Adeptus Mechanicus "counts as" Sentinel Part 4

Adeptus Mechanicus "counts as" Sentinel Part 4

Yes, yes, the slacking continues.....

Got these to this stage about 2 week ago, not happy with the photos, as they look better in person but I have a light booth coming via Kickstarter. Hoping that helps a bit :-)

So the question I am struggling with is do they need additional Detail?

I considered either hand painted or stenciled hieroglyphics along the "carapace", or some of the nice Adeptus Mechanic details via their awesome decal sheet. but honestly stuck.

All 3 from each side.

Carapace shots

  

Comments and Feedback welcome!

Adeptus Mechanicus "counts as" Sentinel Part 3

Adeptus Mechanicus "counts as" Sentinel Part 3

Ok, ok... I am a bit of a slacker.. Excuses for no updates aside I have been slowly working on finishing this set of Sentinel conversions.

Aiming for a little bit of a different paint scheme, I focused on trying to paint Sandstone.. Turns out not only is stone a difficult concept to paint, sandstone is exceptionally challenging due to the wacky colors combos and random patterns. The aim was something along the lines of this..

I ended up with something completely different, but not terrible.. With more practice and experimentation the goal is replicating something closer to traditional Sandstone.

 

Going with my Admech Bases to fit in the line Troops

 

The next set I will pose, adjust and label before painting, the adjustment of the "Toes" was a pain after the fact, too much time was spent fixing paint blemishes after fiddling with the legs to get the position correct.

 

 

More soon, and I hope to avoid another 3 months between updates..

Adeptus Mechanicus "counts as" Sentinel Part 2

Adeptus Mechanicus "counts as" Sentinel Part 2

It's slow going at home, holiday prep, my daughter running around, but I am trying to find time to get the first 3 of 6  finished.

Again Still a WIP, but progress is progress!

Number 1

Number 2

Number 3

Piles of Bits

 Priming

  And Paint actually touching my models...

Adeptus Mechanicus "counts as" Sentinel Part 1

Adeptus Mechanicus "counts as" Sentinel Part 1

So I have been playing a bit of 7th, and am surprised by how much fun this edition is. Trying out Imperial Guard (Can't bring myself to call them Astra Militarum) and in an effort to have a little bit more fun I am trying to list build using unusual and often overlooked units.

Which Brings me to the Armored Sentinel!

Taken from Google of course!

Having had a great deal of success with the basic 40 point Multi-Laser equipped model in squadrons I figured it was time to stop using the broken eBay-bait ones I had been using and put something worthy on the table.

Again stuck in my rut of Egyptian themed 40k. Fluff behind it would be these are the AdMech Seconded to the Thousand Sons during the Heresy.

A bit of a WIP of course, goal would be 9 when I was done.

Standard Sentinel for Reference

Scale is nearly perfect, a little "longer" and gun is a little lower, but overall like the vibe.

Going to modify the arm guard to switch the side the blade is on.

 

Thoughts?

Adeptus Mechanicus Inquisition Lord Part 1

So it’s been over a week, but in my defense I developed a case of the creeping crud that’s making the rounds, and I personally find it hard to hobby or paint with a hacking cough, well unless you enjoy loads of blood or miniatures that appear to have been painted by someone with palsy.

A while ago I picked up in trade a great figure that should fit the overall theme of my army fairly well, inspired in part by this art.

With the idea I wanted some Techie and Necronie (is that a word?) I dug up The Necron Lord VargardObyron I acquired. 

 

Now the reason I got it for a steal was it happened to be another example of Games Workshops newish flagship, the ever debatable Finecast.

 With extensive damage to the right side of his head, massive bubbles in both arms, wafer thin feet and finally crazy mold issues with his pelvis and tabard he was an obvious choice for some major conversion work.

 Of course should have taken some photos, but I got excited and went to town with the Dremel and hobby knife and only afterwards remember I was trying to blog again.

Ok, post up.. WIP's soon of the conversions

New Year & a new base line! Crystal Wastes

In the effort to keep current and post more often here is my second post of the new year!

 

This is officially our 3rd line for 40k, just like our other two lines these are crafted with a emphasis on the ability to use the base multiple times in a army and each miniature will look different due to the three dimensional aspect of the bases.

 

25mm

Before they go into retirement... Landspeeders & Storms

I am not sold on Landspeeders, point for point, in sixth edition, and Storms explode from a strong breeze so they are going on a shelf for the time being.

Before they start collecting dust however here are photos.

Paint scheme was desert sandstone, trying to blend in with the basing as much as possible.

Landspeeders: 

Land Speeder Storms:

Some light conversion work, magnetized for easy swaps and storage.