Rev's 'mostly marines' Showcase

[Fay_Redd]

Bah Humbug!

[fiore hellheart]

cool but it looks to me that one of the autocannons is loger than the other, is that just the camera angle or not. Otherwise the conversions ace, and cant wait to see more of your painted stuff.

[rickie8437]

wow looking good mate

what are you planning to do with the tracks at the front? is that sort of armour plating for them? if so looks cool very cool

tac will look well sweet of they all look like that

ive just started my Raptors chapter if i hadnt i would be thinking of iron hands as yours are a great refrence to work from

[rev]

How do you get your snow so crisp?

I'll let you into a real secret. Its real snow. I harvest each year and keep it in the freezer, put in on the base of the mini then have about 25 minutes to photograph before it looses the effect.

Oh, and great work on the Predator, that looks very cool. Although a bit tactically unsound but still, I couldnt do any better.

I'm intrigued? Do explain how its tactically unsound - I'm not sure what bit your getting at? is it something in the conversion or the fact its just got an autocannon? (more on that in response to dio below)

thid blog is quality im loving all the conversions but the main thing i love is the your bases are so imense!!

thanks martin, I do try and make the bases stand out on each army. Its killed me in the past though...

Awesome marines, you seem to succeed whatever kind of paintscheme you do. Hats off to you.

Thanks Messiah thats really kind. I think a yellow or blue army might show my flaws a little more!

So main question here Rev....is this just a prototype or did you oversee the sponsons due to the cheap price of 60 pts!...60 pts is a bargain....damn the more times I say 60 pts the more I sound as a tv salesman....so basicly sponsons yes or no?

No!

I've really wanted to field one for a while, and I had a few things in my favour for this army,

1) I had a rhino hull lying around
2) the new dex puts them at only 60 pts
3) I think they look cool!

Although you're right, it will be a fire magnet and only last turn 1 or 2, but I see that as kind of a good thing at 60 points. It means they big guns won't be targetting my expensive troop bikers of behind enemy lines dreadnought.

Of course whoever ends up buying this army will want HB sponsons no doubt, so I'll be making some anyway - I just won't field them in the games I'm using them for.

60 points Dio!

SIXTY!!!

love it.

Bah Humbug!

amen brother.

cool but it looks to me that one of the autocannons is loger than the other, is that just the camera angle or not. Otherwise the conversions ace, and cant wait to see more of your painted stuff.

two different lengths - looks cool man!

what are you planning to do with the tracks at the front? is that sort of armour plating for them? if so looks cool very cool

Its extra plating only, in my head it looks like armour 13 rather than 11. the indside of my head is a little odd mind you.

more pictures before 2009 (in other words, in the next 2 days)

rev

[Fay_Redd]

So yeah, you ask and you sall recieve, i see it as tactically unsound because it's a fixed turret. A turret that is fixed forward, means the tank has to do all the turning, which can be problematic (only exception to this is ofcourse basalisks and the like, but they are artillery guns and are unlikely to point in any other direction than forward), turn you back on one enemy to face another. you see where im going here. I know im sounding a bit overly judgemental here but it's all in the name of the emperor, maybe you should just go beetchslap the techmarine who did that and be done with it.

[rickie8437]

thats very true but as the germans showed the king tiger with its fixed gun did the job well only thing it had against it was that it was made to late in the war

i see that tank working well in a city fight drive it into a building and set up kill zones

or might make a nice razorback

keep it up rev your doing a great job

[bob_the_small]

Real nice work on the iron hands mate, I want to see more! Could we see a group shot of what you have so far?

[Shadowphrakt]

Hey Rev, reeally nice work on the predator, I like it alot. I know, 60 points! Its unbelievable!

Btw, you've inspired me to do the weathering on my own marines, it looks sweet, but not up to your standards :P

Loving it all mate.

[rev]

i see it as tactically unsound because it's a fixed turret.

lol - hadn't even crossed my mind. I didn't build it to be fixed, I imagine the leg supports to clamp down for added accuracy or some such but still enabling the turrent to move. Realism itsn't one of my priorities in this hobby!

thats very true but as the germans showed the king tiger with its fixed gun did the job well

Also very true - but also hadn't even crossed my mind!

Real nice work on the iron hands mate, I want to see more! Could we see a group shot of what you have so far?

I'll certainly do my best, although its not a lot atm, just 10 marines a pod and 5 bikes so far.

60 points! Its unbelievable!

Makes me cry with joy I know. Got a game pencilled in with spiky james in Jan and I just know he's going to knock it out first dice roll on turn one.

rev

[boradush]

These bionic wonders of future science are truly incredible. And I'm really REALLY not into Marines so the fact that I like these really says something. The skin looks marvelous on the tech priest guy. Please keep working on this army it is a true wonder.

I really like these models just in case you couldn't tell.

[Fay_Redd]

*continues to rant about realism and trails off*

So yeah, cool. Now you explained what you designed it on i can understand. And i must say. ALLLLLLLRIGHT!! YEAH GO REV WOOOOOOOO! *takes moment to settle*

ok. Well my Sons of Orar are finished, i have begun work on my Raptors legion space marines. Got my Captain built and half painted and have some Sniper Scouts built and awaiting work.

If you would like to see my Sons of Orar just let me know your email and ill send some pics to you, Or even better if you have Windows Live Messenger we can go throught that and make a sharing folder or something, my address is in my sig if you can.

[rickie8437]

im about to start the Raptors my self very cool chapter

[rev]

Please keep working on this army it is a true wonder.

Thanks Boradush kind words indeed. Appreciate you taking the time to check them out.

ALLLLLLLRIGHT!! YEAH GO REV WOOOOOOOO!

Thanks Fay. Not on messenger sorry mate.

im about to start the Raptors my self very cool chapter

Raptors are a cool chapter. Spiky James is doing a few more I think, badger him for some pics cos you know they'll be worth checking out.

Sorry for the delay on my pics, I've got lots of goodies to show you, just waiting for a free half hour to take some pics.

rev

[rickie8437]

waited half hour still no pics

GOD DAM YOU REV !!!!!! WHY DO YOU MAKE US WAIT LOL

joking mate keep them coming we like your work

[rev]

Right

sorry for the delay folks

I've photographed most of what I've done so far for you as an update, I'll post it all over the next few days.

First up is the first complete drop pod and squad;

Sgt power weapon, combi melta,
1 flamer
8 normals
Droppod
230pts;



As always your comments are appreciated.

The army has 3 drop pods. 2 are for ten man tac squads and are deliberatly unadorned with a purely functional look. the idea is that they get used over and over again and are purely functional items. The dreadnought pod will be more ceremonial, as the idea behind dreds is that they don't get to fight all that often so itll be more of a ornate style. Make sense? it does in my head.

rev

[Hairy Norseman]

Wow, looking good!The marines and the pod fit together well. I look forward to seeing the three pods with their troops together.

I defo get your idea with the Dread pod, I imagine it would almost be a shrine in itself!

HN

[Shadowphrakt]

Very nice Rev, the drop pod is a stunning piece of work, well done!

[spikyjames]

Great stuff mate, are these the guys i'll be grinding into the mud on thursday?


James

[tcraigen]

Looks good, very tight looking squad an dpod

[The Panda]

Sweet! Really like the coherent black and metal scheme in that photo shot. I've also got 2 DPs coming in the mail ...