Friday, September 2, 2011

Catachan flamers! Platoon command squad done for the tournament!

Can you guys guess which ones are the newer ones?
Burn it up! I had to convert more flamers. I already got all the old school models painted up but 3 more where needed, so i went on to build em from the plastic spruces. I really love how they came out! I didn't expect it but i think they go well with the old ones and add ferocity to the squad!

First bunch of guardsmen done! My platoon command squad with flamers are done and i will be moving on to the special weapons squad, but first i want to talk a little about the models.


Here is how it ended up looking.
I messed up one of the flamers when i build him. I wanted everyone of them to be unique. I decided on a guardsmen that pointed to the rest and i took a arm from the newer catachan command sprues. These models are slimmer tho and when the models had dried i noticed to my horror that there was a huge cleft between the shoulder and arm! 

I decided to try something i often do. I use the model and work my magic with the brush! I gave him a metal right torso(I had to be replaced after a Tau plasma riffle blew  of a piece of the poor guy.. That never stopped a catachan tho!).

The platoon command squad for my list.
I also managed to paint up the platoon commander, which is a model i been dying to paint for a long time. The old school sergeant with laspistol and close combat weapon that i got of Ebay a while ago.

Look at that mug, they just don't make models like that anymore!











I also finished another demolition charge guardsmen and a old heavy bolter crewmen for the special weapons squad AND i built my first Vendetta! I changed my list abit as well, but still need the last parts to fall into place. More to come guys.

Ras

6 comments:

  1. I'm excited to hear how you do at the tournament. I'm also very interested in how your Vendetta turns out. I'm sure you have a good plan in mind.

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  2. @Boxer Vendettas mate ;) My new list have two of these and the last one is already ordered. I will post the list as soon as i finalize it and i will share my thought about it.(its very close now).

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  3. Like this command squad mate, really characterful!

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  4. @Gungrave thanks alot mate. I am very happy you like em, i try to make em as catachan as possible :)

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  5. Good call. I ran one Vendetta for awhile, but it was a gun magnet, shot down turn 1 or 2. After you get two Vendettas it goes from gun magnet to target saturation. I usually have one living until the end of the game now, if not both.

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  6. My first few games was a failure. i played way to aggressive and i lost them fast. Last two games i 1 and in the last 2 survived. I need more practice, but i am getting better.

    This Saturday i am going to a small 1500 tournament at the club where i am bringing my tournament list + 10 ratlings and a Hellhound. More practice to learn the art of the vendetta ;)

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