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So the painting has started.Ā Stayed up late on Saturday night painting. I HATE painting vehicles, so I’m going to leave this aside for a while and work on scratchbuilding an Aquila Lander. I don’t need one, but it will be fun to build. Expect progress pics of the Lander in the next few days.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
As far as i can see, the detailing is now sufficient, so this morning I took this beast outside, put it on the wheelie bin (my spraying station) and hit it with the black. Off to a kids birthday party now, so will spray the underside later this afternoom and start painting tonight.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
So after a bit of a break I have gone back to the Baneblade. I’ve built the main gun and did a lot of detailing on the rear and sides of the turret (and of course forgot to take a photograph of those details). I am pondering what to put on the large open area on the top of the turret. I am thinking maybe some pulpit type thing with a book on. Any other ideas greatly appreciated.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
I really like the ogre. With his pants he looks like Obelix
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
I took a bit of a break from the Baneblade to start working on a taxi. I want to be able to put roads full of civilian vehicles for playing Necromunda.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
I have completed all the secondary weaponsĀ (scratchbuilt lascannons on hex turrets and bolters from the bits box on the sponsons- difficult to see here because they are already sprayed black). Now it is just detailing and the main gun to be done. Thankfully I have been doing rivets as I went, though.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
Tracks done. I have now started on weapons and detailing the front of the tank. The end is in sight.
On the counter below the tank you can see my next project. I will be making 4 or 5 taxis (they are a paper template based on the Metrokab from Bladerunner). These will just be for scatter terrain because I always wonder where the civilian vehicles have all disappeared to when fighting it out on the tabletop.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
Apologies for the multiple posts, it hangs when I try put 3 or more pics in a post.
An overview of the progress so far:
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
And did a bit of detailing here and there.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
My favourite. No name for this chap yet (suggestions would be great). He was kit-bashed by putting together a Mantic Veer-Myn body and left arm, a chainsaw from a GW Sentinel for a right arm, a GW Imperial GuardsmansĀ head and kitĀ (behind him, not pictured here), and a Space marine scout hand and bolter.
The idea is that he is a former Imperial Guard Sergeant who, having been corrupted by chaos, has mutated slightly and is working as a soldier for hire. I will be using him in a campaign I am planning where the players will be operating a mercenary group in the 40k universe (not with 40k rules though). They will have to hire and fire troops, balance the books, purchase equipment, etc, in addition to the actual combat missionsĀ (for anyone who has played the PC game Jagged Alliance, kind of like a 40k tabletop version of that game).
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
So I got back from Christmas holiday yesterday. Have a few days before I need to go back to work, so I spent a few hours late last night and in the early hours of this morning working on my BanebladeĀ I built and fitted the rear hull, the turret, and did a little bit of detailing (rivets š)
The plan for tonight is to start working on the tracks.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
Perry Mahdist Ansar from Santa.
GW 40k orcs, grots, chaos space marines, bases, and 2nd hand metal assassins and gravestones from the wife and kid.
And “Airborne” from the brother in law.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
I have begun work on a scratchbuilt Baneblade. This is going to be a commisariat tank (so that it will fit in with any of my Imperial Guard forces), so paint scheme will be black, red and gold. Still a lot of work to do before I reach the painting stage, but I am happy with the basic construction so far.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
I just use crack filler which I spread on the surface with a paint scraper. I did this quite successfully with an Aab Tembe that I made
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
Another Leman Russ done. Next… a Baneblade (super heavy tank) or a Basilisk (self-propelled artillery), can’t decide which.
I should start painting at some stage but I am really enjoying building.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
Thanks for the kind words guys. I am going to paint the tank grey to match my Mordian Iron Guard. I only have 26 Mordian figures, so plan on turning them into a viable army by tooling them up with plenty of tanks and APCs (and scratchbuilding will allow me to do that without having to sell a kidney).
The tank was surprisingly quick to make: 4 nights of work, so I am hoping to make another one before we go away for our Christmas holiday.
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
