[Warhammer 40k] My very first models.

[Derfud]

Well, after a long painting binge, I finally finished painting 3 of my warhammer 40k imperial guard models. I was quite pleased with how they turned out. There are the first models I have ever painted.

http://www.sd36.bc.ca/earlma/planning10/websites/cam/misc/kasrkins800.jpg

Note: The sand on the base of the commissar (middle guy with the hat) is 50 million years old.

[Lise]

For a first timer that's DAMN fine. WTG. And yeah, that's an old Commissar model, but you made him look great. WTG. :D

What's your planned army list?

[Derfud]

Old commissar model? Really? I bought him a few months ago...

[Warborn]

Good show, nice looking models, especially for a newbie (I've seen some AWFUL models done by beginners). Proof that even without advanced brush techniques you can get models to look good anyway. Once you've got a few squads painted that well, any little errors you may have made won't really be obvious anyway, and together, they'll look great.

[Subterfuge]

I've known some people who played WH40k, but they spent most of their time painting then actually playing :doh:

[MrPaul]

I've known some people who played WH40k, but they spent most of their time painting then actually playing :doh:
That's where most of the fun is. It's calming. Plus, when you're done you get to marvel at what you've done. It's a good feeling.

If I ever can be bothered, I'll get mine from the roof and show you mine.
Quite a lot of Ultramarines (boring, I know), and a few Elves from the original Warhammer.

Just saw Incompetent's post: I have Tau, too. Hammerhead for teh win.

[Incompetent]

Very nice derf, I'm slowly putting together a Guard army and a Tau army. I haven't played yet (me and a few friends were going to put together armies, everyone else jumped ship, real fucking suprise there) but I just like putting them together and painting them, so I just kept building them anyway. I agree that it's a nice feeling to have actually created something you can be proud of, although, admittedly, I am building them with an eye towards eventually playing at one of the local places.

[Derfud]

I plan on doing that also, right now, I dont even have a rulebook. My friend who played chaos started a Tau army about the time I started my Cadian army.

Also, my end-all goal for my imperial guard army is to have a few tanks, lots of kasrkin squads (stormtroopers). And possibly one of the super-heavy tanks from forgeworld. Maybe even a titan if I can afford one :D

[Warborn]

I plan on doing that also, right now, I dont even have a rulebook. My friend who played chaos started a Tau army about the time I started my Cadian army.

Those aren't Cadian colors you're using, unless you were planning to use an original color scheme on Cadian models.

Also, my avatar guy is a Cadian trooper. Cadians rock. My favorite army.

[Incompetent]

Those aren't Cadian colors you're using, unless you were planning to use an original color scheme on Cadian models.

Also, my avatar guy is a Cadian trooper. Cadians rock. My favorite army.
Bah, no point in painting them standard colors, much more fun to mix and match and come up with your own color schemes.

[OfaLoaf]

Can't do too many stormtroopers, Derfud. The requirement for an IG army is 1 HQ (command squad), and 2 troops.

[FlamingPotato-J]

No, not with the special army attributes in the new ig codex.

[Derfud]

Well for one thing, I can field 3 kasrkin squads as troop choices according to the Eye of terror codex, not to mention the fact that I would be able to do it anyways with the grenadiers special rule used for the cadians.

Also, that is the exact Cadian painting scheme, minus the red camo jaggies (Which I personally dont like). So I decided not to add them. But more than not, they are the cadian colour schemes.

[Giovanni]

Good job mate! I myself have a 5000 point black templar army... but only half is assembled and painted... I might snap a pic of my very first models eh.

[Warborn]

Bah, no point in painting them standard colors, much more fun to mix and match and come up with your own color schemes.

Unless you like the Cadian scheme a lot and want to make an actual Cadian army complete with accurate color scheme.

[NightWalker XI]

Note: The sand on the base of the commissar (middle guy with the hat) is 50 million years old.

erm...you do know all sand is pretty much the same age right.....lol, you know, tis more or less always been here...

[MrPaul]

erm...you do know all sand is pretty much the same age right.....lol, you know, tis more or less always been here...
If we're gonna get technical, everything is billions of years old. The atoms that make up my face, your feet, the keyboard you're using, have been in existance since the big bang. If we're talking about stuff as in the state it's in now, then yes, sand is an old substance, but so is every pebble, or diamond. Hell, even oil!


Back on topic: I wanna go buy some stuff, and assemble it, and leave it grey, to decorate my room. I always love making action dioramas.

[NightWalker XI]

well yeah thats what I meant pretty much Paul...

Also if you were impressed by the sand being old, congrats, you fell for a crappy sales gimmick.

[Derfud]

Like I said though, it's nearly completely accurate. Aside from the lack of "camouflage" and the blue visors.

[ORANGE]

4 words
orcs for the win

[OfaLoaf]

Too short range, in my opinion.

[cyberkiller]

ahh, to restart playing warhammer 40k.. or to leave it be.. i cant decide but it sure does rape the wallet >.<

[ORANGE]

wallet rapage is why I started playing orcs (inherited a friends army)

[Derfud]

Actually, it wasnt a sales gimmick, it was a geological sample that my dad was given. It's been lying around the house in a vial for about 4 years, I decided to use it.