WIP thread - 711th CCAB (Chocochip Rats)

[elmo]

It is mainly the fiddly detailing to do plus there are always little errors I only notice after taking the photos :(

[WarriorFish]

That's what photos are for right? Nothing better to help you spot an error than realising you've just shown the whole World... :P

[elmo]

Holy Emperor of Mankind.... Has it really been so long since I painted anything Guard related???

This must be remedied!

Starting this weekend with priming I will be painting up a couple of Rough Riders as a paint scheme tester. The plan is for a simple scheme of black/green bikes with the standard chocochip uniformed riders. Here's hoping it al works out :)

if it does then more will follow and just to remind you what I will be using for Rough Riders...

[WarriorFish]

Sounds good to me :tu:

[SquigBait]

Looking good. That camo must be driving you batty!

[Kierdale]

Excellent! :tu:

Very much looking forward to seeing these!

[Vulpine]

Had a good look at all of this, start to finish.

 

Very nice. I love the choc chip cammo. I think the scheme with the green vests and pass is quality. Reminds me of the 1/72 troops I've done for Force on force - Somalia 1993

 

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj567/Joel1985A/167739D4-80C0-4574-A86F-F1F39DB41ED4.jpg

 

I also like the tanks paint jobs.

 

Very nice force, from start to finish.

[elmo]

Looks good Vulpine :)

Well, after a week of on/off painting this is where the chosen 4 Rough Riders are up to... I reckon another couple of days still to do (not even started on the weathering yet).

[Kierdale]

Looking good! :tu:

I like the lasguns on the backs of the second two.

[walter h]

Looking good . They need saddle bags.

[WarriorFish]

Yeah a few more gubbins would help fill space, they're looking great in particular the lances are really nice painted up.

[Black_out]

As if rough riders couldn't be any cooler, you had to go and out them on dirt bikes.

 

I do have a gripe though and I'm sure it's near unavoidable. They're carrying their weapoms with their throttle hands and it's driving me insane lol.

[walter h]

I noticed it, too. They look good though just think they need some entra's. Edited November 21, 2015 by walter h

[elmo]

As if rough riders couldn't be any cooler, you had to go and out them on dirt bikes.

 

I do have a gripe though and I'm sure it's near unavoidable. They're carrying their weapoms with their throttle hands and it's driving me insane lol.

 

Except the plasma guy... he is doing it right 

 

Unfortunately you will have to be insane as I am limited to which arms I can use 

Treat them as "Future" ambidextrous bikes and it may make you feel better 

 

The plan is to add more equipment as time progresses and I find it so bear with me on this.

[nismogrendel]

These look great, I really like the design of the lance.  I kinda like the very light loadout on the bike, fits really well with the dirtbike theme.

[Black_out]

 

As if rough riders couldn't be any cooler, you had to go and out them on dirt bikes.

I do have a gripe though and I'm sure it's near unavoidable. They're carrying their weapoms with their throttle hands and it's driving me insane lol.

 

 

Except the plasma guy... he is doing it right :devil:

 

Unfortunately you will have to be insane as I am limited to which arms I can use 

Treat them as "Future" ambidextrous bikes and it may make you feel better :P

 

The plan is to add more equipment as time progresses and I find it so bear with me on this.

This sounds solid. They're now ambidextrous bikes.

[elmo]

I am calling the Rough Riders completed for now (until I get some more baggage for them). Still another 9 to do including the special weapons.

After 2 years of having these scenery bases on my painting table I finally got around to finishing them off. FW leftover casts, bits of wire and Tamiya signpost set with motivational posters :)

[Kierdale]

Excellent work!

The bikers look great, and I love the terrain.

I made a link to your post in my tutorial on using FW blocks for terrain (here) as they're an excellent example.

[elmo]

Thanks Kier :)

 

New Year, New Models...

Next up will be an infantry squad with a Chimera for the Assault on Lutum campaign.

Work will begin on Monday with the models being built/magnetised then sprayed on the weekend followed by chocochip on the squad and desert stripes on the Chimera the week after so planning to be complete in 2 to 3 weeks for detailing/weathering :)

[elmo]

Here are the projects on the go in the painting corner at the moment....

Assault on Lutum

1 x 10 man squad (not shown)

1 Chimera (plus bonus Chimera)

Up and coming

711th Battalion command group

The figures are not modelled for gaming but for display ;)

Special weapons squad

Techpriest

Vanquisher turret (as an alternate for one of my Russes)

I am hoping to have all these and more done by the end of March and have more prepared ready for the ETL.

Stay tuned for updates :)

[WarriorFish]

Very cool, looking forward to seeing them painted :) The haz team is cool, but I'm still disappointed that the meltas are all the same pose - seemed very lazy by FW's usual standards.

[elmo]

There are slight differences in the head position and helmet optics but not up to the usual FW standard. I have used different leg positions but that is also limited by the torso pose :(

[elmo]

The is at the base spray stage but it is amazing what difference a little green paint makes

Troops are based in black ready for the chocochip...

Vowed Chimera

Bonus Chimera and Turret

All usual bits magnetised of course

[elmo]

It has been a poor week for motivation due to a stressful work situation at the moment so I did not get the squad completed as I had hoped but there are still 2 weeks to go :)

Here is the current state

Most of the infantry are done less a couple of arms and equipment

And I managed to paint up the 2 Chimera commanders and an extra one for the Vanquisher turret at the same time

Need to keep at it next week to get over the painting mountain I have ahead of me...

[WarriorFish]

Looking great as always! :D Nice to see a tan beret too, though obviously still inferior to a red one ;)