The Squats of Inso's Reach (Astra Militarum Squats)

[Inso]

Just decals to go on the first platoon... but I reckon I'll leave the decals until all the tanks are painted :) :

 

[Inso]

Here's a high quality (Windows Paint) mock-up of the markings for my tank company:

 

 

I have all the decals I need for all ten tanks. The yellow shape changes for each platoon/command so there will be 3 triangles, 3 squares and 3 circles with a diamond as the company commander.

 

I have all the decals except the names... but I have LOTS of decals which can be altered for that... or I can just paint the names (so they are properly individual).

[duz_]

Amazing!

 

Next step we need a batrep with these guys! ;) :P

[Inso]

Amazing!

 

Next step we need a batrep with these guys!

 

That won't be happening :) . I don't game :)

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Good job on the tank.

[Inso]

Cheers :) .

 

First plasma tank done (apart from decals) with the second one now on the table :) :

 

[Inso]

I'll just leave this here with a "WHERE'S MY AIR COVER?!" :)  :

 

 

Painting is well underway on her tank too :)

[Inso]

Reinforcements have arrived:

 

 

These four will become three with a Battle Cannon and one with a Vanquisher Cannon :) .

 

In other news...

 

I have ordered some plasticard (1mm thick) for when I start on the mech and also some Rare Earth Magnets (1mm thick by 10mm diameter) to hold a few things onto the mech (namely weapons).

 

I was also thinking about the three Sentinels that I was short of in order to complete the 3rd platoon. As luck would have it, I remembered that I had some old-style Vulkans in the loft so I have dug them out to use as Scout Sentinels because they are a little less robust than my Armoured Sentinels. I knew that the old walkers (from a Kickstarter) would come in handy :) . They look like this one (image found on-line) and will be getting a small measure of conversion :) :

 

https://dhcwargamesblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/bauhaus-close-combat-vulkan-suit-squad-leader.jpg?w=645&h=619

 

Today, I have been mostly washing the last of the Plasma-Tanks and by the end of today it will be suitably dirty, ready for stippling :) .

 

Ticking along :) 

[walter h]

Would love to see GW,update the Sentinal.

[Inso]

Would love to see GW,update the Sentinal.

 

The current Sentinel is so far ahead of the previous ones that I am perfectly happy for it to stay the way it is. I'm not sure how they could update it, without going in a completely different direction. It's one of those kits (like the Leman Russ) that does exactly what it says on the tin.

[Inso]

I needed a break from painting tanks... and to be honest, it's a bit humid for painting so I decided to build a few Halfling Snipers:

 

 

This is three squads of ten, all washed, cleaned up, filled and based, ready for priming :) .

 

The good thing is that this means I have ticked off three boxes on my organisation chart... and three platoons now have their ten-strong sniper units :) .

[Inso]

... and then there were six :) : 

 

 

With the completion of this little platoon, I now have six Leman-Russ proxy tanks finished (apart from decals). Now I have to start all over again with the next three and they will be getting Battle-Cannons :) .

[Inso]

The remaining four tanks for the tank company :) :

 

 

The one of the left is waiting for an Agrax wash, the one next to it is waiting for priming/base-coating, the one next to that is waiting for a commander to be sculpted before Priming/base-coating and the opne on the right is the overall company command tank and is waiting for a commander and hull weapon to be sorted out before priming/base-coating.

 

The weather has been humid so I have avoided most of the painting/sculpting and have just been assembling and gap-filling. I think that I will need to replenish a few paints (namely the green spray) to finish them all... but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Well done.

[Inso]

Cheers :) .

 

Everything has slowed down a bit... mostly due to the lovely sunny weather. That said, I am still doing bits and bobs. Currently, I have two tanks all dirtied up, ready for stippling:

 

 

With the tank commander for the third tank finished:

 

 

His tank is mostly sprayed green, apart from the turret and a few bits of equipment (that will get sorted today :) ). 

 

This particular tank commander is looking at his digital map while wondering how the hell he ended up so far from where he should be :) .

[duz_]

Looks great! Starting to wonder about the competence of your tank commanders though... :ermm: ;)

[Inso]

Cheers :) ... they are doing fine though :) .

 

With the tank commander sculpted, I have progressed and all of the tanks in his platoon, are now decal ready. I just need to finish painting the tank commander :) :

 

[Inso]

The finished item (minus decals):

 

[Inso]

The tank company has stalled a bit so I have started on something new to keep things ticking along:

 

[Inso]

A small amount of progress on the proxy Chimera:

 

 

Just weapons to go now. I will be going for Heavy-Bolters in the turret and the hull because, I asked around and the verdict was pretty unanimous :D!

[duz_]

 

HB / HB combo definitely the way to go!

 

I may have to chop mine apart to magentise them that way too

 

Nice work on the chimera looking forward to seeing the final product! No commander this time? Maybe one standing on the back yelling into a vox? ;)

Edited July 23, 2018 by duz_

[Inso]

There will be plenty of opportunities for commanders... I'll need 15 of these :) .

[Inso]

The first splash of paint :) : 

 

[Inso]

Finished except for decals...

 

 

[duz_]

Looking great! Can't wait to see the full company

 

Is there any hellhounds too? :D

Looking great! Can't wait to see the full company

 

Is there any hellhounds too? :D