Got all my painting done I said I would yesterday - almost. I've not varnished the fellas yet as I can't find my varnishing brush. Most of my models are varnished with brush-on Testors Dullcote, and then their reflective red visors are given about 4 coats of Vallejo Gloss. Not sure what to do with the vehicles, might see if I can find some Testors in spray format.

It makes me a lot happier about the current state of the army, seeing it all lined up on my old 'army board'. Traditionally, my armies pose on this board while they're being assembled as it's just the right size and thickness. It's actually a board I undercoated black back in school and wrote my name on, but never painted anything on. I think it is destined for greatness one day, it is happy holding my armies until Fate decides the day has come for me to paint a masterpiece on its receptive primed surface.

Click for bigger, and see the sorry state half my army in currently in.



I also bought a Rhino last week for my Hearthguard. I didn't want a third Chimera as I'd go mad painting them, and also as historically Squats had Rhinos in both Epic and 40K. Well, everyone did back then as the Chimera had not yet debuted in 28mm scale. Land Raiders and Rhinos were the staple of Imperial Guard armies, and hadn't yet been ret-conned to Marines only. I'll be fielding it as a transport for the Hearthguard who count as allied Inquisitoral Storm Troopers, though I am still a little worried about representing their hellguns.



(Note the modified vision slit - it's lower down as the crewmen aren't as tall.) I added the Imperial Guard storm bolter and not the Marine one as it fits the Guard aesthetic better. I think this is a little odd as another reason I had for adding it was to make the army less Imperial Guard and more Imperial in flavour. I might go a little further and add a Mk2b Pre-Heresy Pattern Forge World Land Raider, though it is a point-sink. Might be useful for the 1850pt tournaments though...

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Posted by Curis at 10:32 PM