PhotoHelper

It's been a long time since i've posted, and sorry to say i probably won't post again. I've not given up on 40k, i'm just never getting the chance to paint or game. 

I started Eagles View whilst i was on long term sick from my work, and i really enjoyed becoming part of the 40k blog community. Not to sound to sappy, but you guys and the hobby helped me to keep a bit of sanity in the dark days and for that i will always be grateful. 

Thankfully, i have moved on now and uprooted the family back to Fife in Scotland. I'm no longer an Area Manager but i'm working in a photo printing lab in Dunfermline. 

The pay maybe poor, but working in a business that is linked to Photography and doing my hobby everyday is great reward. To help pay the bills i have also started PhotoHelper which will hopefully take off and become succesful.

Once again thanks to you all, especially Stirling Wargamers, Ron at FtW and BoLs guys.

All the Best For the Future,

Andy

Two at a time.

I've been back to work for the last 2 weeks and have been finding hobby time a bit tighter, but i did spend a couple of hours yesterday finishing off these two guys.

Now that my fighting army is 95% basic painted, i have been struggling to get the motivation to get groups of 5 or 10 models finished off properly. Thankfully James at the club said to try "2 at a time" and i had a enjoyable couple of hours lavashing attention on these 2 yesterday.

I've not done any squad markings or Raptor logo as i'm going to leave that until another time but i think that is the only real finishing needed now.

I am also going to need to practice on the Plasma chamber as i'm not happy with this one although i do want a glowing green core with red crusting effect!, any ideas on how best to achieve it?

A rag tag bunch!

After seeing Drax's infantry company structure, and purchasing the new codex a few weeks ago i couldn't resist dusting off every Guardsman i had to try and make a 1500pts list.

So excuse the state of this disorderly mob but i have been meaningly trying to avoid them as i knew it would slow down my Raptor work.

Rough set up is;

Company Command Squad with 2 bodyguards

Platoon Command Squad with Commissar

3x Infantry squad who will be joined and advanced behind the Leman Russ with the PCS and Commissar making them stubborn.

Last infantry squad will stay back and protect 3 heavy weapons teams while 10 veterans will be in the Chimera with meltaguns and Lascannon to fire out the hatch.

The 1st Leman Russ is a standard Battle tank with bolter sponsons and hull lascannon.

The 2nd Leman Russ is a Punisher model with bolter sponsons and Lascannon hull gun and Knight Commander Pask to make the most of the Heavy 20. 

Let me know what you think,

All the Best

Andy

Brother Chaplain Dandist

At long last Chaplain Dandist has a full paint job, the painting seemed to be never ending job but i have enjoyed doing it. A first for myself also as i hand painted the shoulder pad raptor!. It may not seem like a biggie to some of the more able painters, but it took a while for me.

Dandist will regularly team up with Captain Orelius and 10 Assault Marines to hopefully give me a first turn Feerless assault squad with some serious punch.

Thunderfire Cannon

After another bright idea!, i decided i would like a Tech Marine so i could Bolster the Defences of my Camo Cloak Snipers giving them a 2+ cover save. So i made a custom guy based on the artwork in the Codex but wanted to give him a Servo harness so he could help my Dreadnaughts if they got damaged.

I extended the shaft of a power weapon you get with the assault marines and managed to make a custom Servo harness from Drop Pod seat belts, i was quietly proud of myself and added him to my army last week at the cost of 90 points.

I should really stop reading the codex so much, because i then realise that i could get a Thunderfire Cannon and Tech Marine for only 10 points more. I would loose the ability to follow around my Dreadnaughts but i gain an artillery piece that can cause some dice to be rolled for armour saves.

I realised they were £30 to buy and did not want to fork out the money as i had already made my Tech Marine, so when i visited the GW store a friend Jamie mentioned the Warhammer Empire Volley Gun at only £12 it seemed a bargain. I thought it would do fine for a trial piece and if it became a regular part of my list i would buy the real deal. 

After getting the parts out of the box i thought i could customise it a bit to make it more 40k than 40B.C. using some more Drop pod parts and the spare tracks from a Leman Russ. So now i have a Thunderfire Cannon with Cup holders:-)

I'm in 2 minds to do some armour plating around the mid section of the gun but i quite like it the way it is, let me know what you think?