Brother Melice Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I envy you so much for having an airbrush... spectacular work on the RT miniatures and the army altogether Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thanks Brother Malice, I am steadily making progress... Speaking of which... here the are, pods I, II & III. Mottos: Pod I: MELIUS TARDE QUAM NONQUAM (Better late than never) - sternguard and MoTF Pod II: AUT VINCERE AUT MORI (Either conquer or die) - Iron Clad Dreadnought Pod III: IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In this sign you will be victorious) - Rifleman Dreadnought http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/3/16/197701_md-Drop%20Pod,%20Mantis%20Warriors,%20Space%20Marines,%20Warhammer%2040,000.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyrion Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Your Drop Pods look really great.... but I think they could use some weathering such as burnings from entry or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 I agree 100%, I just have my back up against a wall trying to get this army ready for Adepticon, so that'll have to wait for later. Here's a shot of the army so far. Still have 10 marines to paint and a MoTF + servitor to build and paint. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/3/16/197771_sm-Adepticon,%20Mantis%20Warriors,%20Space%20Marines,%20Warhammer%2040,000.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannosaurus Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I agree 100%, I just have my back up against a wall trying to get this army ready for Adepticon, so that'll have to wait for later. Here's a shot of the army so far. Still have 10 marines to paint and a MoTF + servitor to build and paint. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/3/16/197771_sm-Adepticon,%20Mantis%20Warriors,%20Space%20Marines,%20Warhammer%2040,000.jpg Been waiting for a group shot for a while and didn't disappoint, absolutely stunning man. Your chapter master is so well camouflaged I can't even see him, as is the green fella with the custom helmet :) Are the 10 marines going to be green or camo yellow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Actually this is just the army destined for Adepticon. I also have 20 sniper scouts, Telion, 2 regular dreads and the chapter master painted. Once the Adepticon-bound force is complete I'll take a group shot of the whole army for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannosaurus Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Scouts? :rolleyes: sweet, looking forward to it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemFX Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 So how big is this army going to be when all is said and done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 I don't have a hard list that I'm shooting for... more like a nebulous idea of what I want these armies to look like when their done. Probably around 3000 points total with options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkTom Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Ha! Rifleman Dread... somebody played Battletech. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psy-Crow Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Very Impressive, any chance of a recipe for your green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 I occasionally get asked to post pics of the entire army (not just the Adepticon stuff) and since I've been laid out by this cold for the last several days (can't focus well enough to paint), I thought I'd take a group shot. Here are my current Mantis Warriors... only the repainted models. Comes out to 2417 points, and there are more-or-less invisible upgrades I could give to push it a bit higher. The laugh is it's all troops and elites & once I add a MoTF, will be all legal to field. Granted with no assault troops or heavies it would get slaughtered... but I *could* field all but the extra HQs. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/3/23/200697_md-Mantis%20Warriors%20as%20of%203/22/11.jpg HQ: Chapter Master (Kantor counts-as) Libby w/ jump pack Captain w/jump pack & relic blade Elite: 8 sternguard w/ mixed weaponry Venerable dread Iron Clad dread 2 standard dreads (assault cannon & TL LC) Troops: 10 scout snipers w/ heavy bolter & Telion 10 scout snipers w/ heavy bolter & PF srg 10 marines w/ plas & hvy plas (Inquisitional squad) 5 marines w/ las/plas razorback 5 marines w/ las/plas razorback Operational Support: 3 drop pods I think the Mantis Warriors will probably be between 5000 & 6000 points before I'm "done", this encompasses two different armies and either side of their penitential crusade. My green? Very simple actually. All using vallejo air colors & an airbrush Field Green base Chromate Green for first blend Pale green for second blend/first highlight Pale green + yellow + white (10:2:1) for upper highlights Extreme highlights (plate edging) would be done with the above mix at a 5:1:1 or 5:1:2 ratio (can't remember off the top of my head). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psy-Crow Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannosaurus Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Jaw droppingly amazing Gits, very colourful but very cohesive. Any chance of some close ups on the scouts and marines? Or point me to the right place if you've already posted them. Hope you're feeling better soon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Well, here's a close up of my Inquisitional Squad (kind of pseudo Deathwatch... I just use them as a tac squad) that I got through trades. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/1/28/178744_sm-Death%20Watch,%20Gms,%20Inquisition,%20Space%20Marines,%20Warhammer%2040,000.jpg And here are the scouts. They're shoulder pads are still my old sold green... eventually I'll get around to repainting them properly. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/11/16/155972_sm-Mantis%20Warriors,%20Scouts,%20Snipers,%20Space%20Marines,%20Warhammer%2040,000.jpg I'm not quite finished painting the tac marines for the razorbacks... hopefully they'll be done over the next couple of days. Will post when they're complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannosaurus Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 They look great, thanks for that Gits :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenfeld Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Once again, loving your stuff here Gits (I should also mention I love the name Gitsplitta as well) I am an avid fan of snipers so the prospect of having a whole squad of marine snipers pleases me. I've been following the log for quite awhile, don't know if I've commented yet or not. Regardless, loving you're work and I can't wait to see some batreps! Also, I love the green on Telion and I encourage you to redo your scouts to match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 @tyro: No problem! @Putrius: Thank you very much, I really appreciate your kind words. I'm sure there will be some batreps coming out of Adepticon, though given the quality of competition there they may be a bit one-sided (our team is pretty fluffy). I will certainly give the scouts the "Telion treatment" in the pads... just a matter of finding the time. My re-entry into the world of 40k after many years off was to build a Bad Moon army. Gitsplitta is my war boss, complete with old-school funny ork stories to go with him. Here's a pic of the completed tac squads for the razorbacks. Top squad was modeled by a friend who was hoping to join us at Adepticon but could not, most of the bottom squad was modeled by me. http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/3/28/202872_md-Mantis%20Warriors,%20Space%20Marines,%20Tac%20Squad,%20Warhammer%2040,000.jpg I'm working on my Master of the Forge as we speak (just taking a break). Will post a pic when complete. It's unorthodox to be sure, but fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee265 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 The sqouts are a fun addition, and you seem to have them dne very well. So keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Green people, deathwatch, shootin' down the boulevard, auspices searching in the night! Don't stop bein' awesome! Hold onto that awesomeness! Excellent job, especially on the rainbow marines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 LOL! Thanks guys! I'll keep pluggin' away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 In case anyone is curious, our team "The Wardens of the Maelstrom", did participate in the team tourney at Adepticon last weekend & featured the 4 rebelling chapters of the Badab War. We hardly lit the world on fire with our game play but we all had a wonderful time. I did go 2/4 on the day and was actually quite happy with our performance in all 4 games win or lose. For a fluffy, vanilla force we put up quite a fight against some excellent opponents. I was saddened by our painting score (35/60) but since I was manning the booth when the judges came by I have no one to blame for it save myself. I am totally hooked on Adepticon however. It was the single best gaming experience of my life and I'm sure to be back next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relicblade Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I don't know how to use the quote function, but what is "the original RT rule book."? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitsplitta Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 Rogue Trader.... though... depending on where you found that quote it might have been a mistake on my part (age and years showing I'm afraid). The Mantis warriors appeared originally in an early White Dwarf and then were reprized in the "Warhammer 40k Compendium", which I believe was a collection of WD articles on various subjects, including the Badab War. It's all kind of fuzzy to me now, too many years of college and the alcohol that went with it to remember the details clearly. But, the Mantis Warriors have been an official GW chapter for a very long time, they just never did anything with them... so were largely forgotten (save for a few, old, die-hard adherents like myself) until their re-emergence in Forge World's IA 9 and 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenfeld Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Rogue Trader.... though... depending on where you found that quote it might have been a mistake on my part (age and years showing I'm afraid). The Mantis warriors appeared originally in an early White Dwarf and then were reprized in the "Warhammer 40k Compendium", which I believe was a collection of WD articles on various subjects, including the Badab War. It's all kind of fuzzy to me now, too many years of college and the alcohol that went with it to remember the details clearly. But, the Mantis Warriors have been an official GW chapter for a very long time, they just never did anything with them... so were largely forgotten (save for a few, old, die-hard adherents like myself) until their re-emergence in Forge World's IA 9 and 10. I am going to take this brief opportunity to hop onto my pedestal because, as you have said Git, the Mantis Warriors have been around for ages and have rarely received love from GW, and thats a shame right? But then when you think about it, if GW can't even give the Iron Hands (A founding chapter) any freakin attention at all, then how can we expect them to hone in on the Matis Warriors! (I mean they have a tiny caption in the Codex, where the Crimson Fists get their own half page, grrr) I think part of the appeal of the diehard adherents is that they make the chapter their own and thats what you've done here. They look amazing no matter what the judges think. My only complaint is the older models.. they look so squishy? Stunted? I dunno.. just old I guess! They don't mesh with the new dreadnoughts and what not. The painting is solid though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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