Mordian Iron Guard Army Project WIP.

[greenknight14]

Hey everyone this is my first post. I've been playing guard for 13 years since 3rd Edition. I'm starting up a new project and thought I'd share it. I'm constructing a Mordian regiment, it will consist of 5 10 man squads each with a grenade launcher and autocannon along with a platoon command squad.

Here is what I have done so far

Also some pics of the bits I am using for the conversions they are from Victoria miniatures they are a great miniature company I highly recommend them, great service and prices.
victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/

for these I used Games workshop cadian legs with the pouches filed off along with cadian arms with the shoulder pads cut off. The rest (dress torsos, tassels, and caps along with the sergeants sword and pistol arms) are from Victoria miniatures.

I'm a college kid so this might be slow but I plan on making one squad first and painting it, I'll update this then. Thanks






















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[Adam Selene]

Greetings Greenknight14, welcome to the Imperial Guard Message Board.

*Takes a tissue sample so that clones may be produced as required*

You will either thank me or curse me for this, only time will tell.

*Issues Greenknight with a pre-lamented flak jacket and bloodstained lasgun*

Don't worry about the bullet holes in your armour: your best protection is to keep your head down, now kill that rampaging Chaos Spawn with a hundred eyes!

Upon surviving your first 15 hours (and completing your mission) you might be allowed to petition the Munitorum for charge packs for your lasgun.


Also very nice score with the Victoria miniatures, they are well respected in this part of the interweb.

[Adkenpachi]

Im gonna be building a mordian army also but i cant love the proppers models any more than i do so im using them Yours are very nice though and i camt wait to see some painted.

[dougeye]

greeetings, great work so far, also the victorian minatures do a set of heads which look like the imperial gaurd regiment based on ZULU so a possible conversion in on the cards there aswell

[greenknight14]

Well I got really ahead of myself and decided this morning to sit down and paint one up as a test to get the colors down. I really like this color scheme and how it turned out. I tried some new things and know they will look better and better as I go along. Let me know what you think about the colors, and sorry if its hard to see detail or highlights; I'm trying to figure out my new webcam. Thanks.

The only complaint I have is the face. I've never been good at painting flesh and as a result of multiple practice techniques the paint started to build up too much. But oh well still ok, and I learned a lot.

[egon]

Nice. Victoria really makes some cool models. You did a good work on the pants as well, I probably wouldn't have the patience to cut of that many pockets on all those legs.

The painting looks fine. I see nothing wrong with the face. Remember that he's just a basic guardsman, one amongst many and that he will be standing on a table top so any mistakes will be easily overlooked.

[Adkenpachi]

Cant tell, cant see any detail atall from those tiny pics

[greenknight14]

Feb 7, 2013 13:32:22 GMT -5 Adkenpachi said:

Cant tell, cant see any detail atall from those tiny pics

lol click on them.

[Adkenpachi]

Still tiny and blurred, sorry

[greenknight14]

Feb 7, 2013 15:04:21 GMT -5 Adkenpachi said:

Still tiny and blurred, sorry

Click the thumbnail , it will take you to image shack , then click it again. If they still are small ill check them when I get home tonight.

[Adkenpachi]

Got it! now you get the bad news though Your right about the face, way too thick paint.. Also noticed the brush marks on the bayonette. Also check your lines, his right cuff is half red and half blue

[Adkenpachi]

Well id want someone to tell me...

[sapperq21]

heyyy be nice now ladys lol

looks good though! like the diffrent highlights of blue

[Adkenpachi]

Im not dissing it, overall its good... Im just giving a nudge in the 'better' direction. If everyone told everyone they were amazing all the time then no one would get better at anything... Or something like that

[greenknight14]

Feb 8, 2013 4:25:53 GMT -5 Adkenpachi said:

Got it! now you get the bad news though Your right about the face, way too thick paint.. Also noticed the brush marks on the bayonette. Also check your lines, his right cuff is half red and half blue

Lol while I do appreciate this and considering I asked for it, I'll say this in response. I am aware of the bayonet and have fixed it along with the sleeve lines, and lastly the face has been washed with a very watered down ogryn flesh and is acceptable once it is among 49 other infantry on the table top. But in future responses I would suggest being less negative and perhaps state more things you found positive or done well, that's just my opinion. I did ask for it and appreciate the advice though.

For future postings keep in mind I'm very short on time and would classify myself as gamer first then fluff and role playing and the hobby side/painting is my last priority in this great hobby.

I should have a 10 man squad built and painted to show off by Monday thanks.

[Paradill]

Feb 8, 2013 15:09:14 GMT -5 greenknight14 said:

Feb 8, 2013 4:25:53 GMT -5 Adkenpachi said:

Got it! now you get the bad news though Your right about the face, way too thick paint.. Also noticed the brush marks on the bayonette. Also check your lines, his right cuff is half red and half blue

Lol while I do appreciate this and considering I asked for it, I'll say this in response. I am aware of the bayonet and have fixed it along with the sleeve lines, and lastly the face has been washed with a very watered down ogryn flesh and is acceptable once it is among 49 other infantry on the table top. But in future responses I would suggest being less negative and perhaps state more things you found positive or done well, that's just my opinion. I did ask for it and appreciate the advice though.

For future postings keep in mind I'm very short on time and would classify myself as gamer first then fluff and role playing and the hobby side/painting is my last priority in this great hobby.

I should have a 10 man squad built and painted to show off by Monday thanks.

You can't make suggestions of how to comment if you asked for criticism.

/justsaying

[greenknight14]

Feb 8, 2013 15:20:30 GMT -5 Paradill said:

Feb 8, 2013 15:09:14 GMT -5 greenknight14 said:

Lol while I do appreciate this and considering I asked for it, I'll say this in response. I am aware of the bayonet and have fixed it along with the sleeve lines, and lastly the face has been washed with a very watered down ogryn flesh and is acceptable once it is among 49 other infantry on the table top. But in future responses I would suggest being less negative and perhaps state more things you found positive or done well, that's just my opinion. I did ask for it and appreciate the advice though.

For future postings keep in mind I'm very short on time and would classify myself as gamer first then fluff and role playing and the hobby side/painting is my last priority in this great hobby.

I should have a 10 man squad built and painted to show off by Monday thanks.

You can't make suggestions of how to comment if you asked for criticism.

/justsaying

ok then, thanks