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    Quote Originally Posted by Dejay View Post
    An awesome Fist log there brother. I really like the Dreadnought, the freehand on the shin is a nice touch.

    Are the skulls on the fist transfers?
    Thanks! The skulls on the Fist are indeed transfers, a very well-spaced set in the Forge World Space Marines of Vraks transfer sheet - I bought it for the Grey Knight heraldry and have ended up using quite a bit!

    I've managed to finish the last 4 of the Assault Squad. Still experimenting with the new lighting conditions and such (I think I'm just going to but a lightbox to be honest...)

    Anyway, they look a bit more orange than they should, they match the rest of the army in terms of colour.



    This is my first free-hand Pre-Heresy attempt at the Fists logo, just to show some age (plus I appear to have lost a good many of my decals in the move! Help! )


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    They're great. The little details such as the script on the pads and knees and the Assault symbols make them look so much better.

    If you don't want to freehand the IF logo you can buy pads from GW. I bought some and they're pretty decent

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    Nice assualt marines! the pre-heresy free hand does add a nice touch and Lord Moriar has a little tutorial of how he does free hand Fists symbols for the shoulder pads you could check out if you get the time. also, can i ask why the one assualt marine in the middle is doing the "lean back" move?

    And i got alot of transfer sheets i havent used if you need some IF symbols. they're the regular ones from GW

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hushrong View Post
    also, can i ask why the one assualt marine in the middle is doing the "lean back" move?
    I was just trying something different, he was supposed to be coming in for a landing, but the plastic rod kept snapping initially and then the metal rod kept bending in the carrying case, so I just said "Meh" and decided he's coming in to kick his target in the kneecaps.

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    I have a bazillion decals you can have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snake Pliskin View Post
    I have a bazillion decals you can have.
    That'd be lovely. Call me - aren't my Fists supposed to be on the receiving end of your Railguns tomorrow?

    I've started painting the Inquisitorial retinue before working my way up to Lok and Rex.

    I don't even know what each of these guys are supposed to be... They'll be Daemonhunters of course (because it's a way, way cooler Retinue) so any tips would be helpful...



    And this gentleman, running around with a scabbard...


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    The assault squad look ace, nice finish on the yellow fella! Looking forward to seeing your Inquisitors, both are great models! i loved painting mine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Petay1985 View Post
    The assault squad look ace, nice finish on the yellow fella! Looking forward to seeing your Inquisitors, both are great models! i loved painting mine.
    The other members of the retinue are really fun to paint just because I get to do something else

    I completed the "Warrior" Arbite today (Veteran Guardsman with Grenade launcher).




    The Vraks decal sheet to the rescue again!

    I think the guy with the =][= on his face is a Mystic and the guy carrying the scabbard is an Acolyte (throwing himself in front of the shot) with the scabbard counting as a teleport homer.



    I'm trying to keep the red and gold consistent across the models - I'd like a purple robed one and a green robed one as well, but I'm going to try and keep the theme together.

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    I realise it's a bit late, but Lex's chosen heraldry was a skeletal fist, in the same shape as the Chapter logo, if you fancy fitting it in somewhere. You could paint it over the Imperial Fist logo in the power glove.

    I was also thinking that since Lex is in the army, the Inquisitor and retinues should really be an Inquisitor in non-powered armour, with a Callidus Assassin, a Navigator and a Squat, but I see you've got your own ideas.

    Nice-looking army, anyway. It kinda makes me want to go and paint an Imperial Fist marine, just for the heck of it. Perhaps one of the old Captains from the 90s. There's a couple of non-specific ones, and one does have a power fist ...

    The Land Raider looks cool, although I admit I'm not sure I'd want to see it in the flesh - I think I might be overwhelmed by the yellow!

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    Thanks for the kind words!

    Quote Originally Posted by AndrewGPaul View Post
    I realise it's a bit late, but Lex's chosen heraldry was a skeletal fist, in the same shape as the Chapter logo, if you fancy fitting it in somewhere. You could paint it over the Imperial Fist logo in the power glove.
    Ah... hmm. I'll probably try and work it in SOMEWHERE although where is another matter, since they're all sealed at this point (which is somewhat of a tragedy). Thanks for the pointer!

    Quote Originally Posted by AndrewGPaul View Post
    I was also thinking that since Lex is in the army, the Inquisitor and retinues should really be an Inquisitor in non-powered armour, with a Callidus Assassin, a Navigator and a Squat, but I see you've got your own ideas.
    I had thought about it, but this Lex has just emerged from the Webway in 991.M41. Darn warp and Eldar... The Inquisitors (Lok and Rex both) are supposed to represent "Inquisitor Engel" on the tabletop, back from my original character in =][=, which Lok looks a lot like.

    Quote Originally Posted by AndrewGPaul View Post
    The Land Raider looks cool, although I admit I'm not sure I'd want to see it in the flesh - I think I might be overwhelmed by the yellow!
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    the retinue looks pretty sharp. and the retinue are like players on a football team, they are there to make the quarterback look good. in this case, the inquisitor themselves.

    hope to see more of them soon

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    And so the Fists did fight off some ridiculous Guardsmen who thought eight Griffons and a bunch of Chimera were a good idea.

    They were - had we been playing anything other than objectives, I'd have lost sorely.

    I did take some piccies though. (Foda_Bett, whose house this was at has more).



    I purposefully cut out the sprayed-only Whirlwind and Vindicator. The whirlwind earned itself the "next to be painted" award by wiping out a squad of guardsmen per turn the entire game!

    And a couple of Chimera... Wee!





    Big S10 AP2 Guns = Scary guns.



    The Sternguard managed to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, though the Librarian did a fine job of carving up a command platoon.



    As did the Assault Terminators, led by Lysander who managed to get whacked by a siege shell at the top of turn 5...



    But in the end, thanks to the Whirlwind blasting a guard squad off of one objective (the green warjack) and Tactical Squad II's amazing run from cover on the last turn, the Fists seized the day.

    Hurrah!
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    Chip Chip Hurrah for the Fists.

    its awesome to see an army get collected and worked on and even better to see themin action.

    looking forward to future additions and the new paint job your whirlwind will recieve.

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    Next time we play I'm going to hold you to something called "rules"
    You really need to work on wound allocation, and taking difficult terrain tests.
    Anyways here's the batrep on dakka
    http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum...st/282448.page

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    Army looks great on the table
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    It does look awesome. So do that other guy's steel legion
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    Quote Originally Posted by Foda_Bett View Post
    Next time we play I'm going to hold you to something called "rules"
    You really need to work on wound allocation, and taking difficult terrain tests.
    Anyways here's the batrep on dakka
    http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum...st/282448.page
    Indeed. It's been a while, moving, working retail during the holidays et al.

    Wound allocation is the bane of my existence, having learned to play through three editions of "make the decisions AFTER you see how many die..." sigh. I get the logic, but since 90% of my gaming career was spent removing models rather than having the other person remove theirs, it's a hard habit to break.

    Thanks for the fun night though.

    The whirlwind definitely earned its keep!

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    Right, I'm sick and bloody tired of not having proper lighting for photographs. I have a gift card for Michael's. Tomorrow I'm going and buying a light box so I can get some proper pictures. Moving has TOTALLY mucked up my photography.

    Anyway, I finished Inquisitor Lok.



    He wasn't nearly as daunting as I expected, it's just about taking time to take in the details and PLAN what you want to paint first. He's wearing a number of layers but I think I kept them consistent with what layer is where.

    I'm especially pleased with the background metallic tone on his legs, inlaid with gold.

    It's the same on his shoulder plate:



    Boltgun Metal with a wash of Gryphonne Sepia and then once that's dry a wash of Ogryn Flesh. Perfect worn brass. It makes me giddy to look at.

    He and the retinue will be taking to the field this Saturday in an "everyone but Tyranids" versus Tyranids mega battle. I plan on using the GK's to insta-kill some T6 beasties...

    Wish me luck.

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    really nice army mate
    keep up the good work
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