Thursday 5 May 2022

Legion of the Damned Combat Squad 2: TO-DONE!!!

 



Hi folks,

During the Easter long weekend I went down the south coast of NSW with my wife and kids. After a pretty horrible couple of months, I really needed to get away and reset. The place where we stayed is very dear to me and has a way of reminding me who I am. My family has been visiting here for over 50 years (before I was born!) so walking out to the beach is like travelling back in time. So many important things that have shaped me as a person have happened right here. Interestingly, it is also the place where I first played 40K, on an old camping table with folded cardboard figures. 




When I got home, with sand in my pockets and nothing on my mind, I realised I had very little time to get my project done for the 2nd Edition Army Challenge. I have really loved being a part of it, so the idea of falling short in the 5th month didn't appeal to me. I quickly put together some subassemblies an undercoated some things, then raced off at the start of the new school term to a Year 8 camp (supervising 60+ 14 year olds). By the time I returned I had less than 48 hours to finish the squad! Knowing this, I promptly procrastinated for another 24 hours and spent time with my son, playing board games and watching Fellowship of the Ring. During the last 24 hours I posted WIP shots as I burned my way through the painting stages, it was pretty epic and the other challengers gave me wonderful support. Here are some photos of the finished Legionnaires:












This month is bonus month and I have a large backlog of extra models I didn't get around to earlier. I'm hoping I can make a dent in those, or even get them all done. It would be really great to have the whole force complete before I move on to some more modern models and other things.

See you across the table,

Marc


5 comments:

  1. Love seeing these old time LotD models come to life. Great work!

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    1. Cheers, mate. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now with this project. I have about 500 points to go, I think!

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  2. Awesome Centurius and Squad, Siph here, Blogger playing up and not letting me sign in to comment. Are you adding any vehicles for LotD?

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    1. Hi Siph, the only vehicle I am hoping to get done is a Landspeeder. I could do a Rhino transport for them, but I really like the idea of the Tactical squad teleporting in!

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  3. Another great combat squad, especially for such a short time frame!
    But the best thing about this post is probably that picture of the beach – you can practically feel the deep breath of air and relaxation.

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