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

[Inso]

Cheers :) .

 

No hellhounds are planned at the moment but there may be some anti-aircraft variants at a much later date :) ... anyway...

 

Onward and upwards...

 

The company command tank has stopped. I can't even look at it for now... every time I mix putty, I can't bring myself to use it so it gets wasted. With that in mind, I felt that I needed something to keep things ticking over and I suddenly realised that I had the perfect thing... my Spearhead Detachment.

 

My Spearhead detachment consists of the following things:

 

HQ - Tank commander.

Elite - Engineseer and servitors in a Chimera transport.

Heavy Support - 3 tanks (battle-cannon).

Heavy Support - 3 tanks (punisher cannon).

Heavy Support - 3 tanks (plasma cannon).

 

Seeing as I already have most of the list finished, I just need to finish the Engineseer unit and the tank commander... seeing as I can't work on the tank commander, I have dug out the Engineseer and servitors to work on:

 

Before:

 

 

For work in progress, I will refer you to the relevant blog page:

 

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/07/water-from-sky.html

 

It would appear that I have finally started to paint a few miniatures again... 

[Inso]

... and for todays little update...

 

... three more King Tiger kits have arrived :) .

 

That'll be three more Chimeras, this time for an infantry platoon :) (all my infantry platoons are arranged into a Vanguard Detachment each)... but I will need one more King Tiger kit to complete the platoon... so I'll have to find a new source for them because I have bought all the ones from my current suppliers :D!

 

First world problems, eh? :o :D

[Inso]

[duz_]

:o and painted too!

 

They look great! Despite some signs of what appears to be heresy ... :tu:

 

Can't tell from the picture, did you edge highlight them? A brighter green edge light would definitely give them an eerie feel :)

[Inso]

Cheers :) . Any Heresy would only be that perceived by the Imperials. My Squats trade with many races because, when the chips are down, they can be relied upon far more than the treacherous Imperium... apart from the Mechanicus... but they have their own agenda :o :D ...

 

Here's Jecub 'Sure-Grip' Mikkelson:

 

 

He's the Squat Engineer Guilds-man. 

 

There are more images of the team (plus other stuff) here:

 

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/another-week-of-summer.html

[Inso]

So... now I am painting things, I thought I'd give some Halflings a go:

 

 

These are attached to the first Infantry platoon so I have dug out the command elements to paint... namely a Primaris Psyker (Jedi Beastman), Platoon Commander and Command Squad.

 

I have just primed the troops and have started to paint the Psyker (because he was already started).

 

This painting push will be to try and complete the whole platoon; which consists of:

 

Primaris Psyker.

Platoon Commander.

Command Squad.

Infantry Squad.

Infantry Squad.

Heavy Weapon Squad.

Armoured Sentinel Sqn (3 walkers).

Chimeras (4 vehicles).

 

The good thing is that the troops have a lot of colours on them so they will be entertaining to paint :) . Hopefully, I'll be able to get the platoon done (I may stall on the Chimeras because they haven't been converted yet... the rest is all ready for paint).

[Inso]

This week, after finishing the Snipers, I got on with painting the Primaris Psyker for the first platoon:

 

 

I've also started painting the Platoon Commander and his Command Squad. They are still WIP but there is a pic over at the blog:

 

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-dwarfs-are-on-their-way.html

 

I've got a little further now... they have been washed and are ready for the highlighting now :) .

[Inso]

The first infantry unit is complete... this is the command section for the first platoon:

 

 

Primaris Psyker, Platoon Commander and Command Squad.

 

The first infantry Squad is now on the painting table :) .

[duz_]

Looking great! :tu:

[Inso]

Cheers :) . I'm really glad that I have actually started painting some of the troops at long last... they have been sat there for SO long, waiting for some paint 

 

That said, the troops are ticking along nicely now... here's another WIP:

 

 

There's lots more info on my blog, including all sorts of useful links :) :

 

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-platoon-is-growing.html

[Inso]

Another day, another bunch of finished stuff :) . Here is the first infantry squad for the first platoon of the army :) :

 

 

Also... if you remember this...

 

 

You may want to follow the blog link to see what has become of him :) :

 

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-day-of-badger.html

[duz_]

Those minis look great painted! Although the badger takes the cake!

So are you gonna be painting more?

How did you make the mini plasma gun?

[Inso]

Those minis look great painted! Although the badger takes the cake!

 

So are you gonna be painting more?

 

How did you make the mini plasma gun?

 

Cheers .

 

I have another infantry squad, prepped, primed and in the process of base-coating... I have just added the very first colour so far so I have a long way to go yet .

 

The mini plasma gun is just a plasma pistol, cut vertically behind the nozzle, the two parts then had a piece of sprue glued in between and then any gaps were filled with green stuff. The rune is on there to cover up any untidiness .

[Reviler]

Looking really good, great style to the painting

[Inso]

I've struggled to get any hobby done recently... but I managed to get out on my bike, so it hasn't been all bad. Since the fly-screen has been added, my bike looks the business :) :

 

[MrZakalwe]

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 :

 

 

Heh I'm at work atm so I really hope nobody was looking over my shoulder when I saw this post. At a glance it does not look SFW 

[Inso]

It's been a while but this project doesn't disappear... it just keeps changing (as is usually the case)... especially when some new miniatures turn up :) . This is Big Olaf:

 

 

He's not been officially attached to the army yet... but there are certainly stirrings in the warp (EBay) and this may well end up as a very individual character model, with a particularly loyal body guard :) .

 

The Dwarf is from here:

 

https://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=resin-master-%252d-privateer-go%252dtrek~hfmaster-sf138&category=sci%252dfi-%26%0D%0Aweird-war~resin-masters-%252d-sci%252dfi

[Inso]

I've just bought one of these and am in the process of turning it into a Bulgryn Bodyguard (Plate armour, ripper gun and slab shield)  :

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DWARF-LORD-Miniature-for-Wargames/143002175003?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648

 

 

Here's a comparison:

 

 

... and here's where it's at (waiting for things to dry before moving on):

 

 

He will join Big Olaf and... others? :)

Edited November 13, 2018 by Inso

[duz_]

A squat bullgryn! Brilliant! :lol:

[Inso]

A squat bullgryn! Brilliant!

 

I have an idea for a suitable background for it :) ... It is obviously a proxy but inside that suit, lurks a poorly Squat :) .

[Inso]

Big Olaf now has a friend... 

 

 

Snorri the Giant.

 

Snorri glared across the field and saw the warboss, bold,

And as he glared, his anger rose and then his blood ran cold.

He knew the Warboss must be stopped, before he reached the gate,

So his ancestors infused with him and filled his heart with hate.

 

He leapt from off the parapet, with axes in both hands,

And as he charged the Warboss, he was joined by allied bands.

The sound of clashing steel rang out, when the enemies first met,

And in the guild's librarium, began the bravest story yet.

 

Snorri fought the mighty Ork, with fury rarely seen.

His bravery, the kind of which, had rarely ever been.

He brought the monster to the ground, and cleaved off his raging head.

And he stood upon the Warboss corpse as it lay there, clearly dead.

 

Alas his triumph was short lived, as Orks are hardy foes.

And though its head was clearly gone, it's axe, it slowly rose.

And with a final death strike, the blade met Snorri's head.

And Snorri dropped down on the field, the Squat was surely dead.

 

Snorri's lifeless body was, removed from off the field.

But there was the slightest heartbeat, and the hope he could be healed.

All the guilds around the lands were called and asked for aid,

But the best of all the medicae, failed and were dismayed.

 

 

Poor Snorri was alive in mind, but his body was a shell.

His arms and legs were useless, he felt he was in hell.

But a Squat called Jorgen Bursmith, had an idea in mind.

And he built some special armour that would leave his woes behind.

 

Now Snorri, he could fight again and he made sure that he would,

And his fame was too important, so his guild ensured he could.

But his size was far too great now and he needed to be seen,

So the guild made him a warden and he was sent to guard the Queen.

 

In time, the legend of the Squat, in massive armour spread...

Of the cybernetic warrior, who refused to lay down dead.

His name "Snorri the Giant", with shield and gun in hand,

Who defends the royal family, the Guild and all the land.

[Inso]

Back to the normal part of the army and I have finally sculpted the tank company commander:

 

 

More musing, here:

 

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2018/12/a-little-bit-of-sculpting.html

[duz_]

Looks great

 

Although would it look better to have the speakers rotated 90° to sit more flush with the tank

Then you could make it dual bank speakers

[Inso]

Looks great

 

Although would it look better to have the speakers rotated 90° to sit more flush with the tank

Then you could make it dual bank speakers

 

I think you are right but I wanted to leave more space for the company markings on the turret to be seen... now you've mentioned it, I would swap it if I was starting again but I don't want to risk damaging the turret in the removal of it... so it's sort of stuck there now.

[Inso]

Painting has begun...