Bastion of the Templar

Alright folks, more of a teaser this time. When Warhammer 40k 6th Edition first released, I remember Travis (I believe) asking folks what they were going to do to create Bastions and other terrain pieces for their armies. I know that he was specifically thinking of non-Imperium and xenos, but I felt that my Black Templar needed something special as well.

This is what I have come up with for my chosen of the Emperor.

As you can see, it is a structure with two floors and a battlement on top. All of the floors are removable, so models can be placed inside if I like (though aside from the battlement, I do not have to with the new rules.)

The basic structure has been built with Hirst Arts blocks, and other little bits. All that remains is to add the weaponry... namely the four heavy bolters and the Quad Gun.

As Templar do not have official air power at the moment, this will be one part of my anti-air defense system. For 125pts, the structure can hold two squads (1 inside the building, and 1 on the battlement), provides armor 14 protection, and has 5 weapons to hide my anti-air weapon from destroyed results.

Now I just need to get this finished...along side all of the other final projects... for this weekend. Norcon approaches!

Full Steam Ahead!

That’s right, slow but still here, my lack of posts does not stem from a lack of hobbying.. quite the opposite.. I just wish that I had a photographer to hang around and snap photos while I work… It would be much easier! With Norcon (our Northern California Wargaming Convention) just around the corner, I have been spending every possible moment painting models and building terrain for the upcoming tournaments and games. I realized that I had to post something to show you all what I have been busily working on, so here is a peek:

Dystopian War terrain!

That’s right, with a few games under our belts in public, I have grown tired of playing with scraps of miss-matched flotsam that myself and Gramut pretend are islands. Therefore, I present the following:

Based on thin MDF Board, as using flock, clump foliage, sand, balsa wood for the buildings, plaster, lava rock, bark, and foam core I now have four decent sized islands to be proud of.

I also have used model railroad plaster molds to create the smaller rocky islands scattered about in the pictures (purchased at our local RC Hobbies and More).

Sure, I need about three more larger islands to properly outfit a four by six foot table, but that will have to wait until after Norcon.

Just for interested parties, another major project that I am working on is a Bastion for my Black Templar 40k Army. I do not have images yet, but expect to face it on the field of battle at Norcon!

That’s all for now folks, I hope to see you at Norcon!