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Post by digits on Mar 16, 2013 8:16:42 GMT -5
I'm new here so thought I'd contribute with a few pics of some of my bits and bobs. I LOVE the imperial guard, by far the most flexible army in terms of selection, fluff, modelling opportunity, conversion and FIREPOWER! All my modelling techniques can be found day following my sig, but tbh, why wade through hundreds of pages when I can put up a choice selection here. With regard my winter Drogans, the plan is simple, create over 250 individually crafted troops, trying to get the most poses from the Cadian sprues! My painting is nothing to crow about I admit, but I would like to think I make up for it with variety and imagination. Enjoy... Cant take credit for the painting of these two (these are painted by the magnificent Ash!) but the builds and casting are mine. I wanted a generic "truck" on which I could mount various tray load outs. A truck is something the IG is lacking. Most of the time these act as mobile scenery. I call the vehicle a BOAR. Command BOAR and radio dish transporter (dish by Quantum Gothic)     I designed them with the canvas covered Black Dog cargo tray in mind so I can do this.   More cargo variants again painted by Ash.  AA version of the BOAR.  |
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Post by digits on Mar 16, 2013 8:28:29 GMT -5
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Post by digits on Mar 16, 2013 8:31:55 GMT -5
My favourite FW model the Crassus forms the backbone of the transport for the 23rd.   Probably my second favourite FW vehicle, the cyclops demo vehicle with a 23rd operator.  A few 23rd snipers.   And troopers  |
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Post by digits on Mar 16, 2013 8:45:08 GMT -5
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Post by Colonel Beauregard on Mar 16, 2013 10:20:38 GMT -5
These are awesome. Loving the paint jobs. It looks seriously cold where these guys are. FW stuff is always sweet... when you have the dabloons and an extra limb to pay for em.
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Post by digits on Mar 16, 2013 10:23:07 GMT -5
I agree but tbh, they gave me one of the Crassus for free!
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Post by macknight on Mar 16, 2013 10:42:47 GMT -5
Nice to see another superb army on this forum for inspiration! My only critique is that Harker nor his gun is big enough. My favorite is the necron ship you did, a prized diorama! Good to have you on the board.
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Post by syphon on Mar 16, 2013 11:47:01 GMT -5
Holy creepy creepy cre...akdghasgkhadsg I can't spell anymore. This is ace, my friend. Give me the flatbed! Because I totally agree, we have no trucks. Which is odd. I bet they do exist but I'm not confident enough to go cutting up Tamiya models.
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Post by digits on Mar 16, 2013 17:25:46 GMT -5
Here's a renegade valk built by me but painted by another talented chap, Steve. I love seeing stuff look the part on a games table, adds to the whole image of the game.    |
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on Mar 16, 2013 17:39:08 GMT -5
Okay, this thread has some serious win in it. Love the conversion work on the troopers--very effective use of GS and alternative head bits!  The trooper getting swarmed by the Scarabs is pure awesome. Any chance of some shots of him from different angles, please? |
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Post by syphon on Mar 16, 2013 17:41:17 GMT -5
By the way, are those heads Steve of Mad Robot's?
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Post by digits on Mar 16, 2013 18:15:20 GMT -5
Nope. I carved the fw respirator face and added the Catachan beret and the cadian "alpine" hat. Then I simply green stuff cast them for myself.
I will take a look for another swarm guy pic.
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Post by digits on Mar 16, 2013 18:19:49 GMT -5
The best of the bunch. Tomb raiding is a risky business.  A few more of the Rangers.  |
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Post by hendrik on Mar 16, 2013 18:51:19 GMT -5
those are awesome! really diogging the look of your normal troopers!
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on Mar 16, 2013 19:13:34 GMT -5
The best of the bunch. Tomb raiding is a risky business. A few more of the Rangers. Most excellent indeed! Thanks! |
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Post by digits on Mar 17, 2013 7:08:58 GMT -5
Many thanks chaps. Glad you are enjoying the models. I don't want to bore you with hundreds of figures and tanks so I will just pop up a small selection. If you want winter troops, I can do that...
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Post by digits on Mar 17, 2013 7:20:54 GMT -5
I also love making battlefield clutter and scenery. A small selection I did for my imperial guard camp, Camp Talvenus. Others added great suff to it and we tabled it at the last Gamesday.  |
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Post by syphon on Mar 17, 2013 8:14:27 GMT -5
Where di you get all those boxes? Did you make a mold. It's okay, I won't tell anyone  |
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Post by digits on Mar 17, 2013 8:25:48 GMT -5
Simple rubber mold then cast in dental powder.
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Post by hendrik on Mar 17, 2013 9:29:46 GMT -5
having slept over if for a night your drogans have made me seriously changing all my current imperial guard in a force similar to yours,damnit! >_<
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Post by digits on Mar 17, 2013 9:41:34 GMT -5
In what way fella? Winterising them?
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Post by commissarbob on Mar 17, 2013 10:20:10 GMT -5
Lovely work. I have always loved your Boar utility chassis.
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Post by Cosmic on Mar 17, 2013 10:53:02 GMT -5
Digits, you have arrived and simply taken this board by storm. Great job on everything The crates and explosions are superb! I shall have to up my game! |
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Post by hendrik on Mar 17, 2013 11:18:01 GMT -5
In what way fella? Winterising them? jips, they give me a WWII germans fighting in russia-vibe. still it's good that it would require too much time to rework them and for now some of my sanity yet remains ;D |
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Post by digits on Mar 17, 2013 11:27:44 GMT -5
German Alpine troops were my inspiration for them I will admit. CommyBob cheers fella. They do add an element of "lived in" to a games board. Not everything on the table needs to be engaged in combat! Cosmic, I shouldn't worry, I've seen some of your stuff. Wish I could paint half as well.... |
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