DOGGED Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 4:22 PM, phandaal said: [...] Yes, it is a very yellow gold in these pictures. Yellow seemed better for a high-tech theme. Got some pale gold that I am going to try out on runes and crests, and for vehicle canopies. Will have to see how that works out with the rest of the scheme. [...] First and foremost, yours is a nice looking colour scheme, and it's well applied (those browns, greens and the armour, they make for a no frills, businesslike combination), congratulations. Last but not least, karma must love you as a gold (very thin) coating is (was?) applied to visors in astronaut helmets and other optical equipment to protect from infrared radiation and for extended durability. So actually you nailed it for it makes sense that the functional, exploration inspired Kin gear would make extendive use of gold coated visors, lenses, etc. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 More units are in the works! In the meantime, here is a picture of Carl and the Boys: Spoiler Almost enough for a 1k point game! librisrouge, Kelborn, silverstu and 6 others 9 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Hey WOW Looks Super great all together! Cannot wait to see your Vehicle mixed in with this line up of models! If I ever do some Votaan models then this scheme will be right up there at the top of my choices (with orange being the other crazy choice ) Cheers, M. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznviking Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Great Color choice. They are gonna look really cool en masse. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 7:24 PM, Mumeishi said: Hey WOW Looks Super great all together! Cannot wait to see your Vehicle mixed in with this line up of models! If I ever do some Votaan models then this scheme will be right up there at the top of my choices (with orange being the other crazy choice ) Cheers, M. Thank you! Finally got my Sagitaurs so those are coming up soon. Also got some "berserkers" in the works, different from the standard models/kitbashes. The army keeps growing! MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Hey when those "Berserkers" are done, we better see orange hair ... ... Cheers, M. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Mumeishi said: Hey when those "Berserkers" are done, we better see orange hair ... ... Cheers, M. The dream of honest-to-goodness 40k Slayers is still alive. I am gradually obtaining the bits needed to make that happen. For this first round, though, it is going to be something very different! MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 Terror Turtle #1 complete: Spoiler Was not all that jazzed about the model because the lack of basing threw me off, then I stuck him next to a few of his kin: Spoiler Much better. Finishing up Terror Turtle #2 this week, then if all goes well taking the painted army to a 1k point game to close out the year! Felix Antipodes, Focslain, Maggotlord and 5 others 7 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Terror Turtle #2 complete: Spoiler Did much better this time around. Got the colors a lot smoother - side-by-side Turtle Twins for comparison. #1 on the right, #2 on the left: Spoiler Good practice for whenever I get myself one of those Heckington fortresses. That is my year-end goal complete. Up next - berserkers! Maggotlord, MithrilForge, Brother Tyler and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamiel Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Cowabunga phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 Painted dudes hit the table for the first time : Spoiler If you can guess from the 10-Scarab Occult Terminator deathstar at the top, it was a tough matchup. All Is Dust is very stronk. Wanted to see what the tokens would do to change that, and the answer is "not much." Regenerating Terminators with 1+ saves, no bueno. Ended up losing by a hair - we called it at the end of Turn 4, final score in Turn 5 would have been 53-56 to my opponent. Better secondaries could have swung it my way, and wiping my opponent's non-deathstar units sooner would have made it a lot harder for him to score. Some thoughts: - Teleport shenanigans are awesome. Porting my Carl and Einhyr Hesyr around netted me the biggest swing in Primary points and kept both units alive much longer. - Turtles were awesome. Definitely pulled their weight. Good firepower and soaked up a lot of shots. - Warriors were just there to hold the home objective. Splitting them with the Turtles was very helpful. Hiding 5 guys is a whole lot easier than hiding 10. - Warriors fall over to a stiff breeze. 4+ 1W is not much, even with Void Armor and T5. - Mini-Termies are OK. Definitely can see their strength, but their points cost is harsh. - E-Champ is very swingy. When he connects with that relic mass hammer it is bonkers, but it is very easy to whiff with only 4 attacks. - Mortal Wounds hurt just as much as expected. - Bikes are strong, but flop just as hard as Warriors when they get caught. On URSR: - Always counting as 1 Judgment Token was solid at the beginning of the game. - +1 Toughness was awesome. Saved me a whole lot of wounds. - Reroll Morale never came up. Could be helpful, definitely the weakest part of URSR. - Definitely going to play them again. All in all, very fun. Looking forward to growing the army and getting more games in 2023! jaxom, Brother Tyler, MithrilForge and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 Berserkers complete! Some background before the picture. I am not a fan of GW's Chthonian Beserk models. For starters, barely any beard and no mohawks, but what really gets me is that it is physically impossible for them to swing their axes the way they are holding them. Find a bat or something, hold your hands far apart, and then try to swing it. Yep. After a lot of searching for alternative models, I finally stumbled on something very different. Not at all what I was planning to build, but I like the end result. With that out of the way - behold, the Murderbots: Spoiler The bodies and weapons are Federation of Tyr Clockwork Ancestors from Tablehammer, and the heads are a 3D print design from tw_bernhard. Both printed up for me by Vidars Mercantile over on Etsy. The Ironkin dome heads got a coat of satin varnish to make them stand out and look more glassy. Another picture: Spoiler And alongside their flesh-and-blood Kin: Spoiler Not what was planned, but really liking the idea of the Votann pointing murderous mining bots at their enemies for maximum damage. Not giving up on the dream of Sci-fi Slayers, but the Murderbots will do just fine for now! Up next: another squad of Murderbots, then more Warriors. Thanks to GW's recent points nerfs, that will get me to a 1,500 point game! librisrouge, Focslain, Brother Tyler and 2 others 4 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Clock Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Looking good! Have you seen the GW Zerks in person? I was similarly suspicious, but figured just the 5 in the Combat Patrol would be at least a start on the 10 I'm likely to run... They're better than expected. Definitely a bit cartoony, but certainly satisfactory. Murderbots are sweet, though. I'm making a Brokhyr out of WH:Underworlds Thundrik, and gonna use an old Necromunda cyber-mastiff and Blackstone UR-025 for two of his helpers... MithrilForge, Kelborn, phandaal and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Sounds really cool! You should post it once you are done. Dr. Clock 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Great work here (both of you ) I like your idea & execution of Murder bots . They blend in quite well and don't look out of place at all !! big win there. as always, cannot wait for more M. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Murderbots complete! Spoiler And a photo of the growing Kinhost: Spoiler Gonna need a better spot for pictures soon. Up next - the final squad of Warriors from my army box, then it is time for a 1,500 point game! Gamiel, SpaceDwalin, Kelborn and 8 others 10 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Warriors complete! Spoiler Time for another game! Up next after that - more Mininators, more bikes, and possibly a Grimnyr. SpaceDwalin, MithrilForge, Kelborn and 4 others 6 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Update - weekends have not been as free as I would like lately, so no game yet. May just push through to 2k+. That means more pictures sooner rather than later! brother_b, SpaceDwalin and Focslain 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 Next batch of Mininators complete! Free time has been hard to come by lately but we got it done: Spoiler And the full squad: Spoiler Up next - a whole lotta bikes! Bouargh, Kelborn, librisrouge and 5 others 7 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 They Look Awesome there They really do almost look like Mini Termies... how cute ... Thanks for sharing your progress! Cheers, M phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 Quick update - finally had some time to build the last of the minis I want to get painted up before 10th edition. Spoiler That is the last of my bikes, another 10 warriors to bump a squad up to 20, and an axe champ to go along with my hammer champ. The stuff on his base is Testors gap filler that I used to clean up the space between rocks. Goal is to have these painted up and ready before the first game of 10th edition! Focslain and MithrilForge 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Wow that's a LOT of bikes !! How Fare's the Testors gap filler ??, always looking for new/better methods for base fillers etc Can't wait to see all those bikes done !! M. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 9:34 PM, Mumeishi said: Wow that's a LOT of bikes !! How Fare's the Testors gap filler ??, always looking for new/better methods for base fillers etc Can't wait to see all those bikes done !! M. Yeah, got 1 unit of bikes in the launch box, 1 unit for cheap towards the end of last year, then 2 more boxes as a gift later on... ended up with a lot more bikes than I had planned but that is OK! Just got the last of my stuff base coated during lunch today so it is finally time to get painting again. Testor's is great. You would want to use it more like filler than putty, but once it dries it is rock solid. You can sand it if you need to. I left it messy because it was just going to get covered with basing material anyway. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 More bikes done: Spoiler Up next, another Echamp and some Warriors. Looking forward to something easier than bikes! Felix Antipodes, MithrilForge and Lord Marshal 2 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Well done on the bikes, they’re a bit of a grind to paint then I gather?!?… well in the numbers you have I’m guessing it is , looking forward to some more foot sloggers ! cheers, M phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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