Upcoming

I have been away for a while.. why is it so hard to download pictures? I have taken a bunch of pictures that I need to post on various subjects. some of the projects I want to talk about that are non-UM related include my Tau force.. I am in the process of repainting them and putting them on urban type bases. I also have an Ork force lurking which I want to get done. My Tyranid force is about 80% completed so I need to finish that. Of course there are my numerous UM projects I need to finish... I just rec'd my Prometheus conversion kit for my UM command landraider as welll as finishing up my Vanguard vets...the list is pretty long as to what I need to finish... This is not to mention not one but two LOTR forces I am trying to get done for the soon to be released War of the Ring. I haven't tried WFB, just could never pull the trigger but LOTR seems to be a good compromise withthe WoR ruleset. I have a mordor and a gondor force in the works. I am also working on a LOTR style board to play. Oh yeah I just rec'd my stompa and my stormlord in the mail.... I should have it all done by 2010... If I am lucky... I will post my progress

Project: Sternguard Conversion

This is the first of my converted Sternguard. These are converted from the FW Red Scorpion veterans. He is armed with a powersword and combi-plasma. The green left shoulder pad denotes their assignment to the 4th company as they fight an ongoing campain in the Scalerax system located in the Eastern Fringe.

Let me know your thoughts

Project: Forgeworld Ultramarine Venerable Dreadnaught

Positives: The model is just cool and is definitely a must have for the UM player. Easy to paint the main body

Negatives: The banner was delivered with banner pole bent in the casting process so warm water didn't work. so I had to trim the banner pole off and reattach it. I will eventually swap the banner pole for a brass rod so this wasn't a big negative

Overall impression: good kit. easy to put together. the painting is pretty straight forward, except for the banner.

Coming Soon: Forgeworld

I was surprised Tuesday when I got home and my wife, Karen, said that I had recieved a package. Lo' and behold there was this beat up brown package from Forgeworld. This was the first order I have made with them and didn't expect to receive the stuff so soon. It has only been a little over two weeks and I was steeling myself for at least a month's wait. Enough of that.

Here was my list:

• UM Venerable Dreadnaught (I am about finished with this one and will have it up soon) with plasma cannon and CCW
• Red Scorpion Vet upgrade kit - I just love the MK IV Maximus armor and will convert these guys into my sternguard (along with my 'Nid Hunters)
• Commander Culln Red scorpion Terminator
• Red Scorpion Vanguard squad
• Grey Knight MK IV Dread with psycannon and close combat weapon
• Inquisitor Lok
• Grey Knight Vehicle commander (for my GK Landraider)
• Inquisition/ GK Brass kit
• Tau Shas'o R' Myr
• Tau XV-81 Battlesuit
• Tau XV-89 Battlesuit

I hope to have reviews and pics of the finished models as I complete them so comeback soon for updates

Project: Ironclad Dreadnaught

This is my conversion of the Ironclad Dreadnaught built from the dread from the Black Reach Box. As you can see it is a very simple conversion. The Hurricane Bolter is from the Redeemer box, as I used the Firestorms instead of the bolters. The extra plating is from a Land Raider door and a Rhino/Razorback top hatch.

On the Hurricane bolter I used the crane cover from the Vindicator to add some detail to the hurricane bolter. The paint job isn't complete yet, but thought I would throw this out there for comment.

I still would like to convert a better seismic hammer arm, but for now the combat arm will count as that.

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