tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43054635776357755622024-03-06T00:24:54.060-05:00Warhammer 40k RefitD.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-30741742724546240032019-05-10T16:39:00.000-04:002019-05-10T16:39:01.219-04:00Changing Direction<i>(or THOSE aren't 40k models!)</i><br />
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So I've been really absent from my local 40k scene recently! One of my usual players moved away, and the other has been so busy with work and other life drama that I haven't played in nearly a year! The only 30k games that I've played are my usual trips to Jacksonville and Adepticon.<br />
But that doesn't mean I haven't been gaming!<br />
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Okay, all fiscal stupidity aside, it has been fun to acquire and start to paint - but as of now I haven't found too many local players. (More on that later)<br />
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Lots of "primed" miniatures await my paintbrush, but thankfully primed models aren't looked down on (too much) on the gaming tables! (at least they have decals!)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWB6d8BUdf4zbk3LgT988kLDo6lvdi9thpDNDtas1Mv-C3letZveMthy_11VCerOdpdKICuau1VRdlUisZ68Pp8I_HDLXBni-3S7LqXikQrQwSgPcohBgpYwkVNddsJZFwd7iOViLPmVMB/s1600/camo_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWB6d8BUdf4zbk3LgT988kLDo6lvdi9thpDNDtas1Mv-C3letZveMthy_11VCerOdpdKICuau1VRdlUisZ68Pp8I_HDLXBni-3S7LqXikQrQwSgPcohBgpYwkVNddsJZFwd7iOViLPmVMB/s200/camo_01.jpg" width="200" /></a>Not to be outdone, Warlord Games decided to roll out a lot of stuff for their WW2 aerial combat game <a href="https://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/blood-red-skies/" target="_blank">Blood Red Skies</a> at Adepticon. Of course with three of us former military guys standing around a table with the reps saying "Do you want to play a demo game", we couldn't refuse. So, thanks to Jon Russell, we're hooked. Jerk. <br />
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Okay, all joking aside, it has been fun to attempt to paint some authentic WW2 aircraft schemes at 1:200 scale. Best of all, it has forced me to pick up my airbrush and get over the intimidation factor of learning a new tool (and failing miserably). Of course, now that I'm having fun with it, I guess I'll have to actually take an airbrush class to get better. Maybe I can also blame that on Jon...<br />
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Anyway, so - where to from here. I'm sure I won't be abandoning 40k anytime soon, and certainly not 30k Heresy! But I have opened my aperture to hobby work in some other genres, so don't be surprised if the updates that have been absent for the last year - are not put in place - and they involve games OTHER than GW's 40k/30k line!<br />
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More to follow...<br />
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If you want to check out my blog for my Dust 1947 army in progress it is here:<br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-10252276269998268722018-04-03T22:30:00.000-04:002018-04-03T22:30:07.617-04:00Custodes WIP Part 1<i>(or Who had the bright idea to start a new army?)</i><br />
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Okay, this should be no surprise to you - I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. My two Space Marine armies are in disarray, my Imperial Knights are only halfway painted, and even some of my Rogue Trader era models still need a lot of work. So why would someone in my position even start a new army?<br />
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Quick rundown of the basic scheme:<br />
Base color - Copper craft paint with Red Tone and Dark Tone washes<br />
Detail colors - AP Greedy Gold and/or AP Gunmetal<br />
Gem Colors - AP Hydra Turquoise<br />
Plume Colors - AP Pure Red with Strong Tone<br />
Gloves/Tabard - AP Leather Brown<br />
Eye Lenses - AP Electric Blue<br />
Power Weapon - mix of Hydra Turquoise, Electric Blue and White<br />
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Obviously the first thing I noticed as I was painting the gold and gunmetal details on the model is - "Holy crap that is a lot of detail for a plastic model!" I guess this is a good thing - unless you are in the midst of painting details by hand. What I do enjoy about the high level of detail is that it gives me options for how to draw attention away from the dark red basecoat. Of course the way that details look in the concept art inside the Adeptus Custodes codex are a bit different than how they turn out on the models - requiring a bit of compromise when planning out your paint scheme.<br />
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The model's base was another point of frustration for me. The Tectonic Craft Studios base inserts that I picked up were best used as replacement bases - since I couldn't find any of the temple floor base toppers for 40mm in their on-hand stock at Adepticon. I knew what I <i>wanted</i> the base to look like, but finding the right combination of colors and patterns that didn't detract from the Custodes proved to be a bit daunting. I eventually chose to mix AP Pure Red and AP Daemonic Yellow to make a orange border tile color - and then drybrushed over the whole base with Electric Blue followed by AP Soft Tone. In the end, I was happy with the overall product and the amount of time required to get there from unpainted MDF base insert. (we'll see if I change my mind with the Dreadnought base version of this!)<br />
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At this point I need to color the shoulders with the washes and pick out the detail, along with adding the unit color to the left shoulder. But I'll get to that LATER this week - I'm just happy to have a model that is approaching completion in a scheme that doesn't look TOO amateurish!<br />
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Let me know what you think of the custom Adeptus Custodes paint scheme! I'll have to see how it plays out on larger models like the Contemptor and the Jetbike - so there may be tweaks to the design in the future!<br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-1886180579466412892018-03-31T22:00:00.000-04:002018-03-31T22:00:34.314-04:00Adepticon 2018 Debrief<i>(or Why do they call it a Swag Bag instead of a Swag Suitcase??)</i><br />
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One of these years I'll just have to bring an extra suitcase for all of the swag at Adepticon! At least each year I manage to offload a lot of it on my good friend and chauffeur, <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/101054892875270263398" target="_blank">+Christopher Bergeron</a> . <br />
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The crates turned out pretty nice with a basecoat of Rust-Oleum Green Primer, which should set them up for a bit of a detail wash and some chipping marks. I'm not going to spend a great deal of time on these, as they're more of a learning project, so I get my skills in order to not screw up the fancier and more expensive terrain pieces!<br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-69979048736922724702018-03-03T07:43:00.000-05:002018-03-03T07:43:48.440-05:00Custom Custodes Contemptor<i>(or This won't hurt a bit...)</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a simple head swap, right?</td></tr>
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This was one of those projects that started on the spur of the moment to <i>JUST LOOK</i> at how a conversion might be done, and ended up taking more time out of my night than I had planned!<br />
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helmet and backplane assembly popped free, it was just a matter of trimming the neck stub off of the Allarus Custodian head - but a word of caution here - I chose to leave just a little of the neck on there so that the head would sit level. Otherwise you will find yourself needing to trim the chin cabling from the helmet. I though that might not give the look I wanted, and I'm glad I left it on. (even if it made the head sit a bit higher in the canopy.)<br />
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Once the head was blue-tacked in to check the fit, I knew I wanted to "Custodes-up" the body of the Contemptor, but I also knew that I didn't like the "shoulder wings" look of the customization in the new 40k Custodes codex.<br />
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So, I set to cutting up the Vexillas in both the original Custodes set and the Allarus Custodes kit. The good news is that you get a Vexilla in each kit, even though you won't use more than one or two in your whole army - so Imperial Wings for <b><i>ALL MY FRIENDS</i></b>!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUS7WuSwNLnFQ6tZtChHYoSMN_Ma2iSLM0MK6SxKFcyUD_CFdXwzPDRYe8xZc3Ke7A_9VXLmEjeex9XcWY85chJj8lUYKkdw1prLSM3h5z0_mGFjfy1Pprk9v9p2Zl62jmd7DAFkFPjlj/s1600/custodes_dread_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUS7WuSwNLnFQ6tZtChHYoSMN_Ma2iSLM0MK6SxKFcyUD_CFdXwzPDRYe8xZc3Ke7A_9VXLmEjeex9XcWY85chJj8lUYKkdw1prLSM3h5z0_mGFjfy1Pprk9v9p2Zl62jmd7DAFkFPjlj/s320/custodes_dread_06.jpg" width="320" /></a>Okay all humor aside. The real question became where to attach them. I tried the shoulders and didn't like the look. I also didn't like how the streamers in the GW conversion looked stuck on - so I opted to cut them from the wings and use them elsewhere. I tried various ways to affix the wings to the torso of the Contemptor and they all just did not look good. What I settled on was adding the wings from the Custodian Guard Vexilla to the hip joints of the dreadnaught, and then cut the upper half of the Allarus Vexilla to add it to the top of the dreadnaught's hull. The streamers and the lower half of the Allarus Vexilla were added to the weapon arms in an attempt to give some additional "jewelry" to the Ancient Custodian's dreadnaught suit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the Multi Melta got a few bits out of the deal</td></tr>
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Overall I'm happy how it turned out. Just need to drill out some gun barrels, install the pins and magnets for the two weapons arms and put the basing material down. (now which chapter of heretics will get featured on this Contemptor's base?? And then it is off to painting! Let me know what you think of this conversion in the comments below! Too much dangly bits? Not enough wings? Should have made the Vexilla into a codpiece for the dreadnaught? Let me know!D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-25599793907717053062018-02-02T09:15:00.002-05:002018-02-02T09:15:44.896-05:00Custodes - Time to choose!<i>(or what is wrong with a "rainbow" army?)</i><br />
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Now it comes down to a moment of decision.<br />
Which of the schemes do I commit to, and more importantly, which will look good on each style of Custodes figure?<br />
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Note - none of the gold (or white for that matter) has had a wash put over it as it will in the final version. <br />
The white is just the base Armory white primer<br />
The gold is Army Painter Greedy Gold (2-3 coats as mine goes on fairly thin)<br />
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<li>Armory White</li>
<li>Folk Art Antique Copper, Army Painter Blue Tone wash (2 coats)</li>
<li>Folk Art Antique Copper, Army Painter Green Tone wash (2 coats)</li>
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As cell phone pictures and LED lighting rarely do the colors justice, here are the four AP Tone colors in another image:</div>
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This image shows a bit more of the color variation, but the order of the paint schemes is Blue, Green, Red, NoWash. (couldn't keep them in the same order, could I??)</div>
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(I'll be honest, I am REALLY leaning towards trying a few of these on the full miniature just to see how the washes work out in an overall scheme.)</div>
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D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-77710433730035582902018-01-29T20:26:00.004-05:002018-01-29T20:26:50.109-05:00All the pretty Custodes ColorsWith the release of the Adeptus Custodes codex, there is now sanction to the variety of color schemes out there on the Interwebs...<br />
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Now I'm not saying they should look like the "Bag of Skittles" that is the usual Multi-Chapter Space Marine battlefield...<br />
So let's talk about a few concepts ideas I've seen between Adepticon and a Google image search!<br />
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<a name='more'></a>There are those that keep the gold armor and just change the inner pauldron color and inner helmet details. Here is one of those from Adepticon 2017 that I really liked:<br />
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I really thought the lighter gold and the black accents made for a unique look without turning them into just another multi-color army. And on a side note, I hope that Forge World will release the rules for Relic Custodes tanks in 40k. I know - make us take lots of the crappy Venerable Land Raiders first... but I want my hover tanks!<br />
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Now, not all of them use a base gold layer. A quick Google search for "40k custodes colors" leads to a few albums of images where white is the base color and gold is just the highlight. That coupled with the blue plumes make for a wonderfully distinctive army. Album at can be found <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/0y3Js" target="_blank">HERE</a> . <br />
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There are plenty of other examples out there, and of course the Adeptus Custodes Codex has some diverse ones - Base armor color in Black, or Purple robes / details, etc.. Personally I tend to favor the Black armor, gold highlights and custom sash/plume colors... But I'll admit the white armor is growing on me!<br />
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Next step for me - cutting the 5 storm shields off of the BoP sprue and figuring out the base armor colors that I want before I even consider robes, pauldrons, etc. <br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-52626953184660068122018-01-28T09:08:00.000-05:002018-01-28T09:08:02.441-05:00Custodes in the field - Round 1First game with the new Adeptus Custodes Codex is done <i>(and I proved I can lose with ANY army!)</i><br />
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Okay, so in defense of the game designers who wrote the Adeptus Custodes rules, I <i>WAS </i>winning until turn 6 - when my opponent ran away with the Victory Points!<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Those of you who looked at the image of the battle above may ask - "Where are the Adeptus Custodes minis?" They're still in a box... not even clipped from the sprue! Yes, I am the <b><i>WORST </i></b>40k hobbyist ever! (remember that last blog post about all the crap that has taken me away from wargaming?) I proxied the Custodes with Space Marine models - including two old 2nd Edition Land Speeders as the Shield Captains on jetbikes.<br />
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Okay, on to the description of the battle - and this is by no means a battle report - just a quick summary with a few observations.<br />
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Points: 2000<br />
Mission: Race to Victory (Chapter Approved 2017)<br />
Deployment: Front-line Assault<br />
Forces: Adeptus Custodes vs Astra Militarum<br />
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So here is what I fielded for my 2000 points:<br />
Warlord<br />
Shield Captain on Dawneagle bike - Salvo launcher + Misericordia<br />
Relic - Raiment of Sorrows<br />
Trait - Radiant Mantle<br />
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Shield Captain on Dawneagle bike - Salvo launcher + Misericordia<br />
Relic - Castellan's Mark (via Open The Vaults for 1CP)<br />
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Two squads of 4 Vertus Praetors<br />
3 Salvo launchers and 1 Hurricane bolter equipped bike per squad<br />
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Three squads of Custodian Guard (3, 3, 4 per)<br />
Guardian Spear + Misericordia for all<br />
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Two Vexilus Praetors<br />
Guardian Spear + Misericordia + Vexilla Magnifica<br />
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Opponents forces: (roughly)<br />
Cadian Astra Militarum<br />
4 Leman Russ Tanks - Pask - 2 Vanquishers, 1 Punisher and 1 Demolisher<br />
1 Hellhound<br />
1 DeathStrike Launcher<br />
3 Squads Scions<br />
3 Infantry Squads<br />
Various Company Commanders, and other HQs<br />
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The game was close in Victory Points, with the end of Turn 5 having my Custodes ahead by 2 points and having achieved 8 of 10 Tactical Objective cards to complete the mission. Of course the game went another turn where my opponent racked up 5 VPs to my zero and completed all 3 of his Tactical Objective cards, bringing him to 10 and ending the mission.<br />
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Here are my observations - none of them earth shattering:<br />
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<li>Custodes are very resilient, especially when in cover against low AP-mod weapons (when you don't need to use the 4+ invul of a Battle-forged Custodes Army)</li>
<li>Custodes have a moderate range (24") to reach out and touch opponents, but small squads have neither the rate of fire nor damage output in their troop squads to significantly influence waves of enemies as they advance. (even my 4 man team only put out 8 shots in overwatch - which isn't bad with the AP -1, but just not great for the points.</li>
<li>Custodes custom wargear for the jetbikes is great, and a mix of hurricane bolters and salvo launchers worked well to hurt heavier targets and infantry masses - but unless you plan on charging a large armored target, you will need a lot more bikes to plink tanks from your enemy. (and then the downside of either an exploding tank you charged, or killing it and being in the middle of the enemy's tank line - and getting pulverized)</li>
<li>Vexillas do help, especially since I took the one that gives your opponent -1 to hit - especially when facing Scions with BS 3+. But I'm not sure it was worth the points...</li>
<li>Land Raider - didn't take one in the first game and HATED not having the 48" inch reach of the lascannons. Took one in my second game - and had to replace and entire Bike squad to field it. While it was able to reach out and "influence" the Cadian Leman Russ tanks, even with two twin lascannon batteries it isn't going to pop a tank every turn - unless you roll very well</li>
<li>And as expected - the Relics and Stratagems really make the Custodes army feel fluffy! I used the Castellan's Mark to reposition a Shield Captain and 4 bikes from one side of the board to the other right before the start of the game. (just remember they have to stay IN your deployment zone - they aren't infiltrators) This worked great, and the outflanking maneuver led to a dead Hellhound which consumed quite a few shocked guardsmen - right until the DeathStrike actually made it to launch on turn two - and obliterated the bike squad - and put a few wounds on the Shield Captain with them. </li>
<li>Raiment of Sorrows - This relic was a lot of fun - as the bikers with my Warlord kept getting picked off slowly, having one more shot with the salvo launchers or hurricane bolters just added insult to injury for my opponent. Nothing like losing half a squad of Scions when a random lascannon shot from across the board took a Custodes last wound...</li>
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So as I said - not earth shattering revelations - but certainly has guided how I will employ Adeptus Custodes next weekend against my Eldar opponent. </div>
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I would love to hear about other Adeptus Custodes players experiences with the new codex in the comments below!</div>
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-37572011192306700642018-01-26T14:00:00.000-05:002018-01-26T14:01:06.059-05:00Back at it! - and look at these new Knights!Wow, time flies when you aren't blogging!<br />
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Over the last 7 months my hobby time has been crushed by work travel, photography workshops, and renovating a 1950's house for family. The sad part is I have even packed up miniatures and paints on several of these trips - but to no avail!<br />
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Anyway, enough complaining about me, have you guys seen the preview of the new Knights over at Warhammer Community?<br />
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I'm glad they're introducing some Knights that are smaller than the current ones - more akin to the secondary scout Knights that were in Epic scale, but I guess it means I may stop working on my "modified" scouts that are based on the AdMech walkers - example below:<br />
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Oh well, I'll still field a few modified walkers in my AdMech army - I just have to get to assembling the last two or three!<br />
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(But there is a box of Primaris Marines and a LOT of 30K Imperial Fists between me and anything AdMech!)<br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-67450827852934408872017-06-29T21:00:00.000-04:002017-06-29T21:00:03.746-04:00Weekend plans - SHOT!<i>(or What was I thinking when I ordered ANOTHER box of miniatures?)</i><br />
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Well, there goes the weekend...<br />
Here are my thoughts after unboxing and assembling the first of what will undoubtedly be a LOT of Primaris Marines.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>First off, I love the amount of detail in the miniatures. This is certainly light-years ahead of where we were with out previous plastic "easy to assemble" kits. <br />
Second, I'm already in love with the size of the miniature - it really makes the Marines seem trans-human as they are so much larger than a Guardsman.<br />
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But here are a few funny observations:<br />
Haven't we found a better sprue attachment point than the spherical vents on the Space Marine backpack? After 10,000 years??<br />
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Mold lines in the MIDDLE of the shoulder pads?? HERESY!!<br />
<i>(okay, another minor grip - it is an "easy to assemble" mini!)</i><br />
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Overall, I'm really happy so far with a whopping one and a half miniatures assembled - more to follow later in the week!<br />
<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-89943922934726124412017-06-28T08:21:00.000-04:002017-06-28T08:21:03.317-04:00Gaming Table - Part 2<i>(or How I came to love my garage full of tools, again...)</i><br />
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The progress on the table continues!<br />
Here is where I stand with it, now:<br />
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The connection hardware (window sash locks) are all fitted and installed.</div>
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Now it is off to produce six of my 24"x24" game board inserts.</div>
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(and hoping it will be cooler in the garage tonight!)</div>
D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-56076123797466830072017-06-26T14:32:00.000-04:002017-06-26T14:32:05.183-04:00The March of the Primaris Marines<i>(or where did I leave my tinfoil hat?)</i><br />
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Okay - I'll admit I'm getting all "conspiracy theory" here in this post, but when I saw the new Primaris Reivers this weekend, it all started to fall into place for me regarding the Primaris Marines eventually supplanting the current Space Marines in the GW fluff / IP.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>In the category of internet memes, this next one probably defines my thoughts best...<br />
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I get it - the fluff has entire chapters of Primaris Marines going into combat. But what if they aren't fighting side by side with regular Marine Chapters and the Astra Militarum? So they'll need infiltration units, right? They'll need Librarians, right? They'll need flyers, right? So where will this stop? Will Primaris Marines become as diverse an army as Space Marines are currently? Will they have their own Artillery, Anti-air and heavy Tanks? <br />
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Now I'm not saying that GW is going to replace the Space Marines overnight - but if you look at it conspiratorially - it is a great way to protect their IP. Lots of people have written about "Space Marines" and lots of sci-fi armies have "scouts" - but does anyone besides GW have "Primaris Marine Reivers" - <i>no they don't.</i> <br />
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So when will we know that GW intends to replace Space Marines?<br />
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<i>Primaris Bikes.</i><br />
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Or maybe GW will let the Power Armored Bike Gang image die... (although grav-bike Primaris Marines would be cool!)<br />
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<i>Primaris Flyer</i><br />
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Oh wait - that is already in the fluff - instead of a plastic Thunderhawk could we see a plastic Primaris Overlord. (5 engines, really?? Did we <i>have</i> to turn it up to ELEVEN??)<br />
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<i>Primaris Chaplain</i><br />
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I'm betting he's the next character out there - but with the Reivers wearing the cheesy-skull-face-masks, he had better have a cool helmet that isn't just a death's-head.<br />
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<i>Primaris Tech-Marine</i><br />
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They better have one of these too - If Mr. Big and Tall is expecting a bunch of robe-wearing-techno-fish-heads to keep up - well, the fluff just took an interesting turn - by removing the independence of the Marine Chapters.<br />
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<i>Primaris Artillery</i><br />
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Templates are dead - who needs indirect fire when you can buy troops that enter the game <i>AND </i>charge in the same turn. Or maybe it will force Imperial players to bring along an Astra Militarum Spearhead detachment to bring in the big guns... pretty fluffy if I say so myself!<br />
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<i>Primaris Anti-air</i><br />
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Okay, so we haven't seen a Devastator equivalent to the Primaris Marine, so they <i>COULD </i>expect Primaris Marines to defend themselves with Flakk missiles - but if a dedicated AA vehicle hits the streets, I'll put my money on it being the near the end of the regular Space Marines. <i>(or see artillery comments above for why to make Marine players buy AM models as well!)</i><br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-4546163542643013742017-06-22T11:43:00.001-04:002017-06-22T11:43:12.677-04:00Primaris Marine Schemes (Part 1)<i>(or Isn't white primer technically a "paint scheme")</i><br />
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I gave in - I tried to not order the boxed set, but I did - and now I have a bunch more models inbound. Now the tough part becomes assembling the paints I need and developing a paint scheme that I'll enjoy painting a whole new army in!<br />
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<a name='more'></a>With the number of Primaris Marines that are in the Dark Imperium boxed set, I am going to "hedge my bets" a bit and paint at least one of the squads as Imperial Fists - but with the yellow scheme I've used previously on my 40k models, not the newer Orange-ish yellow that has been the Imperial Fists standard in editions 7 and 8.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Good thing I have a lot of Army Painter Daemonic Yellow primer on hand! (and plenty of it in the bottle to even out the spray!<br />
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As for developing my custom paint scheme for a Primaris Founding chapter - well, I tried to use the GW provided template, but the gaps in the image didn't work so well with the Adobe Photoshop Fill Bucket tool! So I was relegated to using the (now outdated) <a href="http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/smp.php" target="_blank">Bolter and Chainsword Space Marine Painter</a> tool. Unfortunately, the tool really can't simulate metallics, or painting effects very well, so results may vary. Realizing that the body of my Primaris Marines would be in the same dark metallic blue as my Ordo Machinum Inquisitor, I built the following color mock-up on a Mk7 model at Bolter and Chainsword.<br />
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This is all still a work in progress - which at least gives me something to do while I wait for the Dark Imperium box to arrive! I've seen some other "New" chapter paint schemes, and the one over at <a href="http://30kplus40kequalsinfinity.blogspot.com/2017/06/painting-primaris-marines-mark-ii-paint.html" target="_blank">30Kplus40K</a> looks pretty good. Feedback is always appreciated, even if I don't immediately apply it to my painting!</div>
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D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-61249524498850557652017-06-06T09:44:00.000-04:002017-06-06T09:44:04.905-04:00Gaming Table - Part 1(or <i>leave it to me to over-engineer something!</i>)<br />
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Yes, that is a scale model of a frame for my gaming table... why do you ask?<br />
<a name='more'></a>After the frustration of the arrival of summer in South Carolina and the increasing misery factor for playing in our usual locations (a friend's garage or screened-in porch), I decided to take matters into my own hands.<br />
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The goal was to have a frame that could fit over my dining room table, as that rarely sees use, except as a buffet holder when friends come over for parties! With the wife's blessing, and a promise to not mar the finish, I set about to turn a 55" square surface into a 4'x6' table for 40k. I had the following requirements<br />
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<li>Balanced and secured so that a rogue feline or opponent won't up-end it</li>
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<li>Not look like it was made by a renegade servitor with two left thumbs</li>
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So what does a modeler do when they need to estimate materials and ensure compliance with the requirements? Build a scale model of course!! Thankfully I only needed to build half of the frame, as it was easy to extrapolate materials from that one. Thus with a few balsa craft "Skinny Sticks" I was able to assemble a rough prototype for one-half of the table. </div>
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The design is for 24"x24" drop in tiles (more on those later) to fit inside the frame with a minimum of underside support framing. I might consider adding another longitudinal support to allow the use of 12"x12" tiles - but that isn't in the basic plan, at least for now. </div>
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Now off to Lowes to pick up the lumber to build the first half! (if it ever stops raining here in SC!!)</div>
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D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-17373474193502381812017-05-31T21:18:00.000-04:002017-05-31T21:18:19.113-04:00Primaris and current chaptersLet's be honest... all of us Space Marine players are in awe of the Primaris Marines and what it can mean... Closer to True-scale?? Yes, please!<br />
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The real problem for me is that I am stuck in the Rogue Trader Mk 6 era. <br />
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Well, now that is all going out the window with the Primaris Marines. You see, I've taken the snide remarks from younger players (i.e. 3rd edition and later), who look at my Rogue Trader Land Raider and say "wow, so small - isn't it just cute?" And let's not even get to the comments about the Rogue Trader Mk 6 armored Marines who are shorter than current Imperial Guardsmen. (Yes, my Space Marines must have a Napoleon complex these days.)<br />
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My point is, that I think the size of the Primaris Marines will become the de-facto standard eventually. In an effort to "future-proof" whatever I do, I'm left with two choices:<br />
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<li>Build my Primaris Marines as Imperial Fists so that when the shift to "Primaris Scale" happens, I don't have to put my whole army on the shelf</li>
<li>Build a new chapter with custom fluff using Primaris Marines - so I at least get to paint something unique from every OTHER Space Marine player - and future-proof my army for the shift to "Primaris Scale"</li>
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D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-3649805577456367042017-05-31T21:00:00.000-04:002017-05-31T21:00:02.955-04:00Back to the Blog(or have I neglected it for a <i>whole </i>3 months?)<br />
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Yes, yes I have...<br />
So with that it is time to get back to this Blog and update everyone on what has gone on!<br />
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Adepticon 2017 forced me to get 31 Heresy-era Imperial Fists painted up (somewhat), and I'm indebted to my friend <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/117943932182725853832" target="_blank">+Christopher Bergeron</a> for helping me with detail work on the day I had to actually field the army. They played well, and I was happy with winning the first of three games, only to lose the next two - but having a blast as it was all Zone Mortalis play.<br />
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So now that I'm past the series of <a href="http://www.3gavm.com/workshops" target="_blank">aviation photography workshops</a> that I teach every spring and fall, I can now concentrate on working on my armies - and then enter a new edition of Warhammer 40k. It isn't bad enough that there are new rules, but there are new, beautiful Space Marine models. (I can hear my wallet screaming from here...)<br />
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More to come in the next few weeks as we transition to 8th Edition and all of the fun (and craziness) that will entail.<br />
<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-71623018602149341562017-02-04T08:18:00.001-05:002017-02-04T08:18:47.025-05:0030k Imperial Fists - Breachers(or Thank God for Black... I may not lose my mind, yet!)<br />
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My breachers are getting closer. The test model took a while longer to paint than I expected. Here is a quick overview of the colors and plans<br />
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<li>AP Flat Black Spray Primer / Basecoat</li>
<li>AP Gunmetal heavy drybrush</li>
<li>AP Dark Tone wask - 2 heavy coats</li>
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<li>AP Daemonic Yellow Spray Primer / Basecoat</li>
<li>AP Gunmetal - Bolter</li>
<li>Custom wash - 3 parts AP Soft Tone & 2 parts AP Red Tone</li>
<li>Copper edging - Craft Copper paint (still the best, smoothest 2-coat copper I have)</li>
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There is still a lot of work to do on each of them, but this at least gets the breacher unit to a table ready status with a paint job that I won't be ashamed to field at Adepticon later this year!</div>
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D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-4236338145047395632017-01-29T21:00:00.000-05:002017-01-29T21:00:05.338-05:00Display Case - Progress - Pt 2<i>(or Why not have an unpainted display case for my unpainted miniatures?)</i><br />
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I've made a little progress with my display case over the past few months. Cork walls with wood dowel reinforcements have been assembled as the fortification curtain walls. They are modular allowing me to remove them in sections, and to access the cable pass-through that is hidden behind the central platform.</div>
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When I was looking for a good way to create some gothic-looking balconies to display figures on, I remembered that I had some of the Syberclicks terrain set that fit the bill perfectly.</div>
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I still haven't decided about the upper balconies - whether to put the miniatures behind the windows, or to simply place the windows flat against the outer wall with "stained glass" behind them. I guess a little experimentation will be in order once I paint the wall itself!<br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-88800469531656526672017-01-28T21:00:00.000-05:002017-01-28T21:00:07.685-05:00Alternative Tech Priest<i>(or Say, what's in the AoS bits box over there??)</i><br />
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That's right 40k fans - I used an AoS Stormcast Eternal as the base model for my "Alternatively Styled" Tech Priest Dominus!<br />
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Well now that we got that out of our system, let's see what I did to build this guy...<br />
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<li>Added Ad Mech cog bit (from an Imperial Knight) to the belt </li>
<li>Covered over standard Ad Mech center of insignia (I mean this guy ain't from Mars!)</li>
<li>Green-stuffed new blocky feet (no pointy-toed Tech Priest here!)</li>
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<li><a href="http://anvilindustry.co.uk/Exo-Lords/Exo-Lord-Bionics/Mech-Arm" target="_blank">Mechanical Arm</a> backpack, arms and axe-head</li>
<li><a href="http://anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Rifles-Shotguns-Pistols/Widow-Maker-RIfle-5" target="_blank">Widow Maker</a> rifle with <a href="http://anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Drum-Mags" target="_blank">drum magazine</a> (for the Macrostubber)</li>
<li><a href="http://anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Specialist-and-Energy-Weapons/Ion-Rifle" target="_blank">Ion Rifle</a> with a custom tip from a <a href="http://anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Specialist-and-Energy-Weapons/Rail-Gun" target="_blank">Rail Gun</a> (for the Volkite blaster)</li>
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<li>Shoulder pads from Puppetswar - <a href="https://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=167" target="_blank">Praetorian Type I for "Termos</a>"</li>
<li>Repositioning of various bits from Anvil Industries such as scopes, plasma cutters, etc onto the end of the mechanical arms.</li>
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I purposely chose a Stormcast Eternal head with big lightning bolts on it to go with some of my other Ad Mech "lightning" insignia. (a decal of which will <i>eventually </i>make it onto the belt cog!)</div>
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Paint scheme was the same techniques from my Inquisitors to produce the blue-tinted metal, with gold detail added to the arms and weapons. The only difference was the use of a darkened AP Pure Red on his volkite blaster. (something HAD to have a martian red color to it!) Weapon glow was a mixture of paints built up that I don't really remember right now - it was an experiment at the time with AP reds, yellows and a bit of white.</div>
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So there he is, minus some more basing work. If you are still wondering why I used a humanoid model for a Tech Priest Dominus, let's just leave it at this - I don't find spidery Tech Priests wearing a sock on their head to be awe-inspiring!<br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-79142177912013415792017-01-27T21:00:00.000-05:002017-01-27T21:00:30.298-05:00Aquila Gate - Pt 2(or Why did I build large terrain pieces?)<br />
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Since I've made a bit of progress since I last posted it, here are some more WIP update photos on the Aquila Gate.<br />
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After that I applied a craft paint Copper to the Aquila and important building details.<br />
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I painted a wash of AP Red Tone over the top of the bright copper craft paint to give it a deeper tone, did a bit of copper drybrush on the central door details and then called it quits to move on to more important projects!<br />
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<br />D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-17741196752082979362017-01-25T21:00:00.000-05:002017-01-25T21:00:02.857-05:0030k Imperial Fists - Tacticals<i>(or What to do with a box of resin?)</i><br />
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Sadly, I've had these Mk III armors for over a year, sitting in a container in the hobby closet, just waiting the right time to get the Imperial Fist paint scheme. <br />
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Am I going to paint them up in the same scheme as my 30k Imperial Fist Mk IV squad? <br />
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I'm not one who needs a unified scheme for an army. In fact, by using different patterns of power armor, I kind of feel obligated to paint them at least <i>slightly </i>differently. But in my case, I know that I am not looking to place these guys on a display board and win any awards with them - so instead I want to paint a wide breadth of Heresy-era Imperial Fists schemes. (At least with the models that I have on hand, now!)<br />
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Planned Scheme:<br />
Primer / Basecoat - Army Painter Flat Black<br />
Drybrush - AP Gunmetal<br />
Wash - AP Dark Tone<br />
Shoulders and forearms - AP Daemonic Yellow<br />
Wash - AP Soft tone + Red Tone mix<br />
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On the modeling side, I had a few extra torsos and heads, so I've picked up some plastic arms and legs from the Prospero set - and I'm already a bit frustrated with how the legs go together! I guess I should have glued them in pairs when I received them from my bits re-seller instead of just dumping them into the assembly tray. OOPS!<br />
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Anyhow, more to come this week on these guys as I work to get 10 of them at least built with their Sergeant.D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-77827349789710076882017-01-23T21:00:00.000-05:002017-01-23T21:00:16.566-05:00Back from a few month break<i>(or Once again the rumors of my demise are over stated!)</i><br />
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So there has been a lot of non-hobby work (and play) going on in the past few months since my last 40k blog post. <a href="http://www.3gavm.com/" target="_blank">Photography workshops</a>, work travel and a few vacations to make up for all the work travel to my wife! Sadly my miniatures have only made it out of the display case a few times, but at least I have managed to get in a game or two along with <i>some </i>modelling in the intervening months.<br />
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One of the more fun events was a 14-hour slugfest using modified 40k:Carnage rules for a 4-way fight between Space Marines, Dark Eldar, Tau and the Deathwatch. I may post more details of the forces involved later, but suffice it to say at one point there were 11 flyers in the game at once!<br />
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Prep is ongoing for Adepticon in March (assuming my work travel doesn't create a conflict) and thankfully I'm only participating in small 500-point events, so I don't have too large of an army to bring. More to come on that army build later this month.<br />
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I hope the holidays were enjoyable for everyone and I'm happy to finally have enough breathing room to update you all on my hobby progress!D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-68154123651959951722016-08-11T09:30:00.000-04:002016-08-11T09:30:04.970-04:00The Grand Army of Shame<i>(Hey, they're not cardboard proxies! You ought to be pleased!)</i><br />
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A few weeks ago I drove down to Jacksonville, Florida, to participate in a day of gaming and 40k nerdery (that <b><i>is</i></b> a word!). The week that proceeded it was a flurry of model building, basing and priming. I didn't actually get any more models to a finished state, but at least it wasn't a Grey Tide swamping the enemy there!<br />
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While I didn't get to face off against <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/101054892875270263398" target="_blank">+Christopher Bergeron</a> and his heretical followers of Horus, it was fun to watch one mixed 30k/40k game and participate in a 40k team game. Any chance to move models, drink beer and eat good food can't be passed up! Even though it was 6 hours of driving for 8 hours of 40k, it was worth it in the end to force me to build a lot of the units I had been amassing bits for. <br />
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You see, that is the biggest lesson I learned from this -<br />
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(Yes, I was hoarding an incredible amount of Mk6 parts for when I would decide what to build... fool!)<br />
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Anyway, are you wondering why I call it the Grand Army of Shame? Well, once I saw the beautifully painted armies of my opponents paired off against my primed horde, it was nothing short of SHAMEFUL! Needless to say I have my priorities straight for the next month.... PAINT!<br />
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Currently my armies reside in a two-part display case that also serves to support a printer, scanner and Network Storage. I really don't have room in my current space for a large mutli-tier transparent case, and to be honest, I don't think I'd fill one, anyway!<br />
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But what does bother me is seeing my armies on the wood shelves, sitting there like a collection of miniatures, not an army on display! So to remedy this, I decided to build a "sound-stage" of terrain that wouldn't reduce the display area significantly, while giving a bit of background to the display area. (and hiding some wires, cable pass throughs, etc...)<br />
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The first part of the build is to give some flooring to the case that reinforces the 40k theme. Unfortunately I have a few different base styles between my armies, so I probably won't be able to make one coherent display area that matches the armies bases... but who knows. So to cover the most amount of area, I opted for 12x12 cork tiles with an inset of diamond-pattern non-skid. <br />
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I first made the cutouts in an upper tile to inset the plates in. There is always a bit of cutting and fitting each on in perfectly, so I numbered each plate to match each inset, preventing frustration later on!<br />
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After gluing each of the upper tiles to a lower tile, they were ready for painting, so I turned to the inset plates. <br />
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The plates were spray painted a basic silver, as I hit them afterwards with a good amount of the Dark Tone wash from Army Painter.<br />
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The tiles were sprayed with a black basecoat, ensuring that the numbers were still visible, and the edges of the tile given an even coat.<br />
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That was then followed by the 3-color scheme that I used for my Imperial Fist bases and Gothic terrain.<br />
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Now the numbering scheme becomes apparent!! This way I wouldn't lose my mind trying to get the plates in the correct tile!<br />
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Finished one tile before real life got in the way! Once the rest are done and the "flooring" is installed in the display case, I'll post what they look like with miniatures! (you can actually see one finished tile installed in the first picture of the case, itself.)D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-64443047111345015402016-08-07T21:30:00.000-04:002016-08-07T21:30:18.568-04:00Aquila Gate - Pt 1<i>(or Is bigger always better in terrain?)</i><br />
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In preparation for a day of gaming this past month, I decided to build some larger terrain pieces that weren’t just ruins. Several different 40k terrain pieces inspired me to do a larger piece that could be used as a whole or in pieces. I wanted to build a gate that would allow Land-Raider sized vehicles to pass, while still providing the feel of a walled citadel.<br />
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My toughest design decision came on whether or not to build the towers in a ruined or intact form. What I settled on was to build it in a semi-ruined fashion that allowed it to play as an indestructible ruin, or as a dilapidated fortification, with all of the building add-ons. I used the flooring supplied with the two kits to build in a partial rooftop battlement, and a few secondary floors. The base of the towers was built on 6 inch square cork tiles, so that I'd have some flexibility with gluing rubble, tiles or dead heretics to the surrounding area.<br />
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I originally wanted the rear wall to hinge away from the structure, but a few glitches in my design put that beyond reach. I settled for installing pins in several locations that would hold the wall in place, but allow it to be removed for use as a ruin.<br />
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What worked very well (to my surprise) was the plastic I-beams as both structural members and for matching up the juncture between plastic walls and cork walls. In the image to the left you can see where I added it to the inner junction of the two wall types, and it provided enough structure to keep the cork in place, along with the secondary girders and wood pilings.<br />
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I will post more of what the two look like with their floors installed, and some table-ready painting done to them. I really enjoy how they look, even at this stage, and can't wait to get some more time to devote to finishing them up.D.Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541191035366236413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305463577635775562.post-4573831863449420382016-08-06T21:30:00.000-04:002016-08-06T21:30:04.573-04:00Desert Fortifications - Firestorm Redoubt<i>(or Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... right?)</i><br />
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So yes, I have managed to make some fortifications <i>OTHER </i>than the <a href="http://40krefit.blogspot.com/2015/10/desert-watchtowers.html" target="_blank">Desert Towers</a> in my previous posts. In this case, I wanted to scratchbuild a fortification CHEAPLY, yet still make it visually appealing and roughly match the dimensions of the GW kit.<br />
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The entire structure is made out of the same plastic cat treat containers as the Desert Towers, just cut down to be approximately the height of the Firestorm Redoubt. Since I was going to place weapons on the top of each tower, I built them to the height of the battlements on the GW model. The turrets are Liberator Sponsons from <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Blood-and-Skulls-Industry" target="_blank">Blood and Skulls Industry</a>, and the quad-laser is from them as well. The Punisher Gatling cannon is the <a href="https://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=222" target="_blank">Gatling Gun</a> from <a href="https://puppetswar.eu/" target="_blank">Puppetswar</a>. I chose to make one of each mount simply because I wanted to try them on my current Force Org listing with my Imperial Armies.<br />
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A little bit of cork to provide a floor and battlements to the center section completed the basic building structure. A Cork base was added to give some ground to texture in front of the Redoubt's walls. The entire structure was glued to the cork using a hot glue gun for both a good seal and to break up the linear edges of the building before basing sand was added. Getting the center roof of the building in place and supported with wood slats was a bit of an adventure. We'll have to see how it holds up to gaming use, as it is also held in place with hot glue.<br /><br />
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A quick spray coat of textured paint and the building was ready for the same 3-color treatment as the Desert Towers. A quick reminder - you don't need to cover the color of your building materials, and several light coats work better than one heavy texture coat. You can still see the printing on the plastic in the image to the left, and this was in between coats one and two of the textured paint. After it dries for about 24 hours, go ahead and hit it with your primary base color. (otherwise you'll be moving the texture with your brush! The same thing happens if you spray too heavy of a coat or don't let the previous texture coat dry.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anyone seen some Heretics around here?</td></tr>
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The 3-color desert scheme took well to the textured paint, but the drybrushing highlighted some of the bad glue joints on the building panels. For the cost of materials versus a GW Firestorm Redoubt, I am fine with the glaring joint issues. The last bits to be added were the turrets and their mounts. Drinkers of craft beer may recognize the base of the turret mounts as the plastic tops that hold the 6-pack of cans together. A bit of sanding to remove any raised lettering, and the mounting plate from the Liberator (with magnets installed) was superglued to the plastic top, which in turn was superglued to the building roof. I chose to not use hot glue as I wanted a smooth seam between turret and roofline.<br />
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Overall, I am happy with how the Redoubt turned out. For about $21 in resin parts I've got a fortification to use and experiment with in my armies. Because the turrets are magnetized to their mounts, it allows me to move them between the towers and the redoubt depending on where I spend the points. Plus, the lack of blatant gothic Imperial styling, almost any army in our local group can use it with their forces! Mission success in my book!<br />
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