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I've been playing Warhammer 40k since 1991. You'd think I would have learned something by now!

Making Tracks: Casting tread plates for my Rebel Grots

Posted on May 20, 2013 10:14 am by Kamui

Hello all,

Anyone who has scratch built tanks knows that the tracks are a particular issue.  Making them individually is a mind breaking exercise in tedium.  In the past I’ve done this and have gone it’s a matter of finding the level of detail you’ll be happy enough with without sacrificing your sanity (most scratch-builders are skirting the edge already!)  Buying GW or third party bits can net you much better details for considerably less frustration.  I seriously considered this approach, I think I can get away with about $10 per tank which is still a bargain when you consider the total monetary investment per model.  In the end I decided to try my hand at casting my own tracks instead.  Read more... (808 words, 2 images, estimated 3:14 mins reading time)

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Quick update on Rebel Grot Basilisks

Posted on May 13, 2013 07:26 am by Kamui

Hello all,

I managed  to finish building the second Earthshaker Cannon for my Rebel Grots.  Here are a couple of pics to show how the two Basilisks are coming along:  Read more... (235 words, 2 images, estimated 56 secs reading time)

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The Grot Revolution: The Gretchin of Malichor III part 2

Posted on May 6, 2013 12:06 pm by Kamui
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Fiends of Dakka and Rebel Grots Fluff

Hello all,

I didn’t manage to get much done on the Rebel Grots last week so I thought I’d put up the next chapter of their background for today’s post.  Read more... (1068 words, estimated 4:16 mins reading time)

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Painted Sisters of Battle squad

Posted on May 1, 2013 05:41 am by Kamui

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Hello all,

I’ve been slowly cleaning out my basement lately and I recently dug out my Sisters of Battle.  I started the army in 2nd edition to be allies for my Space Wolves.  They gave me some extra bolters that weren’t as tough as the marines but were cheaper and could shoot just as well.  They also gave me the option to bring Inquisitors and Assassins.  With their current “codex” they don’t really add much to the Space Wolves and I’ve decided that it’s probably time to sell them.  Before I do I wanted to get some pictures of the few I’ve painted.April 29 2013 005  Read more... (356 words, 13 images, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

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Second Basilisk for Rebel Grots (Scratch Build)

Posted on April 29, 2013 07:30 am by Kamui
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Hello all,

Although I was fairly productive last week I haven’t made a lot of progress on the tanks.  I took some time one evening to try out a lasgrot conversion that was stuck in my mind.  I took another evening to clean up some Sisters of Battle, which I’ll feature in a post later this week.  I did manage to spend some time on the second Basilisk for the Rebel Grots.  Read more... (232 words, 5 images, estimated 56 secs reading time)

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Rebel Grot quick conversion

Posted on April 24, 2013 06:53 am by Kamui

Hello all,

Since there are very few actual Rebel Grot models I need to do a lot of conversions to build a full army.  I try to keep most of these simple so that I’ll actually be able to get them all done.  So far I’ve used 2nd ed gretchin with small green-stuff mods, and I’ve used fantasy grots with 40k equipment.  I’ve also used some of Necromunda starter box models as a source of weapons.   Read more... (236 words, 10 images, estimated 57 secs reading time)

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Tanks for the Rebel Grots!

Posted on April 22, 2013 07:13 am by Kamui

Hello all,

I managed a bit of progress on the tanks for my Rebel Grots.  They are coming together nicely and I’m quite happy with them so far.  I made it down to the shop for a test game with my 1500pt Rebel Grot list, and I also made it to the monthly tournament with my Orks/allied grots.  Overall a busy week from the gaming perspective.  Let’s start with the tanks:  Read more... (511 words, 4 images, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

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Rebel Grots Infantry Yellow 2 complete…and tanks!

Posted on April 15, 2013 09:10 am by Kamui
This entry is part 14 of 14 in the series Rebel Grot Infantry Yellow Platoon

Hello all,

I’ve decided to try and get the Rebel Grots ready for the Fratris Salutem, a hobby event here in Maine scheduled for May.  Allies are not allowed so the only way for me to field these guys is to knock out a full 1500 point army of them.  It’s going to be a push but I’ve got my orks as a back up so the price of failure is naught but pride.  I’ve buckled down over the last week and made some pretty good progress.  The second infantry squad is complete and I’ve started on some tanks.  Read more... (732 words, 18 images, estimated 2:56 mins reading time)

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Rebel Grots: Infantry Squad 2 amost complete

Posted on April 8, 2013 08:41 am by Kamui
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This entry is part 12 of 14 in the series Rebel Grot Infantry Yellow Platoon

Hello all,

I’m still chugging along on Infantry Squad Yellow II for my Rebel Grots army.  With the home improvement efforts wrapped up for not I have been able to make some decent progress this week.  At this point I’m about 95% finished with the squad and expect to be done some time this week.  Read more... (406 words, 9 images, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

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The Grot Revolution: The Gretchin of Malichor III part 1

Posted on April 1, 2013 10:09 am by Kamui
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Fiends of Dakka and Rebel Grots Fluff

Although none of Grottrogg’s troops landed on the food production planet Malichor III some spores did reach the planet surface on the larger chunks of debris.  As Grottrogg’s conquest spread across Malichor IV small bands of feral orks began to appear across Malichor III.  Read more... (847 words, estimated 3:23 mins reading time)

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Rebel Grots: Infantry squad Yellow 2 PIP

Posted on March 25, 2013 09:09 am by Kamui

Hello all,

The home improvement efforts continue but I did manage to get some painting time in this week.  I’m batch painting the grunts and weapon crew.  So far I’ve made it through the skin tones and laid the base for the blacks and blues.  It’s enough that they’re starting to take shape.  Read more... (334 words, 2 images, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

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Rebel Grots: Infantry Squad 2 ready for paint

Posted on March 18, 2013 06:09 am by Kamui
This entry is part 11 of 14 in the series Rebel Grot Infantry Yellow Platoon

Hello all,

In the past week I’ve finished adding shoulder pads to the rest of Infantry Squad II.  I also added hats to a few of them, finished up their bases, and primed them for painting.  The five grunts in the front are the ones I’ve finished since the last post.   Read more... (164 words, 5 images, estimated 39 secs reading time)

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Rebel Grots: Infantry Squad 2 WIP

Posted on March 11, 2013 06:41 am by Kamui
This entry is part 10 of 14 in the series Rebel Grot Infantry Yellow Platoon

Hello all,

Well, it has been another busy week with a lot of painting and stuff around the house so I’ve managed to go another week without any progress on the hobby front.  I did manage to take a couple of quick pictures to show you where I’m at:  Read more... (176 words, 2 images, estimated 42 secs reading time)

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Rebel Grots status update

Posted on March 4, 2013 08:36 am by Kamui

Hello all,

Since my last post I’ve been working on the green stuff work for my second Rebel Grot Infantry Squad.  I made some decent progress:  Read more... (277 words, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)

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Rebel Grots: First Infantry Squad with Lascannon is Finished

Posted on February 28, 2013 06:00 am by Kamui
First Yellow Infantry Squad ready for duty!

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This entry is part 9 of 14 in the series Rebel Grot Infantry Yellow Platoon

Hello all,

I’ve completed the first Lascannon team which wraps up the first infantry unit for my Rebel Grots IG army.  Here are pics of the finished model and the rest of the squad:  Read more... (139 words, 5 images, estimated 33 secs reading time)

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Rebel Grots: Lascannon 1 PIP

Posted on February 25, 2013 10:33 am by Kamui
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This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series Rebel Grot Infantry Yellow Platoon

Hello all,

This past week I managed to paint the lascannon and one of the crewmen for my first Gretchen heavy weapons team.  I am almost finished with the gunner.  Once he is finished I’ll glue everything to the base, spray seal it, and add a little static grass.  On to the pics, as always you can click for a larger view:  Read more... (118 words, 7 images, estimated 28 secs reading time)

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