Hi Guys

I finally managed to join this site thanks to help from Iain and thought I would add my own little army to the collection. I am currently working on three different armies (That may seem mad if you knew I have only played three games) but I am focusing on getting a necron army built for gaming. (I may add the other armies to this log or make new ones depending on what seems easier to navigate)


So here are my Necrons. Apologies if you have seen them on warseer already but I am going to move tha log over here.


First up are the Necron Warriors
At first I painted the lords cloak green but it blends in a little too much.



The later lords were given flesh cloaks a little like a flayed one. I will change the orignal lords cloak to keep in theme.





As you are probably having a hard time telling them apart and may claim I am just moving them around a little bit and rephotographing them I present the 'horde' (Almost) That is basically all the warriors done for the army. I just need to make some Pariahs and some dreaded flayed ones.




Next up are some vehicles. I wanted my machines to look a little more sentient than the regular kind so I used my own design for them (Did I say own design I mean Borg cubes). I also wanted them to look alot like Tripods from The War of the Worlds who are some of my favourite literature xenos. These are my Obolisks they are made from 1cm plastic cubes, I just got 50 more off e-bay (I could have bought 4000 for just a little more than I payed for the 50 but I wasnt going to use that many) I think I wont need more than a Dozen for the army.






I made a trial Monolith which I havent been happy with. For a start the cube is some kind of preschool counting block with rounded edges which looses the crisp look I was going for. Also on its huge legs it stands taller than a warhound titan which seems quite out of place for a regular vehicle. Should I sawm off his legs and make him shorter?



Just for some scale referance those are some marines and a rhino





Any C&C would be nice from you epic veterans, I have never painted at this scale before and was actually going into a bit of wargaming decline before I found epic but it has really captured my imagination. 6mm is an awesome (if difficult) scale to work with. I plan to spam my armies at you guys for a while to come yet!










Finally, I have been really ill recently and have not managed to do much painting at all. Just a bit of browsing the internet from bed between fits of the plague. When I finally was able to get up I found an imposter amongst my army. Usually I wouldnt post gifts from my girlfriend on forums, but as it was epic themed and it made me really smile I thought I would share it.




(I told her she needed to neaten up her highlighting at which point she pummeled me with her tiny fists.)

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Got Cubes?

I do like the wierd cubes... they look really alien. Though they remind me more of the Borg than War of the Worlds.

The cubes are very cool
I am looking forward to see more og your stuff

I like your girlfriends cube.

wow! the cubes are amazing !! mmmmm can I take your idea to my necron army?

cheers
bans

Really great looking models, Angor!

So, when they gonna *fight*?!

Thanks for the responses guys.

Zap I passed on your comment to the lady and she is beaming.

Bans you are more than welcome to use the idea... As long as you dont do it better, if yours turn out cooler then the deals off.

Chroma I am putting off taking them to the battlefield I havent even made an army list yet just browsed the options and building stuff that I like the sound of. I have some kind of curse that as soon as I field an army I stop painting it. So actually taking these guys to the field of battle will be a reward for finishing the army (Or getting alot done). I think I should have about 3000pts in a few weeks just waiting on scarabs for the tomb spyders and destroyers. Oh and building the mental fortitute to try making Flayed ones.





Okay this is a call for opinions!

I need to build more Monoliths as they are one of the most time consuming projects left for the army. I am still really stuck with the design though. At the moment the trial monolith is very tall standing a little taller than a regular warhound titan and dwarfing the Obilisks. It seems a little large for a regular albeit tough vehicle. Here I have mocked up a sawn off version of monolith to try and give it a less imposing form.

What are the Epic veterans thoughts, Tall and imposing or squat and comical.

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Got Cubes?

I would go for tall

I would go tall, too. I do not think the size is that much of a problem. Given the Living Metal rule, it is tough enough, and the sawed off legs look too... sawed off. If you want to keep the model short, I would go for a more spider-like approach with longer, angled legs.

Great concept by the way, but I think I said that somewhere else

/Fredmans

Tall. It leaves more room to give the impression that the thing is actually floating with the wires being more like tentacles or something...

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Nice stuff, especially the cubes.

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"I don't believe in destiny or the guiding hand of fate." N. Peart

yes!!! I go for tall. Hey!! thanks mmmm I imagining my own necubrons XD!

cheers
bans

anybody thinking rubix cube abattoir?

Seriously though thats a nice and innovative idea, what about adding more leggy, tenticle things for the monolith?

Thanks guys.

Okay I am now set on the longer legs, I always preferred them but was worried about the table top look. The next three are in production which brings me that step closer to completing the army.

I do plan to make an Abbatoir and its going to have alot of legs just wait and see. The rubix cube will be the Orb I am excited to make one as it will involve alot of cubes. Havent sorted out Pylon plans yet I might throw something together in MS paint and ask you vets.


Next up is the Warbarque its been constructed and it looks very silly.... Maybe even too silly. Will post it when its painted.

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I never was really a fan of round bases, but I think you and Ratty are making me reconsider. On some armies, like your Necrons and Orks, they just look great.

And that was cool of your G/F. I showed my girl that pic and what she said and then what you said. She thinks you're a bad man.

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