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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Sept 2, 2012 2:23:17 GMT -5
A new pic of the commander. Final pic of the Specter Drone Final of my Iron Horse APC And now for the most important... Draconian Mech
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Post by timvidlak on Sept 2, 2012 5:38:41 GMT -5
They look really great. I love your commander & with the Flag one can say they didn't know which figure was in charge of the army
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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Sept 3, 2012 16:27:49 GMT -5
I noticed the front facing of my commander's flag was off so I fixed that. Also, all models are now based. I'll be taking new pics soon and posting profile cards as complete.
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Post by inrepose on Sept 4, 2012 5:15:13 GMT -5
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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Sept 4, 2012 8:53:32 GMT -5
Once I figure out how much shipping would be, I will be saving for that, TOTALLY fits the army appearance.
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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Sept 15, 2012 3:11:22 GMT -5
Here they are! Domovoi Guard exiting an Ironhorse APC A Draconian Mk.V being escorted by Domovoi Guard on patrol An Ironhorse APC provides cover for the Field Medic, Baron, Assault Sniper, and Specter Drone
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Post by baldlea on Sept 15, 2012 3:18:28 GMT -5
RuneCaster, your army looks great!
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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Sept 15, 2012 9:15:10 GMT -5
Summery:
For my first Gruntz 15mm army, I wanted to mix some modern sci-fi color with a color I didn't see often. My original thought was something far different, as the models were entirely purple, with only black as a camo. After thinking this over for a while, I decided this was not the direction to go. I began to research colors common to modern sci-fi and came up with 50% grey being one of the most common colors used. I decided that this would be most appropriate for armor, and I would take purple and incorporate it into armor decoration, or soft armor on human models. White was chosen due to my appreciation of the original images I saw of the KM 'Evil Midtech Infantry'.
The models were painted using base colors of 50% Grey, Purple, and White. Each model was then liberally painted with black wash. After the wash dried, the models were given a light dry brush with their base colors. This left an intentionally weathered look to the white armor and the tanks seem more worn. I wanted this army to feel like it had been in the field for a while, not that it had just landed and was looking prim and proper with clean armor. I further added mud splash to the larger models by dry-brushing on dark brown liberally, a decent dry-brush of medium brown, and a light dry-brush of tan. Though I felt my color scheme was successful, I though it needed something else. So the guns were taken from being black, to a blue-grey, and hazard striping was added to various elements of the armor units.
The flag shape was designed off concept flag art I did for Robin, while incorporating some of my own ideas. The flag shape is common to the house systems, the flag maintains a rectangular shape for 2/3rds it's length with the final third being a triangular streamer. This is imposed by the Galactic Commonwealth as a matter of house humility, as though a House may have many worlds, and armies, it can never be complete without the regency of the Galactic Commonwealth.
House Ravenmoor is one of the four Great Houses I developed in early concept art work that still have to see the light of day beyond my drafting table. I will get into the story arch after 1.1 launches to make sure what I wrote will fit with the new revisions and fluff.
The army was built around the army list used during my first game of Gruntz with Papabees. It's fairly general purpose, with decently armored infantry attached to APC's with solid fire support and maneuverability alongside the overseeing eyes of a large mech and a sniper more attuned to my style of play.
Data Cards to come soon...
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Post by papabees on Sept 15, 2012 13:20:32 GMT -5
Looks real good Aris. My only suggestion would be to dirty up the barrel tips on the Mech guns. They don't look like they have ever fired. Great choice of colors. Can't wait to shoot at them ;D
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Post by RuneCaster_Aris on Sept 17, 2012 11:25:01 GMT -5
Army Cards Up! I'm really excited about this army, my goal was 250 points and I'm sitting at a nice 245 points.
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Post by quozl on Sept 17, 2012 13:52:26 GMT -5
Looking good
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