MajorNese Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) Four games with my thunderhawk tournament confusion list... -Thunderhawk Gunship, with 7 intercessors, 5 carbine reivers and a primaris captain -2x5 laz0rbacks with 5 tacs (flamer) -regular captain -tarantula sentry guns -thunderfire cannon In the end, placed 4th out of 8. Not bad, considering my previous experience with (even local) tournaments, where just WAAC gamers fielded cheese lists of unpainted (and partially built) army of the day. This was a pleasant one in contrast, which I'll visit next time. Maybe not with such a confusing list, and I definitely need to step up the Mortal Wounds game. 2 out of 3 armies threw around MW like candy, that wasn't exactly healthy... Edited October 17, 2017 by MajorNese Majkhel, Firenze, Robbienw and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 The Thunderhawk looks glorious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpwyrm Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Man, that is an amazing army! I can't believe you had such a hard time even if you fielded a Thunderhawk! It looks like the Primaris worked out well most of the time - I'm looking to try them out too so actual feedback on their performance on the battlefield is always welcomed. Are the rumors true - did the Thunderfire canon performed poorly in comparison to 7th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewarriorhunter Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I love the way your sandbags look on your razorbacks. Did you buy those or make those? Right now I only have a single Rhino chassis that I use for rhino/razorback/predator depending on what I want to take. I think once I get a few more and can have a dedicated chassis for each vehicle I'm going to do something like that. I think it looks really slick. I love the extra bag/pouch bits you've added all around it as well. I think it makes the vehicles look a lot better and more lifelike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Man, that is an amazing army! I can't believe you had such a hard time even if you fielded a Thunderhawk! It looks like the Primaris worked out well most of the time - I'm looking to try them out too so actual feedback on their performance on the battlefield is always welcomed. Are the rumors true - did the Thunderfire canon performed poorly in comparison to 7th? The primaris were useful and fairly resilient, with every multi-damage weapon shooting at my vehicles instead. The offensive output was a bit weak, S4 and AP-1 or AP0 is just not reliable against anything but guardsmen. The TFC was bad before the codex, but better now. Got cheaper, AP-1 instead of AP0, and the gunner is a multi talent...repairing the cannon/nearby vehicles, flamering/plasmaing while firing the cannon, and even get something done in CC. I love the way your sandbags look on your razorbacks. Did you buy those or make those? Right now I only have a single Rhino chassis that I use for rhino/razorback/predator depending on what I want to take. I think once I get a few more and can have a dedicated chassis for each vehicle I'm going to do something like that. I think it looks really slick. I love the extra bag/pouch bits you've added all around it as well. I think it makes the vehicles look a lot better and more lifelike. Thanks, the sandbags are just modeled from milliput (like greenstuff, but cheaper and harder), that way I can make them fit any vehicle, or do entire walls of them. Each individual bag might look a bit weird, but the overall result is okay. duz_ 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewarriorhunter Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Cool. I'm familiar with milliput. I used it to cast all of my cataphractii pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Thunderhawk + Raptors colors = :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAR Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Great Stuff as always MajorNese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Next tank, Repulsor is done. Now I'll do AoP terrain and details for two weeks, which will be a lot more than my previous displays. Pics when it's done... NiceGuyAdi, Stoic Raptor, SanguinaryGuardsman and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Captain Vyper Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 The electric blue against the green/black gradient is so striking, but it especially pops on vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAR Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Very Nice Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewarriorhunter Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I love all of the pouches and bits you added onto it. Are those part of the kit or did you make them? I also admire the fact that in 30,000 years they still have the same type of fire extinguishers that we use in our current modern day. If the STC isn't broke don't fix it, eh? duz_ 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 I love all of the pouches and bits you added onto it. Are those part of the kit or did you make them? Made everything myself, didn't touch the bitz that came with the kit (to make more of those). Sandbags are milliput, pouches&gear casted resin, and the straps are 0,5mm plasticard strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewarriorhunter Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 How do you do your resin casting? I have blue stuff that I use to make molds and then cast milliput. I've not gotten in to resin casting but I'm always wanting to learn new techniques to expand my tool box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) I use silicon molds. A lot more effort to make them than blue stuff, but usable for quite a while longer. Either one-sided molds (for bitz and logos) or two-sided, but still in one part (bolters, heads, torsos, legs etc.). I intended to make a tutorial, but haven't come to collect all informations. As a side-note, crappy pics from the current WiP barricades (count-as Aegis when other 2 parts done). Just massive resin and milliput, enough weight to be used as impromptu weapons against local powergamers... Edited October 25, 2017 by MajorNese WAR 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws and Effect Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Just massive resin and milliput, enough weight to be used as impromptu weapons against local powergamers... Nothing quite like a variation on the ol' Dreadsock to change their tune :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbienw Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Awesome thunderhawk, a work of art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 A few additions, before binge painting terrain for AoP: My Inceptors got done. Had those around basecoated since the Dark Imperium release, now wanted to get them off the list. Replaced the gravis helmets with beakies, casted logos onto shoulders and top armour. Also, a new terminator captain, whose wargear was most definitely *cough* not looted from a certain other chapter that is notorious from doing exactly that. Firenze, NiceGuyAdi, Bjorn Firewalker and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewarriorhunter Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I like the beakies. Did they fit OK or did you have to file them down at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 I like the beakies. Did they fit OK or did you have to file them down at all? I slightly rounded the tip of the beak, and cut off the entire neck part. That way they can still be forced through the gap after assembly, and fit while slightly turning the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 As promised, a few more terrain details for saturday. Guess I could still use a bit more gear... duz_, hammer grimblood, Race Bannon and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewarriorhunter Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I want that container kit so badly but I have too much other stuff in front of it that needs to be done. When I start focusing on terrain it'll be the first thing I buy. Shadow Captain Vyper 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Managed to do the group shots today, almost a year after starting the project. Also, got a pic of AoP test setup at home, the board is already set up at local GW. Tomorrow will get interesting, quite a few announced competitors... The group shots: duz_, deathspectersgt7, Bjorn Firewalker and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguinaryGuardsman Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Where is the closeup of the bannerman? Looks great dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Where is the closeup of the bannerman? Looks great dude. Thanks, and the bannersdude is on page 5. Only a few new models, guess I haven't closeup'd the reiver captain yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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