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sovietspace · August 10th, 2009, 15:28

Well, its time for a new project and so time for a new thread...

After making it through to the end of the last Tale of Painters with my Dark Angels army, I jumped at the chance to have another go.

Originally I saw the new ToP as a great chance to redo my very old Praetorian Guard models, and fashion them into a good looking army. For those who don't know, the Praetorian Guard were a limited edition GW release in 1995, and are basically Imperial Guardsman sculpted to look like British readcoats, ala the film Zulu. I've had most of these models for years, so they are painted rather badly, as you can see in the pics below. I planned to strip the lot of them and start from scratch, painting them up using some of the tricks I have learnt whilst painting my Dark Angels force.

Well that was all well and good, until a friend and I started playing Epic. And dear god I'm hooked. I cannot recommend the game enough to anybody who is interested in it. However, the new problem was, I really wanted to paint my growing epic IG force instead of their 40K cousins.

What to do, what to do...

Ah dammit, I'll just do both.

To see both armies through to the end I realise I'll need a miracle. Specifically a short chamber Boxer-Henry point-four-five caliber miracle. And a bayonet. With some guts behind it*.

I'll see what I can rustle up...

Being the sort of person who likes army lists, I have written one up for each of the armies, and they will form my target for the ToP. They will both probably change, but I just like having a plan!

So, without further ado, here is what you can look forward to:

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Epic Imperial Guard - 4000pts Army List

IG Companies
Mechanised Regimental HQ + Hydra & 3 Demolishers
Infantry Company + Fire Support Platoon
Tank Company + Hydra
Super Heavy Tank Company (Shadowswords)

IG Support Companies
Storm Trooper Platoon & Valkyries
Vultures
Storm Trooper Platoon & Chimera
1 Baneblade

Titan Legions
2 Warhound Titans
2 Thunderbolt Fighters

Total: 4000pts

Progress Key
Black = Yet to Buy
Red = Building Work in Progress/Boxed/Un-stripped
Orange = Painting in Progress
Green = Finished

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40k Imperial Guard - 2000pts Army List

HQ
Company Command Squad (Standard, Medic, Officer of the Fleet & Master of the Ordnance)

Elites
4 Ratlings

Troops
Infantry Platoon 1
Cmd Squad (Standard, Commissar)
Squad 1 (Commissar)
Chimera
Squad 2
Squad 3
Squad 4
Squad 5

Veteran Squad (Sgt. Bastonne)
Chimera

Heavy Support
Leman Russ Squadron (2 Leman Russ)
Ordnance Battery (2 Medusa)
Marauder Destroyer

Total: 2000pts

Progress Key
Black = Yet to Buy
Red = Building Work in Progress/Boxed
Orange = Painting Work in Progress
Green = Finished

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Right then, so thats the plan. Expect the first few test models up soon, and wish me luck.

For the Emperor and the glory of Praetoria!

* For the un-initiated this is a classic 'Zulu' quote. I command you to find that film and watch it!

Lost Nemesis · August 10th, 2009, 16:06

Consider my subscribed; I love any Imperial Guard armies that don't use the Cadian or Catachan plastics, they seem so unoriginal. The older metal models (or the FW models) are much more interesting!

Tekore · August 10th, 2009, 16:36

Looks like fun! Subscribed!

Tekore

forumjayz · August 10th, 2009, 16:41

Go Soviet!!

your Fan has subscribed!

Cheers CJ

sovietspace · August 10th, 2009, 17:21

Huzzah, I have a fan base! Wittiness the drawing power of the pith helmet!

Cheers guys

Johnnysd · August 10th, 2009, 17:26

Subscribed. Curious as to what this will look like

sovietspace · August 11th, 2009, 08:28

Well, there have already been changes to the army lists... After a discussion with Tekore, he has kindly allowed to use a Forge World model that I have been meaning to paint for years. I'm quite excited to announce that my Praetorians will be bolstered by nothing less than a Marauder Destroyer!

At around 425pts, its a big chunk of the 2000pt force but, given the fact that I will need to reserve at least one joker for it and that its such a large model, I don't think I'm giving myself much of an advantage. The model is currently in bits, but look forward to some pics as soon as its together!

Bring on the Imperial Navy...

forumjayz · August 11th, 2009, 09:09

That a very cool plan and yeah 425 points is a heck of a lot

. Looking forward to some pictures of that model.

Cheers CJ

xbanditsx · August 11th, 2009, 12:22

This looks like fun - subscribed!

_Mr_NiD_ · August 13th, 2009, 13:58

By god sovetie what have you got yourself into....I look foward to seeing both!!

August 10th, 2009, 15:28	#1 (permalink)
sovietspace Eh? Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Age: 21 Posts: 341 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 48 Total Awards: 1	[Tale of Painters] sovietspace's Epic and 40K Praetorian Guard madness <a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_d1_openx_org_ck_php_n_a83f474f_amp_cb_46587945173');" rel='nofollow' href='http://d1.openx.org/ck.php?n=a83f474f&cb=46587945173' target='_blank'><img src='http://d1.openx.org/avw.php?zoneid=22572&cb=46587945173&n=a83f474f' border='0' alt='' /></a> Well, its time for a new project and so time for a new thread... After making it through to the end of the last Tale of Painters with my Dark Angels army, I jumped at the chance to have another go. Originally I saw the new ToP as a great chance to redo my very old Praetorian Guard models, and fashion them into a good looking army. For those who don't know, the Praetorian Guard were a limited edition GW release in 1995, and are basically Imperial Guardsman sculpted to look like British readcoats, ala the film Zulu. I've had most of these models for years, so they are painted rather badly, as you can see in the pics below. I planned to strip the lot of them and start from scratch, painting them up using some of the tricks I have learnt whilst painting my Dark Angels force. Well that was all well and good, until a friend and I started playing Epic. And dear god I'm hooked. I cannot recommend the game enough to anybody who is interested in it. However, the new problem was, I really wanted to paint my growing epic IG force instead of their 40K cousins. What to do, what to do... Ah dammit, I'll just do both. To see both armies through to the end I realise I'll need a miracle. Specifically a short chamber Boxer-Henry point-four-five caliber miracle. And a bayonet. With some guts behind it. I'll see what I can rustle up... Being the sort of person who likes army lists, I have written one up for each of the armies, and they will form my target for the ToP. They will both probably change, but I just like having a plan! So, without further ado, here is what you can look forward to: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Epic Imperial Guard - 4000pts Army List* IG Companies Mechanised Regimental HQ + Hydra & 3 Demolishers Infantry Company + Fire Support Platoon Tank Company + Hydra Super Heavy Tank Company (Shadowswords) IG Support Companies Storm Trooper Platoon & Valkyries Vultures Storm Trooper Platoon & Chimera 1 Baneblade Titan Legions 2 Warhound Titans 2 Thunderbolt Fighters Total: 4000pts Progress Key Black = Yet to Buy Red = Building Work in Progress/Boxed/Un-stripped Orange = Painting in Progress Green = Finished --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40k Imperial Guard - 2000pts Army List HQ Company Command Squad (Standard, Medic, Officer of the Fleet & Master of the Ordnance) Elites 4 Ratlings Troops Infantry Platoon 1 Cmd Squad (Standard, Commissar) Squad 1 (Commissar) Chimera Squad 2 Squad 3 Squad 4 Squad 5 Veteran Squad (Sgt. Bastonne) Chimera Heavy Support Leman Russ Squadron (2 Leman Russ) Ordnance Battery (2 Medusa) Marauder Destroyer Total: 2000pts Progress Key Black = Yet to Buy Red = Building Work in Progress/Boxed Orange = Painting Work in Progress Green = Finished --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Right then, so thats the plan. Expect the first few test models up soon, and wish me luck. For the Emperor and the glory of Praetoria! * For the un-initiated this is a classic 'Zulu' quote. I command you to find that film and watch it! __________________ My Dark Angels WIP My Epic & 40k Imperial Guard WIP My Blog Last edited by sovietspace; October 10th, 2009 at 10:37. Reason: Updating Army Lists

August 10th, 2009, 16:06	#2 (permalink)
Lost Nemesis Shadow Captain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 20 Posts: 11,982 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 147	Consider my subscribed; I love any Imperial Guard armies that don't use the Cadian or Catachan plastics, they seem so unoriginal. The older metal models (or the FW models) are much more interesting! __________________ my project log - fluffy raven guard forum rules

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forumjayz kut maar krachtig Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands, Delft Age: 22 Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 55	Go Soviet!! your Fan has subscribed! Cheers CJ __________________ WiP/ToP Thread: Dragon Rider Host

August 10th, 2009, 17:21	#5 (permalink)
sovietspace Eh? Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Age: 21 Posts: 341 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 48 Total Awards: 1	Huzzah, I have a fan base! Wittiness the drawing power of the pith helmet! Cheers guys __________________ My Dark Angels WIP My Epic & 40k Imperial Guard WIP My Blog

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August 11th, 2009, 08:28	#7 (permalink)
sovietspace Eh? Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Age: 21 Posts: 341 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 48 Total Awards: 1	Well, there have already been changes to the army lists... After a discussion with Tekore, he has kindly allowed to use a Forge World model that I have been meaning to paint for years. I'm quite excited to announce that my Praetorians will be bolstered by nothing less than a Marauder Destroyer! At around 425pts, its a big chunk of the 2000pt force but, given the fact that I will need to reserve at least one joker for it and that its such a large model, I don't think I'm giving myself much of an advantage. The model is currently in bits, but look forward to some pics as soon as its together! Bring on the Imperial Navy... __________________ My Dark Angels WIP My Epic & 40k Imperial Guard WIP My Blog

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forumjayz kut maar krachtig Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands, Delft Age: 22 Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 55	That a very cool plan and yeah 425 points is a heck of a lot . Looking forward to some pictures of that model. Cheers CJ __________________ WiP/ToP Thread: Dragon Rider Host

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