Red Scorpion plog

[olberon]

Hey all,

Since i got a really nice offer on my blood ravens i decided to seel them an start something new. I was reading stuff about the badab war and soon decided that it was time for me to go for a red scorpions army. Sinc my local gamesshop group only has alot of "regular" marine players i really like the plan of starting something out of the box.......again

I started to run into a slight problem even before i started planning on my army. I dont have access to a credit card, so ordering stuff from FW is out of the question which will call alot on my crafting skills. To solve the Red Scorpion iconography i decided to go for the waterslide technique. Lucky for me there where sheets available for download. but for some reason the all looked a bit basic. so out came the designer programs and i started to make my own version of decalsheets.

This is the result of a few days work:

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/A3_CHARACTER_SHEET.png
Standard sheet to be printed on white decalpaper

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/A3_VEHICLE_SHEET_inverted.png
Vehicle sheet to be printed on white decalpaper

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/A5_transparent_red_scorpions.png
Random stuff to be printed on transparent decal paper

I really enjoyed making these things, and gave me a good reason to finally buy me a printer.
If you like the decals and want to use them for your own army please let me know so i can give you the download link to them.

[due to picture limit continue reading my blog in the next post]

[olberon]

With the decal problem solved it was time to find out what colours to use and after a few test runs on the cheap marines i found out that this looks the best for my army:

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3537.jpg
Terminator vetran sergeant

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3539.jpg
Terminator vetran sergeant

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3565.jpg
Terminator vetran sergeant

The colourscheme im using is pretty simple and for some reason looks pretty good

Armour:
Base: 50/50 Abadon Black/Mechanicus Battle Grey (airbrushed)
Wash: Agrax Earthshade
Layer: 50/50 Abadon Black/Mechanicus Battle Grey
Highlight: 50/50 Mechanicus Battle Grey / Dawnstone

Yellow:
Base: Lyanden Darksun
Highlight: 25/75 Bleached Bone / Lyanden Darksun
Edge: Bleached Bone

Reds:
Base: Merchrite Red
Highlight: Blood Red
Edge: Blood Red/ Sunburst Yellow

Bone:
Reaper bone triad

again a problem solved

[olberon]

yet another challenge to solve;

I really wanted to use the characters in the books so that meant i really needed a commander culln model, or at least a model looking pretty close to him.
time to get creative again and this is the result

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3558.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3561.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3563.jpg

Really proud of how the chest came out, the circle even has room for a mini scorpion transfer. His sword should be a bit bigger tho....

[olberon]

so every self respecting Red Scorpion player should have at least one landraider helios in his arsenal so guess what...
Yep i made one myself

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3541.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3540.jpg

Couldnt resist to try out a new technique i borrow from my dad.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3546.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3547.jpg

not: this is an older photo of my helios i need to make a new one since the missile launcher is different

[olberon]

well challenges, my next challenge make some extra armour for my rhino APC's

i absolutely love the FW version of the extra armour so i got out my scalpel and plasticard and started to fix some armour:

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3574.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3573.jpg

Still needs alot of work but the result looks nice enough to continue building this.
im currently not working from a template, for some reason nobody ever tried making a template for it but since im keeping all my scraps ands messurements i think ill be making one.

im even thinking about making some molds for personal use sinc i ned to replicate the armour for at least 3 more rhino's and fixing a pressmold saves ALOT of time

[olberon]

small update on the rhino: left side armour is finally done!

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3576.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3578.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3579.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3577.jpg

Starting on the front in a sec

[Culial]

Very impressive work so far, you should well be proud of the greenstuff work on Culln!

Great work on the extra armour as well - how'd you come up with the template? And what've you used for the rivets? They're suitable chunky to bolt on the plates, very nice.

[olberon]

thx for the compliments!

to answer your questions:
- the template i made from just eyeballing the FW version took some time but working on a templated version so you can download it pretty soon.
- the rivets are actually a funny thing, they are dresspins i had laying around, just drill a hole, cut the pin to size (watch for the eyes) and tac them with a drop of super glue

hope this helps :D

[Wolfshade]

Looking good. Love the Big eagle on the chest of the termy :)

[Deadlift]

Very impressed by this, I love the conversion work.

[olberon]

thanks for the compliments guys :P

[olberon]

Finally got the extra armour done on the Rhino chasis.

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3584.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3585.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3586.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3587.jpg

Now im wondering how to paint it up... should i go and decided you get to choose !
A: all the white parts yellow rest of the rhino grey
B: all the white parts grey with lower parts yellow and the tank itself grey
C: follow the Imperial Armour way of painting (diagonal bars on front and back)

Its up to you so help me to decide!!!
(that is leave a comment)

[olberon]

i was just fidling around with an army list. Now its not going to be competative but more for fun play. Let me know what to change :D

HQ
Chaplain - Digital Weapons , Jump Pack, Plasma Pistol,
Lord Commander Culln

Elites
Dreadnought - Missile Launcher , Twin-Linked Lascannon
Terminator Squad - 2x Chainfists, Heavy Flamer, 8x Terminator, Terminator Sergeant

Troops
Scout Squad - 9x Scout, 8x Boltgun, Heavy Bolter Scout Sergeant -Boltgun, Combat Blade, Teleport Homer
Tactical Squad - Apothecary Sergeant, Heavy Bolter, Meltagun, 9x Space Marine, Drop Pod -Storm Bolter
Tactical Squad - Apothecary Sergeant, Heavy Bolter, Meltagun, 9x Space Marine, Rhino - Extra Armour
Tactical Squad - Apothecary Sergeant, Heavy Bolter, Plasma Gun, 9x Space Marine, Rhino - Extra Armour

Fast Attack
Assault Squad - Plasma Pistol, Plasma Pistol, 9x Space Marine, Space Marine Sergeant, Plasma Pistol, Power Weapon
Land Speeder - Heavy Bolter, Typhoon Missilee Launcer
Stormtalon Gunship - Assault Cannon, Twin-linked lascannon

Heavy Support
Devastator Squad - 2x Lascannon, 2x Plasma Cannon, 4x Space Marine, Razorback - Extra Armour, Lascannon and Twin-Linked Plasma Gun
Space Marine Sergeant - Chainsword, Storm Bolter

[Meph]

Good stuff, man. Nice colours, and great plasticard-fu there.

As for colour scheme on the vehicles. I wouldn't stick too close to the standard odd-plate-painting. Get some decent masking tape and define a pattern of your own; some horizontal or vertical striping. Perhaps a single fat, or two finer chevrons. Or perhaps the four corners in yellow? Go nuts man, look at some race cars and tuned-up cars for perhaps an interesting dual-tone layout and have at it!

[olberon]

well it has been a few days so lets post some progress and a little new project i started.
Starting off with my finished commander Culln:

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3629.jpg
Since i was missing a good head i decided to go for a helmeted Commander, this is a "detail" shot of it

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3642.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3644.jpg
No decent commander leaves home without his fasionably draped curtain around his shoulder!

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3645.jpg

[olberon]

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3646.jpg
This was fun: REAL biblical text on the shoulder drape(thingy)

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3647.jpg


http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3649.jpg


And my new project, new armour upgrades for my rhino's.
Though the last one looked pretty cool and took little to no time to fabricate i was shocked by the way it looked painted. it was just horrible!! so i took my crafting knife and a pair of pliers and tore the whole assemly off!! i found a nice template -thx ron from FTW- and used this as my main guide. here are some pics of -an almost standard complete- side.

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_3650.jpg

[ElectricPaladin]

Man... you just don't stop.

You're doing Red Scorpions now... and I'm doing Exorcists now. What can I say? Imperial Armor > Dawn of War.

If I'm ever in your neck of the wood, I'm bringing my Exorcists. We'll have to find someone who plays Red Corsairs and beat up on him.

[olberon]

@ electric: hahaha thats one that stands!

[olberon]

ok so after fiddling around with my zone mortalis project and reading the mandatory imperial armours for some background i decided, since the zone mortalis will be displayed in a local game store, to also build a small red scorpions force to go with it the force will be around 750 points strong with all the limitations in effect So you wont see any vehicles in this list.

HQ
Captain: Artificer Armour, Combi-Plasma, Hellfire Rounds, Melta Bombs, Relic Blade

Elites
Sternguard Veteran Squad: 2x Heavy Flamer, 2x combi-flamer
Space Marine Sergeant: Plasma Pistol, Power Fist

Troops
Scout Squad: 3x Boltgun, Heavy Bolter
Scout Sergeant: Boltgun, Combat Blade, Melta Bombs

Scout Squad: 3x Boltgun, Heavy Bolter
Scout Sergeant: Boltgun, Combat Blade, Melta Bombs

Tactical Squad: Heavy Bolter, Meltagun
Space Marine Sergeant: Plasma Pistol, Power Weapon

As you can see thats alot of flamer weapons and meltabombs and there is a good reason for it. i will be playing against a lot of horde parties (eg nids, imperial guard and orcs) and i found out that flamers are pretty effective in confined spaces. the melta bombs are used for breaching doors and blow the occasional walker to the next dimension. Only problem i was having was really the scouts, Red Scorpions are not fond of these guys (well the infiltrate rule and stuff but really wanted to have a higher body count and since they are all armed with boltguns and H. bolters it should not really pose a problem to get some shots off with them, after all they got bolters.

Captain seemed the most logical for me at this point. low point cost and plenty of gear options, artificer armour gives him a decent save, combi plasma for the BLAM in someone's face, hellfire round to clean up any messy elements and offcourse the relic blade to finish it all off.

Sternguard are my main hitters, 2 heavy flamers and 2 combi flamers will be ace! cant wait ti see these blokes in action. Was thinking about arming them with all plasma. So 2x Heavy plasma's and 2x combi-plasma just to annoy the occasional terminator or terminator like character and really give them a run for their money.

Tactical squad is just pretty basic, 10 man squad with the option to break up in 2 combat squads. Melta gun to get walkers and breaching doors, heavy bolter to lay some suppressing fire in corridors. sergeant has a power weapon and a plasma pistol to get rid of any nasties comming to close. this squad will also have boarding shields to give them a bit more of an edge (and they look cool ).

Yesterday i started painting my sternguard squad and really could not find a cool grey color to fit them so i decidedto mix up my own and am pretty amazed with the colour i came up with. I really didnt like the ash grey version and the light grey was to light for me. so i dumped in a little blue giving them a blue-ish grey armour which i really like

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_4208.jpg

[olberon]

-update-
Im taking it a bit slow at the moment but will update my plog as often as possible.
Yesterday i printed out my transfers and found out that transfers on a white backing are .. well crappy to apply on models. so after fiddling around a bit trying to make round badges from greenstuff (which failed) i decided to go the easy way. paint a circle paint it white and apply a transparent transfer on that. this was just for the shoulderpads by the way.

As you can see all the marines in the next few pictures all have the same chest fronts. i really love these since you can file down grill which gives a nice spot for a mini scorpion insignia. I decided to make all my marines this way and ordered 50 from my local bitz supplier. i also ordered 50 MKVII helmets which with a minor conversion will be pretty close to MKIV helmets.

The kneepads also have the squad number noted on the right. this was also done with a transparent waterslide.

Now for the pics:
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_4210.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_4211.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_4213.jpg

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/warhammerpaintservice/red%20scorpions/100_4215.jpg

Last pic is of a trial with greenstuff to make the MKIV helmets im planning to make for my whole army.

[Lazybones]

It's been six and a half years, so this is a bit of a "Hail Mary", but I am wondering Olberon (or anyone else following this thread) has copies of his Red Scorpion transfer sheets which they they would be willing to share. They are the best I've seen.