Imperial guard motivational diary.

[Silvanest]

looks like they're comming along realy welll. good coheriant color scheme and some realy spiffy looking conversions.

though that blue skinned sage looks like a non sexy Twi'lek :tongue:

[Andusciassus]

Non sexy you say? That's how I like them, overaged, overweight and blue in their faces. Taste may vary though...
I didn't get much done yesterday. I started on the robe for the Colonel, stripped a Bassie and then my son woke up and wouldn't calm down until I went to bed. Singing lullabies is a twoway thing. The longer you sing the more tired you get.
I can hear him moan in the bedroom right now, but I hope he'll fall to sleep soon so I can continue.

The body of the Colonel is indeed the old Valhallan special HQ guy Chenkov or something. He has huge feet I tell you, huuuge. The head am I rather proud of I must say.
It's nearly all sculpted or at least very converted.
It used to be one of the heads from the empire militia (WHF the one with the big helmet- a hat-like looking thing. I started by cutting of the face, then trimmed his lip a bit -it was nearly the size of Chenkovs feet. I then buit the back of the head and the damaged right side. There are also some stylish thingies on his back-head you'll get to see it once he is finished.
Right about when I learn to take good pics.

[Cortex]

Like the look of the army, Cant wait to see some more pictures keep up the good work

[Andusciassus]

Ha ha! Finally something that works slower than I do (and even you -t ) LO! When the pics are up they are outdated due to the slow loading time and all the hazzle.
I have not done so much, my son has been sleeping very lightly the last week and we've become quite close for the last weeks so I'm the only one allowed to sing lullabies for him
I've had some spare time though and I spent it all on something utterly useless. I've always wanted an enclosed Basilisk. I know it's not a good upgrade pointswise but as good Ash said -Upgrade away it's characterbuilding. I also think that an army where everybody is using rebreathers really should have enclosed tanks, it makes sense.

My funds are quite limited though (those metal models are expensive even on Ebay ) so no FW-fancyness for me.
I did however have some plasticard in my drawer, I got it from a signmaker a while back) so I decided to try and use it. It's lovely though very thick. So I've been forced to use some cardboard too... Hope it survives painting.
There will be some more small stuff added before I paint, but most of it is on now.

[Cortex]

Thats one nice tank..Like all the detail you have put in to your work. Great job keep it up

[minus_t]

Very awesome buddy. Very awesome indeed.
Also, I hate you, and your motivation.
-_^

-t.

[Andusciassus]

I have now been seriously bitten by the "make your own vehicle"-bug. Man those big things are fun to build. I have finished my Bassie (or am very close to finish it) and I've started on both a Salamander, though I know it might not be the best of vehicles, and a "counts as" Chimera, or something.
It'll become a small flyer for something like a vet-squad. It's based upon an Ork vehicle, a buggy I think, and the troopers will each have his own little halfcovering coffin on the outside. It'll be used either like the Chimera or maybe if it turns out fly-ish enough, a Valkyria.
Now all of this remains to bee seen though.
I'll get some pics up when one might have a chance to see what the finished result might look like.

[Andusciassus]

Also, I hate you, and your motivation.

That's alright, most of the time I hate me too not to mention how much my motivation hates me... OK, maybe not in the 40K-universe but in real life... it can become quite messy when my motivation tries to catch my attention.

[Ash]

Just found this thread, I had'nt noticed the sub forum before.
Love the enclosed basilisk, looks like that was fun to make.
Keep the pix comming.
Great work.

[Andusciassus]

How great to have you among us out here in the forum Ash and yes -it was great fun to make. Those tanks are just a treat.
I've been insipired by Cortex's Chimera and the narrative thing about it so the salamander I'm building at the moment (it has turned out to be a pure salamander btw) has a crew that becomes more and more "characters" all the time.
I'll get you some pics as soon as the (long and sometimes quite painfull) blue tac state has been done with.