Dai wrote: ↑Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:28 am
DG - is that from the regular kit or one of the easybuild ones? Like him regardless.
From
this box of seven Plague Marines. There are lots of weapon options in there. I assumed that the body parts would be swappable, but actually the components only go together in one way unless you convert them. So really it's more that you have seven independent models, each of which has at least two weapons configurations. Still, plenty of spares (heads and bellies, as well as weapons) for me to use to tart up other Chaos Space Marine models. And the detail on these guys is absolutely superb; I think the best Plague Marines ever in my opinion.
So what did I get done yesterday?
Well, the Chaos Lord now has his power fist pinned on and his backpack glued on. I've set a pin into the base, and this is what the whole thing looks like when assembled:
The Chaos Lord isn't glued on, so that I can paint him separately from Melty McMeltface (who will be a Novamarine, by the way - easier then to pick out that his armour pattern matches the helmet in the power fist). I've also drilled and cratered a hole into Melty's left arm to explain why he can't use his lead bolter.
The diorama as a whole is a commentary on how white metal killed off lead models, of course.
Also I fixed a piece of terrain that broke at our last game:
That's actually a fish tank decoration that I deliberately chose to be reusable for wargaming when no longer needed for the fish. Plague Marine for scale.
And finally, two Poxwalkers assembled and pinned to bases, which completes the Death Guard kill team:
I'm now off to Norway for the week to work on-site with a client, so no more progress to be made until the weekend. But I'm in a great position, with only the following jobs yet to do:
- Malignant Plaguecaster - currently still on sprue
- Spoilpox Scrivener - convert from Plague Elemental
- Shove barbed bracken onto every base
And then I should be able to start painting.
I want to try a couple of test models (particularly to practise using sprays, which are a dark art to me). Then the priority is to base coat the Knight and Dreadnoughts so that I can stick their arms (and, in the case of the Knight, armour) on.
[quote=Dai post_id=2677 time=1536539297 user_id=60]DG - is that from the regular kit or one of the easybuild ones? Like him regardless. [/quote]From [url=https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Death-Guard-Plague-Marines-2017]this box[/url] of seven Plague Marines. There are lots of weapon options in there. I assumed that the body parts would be swappable, but actually the components only go together in one way unless you convert them. So really it's more that you have seven independent models, each of which has at least two weapons configurations. Still, plenty of spares (heads and bellies, as well as weapons) for me to use to tart up other Chaos Space Marine models. And the detail on these guys is absolutely superb; I think the best Plague Marines ever in my opinion.
So what did I get done yesterday?
Well, the Chaos Lord now has his power fist pinned on and his backpack glued on. I've set a pin into the base, and this is what the whole thing looks like when assembled:
[img]http://nurgle.stelio.net/Flies and Dice/plog_2018_09_09a.jpg[/img]
The Chaos Lord isn't glued on, so that I can paint him separately from Melty McMeltface (who will be a Novamarine, by the way - easier then to pick out that his armour pattern matches the helmet in the power fist). I've also drilled and cratered a hole into Melty's left arm to explain why he can't use his lead bolter.
The diorama as a whole is a commentary on how white metal killed off lead models, of course. ;)
Also I fixed a piece of terrain that broke at our last game:
[img]http://nurgle.stelio.net/Flies and Dice/plog_2018_09_09b.jpg[/img]
That's actually a fish tank decoration that I deliberately chose to be reusable for wargaming when no longer needed for the fish. Plague Marine for scale.
And finally, two Poxwalkers assembled and pinned to bases, which completes the Death Guard kill team:
[img]http://nurgle.stelio.net/Flies and Dice/plog_2018_09_09c.jpg[/img]
[img]http://nurgle.stelio.net/Flies and Dice/plog_2018_09_09d.jpg[/img]
I'm now off to Norway for the week to work on-site with a client, so no more progress to be made until the weekend. But I'm in a great position, with only the following jobs yet to do:[list]
[*]Malignant Plaguecaster - currently still on sprue
[*]Spoilpox Scrivener - convert from Plague Elemental
[*]Shove barbed bracken onto every base
[/list]
And then I should be able to start painting. :eeek: I want to try a couple of test models (particularly to practise using sprays, which are a dark art to me). Then the priority is to base coat the Knight and Dreadnoughts so that I can stick their arms (and, in the case of the Knight, armour) on.