Ascanius Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I've just completed the first Rakarth Flesh base coat on the interior of my Skitarii's robes. Lesson learned: don't glue them to their bases before painting the inside of the robe. So hard. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4053560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I have a better (in my opinion) method - I glue the legs to the base but don't glue the torso to the legs until I've finished the inside of the coat. Just be careful not to layer the paint too thickly around the hips and thighs or they might not fit properly. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4053599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodusXIII Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 That's the method that I use as well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4053606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMoon Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 going to a double tournament today and an 1850 "GT" saturday and sunday at Nashcon. gonna bring the skitarii out and will let everybody know how they did :D gonna take lots of pics too :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4053798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmimzie Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 going to a double tournament today and an 1850 "GT" saturday and sunday at Nashcon. gonna bring the skitarii out and will let everybody know how they did gonna take lots of pics too ooo please do post a nice battle report. haha heck send me a PM so i don't miss it :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4053807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 going to a double tournament today and an 1850 "GT" saturday and sunday at Nashcon. gonna bring the skitarii out and will let everybody know how they did gonna take lots of pics too I second this! A tourny report would be solid enough, if you get the time. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4053870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battybattybats Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Put another layer of microsol on a makerplate decal on my knight to show that House Cydonia gets it's knights from Mars rather than nearby Forgeworld St Hoagland, and the beginning of a House Cydonia emblem on my Dragoon Aplha to show that he is a noble of House Cydonia who was made into Skitarii of Forgeworld St Hoagland after failing to mesh with a Throne Mechanicum.I also ran a Deathwatch RPG game in which an NPC elderly Techpriest Enginseer did assist the Marines in their duty against the Tyranids following their orders with precision and making some truly remarkable piloting and shooting and repair rolls to all our astonishment.More crucially I ordered the Limited Edition Codex Cult Mechanicus that it might sit beside my Limited Edition Skitarii Codex in my bookcase. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4054990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I just pre-ordered the regular book, Data Cards and Tech Priest for the most holy and sanctified conversion ever :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Building 6 Kataphron today.... Edit - Finished building, priming, hope to get close to completion tomorrow....zzzzz.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Dawnstar Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I've completed the tracks of all my Kataphrons but I'm going to take it slow on everything beyond that. Going over a test model has shown me that they're going to be a hell of a lot easier to paint if certain pieces are only added to the model at a later stage. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targetlock Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 first game with my skitarii against dark eldar in a 1000pt game, and yeah it was a nasty venom spam blasterborn list. sadly i lost in the end things ive learnt: 1. infiltrators are great! especially with taser goads and flechette blasters the amount of shots and hits they are can cause in shooting and melee is great, took out two trueborn units and urien rakarth in a combination of shooting and melee. 2. i need more feet on the ground, one unit of rangers and one of vanguard are not enough. my opinion of vanguard has changed, really like their guns. 3. Ballistari are good but fragile, i had a unit of three Im thinking of splitting them into a two units of two, maybe? 4. Dunecrawlers also good but fragile as well (got killed turn two by a lucky dark lance shot) trying to decide on most effective load-out, i like both the neutron laser and the eradication beamer. 5. Transuranic Arquebus, cool looking but too random for its cost. overall an entertaining first game, i will enjoy learning how to get the most out of this force and having fun using it Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodusXIII Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Today I assembled the side cannons, though I'm still waiting on a few parts. I'm also priming and painting the moderati kill pennants. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Today I purchased 12 Kataphrons. 6 will be Breachers, 6 as Destroyers :) Managed to assemble 5 today, need to get the other 7 ready for an Apocalypse battle on Monday! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I managed to put together 5 Vanguard, including the prototype. Now I will refine those 5 dudes. You know, fixing cuts and so forth. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Putting together my Knight Warden. Hoping to get it basecoated today Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Amarel Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I have a better (in my opinion) method - I glue the legs to the base but don't glue the torso to the legs until I've finished the inside of the coat. Just be careful not to layer the paint too thickly around the hips and thighs or they might not fit properly. Yup, same here. I stick the legs to the base and paint them (barring glue contact points) and stick the cloak together and paint the inside of that, then glue 'em together and paint the rest. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascanius Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Yeah, that's what I should have done. I'll know better for next time! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Yeah, that's what I should have done. I'll know better for next time! That's what i did,but i actually based and finished the whole lower part even before the upper torso was started...just left a spot of blu-tac on the waist to stop paint going where the glue contact point would be. mithril p.s. today im working on finishing my 5 man ranger squad for the ETL Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Oh man, got so much painting done today. Vanguard aren't as painful to detail as Rangers, but they're still a ton of work. Maybe I'm trying too hard to get all the details? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4055928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Yeah but if you work hard on the details in the end it'll be great. You'll post up the finished picture and we'll all go "Whoa" in our best Keanu Reeves voice and you'll go "I know right?" then we'd be like "Awesome!" and you'll be like "Like totally!". It just works out in the end. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4056157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Assembled my Kastelan Robots and data smith. Added Space Marine Centurion shoulder pads to the robots. It bulked them up a bit, which is fine with me, as they are bulky in general. The shoulders, in my opinion, were not really following the bulky feel. Thus I added the shoulder pads. Also, ready on the table is 5 rangers and 5 vanguards. All I need is a spray can so I can start painting. But that will have to wait until tomorrow. Then I'll be picking up some paint and Kataphron models. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4056165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Primed my Knight and now starting the basecoats. This is going to be fun. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4056494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Remember to take "before" pictures. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4056601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 You mean for the ETL? I just double checked and I did put up a before pic with my vow. Any progress updates goes to my WIP thread until I finish it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4056627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 A test model for my Kastelan Robots. Turned out that the robots took much less time to paint that I expected. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Adeptus%20Mechanicus/Kastelan%201%20test%20.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307101-ad-mech-today/page/11/#findComment-4056749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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