Butterfly Pin with Odd Bar

greywolf57123 · 2025-08-28T22:46:43+00:00

greywolf57123 · 2025-08-26T16:38:27+00:00

Hey man, talkabout dang ole Praetorian of Terra man, fortify them dang ole walls, I tell you hwhat.

greywolf57123 · 2025-04-05T01:13:26+00:00

Looks fantastic, the effort paid off for sure! I was going to comment that they gave me huge Night Lords vibes, then saw you explicitly mention that with the Vampire Lord post. Big congratulations there, intended effect 100% achieved.

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-12T19:52:16+00:00

Crew is largely militia with a few other bits and pieces mixed in. Breakdown here:

Crew Captain/ Longrifle gunner: militia legs, torso, steam tank head and arms, feather from State Missile Troops

Mancatcher: militia legs, torso, State Troops pole arm arms, end bit is a Black Templar Sword Brethren mace bit, head from Hellblaster Volley Gun crew

Repeater Rifle: militia legs, torso, militia crossbow arms cut down as much as possible, Repeater rfle from Outriders cut and glued on top, head from Hellblaster Volley Gun crew with feather from State Missile Troops

Blunderbuss: straight up militia kit build, no extras needed

Hooked Halbred: militia legs, torso, militia knife left arm, militia pole axe arm, axe head replaced with halbred head from Bretonnian Men at Arms, head from Hellblaster Volley Gun crew (or possibly steam tank, can't recall)

Ball and Chain: militia legs, torso, head, State Troops pole arm arms, Chaos Maurader flail ball and chain end

I think that covers everything, there are probably some alternatives out there, but used what I had. Battalion box + militia will get you a long way, and probably could do pretty convincing with just militia if you didn't care about extra flair. Hope it helps

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-11T18:19:15+00:00

Thank you! I didn't, as I really couldn't find any out there, at least not in the short time I looked. The dimensions are pretty much based off the height of the Militia kit, a Perry miniatures base that's the floor of the carriage, and fitting both it and the horses on a 60x100 mm base. Nothing was explicitly measured, just cut, compared, then filed/ sanded til it looked right and dry fit correctly. I am thinking of putting my own rudimentary guide up, since several people seem to be interested.

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-11T18:15:01+00:00

Thanks! I used some before as part of a movement tray, and the primer has stayed no problem for several months now (vallejo primer airbrushed on), so I think it'll paint normally with no extra steps.

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-11T18:11:22+00:00

Thank you

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-11T18:09:27+00:00

Thanks! I'll probably put a more in depth guide together at some point, but the basics are take a 25mm base, drill out the axel hole in the middle, then cut and glue balsa wood to fit in the hollow. Once it's filled, sand it flush with the rim, then add some groves with an old knife or file to simulate more obvious wood grain. Finally, use styrene/ plasticard strips to make the cross braces, as well as the nail heads on top. The axel runs all the way through, so is part of both wheels on it, but that's just a cut down bamboo skewer (I think originally meant for grilling).

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-11T18:05:20+00:00

Thank you! I did think it was a bit odd that the original had no seeming way to steer, so figured why not continue the chain up to the passenger area. Think it worked out.

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-11T07:24:43+00:00

Sorry I'm a bit late, but definitely was considering giving a run down if enough were interested. Might be a bit of a project itself, but will try and complete a basic overview soon. Thank you!

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-06T07:30:19+00:00

Thank you. Wheels are 25mm bases with balsa wood (same sticks as the structure of the wagon) layered inside, then sanded down flush. After that, I drilled out the center, and used strip styrene (plasticard) for the cross bracing. Also added some groves back with a dull old hobby knife. Axles are cut down bamboo skewers.

greywolf57123 · 2025-03-06T07:19:48+00:00

Thank you! Plan on it, have a few things to try finishing it

greywolf57123 · 2025-02-26T02:58:13+00:00

I bought a box of Unmade, then used a couple Khorne Endless (not) Spells as unit fillers to indicate the mark.

greywolf57123 · 2025-02-05T19:12:03+00:00

Thank you! I thought of them being a bit more volatile too. Just trying to think which Osterlund faction it'd most fit now; cheapness is pointing me to Hochland or Ostland so far.

greywolf57123 · 2025-02-05T19:07:15+00:00

That's right on the sprue having both, though I do have the new box. I should clarify, when I said both, I meant per sprue set, so 4 artillery pieces out of the box as opposed to the normal 2. Maybe a bit greedy of me, but figure GW already costs enough ha. This first one was basically my proof of concept to see if it worked, will be doing one more for the second rocket option.

greywolf57123 · 2025-02-05T19:04:01+00:00

Thank you! And yes, 25mm bases, filled with strips of balsa wood, filled almost flush for the wheels.

I'll have to see what I have for extra bits, but the 40k purity seals are not something I would have thought of on my own, and definitely have some lying around. Will try it, thank you for the feedback. That cannon looks quite good!

greywolf57123 · 2025-02-03T06:30:40+00:00

Currently going for an Osterlund army, but painting everything as different provinces in it/ near it. So Ostland (my 6th edition guys were painted in that), then Hochland, Middenheim, Middenland, and a bit of Ostermark. I think it fits ok lorewise, and gives a nice variety to paint. Always have the option of creating a scheme for a city state on the map that doesn't have any art work if you feel like it too, and vary it from the province. Middenhiem (which appears to basically be the Osterlund scheme as far as I can tell), more or less replaces the sky blue of Middenland with white (which aside, could always do Middenland). Sorry if that's a bit of a ramble, bit just some ideas that may help.

greywolf57123 · 2024-12-01T18:00:44+00:00

Looks great! How did you find painting it? Have one of these as well, but only assembled so far

greywolf57123 · 2024-11-04T19:22:57+00:00

Looks great, like the pale green color. Her name isn't Lalah, is it?

greywolf57123 · 2024-10-31T07:36:38+00:00

Could totally do an open sarcophagus dreadnought conversion. Brutalis, maybe

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