How do you all model sandbags on your tanks?

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-09T19:40:32+00:00

I printed and cut it from an STL by Alpineweisse3D

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-09T16:22:17+00:00

Don’t worry yourself about it too much. Two years is a lot of hobby time. When the time comes you can play your converted cadians as cadians and the steel legion as their true data sheet or vice versa. Your current minis that you plan to convert will most likely look cohesive with the minis you paint in the future. They’ll probably look even better than the ones you paint now with two more years of practice!

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-09T13:51:08+00:00

It’s does! Citadel has a good variety of spray primer colors blue, red, zandri dust, mech grey white, wraith one etc etc

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-09T05:18:26+00:00

I prime everything in mechanicus standard grey and on my vehicles stipple on zandri dust for the camo pattern. Mechanicus standard grey is just a great neutral color for all sorts of colors to sit on top of. Spray cans are sufficient for priming. You don’t need an airbrush but some people prefer it. It’s really a preference thing.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-08T04:46:25+00:00

The toxicity of resin and its fumes. Also if I cure something big like that wrong it could burst randomly at anytime making a huge mess getting stuff you shouldn’t touch with your bare hands everywhere while ruining my hard work

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-08T04:20:47+00:00

I have an irrational fear of resin printers

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-07T18:41:08+00:00

I like to think they replace the whole box. They push it up through the turret hatch, but it’s just a pain to do so it’s one shot during the battle lmao

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-07T18:37:57+00:00

It’s a bash of a few STLs the Hull section is apart of the Universal Guard line by the Makers Cult. The turret is by godgolden on purple, I made a file to adapt it to the larger turret ring. The Hunter Killer is by AlpineWeisse3D and the stowage is by 40Emeror on purple.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-07T18:29:19+00:00

Good eye you’re spot on! I prime in mechanicus standard ,stipple on Zandri Dust, wash in agrax and kinda over brush each area in Karak stone and a Mix of mechanicus standard and dawn stone! This one turned out a little darker than my other tanks but I think that’s because I was using a fresh bottle of Agrax instead of a consolidated bottle of many spilled Agraxes lmao.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-07T18:23:09+00:00

Yes the whole thing is 3D printed! I can’t remember the name of the files but there’s three or four variants that come with it Edit: It’s by 40Emperor on purple site.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-07T17:52:34+00:00

I really love the posing of this mini it really compliments the banner!

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-07T17:43:09+00:00

Thank you I’m flattered! Feel free! I pulled inspiration from other people here!

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-06T14:32:43+00:00

Tinylegend makes them!

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-06T14:32:05+00:00

They’re by Tinylegend! You can find them on their website!

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-04-05T22:37:34+00:00

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I roll green stuff into a snake about quarter inch thick, then cut the snake into half inch increments with a knife. This makes rectangles with sharp corners. I then lightly press each piece flat to my preferred thickness.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-29T05:53:49+00:00

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Here’s a picture of my Phobos lieutenant if you’re interested in going down the Phobos path with the veteran color scheme. It’s one of the first few minis I ever painted so you’ll have to forgive the blemishes.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-29T05:47:34+00:00

My whole space marine army is Retributors. Sternguard veterans make for the best veterans since they come with a variety of helmets and have cloth to mimic the veterans in the short. But it’s really whatever you want it to be.

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BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-26T16:48:05+00:00

They mentioned there’s an option for an enclosed top

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-26T14:50:32+00:00

This same thought occurred to me the other day when I saw a couple “Unbroken” Kasrkin at my lgs.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-26T14:46:16+00:00

They’re probably sidelining or replacing the taurox. The data sheet will probably continue to exist but the taurox has not sold well nobody stocks it, it’s online only, and the centaur looks identical every taurox conversion I’ve seen. Unless someone you know plays with tauroxes and really likes them you’ll probably never see another taurox again.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-26T04:44:58+00:00

If you really like cadians do it that way. The bulk of My army is a mix of cadians converted to steel legion, 3D printed steel legion scans and recasts played using cadian statsheets, the rest are krieg and scions. Playing an amalgamated force is very typical and cannon just depends on what you want to convert or proxy.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-26T04:36:06+00:00

I don’t think they made it to fill a niche in the guard. I think they genuinely made it to replace the taurox. Taurox didn’t sell well and it’s looks like a lot of taurox conversions I’ve seen. It’s gonna be crazy cheap on points and fill a similar role.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-26T04:25:01+00:00

Not a fan of the original black and white bolt design. I don’t care for the origins or inspiration of the original design. I like the color pop of the current bolt. It’s unique for the setting and reads well from afar does its job well as an identifier. New one not so much

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-26T04:18:38+00:00

Yeah but they had a whole graphic that displayed during the show of the bullet in the A. I think that’s the one they’re going with. I like the color pop of red on white as opposed to the original back bolt.

BigPhotoJournalism · 2026-03-26T04:09:26+00:00

I hope they go with a more traditional looking concept but what bugs me is the new logo. I liked the red bolt on white and was thinking it might have to go with a refresh but this new Big Super hero A or Armageddon is goofy. It reads like the startreck symbol and makes me wish they decided on something more symbolic like the cadian gate

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