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I have been putting together my Ork Kommando with Burna and basing him with some Games Workshop modelling sand and slate.
The model goes together quite well, initially I left off the backpack to paint separately, though since I took these photographs, I changed my mind and stuck it on.
He will join my other Kommandos that I am working on.
Ork Kommando with Burna workshop feature.
I have added the lascannon sponsons to my Daemonhunters Mark IIb Land Raider.
They fit over the gaps where the doors and lascannon assemblies go on the “traditional” plastic “modern” Land Raider.
I have used Inquisitor Rhino doors on the sponsons, the normal Land Raider doors don’t fit they are slightly bigger.
I much prefer this model over the “modern” Land Raider and if I get a second Land Raider then it will be another Mark IIb.
This then begs the question what do I do with Grey Knights Land Raider doors I have?
Full workbench feature on the Mark IIb Land Raider.
I have been adding some more symbology and seals to my Inquisitorial Stormtrooper Repressor.
I have been using Forge World’s Inquisitor brass etchings and their resin purity seals.
They are a nice and simple (yet effective) way of adding character to Daemonhunter vehicles.
Workbench feature on the Inquisitorial Stormtrooper Repressor.
If you have looked at my Grey Knights pages you will realise that I am attempting to paint a Grey Knights force which goes beyond the listings in the DaemonHunters Codex. What I am trying to do is to create a Grey Knights force (using the Space Marine Codex) and then using a DaemonHunters force as allies.
This was the last blog update on the Razorback, so since then this is what I have done.
The basic Rhino kit comes with two different doors, one relatively blank and the other with steps (or ladder) on. I decided to use a spare blank door from my Repressor and use two blank doors. I added a brass Grey Knights symbol from the Forgeworld Grey Knights brass etching and a resin purity seal. When I was editing the pictures for the web, I noticed that I had inadvertently glued one of the symbols upside down! I therefore had to remove it from the door, turn it round and stick it down. It did not come off too easily, but I am glad I spotted it now rather than when I was painting (or worse when I had finished) the model.
I added a resin frontal armour plate from the Forge World Inquisitor Rhino Doors (having used the other resin side doors on my Repressor.
I added a few more purity seals. You can see that I also added the doors with the brass etchings on them.
You can see on this shot the upside down brass symbol.
I think it needs more symbols, seals and icons.
Full workbench feature on the Razorback.
In my recent Painting Tanks blog entry I said:
I am now thinking that maybe I should give my tanks a black undercoat and then use something like Tausept Ochre from the Foundation Paints range for the base coat. I would follow this with a wash (as above) and then highight with a lighter brown, before weathering the tanks.
After thinking about this for some time, I remembered that I had my Ork Gunwagon, and it was undercoated black. So it was out with the paints and here is the initial result.
I was really pleased with this, that I will be using this method on my Daemonhunters’ tanks. Before though I will finish the Gunwagon off first.
There was an article on the Games Workshop website which got me re-thinking about how I was going to paint my tanks.
As well as my other Daemonhunters Inquisitorial Stormtroopers which are based on the Cadian Kasrkin I have also decided to add a unit based on the Tallarn or I may just use them as inducted Imperial Guard.
So far I have purchased a single blister.
Having taken the models out of the blister I was disappointed to find that the slottabase tabs on the bottom of the figures were way too narrow for the slots on the slottabases, so it was out with the green stuff to thicken the tabs up.
I enhanced the bases with some slate and resin from the Warhammer 40K Basing Kit and some Games Workshop modelling sand.
One day I might get a few more of these.
If you have looked at my Grey Knights pages you will realise that I am attempting to paint a Grey Knights force which goes beyond the listings in the DaemonHunters Codex. What I am trying to do is to create a Grey Knights force (using the Space Marine Codex) and then using a DaemonHunters force as allies.
One model I got last Christmas was a Forgeworld Razorback the one with the much bigger turret, which I much prefer over the plastic kit version that you get in the shops. As it is only £2 more now, I think the Forgeworld version is much better value for money.
Though you would get some spare weapon parts with the plastic version…
I constructed the main weaponry of the Razorback, the twin-linked Lascannons. This went together fine once I had enlarged the holes in the weapon mount turret.
I constructed the Rhino, I wasn’t going to detail or paint the inside, so I left that as was. I also left off the frontal plate and the doors.
It went together fine and I checked that the Lascannon turret fitted the turret ring.
Next stage will be to add the Grey Knights detailing and doors.
I have been putting my Mark IIb Land Raider together.
The track units went together very easily, adding the resin pieces was a little more complex.
The problem was that the resin pieces had shrunk slightly which meant the fit was not as good as the other plastic parts leaving some gaps between the resin parts and the plastic track units.
I did think about filling the gaps with green stuff, or using plasticard, however for the moment I am leaving as the gap is not that big.
I have been making progress on my Mark IIb Land Raider. I have been putting the sponsons together.
Unlike the smaller plastic ones which come with the plastic kit, these resin pieces are (in my opinion) much nicer and more robust.
As part of my Daemonhunters army I am using a Repressor as a transport for my Inquisitorial Stormtroopers. Overall the model has being coming together really well, though the fit of some of the resin parts did leave a lot to be desired.
After some thought I decided to use some Inquisitor Rhino doors from Forge World to enhance the model.
I am quite pleased with them, they are well sculptured and fit in really well style wise. Unlike some other resin parts from Forge World, these fitted into the door gaps really well.
I wish I had used the front plate instead of the suppplied plastic one, but it would be of little use, as the front plate is hidden by the huge dozer blade, so maybe not such a good idea.
The next stage is to add some more Inquisitorial type paraphernalia to the model. You can see the full workbench feature on my Repressor.