Command

So i wanted to do an honour guard for the captain  mainly because of the forgeworld reconnaissance marines, but 10th company doesn't have a command squad mainly because it's a fluid company units do not stay there and it size is based on recruits so many times it will be much larger than standard company size, they are training to become full battle brothers many will not survive or be elevated to full battle brother and become legion serfs. The only static part of the company are the sergeants the grizzled veterans of the chapter passing on there knowledge to the new generation and because of the variation in size of the company there are more than 10 of these, also with some specialised training officers such as Torias Telion. So the answer was to make the entire unit sergeants in game they will be sternguard but fluff wise they will be an honour guard of unattached sergeants from the company.
So figures

These figures are lovely to paint.

and here they are on the board with the storm raven.

Arrgh shiny flash proper pictures soon.

The raven hasn't landed

So here's the budgie for the centre of the board.

Okay i've got a little further than that. So the challenge is to have this thing in a flying position without the flying stand clear stick, which i understand is great and far better than earlier flying stands but is still a great big x of plastic.

So here we are a little further on.

it may look finished but nothing is glued in place and it's not as "bing" as the flash makes it look but whats holding it up?

So lets have some of the base.

big dread on a base, and from the rear

The concrete blocks are the excess resin from forgeworld sprues these each had a bits of dreadnought drop pod on them and they're the small ones, no wonder their prices are so high.

And now the completed article.

but how does it fly?

Seriously whats keeping this thing in the air?

Come on hows it floating.

Ta-Da!

It's since this photo been slightly re-positioned and is on the board, next is the 10th company honour guard.

Further progress

So board has been textured last night and painted tonight.

And then with some washes to tone down the greys and dirty it up.

and a close up of the pathway,

and now form behind.

and after a bit of mutilation....can you tell what it is yet?

Cathedral finished

Well here it is this is the back drop for my armies on parade board

 And it will break into two pieces for use as gaming scenery

 So it just needs some more platform pieces to finish it off and buttresses put on when it's actually on the board. So next to the centre piece.

Armies on Parade

So the work begins the bikes have done me very well over the last few years, but it's time for something new. I have a shiny new Eldar book on it's way so my oldest army will have to get it's self back on the horse and off to war(dear god that Wraithknight is pretty) but i won't be buying anything but the book for now or nothing will get done.
 So on to the theme Ultramarines(there's a shocker) 10th Company is going to be the thing and is the new marine list I'm working on. The board is going to be an extension of the bits i've already done for my scouts and flyers so it will be imperial cityscape dominated by a big old cathedral, with the scouts clearing the Tau pathfinders from the area and re-taking the sector. I was going to enter this last year but with moving and work it was not even close to being done. Which is good because i got a look at last years entries and realised i had to up my game somewhat.
So piccies here's where we are at.

This is the base of the cathedral, which will be fully roofed with internal support walls, the this will sit on top.

The final look of the building finish should be something like this test panel.

So here goes lets see it get finished this year,and it will have the dual purpose of providing more painted scenery for games at home and a new painted army that is miles from any of my others. This army sets up no models in deployment, it either infiltrates, outflanks or flies in from reserve. But apart from two fliers and six marines is all in scout armour.

On the board itself will be more than the 1500point army I've designed, but all the toys that go along with the 10th company.

After the dust had settled

So here is the completed army for Godin

And here is what i took

So the final standings where Godin's Dark Angels 1 win 2 draws 2 losses.

Darren with his Blood Angels 2 wins 3 losses.

And me with the very effective list above, a tournament winning list on several occasions, I managed to snatch defeat from the jaws from victory in all 5 games. Oh yeah I rock, so what now well there's a storm raven that's sa

t waiting for me to build it and i've got to top the storm talon, oh which won engine of legend(best 

tank) and another tournament at warhammer world without a best army nomination, time to up my game. With that in mind and armies on parade coming up the next project is Ultramarines 10th company(scouts) So more very soon.

And Finally......

Here they are in all there spangliness the Deathwing Kinights.

That is it! Army complete based, magnetised if i feel up for it tomorrow may add some weathering powder but for now, Done!

So Darren, Godin and Myself will be at warhammer world from friday for throne of skulls

Darren Blood Angels featuring obviously Mephistofex

Godin Dark Angels featuring all the toys i've painted for him

And me Justin Ultramarines featuring bikes and budgies(death from the skies, yes i cam humming ride of the valkyries whilst playing you, Just nod smile and pass the bourbon)

Full pictures of our armies from throne on monday plus other pretties and how we did.

And now i sleep until a toddler wakes me up with his face an inch away from mine night.