blackbabyjesus Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Last weekend I met up with my friend and fellow B&Cer Emperors Instrument for a couple of games of 40k at the ever awesome Giants Lair, he brought along his blood angels (of which he has many!) and for the first game fielded his Sanguinary Guard list (or NIPPLEWING), while he got kinda beaten like a ginger stepchild the list looked like a lot of fun! More importantly though, if purchased from Wayland Games the whole army, including codex, is less than £100. So, I'm kinda weak, and like new stuff, here's my new stuff: Won't be stopping the Red Scorpions any time soon, but these guys will give me another alternative for when I want a more 'interesting' (read, random) game! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhoolda Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Hehehe you whent all in ther;-) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komodo Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 How is it possible to field that many squads legally? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Wow! That's a whole lotta ceramite areola. And on a more serious note: a very good deal. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGABOND Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 How is it possible to field that many squads legally? Dante makes them scoring. I just sold my large Sanguinary Guard army the other day on Ebay. I'll be watching this thread <_< Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesI Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Looking forward to seeing the work done. I love Sanguinary Guard, both the models and on the table. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komodo Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Wow! Gonna be awesome. 1500 pt. army with only 26 models, nice :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styrofoam04 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I like new stuff cant wait to see more Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 ok, no models yet, but I have made progress on what will be the most time consuming part of this army... gold. Normally what I do when painting gold, even large-ish amounts is slowly layer shining gold over a calthan brown basecoat, gives a nice warm colour. Unfortunately this approach takes AGES and if I had to paint 21 (yep, only 21 gold dudes in this army, 3 will be red!) whole models using this method I might actually consider stabbing myself in the eyes as an easy-out. So, new methods required it seems, not keen on the time investment required for NMM (or for that matter confident in my ability as a painter to make a convincing go of it!) I've opted for metallics, my trusty airbrush and a bottle of Vallejo Model Air Gold (VMA 71.066 is what's on the bottle). Even over a black undercoat this stuff seems effective: That's just a single really thin coat, left door in both halves of the image is with slightly more thinners than I think I should have used, right door is probably what I'll go for as it's solid-ish in one coat, should be pretty awesome in 2. Only problem with the vallejo gold is that there's no real colour match with GW paints, so I'll need to use the same gold throughout, and just add silver to it for highlighting, relying on washes for 99% of the definition. For info, this is the kind of level of definition i'm looking at getting on every model (though maybe it won't happen *quite* like that): Any hints/tips people can give me on painting large amounts of gold will be greatly appreciated! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peers Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 hey bbj, I painted a similar army a while ago, pics and methods are in this thread - thread link hope it helps and based on your other models I can't wait so see how they turn out :) J Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Wow, you've set the bar pretty high there.... thanks! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I almost fell out of my chair reading the title of this. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warped-Bitz Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I almost fell out of my chair reading the title of this. Glad i wasn't the only one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3011873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 ooh, also, here's the list: Dante Sanguinary Priest Jump Pack Power Sword Sanguinary Priest Jump Pack Power Sword Sanguinary Priest Jump Pack Power Sword Sanguinary Guard Power Fist Chapter Banner Infernus Pistol Plasma Pistol Sanguinary Guard Power Fist Infernus Pistol Plasma Pistol Death Masks Sanguinary Guard Power Fist Infernus Pistol Plasma Pistol Death Masks Sanguinary Guard Power Fist Infernus Pistol Plasma Pistol nice easy upgrade to 1750 if I want, just add The Sanguinor! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGABOND Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 You might wanna drop the Death Masks on those squads because they aren't really worth it. Also for Dantes unit I'd have at least 3 Infernus Pistols in there so when they come down you can pop tanks. In my Sanguinary Guard army I had 2 units of SG with 5 Plasma Pistols so I'd maybe suggest trying it out and attaching a SP to them aswell and use them to pick on Heavy Infantry. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 Hmm, sounds like a plan, stand by for the redux (not sure if I have enough plasma pistol arms for 10 though) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Hmm, sounds like a plan, stand by for the redux (not sure if I have enough plasma pistol arms for 10 though) Budget busted!!! Good luck with them, should be a nice army with that gold :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGPO Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 you get a plasma pistol and an infernus pistol per box. You should be fine to plasma up one squad if you cut them from the others. Otherwise head to your bitz site of choice. I'd swap out the death masks for some power fists, it'll do you a lot more good in most games as the army lacks high strength CC attacks and has no heavy weapons. That said, death masks look awesome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Ipsa Loquitur Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I modelled my SG with Death Masks, because they do indeed look awesome, but I've yet to take them in a list. I always find something better to spend the points on. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 and so it begins! first 5 dudesmen: the one without a left hand obviously is the standard bearer type fella, no wings yet, they'll be staying separate until the end so I can paint them white without fuss. Barrels also aren't drilled yet, I'll do that when all 24 (oh christ) models are assembled! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGPO Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Nice start, I really like the pose on the guy with the two handed axe. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Team Nipplewing are go!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Another 5 dudesmen: Also, budget is now well and truly busted, eBayed a couple of nartheciums for my sang priests, 3 plasma pistol arms and 3 inferno pistol arms. I guess I'll magnetise a couple of bolter arms and just swap them out as required! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3012672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Assembly complete-ish, wings need doing (the one that has them is blutacked), here's the nipplewing in full force! With regards the wings, how do those work? I'm kinda used to that sort of thing being fixed, but the wing fittings seem kinda fuzzy. They don't seem to lock in anywhere? Surely that makes them really fragile. I'm halfway tempted to not use them at all, but I've a feeling that will make the gold overpowering, no counter-colour. Thoughts/suggestions please! Tomorrow I prime. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3016198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHunters Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 A lot of gold to come! Regards the wings there should, on the back plate, be 2 knobs either side of the regular backpack mount that the wings slot onto. Good luck! FTE Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248708-bbj-does-nipplewing/#findComment-3016573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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