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07/06/2018 at 18:25 #92765Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipant
I finally got my hands on some of Vanguards new 3mm not-Space Marines. These figures are unbelievably detailed! You can even see the teeth on the chainsaws, ferchrissakes! Anyhow, here’s my first go at them:
And for those of you who wonder how these new figs scale with O8’s not-Eldar range, quite well, as it turns out!
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07/06/2018 at 19:53 #92768Darkest Star GamesParticipantEpic 6mm gamers don’t have tiny squat (hahahaha!) on your force!
Look good, both sides. Now you just need some Tou and Urks…
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08/06/2018 at 09:49 #92787Alexander WasbergParticipantThose are some fine minis, the detail is quite remarkable!
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08/06/2018 at 11:46 #92799Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantVanguard’s stuff is especially impressive.
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08/06/2018 at 19:43 #92837ian pillayParticipantNice brush work! Are they based for EA or another rule system?
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http://steelcitywargaming.wordpress.com/08/06/2018 at 21:58 #92838McKinstryParticipantI’m not a sci-fi gamer but good looking armies such as that might make me change my mind. What rules are you using?
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08/06/2018 at 23:42 #92842Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantI am using EA rules, the Horus Heresy variant.
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09/06/2018 at 08:17 #92855ian pillayParticipantI am using EA rules, the Horus Heresy variant.
please can you share the link?
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10/06/2018 at 05:57 #92920Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantA more specific O8/Vanguard comparison shot:
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10/06/2018 at 09:46 #92924LogainParticipantAre your bases 20mm for infantry and 40mm for vehicles? What is your mat made out of? They look great!
10/06/2018 at 13:45 #92933Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantThe bases are wargame standard counter size for infantry (13mm x 13mm), just to tweak with those who say “3mm? You might as well use counters!”
Vehicle bases vary by vehicle size. The smallest is 20 x 25mm. I like to keep a 5mm fringe around the casting.
The mat is a failed experiment. It is a PVA yoga mat piece painted and then flocked with Woodland Scenics gold flocking and static grass. It warped due to the glue, but I keep it around for photo shoots. I used what I learned making it to make a canvas gaming mat that I use for game play. It looks about the same.
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10/06/2018 at 17:59 #92944Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantThe entire First Company with a tank platoon in support. I still have to base the Vindicators.
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10/06/2018 at 18:24 #92945Mr. AverageParticipantYou’re a machine – I can barely get five minutes of painting in a week!
11/06/2018 at 01:20 #92958Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantI write and paint. When I can no longer stand the one, I switch to the other.
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17/06/2018 at 17:24 #93465Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantFirst titan finished!
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17/06/2018 at 17:29 #93466ThomastonParticipantThe titan is really nice. Is it from Onslaught?
Also are the decal from DP9? You seem to have a lot of these do they sell them separately?
17/06/2018 at 19:40 #93473Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantThe titan is from Vanguard and the decals are indeed from DP9, leftover from a project I did almost a decade ago.
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17/06/2018 at 22:14 #93476moredakkaParticipantNice work Thaddeus.
18/06/2018 at 07:01 #93492Alexander WasbergParticipantOne fantastic-looking titan, the orange really makes it stand out 🙂
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18/06/2018 at 21:15 #93542Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantThanks, Alex! Here’s the first miniature of the opposing loyalist force. Not very original or outstanding, I know, but I want to get two armies on the table ASAP. Later, I’ll paint up a really different and outré force. Or just some Angry Marines… 😉
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20/06/2018 at 04:18 #93612Alexander WasbergParticipantIt looks good enough to me 🙂
No need to re-invent the wheel everytime either, it’s a solid paintjob.
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20/06/2018 at 13:54 #93649Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantI think I am going to make those top doors over into an arrow, a la Mat.
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21/06/2018 at 09:31 #93699Alexander WasbergParticipantThat would look aces, Mat’s are really nice as well!
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29/06/2018 at 15:32 #94177Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantHere’s the first of the oppo force: the Third Company of the Astartes Catamenstrui (AKA “The PMS Marines”).
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30/06/2018 at 16:11 #94254Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantA combined Astartes Catamenstrui and Triquertrit Craftworld jetbike pack. O8 and Vanguard jetbikes in comparison. Obviously compatable, even if the Eldar are riding Asian imports.
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07/07/2018 at 21:54 #94777Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantThe War Corgis!
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08/07/2018 at 06:54 #94779kyoteblueParticipantGreat paint jobs on tiny models!!
08/07/2018 at 07:34 #94780PatriceParticipant3mm miniatures!?
…is it 3mm at eye level, or heroic 3mm?
Seriously, congratulations, I didn’ t think such a size would look so good.
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https://www.anargader.net/08/07/2018 at 13:17 #94785Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantActually, it is true scale 3mm, but becuse these are spess mahrines, they are a bit over 4mm in height. And, of course, the titans are more like 30mm in height. Take off the top hatches and they could be 28mm guardbots.
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08/07/2018 at 13:21 #94786Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantActually, it is true scale 3mm, Patrice, but because these are spess mahrines, they are around 4mm in height, base to eye. The vehicles are also much bigger than O8’s stuff, which is much more true scale. And, of course, the titans are more like 30mm in height. Take off the top hatches and they could be 28mm guardbots.
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08/07/2018 at 15:11 #94791Deleted UserMemberDon’t know if it’s just me, but I can’t get my eyes to focus right on the titans, one hell of a camo job. very nice bases also.
08/07/2018 at 16:13 #94792Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantDazzle camouflage! Actually, I think it’s the crappy photo quality.
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08/08/2018 at 22:52 #96509Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantFirst Nova Regulars. Here is a platoon of mechanized infantry led by a troop of tanks:
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09/08/2018 at 15:17 #96545Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantFast attack company….
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09/08/2018 at 15:58 #96549Darkest Star GamesParticipantThat FAC looks great, the colors really pop.
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10/08/2018 at 07:37 #96578Alexander WasbergParticipantImpressive!
The FAC look particularly striking.
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10/08/2018 at 18:26 #96642Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantHere’s a comparison shot with O8, Blue Moon, and Plasmablast figures next to Vanguard’s 3mm stuff.
As you can see, the infantry scales quite nicely, even if the O8 stuff is a tad bigger and less delicate. O8’s vehicles are very undersized compared to Vanguard’s, however (although O8’s not-Elder scale fine).
Plasmablast’s 6mm tanks make cracking 3mm superheavy subsitutes and Blue Moon’s Robot Legion walker from it’s 15mm sci-fi line makes a nice heavy Titan.
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20/08/2018 at 23:52 #97336Deleted UserMemberNow that Adeptus Titanicus is out are you considering getting some of the knights to use as Titans? Also what about Wamachine’s warjacks? I don’t know don’t own any, just wondering if they’ll fit in with 3mm.
21/08/2018 at 02:19 #97338Thaddeus BlanchetteParticipantI think the Warjacks look too archaic to mix well with Vanguard’s stuff. Maybe as Skinner titans, though. As for GW’s knights… 35 bucks for three? No thanks. At that price I can buy Infinity stuff as titan stand ins.
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