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Regiments of the B&C: Treads & Thrusters


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Good to see you've been busy painting that's just the sort of absences we like! biggrin.png Take note, Coffee and try to imitate your esteemed comrade Sviar who dedicates his time to noble pursuits and not the depravity of xenos! laugh.png

Don't worry about the background, I've been returning to it periodically and I think it's done save the last read through and polish smile.png I'm really pleased with how my Chimera is going so I hope you'll like the blurb I'll be posting with it's completion - a new regimental background piece too biggrin.png

The challenge ends this Saturday Coffee, so don't paint too many fishies :P As you for Sviar, rest and get better - Commissar's orders (and a Commissar outranks a doctor msn-wink.gif )!

Due to time restraints at home and other such boring things as well as getting ready for a holiday to Tunisia I will declare my valk ready.

Further weathering will happen during its life as she enters battle.

 

Write ups to follow.

 

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The background to my aircraft. Sorry for the long read.

 

The Valkyrie XR771 ‘Toleration’ has a decorated past, and is now classed as a relic in its own right deserving much attention.

 

It was manufactured on the industrial world of Voss, and had served with distinction on the Emperor Class Battleship – Divine Right, claiming many enemy aircraft kills dispite only having a multi-laser so rightly the tech adepts at the time fitted the craft with a Lascannon that pleased the machine spirit.

 

Recent history had it assigned to the Elysian 181st drop troop regiment who were a battle ready, fully equipped and experienced regiment. During the ill fated attack on Kastorel-Novem it was one of the very few Valkyrie’s to make it off the planet and survive the tactical withdrawal.

 

With the Regiment having to be re-equipped due to the horrendous casualties sustained, the survivors of which going to the 73rd Haraconi Warhawks who were already equipped with the correct serviceable equipment, the ‘Toleration’ fell off the radar and into one of the imperium’s storage facilities.

 

 

 

With the re-supply and recruitment of the newly resurrected Cadian 171stRegiment, the equipment available was scarce considering their quick deployment to deal with threats. In light of that their tech adepts had been tasked with bringing the war relic XR771 ‘Toleration’, back into service and to face the enemies of the imperium again.

 

 

 

Due to the condition it was found in the ‘Toleration’ has been given many new panels to try and get it to a standard fit for service. Unfortunately they were not able to carry out all necessary repairs due to a mobilisation of the regiment. This meant the craft has had to pressed into service in a heavily faded camo scheme, heavy weathering requiring a re-skin ideally, and even the right hand engine requiring filling of oil after every flight due to very high consumption rates and turbine damage thus causing further damage itself (the Tech Priests do not even know how the engine is even running at 99% power still).

 

Due to the limited stock of aircraft in the 171st the ‘Toleration’ has been pressed into a SAR and SF roles. To help with this it has been fitted with Multiple Rocket Pods, and a ramp gunner for suppression in its casevac role keeping the side doors free for use. So far the ‘Toleration’ has performed admirably, and bar the usual maintenance has had higher serviceability rates than anything else in the regiment’s inventory.

 

Hope this is ok and up to standard. Failure doesn't appeal.

  On 9/24/2014 at 9:27 PM, HLVW said:

@Sviar- I will admit that the idea of the crosses was completely taken from Helsreach. It just works out that I have a Black Templar army as well.

 

@Scatmandoo- very nice bird and right up.

Thanks for the comments, your bird looks great though and I love the base. Your write up is great too especially about commissars....

  On 9/24/2014 at 7:28 PM, WarriorFish said:

Take note, Coffee and try to imitate your esteemed comrade Sviar who dedicates his time to noble pursuits and not the depravity of xenos! laugh.png

The challenge ends this Saturday Coffee, so don't paint too many fishies tongue.png

Tau were my first and favourite army, and I'm really enjoying the new scheme I'm trying - plus the Y'vahra Battlesuit is luring me back to the Xenos! I'm aiming to get them back up to a fully painted army, then it'll be back to the Guard to paint my Executioner that's been languishing for a little too long!

The ol' eagle is almost done, merely awaiting the completion of blessed basing rites and some fluff before I call her done. I don't tend to write fluff in advance for my units, they earn it in battle, as is the case for one infamous Sergeant I have who is the end of days to everything from Space Wolves to Stompas. I'll see what I can write though, still establishing my overall Regimental fluff atm.

I will see my vow through to the end. I missed the ETL which was a shame as I blitzed a good few points of Guard during that! Here's to getting this one done, though!

Text will be added before the time runs out.

  On 8/21/2014 at 10:54 AM, Sviar said:

I Sviar vow to paint a Vendetta if I find my Lascannons. Otherwise I'll paint a Valkyrie. Here is my starting picture.

Well my Sviar worlds was well elaborated. But I will write up an airforce section, if I however have som time left I could try to write about a small city on Sviar 1, as an expansionsmile.png

Turns out I choosed the Valkyrie. Warning pic heavy, sorry for the camera work.

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  On 8/21/2014 at 11:06 AM, WarriorFish said:

Good to see you back Sviar biggrin.png As for the regimental background you don't have to add any more if you've already done it, even more so as you've already post up a lot. Just make sure to re-enter it with your Vendetta completion so you can gain the full Sergeant rank for the Treads and Thrusters challenge smile.png

I'll see if I manage to type something anyway.smile.png

  On 9/24/2014 at 9:27 PM, HLVW said:

It just works out that I have a Black Templar army

So do I, I thought it was a great idea to incoperate it into your own story.smile.png

@Scatmandoo Great looking plane I like the red inlays and the camoflage pattern. I like the story about how she got a second chance to serve the imperium.

Excellent stuff, more completions! :D I especially like all the details on the interiors - something I can never get right so I avoid all buttons :P The background was good scatmandoo, a vehicle with a bit of history is always cool but don't forget the regimental background to achieve full rank for Treads and Thrusters!

 

The table of progress at the bottom of the first post is up to date, please have a look and let me know if anything has been missed out :)

I'm doing this a bit in reverse but here is my fluff on my regiment:

 

 

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I'll get the vehicle fluff done in a bit and tonight I'm going to try get the Chimera done (lucky I have until Saturday and it is pretty much fully assembled and I have an airbrush :P).

Spent last night trying out Elmo's technique of drybrushing the weathering on leading edges rather than sponging. Also swapped Leadbelcher for Necron Compound, which really makes the effect look that much better. The dastardly base took forever to dry in this increasingly damp and cold weather we're getting here in Britian, so I'll be aiming to finish the base tonight and posting the completed article tonight or on Friday if all go well!

Nice write up there Reyner, but all will be for nought without that completed model - I look forward to seeing you earn your sergeant's stripes msn-wink.gif

You'll have to get the completion in at double time now Coffee, you know what we think about posts that talk about all the awesome work you've been doing without pictures to show us laugh.png I'm fighting the fading light too, it's really noticeable sad.png Lately the daytime has been beautiful and sunny but I am stuck at work...

Fingers crossed it lasts for the weekend, as I'll need some good light to do the final bits like the lenses before the deadline Saturday afternoon tongue.png Oh well it could be worse, at least I can sneak in some decent B&C time in for a change today smile.png

Remember the deadline: Saturday the 27th, 14:00 GMT (15:00 BST, 18:00 ETZ, 19:00 CTZ, 20:00 MTZ, 21:00 PTZ) and not a minute later! Glory awaits us so pull out all the stops to make sure you don't miss the cut off biggrin.png Not one comrade left behind!

Here is my Regimental history,

 

The glorious Cadian 171st Regiment had originally been involved in fighting in the Ultima Segmentum against the Tyranid threat found in Hive fleet Kraken.
Unfortunately despite some heroic actions they were wiped out to the man. The bells rang on Cadia and the Regiment was disbanded into history.

 

Once the Threat of Hive Fleet Leviathan and the Ork incursion of the Forsarr sector had become apparent in the Segmentum Tempestus the High Lords decided to raise another regiment from Cadia.

Then arrived the newly formed Regiment to the sector and as with any new regiment, they have been given very few combat veterans, new kit or supplies. However they do have plenty of hand me down should be scrapped vehicles and weapons, and more than enough ‘green’ troopers. Led into battle by Colonel Anders Gunderson, an officer school veteran held in high regard by even Lord Creed!  How the regiment fares will be decided on how Colonel Anders bonds his men into a efficient fighting force while dealing with the odd mission from a couple of mysterious Inquisitors nearby.

 

Early records of the company have indicated that they will soon swiftly become a highly regarded force due to some succesful encounters against both Orks and even some traitor marines. they are being reinforced by some tempestus scions and ogryn to bolster their numbers to aid their fighting skills. One skill they have found is in acquiring Plasma, be it in hand held pistols and assault rifles, Plasma cannon armoured Sentinels or even a rare Leman Russ Executioner. How they are doing this is baffling any observers but on more than one occasion the hierachy have been heard saying "It's not always what you know, it's who you know"!

My Valkyrie is complete for the most part. Decals will come at some point. Will post a pic this evening or tomorrow.

As promised:

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I glued the doors shut on this one, the next one I probably wont. This is the first flyer I've ever painted, and I am happy with it... but it COULD be better msn-wink.gif

Sadly I have no name or write up for her yet. boo hiss.

Goliath's Bane

 

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Vehicle Fluff:

 

 

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Regimental fluff to follow, more pics here in my thread.

A good completion Coffee, the weathering really makes it look like it's been flying through a desert and suffered the consequences! A great introduction to the Regiments challenge, don't forget the regimental background for that extra promotion from Corporal to Sergeant :D

 

A day remains, looks like some of us will be cutting it fine but as long as you beat the deadline it doesn't matter by how much ;)

  On 9/26/2014 at 10:43 AM, WarriorFish said:

A good completion Coffee, the weathering really makes it look like it's been flying through a desert and suffered the consequences! A great introduction to the Regiments challenge, don't forget the regimental background for that extra promotion from Corporal to Sergeant biggrin.png

A day remains, looks like some of us will be cutting it fine but as long as you beat the deadline it doesn't matter by how much msn-wink.gif

did you get my regimental background?

Nooo, you can do it Grotsmasha! Believe! You have 24 hours left, that's enough time to finish a model!

 

Excellent work by +DAN+ I am very pleased to see that super heavy done - just need to background pieces to earn the extra ranks if you can :D

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