JonAtron
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Legion of the damned
Inquisition
The story begins:
Had to empty out the garage and found all my old miniatures from 20 years ago. Now I was going to sell them all but looking over them, the rogue trader ones piqued my interest with their quirkey stances, and on most of them, rather great individual detail. I remembered as a kid, painting (rather badly) generic space marines and being bored to death of the dull repeat of it all. Not so with the RT fellas.
I've dabbled in buying, painting, playing the odd board game or three over the years so I've still got all my paints and I know I can just about lay on an OK looking coat of paint. (I can recommend Zombicide black Plague and Betrayal at House on the hill!) but alas, nah. I've not got the money. So, I batched up all my old minis to sell. It was from looking around I found that the new 8th edition 40k rules had just come out (not played it since second edition) and I though hmm... I've got about enough metal here to make a working playable army that fits the new formation and rule set.
So, here I am having found my way to the forum looking for rogue trader info and inspiration. I could have read the book, I had both RT and Chaos but rats had chewed them to bits as they were sat on top my boxed minis... I cried, many, many nights. They were pristine. Now my interest is piqued I've done it, I took the leap and stripped all the minis and tanks, 3 paint jobs thick. Honestly I didn't think they would survive. I remember as kid they were 3rd hand to me painted by each owner and then me. But they came out good!
Don't get me wrong some of them and the tanks need a lot of work but I've started and a few pics will show you where I am at so far. My plan is to keep the army as original rogue trader as possible (cost permitting :/ ). Maybe a 2nd edition mini here and there (termie chaplain for dice buffs). Codex paint scheme, Crimson fists. Only right as they rock the cover of the book!
I'm currently working on the tanks trying to get them to look as good as I can, filling holes and missing parts. I will paint them to show their age, the dents and dings will be there and seen. But I don't want them to look, shit and broken plastic-ish.
Legion of the damned
Inquisition
The story begins:
Had to empty out the garage and found all my old miniatures from 20 years ago. Now I was going to sell them all but looking over them, the rogue trader ones piqued my interest with their quirkey stances, and on most of them, rather great individual detail. I remembered as a kid, painting (rather badly) generic space marines and being bored to death of the dull repeat of it all. Not so with the RT fellas.
I've dabbled in buying, painting, playing the odd board game or three over the years so I've still got all my paints and I know I can just about lay on an OK looking coat of paint. (I can recommend Zombicide black Plague and Betrayal at House on the hill!) but alas, nah. I've not got the money. So, I batched up all my old minis to sell. It was from looking around I found that the new 8th edition 40k rules had just come out (not played it since second edition) and I though hmm... I've got about enough metal here to make a working playable army that fits the new formation and rule set.
So, here I am having found my way to the forum looking for rogue trader info and inspiration. I could have read the book, I had both RT and Chaos but rats had chewed them to bits as they were sat on top my boxed minis... I cried, many, many nights. They were pristine. Now my interest is piqued I've done it, I took the leap and stripped all the minis and tanks, 3 paint jobs thick. Honestly I didn't think they would survive. I remember as kid they were 3rd hand to me painted by each owner and then me. But they came out good!
Don't get me wrong some of them and the tanks need a lot of work but I've started and a few pics will show you where I am at so far. My plan is to keep the army as original rogue trader as possible (cost permitting :/ ). Maybe a 2nd edition mini here and there (termie chaplain for dice buffs). Codex paint scheme, Crimson fists. Only right as they rock the cover of the book!
I'm currently working on the tanks trying to get them to look as good as I can, filling holes and missing parts. I will paint them to show their age, the dents and dings will be there and seen. But I don't want them to look, shit and broken plastic-ish.