462 Field Ambulance Squadron

I finally managed to the get treatment tent done recently which means that 462 Field Ambulance Squadron is now complete. Headed up by the infamous Doc Butcher, it's got everything a good medic needs to those injured guardsmen back to the front line.

I've got to say, even though these will probably never see a tabletop battle, it was a really enjoyable project that had bit of everything in it hobby wise and seeing them all together really is the icing on the cake.

Here's the links to the individual pieces ....

• Doc Butcher (wip)
• Operating Table (wip)
• Stretcher Bearers (wip)
• Ambulance (wip)
• Stores & Casualties (wip)
• Treatment Tent (tutorial - coming soon)

152 Armoured Assault Company

Finally got all the Russ's together for a group shot, so here's 152 Armoured Assault Company mustered for war. The company is finished for the time being but I am planning on adding the final three variants from the codex at some point as well as a company command tank. For more pics, check the links below ...

• 3 Main battle tanks
• Demolisher
• Vanquisher (WIP)
• Executioner (WIP)

2nd Platoon - 571 Infantry company

It started out as an idea, just a little over a year ago, but I've finally finished it. So guys, here's 2nd Platoon of 571 Infantry company....

In total, there's 100 guardsmen comprising of a command squad, 2 special weapon squads, 5 heavy weapon squads and 5 infantry squads. There's no conscripts, the Corbanian 1st is a professional army! There's close up's of 2nd platoon in their last muster pic here.

I can't actually believe I've finished it, it seems like I've been painting bog standard guardsmen forever. Now that they're done, I've just got a few bits and bobs to finish up the existing projects and I'll be ready to start my 2010 projects, more on those in a future blog guys.

HQ Section - 571 Infantry company

It's taken a while, but I've finally got all the the HQ section of 571 Infantry company together for a muster pic. So, here you go .....

That's all of them complete, so there will be no more added to them in the future. The command section consists of the standard commander with a selection of vets depending on the game situation. The squads got two plasma gunners, two melta gunners, the commissar, voxcaster, the company standard bearer and the squad medic.

There's also Marbo attached to the section as he doesn't take orders from anyone but the boss, in truth, he only takes requests from the boss but he gets the job done and so the Colonel doesn't mind. Also attached are the company advisers that I kitbashed up, along with the escort sentinel halftrack and the HQ sections chimera ride.

For more pics of the attached units, take a look at these posts ....

Marbo - He's only one man! - (WIP)
Halftrack sentinel standin - (WIP)
Alternative advisers - (WIP)
Commander and Chimera
Command veterans (Vox, banner, medic)
Spec Ops liaison (Commissar)

So, that's it for the command section of 571 Infantry company, 2nd platoon coming real soon.

Ambulance finished

Finished the ambulance last night, overall I'm pretty please with how it's come out considering it was a damaged trade. This one's been quite challenging, it's given me a go at some basic plasticard work which I've enjoyed quite a bit. I've also done rivet for the first time, seriously fiddly!

 

 

Doc Butcher is halfway painted, so hopefully I'll be finishing him tonight. I've also got together the bits for an Executioner with plasma sponsors, so that's going to get put together over the next night or two.

Autocanon team

Finished off the autocanon team for 2nd platoon last night, that leaves me with the lascanon team and a 10 man squad to finish off 2nd platoon. I can't believe I've almost painted a hundred guardsmen.

Work on the ambulance continues and hopefully, I'll have it done for the weekend. I've already started on another small conversion project which I'll be showing off soon, if I can pull it off ;-)

Finally, does anyone have a biker base spare? I only need one and I'm loathed to buy a pack and postage from GW just for one base. I've got plenty of bits I can trade or a bit of cash via paypal if you want. Please drop me a line at colcorbane@gmail.com if you can help - Thanks

The Secret Project

As I'm almost finished with a few of my current projects, my mind has been working overtime with what to do next. I've already blogged about my upcoming special ops force which I'm quite looking forward to but I like to have a couple of projects on the go, so I can flick between things as and when it suits me.

So, I've been thinking about an alternative project to go along with my spec op force. I've actually managed to come up with a few ideas, but one has risen to the top.

Now, I'm not going to tell you what the final outcome will be, but I'm imagining that some of you will guess. If you do, please don't post it on my comments, drop me a line and I'll let you know if you're right (I'm thinking of you here Drax ;-). It's more of a theme than a model but it will end up as a unit that doesn't really belong in the game but it does.

Bet that's got you confused!

I'll be starting it pretty soon and hopefully have it done before xmas. In the meantime I've got a few things I want to get finished. The Vanquisher is about 60% done, I've got another couple of hours to do on the company command squad and it occurred to me last night that I've forgotten to do the medics for my command squads.Once they're finished, it's a couple more heavy weapons squads, an executioner and I'm ready to start the new projects.

Forward Planning

I'm starting to come to the end of a few projects, they've sort have snuck up on me without me realising. I only have a squad of ten and 6 heavy weapon teams to finish off 2nd Platoon. With the advisers done, I've only got the command squad troopers to finish of the Company Command Squad, and I'm working on those now. Even my Armoured Assault Company is almost done, after the vanquisher, I've got a executioner to do and it's done for the foreseeable future.

So, my mind has been wondering, trying to think of what to work on next. Veterans? Valkyrie squadrons? Amphibious force? Artillery? So many choices, but I think I've got it. I picked these up in a trade last year.


In total, there's 10 officers, 35 lasgunners, 27 special weapons, 6 heavy weapons teams, one sentinel standin (I built that) and one centaur standin. I reckon I can build a pretty good special forces unit on of them. I'm basing it around a company command squad, a couple of stealth vets with lascannons offering long range support. A platoon based around Al'rahem, that can outflank supported by two special weapons squads with demo and melta. Add in Harker with demo vets for some tank hunting and Marbo and the snipers for good measure.

After my recent adventures in sculting, I can see quite a bit more sculpting in this force, especially as I've got at least 40 camo cloaks to do and I'm putting webbing and berets on them.
I reckon I'll end up with quite a good lighting strike force.

So, what do you think guys? Am I mad? Inspired? Disillusioned? Love to hear your thoughts.

571 Infantry Company Command

At the moment, my company command squad is looking a little bare. There's only the commander and his chimera. I'm planning to pad it out with veterans, specialists and advisers.


Long term, I've got quite big plans for the company. I'm planning to build it up to a full infantry company with four platoons. The first will be a veteran platoon made up of 5 veteran squads and a command squad. The second and third will be standard infantry platoons, the 2nd platoon are almost finished already. The fourth final platoon will be a support platoon made up of heavy weapons.

It may seem strange to have such grand plans, but I'm looking at how the army will grow over the next 6 years or so. I figure that's how long it'll take them to redo the codex. This sort of idea may be a bit alien to some of you out there, but I've been in the hobby for over two decades so far. Guard weren't my first army, I have quite a few for both 40k and fantasy as well as quite a bit of specialist stuff. But I do love my guard, and I figure I'm going to be playing with them until I get old, so I figure I've got another three decades at least ahead of me.

I'd better get painting ...

571 Infantry Company - 2nd Platoon

2nd platoon came into being after reading some of the rumoured pre release rules of the new codex. The idea of a whole platoon, over 100 men making up a single troop choice just amazed me so much, I had to do one. I decided that I didn't want conscript, as the Corbanian 1st are a professional army. I've nearly completed the platoon, I only need to do two more heavy weapons squad and another ten man squad. The heavy weapons teams are sitting on my painting station primed and ready as I type this.

Command Squad

Transport

Specialists
Flamer Support Squad
Grenade Launcher Support Squad
1st Sqaud
2nd Squad

3rd Squad

4th Squad

Missile Launcher Squad

Mortar Squad

Heavy Bolter Squad

754 Armoured Support Company

My hellhound squadron. I wanted three because my force is city themed and under the old codex rules, these things rocked in city fight. In the new rules, they're still pretty good. Long term, i'm going to add three more of the new variants and then three salamander scout vehicles building it into a fast support company.

152 Armoured Assault Company

Da Tanks, there's nothing more glorious than a tank formation on the move. Long term plans for this company include adding another 6 variants to fill it out to 9 before adding a modified command tank.

I've already done quite a bit on the next demolisher and I've got the bits from forgeworld to make either an executioner or a vanquisher after that.

621 Sentinel Support Company

My cityfight sentinel tank hunter squadron. These guys are great at sneaking around ruined cities snipping shots at the flanks of enemy armour. Long term goal for this company will be to add another 3 armoured sentinels and then another three sentinels but I'm not sure how to kit them. I don't think I'm going to need to be worrying about it any time soon.

079 Storm Trooper Company

The glory boys, my storm troopers. When I originally came up for the list for my force, it was mechanised and so my two troop slots were taken up with storm troopers in chimeras. With the new codex, the chimeras have been passed on the infantry company and these boys are going to be mounted in valkyries.

My long term goal will be to build the company up to 5 squads of ten, led by a commissar lord all mounted in valkyries, but I'm a long way off from that, at the moment, I've got a command squad and two complete squads.

Company Command Squad

First Squad
Second Squad

Corbanian 1st - Mustered for WAR!

Introducing the Corbanian 1st, a specialised urban combat force comprised of elements from various companies mustered for war in Angels square.

Comprising of elements of :-

571 Infantry Company - Company Commander (front centre).
571 Infantry Company - 2nd Platoon (front right).
079 Storm Trooper Company - HQ and 2 squads (front left).
621 Sentinel Support Company - 1 Sentinel Sqn (rear centre).
152 Armoured Assault Company - 1 Leman Russ Sqn (rear left).
754 Armoured Support Company - 1 Hellhound Sqn (rear right).


More pics coming soon guys.

CC

Bits and Bobs

Hobby time is still short but I've managed to get a bit more done. First off, I've put together two more heavy weapons squads for 2nd platoon. Sorry about the pics, the light just hasn't been right today and I wanted to get something posted. I think I'm going to have to look at setting up a lightbox. Anyway, the pics .....


I've also been working on the Hellhammer. I've added a bit more detail and started working on the battle damage. I can actually see this getting finished sometime soon - phew!


I've got a quiet weekend coming this weekend, so hopefully, I'll get the Hellhammer finished for next week.

More for the command squad

Sorry I've been silent for a while. Life has got very hectic and I've had very little time for blogging or anything 40k related at all. I'm itching to get a game and I'm seriously considering drive 80 miles to mates to get one.

Anyway, I have managed to do a little more on my hellhammer, all the metallics are now done and it's time to start the battle damage. I've also completed the three extra models for 2nd platoons command squad. Sorry about the pics, I'll get some better ones done once I've finished the platoon. Only two heavy weapons squads and a troop squad to go :-)


That's another 3 off the painting points, I'm getting there slowly.