Do you want your own tyranid ravener?

I found this while searching a Halloween prop site.

Chapter Changing

So I've decided to change about 3000 pts of space marines from my current "made up" chapter to the Mortifactors chapter. Mine (the one on the left) wasn't too far off from Mortifactors anyway, so I didn't have to strip or reprime. Even the my chapter marking was a maltise cross with a skull in it, so all I need to do is paint over the cross. I though it turned out pretty decent.

I plan on using several chaplain models for actual chaplains, librarians and maybe even veteran sgt. for vet squads or sternguard.

Questions, comments welcome.

If Orks went to school in the fall...

This would be their big yellow bus!



Ok, It would probably be a battlewagon, but since I didn't just finish one of those I guess this will have to do.
Anyway, HURRAY! I finished it! Its magnetized pretty extensively so a lot of parts are poseable, I have his CC arm in a casual position in the above picture.





Here I moved it into more of a guard position.




And here is the WAAAAAGH! or attack position.



these are the structure point markers I made, painted to look like fire and smoke. As I said before in an earlier post, I think these will come in handy when the bullets start flying...


The three rockets, since they are a one shot weapon, simply remove one when you fire it, so its easy to keep track of your shots.



All of these parts are magnetized, making storage a little easier.
This was a great model to build, I had a lot of fun with it. Its size caused far more painting procrastination than I anticipated, but I got through it.
What I didn't do:
Grots- I left them off, just a personal preference (da mekboy has uver plans for dems anyway)
modifications- just the eyes really, this model didn't need much.

What I wish I'd done:
Magnetize the shoulder big shooter.
Make the back door open with hinges and a removable ladder. (its not on now at all, the way the ladder looked bothered me).

Thats all for now, comments always welcome!
Spanky

Gaming table conundrum

OK so I have been thinking about building a table for a while, but I have not been able to decide on a solid plan yet. I keep going back and forth on some key design points and now I'd like to hear your ideas.
Here's what I am set on:
The table having its own support.
The table having a 3" ledge around it so terrain can go subterranean as well above ground.

Here's what I'm having trouble with:
Permanet vs collapsable tables

Permanent:

Pros:

• sturdy
• can have storage under it
• is set up and ready to go for a game

Cons:

• Can be in the way and is difficult to move
• Is set up and ready for my wife to pile Christmas wrap/clothes/ craft stuff on

Collapsible:

Pros:

• Can be stored or moved out of the way
• No temptation to use it for storage

Cons:

• More difficult to build
• has to be set up before gaming
• no storage

My other issue I face is size. To me 4ft across is too small, especially with 12" deployment zones, but it seems to be the standard. So 4X6? Well what if I want a larger game, do I make the table expandable to 4x8 or 6x8? This brings me to ask: what about making a side of the board 5ft? reaching to the center of a board 6ft across can be arduous at best, a 5x8 ft board is much more manageable for large games. If I did this, what would be the dimensions of the board not expanded? 4x5 or 5x6? And why are odd board sizes are blasphemy to the Emporers STC of game tables?

I look forward to hear anything you might have to say on this subject.

Spanky

Oh just finish already!

I know, I know, Im working on it. Here is some more progress on the Stompa model.

Heres where I'm at right know:

I finished the back piping, rusted and weathered nicely. On this part I used pastels thinned with testors paint thinner- not as easy to use, but gives a little different look. It has its uses.A shot of the patina, came out well I think.

Back of his head

His mug shot, soon to be on imperial wanted posters everywhere...

Not finished with gun yet, heres my progress so far.

Your still working on that?

Yes I am. Sad I know. Been working on a milliion non- game projects lately, but I did find some time to do some more painting on my Stompa.

This is the finished fully weathered close combat arm. Although after looking at these pics for a while I think I need some dark circular scrapes on the round blade. Ok so its 99% finished now.

Here he is with most of his pieces on. His head, upper cc arm and gun arm are only about 50% finished. Speaking of his head...

Here it is! I really was pleased with the way the eyes turned out.

Two more shots showing the weathering/ rusting that I've done with this guy so far.

Questions, comments?

Stompa project- quick update

Hey all,

a quick update on the Stompa project- I've got about a third of it weathered. Its a long slow process, but it is progressing. Thats all for now.