More Steel Legion Infantry!

I know you've been waiting to see more of the infantry for the Heroes of Armageddon Steel Legion army, but I've been crazy busy lately - including a three-day trip to Historicon for work.

Anyway, I finally got a chance to shoot the rest of the infantry that has arrived over the past week and I'll lay them out here, acknowledging the painter for each squad as we go along.

1st Platoon, Command Squad - painted by Brien Dulaney

1st Platoon, 1st Squad - painted by Joe Marshall

1st Platoon, 2nd Squad - painted by Matt Boles

2nd Platoon, Command Squad - painted by Brien Dulaney

2nd Platoon, 1st Squad - painted by Marc Raley

2nd Platoon, 2nd Squad - painted by Marc Raley

Savlar Chem Dogs, 1st Squad - painted by me (way back in the day). I've shown you this squad before, but I figured it'd be good to put it in here again.

Commissariat Stormtrooper Squad 01 - painted by Jonathan Lindgren

Jonathan actually painted up 12 models for this squad. Two are equipped with Grenade Launchers (as per the original army list) and another two are equipped with Meltaguns, allowing the winner to switch out the special weapons depending on their needs for the squad.

Jon also through on some great touches, including sergeant chevrons, glowing plasma coils, and great looking lenses.

The drawing of the "final four" winners is rapidly approaching. you have until July 22 to make your donation (or to make ANOTHER donation), and the drawing will take place on July 23!

Click on the link in the right column of this page now, and kick in some bucks!

Cheers

Dave

Empire Landship WIPs

Over the last few days I managed to get some paint on my Marienburg-class Empire Landship hull. I'm pretty happy with how things are going, and I certainly enjoyed the barnacles at the bottom of the hull.

Cheers

Dave

Tabletop Gaming News - Fundraiser

Recently, my favorite tabletop gaming news site (and the 4th page I check every morning) has been seeing some pretty heavy traffic. Loads of folks have been heading there to get the latest info on games they love and games they've never heard of before. Tabletop Gaming News has not only put a lot of effort into promoting all things to do with tabletop gaming, but they've been proud Champions of the Storm Wardens project, the Heroes of Armageddon project, and a few of my own charity efforts (even though I've never actually met Zac in person).

Head honcho Zac and his tiny team have been keeping up by the skin of their teeth. They'd like to expand their offering, bring on new contributors, and build on their current success.

To that end, Zac is running a Fundraiser to, wadda ya know, raise funds for the growth. I know I ask a lot from the readers of this blog, but head on over to TGN and help Zac to not only keep bringing you all the news that's fit to print about the miniatures business, but to expand on it! I know I already have.

Oh, and just by donating, you go in the draw to win prizes from a massive prize pool provided by the very companies that Zac has helped build consumer confidence in. There's a ton of stuff! So go and donate $5, $10, $20 or more, for your chance to build TGN (and win some loot).

UPDATE: This Fundraiser ends on Sunday, so don't miss out!

Cheers

Dave

And now, some infantry!

With the drawing for the Heroes of Armageddon Charity Project drawing very near, I wanted to start posting the infantry models. Here is the Company Command Squad, all polished and squeaky clean (except for the dusty boots of course). You can see the pre-paint versions of these models here.

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Cheers

Dave

Heroes of Armageddon - It's all coming together!

The Heroes of Armageddon Charity Project is starting to reach "critical mass". It's my favorite part of the whole thing, as visions of armies start to become clear, and models from across the country (or even around the globe) start to trickle in to "Build Team Headquarters" : )

Below you can see the bulk of the armor for the Steel Legion army. There are four Leman Russ variants, and NINE Chimeras : ) It does this old treadhead's heart good to see so much 40K mech in one place!

With the Steel Legion army, I knew that one of the most important factors for creating a great, cohesive force would be to have a solid looking armor base. It's the first thing you'll be dropping on the table, after all. To that end the vehicles were kept with within a fairly tight group of hobbyists, to ensure we could get maximum cohesion. I should also mention, there are still two Hellhounds, a Vendetta, and a couple of BIG surprises to add to the iron fist above.

Let's take a closer look at all the vehicles we have so far. The Leman Russes are from the 23rd Steel Legion Tank Regiment.

Leman Russ Vanquisher (23-1)

- Assembled by Bob Weiss

- Painted by Brien Dulaney, Joe Marshall, and Dave Taylor

Leman Russ Executioner (23-7)

- Assembled by Bob Weiss

- Painted by Brien Dulaney, Joe Marshall, and Dave Taylor

Leman Russ MBT (23-4 & 23-5)

- Assembled by Josh Roberts

- Painted by Brien Dulaney, Joe Marshall, and Dave Taylor

Chimera Armored Transport (01)

- Assembled and painted by Justin McCoy (of Secret Weapon Miniatures)

Justin really went to town on this model. He was the first to tackle the paintjob and really set the tone for all the other work we did on these vehicles. It is only fitting then, that this vehicle has been designated as the ride of Yarrick and his Commissariat Bodyguard. In my mind, this is the Chimera he used during the Second War for Armageddon, pulled out of retirement for a second go around.

The following Chimeras are all transports for the fighting men of the 276th Steel Legion Regiment, 4th Company, 1st & 2nd Platoons.

Chimera Armored Transports (276-4-C through to 276-4-7)

- Assembled by Dave Taylor

- Painted by Brien Dulaney, Joe Marshall, and Dave Taylor

Loads of armor and transports just itching to get to grips with Ghazghkull and his Orke horde!

So, if you think you'd like to have a chance to win these tanks (and do a lot of good at the same time), please click on the Paypal link in the top right corner and donate a lot of money to Doctors Without Borders!

More to come : )

Cheers

Dave