Recoil889 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 I am in the same boat! Using this forum for motivation has been great. And I get to find inspiration from other great painters like you! I gave your technique a go on my captain, and I really liked how it turned out, I think I will definitely be using it with the rest of my marines. Thanks a lot, that’s really cool of you to say. I’m glad you liked my method and that your captain came out well. I’ll take a look at your WIP log later on! ______ I made some really solid progress on all three units of scouts over the weekend. I was able to finish assembling, cleaning, and basing all of them and get most of the painting done on them. They’ll need a bit of time over this week to be finished up, but I feel good about where they’re at. What’s left is to highlight the black, paint the weapons, and pick out the details. I’m also going through and quickly adding a camouflage pattern on their uniforms. Up next is to finish assembling two units of Devastators and complete the painting on my Vanguard Veterans. The Vanguard Vets are about 50% finished at this point. Trixie, zarkkarn and Armament81 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armament81 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 That camo looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother tycho Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 great effort on the scouts - and interesting use of hotel bookings and tournament entry for artificial motivation - fortune favours the brave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Yellow Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 That camo does look good on the scouts. Maybe a little overly practical for religious zealots but still cool. I may have to pinch that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Stray_Idea Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Great work on the scouts. Definitely more eye catching than the standard plane fatigues you normally see them in. Stray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 That camo looks great! Thanks! great effort on the scouts - and interesting use of hotel bookings and tournament entry for artificial motivation - fortune favours the brave It’s either going to be a total success or a total bust. Time will tell.. That camo does look good on the scouts. Maybe a little overly practical for religious zealots but still cool. I may have to pinch that idea. Steal away! Great work on the scouts. Definitely more eye catching than the standard plane fatigues you normally see them in. Stray I had originally painted them up with just plain cream colored fatigues. You’re right, it was pretty boring to look at. _________ Chipping away some more. All the camouflage, equipment, and eyes are done. Weapons, highlights on the black, metals and bases left. Khornestar, Trixie and Armament81 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagentus Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 These scouts look great. The camouflage looks spot on and looks like itll work brilliantly with the black Recoil889 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razblood Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Nice work overall, love Helbrect's expression. It's as though he can't believe the heresy in front of him :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeggold Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Loving the feel of this army so far, keep up the good work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 These scouts look great. The camouflage looks spot on and looks like itll work brilliantly with the black Loving the feel of this army so far, keep up the good work mateThanks guys! I feel good about the camo now that it’s all laid out. Nice work overall, love Helbrect's expression. It's as though he can't believe the heresy in front of him :lol:No kidding - that sculpt didn’t age particularly well... _______ Besides a clear coat and painting the rims of the bases, the scouts are done. I managed to get a jump start onto the aggressors, too. I’m going to be away all next weekend, so I’ll need to make a really substantial effort during the upcoming work week to make up the difference. Hoping to close this week out with those aggressors finished. Armament81 and Skeggold 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) Here’s a quick bonus: My Ironclad Dreadnought conversion. I started building this a while ago. Melee Dreadnoughts are a little underwhelming right now, so this probably won’t see much play on a tournament table. They’re still fun in a casual game. I’d like to get it painted up after this next event as a way to take a little break from the grind. Edited January 22, 2018 by Recoil889 Othniel's Blade, The_Stray_Idea and Trixie 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The Ironclad conversion looks promising, but why is he carrying a corpse on his back? Is it the mortal remains of an Imperial saint, and the Ironclad bore this burden to encourage the faith of his battle-brothers and Imperial allies? Or is it the corpse of some Tau collaborator who tried and failed to plant a bomb on the Ironclad's back, his placement intended to warn others "Thus ends all cowards" or "Thus ends all traitors"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) The Ironclad conversion looks promising, but why is he carrying a corpse on his back? Is it the mortal remains of an Imperial saint, and the Ironclad bore this burden to encourage the faith of his battle-brothers and Imperial allies? Or is it the corpse of some Tau collaborator who tried and failed to plant a bomb on the Ironclad's back, his placement intended to warn others "Thus ends all cowards" or "Thus ends all traitors"?The corpse is a holy relic. Keep your eye out, you’ll see all kinds of weird stuff like that scattered throughout the army.______ Getting some traction on these aggressors. I’ll be glad when I’m finished with these guys. Lots of tight spaces and twisting and turning to get the brush in. Edited January 24, 2018 by Recoil889 Dosjetka, Firepower and Trixie 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Stray_Idea Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 The ironclad being a bit of a mobile reliquary is a lovely touch. I would t worry about it not being overly competitive sometimes you just need a cool piece on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shovellovin Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Wow! Great conversion combining venerable dreadnough pieces with a contemptor. Where did you get the hammer for that model? I really like the progress of your army. I agree with The_Stray_Idea, the dreadnought may not be competitive but nothing beats a cool looking model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 The ironclad being a bit of a mobile reliquary is a lovely touch. I would t worry about it not being overly competitive sometimes you just need a cool piece on the table. Thanks, man! I think that part of the Black Templars craziness is totally worth playing up. Wow! Great conversion combining venerable dreadnough pieces with a contemptor. Where did you get the hammer for that model? I really like the progress of your army. I agree with The_Stray_Idea, the dreadnought may not be competitive but nothing beats a cool looking model. Thanks! The hammer is scratch built from some of the parts to make the hammer that comes with the kit, some chain, brass rod, plastic tube, greenstuff, and love for the emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Had a quick practice game last night against a pretty sturdy death guard list. The mission was ITC champions mission 2. His list was hard to punch through at places, but I was able to table him at the top of turn 6 and win 29-17. Dosjetka 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Stray_Idea Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 29-17 is a pretty hefty win bud. By struggle to punch through did you actually mean a group of traitors didn’t have the good graces to die in one combat phase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Ironclad looks fearsome, like the walking reliquary aspect. Recoil889 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 29-17 is a pretty hefty win bud. By struggle to punch through did you actually mean a group of traitors didn’t have the good graces to die in one combat phase? It’s a solid margin, for sure. There were a couple turns where I didn’t max my primary score. If I had played it better I think I could have skewed the score further in my direction. It was a good learning game. Some of that death guard stuff is just hard to kill. His demon prince passed 6 disgustingly resilient in a row during one sequence. This list as it sits now will need to be tweaked again moving forward into the 2018 season. So, I guess I’ll always have an excuse to be painting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlanders_luke Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I've got a real soft spot for Black Templars and these are spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 I've got a real soft spot for Black Templars and these are spot on Thanks, man! _______ I knocked out this techmarine tonight. It was a quick fun paint. Like the rest of the recently completed stuff, it still needs chapter markings. I also finished building and priming these devastators with Ryza pattern Lascannons. I dug through the bits box and put together these “counts as” armorium cherubs. Annnd after some soul searching, I decided that TH/SS Vanguard Veterans was not the most efficient way to spend ~200 points. So, I picked up a box of inceptors and got them put together and primed. Alongside the agressors, I’ll be painting these up over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) Templar Devastators? What heresy is this?! Although I do like those Lascannons. Are they custom or Forgeworld? Oh, and bonus points for candles. Everyone forgets the sexy candle detail :tu: Edited February 2, 2018 by Firepower Recoil889 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recoil889 Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Templar Devastators? What heresy is this?! Although I do like those Lascannons. Are they custom or Forgeworld? Oh, and bonus points for candles. Everyone forgets the sexy candle detail :tu: They are from Forgeworld: https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Ryza-Pattern-Lascannon-Set Not the most fun things in the world to build.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Templar Devastators? What heresy is this?! Although I do like those Lascannons. Are they custom or Forgeworld? Oh, and bonus points for candles. Everyone forgets the sexy candle detail They are from Forgeworld: https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Ryza-Pattern-Lascannon-Set Not the most fun things in the world to build.. That would be what is known as a tautology. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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