vampyrerodent Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 This is my Kanak Skull Takers 2nd Platoon Command Squad. Most of the other pics I have are too large to post. I will be putting them on my blog. I have two platoons of five squads total running with a pair of Leman Russ Punishers with the Company Commander carrying Kurov's Aquila sitting between them. Those re-rolls of ones get me a few extra hits. A couple of priests run with the army along with a Primaris Psyker usually in a blob squad for extra wounds. I also have a pair of armored sentinels carrying lascannons for any heavy armor. Another pair of scout sentinels are used to outflank and get some side shots or line breaker points. I have been incorporating an Aegis Defense Line with the quad autocannon for some extra protection. The entire plan works pretty well. Just recently had a close game against a drop army of Salamanders. I was able to get off a Psychic Shriek and take out a 9 man squad of marines in one shot. I eventually lost due to modified scoring, but the game was done for the marines if it had gone past turn 5. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucial Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 These look fab mate but i cant see the pic clearly!! Any chance of another one? Hey look choc full of convertions and we wanna seee them! ! Edit*** My bad. I can see them now haha. Wheres your blog? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3970247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Ros Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 The models look great! Well done! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3970251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
librisrouge Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Cooooool, Skulltakers. I wanted to do these guys when I first started IG but I didn't have the modeling skills and patience. Glad to see somebody took them up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3970256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Should be showing in my signature These look fab mate but i cant see the pic clearly!! Any chance of another one?Hey look choc full of convertions and we wanna seee them! !Edit*** My bad. I can see them now haha. Wheres your blog? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3970269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Excellent, the Skull Takers never show up so it's great to finally see some! Great use of bits, they definitely look the part and are painted well - especially the attention to the tattoos. You should post up more pictures along with some batreps :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3970556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 A few more of my guys. The problem is most of my shots are over 2MB in size and too large to upload here. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3975464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm sure you can scale the pictures down a bit first, do you have an image editing program? Though that said these pictures are very detailed and show off the fantastic paint work! Great stuff, I can't wait to see more :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3975473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I do have a photo editing program. I just don't know how to use it. Most of the issue with size is I set the camera to a high resolution so the pics come out quite large. My iPhone pics have no issue. So with that said, here are some other pics. They are on the blog if you've already been there. I painted them using GW greys and decaled them. Then weathering with some oil pin washes followed by dragging a brush down the sides mildly wet with thinner. The trick is to do layers. As each layer is put down, the previous layers settle to look more uniform and 'flat' for lack of a better term. They look suitably used. I will say, I love my Punishers! Except for the short range of the main gun, they are a true terror to my opponents! Most cannot handle the heavy front armor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3980717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammael Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I love punishers!! They put out so much pain Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3980760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Beautiful tanks! The camo is great and the extra details and weathering really make them pop. Excellent work, we must see more! :lol: As for the pictures I just crop and scale the image down which is easy to do, helps get good pictures without spanking anyone's bandwidth :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3980804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Great stuff here ! Looking forward to seeing more of these guys, although they do look a bit mean. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3980813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 'Mean'? As in not quite so nice and friendly? I'll gladly take that as a compliment. Feral should be their middle name. I may have them drift more toward the dark side with some daemonic summoning. Khorne would be where they would fall amongst the four powers. I haven't made anything up for their fall yet, but it is sitting in their shadows.... Great stuff here ! Looking forward to seeing more of these guys, although they do look a bit mean. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3988883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 More uploads for Bolter n Chainsword. I took your advice Warrior Fish, I had an easy editor sitting front of my face the entire time. Things will be changing.... Here are some examples of my heavy weapons. I have three of each of these guys, so nine overall. The guys were just fun to get creative with and to make a little display. Just take some extra bits sitting around and create a little story with them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3988891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Excellent! Some real character oozing through these HWTs, your use of bits is inspired and the paint job goes a long way too :P Keep them coming! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3989005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Thanks WF! Since I'm doing some updating, I loaded up these figures also. They would be Veterans and a Taurox stand-in. I haven't used them yet. I just thought the models looked awesome. They are from Blight Wheel Miniatures. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3989594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 They look cool, if a bit tall for GW's heroic scale. Are the heads separate? They'd make for cool conversion pieces! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3989603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 As WF says, you may find that they are a little taller and slimmer compared to GW heroic scale but they do look good :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3989727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 That autocannon looks superb ! All those Fantasy bitz. Are you sure you haven't raided my stash ? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3989793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 They are a tad bit taller. Skinnier is the term I would use. I'll post a picture of the sizes later to get you an idea. The heads are separate and are available from their site. They also have some really nice 'masked' heads much like the Blood Pact. @Mehman: Ha! Of course I raided your stash. I hear there is a shortage of fantasy parts nowadays with the upcoming change over! Photo added to show the height difference with an old Mordian of mine from about 2003/'04 There is a slight difference. It would probably be about 6" worth to the Mordian. Not too terrible with regards to size, but still taller Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-3989984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I have updated my Sentinel squadrons. Pretty much I got two news ones and repainted the other four to have them fit in with the Russes scheme. Before After: I know the camp roofs don't help too much, but hey, they are scouting... V Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-4038867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Very nice colours, I like the additional bits and details such as the red - works very well :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-4039443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Another update! The Veterans have been added, with a deeper bend to chaos....The blog gets updated Thursday with more pics Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-4143182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 The helmets look good, very "Immortals"! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-4143194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampyrerodent Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 I am thinking of ordering more helmets. Although, its safer to pin them onto the torso to avoid losing them when they inevitably pop off! A couple even have the Darth Vader look to them. The best plus is, if you don't like paining faces, flesh paint, wash, done! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304324-kanak-skull-takers/#findComment-4143212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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