Iron Warriors: Siege tank drama!.

So then guys I'm a little sad to say that I had to send the Typhon tank back to Forge World, It's not that I dont like the model wouldn't bought it if I thought that the problem was one side of the tank was 5mm longer than the other also the tracks were really bad no mater how much I washed them I couldn't get that shine off, I rang FW about it and they told me to send it back, They said that sometimes when pieces were taken out of the moulds at different times they expand differently, Which is fair enough and they were great about it so I'm waiting for the replacement.

The silver lining to this little set back is that the new Typhon tanks come with tracks moulded on JOY!! cant tell you how happy I am with that news, Glass half full!

Take a look....

...and the back, spot on.

The yellow squares are 10mm, check the right front road wheel drive.

Iron Warriors: Landraider Proteus x3.

Hi guys well as part of my new project purchases I've bought three Proteus Land Raiders not the most potent tanks in 30k but their strong and fit the Iron Warriors fluff well plus I think they look the part, In fact I've always liked the old GW Land Raider that the Proteus is based on all be it slightly updated.

I can just about remember these beauties back in the day which i think retailed two for a tenner, If only that was the same now.

So then on with the build, Quite easy really apart from the tracks, I had to cut half a link out of each one but it still looks ok as i made sure the cut link was at the bottom or around the back.

I used 8 by 1mm magnets for the side sponsons and 3 by1mm for the top weapon options (Heavy Bolter/Multi Melta), the idea being that I can just switch weapon as I wish or even add different ones like twin linked Heavy Flamers which I'm thinking of kit-bashing up, Also you see alot a Lascannon sag on these types of tank, this doesn't happen with magnets because they are strong enough to be positioned in any direction you desire, They are easy to take off for transport and weapon destroyed as well..so well worth the extra effort I think.

New Project: Pre Heresy Iron Warriors.

Wow It's seems such a long time since I last posted anything on Sons of Sotha that I feel really quite guilty about it, Quite strange, Anyway I hope to post more regulally now that I'm up and running with this new project..."Where's the Mechanicum Project at?", Dead in the water right now guys but I do want to get it started again soon as I make up my mind to either incorperate it into the IV Legion or as a stand alone project.

Right then guys a few weeks ago I went down to Warhammer World and splashed out on a few bits n bobs for this new thing I've got going on,  It took a while but decided on but Iron Warriors Legion it is as I love tanks and Perturabo's a total monster plus it's got my yellow and black fix going on.

Well then guys thats the new kit, lots of prep work to be done and cant wait I'll post soon.

Rebasing Techmarine from 25 to 32mm.

So then guys as I look at some of my old Scythes miniatures I feel that binning them all would be heartbreaking for me given the time effort and expense I've put in and besides some of them I still actually like, take my Techmarine Thunderfire Cannon combo, I spent a whole day putting that dam cannon together and painting it (if I remember right around eleven hours of effort) as for the Tech Kit-bash.... well I was an still am over the moon with how it turned out even more so as it's my first machine god loving mother.

And so in a moment of madness I  grabbed the Tech and simply snapped it off the base (super glue ain't that super guys), now I don't recommend this as a good idea as this could of gone horribly wrong but I feet confident because of the Tech's FW one piece torso and just went for it.

Just a matter of sanding off a bit of excess dried glue (thanks for the emery boards Jules) drill a couple of holes on the underside of the feet, pop in a couple of pins, trim and re-glue to the new 32mm base, job done!.

Well I'm chuffed!, looks cool on the new base and I've got to say the the new size works really well for marines, I may add a wasteland tuft or a length a barbed wire to the base for a little extra interest I'll see.

40k Urban Bases.

Hi guys so I've decided on these Urban bases for my new Scythes force they are pretty simple to paint and easy to replicate in large numbers when I feel the need to paint more squads, but think they are effective never the less.

 
As you can see I've kept it quite plain on these Tactical Marine bases only adding the odd bit of battle field debris, I'll probably go more to town on the Terminator bases and full on with the flyer ovals well that's if I keep to the list I've drawn up, I have a habit of tweaking the list see.

Painting 40K faces.

Hi guys, well with the three Tac squads I have planned for my new Scythes force I've decided to have within them a considerable amount of none helmeted marines so this means I have to learn how to paint a half decent face or ten, this is going to be a bit of a challenge for me as all previous attempts if I'm honest have been epic failures, the challenge is all the more difficult due to my want to represent different skin tones from white to black and everything inbetween.

Although the eyes look a little boss eyed (must work on pupil positioning) I'm quite pleased with this first attempt with the new Vallejo face paints set I have in my possession.

The set comprises of eight paints and a use full step by step guide for two different skin tones both caucasian, the model's they use for their example's however are a lot larger than 28mm and I found it difficult to recreate some of the techniques shown, in most part due to the smallness of the head and my relative new status as a painter, in truth though its a good guide and gives you insight into light and shade within skin tones but as the name suggests it's a guide and not something to be stuck to religiously.