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If you have been following my workbench feature on my Forge World Ork Gunwagon, you will know that it is nearly finished. Though not quite finished, it’s finished enough for me to use in a game (or two).
It performs quite well, and just ensure you have a few Meks around to fix it when it gets shot to pieces.
A pair of Epic Imperial Guard Leman Russ Main Battle Tanks patrol the ruins on an Imperial City.
These models from the Epic 40000 era are very well detailed. I was quite pleased with the paint job on these models, though due to the ink wash they are a bit glossy for my liking.
More photographs of Epic Imperial Guard.
Having done the main basecoat, wash and drybrush on my Ork Wartrakk, the next stage was to weather and detail the model.
I then started the weathering and detailing process on the Wartrakk. This included scratch marks, rust, flaking paint. It also included painting in the straps and the headlights.
Looking at this under the harsh glare of the digital camera, some of it looks like it might need a little more work, it never surprises me how forgiving the eye is, compared to the camera.
The rear view, note the use of Forge World Ork glyphs (which are way too thick).
Basically apart from the main weapon and the driver, I think this is now finished.
See the full workbench feature on the Wartrakk.
I really really enjoyed tonight’s episode of Doctor Who.
Nice to see the return of the Daleks and that evil genius Davros.
Can’t believe I am going to have to wait a week for the final episode.
A Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a flies over the battlefield, part of Aly Morrison and Dave Andrew’s excellent World War One demonstration game which was on display at GamesDay 2007.
You can see many more pictures of the game on my website.
Simon’s Space Marine Dreadnought usually suffers terribly in our games.
However in the last game we played which included the Dreadnought, it performed quite well, much better than usual.
What this really means is that I can’t depend on it just blowing up anymore, it could be dangerous!
See our Dreadnought gallery.
Simon’s Space Marine Dreadnought usually suffers terribly in our games.
However in the last game we played which included the Dreadnought, it performed quite well, much better than usual.
What this really means is that I can’t depend on it just blowing up anymore, it could be dangerous!
See our Dreadnought gallery.
Though we now have the new plastic kit of the Imperial Guard Baneblade
This is the Epic 40000 version which is now ten years old.
Though of course there were earlier versions for the previous version of the Epic rules, Space Marine.
See more Epic Super Heavy Tanks.
I have added materials from the urban basing kit to my Ork Kommandos.
I didn’t use any of the resin pieces, but used the large and small slate. I think I will add some barbed wire as well.
I initially decided to paint their backpacks separately, so thought of how I would need to mount them. After much thought (and a fair bit of procrastination) I decided against that idea and stuck the backpacks on.
The Kommandos come with two different backpacks, I’ve thought with the Stikkbombz and Tankbombz that these models would make good Tankbustaz.
Here are the Kommandos.
Here is the Kommandos Mob complete with Big Shoota and Burna.
Next stage will be the undercoat.
One of the games I enjoyed a lot at GamesDay 2007 was Aly Morrison and Dave Andrew’s excellent World War One demonstration game.
Here is No Man’s Land.
You can see many more pictures of the game on my website.