Duty and Honor! An IG Project Log

[Light of the Emperor]

Thanks everyone. Your comments, suggestions and help have always been appreciated. This army is what it is currently thanks to alot of help from the Warseer community. It is truely an international effort: I have basilisk wheels from Denmark, models from Canada, rough riders from England, regimental logo from the Netherlands, vox caster from Sweden, officers from Australia...and so on.

@orangesm: it is indeed still artillery themed...just not my tourny lists. The plan now is to get some bombards and medusas!

@the abandoned: The conscript models are Kislevite Kossacks from the fantasy range. I got 10 more coming to me soon but will probably need another 10 more. They were sold as a box set but I guess have since become oop.

I'll have pictures tonight with the three finished ones.

[BigJon]

Can't say enough how much I enjoy your project. If I was not knee deep in Steel Legion
you might of caused me to switch to "V's".

How about running your workers as Penal or White Shield so you stay with the codex.
I’m using Forgeworld Renegade IG torsos for Penal Legion troops and it fits and works into the army very nicely.

After reading the Gaunt's Ghost books I always liked the thought of the population/workers forming their own fighting force and joining along side the IG to defend their homes.

BigJon

[Colonel Jacka]

This Army is blessed by St Pius himself! LotE your army is brilliant!

[TheBedla]

For the conscripts/workers there's one very suitable model in the Last Chancers range - with a furry hat, moustache, a vest on bare chest, baggy trousers and a very AK40K looking lasgun... + a large bag. He's standing in my shelf right now

[Light of the Emperor]

Ah yes, "Demolition Man" is his name. I was gonna get one until GW discontinued their bitz orders.

Anyways, bases need to be finished but I wanted to show these guys:

[WallyTWest]

Is that one of those dreaded Vost. power shovels?

Congrgrads about making the 2000 mark.

[Idaan]

Well, during the World War One trench raiders from both sides of the conflict used to fight in hand to hand with sharpened shovels. They were much more handy than rifles with bayonets, could be swinged and thrusted and were said to be able to severe a head in one swing. In "All quiet on the Western Front" sergeant Katczinsky uses one I think.

I think I've expressed my awe about your army a few times already, but it won't hurt to do it once again. Great job! And the manufactorum workers are especially nice touch.

[Sword of Glory]

I can echo everyone else here, the workers are really rather nice
I'm not sure about the bows on their backs though. I know metal is a $%£& to work with, but maybe make then tools or guns? Bows just seems a little out to me
Loving the army, keep it up!

[D3V!L]

Hello all,

I just read this whole threat!

It's such a great army! Got some inspiration for my renegade army, Allready bought a Long Tom and definitely want some heavy mortars and Thudd-Guns!

Keep on building this freaking awsome army!!!

[WallyTWest]

Thought about the bows on the back (had not noticed them). Backpacks could be sculpted or hollowed out and glued to help hide them. It would be easier to cover up such a detail instead of remove them.

[Light of the Emperor]

I will do better to remove the bows next time. I have a lot of empire rifles so I could just add the stock in place of the the arrows themselves. It'll look like hunting rifles in their gun bags. Some of the bows are just too deep into the model to make it worthwhile.
No one besides me sees the bows anyway as the models are usually facing the opponent. The only time they would be seen is if the models run and Vostroyans never run!!!

And yes, those are dreaded Vostroyan power shovels. My commissar wields one with deadly effect.

[rcal13]

holy crap this is a great army!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wish mine looked close to this..

[Easy E]

Attach some GS sacks to the bow. Then it will just look like another way to carry gear.

[WallyTWest]

The gun rifle idea is by far better. Go with it!

[Light of the Emperor]

The 11th continues to muster!

I am striving to build the largest Vostroyan army in the USA and I just moved a step closer! A few little details to work out yet but I'm close...The enemies of the Emperor will now fear:

4th platoon: 35 men total with lascannons and plasma guns
5th platoon: 35 men total with heavy bolters and plasma guns
6th platoon: 20 men total heavy weapon platoon with 7 mortars
Armored fist squad
Macharius Battle tank
Baneblade

It is far from over...

[firestorm40k]

The 11th continues to muster!

I am striving to build the largest Vostroyan army in the USA and I just moved a step closer!

It is far from over...

Go LotE! I admire your ability to stick to just one army; I'm planning my next before I've finished painting the first of my current one...

[Xarius]

your army is fantastic and i know you are going for an artillery theme but nothing says guard like massed ranks of infantry supported by the big guns.

[The Abandoned]

Do it LotE! More infantry looks so good on the battlefield!

Do you have the models for 4th-6th?

[SSWG]

Simple excellent! Very inspirational.

Trev

[Light of the Emperor]

The deal is complete! All that mentioned in my last post will now be sent to me sometime this week. That would bring me up to 303 Vostroyan models. I will also now have 3 superheavies...woo!

Currently working on my limited edition collection and a fun and quick army of daemons. Both have current updates...you can check them out in my sig.