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So yesterday I managed to work on the werewolf head. I gave it some character. The original look of the head was a bit scary and primal, so when i tac the head on a marine it looked out of place. 'why is a beast holding a bolter?' So I tried to give the head the look of intellengence. while doing it I kept thinking of Wolfman Jack, the wolfman from the hilarious house of frightenstein and alittle bit of beast from Xmen.

 

 

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020777.jpghttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020781.jpghttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020782.jpghttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020780.jpg

 

"Awooooooooooooooooooooo... Werewolf!"

 

Clap for the Wolfman - by The Who

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIr4To3EzK8

 

Hilarious House of Frightenstein

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So here is the picture of the Wolfman head on a marine along side the Civil war head on the same marine

 

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020775.jpghttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020751.jpg

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020776.jpghttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020749.jpg

 

Not sure which I like better. So I ask you fellow Brothers, which do you prefer?

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I just dont see how either head makes sense O.o

 

Well for the civil war head. The hat doesn't have to be from the civil war. I am thinking of turning the crossed swords into the Red "X". If space wolves can run around with no helmets with their crazy hair why cant they wear hats?

 

as for the wolf head

 

I'm sorry, I guess I forgot to explain.

 

I wrote before:

... They are pirates so they should be renegade Marines at best. I read the fluff the Huron capturing the Wolf of Fenris. and that's how it started. I then read IA9 and 10 and I like the whole Idea of the Astral Claws using Gene-seed to increase his numbers. But why does it have to stop there. Huron could easily take all the gene-seed from the fenris and make his own Wolves. "Huron's Wolves"

 

...Until a renegade codex comes out (praying for next year) then I'm sticking to Huron's Wolves and the SW codex.

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So I got stuff in the mail from Puppets of War, I cant wait to play with it. I bought civil war heads, warewolf heads, and a CC dread claw

 

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/IMAG0276.jpg

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/IMAG0277.jpg

 

...For the civil war heads I only reall got them for the one in the cowboy hat. I think it would look amazing on power armour

 

The warewolf heads... mark of the wolf maybe... wulfen?!

 

 

continuing:

Space Wolves, in time, can become wulfen because they have it in their Gene-seed. Mark of the Wolf. So if the Red Corsairs have the Gene-Seed from the Wolf of Fernis and when making new marines there could be a few "mistakes". Therefore it's not to hard to fathom a few hairy guys with the MotW

 

What do most SW players use for Wulfen? links, photos?

 

Thanks C&C welcome and suggestions greatly appreciated

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SO i had an amazing game on Friday. It was a real nail bitter.

 

A co-worker and I decided after work to have a quick game. We have never played each other before and we get of early on fridays, so why not.

He plays IG and the last time I played IG was with my Chaos and I got wiped out. So with some help from More Dakka I came up with this list (mind you its not too different from my normal list)

 

HQ:

Rune Priest, Living lighting, Storm Caller

 

Troops:

9 Grey Hunters, 1 plasmagun, Rhino

10 Grey Hunters, 2 plasmaguns, Rhino

10 Grey Hunters, 2 Meltaguns, Rhino

10 Grey Hunters, 2 Meltaguns, Rhino

 

Heavy:

6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers, 1 Seargent, Las/Plas Razorback

6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers, 1 Seargent, Las/Plas Razorback

6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers, 1 Seargent, Las/Plas Razorback

 

1500pts on the button

 

He had around 7-8 Chimeras with alot of squishy guys inside. 4 armoured Sentinels and 2 Manicores. including hunterkiller missiles, grenade launchers he must of 20+ missile spam.

 

Unfortunetly I took no pictures :'( I forgot.

 

For terrain setup we had 6 ruined buildings one hill and one swamp forest thing. some how we managed to setup the buildings in a 3x 2 formation mostly on one side of the board a players long edge and the other players long edge only had the hill and the swamp thingy.

 

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S______H

_B__B_B

_B___B_B

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B=building, S=swamp, H=hill

 

Then we rolled Seized Gound and Pitched Battle, with 3 objectives. oddly enough the 3 objectives where place on the empty side. My buddy and his IG got first turn. His choices for side were insane amount of cover for his gunline, but then he would have to advance on to the ojectives that I would be sitting on. Or he could himself sit on the objectives and just shoot everyturn.

 

He chose to sit on the objectives. He created a wall of cover for his Manicores with his chimeras. His Sentinels on both flanks.

I put my Long Fangs in or near the 3 buildings the best i could. I used the razorbacks for addition cover but also keeping them spaced out(worrying about those barrage atttacks). My Rhinos, I deployed 2 on each flank matching the sentinels. one of each meltas and plasmas.

 

Boy was I terrified of the first barrage attack.

 

The game about to start when he reminded me about sieze initiative... and I rolled a 6!!!

That my friend changed the game entirely I actually have a chance.

 

So I moved all my tanks, the Razorback only 6" and the Rhinos all 12". I left my Long Fangs where they were even the ones not directly in cover. I had about 20%-30% line of sight to the Manicores and I took it. I managed to stun one and shaken the other. That was good enough for me, the rest of the shooting phase was concentrated on clearing out the cover in front of the manicores. I managed to explode a few and wreak others but it wasn't enough for clear view. I popped smoke on all my Rhinos. My rolls were amazing!

 

His first turn he had to change tactics due to the advancing Rhinos and the fact that he could not fire the manicors. My Rhinos were set up to the point where he couldn't concentrate fire. aslo the fact I had 3 Las/Plas Razorbacks almost in full firing range. So he ignored my Long Fangs and fired his 20+ missiles at the closer threats.

Now i seem to not remember exactly what i lost in the first turn but it wasn't alot. Maybe 2 razors (or I lost one in the first turn and another in the 2nd), the third kept getting shaken results. I lost one melta rhino (wreaked) and i think one stunned

 

In my second turn My greatest threat were the Sentinels there was no way i could afford to any unit tied down in CC (should have taken a WG w/ fist) so i concentated fire on them, with not much luck. only managed to Explode one on each side. and thats even after disembarking my other Melta unit.

Manicores untouched

 

Here come the pain. He was firing all over the place. I lost some Long Fang sergents, my HQ's rhino. I think that 2nd Razorback, the 3rd shaken again. The he pulled out the big guns. he droped the manicore pie plate right over my rune priest's head, who were stuck in a creater. I lost half that squad and some from the melta squad nearby. The other shot when over the opposite side over the other melta unit it only caused 1 death but they got pinned and it caused damage to both rhinos

 

my next turn i was in a pretty pickle. I had to stop those manicores again. I managed stun them both again. Again I tried to take out the sentinels. I failed completly on the one on the right. the on on the left i managed to stun.

 

in his shooting phase (so many guys that can shoot) he concentrated on my last razorback because it was getting close and on some of the long fangs. I lost afew LF from each unit but they stuck in there. and lost the lascannon on then razor. he put out of his mind the advansing SW troops on the right because of CC . he didnt want to lose the range with his sentinel and he was on difficult terrain. there was nothing the other sentinal could do. so that ended the shooting phase.

then hes says "ok thats it for my turn"

 

I feel bad because he forgot to move his sentinel into assault. I didn't remind him and i said "Is it my turn now?" and he responded yes and I took to moving my stuff. then i moved the unit he was going to assault. and thats when he remembered. He asked to redo it and after discussing it and felling bad i said fine. but then he didnt want it if i felt bad about it. so we rolled on it. and it ended in my favor. If i was locked in combat there i would have very little chance to get out of it.

 

I managed to destroy the sentinel and immobolized the other.l I weaked one of the manicores and some chimeras. I moved the plasma unit on the left around the immobilized sentinel towards the objective.

 

His turn the remaining manicore shoots again but i dont remember what it hit a unit from a immoblized chimera shoots flash lights at me killing 5 Grey Hunters from my melta unit. I only have 4 guys left in that unit. he advance a unit of 2 towards the middle objective

 

In turn Five. I need to clear out these objectives. I move my recently pinned melta unit twards the center objective but im out of range but I shoot the unit of 2 and kill one only. then i move a repaired rhino into 3" of the same objective and kill the last guy. my two now half strength units on the right take out the squad of flashlights and wreak its immobilzed chimera. there are 2 guys 7"or 8" away so i try to shoot it with every thing i can to secure this objective. ... not one single wound!! not one!

On the right my plasma squad moves into 3" of the 3rd objective. there is no way i can take this one because of the immobilized sentinel and a Chimera with a unit in it close by. In a last ditch effort i use Livinig Lighting on the side armor of the ramaining maniacore... boom explodes!

so as it stand in the top of turn 5:

I captured one objective and contest the other 2 ... i got this! if his 2 guys that are 8" away dont roll a good terrain check .. I win!!

 

he rolls the dice (my nails all chewed up)... and he rolls ... a 5 CRAP! its ok that means its a tie no worries it was a good game i can deal with a tie

 

Anyway he continues his turn. He moves his HQ unit toward my rhino thats contesting the middle objective. He cant capture it either. Then out of the blue he decides to tank shock my plasma unit on the contesting objective and dont you know it, .... I fail the leadership and run away no longer contesting..

 

Bottom of 5th:

he controls one objective and contests the other two

 

He wins, :wow: How?!

 

So both of us are to scared to roll to see if we get a next turn, so we got a spectator to roll for us. Both of us watching as the die flies in the air. I'm praying for another turn he praying for end game!!

 

...and thank the 40k gods Turn 6!!

 

i carefull try kill the 2 guys contesting the objective but only manage one in the shooting phase. I repair the orher rhino and move it to contest the objective where my guys ran from. and my guys flee some more. my melta squad move towards the middle objective. I decide to take a risk by shooting the living lighting from the right side of the board to the centre to kill the HQ guys contesting. Because at the same time this stops me from shooting the remaining guy sitting right in front of the rune priest. I have only 4 marines there and I'm taking a risk, and hoping that they can kill one guy in CC alone. So I roll the Living Lighting and get only one attack and kill only one guy. oh well.

 

Assault: My four guys manage to kill that one guy so the risk still paid off. My melta squad charges the HQ squad and wipes them out.

 

Top of turn 6: I control 2 objectives and contest one.

 

His chimera and remaining sentinal wreak my Rhino. Its now 2 objectives for me to his 1. He tries everything to kill my guys on then middle objective. He kills a few but not enough.

 

I win the game! a very good game.

 

After the game he realized what he could have done. instead of rapid fireing me he could have assaulted that last unit and that would force me to pile in. and doing so would pull me off the objective, for the tie.

 

it was a very good game.

 

I'll prolly have to do some editing but i need to rest my eyes a bit.

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Sweeeeeeeeet! They're bloody awesome! Although I do kind of agree with the civil war being a bit out of place. You could probably blame the wolfman on the canis helix for one the traitor wolves he picked up. Anyway, is there a chance we could see some painting tutorials? I really love that shade of red.
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thanks I could do one or you can learn from the best. lol

 

Les from Awesome Paint Jobs has some really good tutorials

 

I'm still learning lol

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/awesomepaintjo.../12/mltbxDRt7uw

 

The paint i use are:

 

Basecoat: Gory Red (Vajello Game colour) or Red Gore

1st Highlight: 1:1 Gory Red and Bloody Red (Vajello Game colour) or Blood Red

2nd Highlight: Bloody Red

Wash: Orygn Flesh

final Highlight: Bloody Red and Firey Orange (Vajello Game colour)

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So I've decided to Cheat!!

 

I sent out 10 Tac marines out to be painted, please dont hate me.

These 10 are guys I received in the trade with bunker

you can see them in the back left here. Just regular boring marines that I figured that I will probably never paint on my own

 

 

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020732-1.jpg

 

I will take picture when i get them back

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So my friend More Dakka is the one doing the commission for me. Here is his progress on the Red

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/1/20/318945_sm-Red%20Corsairs%20for%20Styrofoam%20Phase%201.jpg

 

 

 

 

And here is one of my guys to compair the reds:

 

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020744.jpg

 

I think he almost got it, might need additional blood red highlight or it could just be the Photo. He will be reading this so any C&C is welcome

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So I have only 4 days left to complete one model for my one model a month New Years Resolution!!

Hopfully I can make time on Sunday.

 

My plan is to finish this guy:

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/Chosen002.jpg

 

I need to glue on some shoulders and a back pack. Paint them and the chainsword. Then base him and he is done. I will probably be my first finished model in about a year

 

Wish me luck.

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Keep up the good work! I'm still trying to find this semester's (uni) rhythm and haven't touched a brush in too long myself :tu: . And I know it's been forever since you asked, but I like the cavalry hat guy. The wolfman is just too specifically like the wolfman from the 50s movie. Or an angry wookie, like someone else said. The cav hat guy doesn't have to be a Civil War thing, it could just be a guy in a Stetson style hat. Lots of variation and history in the galaxy, some planet somewhere has to have guys that still wear felt hats with wide brims for practical or cultural reasons.
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So It's Monday and I didn't get the chance to sit down and do any painting. I have today and tomorrow to do it before I fail.

 

Thanks max

Then it is decided, I will give him the cav Hat. Then he is pretty much done. I just need to base him, volla finished marine! I will finish a model in JANUARY!

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So I've decided to finish the Cavalry Hat guy Instead. Mostly because he's nearly finished and Max's encouragement. So I glued down his head, I tried my luck on the power weapon and OSL. Then I glued down some sand. While waiting for the pva glue to dry I started on another guy. My hands were all over the place, I kept making mistakes, so it was a good sign for me to stop, but i didn't!

And I forgot that the Cavalry Hat guy was still drying and I started to paint some details I noticed. Of course I touched the sand with my thumb and wreaked it spreading gluey sand on the model. That sould have been the second sign!

After fixing it, I decide to take photos and while setting up I dropped him on the floor and he fell apart :'(

 

I picked up the pieces and ... turned off the lights. Thats enough.

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11:45pm January 31st, I Styrofoam04 Finished a model Top to Bottom!! :thumbsup:

 

I glued him back together and I had to Re do the Power Weapon (acutally I re-did it 3 times) I painted the base and added flock. I went to bed with blue hands and a finished model. Unfortunatly No pictures. too Tired. After work I'll set up the foramcore and the lights and I will unvale the model online!

 

Hopefully I can keep this up. Maybe even do more then one lol!

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So its time to unveil My first installment of my model of the month...

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/2/2/324546_sm-Red%20Corsairs,%20Wolf%20Guard.jpg

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/2/2/324547_sm-Red%20Corsairs,%20Wolf%20Guard.jpg

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/2/2/324548_sm-Red%20Corsairs,%20Wolf%20Guard.jpg

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/2/2/324549_sm-Red%20Corsairs,%20Wolf%20Guard.jpg

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/2/2/324550_sm-Red%20Corsairs,%20Wolf%20Guard.jpg

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/2/2/324551_sm-Red%20Corsairs,%20Wolf%20Guard.jpg

 

This is my first time with OSL, so please any tips/comments are very welcome.

 

Few things first, a while ago I bent the tip of my needle and the Fluid Nozzle. I straighten it as much as possible, but according to these pictures i'm getting alot of splatter. Looks like I have to buy new parts. I also learned another thing from these pictures... wear clean rubber gloves. I used the same gloves that I used to paint the red a while ago, and now I see flecks of red on the model. This was easily brushed off but I didn't bother retaking the photos

 

Again C&C are welcome

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Thanks Dallo, Its very lonely here! I been talking to myself for while. (excluding MAX)

and thanks for the comment, at least I know someone out there likes it.

 

I joined B&C to help me with my skills and to give me some motavation to continue. So it can get very discouraging when no one bothers.

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