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Monthly Archives: December 2014

Finished the Tripod!

28 Sunday Dec 2014

Posted by Alex in 215th Praetorian

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40k, Conversion, Praetorian Imperial Guard, Steampunk

Hello chaps, last post of 2014 – I got the Tripod finished! There is a tiny bit of detail to finish on the base, but nothing to terrible. I’ve gone for my usual heavily weathered look, with plenty of rust and oil involved. I’ve painted the side hatch closed so I’ll be able to pop it open and add the crewman when I get around to painting him…

Anyhow, enough jibber-jabber, here are the photos:

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Battle report

16 Tuesday Dec 2014

Posted by Alex in 215th Praetorian

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40k, Battle Report, Praetorian Imperial Guard

Well, I had (probably) my final game of the year last night – one last match-up between the Dauntless 215th of Praetoria and the dreaded Stormbringers… I have had quite a few games against this particular hoard of Daemons, and the tally is very much in their favour as my blokes have struggled with flying monstrous creatures, buffed invulnerable saves, summoning spam, and all manner of daemonic trickery. One last throw of the dice to address the balance, one last chance for glory, one final opportunity for the men of Praetoria to avenge the dead and exercise the Emperor’s judgement on the minions of chaos… this is their tale.

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A ‘riveting’ time!

15 Monday Dec 2014

Posted by Alex in 215th Praetorian

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40k, Conversion, Praetorian Imperial Guard, Steampunk

Hiya folks, just time for a quick update this morning – I have had a productive weekend, completing the Praetorian Tripod model with more gribbly tentacles, detailing the base and adding a few additions and tweeks here and there. The bulk of the time was spent adding hex bolts to the legs… each no bigger than a pin head, 222 of the buggers in all…

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