Skaven Update - Empire Themed War Machines

Hi All,

Just a interesting WIP update, picked up a the new Empire Luminarsk kit and using my warp lightning cannon decided to go bad ass.....

2 Warp Lightining Cannons from combining the kits..

So first one still needs to have something to pull it, I am thinking Rat Ogre...and have the warlock engineer model climbing up the steps to the top...

Packmaster with whip going on the bottom part and a warlock engineer styled model goes on the circular platform....

That is all

Quick Update - Apologises in Advance

Ok so dealt with a few issues last week but hoping to get back into the momentum of painting and the alike this week, work forgiving!

Aim for the week:
- Paint up Grey Knights Wing of Renegades OR finish up the last few main stay models
- Build Stormvermin unit for Skaven

Test model for....40k army without a 40k model is progressing....i have all the HQ/Unique models and am starting to work on the main units.....still looking at working out Death Cult Assassins.....literally looking at using Greatsword bodies with Dark Elf AHW or now looking at:

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer/THE-EMPIRE/EMPIRE-MANANNS-BLADES.html

The image link isn't working...so use that web address above..with extra hand weapons taken from like the men-at-arms kit...

Also possibly thinking about Bretonnian Men-At-Arms....aim for a feudal samurai look....

Progress Update (40K focus)

So i have been working on 40K still this week (did build some skaven models though!)

And here is the update:

Dark Eldar - all built (with exception of 5 wyches, Kat is slow at building) and they have now had their first spray with Liche Purple

Next step is silver weapons with gold as the spot colour....main armor is going to be highlighted a lightish blue or red...not sure yet.

Also started on painting the Grey Knights wing of my Death Whispers....

Main green is pretty much there just needs a wash and then the guns and shoulder pads painting for table top....will do detail and highlights later, just want the main model to be done for these guys...as GK are to beardy. Was rightfully informed that a tac squad (Basic) costs 170pts in Vanilla, for an extra 30pts in grey knights you get an assault 2 weapon and a power weapon on every person (as well as the chance for hammerhead)....its absolute madness!!!!!

Also I have spent some time with the new paint range and i am impressed, GW seems to have sorted out the vast majority of their pigmentation problems with their colours.WIP Inquisition themed around fantasy empire models below....

Inquisitor with Dual Power Weapons (and in-game the cool awesome grenades that screw people up)...

An assasin of some form....probably the one with the C'tan Phase Sword....

The stock and barrel troop of the inqusition...Acoloyte with Storm Bolter...(in a howling griffon themed quarter style as its the only decent fluff i could find about a feudal/medieval world)

An arco-flagellent....(still not sure on colours so just going all red at the moment.....

So thats the update....have fun everyone!

Skaven Stormvermin and Empire Inquistion

Its late, but none the less when i can't sleep I seem to post on here!

So today was slightly eventful - sprayed undercoat on all the dark eldar and built some arco-flageleents from the flagellent kit (only the ones with flails), have also considered using the flagellent in the stocks as the daemonhost....

Also have been considering using this model as an inquisitor with Daemonblade....

Ohhh and meet the Assasin with the C'tan Phase Swords (name escapes me) - this model has been already purchased and had the sword attached as the packback rather than the pistols....

Felt more appropraite than using as a mage.

Still loads more to decide on, specifically still is the Death Cult Assasins, the core foundation for the army's punch!

At the moment I am tempted to use one of the following:

With the empire free company i would only use the options for two 1h swords....all others would be used as rescruits for the skaven slaves unit i am working on.

First Squad of Empire Henchman.

Just a quick update today...

Considered building Skaven Stormvermin, then realised I should really finish my slave unit first befrore starting the next unit (might just scrap slaves for now)

So instead i started the Empire themed Henchman army....there is no major converting for this project just more a lot of count as:
- Crossbow = Storm Bolter
- Handgun = Meltagun
- Repeater Handgun = Plasma Gun

So without further a due....a couple of random pics I have taken.

Dark Eldar Side Project - Losing Focus

Ok, so agreed to start a Dark Eldar Army with my housemate....this is a pic free post as they aren't even a lil bit undercoated....between us we have built the following:

Finecast Succubus (Going to be an archon however - she just prefered the model)
10 Kalabite Warriors - Agoniser, Blaster, Splinter Cannon
5 Wyches - Agoniser Champion and a Shardnet/Impaler (also have the Razorflails built i think)
3 Reaver Jetbikes - Heat Lance
5 Scourges - Splinter Cannon and Blaster
Raider with Dark Lance, Flicker Field and Night Shields

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Still to build:
- 5 Wyches
- Raider

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To be added (if she gets her way):
- Void Raven Bomber

...........................................................................................................On a more important note....

The Empire Inquistion Force seems to be building up speed in my head and am just kinda finalising bits and pieces but here are model links and ideas:

Coteaz: 

Inquisitor with Dual Power Weapons, Rad and Psychotoke Grenades:

Vindicaire Assasin:

Techmarine:

Just as a character start and focus.....would mount the models probably on circle bases (as not really wanting an empire fantasy army, despite the new kool stuff)

Over and Out for another day....

The Empire Arrives / Adeptus Arbites

I had an epic idea.....Creating a Inquistion Force based on the new Empire Range

I have already acquired a dual hammer Warrior Priest to use as an inquisitor and earlier I was looking at it and thinking bluddy hell this could be epic....

Here is the rough idea:

Warrior Priests = Inqusistiors
Master Engineers = Assasins/Techmarine = Mainly Engineer with Rifle as Vindicaire
Handgunners = Acolytes with Hot Shot Lasguns
Crossbowmen = Acolytes with Storm Bolters
State Troopers with Sword/Shield = Crusaders
Empire Greatswords = Death Cult Assasins
Flagellent Warband = Arco Flagellent
Monkey in the Handgunner box = Jokaero Weaponsmith
Empire Mage = Inquisitor that is a Psyker


Only henchman models not covered:

Banisher
Mystic
Psyker
Daemonhost
Inquisitorial Servitor

although out of that list the only thing that really interests me is how to make a servitor and psyker.....as pretty much everything will go in chimeras or some other mad contratation that i can think of.........