TOTRS Raven Guard, Attempting Ad-mech

[TearsOfTheRaven]

Going with that, what would be the cooliest jet pack for him?

[Fire Golem]

I like the MkIV ones, the one turbine ones. The two turbine ones look too clunky for RG. The Night Raptor ones might work too.

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Hmmmm, what about dechaosified raptor (the 40k ones).

[Fire Golem]

The new plastic raptor ones? Dechaosified ones of them would be the Night Raptor ones pretty much :)

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Now to find them on a bitz store...

[Fire Golem]

Should be quite easy to find I imagine :)

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soooooooooooo after a longish break im back. this time bigger and better than before (growth spurt). reasons for such a long time with no updates: art coursework, german course work and dofe volunteering. but never fear! small amounts of work have been done in the gaps between activities and progress has been made. That includes: signing up for the casual monthly challenge & reading up to the end of Dance in a song of ice and fire. inspired by the actions and depictions of certain characters i decided to add them in to my force.

the organisation goes somewhat like this, though not finalised :

 

hq ~(still needing titles (barbaric or civil?)), sub leaders of separate areas~ (line command designation leading talons(tribal markings on some but all with appropriate markings from extermination)). talons: breachers~ civilized and ornate (maybe demi cloaks, regal blue as spot colour (still lacking a group name). terminators~ based off the dornishmen (spear and shield, cloth wrappings etc). recon~ nights watch, all in black (as far as possible), no special markings, seen as a penitent group, formally known as the crows watch. Assault~ no group yet (thinking ironborn (lightning raids etc)). tactical~ no ideas regarding them as of yet. bikes and jet bikes~ khassalrs and khals. thats enough. Elite shooters~ same as tacs.

 

 

 

 

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Now pics!!

 

Aero hotah, line command, assault talon:

http://i.imgur.com/nXvcA8k.jpg

Aggo, line command, seeker talon, wip (first real freehand attempt):

http://i.imgur.com/04d0wT7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/GOwknmH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YwwvGpD.jpg

Crows watch ( 3 members, all need re painting):

http://i.imgur.com/CwCA5CF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nWnbCu5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7OUI9lh.jpg

An idea of what bases shall look like:

http://i.imgur.com/ptizVY7.jpg

Early Wip of some more bases:

http://i.imgur.com/4BM12nb.jpg

Wip of legion tac vets, attached to seeker talon, on hold till ideas:

http://i.imgur.com/ulyKnsm.jpg

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update time again!

managed to finish of Aggo, leader of seeker talon. first time doing any majorish freehand, i think it turned out alright.

http://i.imgur.com/1pFRFPs.jpg

 

Born on the wild and inhospitable great eastern plain, a radscoured waste covered in the ruins and bones of an ancient civilization, Aggo was born into the tribes of the area and showed great aptitude with the rifle from an early age.

http://i.imgur.com/SxCjQNG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JtDXy5a.jpg

 

​When the scions of the emperor came upon these brutal tribes, they did so with great zeal. Early patterns of thunder armour were no match for the advanced energy rifles of the plainsmen, and the slow moving tank and foot formations were easy prey for the mounted elements of the tribes.

http://i.imgur.com/vPFmP07.jpg

 

When victory came to the imperial forces it came after a long and bloody guerrilla campaign with few pitched battles. reinforcements were in great supply, as well as new commanders, for the toll had been high and bloody for line command. 

http://i.imgur.com/U4boREO.jpg

 

 

The dust was everywhere, a pervasive blanket coating all. It reduced visibility and rendered heat seeking incoherent. The acrid taste of it was heavy on the tongue, yet another hardship added to the conquest of the plains. A building loomed up out of gloom, sudden in the clouds of swirling particles. Moving up to the entrance, Barristan signaled for the rest of alpha squad to form up to breach. 

"3..2..1...BREACH!" he called across the vox. 

spinning round to kick down the door he was caught full in the visor by the answering beam of light. 

 

A headless corpse fell to the ground, liquified matter dribbling down the remnants of its chest piece. "1" whispered a voice from the shadows, followed by the sound of a cartridge being ejected, then a soft plink as it rolled into the light.

 

 

first proper attempt at adding back story to character, any good? 

C+C greatly appreciated. 

[geordie]

Love the background for this fella and the paint job is great too. Looking forward to progress as always and certainly to more back stories!

 

Excellent work.

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dont get me wrong, i love building and modeling vehicles (tanks, walkers & flyers). but painting them for me is soul destroying. anything bigger than a dread is an ordeal for me, i have respect, oh so much respect, for those who can do mechanized armies.

 

And the large areas of white, how i loathe thee. 

 

That being said, i present the first wip pictures of (the yet unnamed( open to suggestions)) land raider.

front, start of freehand sigil:

http://i.imgur.com/I0iSzjX.jpg

front right:

http://i.imgur.com/3lpVrjE.jpg

front left:

http://i.imgur.com/9vnl8uf.jpg

Back, furthest along:

http://i.imgur.com/FjXAqiZ.jpg

workspace, yes i know its a pigsty:

http://i.imgur.com/CBMr5yH.jpg

 

last view of many a man, women and child: 

http://i.imgur.com/lnvEJzC.jpg?1

 

 

 

 

Backstory on completion, C+C greatly appreciated. 

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Quick question, do these shoulder pads make me look fat?

http://i.imgur.com/STwj6zc.jpg

Also, should i add a gs tabard here? the circle had to be cut to fit it onto the legs.

http://i.imgur.com/GvVsKjO.jpg

[captain Angel]

I like it.

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*blows dust of thread* 

 

im baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

 

taking part in the march of the legions now,

Seeing as all the amazingly talented hobbyists in the thread have written amazing backing stories for their legionnaires, i thought i might do the same. But then i had a (not very) surprise controlled assessment, which involved me writing 10 sides of A4 on the ways professionals adapt their language in a workplace to meet public expectations of their profession. Sounds like fun doesn't it? So after about a week of complete mental burnout, i sat down and had some hobby time one afternoon, the result a built and (not very well painted) alpha legion recon marine. when using the p3 blue ink on top of radiant platinum, i found it resist the paint and beads up, which was a pain in the rear. luckily this didn't happen with gw green washes. 

Enough talk, more pics:

http://i.imgur.com/8hMigSe.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WiNq291.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NEVZyWy.jpg

(i didn't add the freehand legion symbol as i didnt want to balls up the armour colour)

 

Any comments and criticism would be hugely (you have no idea how much they help me improve and fix mistakes) appreciated.

 

Alpharius out

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got bored and made a tank thing, gonna try and paint it as a mechanicus tank, don't know how well i could paint red on such a large area. glue on the body is currently drying, which is the reason for string and clamps. the turret is all blu tacked at the moment, lots of gs and general work yet to do.

ill let the pics speak for themselves:

http://i.imgur.com/NtuTKcT.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pIBfivR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tx77iSk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tj17EDO.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0NXaCzo.jpg

 

 

 

any way to improve it would be greatly appreciated as it does not see quite "right" yet