Raziel-TX Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Hey all. I managed to get my hands on one of these fantastic thunder hawks a month or so ago. Don’t play AI but the mini was too nice to pass up. I ended up throwing in some mini-beakies and a red smoke grenade to mark the LZ. Thanks for looking! Hope to add some more Dark Angel aviation in the future to this post. duz_, Dosjetka, N1SB and 8 others 11 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Awesome !! Looks like a Hot LZ... Makes me want to get one even more now ... Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5769963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Mithrillforge-thanks for the comment. Hot LZ indeed. That's why I got a couple of Raptors doing gun runs (bbbbrrrrttttttttttttttttttttt) on enemy positions. MithrilForge and Firedrake Cordova 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5770127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Oh very nice!...haha now i want me some of them too hey?.. how easy/good were they to put together? and the Thunderhawk as well for that matter...? Cheers, Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5770253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 how easy/good were they to put together? I know you weren't asking me, but ... they're easy to assemble - no needing to be a genestealer hybrid to assemble them. In some ways, the sprue gates are better-placed than on the Storm Eagles (there's a couple of annoying points, like on the thrusters on the Storm Eagles), although getting the heavy bolter turrets out and cleaned up is a little annoying due to the gates being on the end of the barrels and therefore fiddly to clean up. One thing I will add, is you can get a 1-1.5mm magnet inside the body without doing any filing (you can get a 3mm one in with some filing/sanding), and you can get a 4mm ball bearing inside the turret when you assemble them, which should be them magnetised. ;) MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5770349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 Firedrake Cordova hit the nail on the head. Both the Raptor and Thunderhawk are easy to assemble. Nothing too tricky. Someone made a great video on how to magnetize the Raptor turrets (was that you, Firedrake Cordova?) if you want/need that flexibility. Since I'm just here for the sweet little plastic models I went ahead and glued my turrets. Have one with twin HBs and one with the lascannons. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5770418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Someone made a great video on how to magnetize the Raptor turrets (was that you, Firedrake Cordova?) It wasn't me, but I did post a link to it here. :) It was made by a chap on YouTube who goes by the (rather apt) channel name of Too Many Metal Men and runs a LGS in Birmingham MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5770429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Thanks for the replies chaps i was simply going to pick the las cannons and glue them in... I'm not really a magnet kinda guy So in saying that though, are the las cannons statistically better?... Cheers Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5770515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Mithrilforge-can’t say as I don’t own the main rules. Hopefully someone who plays the game can give you some insight. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5770794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) Thanks for the replies chaps i was simply going to pick the las cannons and glue them in... I'm not really a magnet kinda guy To be honest, neither am I - this just seemed so unbelievably easy, I did it anyway So in saying that though, are the las cannons statistically better?... Just Play Games in Liverpool have done a work-through of them (it ties in with what I got when I worked through them for myself): https://justplaygames.uk/blogs/warhammer-40-000/aeronautica-imperialis-weapon-statistics Edited December 9, 2021 by Firedrake Cordova Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5770826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Hey all. Here’s a vanguard xiphon I picked up a few months back. They are a little slimmer than the GW ones. Still nice models. MithrilForge, Firedrake Cordova and Dosjetka 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5771045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Nice! , very battlestar galactica aren't they ... Nice cockpit windows Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5771142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Ciaphas Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Looks good with the Dark Angel air assets! I thought, however, that it was the 2nd Company "Ravenwing" who handled the speedy machines? Still - great job on the paint scheme and excellent diorama! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5771233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Master Ciaphas-thank you. You're probably right that the Ravenwing handle a good number of Dark Angel aviation. Though I do remember that the 8th Company is also trained to make use of bikes and landerspeeders so it may not be too much of a stretch to see them piloting some faster and bigger planes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5772412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Finished the gunships last night-aka fireraptors. May end up doing some metal heating effects on the tail exhausts in the near future. Hope you like them! sitnam, MithrilForge, Master Ciaphas and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5772415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Awesome work! they're really coming together well, dang those raptors are super cool sculpts If you ever do an Ace ...paint it up in ravenwing colours Cheers, Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5772544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Ciaphas Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I will have to second that! They look really good! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5772671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Thanks guys! I will probably shoot for something special for one of the fighters. Here's a pic of another vanguard mini I painted a few months ago. LameBeard, MithrilForge and sitnam 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5774438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Ciaphas Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Hail! That Vanguard mini also looks very good! Nice job! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5774551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Thanks Master Ciaphas! I'm a one trick pony when it comes to drybrushing these small vehicles . Master Ciaphas 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5774617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoon Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 As long as it's a good trick... Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5774757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 As they say, find the good horse and ride it till it dies... Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5774994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel-TX Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Hey all-just a quick update on my Dark Angel aviation. Managing to knock out, slowly, my interceptors. Once the decals go on, I'll put up more pictures. Thanks for looking! MithrilForge, duz_ and Firedrake Cordova 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5780411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Nice !, your plugging away at them…good to see, are the bases going to look like the Thunderhawk one?!… Cheers Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5780510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Ciaphas Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Brilliant that you get to much work done! Have you considered painting the squadron leader as a member of the 2nd Company instead of the regular battle companies? That would mark any ace quite clearly too - and still be fluffy? Cheers! Master Ciaphas Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372543-30-seconds-out/#findComment-5780554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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