Inso,

What are you going to call him?

Cheers,

CB

He's going to be called War Golem.

I'll sort out some fluff to go with him but he is basically the souls of a bunch of ancestors that are released from the anvil that he carries and coalesce into a physical form... for when the going gets tough and the wisdom and strength of the ancestors is required .

I need to tidy a few ideas up... but that's basically it .

Painted :

I've been working on some proxy Taurox lately. They are based on Meng "World War Toon", Tiger 1, tanks. I decided to take the fixed weapon option (The basic Taurox can have fixed weapons or weapons in a turret) to make them both different and not need a turret.

I knocked together a test vehicle, thought it looked all right so I repeated the idea. Only one has wheels/tracks fitted at the moment (the test vehicle) because they'll have to be off for painting. Anyway... four WIP, Proxy Taurox:



I still have some filling to do and a few small details to add but they are practically there .

Taurox Proxy == Taurpox?

Nice take om the taurprox.

Some proxy Taurox... before paint:



After a quick basecoat:



Lots of painting to go .

I suddenly decided that I needed to have a Stormlord in my Squat army but I didn't think that the existing Stormlord looked like it could house 40 troops so I thought... "I know, I'll build a Leviathan that counts as a Stormlord".

To cut a long story short, here's where I am at the moment. Most of the structure is finished but I need to add the drivetrain, track guards, side sponsons, weapons and details:



So much more to do... but it's getting there .

Oh wow - that storm lord is absolutely beautiful. Getting dune crawler vibes - very squatty!

That stormlord looks great, and you’re only a tow hook away from a land train too!

Good stuff coming with the taurprox too. It’s real impressive the rate at which you knock out these builds!

@tzurk - I wanted a Stormlord that looked like it could carry 40 troops (in addition to the heavy weapons) and harked back to the Epic days of Leviathans and Land Trains so that's what I have aimed for

@gobert - I wouldn't say I crank them out... I just get an urge to build, sometimes, and while I have the urge I build stuff. It doesn't happen that often so I have to make the most of it .

As for the Stormlord, in order to carry on with the build, it was necessary to attach the wheels and tracks so that I could work out dimensions:



Now that they are fitted, I can start thinking about the track guards and side sponsons. With the side sponsons in mind, I decided it would be easier to just order the Baneblade sponsons because it would give me all the weapons and a means of fitting them (even if I converted things a bit) so I have ordered one of these and am waiting for its arrival:

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Imperial-Guard-Baneblade-Sponsons-And-Accessories

In the meantime, I can start filling and sanding if I need to .

That super-heavy crawler is looking very cool!

Stormlord looks very cool! The top section reminds me of some sort of a command centre!

Cheers ... The plan was to build a mobile command centre so it seems to be working .

I received the sponson sprues today so I've started to build those up now :



The las-turrets aren't fitted yet... but it's a start

Starting to shape up! The sponsons fit really well; will be great to see it all come together. Front gun looking fierce too

That leviathan is amazeballs. I always had a soft spot for leviathans growing up playing epic. I wouldn't know how to start a project of that scale. I look forward to seeing it progress. Any ideas on paint scheme?

 Inso wrote:
He's going to be called War Golem.

I'll sort out some fluff to go with him but he is basically the souls of a bunch of ancestors that are released from the anvil that he carries and coalesce into a physical form... for when the going gets tough and the wisdom and strength of the ancestors is required .

I need to tidy a few ideas up... but that's basically it .

He is like the Squat Avatar.

Or is that a bad comparison, you know Elves and Dwarves and all that?

Cheers,

CB

 Captain Brown wrote:

He is like the Squat Avatar.

Cheers,

CB

Similar but he doesn't need a death to be called forth... You just have to know the names of all the ancestors .

In other news... side-skirts and de-riveted turrets:

Oh that is gonna be so awesome once done and on the battlefield!

Cheers .

It has paused for the time being because I am thinking about how to deal with a few design points... and I have also been sculpting again... so it may be a little while before things kick off again.

In the meantime... my Squat greens have now been cast up:



I have some copies and am converting a few to also get cast up... it seems that there may eventually be a tiny selection of them .

Great casts! The resin looks particularly crisp and clean

Wow! Those casts came out amazingly well! The metal ones had me thinking you’d gone out and bought some RT squats. Keep the awesomeness coming!

Lovely sculpts. Any reason for the difference in materials?

Cheers all .

 CommissarKhaine wrote:
Any reason for the difference in materials?

In order to make sure that there were solid casts of the miniatures, they were cast at low pressure, with no heat, in resin first. That way, if the greens were destroyed during the metal casting process, there were still resin masters that could be used. Also, the resin onse are easier to convert so it means that I can work on them for more options, easier than chopping up metal ones .

A Squat Commissar today :



Since the image was taken, a basing tab has been added, ready for him to be sent off for casting .

Been a while since I checked in, wow you have been busy! The painting on the squat primarch is amazing, command center is awesome and the commissar looks fantastic. Seriously good sculpting, I bet there would be a market for people wanting to buy your stuff if you wanted to monetize your hobby one day!

The Commissar, Sgt and rifleman are all owned by the same person who has commissioned further sculpts as well...

... They will be produced for purchase .

Glad to see these will be available for purchasing!

--B

Squat commissar is absolutely ace!

Very nice looking Squatissar!

Cheers

In related news... I am not involved with the Kickstarter side of things... but some of my sculpts have taken the big step into Kickstarter stardom... so if you are interested in owning a few of my sculpts, head along and have a look :

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/the-7-dwarves-28mm-sci-fi-miniatures/posts/2732954?ref=ksr_email_backer_project_update_registered_users

There will be more added to the range and variations on existing bodies... so this is just a taster .

Only a day to go on the Kickstarter now

In similar news, the Kickstarter has funded (£4085!) and will get into full swing now :

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/the-7-dwarves-28mm-sci-fi-miniatures/

... and if you are interested in finding out how it all came about, I've made a blog post about it :

http://insosworld.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-kickstarter.html

It's been a long time since I worked on any of the standard infantry, for my army so it is nice to be able to show off the command squad for the third infantry platoon:



I have now started working on all of the heavy weapon teams for the platoon... five in all (two for the infantry squads and 3 for the heavy weapon squad).

These are ace as usual. Great conversions and posing. I never get such a nice finish on my GS attempts.

What happens now the KS ended? Are you finished with the alternate H. weapons? I don't need any Squats so wasn't up for jumping in sadly.

 RandyMcStab wrote:
These are ace as usual. Great conversions and posing. I never get such a nice finish on my GS attempts.

What happens now the KS ended? Are you finished with the alternate H. weapons? I don't need any Squats so wasn't up for jumping in sadly.

Cheers .

As for the Kickstarter... There are three heavy weapon options (Lascannon, HMG and Missile Launcher). Once I've had a bit of a break, all sorts of other bits and bobs are planned for the range (that will be available from Macrocosm Miniatures) so that a platoon can be finished with a range of miniatures. I am planning to make a special weapon trooper with a selection of weapons, a comms trooper, a few extra las-gunners and a few additional Sgts. I also hope to sculpt a few officers and characters. Once this is all done, I will hopefully sculpt all of the heavy and special weapon options for Codex Astra Militarum so that the existing troopers have extra weapons to hold. Then... Extra heavy/specialist troopers...

... I just need a rest for a little while .

I thought I'd get some images of the army, as it stands at the moment. There is still a bit to go but this is where it's at :

Infantry Company: https://i.imgur.com/X7ccsO3.jpg

Veteran Company: https://i.imgur.com/yAqF2yN.jpg

Armoured Company: https://i.imgur.com/kjnwe8T.jpg

High Eschelon Leadership Company: https://i.imgur.com/LhgWcXP.jpg

I still need to sort out the third infantry platoon and the transport for the Infantry Company and Veterans... but I'm almost there ... well, apart from paint .

I've started conversion work on the heavy weapon troopers for the third platoon (ten Squats; five gunners and five loaders) but have also been a bit distracted by these guys:



These casts were sent to me by Macrocosm. They are from the ones I sculpted for the kickstarter and I have actually put a bit of paint on them (primed and I have started the black on the Commissar)... I couldn't help myself .

The first of my cast Squats is now painted. This is my Commissar:

All great stuff, and nice to see casts making their way into the world.

Cheers .

Some progress on the small unit (still WIP):

Nice progress Inso.

Commissar looks great.

Cheers,

CB

All painted so it's back to sculpting now :



I decided that I'd find a place in this army for an existing unit, also made up of my own sculpts so this small unit of Ratling Snipers will be joining my command platoon :



I've painted the bases so they now match those of the Squats.

Nice gilly suits.

 stonned_astartes wrote:
Nice gilly suits.

Cheers . I felt they were appropriate for sneaky little snipers... and they can be painted in a wide variety of colours to match any battlefield. The main thing is... they are easy to paint too .

Some new head sculpts:



The top two will be available for purchase (at some point) but the bottom three are one-offs for my army .

There will be more to show off soon.

A few more recruits for the army :

These are casts of your masters? They look great, I wish I could justify another army to have an excuse to own these. Keep it up, I look forward to a complete range!

Yep, they are casts of my masters . All of the masters are going to Macrocosm Miniatures so that they can be cast and put up for sale in their shop (at some point) currently, they are being sold through the odd Kickstarter because it's easier to control during the lockdown in the UK.

Now, to add to the masses, here are some WIPs of the next five troops :



I'll be focusing on the arms next .

Continuing to look good, as always.

Cheers .

Here's the whole bunch together (now that they are finished):



I have four more to paint, then I'll have to sculpt more.

The last four of my Squats are now painted... so I need to get sculpting again :

Still love seeing you add to this army - hoping if we ever get a chance to get to Adepticon again I'll be taking Squats (and hopefully some of these figures via Macrocosm).

The Squats are fantastic. Excellent detail on the beards, etc.

Army is slowly growing Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Cheers

Just a heads-up for anyone who wants to get some of these newer Space Dwarfs...

Macrocosm Miniatures have them available to purchase ...

https://www.macrocosm.co.uk/product-category/macrocosm/space-dwarves-macrocosm/

Another Sergeant for the army (finished except for the basing tab):



Next up, will be an advancing lasgunner .

Another day, another finished Squat; this time it's an advancing las-gunner :



Focusing on one at a time, rather than batch sculpting, has made a big difference to output .

Just the basing tab to go on this one; a Comms-trooper :



Next up will be a pair of Special Weapon troopers .

Just amazing

Cheers .

I've got quite far on the next two but have stalled a bit... so I've been adding a bit of covering to three more armatures, ready for work. That means that once the two special weapon troopers are finished, I'll be sculpting another Sgt another lasgunner and the first officer; a lieutenant.

I think the Sgt will be getting an axe and a bolt pistol, the lasgunner will be standing with his lasgun at 'high port arms' and the officer will have a holstered pistol, sheathed sword and will be 'directing' with his hands.

Still lots of work to go before any of that happens though !

The latest additions; two Special Weapon troopers:



They still need basing tabs and the separate weapons making (4 of them: Melta, Flamer, Plasma and Grenade Launcher) but the Squat part is finished .

Fantastic as always dude

 JoeRugby wrote:
Fantastic as always dude

Cheers .

It's almost at the point where I can start some proper character models... like officers and advisors... maybe even a psyker .

The only things I need to do before that, are sort out the special weapons and sculpt another two lasgunners .

The first of the special weapons is done... just three more to go now...



Chem-Burnner - A flamer weapon that uses chemical reaction of mixed elements, rather than needing a pilot light to ignite fuel. Two chemicals are loaded into separate tanks and pumped forward into a combining nozzle which ejects the mixture before it reacts and bursts into streams of liquid flame. The weapon tends to be quite long in order to reduce the risk of burning the operator. The weapon counts as a standard flamer in all respects.

New sculpts are looking fantastic - amazing to see your work

Cheers ...

Finally... all the special weapons are finished ! 4 special weapons and 2 trooper bodies:

Flamer:


Plasma:


Melta:


Grenade Launcher:


Now I'll get these sent off with the other five and wait to see how the casts turn out . I will also take a short sculpting break, before the next Dwarf Sculpts .

Lovely figures!

Are you selling these through your Emporium, or are they going off to Macrocosm?

 Momotaro wrote:
Lovely figures!

Are you selling these through your Emporium, or are they going off to Macrocosm?

All of these sculpts will be sold by Macrocosm (at some point) .

Incredible.
Your sculpts are GW quality. I would buy.

 Inso wrote:

 Momotaro wrote:
Lovely figures!

Are you selling these through your Emporium, or are they going off to Macrocosm?

All of these sculpts will be sold by Macrocosm (at some point) .

Ace!

Wow!

Nice sculpts Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Thank you all, for your kind words . I appreciate it .

Yup, the sculpts have really come along from where they started... and they were pretty damn cool to start with!

Great sculpts, I too think that your sculpting has really 'levelled-up' recently!

I'm glad you like them .

They have been sent for casting now... so I should get some casts back pretty soon. That means I can convert some for more variety in the range .

I'm taking a short break until I have painted some of the new batch... then I'll continue with some conversions and new sculpts .

These:



Have now turned into these:



That means that I will have plenty of casts to convert in order to add a lot more variety to the range, once I have finished the five sculpts I am currently working on .

The project continues... .

 Inso wrote:


All of these sculpts will be sold by Macrocosm (at some point) .

I bought the commissar and troopers from Macrocosm recently, to add some variety to the ranks of my old 1st ed. Imperial Guard army that I'm currently repairing and repainting. Just wanted to say thank you and that they look superb - can't wait to get around to painting them up!

john_chandler wrote:

 Inso wrote:


All of these sculpts will be sold by Macrocosm (at some point) .

I bought the commissar and troopers from Macrocosm recently, to add some variety to the ranks of my old 1st ed. Imperial Guard army that I'm currently repairing and repainting. Just wanted to say thank you and that they look superb - can't wait to get around to painting them up!

I'm glad you like them and I look forward to seeing how you paint them too . It's one of the great things about making miniatures; seeing how other people paint/convert them .

Well done on having all four special weapon options Inso. The special weapons options have always been something GW has struggled with. A metal Guard army with only a pair of the special weapon options available to the plastic Cadians with only two choices in the box.

Cheers,

CB

 Captain Brown wrote:
Well done on having all four special weapon options Inso. The special weapons options have always been something GW has struggled with. A metal Guard army with only a pair of the special weapon options available to the plastic Cadians with only two choices in the box.

Cheers,

CB

I'll be addin an auto-cannon to the heavy weapon trooper at some point. I also plan on a heavy flamer option (or two) so that all of the heavy weapon slots are filled .

It's been a while but seeing as this isn't just me advertising miniatures and is all about me building an army, I have started to put a bit of paint down on some of the casts. This is mostly because I am not into sculpting at the moment but also because the whole point of this project is to build my army... so I have started to paint a few miniatures :



In a bid to add a bit of variety amongst the same miniatures, the ones at the back have tanned skin, the ones in the middle will have black skin and the ones at the front will have white skin . I am not painting these in squads... just as batches of miniatures that will be arranged into squads later so all of the squads will get a good mix of miniatures, skin colours and the odd conversion here and there... but obviously, that's a bit of a way off yet.

Still... the journey continues ... more to come.

Those paint jobs are perfect for these guys. Love these sculpts.

Cheers ... I'm glad you like them.

The painting is on hold... as is most of my sculpting :( . I've just not been in the mood for any of my hobby lately and it has been a real struggle to get anything done.

As a result, I went back to some of my WIPs and ripped their arms and heads off because I just wasn't happy with them. I then repaired/replaced the arms and have added a head to one of them... so I have made a little bit of progress . Here's the Sgt that I have finished:



The second Sgt is getting his face at some point over the weekend (hopefully) but I am on painkillers (due to chronic pain) so it may or may not happen... If I finish the second one, I'll post pix .

Great work on that head. A real tough character!

Hope your health/pain/motivation/etc. all improve.


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Great work on that head. A real tough character!

Hope your health/pain/motivation/etc. all improve.

Cheers .

Hopefully, getting this one finished will improve things :

Two great characters. Very much admire your sculpting.

Cheers .

Something new today... a proxy Hellhound tank :



It's just primed at the moment so needs lots of painting yet .

Painted:



Plus 4 Taurox proxies painted:



Decals will be added, once I have converted and painted nine Chimeras ...

This thread is incredible-Very inspiring I just got the Meng Toon Chuchill for my current project (a proxy guard force). Very nice kit, although I'm a bit worried about the paint flaking off the tracks (which are rubber). I probably should have left them un-primed and then drybrushed them with silver paint, but hopefully they'll be okay. Anyway-keep up the great work. Your squat sculpts are really cool (hopefully GW will see this thread and get inspired ).

@SpaceGoblin1980 - Yeah, the tracks are a bit of a problem. All I did was give then a grey dry-brush and I reckon that'll probably fall off as well.

I'm glad you are enjoying this thread .

It's been a while but I've started sculpting Junior Officers again. This is the first one and he's telling the troops behind him to "HOLD!" ...



The next one will be started tomorrow so there will be more to come .

Another junior officer, this tiime with a power hammer and a smile ...



The next one is partially finished and it may end up with a power axe... or a power hammer... I haven't decided yet .

Wicked looking pick-hammer

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Wicked looking pick-hammer

Cheers . I thought it would be a bit different to the usual hammers .

The next one will be a bit more mainstream.

Love the pick-hammer. Most characterful, and the poses on the Junior Officers are fab

Thanks for sharing

I'm always astonished at how well you do with the faces..

Another two great models!

Is that a powerhammer? Or are you just happy to see me?

Love the character in that face.

Purely awesome work overall. Superb sculpting. And those tiny old school Squats... I'm about to burst in tears of joy!

Thank you ... I am glad that people like them .

I have just finished the final Junior Officer (apart from the basing tab) :



Next up, will be a Standard Bearer .

A Standard Bearer, today :

The next batch of WIP troops :

Standard-bearer is awesome. So much detail in their faces. It's awesome.

Cheers .

I am trying to make these as characterful as possible, without going full-on 'Toon' with them. I want them to be fun and have a little bit of humor about them .

I've had some army time, this weekend so I prepped some troops... an officer and some Sgts:



Some support troopers:



and some progress on a few sculpts:

The Lasgunner and Heavy Flamer Trooper are now finished (apart from the basing tab):



I'll be directing my focus towards the two Medics now .

If you are interested in the Sgts and Officers, there's a Kickstarter going at the moment...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/sci-fi-space-dwarves/description

As usual, very good sculpts Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Thank you .

I've finished the pair of Medics now :

Medics are looking great, and your latest sculpts are looking fab all around

Thanks for sharing

Need to make another guy with his fist out so the Medic can be brofisting him, great sculpting as always.

Really enjoying seeing these sculpts, especially if they continue to being made available via Macrocosm. Have the Commissar painted and a Sergeant and now working on the rest of the command squad. So much fun to paint, thank you.

Thank you everyone . I appreciate it .

The bro-fist is a cool idea... it may happen ...

Me and Chris (at Macrocosm) have a great arrangement... I sculpt things, he sells them... so I hope this will continue for at least another 15 or so miniatures .

Once the two officers are finished, there are plans for a few more Comms troopers, a bunch of lasgunners and a separate autocannon for the heavy weapon trooper.

After that, there are five close combat troopers and an Engineseer planned... so lots to keep things interesting.

I plan to have 7 different lasgunners, 6 of them will get two additional heads... so all together, there should be 19 lasgunners. I think that will be plenty of variety for an army .

Loving the progress pics. I just chipped in for the full pledge on the current campaign, looks like you've already got enough new greens for another KS! Need to figure out my add-ons to build out full squads, but maybe I should hold off if there's more variety coming. These are going to drop right in to my ongoing RT Guard/Squat project.

I don't run any of the sales/Kickstarter stuff so I have no idea what will be in any kickstarters or when they will happen. I have a general idea because of what I send to Chris but on the whole, I get little surprises too .

It'll be quite a while before there are lots more lasgunners/comms... a good few months so if you feel the urge... don't let that stop you !

I look forward to seeing how you paint/convert them .

I'm keeping the machine rolling with an AutoCannon to go with the existing Heavy Weapon Trooper and a Grenadier:



I'm not sure what's next yet .

Autocannon is awesome and every army needs a few grenade throwers. Great stuff.

With the completion of this Lasgunner:



I can now send the latest batch off to Macrocosm Miniatures for casting :



Less than 15 sculpts/conversions to go now .

I feel like the variety of faces is particularly strong in this set, great work overall!

It's also cool to see painted casts of your sculpts start appearing in the wild (a thread or two here on Dakka, for instance)

Awesome sculpts and agree with Boss Salvage that the variety of faces for this group is particularly varied. Excellent talent employed in preserving our Rogue Trader past!

Cheers .

It's really cool to see painted versions popping up as well. I always enjoy seeing how people choose to interpret my sculpts, in the way that they paint/convert them... it can even (sometimes) inspire more variety of sculpting too .

I am trying to make a good variety of faces because no one wants an army of clones (apart from the EMPIRE, of course ) , do they?

A Captain with his Dog :

Good grief, I'm sure people have said it a hundred times but your greenstuffing skills are incredible. Love the style of the captain and a canny wee dog to boot. Nice one!

Love the captain with his doggo! One I definitely want to paint!

Thank you .

I hope that he will be made available in good time, through Kickstarter (probably) and Macrocosm Miniatures .

He's the first of the next batch and next up, will be the Colonel .

Nice character there Inso.

Cheers,

CB

I just ran across this thread and have to give out some respect for the immense work you're showing here!

I dont know why but your vehicles make me think of a Neo-Geo shooting game which had these kinda chibi looking tanks.

Keep on letting that squat flag fly!

Thank you .

Was the game "Metal Slug"? That had some cool chibi-looking tanks .

I have no plans to put down the Squat flag just yet .

Just the basing tab to go on this one... the most powerful Squat (colonel) in the universe ...



He may need avenging at some point !

Very nice touch(es) on the power fist! Will make for an excellent Easter Egg on the gameboard.

Cheers . I thought about giving him the same sort of shoulder-pads that the Standard Bearer has but then decided that I wanted them to be part of the Standard Bearer's uniform only... I think it has worked OK .

In other news... five Lasgunners today :



Just four more Lasgunner conversions and three more Comms Trooper conversions to go and that is the original list finished . I can't start on those until I get some casts of the previous batch so it looks like I'm having a short sculpting break ...

Inso,

You provide hope to all those who want a Squat army.

Cheers,

CB

Cracking greenstuff as ever on the faces

Thanks for sharing

Cheers .

Here are the last four Lasgunners :



Only three more Comms-Troopers to go and the project (sculpting wise) is finished .

I love the slight height variation in these guy - very lifelike, and it means that you can mix them in with various other chaps

Thanks for sharing!

Squat sculpts keep getting better!

Is each head custom and different?

That's awesome.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Is each head custom and different?

That's awesome.

Yep, that's what I have been trying to do .

All the Sgt's and Officers are unique but there are Lasgunners that have one unique sculpt and then two additional head-swaps (on casts of the original) for variety. That way, I can get through the sculpting quicker and not need to sculpt so many bodies.

I have seven original Lasgunners with a total of 19 variations... so that should be plenty for any army .

The last three sculpts for this project have now been finished ... three Comms-Troopers:



Once I have repaired the feet, they'll be packed up and sent off for casting... THEN... I guess I need to continue painting them all .

Here's a link to a lovely collage :

https://i.imgur.com/M9jchwD.jpg

Congrats on finishing all the sculpts! Quite an achievement.

Look forward to more paint next

That's a very small comms kit! But I guess they are very small Dorfs, so it fits.

 Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:
That's a very small comms kit! But I guess they are very small Dorfs, so it fits.

The Squats are better at engineering than guard so they can achieve the same results with smaller kit. Also, I based this comms-kit, more on modern infantry comms than WH40k stuff... and a massive pack doesn't tend to work well on the modern battlefield.

The good thing is that the headset is on there so the pack could always be snipped off and replaced with a giant on if anyone wants to take the time to convert them .

Great work as always Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Cheers .

I've had the latest batch of casts back now :



They've been washed, cleaned-up and based but I just have a few bits to repair and the barrels to drill before I can paint them .

Also, I've sent of the last batch of minis for casting so they'll be sorted soon .

These are fantastic . Now you need a heavy weapon guy with a power coil that looks like a caber tossing event .

 Theophony wrote:
These are fantastic . Now you need a heavy weapon guy with a power coil that looks like a caber tossing event .

Thanks ... and no... not really...

The collected masses, just waiting for the last batch of troops to arrive before I really start the painting battle :



There will be 100 Dwarfs and five Halflings, when they are all here .

That is quite a dwarven force, and quite an undertaking.

It's been quiet here... mostly because I've done very little sculpting recently... so in a bid to change things, I decided to have a bit of fun and convert a miniature... and it's going well (converted and partly painted) but I want to keep it secret until it's finished.

However, while I was converting the "secret" miniature, I ended up with some extra putty and decided to make a stand in for ME in the army. This will count as an Astra Militarum Advisor (Air Force) :

 Inso wrote:
The collected masses, just waiting for the last batch of troops to arrive before I really start the painting battle :

Inso,

Yes, the long painting war will continue for as long as we keep breathing.

Great little homage to yourself there.

Cheers,

CB

Painting?

Stefan Sandisson is ready for duty :

Just a bit of fun :

I've decided to add this vehicle to the work-bench again... it's going to be one of the transports for the 'new' Squat army :



Counts as a Storm Lord.

Fantastic build- a true 'land battleship'! Love the design departure from WWI meets Buck Rogers; this is really 'far future' stuff on treads, without being all "impractical machine with miraculous powerplant and invincible armor-y".

I like it.

Cheers @ Meer_Cat . I wanted to do something a little different but still end up with a bit of a Leviathan feel .

In other news, the last of the sculpts have arrived and they have been cleaned, based and primed . As a result, here's the whole company, ready for organising into units and then painting :



It's taken a long time but I've finally got the army together .

Congrats on getting all the lads together at last! And good luck on the painting storm to come, excited to see them shape up

A daunting sight, but at the way you run through them, perhaps not for you!

Thanos-slayer looks fab

Thanks for sharing

Cheers ... and yes, it is daunting. I certainly don't enjoy painting as much as I do sculpting... but I will need to muster my mojo so that I can finish the project .

In other news, some more of the Squats that I have sculpted have just gone up on Kickstarter (I get nothing from the sale or promotion of these)... so if you want to get hold of them, they can be found here :

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/sci-fi-dwarves-high-command?fbclid=IwAR3W9He1ekz3NdqMiB8kh8tX89bzLz1-0PvjyLUmnqcGXLQd2kTyI5Xwi8g

I backed the campaign earlier this afternoon. Not so long ago I was lamenting the failure of GW to reissue any of the old squat or (as far as I know) Beastmen units- and then along came all your marvelous sculpts and I have just about compiled the scene from the picture on the cover of the old GW plastic Squats box- complete with (old school) Rhino and Commissar.

Great pieces and the new leadership team, medics and heavy weapons (with old school looking shoulder fired heavy weapons!) will round out the company very nicely.

(The figures are good enough and motivated me enough to want to paint that they jumpred the queue awaiting attention! )

@ Meer_Cat - Cheers ... I am really glad that they have got under your skin . When I sculpted the range, the "old-school" look of the original Squats was very much in my mind. I just wanted them to be more uniform and also a bit different (just a tiny bit different) so that's why they got berets .

As an aside, the Beastmen were converted from my sculpts by... ANOTHER SCULPTOR! so the heads and legs are nothing to do with me (and I wasn't told about it... ).

They look good though (although, I would have done them differently but ho-hum, eh?...).

Inso,

Nice to see the bearded ones get some paint on them.

Cheers,

CB

So, I'm anticipating that the next thing coming down the pike is either upgraded/updated exo-armoured Squats or Hearth Guard on trikes with boom-shack-a-lakka sticks.... or both!

 Meer_Cat wrote:
So, I'm anticipating that the next thing coming down the pike is either upgraded/updated exo-armoured Squats or Hearth Guard on trikes with boom-shack-a-lakka sticks.... or both!

Astra Militarum don't have power armour or bikes... so your anticipation won't be rewarded. Sorry.

That said... I am hoping (at some point) to create exo armour but it won't be egg shaped. It'll be more 'functional' looking... but it is not planned for the near future. I have a couple of advisors and a small squad of close combat troopers (as a commission for the range, rather than something I want for my army).... then I want to make some beastmen .

Bikes are a bit too much of a stretch for me... they aren't just figures, they're more mechanical and not particularly easy to sculpt/create so I'd have to really be at a loss for something to do, to even think about that sort of thing :( .

As I have said before, I am making an army for me... the range is secondary.

I appreciate you responding back to a statement made in jest- and completely understand your reasoning. I kitbash and make things up from 'found bits', but don't sculpt. I've worked greenstuff a bit for very simple things- packs and tarps mostly- so can't imagine the skill to do figures. No worries all around.

I was never a big fan of the Killer Easter Eggs, for that matter. Liked the Hearth Guard only in that it was the only way to get a reasonable amount of movement out of a squat army. Otherwise, you equipped with missle launchers back when they had 72 inches of range, sat tight and blew things up until the enemy came to you.

Good luck assembling your army- I'll continue to support, as what you need for yours I reckon I'll need for mine.

Rock on!

Khorne has been whispering to the lads... so far, Wavy Jim, Commissar Dave and Mad Mick have listened...

Not Wavy Jim



These are unexpected and great. Also Mick has some hair going on!

These are brilliant, loving the Khorne conversions!

I have backed all of the Macrocosm KSes "all in" and am loving everything you send to them. So thanks for making these fantastic sculpts available to the wider public!

 commissarelvis wrote:
These are brilliant, loving the Khorne conversions!

I have backed all of the Macrocosm KSes "all in" and am loving everything you send to them. So thanks for making these fantastic sculpts available to the wider public!

Thank you .

If I hadn't gone into a bit of a partnership with Macrocosm, I wouldn't have been able to generate the copies without paying through the nose... and as soon as I started posting pix, I knew people would want to buy them so I thought I'd let Macrocosm take the load of selling them, while I just focused on sculpting and building my little army .

 Inso wrote:
Khorne has been whispering to the lads... so far, Wavy Jim, Commissar Dave and Mad Mick have listened...

Oh no...not the Chaos Squats!

Cheers,

CB

Yep... Chaos Squats .

If that's too much for you, here's a sniper :



... and also Robbie Burns :

Love these latest two, and the KS is mighty tempting...

Thanks for sharing

I'm glad you like them .

Hopefully, Harry the Spider will also be well received :

When Squats go bad...

CB

Today we have Arthur Axey:



Little Bernard:



And Iconic Stan:

Some new WIPs:



A DJ on the left and then five close combat troopers .

A bit of a distraction from this weekend :

This is not one of the miniatures that I planned to finish... but here's a Primaris Psyker proxy:



Affectionately known as a Beer Seer .

The Wine Witch:



Out on the town, together :

On to the close combat squad...

Amazing, mate. Your control with that gs never ceases to amaze.

More great work and sculpts Inso.

Cheers,

CB

 Captain Brown wrote:
More great work and sculpts Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Cheers .

With the eventual release of the new Squats from GW, the motivation to create/sell/buy "Old School" sculpts may reduce... I am hoping that it isn't the case...

The new "League of Votann" miniature, if it is what the range will be styled after, is quite a departure from the old miniatures...

I will continue to support Old School Squats. I'm not a terribly big fan of everything that GW has 'modernized'.

Cheers .

I am in a bit of a "sculpting free mood" at the moment so I've sort of run out of mojo for the time being... so I dug out the army and have been painting the base coat on all of the faces that need it. I use three different skin tones so I needed to get the whole army together so that I could spread the different skin tones fairly. Now I've done that, I can just paint the army, unit by unit without having to make sure the faces are the right colour.

It had been a while since the army has seen ANY paint...

I also decided to convert one of my spares into an Ordnance Officer... I am basing his general demeanour on an angry man ... I think I'll be calling him Angry Dave... just because Daves don't tend to be as angry as other people .

The close combat squad has stalled... as has most of the hobby... but I suddenly had an idea about an Ordnance Officer as an advisor. A little conversion later and I had exactly what I wanted :



There is a myth about archers showing two fingers to prove they had them... I thought that pushing a button only takes one finger so that's what I went for. It's a one off (not going for casting), mostly because it's a bit offensive... but it is, what it is .

Occasionally, I paint things :

This is my painted, army command unit (with advisors):

Solid HQ section, always nice to see you getting paint in Also appreciate the range of skin and hair tones in your dwarfs, which can be particularly monotone as a sci-fantasy trope.

 Boss Salvage wrote:
Solid HQ section, always nice to see you getting paint in Also appreciate the range of skin and hair tones in your dwarfs, which can be particularly monotone as a sci-fantasy trope.

Cheers .

I chose to use different skin tones for a few reasons... 1)I had duplicates of the same sculpt so painting different skin tones would make them appear different 2) so many armies have uniform skin tones that they look odd and 3) I like the idea of having a happy bunch of troops from a variety of backgrounds . I think it certainly makes a big impact, with all the different skin tones .

First platoon's command squad:







I've started on the first infantry squad too .

 Inso wrote:

 Captain Brown wrote:
More great work and sculpts Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Cheers .

With the eventual release of the new Squats from GW, the motivation to create/sell/buy "Old School" sculpts may reduce... I am hoping that it isn't the case...

The new "League of Votann" miniature, if it is what the range will be styled after, is quite a departure from the old miniatures...

I will hope along with you... the new sculpts seem bland and bizarrely proportioned. I'm sure some flavor will come with the fluff, but the new hardware has yet to inspire me. Yours, on the other hand, continue to impress! I love the Ordinance Officer. I converted an Empire Gun Crew for a Fantasy army that had the gunners giving a kilted moon to the enemy in the manner of the scene from Braveheart.

Inso,

Be just like White Dwarf, paint up your Squats and place them in pretty terrain and the demand for them will continue.

My two cents,

CB

Love the command teams!

I've got a fair amount of your pieces now and plan to purchase more through the website. Having seen the excellent results of blending different skin tones throughout an otherwise homogenous unit I'm going to try to do the same- love the look, it just never occurred to me to try that before (using different hair colors was tres adventurous already for me!

These are seriously nice pieces and much better than anything else passing current. Bring back the 80's!

@ Captain Brown - Cheers . Once I have my army painted, I will be making a nice display board for them... obviously in the far, far future (especially at the rate I paint ).

@ Meer_Cat - Thank you . I'm glad that you like them enough to get some of your own.

I usually try to mix skin tones; especially when I am using multiples of the same miniature. Changing hair colour works quite well but changing the face colour really adds that extra bit of variety.

I decided to sculpt the close combat troopers individually... and have now finished the first one of five :



I was failing dismally; trying to sculpt them all together so it just made sense to cut things down a bit. I've started on the second one and hope to have him finished by the end of the week .

Your sculpting talent is properly incredible. Although the new Votanni are certainly different, I think they would fit alongside each other well with a unifying army scheme. Your superb older style Squats would fit in well as a group of sappers and scouts.

Great sculpting as always.

I love the OG Squat aesthetic and find the new one bland and tame somehow. I really don't get the 'astronaut' kind of thing the new guys have going.

Cheers .

I think that GW have taken the "asteroid Miner" part of the Squat background and ramped it up into the main theme... it's OK... it's not padded flak jackets and long beards but at least they have chosen a specific direction, rather than a shotgun approach .

I'm happy ticking along with my old-school Squats for now and maybe, once I've seen more of the range, I might get into the Votann... but I'm keeping my cards close to my chest... for now .

Another one finished :



I expect the third one to be finished today .

More great sculpting Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Cheers .

Here's another one :



Just two more to go now .

Only one more to go now ...

Good stuff...although I am a little concerned on the last one...he does look like he is tracking the fall of a shell that is about to hit him...

I assume he is leaning back to roar over his fallen foe and that when painted the eyes will be closed.

Cheers,

CB

Or he's shrieking "Khaaaaaaaan!!!!"

Cheers .

He is a bit inspired by an old Citadel Giant Slayer... leaning back to shout at the giant, towering above him... but equally, he's yelling Khaaaaaan! .

The last one should be finished over the next couple of days... and that one is very much inspired by a certain movie ...

I remember that giant slayer- you've captured it well! Great piece!

Cheers ... it was one of my favourites .

The last squad member is now finished:





The next sculpt to get some contact-time, will be the DJ ...

Fantastic work! Love the mighty Dwarven boot. Is there any greater weapon (except perhaps the mighty 'ead) ?

 Olthannon wrote:
Fantastic work! Love the mighty Dwarven boot. Is there any greater weapon (except perhaps the mighty 'ead) ?

Cheers ... There COULD be... it depends on whether you've brought ear-protection . This is a DJ. It will proxy for a standard bearer :

The last batch, all packed up, ready to be sent for casting :

More great sculpting Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks .

I'm working on other things for now... so I doubt there will be any more Squats for a while (sculpting wise... I still have the army to paint ).

Seriously considering picking up the DJ for my Dwarf-playing, DJing friend

 Boss Salvage wrote:
Seriously considering picking up the DJ for my Dwarf-playing, DJing friend

I made the DJ for my DJ friend so it would be cool for you to get one for yours . I have sent the latest batch off and it has been received by the caster so it's now just a matter of time before they will be made available.

In the meantime... here's the full collage of all the sculpting I've done for this army :

A Painted DJ:



A painted Beer Seer (proxy Primaris Psyker):



A Sculpted Engineseer proxy:



and a bit of fun with a Squat Thor:

This is all really great stuff. You're an excellent sculptor, and these squats are brimming with flavor. The heavy weapons, you really exactly captured the essence of them all.

 ph34r wrote:
This is all really great stuff. You're an excellent sculptor, and these squats are brimming with flavor. The heavy weapons, you really exactly captured the essence of them all.

Cheers .

Hopefully, there is more to come...

I have just finished painting the Wine Witch (Proxy Primaris Psyker):



Here are the Wine Witch and Beer Seer together :

Loving all these happy painted Squats

Cheers .

Seeing as I have a couple of these, it was only right and proper to paint one up for my army. He'll proxy as a command comms, I reckon :

Great work on the squats Inso, they look very chipper. Love the wine witch and beer seer

Cheers !

I was hoping to paint up a Christmas miniature but didn't have time... so here's the latest sculpt, an Ordnance Officer. Merry Christmas :

An Air Force Advisor that I've just finished :

Excellent sculpting, the beard and moustaches are wonderful

Incredible sculpting! So much character.

The Ordinance officer looks like he has been at the wrong end of that ordinance!

More great sculpting and painting Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Cheers .

I'm currently working on other things so it may be a while before more space Dwarfs turn up... but there are more planned .

A small update... Thor, the Engineseer and the two advisors have now been sent off for casting. I should have sculpted a pair of Servitors to go with the Engineseer but I have been distracted with a couple of other projects...

First, a friend of mine asked me to sculpt him a diver that he could wear as a pendent. He provided me reference to use and this is what I came up with:



Second, a conversion was needed for a game board at Salute 2023... so I dug out a Hasslefree Miniatures dolly and converted it into this well known, sci-fi heroine:



I am now working on a caricature of a political figure and a pair of laughing Buddhas... which are far from finished. Hopefully, I'll get back to the Seritors soon but I think I just need a bit of time away to act as a palette cleanser .

Things are ticking along... I now have another proxy Chimera for my converted Squat army:

Base-coated (waiting for washing/highlighting):



The conversion (based on a Meng toon King Tiger):



And the last batch of miniatures have been cast in resin and will be delivered once the diver has also been cast in metal :



I just need to finish off some servitors now...

Nice scratch-bashing on that Chimera, the base coat pulling the build together is super satisfying

Congrats on the casts too!

Cheers .

When you use "all sorts" in a scratch-build it really is nice to see it with a coat of paint . As you say, it pulls everything together .

Great to see you trucking on with these fine Squats. Good going!

Cheers .

I think that I'll be trying to build two transports at the same time, next (different design to the last one but these two will both be the same as each other)... that will fill out the transport for the first platoon.

Then I'll just need another six and we're golden .

I've run out of sculpting mojo so I thought I'd paint the first infantry squad for the first platoon :



I've started to paint the heavy weapon squad for the same platoon so (hopefully) that should be finished in the next week or so .

You never cease to amaze me, Inso. I envy your skills.

These are awesome man, sculpts are really characterful even love the way you've done the lasguns.
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Thank you both .

The next unit is a heavy weapon squad with 3 lascannons and I've made the mistake of assembling them before painting... so painting the faces/side of the lascannons is going to be a bit of a pain...

First squad looks amazing mate. So nice to see some colour on these guys. The sculpting work is so clean, really impressive stuff.

Love the psyker sculpts in particular - so much character!

 tzurk wrote:
First squad looks amazing mate. So nice to see some colour on these guys. The sculpting work is so clean, really impressive stuff.

Love the psyker sculpts in particular - so much character!

Cheers . I try to get as much expression into the faces as I can .

I was going to sculpt the psykers as Beastman Shaman types, instead of Dwarfs but I just had this idea that the Dwarf psykers could channel their ancestor's energies by getting drunk... and the Beer Seer and Wine Witch were born .

Lovely painting on the Squat squad Inso! Looking forward to seeing how you get on with that chunky tank.

 Olthannon wrote:
Lovely painting on the Squat squad Inso! Looking forward to seeing how you get on with that chunky tank.

Thank you .

I'm painting miniatures at the moment so the tank will remain as it is for now... it may remain that way until I've made the other two for the first platoon... but one thing is for certain; my hobby mojo is a fickle thing so patterns of painting/sculpting are in the lap of the gods !

An Engineseer today :



The heavy weapon squad should be finished this week .

Here's the next squad; a heavy weapon squad for the first platoon of blue company :



Once the bases have properly dried, I'll be getting the second infantry squad out and onto the painting table.

A (non-Squat) Diver today :



Also, the Macrocosm Miniatures shop is now open again so my Squat miniatures are back on the market again. I get no money from the sales, or from sculpting the miniatures... I get casts instead...

https://www.macrocosm.co.uk/product-category/macrocosm/space-dwarves-macrocosm/

Great work Inso, the heavy weapons teams look spot on. I like the happy little diver as well (unless it's one of those where it's a skull underneath.. )

 Olthannon wrote:
Great work Inso, the heavy weapons teams look spot on. I like the happy little diver as well (unless it's one of those where it's a skull underneath.. )

Cheers ... and the diver isn't a "skull underneath", it was made for a friend who used to be a Navy diver and wanted a "fantasy" diver to wear around his neck, on a chain... So I sculpted this for him (from pictures he gave me) and got a few cast in metal so he could have one as a pendant. As a result, he has one on a chain now and I'm in the process of cleaning a few more up so that he can give them to his family members .

The latest Beer Seer is finished :



He's obviously themed... but has arrived a few months later than planned .

The newest Kickstarter has started... this is for psykers, a sniper, a DJ and some close combat troopers:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/space-dwarves-the-party/description

As I have said before, I get no money from the sales/advertising of this but I do like to see my sculpts do well .

Continuing the theme, here's another Wine Witch:



Here's the two together:

Beer seer is the best concept! Lovely sculpts and paintjob on those.

Cheers ...

The latest unit is finished; a Squat Infantry Squad:



This squad completes the first infantry platoon for the army . Only two more platoons to go now ...

Congrats on Platoon 01

Cheers ... the churn is continuing with the first infantry squad for the second platoon being base-coated. However, I got distracted and I've just finished Thor...



... and he really doesn't like being reminded about things...

An Air-support Advisor, today :

An Artillery Advisor, today :

Here is the first finished platoon :

A sight of squat beauty, great job!

Looks awesome inso, must be so satisfying to know you crafted these guys from scratch. Great army

Cheers .

It is satisfying... it'll be a "bucket list" thing to create a range of miniatures (done ) and to have an army of them painted but (unless I get bad news ), I reckon I've not got too much of a rush to finish painting them .

More painting . This is the first infantry squad for the second platoon :



I'll be starting the next one a bit later today .

They look great. Clean paint job, and the sculpts are absolutely fantastic.

 DJJazzyJeff wrote:
They look great. Clean paint job, and the sculpts are absolutely fantastic.

Cheers

The next two units; the command squad and second infantry squad for the second (yellow) platoon:





The last unit for this platoon is on the painting table and it's a heavy weapon squad .

Great work Inso! Love the artillerysquat with a hook hand

Cheers . He's not my original artillery officer but he'll be the more "restrained" version (seeing as this is the original):



However, the final unit of second platoon is now finished; the heavy weapon squad:



Now on to the third and final platoon ...

Nice work Inso.

Cheers,

CB

 Captain Brown wrote:
Nice work Inso.

Cheers,

CB

Thank you . Not many more to go before I have to think about the display terrain for the army .

Inso,

Yes nice work. I will be posting here now Warseer is gone.

 Colonel Jacka wrote:
Inso,

Yes nice work. I will be posting here now Warseer is gone.

Good to hear from you again . It's a real shame about Warseer but I guess it was only a matter of time :( ...

It is sad when you do not even get a "Hey guys we are closing down" comment. Anyway of topic I know.

 Colonel Jacka wrote:
It is sad when you do not even get a "Hey guys we are closing down" comment. Anyway of topic I know.

It is :( ... especially when some of us have been on there forever... but I guess it is what it is and here we are .

It's that time of year ...

Fun minis and Merry Christmas!

 Tommygun1918 wrote:
Fun minis and Merry Christmas!

Cheers .

Here's a pic of the completed units with command/sniper elements at the top and two platoons of troops:







I have the third platoon to paint (currently WIP), 4 Servitors to sculpt/paint and an Astropath to sculpt/paint and the army will be complete ...

... Roll on 2024 so I can finally get this project finished (before I start the next one ).

Exalted Inso.

Great army shot of your custom made Squats that fit in with the Second Edition vibe.

Cheers,

CB

Fantastic stuff Inso! Great to see an army shot, they look superb. Any thoughts on vehicles?

 Olthannon wrote:
Fantastic stuff Inso! Great to see an army shot, they look superb. Any thoughts on vehicles?

Cheers .

This army is purely infantry for display... however, I have plans to build some vehicles at a later date but I am still in the process of deciding which design subject to use... I'm leaning towards wheeled vehicles but it is not set in stone yet .

Third platoon, first infantry squad:

Wait there's more of them?

Cheers,

CB

 Captain Brown wrote:
Wait there's more of them?

Cheers,

CB

Yep . There was always going to be a third platoon (A full company of a command section and three platoons).

I also need four servitors and two astropaths to finish units that have been started... but I need to sculpt those first . Then... the army will be finished.

There will be other projects but I always wanted this one to be around the 100 trooper mark and I think I'm about 120 (ish) so I am at the limit. I want to build a nice display for this army and put it on show in the house... so I can't have it any bigger because we just don't have the space.

Just for information, the latest Kickstarter has been started; this time for the Engineseer, Thor, Air Advisor and Artillery Advisor (plus a big robot that I didn't sculpt):

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/space-dwarves-the-engineers/description

 Inso wrote:
Just for information, the latest Kickstarter has been started; this time for the Engineseer, Thor, Air Advisor and Artillery Advisor (plus a big robot that I didn't sculpt): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/space-dwarves-the-engineers/description

I was hoping those figures would come. Just wish we'd see the other vox operators (standing).

 Colonel Jacka wrote:

 Inso wrote:
Just for information, the latest Kickstarter has been started; this time for the Engineseer, Thor, Air Advisor and Artillery Advisor (plus a big robot that I didn't sculpt): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076383099/space-dwarves-the-engineers/description

I was hoping those figures would come. Just wish we'd see the other vox operators (standing).

I'll talk to Chris and see what's happening with them .

+++EDIT+++

Chris didn't know which ones they were so I have sent him pix to get things moving again ...to his knowledge, he hasn't cast them yet so he's going to do some digging on Monday (15th Jan) to see if he can find them and look at casting them up . If all is well, I'll ask if they can go straight in the shop, rather than you having to wait until a new Kickstarter .

As ever, love the latest KS stuff! And always good to see more squats from you

Thanks for sharing

Hey that's great if Chris can find them and get them in production. I think you did three if my memory is correct. I'm after about ten I reckon. I hope this comes off. Thanks Inso. Love your work mate.

 Colonel Jacka wrote:
Hey that's great if Chris can find them and get them in production. I think you did three if my memory is correct. I'm after about ten I reckon. I hope this comes off. Thanks Inso. Love your work mate.

Yep, three standing ones and the original kneeling one. I'll keep prodding to see what's going on .

Inso,

Ta Mate I really like to get those for verity in Squads. I am about to start on the these guys now.

An update... Chris can't find any resin copies. He's over at the casters later this week so he'll get the moulds out and cast a few resins up for production.

No worries, thanks for following up Inso.

Something new for the "OLD" army, the GW plastics at the front of this blog ...



Old soldiers never die... just like army projects . These are going to be Bullgryns (5 with maul/brute shield, 1 with grenadier gauntlet and slab shield). They have been assembled, ready for a bit of sculpting... then I'll be adding armour, shields and a bit of extra equipment before they are ready for painting .

Yes... I should be doing other things but I just fancied a bit of a change .

Here's a reminder of what some of the OLD boys look like :

Where are the Ogryns from Inso?

Oh and there is nothing wrong with the old boys. I would give them a home in my Army.

The Ogryns are these ones:

https://elementgames.co.uk/games-workshop/warhammer-40k/necromunda/gangs/jotunn-h-grade-servitor-ogryns

I have used some bits and bobs from the WH40k Bullgryn box and a pair of legs from the Ambot box (you get two pairs of spare legs in each box!):

https://elementgames.co.uk/games-workshop/warhammer-40k/necromunda/gangs/necromunda-ambot-automata

I love the old boys too... once I've finished the "new army", I'll be going straight back to the Old boys ... another 200+ miniatures to paint (with a little bit of sculpting in between... plus nine Chimeras to scratchbuild )!

Another update on the Comms troopers. Unfortunately, the resin caster has been taken sick so I have found some of my resin copies and will be sending them to Chris for metal casting. They'll be posted tomorrow so it shouldn't be too long before they turn up in the shop (I'll steer him towards the shop, rather than the kickstarter route).

I've been struggling with sculpting for a while but seem to be getting back on track again. I recently finished this group for a gaming club:



... and that has spurred me on to sculpt other bits and bobs so there should be more "Squat" updates quite soon .

Somebody needs some counseling in that club! LOL!

 Colonel Jacka wrote:
Somebody needs some counseling in that club! LOL!

I'm not sure whether you are familiar with the "Frothers Unite UK" forum but it was a very special place where some very "inventive" gaming content/discussion happened. The forum isn't around in a useable fashion any more and has moved to Facebook but they still have club activities... one of which is putting together a bunch of gaming tables for Salute at Excel, London, every year. This year it's about children's shows but with a twist... hence a bunch of Tellytubbies were needed. Last year it was a game where tractors were towing away Russian tanks... but the tractors were driven by celebrities. I provided a Paddington and Leeloo for two of the drivers... and in one of their other games they needed a politician in the form of Gollum so I did that as well . The games are "turn up an play" games and generally do very well .

On to other news... Chris now has resin copies of the comms troopers and will hopefully be getting them cast up very soon .

Always cool to see retro style Squats, scratches an old magazine itch for me.

Those Ogryns are going to be awesome!

Teletubbies... whaaat? lol

Shame about Warseer closing down, albeit I have not visited Warseer since it gave my Computer a Rootkit [via an ad] some... 12 years ago or more? Literal window between my antivirus being run out and looking at getting a different one. I visited Warseer EVERYDAY. I'm going to go look for it now.

My favorite forums of yesteryear... ah, for another thread perhaps?

@ RedSarge - I've lost a few forums over the years... but I guess it's a sign of the times and mostly Facebook. It's a shame though :( .

@ Colonel Jacka - Chris is casting some masters this week so the comms troopers should be available VERY soon .

It's been a while... a bit of sculpting for other people has interrupted things... but here's a WIP for an Astropath:



All that needs to be finished is his staff/stave. Once this one is cast up, it will enable all of the advisors to join the army (advisors are now taken as a unit of Artillery/Airforce/Astropath models instead of being taken separately).

Then it's four servitors and that's it for the army ...

Oh nice! 2020's Rob Halford joined the Squats!

But in all seriousness, that is a great sculpt with the perfect balance of detail and nostalgia. I envy your skills.

 KidCthulhu wrote:
Oh nice! 2020's Rob Halford joined the Squats!

But in all seriousness, that is a great sculpt with the perfect balance of detail and nostalgia. I envy your skills.

Cheers . This was a sculpt that changed theme during the process... he was originally going to be a clean-cut ancestor type... instead, he went a bit feral .