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Leman Russ and Korvydave Progress…

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Well I may have got distracted by a certain Korvydae figure, now re-named Korvydave in honor of the owner, and I have to say he is just lovely. As always from Forge World character figures there is so much history and detail on the figure. And the face, oh the face, such a crisp casting gives such a great area to paint. Never before have I had so much fun painting a face (although he always reminds me of Robocop without the helmet :-/

Korvydave WIP

Korvydave WIP

Korvydave WIP

Korvydave WIP

Korvydave WIP

Korvydave WIP

The russ is now at the stage of getting the details added, with the main hull finished off. And here it is;

Leman Russ WIP

Leman Russ WIP

New Project: Leman Russ

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Onto the next segment of the Death Korp army, which will be this lovely Leman Russ:

Leman Russ

Leman Russ

Looks like it will be in a similar colour scheme to the basilisk, so will be doing the main hull and battle damage this afternoon so keep your eyes peeled for an update 😀

Vendetta progress

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Added some more of the details to the vendetta today. There’s a few black panels with red stripes, which I think have ended up subtle, but good for linking the vendetta to the other units.

The "Cookie Cutter" Vendetta Gunship WIP

The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship WIP

The cockpit just needs a few more details added, finishing off the pilots for a start. But I also think I need the rim of the cockpit a different colour or it just blends in.

The "Cookie Cutter" Vendetta Gunship WIP

The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship WIP

The "Cookie Cutter" Vendetta Gunship WIP

The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship WIP

Vendetta/Battlesuit progress…..

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Been working on the vendetta and battlesuit over the weekend. The main hull of the Vendetta is done, which to be honest is the bulk of the work. Still have the cockpit detailing, a couple of red/black sections to help tie it into the rest of the force, and the name, Cookie Cutter, stencilled across the nose (this will be accompanied by the image of the cookie monster).

The "Cookie Cutter" Vendetta Gunship WIP

The “Cookie Cutter” Vendetta Gunship WIP

I’ve only painted a wee bit more of the battlesuit, just finished off the blacks and painted any lenses. The next step is to add the sept markings and figure out if I want to add differently coloured sections to the armour??

XV8 Crisis Battlesuit

XV8 Crisis Battlesuit

Death Korp and Tau Update

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With the Pathfinders finished I’ve found myself with a lot of enthusiasm for Tau, so I got cracking into the battlesuit. So far I’ve only done the red and basecoated the black areas, but tbh that makes up almost half the painting involved.

XV8 Crisis Battlesuit

XV8 Crisis Battlesuit

I also got started on the Vendetta for the Death Korp commission and it certainly is a beast:

The "Cookie Cutter" Vendetta Gunship

The “Cookie Cutter”, Vendetta Gunship

So much Death Korp your head will explode!*

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*This is a blatant lie 😀

Now well on my way with the next batch of Death Korp. Squad number 4 is finished and includes some meltas that will likely be switched with some other squads to spread ’em out.

Death Korp Squad 4

Death Korp Squad 4

Next up on the painting schedule are two heavy weapon squads. This first one is the Mortar team, made using the Death Korp of the Kreig Artillary Crew and the Death Korp of the Kreig Thudd Gun Crew, and the remains of the Cadian heavy weapons box. I’m very happy with how they’ve turned out, and am especially pleased with the map bearing spotter :).

Death Korp Mortar Squad

Death Korp Mortar Squad

And a wee update on the Lascannon/Autocannon team:

Death Korp Lascannon Squad

Death Korp Lascannon Squad