event +++ Muster the Guard: Hobby Challenge +++

[librisrouge]

In the name of the God-Emperor of Mankind (may he reign on Terra for eternity) and Lord Commander , I Commander Librisrouge of the Odyssian 333rd, shall raise a squadron of super-heavy tanks, namely the Shadowswords Rhongomyniad and Hasta Lucis and Baneblade Harpe by February 4th.

 

I'll post some before pictures tonight but I needed to make my vow now while the conviction of the Emperor was upon me.

 

Edited December 6, 2022 by librisrouge
Added image

[sairence]

I have finished my Command Squad! For Cadia!

And I have figured out how to use the forum-Albums again (I think). Also For Cadia!
 

 

[GreenScorpion]

@Focslain@sairence I have updated your pledges with the current status.

 

@librisrouge I have added your pledge to the list, let me know when you add the pictures.

[Bonehead]

A good start on the next six troopers. I've also begun investigating how easy it is to duplicate something larger than a helmet with blue stuff, so we might see yet more heavy weapons teams. I really can't afford to go hunting around eBay for steel legion heavy bolters, so hopefully the one I have left will serve as a master.

Anyway this lot are hopefully going to give me a six-man flamer section right off the bat. The latest codex I have is from 5th edition, I think, when such things were legal, and seeing as I don't really play much that'll have to be my guide for the present. Playing 9th ed looks a bit too much like doing homework for my taste, so I'll just enjoy collecting.

Hmm. You know what, I have two Sentinels I never finished. There's a thought. I'm very short on lascannons with these guys. Hmmm. Crap, this is going to just shoot totally out of control, I can already tell.

Onwards for the emperor and etcetera.

[duz_]

Great progress everyone! Some excellent looking armies here, as we'd expect 

 

I have a been slow with my progress between real life and Darktide... (mostly Darktide ) 

 

I shall endeavour to make progress soon! 

[Maerlen]

In the name of the Emperor and Lord Commander , I Commander Maerlen of the 2812th Emilian Regiment, shall raise a 10-man Infantry Squad by February 4th."

 

 

[GreenScorpion]

@Maerlen I have added your pledge to the tracking post.

[apologist]

 

 

‘Six of us, all sharing a bunk room, we were. Privileged, I felt. We were expecting something more like a dozen, perhaps a score. So to have just five others was, well; a prize I felt it was.’

 

’Afterwards, of course, I realised that doubly blessed I’d been; for it meant all of us we were less likely to lose a bunk mate. All those in the bigger rooms in the barracks, rare it was to find someone who hadn’t lost a friend. That all six of us were still around was… well, quite unusual.’

 

 

[+EDIT+ Updated with a better picture of the new six.]

 

I'm going to tackle all the basing at the same time, in case you're wondering. Quite a strange effect seeing them with just the spray-primed bases!

 

Anyway, ten down, fifteen to go. Here's the next six on the painting table:

 

 

Edited December 7, 2022 by apologist
Better piccies

[GreenScorpion]

Another update from the front, 3 more buildings have been finished, bringing the current status to 5 out of 7.

 

 

 

 

As usual, more pictures in my thread:

 

[Bonehead]

Shulgin looked up from cleaning his lasgun as the sound of distant, heavy engines was overridden by the distinctive rhythmic pounding of massed high caliber auto guns, deafening even at several klicks' remove.

'So that's where our fuel went,' he remarked.

Maksimenka finished cleaning the soot from her flamer's ignition port and joined Shulgin looking out across the open ground ahead of their position, towards the sounds heavy fighting. Numerous grey and black armoured vehicles were visible at the very limit of vision, pouring heavy fire into, presumably, an enemy position.

'Yeah. Degteryeva won't be happy, as if she ever is, but honestly I wish them all the best,' she replied. 'So what if our trucks can't move nother klick. I'd rather it was those Eblan glory boys getting all the return fire any day.'

Shulgin pulled his gasmask clear of his chin and spat over the foxhole's lip.

'No complaints,' he agreed. 'It's so much easier to finish off a traitor when his back is covered in treadmarks'.

They both sat back down.

'Caf?'

'You read my mind'.

 

Six more Yantar 8th troopers done- One grenade launcher to fill out an otherwise finished squad, and five members of a six-trooper flamer squad, filled out by one of last week's batch.

Progrress is so good that any experienced squaddie would be looking for the catch.

I, on the other hand, will just take what I get and be thankful.

Edited December 8, 2022 by Bonehead

[Hiroitchi]

"In the name of the Emperor and Lord Commander , I Commander Hiro of Taskforce 141 shall raise Torrent Company, 332nd Battallion, 501st Brigade Combat Team by February 4th."

HQ:
3x Cadian Command Squads

 

Troops

6x Cadian Shock Troops

 

Fast Attack

3x Scout Sentinels

 

Heavy Support

3x Field Ordnance Battery

 

 

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by Hiroitchi

[GreenScorpion]

@Hiroitchi I have added your pledge to the list, let me know in case something needs to be fixed/added.

[Focslain]

While work on the scions continues, I have gotten the Castellan and commissar to table ready status and therefor done. 

 

[Bonehead]

2 hours ago, Hiroitchi said:

 

"In the name of the Emperor and Lord Commander , I Commander Hiro of Taskforce 141 shall raise Torrent Company, 332nd Battallion, 501st Brigade Combat Team by February 4th."

3x Cadian Command Squads

6x Cadian Shock Troops

3x Scout Sentinels

3x Field Ordnance Battery

 

 

 

 

Bloody hell mate! I shall watch this with interest. You should win a prize if you get it done in time!

[Hiroitchi]

1 hour ago, GreenScorpion said:

@Hiroitchi I have added your pledge to the list, let me know in case something needs to be fixed/added.

Command Squad is HQ

[Hiroitchi]

22 minutes ago, Bonehead said:

Bloody hell mate! I shall watch this with interest. You should win a prize if you get it done in time!

 Oh I will… I’ll probably be done my next couple of weeks.. lol

[GreenScorpion]

@Hiroitchi Fixed the typo with the command squads.

[duz_]

3 hours ago, Bonehead said:

Bloody hell mate! I shall watch this with interest. You should win a prize if you get it done in time!

 

You clearly haven't encountered @Hiroitchiand his speed painting abilities before 

[GreenScorpion]

Another weekend and another group of buildings was finished, bringing the total to 7 finished buildings, which was the amount I had pledged.

 

 

And the full set on a very blurry picture:

[Trokair]

On 12/9/2022 at 2:12 PM, Hiroitchi said:

"In the name of the Emperor and Lord Commander , I Commander Hiro of Taskforce 141 shall raise Torrent Company, 332nd Battallion, 501st Brigade Combat Team by February 4th."

HQ:
3x Cadian Command Squads

 

Troops

6x Cadian Shock Troops

 

Fast Attack

3x Scout Sentinels

 

Heavy Support

3x Field Ordnance Battery

 

 

 

 

On the field guns are those the normal barrales? 

[sairence]

That's a very nice looking fortification. Good job! @GreenScorpion

[GreenScorpion]

19 hours ago, sairence said:

That's a very nice looking fortification. Good job! @GreenScorpion

Thanks @sairence I really like how Mantic's Military Compound set can be used to make a varied style of buildings/fortifications.
While the connectors don't work as well as advertised and I had to glue the individual buildings (some holes are tighter than others so connectors can get loose), I have often thought about getting another set to extend the fortification, given individual buildings can be rather modular and are easy to use individual or as a part of something larger.

I also think that the green of the buildings contrasts well with the mostly black scheme of my troops and vehicles

[Hiroitchi]

On 12/10/2022 at 11:33 AM, Trokair said:

 

On the field guns are those the normal barrales? 

 Nope. I just used the Leman Russ dual Autocannons and just glued to the tip to extend the barrel and give it a proper muzzle break.

 

everything is now base coated.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

In the name of the Emperor and the High Lords of Terra, I Commander Crimson Longinus shall raise the following units by February 4th.

 

 Shock Troops Squad

 

 

(I might more later, depending on model availability.)

Edited December 12, 2022 by Crimson Longinus

[GreenScorpion]

@Crimson Longinus I have added your pledge to the list.