Cornelivs Maximvs Allied Regiments

[GreenScorpion]

I have been working on conversions or scratch built stuff for the past days (there is a secret project which I should be able to show soon, when some last details are finished), so today I bring you some photos of a scratch built building based mostly on cardboard and with some spare pieces from my Mantic terrain.

 

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Although the ice cream images would be an interesting idea for a store, they should disappear once the building is painted. The major objective of this building is to provide a civilian building with a relatively flat surface that can be used during combat but that is clearly not prepared or fortified for combat operations.

 

On the painting side of things, I am currently painting some of the pirates for the crew of Cornelivs flagship which are essentially GW's chaos cultists. They should go nicely with the rest of the crew which are essentially Blackstone Fortress traitor guardsmen, but I am thinking that I could make some more crew members from the stargrave kits I have bought, if I provide them with more close combat weapons and less standardized gear.

[GreenScorpion]

A quick update from the front, I have finished painting 15 members of Cornelivs pirate crew (based on chaos cultists but meant to be "good" guys, at least for pirates), who surrendered to Cornelivs and ended up becoming some of his most loyal followers, although they retain most of their primitive combat tactics, both inside space ships and on land.

 

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As can be seen in the pictures above, I went with 3 base colours for the 3 squads, switching the primary, secondary and tertiary colours to make each of the groups distinct, despite the fact that the models themselves are essentially clones of each other. These are likely to be the 3 most flashy colour schemes I have painted so far, but I think they work really well with the base models.

[GreenScorpion]

Been working on some more infantry conversions lately, this time based mostly on stargrave troopers, including some soldiers with chaos marauders capes for officers/specialists.

 

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[GreenScorpion]

Yesterday I managed to finish the large secret project I had mentioned previously.

The idea was to build a large cargo transport vehicle with tracks, in order to carry stuff around the battlefield in a similar way to the necromunda ridgehauler.

I started with a damaged toy truck that has endured a difficult life on the family farm, having suffered damage by people stepping on it, moving it around and even damaged by rodents. All that damage will be used as battle damage during the painting process.
For a reference on how it started and how it is at the moment, I have taken before and after pictures. The container with the gunners is only for size reference.

 

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As can be seen the vehicle is huge (around 50% longer than a baneblade and about the same width), but the gunner on the top is only for defence.
The back can be used for cargo, vehicles (a leman russ would fit without the side weapons) or adapted for the transportation of infantry.

[duz_]

That is one giant truck... 

 

Feels like a good starting point for a battlefield leviathan! 

[GreenScorpion]

On 11/1/2022 at 6:37 PM, duz_ said:

That is one giant truck... 

 

Feels like a good starting point for a battlefield leviathan! 

 

I have actually seen some pictures of a leviathan in some sort of event with a superheavy coming out of it:

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Don't really tempt me to attempt to build something of that scale, because I wouldn't have the space to store such a beast
(I would also need large weapons and large quantities of materials but those could certainly be arranged)

[GreenScorpion]

Decided to check how many miniatures I have painted in 2022 as a way to measure my progress and after checking the photos of the different batches, I realized that between infantry (including characters), HWT, cavalry, vehicles and buildings, I have painted 749 models. Obviously most of it was infantry, but for little more than 10 months I think it is a relatively good progress.

I am still far from being a good painter, but I have noticed some improvement over the past months and even if I am far from being able to earn any prizes for my painting, I have been extremely consistent and older miniatures don't look bad next to the newer ones, even if some additional details might be noticeable or highlighted in some cases.

[duz_]

That is extremely impressive work! I don't think I've painted that many models since I got back into hobby in 2014... I've only completed 2 models, soon to be 3 this year 

 

So now we need a family photo with all 749 models in it! 

[GreenScorpion]

@duz_ Thanks

I have the intention of taking some group photos of the entire painted army, which is currently over 1200 miniatures, but the logistics of such an operation are not easy and likely it will have to wait for my next holidays.
Regardless, I think until 2022 ends I will still add a few more models to the list of painted models.

I know I haven't shown a significant part of the painted models lately, but it is mostly because I have been filtering some stuff that is less adequate for the ranks of the astra militarum.

 

Currently I am working on some vehicles, so hopefully the mechanized part of the army gets painted.

 

For those curious to see how the current progress is in relation to the overall miniatures, here is the latest in both table and graph form:

 

[GreenScorpion]

Some more progress from the front, 4 sentinel equivalents were painted today (mantic strider models).

 

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I have already prepared my last mantic mule (ground transport) and hornet (air transport) for painting next weekend, which when finished will conclude all the models I got from mantic, except the terrain (which is being saved for the event). I have also primed 5 tanks from meng toon models, which should be the last batch of vehicles to work on before I start with the terrain.
In parallel I have also worked on putting some paint on some of the bridges I have shown in the thread before, pictures to come once everything is ready.

[GreenScorpion]

As part of my self imposed zero parts challenge, I have been trying to find somewhat creative ways to spend the spare bits (not necessarily the most visual pleasing ways, but creative nonetheless  ).

After looking at the spare front plates from my mantic hornets (the air transports have front plates for plague and regular version so one extra per model), I have decided to use them in a vehicle that is meant to resemble a modified train/metropolitan section that was covered with additional metal plates and other gear that turned it into a slightly more fortified vehicle. Since this was meant to move through roads, I have added wheels to the basic structure and some weapons were added to be used defensively against anyone attempting to steal the valuable supplies transported within.

The vehicle was mostly built using cardboard and paper, but it reasonably sturdy and should be able to endure the intended role (might not survive long in the hands of a child, but for terrain, objectives or other roles it should be adequate enough).

 

 

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The entire vehicle is slightly over 30cm in length (around 12 inches) and a bit over 10cm in width (around 4 inches) and should be a good candidate for convoy duty while surrounded by more mobile vehicles, like leman russes or chimeras, bringing important supplies to the front line.

 

The wheels don't actually work, but the method I used would allow working wheels to be added, in case I wish to do it with other vehicle concepts in the future.

 

 

In what relates to the bridges, 5 of the 6 bridges are ready (the simpler ones), with the last one still requiring varnish to protect some stuff. Hopefully the remaining work will be done by the end of the week.

[GreenScorpion]

The last bridge is finally ready (the varnish took a while to dry up due to the rain), so today I bring you 6 scratch made bridges.

They have no pillars as I am planning to make separate pillars for different heights and the bridges are sturdy enough to be used between two buildings/surfaces without requiring pillars in the middle.

A chimera was used in 2 of the pictures for scale reference.

 

 

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The wood sticks were covered with a matte varnish and the same was done with the sand covered portions of the more complex bridge.

[GreenScorpion]

Another week passes and more models get painted. This week I come bringing 1 mantic hornet and 1 mantic mule models painted up (air and ground transports respectively).

These 2 models bring the current total for 2022 to 761 painted models

 

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Next on the paint queue are 5 light tanks that I got from Meng's World War Toons and once that is done I will work on my terrain pledge for the incoming event

Lets see what I can paint until the end of the year to join the relatively good progress of 2022.

[GreenScorpion]

You might remember the pickup vehicle that I modified slightly on a previous post:

 

I got a second one and modified it a bit more to turn it into a mobile missile launcher with a working rotating turret.

 

 

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It might be hard to see, but the copilot is armed with a shovel

 

 

I am thinking that it could be used as a manticore equivalent, but it was built merely because I thought it would look cool

[GreenScorpion]

Some more conversions from the front, 3 heavy weapon teams based on spare cadian weapons from the 2019 apocalypse boxes and another vehicle with a fixed missile launcher.

 

 

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[GreenScorpion]

"Soldier 1: I come bearing terrible news, Commander GreenScorpion fell in combat!

Soldier 2: Our Commander is dead?

Soldier 1 shakes his head dismissing that question before he replies: No the Commander actually fell and injured his legs, there was blood everywhere, so he is currently limping around the camp and won't be participating in battles for a few days.

Soldier 2: That is terrible, but at least he is alive!"

 

Reports about my accident are somewhat exaggerated, especially the amount of the blood or the fact that it happened in combat.
I had to do some repairs on the farm yesterday and a piece of rotten wood caused me to fell from a height of roughly 1 meter (~3 feet) and so I am currently limping around and in pain, but for the most part still functional.

 

The irony in all this is that I started working on a wheelchair bound character based on my books last Thursday and so I yesterday I managed to finish the character while I was also facing some mobility issues on my legs.

 

Verica Salacia is the leader of House Salacia, an important group of mech operators in my last Cornelivs Maximvs book. The mechs are piloted through a spinal connection and during a battle she sustained damage to the spine that made her paraplegic. Due to the fragility of the remaining nervous system, she was bound to a wheelchair, rather than healed with the help of cybernetic body parts. Despite her physical fragility, she is still in charge of House Salacia and equally feared and respected among the imperial forces in the region.

 

 

[Tallarn Commander]

This is a brilliant conversion!

[GreenScorpion]

@Tallarn Commander Thanks, it is often great when I manage to turn mental concepts into actual miniatures with my somewhat reduced yet constantly improving skills

 

Some more updates from the front, I have added the ground to my 2 sniper huts using air drying clay and left the holes for the aquarium vegetation that will be used to cover the building. The vegetation will be glued once they are painted, along with the camouflage nets, in order to help the sniper blend in with the environment.

 

 

 

I have also built 3 more converted HWT based on cadian parts. I only have the parts for 3 more and then I will be out of cadian HWT.

 

 

On the painting side, I should finish a batch of light tanks tomorrow (it is a national holiday in my country) and then I will start working on the terrain that I pledged for the current Muster the Guard event. I have already primed some of buildings with spray paint and I should have everything primed over the weekend if things go well.

 

My injuries from the accident last weekend are healing well, so hopefully they won't interfere much with the painting activities planned. I need to be more careful in the future it seems, I don't heal as well as I did when I was younger

[GreenScorpion]

Another day of painting, another batch of miniatures painted
This time I finished 5 scout/light tanks based on Meng's world war toons.
Now I can finally focus on painting the buildings for my pledge. Hopefully the first building will be ready this weekend.

 

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[GreenScorpion]

Finished the first of the fortifications I pledge for the Muster the Guard Event, as well as some battlefield decorations:

 

 

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Already started with the second building, hopefully it will be finished tomorrow. The last of the 7 buildings from my pledge was primed today, currently drying.

[GreenScorpion]

Finished the second fortified building today:

 

 

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In the meantime, I have already started with 3 other small buildings which should be finished next Thursday if things go well (there is a national holiday on the 8th in my country).

[GreenScorpion]

The last 3 HWT based on Cadian HWT parts. Still have a few bits to spend from the HWT sprues but no more heavy weapons so I guess 36 converted HWT is where it ends (I used a few weapons in other kinds of conversions).

Given I only got 10 HWT pairs of sprues (1 from GSC Cult Insurrection, 3 from the Cadian Defense Force and 6 from 2 boxes of the Apocalypse sets), having 10 out of the box and 36 extra is certainly more than enough (or is it? ).

One thing is for sure, I won't be running out of firepower anytime soon (or HWT to paint).

 

[GreenScorpion]

Another national holiday around here, so more buildings have been finished

 

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The last 2 buildings of my Muster the Guard pledge have been started already, so hopefully they will get finished this weekend.

Afterwards I will return to painting some vehicles, in order to try and get all of the Meng's World War Toons tanks painted in the next few weeks.

[GreenScorpion]

Another update from the front, mostly focused on new acquisitions and scratch built terrain.

 

I have been acquiring some scale vehicles for several purposes, including conversion into vehicles for the army and some that will be used mostly as decoration once I start working on the town itself.
I found some fire department vehicles for terrain/objectives/decoration, as well as some medical first response vehicles and a police vehicle (actually not quite police since in Portugal we have two basic police like forces PSP and GNR, with GNR being what you see on the vehicle below).

They are not all the same scale but they are still usable for what I intend to use them.

 

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Proof that Batman is actually a space marine

 

 

 

I have also been busy building some terrain and after searching for some furniture to decorate the outside of the building, I ended up buying some small scale stuff for doll houses which fits the typical scale of 40k.

The concept behind the building is that it was a civilian building that was barricaded when war came to that particular region.

The furniture includes 2 chairs, a table that I built, 1 barbecue and something for the local children.

 

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[GreenScorpion]

I have finished the building I pledged for the event today, bringing the total to 7 fortifications of various sizes.

 

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And a blurry picture of the full set:

 

 

Next I will be working on some more vehicles, which are currently in different stages of WIP (a batch of 5 is almost ready and another batch of 5 is currently drying after being sprayed with primer).