Tuesday 17 February 2015

From DavidB - Something Bigger than Big (135 Points)

So here is the Armor of the Cadian 7th. Infantry is "the Queen of Battle" as they can go anywhere and do most anything, but my yellow cord brethren often remind me that "Cav keeps that b***h from getting raped' I really hate painting tanks, but they really needed to get finished as the primer had cured long enough them!

I must apologize for the photo heavy post that follows.


Back in one of my codex's for the guard, there was an option for armored crew compartments which would allow d-6 crewmembers to survive the tanks destruction and deny VPs to the enemy as long as they scampered about. I did use these fellows for that purpose. That rule is now gone, so these horseless fellows will form up with the veteran squads. All are metal models except for one which was a bash of plastic bits.





I did get this tank hunter from forgeworld. It has yet to see service. I added the black stripes to denote it's tank sniping status.


the executioner is no longer in the rules, but the 7th will still use it!

This tank has a conqueror class which can fire all weapons on the move, but it's main gun lacks the range of a regular russ tank. It is no longer in the rules too. I purposely made a few plates in a red primer color to give it a rough patched up look. It's role is infantry support which would put it right in teeth of combat...and needing all sorts of repair!

I used a purple brown wash on the white which really dirtied the tanks up nicely, it didn't show up too well on the grey and blue areas, so I stopped washing those panels. It kinda works like a fractal line in illustration where your eye automatically dirties the whole tank


a vanilla Russ. It is still a workhorse though and perfectly respectful in it's own right.
This one has the search light added.




The vanquisher is still in the lists! Gotta enjoy the big guns!


No metallic paints here. all NMM. I'm still struggling with it but successes are now more common.



And we have the big beastie...a baneblade!



"We have come to negotiate"


I opened and built this kit over the summer and discovered that I did not have the search light for it.

I looted an extra light from a marine kit just to cover the empty socket for the light assembly.


I did the lights and the adeptius mechanicus shrine last, both were a lot of fun to do.


The armor fist of the 7th. There is also two Lemans, a Demolisher, Basilisk, Griffon, and an Exterminator, but they are in the old testors paint from the 90's. They were not fun to paint then either! I'll dust them with black this summer and repaint them as these...or just keep on using them as they are!

I do find these things to be a chore. I can crank out a lot of infantry, but tanks take a long time to do. 

I blew up my airbrush compressor ( it was as old as I am which may be an omen!) in getting the camo base coat on these. the mid and highlights are all brushed on. I have been working on these, the dismounts and my poor Oliphant the past three weeks. This was not a week endeavor, but begun with blue platoon....I still hate to paint tanks! The blue pattern was one I began on the older models when I and a buddy began playing 40k. He had grand designs on building a winter board that never happened.

The 7th used my earlier attempts at this camo in the Armageddon worldwide campaign. Col Stuart and the 7th were to go to an ice world to fight, but were rerouted to Armageddon. Stuart ordered the men not to repaint the tanks camouflage. plus I like them that way! :)

- four 28mm tanks
- one super heavy
- eight 28mm dismounts and two tank commanders 


From Curt:

Holy crap, that is a lot of resin and plastic David! Awesome work. I really like the tan-stripe-camo on these and your NMM effect has worked out very well. 

With your three entries this week you've climbed over 20 places in the rankings, which is no mean feat either!  Great job David!

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    1. Thank you, Tamsin! Now I can get back to humble infantry!

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  2. This is most impressive. David. You did a spectacular job with the NMM. Knockout work all the way round.

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    1. Thank you, Anne! Still figuring out the NMM, but I'm getting more comfortable with it. I refuse to buy anymore metallic paints!

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  3. Unbelievably impressive work, I'm really wowed. I'm also jealous of your metal tank crew men. Your IG force is absolutely one of the coolest I've seen.

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  4. Unbelievably impressive work, I'm really wowed. I'm also jealous of your metal tank crew men. Your IG force is absolutely one of the coolest I've seen.

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    1. Thank you! If you are jealous of the tank crew, wait till you see what else I got. I hope to get the guard speeder out with the sentinels before the challenge finishes.

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  5. Great work, love the 'camo' on the tanks.

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    1. Thank you! I'm most relieved that they are done! They took up a lot of realestate on the desk!

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  6. Absolutely lovely. The mix of old school and new school units is great. The weathering on the tanks is lovely, yet another thing I've picked up from my fellow bloggers on here that I need to copy!

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    1. Thank you! The 7th truely proves that an army is never completed. They will probably get reinforcements for as long as I got them!

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  7. Well that seems an exercise in one up man ship! They just kept getting bigger! The Camo really does break up the outline of each tank and while not sure about the blue as camouflage I guess it all depends on the world so how can I complain.

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    1. Thank you, Clint! I did go big for the submissions this week! ;)
      My painting desk has a white top as I just discovered! The camouflage was intended as a winter scheme, but real world has shown me that in regards to desert and winter, every color becomes dusty or cloaked in winter! ;)

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  8. Good grief that's a lot of great looking armour.

    Ian

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    1. Thank you, Ian! I'm glad they turned out so well and are off my desk!

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  9. As has been said so eloquently above: the paintjobs on those threads are superb! I like the background of your force a lot to and will now await your Native Orkians patiently...

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    1. Thank you, Sander! If I am honest, it is the time that makes tanks a chore, but you gotta do it right! I can now get back to infantry! My works are BloodAxe Johnny Rebs, but they may need a Snakebite Comanche contingent! There was one Confederate General who never lost a battle and was the last to surrender....he was a tribesman and led a force of Anglos and Tribesmen against the North in the Western Theatre! ;)

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    2. Damn autocorrect.... ORKS! Not work, I do enough of that already!

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    3. Snakebite comanche sound like a wonderful idea!

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  10. Thank you, Curt! It is a real treat to clear my desk of the big stuff and to have completed almost half of the 7th! I have enough completed now for a fully painted force. Now I can get back to the Infantry.
    Although I still have more training and OT on the horizon, I'm still aiming for 1000! ;)

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  11. I love the colour scheme, looks like ACW Union in space. Great work

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    1. Thanks! Just have to finish up the BloodAxe rebs and rides now. ;)

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  12. Very well done! That's quite an impressive amount of armour in this entry.

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    1. Thank you Moiterei! The 7th does have some firepower!

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  13. Excellent work David - what a great big submission (literally). I particularly like the Leman Russ Vanquisher, as it is the only variant of that tank that looks close to an actual MBT. I often wish GW would give the Leman Russ a new look, but then when I see what they come out with these days, perhaps best to leave well enough alone.

    Great brushwork, and I always love to see the colour blue put to such great use!

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    1. Thank you, Greg! I do not care much for the Russ and wish they were a touch wider and longer. They all should have the vanquisher gun! It looks so much better.

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    2. I'd be tempted to let FW handle a full redesign of the Russ. They are all serious tread-heads and would come up with something wonderful. I've seen a number of up-armoured Chimera with Russ turrets on that looked far better than the standard Russ.

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  14. Big submission. Good work with that strange camo colour combo. Is it some sort of blue ice planet? cheers

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    1. Thanks! My buddy was going to make a huge board of crystal forests, glaciers, and frozen water. The rocks were going to be blue as the planet was rich in metals and cobalt with mining towns and tank factories. I should just build it myself!

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  15. The colour scheme reminds me of the WWII Caunter scheme used by the Allies in the western desert. Very nice indeed David and being a fellow vehicle-painting-hater I can imagine the effort that lot required!

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  16. Thank you, Millsy! I thought I was going to breeze right through them, but my airbrush compressor belched smoke and sparks, and I thought it was loud before! At least that chore is done!

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  17. Fantastic tank collection there. You've inspired me to have a stab at the two superheavies I have sat on my shelf ;)

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    1. Thank you, Paul! Millsy is right, primer needs to age on a model for best results! I look forward to seeing your super heavies!

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  18. Man, that's a whole lotta armor! Love it. Great work, particularly on the NMM.

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    1. Thank you,David! I decided I'd learn NMM during the challenge. I'm progressing at it as practice does make perfect!

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  19. Those tanks are fantastic! I particularly like the plows for some reason. Also the roadkill eye view photo is my favorite.

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    1. Thank you, Sean! I too like the dozer blades... I just wish I could run over stuff with them! ;)

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