The Imperial Guard Tread-head thread

[nedsta]

New project for me to test out a colour scheme for my long planned Tallarn company, base colours are on, chipping done and gloss varnished ready for some washes, crap photos once again from me but 1 I'm too tight to buy a new camera and 2 I'm too tight to buy a new camera.

[surprize]

I really like this, it should shape up well. My only c&c is on the chipping - I think you could maybe do a bit more around the areas that are going to see the most wear. You've gone pretty heavy overall on the chipping, which is no bad thing, but in terms of "telling a story" I think there could be a few minor amendments that round it off. For example the front left wing of the tank; you've got a lot of heavy chipping on the side panels and on the left side of the gun housing/turret thing in the centres of the panels, but on the skirts by the tracks the chipping is relatively light, likewise the corners of the sponsons. These area are likely to get bashed about more, so will naturally be just as chipped, if not more so than the centre of the panels, therefore at the moment it doesn't look quite right. Areas like these and around hatches and the fuel drums are likely to take the most abuse and as you've gone for a heavily worn scheme I think these need a little more touching up.

Going to be a really nice looking tank.

[nedsta]

Very good C+C there mate cheers, you're most certainly right about adding some more to areas and I'll be getting more added later tonight, many thanks.

[sovietred]

Ok, done them, Owl SPG: Heavenfire and Skyfire













More pics in http://ratgard.com/index.php/2012/06...nheavy-mortar/

You knew it

[Hrw-Amen]

Tinners: I have not posted here for what seems an age, however I keep checking in to see what you are up to. I hope your new project car is armoured or at least has some tracks on it!! Perhaps an IG paint job or is that too much to hope for? Still you will be missed.

[Tinners]

Tinners: I have not posted here for what seems an age, however I keep checking in to see what you are up to. I hope your new project car is armoured or at least has some tracks on it!! Perhaps an IG paint job or is that too much to hope for? Still you will be missed.

It'll be getting a camo/olive drab/grey/something paintjob, but thats about it...

[matt_17]

Just finished work on a Hellhound.



I've magnetised all the weapons so I use whichever of the Hellhound, Devildog or Banewolf the situation requires with whichever hull weapons seems appropriate at the time.

Hellhound


Devildog


Banewolf

[Dr Zoidberg]

@Sovietred: Love the conversion kit for the SPA. I tried clicking on the link to your site, but it doesn't load! What are you selling the kits for?

[Colonel Jacka]

Ok, done them, Owl SPG: Heavenfire and Skyfire

Mate,

Great vehicles. You're track guards are the best I have seen. Just one minor point. Add some head and tail lights on the guards and I will be buying for sure.

[sovietred]

@Dr Zoidberg: The XXXXX server ! Down again !
The temporary linke is here http://www.mycnc.org/ratgard/

@Colonel Jacka: You can conver the guards by yourself, just plasticsticks and standard IG guard. If you want, I can give yuo some plasticsticks.

And I have plan to build an all new hull, say byebye to chimera

[Sauragnmon]

An all new hull you say, Sovietred... that's interesting. I only hope it keeps at least some dimensional measurements with the Chimera so that your beautiful upgrade systems can still be applied to Chimera hulls as well as your new hull.

[razormasticator]

Soviet Red, those are gorgeous! Do you use them counts as Bassies?

[Panzerpilot]

Hi!

Some time ago I postet a picture of a halftrack for my imperial guard. Now I want to show some more pictures of my halftracks and my Panther-style Leman Russ tanks.

[StratManKudzu]

That Russ is in need of some 40k riveting

[Xepher]

Xepher, love what the landraider tracks do for that tank. Awesome work.

@ Xepher: Great russ rebuild ! Like the engine and how the LR tracks fit on the russ hull.

/ SDKFZ

Xepher, I really like your King Russ. I've often wondered what a russ would look like with Land raider tracks, and now I know - Awesome...

Thanks all, glad you like it though credit must go to penguin of death for the idea of the tracks, think its been on here before and works better with the new style turret,kinda why i had to rebuild the hull as didn't look right. Anyway this pic seemed to go down well on ammobunker and thought it would be relevant to this thread

My WIP pile of tanks from the other day, bit more progress has been made but no recent photos



btw SPG looks great Sovietred,
Matt 17, nice work on the hellhound, crisp painting
Panzerpilot, liking the camo on the panzer russ but does look like it needs more rivets or may be some more stowage

[surprize]

Nice clean build on the panzer russ. All the ingredients are there for a nice tank, top stuff.

Just needs that bit of "super detailing" to take it to the top level (stowage, rivets, tow cables, little bit of damage, etc). Solid basic design and well executed, will be nice to see a squad of them (I guess that's the way you are headed with the WIPs!).

[Moridrex]

There is nothing happening!

So I shall (attempt) to torture you with an updated pic of my army (if the flickr linking works)


IMG_9188 by Vlithktuor, on Flickr

[Moridrex]

Now that I have that working, here's the rest of the pix:


IMG_9178 by Vlithktuor, on Flickr


IMG_9187 by Vlithktuor, on Flickr


IMG_9186 by Vlithktuor, on Flickr


IMG_9185 by Vlithktuor, on Flickr


IMG_9183 by Vlithktuor, on Flickr

These were taken about 2 weeks ago, I've made some progress since...may post up more pics later.

[Ash]

Things with tracks . . .

[Moridrex]

Oooh nice "things with tracks" lol. Shouldn't that read "Masterpieces on tracks"?