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The Tyrant Rises - Update 5/18/15 - Tac Marines Done


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I've been glued to this log, it's really inspiring.

Really like Valthex, the conversion beams amazing, looks quite complicated to make...

 

As for the Executioner Sternguard, they're both silver so I'm not sure how much difference they'd be between them. But it depends, how were you planning on painting the Executioner colour scheme?

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Man FW, I just asked them the other day when that :D was coming out and they said 3 weeks. Damn, there goes more money.

 

Im prob gonna get those Termi shoulder pads and one set of the power armoured ones for a retaliator squad as well as some land raider doors. Although I'm tempted to not use them, I like my freehand ones, more realistic I feel. They would be more likely to paint on iconography then mold it on, for average joes anyway. I'm not sure im digging all the skulls either. Thats to obvious evil. Works for retaliators (was planning on adding a few skulls to them anyway) but outside that, these guys aren't chaos yet. Maybe for late war Astral Claws.

 

As for the executioners i was planning on using the badab war scheme, but with skull trophies. Now I may just do the sternguard as my retaliators. I know they don't have the combat shields and chainsword like they are spose to. But 2 heavy flamers in a five man squad just screams retaliator to me. They could be the ones who either clear a path for their brothers or clean up afterward. Just imagine them going to "quell" a civilian riot.

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the skulls are cool, i would say use the FW pads, but i agree with you that painting them on makes more sense. either way i say go all FW pads or none because it may look wierd with just a few. whatever you decide im sure it will continue to rock.
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Those new FW doors and pads are pretty awesome, but... where'd the icon on the back of the Termi come from? An unreleased pack?

Looks like they sawed off the top icon from Huron's back banner.

 

+1 it's that for sure

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and he is done...

 

The man, the legend, Armanneus Valthex, Astral Claws Master of the Forge.

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/valthexdone.jpg

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/valthexdone5.jpg

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/valthexdone4.jpg

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/valthexdone6.jpg

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/valthexdone3.jpg

 

and a close up of some of his favorite toys.

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/valthexdone2.jpg

 

I may still add some glow effects from the power weapons onto his shoulder and what not. Not sure if I want to make the glow that pronounced though. A few things I may go back and tidy up and then I am going to get some more professional shots of him up here.

 

Comments and crit welcome.

 

Side note: did anyone else notice that forge world made one of the Astral Claws landraider doors upside down? Very discouraging. If you haven't noticed its the side door with the foot rungs going up the side, except they are upside down, because that door is supposed to open from the top, not the bottom like they sculpted it. Was going to order some, but not sure now.

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/Untitled-1.jpg

 

Side by side, the Space Wolf door is correct where as the Astral Claw one is upside down.

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No there all like that on FW ;) only one of the Ultras have one opening from the top mate ;)

 

Cheers on a awesome model there!!! See you did the drill :) hehe cool and nice!

 

Love your army btw!!!

 

Just took a look through their site, actaully there is a space wolf, ultra, and imp fist door. All the other doors don't have the "ladder" on it. All the doors that do have the "ladder" on it are the correct way, just disappointing is all.

 

Thanks for the feedback guys :)

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As promised here are some more professional shots of him.

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/Valthex1-1.jpg

 

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/tylerrox6688/Valthex2-1.jpg

 

Be sure to vote for him on Cool Mini here.

And feel free to check out my blog in my sig.

 

Thanks as always.

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with them being resin it wouldnt be hard to cut the top and bottom pegs and remake it. or what i would do is leave that one blank and pant some awesome free-hand stuff on the door. so just the other side and front ramp are from forge world. your freehand is great it would be a cool opportunity to make your captains personal heraldry perhaps.
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