Nice progress there. I really like your scouts, but me finks dey needs mo rivits! Ha, just kidding with the april fool and all. Keep up the great work! Once they are all ready, its gonna be one hell of an army.

[Terminus Est]

They are just amazing Honda, i esp love the helmets on the scouts. Only two criticisms, the assault cannons look plain. You fixed the storm bolters up nicely but the ass cannons look a little unfinished to me. Maybe some more of that lovely maroon on them? The other crit is the veteran sargents, they just look a little too brassy compared to their bretheren. Maybe if the brass was on the shoulder trim but not the whole pad? Excvellent work on the whole though. When i say the force weapon my jaw dropped ^_^

[Honda]

@TE

 

i esp love the helmets on the scouts.

 

The helmets "seemed" like a good visual fit. In my chapter, Scouts are one of the career paths you take after you get your basic tactical training. They operate out in the field looking for Alpha Legion and Word Bearer cells, then call in the big boys to clean up the mess. So, very much a FORCE RECON type of role.

 

Given that, it seemed like they might keep their helmets and just adopt the scout lighter gear.

 

My only two criticisms, the assault cannons look plain. You fixed the storm bolters up nicely but the ass cannons look a little unfinished to me. Maybe some more of that lovely maroon on them?

 

Yes, I have heard that before. I don't know if I'm going to go back and put the red on the casings or not. Part of me is loathe to revisit things like that, but that is a possibility once the rest of the army is finished. I have taken it under consideration and will evaluate the overall look at a later time. It seems like the missing red stands out more when the a.cannon are viewed on their own and it is less obvious when the army is all together.

 

Anyway, understood and acknowledged.

 

The other crit is the veteran sargents, they just look a little too brassy compared to their bretheren. Maybe if the brass was on the shoulder trim but not the whole pad?

 

I should point out that the brass shoulder pads will only exist on one guy. He's special, but I haven't figured out his story yet, so suffice to say, they all wont look that way. The rest of the vet sgts will have the crux on the left and the chapter symbol on the right. So, he's just a bit of eye candy.

 

Excvellent work on the whole though. When i say the force weapon my jaw dropped

 

I'm glad you liked the sword. I've got a couple more to do and they will receive the same treatment.

 

Thanx for the C&C all!

 

Cheers,

[GAR]

I should point out that the brass shoulder pads will only exist on one guy. He's special, but I haven't figured out his story yet, so suffice to say, they all wont look that way. The rest of the vet sgts will have the crux on the left and the chapter symbol on the right. So, he's just a bit of eye candy.

 

 

Cheers,

 

 

You could always call him GAR of the many Armies :angry:

 

Amazing as always. I really need to get on with my own Crimson Guard. I get inspired everytime I look at yer stuff.

 

 

GAR, who truly is of the many armies LOL.

[Honda]

Ok, here we go...

 

Here's a majority of the scouts for the two squads. I'm showing these primarily because of the cloaks. The camo pattern ended up looking a little "Fallschirmjaeger-ish". It's not bad...it's been growing on me.

 

Things to do next:

 

1. I'll eventually have to go back and put a dark color on the recesses of the cloak to give them some defintion

2. The fabric on their uniform only has a base color. I'll darken this and then come back with some highlights

3. Highlight the helmets and body armor and lenses

4. Do the leather work (e.g. holsters and boots)

 

So, these guys are moving along nicely and I should have them in pretty good shape in another couple of sessions.

 

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As always, the Saturday comic:

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Scouts/Comic157.jpg

[Khrangar]

I quite like the camo scheme on the scouts. I'm not a fan of the marine heads on them though, but to each their own I suppose. I'd be interested in seeing the scouts when finished.

 

Khrangar

[Tyrannicide]

The scouts look great Honda. The color scheme is pretty sweet too. I like the marine helmets on them, especially the scout with the new DA hooded helmet bit.

[Honda]

I'm not a fan of the marine heads on them though, but to each their own I suppose.

 

I like the marine helmets on them, especially the scout with the new DA hooded helmet bit.

 

Kids, this is why you don't build an army by committee <_<

 

Thanx for the feedback, guys. I knew going into this (the helmet thing), that people were either going to like them or they wouldn't. No biggee. I like how it looks and it fits my fluff.

 

I'm also of the mind that you really have to be some kind of nut case to go into combat (especially in the 41st millenium) and not have head protection. So, everybody in my army wears a helmet...well, except for the Librarian stand-ins, but then that's because they are n...you get the point. :rolleyes:

[Honda]

Do you know how sometimes you get a song in your head and it just won't go away?

 

Well, quite thankfully, Barbara Streisand and Barry Manilow (shudder) remain banned to the deepest regions of Chaos. However something a little more "Olympic" did stir through my brain and so I present to you, my "Chariots of Fire".

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Omegawing/Omegawing-WIP18004.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Omegawing/Omegawing-WIP18005.jpg

 

So, the construction is done on these, three big ones for Dreadnoughts, the rest will transport terminators and tactical squads. So ten pods o' love for the enemies of the Emperor.

 

The omega symbol was transferred on with pencil from a stencil (no I'm not waxing poetic today) I made by printing out the character from Word, cutting it into an index card, then tracing onto the drop pod. The omega symbol only has a base coat of Beastial Brown right now. I will go over this with a red. There were some separation marks on the PVC that I decided to turn into failed plasma/melta/fusion shots because I can. :P

 

Anyway, the guys won't be walking anywhere from here on in.

 

And here is today's Saturday comic:

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/hkowabunga/Apocalypse%20Lords/Omegawing/ComicWIP18009.jpg

 

Cheers,

[StratoKhan]

I like the camo on your scout cloaks, very nice.

 

The drop pods look good but maybe a bit more detail would improve their look.