Barret Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Ahoy, I recently finished constructing a 1750 point army of my Iron Hands with an eye towards taking them to Conflict Vancouver in the fall. However, I'm the world's slowest and least motivated painter. So, I figure I'd try doing a blog of my process in an effort to keep myself motivated. My paint scheme is black armour with Snot Green highlights for that Necron-y look and Boltgun Metal details. I am keeping the scheme pretty simple to avoid going blind/insane. These guys aren't exactly totally loyalist Iron Hands, hence the Necron iconography. I also use Trust Your Battle Brothers instead of Wisdom of the Ancients. Anyways, here's the initial photos. Sorry for the middling quality, I don't have the space to set up a proper photo area at the moment. I think some of these guys were posted here before the crash, so some may seem familiar. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/Elcid.../IronFather.gif This is my Iron Father, with the scratch-built servoharness I'm so proud of. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/Elcid...t/IH2/VetSd.gif This is the Veteran Squad who form the backbone of my counter-attack/objective-grabbing force. A TDA Sarge, a Power Fist, a Power Sword and TYBB means these guys are an unpleasant group to assault, and the plethora of bolters means they can still shoot stuff. Since I thought Iron Hands waving chainswords about looked a little odd I went for bayonets on the bolters to represent their CCWs. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/Elcid...t/IH2/Dread.gif My extra-armour, custom DCCW Venerable Dread. He doesn't have a base because I never glued him to it for easy access when I was sculpting the EA on his legs, and now I can't find the base... http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/ElcidBarret/IH2/1Sd.gif 1st Squad. Ten Marines, lascannon, plasma gun and TDA Sarge. I don't know what I was thinking with the Sarge's pose. I suspect he'll get cut up very shortly and reposed. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/ElcidBarret/IH2/2Sd.gif 2nd Squad, and the only squad that's been painted. Same composition as 1st Squad, but with only nine Marines. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/Elcid...IH2/RazorSd.gif The Razorback squad. These guys also have TYBB and a meltagun. If the squad proves to be fairly useful in playtesting, I'll likely upgrade the Sarge's power weapon to a fist. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/Elcid...t/IH2/Razor.gif The Razorback, with custom built HB turret, and a lot of bits off the Imperial Guard tank sprue. I had lots left over from various Looted/Traitor tanks and figured I might as well use them there. Makes the tank look like it serves more purposes than just ferrying people around in battle. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/Elcid...IH2/ScoutSd.gif My custom-built Scouts. Space Marine torsos and shoulderpads with Cadian Heavy Weapon legs, arms and heads. The sniper rifles are built out of lasguns and bolters, obviously. I built these guys long before I even heard about plastic Scouts... http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/Elcid.../IH2/DevSd1.gif One of the two Devestator squads. Four MLs and a Sarge with an auspex. The other squad is the same composition, but I didn't get a photo since they're currently basecoated black and don't photograph well. So, yeah. that's the army. You can see more close-ups and earlier WIPs in my PhotoBucket here. I would appreciate any C&C, especially before I start painting. ; ) As you can see in the photos there's still some mold lines to clean up, and some bolters need drilling, but the actual construction part is just about done. I'm going to aim to complete one squad/vehicle/character per week, and with that in mind: Current Goal: Monday, May 1, complete second Dev squad. Cheers, Barret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Aerethos Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 WOW :huh: :o That's a lot of stuff to paint! It's all lookin' good, too!! Get er' dun! Master_Aerethos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannus Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 You have a great start there - just keep 'er goin'! Nice conversions too. I love seeing all the Terminator Sergeants - so few IH players use them. BTW - Iron Hands do not have access to TYBB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penitent Dreadnought Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I can't say I like the look of the head on the helmeted Terminator Sergeant, nor the "Cadian"-pattern Scouts, but hey, not my army. Have fun! :P Iron Hands do not have access to TYBB. These guys aren't exactly totally loyalist Iron Hands, hence the Necron iconography. *sends Bannus to the Sisters of Battle charity car wash* :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barret Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 You have a great start there - just keep 'er goin'!Nice conversions too. I love seeing all the Terminator Sergeants - so few IH players use them. BTW - Iron Hands do not have access to TYBB. I like using the Terminantor Sarges, adds extra punch to a squad, makes 'em scarier and it's fluffy. ;) As for TYBB, as Penitent Dreadnought said, these aren't exactly standard IH. I'll put up my IA/fluff for them in the Liber later... The first Dev Squad is progressing well, I'll probably finish them and post pics in the next day or two. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barret Posted April 28, 2006 Author Share Posted April 28, 2006 Ahoy, Sorry for the double post... Work progresses on painting the Dev Squad. I hope to have them finished by Monday or Tuesday. I also fixed the TDA Veteran Sargeant from the first Tac Squad: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/ElcidBarret/IH2/IHVetSarge.gif No real conversion work done, I just reposed him, changed his head and added the banner and sandbags. Cheers, Barret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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