Thursday, June 2, 2016

Heresy Era Thousand Sons - Reinforcements Arrive!

A box o' joy arrived from Forge World yesterday evening containing a number of new goodies for the ever-changing Thousand Sons! I got everything into a soapy soak overnight and got it rinsed off and laid out to dry this afternoon. Everything was present and accounted for, and I once again have to note how much more professional the packing and quality checks have been in the last few orders. Excellent stuff.


The loot includes a 10-man assault squad with the Achean upgrade kit, a mk.IV character set for conversion fodder, and a pair of the rather excellent new Thousand Sons Contemptors because how could I not? Of course, I couldn't help but jump right in and build something!

  

The plan at the moment is only to take one of the Contemptors to NOVA so that one gets built first - my personal favorite, a Contemptor Mortis with a pair of Kheres Assault Cannons. This will provide a modicum of anti-air support and is always good at mowing down squads of marines. I always love how much dynamism one can get out of the FW Contemptor kit, and while I do have plans for the ol' "Charging into melee" pose for the second one I thought a more solidly-planted pose would be suitable for the gunslinger. Rather pleased with how the pose turned out and I'm really looking forward to painting him up!
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7 comments:

  1. Rory (Stepping Between Games)June 3, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    Lovely work as ever chief and delighted to see more Thousand Sons on your blog. That dread model has always looked ace so I am looking forward to seeing what you can get out of it.

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  2. DaiJune 3, 2016 at 2:27 PM

    O nice. Haven't seen the new 1k sons FW but I like what you've got here so far.

    More!

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  3. davetaylorJune 3, 2016 at 6:03 PM

    Twin-linked Kheres all the way! It'll be good to see that on the table in September : )

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  4. Bulveye the DeathwolfJune 4, 2016 at 9:55 AM

    The dreadnought looks great. What do you use to clean Forgeworlds models with.

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  5. Peter BallJune 4, 2016 at 10:38 AM

    Lovely piece of work!

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  6. NafNafJune 4, 2016 at 1:00 PM

    Love the pose you have achieved there. Very dynamic. I find the contemptor really hard to pose due to all the different parts that have to set up

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  7. Mordian7thJune 4, 2016 at 1:08 PM

    @Rory Priest: Thanks man! I love the Contemptor, it's just such a fun kit to build!

    @Dai: Cheers! Can't wait to see FW's take on Magnus and Ahriman!

    @Davetaylor: When you absolutely, positively gotta kill every xenos-lover in the room, accept no substitutes!

    @Bulveye the Deathwolf: Thanks! I just use some Dawn dishsoap and warm (but not super hot) water, and usually let 'em soak for a few hours if not overnight. Then a rinse in cool water and a gentle scrub with an old toothbrush, takes a little time but it's worth it!

    @Peter Ball: Thanks man!

    @NafNaf: Indeed, I usually end up trying to 'do the pose' myself and then try to match it with the model's various joints. Helps to create a natural positioning to the various knees, hips, waist and arm joints.

    Thanks for the kind words, everyone!

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