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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Vindicator

David — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:53:17 +0000

Another much needed addition to my Ultramarines army….

The box art…

The Vindicator boasts a lethal strength 10 Demolisher Cannon. With its dozer blade, a player can re-roll a Difficult terrain test.

Vindicator without the dozer blade…

With dozer blade and full chapter markings…

Side profiles…

Huge shell for the Demolisher Cannon…

I chose the hunter killer missile as the secondary weapon…

Now this is what i call a PROPER tank!

Warhammer 40,000: current army

David — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:09:50 +0000

My Ultramarines army currently stands at 900+ points.

Next up: Vindicator.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Tactical Squad

David — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:01:29 +0000

It is said that a tactical squad is the backbone of a space marine army.

The 10 man squad is primarily armed with bolters but you have a choice to take along 2 heavy weapons.

The box art…

No.1 Space Marine Sergeant armed with bolt pistol and chainsword

Space Marine with missile launcher

Regular Space Marines

Space Marine with flamer

10-man tactical squad…

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Commander

David — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:06:12 +0000

This is my first HQ unit, and my army is now a GO!

This kit gives u lots of options with a variety of war gear to choose from.

The box art…

This unit sports the bolter and the relic sword. I used lots of gold to resemble a Roman army general…

For the Imperium!

Overall a satisfying build.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Dreadnought

David — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 07:03:45 +0000

I decided not to get the Assault Squad as they may not complement my current army, which focuses on long range firepower. So after consulting my local hobby store, i turned my attention to the Dreadnought which dishes out impressive long range firepower. It also has close range weapons options to deal with enemy troops that manage to break through my screen of firepower.

The box art…

Ultra Marines Dreadnought with the Assault Cannon and Dreadnought close combat weapon (with built in heavy flamer) – Total 125 points:

I dry-brushed the autocannon and the heavy flamer… making it looks really old and rusty…

The close combat weapon with built in heavy flamer…

Rear view… the Venerable Dreadnought has 4 exhaust pipes compared to the 2 on this regular Dreadnought!

Runners showing optional weapons and gear: Twin-linked Lascannon, missile launcher, searchlight.

Dry-brushing…

I now have a 500+ points army.

Next up shall definitely be a HQ unit. Definitely.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Predator

David — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:49:47 +0000

Finally a Predator to lend some heavy support to the ground troops. Its basically a suped-up Rhino to perform the anti-vehicle/personnel role.

The box art…

I decided that my Predator’s primary weapon will be the autocannon. The side sponsons will feature lascannons to deal with enemy heavy armour. Finally, I opt for the storm bolter instead of a hunter killer missile.

The turret and sponsons can swivel or you can just glue it fix in one position.

The rear ramp can be lowered to expose the interior of the Predator… really cool…

However this feature is merely superficial as Predators do not have transport capacity.

More Predator goodness…

Techmarine handling the Stormbolter…

My Ultramarines army now stands at 454 points ^^

Next up should be a HQ unit or Assault Space Marines. Time will tell ^^

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Scouts with Sniper Rifles

David — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 11:42:21 +0000

Space Marine Scouts form the 10th company of a Space Marine Chapter, and they represent the future of their Chapter. A scout has much to learn before he is found worthy to be elevated to full battle brother status.

The biggest headache in this kit is the painting of human faces. I am amazed at the painted faces as shown in the box art.

There are parts for 1 Scout Sergeant and 4 Scouts. Weapons include 5 sniper rifles (free) and 1 missile launcher (+10 points).

The Scout Sergeant:

Scout no.2:

Scout no.3:

Scout no.4:

Scout no.5 with missile launcher:

5 scouts (75 points) + 4 sniper rifle (free) + 1 missle launcher (10 points) + 3 camo cloaks (9 points) = 94 points

My current Ultramarines army totals 324 points ^^ hope my calculation is correct…

Hopefully the next addition will be a Predator to represent some form of heavy armoury.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Land Speeder

David — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:10:40 +0000

This is my 3rd Citadel kit and the biggest one to tackle to date.

Before assembly, i had an option to either built a Land Speeder Tornado or Land Speeder Typhoon. I picked the latter as Typhoon missile launcher carries both Frag and Krag grenades, enabling the Land Speeder to engage both armoured vehicles and lightly armoured infrantry.

The model comes with a clear base and stand.

The box art…

According to the codex, a Land Speeder Typhoon costs 90 points. The heavy bolter is a standard wargear and costs no extra points. You do have a choice to change it with a heavy flamer or a multi melta.

The undercarriage… i had it painted black and left it at that.

Rear view…

Close-up of the heavy bolter.

My current Ultramarines army: Attack Bike with multi-melta (50 points) + Land Speeder Typhoon (90 points) + Tactical squad (90 points) = 230 points

Guess what’s next?

Warhammer 40,000 : Space Marine Attack Bike

David — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:14:30 +0000

I was torn between this kit and the Dreadnought, but in the end opted for the bike as its lighter on my pocket ^^

The box art…

The kit has two runners, each separately containing parts for an attack bike and the seat for the second space marine.

The kit contains parts for 2 types of weapons, i.e. boltgun + ammunition feed or a multi-melta. My miniature is sporting the latter.

Combining parts from both runners will give u a proper space marine attack bike.

Undercarriage of the bike…

Back view…

my crack Ultramarines assault force… lolz

Warhammer 40,000 : Assault on Black Reach Paint Set

David — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:01:52 +0000

I am a huge fan of the Warhammer 40,000 series. Other than playing its PC games, the next best thing is to indulge in its miniature painting sets.

The box art…

It comes with six tubes of paint as well as a Citadel brush. Note: REMEMBER TO “STIR” THE PAINT BEFORE USING.

This kit provides 5 Space Marines from the Ultramarines Chapter. A five-man unit is usually known as a combat squad. There are 5 Space Marines in this kit.

I realised that these are called miniatures for a reason! After toying with big Gundams for so long, I had to be extra careful around these smaller but awesome figurines.

One of the main attraction of the Warhammer 40k series is its wide range of weaponry. Since this is a starter kit, only the Boltgun is available.

The boltgun is shown in 3 variants. From left: Boltgun with scope, basic Boltgun, Boltgun with strap.

3 types of backpacks…

Who’s gonna help me clean up this mess??