Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Guardian sort out

Last night I spent a while going through my old collection of guardians.  Altogether I've got 104 old style ones (plus more than enough platform crew and warlocks), many of which are the metal body plastic arm variety.  Having looked at the available weapons and the codex limitations I've decided I can make and paint the following units (although not immediately):

3 Iyanden and 1 Ulthwe Defender Squad (the difference is just in the painting):
Each with 9 Guardians with catapults + warlock + platform with 2 crew (12 models per unit)

1 Iyanden and 1 Ulthwe Assault Squad
9 Guardians with close combat wpns + 2 Guardians with special wpns + warlock (12 models per unit)

1 Ranger squad (converted from lasgun guardians)
10 Rangers with (sniper) las rifles

Total Guardians used 68

The remaining models will be "archived" but with the plan that eventually I will cobble together a biel tan (white and green) defender squad and another unit of 10 Rangers.  the remaining handful will be mostly the old "lasgun plastic guardians" which will be scavenged for bitz.  I've also got 15 to 20 new style guardians (not included in any of the above) but they will stay on their sprues until everything else is done (despite being arguably nicer than the old style)

Monday, 29 October 2012

Fire dragons finished

Done apart from bases and varnish


the photos are pants - far too dark - due to bad lighting and camera - so will try and get better ones sometime soon (maybe once based)

Ruins WIP


Looking very nice

Marines and a Predator


Confirmed sightings

Friday, 26 October 2012

Cpt Cavez arrives

Orks pushed back by the timely intervention of the infamous Cpt Cavez

Industrial complex overrun by orks


Reports confirm that the dark angels are under attack from orks.  the industrial complex is badly damaged

Scouts report dark angel activity in Sector 5


Covert photos taken of dark angel activity in Sector 5

Fire dragons ready their weapons

A squad of fire dragons make their way to the craftworld's muster point

Howling Banshees ready for war


Just need bases doing

Howling banshees join the warhost

A squad of banshees answer the call of battle in Week 2

Raising the Iyanden warhost


I am raising units to find a planned battle against a force of dark angels.  Here are the initial photos of Week 1 painting progress

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