Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Need Help Looking for a Bit

I need help locating this bit. I have been searching eBay and the bits stores, but have had no luck at all. I believe this is a spotlight from the vehicle upgrade sprue one version prior to the current one.

Space Marine/Imperial Guard  Spotlight/Searchlight
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I am willing to trade or buy (I only need 1). Can anyone out there help me?

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

List Building: Imperial Guard

I have always wanted to make a rag-tag, or eclectic looking IG army. I was never sure quite how to do it (or when I would so), but I have been collecting the models for 15+ years. As evidence, here are a few pics...




The root of the inspiration is the last ditch effort to defend an outpost or some other important location. I envision the force to be comprised of the local enforcers/arbites, remnants of planetary reserves, desperados,  prisoners, conscripts, special forces, kill teams, and elements of the local administratum. Because of our Dark Heresy campaign, I only recently thought about including an inquisitor and/or rogue trader-- either a counts-as company command squad, or an additional inquisitor ally squad.

This is not meant to be any sort of competitive tournament list, just a casual fun list. Except for the 2 chimeras, I have everything listed. The Arvus Lighter is a scratch build project, primarily for use in Dark Heresy.

3000 Pts - Imperial Guard Roster

HQ: Company Command Squad (11#, 375 pts)
Rogue Trader or Inquisitor?

  • 4 Company Command Squad (Carapace Armour; Krak Grenades; Medi-pack; Regimental Standard; Vox Caster; Plasmagun x1)
  • 1 Company Commander (Melta Bombs, Power Fist; Plasma Pistol)
  • 1 Astropath
  • 2 Bodyguard
  • 1 Master of Ordnance
  • 1 Officer of the Fleet
  • 1 Chimera (Turret Heavy Bolter; Dozer Blade; Hunter Killer Missile; Pintle Storm Bolter)
: Ministorum Priest (1#, 60 pts)
  • 1 Ministorum Priest (Eviscerator)
: Techpriest Enginseer (2#, 95 pts)
  • 1 Techpriest Enginsee
  • 1 Servitor Unit (Plasma Cannon x1)
Elite: Kasrkin Squad (11#, 260 pts)
Special Forces?

  • 9 Storm Trooper Squad (Flamer x1; Grenade Launcher x1)
  • 1 Storm Trooper Sergeant (Power Weapon)
  • 1 Chimera (Turret Heavy Bolter; Dozer Blade; Pintle Storm Bolter)
Troops: Infantry Platoon (54#, 492 pts)
Planetary Reserves/Garrison

  • 2 Platoon Command Squad (Vox Caster; Flamer x1) 
  • 1 Heavy Weapons Team (Missile Launcher)
  • 1 Platoon Commander (Power Weapon; Plasma Pistol)
  • 7 Infantry Squad (Vox Caster; Meltagun x1)
  • 1 Heavy Weapons Team (Heavy Bolter)
  • 1 Sergeant (Bolt Pistol)
  • 7 Infantry Squad (Vox Caster; Flamer x1)
  • 1 Heavy Weapons Team (Lascannon) 
  • 1 Sergean
  • 3 Heavy Weapons Squad
  • 3 Heavy Weapons Squad
  • 3 Heavy Weapons Squad
  • 20 Conscripts Squad
Troops: Cadian Squad (10#, 135 pts)
  •  9 Veteran Squad (Demolition Charge; Melta Bombs; Vox Caster; Meltagun x3)
  • 1 Veteran Sergeant (Melta Bombs)
Troops:  Gaunt's Ghost Squad (10#, 142 pts)
  •  9 Veteran Squad (Camo Cloak; Snare Mines; Vox Caster; Plasmagun x1; Sniper Rifle x2)
  • 1 Veteran Sergeant (Camo Cloak; Snare Mines; Bolt Pistol; Power Weapon)
Troops: Penal Legion Squad (10#, 80 pts)
  •  9 Penal Legion Squad
  • 1 Penal Custodian
Troops: Adeptus Arbites Squad [WH] (7#, 152 pts)
Local Law Enforcement

  • 5 Adeptus Arbites Squad [WH] (Flamer x1)
  • 1 Veteran Arbite [WH] (Auspex)  
  • 1 Rhino [WH] (Pintle-mounted Storm Bolter; Searchlight)
Troops: Adeptus Arbites Squad [WH] (7#, 165 pts)
Local Law Enforcement

  • 5 Adeptus Arbites Squad [WH] (Grenade Launcher x1)
  • 1 Veteran Arbite [WH] (Brazier of Holy Fire x1; Auspex)
  • 1 Rhino [WH] (Pintle-mounted Storm Bolter; Searchlight)
Fast Attack: Armoured Sentinel Squadron (3#, 255 pts)
  • 1 Armoured Sentinel (Lascannon)
  • 1 Armoured Sentinel (Lascannon)
  • 1 Armoured Sentinel (Lascannon)
Fast Attack: Rough Rider Squad (5#, 90 pts)
Desperados

  •  4 Rough Rider Squad (Meltagun x2)
  • 1 Rough Rider Sergeant (Melta Bombs; Plasma Pistol)
Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (3#, 570 pts)
  • 1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Heavy Bolter Sponsons x2; Dozer Blade; Pintle Storm Bolter) 
  • 1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Heavy Bolter Sponsons x2; Dozer Blade; Pintle Storm Bolter) 
  • 1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Heavy Bolter Sponsons x2; Dozer Blade; Pintle Storm Bolter) 
Heavy Support: Arvus Lighter (IA) (1#, 105 pts)
  • 1 Arvus Lighter (IA) (Armoured Cockpit; Flare / Chaff Launcher)
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Arbites (counts-as) Rhino WiP (part 2)

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I got a little bit of time in on my Adeptus Arbites (counts-as) Rhinos. I added the remaining bitz to the prototype, and was able to complete the the other 2 vehicles as well. It was surprising how much time I spent planning and experimenting during this project. This isn't the first time I used poster tack to temporarily hold parts/models together, but it is to the extent used here.

I decided to trim down the smoke launcher tubes--
a little more than half
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Side-by-side comparison to a mk1 Rhino
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Hopefully I'll have all three painted up later this week.

To see the development of this project check out:
Arbites (counts-as) Rhino WiP
Adeptus Arbites

Sunday, February 13, 2011

[3-D] Print on Demand

I first heard about this little company, shapeways.com from the Daily Illuminator over at Steve Jackson Games. As Paul Chapman said, the dice are very inciting.

After looking through their site for a couple of hours, I decided to order a few of things-- 3 dice and a sci-fi wall detail.

Pinwheel Die 10 (item on shapeways.com)
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These dice are amassing!! I ordered the White Strong & Flexible material. They can easily be inked and/or painted. However they are a little light in the hand for my taste for game use. If I were to decide to use the pinwheel dice in a game, I would prefer to get another set in metal-- Yes! You can have these babies printed up in stainless steel, antique bronze, or other metals. Some items can be printed in glass!!

Tocrax Ten-Sided Die  (item on shapeways.com)
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This is another design marvel. However, as a die it is a little too out there for my taste... it will have to settle for residing on my "interesting dice" shelf.

Wall Computer
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The last item I ordered is a computer console/wall section. It was only available in the transparent detail material. Unfortunately, I can also no longer find it on their site. I don't know if this had anything to do with it, but the original image showed the piece on top of what appeared to be a GW wall section.