The Russ has undergone a minor conversion. I sliced off the end of the battle cannon, hacked apart a pen and made myself a Vanquisher. I like the look of the Vanquisher and think that with Pask on board it will make a very capable Tank Killer. Nothing quite beats S8 +2d6 from 72" away. Also, with Pask its BS4 and +1 to the damage chart so its essentially like having an extreme long range Multi-Melta.
Colour scheme is simple yet I think quite effective. I wanted something that looks nice but doesnt take ages to do. I settled for a basecoat of Codex Grey with a heavy dry brush of Astronomicon Grey.
The actual guardsman follow this simple scheme. Basecoat of Codex grey with a Bedab wash the highlight the raised areas with Codex grey. Flak vest and helmet in Enchanted Blue with a 50/50 Enchanted Blue / Skull White highlight. Lasgun is bestial brown with Bedab wash then highlighted with a lighter brown( I cant remember the name off hand). Boots are black with a 75/25 black/grey mix to highlight. This scheme means I can do a squad in a couple of hours which is great if you are dealing with lots and lots of troops.
Nice work!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to introduce myself as I've been reading through your blog as you seem to follow a similar idea with armies to me - all Ultra, all the time :) I have a ton of Ultramarines, a decent amount of Ultramar-raised Imperial Guard (infantry and armour), some Ordo Malleus from the Ultima Segmentum (Ultramar sub-sector), Vulture Gunship support from Battefleet Ultima and even a Warhound Titan from Legio Praetor :)
Your colour scheme for the Ultramar guard is almost the same as mine - I use a darker blue for the armour, apart from the left shoulder pad which I leave as an "Ultramarine" blue. I also used black weapons casings, though I like the complimentary look of the brown ones.
I look forward to seeing more from your blog!