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Post by hyv3mynd on Jan 23, 2015 14:38:57 GMT -5
Getting base tones sprayed onto the group.  The blue one will eventually get repainted, but I'm leaving him for the combat patrol due to time. The kroot will use the same palette as him being the "boys in blue" whereas the suits and vehicles will have the black and white SWAT palette. Once I expand to army to GT level, the kroot will get some hounds painted like german shepherds too. |
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Post by calypso2ts on Jan 24, 2015 22:02:10 GMT -5
I love the German Shepard/Cyber Mastiff? concept for the Kroot Hounds.
Looking good overall.
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Post by hyv3mynd on Jan 26, 2015 19:28:04 GMT -5
I've been wanting to customize more suits to build on the vision of a farsight enclave battlesuit force where the veteran suit pilots have customized and personalized their battle suits to fit their personal battle roles. Since almost every upgrade and artifact is a "system", I wanted to take a crack at kitbashing an experimental weapon... the cycling ion blaster.  it's a little over the top, but that's OK for an experimental weapon I think. He'll be a crisis suit commander, but the new broadside rail rifle made a good base after I cut down the barrel. |
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Post by hyv3mynd on Jan 30, 2015 0:00:10 GMT -5
Really enjoying making customized non-traditional battle suits. Presenting shas'ui s'mores:  Twin linked flamer + flamer. Maybe some opportunities for some sick supporting fire + wall of death or deep strike roasting. But mostly I thought three of the same weapon would look sweet and flamers are the only ones cheap enough to squeeze into a list. Anyways, I've now built all the suits for the 1250 build so now I can get back to painting and bringing them to life. |
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Post by nogle on Jan 30, 2015 9:24:09 GMT -5
double flamer guy named "Smores", I see what you did there.
Well played sir.
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Post by calypso2ts on Jan 31, 2015 10:52:38 GMT -5
Looks awesome, I somehow feel like he should have a short bio in your army list as well.
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Post by hyv3mynd on Jan 31, 2015 12:47:28 GMT -5
Looks awesome, I somehow feel like he should have a short bio in your army list as well. Already planning on it, hopefully by the time daboyz rolls around for the theme awards. The tau codex and supplement fluff has really drawn me in. The suit units are more customizable than any other unit in the game between weapon load outs, systems, and drones. The result has my imagination working overtime and I've already worked out fluff for a lot of my suits. I'm hoping this army will have the effectiveness of my eldar force, with the appearance and fluff of my GK force and end up being a great hobby adventure this year. |
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Post by hyv3mynd on Feb 2, 2015 20:33:46 GMT -5
Had to quit building suits as my 1250pt list is full and there's no way to fit more bodies in. Here's my double melta/fusion blades commander:  And started painting my converted cyclic ion blaster suit:  |
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Post by hyv3mynd on Feb 4, 2015 23:21:54 GMT -5
Tonight.  |
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Post by hyv3mynd on Mar 1, 2015 23:44:43 GMT -5
Back to painting now that the army list is nailed down. My wife got me an awesome light box and tripod for our anniversary so once I figure out the settings on the camera she got me for Xmas, things will start looking better. For now, things are a little beat up from redrafting my lists and having to swap weapons. Plus I started bases. I decided to go with snow and ice. They won't match my GK on the manufactorum bases but those were a vendor donation for a blogging spotlight and I don't want to purchase bases. I've been staring at this nice new tablewar snow mat and figured to match the bases to a new terrain set.  Now I'm finally happy with the list, color scheme, and bases so its time to get cranking. If I get crushed this year from the highlander format or ultimate enemy challenges, ill need my appearance score to prop me up  |
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