twisted moon's 2023

[symphonicpoet]

^If a classic Rhino can carry ten beakies and all their equipment then the tractor-trailer combo ought to be more than adequate to carry twenty imperial guard and their lighter equipment. I figure it's all fun, but the Taurox indeed looks bigger than a classic Rhino, and I'm willing to accept it, since APCs are supposed to be super-cramped anyway. And it's all in good fun.

Anyway, I love it! Yes please and more! I like the tractor-trailer truckish concept a lot.

 

[ManicMan]

... looking at something like that makes me think.. I wanna be stupid and make it more toy-like.. Leds to replace the headlights for example ^_^

 

[twisted moon]

^If a classic Rhino can carry ten beakies and all their equipment ... I'm willing to accept it, since APCs are supposed to be super-cramped anyway

i think part of my problem in suspending my disbelief is that rather than a classic rh1n0, i have an irongrumbler, which is substantially bigger. not that i'm all that bothered.

Anyway, I love it! I like the tractor-trailer truckish concept a lot.

thank you. i'm looking forward to a chance to put them on the table and see how they perform (although i have to stat. them up first).

... looking at something like that makes me think.. I wanna be stupid and make it more toy-like.. Leds to replace the headlights for example ^_^

do it!

 

[symphonicpoet]

i think part of my problem in suspending my disbelief is that rather than a classic rh1n0, i have an irongrumbler, which is substantially bigger. not that i'm all that bothered.

Aha! I get it now. Yeah, more than ten doesn't seem at all unbelievable. Maybe say the truck carries a squad and a half and the trailer two or two and a half? Get a whole platoon in there, maybe.

 

[AranaszarSzuur]

Heh, Taurox fits Rogue Trader much more than modern 40k. Looks like an adopted toy.

 

[inchmurrin]

using the WW1 inspired chamo was genius.

 

[dazza36]

Really like those vehicles keep up the great work.

 

[twisted moon]

thank you all.
i've returned to skaven for a bit.



warplock musket rest holders to complete my units.



mostly kitbashes of plague monks from the skaven pstilens started box and mantic ratkin warriors, although there's a lightly converted grey seer (i think) and a gnawlock with added rest amongst their numbers.



here are my, now complete, five units, each with a sharp-shooter team.

 

[Eric]

I like the triangular mantlets you've made for the muskets.

 

[twisted moon]

I like the triangular mantlets you've made for the muskets.

sadly i can't take credit for those, they're supplied with the third iteration of the jezzail.
some more skaven painted.



the standard bearer is heartbreaker, the rightmost three are plastic kitbashes from citadel plague monks, mantic ratkin warriors and some older citadel arms i've picked up over the years.



the three to the left will contribute to another clan rat regiment with hand weapons and shields. the two on the right will be gutter runners with two (poisoned) hand weapons.

 

[KingOfTheLeadPile]

The different brands and manufacturers don't stand out, it even adds to the chaotic and ramshackle image of the ratlings. Looks really good.

 

[dazza36]

Really like the almost monochrome palette you've used works really well with skaven.

 

[twisted moon]

The different brands and manufacturers don't stand out, it even adds to the chaotic and ramshackle image of the ratlings.

my general approach is to use figures from all over the place. i think it's a consequence of all those adverts for other manufacturers in white dwarf from the '80's.
i agree it works better with less disciplined horde armies.

Really like the almost monochrome palette you've used works really well with skaven.

thank you. since they spend most of their time scurrying around tunnels and sewers, it makes sense to me that their fashion wouldn't be overly colourful.

heres another batch. the start of a new unit.



the standard bearer and musician are metal (i suspect you already knew), i think the former may be from one of the iterations of the screaming bell, but i picked him up from ebay a while ago. he has a tendency to topple forwards, which i'll try and address when making the unit base. the musician ranked up before i added shields. i'll have to try and take that into consideration when i make the next batch.



the others are plastics, mostly plague monks again. i've chopped them up a bit to put the staves in their right hands.
the left most has a warhammer regiments head and sword blade as a spear head, the middle one has a grenadier plastic orc spearhead, the rightmost a kallistra (metal) head and plague monk sword blade as spear head.
i think the plan is to make twenty of these, and then swap them out for figures in other units that will make more suitable black rats, possibly with halberds. this musician may end up in that unit, which would give me some different considerations when considering how to rank him up.

 

[twisted moon]

more of the same.



mantic ratkin bodies and heads, citadel plague monk left arms (the donors of the spear shafts once again), a couple of citadel plague monk, and three mantic, right arms. one spear head from warhammer regiments, the other from citadel plague monks.



the bases are from warbases.co.uk/.
once again the addition of shields caused problems for ranking up.

 

[inchmurrin]

Fine use of parts sir, but can Skaven be conservationists? Thanks for the base manufacturer I've been looking for a way to avoid sculpting caobbles.

 

[Eric]

Half the fun is attempting to rank up the models (I fluffed up my Boar Boyz regarding the ranking). Gotta love some Skaven.

Those bases are a great find, I shall have to remember them if I do any Adv HeroQuest type basing.

 

[twisted moon]

... can Skaven be conservationists?

presumably they want to make sure there's something left for them to inherit.

Gotta love some Skaven.

i concur.
here's another batch.



three plague monk bodies with mantic ratkin arms, and two mantic ratkin bodies with plague monk arms. the two on either end have mantic heads and the one in the middle a plague monk head; i can't really remember the other two, but am tempted to say mantic for the second from left and citadel for the second from right.



i replaced the spearheads on the mantic spears and snipped of the integrated shields, since they have a very different aesthetic to the others i have been using.
the spearhead on the left is from the warhammer regiments skaven (my last, i think) and on the right from a fantasy warriors plastic orc. the others are sword blades from the plague monk set.
another eight are required to compete the unit, but i intend to get two of them from ral partha europe (eventually).

 

[KingOfTheLeadPile]

We need a picture of the whole horde so far

 

[twisted moon]

We need a picture of the whole horde so far

when i have a chance to clear sufficient table space, i'll see what i can do.
in meantime i painted these pieces of scenery yesterday for a game of wargames foundry's streetfighters i hosted this morning.



water tower from ttcombat, generator thing from ramshackle games, silo from lidl.

 

[Eric]

games, silo from lidl.

Love it.
There was a bit in either DiceMen or Talking Miniatures (sorry I forget which) about using a load of tins with labels removed on the floor for a sci-fi battle (probably early RT) and them having random food for weeks afterwards given the lack of labels! I must see if I can find it again.