Cadians: 1st Platoon Complete

This Labor Day weekend sees the 1st Platoon of my Imperial Guard army officially completed. The officer, standard, and melta trooper have are all painted and affixed to their new bases.

Obligatory Purity Seal shot

The Platoon Standard turned out better than I had hoped it might

1st Platoon in all its painted glory

That's all of them.

 Next to paint is a squad of Steel Legion Troopers for my 2nd Platoon. I've also been playing through the original Dawn of War again. I loved the models THQ used for terrain in the first installment of that game, and might replicate some of it for my own table.

Cheers,

CJ

Cadian Flame Troopers 003: Complete!

Six models closer to done! Seven, if you count the odd Tempestus Scion that I added to my painting queue as the rest of the flame troops drew to completion.

As mentioned previously, the line troops are a little shy of the adornment seen on the Special Weapon Squad. I want these guys to be noticeable on the table and in a potential infantry blob, but not out shine the rest of their respective squads.

Flamer toting Tempestus Scion...

...and another purity seal. That is probably how he made it into the queue, now that I think about it. Extra GS...hmmm...Stormtrooper with Flamer?...Sure, why not?- is the most likely explanation.

I'm a sucker for purity seals, what can I say?

Next on my bench are these final three models for 1st Platoon's command section.

Cheers,

CJ

Cadian Flame Troopers 002

This week finds my Special Weapon Squad finished and based.

The completed squad.

I used greenstuff to craft the aprons these guys sport. The left over greenstuff went to my favorite all time use of leftover greenstuff: making purity seals. They are a small detail that adds a lot to the narrative surrounding my forces.

The rest of the unit. These guys haven't earned any purity seals yet.

This is a shot of the finished faces of the flame troopers. I wanted to throw this in on a Paint Table Saturday update but constantly forgot.

Well then, nine models to finish 1st Platoon. I think I know what is next on my to do list once the next batch of flame troopers is based and done.

Cheers,

CJ

Paint Table Saturday no. 13

Hello, and apologies for the radio silence of late. Life, eh? It sure is fun sometimes.

Anyways, silence or no, I have been at work on the Flamer troops from 1st Platoon.

Here are the six line troops. Also included is a Stormtrooper Tempestus Scion that washed up in my painting queue. In the background you can see the Special Weapon Squad...

...here are their bases, ready for paint.

Cheers,

CJ

Cadian Flame Troopers 001

I've gotten a good start on the twelve models I need to complete 1st Platoon. The line troopers will be relatively unadorned where the troops that compose the Special Weapons Squad will have purity seals and flame-resistant aprons.

The basic troops. These guys will be deployed to round out the Infantry Squads that have recently lost their heavy weapons. The flame troopers here need just a bit of prep and greenstuff and then these models will be ready for paint.

The Special Weapons Squad. Clearly more personality here in this squad. The heavy welder type helmet was a much more difficult thing to craft, getting the shapes right. All the flame troopers will have heavy gauntlets, these arms are already on paint kebabs and ready for paint.

Cheers!

CJ

Not Quite Creed Completed

This has always been my inspiration for my Creed figure. When last we saw Not Quite Creed, he was in this state of repair...

I painted up the legs and got the torso nearly complete before I left town. When I got back (and after thinking about it for the whole trip...) I gave Not Quite Creed a bath in some brake fluid (don't drink the brake fluid, and dispose of the waste properly if you choose to use it).

It was a good call in this case. I was originally planning a black stormcoat. After thinking the matter over thoroughly, I decided upon a dark grey stormcoat. The final result fits better with the other existing officers I have, namely the Cadian Colonel which I now use as an Officer of the Fleet.

Once the grey was actually on the model and I lay down the first black wash over it I knew I had made the right choice. His base is two layers of .125 inch thick cork with some sand. I like basing my heroes on 40mm bases, so I do it. On Not Quite Creed's base, I decided to try a road technique I saw on EonsOfBattle's YouTube channel. In their video, they use yellow for the lines and I liked it, but I also thought something like that may jar. I decided a white line, broken with the sigil of the Imperial Guard. I freehanded the lines and winged skull around the existing weathering.

Here stand Not Quite Creed and Kell both. They make a great pair on the field-

...wait, what? Well, shit.

This is the kind of thing that makes me want to go Oldhammer it up somewhere. I might just have to see about rounding up the guys and deciding on an Oldhammer format that suits us all. Not a single one of us is a competitive gamer, we're in it for the narrative. Stay tuned for more on these developments.

So here is my chart now. I only turned one square green, but this completes my Company Command Squad. I think next I will work on some of the Flamer troops from Platoon I. I might just bang out the six I need, as well as the six regular troopers I'll need. Having a Drax-a-gram is nice, it felt good to mark progress in such a way. I'll have to remember to keep up on it as I complete more figures.

Cheers,

CJ

Cadian Armoured Sentinel Complete

I ordered these .063"x .031" rare earth magnets from Magcraft and installed them in my Sentinel. I then added magnets in the weapon systems and their respective accessories. The magnets are small and easy to lose, so if you decide to order some be careful. In my fingers they felt especially tiny.

I have the options made ready for both Armoured and Scout Sentinel. I have another kit and I plan to build the same configuration with it. I will then use the left over Armageddon pattern bits to convert some eBay salvage jobs I won last year.

I added  army markings and unit id on the walker. After the unit gets some kills, I will add the appropriate kill markers.

Once I finish with the eBay Sentinels and the other new kit, I'll have five total. I plan to convert some heavy bolters and multi-meltas to round out the weapon selection. It is always fun to herd Ork Boyz from the flanks :D

Cheers,

CJ

Tidying Up the Imperial Guard

Here is my Imperial Guard force.  Tidying them up involves finishing units, finishing the little details, and basing the force coherently.  Laying everything out like this lets me see what I need to complete.

Basing is one of the things that can make or break an otherwise well painted army.  We've all seen it: some one in the FLGS with an army that has been growing for years, and the bases show the evolution of their vision.  Hell, even I did it with my first Space Marine army.

With my Imperial Guard force, I decided on urban style bases, as showcased in the Azog Treadbike project.  My army has been mostly painted and for a while, but some models still needed their bases finished.  The bases I'm using include some Epicast bases and some custom bases I produced.  The rest just get the usual treatment of sand and dead grass.

From the above blob, I separated these models out as needing completion in some form or another.  For now I'm concentrating on the bases.  Most of the models just needed a daub of glue and a bit of static grass.  These immediately above needed a bit more work... not including the wholly unpainted command section there.

I started by using PVA glue to attach sand to all the bases that needed it.  Then I waited for it to dry and did some work on my Storm Troopers.  Once the bases were ready ready for paint, I quickly added their first layers of flat black, then codex grey, and a wash of black.  Then back to the Storm Troopers until that dried.  Once the wash dried, the bases were drybrushed with codex grey, fortress grey, and finally kommndo khaki.  They were finished up with static grass.

Here is most of the lot.  I'll have to post a picture of the army in rank and file.  I'm thinking of picking up a Sack o' Skulls from Secret Weapon Miniatures and sprinkling them out across the bases for some more colour.

Here are the bases I plan to use for my Mechanicus Marine force.  I plan to pour a mould and make casts of these.  I'll make sure to post the results.

Cheers,
Xi