Today in the hobby I....

[Vykes]

Hah, when you get the right angle you better pass on that golden knowledge, mate!  I've gone through 4 Contemptors (2 Calth, 2 specialist, and a Deredeo on top of that) and still haven't been quite satisfied with a braced pose.  I was kinda wondering if it might just be their relatively stumpy legs.  Those legion specific dreads are glorious.  

 

Ah the Mastadon, an armoured landing craft on treds.  Gotta love it.  

Man, you know you're onto a good project when you say about your warlord, "Drednought claw isn't big enough, must have bigger!"  Seriously that's both crazy and awesome.  I haven't seen the size of Throgg n a while, but if it scales like Yarrick, it'll be incredible!  Seriously awesome idea.  

[Magos Takatus]

  As for power klaw, big one, dread, left, like a reverse Yarrick.  

A reverse Yarrick sounds like some kind of wrestling move. :p

 

TiTHI downloaded paintRack to try and find out what colours are actually used on the Stardrake instead of what insane colour combinations the box art recommends. I already thing the app has loads of potential. I'll have to mess around with it when my phone is done charging.

[thewarriorhunter]

This is old in the hobby but contemptor related. If you hack it up enough you can do some pretty cool things. I was really scared cutting my $60 model's legs at the knee but here we are:

 

 

And an album with more angles: https://imgur.com/a/XHs3x

[BitsHammer]

I played with my set up and took the picture inside of a cabinet to try and get some better lighting. It....kind of worked.

Oh, and I finished those 6 models last night and then couldn't sleep so I started working on a unit of Purestrain Genestealers.

[Vykes]

-laughs- Flame Boy, dude, you ain't wrong there!  "He's going for the Full-Nelson... No, wait it's a reverse Yarrick, he's going for the reverse Yarrick!!" Hmm, PaintRack app, eh.  Man, wonder if it would have helped in the initial colour selection for SoH because no one seems to get the same shades of green going on. 

 

TheWarrioerHunter, man, that is a great dread (not just for a Calth Dread, but in general).  It's that little bit of the sole on the bottom of the foot, it makes the whole thing really just feel finished.  I knew there was something that bothered me about the dreads beside the 'dead boi' stance the normal ones have. 

 

Fulkers, they look pretty good.  Like always, pics at night and against unmodified black backgrounds can wash the lighter colours out a bit, too.  Seems pretty good (I think there was a trick about using a piece of coloured paper in screen then cropping it out at the camera should colour correct better... can't be sure, meh).  I like the take on that helmet for the big lad on campus.  Was a good choice to use a neutral tone.  Y'know, that or the bane that is Imperial Fist yellow :P 

TiTH: Despite being sick with some ghastly Nurglish contagion, I put together a Vindicator (still wonder about adding the mine plough or trusting to 30K auxiliary drives) a Deimos Rhino, 3 scimitar jetbikes, and 5 troopers that'll get primed up along with my heavy weapons squad, command squad, and veteran squad tomorrow.  

[Frostglaive]

Today in the hobby I continued working on my first squad of Kabalite Warriors. I'll be finishing them up tonight, then getting to work on my Archon and starting to build the second Kabalite squad. I may go to the store as well today and pick up a few more boxes of Drukhari stuff.

[Gederas]

TITHI started working on figuring out how to do Warboss Manyteef's weapons. Though I'm at a loss if I want to do his Power Klaw on his left or right arm:

Left:

 

Right:

[Laughingman]

Finished up my Heresy Era Dark Angels Land raider designated Ereshkigal's Judgment 

 

[Rogue]

TITHI started working on figuring out how to do Warboss Manyteef's weapons. Though I'm at a loss if I want to do his Power Klaw on his left or right arm:

 

Left arm, totally. Waving in the air (like he just don’t care) beats resting on the ground (like it’s a bit heavy).

Edited November 3, 2018 by Rogue

[Viridia]

If the right arm is stretched forward and not downwards, it could look good but may end up being overbalance which would necessitate the model being moved back on the base to accomodate for the new centre of gravity. On the other hand, (Pun 70% intended),left arm stretched upwards with the mega-klaw is a classic pose, especially for Orks.

[Vykes]

Left Claw Gederas, mate! Reverse Yarrick all the way, otherwise it covers up too much of the body and might make it feel a little too knuckle-dragging and heavy. Can't give an Ork warband that impression, can we?

@Laughingman, man those tracks do make a difference in overall appearance don't they. Totally worth it, totally awesome. Nice work dude :)

TiTH, I finished up my flight of gunships... Think I'm probably done. Maybe. They're surprisingly addictive. Guess I should glue on the heavy bolters.

Also finished base coating the Rhino, Vindi, 15 legionnaires, 2 apothecaries, and 3 scimitar jetbikes.

Edited November 3, 2018 by Vykes

[Gederas]

Left arm, totally. Waving in the air (like he just don’t care) beats resting on the ground (like it’s a bit heavy).

 

If the right arm is stretched forward and not downwards, it could look good but may end up being overbalance which would necessitate the model being moved back on the base to accomodate for the new centre of gravity. On the other hand, (Pun 70% intended),left arm stretched upwards with the mega-klaw is a classic pose, especially for Orks.

 

Left Claw Gederas, mate!  Reverse Yarrick all the way, otherwise it covers up too much of the body and might make it feel a little too knuckle-dragging and heavy.  Can't give an Ork warband that impression, can we?

So.... Like this? :lol:

 

And the right arm is stretched across his chest. So the Klaw, should I go with that arm, would be directly in front of his chest, like he's blocking a strike at his chest with it instead of his Kustom-Shoota.

[Axineton]

TITH I put a second basecoat on my pair of razorwings and also stripped a rhino and then reprimed it along with 3 kabalites too

[Vykes]

Yaaaaz Gederas, yaz, like that!  Heh, looks fantastic... I still can't believe how enormous that klaw is.  It's so seriously awesome

 

Got some pictures for us there Fr33dom?  

 

-taps the like button, taps again, 'reached limit' and yowls- Hobby Gods loath me today!

Edited November 3, 2018 by Vykes

[Gederas]

Yaaaaz Gederas, yaz, like that!  Heh, looks fantastic... I still can't believe how enormous that klaw is.  It's so seriously awesome

Forced perspective is a hell of a thing :lol:

 

It's not so massive compared to the rest of him, but due to the way his arm is angled (it's ever so slightly tilted forward), the Klaw goes right towards the camera's lens, making it look utterly massive :lol:

[Vykes]

-laughs- it's also from a Defiler which, thanks to the gangly look of that particular monstrosity, looks large.  It's a seriously awesome bit, mate :)  Like, I have a full Speed Kult army in box (2 of those bundles from last year) and now I'm thinking I may wanna have a try at something like it! 

[sarabando]

TIH i managed to find a copy of Burning of Prospero at my local GW i nearly took the guys fingers off to get it XD its going to sit under my table with the unopened copy of BAC until the rest of my White scars are built and painted.

[Chaoself]

Today in the hobby I finished a squad of Ammitara Intercessors for my 30k Thousand Sons.

[Axineton]

TITH I started assembling a Death Guard kill team and also put a basecoat down on a rhino

[thewarriorhunter]

TITH I played a game of Kill Team against myself. I've solo'd before but this was made easier by the use of marker tokens. I am trying to get a few games in to get more familiar with the rules/tactics/specialisms.

[Gederas]

TITH I started the greenstuff sculpting for Warboss Nazgrim's face and body:

 

I'm gonna have to use a lot of greenstuff with this model :lol:

[Vykes]

It's a pretty good way to go about learning Kill Team, WarriorHunter, mate. I tend to do the same with the new kill zones so I can get familiar with their rules and potential environmental effects.

Maaan, Gederas, you cray-zay! That's gonna be a lot of green stuff but it's looking seriously great, dude! You better keep us all appraised eh!

As for me... well, I did it, I broke open my last 'reserve' set of now OOP 16th Legion upgrades, I've got 2 helmets and 2 Torsos left, slated for some special character work for my Marshal. -sighs- It feels like I'm resigning the 65th to being 'finished' as I can't make convincing seekers or my independent reavers without 'em. Oh well, after 14,000 points I guess I should call it 'done'. right?

Update: Because double post sucks.

Vindi is done, scimitars were done... the bases were not. GAH, knew I forgot something.

Edited November 6, 2018 by Vykes

[Vykes]

Meh, Warmaster wills it, double post.

I finally got finished 9/10ths of what I wanted, and the last few bases are drying to complete the 'set'.

That's it, that's the last of the resin I've been holding back. OOP, sat in box for special occasion, now I'm basically dead and done. Oye, after today, I should be able to rest with 13.5K done of Sons of Horus in 8 months.

Update: there, bases dry, magnetized all the weapon options of course but glowy blue is great.

Edited November 7, 2018 by Vykes

[JaM_TW]

TitH (OK, YitH actually) I bought my first GW-rulesbook in .... years! It's the kill-team rulebook.

 

Now it's off to build some teams and play/rehearse some of those rules and implement them in me and my sons' games (First Strike box). I'd probably add some to both sides, but Nurgle atm wins more games that the SMs. However, according to the kill team rules Nurgle is about 75 points vs 95 of the SMs.

 

Have to see how it goes on a biggerish board with more buildings/ruins. Finally paint up those 3rd edition ruins I guess.. Ha!

 

 

edit: and Vykes, man what a nice army you have there. Are there somewhere on the interwebs pictures of those? Got a link?

 

Fulkes: that picture makes me want to start a GSC kill team. Lovely/scary! Thumbs up.

Edited November 7, 2018 by Flint&Steel

[thewarriorhunter]

TITH I got more work done on my drop pod fins. Now I need to edge highlight the gray and recess highlight/wash the blues. After that I'm sure I'll need to clean up the base layers a bit and then I can call them done.