Adeptus Titanicus - 30k Plus - Part 2

Original Draft 2020-11-13

There was something of a hiatus on this, mainly due to... other projects... no game meets happening... forgot about it...     So just some follow up on this...  adeptus-titanicus-30k-plus

Looks like game days might be starting up again (finger crossed) so i re-mentioned the concept as a possibility for next year. AT still seems to be a popular 'want to play' system so in order to keep that going, plus add some... what did a game buddy call it... "Traction Grit".

Anyway i actually had a read through of the army 'cards' for infantry just to get an idea of what's what.

i've pulled the printer out with the idea of making up the basic 'line company' content. 1 commander, 8 tactical bases and 2 support bases.   i am also contemplating doing rhino transports.

again, i need to work out some scale issues for all of this. i don't have support models so i will need to whip up some plasma and melta guns for those.   will probably do 4 models on a base with 2 of them with the support guns rather than everyone has one. subject to change. 

also will need a suitable rhino model, might have to adjust something for that too.

in order to kit out 'all options' i'd need double the tactical bases (stands) and i'm contemplating double up on the support bases just so i have a little more depth and options with those. adding extra tactical stands would just be spending left over points.

anyway, i'm starting by batching out some tacticals and take it from there... 

cos i don't have enough projects on the table already.

Update 2020-11-18

So.     I got the infantry printed up, modelled up some plasma and melta guys, and on the last batch i discovered that the FEP had torn (clear plastic at the bottom of the vat that allows UV light through to cure the resin) and I had encrusted resin on the LCD. Annoying.

So these guys won't be getting Rhinos but i at least managed to get the infantry done.

Not looking at ordering more FEP sheets mainly cos i couldn't be bothered printing and this ensures I don't. Had a little resin hit over the last month and that's enough.

For probably no one else's enjoyment than my own, here is the (majority of the) build process. Shows there are lots of steps involved, so when there's days/weeks between when a project starts and ends... this is why.

Printing up the models. Worked out how many bases of guys i wanted. 

Positioned and glued to the bases. This happened fairly organically. I didn't swap models around looking for best positions, blu-tacking or anything like that. Fairly random.

So there are 7 bases of Tacticals required for the basic company, and there are 4 extra bases of 'points fillers'.

There are 2 bases each of plasmas and melta all up,  2 required for basic company, and 2 extras.

Black undercoat. I paint it on. Probably could rattlecan it, but (ironically) I prefer brush work. Even boring stuff like this.

Three steps here.   Base colour of 'Averland Sunset' - had enough in the pot to complete this project. Then a wash of Agrax Earthshad. Then a light dry brush of Averland to bring out some highlights. 

Leadbelcher on weapons and backpack exhausts.

Two steps here.  Base white on the pauldrons. Black on the bolters.

Done. Black icons on the pauldrons - these are very much token blobs but at this scale there's no chance of me getting any more details on there.  The plasma and melta guns were the only bright colour variations.

The melta guns just had a wash of Agrax on the barrel, then dry brush of orange, then white. Looks better in real life.

The plasma guns just got a smear of 'regular' blue and then a light dry brush of a lighter blue to brighten it.

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Update 2020-11-19

And done...

Basing and two coats of sealant. Not bothering with magnets at this stage. Will be a while before they get games etc, so no transporting etc, they can just sit and look pretty on the shelf.

So that's one full  Line Company, plus change. Pretty happy with the results. Feels nice to have some Imperial Fists in the mix again. 

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Update 2020-11-26

Appalling photo, but these guys are now displayed on a shelf in a cupboard in the office. Just reusing the 6mm planet28 stuff I was working on, highly unlikely that that project is going to get resurrected.

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Until next time...