Lord Blackwood Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I thought to myself, Okay well I just gotta paint 32 guardsmen, shouldn't be a problem I don't paint particularly well but I can paint tabletop quickly. This will help me get command points for my knight army. I think I made a mistake.... I have begun to drown in Fluffy Hats , Send help. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinstryfe Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Bwahahahaha. Welcome to the fold. Remember, a guard army is never finished, it simply explores new avenues of expansion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5113162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionofjudah Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Lol... no mistakes my friend, just happy little accidents. I started my foray into the flashlight wielders at the end of 5th and I keep selling and trading the darn things and still the grow back to ridiculous levels. You’re especially special in that you’ve gone with the Vostroyan metal love (the sniper with his foot up on the rock is one of the all time great sculpts in 40k). They are looking a little depressed and grey though, I think a lil time under the LED and CFL lamps with the proper application of thinned paints should help that issue out significantly Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5113233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Those Volkite Leman Russes and Vostroyans are a perfect combo and you just reminded me to see how the Deathwatch: Overkill boards work with Necromunda! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5113349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
duz_ Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I don't see any mistakes here officer?If you still believe it is, report to the Commissariat immediately! ;) Looks great, can't wait to see them fully painted :DAs others have mentioned volkites on the plasmacutioners look awesome! :tu:Now back to the painting desk! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5113455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 That all looks rather fine to me :) . If you are being overpowered by superior numbers, funnel them into a killing zone and kill the ones you can see... in other words, put them all away,out of sight, apart from a small unit that you are painting. Little bites are easier to chew than a whole mouth-full :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5113582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I've inspected the pictures closely and can't seem to find any mistake. Can you help us out with some pointers? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5114395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spafe Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I've inspected the pictures closely and can't seem to find any mistake. Can you help us out with some pointers? I think you're eyes are getting old sir, as with all errors, don't look for what's there, look for what isn't there. For your convenience I have highlighted the offending area in the red box. There is clearly space for a 2nd platoon here: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5114578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Blackwood Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 I've inspected the pictures closely and can't seem to find any mistake. Can you help us out with some pointers? I think you're eyes are getting old sir, as with all errors, don't look for what's there, look for what isn't there. For your convenience I have highlighted the offending area in the red box. There is clearly space for a 2nd platoon here: Ok. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5116575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinstryfe Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I'm very glad we used our powers of peer pressure for good, and not evil. But how are 9(?) squads of Scions going to fit into just one Taurox? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5116635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Blackwood Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 I'm not sure they may just have to airdrop in, but I also bought a baneblade and 3 basilisks Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5116637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Ah yes I see the mistake now - you've not assembled everything yet :lol:;) Good stuff looking forward to seeing more keep us updated :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5116675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spafe Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I've inspected the pictures closely and can't seem to find any mistake. Can you help us out with some pointers? I think you're eyes are getting old sir, as with all errors, don't look for what's there, look for what isn't there. For your convenience I have highlighted the offending area in the red box. There is clearly space for a 2nd platoon here: Ok. That's the sort of response we like around here! Cracking! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5116677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Blackwood Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 Played a 2000 point game today against Deathguard. My Vostroyan 577th and The Knights of House Blackwood We used the Open War Cards to Generate a mission Deployment Looked like this The Leman Russ Squadron and tank commander turned mortarion into a smoking crater on the first turn and I don't think my opponent's morale survived it. While he would eventually kill one of the three knights via mortal wounds from typhus and one of his psykers adding up over the 3 turns he definitely ended up getting crushed under the weight of the knights assault prowess and the fact that anything that crossed the center line was lit up by the guard elements. I killed 94 power level of his armor x2 cause I killed his warlord and he killed 20 power level of my army.The Vostroyan Range buff helped quite a bit here, especially on the tanks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5117246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lee Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 At least the mistake was yours. About 4 years ago I was helping a friend with building a list from a few small squads he had. 3 hours of research and list building and I realised I really liked the way the list looked, so I changed a few things, swapped out his Cadians with some metal Vostroyan Firstborn from GW. 3 days later I was ordering the models from GW with a list that had been play tested with great rigor, it was perfect for my meta. 2 weeks later my goodies arrived (I lived in rural Australia so delivery was slow) and I unpacked everything and it was beautiful in its metal glory so I had to Squad them up just so I could see them all...........but there was a problem.....3 lasgun Firstborn were missing. I horrified called GW who in the manner of their quality customer service said no worries, we will replace them, in fact have a full squad for your troubles. Great right. Right, nope because now I had 7 extra Vostroyan Firstborn.......you know how this goes. Anyway from 56 Firstborn grew my current collection 135ish Firstborn Infantry and about 20ish tanks (including 12 Russes and 2 super heavy tanks) Have fun Firstborn. I know I do. Lord Lee. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5117292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Blackwood Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 I understand where you are coming from, each time I look at my project box it seems like I have just enough vostroyans to require me getting a few more riflemen ... I also just scored a bunch of the officer models, the one with the power fist, two with chainswords and bolt pistols, and one with a power sword and plasma pistol. Im also working on air support. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5117855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaniss Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Well, this is a nice thread to discover! :D Lovely Vostroyans, great to see someone picking them up despite their lack of, well, anything from GW :tu: Where are those Plasma Cannon LR turrets from? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5118069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Well, this is a nice thread to discover! Lovely Vostroyans, great to see someone picking them up despite their lack of, well, anything from GW Where are those Plasma Cannon LR turrets from? They look to be Volkite rather than Plasma Cannons :D https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-ES/Solar-Auxilia-Leman-Russ-Incinerator Incinerators, lovely tanks! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5118080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBugman Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Congratulations and welcome to the Guard. My advice is to comb the Internet for Vostroyan minis now unless you want to pay through the nose for heavy weapon teams later. As a Praetorian Guard player it blows my mind how much a HWS goes for on eBay; but I really shouldn't be surprised. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5118085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ergonomic Enginseer Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Yep always keeping my eye out for Vostroyan Mortar teams on ebay. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5118403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Blackwood Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 Yep always keeping my eye out for Vostroyan Mortar teams on ebay. No kidding, the prices on some of these metal models that are out of print are nuts. Gonna shoot to have these artillery tanks assembled by next week and I'm out of primer so I cant paint the baneblade. I'll be stepping up to 3000 points next game ... still only going to run 3 knights and my guard force will be a bit thicker ... funny how this army was supposed to support the other one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5118526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Blackwood Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 Armor Work Continues, Basilisks are all Magnetized, so Painting can Begin I have to paint a Leman Russ to finish out the squad of 3 since the 3000 point list calls for 3 executioner tank commanders and the Baneblade, but I wanted to get my idea for the Basilisks down so I painted one of them up. I am happy with the result. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5120910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaniss Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Those Bassies look grand! I've been eyeing them up for my IG. How easy were they to assemble? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5120990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Lovely colours :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5120995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
duz_ Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Those Bassies look grand! I've been eyeing them up for my IG. How easy were they to assemble? Having done 3 and used Elmo's magnetization tutorial on 2 of them pretty easy! :D Well except for the tracks and the floating cog that part sucks! I like where this force is going :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/348508-so-about-a-month-ago-i-decided-i-wanted-a-guard-battery/#findComment-5121091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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