Painted: Heresy-era Salamanders Land Raider Phobos Mk IIa

Greetings once again InterWebs!!! Still busy here but I am ever so close to being completely ready for the trip on Friday. Next up on my paint schedule was my attempt at a wrap-around tracked Land Raider Phobos MkII. I really enjoyed painting this model even though it was done quickly and the weathering/chipping is not done yet. I am also thinking of adding Roman Numeral XVIII decals on the larger tanks like this one. I am calling this model the 'Pride of Nocturne' and here she is:

I am not sure why this picture makes the model look brighter than it really is.

I used the Chapter House Studios doors because I really do not like the Forge World doors at all:

Showing the warp around Heresy-era looking tracks:

The Multi-Melta I made out of an Assault on Black Reach Dreadnought arm.

Again with a shot showing how the tracks wrap around the back end.

Another final look at the 'Pride of Nocturne'.

This conversion was a struggle to pull together but I think it really works well. I am just happy that all the little issues I had with the conversion are nicely covered/hidden by the paint. I promised myself that I wouldn't make another one of these but after seeing it all painted up I am leaning towards doing another.

That is all for now, I am off to finish up the last little bits of detail on the Legion Glaive. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

Heresy-era Salamanders: Land Raider Mk IIb Ready for Paint

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!! It has been a very busy time here including a fair amount of hobby time! I hope all of my US readers had a great Thanksgiving holiday. I managed to get the Salamander's Land Raider conversion all finished up and primered over the long weekend. I would like to present to you my Land Raider Mk IIb (fully tracked) conversion which I have named Superbia Nocturne (Pride of Nocturne):

I knocked this 'master-crafted' Multi Melta out rather quickly. I think it turned out OK, the angled sides tie in well with the armor plates of the Land Raider.

The side weapons elevate/depress and rotate. I think the Chapter House Studios doors work well.

Rear view showing the tracks going all the way around.

The opposite side showing the other door. I added some Green Stuff Salamander logos to both sides of the Land Raider which I think is subtle but helps ensure people know what Legio the Land Raider belongs to.

Top down view showing the extensive work involved to track the Land Raider fully.

All in all I am pleased with the way the Land Raider turned out. There are things I would have done differently in hindsight but overall I think it turned out OK. I wish I could have done something a little better with the twin-linked Heavy Flamer conversion (looks to much like the Heavy Bolters they were) but I can change it later.

Next up will be the last of the infantry models (apothecary and librarian), thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

Heresy-era Land Raider Mk II with Wrap Around Tracks WiP

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!! I have been a busy person lately but have had some time to spend in the hobby room and I have managed to get some work done on my Heresy-era Land Raider. I have always wanted to try my hand at a fairly significant conversion: a fully tracked Mk II Land Raider. I followed a general guide from Tom McBride who did the first conversion of this type. I am still working on the beast but here is where it sits now:

I was VERY intimidated by this project but I think it is coming out alright. I still have a bunch of work to do like: rivets on the sides, greenstuff gap filling, greenstuff scales and icons (must look a little more Salamandery), etc.

I just realized this is post 99. I wonder what I should do for post 100? Thoughts?

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

Blood Angels versus Eldar---4th of July game

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!!! My good buddy Mordian 7th and I had our annual 4th of July game of 40k today (delayed due to some personal stuff going on yesterday) and it was quite fun indeed! We started off going to a local 'greasy-spoon' diner named the Village Coffee Shop for some breakfast!

2000 points don't go very far:

Baal Predator MkI pushing the Blood Angel advance up their right flank: 

Eldar setup (Dire Avengers, Farseer with Wraithblades, and something large lurking behind the building!):

Blood Angels defending their backfield: 

Dreaded Brightlance armed Waveserpent which put the punishment on the Land Raider:

The Eldar tried a wide flanking move which I ignored for the first few turns:

The Wraithknight finally makes an appearance: 

The Eldar jump all over the Blood Angels:

Baal MkI still kicking butt in the Eldar backfield! It wiped out the Dire Avengers Unit and 1/2 of the Farseer's unit of Wraithblades and only lost a single hull point the entire game!

Wraithknight thinks he can crush the Baal MkI (failed the charge distance) as a Baal Mk3 rolls along the rear of the Eldar Line having just outflanked and about to wipe out an Eldar Guardian Squad (and Brightlance platform):

My poor Land Raider was a target all day long and it barely survived the game with a single hull point left. Here the Terminators charge the Falcon and crush it in their fists which meant the Falcon's passengers all bailed out:

However it carried Fire Dragons! This could hurt!

And it did, I lost 2 Terminators and failed the morale check. Being so close to my deployment zone really hurt me as the 3 surviving terminators strolled off to grab a pint of blood to refresh themselves.

I decided to crush the Eldar flank attack with a combo of deep striking assault marines (against the Striking Scorpions) and the Librarian and Bodyguard against the Eldar Corsairs.

The Melee continues. The Striking Scorpions could be nasty if fielded in 10 man units but these were not, so it was just a matter of time before the Xenos were crushed:

The center of the Blood Angel line looks to be in danger as the Land Raider moves AWAY from the Fire Dragons and their fusion weapons! However the Tactical Squad in the ruins rushed over to deal with them.

The last Dire Avenger is gunned down by the hidden from view Baal MkI (which is still around!). The game was kill points not objective based so I needed to kill him.

The Tactical Squad lays the smack down on the Fire Dragons killing all but the Exarch: 

The BA Librarian has a psychic battle with an Eldar Warlock which the Warlock was unprepared for. One of my favorite spells goes off boiling the Xenos blood in their bodies killing 4 or 5 of them before the Assault Terminators storm in to mop up the remains:

The resulting massacre of the Eldar with the Warlock trying to flee for his life:

The Blood Angel jump squad look to mop up any remaining Fire Dragons after having dealt with the Striking Scorpions. The Priest in the unit was a life-saver!

The Scouts which had terrified the Wraithknight all game (wound on 4+ no matter toughness) are finally charged by the Wraithknight (who had finally given up on hurting the Baal MkI).

The game ends with the Eldar having a wounded Wriathknight, a Farseer, and a Waveserpent left.

Somehow the Blood Angel Land Raider survived all of the punishment that was thrown at it all game; never lost a weapon just got glanced (almost to death).

The flank is secured! 

All in all it was a fun game and good times spent with my best friend! I could see the Eldar having some definite possibilities. Having played the Eldar years and years ago it was nice to see them getting such a big update. There were several times during the game I thought I was 'on the ropes' and it would have taken a nudge to send me 'down for the count'. I hope that you have enjoyed looking at our little annual 4th of July game of Warhammer 40k. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

6250 points of Painted Blood Angels: 'Knights of Baal'

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!! So as promised in my last post I gathered up all of my painted Blood Angels 4th Company 'Knights of Baal' and took some photos. I had to set everything up in the kitchen on the glass table due to the size of the army so I apologize for the lesser quality photos.

Here are some overview shots of the army:

 Top-down view:

Head-on view:

Here are some closer views of the some of the sections of the army:

The Motor Pool:

Land Raiders and Terminator Squads:

The Sanguinary Priests:

The Lord of Death and his brother Librarians:

Vanguard Veterans:

Last but not least, the Lord of Angels himself, Sanguinius:

Wow, what a nice feeling to have all of that done and behind me!!!!! I am really ready to move beyond the Sons of Sanguinius for a while and all of their red! I still have some Death Company models that I will add to the collection sometime in the future, but for now I am going to work on finally finishing some small projects that I have had laying around for years. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Comments are always welcome! Take care!