Biohazard Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Not a problem about posting in here buddy. :tu: Im def using the DA dex now as Im itching ot convert an Asmodai counts as. Not for any rules or gameplay reasons just that I think the model could have been a lot better ;) Those Termis look awesome, I do like them especially the scythes although Im really not into robes. The odd tabard but not full on dressing gowns :D At the moment Im planning a Sternguard unit of Macharian Heresy Vets to ride in one of the Land Raiders Im building. Im thinking of giving them all Mk6 arnour and maybe the odd Marines Malevolant trophy or armour piece on the bases. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Ok so no work on the actual Phantoms except from some planning and ordering of bits. Im wanting to finish off what I have outstanding in my World Eaters then I can throw myself into this project completly. I recently won an auction for pretty much a complete 3rd edition boxset minus rulebook, all the minis still on the sprue including the land speeder, Tac squad and the ruins. :) I took a break from Khorne tonight and decided to see what I could do with the ruins in the box and came up with these. When I was building this one I envisioned a lone IG sniper or guardsman who had been holed up in here on stag for a while and started to collect a couple of trophies during downtime. :) http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/5BBE2048-A29F-4629-8266-A5B56B842345-1536-000002637D305910.jpghttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/E1C8D031-4C83-46C6-BA1B-5B27DDC5608C-1536-0000026383A4D3C7.jpghttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/E3C334D8-7416-406D-A20D-CC787A8FEEE6-1536-000002638A3DBFED.jpg The next was pretty much a straight forward build but I wanted to add a couple of little details another scroll like the OP and a plate on the outside to possibly (if my freehand is up to it) add a house number :)http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/2C6DF87C-638C-4DBB-AD28-6DA2819809C2-1536-00000263900ECE69.jpghttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/2A640CD3-E5DF-40B1-9FB2-19D8D81BD6CD-1536-0000026395EE4581.jpghttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/E93622BC-91D5-4D1F-91DE-F3E119F0BC80-1536-000002639BF9A682.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urauloth Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Wow that's a nostalgia trip. I have a horribly painted set of those somewhere in my attic - it's nice to see they still look good with a bit of sprucing up. Might have to see if I can do something similar with mine. A lot of nice touches there, I like the half-buried fuel drum (is that also from the 3E starter? i seem to recall fuel drums and some horrible green plants) and the sniper's nest has a lot of character. Did you base those on cds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Thanks buddy. Im sure I still have some of my OLD folded card buildings from 2nd edition somewhere at my parents lol. Yeah the 3E starter has the shoddy looking palm trees and a sprue with tanktraps and barrels on, they are both based on old CD-Rs I had lying around that were unplayable. I think theyre the perfect size for these ruins. I doubt Ill use the trees for their intended purpose. Ill see what I can do with those at another time. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Right guys, I worked a little on the Macharian Vets (Sternguard) tonight, these were quickly thrown together. I still have to remove all the Chapter specific iconography etc but let me know what you think. The whole lothttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/E6B22080-E266-4A0B-B72E-C877AD60FD2D-2145-000001CB4024B394.jpg The Daydreaming onehttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/07005C81-AA81-44C9-AECE-47FA05A553CA-2145-000001CB48658A79.jpg The one armed man (he will get a left hand as soon as I find it in my tray :))http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/B4292E8C-C8B8-4511-AC15-87C7D7728FB7-2145-000001CB4EAEC669.jpg The over excited pointy onehttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/6669DD57-2EE5-453B-B68E-DCE394F1A220-2145-000001CB559CC4A9.jpg The Sergeanty one.http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/D2599EA8-08AE-4934-B04B-996FC27CE24A-2145-000001CB5C30AD2A.jpg The 'CHAAAARGE' one (easily my fav out of all of them)http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/C2201CBA-0B5D-4B01-A6F8-FBEBF2EC2565-2145-000001CB63AE7692.jpghttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/827FCE5B-BBDB-4A0C-980D-04BA08A59083-2145-000001CB693E4542.jpg So thats it for now folks, I do have enough parts to probably build another 5 Beaky marines to run as Sternguard so may expand this squad in the future, they wont have the RW heads but they will still be mixes of similar armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 knee pads on sgty one ? were they paldrons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 They were mate. From one of the IG tank crews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 mean't to compliment you on the conversions on your stngd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 How did you get that last marines hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Paranoid Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I'm a long time lurker but i had to post here, these are awesome! Love the conversions for your Sternguard, especially the charging guy. You've really caught the movement very well, even with his free hand it looks great! This log has actually got me torn now, i'm torn between starting some Star Phantoms of my own or going for Fire Angels. Of course, Fire Angels would mean i avoid painting the dreaded white! Anyway, your Phantoms look great and i'll be following this log very closely! Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 So, which two are dead, which two are crippled, and which one survived intact on Badab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptus-Alaska Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 careful heathens, badab didn't play out so well for the claws! anywho, wow bio, those are some great kitbashes you got there. seems everyone is using tose RWCS beakies lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Thanks a lot guys, Im fairly happy with how theyve turned out, they will still be getting a few details to show their allegiance to the Mortuary cult. Oh and to answer the question about the hand its from either the Sang Guard kit or the Grey Knights kit, I cant actually remember :D Mr Paranoid, Id tell you to go Phantoms all day long ;) and thank you for taking the time to post. Heathens, Im thinking the survivor is the daydreamer as he went down corridor 16/B the nugget of an astartes. Sarge and Charge are the dead ones and the others are missing some vital bits but still alive. :) Also I keep calling these guys Sternguard but Im running the DA dex so they will be Company Vets, another thing Im looking for is some opinions on my counts as Ravenwing and Deathwing names, Im thinking Wraithwing for the bikers and had thought of something along the lines of Graveguard for the DW but Im thinking thats a bit cheesy. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Very nice Phantoms so far, brother. Particularly liking the poses and the new DA beakie heads. Keep up the good work. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yak Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 YABADABADOOOOOO!!!!!! The Phantoms are back. what a great looking squad too. Love the chaos skull bolters, great idea. Im going back to my house later so will root through my flagellant sprues for some grim dark skulls and other bits for ya. Damn I think I am going to have to get me a box of those Ravenwing Knights. Those helmets are the bees armpits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Stovie_2006/i-see-what-you-did-there-and-i-like-it.jpg Great stuff buddy, now get back to work on those Raptors, I need another installment of codex bashing :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptus-Alaska Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 wow, I wish someone would just send me bitz..........oh well. yeah Bio, I think I'll run my SP's as DA as well. two things 1. wraithwing.........hells yeah awesome name, and hells yeah stolen! 2. Ive been grappling with the new DW name too. what I've come up with is some combo of grave/crypt/tomb/death and gaurd/wardens/keepers/walkers. so it's a pickle too be sure. so does this mean we'll invade the DA subforum...........the are willing to recieve us. being the new lords of the maelstrom has it's perks, I guess Oh, and why not robes? It would keep with the grim reaper vibe the SP's have going.....or was that just my army? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstra Sumus Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Because Deathwing isn't cheesy at all? Dude, the Grave Guard sounds good to me. Brings to mind a bunch of rather grim and stoic bunch who keep to their own. A Brotherhood within a Brotherhood so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Great Sternguard. Love those helms, and will be sure to get some of my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Loving those sternguard/veterans! The combination of new DA beaky with other choice bits makes them come to life. I have to ask what kit is the bolter on the charging veteran from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxyogi Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Nice work going on there Bio! Look forward to seeing some paint on them. That display base is a cool idea, gonna have to make some to put my Marines on when taking pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Thanks guys, the Bolters are from the old 2nd ed chaos sprues. I've had them in my bits box for years and thought they'd suit the ancient relic style of the Vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzen Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 you could always go with something that a bit more out there.. for instance the cenotaph order for the deathwing.. with all their names being carved onto an empty tomb on their home world, as they take up the mantle of the 1st they consign themselves to death in battle. and the barrow knights for your ravenwing. or you could cheese it up and go with pale riders for the 2nd company.. lots of death there! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Lorenzen I really REALLY like that idea for the background of the 1st, I think I'll stick with Wraith Wing for the 2nd and Ill think a little more on a name for the Deathwing. I did have the idea of an Ashen Order or Revenant Guard for the 1st as the Phantoms are described as having Ash white armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzen Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 glad to be of some help man, i think reveneant guard is quite good (i prefer ashen order but think it would be better as the catch all term for the inner circle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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