Captain Brown's 8th Necromunda Imperial Guard 'The Spiders' 700+ Photos to Date

[Faolan]

CB mate, were you still looking for track guards? I've got some full length guards with fuel tanks in-built already designed up if you're in need.

[Captain Brown]

Seeing the whole army shot is so utterly inspiring and cool!

thanks for sharing.

Thanks migsula,

Always happy to share anything on my PLOGs.

CB mate, were you still looking for track guards? I've got some full length guards with fuel tanks in-built already designed up if you're in need.

I am but the regular kind as I need a couple for that last Hellhound I am converting...it seems a little 'incomplete' compared to its sister.

Just so I don't post without some sort of update...I finally got some good weather and out came the air brush to start the Vendetta.



Going to do an Imperial Navy pattern I saw in IA 3.

The long painting war continues...

CB

[SDKFZ]

Vendetta looking good, Mate. Makes me want to finish painting mine.........darn

/ SDKFZ

[Captain Brown]

Back to the painting war...just like the grim darkness of the future there is always more painting...

Thanks SDKFZ

Not much to show as I have been assembling rather than painting...I needed some more special weapons for the second Veteran Squad and started a third.

So to add to these two I had already started:



I got another half a Forgeworld Cadian Special Weapons pack on eBay (apologies to whomever I snipped it from)



Used one of the Veteran heads with the bandage as a Plasma Gunner...sort of appropriate I think. I also used regular Cadian heads rather than the ones with respirators as that does not really fit the theme of my army.

More to come as the long painting war continues...

CB

[Captain Brown]

Not much of an update, but a few more Veterans built and some regular Guardsmen with Flamers after that weapon's impressive showing in my last game.







I really have to get back to painting...otherwise I will fall behind.

The long painting war continues...

CB

[SDKFZ]

Do like the vet. with his goggles on his helmet. All my guards should have that, to bad i suck at greenstuffing.
The far left of the flamer guys looks different to the others what have you done to his left hand ?
Hes so dark i cant make out how he looks.

/ SDKFZ

[Captain Brown]

Do like the vet. with his goggles on his helmet. All my guards should have that, to bad i suck at greenstuffing.
The far left of the flamer guys looks different to the others what have you done to his left hand ?
Hes so dark i cant make out how he looks.

/ SDKFZ

SDKFZ,

The Flamer Trooper on the far left has a Missile Launcher left arm; it fit nicely on top of the support strap as I seem to be short some Flamer left arms.

Some more progress:



A Veteran Sergeant for the third veteran squad (Yes, I am about to reach my eighth troop choice and five of them are not veterans or penal squads ).

The long painting war continues...

CB

[SDKFZ]

Well i thought his arm looked strange, great idea !

Now, i might have some tanks, but youve surely got the troopers, Mate

Keep fighting that war of yours. Best of luck !

/ SDKFZ

[Faolan]

Remember CB, with the new rules for 2000 points and above you can have 4 HQs, 12 troops, and 6 each elite/FA/HS.

Plus allies!

[Captain Brown]

Thanks guys,

Well I added two more, FW Melta Gun troopers...they are actually quite nice and have more character than the metal versions.




I did not use the gas mask heads, so they are up for trade.

The long painting war continues...

CB

[sheep]

Can't believe you're still painting models for this army! Looking great as always, can we get a group shot sometime soon please?

[Petay1985]

meltagun troops are looking ace fella, i quite concur about them having more character that their GW counterparts. lovely models.

[Captain Brown]

Thanks guys,

Sheep I will do another group shot when I finish off the last or second last squad...I have one more Vet Squad and I think I will do one last infantry squad.

Although I did finish my second Veteran Squad...one more started with a Trooper carrying a Demo Charge (he needs some more work on the face still though).






And the completed squad:


The long painting war continues...

CB

[Colonel Jacka]

CB,

They look good, so this will be the last of this IG Army? And you are right about the melta's (resin vs metal).

[Captain Brown]

Thanks Colonel Jacka,

And guess what?

Another two more Guardsmen painted.






These two used a head from the FW Veterans and a missile launcher arm for the other to create some variety in the two Flamers, these additions increase my Flamer troopers by 33%...while I still prefer the Grenade Launcher for regular squads as Platoon Command Squad (PCS) with four Flamers in a Chimera for a counter attack force was outstanding in my last battle, and forced my opponent not only to take casualties from the initial basking, but then he had to decide to charge them or attempt to get around them and go for the infantry squads behind...he chose the former and met the wall of flames whipping out his squad.

Now back to finishing two more Flamer troopers.

The long painting war continues...

CB

PS: Also fixed up the faces of the previous two figures.

Thank you all for 60,000 views.

[Captain Brown]

Another update, more Guardsmen painted:




With these two Troopers with Flamers and another officer figure I got of NeoXeo that I painted to match my Necromundans I have this PCS:




The long painting war continues...

CB

[Rhaivaen]

Eugh, no holes in the flamer muzzles?

[Captain Brown]

Eugh, no holes in the flamer muzzles?

you would notice that...I guess I will have to pull all eight Flamer armed Troopers and drill out the ends of the barrels. Well spotted Rhaivaen, that will be a project for when I finish up everything as I still have lots of Troopers to paint. But something I will get to...I might add some glow effects to my Plasma Guns as well...speaking of which.

A pair of Veteran Plasma Gun armed Troopers:


I used one of the Veteran heads with the bandage over the eye as one...rather telling for a Plasma gunner.

The long painting war continues...

CB

[Faolan]

Don't drill out the barrel ends, take a 1cm length of 2cm diameter brass or aluminium tube and place it on.

[Captain Brown]

Don't drill out the barrel ends, take a 1cm length of 2cm diameter brass or aluminium tube and place it on.

Thanks Faolan, I think I will do that when I get back to the Flamers.

In the meantime I decided that I really did need to do one more infantry squad (to make nine without any Heavy Weapons)...yes it is obvious I am more than a little insane.

So scouring my bits box for loose Guard bodies and legs I have assembled a few more (five here and I am going to re-assign a pair of Vox Casters).



I also got a PM from NovaScotius about the colour scheme:

Captain,

I just wanted to say thanks for your help with my post on the Cadian 122nd paint scheme - the army of them you've painted up is gorgeous! I've had a look through some of your other logs, and Loved both your Elysians and the Necromundan 8th! I swear you don't actually sleep to be able to paint so many models so quickly!

I wanted to PM you about the Necromundans specifically - the grey in their scheme is wonderful, and I wanted to knock up a test mini using that grey and the black & white style lines from the Cadian 122nd - I was wondering if you would be willing to explain how you managed to get that tone of grey?

Many thanks for your time

NovaScotius

So here is the scheme, one that pretty well dates back to RT...although the paints have gone through a few changes since then, the colours have not really changed.

I start with a Black primer coat, followed by a blend of Chaos Black and Codex Grey (although now that my Codex Grey is getting low I have switched to Eshin Grey), then a highlight of Codex Grey, then a further highlight of Fortress Grey. The Zebra lines are Black over White painted in random patterns. Webbing is Snakebite Leather followed by a highlight of Snakebite Leather and Bubonic Brown mix.

So only this infantry squad, the rest of the third Veteran Squads, some crew for the Griffons and Basilisks, the Advisors, a tank or three, the Vendetta, and some odds and ends and then I will be done....maybe.

The long painting war continues...

CB