Personal suggestion is to not do all 4 companies at once. Do each company at a time. I find that even when painting the same type kind of unit back to back in multiple formations, my style and techniques slightly change/drift between them. That way small differences show up that IMHO provides a small amount of visual differentiation that helps break up the army looking monotonous as a whole. Plus, if you find yourself tired of the same crap over and over you can simply switch to something new and still have the benefit of a completed playable formation instead of 4 not playable ones along the way.
my 2cents

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Mate,

I second Jimmy, keeps you motivated to do different things. I do a detachment at a time to keep me from going bonkers.

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@moredakka- Think I've cracked it, spraying them white and then giving them a blue-grey wash, followed by details, then watered down black wash, very similar to your own method!

@Jimmyzimms / CAL001 - Good points, it's only the logistics of getting the airbrush out, cleaning it etc etc that is making me want to do it all at once. I'll probably end up airbrushing them all together then detailing them by detachment.
Also got my eye on your eBay chimeras Jimmyzimms!

Anyway, I'm now going to post what will probably be the most boring entry ever to have graced these forums. I bought a set of 1/285 WW2 German tank transfers, and am trying to figure out the most convincing way to number up all my tanks to represent a Steel Legion regiment. I've taken some liberties, such as changing the amount of companies from 12 to 10, does anyone that is as sad as me have any input into this?


Commisar tanks:
i01 tank hunter
i02 demolisher
i03 execuitioner
i04 Leman Russ
i05 salamander hq
i06 conquerer
i07 ?
i08 baneblade
i09 shadowsword


101 Reg HQ Vanq
111 Leman Russ
112 Leman Russ
113 Leman Russ
114
115
121 Leman Russ
122 Leman Russ
123 Leman Russ
124
125
131 Leman Russ
132 Leman Russ
133 Leman Russ
134
135
141 tank hunter
142 tank hunter
143 tank hunter
144 tank hunter
145 tank hunter

201 HQ Vanq
211 Leman Russ
212 Leman Russ
213 Leman Russ
214
215
221 Leman Russ
222 Leman Russ
223 Leman Russ
224
225
231 Leman Russ
232 Leman Russ
233 Leman Russ
234
235
241 demolisher
242 demolisher
243 demolisher
244 demolisher
245 demolisher

301 HQ Vanq
311 Leman Russ
312 Leman Russ
313 Leman Russ
314
315
321 Leman Russ
322 Leman Russ
323 Leman Russ
324
325
331 Leman Russ
332 Leman Russ
333 Leman Russ
334
335
341 execuitioner
342 execuitioner
343 execuitioner
344 execuitioner
345 execuitioner

401
411 conquerer?
412 conquerer?
413 conquerer?
414
415
421 conquerer?
422 conquerer?
423 conquerer?
424
425
431
432
433
434
435
441 conquerer?
442 conquerer?
443 conquerer?
444 conquerer?
445 conquerer?

R01 HQ Chimera
511 chimera
512 chimera
513 chimera
514 chimera
515
521 chimera
522 chimera
523 chimera
524 chimera
525
531 salamander hq
532 salamander
533 salamander
534
535
541 hhound
542 hhound
543 hhound
544
545

601 Chimera
611 chimera
612 chimera
613 chimera
614 chimera
615
621 chimera
622 chimera
623 chimera
624 chimera
625
631 salamander hq
632 salamander
633 salamander
634
635
641 griffon
642 griffon
643 griffon
644
645

701 bassie hq
711 bassies
712 bassies
713 bassies
714
715
721 bassies
722 bassies
723 bassies
724
725
731 bassies
732 bassies
733 bassies
734
735
741 hydra
742 hydra
743 hydra
744 hydra
745 hydra

801 manticore hq
811 manticores
812 manticores
813 manticores
814 death strike
815 death strike
821 manticores
822 manticores
823 manticores
824
825
831 manticores
832 manticores
833 manticores
834
835
841 hydra
842 hydra
843 hydra
844 hydra
845 hydra

s11 shadowsword
s12 shadowsword
s13 shadowsword

s21 baneblade
s22 baneblade
s23 baneblade

Each of the armoured companies has a 4th specialist squadron, whereas the infantry ones have slots for scouts and griffons / hellhounds.

I am not sure where to shoehorn the Conquerers into yet, either thier own 4th company, or just the last 5 slots of the 4th company, as I would have a commisar conquerer anyway to make the numbers up to 6 (for a legal Epic UK detachment).

Apologies for this unreservedly sad post.

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Man, that's dedication tc....!

Hi!

Got a link for those transfers?

Primarch

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Number wise it looks like GHQ ww2 German transfers

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Sure: http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/111186996604

I'm sure the GHQ ones will be pretty much the same anyway!

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Managed to get a bit more testing done to see how the scheme works on a few different minis.
Also here I've tried out the transfers. I decided on red lined with white to put a bit of colour into the mini, but I'm not so sure. No weathering yet, and I'm not sold on the colour of the lascannon housing yet either.

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Added a few units to the excellent Black Legion army I picked up at February’s EpicUK event.

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Hi!

Nice!

You've been busy!

Primarch

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Excellent work on those SL tanks.

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Trying to fill in the last few gaps in my Black Legion army. Decided I need some flyers after my last game against Reedar, which saw me take another beating!

I fired up the laser and ended up with this. It's made from multiple layers of card, which make it look quite flat. I'm gonna add some tubing and weapons to try and '3D' it up a little, and may add in another layer of card in the middle to make it thicker. It's not glued together yet if you're wondering why not all the bits are lined up properly, it's bloody fiddly!

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holy crap that's awesome!!

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Not just awesome - absolutely amazing.

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