Thursday, September 27, 2012

Hobby Progress - Death Company and Ultramarines ... !?!

Ultramarine Captain Work-in-progressAn Ultramarine ? have I left the harsh conditions of Cretacia for the hope of greener pastures on Maccrage ? Let's not be silly shall we, it's simply objective markers time !

Objective markers for me should be set pieces that tells a small narrative, while being quite basic, will contribute to the cinematic aspect of your games.

The idea behind those two markers are meant to illustrate the duality of the Flesh Tearers, they are space marine who serves the will of the Imperium but the rage they suffer sometimes blends the line between friends and foe as they are consumed by the visions of their dying primarch. 

I often play with an Ultramarines player either as an ally or a foe, so selecting the chapter was an easy choice, being the poster boys of 40k didn't hurt either. 

The first one is an heroic last stand versus overwhelming odds. The restriction of the 40mm base is to my benefit here as it's suggesting that the models are forced to be close together, implying the fact that they would be surrounded.

Ultramarine Captain with Flesh Tearers Tactical MarineUltramarine Captain

The second one showcase an Ultramarine trying to report with his dying breaths the massacre of his squad by the Flesh Tearers.
Ultramarine tactical marine mutilated on objective 40mm base
Once painted, the scene will be quite gruesome. You can see the entrails if you zoom.

In both cases, my forces have a reason to rush forward to those points. One to save Battle-Brothers, one to keep the incident far from the eyes of the Inquisition. The backpack flags will boost up the visibility of the markers without distracting with the intent of the set piece.

Here's something more subtentiel as far as painting goes. I'm really liking how the one of the far left came out. I must also prepare my winter of painting by finding the motivation to prime everything before it's too late.
Flesh Tearers Assault Death Company Thunder hammer Power sword
Assault Death Company with special weapon (Still need to do the edge highlighting)
Space marine tanks, drop pod, dreadnoughts and landspeeder needing primer
Still so much to prime

Friday, September 21, 2012

Flesh Tearers WIP

I didn't feel like waiting on my lightbox to make it's way to my doorstep so I've improvised one with a box and a sheet of paper. Result is better than anticipated and might be overkill as these are only work in progress shoot so seeing my work desk in the background wouldn't have been a big deal.

None of these miniatures are finished even tho they're pretty close, still need to base, apply decals and probably tidy up some highlight if I feel like it. In the meantime, here's my Flesh Tearers.

Flesh Tearers Chapter Master Gabriel Seth
Gabriel Seth
Flesh Tearers Sanguinary Priest
Two Sanguinary Priests
Flesh Tearers Assault Marines Squad
Assault Squad (Magnetized backpacks)
Flesh Tearers Tactical Marines Squad
Tactical squad (Still need to figure out what to paint on the banner)
Flesh Tearers Devastator Squad
Heavy weapon options for the Tactical squad \ Devastator
Flesh Tearers Reclusiarch
Reclusiarch (First conversion with green stuff)
Flesh Tearers Death Company and Reclusiarch (Chaplain)
Death Company + Reclusiarch
That's around 70% of what I've painted so far, I really need to get moving with the primer as the days are getting colder around here (optimal priming weather is roughly around 15 - 25 Celcius)

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Brother Vinni's "Sandlot" miniatures


I've just received my miniatures from Brother Vinni's and so far I'm impressed by the quality of the casting. Once I receive my light box, I'll upload pictures of the packaging. I'm still unsure of the color scheme I should be using on those guys but I'll try to emulate the Fallout 3 look as best as I can.

Brother Vinni's Sandlot Heavy weapon trooperBrother Vinni's Sandlot Laser weapon trooper
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I was thinking of using them as Warrior Acolyte for an Inquisitorial Henchmen Warband at first, but as the whole purpose of using a warband is to get a fluffy, cheap troop squad in my Flesh Tearers list, I'll probably stick to plastic Imperial Stormtroopers once they release them.

In the end, they might just end up on a piece of impassable terrain, lurking around a 41st millennium battlefield, searching for tech to bring back to the Brotherhood of Steel.