Deployment of the Spectral Sicarii (homebrew RG)

[duz_]

Looks great! The decals will really make it pop

[thewarriorhunter]

Back from vacation this afternoon and had a care package waiting for me from Brother longjohnsilver:

 

 

This was the second half of what he pledged as prize support for our Dawn of Shadows build event. 6 x ETB Intercessors, 3 x ETB Aggressors, a Primaris Librarian, and a few other bits.

 

I'm very excited to have the models and am thankful for the generosity of this community.

[Dracos]

Sweet Moses ...  Props to LGS 

[thewarriorhunter]

Very much so. I've got an idea for converting the Libby into an Ex Tenebris wielding LT. I think with a little greenstuff and some bits sourcing I can make him look pretty rad.

[WAR]

Nice

[thewarriorhunter]

Couldn't paint but I needed to hobby so I got my unit of Eliminators pinned and ready for priming. I'm hoping to get them done later today before the humidity kicks up. I was planning on working on some tactical marines next so I can get Calth playable but I really feel like I need to get Eliminators in my list for 40k. I'm also going to be able to start making Kill Team nights at my FLGS and they play 125 Elite lists but I have no Elites so this helps for that as well.
 
And in keeping with my 'every soldier needs a helmet' theme I'm swapping out the stock heads for some MKIV heads.
 

[golfdeltafoxtrot]

What are the stock heads like for the Eliminators? I’m not keen on helmetless heads, but most of the pictures I’ve seen have them mostly unhelmeted.

 

I really want some, but if they don’t come with helmets then I might buy something else.

[MajorNese]

The Shadowspear ones have 2/3 helmets - two identical helmets with camo cloak over them, which I have several (resin) spares of IIRC.

 

With the sprue pics of the multiparts, it's kinda hard to find out if there's not just half-helmets.

[duz_]

The multipart Elimators have 3 heads per model but aren't the standard head, ie they have a flat mount instead of the usual ball and socket style

 

The Shadowspear easy builds are actually easier to do head swaps on as they have the standard head joint... :huh:

[thewarriorhunter]

The Shadowspear ones have 2/3 helmets - two identical helmets with camo cloak over them, which I have several (resin) spares of IIRC.

 

With the sprue pics of the multiparts, it's kinda hard to find out if there's not just half-helmets.

 

I wouldn't call the Shadowspear ones in any type of helmet, they just have cloaks over there heads IMO. I decided to go with helmets after looking at the Sgt head because he has no cloak anywhere to be seen on his head, and you can see the back of the armor on all models so I figured I'd just go all helmets. I like the look better and it brings back a bit of 30k Mor Deythan vibe.

[thewarriorhunter]

Got a game of Kill Team in last night at my FLGS. Played a really nice older guy and unfortunately for him my list was a hard counter. I put a mini bat-rep together here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/332882-what-have-your-raven-guard-done-lately/?p=5408693

[thewarriorhunter]

Got a round of bases made last night. Working with Sculpy is getting easier each time. I'm learning what I can get away with and faster ways to do things. One thing that's really helped is I'm no longer trying to roll out a huge sheet of clay to get multiple bases cut at a time. I'm working with just enough clay to cut out a single base at a time. It's much faster and produces better results since I'm only concerned with a small area.

 

I can't remember if I shared but I discovered the bottom of my cast iron skillet is perfect for baking the clay. It's nice and flat and I don't have to worry about cleaning a food surface. I made 5x40mm and 7x32mm toppers. That will take care of my Aggressors and Eliminators (already had one 40mm made) and my Infiltrators (have ~5 WIP).

 

[thewarriorhunter]

My kids found my box of Frostgrave Cultists this weekend and asked to paint up some models. I'm not planning on using them anytime soon (they were for a failed Mordheim campaign) so I helped them each build up two and the oversaw the painting session. They learned about wet pallets and thinning your paints. While they were painting I went through the terminators that Dracos sent to me a while back.

 

I proxied a terminator with assault cannon in Kill Team last week and it did really well. I'm going to paint up one for now with the heavy weapon options for Elite 125 lists.

 

[Cadius]

and awesome dad award goes to thewarriorhunter.

 

it seems like the young ones are interested in the modelling aspect of the game maybe see if they want to build a kill team and play

[thewarriorhunter]

My son has the Necron half of Forgebane that he built and painted. We've played several KT games and one 40k game. His interest in the game/hobby ebbs and flows and I don't push it. I have told him that if he wants more models he's buying them himself since I already supplied him with a decent chunk to start with.

 

My daughters haven't shown much interest in the game but they do like to paint. I built up a set of ETB intercessors so they'll each get to paint one, possibly over the weekend.

[thewarriorhunter]

Magnets are almost done for the terminator. I need the greenstuff to fully cure on the missile pod and then I can drill that out and put one in there. This gives me all the options to run the model in Kill Team and now the Heavy Weapon guy is done in case I ever decide to build the rest of the squad out.

 

[thewarriorhunter]

Got bored this weekend and decided to repurpose some old sprue. Glamor WIP photo shoot. Got it primed last night, paint is next:

 

[Shadow Captain Vyper]

I'm guessing its a paint stick, but I'll be damned if this post didn't make me check my calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st.

[thewarriorhunter]

haha, this is not a joke... well... it sort of is, but it has a purpose. However a paint stick it is not.

[Shadow Captain Vyper]

Is this a game of lets play 20 questions?

 

If we go down this path will overlord Duz lock your prodigious thread?

 

Are you bamboozling me?

[thewarriorhunter]

About to order decals. Not sure if I should go with gothic numbers or roman numerals... any thoughts from the Ravenspire?

 

 

or

 

[duz_]

Gothic numerals :tu:

[Shadow Captain Vyper]

I think Roman Numerals fit better in the minimalist aesthetic of the Raven Guard (and its successors), but speaking from experience the 3, 7, and 8 in Roman Numerals have a tendency to get annoying due to their size (And 10 in Gothic of course)

 

Now lets get back on topic: WHATS THE SPRUE FOR, YOU'RE KILLING ME TWH

[thewarriorhunter]

 

Now lets get back on topic: WHATS THE SPRUE FOR, YOU'RE KILLING ME TWH

 

 

I should have paint on it this weekend.

[WAR]

Gothic numbers

 

And it’s a measuring stick like the old red swizzle sticks in 3rd edition

Edited October 29, 2019 by war009