Re: The PCRC presents: Cold Feet on Frigia
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Red Skullz
@Bob: it`s really starting to come together now! The colours are really giving some strong 90s vibes which fits the minis ;)
@Apologist: is a powermaul a suitable weapon for eldar, as in blunt versus finesse?
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I don't mean to offend, but, that is a pretty narrow minded and uninformed comment!
have you heard of martial arts or military training?
Finesse and Blunt are not diametrically opposite or mutually exclusive.
if they are then any training with a non bladed weapon is utterly pointless as all you can do is flail wildly.
so if you are correct, then to be a true approximation any weapon that is not a sword, axe or spear should reduce its wielder to WS 1.
I'd give him a staff
as a force staff follows the same rules for a power maul it suggests that a maul and staff are interchangable.
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None taken and yes I have ;) Just my personal view that is all and as english is not my native language I`ll settle for that explanation :)
R
Re: The PCRC presents: Cold Feet on Frigia
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Bob Hunk
Glad you went with the blue, I think it looks great! The pink lash whip also looks very good. As for the bonesword, I think having it all blue makes it look a bit like a toy - if you look closely at the model, it's actually a tiny creature with a giant horn acting as the sword. I think if you paint the little hilt-animal tan and the horn/blade blue it might look a bit better.
Looking forward to what you guys do next!
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Thanks for the feedback all. :) I've now finished the Prime and the first squad.
Tyranid Warriors
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps1e10567a.jpg
Tyranid Prime
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps157dac43.jpg
The Prime seems to have vanquished a noble warrior of the Astartes. I wonder which chapter he was from...? ;)
Bonesword Warriors will be next on the painting bench I think...
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Originally Posted by
Pekel
As for the bonesword, I think having it all blue makes it look a bit like a toy - if you look closely at the model, it's actually a tiny creature with a giant horn acting as the sword. I think if you paint the little hilt-animal tan and the horn/blade blue it might look a bit better.
True, but I tried a light brown for the hilt earlier but it made the hilt look really big and the blade a bit flimsy. :/ I went for light blue in the end, hopefully that looks a little better. I do agree that it looked toy-like before. :)
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very nice.
the 2nd ed warriors just don't get enough love these days.
I like the blue, but I think its a tad light now ;)
very subtle the way you've promoted him to prime by adding a little horn to his nose.
which squad is he going to lead?
(p.s. slow down! you are making the rest of us look bad :shifty: )
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Originally Posted by
Lord Blood the Hungry
very subtle the way you've promoted him to prime by adding a little horn to his nose.
which squad is he going to lead?
I pinched the nose horn idea from Graham. ;) He's going to lead the three Warrior death spitter squad, on the basis that the BS boost is more valuable than the WS boost, so no point putting him with the bone swords, and if he led the four Warrior death spitter squad then although more models would benefit, his squad would also be a much bigger and more tempting target.
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Lord Blood the Hungry
(p.s. slow down! you are making the rest of us look bad :shifty: )
Post some WIP pics! I know you have them. :)
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Apologist
I'm quite tempted to replace the chap on the right's shuriken pistol with a simply gesturing finger. What do you think?
I'd say go for it; I think the shuriken pistol completely ruins the visual balance of the model. I daresay, a pointing finger would be a drastic improvement.
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Strange Feet on Frigia
Eldar reinforcements prepare themselves for deployment on the surface.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r...0/IMG_0930.JPG
The Warlock Marakai conjures a protective shield about his charges.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-W...0/IMG_0932.JPG
Wearing quilted insulating overlayers, these Guardians are prepared for most that the Frigian surface can throw at them.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v...0/IMG_0933.JPG
These Guardians are wearing a variety of headgear and cold-weather equipment, including alternative rebreather helms.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U...0/IMG_0934.JPG
Disciplined and courageous, the Guardians are drawn from Craftworld Iyanden, and are prepared to take the fight to the Devourer.
Heavy Support
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-l...0/IMG_0935.JPG
Equipped with bulkier communication, target-ident and support gear, the gunner and spotter equivalents still wear heat-preserving robes.
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Thrymr XII Impressed
Here's the platoon, just about to take a dip in the stripper (must have been due some R&R).
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-h...0/IMG_0929.JPG
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love the cold weather guardians. its a good idea that works very well.
really interested to see how you paint their "quilted overlayers".
the rebreather hat is cool, but my favourites are the two chaps with flowing hair and "special issue chin warmers" ;)
very glad to see you have one of the cool "new" support weapons. I'm a big fan of the eldar support weapons but they are too readily discarded in favour of wraithlords.
had an eldar vs eldar game, wraithlords and wraithguard are no match for D cannon batteries (especially when you guide them and fire your barrages indirectly over LOS blocking scenery)!
all the support weapons cause pinning (vibro cannons have the rule and the other 2 are barrage weapons)
vibrocannons are excellent. like the D-cannons, they can deal with anything, the D cannons are more effective, but, vibrocannons have a better range. suppose the bonus to the shadow weaver is that it is half the cost of the others.
they should resurface due to the massive boost artillery got in 6th and the additional FO chart at 2000pts giving you many more heavy support slots to play with.
(I still think the shadow weaver should gain one of the cool new special rules. strikedown would be sweet and gives the impression of being webbed.)
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"Heat. it is the lifeblood of Frigia. workers of the thermal vents, you channel the heat throughout the ravines, you are the vessels, you work the blood, you guide the blood, you understand the blood.
Hear the blood.
listen....
the lord of blood speaks through me
heed his call"
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-m...0/DSC01163.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V...0/DSC01164.JPG
just a couple of WIP shots of my Dark Apostle
and his followers
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f...0/DSC01165.JPG
add in the hellbrute and thats my first 500pts ;)
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*Gulp*
That's a lot of bodies!
Cool to see some WIPs; I always like seeing how armies build up. The conversion work on the Apostle is very cleanly done, and it gives him a lot of Khornate character. It'll be interesting to see how a Khornate cult works, too – I like the background blurb.
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@Bob: the purple and blue really lift the overall appearance. Good call mate!
@Apologist: super happy to see the Eldar army shaping up :)
@Lord Blood: where is that head on the Dark Apostle from? Can`t say I remember seeing it before. Other than that it all looks great as I`m also a fan of masses of cultists :)
R
Re: The PCRC presents: Cold Feet on Frigia
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Originally Posted by
Red Skullz
@Lord Blood: where is that head on the Dark Apostle from? Can`t say I remember seeing it before. Other than that it all looks great as I`m also a fan of masses of cultists :)
R
its the alternative head for the fantasy "chaos lord of khorne on a juggernaut"
(I got a couple to add variety to my daemons back when the blood crushers were all metal)
not the easiest conversion as the dark apostle's head is actually molded to the body.
the khorne symbol on his back pack is snipped off the chaos lord's helm, so he actually has both heads :D
so glad that cultists are finally an option for chaos. it seemed daft that you could only take chaos marines or daemons but no "normal" humans. where is any true champion of chaos without a following of fanatical devotees?
also, I don't feel right without a decent number of bodies on the field (probably stems from my orky roots).
really like lots of the new units in codex:CSM (hence my start with cultists and a Dark Apostle), there are some great ideas and really nice models in the new range (and some terrible ones) expect to see my interpretations of my favourites as the log progresses.
my first wave of cultists have been recruited from the heating engineers who manage the thermal vents and channel the heat that makes life possible in the ravines of Frigia. so there will be emphasis on tools, heat protection and flamers.
the second wave are from the promethium mines (following the special mineral veins that wend their way through the ice of the planet's crust) so will be kitted out for the cold.
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*Brrrrr!*
It's cold here in Kent – looks like the Dark Gods have shifted their eyes to Frigia...
Better start mobilising the reserves to investigate the rumours of rebellious Ravines.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z...0/IMG_0936.JPG
Four more brave(ish) Guardsmen on their way. Ignore the goggle and skin colours; these were bought second-hand. The paint scheme was nice and thin, so I decided to paint straight over it. The foundation paint work nicely in covering previous efforts.
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[quote=Lord Blood the Hungry]my first wave of cultists have been recruited from the heating engineers who manage the thermal vents and channel the heat that makes life possible in the ravines of Frigia. so there will be emphasis on tools, heat protection and flamers.
the second wave are from the promethium mines (following the special mineral veins that wend their way through the ice of the planet's crust) so will be kitted out for the cold./quote]
Cool idea to theme the cultists this way; it should fit really nicely into an overall aesthetic.
Re: The PCRC presents: Cold Feet on Frigia
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Originally Posted by
Lord Blood the Hungry
"Heat. it is the lifeblood of Frigia. workers of the thermal vents, you channel the heat throughout the ravines, you are the vessels, you work the blood, you guide the blood, you understand the blood.
Hear the blood.
listen....
the lord of blood speaks through me
heed his call"
Nice! That's a truly imposing number of bodies on the field there! :D Great theme too. :)
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Apologist
*Brrrrr!*
It's cold here in Kent – looks like the Dark Gods have shifted their eyes to Frigia...
Better start mobilising the reserves to investigate the rumours of rebellious Ravines.
You might want to start you search in the thermal vents. ;) These guys look good; with that colour scheme you could believe that the Steel Legion were intended to be in arctic combat uniforms all along.
Here's a small update from me. The Bonesword Warrior brood are now finished, so I'm two thirds of the way there on my first 500 points. :)
Tyranid Warriors
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...psb783d4b3.jpg
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really nice.
the contrast between the blue/white sword blades and the red/yellow bodies really pops.
is it the photo or are the blades slightly purple? (I hope they are)
they are really nice models, just look so wierd and alien, the old tyranids were fantastic models, limited options but fantastic.
I'm sure my Dark Apolstle and Apologist's Autarch will be a tad paranoid with all those boneswords hungering for a multi wound armoured target.
are you sticking to medium beasties or are you planning to expand into tiddlers and monsters in the later stages?
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Lord Blood the Hungry
really nice.
the contrast between the blue/white sword blades and the red/yellow bodies really pops.
is it the photo or are the blades slightly purple? (I hope they are)
Cheers, actually no it's the light, but after I took the picture I was thinking that the swords might need a very light wash of blue. Might try purple instead, although I don't want to lose the bright tips.
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Lord Blood the Hungry
I'm sure my Dark Apolstle and Apologist's Autarch will be a tad paranoid with all those boneswords hungering for a multi wound armoured target.
I'll confess now, I will find it very difficult to hide my glee if they actually manage to catch a suitable well armoured multi-wound target. ;) Knowing the PCRC, I fully expect them to spend most of their time hacking their way through a never ending horde of Guardsmen-equivalents!
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Lord Blood the Hungry
are you sticking to medium beasties or are you planning to expand into tiddlers and monsters in the later stages?
Medium for now, but a few bigger and smaller beasties will start appearing once I get to 1000 points or above. :)
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Originally Posted by
Bob Hunk
Cheers, actually no it's the light, but after I took the picture I was thinking that the swords might need a very light wash of blue. Might try purple instead, although I don't want to lose the bright tips.
have you thought about trying one of the new glazes?
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I'll confess now, I will find it very difficult to hide my glee if they actually manage to catch a suitable well armoured multi-wound target. ;) Knowing the PCRC, I fully expect them to spend most of their time hacking their way through a never ending horde of Guardsmen-equivalents!
pretty tricky as most multi wound beasties are practically naked. (ogryns, grotesques, raveners, etc) however, their Ld is propperly rubbish so if you wound them they will die horribly.
you might be in luck though. the Daemon rule in the rulebook no longer grants eternal warrior, so if they redo the codex and do not redress this their material manifestations may be vulnerable to tyranid mind blades (force weapons) which would be cool.
currently your best targets are obliterators, mutilators, grey knight paladins, and tyranid warriors.
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Medium for now, but a few bigger and smaller beasties will start appearing once I get to 1000 points or above. :)
excellent!
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Winter-gear Steel Legion looks great, and I'm looking forward to seeing Lord Blood's painted efforts. Lastly, pure nostalgia Bob Hunk, I remember that scheme in a picture with Tallarn Desert Raiders from back when I started.
The PCRC presents: Cold Feet on Frigia
