Inso Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Please,your Squats deserve rough riders.As Nike says just do it. No :) . I'm not building anything that doesn't fall into either Codex Astra Militarum or Codex Space Marines. At some point the index will be withdrawn and I don't have the Krieg books (and have NO interest in DKK anyway) so I would end up with a unit that is only a measure of the time I wasted on it, when I could have been working on something else. Maybe in the dim and distant future, I may change my mind but I have a host of other stuff that I am working on and, if they haven't got a place in the big scheme of things, little projects like Rough Riders will fall by the wayside. Sorry :( duz_ and walter h 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Cyanide Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Fair points Inso! It'd be a shame to spend so much time sculpting a unit like that, only for it to be Squatted! Lol! Anyways, your work is inspiring to me! You are a very talented sculptor and I'll continue to enjoy looking at your creations as you produce them! Inso, walter h and duz_ 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Cheers :) I have now primed the dreads: Now that I have got as far as I can with them, I thought I'd see what I could find in the loft and managed to uncover my Bullgryn squad. Only one of them had been converted... and he didn't have any weapons but luckily, I had thought about that earlier and bagged a lot of Bullgryn bits from EBay. With the bits already available, it was merely a case of a bit of sawing, drilling, pinning and gluing and I soon ended up with this: He's a converted, Mantic, Dreadball Ork with GW weapons. He still needs some putty work to fill gaps and sort out a few niggles... but he's pretty much there :) . I have another four sat in a box beside me so I have enough for a squad of five. Tidy :) . duz_, our_baz, walter h and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duz_ Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Looks great!How big is he in comparison to a regular guardsmen or SM? So I see the dreads are primed... does that mean paint? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) The Bullgryn is on a 40mm base and is 42mm tall (to the tip of his crest). He is less bulky than a standard Bullgryn but is pretty much the same height. As for the dreads... no paint yet. I need to get some spray paint and I haven't got what I want nearby so it will have to wait until I can stomach paying £9.00 for a courier to deliver it.. EDIT: Scale: Edited March 16, 2018 by Inso Major_Gilbear, walter h and duz_ 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aothaine Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Someone that can sculpt and paint. The gods do truly like to laugh at me ineptitude. Great work man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 The competition sculpt (Squat Berserker) has been cast up and I was sent a couple of copies so I painted one up: A bit of back-story :) : https://i.imgur.com/2lt2MPo.jpg Tallarn Commander, our_baz, duz_ and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Although not strictly part of this army, I thought I'd put these in here because they match the theme :) . These are going to join the Necromunda Squat (when he gets released and I have bought it) as company and may expand into an army in their own right (not on the scale of the Squats of Inso's Reach though... more a platoon than an army). Anyway... enough chatter: I have stopped at three for now because I only have enough components for three and don't want to build too many, only to discover that the Forgeworld Squat is bigger/smaller and doesn't match :) . Major_Gilbear, WarriorFish, walter h and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I've got to say, that's a perfect storm of component-matching there; they still look very obviously like Squats, but with much better proportions than any of the other models that you drew parts from. :D That said, going by the size difference to the others in your army, I can see why these are their own separate project! Inso 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 The weapons work really well, but that is a surprising scale difference! Maybe they could be Primaris Squats :P Danny Cyanide 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Primaris Squats... Hmmm... :) It's been a while (commissions and house renovations have kept me busy) but I thought I'd share a Leman Russ Punisher: It's just base coated at the moment... and those holes in the hull have now been filled :) Size-wise, it is the same height, length and width of a Russ so it's a really good little proxy. I added a Centurion lascannon barrel to the hull and built the punisher out of sprue from the kit and a pen :) ... apart from that, I haven't had to convert a thing :) . Tallarn Commander, duz_, WarriorFish and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallarn Commander Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Nice conversion. The Punisher turret looks great and really improves the overall look of the tank when compared to the mockup you posted a few months ago. The large turret reminds me of the Soviet KV series. walter h 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 The 'mock-up' is destined for the great parking lot in the sky (or it will become a command tank). These tanks are really cool and I only needed to convert the weapons... so they are relatively little work compared to some things I have tried. I will be getting 10 of these in total (over a reasonable period of time) so that I can finally have a little tank company :) I reckon it'll be 3 punishers, 3 plasmas and 3 battle cannons... with the command tank having a long barrelled battle cannon. No sponsons and the hulls will get a mix of lascannons and probably heavy bolters (but maybe heavy flamers). walter h, duz_, WarriorFish and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Just need some decals to arrive now :) : I've ordered some decals from here: http://domsdecals.com/ and another two tanks from EBay. They will be converted to be the same as this one. WarriorFish, Beams, NightHunters and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 ... and so it begins again :) . Two more Punishers have arrived: I have the pens, I have the lascannons and I have the sprue for the punisher cannon. Once they are converted, that will be the first section of the tank company complete. Then another two lots of three and a command tank :) . duz_, walter h and Tallarn Commander 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHunters Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) i'm excited, any chance of a squat tank commander? And thanks for the decals link, need me some of those! edit: Actually just ordered a full pack of turret numbers! Edited April 30, 2018 by NightHunters Inso 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) i'm excited, any chance of a squat tank commander? And thanks for the decals link, need me some of those! edit: Actually just ordered a full pack of turret numbers! There will be four tank commanders... one leading the company and three leading the squadrons/sections. Only the lead tank will be a tank commander, rules wise... the other three will be there just for show Pleased to have helped with the decals... just be aware that it can take a long time for them to arrive. The decals are good but the service is slow. Edited May 1, 2018 by Inso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Just a quick post to show off the second painted tank: The third tank has been washed and will start this week. It'll be getting a visible tank commander to denote it as a lead tank but he won't be a tank commander, rules wise... he'll just be a normal tank (he'll just have a normal helmet rather than a significantly leader-like hat/helmet). See? I can paint things occasionally :) Tallarn Commander, WarriorFish, walter h and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 I was asked about the size of the tanks so here's a pic: I have also had a delivery of three more of the tanks so they are sitting, waiting for me to finish the third tank, before I start on them. The third tank is getting there but I am in the process of sculpting a tank commander in the cupola, so it is a bit slow because my sculpting mojo has left me... but I am still 'on-it'... it's just taking a lot more time than hoped. In other news, I found some plasma coils to fit onto tanks 7-9... but they don't look very plasma-coily at the moment, they look like this: Everything will become clear :o As for tanks 4-6, they will be getting battle cannons and I have sourced the pens I am going to use for them so it is just a case of finishing tank 3 and then cracking on with the next conversions :) ... hopefully soon duz_, Tallarn Commander, walter h and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 I've got a little bit further now. The platoon leader has been sculpted so I can now get on with spraying the turret and finishing the painting :) : Still no decals though :( Tallarn Commander, duz_, WarriorFish and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 The first command tank is coming along: ... and this arrived: Squat Knight Titan proxy, anyone?! NightHunters, duz_ and Tallarn Commander 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHunters Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Yes. Immediately. Strong look on the platoon leader, loving it! And I too am still awaiting transfers. but patience is a virtue and all that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 I've ordered more transfers... I couldn't wait any longer :) I will, most certainly, be building a Titan but it will not look like the pictured kit... I plan a radical departure from the original :) In other news, I have build some plasma cannons for the next three tanks :) : walter h 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Unfortunately, the weather is slowing me down today because I can't get any spraying done... but that aside, I have managed to assemble everything, ready for spray painting so that's a bonus :) : I have not glued the base, hull, turret top or turret base together because I will need to take them apart for spraying and fitting the wheels :) . Hopefully the plasma-cannons look OK. You can see that the nearest tank has it's top hatch glued open. That is ready for another little tank commander :) . I have also base-coated the plasma-cannons so they look a little less vibrant ;) . duz_ 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Now the third tank is finished (apart from the commander and decals) and the first of the plasma-tanks is base-coated, ready for a wash: Hopefully, the first plasma-tank will be ready for decals by the end of the week... but who knows? WarriorFish and duz_ 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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