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You're free and easy with the 'woot'-ing today! biggrin.png

I don't do flyer bases........except Sammael, that's the exception....wip!

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/Space%20Marines/Characters/IMG_0853.jpg

I've also been relaxing from the stress of painting Unforgiven by digging out my unpainted Chaos guys from Dark Vengeance. I painted the cultists back in October or November, and the rest have just sat there staring at me since. So in between Dreadnoughts, Company Masters, Rhinos, Terminators and speeders, I've also managed to almost finish this......

I give you (very small so that the important people don't see...ssshhhh) ..........

Geoff the almost finished Helbrute!

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/Chaos/IMG_0891.jpg

Right, I'm off to Cell 42 for a massage and some light reindoctrination. Nothing to see here! whistling.gif

Anyway, The Shadow Guard has set me a special task to complete the ratification of my catch-up vows for the PtR - a Standard Bearer. this is the excuse I've been needing in order to bite the bullet and do my Company Standard for 3rd Company GotC.

This is where I got about 18 monoths ago, and then never got round to finishing. So, first a repaint of the dude himself, and then on to the standard......I may also have to redo the vet with the Storm Shield just for fun cos his shield is complete pants! smile.png I've come a long way painting-wise in the last 18 months!

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/Space%20Marines/Company%20Veterans/IMG_0258.jpg

That biker test model, what's that helm? It's very interesting.

If it's the one I think you mean then its the Techmarine helmet from the Ravenwing Upgrade sprue.

 

PtR Special Task is now complete. The 3rd Company banner isn't the most intricate thing in the world, but its the first time I've ever really attempted any sort of freehand painting, so I wanted to make sure I didn't try something too difficult and completely screw it up!

 

Aegis Defence Line (currently being painted up) is in the background :)

 

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/Space%20Marines/3rd%20Company/3rd_company_standard.jpg

Thank you, thank you! smile.png

I've decided to have 2 weeks away from the GotC ... just to recharge the batteries for what is to come msn-wink.gif

So this week is devoted to terrain. I've just finished off my Aegis Defence Line (only had it primed for a year now!), and have a couple of buildings ready to go (the wip walkway in the photos below is part 1 of the building complex). I just have to have a window of opportunity when it isn't raining to prime the buildings.

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Terrain/IMG_0902.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Terrain/IMG_0903.jpg

Once this week is over I will stop with the terrain and finish off the Dark Vengeance Chaos miniatures. I painted the cultists in October/November of last year, and finished Geoff the Helbrute last week (see 7 posts ago! msn-wink.gif ), but Geoff is feeling lonely and needs his friends the Chosen to join him. After the Chaos Marines are finished its back to the GotC. The plan is to finish off my 1500 point Ravenwing force first, by painting up Sammael and some Black Knights to join the RW I did during the ETL last year. After that I'll move on to the Deathwing, painting up Belial, the Knights and the Command Squad, before moving on to the Greenwing elements I still have to paint.

Eventually I would like to be able to field 2000 points of RW, 2000 points of DW, and 2500 points of GW ........ and by then we should be staring 2014 in the face! biggrin.png

Facmanpob, really digging the banner, it does look very much like script on it like the Codex says they are known for. Your thread is always fun to take a look at, and while it isn't DA and is a filthy traitor, Geoff the Hellbrute is looking very dapper in his bluish-purple and green. Nice work on the terrain, have fun with the Chaos, and looking forward to seeing more GotC in the future!

Thanks Bryan! smile.png

So, 1 week into my enforced sabbatical from painting GotC, and 'terrain week' is finished. I managed to get an Aegis Defence Line, a rocky outcropping/ruined stone building and a walkway finished earlier in the week, and purity sealed this ruined manufactorum earlier today

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Terrain/IMG_0905_zpsa73500fa.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Terrain/IMG_0906_zpsa4dcbf38.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Terrain/IMG_0909_zpsa332b3c9.jpg

So, four bits of terrain in a week .... I like painting terrain biggrin.png

Now, onwards into 'Chaos week' ...... I have a week to paint 5 Alpha Legion Chosen and Kranon the Relentless! Hmmm, guess I'll have to start an Alpha Legion thread in the Chaos subforum!

I don't know, you don't update for a week and you end up on Page 4! lol!

Anyway, its the end of my 2 week sabbatical, and whilst I did complete the scenery I want to paint, I have not managed to complete my Dark Vengeance Chaos Marines sad.png I have finished 4 of them, and the other 2 (plus Kranon) are about 50% complete. So I'm still plowing on with them this week.

What I have done though is put together a painting list for all of the GotC I still have left to paint......and here it is......

1st Company

Belial

Deathwing Knights

Deathwing Command Squad

5 more terminators

Venerable Dreadnought

2nd Company

Sammael

Ravenwing Command Squad

Dark Vengeance bikes

Librarian on Bike

4 x other bikes

Attack Bike

Speeder

Dark Talon

Dark Shroud

Black Knights

3rd Company

remaining 5 Dark Vengeance tacticals

5 more company vets

2 or 3 more Heavy weapon dudes for dev squads

Predator

Whirlwind

I reckon that's at least 6 months work, and doesn't take into account a load of terrain I have to paint, and plans for an expanded Alpha Legion/1K Sons army.......cry.gif

FMB, great going!

geoff looks ugly sick.gif but in a good way sweat.gif .

Terrain gets 2 thumbs up,will make the table come to life im sure.

the banner guy is spot on too, verrry GotC cool.png

look fwd to More... i can see lots left from the list.

Mithril

Thanks mithril thumbsup.gif

So, huzzah, and hurrah! Despite receiving a cut on the finger which nearly ended my life....well, it drew blood, anyway....I managed finally to finish the rest of my Chaos Marines (from the Dark Vengeance set.

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/Chaos/IMG_0924_zps21ae4ec8.jpg

So, on with the GotC show!

My next task is to kitbash a Whirlwind launcher from some Typhoon missile pods (got stacks of them lying around!) and bits of the mount for an Aegis line Quad gun. It fits perfectly on top of one of my Rhinos, so is a cheap (well free actually!) way of getting this great unit for use with my Greenwing! I'm hoping this will be allowed as an additional oath in the PtR smile.png

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/works%20in%20progress/IMG_0910_zpsdc276ef4.jpg

I'm also going to get myself ready for February's vows over the next couple of days, to take me through to the end of the PtR.....and who knows what the next painting challenge will be after that! :D

Final vow of this month's PtR......a kitbashed Whirlwind MLRS made out of bits of typhoon missile launchers! Now I can pound those cultists into dust with a barrage from hell! biggrin.png

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/Space%20Marines/3rd%20Company/IMG_0926_zps4540bf14.jpg

That whirlwind is awesomesauce !!! worthy of 2x thumbsup.gif

i may even ninja that idea(who am i kidding,of course im going to steal that ideaph34r.png )

....argh the simplest ideas that we face palm ourselves over for not thinking of it already!

again,very well done!!!

Mithril

Thanks fellas! The idea was born out of me saying "GW want HOW much for a Whirlwind?....there has to be a way I can make one myself!", and then realising that due to me buying 2 Ravenwing Battleforces a year ago I had enough Typhoon missile launchers for more speeders than I could possibly imagine! :D

And as a sneak preview, here are some of the highlights I'm hoping to bring you next month..... In the words of the great Rolf Harris..... "Can you tell what it is yet?" msn-wink.gif

(Hint: there's more than 1 model there! msn-wink.gif )

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/works%20in%20progress/eafb6b46-326a-4005-bd1b-4428a8e7687a_zps342e4481.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/download2_zps90ce885b.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/download_zpsd2897d88.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/download3_zps3a75ccd0.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/download5_zps83e4599b.jpg

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/download4_zpsf2ee0bb7.jpg

Lets identify the pieces :P

 

- Pic 1: front eagle from Sammael

- Pic 2: also from Sammael (although not 100%)

- Pic 3: looks like a scibor knight...which is making me think of the Scibor Sammy version.

- Pic 4: a Dread plasma cannon

- Pic 5: Back of an ironclad dread? But I remember them being only 2 chimneys, and it doesn't have the mechanicus...

 

Curious curious, wanna know wanna know!

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