Angels_Blade Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hey all, I haven't posted in a while but before I go on i'd like to let everyone who hasn't seen my Steel Scorpion stuff that the idea of the army is all down to Ah-Shaulah. I will not publicly give names to any of the charecters nor shall i post any fluff as i have had quite an arsey IM from him saying he doesn't like the fact that i'm 'taking his chapter'. I don't wish to cause any offence but i spotted them on the B&C in the Librarium and assumed it would be ok to make my own force. Apparently thats not the case so i will continue to post my progress with this army but i will not tread on his toes with this one. His paint jobs are better than mine and he has all the original ideas i'm just a gamer who liked the paint scheme and thought i'd give it a go. Ahem, anyway i digress, the army is progressing really well and now i have a codex i can begin to expand. The core painted force now consists of; HQ Captain with Storm Shield and Relic Blade Chaplain with powerfist Troops 2x 10 man Tactical Squad 1x 5 man Scout Squad ELITES 1x 6 man Terminator Squad Venerable Dreadnought HEAVY SUPPORT 3 x Vindicators After spending a few pennies at Games Day I have now assembled my new stuff and will attempt to paint them 1 squad a week Here they are Scout Bikers http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8280141.jpg Black Reach Terminator Squad http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8280142.jpg Sternguard Vets http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8280144.jpg Vanguard Vets http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8280146.jpg Black Reach Dread http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8280147.jpg Black Reach Tactical Squad http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8280148.jpg Pedro Kantor http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8280145.jpg Painted Black Reach Terminator (speed paint to show the livery) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8210139.jpg Wish me luck lol Cheers AB Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Well this orta be good. I loved the scheme Ah-Shaulah put up for the Chapter and loved the Chapter since. You better live up to it mate :) Your test mini looks great. I shall be watching with my eyeeee *randomly spies on you* Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1697668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_bunny Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 looking good! change the name to the strengthened iron scorpions, albeit it looses the ring, its a new chapter <_< I wish I got to goto GD, just for the stuff, and the free mini! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1697771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 After spending a few pennies at Games Day Yeah, just one or two! :P This looks like a great start to me and no matter who started the colour scheme, I think it's a very strong one. Will also be watching this one. Anyone do a quick looksie and clocked just HOW many chapters are 'Scorpions' now that the FW stuff has come out? ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1697853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cl4d Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Money is made to be spent brother :D, nice painting, also does kantor have a lot of fist marking except for the banner? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1697863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJon Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Love your colors and am looking foward to seeing Pedro Kantor and the new metal Stern Vets painted up in your chapters colors. BigJon Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1697883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahdprophet Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Very cool. Though I gotta say, THAT is a 'speed paint'? ::Looks at the terminators he just spent a few hours on:: ::crys:: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1698094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels_Blade Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 does kantor have a lot of fist marking except for the banner? I'm afraid he's covered in fist iconogrphy but i plan to paint him as a crimson fist then make a squad or 2 of stern guards in crimson fist colours to go with him. His fluff explains that he is often attached to other chapters with some of his veterans. I plan to paint my sternguard on sat or sun and have picks up by sunday evening. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1698232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Knight Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 does kantor have a lot of fist marking except for the banner? I'm afraid he's covered in fist iconogrphy but i plan to paint him as a crimson fist then make a squad or 2 of stern guards in crimson fist colours to go with him. His fluff explains that he is often attached to other chapters with some of his veterans. I plan to paint my sternguard on sat or sun and have picks up by sunday evening. to explain the fist iconography you could say that it is his "personal heraldry" and hes abit obsessed with it :). Shame about the i-m if somebody wished to use my chapter i would have been flattered (hint hint to anybody out there) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1698556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasoroth Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Cheers on bagging some Games Day loot! A quick query, is Kantor's stormbolter arm seperate from the body? Common sense tells me yes, but I just want to check! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1698564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 LOL indeed! lovely looking, and good choice of bases too! I reckon, coming up to christmas we should do another 'paint swap thing' and each paint a colourscheme of a swapped B&Cer, and then post up a gallery at the end (before christmas), winner gets a christmas present (hint hint :)) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1698566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 lol That pad begging on Sunday was nearly not worthwhile, mate :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1698602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels_Blade Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 lol, Pedros arm is indeed a seperate peice Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1699063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperorslion Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 You can always tell a seperate part on a metal model. Connected arms, legs etc... are always paralel to the body because the casting block is flat, pieces that stick out must be cast seperately. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1699399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 couple questions: 1) can we get some different angle shots on kantor for a look at his other details. 2) is the head a seperate bit on kantor? seems loose looking, like an attachment bit, to me Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1699450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels_Blade Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 will take some pics when i get home and put them up then Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1699517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels_Blade Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Trying to do a squad a week so.... 'This week I have been mostly painting...A Sternguard Veteran Squad!' They are vanilla, straight out of the box except for one forgeworld pad and resin bases and of course, like all my Steel Scorpion, Tabletop. For those who like to convert i have added by each pic the components of each of the new vets. http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010150.jpg (2 parts, Body and boltgun arm) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010151.jpg (2 parts, Body with shoulders and Boltgun) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010152.jpg (2 parts, Body with sholders and combi-weapon (plus plasma varient)) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010153.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010154.jpg (3 parts, Body, Right Arm with boltgun and left arm) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010155.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010156.jpg (1 part) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010157.jpg C&C welcome Cheers AB Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1701752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Well good look on a squad a week :wacko: These models look great :teehee: I've always been curious: which metal paint do you use? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1701759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels_Blade Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Aha a very good question with an equally easy answer Boltgun metal with a badab black wash Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1701781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 ahhhhhh :) tis a nice and easy scheme. I love it :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1701789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 oh man i must get some of dem sternguard, are they out now? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1701800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom like silence Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 oh man i must get some of dem sternguard, are they out now? They are in stores as their own box on October 4th, and right now in the Space Marine Spearhead. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1701861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels_Blade Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 This week I have been mostly painting..... A second Steel Scorpion Tactical squad! Yes its that time again folks, The F1 is over, Massa is crying and Angels_Blade is rejoicing for Hamilton and the completion of another squad! Still on target for a 5000pt army by christmas and here is my latest edition. They aren't painted to as high a standard as my command and elite units but they fit right into the army so now i'm legal! Well here they are- Squad Cato of the Steel Scorpion 4th company http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9080165.jpg Sgt Cato and special weapon http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9080166.jpg Combat Sgt Arkian and Heavy Weapon http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9080167.jpg As an added bonus i thought i'd post a pic of the army as it stands painted right now (sorry for the poor pic quality) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9080164.jpg C&C welcome as always Cheers AB Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1709002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull_Lord Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Looks great, BUT there is MOLDLINES!! on the marines, i dunno about rest of the army, but squad Cato is covered in big fat moldlines on the legs Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1709034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels_Blade Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 Hell yeah, My army is full of em! Unfortunately i'm such a massive tool that i miss them as i put them together. Please forgive me! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/146377-steel-scorpion-army-blog/#findComment-1709055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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