WIP Vow #3 Kite I and Kite II update #1

Update time

So this has been sitting around for a few days and i finally got around to taking pics of what I got accomplished. The side step was an intentional break as it was not sitting flush. 

Crew In

Crew out

Pilots (bare head will be for Typhoon "Kite I")

so if you notice that the bare head pilot has a black strip running down his shoulder pad behind his unit designation marking. That is something I am planning to do for all my Veteran Sgts, while veterans will have just the yellow strip on their helmet

 

So the pilot of Kite I is the Veteran Sgt for the 8th company, 8th Assault company (all my typhoons and tempest will be crewed by the 8th assault squad members)

Dread with his Veteran stripe

Veteran Techmarine

Veteran sgt

I am still waiting on order I placed for tarantula Hyperios launchers, tempest and thunderfire cannons to arrive (3 of each) and at least my Telion and Damocles command rhino parts are in the states....just not my state. 

The more I work on this army the happier I am with it in modeling terms. Lots of future conversions planned for this army.....even with me getting a 3rd Brotherhood Master Voldus for my Grey Knights, still seemyself working on the Raptors above any other Chapter.....sorry Sisters of Battle and Crimson Fists.

Hopefully the new "40k munda" aka Shadow War: Armageddon wont suck as I have plans for my Raptors in that game too.....SCOUTS LEAD THE WAY

Until next time

There is only the Emperor!

WIP VOW #3 Kite I and Kite II

Vow #3 has started as 2 Land Speeder Typhoon Squadron 'Kite"

Kite II and Kite I

This is the first time in a long time I have built a land speeder (Storms don't count). In fact last last ones I built were plastic/ pewter hybrids when they first came out. These were a lot less annoying to build then them but still had annoying factors. Overal happy with the build for them and a nice addition to the 10th Company of Raptors. Only grips so far is the decals or the lack of them....I need 4 assault marking per vehicle and only got 1....😠

After these are completed, I have 1 more vehicle to go.....Land Speeder Storm and the 1000 pts will be built and vehicles painted.

1000 Points Raptors List

Chapter Tactics - Raptors

HQ

Captain Voss- Warlord, Power Armor, Relic Blade, Ex Tenebris (Raven Guard Relic) melta bombs

Elites

Dreadnought Owl I- Rifleman load out

Troops

Scout Squad III Felk- Melee, vsgt power maul and melta bombs, Land Speeder storm Multi melta

Scout Squad IV Tomez- Shotguns, camo cloaks, vsgt melta bombs power maul & shotgun

Scout Squad V Helios- bolters/ missile launcher camo cloaks, vsgt melta bombs 

Scout Squad VI Archlift- bolters/ missile launcher camo cloaks, vsgt melta bombs 

Scout Squad VII Venze- Sniper Rifles/ heavy bolter, camo cloaks vsgt sniper rifle

Fast Attack

Land Speeder Typhoon Kite I- Typhoon missile launcher Heavy bolter

Land Speeder Typhoon Kite II- Typhoon missile launcher Heavy bolter

Heavy Support

Predator Destructor Vulture III- Dozer blade, heavy bolters sponsons, and storm bolter

thats the goal....get this all painted to play a game....but will it before 8th edition

OWL I completed and Next vow (#3)

And my 2nd vow for the Talon's Reach Armory Build is complete!

I present Rifleman Dreadnought "Owl I"

Vow Taken: 02/25/2017 

Vow Completed: 03/02/2017

Elapsed time- 5 days (and that was with 2 days not working on it....)

On to Vow #3

2 Landspeeder Typhoons "Kite I & Kite II"

Vow Taken: 03/02/2017 

Vow Completed: 

Elapsed time-

Vulture III Completed & OWL I WIP

Update time.....

Predator Destructor Vulture III- Completed for Talon's Reach Armory building Vow #1

Vow Taken: 02/10/2017 

Vow Completed: 02/25/2017 

Elapsed time- 15 days 

WIP Dreadnought OWL I - for Talon's Reach Armory building Vow #2

Vow Taken: 02/25/2017 

Vow Completed: 

Elapsed time-

I was going to call it a night for painting and well it was raining and I continued working on it

Needs decals, basing, weathering and clear coat

There is only the Emperor!

Predator Vulture 1 update and whats coming down the pipline

Predator Vulture update

Just about done with my Predator Destructor and 48 days to go. It just needs: clear coats, decals, camo netting, and the hedgerow cutter needs a mount built and to be painted. 

 

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 As you can see the tank is almost playable minus the clear coat .

 Thinking about the rest of the squadron I may go with a a sandbag tank as Tank I

and a Hessain as tank II

and this one will end up as tank III....still undecided.

I decided that once this one is completed my next Talon's Reach  vow will be my rifleman dreadnought. 

Sadly it not much conversion work on it, but that gives me 2 vehicles done of the many for this army. 

Still in debate on the Fire Raptor if it will stay in my Raptors or go to my 30k Emperors' Children. 

Whats Coming down the Pipeline

I am planning on adding 3 Landspeeder Tempests, 3 Thunderfire cannons, and 3 each of the Lascannon, Heavy bolter, and Missile defense system tarantulas. Also I am going to add a Damocles Command Rhino. The Command Rhino's radar dish will be interchangeable with the 3rd missile system.

 Also adding a "Telion" model to run one of the squads (for kill team/ 9 scout squad) I may build him as is minus the head so he can carry nihlius. Also I really want to work on my MKIV camo Sternguard Kill team using the Raptors, my objective counters, and my scout squad Kill team. I still need to paint the rest of my 10th Co models and build the landspeeder Typhoons and Storms.

THERE IS ONLY THE EMPEROR!

Predator Vulture I

Over the last few days I was able to get more work done on my 10th Company Raptors Predator Destructor Designated "Vulture I"

 

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Sandbags, tarps, bags, other stowage painted browns and given a wash to highlight. Black applied for black areas and metallic areas. 

Still a long ways from completion but its getting closer and I'm only 6 days in to my vow so far....Yeah Baby.....56 more days to go. I may be able to complete a second vow by then but not sure what armor vehicle I'd do. Dreadnought is primed so that is the most logical choice, but I have another predator, Land Speeder Storm, and Land Speeder Tornado I could do....but they are unbuilt.... Decisions Decisions 

hope you enjoy

Massive update

First things first:

Since I have joined the Talon's Reach- An Armory Building Event expect to see updates on my Predator soon....

Second I am planning on building a 200 pt "Raptors" squad for Kill team....ok so I ordered all the parts already 

The models will be built out of B@C Mk IVs

Parts I am Adding are:

Raptor Shoulder pads

Comms Backpack 

Knives 

Various sternguard and Deathwatch bits, Various bare heads, and sternguard heavy bolter.

What I am trying to decide on is taking them as on of these options:

-Sternguard (and getting to use the Raptors Chapter tactics)  with as 7 man team sgt with a power sword melta bomb, dude with combi melta, and dude with a heavy bolter

- Using the Deathwatch Kill team Rules (mission tactics.... ) as a 7 man squad with the same gear but add a deathwatch shotgun, and Stalker bolter.

They will be painted similar to this scheme

and one marine will be kneeling (Stalker pattern bolter).


Predator Update





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