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[Hungry Nostraman Lizard]

And now with pictures! My current WIP. On the left, Dark Angel veteran or sergeant. On the right Blood Angel recon squad. I am using the idea in the Red Book that recon squads are not just scouts, but also raiders and pickets. I see this chap as a member of a squad who will act as a welcoming party to any boarding actions - a kind of rapid response force who get to the breach first, and greet their visitors with a shotgun in the face.

I am trying to finish squads and finish projects whcih I bought bits for, because the bits boxes are getting silly - I can't even find the stuff I know I have. Annoyingly I'm running out of the bits you don't tend to think about though - grenades, pouches, pistols in holsters ... I might have to go back to the bits store, or just buy a whole new squad anyway!

I hear you about the bitz. I've run out of ammo pouches, and ugh. The need to make marines look like, well, marines is intense. They're soldiers after all!

[Pearson73]

@Hungry Nostraman Lizard The Raider looks solid so far,nice weathering and use of decals.

[LameBeard]

I hear you about the bitz. I've run out of ammo pouches, and ugh. The need to make marines look like, well, marines is intense. They're soldiers after all!

My son looked at the recon marine and said, “so he can shoot five times, and then that’s it?” Not helping!

[LameBeard]

Stealing this! How'd you do the left arm?

Any use?

[Gederas]

I am using the idea in the Red Book that recon squads are not just scouts, but also raiders and pickets. I see this chap as a member of a squad who will act as a welcoming party to any boarding actions - a kind of rapid response force who get to the breach first, and greet their visitors with a shotgun in the face.

Stealing this! How'd you do the left arm?

I bought the shotgun and pair of arms from the bits shop, they are all from the deathwatch sprue. However I’m not totally convinced they gave me the correct pair, and the torso might not be quite so wide, so there was a lot of fiddling and agonising before just going for it. Tiny bit of green stuff at the wrist - I’ll send a different angle when on the desktop. The trickiest bit was replacing the inquisition “I” with a blood drop!

Stealing this! How'd you do the left arm?

Any use?

Oh.... Durrr me :lol: I didn't notice the Deathwatch left arm, I thought you managed to graft the right arm and shotgun onto a Mark III arm :lol:

 

[BadgersinHills]

Posted this in my WiP thread as well, but here's the beginning of a truescale Primaris conversion.

 

 

The round knee pads will stay, going for mixed patterns of plate. 

[Doghouse]

Off to a great start, nice work. :tu:

 

 

 

My son looked at the recon marine and said, “so he can shoot five times, and then that’s it?” Not helping!

 

 

:D

 

Technically speaking as games are 5-6 rounds and he can only fire once per turn I think he's got it covered. :)

[Chaeron]

 

 

I am trying to finish squads and finish projects whcih I bought bits for, because the bits boxes are getting silly - I can't even find the stuff I know I have. Annoyingly I'm running out of the bits you don't tend to think about though - grenades, pouches, pistols in holsters ... I might have to go back to the bits store, or just buy a whole new squad anyway!

I hear you about the bitz. I've run out of ammo pouches, and ugh. The need to make marines look like, well, marines is intense. They're soldiers after all! 

 

 

I remember wanting to ensure my standard Tacticals were WYSIWYG for tournaments, and having all the pouches and sheathed swords out to work through systematically affixing them... and then feeling the need to ensure they were all appropriately painted...  The overall effect is definitely worth it, but the fear of losing the tiny grenades and then not having enough to complete them all was profound .

 

The shotgun is brilliant LameBeard - love the ammo on top. Those sorts of characterful models (even if they are the proverbial 'rank and file'!) goes a long way to making a force look unique.

[LameBeard]

Thanks! In a force as small and slow-growing as mine, I do like to give some individual character where I can. The shotgun is straight from deathwatch, I have a second I am working on, which will try a little more challenging pose. Will post a picture later, undecided on the torso.

[Dantay VI]

Bio-stripped Russ & Hvarl.

Been a long time follower of Lil Legend on Patreon.

 

He is doing a masterclass on Russ & Magnus, so decided to restart my models and follow his class.

Once this is done the Lion will be next

 

This is just the start using the airbrush. Way brighter than I am used to but gonna trust in the process.

 

His patreon is well worth signing up for.

 

Also made up way too much paint so hit some leviathans and deimos predators

 

 

 

[BadgersinHills]

Fenris Hjolda!

[Hungry Nostraman Lizard]

I'm looking to see your progress following along with Miles!

I finished the land raider, which i'm dubbing "Song of Arbalan". I'm getting better with learning to control pigments... I think! 

[BadgersinHills]

Lovely painting. Characterful details. 

[Hungry Nostraman Lizard]

Terminators. Heavy infantry. A supporting element of the Night Lords 42nd armored, these were men who were used to being considered secondary. Used to flush out entrenched enemies that the 42nds' treads could not reach, or to ensure the safety of the tanks themselves. This afforded an irregular dealing of glory if glory were a currency. At times they would reap it in, yet quite as easily be deprived. When such things had mattered to the 42nd, and by extension, the Eighth Legion. As the Crusade ground on and the Imperiums' armies rediscovered new and old technologies, new divisions became formulated amongst the Emperors' Legions.

Destroyer companies, utilizing radiation and chemical weaponry that most mortal contingents would shy from - emerged. Though even the constitution of the astartes is not full proof against such toxins, super-human though it might be. This expectancy brought in only the most calloused, arrogant, or apathetic minds, married and at ease with their accelerated mortis chime.

 

Fourth Claw, composed initially of brothers armed in the traditional Cataphractii pattern plate volunteered to don the experimental plate and weaponry. Wearing prototype plate that was beginning to be known as “Indomitus” pattern, they fell into the role of Heavy-destroyers, a flaming fist to crack a nut. Damaging itself in the line of duty, though succeeding terminally. The dour warriors who were and would become Fourth Claw stained both their minds and armor black, and though it isn't clear if it was self-dubbed or not, they became the Ebon Souls.

Finished my first Night Lord in... months! Let me know what you lot think of him, there's a few more pictures in my thread too, or on my instagram! :)

 

Lovely painting. Characterful details. 

Thank you!

[Hungry Nostraman Lizard]

Finished up the Sicaran. There's a couple more pictures in my thread, let me know what you all think of it. Some of the decals aren't as... smooth as I'd hoped, not sure what I did different from the usual that the 'film' is still showing (namely the numeral on the turret, and some of the monoceros heads), sticking to the tried and true Microsol/Microset. Ah, well. This puts my total amount of armor up to 13 for the 42nd/my army. 

[Gorgoff]

 

Finished up the Sicaran. There's a couple more pictures in my thread, let me know what you all think of it. Some of the decals aren't as... smooth as I'd hoped, not sure what I did different from the usual that the 'film' is still showing (namely the numeral on the turret, and some of the monoceros heads), sticking to the tried and true Microsol/Microset. Ah, well. This puts my total amount of armor up to 13 for the 42nd/my army. 

:cussing amazing.

[Pacific81]

Wow that is some outstanding weathering work on that tank Hungry Nostraman Lizard! Guys in the Meng and Mig Jiminez groups would have a hard time topping that I think. 

Really good lens work too. 

[Dantay VI]

Still slowly plugging away on Russ and the Lion, but got a bit hobby distracted while doing the Lions base.

 

 

 

 

[MegaVolt87]

I have an odd request for you guys- how are you all painting the HH style flamers and melta guns? (they are already assembled completely + coated) I am looking at my 6 man tac support squads and am having nothing but a mental blank on how to approach doing that. Pics appreciated. 

[GarvielEisenhorn]

I have an odd request for you guys- how are you all painting the HH style flamers and melta guns? (they are already assembled completely + coated) I am looking at my 6 man tac support squads and am having nothing but a mental blank on how to approach doing that. Pics appreciated. 

 

I kept mine simple/boring. I probably should have been more creative but I'm ok with it.

[LameBeard]

I’m with you on sticking to boring metal. Adding yellow or red can make it look like second edition. Even my yellow canister clashes badly with the gold/bronze on my World Eaters. I’ll post pics when I can.

[WrathOfTheLion]

For the XIXth Legion, is there any helmet marking used for just a standard tactical squad sergeant? I see an example for the veteran squad, but I'm not so familiar with all of it.

[Marshal Vespasian]

Adding muzzle burn is fun.

You can use gw washes or inks if you habe them.

 

Maybe paint some parts lile the muzzle and canister in brass.

Casing in black.

Edited May 12, 2021 by Marshal Vespasian

[Loquille]

I have an odd request for you guys- how are you all painting the HH style flamers and melta guns? (they are already assembled completely + coated) I am looking at my 6 man tac support squads and am having nothing but a mental blank on how to approach doing that. Pics appreciated. 

 

I've kept all of mine pretty basic. 

 

No normal flamers, but they'd be painted to match the heavy Variant. 

 

 

 

The same with my meltas across the Legions.

 

[Dark Legionnare]

I have an odd request for you guys- how are you all painting the HH style flamers and melta guns? (they are already assembled completely + coated) I am looking at my 6 man tac support squads and am having nothing but a mental blank on how to approach doing that. Pics appreciated.

I've always felt a "minimal, with enough detail to stand out, but not be outlandish" approach is the best method for any of the special/heavy weapons other than plasma. (Plasma not that big a deal in modern 40k, but it's a BIG deal in 30k, so feel like it being "broadcast loud" is the way to do it). Oh, and "heat" effects on the barrels/nozzles/whatever you want to call 'em.

Flamer example:

Meltagun example:

Edited May 13, 2021 by Dark Legionnare